transcribed by:  Russ Elton (*)
      leads by:  Jake       (J*)

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Date last modified:  12/7/00

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Tuning: Eb

Riff 1

Guitar 1
eb|---------------------------------------|
Bb|---------------------------------------|
Gb|---------------------------------------|
Db|---------------------------------------|
Ab|-7-777-7-777-8888-7-777-7-777-10101010-|
Eb|---------------------------------------|
    * *** * *** **** * *** * ***  * * * *
eb|-------------------------------------------|
Bb|-------------------------------------------|
Gb|-------------------------------------------|
Db|-------------------------------------------|
Ab|-7-777-7-777-8888-10-101010-12-121212-8888-|
Eb|-------------------------------------------|
    * *** * *** ****  *  * * *  *  * * * ****

Guitar 2
eb|-----------------------------------|
Bb|-----------------------------------|
Gb|-9h10p9---9-10-9--9h10p9---9-------|
Db|-------12---------------12---12-10-|
Ab|-----------------------------------|
Eb|-----------------------------------|

eb|-------------------------------------|
Bb|-------------------------------------|
Gb|-9h10p9---9-10-9--9h10p9---9---------|
Db|-------12---------------12---12-10-9-|
Ab|-------------------------------------|
Eb|-------------------------------------|

Guitar 3
eb|-------------------|
Bb|-------------------|
Gb|--5------4------2--|
Db|--5------5------2--|
Ab|--3------2------0--|
Eb|-------------------|


Riff 2
Guitar 1
eb|---------------------------------------------------------|
Bb|---------------------------------------------------------|
Gb|-------------------------------------------------0--2----|
Db|-------------------------------------------------0--2--3-|
Ab|-2-----2-----2-3-2-----2-----2-3-2-----2-----2-3-------3-|
Eb|---000---000-------000---000-------000---000-------------|
    * *** * *** * * * *** * *** * * * *** * *** * *
   "I've stained the land....."
Guitar 2
eb|-----------------------------------------|
Bb|-----------------------------------------|
Gb|-9-----------------7---------------------|
Db|-------9----10-------10-9-7--5-7-9/10-9--|
Ab|-----------------------------------------|
Eb|-----------------------------------------|


Riff 3
Guitar 1
eb|-------------------------------------------------|
Bb|-------------------------------------------------|
Gb|-------------------------------------------------|
Db|-0---3---3/5\3---2-----2---------2-----2---------|
Ab|-0---3---3/5\3---2-----2---------2-----2---------|
Eb|-------------------000---0-0-000---0-0---0-0-000-|
                      ***   * * ***   * *   * * ***
   "Since paradise is lost........"
eb|----------------|
Bb|----------------|
Gb|----------------|
Db|-0---3---3/5\3--|
Ab|-0---3---3/5\3--|
Eb|----------------|

Guitar 2
eb|----------------------------------------|
Bb|----------------------------------------|
Gb|-9-10-7-9----7--------------------------|
Db|----------10---9-10-9-10-7-9----7-------|
Ab|-----------------------------10---9-10--|
Eb|----------------------------------------|
    *  * * *  * * *  * *  * * *  * * *  *

Play Riff 2    "Fallen angel......."
Play Riff 3    "Thus heaven denies....."

Riff 4
Guitar 1
eb|---------------------------------------|
Bb|---------------------------------------|
Gb|-9------9------9---10-----10-----10----|
Db|-7-7777-7-7777-7-77-9-7777-9-7777-9-77-|
Ab|---------------------------------------|
Eb|---------------------------------------|
      ****   ****   **   ****   ****   **
   "Deadlands......"
eb|---------------------------------------|
Bb|---------------------------------------|
Gb|-7------7------7----9------9------9----|
Db|-7-7777-7-7777-7-77-7-7777-7-7777-7-77-|
Ab|---------------------------------------|
Eb|---------------------------------------|
      ****   ****   **   ****   ****   **
   "Wastelands......"
eb|---------------------------------------|
Bb|---------------------------------------|
Gb|-7------7------7----7------7------7----|
Db|-5-5555-5-5555-5-55-5-5555-5-5555-5-55-|
Ab|---------------------------------------|
Eb|---------------------------------------|
      ****   ****   **   ****   ****   **
   "Darkness......."
eb|---------------------------------------|
Bb|---------------------------------------|
Gb|-5------5------5----5------5------5----|
Db|-3-3333-3-3333-3-33-3-3333-3-3333-3-33-|
Ab|---------------------------------------|
Eb|---------------------------------------|
      ****   ****   **   ****   ****   **
   "And oblivion......."

Gutiar 2
eb|---------------------------19^r-17----17-19-|
Bb|-10--12--13^^r-13p12-13~~----------20-------|
Gb|--------------------------------------------|
Db|--------------------------------------------|
Ab|--------------------------------------------|
Eb|--------------------------------------------|

eb|-------------------------17-|
Bb|-20^r~-18-20p18\17-18-20----|
Gb|----------------------------|
Db|----------------------------|
Ab|----------------------------|
Eb|----------------------------|


Play Riff 1
Play Riff 2    "Still we are one......."
Play Riff 3    "The lack of pure souls...."
Play Riff 2    "First there was light......"
Play Riff 3    "Thus heaven denies........"
Play Riff 4    "Deadlands......."

End of distortion
eb|-----|
Bb|-----|
Gb|--2--|
Db|--2--|
Ab|--0--|
Eb|-----|


The ending is done with a bass guitar, but this is close if you
want to play it on a regular guitar.

Riff 5 (clean)                x2
eb|----------------------------|-------------------------|
Bb|----------------------------|-------------------------|
Gb|----------------------------|-------------------------|
Db|-----2------3------3------2-|-----0-------------------|
Ab|---0------0------0------0---|---2---2------0--2--3--2-|
Eb|-0------0------0------0-----|-3-------3--1------------|

Riff 6 (clean)
eb|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
Bb|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
Gb|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
Db|-----2------2------2------3------3------2-----0------------------|
Ab|---0------0------0------0------0------0-----2---2-----0--2--3--2-|
Eb|-0------0------0------0------0------0-----3-------3-1------------|
    "Hope turns to despair........"


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