Losfer Words Iron Maiden backing track and tabs

Tunning: Standard (E A D G B e)

Losfer Words
by Iron Maiden

Transcribed by Rob Schenk

Intro

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-000-12-00-10-00-9-00-10-00-9-00-7-00-3-2-3-|
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-000-12-00-10-00-9-00-10-00-9-00------3-3-3-|
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--------5-5-5---------------------------5-5-5-|
-000000-3-3-3-000000-5-5-5-5-3-2-000000-3-3-3-|

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--------9-9-9-9-----------------------------|
--------7-7-7-7-----------------------------|
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Theme 1

----12-12-13-15-13-12-----14-14-14-15-15-15-17-17-17-17p15p14-|
-13-------------------15--------------------------------------|
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-16-/11-11-13-13/15-13----------------------|
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Theme 2 (play under solo also)

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-5p4p0-5p4p0-5p4p0-5p4p0-7p5p0-7p5p0-7p5p0-7p5p0-|
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-8----3---3-5-7-5-----------------------------|
-8----3---3-5-7-5-----------------------------|
-6----1---1-3-5-3-----------------------------|
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Theme 3 (repeat)

-12-00-7-00-8-00-5-00-7-00-3-00-5-00-2-----|
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Theme 4

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-/11-10v-8-10-8-------/11-10v-8-10-8-----|
----------------8v------------------8----|
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-/13-11v-10-11--------/13-11v-10-11-10-----|
---------------10v--------------------10v--|
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Last Fill

----------11bv-------------------------|
-10-11-10------------------------------|
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Repeat intro and theme 1

Fill for theme 1 at end

-15p13p12-15p13p12-15p13p12-15p13p12-----|
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Outro

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-5-3-------3-5-3-------3-5-3-------3-5-3-----|
-----5-3-5-------5-3-5-------5-3-5-------5-3-|
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Tunning: Standard (E A D G B e)

Iron Maiden

Losfer Words

From The Album Powerslave

Tab Transcribed by Jason Young
jay@liquidvolt.com

~ = Trill (Tremelo)
^ = Bend
/ = Slide up
\ = Slide down
p = Pull off
h = Hammer On

Each "|" Symbol Signifies the end of that measure
THis song is in 4/4 Time

Song Layout:

Intro
Theme 1 (x2)
Theme 2 (x2)
Modified theme 2
Theme 3 (x8)
Theme 4 (x2)
Intro
Theme 1 (x2)
Outro

Intro:
Played by Guitar 1 and Guitar 2

Intro Part One (X2)
e|---------------------------|--------------------------|
b|---------------------------|--------------------------|
g|---------------------------|--------------------------|
d|---------------------------|--------------------------|
a|-0-0-0-12-0-0-10-0-0-9-0-0-|-10-0-0-9-0-0-7-0-0-3-2-3-|
e|---------------------------|--------------------------|

e|---------------------------|----------------------|
b|---------------------------|----------------------|
g|---------------------------|----------------------|
d|---------------------------|----------------5-5-5-|
a|-0-0-0-12-0-0-10-0-0-9-0-0-|-10-0-0-9-0-0---3-5-5-|
e|---------------------------|----------------3-3-3-|

Intro Part Two (X2)
e|-------------------|---------------------------|-----------------|
b|-------------------|---------------------------|-----------------|
g|-------------------|---------------------------|-----------------|
d|-------------------|---------------------------|-----------------|
a|-------------5-5-5-|---------------------------|-----------5-5-5-|
e|-0-0-0-0-0-0-3-3-3-|-0-0-0-0-0-0-5-5-5-5-3-2-0-|-0-0-0-0-0-3-3-3-|

e|-----------------------|
b|-----------------------|
g|--------------9-9-9-9--|
d|--------------7-7-7-7--|
a|-----------------------|
e|-0-0-0-0-0-0-----------|

Repeat Intro

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Theme One: (X2)

Guitar 1
e|-------|-12-12-13-15-13-12-|-------|
b|-/13---|-------------------|-/15---|
g|-------|-------------------|-------|
d|-------|-------------------|-------|
a|-------|-------------------|-------|
e|-------|-------------------|-------|

e|-14-14-14-15-15-15-17-17-17-17-15-14-|
b|-------------------------------------|
g|-------------------------------------|
d|-------------------------------------|
a|-------------------------------------|
e|-------------------------------------|

e|-------|---------------|-------|
b|-/16---|-/11--11-13-15-|-/13---|
g|-------|---------------|-------|
d|-------|---------------|-------|
a|-------|---------------|-------|
e|-------|---------------|-------|

