Black Curtains

Tuning: Eb


Riff 1
eb|---------------------------------------------| 
Bb|---------------------------------------------| 
Gb|---------------------------------------------| 
Db|---------------------------------------------| 
Ab|-------------3----------------3------4/5-4/5-| 
Eb|-0-0-0-0-0-0-1----0-0-0-0-0-0-1--0-0-2/3-2/3-| 
    * * * * * *      * * * * * *    * *           

Riff 2
eb|----------------------------| 
Bb|----------------------------| 
Gb|----------------------------| 
Db|-----------------------4--7-| 
Ab|-----7-6-5------7-6-5--2--5-| 
Eb|-0-0--------0-0-------------| 
    * *        * *               

       "Hey, look around you..."
eb|--------------------------------| 
Bb|--------------------------------| 
Gb|--------------------------------| 
Db|--------------------------------| 
Ab|-----7-6-5------7/8-7/8-4/5-4/5-| 
Eb|-0-0--------0-0-5/6-5/6-2/3-2/3-| 
    * *        * *                   

       "Everything's..."
eb|----------------------------| 
Bb|----------------------------| 
Gb|----------------------------| 
Db|-----------------------4--7-| 
Ab|-----7-6-5------7-6-5--2--5-| 
Eb|-0-0--------0-0-------------| 
    * *        * *               

       "Listen up..."
eb|--------------------------| 
Bb|--------------------------| 
Gb|--------------------------| 
Db|--------------------------| 
Ab|-----7-6-5------7/8-7/8-5-| 
Eb|-0-0--------0-0-5/6-5/6-3-| 
    * *        * *             

       "...run for cover..."


Play Riff 1   "Black curtains..."
Play Riff 2   "Escape, you're joking..."
Play Riff 1   "Black curtains..."


Riff 3
Guitar 1

eb|----------------------------------| 
Bb|----------------------------------| 
Gb|----------------------------------| 
Db|--------------------------2-----4-| 
Ab|-4--xx-5-4~-----5-4-------0-----2-| 
Eb|-2--xx-------xx-----2-0-2---2-0---| 
                       * * *   * *     

eb|--------------------------------| 
Bb|--------------------------------| 
Gb|--------------------------------| 
Db|--------------------------2---5-| 
Ab|-4-----5-4~-----5-4-------0---3-| 
Eb|-2--xx-------xx-----2-0-2---2---| 
                       * * *   *     

Guitar 2
eb|---------------------------------------------| 
Bb|---------15-14~-----15-14---------10------12-| 
Gb|-11~--xx---------xx-------11-9-11----11-9----| 
Db|------xx---------xx--------------------------| 
Ab|---------------------------------------------| 
Eb|---------------------------------------------| 
                              * *  *     * *      

eb|-------------------------------------------| 
Bb|---------15-14~-----15-14---------10----13-| 
Gb|-11~--xx---------xx-------11-9-11----11----| 
Db|------xx---------xx------------------------| 
Ab|-------------------------------------------| 
Eb|-------------------------------------------| 
                              * *  *     *      

Riff 4
Guitar 1

eb|------------------------------------| 
Bb|------------------------------------| 
Gb|------------------------------------| 
Db|-9----7-----------------0-2---------| 
Ab|-7--9-5-8---7-5-7-5---2-----4/5-4/5-| 
Eb|----7---6~--5-3-5-3-0-------2/3-2/3-| 
                       * *               

       "Am I dreaming?"
eb|------------------------------| 
Bb|------------------------------| 
Gb|------------------------------| 
Db|-9----7-----------------0-2---| 
Ab|-7--9-5-8---7-5-7-5---2-----5-| 
Eb|----7---6~--5-3-5-3-0-------3-| 
                       * *         

       "Held for ransom..."

Guitar 2
eb|------------------------------------| 
Bb|------------------------------------| 
Gb|------------------------------------| 
Db|------------------------0-2---------| 
Ab|-7----5-----4-2-4-2---2-----4/5-4/5-| 
Eb|----7---6~----------0-------2/3-2/3-| 
                       * *               

eb|------------------------------| 
Bb|------------------------------| 
Gb|------------------------------| 
Db|------------------------0-2---| 
Ab|-7----5-----4-2-4-2---2-----5-| 
Eb|----7---6~----------0-------3-| 
                       * *         

Riff 5 (Solo Rhythm)
eb|--------------------------------------------| 
Bb|--------------------------------------------| 
Gb|--------------------------------------------| 
Db|--------------------------------3-----------| 
Ab|-----4--------2--------5------0-1----1-0-3--| 
Eb|-3-3-2----3-3-0----0-2-3----3------------1--| 
    * *      * *      * *      * *      * *      

eb|--------------------------------------------| 
Bb|--------------------------------------------| 
Gb|--------------------------------------------| 
Db|--------------------------------3-----------| 
Ab|-----4--------2--------5------0-1----1-0-3--| 
Eb|-3-3-2----3-3-0----0-2-3----3------------1--| 
    * *      * *      * *      * *      * *      

