Written by:

  Jeff Fiorentino

             Performed by: 

  Jeff Fiorentino, & Vin Heuton

Transcribed by: 

  Jeff Fiorentino

             Engineered by: 

  Mick the mixer

Intro

This is a pick scrape trick.  On the song track I recorded it twice to give it a doubled two guitar effect.

Leave the 6th string open.  DO NOT MUTE IT !!  Use the side of your pick in a violin bow motion with a slight sideways scrape.  Start at the neck pickup and move back toward the bridge then back toward the neck again. 

E___________________________________________________________
B___________________________________________________________
G___________________________________________________________
D___________________________________________________________
A___________________________________________________________
E__///__///___///__///__///__///__//_///_<see video for help_________

Main Theme Riff

There are 2 riffs going on here at the same time.  Each one compliments the other.  The end result is the feel that you hear on the mp3.  If you are 1 guitar in a live setting for a riff like this, you would want to do a combination of guitar 1 and guitar 2 in order to give the listener the right experience. 

Guitar 1 is tabbed in Black and is in the Right speaker.  It has no effects on it.

Guitar 2 is tabbed in Blue and has Flanger on it.  That Flanger is very important.

Guitar 3 is in Green and is doing a trem picked pattern.  The intro trem picked pattern differs from others in the song.  Guitar 3 has Flanger on it.

** This riff is only tabbed once here in these tabs.  However there are other guitar parts that make vaiations on what happens with this riffing and those parts are tabbed and explained as you through the song and the video lesson.
 

Guitar 1:  Main Riff in right speaker
 

       A5                      G5               A5        G5

E_______________________________________________
B_______________________________________________
G__2____________________________________________
D__2__________5___  __7___  5~___________________
A__0__________5______7__ _ 5~___________________
E______3-----8______8______ 3~___________________

 

              A5                           C5             A5         D/A

E_______________________________________________
B_____________________________7~________________
G_____2___________5___________7~________________
D_____2___________5______7____7~________________
A_____0___3----7__________7______________________
E_0x__________________8_________________________

 

        A5                      G5               A5        G5

E_______________________________________________
B_______________________________________________
G__2____________________________________________
D__2__________5___  __7___  5~___________________
A__0__________5______7__ _ 5~___________________
E______3-----8______8______ 3~___________________

 

              A5                           C5             A5         D/A

E_______________________________________________
B_____________________________7~________________
G_____2___________5___________7~__--slide chord dwn___
D_____2___________5______7____7~________________
A_____0___3----7__________7______________________
E_0x__________________8_________________________

Guitar 2:  In left speaker, this is the complimentary riff.  This riff has Flanger on it.  It of course is played at the same time as Guitar 1's riff.
 

E_______________________________________________
B_______________________________________________
G__2____________________________________________
D__2_________7___5~--sl dwn--______________________
A__0_________7___5~--sl dwn--______________________
E_____3----8______________________________________


 

Guitar 3:  Trem picked part
 

E_______________________________________________
B_1---10/////////_~___-------_22//////////~~~~~~___
G_______________________________________________
D_______________________________________________
A_______________________________________________
E_______________________________________________

Verse 1

There are two guitar parts for the verse.  Guitar 1 is doing chord hits and guitar 2 is doing a melody.   If you were 1 guitar doing this by yourself you would do both parts.  You would do a chord hit then do the melody.   See video for added lesson.

Notice for your own edification the chord change here.  This is a dramatic change in chord pattern.  We go from a chord pattern built around, A, G, D to an F to Eb chord pattern. 

Guitar 1:  Let chords ring out.
 

       F                    Eb                              F                   Eb

E___________________________________________________________________
B___________8_____________________8_____8_____8_____________________
G__2________8____________2________8_____8_____8_____________________
D__3________8____________3________8_____8_____8_____________________
A__3________6____________3________6_____6_____6_____________________
E__1_________________0x__1___________6_____6_______//// pick scrape trick___

Guitar 2:  Melody part.  No effects except reverb.
 

E_______________________________________________
B__1___________ 3____________ 4__________________
G__3^1>slight release__5^1>slight release___6^1~~~w.b~~_________
D_______________________________________________
A_______________________________________________
E_______________________________________________


 

E____________________________________________________________________
B_1_________ 3________  4________  3_________ 4________  6_________ 8_____
G_3^1>slight rel__5^1>slight rel__6^1>slight rel__5^1>slight rel__6^1>slight rel__8^1>slight rel_ 10^1~_
D____________________________________________________________________
A____________________________________________________________________
E____________________________________________________________________

Chorus Riff

This riff is  the main theme riff.  The only difference is what Guitar 3 in Green is doing this time.  This time Guitar 3 is still trem picking the 10th fret 2nd string, but it's also accenting the D/A power chord at the end of the Main theme riff.

