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Various Riffs Tab by The Mission

Various Riffs tab by The Mission

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Mission Riffs
                              -------------

This file is a collection of Mission riffs I've worked out, mostly only one
or two riffs per songs.  Hopefully I'll work out the complete songs given
enough time and make a seperate .TAB file for each song...
(A complete tab for Tower Of Strength should be ready soon...)

If you have any additional riffs, SEND THEM TO ME!

Bryan McPhail - bmcphail@cs.strath.ac.uk
Mission Homepage - http://www.strath.ac.uk/~aeu95317/mission.html


                               Afterglow
                               ---------
Accuracy Rating: - Votes: -
Main Riff
---------
e|--------------------------------------|
B|--------------------------------------|
G|--------------------------------------|
D|-5h6p5--------------------------------|
A|---------5h6p5------------------5-6---|
E|-----------------6h8p6--3---4---------|

e|--------------------------------------|
B|--------------------------------------|
G|------------------------------------7-|
D|-5h6p5--------------------------5-6---|
A|---------5h6p5--------------5-6-------|
E|-----------------6h8p6--3-4-----------|

Chorus
------
e|---------------------------|---------------------------------|
B|---------------------------|---------------------------------|
G|-7-7-7---7-7-7-------------|---------------------------------|
D|-7-7-7---7-7-7-------------|-7-7-7---7-7-7---------------3-5-|
A|-5-5-5---5-5-5---5h6p5-3-5-|-7-7-7---7-7-7---5h6p5-3-5-3-----|
E|---------------------------|-5-5-5---5-5-5-------------------|
 | D5                        | A5                              |

e|---------------------------|---------------------------------|
B|---------------------------|---------------------------------|
G|-5-5-5---5-5-5-------------|-5-5-5---5-5-5-------------------|
D|-3-3-3---3-3-3---5s6s5-3-5-|-5-5-5---5-5-5---5-5-5-6-5-3-----|
A|-3-3-3---3-3-3-------------|-3-3-3---3-3-3-------------------|
E|---------------------------|---------------------------------|
 | F5                        | C5




                              Amelia
                              ------

Electric Guitar Riff 1
----------------------
e|-----0--1-----------0--1----------|
B|-----------0--1-----------0-1-0-1-|
G|-2---------------2----------------|
D|----------------------------------|
A|----------------------------------|
E|----------------------------------|



                               Belief
                               ------

Riff 1
------
e|-------------------------------------|
B|-5--5-5--5-5--5-3--1--0--1-----------|
G|----------------------------2--0-----|
D|----------------------------------0--|
A|-------------------------------------|
E|-------------------------------------|

Riff 2
------
e|--------------------------------------------------------------
B|--------------------------------------------------------------
G|-----------5---?-?-----------5---?-?--------------------------
D|-3---5-3-----------3---5-3------------------------------------
A|--------------------------------------------------------------
E|--------------------------------------------------------------



                         Butterfly On A Wheel
                         --------------------

Riff 1
------
e|-----------------------------------------------------------------
B|-----------------------------------------------------------------
G|-----------------------------------------4---------------4-------
D|-0-4-5-4-7-5-4-5-0-4-5-4-7-5-4-5---4-5-4---5-4-5---4-5-4---5-4-5-
A|---------------------------------2---------------2---------------
E|-----------------------------------------------------------------



                        And The Dance Goes On
                          -----------------

Riff 1
------
e|-----1--0------|-----1--0------|-----1--0------|----------1----0--|
B|---1------1----|---1------1----|---1------1----|---3--------------|
G|------------0--|------------0--|------------0--|-0---0--3----0----|
D|-0-------------|-0-------------|-0-------------|------------------|
A|---------------|---------------|---------------|------------------|
E|---------------|---------------|---------------|------------------|
 | Dm            |               |               | Bb      C        |


String Riff
-----------
e|--------------------------------
B|--------------------------------
G|-0-0-0--------------------------
D|-------0----0-1-0---------------
A|------------------3-------------
E|--------------------------------



                      Shades Of Green (Part 2)
                          -------------

Intro Riff
----------
e|---------------3---|------------------------------------------
B|---2-3-2---2-3-----|------------------------------------------
G|-0-------0---------|------------------------------------------
D|-------------------|------------------------------------------
A|-------------------|------------------------------------------
E|-------------------|------------------------------------------



                       The Grip Of Disease
                         ---------------

Riff 2
------

e|---------------------------|
B|-------------------------5-|
G|---------4h5p4-------7-4---|
D|-2-------------7-5-7-------|
A|-2-------------------------|
E|-0-------------------------|
 | E5                        |

