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Primal Scream

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D tuning- DGCFAD
h- hammer on
p- pull off
b- bend
~- let ring
x- note palm mute
PM- palm mute
- slide up
/- slide down
(#)- fret # in parenthesis is a ghost note
sections without gtr 2 labeled above them are gtr 1
even tho they follow after gtr 2 parts. dont get confused
intro
d-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
g-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
c-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
f--/5---7-7-7-7--7-7-7-7--9--7-7-7-7--7-7-7-7--8----------5----------5----|
a--/5---7-7-7-7--7-7-7-7--9--7-7-7-7--7-7-7-7--8--------------------------|
d-------5-5-5-5--5-5-5-5------5-5-5-5--5-5-5-5------3-3-3-3----3-3-3-3----|
d------------------------------------------------------------------------|
g------------------------------------------------------------------------|
c------------------------------------------------------------------------|
f-----------5----------5----7-7-7-7--7-7-7-7--9--7-7-7-7--7-7-7-7--8-----|
a---------------------------7-7-7-7--7-7-7-7--9--7-7-7-7--7-7-7-7--8-----|
d--3-3-3-3-----3-3-3-3------5-5-5-5--5-5-5-5------5-5-5-5--5-5-5-5-------|
d-------------------------------------------------------|
g-------------------------------------------------------|
c--------------------------------------------------2----|
f-----------5----------5-----------5-----------5---2----|
a--------------------------------------------------0----|
d--3-3-3-3-----3-3-3-3----3-3-3-3------3-3-3-3--------3-|
verse
d--------------------------------------------------------------------|
g--2------3----2---------------------2------3----2-------------------|
c--2------2----2---------------------2------2----2-------------------|
f--2------4----2------4p2--5p2-------2------4----2-----4p2--5p2------|
a--0------0----0----------------3h4--0------0----0---------------3h4-|
d--------------------------------------------------------------------|
d--------------------------------------------------------------------|
g--2------3----2---------------------2------3----2-------------------|
c--2------2----2---------------------2------2----2-------------------|
f--2------4----2------4p2--5p2-------2------4----2-----4p2--5p2------|
a--0------0----0----------------3h4--0------0----0---------------3h4-|
d--------------------------------------------------------------------|
pre chorus
d------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
g--/14-----/14^------/14-----------------------5/65--------5/65---------/12----|
c--/14----------------------14~~~~-----5~~~~----------5---3--------5~~~---/12--|
f--/14--------------------------------------------------------------------/12--|
a------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
d------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
gtr 2
d------------------------------------------------|
g--2----------------2--------------5-----5hp6----|
c--2----------------2--------------5-----------5-|
f--2----4p2--4p2----2------x--x----5-------------|
a--0----------------0--------------3-------------|
d------------------------------------------------|
PM PM PM PM PM
d-------------------------3----------------------------------------|
g-------5h6p5------------3-----------------------------------------|
c----3---------5---x-x---4-----------------------------------------|
f------------------------5-------------5-----5-----5-----5-----5---|
a-------------------------5-----x------5-----5-----5-----5-----5---|
d-------------------------3---------3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3--|
chorus
d----------------------------------------------------------------------------|
g----------------------------------------------------------------------------|
c----------------------------------------------------------------------------|
f--7--7-7-7--9--7--7-7-7--8-----------5----------5-----------5----------5----|
a--7--7-7-7--9--7--7-7-7--8--------------------------------------------------|
d--5--5-5-5------5--5-5-5------3-3-3-3-----3-3-3-3-----3-3-3-3----3-3-3-3----|
d----------------------------------------------------------------------------|
g----------------------------------------------------------------------------|
c----------------------------------------------------------------------------|
f--7--7-7-7--9--7--7-7-7--8-----------5----------5-----------5----------5----|
a--7--7-7-7--9--7--7-7-7--8--------------------------------------------------|
d--5--5-5-5------5--5-5-5------3-3-3-3-----3-3-3-3-----3-3-3-3----3-3-3-3----|
interlude
d------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
g------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
