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This was the first Prong song I'd ever heard when I first stumbled upon them on a CD coming along with Metal
Hammer. Awesome tune from an awesome band. I thought first that the guitar is tuned to some variation of a
drop tuning but was then surprised that power chords I thought Tommy used didn't sound well when I was playing
to the record. The point is that guitar uses "inverted" power chords, i.e. there is a power chord on A and
D string and a lower octave of the fifth on the lower E string. Sounds amazing and kinda mean. 


Tuning is D-Standard (D G C F A d)

s - 16th note
e - 8th note
q - quarter note
d - down pick
u - up pick
L - let ring
. - palm mute


[Intro]

   s e  s e  s e  s e  e  e    s e  s e  s e  s e  q
d|---------------------------|---------------------------|
A|---------------------------|---------------------------|
F|---------------------------|---------------------------|
C|---------------------------|---------------------6-----|
G|---------------------------|---------------------4-----|
D|-0-0--0-0--0-0--0-0--0--0--|-0-0--0-0--0-0--0-0--4-----|
   . .  . .  . .  . .  .  .    . .  . .  . .  . . 
   d u  d u  d u  d u  d  d    d u  d u  d u  d u  d


   s e  s e  s e  s e  e  e    s e  s e  s e  s e  q
d|---------------------------|---------------------------|
A|---------------------------|---------------------------|
F|---------------------------|---------------------------|
C|---------------------------|---------------------7-----|
G|---------------------------|---------------------5-----|
D|-0-0--0-0--0-0--0-0--0--0--|-0-0--0-0--0-0--0-0--5-----|
   . .  . .  . .  . .  .  .    . .  . .  . .  . . 
   d u  d u  d u  d u  d  d    d u  d u  d u  d u  d


   s e  s e  s e  s e  e  e    s e  s e  s e  s e  q
d|---------------------------|---------------------------|
A|---------------------------|---------------------------|
F|---------------------------|---------------------------|
C|---------------------------|---------------------6-----|
G|---------------------------|---------------------4-----|
D|-0-0--0-0--0-0--0-0--0--0--|-0-0--0-0--0-0--0-0--4-----|
   . .  . .  . .  . .  .  .    . .  . .  . .  . . 
   d u  d u  d u  d u  d  d    d u  d u  d u  d u  d


   s e  s e  s e  s e  q       s e  s e  s e  s e  q
d|---------------------------|---------------------------|
A|---------------------------|---------------------------|
F|---------------------------|---------------------------|
C|---------------------5-----|---------------------4-----|
G|---------------------3-----|---------------------2-----|
D|-0-0--0-0--0-0--0-0--3-----|-0-0--0-0--0-0--0-0--2-----|
   . .  . .  . .  . .  .       . .  . .  . .  . . 
   d u  d u  d u  d u  d       d u  d u  d u  d u  d


[Verse]

   s e  s e  s e  s e  e  e    s e  s e  s e  s e  e  e
d|---------------------------|---------------------------|
A|---------------------------|---------------------------|
F|---------------------------|---------------------------|
C|---------------------------|---------------------------|
G|---------------------------|---------------------------|
D|-0-0--0-0--0-0--0-0--0--0--|-0-0--0-0--0-0--0-0--0--0--|
   . .  . .  . .  . .  .  .    . .  . .  . .  . .  .  .
   d u  d u  d u  d u  d  d    d u  d u  d u  d u  d  d


   s e  s e  s e  s e  e  e    s e  s e  s e  s e  q
d|---------------------------|---------------------------|
A|---------------------------|---------------------------|
F|---------------------------|---------------------------|
C|---------------------------|---------------------6-----|
G|---------------------------|---------------------4-----|
D|-0-0--0-0--0-0--0-0--0--0--|-0-0--0-0--0-0--0-0--4-----|
   . .  . .  . .  . .  .  .    . .  . .  . .  . . 
   d u  d u  d u  d u  d  d    d u  d u  d u  d u  d


