Ibanez RG 770 DX
Parker Nitefly SA
Line6 POD 2.0

(Clean sound: Fender amp simulations with short stereo delay / Lead sound: Soldano amp simulations with delay & reverb)

This tune uses drop D tuning (tune down the thick E string to D).

The chords of this chunky intro returns later in the song. Listen closely to the slides and damped strings (notated as "x" in the tab)

e|-------------------------------|
b|-------------------------------|
g|-------------------------------|
d|--0-0-0-0-0--------------------|
a|-/5-5-5-5-5--x-x--x-x-8-8--x-x-|
d|-/5-5-5-5-5--x-x--x-x-8-8--x-x-|

e|-----------------------------------|
b|-----------------------------------|
g|-----------------------------------|
d|-10-10-10-10-10--------------------|
a|-10-10-10-10-10--x-x-x-x-3---x-x-3-|
d|-10-10-10-10-10--x-x-x-x-3---x-x-3-|

e|----------------------------------|
b|----------------------------------|
g|----------------------------------|
d|--0-0-0-0-0--------------------10-|
a|-/5-5-5-5-5--x-x--x-x-8-8--x-x-10-|
d|-/5-5-5-5-5--x-x--x-x-8-8--x-x-10-|

This riff can only be described as riffer madness.

Strive for a very small pick movement in order to reach speed. To get the right attack and sound you need to play these kinds of heavy riffs purely with downstrokes.

As contradictory as it may sound, you should try to get a small but "hard" picking technique.

Palm mute all the notes on the low E string.

e|----------------------------------------------------------
b|----------------------------------------------------------
g|----------------------------------------------------------
d|----------------------------------------------------------
a|3h5-----3h5-----6---5---3h5----3h5-----3h5-----6---8---6p5
d|----0-0-----0-0---0---0-----0-0----0-0-----0-0---0---0----