Tabs (Ver. 3)
Tabbed by Macejko:
Second single from upcoming album Hardwired...To Self-Destruct.
Intro:
e|---------------------------------------------|
BB|-12~-13-12~-10---------8~--12-8~--7----------| ? Kirk
G+G|-9~--10-9~--7----------9~--12-9~--7----------| ? James
D MajorD|---------------2--------------------2-2------|
A augmentedA|---------------2--------------------2-2------| ? 2x
E MajorE|---------------0--------------------0-0------|
e|------------------------------------------------------------|
BB|-12~-13-12~-10----------------------------------------------|
G+G|-9~--10-9~--7-----------------------------------------------|
D MajorD|------------------------------------------------------9--7--|
A augmentedA|----------------7--8-7--5-7--10-7--5-7--8-7--5-7--10--7--5--|
E MajorE|------------------------------------------------------7--5--|
Verse:
Verse Riff # 1:
e|--------------------------------| |---------------------------------------|
BB|--------------------------------| |---------------------------------------|
G+G|--------------------------------| |---------------------------------------|
D MajorD|--------------------------------| |----------------------------7----------|
A augmentedA|--------------------------------| ? 3x + tail: |--------------------------5---8-7------|
E MajorE|-100-0-0--0-0-0-100-0-0-100-100-| |-100-0-0--0-0-0-100-0-5-6-------0------|
... . . . . . ... . . ... ... ... . . . . . ... .
Verse Riff # 2:
e|--------------------------------------------------------------------|
BB|--------------------------------------------------------------------|
G+G|--------------------------------------------------------------------|
D MajorD|-------------------------------------------------------------7------|
A augmentedA|-2-----2-----3-3-2-----2-----3-3-2-----2-----3-3-2---------5---8-7--| ? 2x
E MajorE|-0-0-0-0-0-0-1-1-0-0-0-0-0-0-1-1-0-0-0-0-0-0-1-1-0-0-0-5-6-------0--|
. . . . . . . . . . . . . .
/Blacked out, pop queen .../
Verse Riff # 1 1x + tail - played 4 times
/Light it up, ooh light it up.../
Verse Riff # 3:
e|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
BB|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
G+G|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
D MajorD|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
A augmentedA|--------------8-5-7------------8-5-7------------8-5-7-3-5---7-9-9--| ?2x
E MajorE|-000000000-/7-----000000000-/7-----000000000-/7-----------3-5-7-7--|
......... ........ ........ . .
e|--------------------|
BB|--------------------|
G+G|--------------------|
D MajorD|--------------------|
A augmentedA|---------------7----| ? + this tail
E MajorE|--000000000-/7---8--|
Verse Riff # 4:
e|--------------------------------------------------|
BB|---------8-6-5---5-6-5~-----------8-6-5---5-6~----|
G+G|-------5-------7----------------5-------7---------| ? Kirk
D MajorD|-----7------------------------7-------------------|
A augmentedA|--------------------------------------------------|
E MajorE|-555555555555555555555555333333333333333333333333-| ? James
................................................
e|----------------------------------------------7~-----|
BB|---------8-6-5---5-6-5~-----------8~---10~--------10~|
G+G|-------5-------7---------------/7---/7-----/7--------| ? Kirk
D MajorD|-----7-----------------------------------------------|
A augmentedA|--------------------------------------------------7--|
E MajorE|-555555555555555555555555333333333333333333333-/7---8| ? James
..............................................
/Sold your soul, Built it a higher wall.../
Verse Riff # 5:
e|-------------------------------------------------------------|
BB|-(10)-------------------------(8)----------------------------| ? Kirk
G+G|-------------------------------------------------------------|
D MajorD|-------------------------------------------------------------|
A augmentedA|-----7------7------7-------7-------5------5------5------7----|
E MajorE|-55555--55555--55555--5-/7---8-33333--33333--33333-3-/7---8--| ? James
.... .... .... . .... .... .... .
e|-------------------------------------------------------------|
BB|-(10)-------------------------(12)-----------(13)----(15)-(17| ? Kirk
G+G|-------------------------------------------------------------|
D MajorD|-------------------------------------------------------------|
A augmentedA|-----7------7------7-------7-------5------5------5------7----|
E MajorE|-55555--55555--55555--5-/7---8-33333--33333--33333-3-/7---8--| ? James
.... .... .... . .... .... .... .
/Same rise and fall, Who cares at all ?.../
Chorus riff # 1:
e|-----------------------/----|
BB|----------------------------|
G+G|----------------------------|
D MajorD|-9----9----9----------------|
A augmentedA|-7----7----7------------8-5-| ? 2x
E MajorE|--0000-0000-000000000-7-----|
.... .... .........
