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Tuning : D A D G B E Time Signature: 5/4 unless labeled otherwise

Tempo: about 96 bpm

The lines above the measures represent eighth notes,
so pay careful attention to them because the hardest
aspect of playing this song is getting a feel for
some of the strange time signatures


Riff 1 (4x) 0:08

| | | | | | | | | |
d|----------------------------------------|
a|----------------------------------------|
D|0h1p0-0---0h1p0-0---0h1p0-0---0h1p0-0---|


Riff 2 (4x) 0:20

| | | | | | | | | |
d|----------------------------------------|
a|------5-------------------5-------------|
D|0h1p0-----0h1p0-3---0h1p0-----0h1p0-3---|


Play Riff 1 (9x) 0:33


Riff 3 (4x) 1:01

Wear the grudge like a crown...
| | | | | | | | | |
d|0-----0---0---0-0-----0-0---0---0-0-0---|
a|0-----0---0---0-0-----0-0---0---0-0-0---|
D|0-----0---0---0-0-----0-0---0---0-0-0---|



Riff 4 1:13

| | | | | | | | | |
|----------------------------------------|
|3-------3-------3-------3-------3-------|
|2-------2-------2-------2-------2-------|
|0-------0-------0-------0-------0-------|
|0-------0-------0-------0-------0-------|
|0-------0-------0-------0-------0-------|

| | | | | | | | | |
|----------------10------10------10------|
|3-------3-------10------10------10------|
|2-------2-------7-------7-------7-------|
|0-------0-------0-------0-------0-------|
|0-------0-------0-------0-------0-------|
|0-------0-------0-------0-------0-------|

Rest for 4 measures



Riff 5 1:32

3x
| | | | | | | | | |
d|0-----0---0---0-0------(0)--------------|
a|0-----0---0---0-0------(0)--------------|
D|0-----0---0---0-0------(0)--------------|
^some effect, maybe a wah


1x
| | | | | | | | | |
d|0-----0---0---0-0-----0-0---0---0-0-0---|
a|0-----0---0---0-0-----0-0---0---0-0-0---|
D|0-----0---0---0-0-----0-0---0---0-0-0---|
^with effect overlaid


Riff 6 (8x) 1:45

Clutch it like a cornerstone...
| | | | | | | | | |
d|0-----0---0-0-0-0-----0-0---0---0-0-0---|
a|0-----0---0-0-0-0-----0-0---0---0-0-0---|
D|0-----0---0-0-0-0-----0-0---0---0-0-0---|


Riff 7 (4x) 2:10

Saturn ascends...
| | | | | | | | | |
d|0-----0---0---0-0-----0-0---0-----0-0---|
a|0-----0---0---0-0-----0-0---0-----0-0---|
D|0-----0---0---0-0-----0-0---0-----0-0---|


Riff 8 2:22

| | | | | | | | | |
d|------------------------------------------|
a|--------12--------------------------------|
D|12h13p12----------------------------------|


| | | | | | | | | |
d|------------------------------------------|
a|--------12----------------10--------------|
D|12h13p12----------------------------------|

Humbled again...
| | | | | | | | | |
d|------------------------------------------|
a|--------12--------------------------------|
D|12h13p12----------------------------------|


| | | | | | | | | |
d|------------------------------------------|
a|--------12----------------10\-------------|
D|12h13p12----------------------------------|

| | | | | | | | | |
d|----------------------------------------|
a|5b--------------------------------------|
D|----------------------------------------|

slightly bend and hold for two measures



Riff 9 (8x) 2:40

Clutch it like a cornerstone...
| | | | | | | | | |
g|7-----------10----------5---------------|
d|7-----------10----------5-------3h--5---|
a|5-----------8-----------3-------3h--5---|
D|----0---0-------0---0-------0---3h--5---|


Riff 10 3:04

Saturn ascends...
2x
| | | | | | | | | |
g|7-----------5-----------7-------8-------|
d|7-----------5-----------7-------8-------|
a|5---X-X-X-X-3---X-X-X-X-5---X-X-6---X-X-|
D|----------------------------------------|


Ignorant to...
| | | | | | | | | |
g|7-----------5-----------5/7-----7/8-----|
d|7-----------5-----------5/7-----7/8-----|
a|5---X-X-X-X-3---X-X-X-X-3/5-X-X-5/6-X-X-|
D|----------------------------------------|


the damage done
| | | | | | | | | | | | | |
|----------------------------------------| |----------------|
|----------------------------------------| 2 |----------------|
|5/7---------5-----------7-------8-------| / |5---------------|
|5/7---------5-----------7-------8-------| 4 |5---------------|
|3/5-X-X-X-X-3---X-X-X-X-5---X-X-6---X-X-| |3---------------|
|----------------------------------------| |--------12\-----|


