Keys :
h = hammer on
p = pull off
/ = slide up
\ = slide down
x = mute
bp - bend pulloff (bend 1/2 step then pull off, it might be tough so practice it)
^ - volume swell
hpm - heavy palm muting (slide hand a little up the strings more)
ph - pinch harmonic

The beginning goes:
e|---------------|
b|---------------|
g|---------------|
d|---------------|  X8
a|---------------|
D|--0h2p0-0h2bp0-|

next part:
e|------------------|
b|------------------|
g|------------------|
d|--------0---------|  X8
a|------------------|
D|--0h2p0---0h2p0-3-|

the first riff x18

next part:
(the easiest way to play it is with this strum pattern U{up} & D{down}its natural you'll see)
e|--------------------|
b|--------------------|
g|--------------------|
d|--------------------|
a|-D-UD-D-DU-DUDD-DUD-|
D|-0-X0-0-00-XX00-XX0-|
pm*********************  

Bridge:
e|--------------------------------|
b|--3--3--3--3--3--3--3--3-15--|
g|--2--2--2--2--2--2--2--2-14
--|
d|--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--|
a|--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--|
D|--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--|

after a pause this starts:
e|-------------|
b|-------------|
g|-------------|
d|-------------|  X3
a|-------------|
D|--0-00-0-00--|
PM**************

last time:
e|-----------------------|
b|-----------------------|
g|-----------------------|
d|-----------------------|
a|-----------------------|
D|--0-00-0-00-000-0-000--|
pm************************

Verse:
e|--------------------|
b|--------------------|
g|--------------------|
d|--------------------|  X8
a|--------------------|
D|--0-0-000-000-0-000-|
pm********************

Build Up:
e|--------------------|
b|--------------------|
g|--------------------|
d|--------------------|  X4
a|--------------------|
D|-0-X0-0-00-XX00-XX0-|
pm*********************

Semi-Solo #1:

e|-----------------------------------------------|
b|-----------------------------------------------|
g|-----------------------------------------------|
d|--------7-------7\5--------7-------7\5\\0--|
A|--5h7p5---5h7p5-------5h7p5---5h7p5------------|
D|-----------------------------------------------|
                                          @@@@
@ - slow slide, release, let ring, then slowly push the string in above the nut and slowly release.
2:40
this part changes ALOT:
e|--------------------------|
b|--------------------------|
g|--7----10-----5-----9/10--|
d|--7----10-----5-----9/10--| X8
a|--5-----8-----3-----7/8---|
D|----0-0---0-0---0-0-------|
pm    * *   * *   * *

e|------------------------|
b|------------------------|
g|--7-XXX-5-XXX-(b9)XXX-10--|
d|--7-XXX-5-XXX-(b9)XXX-10--|  X2
a|--5-XXX-3-XXX-7-XXX-8---|
D|----XXX---XXX---XXX-----|

e|----------------------------|
b|----------------------------|
g|--7-XXX-5-XXX-7(b9)XXX-9/10--|
d|--7-XXX-5-XXX-7(b9)XXX-9/10--|
a|--5-XXX-3-XXX-5/7-XXX-7/8---|
D|----XXX---XXX-----XXX-------|

e|-----------------------------|
b|-----------------------------|
g|--7(b9)XXX-5-XXX-7-XXX-(b9)--5--|
d|--7(b9)XXX-5-XXX-7-XXX-(b9)--5--|
a|--5/7-XXX-3-XXX-5-XXX-7---3--|
D|------XXX---XXX---XXX--------|

e|-----------------------|
b|-----------------------|
g|-----------------------|
d|--0--0-0--00-XX00-XX0--|  X2
a|--0--0-0--00-XX00-XX0--|
D|--0--0-0--00-XX00-XX0--|

e|-----------------------------|
b|-----------------------------|
g|-----------------------------|
d|------------------XX00--XX0--|
a|--3p0----5p0------XX00--XX0--|
D|------0------0-0--XX00--XX0--|

3:42
 ||:                     :|      :|           :|
e|------------------------|-------|------------|
b|------------------------|-------|------------|
g|-------------------5-5--|-------|--3-3-------|
d|-------------------5-5--|--5-5--|--3-3--3-3--|
a|--3p0----5p0-------3-3--|--5-5--|--1-1--3-3--|
D|------0------0-0--------|--5-5--|-------3-3--|

Then the endings earn some muted chords:
e|----------|----------|------------------|
b|----------|----------|------------------|
g|-X-XX5-5--|-X-XX-----|-X-XX3-3-X-X------|
d|-X-XX5-5--|-X-XX5-5--|-X-XX3-3-X-X-3-3--|  X2
a|-X-XX3-3--|-X-XX5-5--|-X-XX1-1-X-X-3-3--|
D|-X-XX-----|-X-XX5-5--|-X-XX----X-X-3-3--|

e|----------|-----------|-------------|
b|----------|-----------|-------------|
g|-X-XX5-5--|-XXXXX-----|--3-3--------|
d|-X-XX5-5--|-XXXXX5-5--|--3-3---3-3--|
a|-X-XX3-3--|-XXXXX5-5--|--1-1---3-3--|
D|-X-XX-----|-XXXXX5-5--|--------3-3--|

e|----------------------------------|
b|----------------------------------|
g|----------------------------------|
d|--0-0--2/3-3-3--------------------|  X3
a|--0-0--2/3-3-3--3p0----5p0--------|
D|--0-0--2/3-3-3------0------0-0----|

e|-----------------------------|
b|-----------------------------|
g|-----------------------------|
d|------------------XX00--XX0--|  X4
a|--3p0----5p0------XX00--XX0--|
D|------0------0-0--XX00--XX0--|

 ||:                     :|      :|           :|
e|------------------------|-------|------------|
b|------------------------|-------|------------|
g|-------------------5-5--|-------|--3-3-------|
d|-------------------5-5--|--5-5--|--3-3--3-3--|
a|--3p0----5p0-------3-3--|--5-5--|--1-1--3-3--|
D|------0------0-0--------|--5-5--|-------3-3--|