Guitar 2 (played under guitar one)
e|-------|-------------|------|-----------------------------|
b|-------|-------------|------|-----------------------------|
g|-------|-5-5-7-9-7-5-|------|-7-7-7-9-9-9-11-11-11-11-9-7-|
d|-------|-------------|------|-----------------------------|
a|-/7----|-------------|-/9---|-----------------------------|
e|-------|-------------|------|-----------------------------|

e|-------|-----------------|
b|-/11---|-----------------|
g|-------|-10--10-12-14-12~|
d|-------|-----------------|
a|-------|-----------------|
e|-------|-----------------|

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Theme Two: (X2)

Both Guitars
e|-------------------------|----------------------|
b|-------------------------|----------------------|
g|-5p4p0-5p4p0-5p4p0-5p4p0-|-5p4p0-5p4p0-5p4p0--0-|
d|-------------------------|----------------------|
a|-------------------------|----------------------|
e|-------------------------|----------------------|

e|-------------------------|----------------------|
b|-------------------------|----------------------|
g|-7p5p0-7p5p0-7p5p0-7p5p0-|-7p5p0-7p5p0-7p5p0--0-|
d|-------------------------|----------------------|
a|-------------------------|----------------------|
e|-------------------------|----------------------|

e|-----|----------|-----|
b|-----|----------|-----|
g|-8---|-3---3-5-7|-5---|
d|-8---|-3---3-5-7|-5---|
a|-6---|-1---1-3-5|-3---|
e|-----|----------|-----|

Modified Theme Two:

Guitar 1 (X8)
e|-------------------------|----------------------|
b|-------------------------|----------------------|
g|-5p4p0-5p4p0-5p4p0-5p4p0-|-5p4p0-5p4p0-5p4p0--0-|
d|-------------------------|----------------------|
a|-------------------------|----------------------|
e|-------------------------|----------------------|

e|-------------------------|----------------------|
b|-------------------------|----------------------|
g|-7p5p0-7p5p0-7p5p0-7p5p0-|-7p5p0-7p5p0-7p5p0--0-|
d|-------------------------|----------------------|
a|-------------------------|----------------------|
e|-------------------------|----------------------|

Guitar 2 (X4) (let each chord ring for 1st and
2nd time, Palm mute 3rd 4th time)
e|-----|-----|-----|-----|-----|-----|-----|-----|
b|-----|-----|-----|-----|-----|-----|-----|-----|
g|-7---|-----|-5---|-----|-----|-----|-----|-----|
d|-7---|-----|-5---|-----|-7---|-----|-3---|-5---|
a|-5---|-----|-3---|-----|-7---|-----|-3---|-5---|
e|-----|-----|-----|-----|-5---|-----|-1---|-3---|

Guitar Solo begins the 5th time of Guitar 1's
part and lasts through the 8th
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Theme 3:

Guitar 1 (X8)
e|-12-0-0-7-0-0-8-0-0-5-0-0-|-7-0-0-3-0-0-5-0-0-2|
b|--------------------------|--------------------|
g|--------------------------|--------------------|
d|--------------------------|--------------------|
a|--------------------------|--------------------|
e|--------------------------|--------------------|

Guitar 2 (X8)
e|-----------------------------------|----------------------------|
b|-----------------------------------|----------------------------|
g|-----------------------------------|----------------------------|
d|---------------9------------7------|---------------9-7---------7|
a|7-7-7-10-10-10---10-10-9-10---10-9-|7-7-7-10-10-10-----10-9-10--|
e|-----------------------------------|----------------------------|
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Theme 4:

Guitar 1(X2) (On second time use ending B instead of ending A)
e|--------|----------|--------|----------|
b|-/11-10~|-8-10-8---|-/11-10~|-8-10-8---|
g|--------|--------8~|--------|--------8-|
d|--------|----------|--------|----------|
a|--------|----------|--------|----------|
e|--------|----------|--------|----------|

e|--------|----------|--------|-------------|
b|-/13-11~|-10-11----|-/13-11~|-10-11-10----|
g|--------|-------10~|--------|----------10~|
d|--------|----------|--------|-------------|
a|--------|----------|--------|--Ending-A---|
e|--------|----------|--------|-------------|

e|----------12^-|
b|-10-11-10-----|
g|--------------|
d|--------------|
a|--Ending-B----|
e|--------------|

