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Tuning (this tab): Drop D [ D A D G B E ]
Tuning: Drop D
Intro-(violins)
E|-------------------------------|
B|---8----x3-----8---x3----------|
G|----8-----------8--------------|
D|-------------------------------|
A|-------------------------------|
D|-------------------------------|
x2
E|------------------------------|
B|--6----x3-----6-----x3--------|
G|---8-----------8--------------|
D|------------------------------|
A|------------------------------|
D|------------------------------|
=========================
E|-------------------------------|
B|---8----x3-----8---x3----------|
G|----8-----------8--------------|
D|-------------------------------|
A|-------------------------------|
D|-------------------------------|
E|------------------------------|
B|--6---x3-----6----------------|
G|---8-----------8--------------|
D|------------------------------|
A|------------------------------|
D|------------------------------|
- Lead guitar of chorus – repeatedly played through chorus and pre-verses and outro
E|-----------------------------|
B|-7-8-8-7-8-8-7-8-8-8-6/4-----|
G|-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-----------|
D|-----------------------------|
A|-----------------------------|
D|-----------------------------|
- Right before verse 1 - x2
E|----------------------|
B|----------------------|
G|----------------------|
D|--10-10-10-8-10-6-1---|
A|--10-10-10-8-10-6-1---|
D|--10-10-10-8-10-6-1---|
E|----------------------|
B|----------------------|
G|----------------------|
D|-8-8-8-6-8-6-1--------|
A|-8-8-8-6-8-6-1--------|
D|-8-8-8-6-8-6-1--------|
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-These are the small parts played through out verse 1 -
E|-----------------|
B|-/3-4-3/1--------|
G|-----------------|
D|-----------------|
A|-----------------|
D|-----------------|
E|----------------|
B|-/6-4-3-/1------|
G|----------------|
D|----------------|
A|----------------|
D|----------------|
- chorus –
E|---------------------------|
B|---------------------------|
G|---------------------------|
D|-10-----6------8--8--------| x2
A|-10-x7--6-x7-6-x7-8--------|
D|-10-----6---------8--------|
E|----------------------|
B|----------------------|
G|----------------------|
D|-10-----6-----8-------|
A|-10-x7--6-x7--8-x7----|
D|-10-----6-----8-------|
E|---------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------|
G|---------------------------------|
D|-6------8------6------8----------|
A|-6-x14--8-x14--6-x14--8-x14------|
D|-6------8------6------8----------|
- Then this right before verses 2 – x2
E|----------------------|
B|----------------------|
G|----------------------|
D|--10-10-10-8-10-6-1---|
A|--10-10-10-8-10-6-1---|
D|--10-10-10-8-10-6-1---|
E|-------------------------|
B|-------------------------|
G|-------------------------|
D|-8-8-8-6-8-6-1-----------|
A|-8-8-8-6-8-6-1-----------|
D|-8-8-8-6-8-6-1-----------|
- Throughout verse 2 -
E|------------------|
B|-/3-4-6-1---------|
G|------------------|
D|------------------|
A|------------------|
D|------------------|
E|------------------------|
B|-/6-4-3-1---------------|
G|------------------------|
D|------------------------|
A|------------------------|
D|------------------------|
- play Chorus -
- Bridge -(while playing intro)
E|--------------------------|
B|--------------------------|
G|--------------------------|
D|-1------------------------|
A|-1------------------------|
D|-1------------------------|
E|-----------------------------|
B|-----------------------------|
G|-----------------------------|
D|-1-1--1---6-6-----10-10--10--|
A|-1-1--1---6-6-----10-10--10--|
D|-1-1--1---6-6-----10-10--10--|
E|--------------------|
B|--------------------|
G|--------------------|
D|-8-6-8-6------------|
A|-8-6-8-6------------|
D|-8-6-8-6------------|
- Palm muted -
E|-------------------------------------|
B|-------------------------------------|
G|-------------------------------------|
D|---8------6------10------8-----------|
A|-6-x10----6-x10--10-x10--8-x10-------|
D|----------6------10------8-----------|
x x x xx x
Play until end
E|-----------------------------------|
B|-----------------------------------|
G|-----------------------------------|
D|---8------6------10------8---------|
A|-6-x10----6-x10--10-x10--8-x10-----|
D|----------6------10------8---------|
E|--------------------|
B|--------------------|
G|--------------------|
D|-8-6-8-6------------|
A|-8-6-8-6------------|
D|-8-6-8-6------------|
| / slide up
| slide down
| h hammer-on
| p pull-off
| ~ vibrato
| + harmonic
| x Mute note
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version 2
Tuning:Dropped D DADGBe
Intro:
(Clean)
e|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|------8----8---8-----8----8---8-----6----6---6-----6----6----6-------------|
G|----8----8----8----8----8----8----8----8----8----8----8----8---------------| X3
D|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
Fill:
(Distorted)
e|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| X2
D|--10-10-10-8-10--6-6--1-1-1-1--------8-8-8-6-8--4-4--1-1-1-1---------------|
A|--10-10-10-8-10--6-6--1-1-1-1--------8-8-8-6-8--4-4--1-1-1-1---------------|
D|--10-10-10-8-10--6-6--1-1-1-1--------8-8-8-6-8--4-4--1-1-1-1---------------|
Verse Riff
"...Losing Track..." "...Turning Back..."
