Song: Howard's Tale
Artist: Sick Puppies
Album: Dressed Up as Life
Tuning: CGCFAD

Key:     x scratch     . palm mute     ~ hold out note      b bend note to

         h hammer-on   p pull off       v. vibrato          / slide up to

Intro/Verse 1 is bass

Chorus 1
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|-------10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-|
|-xxxx--8--8--8--8--8--8--8--8--8--8--8--8--8--8--8--8--|
|-xxxx--8--8--8--8--8--8--8--8--8--8--8--8--8--8--8--8--|
|-xxxx--8--8--8--8--8--8--8--8--8--8--8--8--8--8--8--8--|

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|-10-10-10-9-9-9-12-12-12-9-9-9-10-10-9-9-|-10-10-10-10-10-10-|
|-x--x--x--x-x-x-x--x--x--x-x-x-x--x--x-x-|-x--x--x--x--x--x--|
|-8--8--8--7-7-7-10-10-10-7-7-7-8--8--7-7-|-8--8--8--8--8--8--|
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|--------------------------------------------|
|-9-9-9-9-9-9-7-7-7-7-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9--------|
|-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-xxxxx7-|
|-7-7-7-7-7-7-5-5-5-5-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-xxxxx7-|
|-------------------------------------xxxxx7-|

|-------------------------------------------------|
|-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-|
|-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-|
|-8--8--8--8--8--8--8--8--8--8--8--8--8--8--8--8--|
|-8--8--8--8--8--8--8--8--8--8--8--8--8--8--8--8--|
|-8--8--8--8--8--8--8--8--8--8--8--8--8--8--8--8--|

|-----------------------------------------|------------------------|
|-----------------------------------------|------------------------|
|-10-10-10-9-9-9-12-12-12-9-9-9-10-10-9-9-|------------7--7--------|
|-x--x--x--x-x-x-x--x--x--x-x-x-x--x--x-x-|-5--5-x-x--x5--5-x-x--x-|
|-8--8--8--7-7-7-10-10-10-7-7-7-8--8--7-7-|-5--5-x-x--x5--5-x-x--x-|
|-----------------------------------------|-5--5-x-x--x5--5-x-x--x-|

|-------------------|
|-------------------|
|-------------------| Sorry about the length of the Chorus! I'm just guna
|-8-8----7-7----5-5-| say Chorus 2 & 3 next time.
|-8-8----7-7----5-5-|
|-8-8----7-7----5-5-|

Pre-Chorus
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|-0-0-12-12-15-15-0-0-12-12-15-15-12-12-15-15-0-0-11-11-12-12-|
|-0-0-12-12-15-15-0-0-12-12-15-15-12-12-15-15-0-0-11-11-12-12-|
|-0-0-12-12-15-15-0-0-12-12-15-15-12-12-15-15-0-0-11-11-12-12-|

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|-0-0-11-11-12-12-11-11-12-12-0-0-7-7-8-8-0-0-7-7-8-8-7-7-8-8-|
|-0-0-11-11-12-12-11-11-12-12-0-0-7-7-8-8-0-0-7-7-8-8-7-7-8-8-|
|-0-0-11-11-12-12-11-11-12-12-0-0-7-7-8-8-0-0-7-7-8-8-7-7-8-8-|

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|---------------------------------|
|---------------------------------|
|-0-0-5-5-7-7-0-0-5-5-7-7-3-3-0-0-|
|-0-0-5-5-7-7-0-0-5-5-7-7-3-3-0-0-|
|-0-0-5-5-7-7-0-0-5-5-7-7-3-3-0-0-|

Verse 2
|-4--4--4--4-4-5--5--5--5-5-4--4--4--4-4---1---0--|
|-3--3--3--3-3-3--3--3--3-3-3--3--3--3-3--3-3-3-3-|
|----------------------------------------2---2----|
|-------------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------------|
                                         .. ... .
|-4--4--4--4-4-5--5--5--5-5-6-6-6-6-6-6-x-x-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-|
|-3--3--3--3-3-3--3--3--3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-x-x-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-|
|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------------------------------|

|-4--4--4--4-4-5--5--5--5-5-4--4--4--4-4---1---0--|
|-3--3--3--3-3-3--3--3--3-3-3--3--3--3-3--3-3-3-3-|
|----------------------------------------2---2----|
|-------------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------------|
                                         .. ... .
|-4--4--4--4-4-5--5--5--5-5-----|
|-3--3--3--3-3-3--3--3--3-3-----|
|-------------------------------|
|---------------------------3-3-|
|---------------------------3-3-|
|---------------------------3-3-|


