By Crooked Steps chords

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Intro 
e|----------------|-----------|---------------|------------| 
B|----------------|-8---------|---------------|------------| 
G|---7-------5----|-----------|---7-------5---|------------| 
D|-4---5h7-----7--|-----------|-4---5h7-----7-|-0----------| 
A|----------------|-----------|---------------|------------| 
D|----------------|-----------|---------------|------------| 

|------------|--------------------| 
|------------|--------------------| 
|------------|---7-----7----------| 
|-4---4------|-4---4h5------------| 
|------------|--------------3--5--| 
|------------|--------------------| 


Intro continues after sound effects w/ bass 

Melody Riff, played 2x 
e|-----------------|-----------| 
B|-----------------|-8---------| 
G|-------5-----5---|-----------| 
D|-4/5h7-----7---7-|-----------| 
A|-----------------|-----------| 
D|-----------------|-----------| 





Verse Riff - repeat throughout verses (5 beats per bar) 
e|-----------------------------------------------------| 
B|-----------------------------------------------------| 
G|-----------------------------------------------------| 
D|-10h12-12-12-12------10h12-12-12-10h12-12-12-12------| 
A|-10h12-12-12-12------10h12-12-12-10h12-12-12-12------| 
D|-10h12-12-12-12------10h12-12-12-10h12-12-12-12------| 


(1:06) - Melody riff added 







(1:14) Chorus Part 1 - changes to 4/4 time 
|----------------------------------| 
|----------------------------------| 
|----------------------8-8-8-8-----| 
|-10h12-12-12-12-----8-8-8-8-8-----| 
|-10h12-12-12-12-----6-6-6-6-6-----| 
|-10h12-12-12-12-------------------| 


Chorus Part 2 (1:16) 

  Guitar 1               4/4 time 
|----------------------------------| 
|----------------------------------| 
|----------------------------------| 
|-8h10-10-10-10----8h10-10-10-10---| continue below 
|-8----8--8--8-----8----8--8--8----| with 2 parts 
|----------------------------------| 


  Gutiar 1            3/4 time 
|------------------------------| 
|------------------------------| 
|------------------------------| 
|-8h10-10-10-10----10-10-10-10-| 
|-8----8--8--8-----8--8--8--8--| 
|------------------------------| 
| 
| Guitar 2 
|------------------------------|------| 
|--------------------6-5-------|------| 
|------------------5-------5---|------| 
|------------------------------|------| 
|------------------------------|-5\3--| 
|------------------------------|------| 


Guitar 1 plays Verse Riff once, then repeats Part 1 and 2 above on Guitar 1 







Verse 2 - Similar to Verse 1 (1:26) 



(1:54) Chorus 2 - Similar to first time 




(2:08) Short Solo 

|------------------------------------|-----------------------------| 
|-------10-13p10h13~~~~--------------|--------------------------10-| 
|-12b14------------------12h14p12h14-|-9h10p9---------------9-12---| 
|------------------------------------|--------10p9h10/12-----------| 
|------------------------------------|-----------------------------| 
|------------------------------------|-----------------------------| 

|------10h12_______/15--|----14----------16-------14--| 
|---13------------------|-13----13~~~-13----13-13-----| 
|-----------------------|-----------------------------| 
|-----------------------|-----------------------------| 
|-----------------------|-----------------------------| 
|-----------------------|-----------------------------| 


Bridge - play this 4x 
|-----------------------|------------------| 
|-----------------------|------------------| 
|-----------------------|------------------| 
|-7h9-9-----------------|-7h9-9\-4---------| 
|-------9-9--12________-|--------5---------| 
|---------------10_____-|--------0---------| 


(2:41) on last time through bridge, play this in 2nd bar: 
|-----------------------| 
|-----------------------| 
|-----------------------| 
|-0---------------------|  guitar 2 plays melody riff 
|-5---------------------| 
|-3---------------------| 



(2:48) Bridge Pt 2 Riff - Guitar 3 
|---------3----0-----3/8--------| 
|-7--7----5----2-----5/10-------| 
|-7--7----5----2-----5/10-------| 
|-7--7----5----2-----5/10-------| 
|-5--5----3----0-----3/8--------| 
|-------------------------------| 
 "My crooked steps, right behind you" 




Solo 2 - With Bridge Pt 2 riff and Verse Riff overlapping 
|----------------------|---------------------|-----------10-----------------| 
|-13\10----------------|---------------------|------10-10--13b15---13-10-10-| 
|---------12-10-12~~~~-|-9h10p9--------------|-12b14------------------------| 
|----------------------|-------12p10p9-10h12-|------------------------------| 
|----------------------|---------------------|------------------------------| 
|----------------------|---------------------|------------------------------| 



|--------10~~~~~--------| 
|-12h13-----------------| 
|-----------------------| 
|-----------------------| 
|-----------------------| 
|-----------------------| 

Continue playing Bridge Pt 2 riff and Verse Riff until 3:15 




(3:15)    Guitars 1 & 2,  play this 4x 
|----------------------------|-----------------------| 
|----------------------------|-----------------------| 
|----------------------------|-----------------------| 
|----12-12\10______----------|-----------------------| 
|-10----------8-8-8--8p7h8p7-|-8p7h8p7h8p7-----------| 
|----------------------------|------------12--10-12--| 






Ending - play Verse Riff, guitar 2 plays these notes with bends 

|-15______b16r----------| 
|-13______b14r----------| 
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