First off, there's the intro riff which is also the chorus part:
repeat 4x
E- | ----------------------------------------------------- | |
B- | ----------------------------------------------------- | |
G- | -2-2--2-4-2-----2---5-4-----5---7-5-----7---5--4h5-7- | |
D- | -2-2--3-3-3-----3---3-3-----3---5-5-----5---5------5- | |
A- | -0-0--------0-0---0-----0-0---0-----0-0---0---------- | |
E- | ----------------------------------------------------- | |
After you go through that twice, however, there is this little bit of lead
that kinda copies the vocal line of the chorus:
E- | ---------------------------------- | ---------------------------------------- |
B- | -9b10r(b9)-------------------------- | -10--10----10-12--12-10-12-13--13-12-13- |
G- | --------(b9)10---10-b12r10--9h10---- | --------12------------------------------ |
D- | -------------------------------12- | ---------------------------------------- |
A- | ---------------------------------- | ---------------------------------------- |
E- | ---------------------------------- | ---------------------------------------- |
E- | ------------------------ |
B- | -12b15r12-12h13-10~~~~~~ |
G- | ------------------------ |
D- | ------------------------ |
A- | ------------------------ | (rhythm guitar ends on A5 )
E- | ------------------------ |
The A5 is sustained throughout the verses with a few changes like so:
A5
Last night the word came down
( A5 ) G5 C5 A5
Ten dead in Chinatown
( A5 )
Innocent, their only crime
B5 slide to C5 A5
Was bein' in the wrong place at the wrong time
( A5 )
"Too bad", people say,
( A5 ) G5 C5 A5
"What's wrong with the kids today?"
( A5 )
I'll tell you right now they got nothin' to lose
G5 F5 A5
They're building EMPIRE.
Then this little lead bit: B- | --8b10-(10)-(10)-- | (sustained indefinitely)
While the rhythm (once again) stays on A5. Do the whole verse bit
over again for the second verse.
Here's the pre-chorus with some lyrics below to help you keep up (repeat
the first section twice, then do the last bit right before the chorus):
E- | -------------------------------------------------------------- | | ------- |
B- | -6---6-6-3--3-3--8--8-8-6--6-6--6--6-6-3--3-3----------------- | | ------- |
G- | -5---5-5-2--2-2--7--7-7-5--5-5--5--5-5-2--2-2---5--5-5-5--5-5- | | ------- |
D- | -0---0-0-0--0-0--0--0-0-0--0-0--0--0-0-0--0-0---5--5-5-5--5-5- | | -3/5-5- |
A- | ------------------------------------------------3--3-3-3--3-3- | | -3/5-5- |
E- | -------------------------------------------------------------- | | -1/3-3- |
East side_________ Meets West side___ downtown_____.
No time_________ the walls_fall____ down_____.
After the second chorus, play this right before the bridge (the
"bridge" is what I call the part where that guy does the commentary on
law enforcement):
E- | ----------------------- | |
B- | ----------------------- | |
G- | -5-----5-----5-/7~~~~~- | |
D- | -5--5--5--5--5-/7~~~~~- | |
A- | -3--5--3--5--3-/5~~~~~- | |
E- | ----3-----3------------ | |
Then play this part clean (actually with chorus and slight delay...
but what the hell) during the commentary:
E- | -0---------------------------3------------------- | |
B- | -3----3--3h5--3----5-6-5-3---3---5----5-6--5h6p5- | |
G- | -2----3-------2----5-5-5-2---0---5----5-5--5----- | |
D- | -0----------------------------------------------- | | (repeat 4x)
A- | ------------------------------------------------- | |
E- | ------------------------------------------------- | |
(When the commentary gets to "By way of comparison..." a second guitar
should start chunging out an open D string with distortion and palm
muting.)