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 Clean intro 
  Q=161 
 4/4 
  E  E E E E E E E   E E E E E E E E   E E E E E E E E   E E E E E E E E 
|----------0-------|-------0---------|---------0-------|---------------0--| 
|--------0---0-----|-----0---0-------|-------0---0-----|-----------0------| 
|------9-------9---|---7-------7---7-|-----2-------2---|---7---6----------| 
|---11-------------|-9-----------9---|---4-------------|-5---5---5---5----| 
|-0--------------0-|-----------------|-0-------------0-|------------------| 
|------------------|-----------------|-----------------|------------------| 

                                                        w/distortion 
  E E E E E E E E   E E E E E E E E   E E E E E E E E   E E E E E E E E 
|---------0-------|---------------0-|---------0-------|-----------------| 
|-------0---0-----|---8---7---0-----|-------0---0-----|-----------------| 
|-----9-------9---|-----------------|-----7-------7-7-|-----------------| 
|---7-------------|-9---9---9---9---|---4-----------4-|-----------------| 
|-0-------------0-|-----------------|-0---------------|---------5-4---2-| 
|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|---0-2-3-----3---| 


 0:12 
 7/4 
  S S S S E  S S E  S S S S E  S S E  S S E  S S E  
|---------------------------------------------------| 
|---------------------------------------------------| 
|---------9------9----------7------6------4---------| 
|---------9------9----------7------7------7------7--| 
|-0-0-0-0----0-0----0-0-0-0----0-0----0-0----0-0-0--| 
|---------------------------------------------------| 


  S S S S E  S S E  S S S S E  S S E  S S  E  S S  E 
|----------------------------------------------------| 
|----------------------------------------------------| 
|---------9------9----------7------6------12------11-| 
|---------9------9----------7------7------12------12-| 
|-0-0-0-0----0-0----0-0-0-0----0-0----0-0-----0-0----| 
|----------------------------------------------------| 


  S S S S E  S S E  S S S S E  S S E  S S E  S S E  
|---------------------------------------------------| 
|---------------------------------------------------| 
|---------9------9----------7------6------4---------| 
|---------9------9----------7------7------7------7--| 
|-0-0-0-0----0-0----0-0-0-0----0-0----0-0----0-0-0--| 
|---------------------------------------------------| 


 4/4 
  S S S S E S S E S S S S E   +E  E E E E E E E 
|---------------------------|-------------------| 
|---------------------------|-------------------| 
|---------9-----9---------7-|-(7)---------------| 
|---------9-----9---------7-|-(7)---------------| 
|-0-0-0-0---0-0---0-0-0-0---|-----------5-4---2-| 
|---------------------------|-----0-2-3-----3---| 


 0:23 Verse 
 7/4 
  S S S S E  S S E  S S S S E  S S E  S S E  S S E  
|---------------------------------------------------| 
|---------------------------------------------------| 
|---------9------9----------7------6------4---------| 
|---------9------9----------7------7------7------7--| 
|-0-0-0-0----0-0----0-0-0-0----0-0----0-0----0-0-0--| 
|---------------------------------------------------| 


  S S S S E  S S E  S S S S E  S S E  S S E  S S E  
|---------------------------------------------------| 
|---------------------------------------------------| 
|---------9------9----------7------6------4---------| 
|---------9------9----------7------7------7------7--| 
|-0-0-0-0----0-0----0-0-0-0----0-0----0-0----0-0-0--| 
|---------------------------------------------------| 


 4/4 
  H    H      +W 
|-3----3----|-(3)----| 
|-3----3----|-(3)----| 
|-4----4----|-(4)----| 
|-5----5----|-(5)----| 
|-5----5----|-(5)----| 
|-3----3----|-(3)----| 


 7/4 
  S S S S E  S S E  S S S S E  S S E  S S E  S S E  
|---------------------------------------------------| 
|---------------------------------------------------| 
|---------9------9----------7------6------4---------| 
|---------9------9----------7------7------7------7--| 
|-0-0-0-0----0-0----0-0-0-0----0-0----0-0----0-0-0--| 
|---------------------------------------------------| 


  S S S S E  S S E  S S S S E  S S E  S S E  S S E  
|---------------------------------------------------| 
|---------------------------------------------------| 
|---------9------9----------7------6------4---------| 
|---------9------9----------7------7------7------7--| 
|-0-0-0-0----0-0----0-0-0-0----0-0----0-0----0-0-0--| 
|---------------------------------------------------| 


