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Drop B (B-F#-B-E-G#-C#)
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[Intro - Part 1]
Guitar 1 - Distortion
  (0:09 - 0:14)
C♯|-0-0-0-0-0-0---0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0---0--0--0--0--0--0---0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0-|
G♯|-5-5-5-5-5-5-/12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-/15-15-15-15-15-15-\10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-|
 E|----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
 B|----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
F♯|----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
 B|----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|

Guitar 1 - Distortion
  (0:14 - 0:18)
C♯|-0-0-0-0-0-0---0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0---0--0--0--0--0--0---0--0---|
G♯|-5-5-5-5-5-5-/12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-/15-15-15-15-15-15-\10-10---|
 E|------------------------------------------------------------------------|
 B|------------------------------------------------------------------------|
F♯|------------------------------------------------------------------------|
 B|----------------------------------------------------------------------m-|

[Intro - Part 2]
Guitar 2 - Distortion
  (0:18 - 0:23) & (0:23 - 0:28)
C♯|------------------------------------------------------------------|
G♯|------------------------------------------------------------------|
 E|----------------------------------------------------------7-7-7-7-|
 B|-2-----------5--------------------7-----------------------x-x-x-x-|
F♯|----------------------------------------------5-----------5-5-5-5-| x2
 B|---2~--2-2-2---2~--2~--2-2-2-2-2----5~--5-5-5---0~--0~--0---------|

Guitar 1 - Distortion
  (0:18 - 0:23) & (0:23 - 0:28)
C♯|-------------------19-19-19-19-19-19-19-19-19-19-/22-22-22-22-22-22-\17-17-17-17-17-17-17-17-17-17-|
G♯|-17-17-17-17-17-17---------------------------------------------------------------------------------| x2
 E|---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
 B|---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
F♯|---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
 B|---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
[Verse 1] (0:28 - 0:46) Both Guitars Mute (cue funky bass line)
[Pre-Chorus 1]
Guitar 1 - Distortion
  (0:46 - 0:51)
C♯|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|
G♯|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-8-8-8-8-8-8-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|
 E|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
 B|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
F♯|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
 B|-----------------------------------------------------------------|

  (0:51 - 0:55)
C♯|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0----------------|
G♯|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5----------------|
 E|------------------------------------------------|
 B|----------------------------------0~-0~-0~------|
F♯|----------------------------------0~-0~-0~------|
 B|----------------------------------0~-0~-0~----m-|

Guitar 2 - Distortion
  (0:46 - 0:55)
C♯|--------------------m---------------------------|
G♯|--------------------m---------------------------|
 E|--------------------m---------------------------|
 B|-------------------(0)------------0~-0~-0~------|
F♯|-------------------(0)------------0~-0~-0~------|
 B|-m-----------------(0)<-----------0~-0~-0~----m-|
    ^-turn volume down ^--mute first 3 strings, give a bump to the body of the guitar, slowly turn up volume

[Chorus 1]
Guitar 2 - Distortion
  (0:55 - 1:00) & (1:05 - 1:09)
C♯|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
G♯|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
 E|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-|
 B|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-|
F♯|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|
 B|-----------------------------------------------------------------|

  (1:00 - 1:05) & (1:09 - 1:14)                                       >x2
C♯|------------------------------------------------------------------|
G♯|------------------------------------------------------------------|
 E|----------------------------------------------------------7-7-7-7-|
 B|-2-----------5--------------------7-----------------------x-x-x-x-|
F♯|----------------------------------------------5-----------5-5-5-5-|
 B|---2~--2-2-2---2~--2~--2-2-2-2-2----5~--5-5-5---0~--0~--0---------|

Guitar 1 - Distortion
  (0:55 - 1:00)
C♯|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G♯|-17-17-17-17-17-17-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-15-15-15-15-15-15-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-|
 E|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
 B|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
F♯|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
 B|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|

  (1:00 - 1:05)
C♯|------------------------------------------------------------------|
G♯|------------------------------------------------------------------|
 E|----------------------------------------------------------7-7-7-7-|
 B|-2-----------5--------------------7-----------------------x-x-x-x-|
F♯|----------------------------------------------5-----------5-5-5-5-|
 B|---2~--2-2-2---2~--2~--2-2-2-2-2----5~--5-5-5---0~--0~--0---------|

