+Symbol Key:
:  the chords are STEGATTO.
/  slide
#  palm mute
[] not sure
+  pause
^  raise string
\  unraise string
() lift and place finger to rhythm

For the beginning, put your fingers into this chord the simple and obvious way...

E|-------|
B|---1---|
G|---2---| You will be using these notes in the process of stumming
D|---3---| the first part of this song. Be ready to lift and place
A|-------| first finger.
E|-------|

Intro Part I [listen to the song for the simple rhythm] Clean.

E|-------------------------------------------------------------|| Play
B|-------1---0-1-------1---0-1-------1---0-1-------1---0-1-----|| this
G|-----2---2-----2---2---2-----2---2---2-----2---2---2-----2---|| strum
D|---3-------------3-------------------------------------------|| ptrn
A|-------------------------------0-------------0---------------|| four
E|-------------------------------------------------------------|| times

Intro Part II. [Rhythm Guitar.] distortion

E|-------------------------------------------------------------|| Play
B|-------------------------------------------------------------|| this
G|-------------------------------2-:---------2-2-:-------------|| 5th
D|---3-:---------3-3-:-----------2-:---------2-2-:-------------|| chord
A|---3-:---------3-3-:-----------0-:---------0-0-:-------------|| ptrn
E|---1-:---------1-1-:-----------------------------------------|| 2 tmes
    #           # #             #           # #
[Lead Guitar] distortion

E|-------------------------------------------------------------|| Play
B|-------1---0-1-------1---0-1-------1---0-1-------1---0-1-----|| this
G|-----2---2-----2---2---2-----2---2---2-----2---2---2-----2---|| strum
D|-------------------------------------------------------------|| ptrn 2
A|-------------------------------------------------------------|| times
E|-------------------------------------------------------------|| w/rthm

Intro Part III.

The RHYTHM GUITAR will repeat the same pattern, except this time LEGATTO,
two times through while the LEAD GUITAR keeps that strum pattern going,
playing it another two times.  Then it simply goes into:

E|---------------------------------------------------------------|| Play
B|---------------------------------------------------------------|| this
G|-----------------------------------*2--------------------------|| chrd
D|---3--------------------------------2--------------------------|| pro-
A|---3--------------------------------0--------------------------|| grsn
E|---1-----------------------------------------------------------|| 2 tm

[*The second chord can either be that or A5.  Both work.]

And it also sounds like the second guitar may be playing this chord:

E|-------|
B|-------| C5
G|---5---|
D|---5---|
A|---3---|
E|-------|

Verse One

E|--------------------------------------------------------------------||
B|--------------------------------------------------------------------||
G|--------------------------------------------------------------------||
D|------0---5-----3-----5-5-3-3-2-2-----0---5-----3-----------0-------||
A|--2-3---3---3-2---3-2-------------2-3---3---3-2---[3]-2-3-2---3-2/3-||
E|--------------------------------------------------------------------||

^^^Play the above three times through^^^ At the end of third time,
after it is only the guitar playing, it goes into the same pattern
except you switch the order and play it twice.
 [Instead of 5-5-3-3-2-2 on D, start with the 2/3 slide part.]
 This is a real close guestimate of what the notes are,
 this is the most difficult part to hear through the entire song.
 Please email me if you have a better version, or if you have difficulty with my instructions.

Moving on... The guitars stop while Malanie Wilis sings her part.  [Verse Two] Then continue on...

Verse Three
                        ||: [Guitar One after ":" play four times through]
E|--------------------------------------------------------------------||
B|--------------------------------------------------------------------||
G|--------------------------------------------------------------------||
D|-3-3-:----3-3-:----------9-9-9-9-9-9-+-10---10-10-10-10-10-10-10-4--||
A|-3-3-:----3-3-:----------9-9-9-9-9-9-+-10---10-10-10-10-10-10-10-5--||
E|-1-1-:----1-1-:----------7-7-7-7-7-7-+--8----8--8--8--8--8--8--8-5--||
    # #      # #        ||:                    #  #  #  #  #  # ..choking, choking, cho - k i n g ...