Guitar 2
(X2)(Strum)
e|-----|-|-|-|------|-|-|-|
b|-----|-|-|-|------|-|-|-|
g|-8---|-|-|-|-10---|-|-|-|
d|-8---|-|-|-|-10---|-|-|-|
a|-6---|-|-|-|-8----|-|-|-|
e|-----|-|-|-|------|-|-|-|
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repeat intro and theme 1
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Outro:

Guitar 1
e|-------------|-------------|-------------|---------|
b|-5-3-------3-|-5-3-------3-|-5-3-------3-|-5-3-----|
g|-----5-3-5---|-----5-3-5---|-----5-3-5---|-----5-3-|
d|-------------|-------------|-------------|---------|
a|-------------|-------------|-------------|---------|
e|-------------|-------------|-------------|---------|

Guitar 2
e|-------------|-------------|-------------|---------|
b|-1-----------|-1-----------|-1-----------|-1-------|
g|---3-2-0-2-3-|---3-2-0-2-3-|---3-2-0-2-3-|---3-2-0-|
d|-------------|-------------|-------------|---------|
a|-------------|-------------|-------------|---------|
e|-------------|-------------|-------------|---------|

Tunning: Standard (E A D G B e)

Iron Maiden - Losfer Words (Big ‘Orra)

One of Maiden’s best instrumentals! I even have the solo! Contact me at@
rattlehead.coolio@hotmail.com

Tablature legend:
~ - vibrato
?(?) - bend (to what is in the brackets)
H - harmonic
p - pull-off
h - hammer-on
PM|-| - palm mute
/ - slide up
\ - slide down
x - mute

Intro:

GtrI & II
e|-----------------------------------------------------|
B|-----------------------------------------------------|
G|-----------------------------------------------------|
D|-----------------------------------------------------|
A|-0-0-0-12-0-0-10-0-0-9-0-0--10-0-0-9-0-0-7-0-0-3-2-3-|
E|-----------------------------------------------------|
PM|---------------------------------------------------|

e|------------------------------------------------|
B|------------------------------------------------|
G|------------------------------------------5-5-5-|
D|------------------------------------------5-5-5-| Repeat again
A|-0-0-0-12-0-0-10-0-0-9-0-0--10-0-0-9-0-0--3-3-3-|
E|------------------------------------------------|
PM|---------------------------------------|

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

e|--------------------------|
B|--------------------------|
G|--------------------------|
D|--------------14-14-14-14-| Repeat again
A|--------------12-12-12-12-|
E|-0-0-0-0-0-0--------------|
Pm|-----------||-----------|* - strum between the 22th & 24th frets (no palm mutation)

Repeat all the above

Interlude I:

GtrI
e|-----/12-12-13-15-13-12------14-14-14-15-15-15-17-17-17-17-15-14----------------------|
B|-/13~-------------------15~--------------------------------------16~\11~-11-13-15-13~-|
G|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
| GtrII
e|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------------------------------------/11~------------------|
G|------/5-5-7-9-7-5-----------7-7-7-9-9-9-11-11-11-11-9-7------------10~-10-12-14-12~-|
D|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|-/7~-------------------/9~-----------------------------------------------------------|
E|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|

Repeat interlude

Bridge:

GtrI & II
e|---------------------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------------------|
G|---------------------------------------------|
D|-5p4p0-5p4p0-5p4p0-5p4p0-5p4p0-5p4p0-5p4p0-0-|
A|---------------------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------------------|

e|--------------------------------------------------------------|
B|--------------------------------------------------------------|
G|--------------------------------------------------------------|
D|-7p5p0-7p5p0-7p5p0-7p5p0-7p5p0-7p5p0-7p5p0-0--8---3--3-5-7-5--| Repeat again
A|----------------------------------------------6---1--1-3-5-3--|
E|--------------------------------------------------------------|