 4/4 
  H    H      H    H 
|-0----0----|-2---------| 
|-0----0----|------3----| 
|-0----0----|-----------| 
|-2----2----|-----------| 
|-2----2----|-----------| 
|-0----0----|-----------| 


 0:40 
 7/4 
  H.      +W           H.      +W 
|--------------------|----------------| 
|-5-------(5)--------|-2-------(2)----| 
|-5-------(5)--------|-2-------(2)----| 
|-5-------(5)--------|-2-------(2)----| 
|-3-------(3)--------|-0-------(0)----| 
|--------------------|----------------| 


 4/4 
  W          W          W          W 
|-3--------|-5--------|-1--------|-1----| 
|-3--------|-3--------|-1--------|-1----| 
|-0--------|-2--------|-2--------|-2----| 
|-0--------|-0--------|-3--------|-3----| 
|-2--------|----------|-3--------|-3----| 
|-3--------|----------|-1--------|-1----| 


 0:52 
 7/4 
  S S S S  E S S  E S S S S E S S E S S E S S E 
|-----------------------------------------------| 
|---------10-----10---------8-----7-----5-------| 
|----------9------9---------7-----7-----7-----7-| 
|-0-0-0-0----0-0----0-0-0-0---0-0---0-0---0-0-0-| 
|-----------------------------------------------| 
|-----------------------------------------------| 


  S S S S  E S S  E S S S S E S S E S S E S S E 
|-----------------------------------------------| 
|---------10-----10---------8-----7-----5-------| 
|----------9------9---------7-----7-----7-----7-| 
|-0-0-0-0----0-0----0-0-0-0---0-0---0-0---0-0-0-| 
|-----------------------------------------------| 
|-----------------------------------------------| 


 4/4 
  W          H    H 
|----------|-----------| 
|-5--------|-7----8----| 
|-5--------|-5----5----| 
|-5--------|-----------| 
|-3--------|-----------| 
|----------|-----------| 


 7/4 
  S S S S  E S S  E S S S S E S S E S S E S S E 
|-----------------------------------------------| 
|---------10-----10---------8-----7-----5-------| 
|----------9------9---------7-----7-----7-----7-| 
|-0-0-0-0----0-0----0-0-0-0---0-0---0-0---0-0-0-| 
|-----------------------------------------------| 
|-----------------------------------------------| 


  S S S S  E S S  E S S S S E S S E S S E S S E 
|-----------------------------------------------| 
|---------10-----10---------8-----7-----5-------| 
|----------9------9---------7-----7-----7-----7-| 
|-0-0-0-0----0-0----0-0-0-0---0-0---0-0---0-0-0-| 
|-----------------------------------------------| 
|-----------------------------------------------| 


 4/4 
  W          W 
|----------|------| 
|-1--------|-1----| 
|-2--------|-2----| 
|-2--------|-2----| 
|-0--------|-0----| 
|----------|------| 


 1:08 Piano chords 
  Q=78 
  W          W          W          W 
|----------|----------|----------|------| 
|-3--------|-6--------|-3--------|-6----| 
|-4--------|-7--------|-4--------|-7----| 
|-5--------|-7--------|-5--------|-7----| 
|-5--------|-5--------|-5--------|-5----| 
|-3--------|----------|-3--------|------| 


  W           W           W 
|----------|-----------|-------| 
|-5--------|--3--------|--3----| 
|-5--------|--3--------|--3----| 
|-5--------|--3--------|--5----| 
|-3--------|--1--------|--5----| 
|----------|-----------|--3----| 


 1:29 Lead Guitar 
  Q=107 
                                              |-3-| |-3-| 
  Q  Q  Q  Q    Q  Q  Q  Q    W          H    E E E E E E 
|-------------|----------3--|----------|------------------| 
|-------------|-3--5--6-----|----------|------------------| 
|-3--2--3--5--|-------------|-2--------|-1----------------| 
|-------------|-------------|----------|------2-3---2-----| 
|-------------|-------------|----------|----------5---3-5-| 
|-------------|-------------|----------|------------------| 


 1:39 
  Q=161 
 7/4 
  S S S S E  S S E  S S S S E  S S E  S S E  S S E  
|---------------------------------------------------| 
|---------------------------------------------------| 
|---------9------9----------7------6------4---------| 
|---------9------9----------7------7------7------7--| 
|-0-0-0-0----0-0----0-0-0-0----0-0----0-0----0-0-0--| 
|---------------------------------------------------| 


