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Shock Guitar Tablature
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        *    -- palm-mute  
        H    -- hit-on 
        P    -- pull-off 
        ~~~~ -- vibrato 
        A.H. -- Artificial Harmonic 
        N.H. -- Natural Harmonic 
	  /    -- slide up 
	  	 -- slide down 
	  X    -- lay fingers on strings to cause a "thud"; a "dead note" 
 
fairly fast speed 
 
Intro:  synthesized drum effects 
 
Riff A 
 
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Riff B 
 
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Riff C 
 
Played under Burton shouting "SHOCK!" 
Use very light palm-muting here 
 
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  * *   * * * * *   *   * * * * *  * *   * * * * *   * * * * * * *  
 
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  * *   * * * * *   *   * * * * *  * *   * *   * * * * * * * * * * 
 
Riff D 
 
Played under Burton shouting "SHOCK!" 
Use very light palm-muting here 
 
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  * *   * * * * *   *   * * * * *  * *   * * * * *   * * * * * * *  
 
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  * *   * * * * *   *   * * * * *  * *   * *   *** * *   *** * * 
 
Riff E 
 
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      *** *     *** * *** ***      *** *     *** * *** *** 
 
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Riff F 
 
"I have become a..." etc. 
 
                             P 
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    * *   * *   * *   *  
 
                             P 
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    * *   * *   * *   * 
 
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    * *   * *   * *   *  
 
                             P 
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    * *   * *   * *   *          * * * * * * * * **************** 
 
Riff G 
 
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                    * *   * * 
 
Riff H 
 
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  *   * *   * *    *    * *   * *   *   * *   * * 
 
Riff I 
 
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Riff J 
 
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  *   * *   * * 
 
Riff K 
 
Again, only light palm muting 
 
On the last line of this riff at the very end, use your middle finger to  
play the 5th fret on the D string, your index finger to play the 4th  
fret on the D string, your pinkie to play the 7th fret on the A string,  
and you middle finger again to play the fifth fret on the A string.  You  
will be in a good position to continue on into the next riff. 
 
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  * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * *  
 
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  * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * *  
 
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  * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * *  
 
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  * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * *  
 
Riff L 
 
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  * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * 
 
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  * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * 
 
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   *   *   *   *   *   *   *   *   *   *   *   *   *   *   *   * 
 
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  * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * 
 
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  * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * *  *   *   *   *   *   *   *   * 
 
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    * *   * * 
 
Riff M 
 
Use very light palm muting here 
 
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         * *   * * * * *   * 
 
Riff N 
 
Use the heavy palm muting here (as used in Riffs A and B) 
 
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Song Structure 
 
Riff A 1 time 
Riff B 1 time 
Riff C 1 time 
Riff D 1 time 
Riff E 2 times 
Riff F 1 time 
Riff G 2 times 
Riff H 1 time 
Riff I 2 times 
Riff D 1 time 
Riff E 2 times 
Riff F 1 time 
Riff G 4 times 
Riff J 1 time 
Riff K 1 time 
Riff L 1 time 
Riff H 1 time 
Riff C 1 time 
Riff M 3 times 
Riff N 1 time and end abruptly
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