#----------------------------------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: The Mission Album: Operation: Mindcrime Transcribed by: Raven Email: grans@earthlink.net -----------------------------------------------------------------------------| -0-----------0------1-----------1------2-----------2------1-----------1----*-| ---0----0------0------0----0------0------0----0------0------0----0------0----| -----2----2------2------2----2------2------2----2------2------2----2------2--| ---------------------------------------------------------------------------*-| -----------------------------------------------------------------------------| intro riff ----0-0-0---0-0-0----7-----0-0-0----0-0-0---5--|------------------------------| ----5-5-5---5-5-5----5-----5-5-5----5-5-5---5-*|------------------------------| ----4-4-4---4-4-4----4-----4-4-4----5-5-5---2--|---5---5----------------------| -----------------------------------------------|---5---5----------------------| ----------------------------------------------*|---3---3----------------------| -0--------0-------0-----0--------0-------0-----|------------------------------| can't explain . . this holy pain x2 -----------------------------------------------|-----|------------------------| -----------------------------------------------|----*|------------------------| -----------------------------------------------|-----|--5-----7---------------| ----9--9----10-----7---------12--12-----10-----|--7--|--5-----7---------------| ----7--7-----7-----7----------9---9------7-----|--7-*|--3-----5---------------| -0--------0------0-----0--0----------0------0--|-----|------------------------| verse riff end#1 end#2 --------------------------------------------|-------|-------------------------| --------------------------------------------|------*|-------------------*-----| ------------------------------0-------------|-------|-------------------------| -5--4--2----7--5--4----4---------2-------5--|---4\--|---7---------------------| -3--3--3----5--5--5----2---------4-------3--|---2--*|---5---------------*-----| --------------------------------------------|-------|-------------------------| after playing that twice, the bridge end#1 end#2-- to verse riff -------------------------------------------------------------------------5---| ----------7---5---8---5---7--5--------------------7---5---8---5---7---5----*-| -4--5--4-------------------------5---5---4--5--4-----------------------------| -----------------------------------------------------------------------------| ---------------------------------------------------------------------------*-| -----------------------------------------------------------------------------| chorus. after playing this twice, play intro riff while waiting for solo. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------| ------------------------------------------------------------------5-----------| -4-/-9v-----11b12r11----9-\-4---2b4r2v---------------------2-/-4-----4--------| -----------------------------------------2--2----5--4--5----------------------| ------------------------------------------------------------------------------| ------------------------------------------------------------------------------| This solo is a perfect example of Chris DeGarmo's playing style. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------| ---------------------------------15--12------12------------------12--13--12---| -7b9r7---/-2--4--5--4v--9-/-12-----------14------14--12--12--14---------------| ------------------------------------------------------------------------------| ------------------------------------------------------------------------------| ------------------------------------------------------------------------------| --------------------------------------------12--14--15--12v----/12--12--14----| -11h12--12--13--13--15--13--12--12--13--15------------------------------------| ------------------------------------------------------------------------------| ------------------------------------------------------------------------------| ------------------------------------------------------------------------------| ------------------------------------------------------------------------------| -15b17r15------15--12----------15p12---17b19r17--15--17v--15--19--15----------| -----------13------------14------------------------------------------17v------| ------------------------------------------------------------------------------| ------------------------------------------------------------------------------| ------------------------------------------------------------------------------| ------------------------------------------------------------------------------| -/12--14--15--14--15--12v------19--22--22b24v-------15--17---20--19-17-19-17--| ------------------------------------------------------------------------------| ------------------------------------------------------------------------------| ------------------------------------------------------------------------------| ------------------------------------------------------------------------------| ------------------------------------------------------------------------------| -15-17---15p14p12h14----------------------------------------------------------| ----------------------10h12h13p12p10h12h10p8h10p8-----------------------------| ---------------------------------------------------11--9v---------------------| ------------------------------------------------------------------------------| ------------------------------------------------------------------------------| ------------------------------------------------------------------------------| vibrate until feedback ------------------------------------------------------------------------------| ------------------------------------12---15v----------------------------------| -11--9--11--12--11--12--14--12--14----------------11--9--11--12--11--12--14---| ------------------------------------------------------------------------------| ------------------------------------------------------------------------------| ------------------------------------------------------------------------------| conclusion duet w/ keyboard ------------------------------------------------------------------------------| ------------------------------------------------------------------------------| -12--14-----------------------------------------------------------------------| -----------9---9---9-----9--9--9--9-------------------------------------------| -----------7---7---7-----7--7--7--7--\----------------------------------------| ------------------------------------------------------------------------------| 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