Counting Backwards Chords by Throwing Muses

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COUNTING BACKWARDS - THROWING MUSES


E   0  0  0  0 | 0  0      | 0 0      | 0 0 0 0 0 0   |
B  12\ 8\ 3  0 | 5  4-HO-5 | 5 4-HO-5 | 5 5 5 5 5 5 / |
    part I          II         II           III

E   0  0  0  0 | 0  0      | 0 0      | 0 0      | 0 0      | 0        |
B  12\ 8\ 3  0 | 5  4-HO-5 | 5 4-HO-5 | 5 4-HO-5 | 5 4-HO-5 | 5        |
         I          II         II          II         II      II

   We'll define 2 more part numbers:

E  |   0      |            | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 |
B  |   4-HO-5 |            | 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 |
         IV                         V

1st Verse:  Chords    E | F# | G | A |

I think that the rhythm chords are played like this:

E  0    0 0 0 0   0  0 0 0 0  0  0 0 0 0  0  x x  0  0                |
B  0    0 0 0 0   0  0 0 0 0  0  0 0 0 0  0  x x  0  0                |
G  1    1 1 1 1   3  3 3 3 3  4  4 4 4 4  6  x x  6  4                |
D  2    2 2 2 2   4  4 4 4 4  5  5 5 5 5  7  x x  7  5                |
A  2    2 2 2 2   4  4 4 4 4  5  5 5 5 5  7  x x  7  5                |
E  0    0 0 0 0   2  2 2 2 2  3  3 3 3 3  5  x x  5  3                |
   E              F#          G           A          G

2nd Guitar: after 2nd "....don't remember"

| IV | II (x4) | V |
| II (x6) | V | II (X6) | V |
| II (x8) | II A |

Chorus:    E | F# | G | B |
2nd Guitar: | I | II a (with 1/4 step bend up and back on B string 5th fret) |

2nd Verse: E | F# | G | A |
2nd Guitar: | II(x6) | V | II(x6) | V |
            | II(x8) | II A |

Chorus:    E | F# | G | B |
2nd Guitar(at end of chorus) | I | II | II | III |
                             | I | II a (with 1/4 step bend as above) |
Outro:
Guitar 1: | II (x6) | V | (These 2 patterns are played 6 times)

Guitar 2: Here are the 2 fills heard during the above pattern:

E  0  0  0  0  0  0  0  0  |      |  0         | 0  0  0  0  0  0  0  0      |
B 12 12 12 12 12 12 12 12  |      | 12  /   15 |15 15 15 15 15 15 15 15(bend)|

Solo:

E  0  0  0  0  0  0  0  0  |  0  0  0  0  0  0  0  0  |  0  0  0  0 |
B 15 15 15 15 14 14 14 14  | 12 12 12 12 13 13 13 13  | 14 14 14 14 |


E  0  0  0  0  0  0  0  0  |  0  0  0  0  0  0  0  0  |  0  0  0  0 |  0
B 13 13 13 13 12 12 12 12  | 13 13 13 13 14 14 14 14  | 13 13 13 13 | 12
                                        ( gradually slow down)

HO = hammer on ; / = slide up to next note ; \ = slide down to next note
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