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Death Letter by White Stripes
Death Letter
I tune my guitar down to Open G Tuning,
E -> D (Down)
B - B (Same)
G - G (Same)
D - D (Same)
A -> G (Down)
E -> D (Down)
INTRO:
D--------------------------\-----|
B--------------------------------| \
G---------3-0--3--3-3-3-3--------| \Played
D---------0---------------- -----| 4x
G-0----0-------------------------| /
D---3b---------------------------|
"I got a letter this mornin
What do ya reckon it read?
It said, "The gal you love is dead"
VERSE:
D--------------------|------5--------------|
B-5----5-3-3----5-0--|---------------------|
G-5----5-3-3----5-0--|-3-0--------0-0---0--|
D-5----5-3-3----5-0--|------------0-0---0--|
G-5----5-3-3----5-0--|------------0-0---0--|
D--------------------|----------------3----|
"I got a letter this mornin
What do you reckon it read?
Said, "Hurry, hurry, because the gal you love is dead"
D------5--------------|------5--------------|
B---------------------|---------------------|
G-3-0--------0-0---0--|-3-0--------0-0---0--|
D------------0-0---0--|------------0-0---0--|
G------------0-0---0--|------------0-0---0--|
D----------------3----|----------------3----|
Well, I packed up my suitcase
I took off down the road
When I got there she was
Layin' on the coolin' board
I packed up my suitcase
And I took off down the road
When I got there she was
A-layin' on the coolin' board
D----------------------------------------------|
B-------------------------------------/7--7/0--|
G-----------------------------------0-/7--7/0--|
D-----------------------------------0-/7--7/0--|
G----5-5-----3-3------2-2----1-1------/7--7/0--|
D-5-------3-------2--------1------0------------|
D--------5----------------------------------------------|
B--------0-0-3/0--3-0-3--0-3-0-/5--5--0-----------------|
G-3-0-----0-0-3/0--3-0-3--0-3-0-/5--5--0--3-0-----------|
D---------0-0-3/0--3-0-3--0-3-0-/5--5--0-------|--------|(Continues)
G---------0-0-3/0--3-0-3--0-3-0-/5--5--0-------| ---|
D----------------------------------------------| ---|
_______________________________________________________|
| /|--5-------------5----------------------|
| / |-------------------0-0--7--7/5--5/3-0--|
|_/ |----3-3-0--3-0-----0-0--7--7/5--5/3-0--|
\ |-------------------0-0--7--7/5--5/3-0--|
\ |-------------------0-0--7--7/5--5/3-0--|
\|---------------------------------------|
D------5--------------|------5--------------|
B---------------------|---------------------|
G-3-0--------0-0---0--|-3-0--------0-0---0--|
D------------0-0---0--|------------0-0---0--|
G------------0-0---0--|------------0-0---0--|
D----------------3----|----------------3----|
D--------------------------\-----|
B--------------------------------| \
G---------3-0--3--3-3-3-3--------| \Played
D---------0---------------- -----| 4x
G-0----0-------------------------| /
D---3b---------------------------|
It looked like ten thousand people
Standin' 'round the buryin' ground
I didn't know I loved her
'Til they began to let her down
Looked like ten thousand
People standin' 'round the buryin' ground
I didn't know that I loved her
'Til they began to let her down
You know, it's so hard to love
Someone that don't love you
Ain't no satisfaction
Don't care what you do
So hard to love
Yeah, someone that don't love you
Don't look like satisfaction, and I don't care what you do
D-----------------------------------------------|
B--------------------------------------/7--7/0--|
G--------------------------------------/7--7/0--|
D--------------------------------------/7--7/0--|
G----5-5-----3-3-----2----1--1-----0---/7--7/0--|
D-5-------3-------2-----1-------0---------------|
C
D------3-3---------------3-3------------------------------------------------------------3-|
