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			     By The Sword - By Slash
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Tabbed by: Corey Middleton

This tab is from the Layn rocks concert so it might be different to the album. This was
way before the album is released  so slash might change some parts of it.
It isn’t 100% correct a couple of notes are wrong in the solo but besides that its right.
Its also my first ever tab ive done so go easy on me.

Tuning:Eb

Intro

eb|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
Chord diagramBb majorBb|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
Chord diagramGbGb|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
Chord diagramDbDb|-----------------------2-------------------------0------------------------3|
Chord diagramAbAb|-----------3-----------0------------5--3---------0------------3--2--0-----3|
Chord diagramEb MajorEb|--0--3--5-----5--3--5------0--3--5--------5--3---2---0--3--5-----------3--1|

eb|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
Chord diagramBb majorBb|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
Chord diagramGbGb|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
Chord diagramDbDb|-------------------------0-------------2-----------------------------------|
Chord diagramAbAb|------------5--3---------0-------------0-----------------------------------|
Chord diagramEb MajorEb|---0--3--5--------5--3---2-------------------------------------------------|
Main Riff  Verse and Outro

eb|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
Chord diagramBb majorBb|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
Chord diagramGbGb|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
Chord diagramDbDb|----------------------2------------------------0-------------------------3|
Chord diagramAbAb|----------3-----------0------------5--3--------0-------------3--2--0-----3|
Chord diagramEb MajorEb|-0--3--5-----5--3-0-3----0--3--5--------5--3---2---0--3--5-----------3-0-1|


eb|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
Chord diagramBb majorBb|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
Chord diagramGbGb|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
Chord diagramDbDb|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
Chord diagramAbAb|-----------3---------------------------------------------------------------|
Chord diagramEb MajorEb|--0--3--5-----5--3--3--5--5------------------------------------------------|


Chorus

eb|--2---2--2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2------0---0--0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-----------------------|
Chord diagramBb majorBb|--3---3--3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3------1---1--1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-----------------------|
Chord diagramGbGb|--2---2--2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2------2---2--2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-----------------------|
Chord diagramDbDb|--0---0--0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0------3---3--3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-----------------------|
Chord diagramAbAb|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
Chord diagramEb MajorEb|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|

eb|--0---0--0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0------3---3--3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-----------------------|
Chord diagramBb majorBb|--1---1--1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1------3---3--3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-----------------------|
Chord diagramGbGb|--2---2--2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2------0---0--0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-----------------------|
Chord diagramDbDb|--2---2--2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2------0---0--0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-----------------------|
Chord diagramAbAb|------------------------------2---2--2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-----------------------|
Chord diagramEb MajorEb|------------------------------3---3--3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-----------------------|

eb|--2---2--2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2------0---0--0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-----------------------|
Chord diagramBb majorBb|--3---3--3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3------1---1--1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-----------------------|
Chord diagramGbGb|--2---2--2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2------2---2--2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-----------------------|
Chord diagramDbDb|--0---0--0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0------3---3--3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-----------------------|
Chord diagramAbAb|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
Chord diagramEb MajorEb|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|

eb|--0---0--0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0---------------------------------------------------|
Chord diagramBb majorBb|--1---1--1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1---------------------------------------------------|
Chord diagramGbGb|--2---2--2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2---------------------------------------------------|
Chord diagramDbDb|--2---2--2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-------5----7--------------------------------------|
Chord diagramAbAb|-------------------------------5----7--------------------------------------|
Chord diagramEb MajorEb|-------------------------------3----5--------------------------------------|

Second and third chorus are played same way but in power chords     Chord diagramD MajorD Chord diagramFF Chord diagramA augmentedA Chord diagramG+G
Bridge

eb|--5--5--5--5----7--7--7-7-7-7------7--7--7--7----5--5--5-5-5-5-------------|
Chord diagramBb majorBb|--6--6--6--6----7--7--7-7-7-7------7--7--7--7----6--6--6-6-6-6-------------|
Chord diagramGbGb|--7--7--7--7----7--7--7-7-7-7------7--7--7--7----7--7--7-7-7-7-------------|
Chord diagramDbDb|--7--7--7--7----7--7--7-7-7-7------7--7--7--7----7--7--7-7-7-7-------------|
Chord diagramAbAb|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
Chord diagramEb MajorEb|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|

X 2
eb|--5--5--5--5----7--7--7-7-7-7----------------------------------------------|
Chord diagramBb majorBb|--6--6--6--6----7--7--7-7-7-7----------------------------------------------|
Chord diagramGbGb|--7--7--7--7----7--7--7-7-7-7----------------------------------------------|
Chord diagramDbDb|--7--7--7--7----7--7--7-7-7-7--------x-3----x-5-----x-7--------------------|
Chord diagramAbAb|-------------------------------------x-3----x-5-----x-7--------------------|
Chord diagramEb MajorEb|-------------------------------------x-1----x-3-----x-5--------------------|

Solo

eb|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
Chord diagramBb majorBb|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
Chord diagramGbGb|-----------------------------------------------------------------9b--------|
Chord diagramDbDb|-------12b---10--12------10-12-10--12b--10-12-10-12-------5--7-------------|
Chord diagramAbAb|---12----------------12------------------------------5---------------------|
Chord diagramEb MajorEb|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|

eb|------------------------------5--------------------------------------------|
Chord diagramBb majorBb|-----------------------------------10--13b---10--13brbrbr--12brbrbr--------|
Chord diagramGbGb|-10-9-10---10-9-7-9-7-5-7-4-5----------------------------------------------|
Chord diagramDbDb|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
Chord diagramAbAb|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
Chord diagramEb MajorEb|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|


eb|---14brbrbr-------------------17----13-----12-----10-----7-----------------|
Chord diagramBb majorBb|--------------12brbrbr-----12----12-----12-----12----12----10-7------------|
Chord diagramGbGb|----------------------------------------------------------------9----------|
Chord diagramDbDb|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
Chord diagramAbAb|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
Chord diagramEb MajorEb|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|


eb|----12-15-15b--15--12------------------------------------------------------|
Chord diagramBb majorBb|-----------------------15--13b-13-12--12-15-12--15b--15b--15b-15b-15b-15b--|
Chord diagramGbGb|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
Chord diagramDbDb|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
Chord diagramAbAb|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
Chord diagramEb MajorEb|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|


eb|---------------------------------------------------------------------12----|
Chord diagramBb majorBb|---15b-15b-15b--15--13-15--12-13-12-----12-------------12----12--15-----15-|
Chord diagramGbGb|-------------------------------------14-----14--12--14----14---------------|
Chord diagramDbDb|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
Chord diagramAbAb|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
Chord diagramEb MajorEb|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|


eb|--12----12--15b-15-12-17b-17b-17b--17-15--20b-20---17--15-17-17------------|
Chord diagramBb majorBb|-----15--------------------------------------------------------------------|
Chord diagramGbGb|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
Chord diagramDbDb|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
Chord diagramAbAb|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
Chord diagramEb MajorEb|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|


eb|---17-15-----17b-17-15----17-15--------------------------------------------|
Chord diagramBb majorBb|---------17----------------------17---15-17-19b----------------------------|
Chord diagramGbGb|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
Chord diagramDbDb|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
Chord diagramAbAb|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
Chord diagramEb MajorEb|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|

Intro
Verse
Chorus
Verse
Chorus
Bridge
Solo
Verse
Chorus
Outro


| r  Release note
| b  Bend note
| x  Mute note

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