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Against The Wall
by Ill Niño
Tuning: Drop A (A,E,A,D,F#,B)
Riff 1 "You say my life is actually vain..."
B|----------------------------------|
F#|----------------------------------|
D|----------------------------------|
A|----------------------------------|
E|-2222-0-2-2-2-1----2222-0-2-2-2-1-|
A|-2222-0-2-2-2-1----2222-0-2-2-2-1-|
**** * * * * * **** * * * * *
Note: Light palm mute for Riff 1.
Play Riff 1 x8
Riff 2 "I love this place but I won't suffer from your ignorance..."
B|-----------------------------------------------|
F#|-----------------------------------------------|
D|-12-12-------12---12-12-12-------12---12-14-14-|
A|-x--x--------x----x--x--x--------x----x--x--x--|
E|-10-10-------10---10-10-10-------10---10-12-12-|
A|-------0-0-0----0----------0-0-0----0----------|
* * * * * * * *
B|-----------------------------------|
F#|-----------------------------------|
D|-------14---14-11-11-------11---11-|
A|-------x----x--x--x--------x----x--|
E|-------12---12-9--9--------9----9--|
A|-0-0-0----0----------0-0-0----0----|
* * * * * * * *
Play Riff 2 twice
Riff 3 "...it's not my home, it's not mine..."
B|-8----8------8----8----------|
F#|---12---12-----12---12-------|
D|-----------------------------|
A|-----------------------------|
E|-------------------------0---|
A|-------------------------0---|
*
Note: Let all notes ring.
Riff 4 "I'm against the wall..."
B|---------------------------------|
F#|---------------------------------|
D|---------------------------------|
A|-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|
E|-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|
A|-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|
B|-------------------------------------|
F#|-------------------------------------|
D|-----------------------------9-9-9-9-|
A|-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-10-10-10-10-x-x-x-x-|
E|-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-10-10-10-10-7-7-7-7-|
A|-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-10-10-10-10---------|
B|---------------------------------|
F#|---------------------------------|
D|---------------------------------|
A|-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|
E|-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|
A|-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|
B|---------------------------------|
F#|---------------------------------|
D|---------------------------------|
A|-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|
E|-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|
A|-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|
Play Riff 4 twice
Note: Second time through Riff 4, continue playing the 3 bar chord for an extra measure.
Play Riff 1 x9 "You say..."
Play Riff 2 x2 "I love this place but I won't suffer stupid ignorance..."
Play Riff 3 "...it's not my home, it's not mine..."
Play Riff 4 x2 "I'm against the wall..."
Riff 5 "Never surrender...."
B|-------------------------------------|
F#|-------------------------------------|
D|-12-12-12-12-12-12-11-11-11-11-11-11-|
A|-x--x--x--x--x--x--x--x--x--x--x--x--|
E|-10-10-10-10-10-10-9--9--9--9--9--9--|
A|-------------------------------------|
B|-------------------------------------|
F#|-------------------------------------|
D|-12-12-12-12-12-12-14-14-14-14-14-14-|
A|-x--x--x--x--x--x--x--x--x--x--x--x--|
E|-10-10-10-10-10-10-12-12-12-12-12-12-|
A|-------------------------------------|
Play Riff 5 x2
Riff 6 "Never to surrender..."
B|-------------------------------------------------------|
F#|-------------------------------------------------------|
D|-------------------------------------------------------|
A|-10-10-10-10-10-10-9-9-9-9-9-9-2-2-2-2-2-2-5-5-5-5-5-5-|
E|-10-10-10-10-10-10-9-9-9-9-9-9-2-2-2-2-2-2-5-5-5-5-5-5-|
A|-10-10-10-10-10-10-9-9-9-9-9-9-2-2-2-2-2-2-5-5-5-5-5-5-|
Play Riff 6 x2
Riff 7
B|-----------------------------------------------------------|
F#|-----------------------------------------------------------|
D|-----------------------------------------------------------|
A|-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-5-|
E|-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-5-|
A|-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-5-|
* * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * *
Play Riff 4 x4 "I'm against the wall..."
Note: Strum the 3 bar chord the final time through for 2 extra measures.
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