Main Riff
F#m A
h. e e e h. e e e
G|-----------------------------|---------------------------|
D|4:---------------------------|---------------1---2-------|
A|4:----------------2---4------|-----------------------2---|
E|-----2--------------------4--|--5------------------------|
Chorus
E F#m
e e e*e* e e e e 1 e e e*e* e e e e e e e*e* e e e e
G|-----------------------|--------------------|--------------------|
D|o--2--2--0-0----------o|-4--4--2-2--1-1-0-3-|-4--4--2-2--1---2-3-|
A|o-------------4-4-2-2-o|--------------------|--------------4-----|
E|--(0)(0)---------------|(2)(2)--------------|--------------------|
*These notes are often tied together and played as a single
quarter note.
(alternate note)
Bridge - "Monster Bass"
F#m
w s s e q q s s s s+++++e e s e. e e e s s++++
G|-----|----9-11-11--R--9---------|--------------------------------|
D|-----|--11--------------11-9-11++++11---------------10-H-11-10H11+++
A|-----|--------------------------|-----12--11--9--R--8--H-9--8-H9++++
E|--2--|--------------------------|--------------------------------|
+++q e. s q e. s q e. s q e. s
G|-----------------------|----------------------|------|
D+++11-------------------|----------------------|-O-/--|
A+++9--------------------|----------------------|--/-O-|
E|-------R---2--2--R---2-|--2---R---2--2--R---2-|------|
q e. s e e e s s++++q e. s q e. s
G|----------------5-H6--5H6++++6------------------|
D|----------------3-H4--3H4++++4------------------|
A|--------------------------|---------------------|
E|--2---R---2--2------------|-----R---2--2--R---2-|
q e. s q e. s q e. s q
G|----------------------|------|------|------|-----------------|
D|----------------------|-O-/--|-O-/--|-O-/--|3:---------------|
A|----------------------|--/-O-|--/-O-|--/-O-|4:---------------|
E|--2---R---2--2--R---2-|------|------|------|---2---R---2--2--|
Performance Notes: Main Riff (during the intro and verse)
Chorus
Main Riff (guitar solo)
Chorus
Bridge
Chorus
Main Riff (coda)
__ Notes (including rests): w = Whole h = Half q = Quarter
+|oo|+ e = 8th s = 16th t = Triplet
+|oo|+
|| Dotted notes (equal to 1.5 times the duration value)
|| are indicated by a dot following the note
|| #
|| |-----| |------| |---|
|| |o---o| = Repeat |-O-/--| = Repeat |4:-| = Time
|| |o---o| measures |--/-O-| previous |4:-| Signature
_ || _ |-----| in-between |------| measure |---|
\\_||_// # times
| [] | ++++ = TIE R = REST X = MUTED or "GHOST" NOTE
| || | H = HAMMER ON > = BEND / = SLIDE UP TO NEXT NOTE
/ [] \ P = PULL OFF ~ = VIBRATO \ = SLIDE DOWN TO NEXT NOTE
\______/ /X or \X = SLIDE TO NOWHERE S = SLAP OR POP
Alternate Versions:
(these versions add a bit more character to the bassline, and
may more closely approximate the way the song is played live)
Intro/Verse riff - Alternate Fingering
F#m A
h. e e e h. e e e
G|-----------------------------|---------------------------|
D|4:---------------------------|---------------------------|
A|4:----------------2-H-4------|---------------6-H-7-------|
E|-----2--------------------4/-|--5--------------------7\--|
Bridge - "Monster Bass" - alternate variation
F#m
h. e e s s e q e e s s s s++++e e s e. e e e s s++++
G|---------|-9-11-11-11-R-11-9--------|-----------------------------|
D|----R-11-|-------------------11-9-11+++11-9---7--------9-H-11-9H11+++
A|---------|--------------------------|------------9--R--7-H-9--7H9++++
E|-2-------|--------------------------|-----------------------------|
+++h q e. s q e. s q e. s
G|-----------------------|-----------------------|
D+++11------11\X---------|-----------------------|
A+++9-------9\X----------|-----------------------|
E|----------------R---S0-|-H2--R---S0-H2--R---S0-|
q e. s e e s e. q e. s q e. s 3
G|-----------------------|----------------------|
D|o----------------------|---------------------o|
A|o----------------------|---------------------o|
E|--H2--R--S0-H2-2--R--4-|-2--R--S0-H2--R---S0--|
q e. s q e. s s s s e. s s s s s s
G|--------------------|---------2--------------|
D|--------------------|3:-2-3-4----4-2---------|
A|------------------4-|4:--------------4-3-2---|
E|-H2--R--S0-H2--R----|----------------------2-|
JOHN SWARTZ - The MITRE Corp. Bedford, MA
"My heart is black, and my lips are cold. Cities on flame
with rock and roll. 3,000 guitars, they seem to cry.
