A Gift Or a Curse

Intro

Guitar 1 (slight distortion)
E|-5--5-------------------------| 
B|-5--6----------------------10-| 
G|-5--5--------------------9----| 
D|---------------------/10------| 
A|------------------------------| 
E|------------------------------| 

E|---------------------x-x-5-| 
B|-(10)----------------x-x-5-| 
G|---------------------x-x-5-| 
D|---------------------------| 
A|---------------------------| 
E|---------------------------| 

Guitar 2 (Acoustic, comes in later)
E|---------------------------------| 
B|-------3-----1-----0-----0-1-----| 
G|-----2---2-----2-----2-------2---| 
D|---2-------2-----2-----2-------2-| 
A|-0-------------------------------| 
E|---------------------------------| 

E|---------------------------------| 
B|-------3-----1-----0-----0-1-----| 
G|-----2---2-----2-----2-------2---| 
D|---2-------2-----2-----2-------2-| 
A|-0-------------------------------| 
E|---------------------------------| 

Riff 1 (Final time guitar 1 skips the ending)
Guitar 1 (slight distortion)

E|-5-------------------------| 
B|-6----------------------10-| 
G|-5--------------------9----| 
D|------------------/10------| 
A|---------------------------| 
E|---------------------------| 

E|---------------------x-x-5-| 
B|-(10)----------------x-x-5-| 
G|---------------------x-x-5-| 
D|---------------------------| 
A|---------------------------| 
E|---------------------------| 

Guitar 2 (Acoustic)
E|-1-------------------------| 
B|-1-------------------------| 
G|-2-------------------------| 
D|---------------------------| 
A|---------------------------| 
E|---------------------------| 

E|---------------------------------| 
B|-------3-----1-----0-----0-1-----| 
G|-----2---2-----2-----2-------2---| 
D|---2-------2-----2-----2-------2-| 
A|-0-------------------------------| 
E|---------------------------------| 

E|---------------------------------| 
B|-------3-----1-----0-----0-1-----| 
G|-----2---2-----2-----2-------2---| 
D|---2-------2-----2-----2-------2-| 
A|-0-------------------------------| 
E|---------------------------------| 

Riff 2 (Acoustic)
E|------------------------| 
B|------------------------| 
G|-----0-----0------------| 
D|---2-----0--------------| 
A|-3-----2------------2-0-| 
E|-------------3--0-3-----| 

E|--------------------------------| 
B|-----3-----1-----0-----0--1-----| 
G|---2---2-----2-----2--------2---| 
D|-2-------2-----2-----2--------2-| 
A|--------------------------------| 
E|--------------------------------| 

E|--------------------------------| 
B|-----3-----1-----0-----0--1-----| 
G|-------2-----2-----2--------2---| 
D|---2-----2-----2-----2--------2-| 
A|-0------------------------------| 
E|--------------------------------| 

Repeat the above

Guitar fill over Riff 2 (Slight distortion)
E|-------17----------------------19--| 
B|----17----------------------17-----| 
G|-17----------------------17--------| 
D|-----------------------------------| 
A|-----------------------------------| 
E|-----------------------------------| 

E|-(19)----------------x-x-5--| 
B|---------------------x-x-5--| 
G|---------------------x-x-5--| 
D|----------------------------| 
A|----------------------------| 
E|----------------------------| 

Play Riff 1
Play Riff 2 (Leave off ending on guitar fill)


Riff 3 (Distortion)
Guitar 1

E|---------------------------------| 
B|---------------------------------| 
G|---------------------------------| 
D|-3-3---------3-3---------3-3-3-3-| 

Ab|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|
Eb|-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-|
        * * * *     * * * *

E|---------------------------------| 
B|---------------------------------| 
G|---------------------------------| 
D|-3-3---------3-3-----------------| 

Ab|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-0-3-5-|

Eb|-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-0-1-3-|
        * * * *     * * * * * * * *

E|----------------------------------| 
B|----------------------------------| 
G|----------------------------------| 
D|-7-7---------7-7--------------5---| 
A|-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7----5-7-3-5-| 
E|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-55-3-5---3-| 
        * * * *     * * * ** * * * *  

E|----------------------------------| 
B|----------------------------------| 
G|----------------------------------| 
D|-7-7---------7-7--------------5---| 
A|-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7----5-7-3-5-| 
E|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-55-3-5---3-| 
        * * * *     * * * ** * * * *  

Guitars 2 & 3 (One plays top notes)           x2 
E|--------------------------------------------| 
B|-12-13----10--12-10----12-10----10-12-10----| 
G|-------12--------------------12----------12-| 
D|--9-10-----7---9--7-----9--7-----7--9--7----| 
A|-------10--------------------10----------10-| 
E|--------------------------------------------| 

