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Empire Strikes First by Bad Religion
Empire Strikes First
Tuning: Standard
intro
Guitar 2 four times
e|-----------------|
B|-----------------|
G|-----------------|
D|-----------------|
A|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|
E|-----------------|
riff 1
(Guitar 1 plays this part 8 times then guitar 2 plays the other part below 8 times with guitar 1)
Guitar 1
e|-----------------------------|
B|-----------------------------|
G|---------7-7-----5-5---------|
D|-7-7-----7-7-----5-5---5-3-5-|
A|-7-7-----5-5-x-x-3-3-x-5-3-5-|
E|-5-5-x-x---------------3-1-3-|
| |
|Guitar 2 |
e|-----------------------------|
B|-----------------------------|
G|---------7-7-----5-5---------|
D|-7-7-----7-7-----5-5---------|
A|-7-7-----5-5-x-x-3-3-x-2-3-2-|
E|-5-5-x-x---------------3~~~3-|
chorus
(Guitar 1 plays chorus twice then guitar 2 plays twice the other part below with guitar 1)
Guitar 1
e|---------------------------------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------------------------------|
G|---------------5---5-5-5-5-5---------------7---7-7-9-9-9-|
D|-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-5---5-5-5-5-5-3---3-3-3-3-3-7---7-7-9-9-9-|
A|-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-3---3-3-3-3-3-3---3-3-3-3-3-5---5-5-7-7-7-|
E|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5---------------1---1-1-1-1-1---------------|
| |
|Guitar 2 |
e|---------------------------------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------------------------------|
G|---------------5---5-5-5-5-5---------------7---7-7-------|
D|-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-5---5-5-5-5-5-3---3-3-3-3-3-7---7-7-2-2-2-|
A|-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-3---3-3-3-3-3-3---3-3-3-3-3-5---5-5-2-2-2-|
E|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5---------------1---1-1-1-1-1---------0-0-0-|
riff 2
(Guitar 1 plays this part 6 times then guitar 2 plays the other part below 6 times with guitar 1)
Guitar 1
e|-----------------------------|
B|-----------------------------|
G|---------7-7-----5-5---------|
D|-7-7-----7-7-----5-5---5-3-5-|
A|-7-7-----5-5-x-x-3-3-x-5-3-5-|
E|-5-5-x-x---------------3-1-3-|
| |
|Guitar 2 |
e|-----------------------------|
B|-----------------------------|
G|---------7-7-----5-5---------|
D|-7-7-----7-7-----5-5---------|
A|-7-7-----5-5-x-x-3-3-x-2-3-2-|
E|-5-5-x-x---------------3~~~3-|
chorus
(Guitar 1 plays chorus twice then guitar 2 plays twice the other part below with guitar 1)
Guitar 1
e|---------------------------------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------------------------------|
G|---------------5---5-5-5-5-5---------------7---7-7-9-9-9-|
D|-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-5---5-5-5-5-5-3---3-3-3-3-3-7---7-7-9-9-9-|
A|-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-3---3-3-3-3-3-3---3-3-3-3-3-5---5-5-7-7-7-|
E|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5---------------1---1-1-1-1-1---------------|
| |
|Guitar 2 |
e|---------------------------------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------------------------------|
G|---------------5---5-5-5-5-5---------------7---7-7-------|
D|-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-5---5-5-5-5-5-3---3-3-3-3-3-7---7-7-2-2-2-|
A|-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-3---3-3-3-3-3-3---3-3-3-3-3-5---5-5-2-2-2-|
E|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5---------------1---1-1-1-1-1---------0-0-0-|
riff 3
(Guitar 1 plays this part twice then guitar 2 plays twice the other part below with guitar 1)
Guitar 1
e|-----------------------------|
B|-----------------------------|
G|---------7-7-----5-5---------|
D|-7-7-----7-7-----5-5---5-3-5-|
A|-7-7-----5-5-x-x-3-3-x-5-3-5-|
E|-5-5-x-x---------------3-1-3-|
| |
|Guitar 2 |
e|-----------------------------|
B|-----------------------------|
G|---------7-7-----5-5---------|
D|-7-7-----7-7-----5-5---------|
A|-7-7-----5-5-x-x-3-3-x-2-3-2-|
E|-5-5-x-x---------------3~~~3-|
bridge
(guitar 1 and 2 play together but each one plays his part)
Guitar 1 play twice
e|-----------------------------------------------|
B|-----------------------------------------------|
G|-----------------------------------------------|
D|-----------------------------------------------|
A|-0-0--3-0-3------3---3------3---3--------------|
E|------------3--3---3---2--2---2---1--0-3---3-3-|
| |
|Guitar 2 play twice |
e|-----------------------------------------------|
B|-----------------------------------------------|
G|-----------------------------------------------|
D|----------------------------------3~~~~5~~~~~~~|
A|-0-0--3-0-3------3---3------3---3-3~~~~5~~~~~~~|
E|------------3--3---3---2--2---2---1~~~~3~~~~~~~|
Sorry, i don't have time to work on the solo. Maybe, It would be time for you to
your ears ;) good luck!
