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Piledriver Tab by Damn Yankees

Piledriver tab by Damn Yankees

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Tuning: Standard (E A D G B E)

Intro:

e|---------------------------------------|------------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------------|------------------------------------|
G|-14p12-----12---14-----7p5-----5---7---|--2p0----0--------------------------|
D|-14p12-14s-12---14-----7p5-7s--5---7---|--2p0----0--------------------------| play 3x
A|--0----0s--0----0------0---0s--0---0---|--0---0---------0---0-0---0-0---0-0-|
E|---------------------------------------|------------------------------------|
    slightly mute A string picking. D/G strings ring out


e|---------------------------------------|------------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------------|--------5NH-------------7NH~--------|
G|-14p12-----12---14-----7p5-----5---7---|-----5NH-----------7NH--------------|
D|-14p12-14s-12---14-----7p5-7s--5---7---|--5NH---------7NH-------------------|
A|--0----0s--0----0------0---0s--0---0---|------------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------------|------------------------------------|
Accuracy Rating: - Votes: -


Main Riff:

   two guitars- one plays harmonics on 2nd line while other plays A string
e|---------------------------------------|------------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------------|------------------------------------|
G|-14p12-----12---14-----7p5-----5---7---|--2p0----0--------------------------|
D|-14p12-14s-12---14-----7p5-7s--5---7---|--2p0----0--------------------------|
A|--0----0s--0----0------0---0s--0---0---|--0---0---------0---0-0---0-0---0-0-|
E|---------------------------------------|------------------------------------|

e|---------------------------------------|------------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------------|----------------5NH~~V~~V~~V--------|
G|-14p12-----12---14-----7p5-----5---7---|--2p0----0------5NH~~V~~V~~V--------|
D|-14p12-14s-12---14-----7p5-7s--5---7---|--2p0----0--------------------------|
A|--0----0s--0----0------0---0s--0---0---|--0---0---------0---0-0---0-0---0-0-|
E|---------------------------------------|------------------------------------|

e|---------------------------------------|------------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------------|------------------------------------|
G|-14p12-----12---14-----7p5-----5---7---|--2p0----0--------------------------|
D|-14p12-14s-12---14-----7p5-7s--5---7---|--2p0----0--------------------------|
A|--0----0s--0----0------0---0s--0---0---|--0---0---------0---0-0---0-0---0-0-|
E|---------------------------------------|------------------------------------|

e|---------------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------------|
G|-14p12-----12---14-----7p5-----5---7---|
D|-14p12-14s-12---14-----7p5-7s--5---7---|
A|--0----0s--0----0------0---0s--0---0---|
E|---------------------------------------|



Verse 1:

e|------0-----------------------|-------------------------------------|
B|------0-----------------------|-------------------------------------|
G|------1-----------------------|-------------------------------------| play 3x
D|------2-----------------------|-------------------------------------|
A|------2-----------------------|-5PH----4PH----5PH----4PH--5PH--4PH--|
E|--0---0-----------------------|-------------------------------------|


e|------0-----------------------|-------------------------------------|
B|------0-----------------------|-------------------------------------|
G|------1-----------------------|-------------------------------------|
D|------2-----------------------|-------------------------------------|
A|------2-----------------------|-------------------------------------|
E|--0---0-----------------------|-0------2------3-------2---3---4-----|



Chorus:

   Both Guitars - one does whammy divebombs while other holds the chords out
e|---------------------------------------|------------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------------|------------------------------------|
G|-14p12-----12---14-----7p5-----5---7---|--2p0----0--------------------------|
D|-14p12-14s-12---14-----7p5-7s--5---7---|--2p0----0--------------------------|
A|--0----0s--0----0------0---0s--0---0---|--0---0---------0---0-0---0-0---0-0-|
E|---------------------------------------|------------------------------------|

e|---------------------------------------|------------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------------|----------------5NH~~V~~~~----------|
G|-14p12-----12---14-----7p5-----5---7---|--2p0----0------5NH~~V~~~~----------|
D|-14p12-14s-12---14-----7p5-7s--5---7---|--2p0----0--------------------------|
A|--0----0s--0----0------0---0s--0---0---|--0---0-----------------------------|
E|---------------------------------------|------------------------------------|

e|---------------------------------------|------------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------------|----------------5NH~~V~~V~~V--------|
G|-14p12-----12---14-----7p5-----5---7---|--2p0----0------5NH~~V~~V~~V--------|
D|-14p12-14s-12---14-----7p5-7s--5---7---|--2p0----0--------------------------|
A|--0----0s--0----0------0---0s--0---0---|--0---0---------0---0-0---0-0---0-0-|
E|---------------------------------------|------------------------------------|

e|---------------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------------|
G|-14p12-----12---14-----7p5-----5---7---|
D|-14p12-14s-12---14-----7p5-7s--5---7---|
A|--0----0s--0----0------0---0s--0---0---|
E|---------------------------------------|