  S S S S E  S S E  S S S S E  S S E  S S E  S S E  
|---------------------------------------------------| 
|---------------------------------------------------| 
|---------9------9----------7------6------4---------| 
|---------9------9----------7------7------7------7--| 
|-0-0-0-0----0-0----0-0-0-0----0-0----0-0----0-0-0--| 
|---------------------------------------------------| 


 4/4 
  W          Q  H. 
|----------|----------| 
|-3--------|----3-----| 
|-4--------|-2--4-----| 
|-5--------|-0--5-----| 
|-5--------|-0--5-----| 
|-3--------|-3--3-----| 


 7/4 
  S S S S E  S S E  S S S S E  S S E  S S E  S S E  
|---------------------------------------------------| 
|---------------------------------------------------| 
|---------9------9----------7------6------4---------| 
|---------9------9----------7------7------7------7--| 
|-0-0-0-0----0-0----0-0-0-0----0-0----0-0----0-0-0--| 
|---------------------------------------------------| 


  S S S S E  S S E  S S S S E  S S E  S S E  S S E  
|---------------------------------------------------| 
|---------------------------------------------------| 
|---------9------9----------7------6------4---------| 
|---------9------9----------7------7------7------7--| 
|-0-0-0-0----0-0----0-0-0-0----0-0----0-0----0-0-0--| 
|---------------------------------------------------| 


 4/4 
  W          E E E E E E E E 
|----------|-----------------| 
|-0--------|-----------------| 
|-0--------|-----------------| 
|-2--------|---2-5---2-------| 
|-2--------|-4-----4---1-4---| 
|-0--------|---------------3-| 


   1:56 
    W          +H     H      W          +W      3x 
||-----------|-------------|----------|---------|| 
||o-3--------|-(3)----1----|-5--------|-(5)----o|| 
||--3--------|-(3)----2----|-5--------|-(5)-----|| 
||--5--------|-(5)----3----|-5--------|-(5)-----|| 
||o-5--------|-(5)----3----|-3--------|-(3)----o|| 
||--3--------|-(3)----1----|----------|---------|| 


  W          W          W          W 
|----------|----------|----------|------| 
|-8--------|-8--------|-5--------|-5----| 
|-8--------|-8--------|-5--------|-5----| 
|-8--------|-8--------|-5--------|-5----| 
|-6--------|-6--------|-3--------|-3----| 
|----------|----------|----------|------| 


 2:18 Solo 
  Q  Q  Q  S S  S S   H    E E  E E    E E  E  S  S E E E  E   +Q    E Q  E E E 
|-------------------|---------------|------------------------|-------------------| 
|-------------------|---------------|------------------------|------10-----------| 
|-----------------7-|-9--------11---|-12---11h12p11-9-7-9-/9-|-(9)-----7--6-7-9--| 
|----------7-9-10---|--------9----9-|----9-------------------|-------------------| 
|-------------------|---------------|------------------------|-------------------| 
|-------------------|---------------|------------------------|-------------------| 


  +Q    Q    S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S    E     Q.      E  E  E  E 
|-----------------15-19-24-19-15----|-14b15-14b15---12-14-15-12-| 
|--------------17----------------17-|---------------------------| 
|-(9)--9--16----------------------|---------------------------| 
|-----------------------------------|---------------------------| 
|-----------------------------------|---------------------------| 
|-----------------------------------|---------------------------| 


   E  E  S S  S S  S S  S S Q     E E  E E  E  E  E  E 
|-14---------------------------|-10-9-------------------| 
|----15-12-0-14-0-12-0-10-0-8--|------10------------10--| 
|------------------------------|---------9--------------| 
|------------------------------|-----------12-11-12-----| 
|------------------------------|------------------------| 
|------------------------------|------------------------| 


   +H      S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S     S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S 
|---------------------15-17-15-14-|-12----------------------------------------------| 
|-(10)-------------15-------------|----13----13-------------------------------------| 
|---------14-16-17----------------|-------12----12----------------------------------| 
|---------------------------------|----------------14----14----14-16-14----14-16-17-| 
|---------------------------------|-------------------15----15----------15----------| 
|---------------------------------|-------------------------------------------------| 


