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                                                           Rat Race - Avantasia
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Tabbed by: Bear Crow
E-mail: bear.crow@gmail.com
Twitter: TheBear_Crow

Tuning: Standard


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| /   slide
| h   hammer-on
| p   pull-off
| v   vibrato
| b   Bend
| hb  Hold bend
| br  Bend release
| pb  Pre-bend
| ph  Pinch harmonic 
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Intro
e|----------------------------------------------------|
B|--7--6--7--6--7-6--7--6--7--6--7-6-6/4--4-----------|
G|--6--6--6--6--6-6--6--6--6--6--6-6-6/4--4-----------|
D|----------------------------------------------------|
A|----------------------------------------------------|
E|----------------------------------------------------|

  PM. . .     .                 .
e|----------------------------------------------------|
B|--------7p6---6-------------------------------------|
G|------6-----8---8--6--8--/6-4-3-4p3-----------------|
D|----8-------------------------------6-4-------------|
A|-10-------------------------------------------------|
E|----------------------------------------------------|

e|----------------------------------------------------|
B|--7--6--7--6--7-9--7--6--7--6--7-6-6/4--4-----------|
G|--6--6--6--6--6-6--6--6--6--6--6-6-6/4--4-----------|
D|----------------------------------------------------|
A|----------------------------------------------------|
E|----------------------------------------------------|

  PM. . .     .          v             v
e|----------------------------------------------------|
B|--------7p6---6------7/9-7/6-7p6--------------------|
G|------6-----8---8--6-------------8-6-5--------------|
D|----8-----------------------------------------------|
A|-10-------------------------------------------------|
E|----------------------------------------------------|

Pre verse (starts just after "everybody's on their knees")
   Let ring       Let ring Let ring
e|------3---------------1-------3---------------|
B|----3-----6--3------1-------1----6--3---------|
G|--5-------5--2----3--------------5--2---------|
D|--5-------3--0----3-------3------3--0---------|
A|--3----------0----1-------1---------0---------|
E|----------------------------------------------|

Verse
PM  .. .. .. .    ....        Let ring
e|---------------------------------1----1-----1---------1---------------------|
B|-------------------------------1------1-----1----3----1---------------------|
G|--55-55-55-55---5555-|Play |-3--------3-----3----2----3----33--3-3-3-3-33---|
D|--55-55-55-55---5555-|4    |-3--------3-----3----0----3----33--3-3-3-3-33---|
A|--33-33-33-33---3333-|times|-1--------1-----1----0----1----11--1-1-1-1-11---|
E|----------------------------------------------------------------------------|

Chorus  
e|------------------------------------------------------|
B|------------------------------------7-6---7-6---------|
G|-8-8-8-----4-----6-6-6-----6-6-6--------6-------------|
D|-8-8-8-----4-----6-6-6-----6-6-6----------------------|
A|-6-6-6-----2-----4-4-4-----4-4-4----------------------|
E|------------------------------------------------------|

e|------------------------------------------------------|
B|------------------------------------7-6---7-6---------|
G|-8-8-8-----4-----6-6-6-----6-6-6--------6-------------|
D|-8-8-8-----4--4--6-6-6-----6-6-6----------------------|
A|-6-6-6-----2--4--4-4-4-----4-4-4----------------------|
E|--------------2---------------------------------------|

Intro
This time the intro will end without the last note you played
the first time, like this: (jump straight to the Verse after the intro)
  
  PM. . .     .                        
e|----------------------------------------------------|
B|--------7p6---6------7/9-7/6-7p6--------------------|
G|------6-----8---8--6-------------8-6----------------|
D|----8-----------------------------------------------|
A|-10-------------------------------------------------|
E|----------------------------------------------------|

Verse

Chorus X2
The ending of the chorus for the second time is: 
(jump straight to the solo from there) 

e|----------------|
B|-7-6---7-6------|
G|-----6------8---|
D|----------------|
A|----------------|
E|----------------|

Solo (with wah-wah)
          v               v             Slow bend
e|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|-9b11-7-------------7-9-7--------11---14b16hb16--11-13b14br13b14br13b14br13--|
G|--------8-------6-8----------8-6---------------------------------------------|
D|------------6-8--------------------------------------------------------------|
A|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------|

         v                 v
e|----------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|-11----------------17-------------------------------------------------------|
G|----13-11-----16b17--16b17---13-15-13h15p13--13-10pb11br10--10-10b11--------|
D|-------------------------------------------16-------------13--------13-10---|
A|----------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|----------------------------------------------------------------------------|

   ph ph                          
e|-11----------------------------------------------------------------|
B|----13--16-13h16p13--13--------------------------------------------|
G|-------------------15--15-12--12-----------------------------------|
D|----------------------------15---15b16rb15b16rb15r16rb15-----------|
A|---------------------------------------------------------15--------|
E|-------------------------------------------------------------------|

e|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|-------------------------------------------------15------------------------|
D|--15b16rb15b16rb15-12---------13--13-15/17-15-17----17---------13h15p13----|
A|-------------------------13-15--15------------------------13/15------------|
E|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|

                                           v      v
e|---------------------------------------------18/20-------------------------|
B|-----------------------------------18b20-16----------16-18-(20)pb21br20----|
G|--------------17-17-15--------15-17----------------------------------------|
D|---13-15/17-17--------17-15------------------------------------------------|
A|-15------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|

                                                          v      v
e|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|-16-18-20p18p16-18-20p18p16-18p16--16-----16---------16/18-----16----------|
G|---------------------------------17--17-15--17-15-17-----------------------|
D|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|

Chorus X2 (the same ending you played just before the solo is the ending of the song)