• Song:

    Drones

  • Artist:

    Rise Against

  • Album:

    The Sufferer and the Wi...

I'm pretty sure this is all right :)
Tuning (I don't know if this particular tuning has an actual name)
This is what I use:
F
C
G#
D#
A#
D#
this is drop D, tuned UP half a step.

pm *= palm mute
x= mute string
~= let note ring

Guitar 1 is the rhythm guitar
Guitar 2 is lead (it's quieter than Guitar 1)
_____________________________________
Intro
Guitar 1
|--
|--
|--
|0~
|0~    Pickslide on 8th bar after drums start
|0~

Main Riff
Guitars 1+2
|----------------|
|----------------|
|--57------57--5-|
|0057003-0057335-|
|0035003-0035333-|   X3
|00--003-00--33--|

Verse 1
Guitars 1+2
|----------------1~--------------|
|----------------3~--------------|
|----------------3~--------------|
|0~--------------0~----Pickslide-|
|0~--------------0~--------------|
|0~--------------0~--------------|

Guitar 1
|-------------------------------5---------------------------------|
|-------------------------------5---------------------------------|
|-------------------------------5-------------------------5555552-|
|0-0000000000000003-3333335-55555-0-000000000000003-3333335555552-|
|0-0000000000000003-3333335-55555-0-000000000000003-3333333333330-|
|0-0000000000000003-3333335-55555-0-000000000000003-333333--------|
pm ***************  ******  ****    **************  ******

Guitar 2
|----------------------------------------------------------|
|----------------------------------------------------------|
|7-57-57-9-9-9-7-57-57-9-9-9-7-57-57-9-9-9-10-99-7-7-9-9-2-|
|x-xx-xx-x-x-x-x-xx-xx-x-x-x-x-xx-xx-x-x-x--x-xx-x-x-x-x-2-|
|5-35-35-7-7-7-5-35-35-7-7-7-5-35-35-7-7-7--8-77-5-5-7-7-0-|
|----------------------------------------------------------|


Chorus
Guitar 1
|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
|3-333333333322225-5555555555555-222-222-000-000-7777555533332222-|
|3-333333333333335-5555555555555-222-222-000-000-xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx-|
|1-111111111111113-3333333333333-000-000-000-000-5555333311110000-|
|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
pm                               **  **  **  **

Guitar 2
|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
|3-333333333322225-5555555555555-222-222-000-000------------------|
|3-333333333333335-5555555555555-222-222-000-000-0000222233332222-|
|1-111111111111113-3333333333333-000-000-000-000-0000222233332222-|
|------------------------------------------------0000222233332222-|
pm                               **  **  **  **

Guitar 1
|----------------------------------0------------------------------|
|----------------------------------0---------------------3--------|
|3-333333333322225-5555555555555-220-222-000-000-77775555x--------|
|3-333333333333335-5555555555555-220-222-000-000-xxxxxxxxx--------|drum fill
|1-111111111111113-3333333333333-00--000-000-000-555533333--------|
|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
pm                               **  **  **  **

Guitar 2
|----------------------------------0------------------------------|
|----------------------------------0------------------------------|
|3-333333333322225-5555555555555-220-222-000-000-222222223--------|
|3-333333333333335-5555555555555-220-222-000-000-222222223--------|drum fill
|1-111111111111113-3333333333333-00--000-000-000-000000001--------|
|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
pm                               **  **  **  **

Link to verse 2 (Main Riff)
Guitars 1+2
|----------------|
|----------------|
|--57------57--5-|
|0057003-0057335-|
|0035003-0035333-|  X3
|00--003-00--33--|

Verse 2
Guitar 1
|---------------------------------------------------|
|---------------------------------------------------|
|---------------------------------------------------|
|0~-------------------------------------------------|
|0~----------------------------------------Pickslide|
|0~-------------------------------------------------|

Guitar 2
|------------------12~----------------------12~-----|
|---------------------13~15~------------15~-----13~-|
|----------------------------14~--------------------|
|---------------------------------------------------|
|---------------------------------------------------|
|---------------------------------------------------|

Guitar 1
|-------------------------------5---------------------------------|
|-------------------------------5---------------------------------|
|-------------------------------5-------------------------5555552-|
|0-0000000000000003-3333335-55555-0-000000000000003-3333335555552-|
|0-0000000000000003-3333335-55555-0-000000000000003-3333333333330-|
|0-0000000000000003-3333335-55555-0-000000000000003-333333--------|
pm ***************  ******  ****    **************  ******

Guitar 2
|----------------------------------------------------------|
|----------------------------------------------------------|
|7-57-57-9-9-9-7-57-57-9-9-9-7-57-57-9-9-9-10-99-7-7-9-9-2-|
|x-xx-xx-x-x-x-x-xx-xx-x-x-x-x-xx-xx-x-x-x--x-xx-x-x-x-x-2-|
|5-35-35-7-7-7-5-35-35-7-7-7-5-35-35-7-7-7--8-77-5-5-7-7-0-|
|----------------------------------------------------------|

Guitar 3
|------------------12~----------------------12~-----|
|---------------------13~15~------------15~-----13~-|
|----------------------------14~--------------------|
|---------------------------------------------------|
|---------------------------------------------------|
|---------------------------------------------------|

