Tuned down whole-step to D
Comments: A cool song. Truck-load of fills on this one. Seems no one told
Bruce that the working day was over.
Key:
/ = slide up
\ = slide down
b = bend (whole step)
b^ = bend (1/2 step)
b^^ = bend (1 1/2 steps)
pb = pre-bend
r = release-bend
r^ = release-bend half-step
t^ = tap with righthand finger
h = hammer-on
p = pull-off
~ = Vibrato
* = Natural Harmonic
) = Trill
** = Artificial Harmonic
x = Dead notes (no pitch)
P.M. = Palm mute (- -> underneath indicates which notes)
(\) = Dive w\bar
(/) = Release w\bar
Tp = Tap w\plectrum
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Rhythm fig. 1
D|----------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|----------------------------------------------------------------------|
F|----------------------------------------------------------------------|
C|----------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|----------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|-0h2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2------|
P.M. - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - ->
D|----------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|----------------------------------------------------------------------|
F|----------2------------2--------------2-------------------------------|
C|----------2------------2--------------2-------------------------------|
G|----------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|--0h2-2-2------0h2-2-2--------0h2-2-2-----0-2p0-3p0-4p0-5-------------|
P.M. P.M. P.M.
Rhythm fig. 2
D|----------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|----------------------------------------------------------------------|
F|----------------------------------------------------------------------|
C|-2--------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|-2---x\---------------------------------------------------------------|
D|-0---x\-0h2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-0h2-2-2-2-2-2-0-2p0-3p0-4p0-5-|
P.M. - - - - - - - - - - -> P.M. - ->
D|----------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|----------------------------------------------------------------------|
F|----------------------2------------2--------------2-------------------|
C|-2--------------------2------------2--------------2----4--------------|
G|-2------x\---------------------------------------------4--------------|
D|-0------x\----0h2-2-2------0h2-2-2--------0h2-2-2------2----0h2p0-----|
P.M. P.M. P.M.
Rhythm fig. 3
D|----------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|-----10-10-10-10---9-9-9-9---10------10-10-10-10---9-9-9-9---10-------|
F|-----9--9--9--9----9-9-9-9---9-------9--9--9--9----9-9-9-9---9--------|
C|----------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|--5-------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|----------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|----------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|----------------------------------------------------------------------|
F|----------------------------------------------------------------------|
C|----------------------2p0-------2-------------------------------------|
G|--------------------------2p0---2-------------------------------------|
D|--0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0---------3-0----------0-2--3--4--0---------------|
P.M. - - - - - - ->
D|----------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|-----10-10-10-10---9-9-9-9---10------10-10-10-10---9-9-9-9---10-------|
F|-----9--9--9--9----9-9-9-9---9-------9--9--9--9----9-9-9-9---9--------|
C|----------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|--5-------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|----------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|----------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|----------------------------------------------------------------------|
F|---------------------------------------------------------2------------|
C|--------------------------2p0-----------------------4----2------------|
G|------------------------------2p0-------------------4----0------------|
D|--0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-----------2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-----------------|
P.M. - - - - - - - - -> P.M. - - - - ->
Rhythm fig. 4a
D|----------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|----------------------------------------------------------------------|
F|--2--4--4------------------2------------------2------------------2----|
C|--2--4--4------------------2-----2--2---------2-----2--2----4----2----|
G|--0--2--2------------------0-----2--2---------0-----2--2----4----0----|
D|---------------------------------0--0---------------0--0----2---------|
Rhythm fig. 4b
D|----------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|--10--12--12--------------10------------------10-----------------10---|
F|--9---11--11--------------9------9--9---------9----9--9----11----9----|
C|--7---9---9---------------7------9--9---------7----9--9----11----7----|
G|---------------------------------7--7--------------7--7----9----------|
D|----------------------------------------------------------------------|
Rhythm fig. 5a
D|----------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|----------------------------------------------------------------------|
F|--2--4--4----------------2--------------------------------------------|
