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This song in general is very dark so I would reccomend to set your tone nob very close to the lowest possible
especially for the final chorus. The faster riffs have a bit more mid-ends so try to change your settings
during the song.



[Intro]
bass only, light chorus

G|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|------7---------7----------------------------------------------------------|  x7
E|5--7------5--6-------------------------------------------------------------|
      played faster to close the intro
G|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|-----7-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|-5-6---------------------------------------------------------------------------|


[Main riff 1] Distortion on
                                                               a bit slower here
G|11------------7-11-12-9-6-5-------11-----------------7-11-12-9--6-5------------|
D|-------------------------------------11----------------------------------------|          x2
A|9-------------5-9-10--7-4--3------9--9---------------5-9-10--7--4-3-----slide--|
E|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------|


[Verse riff]
 Guitar first, bass accompagnies at each end of the riff
G|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|----------------5-5--5--------------------------------------5-5--0-----------------|
A|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------|

G|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|----------------5-5--5-----------------------------------------0--------slide---------|
A|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|


G |------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D |---------------------------------------5-5-5----------------------------------|
A |-7--7-7p5p0--7--7-7p5p0--7--7-7p5p0-------------------------------------------|
E |------------------------------------------------------------------------------|

G |------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D |-------------------------------------5-5-0------------------------------------|
A |-7--7-7p5p0--7--7-7p5p0--7--7-7p5p0-------------------------------------------|
E |------------------------------------------------------------------------------|

G |------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D |---------------------------------------5-5-5----------------------------------|
A |-7--7-7p5p0--7--7-7p5p0--7--7-7p5p0-------------------------------------------|
E |------------------------------------------------------------------------------|

G |------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D |---------------------------------------5--------------------------------------|
A |-7--7-7p5p0--7--7-7p5p0--7--7-7p5p0--------5----------------------------------|
E |------------------------------------------------------------------------------|

[Verse 1]

G |---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D |---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A |-7-7-7-7---------10-10-10-10-9-9-8-8-----7-7-7-7---------------------------|
E |---------7-7-7-7---------------------------------7-7-7-7--3-4-5------------|


G |---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D |---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A |-7-7-7-7---------10-10-10-10-9-9-8-8------7-6-5----------------------------|
E |---------7-7-7-7-----------------------------------3-2-3-7-6-5-------------|

[Chorus]

G|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|5-5-5-5--7-7-7-7-----------------------------------------------------------| x3
E|---------------------7-7-7-7--5-5-5-5--------------------------------------|
     then finish with
G|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|5-5-5-5--7-7-7-7-----------------------------------------------------------|
E|---------------------7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7--5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5----------------------|


[First verse riff throwback]

G |------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D |---------------------------------------5-5-5----------------------------------|
A |-7--7-7p5p0--7--7-7p5p0--7--7-7p5p0-------------------------------------------|
E |------------------------------------------------------------------------------|

G |------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D |-------------------------------------5-5-0------------------------------------|
A |-7--7-7p5p0--7--7-7p5p0--7--7-7p5p0-------------------------------------------|
E |------------------------------------------------------------------------------|

G |------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D |---------------------------------------5-5-5----------------------------------|
A |-7--7-7p5p0--7--7-7p5p0--7--7-7p5p0-------------------------------------------|
E |------------------------------------------------------------------------------|

G |------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D |---------------------------------------5--------------------------------------|
A |-7--7-7p5p0--7--7-7p5p0--7--7-7p5p0--------5----------------------------------|
E |------------------------------------------------------------------------------|



[Verse 2]


G |---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D |---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A |-7-7-7-7---------10-10-10-10-9-9-8-8-----7-7-7-7---------------------------|
E |---------7-7-7-7---------------------------------7-7-7-7--3-4-5------------|


G |---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D |---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A |-7-7-7-7---------10-10-10-10-9-9-8-8------7-6-5----------------------------|
E |---------7-7-7-7-----------------------------------3-2-3-7-6-5-------------|