e|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|------------------1/3-4-3-1---------------------------1/6-4-3-1------------|
G|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
(no Part In Pre-Chorus)
Chorus
(Listen For PickSlide, Then...)
e|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|---------------------------8-8-8-8-8---------------------------------------|X2 Then--\
D|--10-10-10-10-10-6-6-6-6-6-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-----------------------------| |
A|--10-10-10-10-10-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-8-8-8-8-8-----------------------------| |
D|--10-10-10-10-10-6-6-6-6-6-----------8-8-8-8-8-----------------------------| |
|
(What If I Cant Go On Without You) V
e|------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|--10-10-10-10-10-6-6-6-6-6-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8--|
A|--10-10-10-10-10-6-6-6-6-6-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8--|
D|--10-10-10-10-10-6-6-6-6-6-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8--|
Play Fill X2
Verse 2 Riff
"...Turn Your Back..." "...There's No Turning Back..."
e|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|--------------------1/3-4-6-1----------------------------------1/6-4-3-1---|
G|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
(No Part In Pre-Chorus)
Chorus
(Listen For PickSlide, Then...)
e|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|---------------------------8-8-8-8-8---------------------------------------|X2 Then|
D|--10-10-10-10-10-6-6-6-6-6-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-----------------------------| |
A|--10-10-10-10-10-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-8-8-8-8-8-----------------------------| V
D|--10-10-10-10-10-6-6-6-6-6-----------8-8-8-8-8-----------------------------|
(What If I Cant Go On Without You)
e|------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|--10-10-10-10-10-6-6-6-6-6-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8--|
A|--10-10-10-10-10-6-6-6-6-6-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8--|
D|--10-10-10-10-10-6-6-6-6-6-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8--|
e|-------------------------------------------|
B|-------------------------------------------|
G|-------------------------------------------|
D|--6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8--|
A|--6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8--|
D|--6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8--|
2 Guitar Parts In The InterLude
Guitar 1
e|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|------8----8---8-----8----8---8-----8----8---8-----6----6----6-------------|
G|----8----8----8----8----8----8----8----8----8----8----8----8---------------|
D|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
"I'll Be Waiting Here" "For You To Call Me"
e|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|------8----8---8-----8----8---8-----8----8---8-----6----6----6-------------|
G|----8----8----8----8----8----8----8----8----8----8----8----8---------------|
D|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
e|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|------8----8---8-----8----8---8-----8----8---8-----6----6----6-------------|
G|----8----8----8----8----8----8----8----8----8----8----8----8---------------|
D|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
Guitar 2 on Part Three Of That ^^^
Notes Match Up On These Bars, If You Get That, If Not, Comment.
