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• C#5

x=palm muted 
o=open 
 
RHYTHM 1:all the first power chords are quater notes,  and the rest are muted eighth  
         notes played by reallllly fast down-picking. 
  C#5                 B5                 F#5                 E5 
E|-------------------|------------------|------------------|-------------------| 
A|-------------------|------------------|------------------|-------------------| 
D|-6--666666666666666|-4--44444444444444|------------------|-------------------| 
G|-6--666666666666666|-4--44444444444444|-4--44444444444444|-2--222222222222222| x3 
B|-4--444444444444444|-2--22222222222222|-4--44444444444444|-2--222222222222222| 
E|-------------------|------------------|-2--22222222222222|-0--000000000000000| 
  -o--xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx|-o--xxxxxxxxxxxxxx|-o--xxxxxxxxxxxxxx|-o--xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx| 
*** on the second time you play this, dont mute any of the eighth notes!  
*** on the 3rd time you play rhythm 1 the last bar (E5) changes rhythm to: 
E|--------------------| 
A|--------------------| 
D|--------------------| 
G|-2--222222-22-2-22-2| 
B|-2--222222-22-2-22-2| 
E|-0--000000-00-0-00-0| 
  -o--xxxxxx-xx-o-xx-o| 
After this,  play the rhythm 1 two more times, but dont palm mute the E5 bar! 
 
RHYTHM 2:played as quater notes  
  A5        C#5       E5        F#5 
E|---------|---------|---------|---------| 
A|---------|---------|---------|---------| 
D|---------|-6-6-6-6-|---------|---------| 
G|-7-7-7-7-|-6-6-6-6-|-2-2-2-2-|-4-4-4-4-| x2 
B|-7-7-7-7-|-4-4-4-4-|-2-2-2-2-|-4-4-4-4-| 
E|-5-5-5-5-|---------|-0-0-0-0-|-2-2-2-2-| 
** you can change the rhythm to this if you want, it all sounds the same either way. 
 
RHYTHM 1 - x2 ** once again dont mute the eigths notes on the E5 bar! 
RHYTHM 2 - x4  
 
RHYTHM 3: this is the bridgey thingy... "with my hands around your neck" bit, plus the whole  
          screamy "who will stop me know" bit. 
  C#5 
E|-------------| 
A|-------------| 
D|-66-66-66-66-|  <** this bit right here is played by down-picking, and the eighth  
G|-66-66-66-66-|      notes are about 3 seconds apart. 
B|-44-44-44-44-| 
E|-------------| 
 
  C#5 : played as pairs of eigth notes, its hard to find the timing, and its also 
        played by down-picking. 
E|-----------------------------------------------| 
A|-----------------------------------------------| 
D|-66--66-66-66---66-66-66---66-66-66---66-66-66-| 
G|-66--66-66-66---66-66-66---66-66-66---66-66-66-| 
B|-44--44-44-44---44-44-44---44-44-44---44-44-44-| 
E|-----------------------------------------------| 
** this part is originally supposed to be played with a C# Root 5 Minor chord, but most 
   people probably wouldnt know what the hell that is you can use a C# power chord, but  
   if you do, use it! it sounds smoother. 
 
  C#5        E5      A5        E5 
E|-----------------|-----------------| 
A|-----------------|-----------------| 
D|-66-66-66--------|-----------------| x4 
G|-66-66-66--------|-77-77-77--22-22-| 
B|-44-44-44--22-22-|-77-77-77--22-22-| 
E|-----------00-00-|-55-55-55--00-00-| 
** the switch between the 2 bars is really fast 
 
RHYTHM 2 - x4 ** end on A5 power chord. 
 
FULL ORDER: 
Rhythm 1: x5 - 3rd time different E5 bar rythm, 4th and 5th times E5 bar is not muted. 
Rhythm 2: x2 
Rhythm 1: x2 
Rhythm 2: x4 
Rhythm 3: x1 
Rhythm 2: x4 
 
Thats the song. its pretty easy, the timing is just a little hard to get. got any questions 
or whatever email me at [email protected]. -jes. 
 
 

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