See video for help with this chorus part.  Or just read the note above.

Guitar 3:  With Flanger

E_____________________________________________________
B_1---10///////////////////////__7~______________________
G_____________________________7~__----Slide chord downward___
D_____________________________7~______________________
A_____________________________________________________
E_____________________________________________________

Verse 2

Same sort of deal as Verse 1.  Verse 2 has two guitar parts.  This time though, we're doing a C to F chord pattern.  This type of song writing technique can help make a song that has a simple root chord pattern sound more complex than it actually is.  This is a good skill to take with you when writing your own music.

Guitar 1:  Let chords ring out.
 

       C                  F                     C                  F

E_______________________________________________
B__5________________5______ 10_____10_____10____
G__5_______2________5______ 10_____10_____10____
D__5_______3________5______ 10_____10_____10____
A__3_______3________3_______8______8______8_____
E__________1____________________8______8________

Guitar 2:  Melody part.  No effects except reverb.

Do the double stops with your fingers.  Use your thumb and index finger to lightly pluck both strings at the same time.

               C                                                 F                    Fsus2         F            Fsus2  F   

E_____________________________________________________
B_____________________________________________________
G_________________________2_2_2_2__0_0_0__2_2_2__0_2__
D_____________5---7----5~___3_3_3_3__3_3_3__3_3_3__3_3__
A__1---3~~_____________________________________________
E______________________________________________________



E_______________________________________________________________
B_______________________________________________________________
G_______________________________________________________________
D_3----10~___10----19---17~_--sl dwn--___15_--__10__--_15___10__--_15~_
A_______________________________________________________________
E_1-----8~____8-----17---15~_--sl dwn--___13_--__8___--_13___ 8__ --_13~_

The next main riff is the same as the Chorus already covered so I won't tab it again.

Solo #1

This style of solo is tricky.  It's over a weird chord pattern and it has an odd feel to it as far as what the drums are doing.  The beats are not standard on the beat sort of things.  I should know, I programmed them.  lol 

On the video I will give you a very good lesson on this type of soloing and how to play this particular solo as well.  The best tip I can give you is get into a groove with the drums.  You have to pay attention but not too much.  This isn't supposed to be counted out like some guitar lesson.  It should flow naturally or as naturally as possible anyway.

Bass under the solo:  It's important to know what you're soloing over.  Below is the bass part.

       C               Bb                Am          G#            G              F                 C       Bb        G#
G________________________________________________________________
D________________________________________________________________
A________________________________________________________________
E__8__8_8__6~__8_6__5~_5__4_4~___3__3~__1_1~____8~__6~~__4~~__

Guitar leads:  See video lesson for details on the techniques used in this lead.
 

E__________________________________________________
B__________________________________________________
G_(12)-5-8_(12)-5-7_(12)-5-8__(12)-6-9_(12)-6-8_(12)-6-9__
D__________________________________________________
A__________________________________________________
E__________________________________________________

E____________________________________________________________________________
B____________________________________________________________________________
G_(12)-7-10_(12)-7-9_---11^1~_(14^1)>release _(14)<bend<(14^1.5)>release _(14)-9_9^gradual bend^9^1~_
D____________________________________________________________________________
A____________________________________________________________________________
E____________________________________________________________________________

 

See video for help with the line below.

 

E______________________________________________________
B______________________________________________________
G_5^1.5__5^1.5__5^1.5_5^1.5__5^1.5__5^1.5__5^1.5__5^1.5__5^1.5__
D______________________________________________________
A______________________________________________________
E_______________________________________________________

 

E_______________________________________________
B_______________________________________________
G__5^1__5^1_5^2>rel_5-3-5-3_3^1~w.b~________________
D_______________________________________________
A_______________________________________________
E_______________________________________________

 

Scale up portion

 

E___________________________8__11^1_11_10_8_______________
B______________________8-11__________________11_10_11^1~__
G_____________4-5----9_____________________________________
D_______3-5-7_____________________________________________
A_3-5-7___________________________________________________
E_________________________________________________________
 

Final Solo 1 ending

This is a tricky little thing, more Vito Bratta than Vh as far as the technique I used to do it.  Either way it's a nice ending for this solo and it works nicely with the C, Bb, G#, Bass line that's under it.

See video for help

Version 1:  The easier way doing a hammer on to the 16th fret 2nd string.  The 13th fret in italic at the beginning of the measure, means to anchor your left (or fretting) hand on the 13th fret.  You'll want it there as that's where you'll be pulling off to.  Ideally try to use either your index finger or middle finger for that 13th fret.  Do not sound it out though, the first thing that sounds out is the 18th fret 2nd string bent tap.  The 13th fret, like I said, is just an anchor and a pull off point.
 

