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Parabola Guitar Tablature
VERSE RIFF: (0:00)    e--------------------------------|
    b--------------------------------|
    g--------------------------------|   X4
    D--------------------------------|    E-------------------3p0----5---5-|
    B--3h5---5b(1/4)--5------0h3---3-|    
FIRST LEAD (0:09) With slight wah effect
    e--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
    b--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
    g--------------------------------|--14h16~~~-----16~---16--16--16|
    D--12h14~~~-----14~---14--14--14|--------------------------------|
    E--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
    B--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
    e--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
    b--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
    g--------------------------------|--14h16-14~~-----14b(1/2)~~~~~~|
    D--12h14~~~-----14~---14--14--14|--------------------------------|
    E--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
    B--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
AT 0:19 THE GUITAR CUTS OUT LEAVING ONLY BASS AND DRUMS FOR FOUR BARS. 
PRECHORUS PICK SCRACTCHES (0:29)
    e--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
    b--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
    g--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
    D-x-x----------------------------|-x-x----------------------------|
    E-x-x----------------------------|-x-x----------------------------|
    B-x-x----------------------------|-x-x----------------------------|
    e--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
    b--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
    g--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
    D-x-x----------------------------|-x-x------x-x----------x-x-x-x--|
    E-x-x----------------------------|-x-x------x-x----------x-x-x-x--|
    B-x-x----------------------------|-x-x------x-x----------x-x-x-x--|
CHORUS (0:38)   
    e--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
    b--------------------------------|-5-------5------5---5---5---5---|
    g--------------------------------|-4-------4------4---4---4---4---| X3
    D-5-------5---5--7-------7---7---|-2-------2------2---2---2---2---| 
    E-3-------3---3--5-------5---5---|-0-------0------0---0---0---0---|
    B--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
(THE 4TH TIME THE CHORUS REPEATS, THE END IS A LITTLE DIFFERENT)    
    e--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
    b--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
    g--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
    D-5-------5---5--7--------7---7--|--------5-----------------------|
    E-3-------3---3--5--------5---5--|-3--3---3-------5--5------------|
    B--------------------------------|-1--1-----------3--3------------|
                                       (Choosing to be here in,........
    e--------------------------------|    b--------------------------------|
    g--------------------------------|   X7
    D--------------------------------|    E-------------------3p0----5---5-|
    B--3h5---5b(1/4)--5------0h3---3-|THEN AT (1:14) DO THIS,....
    e--------------------------------|    b--------------------------------|
    g--------------------------------|    D-x--x----------x--x-------------|
    E-x--x----------x--x------5------|    B-5--5----------5--5------3------|
      (P.M.-------------)FILL 1 (1:17)    e--------------------------------|   
    b--------------------------------|    g--------------------------------|  X3
    D----------------------0h2--4----|    E---5-5-5-5-5-5-5-7----0----2----|
    B-0-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-5--------------|THEN    e--------------------------------|
    b--------------------------------|    g--------------------------------|
    D--------------------------------|    E---5-5-5-5-5-5-5-7--------------|
    B-0-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-5--------------|THEN VERSE RIFF 4X (1:26)
***********************GUITAR SOLO (1:36)******************************
(NOTE: BACKING IS 2 BARS OF THE VERSE RIFF, THEN 4 BARS OF THE CHORUS)
    e--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
    b--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
    g--------------------------------|--14h16~~~-----16~---16--16--16|
    D--12h14~~~-----14~---14--14--14|--------------------------------|
    E--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
    B--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
    e--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
    b--------------------------------|------------------15--14--12----|
    g--------------------------------|--14h16-14~----14b-----------12-|
    D--12h14~~~-----14~---14--14--14|--------------------------------|
    E--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
    B--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
    e--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
    b--------------------15--14------|--------------------------------|
    g-------11----12-------------12--|14B(FULL)--12~~~~~~~~~~~~-------|
    D--14----------------------------|--------------------------------|
    E--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
    B--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
    e--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
    b--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
    g--14-14b(FULL)14b--14--12-11-12-|-11b(1/2)-----------------------|
    D--------------------------------|---------12/-14~~~~~~~~~~-------|
    E--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
    B--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
(NOTE: IT'S IMPORTANT TO GET THE SQUEAKY ARTIFICIAL HARMONIC SOUND HERE,
      OR THE NOTES WONT SOUND RIGHT. TRY TO STRIKE THE STRING WITH BOTH
      YOUR THUMB AND PICK AND PINCH IT AS YOU PLAY.) 
