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INTRO GUITAR:
                                                        SL

  
                                
                                             
  
                                
                                             
  
        11     X X  11      X X 
 9   9  X   9        X\     X                
  
        11     X X  11      X X 
 9   9  X   9        X \    X                
  
         9     X X   9      X X 
 7   7  X   7    7   X\ \   X                
  
                                
                       \ \                   


  
                                    
                                         
  
                                    
                                         
  
         7     X X   7  9   X X   9 
   11  11     X X      11                
  
         7     X X   7  9   X X   9 
   11  11     X X      11                
  
         5     X X   5  7   X X   7 
    9   9     X X       9                
  
                                    
                                         

MAIN GUITAR RIFF:
                           SL

  
                                    
                                         
  
      12 12 12 12  12    11         
      10 10 10 10  10      9             
  
      11 11 11 11  11    11         
       9  9  9  9   9      9             
  
      14 14 14 14  14    14\        
      12 12 12 12  12      9             
  
                            \       
                                         
  
                             \      
                                         

                                                                  SL    SL

  
                                    
                                         
  
      7   X X   7     9    X X   9  
    11  11          11      11           
  
      7   X X   7     9    X X   9  
    11  11          11      11           
  
      7   X X   7     9    X X   9  
    11  11          11      11\          
  
                                    
             9  9              \      /9 
  
                                    
                                \    /   


  
                                    
                                         
  
      12 12 12 12  12    11    X    
      10 10 10 10  10      9             
  
 11   11 11 11 11  11    11    X    
       9  9  9  9   9      9             
  
 11   14 14 14 14  14    14    X    
      12 12 12 12  12      9             
  
  9                                 
                                         
  
                                    
                                         

                                                                    SL

  
                                    
                                         
  
                                    
      14   14          14                
  
     7    X X    7   9   X X    9   
      14   14          14                
  
     7    X X    7   9   X X    9   
                 16                      
  
     5    X X    5   7   X X    7   
                               /17\      
  
                                    
                              /    \  X  

GUITAR FILL ( CHORUS )
                          SL                    SL   SL               SL

  
                                    
                                         
  
                                    
                                         
  
           14          13 \  11     
  14    11 / 13 \ 11           9 / 11    
  
            X           X     X     
   X     X    X    X           X    X    
  
           12          11 \   9     
  12     9 / 11 \  9           7 /  9    
  
                                    
                                         


  
                                    
                                         
  
                                    
                                         
  
  (11)                              
  (11)    14       13 \ 11               
  
   (X)                              
   (X)     X     X  X    X               
  
   (9)                              
   (9)    12    X  11 \  9               
  
                                    
                                         

                SL          SL

  
                                    
                                         
  
                                    
                                         
  
   14         13 \ 11               
                                         
  
    X      X   X    X               
                                         
  
   12     X   11 \  9               
                                         
  
                           17\      
                                         

GUITAR 2 : VERSE 2

  
                        
                     
                     
         
  
                        
                     
                     
         
  
                    2'  
                 2'  
                 2'  
         
  
     4     2  4         
  4~~~  2  4         
  4~~~  2 4 2        
         
  
                 4      
              4      
              4      
        
  
                        
                     
                     
         

         SL                  RPT X4

  
               5'            
                                                
  
                 7 5         
                                                
  
          /6         6 5 4   
                                                
  
     4~~~                  7 
                                                
  
                             
                                                
  
                             
                                                

GUITAR 1 : MIDDLE 8
                                    RPT X8

  
                                    
                                         
  
                                    
                                         
  
                                    
                                         
  
        4   4       4   4       4   
                                         
  
                                    
                                         
  
    4           4           4       
                                         

GUITAR 2 : MIDDLE 8

  
            
           
         
           
      
      
           
     
  
            
           
         
           
      
      
           
     
  
  11      9 
 9      \8 
 8       
 7       6 
  6   
  5   
           
     
  
   X      X 
 X       X 
 X       
 X       X 
  X   
  X   
 9 \7  \6   
           
     
  
  11      9 
 9      \8 
 8       
 7       6 
  6   
  5   
           
     
  
   X      X 
 X       X 
 X       
 X       X 
  X   
  X   
 9 \7  \6  
  4  
  
   9      7 
 7      \6 
 6       
 5       4 
  4   
  3   
 X  X   X  
  X  
  
            
           
         
           
      
      