                                       x2
E|-------------------------------------| 
B|-10-12----10----12-10----10-12-10----| 
G|-------12-------------12----------12-| 
D|--7--9-----7-----9--7-----7--9--7----| 
A|-------10-------------10----------10-| 
E|-------------------------------------| 

Guitar 4                         x2
E|-------------------------------| 
B|-------------------------------| 
G|-7-9-4-5--7-5----7-5-4-5-7-5-4-| 
D|-------------------------------| 
A|-------------------------------| 
E|-------------------------------| 

                            x2
E|--------------------------| 
B|--------------------------| 
G|-5-7-4-5----7-5-4-5-7-5-4-| 
D|--------------------------| 
A|--------------------------| 
E|--------------------------| 

Riff 3a
Guitar 1

E|-----------------------| 
B|-----------------------| 
G|-----------------------| 
D|-5-----5-----2---------| 
A|-3-3-3-2-2-2-0-------2-| 
E|---------------000-3---| 
      * *   * *   *** * *  

Guitars 2, 3, 4
E|----------------------------| 
B|-13--12--10----------12--10-| 
G|--9---7---5---9--12---7---5-| 
D|-10---9---7---5---9---9---7-| 
A|--------------7--10---------| 
E|----------------------------| 

Riff 4 (Solo Rhythm)
E|------------------------------| 
B|------------------------------| 
G|------------------------------| 
D|-2--------2--2----3-----0-----| 
A|-0--0-0---0--0-00-0--00-0--00-| 
E|--------3---------------------| 
       * * *      **    **    **  

E|------------------------------| 
B|------------------------------| 
G|------------------------------| 
D|-2--------2--2----3-----0-----| 
A|-0--0-0---0--0-00-0--00-0--00-| 
E|--------3---------------------| 
       * * *      **    **    **  

1st Ending:
E|----------------------------------------| 
B|----------------------------------------| 
G|----------------------------------------| 
D|-2--------2--2----5---------------------| 
A|-0--0-0---0--0-00-3-3-3-2-2-2-0-0-----2-| 
E|--------3-------------------------0-3---| 
       * * *      **   * * * * * * * * * *  

2nd Ending:
E|-----------------------------------| 
B|-----------------------------------| 
G|-----------------------------------| 
D|-2--------2--2----5--5--2--------2-| 
A|-0--0-0---0--0-00-3--2--0------2-0-| 
E|--------3------------------0-3-----| 
       * * *      **          * * *    

Solo
E|---------------------------------| 
B|---------------------------------| 
G|-9p5---5-9p5-9p5-9p5---9---5-9p5-| 
D|-----7---------------7---7-------| 
A|---------------------------------| 
E|---------------------------------| 

E|-----------------------88-| 
B|--------------------------| 
G|-8p5---8---5-8p5-8~-------| 
D|-----7---7-------a--------| 
A|--------------------------| 
E|--------------------------| 

E|-12p8----8-12p8-12p8-12p8----12----8-12p8-| 
B|------10------------------10----10--------| 
G|------------------------------------------| 
D|------------------------------------------| 
A|------------------------------------------| 
E|------------------------------------------| 

E|-11p8----11----8-11p8-11~------------| 
B|------10----10--------10~----0h10h13-| 
G|-------------------------------------| 
D|-------------------------------------| 
A|-------------------------------------| 
E|-------------------------------------| 

E|-12-----/12-11-\7--/17~-| 
B|-----13-----------------| 
G|------------------------| 
D|------------------------| 
A|------------------------| 
E|------------------------| 

E|-------------------12h15h17p15p12-------------| 
B|----------------------------------------------| 
G|----------12h14h17----------------17p14p12----| 
D|-------------------------------------------14-| 
A|-12h15h17-------------------------------------| 
E|----------------------------------------------| 

E|----------------------------17h19h20p19p17-------------17\-| 
B|-------------------16h17h20----------------20p18p17--------| 
G|-12h14h17-14h17h19----------------------------------19-----| 
D|-----------------------------------------------------------| 
A|-----------------------------------------------------------| 
E|-----------------------------------------------------------| 

E|----------------------------------------------| 
B|-12h13p12----------12h13p12----------12h13p12-| 
G|----------14-13-14----------14-13-14----------| 
D|----------------------------------------------| 
A|----------------------------------------------| 
E|----------------------------------------------| 

