
The Unforgiven Tab
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Tuning: | E A D G B E |
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Capo: | no capo |
Author Unregistered. Last edit on Sep 21, 2020
Intro:
Starts with a horn
Rhythm: clean electric
or acoustic guitar: Jaymz
(with fingers)
e|--------------------------------|
B|-0-----0-----0-----0-----1------|
G|---2-----2-----2-----2-----2----|
D|-----2-----2-----2-----2-----2--|
A|-0------------------------------|
E|--------------------------------|
Keep repeating along with the lead
guitar until the verse starts.
Lead: clean electric guitar: Kirk
e|------------------------------------------|
B|------------------------------------------|
G|--2--4--4h5---5-4-2----2--4--4h5---5--2---|
D|------------------------------------------|
A|------------------------------------------|
E|------------------------------------------|
Repeat this one more time, then the drums and
bass come in, and a similar sounding but
different line is played....
e|-------------------------------------------|
B|-------------------------------------------|
G|--2--4--4h5--5--5--5--4---4\---2--2h4--2---|
D|------------------------5----2-------------|
A|-------------------------------------------|
E|-------------------------------------------|
e|------------------------------------------------|
B|------------5--5--5--3--------------------------|
G|--2--4--4h5------------4--4\--1--/4--1--2h4-2---|
D|------------------------------------------------|
A|------------------------------------------------|
E|------------------------------------------------|
Verse 1: I'm going to put in Kirk's part of the song.
If you want Jaymz's part of the verses, which is nothing
but a few power chords, go to the CHORD section for the
unforgiven in OLGA?? (maybe not)
Kirk's part (Played right along with the words.)
e|-----------------------------------------------|
B|-----------------------------------------------|
G|-------------------------12-12-11-11-----------|
D|-12-12-10-9-9h10p9-------0--0--0--0--10-10-----|
A|-0--0--0--0-------9----------------- 0--0--0-0-|
E|--------------------0-0------------------------|
Keep repeating throughout..
e|------------------------|
B|------------------------|
G|--5----4----2----0------|
D|---0----0----0----0-----|
A|----00---00---00---00---|
E|------------------------|
"on and on. He's known"
Play Kirk's intro part for the chorus
then for the next verse, repeat the same
as the first verse.
Then, we get ready for the interlude and the solo.
Interlude w/ reverb
Played by Kirk
e|-------------------------------------------------|
B|-----------------------------0-1-3-5-3-1-0h1/3---|
G|---4-5-7-5-4h5p4---4-----------------------------|
D|-7---------------7---5-5h7-----------------------|
A|-------------------------------------------------|
E|-------------------------------------------------|
e|--3\5-3--2---------------------------------------|
B|--3\5-3--3--3h5h3-3------------------------------|
G|--------------------4-----------------5----------|
D|----------------------5-------------5---5-5/7----|
A|----------------------------3/5-6-7--------------|
E|------------------------3-5----------------------|
e|-------------------7---7-----10--------12---------14-----15--17--|
B|--8-7h8p7---7-8-10---8---8-8----8-8/10---10-10/12---12-12--14----|
G|----------9------------------------------------------------------|
D|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
A|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
E|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
Solo: also by Kirk
w/ distortion
e|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
B|--7^--7^---------------------------------------------------------|
G|--7^--7^--5------------------------------------5--7--5-7-7/9-7-9-|
D|------------7--7^--5------------------------/7-------------------|
A|---------------------7-5/3-5-3--------3^-------------------------|
E|-------------------------------5-3-5-----------------------------|
(extreme repeated bending)
e|----------------10-------8------10------------------------|
B|-7--7-8-7h8--10----10--10--10-10--10----20^^^^^^^^^-17----|
G|---9------------------------------------------------------|
D|----------------------------------------------------------|
A|----------------------------------------------------------|
E|----------------------------------------------------------|
e|-20^--20^^^--17-17-20p17----17--------------10p9-7-9---9---------|
B|-------------------------20----20^------------------10---8-7---7-|
G|-----------------------------------------\9------------------9---|
D|-------------------------------------17\-------------------------|
A|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
E|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
e|------------------------------12--------12-------12-------12---------|
B|---------------------------13----13--------13-------13-------13------|
G|-9-7\5-7-5\4-5-4-2----\14-----------14--------14-------14-------14---|
D|---------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|---------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------------------------------------------|
e|-12--------12-------12--------------------------------------17-19-20-|
B|----13--------13-------13----------------------20^---20^-------------|
G|-------14--------14-------14----19^----19^--17-----------------------|
D|---------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|---------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------------------------------------------|
e|-19-17-19--17h19p17-----17-------------------------------------------|
B|-------------------20^----20-17----20-17-----------------------------|
G|-------------------------------19^------19-19^p17-19^p17--19^-19^-17-|
D|---------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|---------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------------------------------------------|
e|-------------------------------------------------|
B|-20~~~---18h20p18---17~~~~~--18p17~~~~~~~~~~-----|
G|-------------------------------------------------|
D|-------------------------------------------------|
A|-------------------------------------------------|
E|-------------------------------------------------|
Now, um...the ending consists of the chorus part and some other stuff
which I regret to say I cannot figure out...sorry
ANY QUESTIONS, COMMENTS, DEATH THREATS, send Email to MikeH1982@aol.com
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holy carp people get pretty angry over stupid stuff like who cares some guy says he knows the guy from rush and who cares if 024 or 022 this is a comment page relax! oh.....ya nice tab man
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its okay i guess
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hey is "Kirk's part of the song" clean or distorted???
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