Chorus bass : D A E \



              Hands Across The Ocean - The Mission
                          -------------

Riff 1
------
e|--------2-0-----|--------2-0-----|--------0h2p0-----|---------------|
B|-0--0-0-----4-2-|-0--0-0-----4-2-|-0--0-0-------4-2-|-0--0-0-----2--|
G|----------------|----------------|------------------|--------2-4----|
D|----------------|----------------|------------------|---------------|
A|----------------|----------------|------------------|---------------|
E|----------------|----------------|------------------|---------------|
 | B              |                | G#m              | A (or Asus2)  |

e|--------2-0-----|--------0h2p0-----|--------2-0-----|---------------|
B|-0--0-0-----4-2-|-0--0-0-------4-2-|-0--0-0-----4-2-|-0--0-0-----2--|
G|----------------|------------------|----------------|--------2-4----|
D|----------------|------------------|----------------|---------------|
A|----------------|------------------|----------------|---------------|
E|----------------|------------------|----------------|---------------|


                   Heaven Knows - The Mission
                         ---------------

Intro Riff
----------
e|-----------------------------------------------------|
B|-----------------------------------------------------|
G|-----------------------------------------------------|
D|-14-12-11---11-11-12-14---12-11---11-11-11h12p11-----|
A|-------------------------------------------------12--|
E|-----------------------------------------------------|



                          Hungry As The Hunter
                          --------------------

Intro Riff
----------
e|-------5--4h5p4-----------|
B|-0---5----------3-5---0---|
G|--------------------------|
D|--------------------------|
A|--------------------------|
E|--------------------------|


e|---4p0---2p0---0---5p0---4p0---2p0---0---/7--
B|-------0-----0---------0-----0-----0---------
G|-2---------------2----------------------2s4--


Riff 3 (Verse Riff 1)
------
e|--------------------------------------------------------------
B|--------------------------------------------------------------
G|--------------------------------------------------------------
D|-----0-----2---0--2~~~~~------0----2---0----------------------
A|---2---2-----0--------------2---2----0---2~~~~~~~~~-----------
E|(0)----------------------(0)----------------------------------

Riff 4 (Verse Riff 2)
------
e|----3---------10---------5------------------------------------
B|--3--------10----------5--------------------------------------
G|--------------------------------------------------------------
D|--------------------------------2--2--2-2-2-------------------
A|--------------------------------2--2--2-2-2-------------------
E|--------------------------------0--0--0-0-0-------------------



                     Neverland - The Mission
                         --------------

Nb: Note the dropped D tuning

Intro Riff - Guitar 1
----------
e|-------------------------------------|
B|-------------------------------------|
G|-------------------------------------|
D|---0-3-------3-----0-3---3h5p3-------|
A|-----------3-----1-------------3h5p3-|
D|-0-------3---------------------------|
 | Dm      F       Bb                  |

Chorus
------
e|---------------------|--------------------|
B|-----------------3---|----------------3---|
G|-0----0---0---0----0-|-2----2---2---2---2-|
D|---0----0---0--------|---3----3---3-------|
A|---------------------|--------------------|
D|---------------------|--------------------|
 | G5                  | F5                 |

then:

e|--------------------------------------------------------------
B|--------------------------------------------------------------
G|--------------------------------------------------------------
D|-3--2--1------------------------------------------------------
A|-3--2--1------------------------------------------------------
D|-3--2--1-----------------------------------------------------
 | F5 E5 Eb5


Ending
------
e|--------------------------------------------------------------
B|------------3-------------------------------------------------
G|------------2-------------------------------------------------
D|-3--2--1----0-------------------------------------------------
A|-3--2--1----0-------------------------------------------------
D|-3--2--1----0--------------------------------------------------
 | F5 E5 Eb5  D5



                    Sea Of Love - The Mission
                           ----------

Bass at start : D  C  Bb  A

Riff 1
------
e|--------------------------------------------------------------
B|-------3-----------1--3--1------------------------------------
G|----2-----2---------------------------------------------------
D|-0---------------0----------0---------------------------------
A|--------------------------------------------------------------
E|--------------------------------------------------------------
 | D           C              Bb            A



                          Stay With Me
                          ------------
1st Riff
--------
e |-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
B |-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
G |-----------------|-----------------|---2-0-----------|-----------------|
D |-0------2h3p2----|-0------2h3p2----|-0------2h3p2----|-0------2h3p2----|
A |---0----------3--|---0----------3--|--------------3--|---0----------3--|
E |-----3-----------|-----3-----------|-----------------|-----3-----------|
  |                 |                 |                 |                 |