B-----------------------------3-5-3-0--3-0--3-0-3-3/2-0--3-0-3-0-3-0--/5-5--5-3-0---------|
G-3-0------0-3/2-0--3-0-------3-5-3-0--3-0--3-0-3-3/2-0--3-0-3-0-3-0--/5-5--5-3-0--3-0----|
D----------0-3/2-0------------3-5-3-0--3-0--3-0-3-3/2-0--3-0-3-0-3-0--/5-5--5-3-0---------|
G----------0-3/2-0------------3-5-3-0--3-0--3-0-3-3/2-0--3-0-3-0-3-0--/5-5--5-3-0---------|
D-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
Repeated 8x:
D---------------3----------------------------------------------------5/0-----|
B-0-3/5-0--3-0--3---------/7-7--7/10-10--0-3/2-0--3/2-0--3--3-0---/5-5--5/0--|
G-0-3/5-0--3-0-----0-3-0--/7-7--7/10-10--0-3/2-0--3/2-0--3--3-0---/5-5--5/0--|
D------------------0-3-0--/7-7--7/10-10--0-3/2-0--3/2-0--3--3-0---/5-5--5/0--|
G------------------0-3-0--/7-7--7/10-10--0-3/2-0--3/2-0--3--3-0---/5-5--5/0--|
D----------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D------3-----------------3---------------------|
B--------------------------------/7-7--/10-10--|
G-3-0---------------3-0----------/7-7--/10-10--|
D----------------------------0---/7-7--/10-10--|
G--------0-0-0---0---------0---0-/7-7--/10-10--|
D--------------3-------------------------------|
Well, I got up this mornin', the break of day
Just huggin' the pillows where she used to lay
Got up this mornin', leave the break of day
Just huggin' the pillows where my baby used to lay
D-----------------------------------|
B-----------------------------------|
G-----------------------0--/7--/12--|
D--------------------------/7--/12--|
G-----3-----2-----1-----------------|
D--3-----2-----1-----0--------------|
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version 2
These 4 Figs are done over the open A chord
Fig1 Fig2 Fig3 Fig4
Eb|--------|-------------|-------5-5-5|---------------------------|
Db|--------|-------------|---------0-0|---------------------------|
Ab|--------|-3b-0--3-3-3-|-3--0-------|---------------------------|
Eb|--------|-0-(0)-0-0-0-|-0-(0)------|---5-5---3-3---2-2---1-1---|
Ab|-0----0-|-------------|------------|---------------------------|
Eb|---3b---|-------------|------------|-5-----3-----2-----1-----0-|
Chords (play with slide)
A D E
Eb|-------------------------|
Db|-------------------------|
Ab|-0--------/5----------/7-|
Eb|-0--------/5----------/7-|
Ab|-0--------/5----------/7-|
Eb|-0--------/5----------/7-|
INTRO
Fig1 then Fig2 x4
VERSE
A (with Fig1 and Fig2)
I got a letter this morning, what do you reckon it read?
It said the girl you love is dead
D A (Fig3 Fig1 Fig3)
I got a letter this morning what do you reckon it read?
E D A (Fig3 Fig1 Fig3)
Said, Hurry hurry, because the gal you love is dead
Well I packed up my suitcase, took off down the road
When I got there she was, laying on the cooling board
Packed up my suitcase and I took off down the road
(Fig4)
When I got there she was laying on the cooling board
REPEAT VERSE WITH NO LYRICS (improvise with slide a bit)
REPEAT INTRO
It looked like ten thousand people standing around the burying ground
I didn't know I loved her, til they began to let her down
looked like ten thousand, people standing around the burying ground
I didn't know I loved her, til they began to let her down
You know it's so hard to love someone that don't love you
Don't look like satisfaction, don't care what you do
so hard to love someone that don't love you
Don't look like satisfaction, and I don't care what you do
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version 3
after the intro its the riff:
|----------------------------------------------------|
|----------------------------------------------------|
|----------3-0-3-3-3-3-3-----------------------------|
|----------0-0-0-0-0-0-0-----------------------------|
|--0----0--------------------------------------------|
