Suite Sister Mary

Queensrÿche

Continues after the ad
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#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 Email: * 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 . . .
Continues after the ad
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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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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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Lines going diagonally up and down --\--------/-------------| These mean whammy bar --\------/----------| \ - bar down /- bar up
Song details

Composition: Chris De Garmo and Geoff Tate

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