key:
<> artificial harmonic (pinch harmonics)
[] natural harmonic
~ vibrato
h hammer on
p pull-off
/ slide
b bend
r release
Clean riff 1 (main)
| e 0 |
| B 2 0 0 2 2 |
| G 2 2 4 4 4 4 4 4 |
| D 2 2 2 2 2 0 |
| A 4 0 |
| E 2 0 |
Clean riff 2 (fill) this is the 2nd riff in the song
| e 0 |
| B 2 0 0 2 2 |
| G 2 2 4 4 4 4 4 4 |
| D 2 2 2 2 2 2 0 0 0 |
| A 4 0 |
| E 2 0 |
Clean riff 3 (part where Phil sings "left in my misery")
| e 0 0 0 0 |
| B 3/5 5\7 7\9 9\10 |
| G 4 /6 6\7 7\9 9\11 |
| D 0 0 0 |
| A |
| E |
Clean riff 4 (rhythm)
| e 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 |
| B 5 5 4 4 3 3 2 2 |
| G 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 |
| D |
| A 4 4 4 4 |
| E 2 2 2 2 |
|
lead (distorted) |
| e 5b6 4b5 |
| B 5~~ 4~ 3~ 2 |
| G |
| D |
| A |
| E |
Clean riff 4 continued
| e 2 2 2 2 2 2 |
| B 5 5 4 4 3 3 |
| G 2 2 2 2 2 2 |
| D |
| A 4 4 4 4 |
| E 2 2 2 2 |
|
lead (distorted) |
| e 7b8 9b10 5\\\\ |
| B 5~~ 4~ 3~ |
| G |
| D |
| A |
| E |
clean fill
distorted track (clean 1 and 2 play behind it listen to the song to know when to bend,
each bend is a full bend)
| e 9 9 |
| B 5b~~~~~~5brbrbrbrb 12~ |
| G 4b~~~~ 4 2 /9 9 |
| D 4~ 2~ |
| A |
| E |
harmonized guitars:
guitar 1
| e 10 10 12 12 14 14 16 16 17~~~ |
| B 12 14 15 17 |
| G |
| D |
| A |
| E |
|
guitar 2 |
| e |
| B 3 3 5 5 7 7 9 9 10~~~ |
| G 4 6 7 9 |
| D |
| A |
| E |
Distorted main riff 1st, 2nd time
| e | |
| B | |
| G <4> | |
| D 2 2 1h2 <3> 2h3 2h3 2 2 1h2 | <3> 1h2 <2> |
| A 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 | 3 2 |
| E | |
3rd time
| e |
| B |
| G |
| D <3> 1h2 |
| A 3 2 3 |
| E 0 1 |
Main riff 2 4th time ends with..
| e | | |
| B | | |
| G | | |
| D 2 4 5 | x4 | 4 |
| A 4 0 0 0 0 2 2 2 2 3 2 3 | | 4~ |
| E 2 2 2 0 1 | | 2~ |
At this point the song jumps back into the clean 1 and 2 riffs
Prechorus
| e | |
| B | |
| G | 2 2 2 |
| D | 2 7 7 |
| A | 4 3/4 0 3/4 2 3/4 5 4 |
| E /pickslide\ | 2 0 0 |
Prechorus ending
| e |
| B |
| G |
| D 7 7 7 7 |
| A 5 5 5 4 7 7 7/ |
| E 4 4 5/ |
Chorus is the same as main riff
Presolo riff
| e |
| B |
| G |
| D 2 2 2 2 2 2 |
| A 0 0 0 0 0 0 |
| E 0 1 0 1 0 1 0 1 |
GUITAR SOLO
| hold | hold |
| e 5 5p4~ 9 9~ |
| B 3p2h3h5/7\5p3p2~ 2~ |
| G /9 9~ |
| D |
| A |
| E |
| e 12 10~ 10p9 |
| B 9 12 10~ 10 9 8 7 6 5h6 7~ |
| G /11 |
| D |
| A |
| E |
| e 7 7 7 5 |
| B 7 7b~ 7b~~~~~~r 5 |
| G |
| D |
| A |
| E |
| e 9h10h12p10p9h10/12 |
| B 9h10h12 9h10h12 |
| G /11 9h10h11 |
| D |
| A |
| E |
| e 10h12h14p12p10/12h14h16p14p12/14h16h17p16p14 19b 17 17 |
| B 19 19 |
| G |
| D |
| A |
| E |
| e 19 16 16 |
| B 17~~ |
| G |
| D 13 14 15 16 |
| A 12 13 14 15 13 14 15 16 |
| E 12 13 14 15 |
PALM MUTE~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~|
| e |
| B 14 14 14~ |
| G 14 x x 14 x x 14~ |
| D x x x x |
| A |
| E |
| e 14 14 14 14 14 |
| B 14 17p14 14 17p14 14 17p14 17b 17b 17b |
| G 16b 16b 16b |
| D |
| A |
| E |
| e 21p14 17 21p17p14 21p17 20p14h17 20p17p14 20p17 |
| B |
| G |
| D |
| A |
| E |
| e 19h20p19p17 14 17 19h20p19p17 14 17 |
| B 19~ |
| G |
| D |
| A |
| E |
| e 14 16 17p16p14 14 19p17p14 14 17p14 17p14 14 |
| B /17 17 17 17 |
| G |
| D |
| A |
| E |
| e |
| B 17p14 17p14 14 15p14 15p14 14 |
| G 17 16 16p14 16p14 14 |
| D 16 16~ |
| A |
| E |
use a tremelo bar to play this last part right {} symbolizes dives. you'll have to
listen closely for timing.
| e |
| B dive | ~~dip the trem here~ | |
| G 14h16p14 {14} 13p11/10 9 11p10p9 11p10p9 10p9p8 9{9}{9}p7 {9} 6~ {<6>} |
| D |
| A |
| E |
After the dive bomb (listen for palm mutes and rhythm, this whole riff is about groove)
| e |
| B |
| G |
| D 2 4 5 2 4 |
| A 4 0 0 0 0 0 2 2 2 2 2 3 2 3 4 0 0 0 0 0 2 2 2 2 3 3 3 |
| E 2 2 2 2 0 1 2 2 2 2 |
| e |
| B |
| G |
| D 6 5 2 2 4 5 |
| A 4 3 0 4 0 0 0 0 0 2 2 2 2 2 3 2 3 |
| E 2 2 2 2 0 1 |
| e |
| B |
| G |
| D 2 4 6 5 6 5 |
| A 4 0 0 0 0 0 2 2 2 2 3 3 3 4 3 6 4 3 6 |
| E 2 2 2 2 4 3 |
Now it kicks into the main riff again. the end has variations:
| e | |
| B | |
| G | <4> |
| D 2 2 1h2 <3> | 2 2 1h2 <3> |
| A 0 0 0 0 0 | 0 0 0 0 0 |
| E | |
thats the song! and one of Dimebag's best.