Waited Too Long tab by Diamond Head

Tuning: Standard EBGDAE

Difficulty: Intermediate

Opening

e|----------------------------------------|
b|----------------------------------------|
g|o------7-6------7-6------7-6------7-6--o|
d|o-7----5-4-5----5-4-4----5-4-3----5-4--o|
a|--5--------3--------2--------1----------|
e|----------------------------------------|

Lead intro solo

E—17p15p12-17p15p12-17p15p12-17p15p12-17p15—-19p17p12-19p17p12-19p17p12-19p17p12-19p17-|
B--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|

E—17p15p12-17p15p12-17p15p12-17p15p12-17p15-15p12p10-15p12p10-15p12p10-15p12p10-15-12-|
B-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
Fade this out after ringing
E—10~~~~~~----------------------------------------------------------------------------|
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G-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|


1st part - I found that hybrid picking sounds closer to the original recording of the
note parts. Listen to the original for the timing. This sounds best on an
however, I found that if you set a humbucking guitar to the middle or bass pick-up and
with plenty of attack, it sounds the same on clean settings.


e|--2--2h3-2-----3-/5-3-2----0--1-0-----2-------2--|
b|--3--------3---3--------3--1------1---3-------3--|
g|o-2----------2-2-----------0--------0-2-------2-o|
d|o--------------------------2----------------0---o|
a|---------------------------3-------------0-------|
e|---------------------------0---------------------|

Mid-song break


e|----------------|
b|----------------|
g|----------------|
d|---0-4-5-4------| then D, Dsus4, C, D.
a|-0---------5-0--|
e|----------------|


1st Solo: For the lower parts of this solo, use the bridge pick-up for a more biting
once on the higher parts flick to the bass pick-up, this is what Brian Tatler seemed to
doing!


E|-------------------7/3--12-12/2--3p2p0----10-7----------10-10--14-/10--|
b|---0-3----0---7/0------------------------------8-7---------------------|
g|-2----------2--------------------------------------7-------------------|
d|-----------------------------------------------------------------------|
a|-----------------------------------------------------------------------|
e|-----------------------------------------------------------------------|

E|-10--1414-12p10----1414-12p10----19------17-15-14h15-14-10------17-----|
b|----------------12------------12----------------------------10-----10--|
g|-----------------------------------------------------------------------|
d|-----------------------------------------------------------------------|
a|-----------------------------------------------------------------------|
e|-----------------------------------------------------------------------|

E|--------------------10h12-7----10--------------------------------------|
b|--------------10h12---------12-----------------------------------------|
g|-----7h9-7---7---------------------------------------------------------|
d|-7h9-------9-----------------------------------------------------------|
a|-----------------------------------------------------------------------|
e|-----------------------------------------------------------------------|


Add a slow wide vibe at the end of this phrase, it sounds great!
E|-17-15-14----15-14-------14-------------------------|
b|----------17-------15-17----17-15-14-17-15-14-15-15-|
g|----------------------------------------------------|
d|----------------------------------------------------|
a|----------------------------------------------------|
e|----------------------------------------------------|