The Needle Lies

Queensrÿche

tom:

E|--------------|---------------------------------------------------------------|
B|--------------|---------------------------------------------------------------|
G|-x------------|---------------------------------------------------------------|
D|-x-\----------|-7----10--7----7----10---10----7----10--7----7----10---10------|
A|-x------------|-5----8---5----5----8----7-----5----8---5----5----8----7-------|
E|--------------|---------------------------------------------------------------|
 intro- pick scrape and riff

E|------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|-------7--------7--------7--------7--------7-----------7--------7--------7----|
A|-5--5-----5--5-----5--5-----5--5-----5--5-----5--5--5-----5--5-----5--5-------|
E|------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
 verse riff

E|------------------------------------------------------------------|-----------|
B|------------------------------------------------------------------|-----------|
G|------------------------------------------------------------------|-----------|
D|-------7--------7-----------3--------3--------3--------3--------3-|-----------|
A|-5--5-----5--5-----5--5--5-----5--5-----5--5-----5--5-----5--5----| 3--3--3----|
E|------------------------------------------------------------------|-----------|
                                                                    end # 1

E|------------------------------------------|-----------------------------------|
B|-----------------------------------------*|-----------------------------------|
G|------------------------------------------|----5------------------------7-----|
D|-5--------5--------5--------5--------5----|----5------------------------7-----|
A|----3--3-----3--3-----3--3-----3--3-----5*|----3------------------------5-----|
E|------------------------------------------|-----------------------------------|
                                            end #2  you'll never get away

E|------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|-12b14----rp10--12b14v-----10h12p10------10-----------------------------------|
D|-------------------------------------12------12--10------10--12b14-12b14------|
A|-----------------------------------------------------12-----------------------|
E|------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
 Guitar Solo #1

E|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|-10h12p12--9h10p9--7--9--7------7--9-----------------------------------7-------|
A|----------------------------10--------10--9--10--7--9--7--9--7--9--10----------|
E|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
                                       pm--------------------------------------|

E|------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|-9h10p9--7--9--10--12v--------------------------------------------------------|
A|------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|------------------------------------------------------------------------------|

E|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|--------------------------------6-p-5--6---------------------------------------|
G|--------------------------------5------5---------------------------------------|
D|---7------7---7----5-----5-5----5------5----3-----3-3--3-/-5-\-3---------------|
A|---5------8---5----3-----3-3----------------1-----1-1--1---3---1---5-5-5-5-5---|
E|-------------------------------------------------------------------3-3-3-3-3---|
 chorus                pm---                    pm---           pm-------------|

E|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|-----------------------7-----7---7---5------3---0---3--3----3-3--3---3---3-----|
A|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5---5-----7---8---3------3---3---3--1----1-1--1---0---1-----|
E|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-----------------------------------------------------------|
E|-------------------| pm-------------------|

E|-----------------------------|------------------|-----------------------------|
B|-----------------------------|------------------|-----------------------------|
G|-----------------------------|------------------|-----------------------------|
D|-----------------------------|------------------|-----------------------------|
A|-5----5-5----5-5----5-5----5-|-12--11--10--9--8-| 7----------5---5---5---7-----|
E|-3----3-3----3-3----3-3----3-|-10--9---8---7--6-| 5---5--5---6---5---6---5-----|
                                                 solo riff

E|---------------------------------------------------------|---------------------|
B|--------------------------------------------------------*|---------------------|
G|---------------------------------------------------------|---------------------|
D|---------------------------------------------------------|---------------------|
A|---------------5--7----7----------5---5---5---3-------5-*|---------------------|
E|--5-5-5--7--8----------5----5--5--6---5---6---1-------3--|---------------------|
 pm--                    pm----------------------------------------------------|

E|-----------------------------------------------------------15--13--12---------|
B|---------------------------------------8b10r----12b13r-10--------------15-----|
G|-/7v---5--3---------7b9r---9--8--7--8-----------------------------------------|
D|-------------7--5-------------------------------------------------------------|
A|------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
 Guitar Solo #2- great example of Michael Wilton's style.

E|-12h13h15p13p12-10h13p12p10h13p12p10h13p12p10--------15b17--r15-p-13-15b17v---|
B|----------------------------------------------13p10---------------------------|
G|------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|------------------------------------------------------------------------------|

E|------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|--13h15p13-12h13p12----12-----------------------------------------------------|
G|--------------------14----14--12--11--12------11------------------------------|
D|------------------------------------------14------12--14--12--10--9h10h12-----|
A|------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|------------------------------------------------------------------------------|

E|------------------------------------------------------12h13h15-/-17v----------|
B|---------------------------------------------12h13h15-------------------------|
G|-9h10h12----------10h11h13----------11h12h14----------------------------------|
D|---------10h11h13----------11h12h14-------------------------------------------|
A|------------------------------------------------------------------3-----------|
E|------------------------------------------------------------------1-----------|

E|-17-/-19v----19----24v----\----/-\-----/\-----/-------------------------------|
B|----------------------------\/-----\-/----\-/---------------------------------|
G|------------------------------------*------*----------------------------------|
D|-------------------2----------------------------------------------------------|
A|-3-----5-----5-----2----------------------------------------------------------|
E|-1-----3-----3-----0----------------------------------------------------------|
                          wag the bar really fast

E|------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|-----------------------------5--3--2---------2----------------------5--3--2---|
E|-----------3--2--0--5--3--0----------5--3----0----3--2--0--5--3--0------------|
 cool riff- palm mute everything except E5 chords

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

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

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

E|---------------------------------------------------------|--------------------|
B|-*----------------3-------------------------------------*|--------------------|
G|--------------------0------------------------7---7-7---7-|----9---------------|
D|-------------5-------------------------------7---7-7---7-|-/--9---------------|
A|-*-7---------5-----------3----3--3--3--3--3--5---5-5---5*|----7---------------|
E|---5---------3-----------1----1--1--1--0--1--------------|----0---------------|
 chorus #2- key change       pm---

E|------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|-*----------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|-------------------------------------2----------------------------------------|
A|-*-------------------5--3--2---------2---------------------5--3--2------------|
E|----3--2--0--5--3--0---------5--3----0----3--2--0--5--3--0---------5--3--2----|
 cool riff #2- again, palm mute everything except E5's

E|--------------------------------------|---------------------------------------|
B|-------------------------------------*|---------------------------------------|
G|--------------------------------------|---------------------------------------|
D|-----------------------------------2--|---------------------------------------|
A|----------------------5--3--2------2-*|---------------------------------------|
E|-0--3--2--0--5--3--0----------5----0--|---------------------------------------|
         the 3rd time end here^

h  - hammer on
p  - pull off
* - trill
b  - bend (use tremolo bar for downbend)
r  - release bend
/  - slide up
\  - slide down
v  - vibrato
t  - tap (with strumming hand)
x  - fret-hand muting
^ -  natural harmonics
ph- artificial (pinch) harmonics
PM palm mute
E|-\----------/-----------------------------|
Lines going diagonally up and down   --\--------/-------------|
These mean whammy bar                     --\------/----------|
          -                                    --\----/-------|
\ - bar down
/- bar up