Chorus
Guitar 1
|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
|3-333333333322225-5555555555555-222-222-000-000-7777555533332222-|
|3-333333333333335-5555555555555-222-222-000-000-xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx-|
|1-111111111111113-3333333333333-000-000-000-000-5555333311110000-|
|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
pm                               **  **  **  **

Guitar 2
|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
|3-333333333322225-5555555555555-222-222-000-000------------------|
|3-333333333333335-5555555555555-222-222-000-000-0000222233332222-|
|1-111111111111113-3333333333333-000-000-000-000-0000222233332222-|
|------------------------------------------------0000222233332222-|
pm                               **  **  **  **

Guitar 1
|----------------------------------0-------------------------------------|--|
|----------------------------------0-------------------------------------|--|
|3-333333333322225-5555555555555-220-222-000-000-777777775555555533333333|3-|
|3-333333333333335-5555555555555-220-222-000-000-777777775555555533333333|3-|
|1-111111111111113-3333333333333-00--000-000-000-555555553333333311111111|1-|
|------------------------------------------------------------------------|--|
pm                               **  **  **  **

Guitar 2
|----------------------------------0-------------------------------------|--|
|----------------------------------0-------------------------------------|--|
|3-333333333322225-5555555555555-220-222-000-000-------------------------|--|
|3-333333333333335-5555555555555-220-222-000-000-000000002222222233333333|3-|
|1-111111111111113-3333333333333-00--000-000-000-000000002222222233333333|3-|
|------------------------------------------------000000002222222233333333|3-|

Bridge
Breakdown
Guitar 1
|----------------------------------------------------------------|
|----------------------------------------------------------------|
|----------------------------------------------------------------|
|0-0-0-0-0-0-0-5-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-7-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-3-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-3-|
|0-0-0-0-0-0-0-5-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-7-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-3-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-3-|
|0-0-0-0-0-0-0-5-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-7-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-3-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-3-|

|-------------------------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------------------------|
|0-0-0-0-0-0-0-5-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-7-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-3-0-0-0-0-0-3--| pull whammy
|0-0-0-0-0-0-0-5-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-7-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-3-0-0-0-0-0-3--| bar up
|0-0-0-0-0-0-0-5-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-7-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-3-0-0-0-0-0-3~-|

Guitar 2
|-----------------      |------------------------|
|----10---6---8---      |----10---6--------------|
|5-7----7---7---7-  X7  |5-7----7---7-slowly bend|
|-----------------      |------------------------|
|-----------------      |------------------------|
|-----------------      |------------------------|

Guitars 1+2
  |----------------------------------------------------------------|
  |----------------------------------------------------------------|
  |----------------------------------------------------------------|
  |00-000-000-0005533-333-333-3337755-555-555-5553300-000-000-0000-|
  |00-000-000-0005533-333-333-3337755-555-555-5553300-000-000-0000-|
  |00-000-000-0005533-333-333-3337755-555-555-5553300-000-000-0000-|
pm ** *** *** ******* *** *** ******* *** *** ******* *** *** ****

Bridge 
'part 2' (when drums speed up again)
Let the bottom string ring throughout this section.
Guitar 1
|---------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|---------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|--------0~------3~------5~----------------------3~---------5~------------------2-|
|0~------0~------3~------5~--pickslide-0~--------3~---------5~------pickslide---2-|
|0~------0~------0~------0~------------0~--------0~---------0~------------------0-|
|0~------------------------------------0~-----------------------------------------|

Guitar 2
|---------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|------------------------------10br8----------------------------------------------|
|--------0~------3~------5~---------10-7~----4-7-9~----7-9-10~--9~--10-9-5~-----2-|
|0~------0~------3~------5~------------x-----x-x-x-----x-x--x---x----x-x-x------2-|
|0~------0~------0~------0~------------5~----3-5-7~----5-7--8~--7~---8-7-3~-----0-|
|0~-------------------------------------------------------------------------------|

Chorus
Guitar 1
|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
|3-333333333322225-5555555555555-222-222-000-000-7777555533332222-|
|3-333333333333335-5555555555555-222-222-000-000-xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx-|
|1-111111111111113-3333333333333-000-000-000-000-5555333311110000-|
|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
pm                               **  **  **  **

Guitar 2
|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
|3-333333333322225-5555555555555-222-222-000-000------------------|
|3-333333333333335-5555555555555-222-222-000-000-0000222233332222-|
|1-111111111111113-3333333333333-000-000-000-000-0000222233332222-|
|------------------------------------------------0000222233332222-|
pm                               **  **  **  **

Guitars 1+2
|----------------------------------0--------------------|
|----------------------------------0--------------------|
|3-333333333322225-5555555555555-220-222-000-0007---7~--|
|3-333333333333335-5555555555555-220-222-000-0007---5~--|
|1-111111111111113-3333333333333-00--000-000-0005---3~--|
|-------------------------------------------------------|
pm                               **  **  **  **

Outro
Guitars 1+2
|----------------        |--|
|----------------        |--|
|--57------57--5-        |--|
|0057003-0057335-        |0-|
|0035003-0035333-    X3  |0-|
|00--003-00--33--        |0-|
_____________________________________

Intro (main riff)
Verse 1
Chorus
Link (main riff)
Verse 2
Chorus
Bridge pt 1 (breakdown)
Bridge pt 2 (when the drums speed up again)
Chorus
Outro (main riff)

Enjoy! :)
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