.  = Palm mute
\/ = Slide (/ up \ down)
~  = Wide vibrato like Zakk does it :P
*  = Pinch harmonic
H = Hammer on
P = Pull off
b = Bend (5 = half step 1 = whole step ^ = up to specific fret and back down)
Tr = trill

INTRO

D----------------------------------|
A----------------------------------|
F----------------------------7/9---|
C-----8\7-----7\5-----5/7----7/9---|
G-----8\7-----7\5-----5/7----5/7---|
D-000-6\5-000-5\3-000-3/5-000------|
  ...     ...     ...     ...

Repeat that 3 times and on the fourth do this:

D----------------------------------|
A----------------------------------|
F----------------------------------|
C-----8\7-----7\5-----5/7----------|
G-----8\7-----7\5-----5/7----------|
D-000-6\5-000-5\3-000-3/5-000---3*-|
  ...     ...     ...     ...   ~
Now there's a thing that Eddie Van Halen does called palm harmonics (everyone else copied him),
which if you take the side of your hand/palm and slide it along the strings where the
pickups are up to the neck youll get a high pitch harmonics sound. It's best done on the G
string (now an F string cause you're tuned a step down) and that's where Zakk does it on 
this track.

D-----------------------------------|
A--------------------------------4--|b
F--4p2p0h4p2p0h4p2p0h4p2p0h4p2p0-4--|b
C-----------------------------------|
G-----------------------------------|
D-----------------------------------|
Slide the side of your palm/hand in the pickup area before the neck starts while doing
that and you'll achieve the sound in the song. He also has his Wah on and high gain so you
need that get that really screaming sound. At the bend on the F and A string you pinch 
the two notes and bend them up as much as you can with the Wah still on

Verse:
Repeat this abit of times
D-------------------------------------|
A-------------------------------------|
F-------------------------------------|
C-------------------------------------|
G-------------------------------------|
D-0000-0-0-0000-0-0-0000-0-0-0000-0-0-|
  .... . . .... . . .... . . .... . .

*****OPTIONAL*******
Upon seeing him live I noticed he does this cool addition to the song which goes like this:
D---------------------------3----------3---------3-----------------|
A---------------------------3----------3---------3-----------------|
F---4p2*~-4p2*~----------------------------------------------2-----|b-p0
C------------------------------------------------------------2-----|b-p0
G------------------------------------------------------------------|
D---------------------0000--------0000------0000------0000---------|
                      ....        ....      ....      ....
Then he bounces back into the main riff for the slide.


Then he does a slide (Long slides Randy Rhoads style on the A string)

D------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
F--------0-2-----------------------------0-2-------------------------------2-0-|
C--------0-2-----------------------------0-2-------------------------------2-0-|
G--/19\------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D-------------0000-0-0-0000-0-0-0000-0-0------0000-0-0-0000-0-0-0000-0-0-3b----|
              .... . . .... . . .... . .      .... . . .... . . .... . .
Before the chorus he does the bend and hits the 2 on the C and F but doesn't do an open
string after he just pinches the 3rd fret (E string) with heavy vibrato.

Now the chorus:

D----------------------------------|
A----------------------------------|
F----------------------------7/9---|
C-----8\7-----7\5-----5/7----7/9---|
G-----8\7-----7\5-----5/7----5/7---|
D-000-6\5-000-5\3-000-3/5-000------|
  ...     ...     ...     ...
THAT ONCE THEN

D----------------------------------|
A----------------------------------|
F----------------------------------|
C-----8\7-----7\5-----5/7----------|
G-----8\7-----7\5-----5/7----------|
D-000-6\5-000-5\3-000-3/5-000---3*-|
  ...     ...     ...     ...   ~
ONCE AND HE ALTERNATES BETWEEN THESE TWO

Filler:
D-----------------------------------|
A--------------------------------4--|b
F--4p2p0h4p2p0h4p2p0h4p2p0h4p2p0-4--|b
C-----------------------------------|
G-----------------------------------|
D-----------------------------------|
Side of palm against the strings in the pickup area. Remember that.

