Suite Sister Mary

#This file is the author's own work and represents their interpretation of the#
#song. You may only use this file for private study, scholarship, or research.#


Album: Operation: Mindcrime
Transcribed by: Raven
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Whatever you do, don't play this song alone . . . mwahahaha . . .
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 the main riff- need I say more? Maybe that it is very difficult to play . .
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            10:00 PM . . .
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 After, "Their mind" . . .
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            verse riff #1
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 singing verse riff
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 play this on:it through the night . . .
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 Mary's Riff- distorted guitr plays chords while clean plays higher strings
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  ending 2- when Mary says, "and you shoot!"   ending 3- before the chorus
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 chorus- "Mary, my lady of pain . ."
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                                                     time!!!!!!!!!!             

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 Interlude- first bar dive is very slow  play section with tons of delay
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 you may tap this section also while using whammy bar
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                                               until feedback, weirdo noise
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 Interlude #2                x3
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        to last verse
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 conclusion riff#1
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 conclusion riff#2                             repeat until the end . . .

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
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