transcribed by:  Russ Elton
based on tab by: Chad O'Donnell (*)

Date last modified: 03/07/02

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Tuning: Standard

Riff 1 (clean with effects)
Guitar 1
e|-----------0---------------0--|
B|-----------0---------------0--|
G|------------------------------|
D|------------------------------|
A|-----2--1------------2--1-----|
E|--0---------------0-----------|

Guitar 2
e|------------------------------|
B|------------------------------|
G|------------------------------|
D|------------------------------|
A|-----2--1--2---------2--1--1--|
E|--0---------------0-----------|


Riff 2 (distortion)
Guitar 1
e|-----------------------------|
B|-----------------------------|
G|-----------------------------|
D|----4-3--4----------4-3------|
A|-2--2-1--2-----2----2-1--2---|
E|-0-------------0---------0---|

Guitar 2 (comes in after awhile)
e|--------------------------------------12~-|
B|----12-11--12~--12h13-12~-------12-11-----|
G|-9---------------------------9------------|
D|------------------------------------------|
A|------------------------------------------|
E|------------------------------------------|

Guitar 3 (comes in with guitar 2)
e|-----------------------------------|
B|-----------------------------------|
G|--------------------------------9~-|
D|----9-8--9~--9h10-9~-------9--8----|
A|-7----------------------7----------|
E|-----------------------------------|



Riff 3 (last time, leave off last note)
e|----------------------------------------------------|
B|----------------------------------------------------|
G|----------------------------------------------------|
D|----4-3-4--------------------4-3-4--3-3-4-4-3-3-4-4-|
A|-2--2-1-2-----------------2--2-1-2--1-1-2-2-1-1-2-2-|
E|-0--------0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-------------------------|
            * * * * * * * *           * * * * * * * * 
e|----------------------------------------------------|
B|----------------------------------------------------|
G|----------------------------------------------------|
D|----4-3-4--------------------4-3-4--3-3-4-4-5-5-6-6-|
A|-2--2-1-2-----------------2--2-1-2--1-1-2-2-3-3-4-4-|
E|-0--------0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-------------------------|
            * * * * * * * *           * * * * * *   * 

Riff 4
e|---------------------------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------------------------|
G|---------------------------------------------------|
D|-8----7----7----------------7----8-----------------|
A|-6-7--5-6--5-2------------6-5--7-6--5-2------------|
E|---5----4----0--0-0-0-0-0-4----5----3-0--0-0-0-0-0-|
                  * * * * *                * * * * * 
e|----------------------------------------|
B|----------------------------------------|
G|----------------------------------------|
D|-8----7----7----------------7----8------|
A|-6-7--5-6--5-2------------6-5--7-6--5-2-|
E|---5----4----0--0-0-0-0-0-4----5----3-0-|
                  * * * * * 


Lead into next section:
e|--------------------------|
B|--------------------------|
G|--------------------------|
D|--------------------------|
A|-1-2----1-2----1-2----1-2-|
E|---0------0------0------0-|


Riff 5                            x3
e|---------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------|
G|---------------------------------|
D|---------------------------------|
A|-5---6---7-------6---7---8-------|
E|-3-0-4-0-5-0-0-0-4-0-5-0-6-0-0-0-|
     *   *   * * *   *   *   * * *
e|--------------------------------|
B|--------------------------------|
G|--------------------------------|
D|--------------------------------|
A|-5---6---7-------6---7---8---9--|
E|-3-0-4-0-5-0-0-0-4-0-5-0-6-0-7--|
     *   *   * * *   *   *   * 


Riff 6                            x2
e|---------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------|
G|---------------------------------|
D|-8---------------8---------------|
A|-6-----7-6---2---6-----7-6---2---|
E|---0-0-5-4-0-0-0---0-0-5-4-0-0-0-|
     * *     *   *   * *     *   *
   "Disease, disease..."
                                  x2  
e|---------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------|
G|---------------------------------|
D|-7---------------7---------------|
A|-5-----7-6---2---5-----7-6---2---|
E|---0-0-5-4-0-0-0---0-0-5-4-0-0-0-|
     * *     *   *   * *     *   *  
   "With some help..."


Riff 5a                       x3
e|-----------------------------|
B|-----------------------------|
G|-----------------------------|
D|-----------------------------|
A|-5--6--7-------6--7--8-------|
E|-3--4--5-0-0-0-4--5--6-0-0-0-|
           * * *         * * *
   "He's seeing, he's calling..."
e|---------------------------|
B|---------------------------|
G|---------------------------|
D|---------------------------|
A|-5--6--7-------6--7--8--9--|
E|-3--4--5-0-0-0-4--5--6--7--|
           * * *  
   "Among the living..."