c------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
f--5-4-2h4p2--------2h4p2-5--4-2h4p2-------2--5-4-2h4p2-5--4-2h4p2-------2-2-2-|
a-------------3--4--------------------3--4-0------------------------3--4-0-0-0-|
d------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
gtr 2
d-------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
g-------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
c---------------------------------------------4-2-0h2p0--------0h2p0-4--2-0h2p0-|
f--5-4-2h4p2--------2h4p2-5--4-2h4p2-------2-------------2--3-------------------|
a-------------3--4--------------------3--4-0------------------------------------|
d-------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
gtr 2
d-------------|
g-------------|
c-------------|
f--2--3-2-2-2-|
a-------0-0-0-|
d-------------|
d--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
g--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
c--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
f--5-4-2h4p2--------2h4p2-5--4-2h4p2-------2--5-4-2h4p2-5--4-2h4p2-------2-|
a-------------3--4--------------------3--4-0------------------------3--4-0-|
d--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
d-------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
g-------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
c---------------------------------------------4-2-0h2p0--------0h2p0-4--2-0h2p0-|
f--5-4-2h4p2--------2h4p2-5--4-2h4p2-------2-------------2--3-------------------|
a-------------3--4--------------------3--4-0------------------------------------|
d-------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
d---------|
g---------|
c---------|
f--2--3-2-|
a-------0-|
d---------|
d-----------------------------------------------------------------|
g-------------------------------------------/14~~---14------------|
c-------------------------------------------/14~~-------1412------|
f--5--4--2h4p2------2h4p2-5--4-2h4p2-----2--/14~~-------------12--|
a--------------3-4-------------------3-4-0------------------------|
d-----------------------------------------------------------------|
gtr 2
d--------------------------------------------|
g------------------------------------------2-|
c--4-2-0h2p0------0h2p0-4--2-0h2p0---------2-|
f------------2--3------------------2--3-2--2-|
a---------------------------------------0--0-|
d--------------------------------------------|
d---------------------------------------------------------17-15---------------|
g---------14------------------------------1715------17----------15/17---------|
c--12/14------14~~----/17--17-15-----17---------17/--------------------17-----|
f----------------------/17---------17/----------------------------------------|
a-----------------------------------------------------------------------------|
d-----------------------------------------------------------------------------|
gtr 2
d---------------------------------------------|
g--------5------------------------------------|
c--------5------------------------------------|
f--x--x--5------------------------------------|
a--------3--------------------------------x-x-|
d---------------------------------------------|
PM----------------------------------------------------------|
d-----------------------------------------15~---17---17--------------------17---|
g-------128--1512-13-12-13-12-13-12-13---------20b----20-17----17---------------|
c--/12--------------------------------------------------------20----19b-19------|
f--/12--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
a-------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
d-------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
d------------17-19-|
g--20-17-19--------|
c------------------|
f------------------|
a------------------|
d------------------|
gtr 2
d--3---------------------------|
g--3------------------------2--|
c--4------------------------2--|
f--5------------------------2--|
a--5-------------------x-x--0--|
d--3---------------------------|
d--20p17--20p17-----19----17-19-17-17~~-17------------------------------------------|
g----------------19----19--------------------12b--10----12----10--------------------|
c----------------------------------------------------11----11----11--12p11p9--11p9--|
f-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
a-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
d-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
d--------|
g--------|
c--------|
f--11--9-|
a--------|
d--------|
gtr 2
d---------|
g-------2-|
c-------2-|
f--x-x--2-|
a-------0-|
d---------|
PM-----------------------------------------|
d------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
