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INTRO : Muted either use delay or repeat this
The "x"s by the way are blocked strings
e|--------------------------------------------------
b|--------------------------------------------------
g|--------------------------------------------------
d|----7--x--x------------7--x--x--------------------
a|----7--x--x------------7--x--x----- X2 -----------
E|----5--x--x------------5--x--x--------------------
 
VERSES : D minor shape. delay here
e|---8---8----------10----10------------------------
b|---10--10---------10----10------------------------
g|---9---9-----------9-----9------------------------
d|--------------------------------------------------
a|--------------------------------------------------
E|--------------------------------------------------
 
PRE CHORUS : Wierd funky bass here barely hear the lead
anyway pick this near bridge to get twangy
sound delay here again
e|--------------------------------------------------
b|--------------------------------------------------
g|--7--9-9-9---7--7--9-9-9-9------------------------
d|--------------------------------------------------
a|--------------------------------------------------
E|--------------------------------------------------
 
 
CHORUS : all over .....
B F# A E
e|---------2-2-2-2------------------------------------
b|---------2-2-2-2---2-2-2-2--------------------------
g|---------3-3-3-3---2-2-2-2---1-1-1-1----------------
d|--4-4-4--4-4-4-4---2-2-2-2---2-2-2-2----------------
a|--2-2-2------------0-0-0-0---2-2-2-2----------------
E|-----------------------------0-0-0-0----------------
 
SOLO :
e|------------14---12----10--12--10-----------------
b|---12---12-------------------------12---12----7---
g|--------------------------------------------------
d|--------------------------------------------------
a|--------------------------------------------------
E|--------------------------------------------------
 
e|------------14---12----10--12--10-----------------
b|---12---12-------------------------12---12----7---
g|--------------------------------------------------
d|--------------------------------------------------
a|--------------------------------------------------
E|--------------------------------------------------
 
e|----------2-0-------------------------------------
b|--0----0-------3--2--3--2--0-------repeat a few--
g|---------------------------------------times------
d|--------------------------------------------------
a|--------------------------------------------------
E|--------------------------------------------------
 
Thats it comments complaints address above.
 
 
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version 2 :
 
Transcribed by: Chris Valente
Email: RedHotMetallica@aol.com
 
Damn froosh and his delay... I say it's not needed if you practice the rythym.
It's 1:00 AM so this is probably off some.
Intro
 
-x----------------x-----------------x-----------------x-----------------------
-x----------------x-----------------x-----------------x-----------------------
-x----------------x-----------------x-----------------x-----------------------
------------------------------------------------------------------------------
------------------------------------------------------------------------------
------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Verse
 
-12---------------15----------------12----------------15----------------------
-13---------------13----------------13----------------13----------------------
-14---------------------------------14----------------------------------------
------------------15----------------------------------15----------------------
------------------------------------------------------------------------------
------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Chorus (Right Channel)
 
------------------------------------------------------------------------------
------------------------------------------------------------------------------
-7h9--------------7---7h9-9-9-------------------------------------------------
------------------------------------------------------------------------------
-----77-77------7---7---------------------------------------------------------
-----------1010---------------------------------------------------------------
Bridge
 
------------------14----------------------------------12----------------------
-16---------------14---------------14-----------------12----------------------
-16---------------14---------------14-----------------13----------------------
-16---------------16---------------14-----------------14----------------------
-14---------------16---------------12-----------------14----------------------
------------------14----------------------------------12----------------------
Outro (Reat each line a few times)
 
--------------14-12-----12----------------------------------------------------
-12--12-12-12--------15----15---12--12-12-12--12------------------------------
-------------------------------------------------11---------------------------
------------------------------------------------------------------------------
------------------------------------------------------------------------------
------------------------------------------------------------------------------
 
 
-----------------0-2-0---0----------------------------------------------------
-0--00-0-000-00--------3----0--00-0-000-00------------------------------------
------------------------------------------------------------------------------
-------------------------------------------4----------------------------------
------------------------------------------------------------------------------
------------------------------------------------------------------------------
 
 
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version 3 :
 
Intro
 
|---------------------------|
|---------------------------|
|---------------------------|
|--7--Delay and P.M---------|
|--7------------------------|
|--5------------------------|
 
Verse
 
|-8---15--Sometimes--12-----|
|-10--13-------------13-----|
|-9---12-------------12-----|
|---------------------------|
|---------------------------|
|---------------------------|
 
Warp Time...
 
|---------------------------|
|---------------------------|
|-7h9-9-9-9-7-7--9-9-9-9----|
|---------------------------|
|-(Pick-near-bridge)--------|
|---------------------------|
 
Chorus
 
|-10-------16--14------------|
|-7---10---14--12------------|
|-7---11---14--12------------|
|-----11---14----------------|
|-9---9----12--14------------|
|-7------------12------------|
 
You probably know the rest
 
----------------- Acordes -----------------
A = X 0 2 2 2 0
B = X 2 4 4 4 2
E = 0 2 2 1 0 0
F# = 2 4 4 3 2 2

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What is the starting chord?

The first identified chord is E. You can transpose without leaving the page.

Can I play it on guitar or keyboard?

Yes. The chord progression works on acoustic guitar, electric guitar and keyboard. Adapt the voicings to your instrument and level.

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