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Brainwashed Guitar Tablature
Tuning: Eb

Riff 1 (clean)
eb|---------------------------------------|
Bb|---------------------------------------|
Gb|---------------------------------------|
Db|------2-2h3-2--------------2-2h3-2---1-|
Ab|----2---------3~---------2---------1---|
Eb|--0--------------------0---------------|


Riff 2
Guitar 1 (clean)
eb|--------------------------------|
Bb|--------------------------------|
Gb|--------------------------------|
Db|------2-2h3-2-------2-2h3-2---1-|
Ab|----2---------3---2---------1---|
Eb|--0-------------0---------------|

Guitar 2 (distortion)
eb|-15--------17----15---------15--------19----17-15----|
Bb|----17--------17----17---------17--------17-------17-|
Gb|-------16--------------16---------16-----------------|
Db|-----------------------------------------------------|
Ab|-----------------------------------------------------|
Eb|-----------------------------------------------------|


Riff 3 (distortion)
eb|------------------------------|
Bb|------------------------------|
Gb|------------------------------|
Db|-------3--3-2-2-------3-------|
Ab|-------3--3-2-2-------1-111---|
Eb|-0-000----------0-000-------3-|
    * ***          * ***   *** * 


Riff 4
Guitar 1                   x3
eb|-------------------------|
Bb|-------------------------|
Gb|-------------------------|
Db|-------------------------|
Ab|-2-----------------------|
Eb|-0----------0-0-2-3-2-3--|
               * * * * * *
   "And so we begin..."
eb|-----------------------------------|
Bb|-----------------------------------|
Gb|-----------------------------------|
Db|------------/9---(9)--------------|
Ab|-2----------/7---(7)--------------|
Eb|-0---------------------0-0-2-3-2-3-|
                          * * * * * * 
Guitar 2 
eb|-15--------17----15---------15--------19----17-15----|
Bb|----17--------17----17---------17--------17-------17-|
Gb|-------16--------------16---------16-----------------|
Db|-----------------------------------------------------|
Ab|-----------------------------------------------------|
Eb|-----------------------------------------------------|


Riff 5
Guitar 1
eb|---------------------------------------------|
Bb|---------------------------------------------|
Gb|---------------------------------------------|
Db|---------------------------------------------|
Ab|-------------------------------4------4----4-|
Eb|-0000-3-000-2-00-5-00-3-0-2222-2-2222-2-22-2-|
    **** * *** * ** * ** * * ****   ****   **
eb|---------------------------------------------|
Bb|---------------------------------------------|
Gb|---------------------------------------------|
Db|---------------------------------------------|
Ab|-------------------------------3------3----3-|
Eb|-0000-3-000-2-00-5-00-3-0-1111-1-1111-1-11-1-|
    **** * *** * ** * ** * * ****   ****   **  

Guitar 2
eb|---------------------------------------------|
Bb|-12-12-/13-12-12-7~~----12-12-/13-12-12-6~-|
Gb|---------------------------------------------|
Db|---------------------------------------------|
Ab|---------------------------------------------|
Eb|---------------------------------------------|

eb|---------------------------------------------------|
Bb|-12-12-/13-/15-15-12-12-13~----12-12-/13-12-12-6~-|
Gb|---------------------------------------------------|
Db|---------------------------------------------------|
Ab|---------------------------------------------------|
Eb|---------------------------------------------------|


Play Riff 4   "Christ it's nothing personal..."
Play Riff 5   


Riff 6
eb|---------------------------------|
Bb|---------------------------------|
Gb|---------------------------------|
Db|---------------------------------|
Ab|---------------------------------|
Eb|-0-000-0-000-0-0-3-333-3-333-3-3-|
    * *** * *** * * * *** * *** * *
   "Living life in total lies..."
eb|---------------------------------|
Bb|---------------------------------|
Gb|---------------------------------|
Db|---------------------------------|
Ab|---------------------------------|
Eb|-2-222-2-222-3-2-0-000-0-000-0-0-|
    * *** * *** * * * *** * *** * *
   "Believe what I say..."