GtrI
e|----------------------------------------------|
B|----------------------------------------------|
G|----------------------------------------------|
D|-5p4p0-5p4p0-5p4p0-5p4p0-5p4p0-5p4p0-5p4p0--0-|
A|----------------------------------------------|
E|----------------------------------------------|
|GtrII
e|----------------------------------------------|
B|----------------------------------------------|
G|----------------------------------------------|
D|-7--------------------------------------------|
A|-5--------------------------------------------|
E|----------------------------------------------|

e|----------------------------------------------|
B|----------------------------------------------|
G|----------------------------------------------|
D|-7p5p0-7p5p0-7p5p0-7p5p0-7p5p0-7p5p0-7p5p0--0-|
A|----------------------------------------------|
E|----------------------------------------------|
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e|----------------------------------------------|
B|----------------------------------------------|
G|----------------------------------------------|
D|-5--------------------------------------------|
A|-3--------------------------------------------|
E|----------------------------------------------|

e|----------------------------------------------|
B|----------------------------------------------|
G|----------------------------------------------|
D|-5p4p0-5p4p0-5p4p0-5p4p0-5p4p0-5p4p0-5p4p0--0-|
A|----------------------------------------------|
E|----------------------------------------------|
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e|----------------------------------------------|
B|----------------------------------------------|
G|----------------------------------------------|
D|----------------------------------------------|
A|-7--------------------------------------------|
E|-5--------------------------------------------|

e|----------------------------------------------|
B|----------------------------------------------|
G|----------------------------------------------|
D|-7p5p0-7p5p0-7p5p0-7p5p0-7p5p0-7p5p0-7p5p0--0-|
A|----------------------------------------------|
E|----------------------------------------------|
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e|----------------------------------------------|
B|----------------------------------------------|
G|----------------------------------------------|
D|----------------------------------------------|
A|-3---------------5----------------------------|
E|-1---------------3----------------------------|

GtrI repeats it’s bridge (x2) over the solo by GtrII

Solo I:

Gtr II
e|------------------------------------------|
B|------------------------------------------|
G|---/7-0h5-0h4-0h5-0h4-0h2-0h4-------------|
D|-0----------------------------5p3---3-----|
A|----------------------------------5-------|
E|--------------------------------------3~~-|

e|----------------------------------|
B|---7(8)~(8)~-5---5----------------|
G|-5-------------7---7p5---5-----5~-|
D|-----------------------7---5h7----|
A|----------------------------------|
E|----------------------------------|
H H H
e|-------10-8-7-10-8-7-5----|
B|-/8-10-----------------3~-|
G|--------------------------|
D|--------------------------|
A|--------------------------|
E|--------------------------|

e|-------------------------------------------------------------|
B|---------------------8------8-10----8-10-12-10-13~~~~~~--13~-|
G|------7-10-7----7-10---10-7------10------------12(14)~~------|
D|-7-10--------10----------------------------------------------|
A|-------------------------------------------------------------|
E|-------------------------------------------------------------|

e|----------------------------------------------------------------|
B|---------------15p13p12-----------------------------------------|
G|-12—10~-----------------14p13p12----------12-14-12p10----10-----|
D|--------12--12-------------------15p14p12-------------12----12~-|
A|----------------------------------------------------------------|
E|----------------------------------------------------------------|

e|-/15h17p15h17p15h17p15-/15h17p15h17p15h17p15-/15h17p15h17p15h17p15-15~-|
B|-----------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|-----------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|-----------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|-----------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|-----------------------------------------------------------------------|

e|---------------------------------------------------|
B|-/20-18----18--------------------------------------|
G|--------21----21-19-17-19-17----17-----------------|
D|-----------------------------21----21-19-17-19—----|
A|-----------------------------------------------19~-|
E|---------------------------------------------------|End Solo

Solo II:

GtrI
e|-12-0-0-0-7-0-0-0-8-0-0-0-5-0-0-0-7-0-0-0-3-0-0-0-5-0-0-0-2-0-0-0-|
B|------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|------------------------------------------------------------------|
|Gtr II (x8)
e|------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|-9-9-9-9---------5-5-5-5------------------------------------------|
D|---------9-9-9-9---------7-7-7-7-9-9-9-9-5-5-5-5-7-7-7-7----------|
A|---------------------------------------------------------9-9-9-9--|
E|------------------------------------------------------------------|End Solo

