The Last In Line - Dio
00:00 / 00:00
Tabs and lyrics
Tunning: Standard (E A D G B e)
[Riff 1]

e|--------0--0----------0---------------------|
B|--1--3-------1--3-------3----1-----3-----1--|
G|--------------------------0----2-----2------|
D|---------------------------------2-----2----|
A|--0--2--3--------------------0-----------0--|
E|----------------3---------------------------|

e|--------0--0-------0----3----|
B|--1--3-------1--3-------3----|
G|------------------------0----|
D|------------------------0----|
A|--0--2--3---------------2----|
E|----------------3-------3----|

e|------------0--0----------0---------------------|
B|--1----3---------1--3-------3----1-----3-----1--|
G|------------------------------0----2-----2------|
D|-------------------------------------2-----2----|
A|--0----2----3--------------------0-----------0--|
E|--------------------3---------------------------|

e|--------0--0-------0----------------------|
B|--1--3-------1--3-----3----1----0----1----|
G|---------------------------2----2----2----|
D|---------------------------3--------------|
A|--0--2--3------------------3--------------|
E|----------------3-------------------------|

We're a ship without a storm The cold without the warm
e|--------0--0----------0---------------------|
B|--1--3-------1--3-------3----1-----3-----1--|
G|--------------------------0----2-----2------|
D|---------------------------------2-----2----|
A|--0--2--3--------------------0-----------0--|
E|----------------3---------------------------|

Light inside the darkness that it needs, yeah
e|--------0--0-------0----3----|
B|--1--3-------1--3-------3----|
G|------------------------0----|
D|------------------------0----|
A|--0--2--3---------------2----|
E|----------------3-------3----|

We're a laugh without a tear The hope without the fear
e|--------0--0----------0---------------------|
B|--1--3-------1--3-------3----1-----3-----1--|
G|--------------------------0----2-----2------|
D|---------------------------------2-----2----|
A|--0--2--3--------------------0-----------0--|
E|----------------3---------------------------|

We are coming...
e|---------------------|
B|--5----3-------------|
G|-------------5--4----|
D|---------------------|
A|--3----------0-------|
E|-------3--------3----|


[Riff 2]

...home
e|-------------------------|-------------------------|
B|-----------8----8--8--7--|-----------6----6--6--5--|
G|--2--2--2--7----7--7--7--|--2--2--2--5----5--5--5--|
D|--2--2--2--7----7--7--7--|--2--2--2--5----5--5--5--|
A|--0--0--0--0-------------|--0--0--0--0-------------|
E|-------------------------|-------------------------|


[Riff 3]

e|---------------------------|---------------------------|
B|-------------8----8--8--7--|-------------6----6--6--5--|
G|--2-2-2-2-2--7----7--7--7--|--2-2-2-2-2--5----5--5--5--|
D|--2-2-2-2-2--7----7--7--7--|--2-2-2-2-2--5----5--5--5--|
A|--0-0-0-0-0--0-------------|--0-0-0-0-0--0-------------|
E|---------------------------|---------------------------|

e|---------------------------|-------------------------------|
B|-------------8----8--8--7--|-------------------------------|
G|--2-2-2-2-2--7----7--7--7--|--2-2-2-2-2--------------------|
D|--2-2-2-2-2--7----7--7--7--|--2-2-2-2-2--------------------|
A|--0-0-0-0-0--0-------------|--0-0-0-0-0----5------5-3-2----|
E|---------------------------|-----------------3----------3--|


[Verse]

We're off to the witch We may never never never come home
e|--------------------------|----------------------------|
B|--------------------------|----------------------------|
G|--2--2------------2--2----|--2--2--------------2--2----|
D|--2--2------------2--2----|--2--2--------------2--2----|
A|--0--0------------0--0----|--0--0--------------0--0----|
E|--------------------------|----------------------------|

