The Descent

Enjoy, peeps!

Tuning: Drop B (B,F#,,B,E,G#,C#)

Notes: pm = palm mute
       12h13 = hammer-on
       12p0 = pull-off
       12s0 = slide

Intro (00:00 - 00:39)

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-12-------------12-------12h13-
-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12h13-

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-|---------------------] 
-|---------------------] 
-|---------------------] 
-|12h13-12h13-12h13-12-] 
-|12h13-12h13-12h13-12-] 

    pm pm pm pm    pm pm

Verse (00:39 - 01:51)

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--------3-3--3-3-3--3-3--3-3-] 
--------2-2--2-2-2--2-2--2-2-] 
-12-s-0-1-1--1-1-1--1-1--1-1-] 
-12-s-0----------------------] 

Breakdown Riff 1 (01:51 - 02:13)

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-12p0-----10-9-8-0-12-----12-----
-12h0-0-0-10-9-8-0-12-0-0-12-0-0-

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      pmpm            pmpm   pmpm

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Breakdown Riff 2 (02:13 - 02:35)

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-------------4h5-] 
-2h3-3-3h4-4-----] 
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Note: For this part, a pitchshifter 
set to +1 octave is used.  If you 
don't have a
pitchshifter/octave modifier, trying
 playing it on the next octave of 
your guitar to
make it sound closer.

Bridge Riff 1 (02:35 - 02:45)

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-----------3s5-4-] 
-2s4-3-4-3-------] 
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-----------------] 
-----------------] 

Note: Again, a pitchshifter at +1 
octave is used.

Bridge Riff 2 (02:45 - 02:55)

-4s6-5-6-6s8-] 
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Note: Again, a pitchshifter at +1 
octave is used.

Bridge Riff 3 (02:55 - 03:17)

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-8-7-8s10--5-] 
-8-7-8s10--5-] 

Note: No pitchshifter.

Solo (03:17 - 03:46)

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-------10-9]                
-6h7-9-----]                
-----------] 8 times then:  


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---------10-9-]               
--6-7-9-------]               
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--------------] 3 times then: 

-|               
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-|               
-|               
-|               
-|(pitchshifter) 


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--------11-10-]               
-6-7-9--------]               
--------------]               
--------------]               
--------------] 2 times then: 

-|               
-|               
-|               
-|               
-|               
-|(pitchshfiter) 


--------9-8-]               
-6-7-9------]               
------------]               
------------]               
------------]               
------------] 2 times then: 

-|               
-|               
-|               
-|               
-|               
-|(pitchshifter) 


-------8-7-]               
-5-6-8-----]               
-----------]               
-----------]               
-----------]               
-----------] 2 times then: 

-|               
-|               
-|               
-|               
-|               
-|(pitchshifter) 


--------7-6--5-4-3-] 
-4-5-7-------------] 
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-|               
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-|(pitchshifter) 

After this, go back to the verse and
 play it without the pitchshifter on
 until
the end of the song, and that's it!