Key:
/    = slide up
\    = slide down
b    = bend (whole step)
b^   = bend (1/2 step)
b^^  = bend (1 1/2 steps)
pb   = pre-bend
r    = release-bend
t^   = tap with righthand finger
h    = hammer-on
p    = pull-off
~    = Vibrato
*    = Natural Harmonic
#(#) = Trill
**   = Artificial Harmonic
x    = Dead notes (no pitch)
P.M. = Palm mute (- -> underneath indicates which notes)
(\)  = Dive w\bar
(/)  = Release w\bar
Tp   = Tap w\plectrum





Rhythm fig. 1a
                                                                                       
Eb|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
Bb|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
Gb|-4--5--7--------5--7--5\--4---------4--5--7/--10------4/--7--------|
Db|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
Ab|-2--3--5--------3--5--3\--2---------2--3--5/--8-------2/--5--------|
Eb|-------------------------------------------------------------------|



Eb|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
Bb|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
Gb|--4--5--7------5--7--5\---4-----------5---------------10--12--9----|
Db|----------------------------------6------6\--5---------------------|
Ab|--2--3--5------3--5--3\---2-----------3---------------8---10--7----|
Eb|----------------------------------4------4\--3---------------------|



Rhythm fig. 1b (play along with the last bar of Riff 1a)
                                                                             
Eb|--0----------------------------------------------------------------|
Bb|--0----------------------------------------------------------------|
Gb|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
Db|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
Ab|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
Eb|-------------------------------------------------------------------|



Rhythm fig. 1c (clean electric, let ring throughout)
                                                                                
Eb|---------1--------------------1------------------------------------|
Bb|--------------1----0---------------1----0--------------------------|
Gb|--0---------------------0------------------------------------------|
Db|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
Ab|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
Eb|-------------------------------------------------------------------|



Rhythm fig. 2a
                                                                              
Eb|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
Bb|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
Gb|--6----------------------------------------------------------------|
Db|--6------------------3---------------------------------------------|
Ab|--4------------------3---------------------------------------------|
Eb|---------------------1---------------------------------------------|



Rhythm fig. 2b
                                                                                             
Eb|----------------------------------------------------------------1--|
Bb|------------------------1h2p1~----------------------------------1--|
Gb|-6-----------------------------3--1------6----------------------1--|
Db|-6------------------3----------------3---6-----------------3-------|
Ab|-4----6b^-6r-6--4---3--------------------4---6b^-6r-6--4---3-------|
Eb|--------------------1--------------------------------------1-------|



Rhythm fig. 3a
                                                                                  
Eb|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
Bb|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
Gb|------------------8------------------------------3------3------3---|
Db|--6---------------8-------------4----------------3------3------3---|
Ab|--6---------------6-------------4----------------1------1------1---|
Eb|--4-----------------------------2----------------------------------|


Rhythm fig. 3b
                                                                                       
Eb|--------4------------------2----2----2--2--2-----------------------|
Bb|--------4-------8----------2----2----2--2--2-----3-----3------3----|
Gb|--------5-------8----------3----3----3--3--3-----3-----3------3----|
Db|--6-------------8----------4----4----4--4--4-----3-----3------3----|
Ab|--6-------------6--------------------------------1-----1------1----|
Eb|--4----------------------------------------------------------------|



Rhythm fig. 4a
                                                                                 
Eb|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
Bb|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
Gb|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
Db|--3------6---------------3------6------3------6----------------3---|
Ab|--3------6---------------3------6------3------6----------------3---|
Eb|--1------4----5b^--5r----1------4------1------4----5b^--5r-----1---|



Rhythm fig. 4b
                                                                                    
Eb|-------1-------------------------------1--------4------4-----------|
Bb|-------1-------------------------------1--------4------4-----------|
Gb|-------1-------------------------------1--------5------5-----------|
Db|--3-------------6-----------------3-------------6------6-----------|
Ab|--3-------------6-----------------3--------------------------------|
Eb|--1-------------4------5b^--5r----1--------------------------------|


                                                                
Eb|---------1---------------------------------------1-----------------|
Bb|---------1---------------------------------------1-----------------|
Gb|---------1---------------------------------------1-----------------|
Db|--3-------------------6-------------------3------------------------|
Ab|--3-------------------6-------------------3------------------------|
Eb|--1-------------------4------5b^--5r------1------------------------|



Solo 1 (with slide and wah)

Eb|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
Bb|-----------------------------------------------------12/-13\---12--|
Gb|-------------------------------------------------12----------------|
Db|--------9/-10----10/-----12----12~---------------------------------|
Ab|----10-------------------------------------------------------------|
Eb|-------------------------------------------------------------------|


                                                                      
Eb|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
Bb|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
Gb|----12\---10~------------------------------------------------------|
Db|----------------------------------9/-10----12------15\-------------|
Ab|------------------------------10-----------------------------------|
Eb|-------------------------------------------------------------------|


                                                                        
Eb|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
Bb|-----------------------------------------------------12/-13----13/-|
Gb|---------------12--------------------------------12----------------|
Db|--9/---12~-----------12\-------------------------------------------|
Ab|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
Eb|-------------------------------------------------------------------|


                                                                       
Eb|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
Bb|----15----15~------------------------------------------------------|
Gb|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
Db|---------------------------------9/-10----9------------------------|
Ab|-----------------------------10------------------9/10---8\---------|
Eb|-------------------------------------------------------------------|