   s e  s e  s e  s e  e  e    s e  s e  s e  s e  e  e
d|---------------------------|---------------------------|
A|---------------------------|---------------------------|
F|---------------------------|---------------------------|
C|---------------------------|---------------------------|
G|---------------------------|---------------------------|
D|-0-0--0-0--0-0--0-0--0--0--|-0-0--0-0--0-0--0-0--0--0--|
   . .  . .  . .  . .  .  .    . .  . .  . .  . .  .  .
   d u  d u  d u  d u  d  d    d u  d u  d u  d u  d  d


   s e  s e  s e  s e  e  e    s s s s q    s s s s q
d|---------------------------|---------------------------|
A|---------------------------|---------------------------|
F|---------------------------|---------------------------|
C|---------------------------|---------5------------4----|
G|---------------------------|---------3------------2----|
D|-0-0--0-0--0-0--0-0--0--0--|-0-0-0-0-3----0-0-0-0-2----|
   . .  . .  . .  . .  .  .    . . . .      . . . .  
   d u  d u  d u  d u  d  d    d u d u d    d u d u d

[Chorus]



   q     q     e   e  e  e     e   e  e  e  e   e  e  e

d|---------------------------|---------------------------|
A|---------------------------|---------------------------|
F|---------------------------|---------------------------|
C|-6-----6-----7-\-6--6--6---|-7-\-6--6--4--L---4--4--4--|  x2
G|-4-----4-----5-\-4--4--4---|-5-\-4--4--2--L---2--2--2--|
D|-4-----4-----5-\-4--4--4---|-5-\-4--4--2--L---2--2--2--|

   q     e  e  e  e  e  e      e  e  e  e  e  e  e  e

d|---------------------------|---------------------------|
A|---------------------------|---------------------------|
F|---------------------------|---------------------------|
C|-7-----7--7--7--7--7--3----|-L--3--3--3--3--3--3--3----|
G|-7-----7--7--7--7--7--3----|-L--3--3--3--3--3--3--3----|
D|-5-----5--5--5--5--5--1----|-L--1--1--1--1--1--1--1----|


   q     q     e   e  e  e     e   e  e  e  e   e  e  e

d|---------------------------|---------------------------|
A|---------------------------|---------------------------|
F|---------------------------|---------------------------|
C|-6-----6-----7-\-6--6--6---|-7-\-6--6--4--L---4--4--4--|  x2
G|-4-----4-----5-\-4--4--4---|-5-\-4--4--2--L---2--2--2--|
D|-4-----4-----5-\-4--4--4---|-5-\-4--4--2--L---2--2--2--|


   q     e  e  e  e  e  e      e  e  e  e  e  e  e  e

d|---------------------------|---------------------------|
A|---------------------------|---------------------------|
F|---------------------(0)---|(L)(0)(0)(0)(0)(0)(0)(0)---|
C|-7-----7--7--7--7--7--5----|-L--5--5--5--5--5--5--5----|
G|-7-----7--7--7--7--7--3----|-L--3--3--3--3--3--3--3----|
D|-5-----5--5--5--5--5--1----|-L--1--1--1--1--1--1--1----|


Repeat the second half of the intro riff like this:

   s e  s e  s e  s e  e  e    s e  s e  s e  s e  q
d|---------------------------|---------------------------|
A|---------------------------|---------------------------|
F|---------------------------|---------------------------|
C|---------------------------|---------------------6-----|
G|---------------------------|---------------------4-----|
D|-0-0--0-0--0-0--0-0--0--0--|-0-0--0-0--0-0--0-0--4-----|
   . .  . .  . .  . .  .  .    . .  . .  . .  . . 
   d u  d u  d u  d u  d  d    d u  d u  d u  d u  d


   s e  s e  s e  s e  q       s e  s e  s e  s e  q
d|---------------------------|---------------------------|
A|---------------------------|---------------------------|
F|---------------------------|---------------------------|
C|---------------------5-----|---------------------4-----|
G|---------------------3-----|---------------------2-----|
D|-0-0--0-0--0-0--0-0--3-----|-0-0--0-0--0-0--0-0--2-----|
   . .  . .  . .  . .  .       . .  . .  . .  . . 
   d u  d u  d u  d u  d       d u  d u  d u  d u  d


Repeat verse & chorus


Bridge - coming soon!

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