Solo (Mustaine)
eb|-----2-----------2---------2----------2--------| 
Bb|-------5p2-5b7r5---5p2-------5p2-5b7----5p2----| 
Gb|-4b6-------------------4b6---a---a----------4~-| 
Db|-----------------------------------------------| 
Ab|-----------------------------------------------| 
Eb|-----------------------------------------------| 

eb|-3h5p3-2h3p2-0h2p0-------------------| 
Bb|-------------------3h5p3-2h3p2-0h2p0-| 
Gb|-------------------------------------| 
Db|-------------------------------------| 
Ab|-------------------------------------| 
Eb|-------------------------------------| 

eb|-0h2h3-3p2p0-2p0---------------------------------| 
Bb|-----------------3-5p3p2-2h3h5-5p3p2-3p2p0-2p0---| 
Gb|-----------------------------------------------2-| 
Db|-------------------------------------------------| 
Ab|-------------------------------------------------| 
Eb|-------------------------------------------------| 

eb|-------------------------------------------------| 
Bb|-------------------3h4h6-------------------5h6h8-| 
Gb|-2h3h5-------2h3h5-------4h5h7-------4h5h7-------| 
Db|-------2h3h5-------------------4h5h7-------------| 
Ab|-------------------------------------------------| 
Eb|-------------------------------------------------| 

eb|-------14-----------14------| 
Bb|---------17p14--------17p14-| 
Gb|-16b18--------16b18---------| 
Db|----------------------------| 
Ab|----------------------------| 
Eb|----------------------------| 

eb|-17p14--19p14---------14-19p17p14-----| 
Bb|------14-----14-14h17-------------17~-| 
Gb|--------------------------------------| 
Db|--------------------------------------| 
Ab|--------------------------------------| 
Eb|--------------------------------------| 

eb|-15h17p15-14h15p14\12h14p12\10h12p10\9h10p9\7h9p7-| 
Bb|--------------------------------------------------| 
Gb|--------------------------------------------------| 
Db|--------------------------------------------------| 
Ab|--------------------------------------------------| 
Eb|--------------------------------------------------| 

eb|-12h14h15-15p14p12-14p12----12-------| 
Bb|-------------------------15----15p14-| 
Gb|-------------------------------------| 
Db|-------------------------------------| 
Ab|-------------------------------------| 
Eb|-------------------------------------| 

eb|-------------------------------------| 
Bb|-14h15h17-17p15p14-15p14----15p14----| 
Gb|-------------------------16-------15-| 
Db|-------------------------------------| 
Ab|-------------------------------------| 
Eb|-------------------------------------| 

eb|----------------------------------| 
Bb|-------------------------15h16h18-| 
Gb|-14h15h17--------14h15h17---------| 
Db|---------14h15h17-----------------| 
Ab|----------------------------------| 
Eb|----------------------------------| 

eb|-------------------------------------------------------| 
Bb|-------------------------17h18h20-20b22--(22)r20-18~~\-| 
Gb|-16h17h19--------16h17h19------------------------------| 
Db|---------16h17h19--------------------------------------| 
Ab|-------------------------------------------------------| 
Eb|-------------------------------------------------------| 

End Solo


Play Riff 1   Solo Rhythm


Solo (Friedman)
eb|---------------------12-15b17~~--/17-17b19~-| 
Bb|----------------12-15-----------------------| 
Gb|-----------12-14----------------------------| 
Db|------12-14---------------------------------| 
Ab|-12-14--------------------------------------| 
Eb|--------------------------------------------| 

eb|-17-15-17-19p15h16b17~~--17-15-17-19p15----------| 
Bb|----------------------------------------17b20r17-| 
Gb|-------------------------------------------------| 
Db|-------------------------------------------------| 
Ab|-------------------------------------------------| 
Eb|-------------------------------------------------| 

eb|---------------------------------------15-----------| 
Bb|-15-------------------------------------------------| 
Gb|----16-17~~--(17)\-/12~----------14h15----15p14p12~-| 
Db|-------------------------14p12----------------------| 
Ab|------------------------------14--------------------| 
Eb|----------------------------------------------------| 

eb|-------------------------19b20~--{19}--(20)r19-22b24~~-| 
Bb|-----------------17-20---------------------------------| 
Gb|-------16-19----------16-------------------------------| 
Db|------------17-19--------------------------------------| 
Ab|-17-19-------------------------------------------------| 
Eb|-------------------------------------------------------| 

eb|-22-20------------------| 
Bb|-------22b24r22p20-22~\-| 
Gb|------------------------| 
Db|------------------------| 
Ab|------------------------| 
Eb|------------------------| 

eb|-/20----------17----------15----------------------| 
Bb|-----17-17\15----15-15\13----13-13h15p13\12-13-12-| 
Gb|--------------------------------------------------| 
Db|--------------------------------------------------| 
Ab|--------------------------------------------------| 
Eb|--------------------------------------------------| 

eb|---------------------------------------------| 
Bb|-12h15p13p12--------12--------12h15p12-------| 
Gb|-------------14b16-----14b16-----------14b16-| 
Db|---------------------------------------------| 
Ab|---------------------------------------------| 
Eb|---------------------------------------------| 

eb|----------------------------------15-| 
Bb|-12----12-17p12----12-17p12----12----| 
Gb|----14----------14----------14-------| 
Db|-------------------------------------| 
Ab|-------------------------------------| 
Eb|-------------------------------------| 

eb|--------------------------------------| 
Bb|----12h15p12----12h15-15--------(15)\-| 
Gb|-14----------14-------14b16~----(16)\-| 
Db|--------------------------------------| 
Ab|--------------------------------------| 
Eb|--------------------------------------| 

End Solo


Play Riff 2  "Snakes, surround me..."
Play Riff 1  "Black curtains..."



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.
       = 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