Tuning: Dropped-D Notes: Bf = bend full step Bh = bend half step Bfr = bend full and release Bhr = bend half and release ~~ = vibrato h = hammer-on p = pull-off / = slide up \ = slide down pm = palm mute x = muted string AH = artificial harmonic NH = natural harmonic INTRO Very light distortion or no distortion at all. Rhy. Fig. 1: e|----------------------------------------------- B|----------------------------------------------- G|----------------------------------------------- D|------------2-----------2-------2-------2------ A|--------5-----------5-------3-------0---------- 4 Times D|----3-----------0------------------------------ pm............................................ Over Rhy. Fig. 1 Clean guitar with Wah (push and release pedal on each note) : Bhr Bhr e|----------------------------------------------- B|----------------------------------------------- G|-------------------------------------5---2----- D|--2----0------5---2------2----0---------------- A|----------------------------------------------- 8 Times D|----------------------------------------------- Rhy. Fig. 2: e|----------------------------------------------- B|----------------------------------------------- G|----------------------------------------------- D|----------------------------------------------- A|---0---3---5---0---7---0---3---5---0---7------- 4 Times D|----------------------------------------------- pm............................................ (Last time do not palm mute the last 2 notes. They echo and fade out.) VERSE [These lyrics with Rhy. Fig. 1] "A groan of tedium escapes me, Startling the fearful. Is this a test? It has to be, Otherwise I can't go on. Draining patience, drain vitality. This paranoid, paralyzed vampire act's a little... ...old" e|----------------------------------------------- B|----------------------------------------------- G|----------------------------------------------- D|----------------------------------------------- A|-----0---3---5---0---7---0---3---5---0---7----- 4 Times D|----------------------------------------------- pm............................................ (Play with no distortion, fourth time let the last 2 notes ring without palm muting.) BRIDGE [Repeat these lyrics 2 times over the next bar] "But I'm still right here... Giving blood, keeping faith... And I'm still right here..." e|--------------------------------------------- B|--------------------------------------------- G|--------------------------------------------- D|--------------------------------------------- A|---0---3---5---0---7---0---3---5---0---7----- 8 Times D|--------------------------------------------- pm........................................ (Last time don't palm mute the last 2 notes) CHORUS (Play with heavy distortion) Rhy. Fig. 3 e|--------------------------------------------------- B|--------------------------------------------------- G|--------------------------------------------------- D|----3-----0-----5-----7---------------------------- A|----3-----0-----5-----7---------------5--7--3--0--- 3 Times D|----3-----0-----5-----7---------------5--7--3--0--- pm............ then lyrics come in: "Wait it out..." AH AH AH e|------------------------------------------------- B|------------------------------------------------- G|------------------------------------------------- D|----3-----0-----5-----7----------/7--7--7^^^\---- A|----3-----0-----5-----7-------------------------- D|----3-----0-----5-----7-------------------------- "Gonna wait it out..." AH Bhr AH AH e|----------------------------------------------- B|----------------------------------------------- G|-----5----------------5-----------5------------ D|-7-----5--7-------7-----5---7-7-----5--7------- A|----------------------------------------------- D|----------------------------------------------- "Be patient..." AH AH Bhr AH AH e|--------------------------------------------------------- B|--------------------------------------------------------- G|-----5----------5-----------------5----------5----------- D|--7-----5--7-7-----5---7-------7-----5--7-7-----5--7----- A|--------------------------------------------------------- D|--------------------------------------------------------- AH AH Bhr AH AH e|--------------------------------------------------------- B|--------------------------------------------------------- G|-----5----------5-----------------5----------5----------- D|--7-----5--7-7-----5---7-------7-----5--7-7-----5--7----- A|--------------------------------------------------------- D|--------------------------------------------------------- AH AH Bhr AH AH Bh and keep bent e|--------------------------------------------------------- B|--------------------------------------------------------- G|-----5----------5-----------------5----------5----------- D|--7-----5--7-7-----5---7-------7-----5--7-7-----5--7----- A|--------------------------------------------------------- D|--------------------------------------------------------- Rhy. Fig. 3 "If there were no reward..." "No loving embrace..." AH AH...................................... e|---------------------------------------------------- B|---------------------------------------------------- G|------------------------5--------------------------- D|--7/8--7--5--7^^^----7-----5--7--7/8--7--5--7^^^---- A|---------------------------------------------------- D|---------------------------------------------------- -------------------------------- -------------------------------- ---5---------------------------- 7-----5--7--7/8--7--5--7^^^----- -------------------------------- -------------------------------- "This tedious path..." AH.............................................................. e|------------------------------------------------------------------ B|------------------------------------------------------------------ G|------5------------------------------5---------------------------- D|---7-----5--7--7/8--7--5--7^^^----7-----5--7--7/8--7--5--7^^^----- A|------------------------------------------------------------------ D|------------------------------------------------------------------ "I certainly would've..." AH.............................................................. e|------------------------------------------------------------------ B|------------------------------------------------------------------ G|------5------------------------------5---------------------------- D|---7-----5--7--7/8--7--5--7^^^----7-----5--7--7/8--7--5--7^^^----- A|------------------------------------------------------------------ D|------------------------------------------------------------------ AH............................Bh e|----------------------------------- B|----------------------------------- G|------5---------------------------- D|---7-----5--7--7/8--7--5--7^^^^^7-- A|----------------------------------- D|----------------------------------- " By now..." e|-------------------------------------------------------- B|-------------------------------------------------------- G|-------------------------------------------------------- D|-------------------------------------------------------- A|--12-/-15--10--12^^^--12--12-10-12--12-/-15--10--12^^^-- D|-------------------------------------------------------- ---------------------------------- ---------------------------------- ---------------------------------- ---------------------------------- 12--12-10-12--12-/-15--10--12^^^-- ---------------------------------- "Gonna