Riff 7
eb|-------------------|
Bb|-------------------|
Gb|-------------------|
Db|-------------------|
Ab|-2----5----3----4--|
Eb|-0----3----1----2--|
   "Close your eyes..."


Riff 8 (solo rhythm)
                               x4 
eb|-----------------------------|------------------------|
Bb|-----------------------------|------------------------|
Gb|-----------------------------|------------------------|
Db|-----------------------------|------------------------|
Ab|---------2---------------4/5-|---------4-----------3--|
Eb|-0-000-2-0---0-000-2-0-0-2/3-|-0-000-3-2---2-222-2-1--|
    * *** *     * *** * * *       * *** *     * *** * 
                               x2 
eb|-----------------------------|------------------------|
Bb|-----------------------------|------------------------|
Gb|-----------------------------|------------------------|
Db|-----------------------------|------------------------| --> Play 2x
Ab|---------2---------------4/5-|---------4-----------3--|
Eb|-0-000-2-0---0-000-2-0-0-2/3-|-0-000-3-2---2-222-2-1--|
    * *** *     * *** * * *       * *** *     * *** * 
                               x2 
eb|-----------------------------|
Bb|-----------------------------|
Gb|-----------------------------|
Db|-----------------------------|
Ab|---------2---------------4/5-|
Eb|-0-000-2-0---0-000-2-0-0-2/3-|
    * *** *     * *** * * * 
eb|-----------------------------------------------|
Bb|-----------------------------------------------|
Gb|-----------------------------------------------|
Db|--4-4-5-4-3~--3-3-4-3-2~-----------------------|
Ab|---------------------------------2-----------2-|
Eb|-------------------------000-2-0-0---000-2-0-0-|
                            *** * *     *** * *
Guitar 3 plays top notes
eb|-----------------------------------|
Bb|--7-7-8-7-6~--6-6-7-6-5~-----------|
Gb|-----------------------------------|
Db|--4-4-5-4-3~--3-3-4-3-2~-----------|
Ab|---------------------------------2-|
Eb|-------------------------000-2-0-0-|
                            *** * *  


Solo (from the live album)

eb|----19---19---19---19--19---19---19--19-|
Bb|----------------------------------------|
Gb|--16---16---16---16---16---16--16---16--|
Db|----------------------------------------|
Ab|----------------------------------------|
Eb|----------------------------------------|

eb|----18---18---18---18--18---18---18--18-|
Bb|----------------------------------------|
Gb|--15---15---15---15---15---15--15---15--|
Db|----------------------------------------|
Ab|----------------------------------------|
Eb|----------------------------------------|
                         x2                     
eb|------19-18------19-18-|------18-17------18-17-------18-17-17~-|
Bb|-----------------------|---------------------------------------|
Gb|-16-17------16-17------|-15-16------15-16------15-16-----------|
Db|-----------------------|---------------------------------------|
Ab|-----------------------|---------------------------------------|
Eb|-----------------------|---------------------------------------|
                           x3
eb|----19-17-19-15-19----19-|-----19-17-19-15-19------|
Bb|-------------------19----|--------------------19-|
Gb|-15----------------------|-15----------------------|
Db|-------------------------|-------------------------|
Ab|-------------------------|-------------------------|
Eb|-------------------------|-------------------------|

eb|-15-14-12----12-14-15-14-12----12-14-15^^r-15-15^~~-|
Bb|----------12----------------12----------------------|
Gb|----------------------------------------------------|
Db|----------------------------------------------------|
Ab|----------------------------------------------------|
Eb|----------------------------------------------------|
                                                 ah.
eb|----------------------------|
Bb|-12-13-15-13^r--13-15-12~---|
Gb|----------------------------|
Db|----------------------------|
Ab|----------------------------|
Eb|----------------------------|

