• Song:

    Last In Line

  • Artist:

    Dio

  • Album:

    Metal Hits

|           |
______________Intro/verse___________
E|------------------0---------------
B|--1--3--5-5--3------3-------------
G|--0--0--5-5--0-----------5--7--5--
D|--------5-5--------------5--7--5--
A|--0--2--3-3--2--2-----2-----------
E|----------------------------------

Play the riff between the bars once more.

E|--0---3--
B|----3-3--
G|------0--
D|------0--
A|---------
E|------3--
____________________________________
Play the riff between the bars once more, and then play the riff above again.

E|---------
B|--1---1--
G|--2p1-2--
D|---------
A|--0---0--
E|---------

Where the lyrics come in, play the music above the big line.

E|--------------------
B|--1--3--5--3--------
G|--0--0--5--0--7--5--
D|--------5-----7--5--
A|--0--2--3--2--------
E|--------------------

    A  D     A  C
___________Chorus________________________
E|--------------------Do this until verse
B|--2--8--7--2--6--5--Do this until verse
G|--2--7--7--2--5--5--Do this until verse
D|--2--7--7--2--5--5--Do this until verse
A|--0--5--5--0--3--3--Do this until verse
E|--------------------Do this until verse

Make your own rhythm to this, these are the right chords though.

   |A       G            |
___________Verse_______________________
E|------x4--------x4----x5-------------
B|------x4--------x4----x5-------------
G|------x4--------x4----x5-5ho---------
D|--7-7-x4--5-----x4--7-x5-----5ho-7ho-
A|--7-7-x4--5-5pm-x4--7-x5-------------
E|--5-5-x4--3-3pm-x4--5-x5-------------

What he's actually doing here are pinch harmonics, but harmonics there give the same sound. Play what's between the bars once
more and then play this:

    A
E|-----
B|-----
G|-----
D|--7--
A|--7--
E|--5--

Play everything above again except for the riff right above this.

    F                  G 
______________Pre-chorus________________
E|------------------x2----------------x2
B|------------------x2----------------x2
G|------------------x2----------------x2
D|--3---------------x2-5--------------x2
A|--3--5pm3pm2pm0pm-x2-5-5pm3pm2pm0pm-x2
E|--1---------------x2-3--------------x2

To be honest with you, I can't play the solo in this song, I don't even know the entire thing, but I do know a few riffs from
it.

________________Solo riffs_________________________________________________________________________________
E|-3s4h5h7p5p4-|-12p8------|------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|-------------|------10p8-|-----------------------------------------------------------------0pm0pm3pm3pm-|
G|-------------|-----------|----------------------------------------------------1pm1pm2pm2pm--------------|
D|-------------|-----------|---------------------------------0pm0pm2pm2pm3pm3pm---------------------------|
A|-------------|-----------|--------------------0pm0pm3pm3pm----------------------------------------------|
E|-------------|-----------|-0pm0pm1pm1pm3pm3pm-----------------------------------------------------------|

The order of the song:

1. The top intro/verse
2. The chorus
3. The verse
4. The pre-chorus
5. The chorus
6. The verse
7. The pre-chorus
8. The chorus
9. The solo
10. The verse
11. The pre-chorus
12. The chorus

Key:

pm: palm mute
ho: harmonic
s: slide
h: hammeron
p: pickoff

If you find any errors please tell me, at manmon_7@hotmail.com . Have fun with this song (I personally love the beginning).
I give great credit to Dio as this is a great song.
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