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<!--StartFragment-->Verse riff

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Thurston:

D--------------------------------- ----5-5-5-5-5-5-6-5---3---5-----
E----------------------------(6)-- --------------------------------
G---0-3-0-3-0-3-0-3-5-5-6b--6b6b-- ----5-5-5-5-5-5-6-5---3---5-----
D-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0--------- -------------------------------- The notes in parens are what
G-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0--------- ---------------(6-5---3---5)---- Kim plays on bass, and they
E-------------------------------5- 5------------------------------- can help when you're playing
                                                                    without a bassist.
  1   2   3   4   1   2   3   4    1   2   3   4   1   2   3   4

Lee (with some kinda modulation device applied):

                        This is a long bend that goes up a half
                         note and then back down.
                         |
                         |           This bend(b) is done about every third time.
                         |           |
F#-------------------------------- --------------------------------
E-------------------8---9b-------- ----------------9-8---6-----8---
B-8---118-118---8-11-------------- 10(b)---------------------------
B--------------------------------- --------------------------------
E--------------------------------- --------------------------------
E--------------------------------- --------------------------------

  1   2   3   4   1   2   3   4    1   2   3   4   1   2   3   4

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Chorus (thurston and Lee):

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  The strumming on this is haphazard, but I think
  you get the idea. It's just two chords. You might
  want to play the bottom notes with your thumb,
  it tends to be easier that way.

D-----3-3-3-3---3---3-3-3-3-3-3-3- ----5-5-5-5-5---5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-   Lee creates open harmonics
E--------------------------------- --------------------------------   at the 3rd and 5th fret
G-----3-3-3-3---3---3-3-3-3-3-3-3- ----5-5-5-5-5---5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-   instead of fretting these
D--------------------------------- --------------------------------   chords.
G--------------------------------- --------------------------------
E-3-----------3------------------- 5-------------5-----------------

  1   2   3   4   1   2   3   4    1   2   3   4   1   2   3   4

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Solo (both guitars solo at the same time. I grouped the solo's separately. Lee's is further down)

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Thurston:

        Thurston does a picked slide up the 14th                        There's a rhythm
        fret to start the solo.                                         guitar playing

                                      (bend this chord second time)     these chords under

                                              |                         this part(EGDGED):

D--------------------------------- --------------------------------     ---------------
E--------------------------------- --------------------------------     ---------------
G/14--14141414141414--1212--121212 12--12121212121212--1010--101010     -2---0---5---3-
D--------------------------------- 10--10101010101010---8-8---8-8-8     -2---0---5---3-
G/14--14141414141414--1212--121212 --------------------------------     -2---0---5---3-
E--------------------------------- --------------------------------     ---------------

                                                                       I think you can figure
1   2   3   4   1   2   3   4    1   2   3   4   1   2   3   4          out the strumming

                             (play 2X)

Lee:

                        On the second time through,
                        add a half note bend here
(play 2X)

                                         |
F#--------------------------------- -------------------------------
E-5---5-5-5---5-5-5-3---3---3-3-3- 8---8-8-8---8-8-8-6---6---------
B--------------------------------- --------------------------------
B--------------------------------- --------------------------------
E--------------------------------- --------------------------------
E--------------------------------- --------------------------------

  1   2   3   4   1   2   3   4    1   2   3   4   1   2   3   4

                             (play 2X)
Thurston:

   h       p       h       p         h                      p
D--------------------------------- --------------------------------
E--------------------(0-0-0)------ --------------------------------
G-0-2-2-2-2-0-0-0-0-2-2-2-2-0-0-0- --------------------------------
D--------------------------------- --------------------------------
G--------------------------------- 5-7-7-7-------7-7-7-7-7-7-5-5---
E--------------------------------- --------------------------------

   1   2   3   4   1   2   3   4    1   2   3   4   1   2   3   4

                             (play 2X)
Lee:

   h        p                       h
F#-------------------------------- --------------------------------
E--------------------------------- --------------------------------
B--------------------------------- --------------------------------
B-810-1010108-8-10--10108---8-10\- 1-3-3---3-----3---3-3-1---1-3---
E-8---8-8-8---8-8---8-8-8---8----- 1---1---1-----1---1-1-1---1-1---
E-8---8-8-8---8-8---8-8-8---8----- 1---1---1-----1---1-1-1---1-1---

