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Capricorn
by Motörhead
Tune down to Eb. Intro Riff (x4) Play this using your neck pickup. with the volume on the guitar turned down, then crank it up after 4th repetition. 1|------------------------| 2|-14-12------------------| 3|-14-12------------------| 4|------------------------| 5|------------------------| 6|------------------------| Main/Chorus Riff 1|------------------------| 2|------------------------| 3|------------------------| 4|-14-12-------12-11------| 5|-12-10-------10-9-------| 6|------------------------| Verse Fill 1 Fill 2 Fill 3 1|---------------------|--------------|---------|----------------| 2|---------------------|--------------|---------|----------------| 3|---2---------2-------|--------------|---------|----------------| 4|---2---------2-------|-/7-9-9p7--7--|-9-7--7~-|-9-7--9^9^7--9\-| 5|-5-0-------5-0-------|----------9---|-----9---|-----9----------| 6|-3---------3---------|--------------|---------|----------------| . . Fills 1 & 2 are over the 1st Verse. Fill 3 is over the 2nd Verse. Pre-Chorus 1|---------------------| 2|---------------------| 3|---------------------| 4|-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-----| 5|-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-----| 6|-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-etc-| Over the Pre-Chorus, a sort of arpeggio is played on a B chord (xx9877). This is very approximately what is played, although it seems to vary slightly each time. 1|------7-------------7-------------| 2|--------------------------7-------| 3|----8-------------8---------------| 4|-/9------------/9-------9---------| 5|----------------------------------| 6|----------------------------------| The Solo Backing is simply the Verse, Pre-Chorus and Chorus.
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