wait it out..." e|--------------------------------------------------- B|--------------------------------------------------- G|--------------------------------------------------- D|--------------------------------------------------- A|--12--12-10-12--12-/-15--10--12^^^--12--12-10-12--- D|--------------------------------------------------- ------------------------------------------ ------------------------------------------ ------------------------------------------ 14-/-17--12--14----14--12-/-14------------ 12-/-15--10--12----12--10-/-12------------ ------------------------------------------ e|------------------------------------------------ B|------------------------------------------------ G|------------------------------------------------ D|--14-/-17--12--14----14--12-/-14---14-/-17--12-- A|--12-/-15--10--12----12--10-/-12---12-/-15--10-- D|------------------------------------------------ -------------------------------------------- -------------------------------------------- -----------------------(b9)/-12--7--(b9)---(b9)7-- 14----14--12-/-14------7-/-10--5--7----7-5-- 12----12--10-/-12--------------------------- -------------------------------------------- There lyrics over next bar: "If there were no desire to heal A damaged and broken man along This tedious path I've chosen here I certainly would've walked away... e|------------------------------------------- B|------------------------------------------- G|------------------------------------------- D|------------------------------------------- A|---0---3---5---0---7---0---3---5---0---7--- 8 Times D|------------------------------------------- ...by now" e|------------------------------------------- B|------------------------------------------- G|------------------------------------------- D|------------------------------------------- A|---0---3---5---0---7---0---3---5---0---7--- 4 Times D|------------------------------------------- pm....................................... e|------------------------------------------- B|------------------------------------------- G|------------------------------------------- D|------------------------------------------- A|---5---3---5---0---7---0---3---5---0---7--- 4 Times D|------------------------------------------- pm....................................... "And I still may ... (sigh) ... I still may" NH NH NH NH NH NH NH NH NH NH NH e|--------------------------------------------------- B|---------------------------------------------------- G|---------------------------------------------------- D|---------------------------------------------------- A|---5-------------------------5---------------------- D|-------5---7----4---5---7--------5---7----4---5----- 1st time only 7 times e|-----------------------|-----------------------| B|-----------------------|-----------------------| G|-----------------------|-----------------------| D|---0---3---5-------7---|-----------5-------7---| A|---0---3---5-------7---|-----------5-------7---| D|---0---3---5---0---7---|---0---0---5---0---7---| pm pm... pm e|--------------------------------------------- B|--------------------------------------------- G|--------------------------------------------- D|--------------------------------------------- A|--------------------------------------------- 4 Times D|----3---0---1---0---0---1---3---0---2---1---- pm......................................... e|--------------------------------------------- B|--------------------------------------------- G|--------------------------------------------- D|----3-----------0---0------------------------ A|----3-----------0---0------------------------ D|----3---0---0---0---0---1---3---0---1---0---- pm... pm................. e|----------------------------------------------------------- B|----------------------------------------------------------- G|----------------------------------------------------------- D|----3-----------0---0------------------------3-----------0- A|----3-----------0---0-h-3--------------------3-----------0- D|----3---0---0---0---0-h-3---3---0---1---0----3---0---0---0- pm... pm................. pm.... ------------------------ ------------------------ ------------------------ 0----------------------- 0-h-3------------------- 0-h-3---3---0---1---0--- pm................. 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D|---5---7---5---7---7---5---7---5---7---7---5---7---5---7---7--- pm pm.... pm pm.... pm pm.... ------------------- ------------------- ------------------- ------------------- ----7-------------- 5---7---5---7---7-- AH.......................................................................... e|------------------------------------------------------------------------------ B|------------------------------------------------------------------------------ G|------------------------------------------------------------------------------ D|---------5---7---7-------------------------------5---7---7-------------------- A|-5---7---------------5---7---------------5---7---------------5---7------------ D|-----------------------------5---7---7------------------------------5---7---7- AH.................................................................. e|---------------------------------------------------------------------- B|---------------------------------------------------------------------- G|---------------------------------------------------------------------- D|----------5---7---7-------------------------------5---7---7----------- A|--5---7---------------5---7---------------5---7---------------5---7--- D|------------------------------5---7---7------------------------------- On the next bars lyrics are in sync with the notes e|---------------------------------------------------- B|---------------------------------------------------- G|------------4----5----4---------4---------0--------- D|-------2-------------------2---------2---------2---- A|--0------------------------------------------------- D|---------------------------------------------------- --------------------------------------------------- --------------------------------------------------- ----------4----5----4---------4---------0---------- -----2-------------------2---------2---------2----- 0-------------------------------------------------- --------------------------------------------------- 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B|----------------10---\---(b9)--(b9)-----------------3-------6---6--- G|----(b9)--(b9)--(b9)--(b9)---\---7---7------------------2-------5---5--- D|----7---7---7---7----\---5---5------0---0---0---0---0---3---3--- A|----7---7---7---7----\---5---5------0---0---0---0---0---3---3--- D|----7---7---7---7----\---5---5------0---0---0---0---0---3---3--- E|---------------------------------------------------------------- B|----------------10---\---(b9)--(b9)-----------------3-----------6--- G|----(b9)--(b9)--(b9)--(b9)---\---7---7------------------2-----------5--- D|----7---7---7---7----\---5---5------0---0---0---0-------0---3--- A|----7---7---7---7----\---5---5------0---0---0---0-------0---3--- D|----7---7---7---7----\---5---5------0---0---0---0-------0---3--- "Gonna wait it out" 4 times over Rhy. Fig 1 END: slowly....................... e|------------------------------------- B|------------------------------------- G|------------------------------------- D|------------2-----------2-let ring--- A|--------5-----------5---------------- D|----3-----------0-------------------- pm............... tabbed by drew j