/Seduced by fame, a moth into the flaaaaame/
e|----------------------------|
BB|----------------------------|
G+G|----------------------------|
D MajorD|-9----9----9----------7-----|
A augmentedA|-7----7----7--------5---8-7-|
E MajorE|--0000-0000-----5-6-------0-|
.... ....
After chorus comes Verse riff # 2 played 2 time (tabs up?)
Second verse is pretty much the same as the first one.
Then second chorus ends with:
/Seduced by fame, a moth into the flaaaaame Burn/
e|-----------------------------------------------------|
BB|-----------------------------------------------------|
G+G|-----------------------------------------------------|
D MajorD|-9----9----9----------7------------------------------|
A augmentedA|-7----7----7--------5---8-7~-----------------2--5-7-8|
E MajorE|--0000-0000-----5-6-------0------------------0--3-5-6|
.... .... .
Breakdown:
Breakdown riff # 1:
e|------------------------------------|
BB|------------------------------------|
G+G|------------------------------------|
D MajorD|------------------------------------|
A augmentedA|-----------------------------5-7-8--| ? 4x
E MajorE|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-3-5-6--|
. . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Breakdown riff # 2: | ? Second half starts here |
e|------------------------------------------------------------------------|
BB|------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G+G|------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D MajorD|------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A augmentedA|-5h7-7-7-7-7-5--------------------------8-7---7---5-5-5-----------------| ? 2x
E MajorE|---------------7-6(b 1/2)-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-6-5-0-5-0-3-3-3--0-0-0-0-0-0-0--|
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
/Guarantee your name, you go and kill yourself.../
Breakdown riff # 1, play 4 times
SOLO:
Its not note to note, I'm pretty sure it wasn't even recorded that way :)
Wah hides lot of it away but its mostly just pentatonic stuff, so just improvise.
Section 1: (3:18 - 3:28)
e|--------------------------------------------------------------------|
BB|--------------------------------------------------------------------|
G+G|-7s9-9-9-9-9-11s12-12-12-12-13s14-14-14-14-15-15-15-15-17-17-17-19--|
D MajorD|--------------------------------------------------------------------|
A augmentedA|--------------------------------------------------------------------| ? 2x
E MajorE|--------------------------------------------------------------------|
Section 2: (3:28 - 3:34)
e|-----------------------------------------------------|
BB|-15--12\-----12-12~----12-12----12-14-14b--14b--14b--|
G+G|-14b-12\-----12-12~----12-12----12-14-14b--14b--14b--|
D MajorD|----------/14-------14-------14----------------------|
A augmentedA|-----------------------------------------------------|
E MajorE|-----------------------------------------------------|
Section 3: (3:34 - 3:39)
e|-----------------------------------------------------|
BB|-15--12\-----12-12~----12-12----12-12---12-12---12-12|
G+G|-14b-12\-----12-12~----12-12----12-12---12-12---12-12|
D MajorD|----------/14------/14------/14------/14-----/14-----|
A augmentedA|-----------------------------------------------------|
E MajorE|-----------------------------------------------------|
Section 4: (3:39 - 3:44)
e|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
BB|---12h15p12---12h15p12--12h15p12---12h15p12---------------------12-15-15b-|
G+G|-14---------14--------14---------14--------14-12-14-12h14p12--14----------|
D MajorD|------------------------------------------------------------14------------|
A augmentedA|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E MajorE|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
e|---------------------------------|
BB|---------------------------------|
G+G|7-9-7----------7-9-7h9p7-7h9p7---|
D MajorD|-----9-7----7-9---------9-----9--|
A augmentedA|---------10----------------------|
E MajorE|---------------------------------|
Section 5: (3:44 - 3:50)
e|------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
BB|------------------------------------------------8-----------------------------|
G+G|-7-9-7h9p7--7-9-7h9p7--7-9-7h9p7--7-9-7h9p7--7h9-9p7--7-9-7h9p7--7h9-9-7h9-9w~|
D MajorD|----------9----------9----------9----------9--------9----------9-7h9-9-7h9-9w~|
A augmentedA|------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E MajorE|------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
Section 6: (3:50 - 3:54)
e|-------------10-----------------10-------------------15---------------------15------|
BB|-8---8-10-10b--10b~--8---8-10-10b--10b~----8---10-15b--15b~--12----12-15-15b--15b~--|
G+G|---9-------------------9---------------------9------------------14------------------|
D MajorD|------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A augmentedA|------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E MajorE|------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
Section 7 (3:54 -3:59)