Solo III:

Gtr II
e|-------------------------------------------|
B|-10(11)-10~-8-10-8----10(11)-10~-8-10-8----|
G|-------------------8~-------------------8~-|
D|-------------------------------------------|
A|-------------------------------------------|
E|-------------------------------------------|
|Gtr I
e|----------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|----------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|----------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|-8-8-x-8-8-x-8-8--8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8--8-8-x-8-8-x-8-8--8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-|
A|-6-6-x-6-6-x-6-6--6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6--6-6-x-6-6-x-6-6--6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-|
E|----------------------------------------------------------------------------|
PM|-------------------| |-------------------|

e|-------------------------------------------------|
B|-11(13)-11~-10-11-10-----11(13)-11~-10-11-10-----|
G|---------------------10~---------------------10~-|
D|-------------------------------------------------|
A|-------------------------------------------------|
E|-------------------------------------------------|
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e|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|-10-10x-10-10x-101010101010101010101010--10-10x-10-10x-101010101010101010101010-|
A|-8--8-x-8--8-x-8-8-8—8-8-8-8—8—8-8-8-8---8--8-x-8--8-x-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8--|
E|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
PM|------------------------| |------------------------|

e|-------------------------------------------|
B|-10(11)-10~-8-10-8----10(11)-10~-8-10-8----|
G|-------------------8~-------------------8~-|
D|-------------------------------------------|
A|-------------------------------------------|
E|-------------------------------------------|
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e|----------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|----------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|----------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|-8-8-x-8-8-x-8-8--8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8--8-8-x-8-8-x-8-8--8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-|
A|-6-6-x-6-6-x-6-6--6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6--6-6-x-6-6-x-6-6--6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-|
E|----------------------------------------------------------------------------|
PM|-------------------| |-------------------|

e|---------------------------------------------11(13)~-|
B|-11(13)-11~-10-11-10-----11(13)-11~-10-11-10---------|
G|---------------------10~-----------------------------|
D|-----------------------------------------------------|
A|-----------------------------------------------------|
E|-----------------------------------------------------|
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e|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|-10-10x-10-10x-101010101010101010101010--10-10x-10-10x-101010101010101010101010-|
A|-8--8-x-8--8-x-8-8-8—8-8-8-8—8—8-8-8-8---8--8-x-8--8-x-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8--|
E|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
PM|------------------------| |------------------------|

Play intro(x1)

Interlude II:

GtrI
e|-----/12-12-13-15-13-12------14-14-14-15-15-15-17-17-17-17-15-14----------------------|
B|-/13~-------------------15~--------------------------------------16~\11~-11-13-15-13~-|
G|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
| GtrII
e|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------------------------------------/11~------------------|
G|------/5-5-7-9-7-5-----------7-7-7-9-9-9-11-11-11-11-9-7------------10~-10-12-14-12~-|
D|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|-/7~-------------------/9~-----------------------------------------------------------|
E|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|

Gtr I
e|-12-15p13p12-12-15p13p12-12-15p13p12-12-15p13p12-|
B|-------------------------------------------------|
G|-------------------------------------------------|
D|-------------------------------------------------|
A|-------------------------------------------------|
E|-------------------------------------------------|

GtrI
e|-----/12-12-13-15-13-12------14-14-14-15-15-15-17-17-17-17-15-14----------------------|
B|-/13~-------------------15~--------------------------------------16~\11~-11-13-15-13~-|
G|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
| GtrII
e|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------------------------------------/11~------------------|
G|------/5-5-7-9-7-5-----------7-7-7-9-9-9-11-11-11-11-9-7------------10~-10-12-14-12~-|
D|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|-/7~-------------------/9~-----------------------------------------------------------|
E|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|

Outro:

Gtr I
e|---------------------------------------------|
B|-5-3-------3-5-3-------3-5-3-------3-5-3-----|
G|-----5-3-5-------5-3-5-------5-3-5-------5-3-|
D|---------------------------------------------|
A|---------------------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------------------|
|Gtr II
e|---------------------------------------------|
B|-1-----------1-----------1-----------1-------|
G|---3-2-0-2-3---3-2-0-2-3---3-2-0-2-3---3-2-0-|
D|---------------------------------------------|
A|---------------------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------------------|End

Enjoy!