Verse 2:

e|------0-----------------------|-------------------------------------|
B|------0-----------------------|-------------------------------------|
G|------1-----------------------|-------------------------------------| play 3x
D|------2-----------------------|-------------------------------------|
A|------2-----------------------|-5PH----4PH----5PH----4PH--5PH--4PH--|
E|--0---0-----------------------|-------------------------------------|


e|------0-----------------------|-------------------------------------|
B|------0-----------------------|-------------------------------------|
G|------1-----------------------|-------------------------------------|
D|------2-----------------------|-------------------------------------|
A|------2-----------------------|-------------------------------------|
E|--0---0-----------------------|-0------2------3-------2---3---4-----|



Chorus:

   Both Guitars - one does whammy divebombs while other holds the chords out
e|---------------------------------------|------------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------------|------------------------------------|
G|-14p12-----12---14-----7p5-----5---7---|--2p0----0--------------------------|
D|-14p12-14s-12---14-----7p5-7s--5---7---|--2p0----0--------------------------|
A|--0----0s--0----0------0---0s--0---0---|--0---0---------0---0-0---0-0---0-0-|
E|---------------------------------------|------------------------------------|

e|---------------------------------------|------------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------------|----------------5NH~~V~~~~----------|
G|-14p12-----12---14-----7p5-----5---7---|--2p0----0------5NH~~V~~~~----------|
D|-14p12-14s-12---14-----7p5-7s--5---7---|--2p0----0--------------------------|
A|--0----0s--0----0------0---0s--0---0---|--0---0-----------------------------|
E|---------------------------------------|------------------------------------|

e|---------------------------------------|------------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------------|----------------5NH~~V~~V~~V--------|
G|-14p12-----12---14-----7p5-----5---7---|--2p0----0------5NH~~V~~V~~V--------|
D|-14p12-14s-12---14-----7p5-7s--5---7---|--2p0----0--------------------------|
A|--0----0s--0----0------0---0s--0---0---|--0---0---------0---0-0---0-0---0-0-|
E|---------------------------------------|------------------------------------|

e|---------------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------------|
G|-14p12-----12---14-----7p5-----5---7---|
D|-14p12-14s-12---14-----7p5-7s--5---7---|
A|--0----0s--0----0------0---0s--0---0---|
E|---------------------------------------|



Bridge Rhythm:

e|-------------------|------------------|------------------|-------------------|
B|-------------------|--0---------------|------------------|--0----------------|
G|--2----------------|--0---------------|--2---------------|--0----------------|
D|--2----------------|--0---------------|--2---------------|--0----------------|
A|--0----------------|--x---------------|--0---------------|--x----------------|
E|-------------------|--3---------------|------------------|--3----------------|

e|-------------------|------------------|------------------|-----------------------|
B|-------------------|--0---------------|------------------|-----------------------|
G|--2----------------|--0---------------|--2---------------|-----------------------|
D|--2----------------|--0---------------|--2---------------|-----------------------|
A|--0----------------|--x---------------|--0---------------|-----------------------|
E|-------------------|--3---------------|------------------|--3---2---3---2--3--4--|



Solo Rhythm:

   straight 16th notes
e|-------------------------------------------------|
B|-------------------------------------------------|
G|-------------------------------------------------|
D|-------------------------------------------------| play 8x
A|-0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--|
E|-------------------------------------------------|


e|-------------------------------------------------|
B|-------------------------------------------------|
G|-------------------------------------------------|
D|-------------------------------------------------| play 9x
A|-2--2--2--2--2--2--2--2--2--2--2--2--2--2--2--2--|
E|-------------------------------------------------|


e|-------------------------------------------------|
B|-------------------------------------------------|
G|-------------------------------------------------|
D|-------------------------------------------------|
A|-------------------------------------------------|
E|-7--7--6--6--5--5--4--4--3--2--1--0--0--0--0--0--| slide down while picking, then rest until vocals


After vocal break:
   C
e|-------------------------------------------------|
B|-------------------------------------------------|
G|-------------------------------------------------|
D|-------------------------------------------------| play 4x
A|-------------------------------------------------|
E|-8--8--8--8--8--8--8--8--8--8--8--8--8--8--8--8--|