                            [Guitar Two] [Play four times through with above]

>   >   >   >   >   >   E|--------------------------------------------||
                        B|--------------------------------------------||
                        G|-9-9-9-9-9-9-+--9------------------------7--||
                        D|-9-9-9-9-9-9-+--9---10-10-10-10-10-10-10-7--||
                        A|-7-7-7-7-7-7-+--7---10-10-10-10-10-10-10-5--||
                        E|----------------8----8--8--8--8--8--8--8----||
                    cho - k   i   n   g . . .#  #  #  #  #  #  #
Verse Four
[Guitar One][Play four times through.]

E|---------------------------------------------------------------------
B|---------------------------------------------------------------------
G|---------------------------------------------------------------------
D|-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-4-4-4-4-4-4-
A|-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-
E|-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7--8--8--8--8--8--8--8--8-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-5-5-5-5-5-5-
      This is your freedom...

E|-----||
B|-----||
G|-----||
D|-4-4-||
A-5-5-||
E-5-5-||

[Guitar Two]

E|-----------------------------------------------------------------|| 2
B|-----------------------------------------------------------------|| t
G|-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-|| i
D|-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-|| m
A-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|| e
E|-----------------------------------------------------------------|| s
[then...]
E|--------------------------------------------------------------------
B|--------------------------------------------------------------------
G|-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-11-11-11-11-11-11-11-11-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-14-
D|-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-11-11-11-11-11-11-11-11-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-14-
A|-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7--9--9--9--9--9--9--9--9-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-12-
E|--------------------------------------------------------------------

E|----------------------||
B|----------------------||    Play two times through with
G|-14-14-14-14-14-14-14-||    last two rounds of Guitar One
D|-14-14-14-14-14-14-14-||
A-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-||
E|----------------------||

Verse Five is just like the Verse One part, except ends differently...

E|-------------------------------------------------------------------||
B|-------------------------------------------------------------------||
G|-------------------------------------------------------------------||
D|-----0---5-----3-----5-5-3-3-2-2-----0---5-----3-----------0-------||
A|-2-3---3---3-2---3-2-------------2-3---3---3-2---[3]-2-3-2---3-2/3-||
E|-------------------------------------------------------------------||

Just like before, except you will play it TWO times, then play the first
half [ending this part on "5-5-3-3-2-2"] and go into this...

E|-------------------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------4/5-3-1---|
G|---------------------------------3/4-2-0---|
D|---2-2-3-2-2-2-3-2-2-2-3-2-2-2-+-----------|
A|---2-2-----2-2-----2-2-----2-2-+-----------|
E|-------------------------------------------|
    # #     # #     # #     # #
Now you go back to "Intro Part II with both guitars.
The First guitar is playing the legatto version of it.
The Two guitars plays this section through FOUR times.

Then Guitar One goes into "Intro Part III" WITHOUT THE LEAD GUITAR part.
Guitar One plays through this four times.  The fifth time the rhythm changes...

E|-------------------------------------------------------||
B|-------------------------------------------------------|| Play this
G|-------------------------2-+-2-2-2-2-2-2-+-2-2-2-2-2---|| six times
D|---3----3----3----3------2-+-2-2-2-2-2-2-+-2-2-2-2-2---|| through.*
A|---3----3----3----3------0-+-0-0-0-0-0-0-+-0-0-0-0-0---||
E|---1----1----1----1------------------------------------||
                          #   # # # # # #   # # #

[Lead guitar part differs...]
plays eleven times through and it sounds like there is a Third Guitar...
E|-----------||
B|-----------|| Slows down with first guitar as shown below.
G|---4---5---||
D|---5---5---||
A|---3---3---||
E|-----------||
*
Before I get to the Third Guitar:  After Guitar One is done with its sixth round,
it will end like this:

E|-------------------------------------------------------------|
B|-------------------------------------------------------------|
G|-------------------------------------------------------------|
D|---3---------2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2---|
A|---1---------2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2---|
E|---1---------0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0---|               slows down......

While Guitars One and Two are playing I can hear a third guitar,
it's those screaming notes that you hear... I will attempt to get this right...

