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Difficulty:	intermediate
Tuning:	A E A D F# B
Key:	A
Capo:	no capo

Author Valdee [a] 148. Last edit on Sep 23, 2022

Tuning: Drop A
Tabbed by Valdee 01-01-2022
 
[Intro]
 
Use palm muting for the 16ths notes on the open string.
 
B |---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
F#|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D |---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A |---------------------------------------------------------------------------| x4
E |--------------------------------------------------------5-4----------------|
A |-0----0-0-0----0-0-0-0----0-0----0-0-1~---------------------8-7-5-4-1------|                        
 
B |-------------------------------------------------|
F#|-------------------------------------------------|
D |-------------------------------------------------|
A |---------12----6----3------------12----6----3----| x2
E |---------12----6----3------------12----6----3----|
A |-0-0-0-0-12----6----3----0-0-0-0-12----6----3----|
 
[Verse]
 
B |---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
F#|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D |---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A |---------------------------------------------------------------------------| x4
E |--------------------------------------------------------5-4----------------|
A |-0----0-0-0----0-0-0-0----0-0----0-0-1~---------------------8-7-5-4-1------|                        
 
B |-------------------------------------------------|
F#|-------------------------------------------------|
D |-------------------------------------------------|
A |---------12----6----3------------12----6----3----| x2
E |---------12----6----3------------12----6----3----|
A |-0-0-0-0-12----6----3----0-0-0-0-12----6----3----|
 
[Breakdown 1]
 
B |---------------------------------------------------------------------|
F#|---------------------------------------------------------------------|
D |---------------------------------------------------------------------|
A |-0-0--/-12-12----------------------0-0--/-12-12----------------------| x4
E |-0-0--/-12-12----4h5p4-0-1-3-------0-0--/-12-12--------------------1-|
A |-0-0--/-12-12----------------0-6-3-0-0--/-12-12----6h7p6-0-1-3-2-4---|
 
B |------------------------------------|
F#|------------------------------------|
D |------------------------------------|
A |-0----13-12----8-7----3-0-6-5-0-1-3-|
E |-0----13-12----8-7----3-0-6-5-0-1-3-|
A |-0----13-12----8-7----3-0-6-5-0-1-3-|
 
B |------------------------------------|
F#|------------------------------------|
D |------------------------------------|
A |-x-0--13-12----8-7----3-0-6-5-0-1-3-| x3
E |-x-0--13-12----8-7----3-0-6-5-0-1-3-|
A |-x-0--13-12----8-7----3-0-6-5-0-1-3-|
 
B |---------------------------------------------------------------------|
F#|---------------------------------------------------------------------|
D |---------------------------------------------------------------------|
A |-0-0--/-12-12----------------------0-0--/-12-12----------------------| x4
E |-0-0--/-12-12----4h5p4-0-1-3-------0-0--/-12-12--------------------1-|
A |-0-0--/-12-12----------------0-6-3-0-0--/-12-12----6h7p6-0-1-3-2-4---|
 
B |------------------------------------|
F#|------------------------------------|
D |------------------------------------|
A |-0----13-12----8-7----3-0-6-5-0-1-3-|
E |-0----13-12----8-7----3-0-6-5-0-1-3-|
A |-0----13-12----8-7----3-0-6-5-0-1-3-|
 
B |------------------------------------|
F#|------------------------------------|
D |------------------------------------|
A |-x-0--13-12----8-7----3-0-6-5-0-1-3-| x3
E |-x-0--13-12----8-7----3-0-6-5-0-1-3-|
A |-x-0--13-12----8-7----3-0-6-5-0-1-3-|
 
[Breakdown 2]
 
Clean tone w/ flanger effect, repeats with some slight variations
 
B |-----------------------------------------------1p0-----|
F#|---1-----1-----1---1h3---------1-----1-----1-----------|
D |-----2-----2-------------2-------2-----2-------------2-|
A |-0-----0-----0---0-----0-----0-----0-----0---0-----0---| x8
E |-------------------------------------------------------|
A |-------------------------------------------------------| 
 
Switch back to distortion guitar:
 
B |---------------------------------------|
F#|---------------------------------------|
D |---------------------------------------|
A |-6-------0-5-------2-3-0---------------| x4
E |-6-------0-5-------2-3-0---------------|
A |-6-------0-5-------2-3-0---------------|
 
Back to clean tone:
 
B |-----------------------------------------------1p0-----|
F#|---1-----1-----1---1h3---------1-----1-----1-----------|
D |-----2-----2-------------2-------2-----2-------------2-|
A |-0-----0-----0---0-----0-----0-----0-----0---0-----0---| x8
E |-------------------------------------------------------|
A |-------------------------------------------------------| 
 
Back to distortion guitar:
 
B |---------------------------------------|
F#|---------------------------------------|
D |---------------------------------------|
A |-6-------0-5-------2-3-0---------------| x8
E |-6-------0-5-------2-3-0---------------|
A |-6-------0-5-------2-3-0---------------|
 
(for the last 4 bars, play this riff progressively slower and slower until it crawls to a stop on 0.)
(hold the final open power chord and let ring)
 
 
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| h   Hammer-on
| p   Pull-off
| ~   Vibrato
 
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2 comments

easier in A standard but this is still correct

Ermmmm the first breakdown actually goes like this: |--------------------------| |--------------------------| |--------------------------| |-00-----------------------| |-00-6-5---------2---------| |-00-----7-6-5-6---6-3-1-3-| I'm ngl this whole tab is like crazy wrong