C|--2--4--4----------------2----2--2----------2----4--4---------0-------|
G|--0--2--2----------------0----2--2----------2----4--4-----------2p0-2-|
D|------------------------------0--0----------0----2--2-----0h2---------|
Rhythm fig. 5b
D|----------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|--10--12--12------------10--------------------------------------------|
F|--9---11--11------------9----9--9-----------9---11--11----------------|
C|--7---9---9-------------7----9--9-----------9---11--11--------0-------|
G|-----------------------------7--7-----------7---9---9-----------2p0-2-|
D|----------------------------------------------------------0h2---------|
Rhythm fig. 6
D|----------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|----------------------------------------------------------------------|
F|----11-11-11-11---10-10-10-10---11------11-11-11-11-------------------|
C|----9--9--9--9----9--9--9--9----9-------9--9--9--9--------------------|
G|----------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|-----------------------------------------------------0-2--3--4--5-----|
Rhythm fig. 7
D|----------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|----------------------------------------------------------------------|
F|----------------------------------------------------------------------|
C|----------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|--2----4-2-4-4--2---4-2-4---2----4-2-4-4--2---4-2-4-2-----------------|
D|------------------------------------------------------4-2---4--4\-----|
Rhythm fig. 8a
D|-----------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|-----------------------------------------------------------------------|
F|-----------------------------------------------------------------------|
C|----------------------------------------------------------------6------|
G|-2--4-2-4-4--2--4-2-4--2--4-2-4-4--2--4-2-4-2-------------------6------|
D|----------------------------------------------4-2-4-4\--2-4--4\-4-2h4p2|
Rhythm fig. 8b
D|-----------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|-----------------------------------------------------------------------|
F|-----------------------------------------------------------------------|
C|-4--6-4-6-6--4--6-4-6--4--6-4-6-6--4--6-4-6-4--------------------------|
G|----------------------------------------------6-4-6-6\--4-6--6\--------|
D|-----------------------------------------------------------------------|
Rhythm fig. 9
D|----------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|----------------------------------------------------------------------|
F|----11-11-11-11---10-10-10-10--10-11----------------------------------|
C|----9--9--9--9----9--9--9--9---9--9-----------------------------------|
G|----------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|----------------------------------------------------------------------|
Riff 1
D|----------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|----------------------------------------------------------------------|
F|---------------4b**----4**--------------------------------------------|
C|---2(4)---------------------------------------------------------------|
G|----------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|---------------------------0------------------------------------------|
Riff 2
D|----------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|-----------------10---10----------------------------------------------|
F|-----------11----9----9-----------------------------------------------|
C|-----------11----7----7-----------------------------------------------|
G|-----------9----------------------------------------------------------|
D|--2-------------------------------------------------------------------|
Riff 3
D|--------------------------9-----12----14----14--14-14------17b-17r~---|
A|--15------x-10b-10r~------12b~--15b~--17b~--17b--------17-------------|
F|--14b-----------------------------------------------------------------|
C|----------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|----------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|----------------------------------------------------------------------|
Riff 4
D|------------------------12--12-12----15p-12~--------------------------|
A|------------------------15b-------15--------------15p-12----12-15b~---|
F|---------------------------------------------------------14-----------|
C|--2p**-0---------2**--------------------------------------------------|
G|-------2p**-0---------------------------------------------------------|
D|------------3**-------------------------------------------------------|
D|-----------------------14---------------------------------------------|
A|---17p-14----14-17b~---17b~-------------------------------------------|
F|----------16----------------------------------------------------------|
C|----------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|----------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|----------------------------------------------------------------------|
Riff 5
D|----------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|----------------------------------------------------------------------|
F|----------------------------------------------------------------------|
C|----------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|-----5**-----7**-----------5**-----7**--------------------------------|
D|--0-------0-------------0-------0-------------------------------------|
P.M. P.M. P.M. P.M.