Chorus 2


Bridge
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|-----------------3~~~---5~~-3~~----------------------------------|
|-----------------5~~~---5~~-5~~-------6~-------------------------|
|-0~~~~~~-3~~~~~~-3~~~---3~~-3~~-1~~~~-6~-x--x--x--x--x--x--x--x--|
|-0~~~~~~-3~~~~~~-3~~~---3~~-3~~-1~~~~-4~-x--x--x--x--x--x--x--x--|
|-0~~~~~~-3~~~~~~-3~~~---3~~-3~~-1~~~~----x--x--x--x--x--x--x--x--|

|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
|-0-0-12-12-15-15-0-0-12-12-15-15-12-12-15-15-0-0-11-11-12-12-0-0-|
|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
|-----------------------------------------------------------------|

|-----------------------|-------------------------------------------------|
|-----------------------|-------------------------------------------------|
|-----------------------|-------------------------------------------------|
|-11h12-11h12-11h12p11~-|-0-0-7-7-8-8-0-0-7-7-8-8-7-7-8-8-0-0-5-5-7-7-0-0-|
|-----------------------|-0-0-7-7-8-8-0-0-7-7-8-8-7-7-8-8-0-0-5-5-7-7-0-0-|
|-----------------------|-0-0-7-7-8-8-0-0-7-7-8-8-7-7-8-8-0-0-5-5-7-7-0-0-|

|-------------|
|-------------|
|-------------|
|-5-5-7-7-----|
|-5-5-7-7-7b8-|
|-5-5-7-7-----|

Verse 3
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|-------------------------------------------------------------3v.---|
|-0-0---0-0-----0-0---0-0-------0-0--0-0-----0-0--------0h3h5-------|
|-0-0---0-0-----0-0---0-0-------0-0--0-0-----0-0--0h3h5-------------|
  . .   . .     . .   . .       . .  . .     . . 
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|---------------------------------------|
|---------------------------------------|
|---------------------------------------|
|-0-0---0-0-----0-0---0-0-----0-0---0-0-|
|-0-0---0-0-----0-0---0-0-----0-0---0-0-|


Chorus 3

Solo
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|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
|-5-5-5-5-2-2-5-5-5-5-2-2-5-5-2-2-5-5-5-5-2-2-5-5-5-5-2-2-5-5-2-2-|
|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
|-----------------------------------------------------------------|

|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-|---------------------------------|
|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
|---------------------------------|-0-0-/5-0-0-/5-0-0-/5-0-0-/5-0-0-|
|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
                                    . .  . . .  . . .  . . .  . . .
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|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
|-5-5-5-5-2-2-5-5-5-5-2-2-5-5-2-2-5-5-5-5-2-2-5-5-5-5-2-2-5-5-2-2-|
|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
|-----------------------------------------------------------------|

|---------------------------------|---------------------|
|---------------------------------|---------------------|
|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-|---------------------|
|---------------------------------|-8-8-5--7-7-3--x-x-2-|
|---------------------------------|-8-8----7-7----x-x---|
|---------------------------------|-8-8----7-7----x-x---|

Outro
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|-12-12-15-15-0-0-12-12-15-15-12-12-15-15-0-0-11-11-12-12-0-0-|
|-12-12-15-15-0-0-12-12-15-15-12-12-15-15-0-0-11-11-12-12-0-0-|
|-12-12-15-15-0-0-12-12-15-15-12-12-15-15-0-0-11-11-12-12-0-0-|

|-------------------------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------------------------|
|-11-11-12-12-11-11-12-12-0-0-7-7-8-8-0-0-7-7-8-8-7-7-8-8-0-0-|
|-11-11-12-12-11-11-12-12-0-0-7-7-8-8-0-0-7-7-8-8-7-7-8-8-0-0-|
|-11-11-12-12-11-11-12-12-0-0-7-7-8-8-0-0-7-7-8-8-7-7-8-8-0-0-|

|--------------------------|---------------------------------------------|
|--------------------------|---------------------------------------------|
|-------------777777-------|---------------------------------------------|
|-5-5-7-7-0-0--------------|-0-0-12-12-15-15-0-0-12-12-15-15-12-12-15-15-|
|-5-5-7-7-0-0-------555555-|-0-0-12-12-15-15-0-0-12-12-15-15-12-12-15-15-|
|-5-5-7-7-0-0--------------|-0-0-12-12-15-15-0-0-12-12-15-15-12-12-15-15-|

|---------------------------------------------------------------------|
|---------------------------------------------------------------------|
|---------------------------------------------------------------------|
|-0-0-11-11-12-12-0-0-11-11-12-12--0--0-0-7-7-8-8-0-0-7-7-8-8--0--0-0-|
|-0-0-11-11-12-12-0-0-11-11-12-12--0--0-0-7-7-8-8-0-0-7-7-8-8--0--0-0-|
|-0-0-11-11-12-12-0-0-11-11-12-12--0--0-0-7-7-8-8-0-0-7-7-8-8--0--0-0-|

|-----------------------|
|-----------------------|
|-----------------------| Let the bass finish the song.
|-5-5-7-7-0-0-5-7-0-3~~-|
|-5-5-7-7-0-0-5-7-0-3~~-|
|-5-5-7-7-0-0-5-7-0-3~~-|

That's it! Enjoy!
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