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Nightrider
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Step 1 / 222Position: 7
1 index2 middle3 ring4 pinkyO open
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Tuning: E A D G B e
Riff 1
e|-----------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|------------------8--10------------------------------------------------|
G|----------7-------7--9----------7--------------------------------------|
D|--9----7--5--9----5--7--9----7--5--9----7-9-10-9-7---------7-----------|
A|--7----5-----7----------7----5-----7---------------10-9-10---10-9------|
E|--0----------0----------0----------0-------------------------------10--|
Riff 2
e|-----------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|-----------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|----------------------------------------------------9-9----7-7----10---|
D|--------------------------------------------10-9----9-9----7-7----10---|
A|--7----7-9-7-9-10-9-7-9-7----7--------------10-9----7-7----5-5----8----|
E|----10--------------------10---10-8-10-8-7--8--7-----------------------|
e|-----------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|-----------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|----------------------------------------------------9-9----7-7----5----|
D|--------------------------------------------10-9----9-9----7-7----5----|
A|--7----7-9-7-9-10-9-7-9-7----7--------------10-9----7-7----5-5----3----|
E|----10--------------------10---10-8-10-8-7--8--7-----------------------|
Repeat riff 1 and play this after
e|---------------------------|
B|---------------------------|
G|--5-7-9-7-5-------5--------|
D|------------9-7-9---9-7-5--|
A|---------------------------|
E|---------------------------|
Verse riff
e|---------------------------------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------------------------------|
G|--------9---9-------9---9-------9---9--------------------|
D|--------9---9-------9---9-------9---9--10-9-7------------|
A|--------7---7-------7---7-------7---7---------10-9-------|
E|--0-0-0---0---0-0-0---0---0-0-0---0----------------10----|
e|-----------------------------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------------8-8-8---------|
G|--------7---7-------7---7-------7---7--7-7-7--7-7----|
D|--------7---7-------7---7-------7---7--5-5-5--7-7----|
A|--------5---5-------5---5-------5---5---------5-5----|
E|--0-0-0---0---0-0-0---0---0-0-0---0------------------|
e|---------------------------------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------------------------------|
G|--------9---9-------9---9-------9---9--------------------|
D|--------9---9-------9---9-------9---9--10-9-7------------|
A|--------7---7-------7---7-------7---7---------10-9-------|
E|--0-0-0---0---0-0-0---0---0-0-0---0----------------10----|
e|------------------------------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------------8-8-8--1010----|
G|--------7---7-------7---7-------7---7--7-7-7--9-9-----|
D|--------7---7-------7---7-------7---7--5-5-5--7-7-----|
A|--------5---5-------5---5-------5---5-----------------|
E|--0-0-0---0---0-0-0---0---0-0-0---0-------------------|
First chorus part
e|--------------------------------------------------------------|
B|--------------------------------------------------------------|
G|--9----7--6--9-9---------------9----7--6--9-9-----------------|
D|--9----5--4--7-9----5-4---5-4--9----5--4--7-9----5-4---5-4----|
A|--7------------7--------7-3-2--7------------7--------7-3-2----|
E|--0------------0---------------0------------0-----------------|
Verse again then
Main chorus riff
e|--------------------------------------------|
B|---------------8----------------------------|
G|--9--7--9----7-7-5----9--7--9----9--7--2----|
D|--9--7--9----7-5-5----9--7--9----9--7--2----|
A|--7--5--7----5---3----7--5--7----7--5--0----|
E|--0-------------------0---------------------|
e|--------------------------------------------|
B|---------------8----------------------------|
G|--9--7--9----7-7-7----9--7--9----9--7--2----|
D|--9--7--9----7-5-7----9--7--9----9--7--2----|
A|--7--5--7----5---5----7--5--7----7--5--0----|
E|--0-------------------0---------------------|
That is the majority of the rhythm for the song. I will be updating it with the solos
and anything else I haven’t included very soon.
