VIETNOW Performed By RATM Album: Evil Empire Transcribed by: Adam Poulsen (email: antihotmaail@hotmail.com) Standard tuning NOTE: THIS IS THE ABSOLUTELY MOST CORRECT WAY TO PLAY THIS SONG! INTRO/CHORUS w/Wah on as filter. |------------------------------| |------------------------------| |------------------------------| |------------------------------| |-----------0-0-----------0-0--| |---0-2-2-0-------0-2-2-0------| |--------------------------------------------| |--------------------------------------------| |--------------------------------------------| |--------------------------------------------| |-------------------------0-0-----------0-0--| |--0-2-2-0-2-2-2-2-2?2-0--------0-2-2-0------| There is a feedback/volume swell to the pitch of E, then the drums and bass kick in and the intro is repeated. VERSE |---------------------| |---------------------| |---------------------| |---------------------| |---------------------| |--0-2-2-0-2-0-2-2----| PRE-CHORUS * = Pre-bend and then release. |-------------------------------| |-------------------------------| |-------------------------------| |--4-4--------------------------| |--------------------*----------| |--2-2--0--2--0--5--(6)-5--0----| Play twice |--------------------------------------------------------| |-------------------------------x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x--| |-------------------------------x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x--| |--4-4---------------------4-4?-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x--| |-------------------------------x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x--| |--2-2--0--2?-0?-5?-4?-0---2-2---------------------------| BRIDGE Repeated many times |---------------------------------|--------------| |-8---7---8---7---8---7---8---7---|--------------| |-6---6---6---6---6---6---6---6---|--------------| |-4---4---4---4---4---4---4---4---|--------------| |---------------------------------|--9-7-9--7-9--| |---------------------------------|--------------| w/Wah on fourth time play below riff: |-----------------------|--------------------------------| |-----------------------|--------------------------------| |-----------------------|--------------------------------| |-----------------------|--------------------------------| |--3-----/9------------ |--3-----/9-----9-7-9-----7-9----| |---------------8p0-----|--------------------------------| After bridge play the chorus like this: |-----------------------------| |-----------------------------| |-----------------------4-/6--| |-----------------------------| |---------0-0-----------2-/4--| |-0-2-2-0-------0-2-2-0-------| |---------------------------------------------| |---------------------------------------------| |---------------------------------------4-/6--| |---------------------------------------------| |-------------------------0-0-----------2-/4--| |--0-2-2-0-2-2-2-2-2?2-0--------0-2-2-0-------| After the third time play this, and then go into the chorus...again! |-------------------| |-------------------| |-------------------| |-------------------| |--x-5-x-4-x-5------| |--x-3-x-2-x-3------| OUTRO |------|------| |------|------| |------|------| |--14--|--15- | |------|------| |--12--|------| Both are tremelo picked.