|----3b----------------------------------------------|
which is repeated 4 a long time until it comes to the chords
|-----------------------------------------5------------|
|-0-3/5-5-5-5-5----0-3/5-5-5-5-5\-0--------------------|
|-0-3/5-5-5-5-5----0-3/5-5-5-5-5\-0--------------------|
|-0-3/5-5-5-5-5----0-3/5-5-5-5-5\-0---3-0--------------|
|-0-3/5-5-5-5-5----0-3/5-5-5-5-5\-0--------------------|
|------------------------------------------------------|
|------------------5-----------------------------------|
|------------------------/7-7-7-7-7---0--/5-5-5-5------|
|------------------------/7-7-7-7-7---0--/5-5-5-5------|
|--0-0------0--3-0-------/7-7-7-7-7---0--/5-5-5-5------|
|--0-0------0------------/7-7-7-7-7---0--/5-5-5-5------|
|--0-0---3b-0------------------------------------------|
|------------5----------------5----------------------|
|-5\-0-----------------------------------------------|
|-5\-0-----------------------------------------------|
|-5\-0---3-0----0-0----0--3-0---0-0----0-------------|
|-5\-0----------0-0----0--------0-0----0-------------|
|---------------0-0-3b-0--------0-0-3b-0-------------|
then its back to the riff which is played several times
|----------------------------------------------------|
|----------------------------------------------------|
|----------3-0-3-3-3-3-3-----------------------------|
|----------0-0-0-0-0-0-0-----------------------------|
|--0----0--------------------------------------------|
|----3b----------------------------------------------|
then back to the chords again
|-----------------------------------------5------------|
|-0-3/5-5-5-5-5----0-3/5-5-5-5-5\-0--------------------|
|-0-3/5-5-5-5-5----0-3/5-5-5-5-5\-0--------------------|
|-0-3/5-5-5-5-5----0-3/5-5-5-5-5\-0---3-0--------------|
|-0-3/5-5-5-5-5----0-3/5-5-5-5-5\-0--------------------|
|------------------------------------------------------|
|------------------5-----------------------------------|
|------------------------/7-7-7-7-7---0--/5-5-5-5------|
|------------------------/7-7-7-7-7---0--/5-5-5-5------|
|--0-0------0--3-0-------/7-7-7-7-7---0--/5-5-5-5------|
|--0-0------0------------/7-7-7-7-7---0--/5-5-5-5------|
|--0-0---3b-0------------------------------------------|
then its the decending part leading to the solo
|-------------------------------------------------------|
|-----------------------------0---/5-5-5-5-5/7\---------|
|-----------------------------0---/5-5-5-5-5/7\---------|
|-----------------------------0---/5-5-5-5-5/7\---------|
|-----5-5---3-3---2-2---1-1---0---/5-5-5-5-5/7\---------|
|---5-----3-----2-----1-----0---------------------------|
then he slams on his distortion pedal
|------------------------------------------------------|
|--0--3-3-3-0-0-0-0--/12--0-3-3-3-0-0-0-0-/12----------|
|--0--3-3-3-0-0-0-0--/12--0-3-3-3-0-0-0-0-/12----------|
|--0--3-3-3-0-0-0-0--/12--0-3-3-3-0-0-0-0-/12----------|
|--0--3-3-3-0-0-0-0--/12--0-3-3-3-0-0-0-0-/12----------|
|------------------------------------------------------|
|-----------------------------------------------------|
|-----------------------------------------------------|
|-0-3-0-5-0-3-0-3-0-8\3-0-3-0-3-0-3-0-3/5-0-----------|
|-----------------------------------------------------|
|-----------------------------------------------------|
|-----------------------------------------------------|
then he puts his whammy up an octave
|---------5-5----------------------------------------------|
|-------------5--------------------------------------------|
|-----3/5-------5-3/12-----12\0--3-0-3-0-3-5-0-3\2-0-------|
|----------------------------------------------------------|
|----------------------------------------------------------|
|----------------------------------------------------------|
shake your slide quickly on the 12's, and let ring..
