Dropped-D tuning (D, A, D, G, B, E) 

 

LEGEND: 

	 

	*    -- palm-mute  

	H    -- hit-on 

	P    -- pull-off 

	~~~~ -- vibrato 

	A.H. -- Artificial Harmonic 

	N.H. -- Natural Harmonic 

 

Upbeat, faster speed 

 

Intro with studio sounds, drums, bass, and then guitar comes in doubled  

by sythnthesizers 

 

Riff A: 

 

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|--0-0---0-6---0-0---0-6-6---0-0---0-6---0-0---0-6-6--| 

   * *   *     * *   *       * *   *     * *   * 

 

Riff B: 

 

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|----------6-----------6-6-----------6-----------6-6--| 

|--0-0---0-6-----------6-6---0-0---0-6---------0-6-6--| 

   * *   *                   * *   *           * 

 

Riff C: 

 

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                       * *                       * * 

 

Riff D: 

 

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|-1--1--1--1--1--1--1--111--1--1--1--1--1--1--1--111--| 

|-1--1--1--1--1--1--1--111--1--1--1--1--1--1--1--111--| 

 

Riff E: 

 

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|-0--0--0--0--0--0--0--000--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0---1---3| 

|-0--0--0--0--0--0--0--000--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0---1---3| 

 

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|-0--0--0--0--0--0--0--000--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0---1---3| 

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Riff F: 

 

Let chords ring out 

 

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|-6----8-5----8-4----8-3----1----6----8-10----9----(6)--(5)-| 

|-6----8-5----8-4----8-3----1----6----8-10----9----(6)--(5)-| 

|-6----8-5----8-4----8-3----1----6----8-10----9----(6)--(5)-| 

 

 

 

Song Structure: 

 

Riff A 2 times 

Riff B 2 times 

Riff A 2 times 

Riff C 2 times 

Riff A 2 times 

Riff A 2 times 

Riff D 2 times 

Riff E 1 time 

Riff A 4 times 

Riff F 1 time 

(bass then plays harmony in Riff F under Burton’s soaring vocals) 

Riff F 1 time (doubled by another track of guitar playing the same  

harmony only set to the snare drum’s rhythm) 

Riff D 2 times 

Riff E 1 time 

Riff A 2 times, ending on two blunt D5 chord hits 

 

Note:  in case any of you don’t know, a D5 is just 

 

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