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Black And Blue

Riff 1 
D#|-------------------------------------------------| 
A#|-------------------------------------------------| 
F#|-4-4-4-4-3-4-7-7-7-7-----------------------------| 
C#|-4-4-4-4-3-4-7-7-7-7-2-4-5-5-5-5-4-2-5-5-5-5-2-0-| 
G#|-2-2-2-2-1-2-5-5-5-5-2-4-5-5-5-5-4-2-5-5-5-5-2-0-| 
C#|-4-4-4-4-3-4-7-7-7-7-2-4-5-5-5-5-4-2-5-5-5-5-2-0-| 

I know those chords look funky, but I'm 100% sure based on a live video that 
that is how Shaun plays it. You can omit those notes on the low C# string 
if you want and it'll still sound relatively close, just won't sound as 
heavy as it does on the record. 

Play Riff 1 x2 

Riff 1 (lead guitar bit that comes in second time through) 
D#|-----------------------------------------------------------| 
A#|-----------------------------------------------------------| 
F#|-4-4-4-4-3-4-7-7-7-7-9-11-12-12-12-12-11-9-12-12-12-12-9-7-| 
C#|-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x--x--x--x--x--x--x-x--x--x--x--x-x-| 
G#|-2-2-2-2-1-2-5-5-5-5-7-9--10-10-10-10-9--7-10-10-10-10-7-5-| 
C#|-----------------------------------------------------------| 

Riff 2   "You're crossing over, faulting your weakness..." 
D#|---------------------------------------------------------| 
A#|---------------------------------------------------------| 
F#|-4-4-4-4-4-3-4-7-7-7-7-7---------------------------------| 
C#|-4-4-4-4-4-3-4-7-7-7-7-7-2-4-5-5-5-5-5-4-2-5-5-5-5-5-2-0-| 
G#|-2-2-2-2-2-1-2-5-5-5-5-5-2-4-5-5-5-5-5-4-2-5-5-5-5-5-2-0-| 
C#|-------------------------2-4-5-5-5-5-5-4-2-5-5-5-5-5-2-0-| 
      * * *         * * *         * * *         * * * 

Play Riff 2 x2   "Time to discover, where its the deepest..." 

Riff 3   "I don't understand how you look right through it..." 
D#|-2--2-2-2--2-2-----------------------------------------| 
A#|-3--3-3-3--3-3-----------------------------------------| 
F#|-4--4-4-4--4-4--------------7--7-7-7--7-7--------------| 
C#|-4--4-4-4--4-4-5-5--5-5-5-5-7--7-7-7--7-7-2-2--2-2-2-2-| 
G#|-2--2-2-2--2-2-5-5--5-5-5-5-5--5-5-5--5-5-2-2--2-2-2-2-| 
C#|---------------5-5--5-5-5-5---------------2-2--2-2-2-2-| 

D#|--------------------------| 
A#|--------------------------| 
F#|--------------------------| 
C#|-2/5-5-5-5--5-5-7-7-7-7-7-| 
G#|-2/5-5-5-5--5-5-7-7-7-7-7-| 
C#|-2/5-5-5-5--5-5-7-7-7-7-7-| 

Riff 4   "Black and blue you stare into the void..." 
D#|-------------------------------------------------------| 
A#|-------------------------------------------------------| 
F#|-4--4-4-4--4-4--4-4-4-7-7------------------------------| 
C#|-4--4-4-4--4-4--4-4-4-7-7---5--5-5-5--5-5--5-5---7-7---| 
G#|-2--2-2-2--2-2--2-2-2-5-5---5--5-5-5--5-5--5-5---5-5---| 
C#|-4--4-4-4--4-4--4-4-4-7-7-0-5--5-5-5--5-5--5-5-0-4-4-0-| 

D#|----------------------------------------------------| 
A#|-5--5-5-5--5-5--5-5-5-------------------------------| 
F#|-4--4-4-4--4-4--4-4-4-2-2---7--7-7-7--7-7-9-9-9-9-9-| 
C#|-2--2-2-2--2-2--2-2-2-0-0---5--5-5-5--5-5-7-7-7-7-7-| 
G#|-2--2-2-2--2-2--2-2-2-0-0---5--5-5-5--5-5-7-7-7-7-7-| 
C#|-2--2-2-2--2-2--2-2-2-0-0-0-5--5-5-5--5-5-7-7-7-7-7-| 

Play Riff 1 x2   "Black and blue!!" 
Play Riff 2 x2   "You coulda caught it, you know the season..." 
Play Riff 3 x1   "I don't understand how you look right through it..." 
Play Riff 4 x2   "Black and blue you stare into the void..." 

Riff 5 
D#|-----------------------------------------------------| 
A#|-----------------------------------------------------| 
F#|-4-4-4-4-/7-----------/7-----------------------------| 
C#|-4-4-4-4-/7-7-5-5-5-5-/7-7-2-2-2-2-0-2-2-2-0-2/4-2-0-| 
G#|-2-2-2-2-/5-7-5-5-5-5-/5-7-2-2-2-2-0-2-2-2-0-2/4-2-0-| 
C#|-4-4-4-4----7-5-5-5-5----7-2-2-2-2-0-2-2-2-0-2/4-2-0-| 

Play Riff 5 x4   "Losing ground!!" 

Fill 1 
D#|--------------------| 
A#|--------------------| 
F#|--------------------| 
C#|-5-5-0-5----7-7-0-7-| 
G#|-5-5-0-5----7-7-0-7-| 
C#|-5-5-0-5----7-7-0-7-| 

  

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