|-----------12-----12----12\--15--15--15--15--15------------|
|-----------------------------15--15--15--15--15------------|
|-----10/12-----12---12----\--15--15--15--15--15------------|
|-----------------------------------------------------------|
|-----------------------------------------------------------|
|-----------------------------------------------------------|
|--15--15--12-12\----------------------------------------------|
|--15--15--12-12\----------------------------------------------|
|--15--15--12-12\---0--5/7--7-7--0-5/7-7-7\--0--7/10-10-0--10--|
|--------------------------------------------------------------|
|--------------------------------------------------------------|
|--------------------------------------------------------------|
|------------------------------------------------------|
|------------------------------------------------------|
|--10-10\----------------------------------------------|
|------------------------------------------------------|
|------------------------------------------------------|
|------------------------------------------------------|
then the whammy is stepped on and put back to normal with the decending bit leading back
the second verse, also the distortion is turned off as well
|------------------------------------------------------|
|---------------------------------0--/7-7-7-7-7--------|
|---------------------------------0--/7-7-7-7-7--------|
|---------------------------------0--/7-7-7-7-7--------|
|--------5-5---3-3---2-2---1--1---0--/7-7-7-7-7--------|
|------5-----3-----2-----1-----0-----------------------|
|---0-----------------------------------------------|
|---0-----------------------------------------------|
|---0------3-0-3-3-3-3-3-----3-0-3-3-3-3-3----------|
|---0------0-0-0-0-0-0-0-----0-0-0-0-0-0-0----------|
|---0-----------------------------------------------|
|---0-----------------------------------------------|
|----------------------------------------------------|
|----------------------------------------------------|
|----------3-0-3-3-3-3-3-----------------------------|
|----------0-0-0-0-0-0-0-----------------------------|
|--0----0--------------------------------------------|
|----3b----------------------------------------------|
played several times again
then back to the chords again
|-----------------------------------------5------------|
|-0-3/5-5-5-5-5----0-3/5-5-5-5-5\-0--------------------|
|-0-3/5-5-5-5-5----0-3/5-5-5-5-5\-0--------------------|
|-0-3/5-5-5-5-5----0-3/5-5-5-5-5\-0---3-0--------------|
|-0-3/5-5-5-5-5----0-3/5-5-5-5-5\-0--------------------|
|------------------------------------------------------|
|------------------5-----------------------------------|
|------------------------/7-7-7-7-7---0--/5-5-5-5------|
|------------------------/7-7-7-7-7---0--/5-5-5-5------|
|--0-0------0--3-0-------/7-7-7-7-7---0--/5-5-5-5------|
|--0-0------0------------/7-7-7-7-7---0--/5-5-5-5------|
|--0-0---3b-0------------------------------------------|
then its back to the riff where he goes quiet
|----------------------------------------------------|
|----------------------------------------------------|
|----------3-0-3-3-3-3-3-----------------------------|
|----------0-0-0-0-0-0-0-----------------------------|
|--0----0--------------------------------------------|
|----3b----------------------------------------------|
then back to chords again
|-----------------------------------------5------------|
|-0-3/5-5-5-5-5----0-3/5-5-5-5-5\-0--------------------|
|-0-3/5-5-5-5-5----0-3/5-5-5-5-5\-0--------------------|
|-0-3/5-5-5-5-5----0-3/5-5-5-5-5\-0---3-0--------------|
|-0-3/5-5-5-5-5----0-3/5-5-5-5-5\-0--------------------|
|------------------------------------------------------|
|------------------5---------------------------------------|
|------------------------/7-7-7-7-7---0--/10-10-10-10------|
|------------------------/7-7-7-7-7---0--/10-10-10-10------|
|--0-0------0--3-0-------/7-7-7-7-7---0--/10-10-10-10------|
|--0-0------0------------/7-7-7-7-7---0--/10-10-10-10------|
|--0-0---3b-0----------------------------------------------|
then its the part leading to the second solo
|------------------------------------------------------|
|-0-3-3-3-3-2-2-2-2-1-1-1-1-0---5/7-7-7-7-7-7-7--------|
|-0-3-3-3-3-2-2-2-2-1-1-1-1-0---5/7-7-7-7-7-7-7--------|
|-0-3-3-3-3-2-2-2-2-1-1-1-1-0---5/7-7-7-7-7-7-7--------|
|-0-3-3-3-3-2-2-2-2-1-1-1-1-0---5/7-7-7-7-7-7-7--------|
|------------------------------------------------------|
he turns his distortion on now
|---------------------------------------------------------|
|----10\----0-3-3-3-0-0-0-0----/12--0-3-3-3-0-0-0-0-------|
|----10\----0-3-3-3-0-0-0-0----/12--0-3-3-3-0-0-0-0-------|