But the magic that we'll feel Is worth a lifetime
e|-------------------------------|-----------------------|
B|-------------------------------|-----------------------|
G|-------------------------------|--2--------------------|
D|--5------5------5------5-------|--2--------------------|
A|--5------5------5------5-------|--0--------------------|
E|--3--3-3-3--3-3-3--3-3-3--3-3--|-----------------------|

We're all born upon the cross The throw before the toss
e|--------------------------|----------------------------|
B|--------------------------|----------------------------|
G|--2--2------------2--2----|--2--2--------------2--2----|
D|--2--2------------2--2----|--2--2--------------2--2----|
A|--0--0------------0--0----|--0--0--------------0--0----|
E|--------------------------|----------------------------|

You can release yourself But the only way is down
e|-------------------------------|-----------------------|
B|-------------------------------|-----------------------|
G|-------------------------------|--2--------------------|
D|--5------5------5------5-------|--2--------------------|
A|--5------5------5------5-------|--0--------------------|
E|--3--3-3-3--3-3-3--3-3-3--3-3--|-----------------------|

We don't come alone We are fire we are stone
e|--------------------------|----------------------------|
B|--------------------------|----------------------------|
G|--2--2------------2--2----|--2--2--------------2--2----|
D|--2--2------------2--2----|--2--2--------------2--2----|
A|--0--0------------0--0----|--0--0--------------0--0----|
E|--------------------------|----------------------------|

We're the hand that writes Then quickly moves away
e|-------------------------------|-----------------------|
B|-------------------------------|-----------------------|
G|-------------------------------|--2--------------------|
D|--5------5------5------5-------|--2--------------------|
A|--5------5------5------5-------|--0-----------5-3-2----|
E|--3--3-3-3--3-3-3--3-3-3--3-3--|--------------------3--|


[Chorus]

We'll know for the first time
e|-----------------------------|-----------------------------|
B|-----------------------------|-----------------------------|
G|-----------------------------|-----------------------------|
D|-----------------------------|-----------------------------|
A|--3-----3-----3-----5-3-2----|--3-----3-----3-----5-3-2-0--|
E|--1--1--1--1--1--1--------3--|--1--1--1--1--1--1-----------|

If we're evil or divine We're the last in...
e|-----------------------------|-----------------------------|
B|-----------------------------|-----------------------------|
G|-----------------------------|-----------------------------|
D|-----------------------------|-----------------------------|
A|--5-----5-----5-----5-3-2-0--|--5-----5-----5--------------|
E|--3--3--3--3--3--3-----------|--3--3--3--3--3--------------|


[Riff 4]

...line
e|-------------------------|-------------------------|
B|-----------8----7--------|-----------6----5--------|
G|--2--2--2--7----7--------|--2--2--2--5----5--------|
D|--2--2--2--7----7--------|--2--2--2--5----5--------|
A|--0--0--0--0-------------|--0--0--0--0-------------|
E|-------------------------|-------------------------|


[Riff 5]

e|---------------------------|---------------------------|
B|-------------8----7--------|-------------6----5--------|
G|--2-2-2-2-2--7----7--------|--2-2-2-2-2--5----5--------|
D|--2-2-2-2-2--7----7--------|--2-2-2-2-2--5----5--------|
A|--0-0-0-0-0--0-------------|--0-0-0-0-0--0-------------|
E|---------------------------|---------------------------|

On the second time of riff 5:
e|---------------------------|-------------------------------|
B|-------------8----7--------|-------------------------------|
G|--2-2-2-2-2--7----7--------|--2-2-2-2-2--------------------|
D|--2-2-2-2-2--7----7--------|--2-2-2-2-2--------------------|
A|--0-0-0-0-0--0-------------|--0-0-0-0-0----5------5-3-2----|
E|---------------------------|-----------------3----------3--|


[Solo-riff 1]

e|--------------------------------------|------------------------------------|
B|--------------------------------------|------------------------------------|
G|--------------------------------------|--2--2------------2--2--------------|
D|--3--3--------------3--3--------------|--2--2--------5---2--2--------------|
A|--3--3-----5-3-2----3--3-----5-3-2----|--0--0--------5---0--0-----5-3-2----|
E|--1--1-----------3--1--1-----------3--|--------------3------------------3--|


