First is the main riff. It's played on a bass and also two octaves up with a lot of fuzz. It almost sounds like a synth when you listen closely, but I think it can be played on a guitar just as well. You can also play this main riff on a regular guitar as it's tabbed, in which case it will be in the octave between the bass guitar and high fuzz. Main Riff (Bass Guitar and 2 octaves up from the bass with a lot of fuzz) e-------------------------------------------------------------------------| B-------------------------------------------------------------------------| G-------------------------------------------------------------------------| D-------------------------------------------------------------------------| A-------7-----------7-----------7-----------7-----------7-----------7-----| E--7-10---0----7-10---0----7-10---0----7-10---0----7-10---0----7-10---0---| e-------------------------------------------------------------------------| B-------------------------------------------------------------------------| G-------------------------------------------------------------------------| D-------------------------------------------------------------------------| A-------7-----------7-----------7-----------7-----------7-----------7-----| E--7-10---0----7-10---0----7-10---0----7-10---0----7-10---0----7-10---0---| e---------------------------------------------------------------------| B---------------------------------------------------------------------| G---------------------------------------------------------------------| D---------------------------------------------------------------------| A-------7-----------------7----------7-----------7-----------7--------| E--7-10---7-5-3--0---7-10---0---7-10---0----7-10---0----7-10---0------| e-------------------------------------------------------------------------| B-------------------------------------------------------------------------| G-------------------------------------------------------------------------| D-------------------------------------------------------------------------| A-------7-----------7-----------7-----------7-----------7-----------------| E--7-10---0----7-10---0----7-10---0----7-10---0----7-10---7-5-3---0-------| e-------------------------------------------------------------------------| B-------------------------------------------------------------------------| G-------------------------------------------------------------------------| D-------------------------------------------------------------------------| A-------7-----------7-----------7------------7-10-7-----------------------| E--7-10---0----7-10---0----7-10---0----7-10-----------7-10-7-3-0----------| e-------------------------------------------------------------------------| B-------------------------------------------------------------------------| G-------------------------------------------------------------------------| D-------------------------------------------------------------------------| A-------7-(10)/12-10----------------------7-10-7--------------------------| E--7-10----------------7-10-7-3-0----7-10----------7-10-7-3-0-------------| e-------------------------------------------------------------------------| B-------------------------------------------------------------------------| G-------------------------------------------------------------------------| D-------------------------------------------------------------------------| A-------7-(10)/12-10---------------2-5------------------------------------| E--7-10----------------7-10-7-3-0-----------------------------------------| e------------------------------------------------------------------------------------| B------------------------------------------------------------------------------------| G------------------------------------------------------------------------------------| D--------------------------------------------5-7-5-----------------------------------| A-----7-7---7-7---7-7---7-7---7-7---7-7---7---------7------------7-------------------| E------------------------------------------------------0----7-10---0-----------------| The 7â??s in this bridge riff have a distinct swing timing. Listen to song to get it right. So here is where things get strange with this 3 octave deal (the two that are in the song and the one that results from playing this riff on a regular guitar.) I think that the bass part only has one of each note: e----------------------------------------------------------------------------------| B----------------------------------------------------------------------------------| G----------------------------------------------------------------------------------| D------------------------------------------5-7-5-----------------------------------| A-----7-----7----7----7----7----7-----7------------7-------------7-----------------| E------------------------------------------------------0----7-10---0---------------| On a regular guitar I like it the following way, same as bass but with a hammer-on, and still the same swing feel. e---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------| B---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------| G---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------| D------------------------------------------------------------------5-7-5----------------| A-2-5-(5)h7-7--(5)h7-7--(5)h7-7--(5)h7-7--(5)h7-7--(5)h7-7--(5)h7---------7---------7---| E---------------------------------------------------------------------------0--7-10---0-| The higher octave/fuzz/synth is more of a triplet pattern. High fuzz e---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------| B---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------| G-4-7--(7)h9-9-9--(7)h9-9-9--(7)h9-9-9--(7)h9-9-9--(7)h9-9-9--(7)h9-9-9---7h(9)-9-------| D---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------| A---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------| E---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------| e---------------------------------------------------------------| B---8-10-8------------------------------------------------------| G----------9----------9----------9------------------------------| D----------------9-12-------9-12----9-7-------------------------| A-------------7----------7---------------10----7----------------| E---------------------------------------------------------------| If that doesnâ??t make sense donâ??t worry about it and just pick one of the first two ways to play this part. Moving on. These are all the lead guitar fills. Lead