#----------------------------------PLEASE NOTE---------------------------------# #This file is the author's own work and represents their interpretation of the # #song. You may only use this file for private study, scholarship, or research. # #------------------------------------------------------------------------------# THE EDGE (Bassline) As recorded by Annihilator (From the 1993 Album SET THE WORLD ON FIRE) Transcribed by Wolf_In_Leather@Rock.com Words by Ralph Murphy Music by Jeff Waters Arranged by Jeff Waters & Annihilator Gtr I (E A D G) - 'Wayne Darley' Intro Q=170 4/4 Gtr I H Q E E +E E E E E E E E E E E E E Q E +E E E E E E E E |-------------||--------------------|----------------|-------------------| |-------------||o-------------------|----------------|-------------------| |---------0-2-||o-(2)-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-|-2-2-2-2-2-2----|-------------------| |-------------||--------------------|--------------0-|-(0)-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-| E E E E E Q E +E E E E E E E E +E E E E E Q E |----------------|-------------------|------------------| |----------------|-------------------|------------------| |----------------|-----------------0-|-(0)-0-0-0-0-0--2-| |-0-0-0-0-0-0--3-|-(3)-3-3-3-3-3-3---|------------------| +E E E E E E E E E E E E Q E E |-------------------|------------------| |-------------------|------------------| |-(2)-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-|-2-2-2-2-x--0-2---| |-------------------|------------------| Verse +E E E E E E E E +E E E E E Q E +E E E E Q E E +E E E E E Q E |-------------------|------------------|------------------|-------------------| |-------------------|------------------|------------------|-------------------| |-(2)-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-|-(2)-2-2-2-2-2----|------------------|-------------------| |-------------------|----------------0-|-(0)-0-0-0-0--0-0-|-(0)-0-0-0-0-0--3--| +E E E E E Q E +E E E E E Q E +E E E E E E E E +E E E E E E E E |------------------|------------------|-------------------|--------------------| |------------------|------------------|-------------------|--------------------| |----------------0-|-(0)-0-0-0-0-0--2-|-(2)-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-|-(2)-2-2-2-2-2-2----| |-(3)-3-3-3-3-3----|------------------|-------------------|-----------------3--| +H.. E +Q. E +Q. E Q E E E E E E E E E E E E E E |--------------|-----------------|----------------|------------------| |--------------|-----------------|----------------|------------------| |--------------|-------0-(0)---2-|-2--2-2-2-2-2-2-|-2-2-2-2-0-2---3--| |-(3)--------0-|-(0)-------------|----------------|------------------| Chorus +E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E +E E E E E E E E +E E E E E E E E |-------------------|-----------------|-------------------|--------------------| |-------------------|-----------------|-------------------|--------------------| |-(3)-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-0-|-(0)-0-0-0-0-0-0---|--------------------| |-------------------|-----------------|-----------------2-|-(2)-2-2-2-2-2-2-1--| 1. 2. +E E E E E E E E H Q E E +H H |-------------------|--------------||-------------| |-----------3-------|-------------o||-------------| |-------------------|---------0-2-o||-(2)---------| |-(1)-1-1-1---1-1-1-|--------------||-------------| Brigde H.. E W H.. E W |-------------|----------|-------------|------| |-------------|----------|-------------|------| |-3---------3-|-0--------|-5---------0-|-5----| |-------------|----------|-------------|------| H.. E W W Q. E E E E E |-------------|----------|----------|-----------------| |-------------|----------|----------|----------0-2-0--| |-3---------3-|-0--------|-5--------|-5----5-0--------| |-------------|----------|----------|-----------------| H.. E W H.. E W |-------------|----------|-------------|------| |-------------|----------|-------------|------| |-3---------3-|-0--------|-5---------0-|-5----| |-------------|----------|-------------|------| H.. E W H H E E E E E E Q |-------------|----------|------------|---------------| |-------------|----------|------------|---------------| |-3---------2-|-0--------|-5----x\----|---------------| |-------------|----------|------------|-1-1---1---1-3-| W H E E E E +W +H. E E |----------|--------------|------------|---------------| |----------|--------------|------------|---------------| |----------|------------0-|-(0)--------|-(0)------0----| |-1--------|-3----3---3---|------------|------------1--| W Q. S S H Q E E E E E E H Q E E |----------|---------------|----------------|-------------| |----------|---------------|----------------|-------------| |----------|---------------|----------------|---------0-2-| |-1--------|-3----3-3-3----|----1-1-1-1-1-1-|-------------| Solo - Jeff Waters +E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E +E E E E E E E E E E E E E Q E |-------------------|-----------------|-------------------|-----------------| |-------------------|-----------------|-------------------|-----------------| |-(2)-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-|-2-2-2-2-2-2-2---|-------------------|-----------------| |-------------------|---------------0-|-(0)-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|-0-0-0-0-0-0--3--| +E E E E E E E E +E E E E E E E E +E E E E E E E E E E E E Q E E |-------------------|-------------------|-------------------|-----------------| |-------------------|-------------------|-------------------|-----------------| |-----------------0-|-(0)-0-0-0-0-0-0-2-|-(2)-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-|-2-2-2-2-2--0-2--| |-(3)-3-3-3-3-3-3---|-------------------|-------------------|-----------------| Solo - Neil Goldberg +E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E +E E E E E E E E E E E E E Q E |-------------------|-----------------|-------------------|-----------------| |-------------------|-----------------|-------------------|-----------------| |-(2)-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-|-2-2-2-2-2-2-2---|-------------------|-----------------| |-------------------|---------------0-|-(0)-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|-0-0-0-0-0-0--3--| +E E E E E E E E +E E E E E E E E +E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E |-------------------|-------------------|-------------------|------------------| |-------------------|-------------------|-------------------|------------------| |-----------------0-|-(0)-0-0-0-0-0-0-2-|-(2)-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-|-2-2-2-2-2-2-0----| |-(3)-3-3-3-3-3-3---|-------------------|-------------------|---------------3--| Interlude +H.. E +Q. E +Q. E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E |--------------|-----------------|-----------------|------------------| |--------------|-----------------|-----------------|------------------| |--------------|-------0-(0)---2-|-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-|-2-2-2-2-2-2-2----| |-(3)--------0-|-(0)-------------|-----------------|---------------3--| H.. E +Q. E +Q. E +E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E |-------------|-----------------|-------------------|------------------| |-------------|-----------------|-------------------|------------------| |-------------|-------0-(0)---2-|-(2)-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-|-2-2-2-2-0-2-0-2--| |-3---------0-|-(0)-------------|-------------------|------------------| Verse 3 +E E E E E E E E +E E E E E Q E +E E E E Q E E +E E E E E Q E |-------------------|------------------|------------------|-------------------| |-------------------|------------------|------------------|-------------------| |-(2)-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-|-(2)-2-2-2-2-2----|------------------|-------------------| |-------------------|----------------0-|-(0)-0-0-0-0--0-0-|-(0)-0-0-0-0-0--3--| +E E E E E Q E +E E E E E Q E +E E E E E E E E +E E E E E E E E |------------------|------------------|-------------------|--------------------| |------------------|------------------|-------------------|--------------------| |----------------0-|-(0)-0-0-0-0-0--2-|-(2)-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-|-(2)-2-2-2-2-2-2----| |-(3)-3-3-3-3-3----|------------------|-------------------|-----------------3--| H.. E +Q. E +Q. E Q E E E E E E E E E E E E E E |-------------|-----------------|----------------|------------------| |-------------|-----------------|----------------|------------------| |-------------|-------0-(0)---2-|-2--2-2-2-2-2-2-|-2-2-2-2-0-2---3--| |-3---------0-|-(0)-------------|----------------|------------------| Outro Chorus +E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E +E E E E E E E E +E E E E E E E E |-------------------|-----------------|-------------------|--------------------| |-------------------|-----------------|-------------------|--------------------| |-(3)-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-0-|-(0)-0-0-0-0-0-0---|--------------------| |-------------------|-----------------|-----------------2-|-(2)-2-2-2-2-2-2-1--| +E E E E E E E E +E E E E E E E E |-------------------|-------------------| |-------------------|-------------------| |-----------------3-|-(3)-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-| |-(1)-1-1-1-1-1-1---|-------------------| +E E E E E E E E +E E E E E E E E |-------------------|--------------------| |-------------------|--------------------| |-(3)-3-3-3-3-3-2-0-|-(0)-0-0-0-0-0-0----| |-------------------|-----------------2--| +E E E E E E E E +E E E E E E E E W |-------------------|-------------------|------*| |-------------------|-------3-3-3-------|------*| |-------------------|-----3-------3-----|------*| |-(2)-2-2-2-2-2-2-1-|-(1)-----------1-1-|------*| Duration Legend --------------- W - whole; H - half; Q - quarter; E - 8th; S - 16th; T - 32nd; X - 64th; a - acciaccatura + - note tied to previous; . - note dotted; .. - note double dotted Uncapitalized letters represent notes that are staccato (1/2 duration) Irregular groupings are notated above the duration line Duration letters will always appear directly above the note/fret number it represents the duration for. Duration letters with no fret number below them represent rests. Multi- bar rests are notated in the form Wxn, where n is the number of bars to rest for. Low melody durations appear below the staff Tablature Legend ---------------- h - hammer-on p - pull-off b - bend pb - pre-bend r - bend release (if no number after the r, then release immediately) /\ - slide into or out of (from/to "nowhere") s - legato slide S - shift slide - natural harmonic [n] - artificial harmonic n(n) - tapped harmonic ~ - vibrato tr - trill T - tap TP - trem. picking PM - palm muting \n/ - tremolo bar dip; n = amount to dip \n - tremolo bar down n/ - tremolo bar up /n\ - tremolo bar inverted dip = - hold bend; also acts as connecting device for hammers/pulls - volume swell (louder/softer) x - on rhythm slash represents muted slash o - on rhythm slash represents single note slash Misc Legend ----------- | - bar || - double bar ||o - repeat start o|| - repeat end *| - double bar (ending) : - bar (freetime) $ - Segno & - Coda Tempo markers - = BPM(8/16=s8/s16), where s8 = swing 8ths, s16 = swing 16ths