                                                                                          
Eb|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
Bb|---------12/---13\-12----------10----10/---12\---8\-----6\---------|
Gb|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
Db|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
Ab|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
Eb|-------------------------------------------------------------------|




Solo 2
                                                                      
Eb|------------------------------13-----------------------------------|
Bb|----------------16b--------------16p13-----13-16p13----16p13-------|
Gb|---------------------------------------15b----------15-------15----|
Db|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
Ab|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
Eb|-------------------------------------------------------------------|


                                                  
Eb|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
Bb|---16p13-----------------------------------------------------------|
Gb|---------15b15p13----13-15-13----13----15-13b----------------------|
Db|------------------15----------15----15-----------------------------|
Ab|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
Eb|-------------------------------------------------------------------|


                                                                                  
Eb|-------------------------------------------------16b----16p13---16b|
Bb|-------------------------------------------------------------16----|
Gb|----------13-------------13------------------13--------------------|
Db|-15p13-------15-13h15p13-------------------------------------------|
Ab|-------15-------------------15p13\11h13~-11------------------------|
Eb|-------------------------------------------------------------------|


                                                                

Eb|--16----13-18p13-16p13----13-18p13-16p13---------------------------|
Bb|-----------------------16----------------16p13-----13-16p13--------|
Gb|-----------------------------------------------15-----------15-----|
Db|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
Ab|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
Eb|-------------------------------------------------------------------|


                                                                           
Eb|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
Bb|--16p13----16p13---------------------------------------------------|
Gb|--------15-------15-13h15p13----13----13-15b-----15~---------12b^--|
Db|-----------------------------15----15------------------------------|
Ab|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
Eb|-------------------------------------------------------------------|


                                                                         
Eb|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
Bb|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
Gb|--12r--------------------------------------------------------------|
Db|--------13/-15------------13b---------------13r--------------------|
Ab|---------------------------------------------------------11h13p11~-|
Eb|-------------------------------------------------------------------|


                                                                                         
Eb|-18b----18b--18b--18b--18b---18p16----18b-16-----------------------|
Bb|-----------------------------------18---------18-----18b--18b--18b-|
Gb|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
Db|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
Ab|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
Eb|-------------------------------------------------------------------|


                                                                  
Eb|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
Bb|--18~---16h18------------------------------------------------------|
Gb|--------------17-15-13----13h15p13---------------------------------|
Db|-----------------------15-----------15p13------13~-----------------|
Ab|--------------------------------------------15---------------------|
Eb|-------------------------------------------------------------------|


                                                                                      
Eb|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
Bb|----------------------------------------11-------11----------------|
Gb|-------------------------------------------11~--------10----5(7)-7\|
Db|----------------------------------11h13----------------------------|
Ab|-10-11**-10**-11**-10~---9-11/-13----------------------------------|
Eb|-------------------------------------------------------------------|


Riff 1

Eb|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
Bb|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
Gb|--5(7)-------------------------------------------------------------|
Db|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
Ab|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
Eb|-------------------------------------------------------------------|


Outro fills (with slide and wah)

Eb|---------------------------|----------------------|----------------|
Bb|---------------------------|----------------------|-/12/13\10~--\--|
Gb|---------------------------|-----12\10------------|----------------|
Db|-----9/10\9----------------|-/12-------10\9--9\5~-|----------------|
Ab|-/10--------/10-10\8~----\-|----------------------|----------------|
Eb|---------------------------|----------------------|----------------|


Eb|-----------------|-----------15~-----------------------------------|
Bb|-----------------|-------------------------------------------------|
Gb|-----------------|-------------------------------------------------|
Db|-----------------|-x/----------------------------------------------|
Ab|--/10-\8~---\----|-x/----------------------------------------------|
Eb|-----------------|-x/----------------------------------------------|





Seduction of the innocent
Simmons, Van Zen

[Intro: Rhy. fig 1a]

[Rhy. fig 1a & 1c]
He always wears his bible belt 
The collar under his head 
It's like a noose around his neck 

His sandaled feet don't touch the ground 
Ears don't hear a sound 
Seduction Of The Innocent 

[Rhy. fig 1c]
[Rhy. fig 2a & 2b]
Everybody thinks there's always a reason 
Need a reason to cry 
You kiss the hand of the man for all seasons 
And don't know why 

[Rhy. fig 3a & 3b with Riff 1 on last bar]
Say it friend, if you had to do it all over again 
Would you know the trickery that he's prayin? 

[Rhy. fig 1a & 1c]
The padre looks well fed 
Remember what the good book said 
Vultures circle overhead 

Whatever gets you through the night 
Friends sing to clear your mind 
Seduction Of The Innocent 

[Rhy. fig 1c]
[Rhy. fig 2a & 2b]
Everybody thinks there's always a reason 
Need a reason to cry 
You kiss the hand of a man for all seasons 
And don't know why 

[Rhy. fig 3a & 3b]
Say it friend, if you had to do it all over again 
Would you know the trickery that he's prayin'? 

[Solo 1 over Rhy. fig 1a]
[Solo 2 over Rhy. fig 4a & 4b]

[Rhy. fig 2a & 2b]
Everybody thinks there's always a reason 
Need a reason to cry 
You kiss the hand of the man for all seasons 
And don't know why 

[Rhy. fig 3a & 3b]
Say it friend, if you had to do it all over again 
Would you know the trickery that he's prayin'?

[Rhy. fig 1a with Outro fills]
[Rhy. fig 1a & 1c with Outro fills]
[Rhy. fig 1b]
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