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



                           Tower Of Strength
                           -----------------

                                Guitar
                                ------

Riff (1st solo)
----
e|----------------------------12---------------12------
B|-------12~~~~~-----------12----12~~-------12----12~~-
G|-13h14-------------13h14------------13h14------------
D|-----------------------------------------------------
A|-----------------------------------------------------
E|-----------------------------------------------------

e|----------12-----------------------------------------------
B|-------12----12--------------------------------------------
G|-13h14----------14-13~~~---b14--r13-b14--r13-b14--r13-b14--
D|---------------------------^----------------------------------
A|---------------------------At these points bend from 13 to 14-
E|---------------------------and then bend back to 13-----------

e|--------------------------------------------------------------
B|--------------------------------------------------------------
G|-r13~~~--14---\9~~~~~~~~--------------------------------------
D|---------------^----------------------------------------------
A|---------------| Vocals enter at same time as this note-------
E|--------------------------------------------------------------

                               Strings
                               -------

Riff
----
e|----------------------------------------------------------
B|----------------------------------------------------------
G|-9~~~----7~~~~---6--2~~~----9~~~----7~~~-6-4------------7-
D|--------------------????---------------------5~~~~--7-9---
A|----------------------------------------------------------
E|----------------------------------------------------------
   B       A       G# E???    B      A    G#F# D      E F#A

Riff
----
e|------------------------------------
B|------------------------------------
G|------------------------------------
D|------------------------------------
A|------------------------------------
E|-5-------4-------5--8------7-----8--
   A       G#      A  C      B     C

                                Bass
                                ----

Riff 1 (Verse)
------
G|--------------------------------
D|-2-2-0-2-----0---2-2-0-2----0---
A|-----------2--------------2-----
E|--------------------------------

Riff 2 (Chorus)
------
G|---------------------------------
D|---------------------------------
A|-------------------------------2-
E|-3---------------5---------------

Riff 3 (2nd Chorus riff)
------
G|---------------------------------
D|---------------------------------
A|---------------------------------
E|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-




                          Wasteland - The Mission
                              ---------------

                                  Guitar
                                  ------

Riff 1 (12 string, listen the LP for the strum pattern)
------
e|-0------------0---------0----------0-----0-----0-----0----0---
B|-0------------0---------0----------0-----0-----0-----0----0---
G|-9------------12--------11---------12----16----14----11---12--
D|-9-strum..----12-strum.-11-strum..-12-..-16-..-14-..-11-.-12-.
A|-7------------10--------9----------10----14----12----9----10--
E|-0------------------------------------------------------------

Riff x
------
e|-----------------------------------------|--------------------
B|-----------------------------------------|--------------------
G|-----------------------------------------|--------------------
D|-2-----s5--s4---s5----s9---s7---s4---s5--|-(s2)---------------
A|-----------------------------------------|-(Start of repeated-
E|-----------------------------------------|---pattern)---------

Riff x1
------
e|--------------------------------------------------------------
B|--------------------------------------------------------------
G|--------------------------------------------------------------
D|-9--b10--b9---s7----s5-----s4----s5-s9----s7----s5----s4------
A|----(slide)------------------------------------------------s2-
E|--------------------------------------------------------------


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

e|--------------------------------
B|-(Synth at end of chorus above)-
G|---------s7---------------------
D|-4--s5--------------------------
A|--------------------------------
E|--------------------------------

                                   Bass
                                   ----
Riff 2 - Verse
--------------
G|---------------------------------|
D|-2-0---0-2-0---0-2-0---0-2-0---0-|
A|-----2-------2-------2-------2---|
E|---------------------------------|

Riff 3 - Chorus
---------------
G|--------------------------------------------------------------
D|--------------------------------------------------------------
A|--------------------------------------------------------------
E|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-5-??????-----




                  A Wing And A Prayer - The Mission
                           -----------

Intro Riff
----------
e|-------------------------------|
B|-3h4p3-------------------------|
G|-------5-3---------------0---1-|
D|-----------6-5-3-5-0-1-3-------|
A|-------------------------------|
E|-------------------------------|







----------------------------------------------------------
                      Bryan McPhail

bmcphail@cs.strath.ac.uk   OR   bryan.mcphail@strath.ac.uk


For my MISSION homepage:
http://www.strath.ac.uk/~aeu95317/mission.html

Or GUITAR TAB:
http://www.strath.ac.uk/~aeu95317/guitar.html
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