   S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  H 
|-------------------15-17-20----| 
|----------15-17-19-------------| 
|-14-16-17----------------------| 
|-------------------------------| 
|-------------------------------| 
|-------------------------------| 


   |------6-------|  |------6-------|  |------6-------|  |------6-------| 
   S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S 
|-17-12----------12-15-12----------12-14-12----------12-15-12----------12-| 
|-------13----13----------13----13----------13----13----------13----13----| 
|----------14----------------14----------------14----------------14-------| 
|-------------------------------------------------------------------------| 
|-------------------------------------------------------------------------| 
|-------------------------------------------------------------------------| 


   |--3--|  |--3--|  |--3--|  |--3--| 
   E  E  E  E  E  E  E  E  E  E  E  E    Q   Q.    E  E  E 
|-19-17-------------------------------|-----------------17-| 
|-------20-17----20-17----------------|--------------20----| 
|-------------19-------19-16----------|-----19----19-------| 
|----------------------------19-17----|--------------------| 
|----------------------------------19-|-17-----------------| 
|-------------------------------------|--------------------| 


   Q   E  Q   Q   E       +Q.    S  S  H 
|-19--20-19------13b15-|-(13)---13-12-13----| 
|------------20--------|--------------------| 
|----------------------|--------------------| 
|----------------------|--------------------| 
|----------------------|--------------------| 
|----------------------|--------------------| 


   |------6------|  |-----6------|  |-----6------|  |-----6------| 
   S  S  S  S  S S  S  S  S S  S S  S  S  S S  S S  S  S  S S  S S   W 
|------------------------------------------------------------------|------| 
|-12-13-12-10------------------------------------------------------|------| 
|-------------12-9-10-12-10-9--------------------------------------|------| 
|-----------------------------12-9-10-12-10-9----------------------|------| 
|---------------------------------------------12-8-10-12-10-8------|------| 
|-------------------------------------------------------------12-8-|-8----| 


   2:44 It Gets Weird (time signatures not accurate, corrections welcome) 
   12/8                      15/8 
    E E E E E E E E E E E E   E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E   4x 
||--------------------------|---------------------------------|| 
||o-------------------------|--------------------------------o|| 
||--------------------------|---------------------------------|| 
||----------2-----0-2-------|---------2-------0-2-------------|| 
||o---2-3-2---2-3-----2-3---|---2-3-2---2-3-2-----3-2-3------o|| 
||--0---------------------3-|-0-------------------------2-3---|| 


 12/8                      15/8 
  E E E E E E E E E E E E   E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E 
|-------------------------|-------------------------------| 
|-------------------------|-------------------------------| 
|-------------------------|-------------------------------| 
|---------4-----2-4-------|---------4-------2-4-----------| 
|---3-5-3---3-5-----3-5---|---3-5-3---3-5-3-----5-3-5-3---| 
|-0---------------------3-|-0---------------------------3-| 


 7/4                           6/4                      4/4 
  E E E E E E E E E E E E E E   E E E E E E E Q  E E E   S S S S Q  S S S S Q 
|-----------------------------|------------------------|-----------------------| 
|-----------------------------|------------------------|-----------------------| 
|-----------------------------|----------------------4-|------------5-4-3-2-1--| 
|---------2-----------5-------|---------2----------3---|-5-4-3-2-1-------------| 
|---2-3-2---2-3-2-4-5---5-4-2-|---2-3-2---2-3-1--4-----|-----------------------| 
|-0---------------------------|-0----------------------|-----------------------| 


 9/8 
  S S S S E  S S S S E  S S S S E  
|----------------------------------| 
|-----------------------------3-5--| 
|------------------1-2--2-4-5------| 
|-------0-2--0-2-3-----------------| 
|-0-2-3----------------------------| 
|----------------------------------| 


 3:17 
 4/4                             10/4 
  Q.   Q.   Q    +E  Q.   Q  Q    H    Q.   H    Q.   Q  Q  Q 
|--------------|----------------|-------------------------------| 
|--------------|----------------|-------------------------------| 
|--------------|----------------|-------------------------------| 
|--------------|----------3-----|-6--------------3--------------| 
|-7---------5--|-(5)---------4--|------8--------------4---------| 
|------6-------|-----4----------|-----------9------------5--4---| 


 3:24 
 6/4                                           7/4 
  Q.   E Q.   Q  Q.     Q.   E Q.   Q  S S Q    Q  H    E E Q.   Q. 
|---------------------|-----------------------|------------------------| 
|---------------------|-----------------------|------------------------| 
|---------------------|-----------------------|------------------------| 
|---------------------|--------2----4--4-5-0--|------------------------| 
|-------------2--0----|-3----5----------------|-2--3----0--------------| 
|-0----2-3------------|-----------------------|-----------3-2----3-----| 