|----10\----0-3-3-3-0-0-0-0----/12--0-3-3-3-0-0-0-0-------|
|----10\----0-3-3-3-0-0-0-0---------0-3-3-3-0-0-0-0-------|
|---------------------------------------------------------|
|----------------12--12--------12----------12-12\----|
|----/12---------------------------------------------|
|----/12---10/12--------10/12------12--12------------|
|----/12---------------------------------------------|
|----------------------------------------------------|
|----------------------------------------------------|
|-10/12-12-12-12---10/12-12-12-12\------------------------|
|-10/12-12-12-12---10/12-12-12-12\------------------------|
|-10/12-12-12-12---10/12-12-12-12\------------------------|
|-10/12-12-12-12---10/12-12-12-12\------------------------|
|---------------------------------------------------------|
|---------------------------------------------------------|
then he sets his whammy up an octave again
|-------------------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------------------|
|--0-5-5-5-0-5\--/10--0-0-3-0-3/5-0-0-3-0-5-3-0---------|
|-------------------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------------------|
|----------------------------------12---12---12------------|
|----------------------------------------------------------|
|---12---0-3\2-0-0--3\2-0-0-3\2--12---12---12--------------|
|----------------------------------------------------------|
|----------------------------------------------------------|
|----------------------------------------------------------|
|--------------------------------------------------------|
|--------------------------------------------------------|
|--0--5/7-7-7-0-5/7-7-0-7/10-10-10--0-7/10-10\-----------|
|--------------------------------------------------------|
|--------------------------------------------------------|
|--------------------------------------------------------|
|----------------------------------------------------|
|--0-0-0-3~-0-0-0-3~-0-------------------------------|
|--0-0-0-3~-0-0-0-3~-0-------------------------------|
|--0-0-0-3~-0-0-0-3~-0-------------------------------|
|--0-0-0-3~-0-0-0-3~-0-------------------------------|
|----------------------------------------------------|
this is the park where he screams into the microphone
|-------------------------------------------------|
|-0-0-3-3-0-0-3-3-0-0-3-3-0-0-3-3-----------------|
|-0-0-3-3-0-0-3-3-0-0-3-3-0-0-3-3-----------------|
|-0-0-3-3-0-0-3-3-0-0-3-3-0-0-3-3-----------------|
|-0-0-3-3-0-0-3-3-0-0-3-3-0-0-3-3-----------------|X2 i think.....
|-------------------------------------------------|
|---------------------------------------------------|
|--5------------------------------------------------|
|--5------------------------------------------------|
|--5-X12 (about that, it depends how u strum)-------|
|--5------------------------------------------------|
|---------------------------------------------------|
played quickly
|----------5----------------5---/5-5-5--7-7-7---------|
|-5\----------------------------/5-5-5--7-7-7---------|
|-5\----------------------------/5-5-5--7-7-7---------|
|-5\---3-0---0-0----0---3-0-----/5-5-5--7-7-7---------|
|-5\---------0-0----0-----------/5-5-5--7-7-7---------|
|------------0-0-3b-0---------------------------------|
|------------------------0--/5-5-5-5-5------------|
|------------------------0--/5-5-5-5-5------------|
|------------------------0--/5-5-5-5-5------------|
|-------5---3---2---1----0--/5-5-5-5-5------------|
|------------------------0--/5-5-5-5-5------------|
|-----5---3---2---1---0---------------------------|
i think the solo is done manely on the 12th fret, but i think he also goes up 2 the 15th
as well. just go crazy or sumthing i dunno
(whammy still on)
|-----------------------------------------------------|
|-----------------------------------------------------|
|----0-/7-7-7-7-7-7-7-0-7/10-10-10-10--10--10-10------|
|-----------------------------------------------------|
|-----------------------------------------------------|
|-----------------------------------------------------|
|----------------------------------------------------|
|----------------------------------------------------|
|--0-/5-5-5-5-5-5-5--0-/8-8-8-8-8-8-8----------------|
|----------------------------------------------------|
|----------------------------------------------------|
|----------------------------------------------------|
whammy turned off
|---7-----10------5----8-------------------------------|
|---7-----10------5----8-------------------------------|
|---7-X7--10-X7---5-X7-8-X7----------------------------|
|---7-----10------5----8-------------------------------|
|---7-----10------5----8-------------------------------|
|------------------------------------------------------| X4