You can do that cool thing he does live if you want here again.
Other than that though, back to the verse 1 and verse 2

Verse(1)
D-------------------------------------|
A-------------------------------------|
F-------------------------------------|
C-------------------------------------|
G-------------------------------------|
D-0000-0-0-0000-0-0-0000-0-0-0000-0-0-|
  .... . . .... . . .... . . .... . .

Verse(2)
D------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
F--------0-2-----------------------------0-2-------------------------------2-0-|
C--------0-2-----------------------------0-2-------------------------------2-0-|
G--/19\------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D-------------0000-0-0-0000-0-0-0000-0-0------0000-0-0-0000-0-0-0000-0-0-3b----|

He does the pinch once again before going into the chorus and now the bridge
End on a held D chord.

On the acoustic guitar (LIVE: if you're not using a distortion pedal and doing the amp
overdrive/overdrive pedal trick to create a high gain distortion just turn of the pedal
and lower your volume)

D----------                                     D----------------------------------------|
A----------                                     A----------------------------------------|
F----------                                     F----------------5----4------------------|
C----4---5-                                     C-------4---5---------------5----4----5--|
G--2---2---                                     G-----3---3---3-----3----3-----3----3----|
D--0---0--- repeat that FOUR times then you do
D----------------------------------------| (not exact just so you get the picture)

THEN
D------------------------------------|
A------------------------------------|
F------------------------------------|
C----4---4---4---4----4---4----4---4-|
G--2---2---2---2----0---0------------|
D---------------------------3----0---|
Go back to first two parts and then end on this above.

BACK TO THE CHORUS (but not a full one its just a lead into the solo)
And the filler THEN:
SOLO* Its very fucking hard just warning you guys.
WAH ON AND PICK EVERYTHING EXCEPT WHERE NOTED

D-----------------12--------------------12-------------------12---------------12----------------|
A-------15~~~~~~-----15--12--15b^17^15-----15--12--15b^17^15----15--12--15/17----15--12--15/17--|
F-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
C-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|

D----12-----------------1212121212--15--17--15--12--17--15--12----------151515151414141212141512--|
A--------15--12--15/17-----------------------------------------15-12-15---------------------------|
F-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
C-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|

D---1415141214151412p10h12h14----------10h12h14p10\8h10h12p10---12p10p8\7-7-8-10-8-7----------------|
A-----------------------------14p12p10-----------------------12----------------------10-8-7-7-8-10--|
F---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
C---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|

D----7-8-10-10-8-7---------------78101087---------------------------------------------------|
A------------------10-8-7-7-8-10----------1087781087----------------------------------------|
F-----------------------------------------------------9~~~~---14b(slowly)^16^14p12----------|
C----------------------------------------------------------------------------------14~~~~~--|
G-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|

D---------------------------------------------------------|
A------------------------------------------12Tr15-15~~~~~-|
F---------------------------12Tr14/14Tr16/----------------|
C-----12Tr14/14Tr16/16Tr17/-------------------------------|
G---------------------------------------------------------|
D---------------------------------------------------------|
WAH OFF
D---------------------------------------------------------------------1517191715--------------151719|
A--------------------------------------------------------------151719------------151719191715-------|
F--------------------------------------1616171719161617171919---------------------------------------|
C---------------------1617171916171919--------------------------------------------------------------|
G------161717191616179------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
WAH BACK ON
D--191919191715--------------151917191517-----------------------------------------------------------|
A---------------191715151719--------------1715191517191915171519------------------------------------|
F-------------------------------------------------------------------19~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~------------|
C---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|

Now it goes back to Verse(1) and Verse(2) but before it enters the chorus and instead of
doing the pinch harmonic he does a slide up the neck on the E string but muted and
picked rapidly like so:
D------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
F------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
C------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D11233445566778899101011111212131314141515161617171818191918181717161615151414131312121110
 ..........................................................................................

The way he does it live he does it over the fretboard with his hand facing ontop of the 
board and not under.
Then it goes back into the chorus and ends.

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