Riff 11 (4x) 3:17

| | | | | | | | | |
d|0-----0---0---0-0-----0-0---0-----0-0---|
a|0-----0---0---0-0-----0-0---0-----0-0---|
D|0-----0---0---0-0-----0-0---0-----0-0---|


Riff 12 (4x) 3:30

Wear the grudge like a crown...
| | | | | | | | | |
d|----------0---0-0-----0-0---0-----0-0---|
a|3p0---5---0---0-0-----0-0---0-----0-0---|
D|----3-----0---0-0-----0-0---0-----0-0---|



Riff 13A 3:42

Wear the grudge like a crown
| | | | | | | | | |
|----------------------------------------|
|----------------------------------------|
|--------------------------------5---5---|
|----------0---0-0---------------5---5---|
|3p0---5---0---0-0---------------3---3---|
|----3-----0---0-0-----------------------|

Desperate to control
| | | | | | | | | |
|----------------------------------------|
|----------------------------------------|
|----------------------------------------|
|----------0---0-0---------------5---5---|
|3p0---5---0---0-0---------------5---5---|
|----3-----0---0-0---------------5---5---|

Unable to forgive Sinking Deeper
| | | | | | | | | | | | | |
|----------------------------------------| |----------------|
|----------------------------------------| 2 |----------------|
|--------------------------------3---3---| / |----------------|
|----------0---0-0---------------3---3---| 4 |----3---3-------|
|3p0---5---0---0-0---------------1---1---| |----3---3-------|
|----3-----0---0-0-----------------------| |----3---3-------|


Riff 13B (2x) 3:52

Defining
| | | | | | | | | |
|----------------------------------------|
|----------------------------------------|
|--------------------------------5---5---|
|------------0---0---------------5---5---|
|3p0---5---0-0---0---------------3---3---|
|----3-------0---0-----------------------|

Confining
| | | | | | | | | |
|----------------------------------------|
|----------------------------------------|
|----------------------------------------|
|------------0---0---------------5---5---|
|3p0---5---0-0---0---------------5---5---|
|----3-------0---0---------------5---5---|

Sinking Deeper
| | | | | | | | | | | | | |
|----------------------------------------| |----------------|
|----------------------------------------| 2 |----------------|
|--------------------------------3---3---| / |----------------|
|------------0---0---------------3---3---| 4 |----3---3-------|
|3p0---5---0-0---0---------------1---1---| |----3---3-------|
|----3-------0---0-----------------------| |----3---3-------|


Riff 14 4:13

| | | | | | |
|----------------------------|
7|----------------------------|
/|----------------------------|
8|0-----0---0---0-3-------5---|
|0-----0---0---0-3-------5---|
|0-----0---0---0-3-------5---|


Riff 15 (3x) 4:15

| | | | | | | | | |
d|------------0-----0---0---0-3-------5---|
a|3p0---5---0-0-----0---0---0-3-------5---|
D|----3-------0-----0---0---0-3-------5---|


Riff 16A 4:24

Saturn comes back around...
| | | | | | | | | | | | |
|----------|----------------------------------------|
5 |----------|----------------------------------------|
/ |----------|----------------------------------------|
16|----------|----------0---0-0-----0-0---0-----0-0---|
|3p0---5---|3p0---5---0---0-0-----0-0---0-----0-0---|
|----3-----|----3-----0---0-0-----0-0---0-----0-0---|


Riff 16B (3x) 4:28

Let's you choose...
| | | | | | | | | |
d|----------0---0-0-----0-0---0-----0-0---|
a|3p0---5---0---0-0-----0-0---0-----0-0---|
D|----3-----0---0-0-----0-0---0-----0-0---|



Play Riff 13B (1x) 4:37



Riff 17 4:48

Choose to...
| | | | | | | | | |
|----------------------------------------|
|3---------------------------------------|
|2---------------------------------------|
|0---------------------------------------|
|0---------------------------------------|
|0---------------------------------------|

hold the D5 over the bass riff for seven measures

on the eighth measure play this:

| | | | | | | | | |
d|----------------------------------------|
a|5---5-5---5---5-5---5-5-5---5---5-5-5---|
D|----------------------------------------|
begin by palm muting and picking the notes softly
gradually increase volume and realease palm mute


Riff 18 (4x) 5:12

| | | | | | | | | |
|----------------------------------------|
|3---------------------------------------|
|2---------------------------------------|
|0---------------------------------------|
|0---------------------------------------|
|0---------------------------------------|


Riff 19A 5:24

| | | | | | | | | |
d|----------------------------------------|
a|------------3---------------------------|
D|0-----------------------5-------3h--5---|

| | | | | | | | | |
d|----------------------------------------|
a|------------3-----------5---------------|
D|0-------------------------------3h--5---|