|-0-3-0-3-0-3-0-3-------0-----------------------------|
|-0-3-0-3-0-3-0-3-------0-----------------------------|
|-0-3-0-3-0-3-0-3--X4---0-----------------------------|
|-0-3-0-3-0-3-0-3-------0-----------------------------|
|-0-3-0-3-0-3-0-3-------0-----------------------------|
|-----------------------------------------------------|
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version 4
intro-this took me ages 2 work out:
play with slide
|--3~-3\2-0-3/5-3-0-8\3p0-2/3-2/3\2-0---------------------|
|--3~-3\2-0-3/5-3-0-8\3p0-2/3-2/3\2-0---------------------|
|--3~-3\2-0-3/5-3-0-8\3p0-2/3-2/3\2-0---------------------|
|--3~-3\2-0-3/5-3-0-8\3p0-2/3-2/3\2-0---------------------|
|---------------------------------------------------------|
|---------------------------------------------------------|
|---------------------------------------------------------|
|--------12~~~~~~~~~----------3---3/5-------------|
|-10/12---------------------------3/5-------------|
|-10/12-----------------0-2/3-----3/5-------------|
|-------------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------------|
|--3/2-0-3/5-3-0-3-0-3/5-3\2-0-3\2-0--------------------|
|--3/2-0-3/5-3-0-3-0-3/5-3\2-0-3\2-0--------------------|
|--3/2-0-3/5-3-0-3-0-3/5-3\2-0-3\2-0--------------------|
|-------------------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------------------|
|-12~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~----------------------|
|-12~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~----------------------|
|-12~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~----------------------|
|--------------------------------------------------|
|--------------------------------------------------|
|--------------------------------------------------|
then the louder fast bit comes in with meg hitting the symbol
|----12\3-0-2/3---------------------------------------------------------|
|----12\3-0-2/3-----8\2-0------3----8\2-0-3-3/5-3--0-------3------------|continued
|----12\3-0-2/3------------2/3-------------------------2/3--------------|
|-----------------------------------------------------------------------|
|-----------------------------------------------------------------------|
|-----------------------------------------------------------------------|
|---------------------------------------0--------------|
|----8\2--0-------3-----8\2---2/3\2-3/5-0--------------|
|-------------2/3-------------2/3\2-3/5-0--------------|
|---------------------------------------0--------------|
|------------------------------------------------------|
|------------------------------------------------------|
|-------12-----15/14-----------12~~~~~~~---------------------|
|--/12---------15/--13---------------------------------------|
|--/12---------15/------12-----------------------------------|
|--------------------------12--------------------------------|
|------------------------------------------------------------|
|------------------------------------------------------------|
this bit i sort of made up:
|---/5\---------------------------5-------------------------------|
|---/5\-------3---------5\3-0-3/5------5\2-0-------3--------------|
|---/5\-----\3-----------------------------------/3-0----3--------|
|-----------------------------------------------------/3----------|
|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
|-3\2-0-3\2-0-----15\14---------------12~~~~~~~~~~~~~--------------|
|-3\2-0-3\2-0-----15\---13-----------------------------------------|
|-3\2-0-3\2-0-----15\-------12--11/12------------------------------|
|-----------0------------------------------------------------------|
|-----------0------------------------------------------------------|
|------------------------------------------------------------------|
|------------------------------------------------------------------|
im dont have a clue how he does that amazingly fast bit so i made upmy own bit again:
|--/7----------------------------------/5-----------------0------|
|--/7---0--0-3-0-3-0--3/5--0-3-0-3-5---/5---3-2-0----3/---0------|
|--/7----------------------------------/5---3-2-0----3/---0------|
|--/7----------------------------------/5---3-2-0----3/---0------|
|---------------------------------------------------------0------|
|----------------------------------------------------------------|
then it goes 2 the riff
|------------------------------------------------|
|------------3-0-3-3-3-3-3-----------------------|
|------------0-0-0-0-0-0-0-----------------------|
|------------------------------------------------|
|--0-----0---------------------------------------|
|-----3b-----------------------------------------|
------------