 6/4 
  Q.   E Q.   Q  Q.     Q  E Q.   E Q.   S S S S 
|---------------------|--------------------------| 
|---------------------|--------------------------| 
|---------------------|--------------------------| 
|---------------------|----------------------2-5-| 
|-------------2--0----|-----------2-3----3-5-----| 
|-0----2-3------------|-1--3-5-------------------| 


 4/4 
  Q.   Q  Q.     E E Q.   Q. 
|--------------|----------------| 
|--------------|----------------| 
|--------------|----------------| 
|--------------|----------------| 
|-5----2--3----|----------------| 
|--------------|-5-3-1----0-----| 


 3:39 
 6/4 
  E E E  E E E E E E  E E E   E E  E E E  E  E S  S  S S  E  E  E 
|---------------------------|----------------------------------17----| 
|-----8-10-8-------8-10-8-7-|--------8----------------------15-------| 
|------------9--------------|-9-7------9---------------9-11----------| 
|---9------------9----------|-----10-----10----9-10-12---------------| 
|-7------------7------------|---------------10-----------------------| 
|---------------------------|----------------------------------------| 


 7/4 
   E  E  E  S  S  E  S  S  S  S  E  E  E  E  E  E  S  S 
|-15----12----------12----------------------------------| 
|----15----15-13-------15-13-12-------------------------| 
|----------------12-------------14-12-11-12-------------| 
|-------------------------------------------12----------| 
|----------------------------------------------14-14-15-| 
|-------------------------------------------------------| 


 6/4 
   S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S 
|-------------------------------------------------15-17----------15-17-19-| 
|----------------------------------------15-17-19-------15-17-19----------| 
|-------------14-16-17----------14-16-17----------------------------------| 
|----14-16-17----------14-16-17-------------------------------------------| 
|-17----------------------------------------------------------------------| 
|-------------------------------------------------------------------------| 


   Q.    E  Q   E  Q.    S  S  S  S 
|-20----19-17-----------------------| 
|--------------20-17----------------| 
|-----------------------16-17-19-16-| 
|-----------------------------------| 
|-----------------------------------| 
|-----------------------------------| 


 7/4 
   |--3--|  |-----3-----| 
   Q  Q  Q  Q  S  S  E  Q  E  E  Q   S  S  S  S 
|-----------------------------------------17-19-| 
|-------19-20-19-20-19--------------17-20-------| 
|----19----------------21-19-17-----------------| 
|-19----------------------------19--------------| 
|-----------------------------------------------| 
|-----------------------------------------------| 


   E  E  E  Q.    E  H.      E 
|-20-19-17-------22-24---------*| 
|----------20------------------*| 
|------------------------------*| 
|------------------------------*| 
|------------------------------*| 
|------------------------------*| 


Duration Legend 
--------------- 
W - whole; H - half; Q - quarter; E - 8th; S - 16th; T - 32nd; X - 64th; a - acciaccatura 
+ - note tied to previous; . - note dotted; .. - note double dotted 
Uncapitalized letters represent notes that are staccato (1/2 duration) 
Irregular groupings are notated above the duration line 
Duration letters will always appear directly above the note/fret number it represents the 
duration for.  Duration letters with no fret number below them represent rests.  Multi- 
bar rests are notated in the form Wxn, where n is the number of bars to rest for.  Low 
melody durations appear below the staff 

Tablature Legend 
---------------- 
 h   - hammer-on 
 p   - pull-off 
 b   - bend 
 pb  - pre-bend 
 r   - bend release (if no number after the r, then release immediately) 
 /\  - slide into or out of (from/to "nowhere") 
 s   - legato slide 
 S   - shift slide 
  - natural harmonic 
n  - artificial harmonic 
n(n) - tapped harmonic 
 ~   - vibrato 
 tr  - trill 
 T   - tap 
 TP  - trem. picking 
 PM  - palm muting 
\n/  - tremolo bar dip; n = amount to dip 
 \n  - tremolo bar down 
 n/  - tremolo bar up 
/n\  - tremolo bar inverted dip 
 =   - hold bend; also acts as connecting device for hammers/pulls 
 <>  - volume swell (louder/softer) 
 x   - on rhythm slash represents muted slash 
 o   - on rhythm slash represents single note slash 

Misc Legend 
----------- 
 |  - bar 
||  - double bar 
||o - repeat start 
o|| - repeat end 
*|  - double bar (ending) 
 :  - bar (freetime) 
 $  - Segno 
 &  - Coda 
Tempo markers -  = BPM(8/16=s8/s16), where s8 = swing 8ths, s16 = swing 16ths