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Send me the tab, please Kerry! 
- J.T

WORK IN PROGRESS
Based off the track off RTJ and these live shows: 
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iKUSNv6hSYk&t=898s  (6:06)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ND8-64XHJTQ&t=243s (18:33)
0:00 x Noise
0:50 x (G...) 
1:00 x Riff 1 (C / G reverb)
2:05 x 
3:11 
4:04 x
4:21 x
4:37 x enter vocals "why? what have I done?"
5:26 x "ceasing to substance"
7:03 x Trem riff
7:34 x "I am weary ... tired of leaping..."
8:04 x "I am lurking death" / SOLO
8:37 x     "Done. I am forced in light"
9:10
10:13
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0:00 - 0:50 = noise
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0:50      1:00
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1:00
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1:00 rhythm chords
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1:00 LEAD W DELAY
  
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[Intro]   1.00 - 4.20 BLAZE IT (BASS PART?)
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B|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|--5--------4-------9------10-9--------12----10-----------------------------|
A|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|--3---(5)--2-------7------8--7--------10----8------------------------------|

2:05  LEAD trem pick   
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B|--------------|------------------------------------------------------------|
G|-(0)----------|------------------------------------------------------------|
D|--5----4---0--|--9------10----12--10----9b---------------------------------|
A|--------------|------------------------------------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|

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4:06  
e|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|--16b17--------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|

4:20
Bass:
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--0---------------|--0-----------------|---0------------------|--0----------------|
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--0---------------|--0-----------------|---7------------------|--0-------7---5-4--|
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--7---------------|--7-----------------|---9------------------|--3-------3---3-3--|
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     1&3               2                 4      "Displaced, my mind abandoned"
e|----------------|--------------------|--------------------|--------------------|
B|----------------|--------------------|--------------------|--------------------|
G|----------------|---7------5---7--5--|-----7--9---5---4---|--------------------|
D|--5-------4--4--|--------------------|--------------------|--------------------|
A|-------------5--|---5------3---3--3--|-----5--5---3---3---|--------------------|
E|--3-------3--3--|--------------------|--------------------|--------------------|
or...?
e|----------------|--------------------|--------------------|--------------------|
B|----------------|---3----------------|--------------------|--------------------|
G|----------------|---4------5---7--5--|-----7--9---5---4---|--------------------|
D|--5-------4--4--|--------------------|--------------------|--------------------|
A|-------------5--|---2------3---3--3--|-----5--5---3---3---|--------------------|
E|--3-------2--2--|--------------------|--------------------|--------------------|


5:26
e|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|--5-------9--7-----9--10--14-----17-16-----17-16---------------------------|
E|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
e|--0------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|--3------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|--0------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|--5------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|--5------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|


7:02 This is definitely what Kerry plays in the video. (25:35)
  
e|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|--5-------9--7-----9--10--14-----17-16-----17-16---------------------------|
A|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|

8:04 "solo" (I think it sounds best in picking in 3s: Down Up Down, Down Up Down
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8:37 (Use Delay and upstrokes for rhythm)
 Rhythm:
    1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &     1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &      1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &     1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &
e|-(5)---------------|--------------------|-------------------|--5-----------------|
B|-(5)---------------|---------(5)--------|-------------------|--6-----------------|
G|--5----------------|----------7---------|-------------------|--5-----------------|
D|--7----------------|----------7---------|-------------------|--7-----------------|
A|--7----------------|----------5---------|-------------------|--8-----------------|
E|--5----------------|----------5---------|-------------------|--5-----------------|

9:10
 Lead: 
e|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|--9-------------------7-------10----------12------------------10--------9--|
D|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
e|--12------------------10------13----------15------------------13-------12--|
B|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|--9-------------------7-------10----------12------------------10--------9--|
D|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|

9:10 bass
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10:10 bass. ??
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Sustain a C from 9:10 (EHX freeze, TC Infinite)

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