                             (play 2X)

Thurston:
                                                artificial harmonics

                                                     |       |
D--------------------------------- --------------------------------  <--These two parts sound to me like
E--------------------------------- --------------------17--17--17--     the whammy bar is used a little bit while
G-7/9---9---9-9---7/9---9---9-9--- 1517--17------------------------     picking the notes.
D--------------------------------- ----------------------17--------     |
G-7/9-9-9---9-9---7/9-9-9---9-9--- 151717------------17------17----     |
E-0-0-0-0---0-0-000-0-0-0---0-0--- --------------------------------     |

  1   2   3   4   1   2   3   4    1 / 2   3   4   1   2   3   4        |

                                                                        |
Lee:                                                                    |

                                                                       
F#-------------------------------- ----------------------8---8-----     |
E-------14----12--------14----12-- ------8---8-8---------8---8-----     |
B-10121212----12--10121212----12-- ------8---8-8---------8---8-----     |
B-101212------12--101212------12-- 6/8-8-8---8-8---6/8-8-8---8-----     |
E-101212----------101212---------- 6/8-8-8---8-8---6/8-8-----------     |
E-0---------------0--------------- 6/8-8-----------6/8-8-----------     |

   /                                                                    |

  1   2   3   4   1   2   3   4    1   2   3   4   1   2   3   4        |

                                                                        |
Thurston:                                                               |
                                                artificial harmonic     |
                                                    |                   |
D--------------------------------- -----------------17-------------     /
E--------------------------------- --------------------17--17------    /
G-7/9---9---9-9---7/9---9---9-9--- 1517--17------------------------  <-
D--------------------------------- ----------------------17--17----
G-7/9-9-9---9-9---7/9-9-9---9-9--- 151717--------------------------
E-0-0-0-0---0-0-000-0-0-0---0-0--- ----------------------------0-0-

  1   2   3   4   1   2   3   4    1 / 2   3   4   1   2   3   4

Lee:                                                    |

F#-------------------------------- ----------------------8---8-----
E-------14----12--------14----12-- ------8---8-8---------8---8-----
B-10121212----12--10121212----12-- ------8---8-8---------8---8-----
B-101212------12--101212------12-- 6/8-8-8---8-8---6/8-8-8---8-----
E-101212----------101212---------- 6/8-8-8---8-8---6/8-8-----------
E-0---------------0--------------- 6/8-8-----------6/8-8-----------

   /

  1   2   3   4   1   2   3   4    1   2   3   4   1   2   3   4

Thurston:

        take out the whammy bar for this part,
        also try sweep picking(!?) these last two chords.

                        |--------|

D--------------------------12--12- --------------------------------
E-------------------------12--12-- --------------------------------
G---------9-----12--9----12--12--- --------------------------------
D-----------129-------1212--12---- 5-5-7-5-5-5-7-5-5-5-7-5-5-5-7\--
G---12b-12b----------------------- 5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5\--
E-0---12-------------------------- --------------------------------

  1   2   3   4   1   2   3   4    1   2   3   4   1   2   3   4

Lee:

                                   This is standard fast blues...
F#-------------------------------- --------------------------------
E-----10--1012--12b-121012b-1210-- --------------------------------
B-1012--12----12------------------ --------------------------------
B--------------------------------- 8-8-108-8-8-108-8-8-108-8-8-10--
E--------------------------------- 8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8---
E--------------------------------- 8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8---

  1   2   3   4   1   2   3   4    1   2   3   4   1   2   3   4

Thurston:
                    a.h
                     |  |-sweep--|

D--------------------------12--12- --------------------------------
E-------------------------12--12-- --------------------------------
G---------9-12--12--10---12--12--- --------------------------------
D-------------9-------X----------- 5-5-7-5-5-5-7-5-5-5-7-5-5-5-7\--
G---12b-12b----------------------- 5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5\--
E-12--12-------------------------- --------------------------------

  1   2   3   4   1   2   3   4    1   2   3   4   1   2   3   4

Lee:

         These two notes are bent as Lee plays them
                            ____
F#-------------------------------- --------------------------------
E-12b-----12b-10--------10121212b- --------------------------------
B---------------12--1012---------- --------------------------------
B--------------------------------- 8-8-108-8-8-108-8-8-108-8-8-10/-
E--------------------------------- 8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8---
E--------------------------------- 8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8---

  1   2   3   4   1   2   3   4    1   2   3   4   1   2   3   4

Thurston:     bend all these notes                    bend

                --------------                   ---------------
D--------------------------------- --------------------------------
E---------------13b-----13--13---- --------------9b------9-9-9-9---
G-9-------------11b---11--11------ 3---------X---7b----7---7-7-7---
D-9----------------------------333 3---------X---------------------
G-9---------9-9----------------333 3-------------------------------
E-0---------0-0------------------- --------------------------------

  1   2   3   4   1   2   3   4    1   2   3   4   1   2   3   4

Lee:
                                              Super high bends

                                               |            |
F#-------------------------------- ------20----22b---------22b-----
E-----------------------------1919/20-------------------------(19)-
B--------------------------------- -----------------------------(19)
B/17----18----19----19/21-21------ --------------------------------
E--------------------------------- --------------------------------
E--------------------------------- --------------------------------

  1   2   3   4   1   2   3   4    1   2   3   4   1   2   3   4



Thurston:          bend    a.h                 noise(slide up and down the neck)
                ---------  |
D--------------------------------- ---------------------------(12)-
E---------------13b---13---------- ----------------------------12--
G-9-------------11b---11--11b----- 5-------------------------12----
D-9---------X-------------------X- 5---------X--------/X\----------
G-9---------X-------------------X- 5---------X-12\----/X\----------
E-0------------------------------- ------------12\-----------------

  1   2   3   4   1   2   3   4    1   2   3   4   1   2   3   4

Lee:

more whammy bar on these chords...

   /      /       |
F#22------22------22-------------- ------2020b-----20b---(20)\-----
E-19------19------19-------------- --------------------------------
B-19------19------19-------------- 15----1717----------------------
B---------19------19----------19\- 15----1717----------------------
E--------------------------------- --------------------------------
E--------------------------------- --------------------------------

  1   2   3   4   1   2   3   4    1   2   3   4   1   2   3   4
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The harmonics part(left side):

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This part is played at half tempo.

Thurston(w/ whammy bar):

<--<---- open harmonics ---->-->  <--<---- open harmonics ---->-->

D---------7---------------5------- --------7---------------5-------
E--------------------------------- --------------------------------
G-------------7---------------5--- ------------7---------------5---
D--------------------------------- --------------------------------
G-----------------5--------------- ----------------5---------------
E-7------------------------------- 7-------------------------------

  1   2   3   4   1   2   3   4    1   2   3   4   1   2   3   4

Lee(w/ whammy bar):

F#--------------------5----------- --------------------5-----------
E(12)-7--------------------------- 12--7---------------------------
B---------7-------5-------5------- --------7-------5---------------
B--------------------------------- --------------------------------
E--------------------------------- --------------------------------
E--------------------------------- --------------------------------

  1   2   3   4   1   2   3   4    1   2   3   4   1   2   3   4

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Slow part:

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I spread this out (2X) to give more room, so that it's easier to read.

Thurston(repeated):
                                                                p
D---------------7---7-7/9-9\7-7--- --------0-----------------------
E--------------------------------- --------------3---3-3-3-3-3-300-
G-------X-X-X-X-7---7-7/9-9\7-7-0- ----5-----5-------0-0-0-0-0-0---
D-0---X-X-X-X-X------------------- --5---5-----5-------------------
G-0---X-X-X-X-X------------------- 5-------------------------------
E--------------------------------- --------------------------------

  1   &   2   &   3   &   4   &    1   &   2   &   3   &   4   &

Lee:
                                    h                   h   h p
F#-------------------------------- --------------------------------
E-5b----------------------5b--3--- ------------------------3-5-3---
B-------------------------------5- 3-5-----------------3-5---------
B--------------------------------- --------------------------------
E--------------------------------- --------------------------------
E--------------------------------- --------------------------------

  1   &   2   &   3   &   4   &    1   &   2   &   3   &   4   &



Lee:

