Last Laugh

Album- The Dark Saga

Tuning: Eb

Intro fades in:

Riff 1
eb|-----------------------| 
Bb|-----------------------| 
Gb|-----------------------| 
Db|-9--------12--------10-| 
Ab|-7--------10---------8-| 
Eb|-----------------------| 


Final time
eb|-----------------------------
Bb|-----------------------------
Gb|-----------------------------
Db|-9--------12--------10-------
Ab|-7--------10---------8-------
Eb|--------------------------00-
                             ** 

e|-----| 
B|-----| 
G|-----| 
D|-----| 
A|-----| 
E|/15\-| 
       


Riff 2
eb|---
Bb|---
Gb|---
Db|---
Ab|-2-
Eb|-0-

e|-----------------------------| 
B|-----------------------------| 
G|-----------------------------| 
D|-----------------------------| 
A|-----------------------------| 
E|0000000000000000000000000000-| 
****************************   


   "My personal quest..."
eb|-----------------------
Bb|-----------------------
Gb|-----------------------
Db|-----------------------
Ab|-5-4------4-3------3-2-
Eb|-3-2-0000-2-1-0000-1-0-
        ****     ****     

e|-------------| 
B|-------------| 
G|-------------| 
D|-------------| 
A|-------------| 
E|000000000000-| 
************   


Riff 3
eb|---------------------------
Bb|---------------------------
Gb|---------------------------
Db|---------------------------
Ab|-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-
Eb|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-
      * * * * * * * * * * * * 

e|-----| 
B|-----| 
G|-----| 
D|-----| 
A|-----| 
E|0000-| 
****   


   "I am your father..."
eb|-------------------------------
Bb|-------------------------------
Gb|-------------------------------
Db|-------------------------------
Ab|-5-4------4-3------3-2-2-2-2-2-
Eb|-3-2-0000-2-1-0000-1-0-0-0-0-0-
        ****     ****     * * * * 

e|----| 
B|----| 
G|----| 
D|----| 
A|2-2-| 
E|0-0-| 
* *   

   "I've taken..."


Riff 1a
eb|-------------------------------
Bb|-------------------------------
Gb|-------------------------------
Db|-9-------9/-12------12\10-10---
Ab|-7-------7/-10------10\-8--8---
Eb|-------------------------------

e|------| 
B|------| 
G|------| 
D|---10-| 
A|----8-| 
E|------| 

eb|-------------------------------
Bb|-------------------------------
Gb|-------------------------------
Db|-9-------9/-12------12\10-10---
Ab|-7-------7/-10------10\-8--8---
Eb|-------------------------------

e|---------| 
B|---------| 
G|---------| 
D|---------| 
A|---------| 
E|-00-/15\-| 
 **        


Play Riff 2   "In your hour of 
darkness..."
Play Riff 3   "I am your father..."

Lead into next section:
eb|-----| 
Bb|-----| 
Gb|-----| 
Db|-----| 
Ab|--2--| 
Eb|--0--| 


Riff 4
eb|-
Bb|-
Gb|-
Db|-
Ab|-
Eb|-

e|---------------------------------| 
B|---------------------------------| 
G|---------------------------------| 
D|---------------------------------| 
A|---------------------------------| 
E|00000000000000000000000000000000-| 
********************************   


   "Extening..."                 
eb|------------------
Bb|------------------
Gb|------------------
Db|------------------
Ab|------------------
Eb|-3333333333333333-
    **************** 

e|-----------------|-----| 
B|-----------------|-----| 
G|-----------------|-----| 
D|-----------------|-----| 
A|-----------------|--2--| 
E|1111111111111111-|--0--| 
****************         

   "...now you rise..."


Riff 5
Guitar 1
Continues after the ad
eb|-------------------------------
Bb|-------------------------------
Gb|-------------------------------
Db|-------------------------------
Ab|----3--2-------3--2-------3--2-
Eb|-00-1--0----00-1--0----00-1--0-
    **         **         **      

e|--------|    
B|--------|    
G|--------|    
D|--------|    
A|------3-|    
E|---00-1-|    
   **        

   "My new born son..."
                            x2
eb|--------------------------| 
Bb|--------------------------| 
Gb|--------------------------| 
Db|--------------------------| 
Ab|-2----2-----2-----2-----3-| 
Eb|-0-00-0--00-0--00-0--00-1-| 
      **    **    **    **     

   "Fly now and do battle..."