  (1:05 - 1:09)
C♯|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G♯|-12-12-12-12-12-12-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-10-10-10-10-10-10-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|
 E|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------|
 B|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------|
F♯|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------|
 B|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------|

  (1:09 - 1:14)
C♯|------------------------------------------------------------------|
G♯|------------------------------------------------------------------|
 E|----------------------------------------------------------7-7-7-7-|
 B|-2-----------5--------------------7-----------------------x-x-x-x-|
F♯|----------------------------------------------5-----------5-5-5-5-|
 B|---2~--2-2-2---2~--2~--2-2-2-2-2----5~--5-5-5---0~--0~--0---------|

[Pre-Verse 2]
Guitar 2 - Distortion
  (1:14 - 1:18) & (1:18 - 1:23)
C♯|------------------------------------------------------------------|
G♯|------------------------------------------------------------------|
 E|----------------------------------------------------------7-7-7-7-|
 B|-2-----------5--------------------7-----------------------x-x-x-x-|
F♯|----------------------------------------------5-----------5-5-5-5-| x2
 B|---2~--2-2-2---2~--2~--2-2-2-2-2----5~--5-5-5---0~--0~--0---------|

Guitar 1 - Distortion
  (1:14 - 1:18) & (1:18 - 1:23)
C♯|-------------------19-19-19-19-19-19-19-19-19-19-/22-22-22-22-22-22-\17-17-17-17-17-17-17-17-17-17-|
G♯|-17-17-17-17-17-17---------------------------------------------------------------------------------| x2
 E|---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
 B|---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
F♯|---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
 B|---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
[Verse 2] Both Guitars Mute (cue funky bass line 2.0 & piano) (1:23 - 1:41)
[Pre-Chorus 2]
Guitar 1 - Distortion
  (1:41 - 1:46)
C♯|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|
G♯|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-8-8-8-8-8-8-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|
 E|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
 B|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
F♯|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
 B|-----------------------------------------------------------------|

  (1:46 - 1:50)
C♯|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0----------------|
G♯|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5----------------|
 E|------------------------------------------------|
 B|----------------------------------0~-0~-0~------|
F♯|----------------------------------0~-0~-0~------|
 B|----------------------------------0~-0~-0~----m-|

Guitar 2 - Distortion
  (1:41 - 1:50)
C♯|--------------------m---------------------------|
G♯|--------------------m---------------------------|
 E|--------------------m---------------------------|
 B|-------------------(0)------------0~-0~-0~------|
F♯|-------------------(0)------------0~-0~-0~------|
 B|-m-----------------(0)<-----------0~-0~-0~----m-|
    ^-turn volume down ^--mute first 3 strings, give a bump to the body of the guitar, slowly turn up volume

[Chorus 2]
Guitar 2 - Distortion
  (1:50 - 1:55) & (2:00 - 2:05)
C♯|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
G♯|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
 E|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-|
 B|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-|
F♯|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|
 B|-----------------------------------------------------------------|

  (1:55 - 2:00) & (2:05 - 2:09)                                       >x2
C♯|------------------------------------------------------------------|
G♯|------------------------------------------------------------------|
 E|----------------------------------------------------------7-7-7-7-|
 B|-2-----------5--------------------7-----------------------x-x-x-x-|
F♯|----------------------------------------------5-----------5-5-5-5-|
 B|---2~--2-2-2---2~--2~--2-2-2-2-2----5~--5-5-5---0~--0~--0---------|

Guitar 1 - Distortion
  (1:50 - 1:55)
C♯|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G♯|-17-17-17-17-17-17-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-15-15-15-15-15-15-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-|
 E|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
 B|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
F♯|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
 B|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|

  (1:55 - 2:00)
C♯|------------------------------------------------------------------|
G♯|------------------------------------------------------------------|
 E|----------------------------------------------------------7-7-7-7-|
 B|-2-----------5--------------------7-----------------------x-x-x-x-|
F♯|----------------------------------------------5-----------5-5-5-5-|
 B|---2~--2-2-2---2~--2~--2-2-2-2-2----5~--5-5-5---0~--0~--0---------|

  (2:00 - 2:05)
C♯|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G♯|-12-12-12-12-12-12-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-10-10-10-10-10-10-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|
 E|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------|
 B|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------|
F♯|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------|
 B|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------|

