/_ slide up to fret \
\
\_ slide down to fret \
\
(_) optional note > _ is substituted with fret #
/
b/_ bend up to fret /
/
b\_ bend down to fret /
| e | |
| B | |
| G | |
| D | 12 13 13/15 12 13 |
| A | 11 11 |
| E | |
| e | |
| B | |
| G | |
| D | 10 9b/10\b9 10— 9b/10\b9 |
| A | 11 10 11 9 (9) 10 11 9 |
| E | |
| e | |
| B | |
| G | (13) (10)(8) (8) (7) (7) (8) (8) (13) (12) (12)(12)(12)(12)(12) |
| D | |
| A | 11 8 \ 6 6 \ 5 5 / 6 6 / 11 10 |
| E | |
On this first section, you’ll use your right index finger to hit the high frets
(15 and 16), letting your left index rest on fret 8, pulling off/hammering on
fret 11 with your left ring finger and pulling off/hammering on fret 15 (or 16,
respectively) with your right index.
| e | |
| B | 15 11 8 11 15 11 15 11 8 11 15 11 15 11 8 11 |
| G | |
| D | | |
| A | | \ |
| E | | \ |
>x2
| e | | / |
| B | 16 11 8 11 15 11 15 11 8 11 15 11 15 11 8 11 | / |
| G | |
| D | |
| A | |
| E | |
On the second section, you’ll do the same thing on the E string, but with the
right index finger tapping in a few different places.
| e | 15 11 8 11 15 11 15 11 8 11 15 11 15 11 8 11 |
| B | |
| G | |
| D | | |
| A | | \ |
| E | | \ |
>x2
| e | 16 11 8 11 14 11 15 11 8 11 16 11 15 11 8 11 | / |
| B | | / |
| G | |
| D | |
| A | |
| E | |
In the third section, you move the position of your left hand 2 frets up the
neck, and your right index finger will be climbing a couple steps as well.
| e | 16 13 10 13 16 13 16 13 10 13 16 13 16 13 10 13 |
| B | |
| G | |
| D | |
| A | |
| E | |
| e | 19 13 10 13 19 13 19 13 10 13 19 13 19 13 10 13 |
| B | |
| G | |
| D | |
| A | |
| E | |
The conclusion to the solo ends with a few more tapping sequences as you jump
from string to string. The sequence I’ve written here is a bit different from
The original song’s version so I can end it with a chord to give the riff more
closure. If you want to play it as heard in the song, just play the numbered
tapping sequences in order of 1, 2, 1, 3
| e | 20 15 11 15 20 15 20 15 11 15 20 15 20 |
| B | |
| G | |
| D | | 1 |
| A | |
| E | |
| e | |
| B | 20 15 12 15 20 15 20 15 12 15 20 15 20 |
| G | |
| D | | 2 |
| A | |
| E | |
| e | |
| B | |
| G | 17 12 8 12 17 12 17 12 8 12 17 12—17 |
| D | | 3 |
| A | |
| E | |
| e | 8 |
| B | 8 |
| G | 8 |
| D | 10 |
| A | 10 |
| E | 8 |
And that’s the end of the solo. It may be short, but it’s crazy fun to play and
a great technique to impress your friends with. Assuming you have any to impress.
-CaptainMeatwad