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Cease And Desist by Sevendust
Cease And Desist
Tuning: Modified Drop A# (A#,F,A#,D#,F,A#)
Riff 1 "The story of you..." (clean, let all notes/chords ring out)
A#|-----0-------0-----0---0---------5-----5-----3---------|
F|-7h8---8---8-------0---0-------8-8---8-8---7-7---5-7h8-|
D#|-----------------7-------------------------------------|
A#|-0-----------------------------------------------------| strum chords with an upstroke
F|-------------------------------------------------------|
A#|---------0-----7-----8---10\-5-----5-----3-----2-------|
Play Riff 1 x4 "A man truly dies before the grave..."
Riff 2 "Blood red, you said..." (distortion)
A#|------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
F|------------------------------------------------------------------------------0-----|
D#|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------3---|
A#|-3-3-0--0-3-7-0------7----------2h3p2---2h3-------3-3-0------7----------2h3h5-----5-|
F|-3-3-0--0-3-3-0-------------3h5-------3-----------3-3-0-------------3h5-------------|
A#|-3-3-0--0-3-3-0--0-3---0--0-----------------0>>>--3-3-0--0-3---0--0-----------------|
* ^ *
whammy down an octave
A#|----------------------------------------------------------------------------|
F|--------------------------------------------------------------------------0-|
D#|----------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A#|-0--0-3-3-0------7----------2h3p2---2h3-------3-3-0------7----------2h3h5---|
F|-0--0-3-3-0-------------3h5-------3-----------3-3-0-------------3h5---------|
A#|-0--0-3-3-0--0-3---0--0-----------------0>>>--3-3-0--0-3---0--0-------------|
* *
A#|------------------------------------------------|
F|------------------------------------------------|
D#|--------------------5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|
A#|-0--0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|
F|-3--3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|
A#|------------------------------------------------|
* * * * * * * * * * * *
Riff 3 "So long, fair enough..."
A#|-------------------------0--0-0-0-0--------------------------------------------------------|
F|-------------------------0--0-0-0-0--------------------------------------------------------|
D#|-------------------------4--4-4-4-4-5--5-5-5-5-5--5-5-5-5-/12--12-12-12-12-12--12-12-12-12-|
A#|-0-0-0---0-0-0---0-0-0---2--2-2-2-2-3--3-3-3-3-3--3-3-3-3-/10--10-10-10-10-10--10-10-10-10-|
F|-0-0-0---0-0-0---0-0-0---3--3-3-3-3-3--3-3-3-3-3--3-3-3-3-/10--10-10-10-10-10--10-10-10-10-|
A#|-0-0-0---0-0-0---0-0-0---2--2-2-2-2-3--3-3-3-3-3--3-3-3-3-/10--10-10-10-10-10--10-10-10-10-|
A#|-------------------------0--0-0-0-0---------------------------------------------|
F|-------------------------0--0-0-0-0---------------------------------------------|
D#|-------------------------4--4-4-4-4-5--5-5-5-5-5--5-5-5-5-7--7-7-7-7-9--9-9-9-9-|
A#|-0-0-0---0-0-0---0-0-0---2--2-2-2-2-3--3-3-3-3-3--3-3-3-3-5--5-5-5-5-7--7-7-7-7-|
F|-0-0-0---0-0-0---0-0-0---3--3-3-3-3-3--3-3-3-3-3--3-3-3-3-5--5-5-5-5-7--7-7-7-7-|
A#|-0-0-0---0-0-0---0-0-0---2--2-2-2-2-3--3-3-3-3-3--3-3-3-3-5--5-5-5-5-7--7-7-7-7-|
Fill 1 "But the bastards, here they come again..."
A#|---------------------------------------------|
F|---------------------------------------------|
D#|-5--5-5-5-5-7--7-7-7-7-6--6-6-6-6-9--9-9-9-9-|
A#|-3--3-3-3-3-5--5-5-5-5-x--x-x-x-x-7--7-7-7-7-|
F|-3--3-3-3-3-5--5-5-5-5-4--4-4-4-4-7--7-7-7-7-|
A#|-3--3-3-3-3-5--5-5-5-5------------7--7-7-7-7-|
Play Riff 1 x2 "A life line abused, cut the cord..."
Play Riff 2 x1 "Blood red, you said..."
Play Riff 3 x2 "So long, fair enough..."
Riff 4 "You throw yourself in line again..."
