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ok this is just a basic idea of how to play it my way, (james8791 from youtube)
I've been asked so many times to make the tab so here goes...
MAIN TUNE:
E----7-7-7-7-- -- -- -- -- -- -9-9-- -- -- -- -9-9-- -- -9-9-10-10- --- --- --|
B------------12-12-11-11-12-12-----11-11-12-12-----12-12------ -- - 12- 12- 14|
G------------- -- -- -- -- -- ------ -- -- -- ------ -- ------ -- - --- --- --|
D------------- -- -- -- -- -- ------ -- -- -- ------ -- ------ -- - --- --- --|
A---7-7-7-7-9- 9- 9- 9- 9- 9- 9-9-9- 9- 9- 9- 9-9-9- 9- 9-9-9- 9- 10- 10- 10--|
E------------- -- -- -- -- -- ------ -- -- -- ------ -- ------ -- - --- --- --|
E-- --- 10- 10- --- --- 10- 10- 12- 12- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- ---|
B-- 14- --- --- 14- 14- --- --- --- --- 14- 14- 14- 14- 14- 14- 14- 14-|
G-- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- ---|
D-- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- ---|
A-10- 10- 10- 10- 10- 10- 10- 10- 10- 12- 12- 12- 12- 12- 12- 12- 12- -|
E-- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- ---|
TAPPING:
this part just uses the first E string, and it's pretty much just
7-0, 7-2, 6-2, 7-2, 9-2, 6-2, 7-2, 9-2, 7-2, 9-2, 10-2, 7-3, 9-3, 10-3, 9-3, 10-3, 12-3, 
You can work out the rhythm yourself, it'd take far too long for me to put up every 
tapping note!
CHORDS:
this is my favourite bit. it's just so cool when you crank up the distortion!
E---0-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-|
B---0-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-3-x-x-x-x-x-5-x-|
G---0-4-3-4-6-3-4-6-4-6-x-4-6-7-6-7-x-6-|
D---2-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-5-x-x-x-x-x-7-|
A---2-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-5-5-5-5-5-5-7-|
E---0-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-3-3-3-3-3-3-5-|
again with the rhythm, it's not that hard so do it yourself.
the x's mean to mute the string with the hand that's playing the chord.
Hope you have fun playin this!!

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Adagio For Strings

by Tiësto

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ok this is just a basic idea of how to play it my way, (james8791 from youtube)

I've been asked so many times to make the tab so here goes...

MAIN TUNE:

E----7-7-7-7-- -- -- -- -- -- -9-9-- -- -- -- -9-9-- -- -9-9-10-10- --- --- --|

B------------12-12-11-11-12-12-----11-11-12-12-----12-12------ -- - 12- 12- 14|

G------------- -- -- -- -- -- ------ -- -- -- ------ -- ------ -- - --- --- --|

D------------- -- -- -- -- -- ------ -- -- -- ------ -- ------ -- - --- --- --|

A---7-7-7-7-9- 9- 9- 9- 9- 9- 9-9-9- 9- 9- 9- 9-9-9- 9- 9-9-9- 9- 10- 10- 10--|

E------------- -- -- -- -- -- ------ -- -- -- ------ -- ------ -- - --- --- --|

E-- --- 10- 10- --- --- 10- 10- 12- 12- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- ---|

B-- 14- --- --- 14- 14- --- --- --- --- 14- 14- 14- 14- 14- 14- 14- 14-|

G-- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- ---|

D-- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- ---|

A-10- 10- 10- 10- 10- 10- 10- 10- 10- 12- 12- 12- 12- 12- 12- 12- 12- -|

E-- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- ---|

TAPPING:

this part just uses the first E string, and it's pretty much just

7-0, 7-2, 6-2, 7-2, 9-2, 6-2, 7-2, 9-2, 7-2, 9-2, 10-2, 7-3, 9-3, 10-3, 9-3, 10-3, 12-3,

You can work out the rhythm yourself, it'd take far too long for me to put up every

tapping note!

CHORDS:

this is my favourite bit. it's just so cool when you crank up the distortion!

E---0-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-|

B---0-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-3-x-x-x-x-x-5-x-|

G---0-4-3-4-6-3-4-6-4-6-x-4-6-7-6-7-x-6-|

D---2-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-5-x-x-x-x-x-7-|

A---2-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-5-5-5-5-5-5-7-|

E---0-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-3-3-3-3-3-3-5-|

again with the rhythm, it's not that hard so do it yourself.

the x's mean to mute the string with the hand that's playing the chord.

Hope you have fun playin this!!

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