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Comments: Pretty cool stuff, it sounds strange to me though. The chord
Sequence feels backwards somehow. Great solo by Paul (that wide vibrato
is a dead give-away).
Rhythm Fig. 1
<7x> <9x>
Rhythm Fig. 1a
| E | |
| B | 3 |
| G | 2 2 |
| D | 0 2 |
| A | 0 0 |
| E | |
Rhythm Fig. 2
| E | |
| B | 10 10/ 10 10/ 10 10 10 10 10 10 |
| G | 7 6/ 7 6/ 7 9 9 9 9 9 9 9h^11 9h^11 |
| D | 9 9 9 |
| A | |
| E | |
<7x> <6x>
Rhythm Fig. 2a
| E | |
| B | 3 |
| G | 2 2 2 9 |
| D | 0 2 2 9 |
| A | 0 0 0 7 |
| E | 0 |
Rhythm Fig. 3
| E | 3 3 1 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 |
| B | 3 3 3 3 1 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 |
| G | 0 2 2 0 2 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 |
| D | 0 0 2 0 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 |
| A | x 0 x 3 x x x x x x x x |
| E | 3 3 1 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 |
Rhythm Fig 4
| E | 3 3 3 3 |
| B | 3 3 3 3 3 |
| G | 2 2 2 0 0 0 2 0 |
| D | 2 2 2 0 0 0 0 0 |
| A | 0 0 0 x x x x |
| E | 3b^ 3b^ 3b^ 3 3 3 3 |
<-------5x---->
Rhythm Fig 4a
| E | 3 3 3 3 3 |
| B | 3 3 3 3 3 |
| G | 2 2 2 0 0 0 2 0 |
| D | 2 2 2 0 0 0 0 0 |
| A | 0 0 0 x x x x |
| E | 3b^ 3b^ 3b^ 3 3 3 3 |
<-------5x------> <-----2x---->
Rhythm Fig. 5
| E | |
| B | |
| G | 2 2 2 |
| D | 2 2 2 |
| A | 0 0 0 |
| E | 3b^ 3b^ 3b^ |
Rhythm Fig. 6
| E | |
| B | |
| G | 2 2 2 5 7 7 5 7 5 7 7 5 7 7 5 |
| D | 2 2 2 5 7 7 5 7 5 7 7 5 7 7 5 |
| A | 0 0 0 |
| E | 3b^ 3b^ 3b^ |
<-------------------------------2x----------------------------->
| E | |
| B | |
| G | 2 2 2 5 7 7 5 7 5 7 7 5 7 7 5 |
| D | 2 2 2 5 7 7 5 7 5 7 7 5 7 7 5 |
| A | 0 0 0 |
| E | 3b^ 3b^ 3b^ |
| E | |
| B | |
| G | |
| D | 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 |
| A | 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 |
| E | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 |
Rhythm Fig. 7
| E | |
| B | |
| G | 2 2 2 |
| D | 2 2 2 |
| A | 0 0 0 |
| E | 3b^ 3b^ |
Solo
| E | |
| B | 7b^ r7 5 7p5 5~ |
| G | 7b^ r7 5 7p5 5~ 5~ |
| D | 7 7 /7~ |
| A | 5 7 7 6 5 3 |
| E | 5 |
| E | 8b~ 8 5 |
| B | 8p^5 8 8 8p^5 8 8p^5 8p^5 8b~ 8b~ 8 |
| G | 7 7 7 |
| D | |
| A | |
| E | |
| E | 15 15 15 |
| B | 8b~~~~~ 15b r15p^13 15 |
| G | 14 |
| D | |
| A | |
| E | 14\ |
<w elay="">
| E | |
| B | 15b r15 15b r15 15b r15 15b r15 15b~ |
| G | |
| D | |
| A | |
| E | |
| E | 12 |
| B | 8b 8b 8b r8p^5 8b~~~~ 12b r12 12 10 8b^ r8~~ 8p^5 |
| G | ~ 7 |
| D | |
| A | |
| E | |
| E | 8 10 10b r10 10b r10 10b r10 8 15b~~~ |
| B | 5 /10 |
| G | |
| D | |
| A | |
| E | |
| E | 19b 19 19b 19 17 15b 15b 15p^12 |
| B | 15p^12 |
| G | 14p^12 |
| D | 14\ |
| A | |
| E | |
Riff 1
| E | |
| B | |
| G | /12~ 12~ 11~ |
| D | 12~ 11~ |
| A | |
| E | |
| E | |
| B | |
| G | /12~ 10~ 5~~ 5b~~ |
| D | 10~ 7 |
| A | |
| E | |
I Pledge Allegiance to the State of Rock & Roll
Stanley, Knight, Cuomo
[Rhythm Fig 1]
[Rhythm Fig 1] w/[Rhythm Fig. 1a]
[Rhythm Fig 2] w/[Rhythm Fig. 2a](2x)
Lookin' back yeah I feel alright
Gettin' more than my expectations
Yeah my future looks clear and bright
And I'm livin' up to my reputation
[Rhythm Fig. 3] w/[Riff.1]
Yeah I'm satisfied
yeah until the day I die
[Rhythm Fig. 4]
I gave my blood and I gave my soul
I stood my ground and I took control
The legend's growin as the story's told
I pledge allegiance to the state of
Rock & Roll, Oh Yeah!
[Rhythm Fig. 5]
[Rhythm Fig. 2] w/[Rhythm Fig. 2a]
[Rhythm Fig. 2] w/[Rhythm Fig. 2a](2x)
I've been a rebel for all my life
I never cared about regulations
I only went for the things I liked
And my guitar was my inspiration
[Rhythm Fig. 3] w/[Riff.1]
Yeah we pay a price
Yeah I made the sacrifice
[Rhythm Fig. 4a](2x)
I gave my blood and I gave my soul
I stood my ground and I took control
The legend's growin as the story's told
I know that heaven's gotta wait
I pledge allegiance to the state of
Rock & Roll
[Solo] w/[Rhythm Fig. 6] then [Rhythm Fig. 2b]
[Rhythm Fig. 3] w/[Riff.1]
Yeah I'm satisfied
Yeah until the day I die
[Rhythm Fig. 4]
I gave my blood and I gave my soul
I stood my ground and I took control
The legend's growin as the story's told
I know that heaven's gotta wait
[Rhythm Fig. 4a]
I gave my blood and I gave my soul
I stood my ground and I took control
The legend's growin' as the story's told
I know that heaven's gotta wait
I pledge allegiance to the state of
[Rhythm Fig. 5]
Rock & Roll
[Rhythm Fig. 7]
Rock & Roll