Guitar 2 (Clean)
eb|-------2-----2-0-2-------2-----
Bb|---0h1---1-0---------0h1---1-0-
Gb|-------------------------------
Db|-------------------------------
Ab|-------------------------------
Eb|-0-----------------0-----------

e|2-0-| 
B|----| 
G|----| 
D|----| 
A|----| 
E|----| 


Riff 6 (Solo Rhythm)
eb|------------------------------
Bb|------------------------------
Gb|------------------------------
Db|------------------------------
Ab|------------------------------
Eb|-0--000--000--00-1111-0--000--
    *  ***  ***  ** **** *  ***  

e|----------| 
B|----------| 
G|----------| 
D|----------| 
A|--------3-| 
E|000--00-1-| 
***  **     


Solo

Guitar 1
eb|---------------------------12-
Bb|---------10-12-13-12-13-15----
Gb|-9-11-12----------------------
Db|------------------------------
Ab|------------------------------
Eb|------------------------------

e|14-15-14b15r14------| 
B|---------------12~~-| 
G|--------------------| 
D|--------------------| 
A|--------------------| 
E|--------------------| 

eb|-14----12----------------------
Bb|----15----13-15-12-13----12----
Gb|----------------------14----12-
Db|-------------------------------
Ab|-------------------------------
Eb|-------------------------------

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

eb|---------------------------12-
Bb|---------10-12-13-12-13-15----
Gb|-9-11-12----------------------
Db|------------------------------
Ab|------------------------------
Eb|------------------------------

e|14-15-14b15r14-19~~-| 
B|------------------~-| 
G|--------------------| 
D|--------------------| 
A|--------------------| 
E|--------------------| 

eb|-15-12-14----12----------------
Bb|----------15----13-15-12-13----
Gb|----------------------------14-
Db|-------------------------------
Ab|-------------------------------
Eb|-------------------------------

e|---------------------| 
B|12-13-12~------------| 
G|-------------11^-12~-| 
D|---------------------| 
A|---------------------| 
E|---------------------| 


Guitar 2:
eb|----------------------------15-
Bb|----------13-15-17-15-17-19----
Gb|-12-14-16----------------------
Db|-------------------------------
Ab|-------------------------------
Eb|-------------------------------

e|17-19-17b19r17------| 
B|---------------15~~-| 
G|--------------------| 
D|--------------------| 
A|--------------------| 
E|--------------------| 

eb|-22-19-20----19----------------
Bb|----------22----20-22-19-20----
Gb|----------------------------21-
Db|-------------------------------
Ab|-------------------------------
Eb|-------------------------------

e|----------| 
B|19-22-20~-| 
G|----------| 
D|----------| 
A|----------| 
E|----------| 

eb|----------------------------15-
Bb|----------13-15-17-15-17-19----
Gb|-12-14-16----------------------
Db|-------------------------------
Ab|-------------------------------
Eb|-------------------------------

e|17-19-17b19r17-22~~-| 
B|--------------------| 
G|--------------------| 
D|--------------------| 
A|--------------------| 
E|--------------------| 

eb|-24-20-22-19-20----19----------
Bb|----------------22----20-22-19-
Gb|-------------------------------
Db|-------------------------------
Ab|-------------------------------
Eb|-------------------------------

e|---------------------| 
B|20-22-20~------------| 
G|-------------19^-21~-| 
D|---------------------| 
A|---------------------| 
E|---------------------| 

End Solo


Play Riff 1
Play Riff 2    "In your hour of 
darkness..."
Play Riff 3    "I am your father..."
Play Riff 4    "Extending..." [Leave
 off final chord]
Play Riff 3

Ending:
eb|---------------------------
Bb|---------------------------
Gb|---------------------------
Db|---------------------------
Ab|-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-
Eb|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-
      * * * * * * * * * * * * 

e|-----| 
B|-----| 
G|-----| 
D|-----| 
A|-----| 
E|0000-| 
****   

eb|-----------------------| 
Bb|-----------------------| 
Gb|-----------------------| 
Db|-----------------------| 
Ab|-5-4------4-3------3-2-| 
Eb|-3-2-0000-2-1-0000-1-0-| 
        ****     ****       

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