Riff 6
D|-------------------------------19~------16--16-16-16--16-16-16h-19-16~|
A|--19b-19-19b-19r-17~--\--17-17----------19b-------19b-----------------|
F|----------------------------------------------------------------------|
C|----------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|----------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|----------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|--18--18-18--18--18-18------------------------------------------------|
A|--21b--------21b--------21b-21r-19~-----------------------------------|
F|----------------------------------------------------------------------|
C|----------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|----------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|----------------------------------------------------------------------|
Riff 7
D|----------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|--17b---17-15--17p-15-------------------------------------------------|
F|-----------------------16-14-16-----16-------------/16~---------------|
C|----------------------------------------14------12--------------------|
G|----------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|----------------------------------------------------------------------|
Riff 8
D|----------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|--10b~--7----7-------------7~--7--------------------------------------|
F|----------10---10-9-7------------10-9-7-------------------------------|
C|-----------------------------------------7h-9-------------------------|
G|----------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|----------------------------------------------------------------------|
Feedback
Riff 9
D|----------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|-------------15-17b~---------------------------------15---------------|
F|------14-16------------------------------------14-16----16~-----------|
C|--/16-----------------------------------------------------------------|
G|----------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|----------------------------------------------------------------------|
Slowly release bend while
picking 4 times with a "nervous"
vibrato
Riff 10
D|---14-----------14----------14----------------------------------------|
A|---17b~--17-15-17b~--17-15--17b~--------------------------------------|
F|----------------------------------------------------------------------|
C|-----------------------------------16-16~-----------------------------|
G|----------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|----------------------------------------------------------------------|
Riff 11
D|----------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|----------15----------------------------------------------------------|
F|-------------16-14-16\------------------------------------------------|
C|--14h-16--------------------------------------------------------------|
G|----------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|----------------------------------------------------------------------|
Solo (with octave divider during first part)
D|-----------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|-----------------------------------------------------------------------|
F|----------------------------0--------------------2b2p0-2-0-------------|
C|----2-0---0-2--2--2-0---0-2---2----2-0---0-2--2------------2-----------|
G|--------2-------------2----------------2-------------------------------|
D|--0--------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|---------------------------------2-------------------------------------|
A|-----------------------------------5-2---------/7~---------------------|
F|--------------2-4-4b-2-4b---2----------5-4-2---------------------------|
C|--4---------4-----------------4~---------------------------------------|
G|-----------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|-----------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|------12-------12-15p12----12-----------12-------12-15p12----12--------|
A|---------15p12----------15----15-12--------15p12----------15----15-12--|
F|--14b-------------------------------14b--------------------------------|
C|-----------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|-----------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|-----------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|-15p12---15p12---15p12--15p12--15b-15~-------------14--------------17--|
A|------15------15------15-----15---------16p14------17b--16p14------20b-|
F|----------------------------------------16p14-----------16p14----------|
C|---------------------------------------------16-14-----------16-14-----|
G|-----------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|-----------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|--14---16---17---19---21--19--22~--------------------------------------|
A|--17b--19b--20b--------------------------------------------------------|
F|-----------------------------------------------------------------------|
C|-----------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|-----------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|-----------------------------------------------------------------------|
Paralyzed
Simmons, Ezrin
Intro: Rhy. fig 1 with Riff 1:
Rhy. fig 2:
Who cares..I´m in trance..
I got no hope..I don´t stand a chance..
But it´s all right
Yes, it´s all right
Who knows, well I don´t care
Cause I don´t fit in anywhere
But it´s all right
Yes, it´s all right
Rhy. fig 3 with Riff 2:
Well, I´m numb but that´s my style
I´ve been numb for a little while
And it´s all right
Yes, it´s all right
I checked out yesterday
Well, there´s nothing left to say
But it´s all right
Yes, it´s all right
Rhy. fig 4a & 4b:
Don´t see nothing in my eys
Cause man I´ve been lobotomized
Rhy. fig 5a & 5b:
Cool inside, anesthetized
Cause life has got me paralyzed
Rhy. fig 6:
Rhy. fig 2 with Riff 3:
Who says I have to pay
I didn´t want this anyway
But it´s all right
Yes, it´s all right
Who says life is good
"Love thyself," well I never could
But it´s all right
Yes, it´s all right
Rhy. fig 3 with Riff 4:
I´m here dressed in black
Waiting for a heart attack
But it´s all right
Yes´it´s all right
Try to talk I just can´t speak
The urge is strong, but my brain is weak
And it´s all right
Yes it´s all right
Rhy. fig 4a & 4b with Riff 5:
Don´t see nothing in my eys
Cause man I´ve been lobotomized
Rhy. fig 5a & 5b:
Cool inside, anesthetized
Cause life has got me paralyzed
Rhy. fig 6:
Rhy. fig 7:
Rhy. fig 8a & 8b:
Solo over Rhy. fig 2:
Rhy. fig 3 with Riff 6:
And who says life is good
"Love thyself," well I never could
But it´s all right
Yes, it´s all right
I checked out yesterday
Well, there´s nothing left to say
But it´s all right
Yes, it´s all right
Rhy. fig 4a & 4b with Riff 7:
Don´t see nothin´ in my eyes
Cause man I´ve been lobotomized .. I´m paralyzed
Rhy. fig 4a & 4b with Riff 8:
Cold inside anesthetized
Yeah, I´m kinda feelin´ otherwise .. I´m paralyzed
Rhy. fig 4a & 4b with Riff 9:
Don´t see nothin´ in my eyes
Cause man I´ve been lobotomized .. I´m paralyzed
Rhy. fig 5a & 5b with Riff 10:
Cold inside anesthetized
Yeah, I´m kinda feelin´ otherwise .. I´m paralyzed
Rhy. fig 9 with Riff 11:
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