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Transcriber: Mike James
Rhoads mixes both a classical guitar and an acoustic guitar track together to form a
kind-of spiritual sound when he plays the intro:
Here's the acoustic intro
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G--3---|---0-----0-----|-------------3---|---0-----0-----|-------2-----3---|
D------|-2-------------|-1---------------|-2-------------|-1---------------|
A------|---------------|-----------2-----|---------------|---2-------2-----|
E------|---------------|-----------------|---------------|-----------------|
E-3-----2-----0-|-7------5-----3-|-2-----5-------0-|-2-----------------|
B-----0-----0---|-----0----0-----|-----3-------3---|---0-1----0------0-|
G---0-----0-----|---0--------0---|---2-------2-----|-------2------3----|
D-2-------------|-5------5-----5-|-0---------------|-1-----------------|
A---------------|----------------|-----------------|------------2------|
E---------------|----------------|-----------------|-------------------|
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B-0---0---0---0--|-0---0-----0---0-|---0---0----
G-2---2---2---2--|-0-----0---------|-0----------
D-1---2---2---1--|-2-------4---2---|------------
A----------------|-----------------|------------
E----------------|-----------------|-0----------
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2| 3|
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B-0-0---------8-7-|-8-8-7-5-7-- -----------0-----|---0---0---0--------
G-0---------------|------------ -----------------|--------------------
D-2---------------|------------ -2---------------|--------------------
A-----------------|------------ -----------------|--------------------
E-----------------|------------ -----------------|--------------------
Father...
Riff A
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B|------------0--|------------0---|----------------
G|---------------|----------------|-3-----------1--
D|-9-------9-----|-9-------9------|-3-------3------
A|-7-------------|-7------------2-|-1--------------
E|-0-------------|-0--------------|----------------
Riff B ~~~~ ~~~~
E|------------|--------|--------------------- -> 1) repeat riff A
B|------------|--------|--------------------- 2) acoustic interlude,
G|--4---5---2-|---0-/--|--------------------- (still working on it)
D|--4---5---2-|----/---|--5---4-------------- then go to riff C
A|--2---3---0-|---/-0--|--3---2--------------
E|------------|--------|----------3---2---0--
Riff C
this part kicks ass ~~~~~~
E-----------|------------------3---
B-----------|--------------5-------
G-----9\----|------------3---3-----
D-----9\----|--------2h5-----------
A-----7\----|----------------------
E-0-------1-|-2--2-----------------
Prelude to solo: Double Time: palm mute will do
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B-------------------------|-5-----------------------------------------
G-------------------------|-3-----------------------------------------
D-------------------------|-5---------------------4h5-4h5p5-----------
A-7-----------------------|-----------------4h5h7---------------------
E-x--x--x--x--x--x--x--x--|----x--x--x--x-----------------------------
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E-------------------------|--------------------------------
B-------------------------|-5--------4---------------------
G-------------------------|-3--------4----4h5-2h4p2p0------
D-------------------------|-5--------4----------------4-2--
A-7-----------------------|----------2---------------------
E-x--x--x--x--x--x--x--x--|----x--x------------------------
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2| Start of Solo (trills)
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B-4----------------|--------------------4545-|-7878--------------------
G-4----------------|--------------4545-------|-------------------------
D-4------2h4p2h4p2-|--1212--4545-------------|-------------------------
A-2----------------|-------------------------|-------------------------
E------------------|-------------------------|-------------------------
E--12h14p12h14-|-14h15p14h15--15h17p15h17--17h19p17h19--19h20p19h20-|---
E--17--19--15--19--14--19--12\--|----7-8--787----7-10-8-7--875-7-5--------
B-----8----------10-------------------875-4-/-10
G---9---
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