g-----------------------------------------------------------------13----15-13-16-15--|
c-----------------------------------------------------12----14-14----14--------------|
f--(9)b-(9)-----9------9--b-----9--------10----12--------14--------------------------|
a------------12---12-9-------12---12-9------12----12---------------------------------|
d------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
d--15----|
g-----15-|
c--------|
f--------|
a--------|
d--------|
gtr 2
d---------|
g-------5-|
c-------5-|
f--x-x--5-|
a-------3-|
d---------|
d--17p15-20p17-22b-22-20-------22b-20-22-22b-20-22-22b-20-22-22b-20-22--22b-20-22-|
g-------------------------22~-----------------------------------------------------|
c---------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
f---------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
a---------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
d---------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
d--22b-20-22-20----------|
g----------------22-22---|
c------------------------|
f------------------------|
a------------------------|
d------------------------|
gtr 2
d-------3-------------------------------------|
g-------3-------------------------------------|
c-------4-------------------------------------|
f--x-x--5---------------------------------x-x-|
a-------5-------------------------------------|
d-------3-------------------------------------|
d--19p14-1917p14-1715p12-1514p10-14p12--15p12-15-22b-22-20----------------------------|
g-------------------------------------------------------------22-13-13-15-15-13-------|
c--------------------------------------------------------------------------------14---|
f-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
a-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
d-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
gtr 2
d----
g--7-
c--7-
f--7-
a--5-
d----
BREAK
d----------------------------------------------------------------|
g----------------------------------------------------------------|
c----------------------------------------------------------------|
f----------5-----------5-----------5----------5-----------5------|
a------------------------------------------------------------x---|
d--3-3-3-3-----3-3-3-3-----3-3-3-3----3-3-3-3-----3-3-3-3--------|
outro chorus
d----------------------------------------------------------------------------|
g-----13----15----13---------13----------------------------------------------|
c--14----14----14----14~~----12b---------------------------------------------|
f-------------------------------------------5----------5---7-7-7-7--7-7-7-7--|
a----------------------------------------------------------7-7-7-7--7-7-7-7--|
d-----------------------------------3-3-3-3----3-3-3-3-----5-5-5-5--5-5-5-5--|
d----------------------------------------------------------------------|
g----------------------------------------------------------------------|
c----------------------------------------------------------------------|
f--7-7-7-7--7-7--7-7----5-5-5-5-5--5-5-5-5-5------5-5-5-5-5--5-5-5-5-5-|
a--7-7-7-7--7-7--7-7----5-5-5-5-5--5-5-5-5-5------5-5-5-5-5--5-5-5-5-5-|
d--5-5-5-5--5-5--5-5----3-3-3-3-3--3-3-3-3-3------3-3-3-3-3--3-3-3-3-3-|
d-------------------------------------12---------|
g-----------------------------------------13-----|
c------------------------------------------------|
f--9b--p7--9p7-----9--b--p7--9p7-----------------|
a---------------9-----------------9-x------------|
d------------------------------------------------|
gtr 2
d---------------------------------------------|
g---------------------------------------------|
c---------------------------------------------|
f--7-7-7-7--7-7-7-7----------7-7-7-7--7-7-7-7-|
a--7-7-7-7--7-7-7-7----------7-7-7-7--7-7-7-7-|
d--5-5-5-5--5-5-5-5----------5-5-5-5--5-5-5-5-|
d-------------------------------------------------------------------|
g-------------------------------------------------------------------|
c-------------------------------------------------------------------|
f--5-5-5-5-5--5-5-5-5-5------5-5-5-5-5--5-5-5-5-5--4-2h4p2--------2-|
a--5-5-5-5-5--5-5-5-5-5------5-5-5-5-5--5-5-5-5-5-----------3--4--0-|
d--3-3-3-3-3--3-3-3-3-3------3-3-3-3-3--3-3-3-3-3-------------------|
d-------------------------------------------------------------------|
g-------------------------------------------------------------------|
c--------------------------------------------------2-0h2p0----------|
f--5-5-5-5-5--5-5-5-5-5------5-5-5-5-5--5-5-5-5-5-----------2--3--2-|
a--5-5-5-5-5--5-5-5-5-5------5-5-5-5-5--5-5-5-5-5-----------------0-|
d--3-3-3-3-3--3-3-3-3-3------3-3-3-3-3--3-3-3-3-3-------------------|
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