      (A.H.---------------------------------------------------------)
    e-------------------------------|---------------------------------|
    b-------7----8-------------------|-------7----8-------------------|
    g------------------------7-------|------------------------7-------|
    D--9---------------9-------------|--9---------------9-------------|
    E--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
    B--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
(A.H.--------)
    e--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
    b--8--8-----7--------------------|--------------------------------|
    g--------------7-------5/7~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~-------------|
    D--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
    E--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
    B--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
SOLO ENDS AT (2:04)*********************************************************
**************(2:04)     e--------------------------------|
    b--------------------------------|
    g--------------------------------|   X7
    D--------------------------------|    E-------------------3p0----5---5-|
    B--3h5---5b(1/4)--5------0h3---3-|THEN AT (2:20) DO THIS,....
    e--------------------------------|    b--------------------------------|
    g--------------------------------|    D-x--x----------x--x-------------|
    E-x--x----------x--x------5------|    B-5--5----------5--5------3------|
      (P.M.-------------)FILL 2 (2:22)    e--------------------------------|   
    b--------------------------------|    g--------------------------------|  X3
    D----------------------0h2--4----|    E---5-5-5-5-5-5-5-7----0----2----|
    B-0-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-5--------------|THEN    e--------------------------------|
    b--------------------------------|    g--------------------------------|
    D--------------------------------|    E---5-5-5-5-5-5-5-7--------------|
    B-0-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-5--------------|
(2:30) NOW THE GUITAR CUTS OUT FOR A BIT WHILE THE BASS DOES A LITTLE FILL
    e--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
    b--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
    g--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
    D--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
    E---------------------------2----|7-------------------------2-----|
    B---------------------------0----|5-------------------------0-----|
    e--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
    b--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
    g--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
    D--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
    E-7-------------------------2----|7-------------------------2-----|
    B-5-------------------------0----|5-------------------------0-----|
(2:49) THIS IS THE "BREAKDOWN" WHERE SOME WEIRD RYTHYMS COME INTO PLAY.
LISTEN TO THE SONG TO GET THE SYNCOPATED BEAT.
    e--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
    b--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
    g--------------------------------|--------------------------------| X4
    D--------------------------------|-7---------5-------------------|
    E-7--------5--------------------|-5---------3-------------------|
    B-5--------3--------------------|--------------------------------|
(3:08) THE MORE OBVIOUS RYTHYM RETURNS
    e--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
    b--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
    g--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
    D-------x-------x--x--x--x--x--x-|-7--7--x--5------------5--------|
    E-7--7--x--5----x--x--x--x--x--x-|-5--5--x--3------------3--------|
    B-5--5--x--3----x--x--x--x--x--x-|-------x------------------------|
    e--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
    b--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
    g--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
    D-------x-------x--x--x--x--x--x-|-7--7--x--5---------------------|
    E-7--7--x--5----x--x--x--x--x--x-|-5--5--x--3------------2--------|
    B-5--5--x--3----x--x--x--x--x--x-|-------x---------------0--------|
    e--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
    b--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
    g--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
    D-------x-------x--x--x--x--x--x-|-7--7--x--5------------5--------|
    E-7--7--x--5----x--x--x--x--x--x-|-5--5--x--3------------3--------|
    B-5--5--x--3----x--x--x--x--x--x-|-------x------------------------|
    e--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
    b--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
    g--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
    D-------x-------x--x--x--x--x--x-|-7--7--x--5---------------------|
    E-7--7--x--5----x--x--x--x--x--x-|-5--5--x--3------------2--------|
    B-5--5--x--3----x--x--x--x--x--x-|-------x---------------0--------|
(3:28) SLOW GROOVY RIFF
    e--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
    b--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
    g--------------------------------|--------------------------------| x3