[Solo-riff 2]

e|-----------------------------|-----------------------------|
B|-----------------------------|-----------------------------|
G|-----------------------------|-----------------------------|
D|-----------------------------|-----------------------------|
A|--3-----3-----3-----5-3-2----|--3-----3-----3-----5-3-2----|
E|--1--1--1--1--1--1--------3--|--1--1--1--1--1--1--------3--|

e|--------------------------|-----------------------------|
B|--------------------------|-----------------------------|
G|--------------------------|-----------------------------|
D|--2-----2-----2-----------|--2-----2-----2--------------|
A|--0--0--0--0--0--0--5--5--|--0--0--0--0--0--0--5-3-2----|
E|--------------------3--3--|--------------------------3--|

e|-----------------------------|-----------------------------|
B|-----------------------------|-----------------------------|
G|-----------------------------|-----------------------------|
D|-----------------------------|-----------------------------|
A|--3-----3-----3-----5-3-2----|--3-----3-----3-----5-3-2-0--|
E|--1--1--1--1--1--1--------3--|--1--1--1--1--1--1-----------|

e|-----------------------------|-----------------------------|
B|-----------------------------|-----------------------------|
G|-----------------------------|-----------------------------|
D|-----------------------------|-----------------------------|
A|--5-----5-----5-----5-3-2-0--|--5-----5-----5--------------|
E|--3--3--3--3--3--3-----------|--3--3--3--3--3--------------|

Songstructure:
Riff 1
Riff 2 (2 times)
Riff 3 (2 times)
Verse
Chorus
Riff 4
Riff 5
Verse
Chorus
Riff 5 (2 times)
Solo-riff 1 (2 times)
Solo-riff 2
Riff 4 (2 times)
Verse
Chorus
Riff 4 (4 times)
Riff 5 (Fade out)
Tunning: Standard (E A D G B e)
/ DIO / The Last in Line (1984) / The Last In Line guitar tab


THE LAST IN LINE

by Dio



Words by Ronnie James Dio

Music by Ronnie James Dio, Jimmy Bain, and Vivian Campbell
Transcribed by ShredGuitarGod

Gtr I (E A D G B E) - 'Clean'
Gtr II (E A D G B E) - 'Distorted'
Gtr III (E A D G B E) - 'Untitled'

Intro
Moderately Slow Q=84
4/4
Gtr I
H Q E E E. S E E +E E S S E
e|-------------|----0-----------0-----|
B|---------1-3-|-5------3-(3)-----3---|
G|---------0-0-|-5------4-(4)---------|
D|-------------|-5------5-(5)---------|
A|---------0-2-|-3------2-(2)-2-----2-|
E|-------------|----------------------|


S E S E E +S E. E E E. S E E +E E E E
e|----------------------|----0---------0---3--|
B|-1---3---1-(1)----1-3-|-5------3-(3)---0-3--|
G|---0---0-------0--0-0-|-5------4-(4)-----0--|
D|----------------------|-5------5-(5)-----7--|
A|-0---2---0-(0)----0-2-|-3------2-(2)--------|
E|----------------------|---------------------|


2/4 4/4
+W Q Q E. S E E +E E S S E S E S E E +S E. E E
e|-(3)--------|-------|----0-----------0-----|----------------------|
B|-(3)--------|-1--3--|-5------3-(3)-----3---|-1---3---1-(1)----1-3-|
G|-(0)--------|-0--0--|-5------4-(4)---------|---0---0-------0--0-0-|
D|-(7)--------|-------|-5------5-(5)---------|----------------------|
A|------------|-0--2--|-3------2-(2)-2-----2-|-0---2---0-(0)----0-2-|
E|------------|-------|----------------------|----------------------|