  (2:05 - 2:09)
C♯|------------------------------------------------------------------|
G♯|------------------------------------------------------------------|
 E|----------------------------------------------------------7-7-7-7-|
 B|-2-----------5--------------------7-----------------------x-x-x-x-|
F♯|----------------------------------------------5-----------5-5-5-5-|
 B|---2~--2-2-2---2~--2~--2-2-2-2-2----5~--5-5-5---0~--0~--0---------|

[Pre-Bridge]
Guitar 1 - Clean
  (2:09 - 2:27)
C♯|-19~-------17~-------15~-------12~-------19~-------17~-------22~-------19~-------|
G♯|---------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
 E|---------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
 B|---------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
F♯|---------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
 B|---------------------------------------------------------------------------------|

[Bridge]
Guitar 2 - Distortion
  (2:27 - 2:37)
C♯|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G♯|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
 E|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
 B|-*-2-2-2-2-2---2~--2~--5-5-5-5-5---5~--5~--10-10-10-10-10---10~--10~--7-7-7-7-7---0~-0-5~--|
F♯|-*-2-2-2-2-2---2~--2~--5-5-5-5-5---5~--5~--10-10-10-10-10---10~--10~--7-7-7-7-7---0~-0-5~--|
 B|-*-2-2-2-2-2-m-2~--2~--5-5-5-5-5-m-5~--5~--10-10-10-10-10-m-10~--10~--7-7-7-7-7-m-0~-0-5~--|
        .   .               .   .                 .     .                  .   .        .

  (2:37 - 2:46)
C♯|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G♯|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
 E|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------7~--|
 B|-2-2-2-2-2---2~--2~--5-5-5-5-5---5~--5~--10-10-10-10-10---10~--10~--7-7-7-7-7---0~-0-x---|
F♯|-2-2-2-2-2---2~--2~--5-5-5-5-5---5~--5~--10-10-10-10-10---10~--10~--7-7-7-7-7---0~-0-5~--|
 B|-2-2-2-2-2-m-2~--2~--5-5-5-5-5-m-5~--5~--10-10-10-10-10-m-10~--10~--7-7-7-7-7-m-0~-0-----|
      .   .               .   .                 .     .                  .   .        .

Guitar 1 - Distortion
  (2:28 - 2:30 - 2:32 - 2:35 - 2:37 - 2:39 - 2:41 - 2:44)
C♯|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0---0---0---0---|
G♯|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5b6-5b6-5b6-5b6-| x7
 E|-----------------------------------------|
 B|-----------------------------------------|
F♯|-----------------------------------------|
 B|-----------------------------------------|

  (2:44 - 2:46)
C♯|----------------------|
G♯|-/12b13~----br12v~----|
 E|----------------------|
 B|----------------------|
F♯|----------------------|
 B|----------------------|

[Chorus 3]
Guitar 2 - Distortion
  (2:46 - 2:50) & (2:55 - 3:00)
C♯|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
G♯|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
 E|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-|
 B|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-|
F♯|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|
 B|-----------------------------------------------------------------|

  (2:50 - 2:55) & (3:00 - 3:04)                                       >x2
C♯|------------------------------------------------------------------|
G♯|------------------------------------------------------------------|
 E|----------------------------------------------------------7-7-7-7-|
 B|-2-----------5--------------------7-----------------------x-x-x-x-|
F♯|----------------------------------------------5-----------5-5-5-5-|
 B|---2~--2-2-2---2~--2~--2-2-2-2-2----5~--5-5-5---0~--0~--0---------|

Guitar 1 - Distortion
  (2:46 - 2:50)
C♯|---|
G♯|---|
 E|---|
 B|---|
F♯|---|
 B|-m-|

  (2:50 - 2:55)
C♯|------------------------------------------------------------------|
G♯|------------------------------------------------------------------|
 E|----------------------------------------------------------7-7-7-7-|
 B|-2-----------5--------------------7-----------------------x-x-x-x-|
F♯|----------------------------------------------5-----------5-5-5-5-|
 B|---2~--2-2-2---2~--2~--2-2-2-2-2----5~--5-5-5---0~--0~--0---------|

  (2:55 - 3:00)
C♯|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G♯|-12-12-12-12-12-12-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-10-10-10-10-10-10-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|
 E|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------|
 B|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------|
F♯|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------|
 B|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------|