F#-------------------------------- ----------8---------------------
E-5b--------------5b------3------- --------8-------8---------------
B--------------------------------- 5/8-----------------------------
B--------------------------------- 5/8-----------------------------
E--------------------------------- 5/8-----------------------------
E--------------------------------- --------------------------------

  1   &   2   &   3   &   4   &    1   &   2   &   3   &   4   &

Lee:
F#------3------------------------- ------8-------------------------
E-------------3------------------- ----8-----8---------------------
B-----3-----------------------3-/- --8-------------------------8-\-
B---3-------------------------3-/- ----------------------------8-\-
E-3---------------------------3-/- 8---------------------------8-\-
E--------------------------------- --------------------------------

  1   &   2   &   3   &   4   &    1   &   2   &   3   &   4   &

Lee:

F#------3------------------------- --------------8-----------------
E-------------3-----------3------- --------8-----------8----------\
B-----3---------------3-------3--- ----8-----8---------------------
B-3-3---------------------------6/ 8-----------8-------------------
E-3------------------------------- --------------------------------
E--------------------------------- --------------------------------

  1   &   2   &   3   &   4   &    1   &   2   &   3   &   4   &

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Back to the 1st riff for the final verse and chorus.
Here's the outro after the last chorus:

Thurston:

D-3333333333333333333333333333333/ 5555555555555555555555555555555\
E--------------------------------- --------------------------------
G-3333333333333333333333333333333/ 5555555555555555555555555555555\
D--------------------------------- --------------------------------
G--------------------------------- --------------------------------
E--------------------------------- --------------------------------

  1   2   3   4   1   2   3   4    1   2   3   4   1   2   3   4

Lee:

F#-------------------------------- --------------------------------
E-10--9---8----------------------- ------------------------10--9---
B-----------------11------8------\ 6-------8-------6/8-------------
B--------------------------------- --------------------------------
E--------------------------------- --------------------------------
E--------------------------------- --------------------------------

  1   2   3   4   1   2   3   4    1   2   3   4   1   2   3   4

Thurston:

D-3333333333333333333333333333333/ 5555555555555555555555555555555\
E--------------------------------- --------------------------------
G-3333333333333333333333333333333/ 5555555555555555555555555555555\
D--------------------------------- --------------------------------
G--------------------------------- --------------------------------
E--------------------------------- --------------------------------

  1   2   3   4   1   2   3   4    1   2   3   4   1   2   3   4

Lee:

F#-------------------------------- --------------------------------
E-8------------------------------- ----------------9-------8-------
B---------11------8------\6------- 8-------6/8---------------------
B--------------------------------- --------------------------------
E--------------------------------- --------------------------------
E--------------------------------- --------------------------------

  1   2   3   4   1   2   3   4    1   2   3   4   1   2   3   4

Thurston:

D-10=============================/ 12=============================/
E-----(continue strumming)-------- -----(continue strumming)-------
G-10=============================/ 12=============================/
D--------------------------------- --------------------------------
G-10=============================/ 12=============================/
E--------------------------------- --------------------------------

  1   2   3   4   1   2   3   4    1   2   3   4   1   2   3   4

Lee:

F#-------------------------------- --------------------------------
E--------------------------------- ---------9------8---------------
B-11------8------\6--------8------ 6/8---------------------11------
B--------------------------------- --------------------------------
E--------------------------------- --------------------------------
E--------------------------------- --------------------------------

  1   2   3   4   1   2   3   4    1   2   3   4   1   2   3   4

Thurston:

D-15=============================/ 17=============================/
E-----(continue strumming)-------- -----(continue strumming)-------
G-15=============================/ 17=============================/
D--------------------------------- --------------------------------
G-15=============================/ 17=============================/
E--------------------------------- --------------------------------

  1   2   3   4   1   2   3   4    1   2   3   4   1   2   3   4

Lee:

F#-------------------------------- --------------------------------
E--------------------------------- 9------8------------------------
B-8------\6--------8------6/8----- ----------------11------8-------
B--------------------------------- --------------------------------
E--------------------------------- --------------------------------
E--------------------------------- --------------------------------

  1   2   3   4   1   2   3   4    1   2   3   4   1   2   3   4

Thurston:

D-15--
E-----
G-15--
D-----
G-15--
E-----

  1

Lee:

F#----
E-----
B-6/8-
B-----
E-----
E-----

  1

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