E____________________________________(20)~_____
B__13_(18^1)>release_(18)-13_13^1>release_13-16___________
G_____________________________________________
D_____________________________________________
A_____________________________________________
E_____________________________________________

 

Version 2:  The more difficult way, tapping the 16th fret 2nd string.
 

E______________________________________(20)~_____
B__13_(18^1)>release_(18)-13_13^1>release_13_(16)___________
G_______________________________________________
D_______________________________________________
A_______________________________________________
E_______________________________________________

Solo #2

This solo is over the main riffing pattern.  Pretty straight up Chuck Berry style with a VH twist.  Again, as always see the video for help with the techniques used to perform the various sections of these leads.

        A5                                                  G5           

E_______5_5_______5_5_5__3~___________________________________
B__5____5_5__5____5_5_5__3~___(8)-3-6_(8^1/2)>release_(8)-3-6^1/2>release_6___
G__7^1_______7^1_______________________________________________
D______________________________________________________________
A______________________________________________________________
E______________________________________________________________

       A5                                                   D/A

E_______5_5_______5_5_5_________________
B__5____5_5__5____5_5_5__3___~~w.b~~___
G__7^1_______7^1_________5^1_~~w.b~~___
D_______________________________________
A_______________________________________
E_______________________________________

Tap portion

Some of these are sick bends.  Sick bends are under bends.  Lack of precision is part of the key to making this sound right.  When you release bends, don't release them all the way.  Leave them bent slightly, that's another tip.
 

         A5                          

E_______________________________________________
B_(10)-5-8__(10)-8^3/4__(10)-8^3/4__(10)-8^3/4________
G_______________________________________________
D_______________________________________________
A_______________________________________________
E_______________________________________________

          G                         

E________________________________________________
B__(8)-3-6^3/4__(8)-3-6^3/4__(8)-3-6^3/4>>slow release>_6^1/4_
G________________________________________________
D________________________________________________
A________________________________________________
E________________________________________________

           A5                                                                                                                                  D/A

E___________________(10)-5-8__________(10)-5-8_________________________________
B__(10)-5-8__(10)-5-8_________(10)-5-8___________(10)-5-8__(10)-8^1>slow release_8--sl dwn--
G____________________________________________________________________________
D____________________________________________________________________________
A____________________________________________________________________________
E____________________________________________________________________________

                                                                                                                                       F  < First chord of Verse 3

E____________________________________________________ 17________
B_8--10////__12////__13////__15////___17////__--20////___20^1///~__
G______________________________________________________________
D______________________________________________________________
A______________________________________________________________
E______________________________________________________________

Verse 3

Same Guitar 1 part as Verse 1 but the Guitar 2 melody part is different this time.  I changed it up to give you another example of this technique.

Guitar 1:  Let chords ring out.
 

E___________________________________________________________________
B___________8_____________________8_____8_____8_____________________
G__2________8____________2________8_____8_____8_____________________
D__3________8____________3________8_____8_____8_____________________
A__3________6____________3________6_____6_____6_____________________
E__1_________________0x__1___________6_____6_______//// pick scrape trick___

Guitar 2:   No effects
 

E_____________________________________________________________________
B_1_________ 3________  4________  3_________ 4________  6_________ 8______
G_3^1>slight rel__5^1>slight rel__6^1>slight rel__5^1>slight rel__6^1>slight rel__8^1>slight rel_ 10^1~w.b_
D_____________________________________________________________________
A_____________________________________________________________________
E_____________________________________________________________________

 

Apply a slight release to the bends tabbed below.  See video for help with this subtle technique.
 

From here it's ending chorus riffing.  The final chorus is exactly the same as Chorus # 2 so I will not tab it again.   There is a Guitar 4 part that comes in toward the end for the last 12 measures of song or so and riffs around the main riff.  The tabs for the Guitar 4 part are below.

Ending Chorus

Guitar 4:  Comes in about the last 12 measures of the song.  This is a good example of W/Ch, Fair Warning era ending outro riffing.  Usually this riffing is a lead done in the form of either an altered main riff to a song (such as below) or, it's just chord hits that work with the riffing.  Either way the riff below is a great lesson in this sort of thing and I encourage everyone to embellish on it and try different things with it. 

This Guitar part contains Flanger

        A5                      C5                       G5

E_______________________________________________
B_______________________________________________
G__2~________5______5__________________________
D__2~________5______5___5~_____________________
A__0____0x______0x______ 5~_____________________
E_____________________________10---sl dwn---______

       A5                      C5                        D5               A5                                              G5

E_______________________________________________
B_______________________________________________
G__2____________________________________________
D__2____________________________________________
A__0____________________________________________
E_______________________________________________