e|-17p15p12-12-17p15p12-12-17p15p12-12-17p15p12-12-17p15p12----17p15p12----17p15p12----17p15p12-----|
BB|----------------------------------------------------------15----------15----------15----------15--|
G+G|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D MajorD|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A augmentedA|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E MajorE|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
e|-18p15p12-12-18p15p12-12-18p15p12-12-17p15p12-12-17p15p12----17p15p12----17p15p12-12-17p15p12-12--|
BB|----------------------------------------------------------15----------15--------------------------|
G+G|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D MajorD|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A augmentedA|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E MajorE|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
Section 8 (3:59 - 4:04)
e|-15p12--12-15p12-15p12--12-15p12-15p12--12-15p12--12-15p12-15p12--12-15p12-15p12--12--|
BB|------15--------------15--------------15--------15--------------15--------------15----|
G+G|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D MajorD|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A augmentedA|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E MajorE|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
e|-17p15p12-12-17p15p12-12-18p15p12-12-18p15p12-12-15p12--12--12--------|
BB|------------------------------------------------------15--15--14-12~--|
G+G|--------------------------------------------------------------14-12~--|
D MajorD|----------------------------------------------------------------------|
A augmentedA|----------------------------------------------------------------------|
E MajorE|----------------------------------------------------------------------|
Section 9 (4:05 - end of the solo)
e|-------------------------------------------------|
BB|-15---15---15---14\---15b~~w~~------|12|w?~------|
G+G|-14b--14b--14b--14\-----------------|12|w?~------|
D MajorD|-------------------------------------------------|
A augmentedA|-------------------------------------------------|
E MajorE|-------------------------------------------------|
RHYTM GUITAR DURING THE SOLO:
James shuffles these two riffs around a bit with some few additions, just listen to it.
Structure (time stamps taken from the single on Spotify, not the video itself):
3:18 - 3:28 - Breakdown riff # 1 (4x)
3:28 - 3:38 - Breakdown riff # 2 (2x)
3:38 - 3:44 - Chords 
C majorC and D MajorD :
e|----------|
BB|----------|
G+G|----------|
D MajorD|-5-----7--|
A augmentedA|-3-----5--|
E MajorE|-3-----5--|
3:44 - 3:50 - First half of Breakdown riff # 2 (2x)
3:50 - 3:54 - Chords C majorC and D MajorD again
3:54 - 3:59 - First half of Breakdown riff # 2 (2x)
3:59 - 4:04 - Second half of Breakdown riff #2 (2x)
Last tail:
e|------------------------------0--|
BB|------------------------------0--|
G+G|------------------------------0--|
D MajorD|-------------------------2-------|
A augmentedA|-8-7--7--5-5-5--2---3-3--2-------| ? let it ring
E MajorE|-6-5--5--3-3-3--0---1-1--0-------|
Finishing harmonies (4:12):
e|----------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
BB|---------------------------------------------------------------12-13-12-10-12-15--|
G+G|--------------------------------------------9-10-9--7-9--12-9---------------------|
D MajorD|-----------------------9-10-9--7-9--12-9--7---------------------------------------| ?? Kirk
A augmentedA|-7-7-8-7--5-7--10-7--5-7--8-7--5-7--10-7--5-7--8-7--5-7--10-7--5-7--8-7--5-7--10--| ? James
E MajorE|----------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
e|------|
BB|------|
G+G|------|
D MajorD|-9-7--|
A augmentedA|-7-5--|
E MajorE|-7-5--|
Back to the front
Third Verse, again the same stuff as the first and the second one,
only the mini melody during the Verse riff # 5 ends differently:
e|---------------------------------------------------------|
BB|---------8-6-5---5-6-5~----------------------------------|
G+G|-------5-------7---------7p4p0(w?)-5p40-4p2p0-4p2p0-2----| ? Kirk (w? - push your whammy bar down)
D MajorD|-----7---------------------------------------------------|
A augmentedA|--------------------------------------------------7------|
E MajorE|-555555555555555555555555333333333333333333333-/7---8----| ? James
..............................................
After last chorus its all the riffs shuffled again.
Like this:
5:14 - 5:24 - Verse riff # 2 (2x)
5:24 - 5:37 - Breakdown riff # 2 (2x, with two tails on the second one)
5:37 - 5:39 - Tail that ends the rhytm guitar under the solo
5:39 - first half of the "Finishing Harmonies" part played after the solo (tabs ?),
then closed it off with:
e|-------|
BB|-------|
G+G|-------|
D MajorD|-9-7-2-|
A augmentedA|-7-5-2-| ? let ring
E MajorE|-7-5-0-|
************************************
| . palm mute
| / slide up
| \ slide down
| s slide
| h hammer-on
| p pull-off
| ~ vibrato
| x Mute note
| b Bend
| br Bend release
| pb Pre-bend
| || Pinch harmonics
| w whammy bar (? = pull up,? = push down/dive bomb)
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