| h hammer-on
| p pull-off
| pb Pre-bend
| pbr Pre-bend release
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Nightrider
by Queensrÿche
------------------------------------------------------------------------------- ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Tuning: E A D G B e Riff 1 e|-----------------------------------------------------------------------| B|------------------8--10------------------------------------------------| G|----------7-------7--9----------7--------------------------------------| D|--9----7--5--9----5--7--9----7--5--9----7-9-10-9-7---------7-----------| A|--7----5-----7----------7----5-----7---------------10-9-10---10-9------| E|--0----------0----------0----------0-------------------------------10--| Riff 2 e|-----------------------------------------------------------------------| B|-----------------------------------------------------------------------| G|----------------------------------------------------9-9----7-7----10---| D|--------------------------------------------10-9----9-9----7-7----10---| A|--7----7-9-7-9-10-9-7-9-7----7--------------10-9----7-7----5-5----8----| E|----10--------------------10---10-8-10-8-7--8--7-----------------------| e|-----------------------------------------------------------------------| B|-----------------------------------------------------------------------| G|----------------------------------------------------9-9----7-7----5----| D|--------------------------------------------10-9----9-9----7-7----5----| A|--7----7-9-7-9-10-9-7-9-7----7--------------10-9----7-7----5-5----3----| E|----10--------------------10---10-8-10-8-7--8--7-----------------------| Repeat riff 1 and play this after e|---------------------------| B|---------------------------| G|--5-7-9-7-5-------5--------| D|------------9-7-9---9-7-5--| A|---------------------------| E|---------------------------| Verse riff e|---------------------------------------------------------| B|---------------------------------------------------------| G|--------9---9-------9---9-------9---9--------------------| D|--------9---9-------9---9-------9---9--10-9-7------------| A|--------7---7-------7---7-------7---7---------10-9-------| E|--0-0-0---0---0-0-0---0---0-0-0---0----------------10----| e|-----------------------------------------------------| B|---------------------------------------8-8-8---------| G|--------7---7-------7---7-------7---7--7-7-7--7-7----| D|--------7---7-------7---7-------7---7--5-5-5--7-7----| A|--------5---5-------5---5-------5---5---------5-5----| E|--0-0-0---0---0-0-0---0---0-0-0---0------------------| e|---------------------------------------------------------| B|---------------------------------------------------------| G|--------9---9-------9---9-------9---9--------------------| D|--------9---9-------9---9-------9---9--10-9-7------------| A|--------7---7-------7---7-------7---7---------10-9-------| E|--0-0-0---0---0-0-0---0---0-0-0---0----------------10----| e|------------------------------------------------------| B|---------------------------------------8-8-8--1010----| G|--------7---7-------7---7-------7---7--7-7-7--9-9-----| D|--------7---7-------7---7-------7---7--5-5-5--7-7-----| A|--------5---5-------5---5-------5---5-----------------| E|--0-0-0---0---0-0-0---0---0-0-0---0-------------------| First chorus part e|--------------------------------------------------------------| B|--------------------------------------------------------------| G|--9----7--6--9-9---------------9----7--6--9-9-----------------| D|--9----5--4--7-9----5-4---5-4--9----5--4--7-9----5-4---5-4----| A|--7------------7--------7-3-2--7------------7--------7-3-2----| E|--0------------0---------------0------------0-----------------| Verse again then Main chorus riff e|--------------------------------------------| B|---------------8----------------------------| G|--9--7--9----7-7-5----9--7--9----9--7--2----| D|--9--7--9----7-5-5----9--7--9----9--7--2----| A|--7--5--7----5---3----7--5--7----7--5--0----| E|--0-------------------0---------------------| e|--------------------------------------------| B|---------------8----------------------------| G|--9--7--9----7-7-7----9--7--9----9--7--2----| D|--9--7--9----7-5-7----9--7--9----9--7--2----| A|--7--5--7----5---5----7--5--7----7--5--0----| E|--0-------------------0---------------------| That is the majority of the rhythm for the song. I will be updating it with the solos and anything else I haven’t included very soon. | h hammer-on | p pull-off | pb Pre-bend | pbr Pre-bend release
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