A#|-0---0--0--0-0--0-0--0-0-0-0-0-0--0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0--0-0-0-0-0--0-0-0-0-0--0-0-0-0-0--0-0-0-0-|
F|-10--10-10-8h10p8-7--7-7-7h8p7-5--5-5-5-5-5\3-3-3-3-3-3/5--5-5-5-5-5--5-5-5-5-0--0-0-0-0-0--0-0-0-0-|
D#|------------------------------------------------------------------------------2--2-2-2-2-2--2-2-2-2-|
A#|------------------------------------------------------------------------------0--0-0-0-0-0--0-0-0-0-|
F|------------------------------------------------------------------------------0--0-0-0-0-0--0-0-0-0-|
A#|------------------------------------------------------------------------------0--0-0-0-0-0--0-0-0-0-|
A#|-0---0--0--0-0--0-0--0-0-0-0-0-0--0-0-0-0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--|
F|-10--10-10-8h10p8-7--7-7-7h8p7-5--5-5-5-5-/10-10-10-10-10/13-13-13-13-12-|
D#|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A#|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
F|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A#|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A#|-0--0--0--0--0---0--0--0--0--0---0--0--0--0--|
F|-12-12-12-12-12--12-12-12-12-12--12-12-12-12-|
D#|---------------------------------------------|
A#|---------------------------------------------|
F|---------------------------------------------|
A#|---------------------------------------------|
Riff 5 (light distortion)
A#|-10-----10---4-----4---4------4---4------4---|
F|----9----------3----------3----------3-------|
D#|---------------------------------------------|
A#|-0----0----0-0---0---0------0---0------0---0-| x3.5
F|---------------------------------------------|
A#|---------------------------------------------|
A#|---------0----|
F|-9h10/12---12-|
D#|--------------|
A#|--------------|
F|--------------|
A#|--------------|
Fill 2
A#|---------------------x-x---------------|
F|---------------------x-x---------------|
D#|---------------------x-x---------------|
A#|-0--0--0-0-0-0-------x-x-0--0--0-0-0-0-|
F|-0--0--0-0-0-0-------x-x-0--0--0-0-0-0-|
A#|-0--0--0-0-0-0-------x-x-0--0--0-0-0-0-|
* * * * * * * * * * * *
Solo rhythm
A#|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
F|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D#|-14--14-14-14-14-14\12--12-12-12-12-12\10--10-10-10-10-10/12--12-12-12-12-12/14-|
A#|-x---x--x--x--x--x--x---x--x--x--x--x--x---x--x--x--x--x--x---x--x--x--x--x--x--| x2
F|-12--12-12-12-12-12\10--10-10-10-10-10\8---8--8--8--8--8//10--10-10-10-10-10/12-|
A#|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A#|-----------------------x-x--x--x-x------------------0~-|
F|-----------------------x-x--x--x-x------------------0~-|
D#|-----------------------x-x--x--x-x------------------2~-|
A#|----0--0--0-0-0-0------x-x--x--x-x-0--0--0-0-0-0----0~-|
F|-\\-0--0--0-0-0-0------x-x--x--x-x-0--0--0-0-0-0----0~-|
A#|-\\-0--0--0-0-0-0------x-x--x--x-x-0--0--0-0-0-0----0~-|
* * * * * * * * * * * * ^ strum with upstroke
A#|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
F|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D#|-14--14-14-14-14-14\12--12-12-12-12-12\10--10-10-10-10-10/12--12-12-12-12-12/14-|
A#|-x---x--x--x--x--x--x---x--x--x--x--x--x---x--x--x--x--x--x---x--x--x--x--x--x--|
F|-12--12-12-12-12-12\10--10-10-10-10-10\8---8--8--8--8--8//10--10-10-10-10-10/12-|
A#|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A#|---------------------------------------0--0--0--0--0---0--0--0--0--0---0--0--0--0--0---0--0--0--0--|
F|---------------------------------------0--0--0--0--0---0--0--0--0--0---0--0--0--0--0---0--0--0--0--|
D#|-14-14-14-14-14\12--12-12-12-12-12/15--15-15-15-15-15--15-15-15-15-15--15-15-15-15-15--15-15-15-15-|
A#|-x--x--x--x--x--x---x--x--x--x--x--x---x--x--x--x--x---x--x--x--x--x---x--x--x--x--x---x--x--x--x--|
F|-12-12-12-12-12\10--10-10-10-10-10/13--13-13-13-13-13--13-13-13-13-13--13-13-13-13-13--13-13-13-13-|
A#|---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
Solo
A#|-15p12-------------------------------------------------------------------|
F|-------15-12h13p12\10h12-----10----10------------------------------------|
D#|-------------------------/12----12----12p10----5h7p5---5-----------------|
A#|--------------------------------------------12-------7---7-5\3h5-3---3---|
F|-------------------------------------------------------------------5---5-|
A#|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A#|-15p12------------------------------------------------------------------|
F|-------15-12h13p12\10h12-12/13-12-----10----10-12b13r12-----------------|
D#|----------------------------------/12----12-------------10-12-----------|
A#|--------------------------------------------------------------10-12-10~-|
F|------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A#|------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A#|-------0-------0----------------------------------------------------0------0-------|
F|-10h12---12/15---15/17----------------------------------------10h12---10\9---9/15~-|
D#|------------------------------------------10h12--12b13r12-b13----------------------|
A#|-----------------------12ph~--10-10-10h12------------------------------------------|
F|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A#|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A#|---------------0~-------12--12b13t19-----12--14b15-14-----12---10/-12---------------|
F|---------------0~---/15--------------/15--------------/10----8--------10--12-/13\12-|
D#|-2p0-2p0-------2~-------------------------------------------------------------------|
A#|---------2p0---0~-------------------------------------------------------------------|
F|-------------0-0~-------------------------------------------------------------------|
A#|---------------0~-------------------------------------------------------------------|
Play Riff 3 x2 "So long, fair enough..."
Ending
A#|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
F|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------0-------|
D#|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A#|-3-3-0--0-3-7-0------7----------2h3p2---2h3------3-3-0------7----------2h3h5---0-0-0-|
F|-3-3-0--0-3-3-0-------------3h5-------3----------3-3-0-------------3h5---------0-0-0-|
A#|-3-3-0--0-3-3-0--0-3---0--0-----------------0>>>-3-3-0--0-3---0--0-------------0-0-0-|
* * * * *
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