  (3:04 - 3:04)
C♯|------------------------------------------------------------------|
G♯|------------------------------------------------------------------|
 E|----------------------------------------------------------7-7-7-7-|
 B|-2-----------5--------------------7-----------------------x-x-x-x-|
F♯|----------------------------------------------5-----------5-5-5-5-|
 B|---2~--2-2-2---2~--2~--2-2-2-2-2----5~--5-5-5---0~--0~--0---------|

[Chorus 3]
Guitar 2 - Distortion
  (3:04 - 3:14)
C♯|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G♯|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
 E|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
 B|-10~--10-10~--10-10~---10~--10~--7~--7-7~--7-7~---7~--7~--2-2-2-2-2---2~--2~--5-5-5-5-5---5~--5~--|
F♯|-10~--10-10~--10-10~---10~--10~--7~--7-7~--7-7~---7~--7~--2-2-2-2-2---2~--2~--5-5-5-5-5---5~--5~--|
 B|-10~--10-10~--10-10~---10~--10~--7~--7-7~--7-7~---7~--7~--2-2-2-2-2-m-2~--2~--5-5-5-5-5-m-5~--5~--| 

                                                               .   .               .   .
  (3:14 - 3:23)
C♯|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G♯|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
 E|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
 B|-10~--10-10~--10-10~---10~--10~--7~--7-7~--7-7~---7~--7~--2-2-2-2-2---2~--2~--5-5-5-5-5-----------|
F♯|-10~--10-10~--10-10~---10~--10~--7~--7-7~--7-7~---7~--7~--2-2-2-2-2---2~--2~--5-5-5-5-5-----------|
 B|-10~--10-10~--10-10~---10~--10~--7~--7-7~--7-7~---7~--7~--2-2-2-2-2-m-2~--2~--5-5-5-5-5-m---------| 
                                                               .   .               .   .

Guitar 1 - Distortion
  (3:04 - 3:09)
C♯|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G♯|-17-17-17-17-17-17-\12-12-12-12-12-12\-10-10-10-10-/15-15-15-15-15-15-\10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-|
 E|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
 B|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
F♯|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
 B|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|

  (3:09 - 3:14)
C♯|-------------------19-19-19-19-19-19-19-19-19-19-/22-22-22-22-22-22-\17-17-17-17-17-17-17-17-17-17-|
G♯|-17-17-17-17-17-17---------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
 E|---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
 B|---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
F♯|---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
 B|---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|

  (3:14 - 3:18)
C♯|-19-19-19-19-19-19-\15-15-15-15-15-15-15-15-15-15-/17-17-17-17-17-17-------------------------------|
G♯|---------------------------------------------------------------------15-15-15-15-15-15-15-15-15-15-|
 E|---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
 B|---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
F♯|---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
 B|---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|

  (3:18 - 3:23)
C♯|-------------------19-19-19-19-19-19-19-19-19-19-/22-22-22-22-22-22-\17-17---|
G♯|-17-17-17-17-17-17-----------------------------------------------------------|
 E|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------|
 B|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------|
F♯|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------|
 B|---------------------------------------------------------------------------m-|

[Outro]
Guitar 2 - Distortion
  (3:23 - 3:27) & (3:27 - 3:32)
C♯|------------------------------------------------------------------|
G♯|------------------------------------------------------------------|
 E|----------------------------------------------------------7-7-7-7-|
 B|-2-----------5--------------------7-----------------------x-x-x-x-|
F♯|----------------------------------------------5-----------5-5-5-5-| x2
 B|---2~--2-2-2---2~--2~--2-2-2-2-2----5~--5-5-5---0~--0~--0---------|

Guitar 1 - Distortion
  (3:23 - 3:27) & (3:27 - 3:32)
C♯|-------------------19-19-19-19-19-19-19-19-19-19-/22-22-22-22-22-22-\17-17-17-17-17-17-17-17-17-17-|
G♯|-17-17-17-17-17-17---------------------------------------------------------------------------------| x2
 E|---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
 B|---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
F♯|---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
 B|---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
************************************ | ~ Sustain/ Let ring | x Dead note | . Palm mute | / Slide up | \ Slide down | m Mute all strings til next note | * Natrual harmonic | () Played while muted | < Slowly increase volume | b Bend listed fret before to fret note after | br Bring bend back down to next listed fret | v Vibrato ************************************