Its a Monster by Extreme Here is the way I play it: (admittedly not perfect...) X= totally muted picking. >= hammer on. (Are these what other people use ?) <= pull off. = slide down. ^= vibrato. -------------------------------------------------------- -------------------------------------------------------- -------------------------------------------------------- ---4--4--4--4--4---------------------------------------- ---4--4--4--4--4--- play louder, palm muted.......------ ---2--2--2--2--2---------------------------------------- -------------------------------------------------------- -------------------------------------------------------- -------------------------------------------------------- --------------------------5--5-5XX--~--~--~~-~~--------- 5--5--X-5--X-X-3--3--X-X--3--3-3XX--3--3--33-44--------- 3--3--X-3--X-X-1--1--X-X------------1--1--11-22--------- ^^make squeak ^^^^^^^^^^^ this is heavily palm muted noise by sliding your hand on the strings ---3----3----------------------------------------------- ---3----3----------------------------------------------- -------------------------------------------------------- --------------------------5--5-5XX------3^^------------- 5----------X-X-3--3--X-X--3--3-3XX--3>5-----5<31------- 3----------X-X-1--1--X-X-------------------------------- ^^do that wierd squeal Nuno always does. ---3----3----------------------------------------------- ---3----3----------------------------------------------- -------------------------------------------------------- --------------------------5--5-5XX--~--~--~~-~~--------- 5----------X-X-3--3--X-X--3--3-3XX--3--3--33-55--------- 3----------X-X-1--1--X-X------------1--1--11-33--------- I think this is the voicing Nuno uses. | I use my thumb to fret the low E and mute the A. V ---3--?------------------3----------------------------- ---3--?------------------3----------------------------- ------?------------------0----------------------------- ------?------------------0----------------------------- 5-----?--33--33--4-4-44-------------------------------- 3-----?--11--11--2-2-22--3---XX-1--2--3--1-2-3-------- ^ ^slide down from very high fret. ^ I am having extreme (no pun) problems figuring out this chord. if you can figure it out, let me know. -3------------------------3------------------------------ -3------------------------3------------------------------ -0------------------------0------------------------------ -0---------3--------------0------------------------------ ----~~--/5---3<1>3<1>3<1--------------------------------- -3--33--------------------3---XX-1--2--3--11-2-3-------- -3--????------------------------------------------------- -3--????------------------------------------------------- -0--????------------------------------------------------- -0--????--------3---------------------------------------- ---------~~--/5---3<1>3<1>3<1---------------------------- -3-------33---------------------------------------------- ^^^He plays a riff here which I have yet to decipher. AH -------------------------------------------------------- -------------------------------------------------------- -------------------------------------------------------- -------------------------------------------------------- -1--2--3--1-2-3--<- repeat this 4 times----------------- -------------------------------------------------------- AH -------------------------------------------------------- -------------------------------------------------------- -------------------------------------------------------- -------------------------------------------------------- -3--4--5--3-4-5--<- repeat 4 times---55--33--1-1-00----- -------------------------------------------------------- Now start over. The solo has a lot of muted pull offs :). ********************************************************************* ********************************************************************* Its a Monster by Extreme Here is the way I play it: (admittedly not perfect...) X= totally muted picking. >= hammer on. (Are these what other people use ?) <= pull off. = slide down. ^= vibrato. ~= palm mute. -------------------------------------------------------- -------------------------------------------------------- -------------------------------------------------------- ---4--4--4--4--4---------------------------------------- ---4--4--4--4--4--- play louder, palm muted.......------ ---2--2--2--2--2---------------------------------------- -------------------------------------------------------- -------------------------------------------------------- -------------------------------------------------------- --------------------------5--5-5XX--~--~--~~-~~--------- 5--5--X-5--X-X-3--3--X-X--3--3-3XX--3--3--33-44--------- 3--3--X-3--X-X-1--1--X-X------------1--1--11-22--------- ^^make squeak ^^^^^^^^^^^ this is heavily palm muted noise by sliding your hand on the strings ---3----3----------------------------------------------- ---3----3----------------------------------------------- -------------------------------------------------------- --------------------------5--5-5XX------3^^------------- 5----------X-X-3--3--X-X--3--3-3XX--3>5-----5<31------- 3----------X-X-1--1--X-X-------------------------------- ^^do that wierd squeal Nuno always does. ---3----3----------------------------------------------- ---3----3----------------------------------------------- -------------------------------------------------------- --------------------------5--5-5XX--~--~--~~-~~--------- 5----------X-X-3--3--X-X--3--3-3XX--3--3--33-55--------- 3----------X-X-1--1--X-X------------1--1--11-33--------- I think this is the voicing Nuno uses. | I use my thumb to fret the low E and mute the A. V ---3--?------------------3----------------------------- ---3--?------------------3----------------------------- ------?------------------0----------------------------- ------?------------------0----------------------------- 5-----?--33--33--4-4-44-------------------------------- 3-----?--11--11--2-2-22--3---XX-1--2--3--1-2-3-------- ^ ^slide down from very high fret. ^ I am having extreme (no pun) problems figuring out this chord. if you can figure it out, let me know. -3------------------------3------------------------------ -3------------------------3------------------------------ -0------------------------0------------------------------ -0---------3--------------0------------------------------ ----~~--/5---3<1>3<1>3<1--------------------------------- -3--33--------------------3---XX-1--2--3--11-2-3-------- -3--????------------------------------------------------- -3--????------------------------------------------------- -0--????------------------------------------------------- -0--????--------3---------------------------------------- ---------~~--/5---3<1>3<1>3<1---------------------------- -3-------33---------------------------------------------- ^^^He plays a riff here which I have yet to decipher. AH -------------------------------------------------------- -------------------------------------------------------- -------------------------------------------------------- -------------------------------------------------------- -1--2--3--1-2-3--<- repeat this 4 times----------------- -------------------------------------------------------- AH -------------------------------------------------------- -------------------------------------------------------- -------------------------------------------------------- -------------------------------------------------------- -3--4--5--3-4-5--<- repeat 4 times---55--33--1-1-00----- -------------------------------------------------------- Now start over. The solo has a lot of muted pull offs :). Enjoy!