[Chorus]


G|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|5-5-5-5--7-7-7-7-----------------------------------------------------------| x3
E|---------------------7-7-7-7--5-5-5-5--------------------------------------|
     then finish with
G|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|5-5-5-5--7-7-7-7-----------------------------------------------------------|
E|---------------------7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7--5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5----------------------|

[Main riff 1 throwback]

                                                               a bit slower here
G|11------------7-11-12-9-6-5-------11----------------7-11-12-9--6-5-------------|
D|-------------------------------------11----------------------------------------|           x2
A|9-------------5-9-10--7-4--3------9--9---------------5-9-10--7--4-3-----slide--|
E|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------|


[Interlude]                 Played with a lot of chorus and feedback
LOVE  IS  LIFE
G|--6----9----9----8----8----6---------------------->10---------------------|
D|--4----7----7----6----6----4---------------->10---------------------------|
A|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|x4
E|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|


[Intro riff to verse 3]   Join after the synth slide
G|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|-----------------------5---------------------------------------------------|
A|--0-3-5--0-3-5--0-3-5----5-3-----------------------------------------------|x2
E|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|


[Verse 3]
G|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|----------------------------------------------------------------------5-5-5--|
A|--------------------8--8--8--8--8--8--8--8-5--5-5-5-5-5-5-5-3--3-3-3---------|x2
E|5--5-5-5-5-5-5-5--8----------------------------------------------------------|


[Riff throwback]
G|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|-----------------------5---------------------------------------------------|
A|--0-3-5--0-3-5--0-3-5----5-3-----------------------------------------------|x4
E|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|


[Verse 4]
G|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|----------------------------------------------------------------------5-5-5--|
A|--------------------8--8--8--8--8--8--8--8-5--5-5-5-5-5-5-5-3--3-3-3---------|x2
E|5--5-5-5-5-5-5-5--8----------------------------------------------------------|


[Final chorus 1]       Guitar and synths join after the first time
G|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|-2---2-2-0----3--1---------2---2-2-0-----3-2-1-----------------------------|x3
E|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|

You can also play this version, with a bit more low-ends
G|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|x3
E|-7---7-7-5----8--6---------7---7-7-5-----8-7-6-----------------------------|



[Intro riff to verse 5]   Join after the synth slide
G|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|-----------------------5---------------------------------------------------|
A|--0-3-5--0-3-5--0-3-5----5-3-----------------------------------------------|x2
E|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|


[Verse 5]
G|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|----------------------------------------------------------------------5-5-5--|
A|--------------------8--8--8--8--8--8--8--8-5--5-5-5-5-5-5-5-3--3-3-3---------|x2
E|5--5-5-5-5-5-5-5--8----------------------------------------------------------|


[Riff throwback]
G|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|-----------------------5---------------------------------------------------|
A|--0-3-5--0-3-5--0-3-5----5-3-----------------------------------------------|x4
E|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|


[Final chorus 2]       Guitar and synths join after the first time
G|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|-2---2-2-0----3--1---------2---2-2-0-----3-2-1-----------------------------|x7
E|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|


[Jackhammer and screams]
G|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|-2---2-2-0---x[Jackhammer]----------3--1---x[Jackhammer]-------------------|
E|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|

G|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|-2---2-2-0---x[Jackhammer]----------3-2-1---x[Jackhammer]------------------|
E|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|


[Breakdown?] Bend both up and down
G|------------12----------------------------------15-------------------------|
D|--~--------------------~---------------~----------------------~------------|
A|-b2-------------------b2--------------b2---------------------b2------------|
E|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
             let it ring
G|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|-2----2-2-0----------------------------------------------------------------|x4
E|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|

[End]
G|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|-2----2-2-1----------------------------------------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|



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| p  Pull-off
| ~  Vibrato
| b  Bend

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