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Main Riff
        F#m                                   
        q   q   q  q   s s s s s s s s  s s s s t t t s s
 G|------------------|-------------------------------------|
 D|4:o---------------|-----------4------2-----2-----------o|
 A|4:o------0--------|-----0-3H4---3H4----3H4---3P2P0-----o|
 E|-----2--(5)--2--R-|-R-2----------------------------2-0--|
   (alternate fingering)

  Verse
      F#m                    E
      q  e  e e q.           q  e  e  e  q.         1
 G|-----------------|------|----------------|--------|
 D|o----------------|-O-/--|----------------|-O-/---o|
 A|o-----0----R--4--|--/-O-|----------R--2--|--/-O--o|
 E|---2-(5)-2-------|------|-0--4--0--------|--------|
 
  Chorus
      D               A               B
      e q  e e q  e   e q  e e q  e   e q  e e q  e   e e e e e  q.
 G|-----------------|---------------|---------------|---------------|
 D|---0-0--0-0-0--0-|---------------|---------------|---------------|
 A|--(5)------------|-0-0--0-0-0--0-|-2-2--0-2-2--0-|-2-2-2-2-2--R--|
 E|-----------------|(5)------------|---------------|---------------|


Performance Notes:  Main Riff (four times)
                    Verse
                    Chorus
                    Main Riff (two times)
                    Verse
                    Chorus
                    Main Riff (eight times)
                    Verse
                    Chorus
                    Main Riff (coda)

     __      Notes (including rests):  w = Whole  h = Half  q = Quarter
   +|oo|+                              e = 8th    s = 16th  t = Triplet
   +|oo|+     
     ||      Dotted notes (equal to 1.5 times the duration value)
     ||      are indicated by a dot following the note
     ||           #
     ||      |-----|               |------|            |---|
     ||      |o---o| = Repeat      |-O-/--| = Repeat   |4:-| = Time
     ||      |o---o|   measures    |--/-O-|   previous |4:-|   Signature
  _  ||  _   |-----|   in-between  |------|   measure  |---|
  _||_//             # times
   | [] |    ++++ = TIE      R = REST        X = MUTED or "GHOST" NOTE
   | || |    H = HAMMER ON    = BEND        / = SLIDE UP TO NEXT NOTE
  /  []     P = PULL OFF    ~ = VIBRATO      = SLIDE DOWN TO NEXT NOTE
  ______/   /X or X = SLIDE TO NOWHERE     S = SLAP OR POP