 7 \5  \4  
  2  

GUITAR 3 : MIDDLE 8

  
              
              
              
               
                 
  
              
              
              
               
                 
  
    6      /9 
 (9)       11 
 11        14 
  14         9 
   9             
  
    X       X 
            X 
  X         X 
   X         X 
   X             
  
    4      /7 
 (7)        9 
  9        12 
  12         7 
   7             
  
              
              
              
               
                 


  
                  
                           
                               
  
                  
                           
                               
  
    8          /7 
 7         6   \4   4      
                               
  
    X           X 
 X         X    X   X    7 
    7                          
  
    6          /5 
 5         4   \2   2    X 
    X                          
  
                  
                         5 
    5                          

GUITAR SOLO;
     BU  LD

  
               
                   
                    (2) 
                 
  
               
  4'   4  (4')  4' 
  4'   4  (4')          
                 
  
     4 (6) 4 2 
  4'   4  (4')  4' 
  4'   4  (4')          
                 
  
               
                   
                        
                 
  
               
                   
                        
                 
  
               
                   
                        
                 

    BU  LD    PO      PH   SL          PH PH PH BU LD SL SL SL

  
                               
                                
             
  
                               
                                
             
  
    4 (6) 4 2     2'           
        2  4                    
             
  
              4 2     4        
  2           4 (6)4/  X\    /X 
              
  
                           2/4 
     4                 X\    /X 
             
  
                               
                       X\    /X 
             

   BU                           BU              SL    SL

  
                             
                                   
            
  
  14                         
 16 (17)                           
            
  
  14 (15)                    
 16 (18)  14                 14    
            
  
         16   16~~~~~~ 14    
              16~~~\   14 16    16 
            
  
                          16 
                                   
            
  
                             
                                   
            

     BU        BU             BU LD                                   BU

  
                                          
                              14   
  
           17          17       17        
                          17 (19)  
  
   16 (18)    16 (18) (18)  16 (18) 16 14 
 16    14'      14                 
  
                                          
    16       14    16~~~\          
  
                                          
          16                       
  
                                          
                                   

     LD       BU              MU          BU   LD

  
  (14) (14)                14         
                              14       
  
  (19) (17)  17 (19)~~~~~     (17) 14 
  17 (21)  17     17~~~~~        17    
  
                                      
                                       
  
                                      
                                       
  
                                      
                                       
  
                                      
                                       

    PO         BU                 PO             BU

  
   17 14    14       14                                 
                     
  
         17  17 (19)    17 14                           
                     
  
                              17 16'14    16    14 (16) 
                     
  
                                       16    16         
                     
  
                                                        
                     
  
                                                        
                     

                                PS         SL             SL

  
                                       
                                      
  
       (14)    14'      14             
                                      
  
        14     14'      14        \    
  14\11 11 11    11/13   13           
  
     14             16     16  16  \   
   X  X  X  X     X  X    X           
  
  16                                \  
  12\ 9  9  9     9/11   11           
  
                                     \ 
                                      

    SL     SL  SL                                  BU           BU

  
                                
                                             
  
                                
                         17   17             
  
  13\ 9     9/11\9              
         14  16  16 (18)(18)  16 (18)        
  
   x  X     X  X X              
 14  16    16  X                             
  
  11\ 7     7/ 9\7     14 15 16 
   16  16                                    
  
                                
                                             

      BU        BU    LD PO        SL

  
                                                                              
  
  17         17                                                               
  
     16 (18)    16 (18) 16 14                                                 
  
                              16   X\                                         
  
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  >     >       >              RPT X8

  
                              
                                               
  
                              
                                               
  
                              
                                               
  
  4 4 4 4 4 4   5             
                                               
  
  4 4 4 4 4 4   5             
                                               
  
  4 4 4 4 4 4   5             
                                               

GUITAR 2 : CHANT SECTION

                             SL

  
                   
              
              
                            
  
                   
              
              
                            
  
                   
  3       /7  
  6       4   
  3               3         
  
  4         5      
  X        X  
  X       X   
  X     5   5     X         
  
  X         X      
  1       /5  
  4       2   
  1     X   X     1         
  
  2         3      
              
              
        3   3               


  
                   
              
              
                            
  
                   
              
              
                            
  
                   
   3      /7  
  6       9   
   11                       
  
   4           5   
   X       X  
  X       X   
    X                       
  
   X           X   
   1      /5  
  4       7   
    9                       
  
   2           3