eb|-19p15tm-19p15tm-19p15tm-19p15tm-19p15tm-19p15tm-19p15tm-19-|
Bb|--------------------------------------------------------------|
Gb|--------------------------------------------------------------|
Db|--------------------------------------------------------------|
Ab|--------------------------------------------------------------|
Eb|--------------------------------------------------------------|

eb|-14-14-15-14-13~--13-13-14-13-12~-|
Bb|----------------------------------|
Gb|----------------------------------|
Db|----------------------------------|
Ab|----------------------------------|
Eb|----------------------------------|

eb|---------------------------10-12h13-12~-|
Bb|------------------10-12-13--------------|
Gb|----------9-11-12-----------------------|
Db|-9-10-12--------------------------------|
Ab|----------------------------------------|
Eb|----------------------------------------|

eb|-14-14-15-14-13~--13-13-14-13-12~-|
Bb|----------------------------------|
Gb|----------------------------------|
Db|----------------------------------|
Ab|----------------------------------|
Eb|----------------------------------|

End solo


Riff 9
eb|-----------------------------------------------------|
Bb|-----------------------------------------------------|
Gb|-----------------------------------------------------|
Db|-----------------------------------------------4---2-|
Ab|-2------2------2------2------5-4-2------2------5---3-|
Eb|-0-0000-0-0000-0-0000-0-0000-3-2-0-0000-0-0000-------|
      ****   ****   ****   ****       ****   ****


Riff 9a
eb|-----------------------------------------------------------|
Bb|-----------------------------------------------------------|
Gb|-----------------------------------------------------------|
Db|-----------------------------------------------------4---2-|
Ab|-2------2------2------2----------------2------2------5---3-|
Eb|-0-0000-0-0000-0-0000-0-0000-3333-2232-0-0000-0-0000-------|
      ****   ****   ****   **** **** ****   ****   ****
  "Now behind your reflection..."

Riff 10                                              Last time
eb|---------------------------------------------------|-----|
Bb|---------------------------------------------------|-----|
Gb|---------------------------------------------------|-----|
Db|---------------------------------------------4---2-|-----|
Ab|---------------------------------------------5---3-|--2--|
Eb|-0-000-0-000-0-000-0-000-3-3-2-3-0-000-0-000-------|--0--|
    * *** * *** * *** * *** * * * * * *** * ***
    "Lies, foolish lies..."


Riff 11 (clean)
eb|----------------------------------------------|
Bb|----------------------------------------------|
Gb|----0---------0---------0---------------------|
Db|------2---------2---------2----4-4-4-4-4-4--2-|
Ab|-------------------------------5-5-5-5-5-5--3-|
Eb|-0---------1---------0------------------------|
    "Judge me not..."

Riff 12 (distortion)
eb|--------------------------------------|
Bb|--------------------------------------|
Gb|--------------------------------------|
Db|-2-------3---------2---------------2--|
Ab|-2-------3---------2---5-555-5-5-5-3--|
Eb|----0-0-----1-3-1---------------------|
       * *     * * *      * *** * * * 
   "Forgive me father..."   

Play Riff 6   "Living life..."
Play Riff 7   "Close your eyes..."

Ending
eb|------------------------------------|
Bb|------------------------------------|
Gb|------------------------------------|
Db|------------------------------------|
Ab|-------------------------------3--2-|
Eb|-0-000-0-000-0-0-0-000-0-0000--1--0-|
    * *** * *** * * * *** * ****
                               "You lie!"


notation:
^   =  bend [ ^ = half, ^^ = whole, etc. ]
^r  =  bend and release
x   =  mute with fret-hand
*   =  mute with palm-hand
X =  pick slide
h   =  hammer-on
p   =  pull-off
~   =  vibrato
t   =  tap-on
/   =  slide up
   =  slide down
h.  =  harmonics
ah  =  artificial harmonic
(9) =  ghost note
tm  =  trem picking
tr  =  trill

The End.
Enjoy!
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