    D-------------------0------------|--------------------------------|
    E-------5-----3------------------|-------------3------------------|
    B-5-----------------------3------|-5-----3-----------0-----3------|
THE FOURTH TIME AROUND, THE RIFF IS A LITTLE DIFFERENT
    e--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
    b--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
    g--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
    D-------------0------------------|--------------------------------|
    E-5-----3-----------3------------|-5-----3-----5------------------|
    B-------------------------3------|-------------------0-----3-----|
(3:47) COOL SCALE RIFF
    e--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
    b--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
    g--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
    D-2-0----------------------------|-2-0----------------------------|
    E-----5-3-0------5----5----5-----|-----5-3-0-----------5----3-----|
    B-----------0----3----3----3-----|-----------0----5---------------|
e--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
    b--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
    g--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
    D-2-0----------------------------|-2-0----------------------------|
    E-----5-3-0------5----5----5-----|-----5-3-0------7---------------|
    B-----------0----3----3----3-----|-----------0----5---------------|
THEN BASS ONLY FOR 2 BARS(4:01)
    e--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
    b--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
    g--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
    D-------------------0------------|--------------------------------|
    E-------5-----3------------------|-------------3------------------|
    B-5-----------------------3------|-5-----3-----------0-----3------|
(4:06) MY FAVOURITE RIFF!
    e--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
    b--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
    g--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
    D--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
    E-----xxx-5h7-xxx-10h12--10-----|-----xxx-5h7-xxx-10h12--10-----|
    B-3h5-xxx-----xxx----------------|-3h5-xxx-----xxx----------------|
    e--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
    b--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
    g--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
    D--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
    E-----xxx-5h7-xxx-10h12--10-----|-----x-5h7-x-10h12-x-5h7-x-5----|
    B-3h5-xxx-----xxx----------------|-3h5-x-----x-------x-----x-3----|
(4:14) MAYNARD STARTS SINGIN AGAIN. PLAY THIS....LISTEN FOR THE RYTHYM WHEN THE
CHORD IS ACCENTUATED AND THE PALM MUTE LIFTED
    e--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
    b--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
    g--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
    D--------------------------------|--------------------------------| X3
    E-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7|-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7|
    B-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5|
     (P.M.--) (-----) (-----) (-----) (-----) (-----) (-----) (-----)
    e--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
    b--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
    g--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
    D--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
    E---3h5-----3h5--x-x---x-x----5--|-------5/7-0h2-0h2-0h2-0h2b(1/2)|
    B-5-------3------5-5---5-5----3--|-------3/5-0---0---0---0--------|
We are eternal,       All this pain is an illusion....  
(4:36) THE MONSTER RIFF AT THE END
    e--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
    b----------------5---------------|--------------------------------|
    g-----------4----4---------------|--------------------------------| X6
    D-2----2----2----2---------------|--------------------------------| 
    E-0----0----0----0-----5----5---0h2-0h2-0h2-0h2-2b(1/2)-2-2b(1/2)-|
    B----------------------3----3---0---0---0---0---------------------|
(5:38) THE NICE OUTTRO    
    e--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
    b--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
    g--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
    D-7h9----------------------------|-0h2----------------------------|
    E-0------------------------------|-0------------------------------|
    B--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
    e--------------------------------|----------------------------[12]|
    b--------------------------------|----------------------[12]------|
    g-4--4--2h4h2--0--------0--------|----------------[12]------------|
    D------------------4--------4--0-|-----2--------------------------|
    E---------------------------(P.M)|--------------------------------|
    B--------------------------------|--------------------------------|

well you have to play this with the music the first time to get it strait, just thought i would add that in
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