Harmony part:
Guitar 1

E|----------------------------------------------| 
B|-12h13p12----------12h13p12----------12h13p12-| 
G|----------14-13-14----------14-13-14----------| 
D|----------------------------------------------| 
A|----------------------------------------------| 
E|----------------------------------------------| 

E|----------------------------------------------| 
B|-12h13p12----------12h13p12----------12h13p12-| 
G|----------14-13-14----------14-13-14----------| 
D|----------------------------------------------| 
A|----------------------------------------------| 
E|----------------------------------------------| 

E|----------------------------12--------------| 
B|-------------------12-13-15----15p12-15b17~-| 
G|----------10-12-14--------------------------| 
D|-10-12-14-----------------------------------| 
A|--------------------------------------------| 
E|--------------------------------------------| 

Guitar 2
E|----------------------------------------------| 
B|-15h17p15----------15h17p15----------15h17p15-| 
G|----------17-16-17----------17-16-17----------| 
D|----------------------------------------------| 
A|----------------------------------------------| 
E|----------------------------------------------| 

E|-12h13p12----------12h13p12----------12h13p12-| 
B|----------15-14-15----------15-14-15----------| 
G|----------------------------------------------| 
D|----------------------------------------------| 
A|----------------------------------------------| 
E|----------------------------------------------| 

E|----------------------------17--------------| 
B|-------------------17-18-20----20p17-20b22~-| 
G|----------16-17-19--------------------------| 
D|-15-17-19-----------------------------------| 
A|--------------------------------------------| 
E|--------------------------------------------| 

Back to one guitar:
E|-------17-------------17-------------17--------------| 
B|-20b22----20p17-20b22----20p17-20b22----20p17-20b22~-| 
G|-----------------------------------------------------| 
D|-----------------------------------------------------| 
A|-----------------------------------------------------| 
E|-----------------------------------------------------| 

E|-20b22--20~--17\------------------------------| 
B|---------------------17-20-20b22r20--(20)b22--| 
G|------------------19--------------------------| 
D|----------------------------------------------| 
A|----------------------------------------------| 
E|----------------------------------------------| 

End Solo

Play Intro
Play Riff 1
Play Riff 2 (Leave off ending on guitar fill)


End rhythm
E|--------------------------------| 
B|-----3-----1-----0-----0--1-----| 
G|-------2-----2-----2--------2---| 
D|---2-----2-----2-----2--------2-| 
A|-0------------------------------| 
E|--------------------------------| 

Ending fills:
E|-/7--/7--5--------------------| 
B|-/7--/7--5------------------8-| 
G|--------------------------9---| 
D|----------------------/10-----| 
A|------------------------------| 
E|------------------------------| 

E|----------------------| 
B|----------------------| 
G|-[7]8r7p5-7-5-----5b6-| 
D|--------------7-7-----| 
A|----------------------| 
E|----------------------| 

E|------------------------| 
B|-----13----12-12-13-----| 
G|-/12----12----------14~-| 
D|------------------------| 
A|------------------------| 
E|------------------------| 

eb|-------------------------| 

Bb|-[15]17r15p13-15b17-{15}-|
G|-------------------------| 
D|-------------------------| 
A|-------------------------| 
E|-------------------------| 

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

E|--------------------------| 
B|-13-15-[15]16r15p13-------| 
G|--------------------14-14-| 
D|--------------------------| 
A|--------------------------| 
E|--------------------------| 

E|---------------------| 
B|---------------------| 
G|-12-12----10--9h10p9-| 
D|---------------------| 
A|---------------------| 
E|---------------------| 

E|-15/17-17--17/20-20-20\19~-| 
B|---------------------------| 
G|---------------------------| 
D|---------------------------| 
A|---------------------------| 
E|---------------------------| 

Notation:

10^        = bend a quarter step.
10b11      = bend a half step.
10b12      = bend a full step.
10b12r10   = bend and release.
[10]12     = pre-bend.
[10]12r10  = pre-bend and release.
{14}       = pick the 14th fret while holding the most
             previous bend.
<17>       = touch the string above the 17th fret while
             previous note(s) is(are) still ringing.

10b13*     = tremolo bar bend, from the 10th fret to the 13th fret.
7d4*       = tremolo bar dive, from the 7th fret to the 4th fret.
12~*       = tremolo bar vibrato.

x   =  mute with fret-hand
*   =  palm mute

X\\ =  pick slide
h   =  hammer-on
p   =  pull-off
~   =  vibrato
t   =  finger tap
/   =  slide up
\   =  slide down
h.  =  natural harmonics
a   =  artificial harmonics
(9) =  ghost note
tm  =  trem picking
tr  =  trill

• Ab
• Eb

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