Riff 19B 5:31

| | | | | | | | | |
d|----------------------------------------|
a|------------3---------------------------|
D|0-----------------------5-------3h--5---|

| | | | | | | | | |
d|----------------------------------------|
a|------------3-----------5-------3h--5---|
D|0---------------------------------------|

| | | | | | | | | |
d|----------------------------------------|
a|6-----------5-------------------3h--5---|
D|----------------------------------------|

| | | | | | | | | |
d|----------------------------------------|
a|6-----------5/----------8-------3h--5---|
D|----------------------------------------|

| | | | | | | | | |
d|------------------------------------------|
a|6-----------5-----------5h6p5-----3h--5---|
D|------------------------------------------|

| | | | | | | | | |
d|----------------------------------------|
a|6-----------5/----------8-------3h--5---|
D|----------------------------------------|


Play Riff 18 (4x) 5:49

Play Riff 19A (4x) 6:01


Riff 20 6:25

gold
| | | | | | | | | |
|----------------------------------------|
|--------------------------------3-------|
|--------------------------------2-------|
|0-------0-------0-------0-------0-------|
|0-------0-------0-------0-------0-------|
|0-------0-------0-------0-------0-------|

| | | | | | | | | |
|------------------------10------10------|
|3-------3-------3-------10------10------|
|2-------2-------2-------7-------7-------|
|0-------0-------0-------0-------0-------|
|0-------0-------0-------0-------0-------|
|0-------0-------0-------0-------0-------|



Play Riff 1 (4x) 6:31

Play Riff 2 (4x) 6:43

Play Riff 1 (1x) 6:56


Riff 21 (4x) 6:59

AAAAAAAAAAAAAH!
| | | | | | | | | |
g|------7-------------------7-------------|
d|0h1p0-7---0h1p0-3---0h1p0-7---0h1p0-3---|
a|0h1p0-5---0h1p0-3---0h1p0-5---0h1p0-3---|
D|0h1p0-----0h1p0-3---0h1p0-----0h1p0-3---|


| | | | | | | | | | |
|--------------------------------------------|
11 |--------------------------------------------|
/ |------7-------------------7-----------------|
8 |0h1p0-7---0h1p0-3---0h1p0-7---0h1p0-3p0h3---|
|0h1p0-5---0h1p0-3---0h1p0-5---0h1p0-3p0h3---|
|0h1p0-----0h1p0-3---0h1p0-----0h1p0-3p0h3---|


Riff 22 (8x) 7:24

Let go Let go
| | | | | | | | | |
d|0-0-0-0---0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0---0-0-0-0-0-|
a|0-0-0-0---0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0---0-0-0-0-0-|
D|0-0-0-0---0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0---0-0-0-0-0-|

heavy, heavy palm muting



Riff 23 (2x) 7:49

tremelo pick both measures
| | | | | | | | | |
|----------------------------------------|
|----------------------------------------|
|7---------------------------------------|
|----------------------------------------|
|----------------------------------------|
|----------------------------------------|

| | | | | | | | | |
|----------------------------------------|
|----------------------------------------|
|5------------------/10--------------5---|
|----------------------------------------|
|----------------------------------------|
|----------------------------------------|


Riff 24 8:01

| | | | | | | | | |
g|7-----7---7---7-7---8---7---7-7---8---7-|
d|7-----7---7---7-7---8---7---7-7---8---7-|
a|5-----5---5---5-5---6---5---5-5---6---5-|
D|----------------------------------------|

| | | | | | | | | |
g|5-----5---5---5-5---5/--10----10--10--10|
d|5-----5---5---5-5---5/--10----10--10--10|
a|3-----3---3---3-3---3/--8-----8---8---8-|
D|----------------------------------------|

| | | | | | | | | |
d|0-----0---0---0-0---1---0---0-0---1---0-|
a|0-----0---0---0-0---1---0---0-0---1---0-|
D|0-----0---0---0-0---1---0---0-0---1---0-|

| | | | | | | | | |
d|/5----5---5---5-5---0---3---------------|
a|/5----5---5---5-5---0---3---------------|
D|/5----5---5---5-5---0---3---------------|



Riff 25 (4x) 8:13

| | | | | | | | | |
d|0h1p0-0---0h1p0-0---0h1p0-0---0h1p0-0---|
a|0h1p0-0---0h1p0-0---0h1p0-0---0h1p0-0---|
D|0h1p0-0---0h1p0-0---0h1p0-0---0h1p0-0---|



Riff 26 (2x) 8:25

| | | | | | | | | |
d|0-0-0-0---0-0-0-0---0-0-0-0---0-0-0-0---|
a|0-0-0-0---0-0-0-0---0-0-0-0---0-0-0-0---|
D|0-0-0-0---0-0-0-0---0-0-0-0---0-0-0-0---|


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