solo riff
Guitar 2 play twice
e|---------------------------------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------------------------------|
G|---------------5---5-5-5-5-5---------------7---7-7-9-9-9-|
D|-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-5---5-5-5-5-5-3---3-3-3-3-3-7---7-7-9-9-9-|
A|-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-3---3-3-3-3-3-3---3-3-3-3-3-5---5-5-7-7-7-|
E|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5---------------1---1-1-1-1-1---------------|
riff 4
Guitar 2
e|-----------------------------------|
B|-----------------------------------|
G|-----------------------------------|
D|-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7---|
A|-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7---|
E|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5---|
PM------------------------------|
e|----------------------------------------|
B|----------------------------------------|
G|----------------------------------------|
D|-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-| <----| during the last eight notes,
A|-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7--------| guitar 1 does a pickslide...
E|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5--------|
PM-------------------------------------|
Bass plays with drum and guitars 1 and 2 are stopped for a moment...
Guitar 2 moves on with this this part
e|---------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------|
G|---------------------------------|
D|-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-|
A|-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-|
E|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|
chorus
(Guitar 1 plays chorus 7 times then guitar 2 plays 7 times the other part below with guitar 1)
Guitar 1
e|---------------------------------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------------------------------|
G|---------------5---5-5-5-5-5---------------7---7-7-9-9-9-|
D|-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-5---5-5-5-5-5-3---3-3-3-3-3-7---7-7-9-9-9-|
A|-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-3---3-3-3-3-3-3---3-3-3-3-3-5---5-5-7-7-7-|
E|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5---------------1---1-1-1-1-1---------------|
| |
|Guitar 2 |
e|---------------------------------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------------------------------|
G|---------------5---5-5-5-5-5---------------7---7-7-------|
D|-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-5---5-5-5-5-5-3---3-3-3-3-3-7---7-7-2-2-2-|
A|-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-3---3-3-3-3-3-3---3-3-3-3-3-5---5-5-2-2-2-|
E|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5---------------1---1-1-1-1-1---------0-0-0-|
The song fades out during this part...
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version 2
Ledgend:
* =Harmonic (the '*' is UNDER the note)
~ =Let ring 1 note ('~~' let ring 2 notes...etc.)
PM= Palm mute
intro part I intro part II
Guitar 1 Guitar 2
e|----------| e|-----------------|
B|----------| B|-----------------|
G|----------| x4 G|-----77--555--5--|
D|-77777777-| D|-77--77--5555~55-|
A|-77777777-| A|-77--55553335~35-|
E|-55555555-| E|-5555--**---3~-3-|
**
(play this ^ 4 times)... (then this ^ comes in but the first part keeps playing 8 times)
Verse:
Both guitars
e|-----------------|
B|-----------------|
G|-----77--555--5--| X4
D|-77--77--5555~55-|
A|-77--55553335~35-|
E|-5555--**---3~-3-|
**
Chorus:
e|------------------------------|
B|------------------------------|
G|--------5-55555-------7-77999-| X2 (IM 100% RIGHT)
D|-77777775-555553-333337-77999-|
A|-77777773-333333-333335-55777-|
E|-5555555-------1-11111--------|
Post Chorus/Verse:
Both Guitars
e|-----------------|
B|-----------------|
G|-----77--555--5--| X6 (2X for post chorus and then the 4X for the verse)
D|-77--77--5555~55-|
A|-77--55553335~35-|
E|-5555--**---3~-3-|
**
Chorus:
e|------------------------------|
B|------------------------------|
G|--------5-55555-------7-77999-| X2
D|-77777775-555553-333337-77999-|
A|-77777773-333333-333335-55777-|
E|-5555555-------1-11111--------|
Bridge
e|-----------------------------|
B|-----------------------------|
G|-----------------------------| x2
D|-----------------------------|
A|-0-0-303---303---303---------|
E|--------3-3---2-2---1-113--3-|
Solo Riff: Same As Chorus:
e|------------------------------|
B|------------------------------|
G|--------5-55555-------7-77999-| X2
D|-77777775-555553-333337-77999-|
A|-77777773-333333-333335-55777-|
E|-5555555-------1-11111--------|
Post Chorus:
e|----------| e|------------------|
B|----------| B|------------------|
G|----------| x4 ...BASS... G|------------------|
D|-77777777-| D|-7777777777777777-|
A|-77777777-| A|-7777777777777777-|
E|-55555555-| E|-5555555555555555-|
PMPMPMPM PMPMPMPMPMPM
Chorus:
e|------------------------------|
B|------------------------------|
G|--------5-55555-------7-77999-| about 7 more times until it fades out
D|-77777775-555553-333337-77999-|
A|-77777773-333333-333335-55777-|
E|-5555555-------1-11111--------|
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