Verse
E. S E E +E E E E +Q. E +E E E E +H. E E Q. E +Q S S E
e|----0---------0-----|-------------------|--------------||-------------0------|
B|-5------3-(3)-----1-|-(1)---0-(0)-----1-|-(1)------1-3-||-5----3-(3)----3----|
G|-5------4-(4)-----0-|-(0)---------0-2---|----------0-0-||-5----4-(4)---------|
D|-5------5-(5)-----3-|-(3)---------------|--------------||-5----5-(5)---------|
A|-3------2-(2)-------|-------------------|----------0-2-||-3----2-(2)------2--|
E|--------------------|-------------------|--------------||--------------------|


2/4
S E S E E +S E. E E E. S E E +E E E E +W +Q E E
e|----------------------|----0---------0---3-|-(3)--------|-(3)------|
B|-1---3---1-(1)----1-3-|-5------3-(3)-----3-|-(3)--------|-(3)--1-3-|
G|---0---0-------0--0-0-|-5------4-(4)-----0-|-(0)--------|-(0)--0-0-|
D|----------------------|-5------5-(5)-----7-|-(7)--------|-(7)------|
A|-0---2---0-(0)----0-2-|-3------2-(2)-------|------------|------0-2-|
E|----------------------|--------------------|------------|----------|


4/4
E. S E E +E E S S E S E S E E +S E. E E E E E E E Q. +H. Q
e|----0-----------0-----|----------------------|----------------|--------------||
B|-5------3-(3)-----3---|-1---3---1-(1)----1-3-|-5---3---1-0----|-(0)----------||
G|-5------4-(4)---------|---0---0-------0--0-0-|----------------|--------------||
D|-5------5-(5)---------|----------------------|----------------|--------------||
A|-3------2-(2)-2-----2-|-0---2---0-(0)----0-2-|-3---2---0------|--------------||
E|----------------------|----------------------|-----------3----|-(3)----------||


Interlude
Gtr II
PM PM|
E E E E +E Q E E E E E +E Q E S S S T T E E +E Q E
e|------------------|------------------|------------------------|
B|-------8-(8)-8--7-|-------6-(6)-6--5-|-------------8-(8)-8--7-|
G|-------7-(7)-7--7-|-------5-(5)-5--5-|-------------7-(7)-7--7-|
D|-7-7-7-5-(5)-5--4-|-7-7-7-3-(3)-3--2-|---7-------7-5-(5)-5--4-|
A|-7-7-7-5-(5)-5--5-|-7-7-7-3-(3)-3--3-|-----------7-5-(5)-5--5-|
E|-5-5-5------------|-5-5-5------------|-5-----5-5-5------------|


PM PM| PM PM|
S S S T T E E +E Q E E E E E +E Q E S S S T T E E +E Q E
e|------------------------|------------------|------------------------|
B|-------------6-(6)-6--5-|-------8-(8)-8--7-|-------------6-(6)-6--5-|
G|-------------5-(5)-5--5-|-------7-(7)-7--7-|-------------5-(5)-5--5-|
D|---7-------7-3-(3)-3--2-|-7-7-7-5-(5)-5--4-|---7-------7-3-(3)-3--2-|
A|-----------7-3-(3)-3--3-|-7-7-7-5-(5)-5--5-|-----------7-3-(3)-3--3-|
E|-5-----5-5-5------------|-5-5-5------------|-5-----5-5-5------------|


PM PM| PM PM| ~~
S S S T T E E +E Q E S S S T T Q S E. S S S S
e|------------------------|---------------------------||
B|-------------8-(8)-8--7-|---------------------------||
G|-------------7-(7)-7--7-|---------------------------||
D|---7-------7-5-(5)-5--4-|---7-------7---------------||
A|-----------7-5-(5)-5--5-|-----------7--5----5-3-2---||
E|-5-----5-5-5------------|-5-----5-5-5----3--------3-||


