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Pushing The Envelope

Author/Artist: American Head Charge
Title: Pushing the Envelope
Album: The War of Art
Email: imnotinsane
By: imnotinsane
Tuning: Drop D down 1 1/2 steps (B,F#,B,E,G#,C#)(Low to High)

<> natural harmonics
p  pull off
h  hammer on
b  bend
)  tremelo pick while sliding
riff 1

|---------------------|                  |-----|
|---------------------|                  |-----|
|---------------------|                  |-----|
|--7-6-000--4-7-6-000-|                  |-7-6-|
|--7-6-000--4-7-6-000-|                  |-7-6-|
|--7-6-000--4-7-6-000-| X3 then end with |-7-6-|
PM     ...        ...

verse riff: Turn off volume knob than hit this chord, then turn it back up with the chord still
ringing after he says "the way that i am" (listen to song)
|---|
|---|
|---|
|-0-|
|-0-|
|-0-|

now..
|-------------------------------|
|-------------------------------|
|-------------------------------|
|-1-1---1-1---1-1---1-1---------|
|-1-1---1-1---1-1---1-1--5555---|
|-1-1---1-1---1-1---1-1---------|
PM                       ....

chorus

|------------------------------------------------|
|------------------------------------------------|
|------------------------------------------------|
|---0--------------------------------------------|
|---0--------------------------------------------| X4
|-0-0-1bp0-1bp0-1bp0-1bp0-1bp0-1bp0-1bp0-1bp0-1b-|
  ^-^
 omit these the 3rd time (just rest)

riff 2

 |------|
 |------|
 |------|
 |-11-1-|
 |-11-1-| X8
 |-11-1-|
PM ..


During "Killing myself like a tool..."

GTR 1 (w/ effect)

riff 3a

 |----------|
 |----------|
 |--7h8-8-8-|
 |----------|
 |----------|
 |----------|

riff 3b

 |----------|
 |----------|
 |--6h7-7-7-|
 |----------|
 |----------|
 |----------|

riff 3c

 |----------|
 |----------|
 |--8h9-9-9-|
 |----------|
 |----------|
 |----------|


GTR 2
Play riff 3a most of the time.  then switch to the others on the repeats when he sings "like a
tool..." so play 3a the first time through, then 3b the second, and 3c the 3rd time through.

riff 3a

|------|
|------|
|------|
|--1-1-|
|--1-1-|
|--1-1-|
PM .

riff 3b

2:22-2:26
|------|
|------|
|------|
|--0-0-|
|--0-0-|
|--0-0-|
PM .

riff 3c

2:32
|------|
|------|
|------|
|--2-2-|
|--2-2-|
|--2-2-|
PM .

GTR 1&2
2:37
|------|
|------|
|------|
|--0-0-|
|--0-0-|
|--0-0-|
PM .

Then...

|---------------------------------|
|--------<9>----<3>)))))))<9>-----|
|--------<9>----<3>)))))))<9>-----|
|--00-0---------------------------|
|--00-0---------------------------|
|--00-0---------------------------|
PM ..


and then


riff 4
|-------------------------|
|-------------------------|
|-------------------------|
|-----------000-4-7-6-000-|
|-----------000-4-7-6-000-| X4
|-7bp0-6bp0-000-4-7-6-000-|
PM          ...       ...


ending..

 |--------------------------------------------------|
 |--------------------------------------------------|
 |--------------------------------------------------|
 |-0--------------0--------------0--------------0---|
 |-0-mother***er-0-mother***er-0-mother***er-0------|
 |-0--------------0--------------0--------------0---|

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