You Didnt Need

" You didn't need "

album: The end of silence
year: 1992

translated by Michiel Hautus, 
february 02, The Netherlands

note: many riffs in this song return
 ever
in a little changed way but
not all the versions are written out

explanation signs:

7h8     = hammer-on
7p5     = pull-off
8b9     = bend 8th fret to 9th
7b8r7   = bend 7th fret to 8th and 
release to old position
~       = vibration
\       = slide down
/       = slide up
R       = rest

RIFF A

let ring everything, except first 
three notes

E --------------------------------
B --------------------------------
G --------------------------------
D -6-5----------------------------
A -----7------7---5---7---5---7---
E --------6-6---6---6---6---6---6-

E|------| 
B|------| 
G|------| 
D|------| 
A|5---7-| 
E|--6---| 

RIFF B

mute A5 chords slightly

E -----------------------------| 
B -----------------------------| 
G -----------------------------| 
D -7---------------------------| 
A -7--7-7-7-7-7-7-7--7h9-9-7-7-| 
E -5--5-5-5-5-5-5-5--5---5-5-5-| 

RIFF C

E -------------------------------
B -------------------------------
G -------------------------------
D -6-5---------------------------
A -----7--5-5-7---5---7-5--7b8r7-
E --------------5---5------------

E|---| 
B|---| 
G|---| 
D|---| 
A|5--| 
E|---| 

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RIFF D

bass plays: D - C - Bb - A - G - F -
 E - rest

let ring D5 chords a little with E 
tones

E --------------------------------
B --------3-5---5-3-5---5-3-5---5-
G -1-0----2---2---2---2---2---2---
D -----2------0-------0-------0---
A --------------------------------
E --------------------------------

E|-------------|--------------------
B|-5/6p3h5----5|-3-5---5--5/6p3h5---
G|----------2--|-2---2------------2-
D|----------0--|-----0------------0-
A|-------------|--------------------
E|-------------|--------------------

E|--7-R-| 
B|5-5-R-| 
G|--4-R-| 
D|------| 
A|------| 
E|------| 

RIFF B2

mute slightly

E ----------------------------| 
B ----------------------------| 
G ----------------------------| 
D -7--------------------------| 
A -7--7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-| 
E -5--5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-| 

RIFF E

E ------------------|-------------
B ------------------|-------------
G ------------------|-------------
D ------------------|-------------
A -3--5-5--3-5-5--5-|--9-9-8--8-8-
E -1--3-3--1-3-3--3-|--7-7-6--6-6-

E|------------| 
B|------------| 
G|------------| 
D|------------| 
A|8-8-8-8-8-8-| 
E|6-6-6-6-6-6-| 


E -------------------------|------
B -------------------------|------
G -------------------------|------
D -------------------------|------
A --5-5-4--4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-|--5-5-
E --3-3-2--2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-|--3-3-

E|-------------------| 
B|-------------------| 
G|-------------------| 
D|-------------------| 
A|4--4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-| 
E|2--2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-| 

RIFF F

mute single open E tone between A5/E
 chords

        1.3. time

E ---------------|---------------|
B ---------------|---------------|
G -9-9------9----|---------------|
D -7-7------7----|---------------|
A -7-7------7----|-5-5-----------|
E -0-0---0--0----|-----7-6-5-3~--|

E|---------------|---------------| 
B|---------------|---------------| 
G|-9-9------9----|---------------| 
D|-7-7------7----|---------------| 
A|-7-7------7----|-5-5-----------| 
E|-0-0---0--0----|-----7-0-6~----| 

        2. time

E ---------------|---------------|
B ---------------|---------------|
G -9-9------9----|---------------|
D -7-7------7----|-----------5~--|
A -7-7------7----|-5-5-----------|
E -0-0---0--0----|-----7-6-5-----|

E|---------------|---------------| 
B|---------------|---------------| 
G|-9-9------9----|---------------| 
D|-7-7------7----|---------8~----| 
A|-7-7------7----|-5-5-----------| 
E|-0-0---0--0----|-----7-0-------| 

        4. time

E ---------------|---------------|
B ---------------|---------------|
G -9-9------9----|---------------|
D -7-7------7----|-----------5~--|
A -7-7------7----|-5-5-----------|
E -0-0---0--0----|-----7-6-5-----|

E|---------------|-------------| 
B|---------------|-------------| 
G|-9-9------9----|-------------| 
D|-7-7------7----|-------6-5---| 
A|-7-7------7----|-5-5-------7-| 
E|-0-0---0--0----|-----7-------| 

PART BEFORE FIRST SOLO:

Riff A, B and C are played with more
 or less muted E-string

However, Riff B is played like this:

        RIFF B3

        let ring all notes

        E -----------------------
        B -----------------------
        G -----------------------
        D -----------------------
        A -----7---5---7---5---7-
        E -5-5---5---5---5---5---

 |--------| 
 |--------| 
 |--------| 
 |--------| 
 |--5---7-| 
 |5---5---| 

SOLO 1

bass plays two times:
D - C - Bb - A - G - F - E


E -------|-------------------|---
B -------|-------------------|---
G -------|-------------------|---
D -6-5---|--------5-7/8--7~--|---
A -----7-|----5-7------------|---
E -------|--6----------------|-8-

E|-----------------|-------------------| 
B|-----------------|-------------------| 
G|-----------------|----------6/7--5-R-| 
D|-----8-9/10--8~--|------5-8----------| 
A|---8-------------|--5-8--------------| 
E|10---------------|-------------------| 


E -------------------|----------
B -------------------|----------
G -10-10-9~--10/12~--|-9h10~9~--
D -------------------|----------
A -------------------|----------
E -------------------|----------

E|-------------|------------------
B|10-10-8h10p8-|------------10-10-
G|14-14--------|-/10-10-9~--14-14-
D|-------------|------------------
A|-------------|------------------
E|-------------|------------------

--------| 
8h10p8--| 
--------| 
--------| 
--------| 
--------| 


E -------------------|--------| 
B -10b11-10b11-10~---|-/12\---| 
G -------------------|--------| 
D -------------------|--------| 
A -------------------|--------| 
E -------------------|--------| 

SOLO 2

is played over Riff F

SOLO 3

basspart:

RIFF F variation at the end

E ------------------------------
B ------------------------------
G -9-9--------------------------
D -7-7------7b8r7p5-R-7b8r7p5-R-
A -7-7------7b8r7p5-R-7b8r7p5-R-
E -0-0---0----------------------

E|--------------| 
B|--------------| 
G|--------------| 
D|7b8r7p5-------| 
A|7b8r7p5-------| 
E|---------0-0--| 

ENDRIFF

basis:

E5 079xxx - E5 x79xxx - F5 x810xxxx 
- D5 x57xxx--
E5 079xxx - E5 x79xxx - F5 x810xxxx 
- G5 x1012xxx

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E --------------------| 
B --------------------| 
G -9---------------9\-| 
D -9---feedback----9\-| 
A -7---------------7\-| 
E -0------------------|