This is after Guitar One finished two rounds of going back to "Intro Part III"

Guitar Three...the wreck starts here...the heart is breaking...
E|---------------------------------------------------------------------
B|---------------------------------------------------------------------
G|---------------------------------------------------------------------
D|-9/10-10-10-10-10-10-10/12-12-12-12-12-12-12/14-14-14-14-14-14-14/15-
A|---------------------------------------------------------------------
E|---------------------------------------------------------------------

E|--------------------------------------------------------------------
B|--------------------------------------------------------------------
G|-----------------12-12-12-12-12-12-12/14-14-14-14-14-14-14/15-15-15-
D|-15-15-15-15-15-----------------------------------------------------
A|--------------------------------------------------------------------
E|--------------------------------------------------------------------

E|----------------------------------------------------------------------
B|-------------------------------15-15-15-15-15-15-15/17-17-17-17-17-17-
G|-15-15-15-15/17-17-17-17-17-17----------------------------------------
D|----------------------------------------------------------------------
A|----------------------------------------------------------------------
E|----------------------------------------------------------------------

E|----------------------------------------------------------------------
B|-15-15-15-15-15-15-15-15-15-13-13-13-15-15-15-15-15-15-15/17-17-17-17-
G|----------------------------------------------------------------------
D|----------------------------------------------------------------------
A|----------------------------------------------------------------------
E|----------------------------------------------------------------------

E|----------------------------------------------------------------------
B|-17-17-17^17-17-17-17^17^17^17^17^17^17^17^17^17-17-17-17-17-17-17-17-
G|----------------------------------------------------------------------
D|----------------------------------------------------------------------
A|----------------------------------------------------------------------
E|----------------------------------------------------------------------
          ^begin to raise 1/2...now whole step...leave raised..........
E|----------------------------------------------------------------------
B|-17-17-17-17-17-17-17-17-17-17-17\17\17\17\17-17-13-13-13-13-13-13-13/
G|----------------------------------------------------------------------
D|----------------------------------------------------------------------
A|----------------------------------------------------------------------
E|----------------------------------------------------------------------
 leave raised..................slowly unraise.

E|----------------------------------------------------------------------
B|15-15-15-15-15-15-15/17-17-17-15-15-15-13-13-13-11-11-11-15/17-17-17-
G|----------------------------------------------------------------------
D|----------------------------------------------------------------------
A|----------------------------------------------------------------------
E|----------------------------------------------------------------------
unraised

E|----------------------------------------------------------------------
B|-17-17-17-17-17-17-17-17-17-17-17-17-17-17-17-17-17-17-17-17-17-17-17-
G|----------------------------------------------------------------------
D|----------------------------------------------------------------------
A|----------------------------------------------------------------------
E|----------------------------------------------------------------------

E|----------------------------------------------------------------------
B|-17-17-17-17-17-17-17-17-17-17-17^17^17^17^17^17^17-17-17-17-17-17-17-17-
G|----------------------------------------------------------------------
D|----------------------------------------------------------------------
A|----------------------------------------------------------------------
E|----------------------------------------------------------------------
                                  ^gradually raise whole step and hold.
E|----------------------------------------------------------------------
B|-17-17-17-17-17-17-17-17-17-17-17-17-17-17-17-17-17-17-17-17-17-17-17-
G|----------------------------------------------------------------------
D|----------------------------------------------------------------------
A|----------------------------------------------------------------------
E|----------------------------------------------------------------------

E|--------------------------|
B|-17\17\17\17\17\17\17\17\-|
G|--------------------------| Let all of the notes and chords ring...
D|--------------------------|
A|--------------------------|
E|--------------------------|

Whew, look how far you are... the hard stuff is done.
Now it's time for Miss "Autumn" to finish off this emotional wreck...

With the help of one guitar. Clean.
    Am  Em
E|-------------------||
B|---1(0)--------3---||
G|---2-----------2---|| Play through these chords to the rhythm 12 times
D|---2---2---2-------||
A|-------2---3-------||
E|-------------------||

Listen to the song, here's the stumming:

\/ \//\\//\ \/ \//\\//\ \/ \//\\//\ \/ \/ \//\

towards the end \/ \//\\//\ \/ \//\\//\ \/ \//\\//\ \/ \//\\//\

...for as much as i love autumn, i'm giving myself to

E|-------|
B|---1---|
G|---2---|
D|---2---|
A|-------|
E|-------|
   ashes.