Verse
PM----| PM| PM| PM| PM|
E E Q E E Q E E Q E E S S S S E S S E S S E S S E S S
e|---------------|--------------------|-------------------------|
B|---------------|--------------------|-------------------------|
G|-2-2----2-2----|-2-2----2-2---------|-------------------------|
D|-2-2----2-2----|-2-2----2-2---------|-5-----5-----5-----5-----|
A|-0-0----0-0----|-0-0----0-0-0-3-2---|-5-----5-----5-----5-----|
E|---------------|------------------5-|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|


~~~ ~~~~~~~~ PM----|
E S S E S S E S S E E E E Q E E Q E E Q E E S S S S
|-----------------------------|---------------|---------------------|
|-----------------------------|---------------|---------------------|
|-2-2-2-2-----[2]-------------|-2-2----2-2----|-2-2----2-2----------|
|-2-2-2-2---------------------|-2-2----2-2----|-2-2----2-2----------|
|-0-0-0-0-3p0-----3p0---------|-0-0----0-0----|-0-0----0-0-0-3-2----|
|---------------------3b5==3r-|---------------|------------------5--|


\6
PM| PM| PM| PM|
E S S E S S E S S E S S H. Q E E Q E E Q
e|-------------------------|---------------|---------------|
B|-------------------------|---------------|---------------|
G|-------------------------|---------------|-2-2----2-2----|
D|-5-----5-----5-----5-----|---------------|-2-2----2-2----|
A|-5-----5-----5-----5-----|-0-------------|-0-0----0-0----|
E|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|---------/15\--|---------------|


PM----| PM| PM| PM| PM| PM----|
E E Q E E S S S S E S S E S S E S S E S S H. S S S S
|--------------------|-------------------------|------------------||
|--------------------|-------------------------|------------------||
|-2-2----2-2---------|-------------------------|-2----------------||
|-2-2----2-2---------|-5-----5-----5-----5-----|-2----------------||
|-0-0----0-0-0-3-2---|-5-----5-----5-----5-----|-0-------5-3-2----||
|------------------5-|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|---------------3--||


Chorus
$
$$
PM----| PM----| PM----|
E. T T E E Q S S S S E. T T E E Q S S S S E. T T E E Q S S S S
|-----------------------|-----------------------|-----------------------|
|-----------------------|-----------------------|-----------------------|
|-----------------------|-----------------------|-----------------------|
|-3--3-3-3-3-3----------|-3--3-3-3-3-3----------|-5--5-5-5-5-5----------|
|-3--3-3-3-3-3--5-3-2---|-3--3-3-3-3-3--5-3-2---|-5--5-5-5-5-5--5-3-2---|
|-1--1-1-1-1-1--------3-|-1--1-1-1-1-1--------5-|-3--3-3-3-3-3--------5-|


To Dbl. Coda
PM--|
E. T T E E Q S S E E E E S S E E Q E E E S S E E Q
e|---------------------|------------------|------------------|
B|---------------------|-------8-8-8-7-7--|-------6-6-6-5-5--|
G|---------------------|-------7-7-7-7-7--|-------5-5-5-5-5--|
D|-5--5-5-5-5-5--5-5-6-|-7-7-7-5-5-5-4-4--|-7-7-7-3-3-3-2-2--|
A|-5--5-5-5-5-5--5-5-6-|-7-7-7-5-5-5-5-5--|-7-7-7-3-3-3-3-3--|
E|-3--3-3-3-3-3--3-3-4-|-5-5-5------------|-5-5-5------------|


To Coda
PM PM| PM PM| ~~
|-3-|
S S S T T E S S E E Q S S S T T Q S E. S S T T T S
e|------------------------|--------------------------------||
B|-------------8-8-8-7-7--|--------------------------------||
G|-------------7-7-7-7-7--|--------------------------------||
D|---7-------7-5-5-5-4-4--|---7-------7--------------------||
A|-----------7-5-5-5-5-5--|-----------7--5----5-3-2h3p2----||
E|-5-----5-5-5------------|-5-----5-5-5----3------------3--||


Verse
PM----| PM| PM| PM| PM|
E E Q E E Q E E Q E E S S S S E S S E S S E S S E S S
e|---------------|--------------------|-------------------------|
B|---------------|--------------------|-------------------------|
G|-2-2----2-2----|-2-2----2-2---------|-------------------------|
D|-2-2----2-2----|-2-2----2-2---------|-5-----5-----5-----5-----|
A|-0-0----0-0----|-0-0----0-0-0-3-2---|-5-----5-----5-----5-----|
E|---------------|------------------5-|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|


