#----------------------------------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.# #-----------------------------------------------------------------------------# #-- File created with Instab - http://www.pconline.com/~smcarey/instab.html --# #-----------------------------------------------------------------------------# Author/Artist: Queensryche Title: Suite Sister Mary Album: Operation: Mindcrime Transcribed by: Raven Email: grans@earthlink.net Whatever you do, don't play this song alone . . . mwahahaha . . . -------0----0-----------------------------------0------0----------------------| -----------------4--------4---4----------------------------4----------4-------| -------------------------------------0----------------------------------------| ----2----2----2-----2--1----1----------------2-----2-----------2--1------2----| -0--------------------------------------0-------------------------------------| ----------------------------------3-------------------------------------------| the main riff- need I say more? Maybe that it is very difficult to play . . ----------|---------0-----------0---------------------------------------------| -4-------*|---------4-----------4---------4-------------0------------------*--| -------0--|----2----2------2----2-------4---------------2---------------------| ----------|---------------------------3-----------3-----2---------------------| ---------*|-0-----------0-----------0----------0---------------------------*--| ----3-----|-------------------------------------------------------------------| 10:00 PM . . . --------------0-----------------------0---------------------------------------| --------4--------4-----4--------4--------4-----4-----------4-0--------4-0---*-| -----4-----4--------4--------4-----4--------4----------2-----------2----------| ------------------------------------------------------------------------------| -0------------------------0------------------------0------------0-----------*-| ------------------------------------------------------------------------------| After, "Their mind" . . . ------------------------------------------------------------------------------| -----0---0---0--------------------0---0---0-----------------------------------| ---5---5---5---5----------------5---5---5---5---------------------------------| -3-----------------5---5-----3-----------------5--5---------------------------| -3-----------------5---5-----3-----------------5--5---------------------------| -1-----------------3---3-----1-----------------3--3---------------------------| ------------------------------------------------------------------------------| ----------------------------------------------------------------------------*-| ----8----8--6---6--11----9--8------8--9-----9--8----8--6----11---6--8-----8-9-| ----7----7--7---7--7-----7--7------7--7-----7--7----7--7----7----7--7-----7---| -0-----0------0--------0---------0-------0--------0-------0----0--------0---*-| ------------------------------------------------------------------------------| verse riff #1 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------| --------------------------------------------------------------*---------------| -9---8----------9---8-----------5--4----------4--2--0---2---------------------| -7---7----------7---7-----------3--3----------3--3--0-/-2---------------------| --------0-0-0----------0-0-0----------0-0-0----------------0--*---------------| ------------------------------------------------------------------------------| singing verse riff ------------------------------------------------------------------------------| ------------------------------------------------------------------------------| --------------4-----2-----0---------------------------------------------------| --------------3-----3-----3----3----------------------------------------------| -------------------------------3----------------------------------------------| -------------------------------1----------------------------------------------| play this on:it through the night . . . -------------------------------------------------|----------------------------| ------0---0---0----------------0---0---0---------|----5---5---4-------------*-| ----5---5---5---5------------5---5---5---5-------|----------------------------| -3-----------------5--5---3-----------------5--5-|-7----2---2-------5---------| -3-----------------5--5---3-----------------5--5-|-7----------------5-------*-| -1-----------------3--3---1-----------------3--3-|-5----------------3---------| Mary's Riff- distorted guitr plays chords while clean plays higher strings ---------------------------------------------|--------------------------------| --------------------------------------------*|----------------0---------------| ------5--------------------------------------|----------0---------0-----------| -5----5-----5--------------------------------|-------4-----4---------4--------| -5----3-----2-------------------------------*|-2--2---------------------2-----| -3-------------------------------------------|--------------------------------| ending 2- when Mary says, "and you shoot!" ending 3- before the chorus ------------------------------------------------------------------------------| ---------------------0--------------------------------------------------------| ---------------0--------0-----------------------------------------------------| -5--5-------4-----4--------4--------------------------------------------------| -3--3----2----------------------2---4---5-------------------------------------| --------------------------------0-/-2-/-3-------------------------------------| ------------------------------------------------------------------------------| ------------------------------------------------------------------------------| ----------0------------2---0----------------------0-----------2-----7---------| -------4-------4-------5---2---0-0-h-2---------4-------4------5-----7---------| ----2---------------------------------------2-----------------------5---------| -0---------------0-0---------------------0---------------0-0------------------| chorus- "Mary, my lady of pain . ." -0----------------------------------------------------------------------------| ----0-------------------------------------------------------------------------| -------7-------------0-------------2---0--------------------------------------| ------------------4-------4--------5---2---0-0-h-2---5------2---5---5---------| ---------------2-------------------------------------3------0---3---2---------| ------------0---------------0-0-----------------------------------------------| time!!!!!!!!!! ----------------------------------------|---10--10--9----/6--9--7--6--9--7----| ----------------------------------------|*------------------------------------| -0-\-----------------4b5r4b5------------|-------------------------------------| -----\-------------/---------0-h-2---2--|-------------------------------------| -------\---------/-------------------2--|*------------------------------------| ---------\-----/---------------------0--|-------------------------------------| Interlude- first bar dive is very slow play section with tons of delay -6--9--7--6--9--7--6--9--7--6--9--7--6--12---12----------|--10--10--9--10b12--| --------------------------------------------------0\----*|--------------------| ----------------------------------------------------\----|--------------------| -----------------------------------------------------\---|--------------------| ------------------------------------------------------\-*|--------------------| -------------------------------------------------------\-|--------------------| you may tap this section also while using whammy bar -r10--9--10b12-r10--9--9--0-\-------------------------------------------------| --------------------------0----\----------------------------------------------| ----------------------------------\-------------------------------------------| -------------------------------------\----------------------------------------| ----------------------------------------\-------------------------------------| -------------------------------------------\----------------------------------| until feedback, weirdo noise --------------------------------|---------------------------------------------| -------------------------------*|---------------------------------------------| --------4---------4---------3v--|--------4----------4---------3---------------| ----2---------2---------2-------|----2-------2----------2---------2-----------| -------------------------------*|-------------------------------------1-------| -0---------0---------0----------|-0-------------0-----------0-----------------| Interlude #2 x3 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------| ------------------------------------------------------------------------------| -3-----3-----------------7---------7-----------6---------6--------------------| ----------------------5-----5---------5------------4---------4----------------| ----1----------4----------------------------------------------------5---------| -----------2-------0-----------0---------0-------------2--------2-------3--0--| ------------------------------------------------------------------------------| ------------------------------------------------------------------------------| -4-------3--------3------3-----------------7--------7--------6--------6-------| ----2-------2---------------------------5-----5--------5--------4--------4----| ---------------1------1----------4--------------------------------------------| -------0---------------------2-------3-----------3--------3-------2--------2--| ------------------------------------------------------------------------------| ------------------------------------------------------------------------------| -----------------------4-----4-----3--------7----7-----6--------4----4-----3--| --------------2---2----2-----2-----2--------5----5-----4--------2----2-----2--| -1------------2---2----2-----2-----2--------5----5-----4--------2----2-----2--| -----3---0----0---0----0-----0-----0--------3----3-----2--------0----0-----0--| ------------------------------------------------------------------------------| ------------------------------------------------------------------------------| -7---6---6---4---7---6---6---4---7---6--6---4--4--4--4---2--------------------| -5-\-4---4-\-2---5-\-4---4-\-2---5-\-4--4-\-2--2--2--2---0---5---5---5---5----| -------------------------------------------------------------3---2---2---2----| ------------------------------------------------------------------------------| ------------------------------------------------------------------------------| ------------------------------------------------------------------------------| ------------------------------------------------------------------------------| ------------------------------------------------------------------------------| ----0-------------------------------------------------------------------------| -3----------------------------------------------------------------------------| to last verse ------------------------------------------------------------------------------| ------------------------------------------------------------------------------| -7--5---5--4---4--4--5----7--5---5--4---4--4--5----5--4---4--2---2--2--4------| -5--5---5--5---5--5--5----5--5---5--5---5--5--5----4--4---4--4---4--4--4------| ------------------------------------------------------------------------------| ------------------------------------------------------------------------------| conclusion riff#1 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------| ------------------------------------------------------------------------------| -5--4---4--2---2--2--4--------------------------------------------------------| -4--4---4--4---4--4--4--------------------------------------------------------| ------------------------------------------------------------------------------| ------------------------------------------------------------------------------| -------0-----0----------------------------------------------------------------| --------------------4-------4------4------------------------------------------| ------------------------------------------0-----------------------------------| ----2-----2-----2------2--1-----1---------------------------------------------| -0--------------------------------------------0-------------------------------| --------------------------------------3---------------------------------------| conclusion riff#2 repeat until the end . . . h - hammer on p - pull off * - trill b - bend (use tremolo bar for downbend) r - release bend / - slide up \ - slide down v - vibrato t - tap (with strumming hand) x - fret-hand muting ^ - natural harmonics ph- artificial (pinch) harmonics PM palm mute -\----------/-----------------------------| Lines going diagonally up and down --\--------/-------------| These mean whammy bar --\------/----------| - --\----/-------| \ - bar down /- bar up