e|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|----1-1----1-------6-6------------8-8----8-------------8--6--8-------------|
A|----1-1----1-------6-6------------8-8----8-------------8--6--8-------------|
D|----1-1----1-------6-6------------8-8----8-------------8--6--8-------------|
Palm Muted Bit
e|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|1------6------10------8----------------------------------------------------|
A|1-X16--6-X16--10-X16--8-X16------------------------------------------------|
D|1------6------10------8----------------------------------------------------|
PM. . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Remaining Verses
e|---------------------------------------|------------------------------------|
B|------------------------------This Is X4 But The Second And Fourth Times----|
G|------------------------------Play\----|------------------------------------|
D|1------6------10------8------------\---|--8-6-8-------------8---------------|
A|1-X16--6-X16--10-X16--8-X16---------\->|--8-6-8--Instead Of 8 X16-----------|
D|1------6------10------8----------------|--8-6-8-------------8---------------|
|... palm mute
| / slide up
| \ slide down
| h hammer-on
| p pull-off
| ~ vibrato
| + harmonic
| x Mute note
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version 3
D A D G B E
Tunning: Drop D
Pre-chords (X2)
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---------------5-5-5--3-5--x-x--6-6--1-1--|
---------------5-5-5--3-5--x-x--6-6--1-1--|
---------------3-3-3--1-3--x-x--6-6--1-1--|
------------------------------------------|
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---------------8-8-8-6-8--x-x--6-6--1-1----|
---------------8-8-8-6-8--x-x--6-6--1-1----|
---------------8-8-8-6-8--x-x--6-6--1-1----|
Verse
"I remember going back"
(X4)
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----5-5-5-5-5-----------------------------------------|
----5-5-5-5-5-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-|
----3-3-3-3-3-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-|
--------------6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-|
"'Cause the world keeps turning"
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----3-3-3-3-3-----------------------------------------|
----5-5-5-5-5-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-|
----5-5-5-5-5-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-|
--------------6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-|
{ X2 }
Chords
"What if I change the world"
(X2)
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----5-5-5-5-5-----------8-8-8-8-8------------------|
----5-5-5-5-5-6-6-6-6-6-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8--------|
----3-3-3-3-3-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-8-8-8-8-8--------|
--------------6-6-6-6-6-----------8-8-8-8-8--------|
"What if I can't go on without you
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----5-5-5-5-5-----------------------------------------|
----5-5-5-5-5-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-|
----3-3-3-3-3-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-|
--------------6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-|
{ X2 }
Pre-chords (X2)
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---------------5-5-5--3-5--x-x--6-6--1-1--|
---------------5-5-5--3-5--x-x--6-6--1-1--|
---------------3-3-3--1-3--x-x--6-6--1-1--|
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---------------8-8-8-6-8--x-x--6-6--1-1----|
---------------8-8-8-6-8--x-x--6-6--1-1----|
---------------8-8-8-6-8--x-x--6-6--1-1----|
Verse
"Slowly givin' up"
(X4)
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----5-5-5-5-5-----------------------------------------|
----5-5-5-5-5-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-|
----3-3-3-3-3-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-|
--------------6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-|
"'Cause the world keeps turning"
(X2)
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----3-3-3-3-3-----------------------------------------|
----5-5-5-5-5-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-|
----5-5-5-5-5-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-|
--------------6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-|
{ X2 }
Chords
"What if I change the world"
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----5-5-5-5-5-----------8-8-8-8-8------------------|
----5-5-5-5-5-6-6-6-6-6-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8--------|
----3-3-3-3-3-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-8-8-8-8-8--------|
--------------6-6-6-6-6-----------8-8-8-8-8--------|
"What if I can't go on without you"
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----5-5-5-5-5-----------------------------------------|
----5-5-5-5-5-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-|
----3-3-3-3-3-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-|
--------------6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-|
{ X3 }
"What if I don't What if I don't What if I don't"
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-10-10-----------------------------------|
-10-10-----------------------------------|
-10-10-----------------------------------|
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"I'll be waiting here for you to call me"
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------------------------------5-5--5-----------------|
-1-1--1-----------6-6---------5-5--5--------8-8------|
-1-1--1-----------6-6---------3-3--3--------8-8------|
-1-1--1-----------6-6-----------------------8-8------|
[PM] [PM] [PM]
[PM]
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-1-1-1-1-1---6-6-6-6-6--5-5-5-5-5--8-8-8-8-8---------|
-1-1-1-1-1---6-6-6-6-6--3-3-3-3-3--8-8-8-8-8---------|
-1-1-1-1-1---6-6-6-6-6-------------8-8-8-8-8---------|
"Ohhhhhh"
(X2)
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-1-1-1-1-1---6-6-6-6-6--5-5-5-5-5--8-8-8-8-8---------|
-1-1-1-1-1---6-6-6-6-6--3-3-3-3-3--8-8-8-8-8---------|
-1-1-1-1-1---6-6-6-6-6-------------8-8-8-8-8---------|
Chords
"What if I lead the way"
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----5-5-5-5-5-----------8-8-8-8-8------------------|
----5-5-5-5-5-6-6-6-6-6-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8--------|
----3-3-3-3-3-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-8-8-8-8-8--------|
--------------6-6-6-6-6-----------8-8-8-8-8--------|
"I'll be waiting here"
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-1-1-1-1-1---6-6-6-6-6--5-5-5-5-5--8-8-8-8-8---------|
-1-1-1-1-1---6-6-6-6-6--3-3-3-3-3--8-8-8-8-8---------|
-1-1-1-1-1---6-6-6-6-6-------------8-8-8-8-8---------|
finish with:
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-------------6----|
----------8--6--8-|
----------8--8--8-|
----------8-----8-|
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