Life of a salesman

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drop d Guitar 1 -------------------- Intro: e|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|X2 B|--------------------------------------------------------------------------| G|--------------------------------------------------------------------------| D|-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2----------------| A|-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2----------------| D|-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2----------------| e|--------------------------------------------------------------------------| B|--------------------------------------------------------------------------| G|--------------------------------------------------------------------------| D|-9-9-9-9-9-9-2-2-2-2------------------------------------------------------| A|-9-9-9-9-9-9-2-2-2-2------------------------------------------------------| D|-9-9-9-9-9-9-2-2-2-2------------------------------------------------------| Verse: "Whats a dad for dad.." No Guitar 1 Verse Cont'd: "Man dad..." e|--------------------------------------------------------------------------| B|--------------------------------------------------------------------------| G|--------------------------------------------------------------------------| D|-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2----------------| A|-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2----------------| D|-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2----------------| e|--------------------------------------------------------------------------| B|--------------------------------------------------------------------------| G|--------------------------------------------------------------------------| D|-6-6-6-6-6-6-6--4-4-4-4-4-4-4---------------------------------------------| A|-6-6-6-6-6-6-6--4-4-4-4-4-4-4---------------------------------------------| D|-6-6-6-6-6-6-6--4-4-4-4-4-4-4---------------------------------------------| Pre-Chorus: e|--------------------------------------------------------------------------| B|--------------------------------------------------------------------------| G|--------------------------------------------------------------------------| D|-2-2--2-2--2-2--5-5--5-5--5-----------------------------------------------| A|-2-2--2-2--2-2--5-5--5-5--5-----------------------------------------------| D|-2-2--2-2--2-2--4-4--4-4--4-----------------------------------------------| Chorus: "Father I will always be.." e|--------------------------------------------------------------------------| B|--------------------------------------------------------------------------| G|-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4------------------------------------------| D|-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2----------| A|-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2----------| D|---------------------------------2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2----------| e|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|X2 B|--------------------------------------------------------------------------| G|--------------------------------------------------------------------------| D|-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4----------| A|-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4----------| D|-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4----------| Repeat Intro Verse: "What's a dad for dad..." e|--------------------------------------------------------------------------| B|--------------------------------------------------------------------------| G|-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4------------------------------------------| D|-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2----------| A|-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2----------| D|---------------------------------2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2----------| e|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|X2 B|--------------------------------------------------------------------------| G|--------------------------------------------------------------------------| D|-6-6-6-6-6-6-6--4-4-4-4-4-4-4---------------------------------------------| A|-6-6-6-6-6-6-6--4-4-4-4-4-4-4---------------------------------------------| D|-6-6-6-6-6-6-6--4-4-4-4-4-4-4---------------------------------------------| Pre-Chorus: e|--------------------------------------------------------------------------| B|--------------------------------------------------------------------------| G|--------------------------------------------------------------------------| D|-2-2--2-2--2-2--5-5--5-5--5-----------------------------------------------| A|-2-2--2-2--2-2--5-5--5-5--5-----------------------------------------------| D|-2-2--2-2--2-2--4-4--4-4--4-----------------------------------------------| Repeat Chorus Bridge: e|--------------------------------------------------------------------------| B|----------7---------------------------------------------------------------| G|-4--3--4--x--4--6--8------------------------------------------------------| D|-x--x--x--4--x--x--x------------------------------------------------------| A|-2--1--2-----2--4--6------------------------------------------------------| D|--------------------------------------------------------------------------| Guitar Solo: e|--------------------------------------------------------------------------| B|--------------------------------------------------------------------------| G|-6-6-6-6-6-6---------------4-4-4-4-4-4------------------------------------| D|-6-6-6-6-6-6--2-2-2-2-2-2--4-4-4-4-4-4--6-6-6-6-4-4--2-2-2-2--4-4-4-4-4-44| A|-4-4-4-4-4-4--2-2-2-2-2-2--2-2-2-2-2-2--6-6-6-6-4-4--2-2-2-2--4-4-4-4-4-44| D|--------------2-2-2-2-2-2---------------6-6-6-6-4-4--2-2-2-2--4-4-4-4-4-44| Chorus: "Father I will always be..." e|--------------------------------------------------------------------------| B|--------------------------------------------------------------------------| G|--------------------------------------------------------------------------| D|-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4--------------------------------------------4-4-4-4-------| A|-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2--2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2--6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6--4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-------| D|------------------2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2--6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6--4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-------| Chorus Cont'd: "Watched you tower..." (Play that till the end of the song) e|--------------------------------------------------------------------------| B|--------------------------------------------------------------------------| G|-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4------------------------------------------| D|-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2----------| A|-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2----------| D|---------------------------------2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2----------| e|--------------------------------------------------------------------------| B|--------------------------------------------------------------------------| G|--------------------------------------------------------------------------| D|-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4----------| A|-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4----------| D|-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4----------| GUITAR 2 ------- for some of the parts he uses a artifical harmonic and a flanger and most likely a phaser. Intro: (just keep hitting this note while doing the ah) e|--------------------------------------------------------------------------| B|--------------------------------------------------------------------------| G|--------------------------------------------------------------------------| D|-9------------------------------------------------------------------------| A|--------------------------------------------------------------------------| D|--------------------------------------------------------------------------| Verse: :What's a dad for dad..." e|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|X2 B|--------------------------------------------------------------------------| G|--------------------------------------------------------------------------| D|-9----4---2---6---4-------------------------------------------------------| A|--------------------------------------------------------------------------| D|--------------------------------------------------------------------------| Pre-Chorus: e|--------------------------------------------------------------------------| B|--------------------------------------------------------------------------| G|-9--8--11-9--12--11-9--8--------------------------------------------------| D|-x--x--x--x--x---x--x--x--------------------------------------------------| A|-7--6--9--7--10--9--7--6--------------------------------------------------| D|--------------------------------------------------------------------------| Chorus: e|--------------------------------------------------------------------------| B|--------------------------------------------------------------------------| G|-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4------------------------------------------| D|-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2----------| A|-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2----------| D|---------------------------------2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2----------| e|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|X2 B|--------------------------------------------------------------------------| G|-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6----------| D|-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4----------| A|-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4----------| D|-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4----------| Verse: (do the ah on the 9th fret for a little then do what guitar 1 does) Repeat Pre-Chorus Repeat Chorus Bridge: (no guitar 2) Guitar Solo: e|--------------------------------------------------------------------------| B|--------------4h5p4-----4-5~----------------------------------------------| G|-4-8-6~--4-6---------6------------6h8p6---6-8~--6b(7)---6---4~------------| D|------------------------------6-9-------9---------------------------------| A|--------------------------------------------------------------------------| D|--------------------------------------------------------------------------| Do this part using a wah to get the best effect! e|--------------------------------14p12p11h12~------------------------------|X2 B|-12--11--9~---9h11h12--9h1h12---------------------------------------------| G|--------------------------------------------------------------------------| D|----------------------------------------------------14-13-14~-------------| A|--------------------------------------------------------------------------| D|--------------------------------------------------------------------------| e|-----------------------------------------------------------14p12p11-------| B|-------------------------------------------------11-12-14-----------12h14-| G|---------11--14------------11--14---------11-14---------------------------| D|-13-14------------13--14-----------13-14----------------------------------| A|--------------------------------------------------------------------------| D|--------------------------------------------------------------------------| . . . . (end part of the solo) e|--------------------------------------------------------------------------| B|-11-12-14-16-12~----------------------------------------------------------| G|--------------------------------------------------------------------------| D|--------------------------------------------------------------------------| A|--------------------------------------------------------------------------| D|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|

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