Play Riff 6   "Murder, murder..."


Riff 5b                       x3
e|-----------------------------|
B|-----------------------------|
G|-----------------------------|
D|-----------------------------|
A|-5--6--7-------6--7--8-------|
E|-3--4--5-0-0-0-4--5--6-0-0-0-|
           * * *         * * *
  "He's seeing, he's calling..."
e|-----------------------------|
B|-----------------------------|
G|-----------------------------|
D|-----------------------------|
A|-5--6--7-------6--7--8-8-8-8-|
E|-3--4--5-0-0-0-4--5--6-6-6-6-|
           * * *  
  "Among the living..."


Riff 7
e|-----------------------------------------------------|
B|-----------------------------------------------------|
G|-----------------------------------------------------|
D|----4-3--4--------------------4-3-4------------------|
A|-2--2-1--2-----------------2--2-1-2--------3-------3-|
E|-0---------0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0---------0-0-2---0-0-2---|
             * * * * * * * *           * *     * * 
           "I'm the walking dude..."
e|------------------------------------|
B|------------------------------------|
G|------------------------------------|
D|----4-3--4--------------------4-3-4-|
A|-2--2-1--2-----------------2--2-1-2-|
E|-0---------0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0--------|
             * * * * * * * *          
           "Twist your minds..."

Riff 8
E|---------------|
B|---------------|
G|---------------|
D|-3-3-4-4-5-5-6-|
A|-1-1-2-2-3-3-4-|
E|---------------|
   * * * * * * * 
  "I'm the man with the power..."
e|---------------|
B|---------------|
G|---------------|
D|-8----7----7---|
A|-6-7--5-6--5-2-|
E|---5----4----0-|
  "Among the living..."


Play Riff 6     "Man, fights Man..."
Play Riff 5b    "He's seeing, he's calling..."
Play Riff 7     "I'm the walking dude..."
Play Riff 8  with this extra piece:
e|-------------|
B|-------------|
G|-------------|
D|-8----7------|
A|-6-7--5-6--5-|
E|---5----4--3-|
   "...die..."


Riff 9 (solo rhythm)                                    x2
e|-------------------------------------------------------|
B|-------------------------------------------------------|
G|-------------------------------------------------------|
D|-------------------------------------------------------|
A|--4--4-3--3--3-4--4-2--2--2-4--4-3--3--3-4--4-2--------|
E|--2--2-1--1--1-2--2-0--0--0-2--2-1--1--1-2--2-0--0-0-0-|
                                                   * * * 
e|------------------------------------------------------|
B|------------------------------------------------------|
G|------------------------------------------------------|
D|------------------------------------------------------|
A|--7--7-6--6--6-7--7-4--4--4-7--7-6--6--6-7--7-3--3--3-|
E|--5--5-4--4--4-5--5-2--2--2-5--5-4--4--4-5--5-1--1--1-|
  

Riff 10 (Solo Rhythm)   Last time
e|----------------------|-----|
B|----------------------|-----|
G|----------------------|-----|
D|-----4-3--4-3--4-3--4-|-----|
A|-2---2-1--2-1--2-1--2-|--2--|
E|-0--------------------|--0--|


Play Riff 6     "Fire, hot fire..."
Play Riff 5b    "He's seeeing, he's calling..."
Play Riff 7     "I'm the walking dude..."


Riff 8a
E|---------------|
B|---------------|
G|---------------|
D|-3-3-4-4-5-5-6-|
A|-1-1-2-2-3-3-4-|
E|---------------|
   * * * * * * * 
  "I'm the man with the power..."
e|-------------|
B|-------------|
G|-------------|
D|-8----7------|
A|-6-7--5-6--5-|
E|---5----4--3-|
  "Among the living..."


Ending:                x4
e|----------------------|
B|----------------------|
G|----------------------|
D|-----4-3--4-3--4-3--4-|
A|-2---2-1--2-1--2-1--2-|
E|-0--------------------|
  "Among, among, among..."
e|-------------------------|
B|-------------------------|
G|-------------------------|
D|----9-9--9-9--9-9-9---9\-|
A|-2--7-7--7-7--7-7-7---7\-|
E|-0-----------------------|



notation:
^   =  bend [ ^ = half, ^^ = whole, etc. ]
^r  =  bend and release
x   =  mute with fret-hand
*   =  mute with palm-hand
X\\ =  pick slide
h   =  hammer-on
p   =  pull-off
~   =  vibrato
t   =  tap-on
/   =  slide up
\   =  slide down
h.  =  harmonics
ah  =  artificial harmonic
(9) =  ghost note
tm  =  trem picking
tr  =  trill