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Tom : G
Composer: Tom Morello
Lyrics: Chris Cornell
Tuning (low to high):
DADGBe
Key:
/= slide up
\=slide down
b= bend
r= release
o= open wah
c= closed wah
[Intro]
Set your Digitech Whammy pedal up 2 octaves.
Pick the G string behind the nut on your
Fender Telecaster, and move the whammy pedal from
toe down to toe up. Repeat two more times.
Chorus:
e ------------------|------------------
B ------------------|------------------
G ------------------|------------------
D ------------------|------------------
A ----------3--5--3-|----------------3-
D -3-0--0-0---------|-3-0--0-0-3--5----
For the verse, turn your Dunlop Crybaby on, and open and close
it to the beat of the song (ie, open on the quarter beats,
closed on the &s).
Verse:
1 & 2 & 3 & 4 & 1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &
o c o c o c o c o c o c o c o c
e -----------------|-----------------
B -----------------|-----------------
G -----------------|-----------------
D ---------3-------|-----------------
A -5---------------|-3---------------
D -----------------|-----------------
Break:
e ------------------|------------------
B ------------------|------------------
G ------------------|------------------
D ------------------|----------3--5--6-
A ----------3--5--3-|----------3--5--6-
D -3-0--0-0---------|-3-0--0-0-3--5--6-
e ------------------|----------------------------
B ------------------|----------------------------
G ------------------|----------------------------
D -----7-------7----|-------10----------10-------
A ---7---7---7---7--|----10----10----10----10----
D -7-------7--------|-10----------10----------10-
e ------------------|--------------------
B ------------------|--------------------
G -----5-------5----|-----4-------4------
D ---4---4---4---4--|---3---3---3---3----
A ------------------|--------------------
D -6-------6--------|-5-------5--------6-
e ------------------|----------------------------
B ------------------|----------------------------
G ------------------|----------------------------
D -----7-------7----|-------10----------10-------
A ---7---7---7---7--|----10----10----10----10----
D -7-------7--------|-10----------10----------10-
e ------------------|--------------------
B ------------------|--------------------
G -----5-------5----|-----4-------4------
D ---4---4---4---4--|---3---3---3---3----
A ------------------|--------------------
D -6-------6--------|-5-------5--------5-
Chord Break:
Dm F
e -----------------|-----------------|
B --6--------------|--6--------------|
G --7--------------|--5--------------|
D --7--------------|--3--------------|
A --5--------------|--3--------------|
D --0--------------|--3--------------|
C5 Dm
e --3--------------|-----------------
B --5--------------|--6--------------
G --5--------------|--7--------------
D --5--------------|--7--------------
A --3--------------|--5--------------
D -----------------|--0--------------
Breakdown:
e -----------------|-----------------
B -----------------|-----------------
G -----------------|-----------------
D --5--7--5--7-----|--5--7--5--7-----
A --3--5--3--5-----|--3--5--3--5-----
D --------------0--|-----------------
Ending:
e ------------------|------------------
B ------------------|------------------
G ------------------|------------------
D ------------------|----------3--5--6\
A ----------3--5--3-|----------3--5--6\
D -3-0--0-0---------|-3-0--0-0-3--5--6\
Structure:
[Intro]
Chorus (2x)
Verse (2x)
Chorus (2x)
Verse (2x)
Chorus (2x)
Break
Chord (2x)
Break
Break (2x)
Down
Chorus (2x)
Ending
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Detected progression: c → c → c → c → c → c → c → c
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