~~~ ~~~~~~~~ PM----|
E S S E S S E S S E E E E Q E E Q E E Q E E S S S S
|-----------------------------|---------------|---------------------|
|-----------------------------|---------------|---------------------|
|-2-2-2-2-----[2]-------------|-2-2----2-2----|-2-2----2-2----------|
|-2-2-2-2---------------------|-2-2----2-2----|-2-2----2-2----------|
|-0-0-0-0-3p0-----3p0---------|-0-0----0-0----|-0-0----0-0-0-3-2----|
|---------------------3b5==3r-|---------------|------------------5--|


~~~ PM------------------------|
|-3-| |-3-|
Q a E E E a E E E Q S S S S S S S S S S S S S S T T T T
|-------------------------------|---------------------------4-5h7p5p4-|
|-------------------------------|-----------------------5-6-----------|
|-------------2s4-2-------------|-------------------5-7---------------|
|-----1s2-0---------2-----------|-------------3-6-7-------------------|
|-----------2---------3b5-------|-------3-5-7-------------------------|
|-------------------------------|-1-4-5-------------------------------|

|-3-| |-3-| |--3--|
S S S S S S S S S S T T T S S Q Q +E +E Q E. T T T
|-4--------------------------------|------------------------------------|
|---6-8p6p5---5--------------------|----------------------------8h10h12-|
|-----------7---5-7-5-4h5p4---4----|------------------------------------|
|---------------------------7---5--|-5b7====(5)r(5)-5b7-----------------|
|----------------------------------|------------------------------------|
|----------------------------------|------------------------------------|

T T T T T T T X X X T T T E. +Q S +E +S
e|-8h10h12p10p8----8--------------------------------------------------|
B|--------------12---12p10p8-12p10p8-10b12-(10)--10b13r(10)b13r==(10)-|
G|--------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|--------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|--------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|--------------------------------------------------------------------|

S E. +E. S a S E. +E S S
e|-------------------------------|
B|-8-----------------------------|
G|---9----(9)s7-7h9-7--(7)---5-7-|
D|-------------------------------|
A|-------------------------------|
E|-------------------------------|

S E. +E E +Q. E Q. +E S S S S S S S S
e|-----------------------|-----------------------------|
B|-----------------------|-----------------------------|
G|-5s4----(4)p0-(0)------|-------------4-----4-----5---|
D|-----------------------|---------------5-----5-----5-|
A|---------------------5-|-7------(7)\-----7-----7-----|
E|-----------------------|-----------------------------|

S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S
e|-------------------------------------|
B|-------------------------------------|
G|---4-----5-----7-----5-----4---------|
D|-----5-----5-----5-----5-----5-------|
A|-7-----7-----7-----7-----7-------7---|
E|-------------------------------------|

S S S S S S S S T T T T S S S S S S S
e|-------------------------------------------|
B|---------5-----5-6h8p6p5-5-----------------|
G|-5-----------5-------------7b8-7p5-----7---|
D|-----4-7---7-------------------------7---7-|
A|---7---------------------------------------|
E|-------------------------------------------|

S S +S S S S S S S S S S S S S S
e|-----------5-5---7---5---------5-----7-|
B|-----------5-5-8---8---5-8-------5-8---|
G|-5-7b9-(7)-----------------7b9---------|
D|---------------------------------------|
A|---------------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------------|

e|---5-------------------------------------------12p8-|
B|-8---5-8-----5-------------------------------0------|
G|---------7b9---[7]b9-[7]b9-7p5------7---5/----------|
D|----------------------------------7---7-------------|
A|----------------------------------------------------|
E|----------------------------------------------------|
Song info
The Last In Line
Dio
2001
  • Rock
  • Heavy Metal
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