Words and music by John DeaconTranscribed by Philipp (PraxisNothaft@t-online.de)About the sounds and other Info's:Guitar 1: Fat tube-distortion plays fillsGuitar 2: The same as guitar 1Guitar 3: Clean funk sound, rhythm guitarGuitar 4: With a little bit of overdrive, a very dry sound. Plays thesame as the bass line and is palm muted throughout!"." means "staccato"x=muffled stringsOn the record, all guitars are tuned one semitone up to F, Live it'splayed like here in Em.Often used riff(Git.4)1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +----------------|----------------| ----------------|----------------| ----------------|----------------|=Riff 1 ----------------|----5--7--------| 7---7---7------7|7-7---7---------| ----------------|----------------|4/4(Tempo:110)After four bars only bass and drum:Gtr.4: Riff 1: Play (5x)Riff 3 End Riff 31 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------| ----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------| ----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------| ---------5------|----------------|---------5------|----------------|Riff 1 3-3--3-45-------|3-3--3-45-------|3-3--3-45-------|----------------|three times ------------3---|------------3---|------------3---|5-5--5-67-------|. . . . . . . .1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4----------------|----------------|-------------- gtr.2----------------|----------------|-------------- ----------------|----------------|-------------- ----------------|----------------|2------------- ----------------|------------5---|2------------- ----------------|------------3---|0------------- ----------------|--------2-------| gtr.3----------------|--------5-------| ----------------|--------2-------| ----------------|--------4-------| ----------------|----------------| ----------------|----------------| ----------------|----------------| gtr.4----------------|----------------| ----------------|----------------|RIFF 1 four times..... -----9987-7-7---|-----------5----| 9---------------|9---------------| ----------------|----------------|. . . . .Riff 2 endRiff 21 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4+77-x77xx77x7-7-x|7-7-7-78-x5x450x|7xxx7xxx7xx7-7xx|7-7-7-78-x5x45-- gtr.3 88-x88xx88x8-8-x|8-8-8-8x-x5x45-x|8xxx8xxx8xx8-8xx|8-8-8-810x5x45-- 99-x99xx99x9-9-x|9-9-9-99-x5x45-x|9xxx9xxx9xx9-9xx|9-9-9-99-x5x45-- 99-x99xx99x9-9-x|9-9-9-97-x7x67-x|9xxx9xxx9xx9-9xx|9-9-9-97-x7x67-- 77-x77xx77x7-7-x|7-7-7-7--------x|7xxx7xxx7xx7-7xx|7-7-7----------- ----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------. . . . . . . . .Gtr.4 Riff 3......1:221 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +----------------|---------------- ----------------|---------------- ----------------|----------------(Guitars 1 + 2!) ----------------|---------------- -------------5--|---------------- -------------3--|0---------------.Five bars tacet......1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +----------------|----------------|---------------- ----------------|----------------|---------------- gtr.1 ----------------|----------------|---------------- --------7-7-7---|----------------|2--------------- 9-------7-7-7---|------------5---|2--------------- 9---------------|------------3---|0--------------- ----------------|--------5-------|---------------- ----------------|--------5-------|---------------- gtr.2 ----------------|--------4-------|---------------- --------7-------|--------4-------|---------------- 9----999--------|----------------|---------------- ----------9-9---|----------------|---------------- P.m------ ----------------|----------------|---------------- ----------------|--------2-------|---------------- gtr.4 ----------------|--------2-------|---------------- -----9-87-7-7---|--------2-------|---------------- 9---------------|--------0-------|---------------- ----------------|----------------|----------------. . . .From 1:40 to 2:28 Interlude,At 2:28 gtr.4 with Riff 1 four times and riff 3(one time)At 2:37 gtr.3 with Riff 22:531 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +----------------|---------------- ----------------|---------------- gtr.1 ----------------|---------------- and 2 ----------------|2--------------- -------------5--|2--------------- -------------3--|0---------------four bars tacet.....1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +----------------|----------------|----------------|---------------- ----------------|----------------|----------------|---------------- gtr.1 ----------------|----------------|----------------|---------------- ----------------|----------------|------------5---|---------------- ----------------|4-------7-7-7---|------------5---|7--------------- ----------------|2-------5-5-5---|----------------|----------------.----------------|----------------|----------------|---------------- ----------------|----------------|----------------|---------------- gtr.2 ----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------| ----------------|--------7-7-7---|----------------|2--------------- ----------------|-------97-7-7---|------------5---|2--------------- --------------9-|2---------------|------------3---|0---------------.|77xx77xx77xx77xx|88xx88xx88xx88xxgtr.3 |99xx99xx99xx99xx|99xx99xx99xx99xx|77xx77xx77xx77xx|----------------1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +7-7-7-75-x5-45--|77xx77xx77x7-7xx|7-7-7-75-55545-- 8-8-8-85-x5-45--|88xx88xx88x8-8xx|8-8-8-85-55545-- (GTR:3)9-9-9-95-x5-45--|99xx99xx99x9-9xx|9-9-9-95-55545-- 9-9-9-97-x7-67--|99xx99xx99x9-9xx|9-9-9-97-77767-- 7-7-7-7---------|77xx77xx77x7-7xx|7-7-7-7--------- ----------------|----------------|----------------Five bars tacet,then end!
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