   D
e|-------------------------------------------------|
B|-------------------------------------------------|
G|-------------------------------------------------|
D|-------------------------------------------------| play 3x
A|-------------------------------------------------|
E|-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-|

e|-------------------------------------------------|
B|-------------------------------------------------|
G|-------------------------------------------------|
D|-------------------------------------------------|
A|-------------------------------------------------|
E|-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10----8----10----11-----|


e|-------------------------------------------------|
B|-------------------------------------------------|
G|-------------------------------------------------|
D|-------------------------------------------------| play 6x
A|-------------------------------------------------|
E|-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-|

   Ending:
e|----------------------------------------|---------------------------|
B|----------------------------------------|---------------------------|
G|----------------------------------------|---------------------------|
D|----------------------------------------|---------------------------|
A|----------------------------------------|---------------------------|
E|-12-------12-------12~------------------|--0----2----3----2--3--4---|


Break:

   Both Guitars - one does whammy divebombs while other holds the chords out
e|---------------------------------------|------------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------------|------------------------------------|
G|-14p12-----12---14-----7p5-----5---7---|--2p0----0--------------------------|
D|-14p12-14s-12---14-----7p5-7s--5---7---|--2p0----0--------------------------|
A|--0----0s--0----0------0---0s--0---0---|--0---0---------0---0-0---0-0---0-0-|
E|---------------------------------------|------------------------------------|

e|---------------------------------------|------------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------------|------------------------------------|
G|-14p12-----12---14-----7p5-----5---7---|--2p0----0------5-----7----5~-------|
D|-14p12-14s-12---14-----7p5-7s--5---7---|--2p0----0------5-----7----5~-------|
A|--0----0s--0----0------0---0s--0---0---|--0---0-----------------------------|
E|---------------------------------------|------------------------------------|

e|---------------------------------------|------------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------------|------------------------------------|
G|-14p12-----12---14-----7p5-----5---7---|--2p0----0--------------------------|
D|-14p12-14s-12---14-----7p5-7s--5---7---|--2p0----0--------------------------|
A|--0----0s--0----0------0---0s--0---0---|--0---0---------0---0-0---0-0---0-0-|
E|---------------------------------------|------------------------------------|

e|---------------------------------------|------------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------------|------------------------------------|
G|-14p12-----12---14-----7p5-----5---7---|--2p0----0--------------------------|
D|-14p12-14s-12---14-----7p5-7s--5---7---|--2p0----0----------/x\-------------|
A|--0----0s--0----0------0---0s--0---0---|--0---0-------/x\-------------------|
E|---------------------------------------|------------------------------------|



Last Chorus:

e|---------------------------------------|------------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------------|----------------5NH~~V~~V~~V--------|
G|-14p12-----12---14-----7p5-----5---7---|--2p0----0------5NH~~V~~V~~V--------|
D|-14p12-14s-12---14-----7p5-7s--5---7---|--2p0----0--------------------------| play 7x
A|--0----0s--0----0------0---0s--0---0---|--0---0---------0---0-0---0-0---0-0-| similarly
E|---------------------------------------|------------------------------------|


   Ending
e|---------------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------------|
G|-14p12-----12---14-----7p5-----5---7---|
D|-14p12-14s-12---14-----7p5-7s--5---7---|
A|--0----0s--0----0------0---0s--0---0---|
E|---------------------------------------|



Outro:

e|---------------------------------------|------------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------------|------------------------------------|
G|--0----0----0--------------------------|--0----0----0-----V---V---V---------| tap trem bar
D|--0----0----0--------------------------|--0----0----0-----V---V---V---------| while notes
A|--x----x----x--------------------------|--x----x----x-----------------------| ring
E|--3----3----3--------------------------|--3----3----3-----------------------|

e|-----------------------------------|----------------------------------|------------------------|
B|-----------------------------------|----------------------------------|------------------------|
G|--0----0----0----------------------|----------------------------------|------------------------|
D|--0----0----0----------------------|--7-------------------------------|--7TP-------------------|
A|--x----x----x----------------------|--7-------------------------------|--7TP-------------------|
E|--3----3----3---------0---2---3----|--5----3b5------------------------|--5TP-------------------|


************************************

| x   Dead note
| h   Hammer-on
| p   Pull-off
| r   Release
| >   Accented note
| b   Bend
| br  Bend release
| pb  Pre-bend
| pbr Pre-bend release
| /   Slide up
| \   Slide down
| ~   Vibrato
| s   Mute chord to be staccato
| NH  Natural Harmonic
| PH  Pinch Harmonic
| TP  Tremelo Picking
| V   Divebomb Tremolo (push in bar to lower pitches and then release quickly)

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