Tabbed by Ronaldo Cordeiro. Notation: ~ vibrato / slide up \ slide down harmonics 6b(7) bend up to note between brackets ^ hammer-on / pull-off ///// tremolo picking The song begins with two guitars. The first guitar repeats the 4 bar pattern below 4 times: Guitar 1. Distorted tone. Let ring. (*) E :----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------| B :----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------| G :----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------| D :----5-----------|----3-----------|----1-----------|----------------| A :--5-------------|--3-------------|--1-------------|----------------| E :3---------------|3---------------|3---------------|----------------| (*) Guitar 2 enters at this point: 1st. time 2nd. time (Natural harmonics) triplet feel E :--------------------|------ |-------------------| B :----------------|------ |-------------------| G :-----------------|-- |---------------| D :-----------------|------ |---------------| A :--------------------|------ |-------------------| E :--------------------|------ |-------------------| 3rd. time 4th. time e :--------------------|------ |-------------------| B :----------------|------ |-------------------| G :-----------------|-- |---------------12\-| D :-----------------|------ |---------------12\-| A :--------------------|------ |-------------------| E :--------------------|------ |-------------------| Repeat the progression below 4 times varying the last bar as indicated: (Don't let notes ring) 1st. time E :-----------------|-----------------|-----------------||----------------| B :-----------------|-----------------|-----------------||----------------| G :-----------------|-----------------|-----------------||----------------| D :----5~-----------|----3~-----------|----1~-----------||----------------| A :--5--------------|--3--------------|--1--------------||----------------| E :3--------3-3-3-3-|3--------3-3-3-3-|3--------3-3-3-3-||3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-| 2nd. time 3rd. time 4th. time (grad. increase) E :----------------| |----------------| |----------------| B :----------------| |----------------| |----------------| G :----------------| |----------------| |----------------| D :5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-| |----------------| |----------------| A :5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-| |------------3-2-| |------------3-2-| E :3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-| |3-3-3-3-3-1-----| |3-3-3-1-3-1-----| There are many alternate ways to play the next part. I usually try to keep the ascending notes on the same string to make slides easier. E :----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------| B :----------------|----------------|----15----------|----------------| G :------2-----3---|3/5---5-5/7-7-7/|12----12~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~\---| D :5---------------|----------------|----------------|----------------| A :----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------| E :----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------| E :----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------| B :----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------| G :------2-----3---|3/5---5-5/7-7-7-|----------------|----------------| D :5---------------|----------------|6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-|6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-| A :----------------|----------------|6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-|6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-| E :----------------|----------------|4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-|4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-| E :----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------| B :----------------|----------------|----15------11--|----15----------| G :------2-----3---|3/5---5-5/7-7-7/|12----12--12--12|--12--12----\---| D :5---------------|----------------|----------------|----------------| A :----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------| E :----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------| E :----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------| B :----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------| G :------2-----3---|3/5---5-5/7-7-7-|----------------|----------------| D :5---------------|----------------|6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-|6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-| A :----------------|----------------|6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-|6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-| E :----------------|----------------|4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-|4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-| 6b(7) Pick and bend half tone (7)/ Pick again while holding bend and slide up to the next note 15\ Pick again and slide down E :-----------------------|-----------------------|-----------------------| B :-----------------------|-----------------------|-----------------------| G :6b(7)-(7)/--15\------6b|(7)---(7)/--14\------6b|(7)---(7)/--12\------6b| D :-----------------------|-----------------------|-----------------------| A :-----------------------|-----------------------|-----------------------| E :-----------------------|-----------------------|-----------------------| E :-----------------------|-----------------------|-----------------------| B :-------------------8---|-----------------------|-----------------------| G :(7)---------6b(7)----6b|(7)---(7)/--15\------6b|(7)---(7)/--14\------6b| D :-------8---------------|-----------------------|-----------------------| A :-----------------------|-----------------------|-----------------------| E :-----------------------|-----------------------|-----------------------| E :-----------------------|-----------------------|-----------------------| B :-----------------------|------------------9----|-----------------------| G :(7)---(7)/---13------7b|(8)---(8)---7b(8)----6b|(7)---(7)/--15\------6b| D :-----------------------|-----------------------|-----------------------| A :-----------------------|-----------------------|-----------------------| E :-----------------------|-----------------------|-----------------------| E :-----------------------|-----------------------|-----------------------| B :-----------------------|-----------------------|-------------------8---| G :(7)---(7)/---14\-----6b|(7)---(7)/---12\-----6b|(7)---------6b(7)----6b| D :-----------------------|-----------------------|-------8---------------| A :-----------------------|-----------------------|-----------------------| E :-----------------------|-----------------------|-----------------------| E :-----------------------|-----------------------|----------------------| B :-----------------------|-----------------------|----------------------| G :(7)---(7)/-15\-------6b|(7)---(7)/---14\-----6b|(7)---(7)/---13-------| D :-----------------------|-----------------------|----------------------| A :-----------------------|-----------------------|----------------------| E :-----------------------|-----------------------|----------------------| E :---------------------| B :---------------------| G :----13-13-13-13-13---| D :---------------------| A :---------------------| E :---------------------| In the next part the guitar is doubled but the recording wasn't clear enough to me, so I tabbed only the main guitar: E :----------------------|----------------------|----------------------| B :-----10---11-13-11----|-----10---11-13-11----|-----10---11-13-11----| G :-------------------12-|-------------------12-|-------------------12-| D :12--------------------|12--------------------|13--------------------| A :----------------------|----------------------|----------------------| E :----------------------|----------------------|----------------------| E :----------------------|----------------------|----------------------| B :-----10---11-13-11----|-----10---11-13-11----|-----10---11-13-11----| G :-------------------12-|-------------------12-|-------------------12-| D :13--------------------|10--------------------|10--------------------| A :----------------------|----------------------|----------------------| E :----------------------|----------------------|----------------------| E :----------------------|----------------------|-------10-------------| B :-----10---11-13-11----|-----10---11-13-11----|------11-----13-11----| G :-------------------12-|-------------------12-|-----12---12-------12-| D :13--------------------|13--------------------|12--------------------| A :----------------------|----------------------|----------------------| E :----------------------|----------------------|----------------------| E :-------10-------------|-------10-------------|-------10-------------| B :------11-----13-11----|------11-----13-11----|------11-----13-11----| G :-----12---12-------12-|-----12---12-------12-|-----12---12-------12-| D :12--------------------|13--------------------|13--------------------| A :----------------------|----------------------|----------------------| E :----------------------|----------------------|----------------------| E :-------10-------------|-------10-------------|-------10-------------| B :------11-----13-11----|------11-----13-11----|------11-----13-11----| G :-----12---12-------12-|-----12---12-------12-|-----12---12-------12-| D :10--------------------|10--------------------|13--------------------| A :----------------------|----------------------|----------------------| E :----------------------|----------------------|----------------------| E :-------10-------------| B :------11-----13-11----| G :-----12---12-------12\| D :13--------------------| A :----------------------| E :----------------------| Now repeat this 3 times (you've seen this before): E :-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|----------------| B :-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|----------------| G :-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|----------------| D :----5~-----------|----3~-----------|----1~-----------|----------------| A :--5--------------|--3--------------|--1--------------|------------3-2-| E :3--------3-3-3-3-|3--------3-3-3-3-|3--------3-3-3-3-|3-3-3-3-3-1-----| Finally the ending section. I'm not sure about the faster notes but I think the structure is correct: E :-----------|--------------------------------|-------------------------| B :-----------|3-------3-----3-----3-----3-----|3-----3------------------| G :-----------|5b(7)---5b(7)-5b(7)-5b(7)-5b(7)-|5b(7)-5b(7)r5-3----------| D :--X\-------|--------------------------------|----------------5~-------| A :--X\-------|--------------------------------|-------------------------| E :-----------|--------------------------------|-------------------------| E :--------------------------------|----------------------------| B :--------------------------------|----------------------------| G :2^0^2^0^2^0^2^0^3^0^3^0^3^0^3^0^|5^0^5^0^5^0^5^0^5^0^5^0^5^0-| D :--------------------------------|----------------------------| A :--------------------------------|----------------------------| E :--------------------------------|----------------------------| E :-----------------------| B :8-----------8----------| G :10b(12)-----10b(12)----| D :-----------------------| A :-----------------------| E :-----------------------| E :-------------------------------------------------------------------------| B :-------------------------------------------------------------------------| G :8---8////////////-8-7-5-7-5-3-5-3---3------------------------------------| D :----------------------------------5---5-3-5-3----------------------------| A :--------------------------------------------------3---1---------------1--| E :----------------------------------------------3-----------3---1---3------| slow bend 1/4 tone E :-------------------|------------------|-------------------| B :-------------------|------------------|-------------------| G :-------------------|------------------|-------------------| D :-------------------|----5\-------5\---|----8\-------10\---| A :3b(5)--------------|----5\-------5\---|----8\-------10\---| E :----------1b-------|3---3\---3---3\---|3---6\---3----8\---| grad. release bend to 1/4 E :--------------------------------------------------------------| B :--------------------------------------------8--------8------\-| G :5b(7)//////////////r(6)-(6)-r5-5b-----------10b(12)--10b(12)\-| D :--------------------------------------------------------------| A :--------------------------------------------------------------| E :--------------------------------------------------------------|

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