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Chord diagram for B
Chord diagram for C
      
A) Intro
Trem Bar \\\3\slack //1 1/2
|---------------------------------------------------------------------- |---------------------------------------------------------------------- |------------------------------------------------------------------- |---------------------------------------------------------------------- |---------------------------------------------------------------------- |--o-------------------------------------------------------------------

\\1 // 1 1/2 \\\slack // 1 1/2
|---------------------------------------------------------------------- |---------------------------------------------------------------------- |---------------------------------------------------------------- |---------------------------------------------------------------------- |---------------------------------------------------------------------- |0-----------------------0---------------------------------------------

It carries on like that for a while then
P.M.----------------------------------------- |-------------------------------------------- | |-------------------------------------------- | |--------------------------------------------.| |--------------------------------------------.| |-------------------------------------------- | |--0-0-0-0---0-0---0-0-0-0- |

One, two, three, four
Go!
P.M. ------- --- --- ------- --------- |---------------------------------------------------------------------- |---------------------------------------------------------------------- |------------------------------3p0------------------------------------- |--2p0---------3p2-----5p3---------2p0---------3p2--------------------- |--------------------------------------------------------------5-----5- |------0-0-0-0-----0-0-----0-0---------0-0-0-0------0-0-0-0-0--3-----3- P.M. ------- --- --- |----------------------------------------------------------------------| |----------------------------------------------------------------------| |--2p0----------3p2-------------3p0------------------------------------| |-----------------------5p3---------2p0--------------------------------| |----------------------------------------5-5-5-5------5--5--------5--5-| |-------0-0-0-0-----0-0-----0-0----------3-3-3-3------3--3--------3--3-|

Verse
A
Play this a few times then play B
P.M. --------- |------------------- | |------------------- | |-------------------.| |-------------------.| |-2-5-----------2-5- | |-0-3-0-0-0-0-0-0-3- |

B
|------------------ |------------------ |------------------ |------------------ |-8-8-8-8-8-8--2-5- |-6-6-6-6-6-6--0-3-

Play A a few more times then play this
C
|------------------- |------------------- |-5-5-5-5-5-5------- |-3-3-3-3-3-3------- |--------------2--5- |--------------0--3-

Repeat the whole thing again until
..speak the
|------------------- |------------------- |--5-5-5-5--7-7-7-7- |--3-3-3-3--5-5-5-5- |------------------- |-------------------

Truth
P.M. --- --- |----------------------------------- |----------------------------------- |-9\-------------------------------- |----------------------------------- |-7\------------8\---------3-------- |----------0-0--6\---------1----0-0-

Repeat the play
the rule is Blood for Blood
|-------------------------------- |-------------------------------- |-------------------------------- |-------------------------------- |--5----------5-----3-----3---3-- |--3----------3-----1-----1---1--

Repeat the whold verse
on the second time play
Clean tone
|-------------3-----------------------3--------3------- |-------------6-----------------------6-----6-----6---- |-------------5-----------------------5--5-----------5- |----2--0-------------------2--0----------------------- |------------------------------------------------------ |-0---------0------------0---------0-------------------

In this background guitar two palm mutes the E5 chord to a cresc
Repeat this once then play this really cool bit. As you play, slowly speed up
|--------------------------------------------- |--------------------------------------------- |--------------------------------------------- |---------------------3--3-3--3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3- |--2---2---3/5\3--2---1--1-1--1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1- |--0---0---1/3\1--0--------------------------- |--------------------------------------------------------

Tab from: http://www.guitartabs.cc/tabs/m/machine_head/blood_for_blood_tab_ver_2.html
|-------------------------------------------------------- |-------------------------5---7--7/10--10--7--7/9--4--4-- |-------------------------3------------------------------ |--2--2--2-2--5/7\5--2--------5--5/-8---8--5--5/7--2--2-- |--0--0--0-0--3/5\3--0-----------------------------0--0--

Repeat the first part then play
|------------------------------------------------ |------------------------------------------------ |-----------------------5--5--5------------------ |-----------------------3--3--3------------------ |--2--2--2-2--5/7\5--2---------------5/7---5/7--- |--0--0--0-0--3/5\3--0-----------0-0-3/5---3/5---

Then repeat the whole thing as Robb sings
end on
P.M. --------- ----- --------- |---------------------------------------- |---------------------------------------- |---------------------------------------- |---------------------------------------- |---------------------------------------- |--6--0-0-0-0-0--6--0-0-0--6--0-0-0-0-0--

Repeat that seven times then comes the solo
Solo
|------------------------------------------------------------- |----------------------[5]~~~~~~~~~~------[5]---3------------- |--3--3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3------------------3-------------[4]h[5]-- |------------------------------------------------------------- |------------------------------------------------------------- |-------------------------------------------------------------

Trem Bar \\4 \\6
|--------------------------------------------------------12------------- |---------------------------15p13p12--15p13p12--12h13p12----15bu17bd15-- |-------------------------------------------------------------------- |----------------------------------------------------------------------- |----------------------------------------------------------------------- |----------------------------------------------------------------------- |-------------------------18p15---------18p15----------17bu19-19--19- |--[11]~~~~~~~11/15--15----------17p15--------17p15------------------ |-------------------------------------------------------------------- |-------------------------------------------------------------------- |-------------------------------------------------------------------- |-------------------------------------------------------------------- |--19--19-17-17bu19--17bu19--17--15--17p15p14--15p14-----14-------------- |-----------------------------------------------------17-----17-15-15-15- |------------------------------------------------------------------------ |------------------------------------------------------------------------ |------------------------------------------------------------------------ |------------------------------------------------------------------------ |------------------------------------------------------------------------ |-------------------------14h15p14h15p14------14--------------14h15h17--- |--16--16-16bu19--14--16-------------------16----16--14--16-------------- |------------------------------------------------------------------------ |------------------------------------------------------------------------ |------------------------------------------------------------------------ |--14h15h17--15p14-------------------------------------------------17------- |--------------------17------------17--19--17---------17h19-19h20-----19-18- |------------------------17h18h19---------------18h19----------------------- |--------------------------------------------------------------------------- |--------------------------------------------------------------------------- |--------------------------------------------------------------------------- |------------19h21--------------19--22--22bu24-- |--19-21-22--------19--19h20h22----------------- |----------------------------------------------- |----------------------------------------------- |----------------------------------------------- |-----------------------------------------------

Keep playing this till Robb sings blood for blood
|--22bu24--
|---------- |---------- |---------- |---------- |----------

While the lead plays the above the rhythm plays
|------------------------------ | |--------------- |------------------------------ | |--------------- |------------------------------.| |--------------- |--3--------------3------------.| |--3------------ |--1--3--2--------1---3---2---- | |--1--3--2---5-- |-----1--0------------1---0---- | |-----1--0---3--

Repeat this then play the first riff 1 3/4 times,
End the song on
P.M. ------------- |--------------------------- |--------------------------- |--------------------------- |--------------------------- |-----2--2--2--2--2--5---2-- |-----0--0--0--0--0--3---0--

Source: http://www.guitartabs.cc/tabs/m/machine_head/blood_for_blood_tab_ver_2.html

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