FINALLY A BREAK!!!!
Build Up:(gradualy build up the picking & lessen your palm muting)
e|--------------------|
b|--------------------|
g|--------------------|
d|--------------------|  X3
a|--------------------|
D|-0-X0-0-00-XX00-XX0-|
pm*********************

Next: (w/ flanger and a little wah)
e|-----0--|
b|-----3--|
g|-----2--|
d|-----0--|  X4
a|--0--0--|
D|--0--0--|
(really blast those open bass strings)

this is my favorite part because it takes a supple wrist, let it flow)
5:24
e|-------------------------------------|
b|-------------------------------------|
g|-------------------------------------|
d|-------------------------------------|  X2
a|-----3\---------------3\-5\-------|
D|--0------5\--3//5--0----------3//5--|

Semi-Solo#2
e|--------------------------|
b|--------------------------|
g|--------------------------|
d|--------------------------|
a|--6-5-3/5-6-5/8-8\3/5-6--|
D|--------------------------|

e|----------------------------------|
b|----------------------------------|
g|----------------------------------|
d|----------------------------------|
a|--5h6p5h6p5h6p5h6-3/5-6-5/8\3/5--|
D|----------------------------------|

Next: (w/ flanger)
e|-----0--|
b|-----3--|
g|-----2--|
d|-----0--|  X4
a|--0--0--|
D|--0--0--|

e|-------------------------------------|
b|-------------------------------------|
g|-------------------------------------|
d|-------------------------------------|  X4
a|-----3\---------------3\-5\-------|
D|--0------5\--3//5--0----------3//5--|

6:24
e|--------------------------------|
b|--3--3--3--3--3--3--3--3-15--|
g|--2--2--2--2--2--2--2--2-14
--|
d|--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--|
a|--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--|
D|--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--|

e|---------------|
b|---------------|
g|---------------|
d|---------------|  X8
a|---------------|
D|--0h2p0-0h2bp0-|

e|------------------|
b|------------------|
g|------------------|
d|--------0---------|  X7
a|------------------|
D|--0h2p0---0h2p0-3-|

  (volume swell)
e|---------|
b|---------|
g|---------|
d|--0^^^^--|
a|--0^^^^--|
D|--0^^^^--|
                                 _
e|--------0----------|            \
b|--------3----------|             |
g|--------2----------|             |
d|--0h2p0-0-0h2p0-3--|  X3         |
a|--0h2p0---0h2p0-3--|            /
D|--0h2p0---0h2p0-3--|           | 
                                 \
e|--------0----------------|     / X4
b|--------3----------------|     |
g|--------2----------------|      \
d|--0h2p0-0-0h2p0-3-2p0h3--|       |
a|--0h2p0---0h2p0-3-2p0h3--|       |
D|--0h2p0---0h2p0-3-2p0h3--|     _/



7:24 (mute open)
e|------------------|
b|--X-X-X-2-2-2--X--|
g|--X-X-X-2-2-2--X--|
d|--X-X-X-2-2-2--X--|
a|--X-X-X-2-2-2--X--|
D|--X-X-X-2-2-2--X--|
hpm  * * * * * *  *

Semi-solo #3 (with ring modulator on the beginning note)
e|---------------------------------------------------|
b|---------------------------------------------------|
g|---------------------------------------------------|
d|--12--12~~~~~~/15~~~-10/12~~~~~~/15~~~~\\--|
a|---------------------------------------------------|
D|---------------------------------------------------|
ph  *

this part is wacked!!!! I had to tear it up a second at a time w/ Acid pro
this is almost perfect, Adam might give me a shiny star sticker!!!
e|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
b|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
g|---------7-7-7--8-7-------5--5-5/10-10-10-10-10-10//11-11-11-11--|
d|--0--0-0-7-7-7--8-7-0-1-0-5--5-5/10-10-10-10-10-10//11-11-11-11--|
a|--0--0-0-5-5-5--6-5-0-1-0-3--3-3//8--8--8--8--8--8---8--8--8--8--|
d|--0--0-0------------0-1-0----------------------------------------|

e|------------------------------------|
b|------------------------------------|
g|-------------------------5-5--------|
d|--0h1p0-0---0--3-0--3-0--5-5--0--3--|
a|--0h1p0-0---0--3-0--3-0--3-3--0--3--|
D|--0h1p0-0---0--3-0--3-0-------0--3--|

e|---------------|
b|---------------|
g|---------------|
d|--0h2p0-0h2bp0-|  X8
a|--0h2p0-0h2bp0-|
D|--0h2p0-0h2bp0-|

e|---------|
b|--3-3-3--|
g|--2-2-2--|
d|--0-0-0--|  X8
a|--0-0-0--|
D|--0-0-0--|

OK so i want you to email me anyways because im nervous about that wacked part its
too insane to tab easily(matbe thats why i spent 4 hours on it).  What a great song
to start of the best cd!

thanks for taking the time
sincerly,
Ron the Lid
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