e-------------------------------------------------------------------------| B---8b-5---5---------5--8--5------8b-5------------------------------------| G--------7-------7b--------------------7-4--------------------------------| D--------------------------------------------7b-5--0h2--0h2---------------| A-------------------------------------------------------------------------| E-------------------------------------------------------------------------| 8b is a slight bend, maybe like a quarter bend. e-------------------------------------------------------------------------| B--8b-5---5------5--8--5---8/10-8--5--------------------------------------| G-------7-----7b---------------------7------------------------------------| D------------------------------------------7b-5--0h2--0h2-----------------| A-------------------------------------------------------------------------| E-------------------------------------------------------------------------| e-------------------------------------------------------------------------| B-----8b--5-----5-------5-8-5---5-----------------------------------------| G------------7------7b----------7b-7--4-----------------------------------| D----------------------------------------7----2-0h2-0h2-0h2-0h2-----------| A-------------------------------------------------------------------------| E-------------------------------------------------------------------------| e-------------------------------------------------------------------------| B-----8b-5------------5-8-5----8/10-8-------------------------------------| G-----------7--4---7b-----------------7h9--7h9----7b-4--------------------| D-------------------------------------------------------7p5~--------------| A------------------------------------------------------------7------------| E-------------------------------------------------------------------------| e-------------------------------------------------------------------------| B----8b-5---5------5-8-5--------------------------------------------------| G---------7-----7b---------7b-4-------------------------------------------| D--------------------------------7-5-------2--5--2------------------------| A-------------------------------------2--5--------------------------------| E-------------------------------------------------------------------------| e-------------------------------------------------------------------------| B--8b-5---5---------------------------------------------------------------| G-------7---7b-4----------------------------------------------------------| D----------------7-5---------5h7-5---7/9-7-5------------------------------| A------------------------5-7------------------7---------------------------| E----------------------7--------------------------------------------------| e-------------------------------------------------------------------------| B------------------------------5-8-5--------------------------------------| G----7b-4-------7b-4-7-4----7b-------7/9--7h9---7h9-----------------------| D---------7--5------------------------------------------------------------| A-------------------------------------------------------------------------| E-------------------------------------------------------------------------| e----------------------------------------------------------------------------| B---8b-5---------------------------------------------------------------------| G--------7-4-----4-7---------------------------------------------------------| D--------------7-----7-5------5h7-5------------------------------7--5--------| A-------------------------7----------7-5-------5tr7-(trill)------------------| E----------------------------------------------------------------------------| e-------------------------------------------------------------------------| B-------------------------------------------------------------------------| G-------------------------------------------------------------------------| D-----------5-----------------------0h2 0h2---5/7b-5----------------------| A-------5-7---7-------2-----------2-------------------7----7--------------| E-----7-----------3-5---3-0---3-5-----------------------------------------| The trill and possibly some of the hammer-on's may only be apparent due to a very deep tremolo effect. Solo e-------------------------------------------------------------------------| B----17-17-17-17-17-17-17-17---15-15-15-15-15-15-15-15--------------------| G-------------------------------------------------------------------------| D-------------------------------------------------------------------------| A-------------------------------------------------------------------------| E-------------------------------------------------------------------------| e-------------------------------------------------------------------------| B---17-17-17-17-17-17-17-17/20-20-20-20-20~-20-20-------------------------| G-------------------------------------------------------------------------| D-------------------------------------------------------------------------| A-------------------------------------------------------------------------| E-------------------------------------------------------------------------| e-------------------------------------------------------------------------| B----17-17-17-17-17-17-17-17--15-15-15-15-15-15-15-15---------------------| G-------------------------------------------------------------------------| D-------------------------------------------------------------------------| A-------------------------------------------------------------------------| E-------------------------------------------------------------------------| e---------------------------------------------------------------------------| B---17-17-17-17-17-17-17--(19)/20~-17---------------------------------------| G-------------------------------------19-16---------------------------------| D-------------------------------------------19-17-----17-14-----------------| A-------------------------------------------------19--------14-17-14--------| E--------------------------------------------------------------------15-12--| e-------------------------------------------------------------------------| B-------------------------------------------------------------------------| G-------------------------------------------------------------------------| D----------14--17h19-17---------------------------------------------------| A---14-17---------------14-17--14------------------7-10-7-----------------| E----------------------------------15--12-----7-10--------7-10-7-3-0------| b-bend tr-trill h-hammeron p-pulloff ()- guide note or very brief slide or hammer ~-vibrato, also used to indicate a slight linger or longer note

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