Solo tabs (Ver. 3)
Solo: (Pick the BB note on the 18th fret with your finger after bending the G+G) I I V e|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------15-15----15-15-------| BB|-------18~~~-------18----------------------------------------------------------------18b20----18b20-------| G+G|----17b19~~~----19rb17------------15~~~~---(15)-15-15-------12n*~~---------15-15--------------------------| D MajorD|------------------------------------------------15-15----------------------15-15--------------------------| A augmentedA|----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------| E MajorE|----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------| e|------------------------------18p15--15-------------------------------------------------------------------| BB|--18b20rb18-15h18p15-----------------18b20--15------------------------------------------------------------| G+G|---------------------17~-------------------------17b19rb17-15-17-15-------------------------17b19rb17-----| D MajorD|--------------------------------------------------------------------17-15-15tr-17-15-17-------------------| A augmentedA|----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------| E MajorE|----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
e|----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------| BB|---18b20-----------------18-------------------18------18~-------------18------18~-------------18-------18~| G+G|---17b19-----------------15-------------------17b19---15~-------------17b19---15~-------------17b19----15~| D MajorD|--------------------------------15~-----------------------------------------------------------------------| A augmentedA|----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------| E MajorE|----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------| e|---------------15--------18b20rb18-18b20rb18-18b20rb18-18b20rb18--18b20rb18Np15------18b20rb18-18b20rb18--| BB|-----18-----------18p15-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------| G+G|-----15---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------| D MajorD|---------15-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------| A augmentedA|----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------| E MajorE|----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------| e|-----18~-----18-15-17-18-15-17-18-15-17-18-15-17-18-17-15-17-18-20--20b22rb20-----------------------------| BB|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------18-18-18-18-20-------------| G+G|----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------| D MajorD|----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------| A augmentedA|----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------| E MajorE|----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------| e|--20b22rb20-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------| BB|-------------18-18-18----20b21-20b21p18-20-18-------------------------------------------------------------| G+G|---------------------------------------------19-17--------------------------------------------------------| D MajorD|-------------------------------------------------------19-17-15----15-15\0--------------------------------| A augmentedA|----------------------------------------------------------------17----------------------------------------| E MajorE|----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------| (This next part is Palm Muted) e|----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------| BB|----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------| G+G|----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------| D MajorD|-----8-8---------------8-8--------8-8-------------8-6-------8-6-------------------------------------------| A augmentedA|---------11b12-------------11b12------11b12-----------8-7-------8-7-6-4-----------------------------------| E MajorE|------------------------------------------------------------------------6~--------------------------------| (This is the Outro Solo, played Regularly, No Palm Muting) e|----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------| BB|--11--10--11--10--11--10--11/13------------10--11--10--11--10--11--10--11/13---------10--11--10--11--10---| G+G|--10---9--10---9-------------------10--12------------------------------------10--12-----------------------| D MajorD|----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------| A augmentedA|----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------| E MajorE|----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
e|----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------| BB|----11--10--11/13-------18------18--18--18--18/0----------------11--10--11--10--11--10--11/13-------------| G+G|------------------------17b19---15--15--15--15/0----------------------------------------------------------| D MajorD|----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------| A augmentedA|----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------| E MajorE|----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------| e|----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------| BB|---------10-11--10--11--10--11--10-11/13---------10--11--10--11--10--11--10--11/13------------------------| G+G|--10--12----------------------------------10--12----------------------------------------------------------| D MajorD|----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------| A augmentedA|----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------| E MajorE|----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------| e|----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------| BB|---------10--11--10--11--10--11--10--10-------------------------------------------------------------------| G+G|--10--12---------------------------------10~/0------------------------------------------------------------| D MajorD|-------------------------------------------------------------------------3--5-----------------------------| A augmentedA|--------------------------------------------------------6-----5-----3------------6--5--3------------------| E MajorE|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------6~~------------| ************************************ | (n) Ghost note | h Hammer-on | p Pull-off | b Bend | / Slide up | \ Slide down | ~ Vibrato | rb release bend
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