Like St. Valentine - HIM
Intro. Keyboard Riff w/ Heavy Drums
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| B | |
| G | 9 11 12 11 9 11 12 11 9 9 11 12 11 9 |
| D | 12 12 12 |
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Main Riff w/ Heavy Distortion
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| B | |
| G | |
| D | |
| A | 5 7 9 10 5 7 9 10 x 5h7 5 5 7 9 10 5 7 9 10 5h7 5* |
| E | 5 7 9 10 5 7 9 10 x 5h7 5 5 7 9 10 5 7 9 10 |
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| B | |
| G | |
| D | 12h14 12* |
| A | 5 7 9 10 5 7 9 10 x 5h7 5 5 7 9 10 5 7 9 10 |
| E | 5 7 9 10 5 7 9 10 x 5h7 5 0 0 0 0 |
. . . .
Verse 1
" In the name of love lost..."
" I'm frozen to her and I want..."
D
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| B | 5~ |
| G | 7~ |
| D | 7~ |
| A | 5~ |
| E | 5~ |
E D G C
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| B | |
| G | |
| D | 2 2 2 2 2 2 7 7 7 7 7 7 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 |
| A | 2 2 2 2 2 2 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 3 3 3 3 3 3 |
| E | 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 5 5 5 5 5 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 |
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
G D C
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| B | |
| G | 5~ |
| D | 5 5 7 7 x 7 5~ 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 |
| A | 5 5 5 5 x 5 3~ 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 |
| E | 3 3 5 5 x 5 3~ 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 |
. . . . . . .
Chorus
" Hey baby let me be your valentine, St. Valentine.."
E G D
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| B | |
| G | 5\4 4 4 4 4 |
| D | 2~ 5~ 7~ 5\4 4 4 4 4 |
| A | 2~ 5~ 5~ 3\2 2 2 2 2 |
| E | 0~ 3~ 5~ 2 2 |
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| B | |
| G | |
| D | 2~ 5~ 7~ 5 5 5 5 5 |
| A | 2~ 5~ 5~ 3 3 3 3 3 |
| E | 0~ 3~ 5~ 3 3 3 3 3 |
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Repeat Main Riff
Verse 2 ( variation only )
" ghooooaoast. Those were the days..."
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| B | 3~ |
| G | 5~ |
| D | 5~ 7 x 7 5~ 5 5 |
| A | 5~ 5~ x 5 3~ 3 3 |
| E | 3~ 5~ x 5 3~ 3 3 |
. .
Repeat Chorus x 2
Solo w/ wah-wah
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| B | |
| G | |
| D | 3h5 5 5 3h5 5 5 3h5 5 5 3h5 5 5 5br~~~~~~~~~ |
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| E | |
use aggressive wah here
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| B | |
| G | |
| D | 7 8 7 8 5 8 7 5 |
| A | 8 10 8 10 x 8h10 8 8 8 5~~~~~ |
| E | |
| e | |
| B | 15 |
| G | 17br |
| D | 5 8 7 5 2~~~ |
| A | 8 5 8 5~~~~~~~ 2~~~ |
| E | 0~~~ |
Repeat Chorus ( only E G D over and over again )
Outro.
" Valentine...."
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| B | |
| G | |
| D | 7 7 7 |
| A | 5 5 5 |
| E | 5 5 5 |
| / slide up
| \ slide down
| h hammer-on
| p pull-off
| ~ let ring
| . palm mute
| b Bend
| br bend release
| * pitch harmonic
| x scratch (mute)