The Whore The Cook And The Mother tab by My Dying Bride
Guitar tabs
Drop D, Then Tune ALL Strings Down 1/2 Step
C# G# C# F# A# C#
Tempo = 120 BPM
Time Signature = 4/4
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Transcribed by
PADDY MCMULLAN
stinkypoohpants@yahoo.co.uk
Version 1.1
(Corrections Outlined at Bottom of Tab)
🎸
Accuracy Rating: - Votes: -
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Tablature Symbols Used:
p - Pull-Off
h - Hammer-On
- Slide Down to/Down From
/ - Slide Up To/Up From
(/) - Legato Slide
b - Bend (Blank space indicates bend's length)
~~~ - Vibrato
() - Ghost Note/Tied Note/Implied Note
|__3__| - Triplet Notes
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Intro Riff for Guitar 1 with heavy distortion and stereo delay (Play once)
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||-------------------|---------------------------|-------------------------|
||-------------------|---------------------------|-------------------------|
||--7----------------|--(7)-------------10-------|--------12---------------|
||--7----------------|--(7)-------(7/10)---------|-(10/12)-----------------|
||--5----------------|--(5)----------------------|-------------------------|
||-------------------|---------------------------|-------------------------|
(Gradual bend)
|--------------------||
|--------------------||
|--12 b 13-----||
|--12 b 13-----||
|--------------------||
|--------------------||
This riff can be recreated with two guitars if stereo delay is unavailable;
simply play the second guitar's part a quarter note later than the first. This
technique is only required for the first 4 bars of the song, so it shouldn't
present too much of a problem.
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Riff 1a: Guitar 1 and 2 with heavy distortion (Play 4 times) [Stereo Delay OFF]
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*These notes are to be strummed in an strict down-up or up-down fashion, with
some moderate variations in the notes played i.e. both notes may not be struck
with every strum*
|__3__| |__3__| |__3__| |__3__|
||--------------------------------------|
||--------------------------------------|
||--7--7--7--7--7--7--7--7--7--7--7--7--|
||--7--7--7--7--7--7--7--7--7--7--7--7--|
||--------------------------------------|
||--------------------------------------|
|__3__| |__3__| |_____3_____| |___3____|
|-----------------------------------------------|
|-----------------------------------------------|
|--7--7--7--7--7------------10--10--10--10--10--|
|--7--7--7--7--7--7--(7/10)-10--10--10--10--10--|
|-----------------------------------------------|
|-----------------------------------------------|
|___3____| |____3____| |____3____| |____3____|
|--------------------------------------------------|
|--------------------------------------------------|
|--12--12--12--12--12--12--12--12--12--12--12--12--|
|--12--12--12--12--12--12--12--12--12--12--12--12--|
|--------------------------------------------------|
|--------------------------------------------------|
|___3____| |____3____| |____3____| |____3____|
|--------------------------------------------------|
|--------------------------------------------------|
|--12--12--12--12--12--12--10--10--10--10--10--10--|
|--12--12--12--12--12--12--10--10--10--10--10--10--|
|--------------------------------------------------|
|--------------------------------------------------|
|__3__| |__3__| |__3__| |__3__|
|--------------------------------------|
|--------------------------------------|
|--7--7--7--7--7--7--7--7--7--7--7--7--|
|--7--7--7--7--7--7--7--7--7--7--7--7--|
|--------------------------------------|
|--------------------------------------|
|__3__| |__3__| |_____3_____| |___3____|
|-----------------------------------------------|
|-----------------------------------------------|
|--7--7--7--7--7------------10--10--10--10--10--|
|--7--7--7--7--7--7--(7/10)-10--10--10--10--10--|
|-----------------------------------------------|
|-----------------------------------------------|
|___3____| |____3____| |____3____| |____3____|
|--------------------------------------------------|
|--------------------------------------------------|
|--12--12--12--12--12--12--12--12--12--12--12--12--|
|--12--12--12--12--12--12--12--12--12--12--12--12--|
|--------------------------------------------------|
|--------------------------------------------------|
|___3____| |____3____| |____3____| |____3____|
|--------------------------------------------------| |
|--------------------------------------------------| |
|--12--12--12--12--12--12--12--12--12--12--12--12--|*|
|--12--12--12--12--12--12--12--12--12--12--12--12--|*|
|--------------------------------------------------| |
|--------------------------------------------------| |
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Riff 1b: Guitar 3 with heavy distortion (Play 4 times)
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|__3__| |__3__| |__3__| |__3__| |__3__| |__3__| |__3__| |__3__|
||--------------------------------------|--------------------------------------|
||--------------------------------------|--------------------------------------|
||--------------------------------------|--------------------------------------|
||--0-(0)-0--0--0--0--0-(0)-0--0--0--0--|--0-(0)-0--0--0--0--0-(0)-0--0--0--0--|
||--0-(0)-0--0--0--0--0-(0)-0--0--0--0--|--0-(0)-0--0--0--0--0-(0)-0--0--0--0--|
||--0-(0)-0--0--0--0--0-(0)-0--0--0--0--|--0-(0)-0--0--0--0--0-(0)-0--0--0--0--|
|__3__| |__3__| |__3__| |__3__| |__3__| |__3__| |__3__| |__3__|
|--------------------------------------|--------------------------------------|
|--------------------------------------|--------------------------------------|
|--------------------------------------|--------------------------------------|
|--8-(8)-8--8--8--8--8-(8)-8--8--8--8--|--7-(7)-7--7--7--7--7-(7)-7--7--7--7--|
|--8-(8)-8--8--8--8--8-(8)-8--8--8--8--|--7-(7)-7--7--7--7--7-(7)-7--7--7--7--|
|--8-(8)-8--8--8--8--8-(8)-8--8--8--8--|--7-(7)-7--7--7--7--7-(7)-7--7--7--7--|
|__3__| |__3__| |__3__| |__3__| |__3__| |__3__| |__3__| |__3__|
|--------------------------------------|--------------------------------------|
|--------------------------------------|--------------------------------------|
|--------------------------------------|--------------------------------------|
|--0-(0)-0--0--0--0--0-(0)-0--0--0--0--|--0-(0)-0--0--0--0--0-(0)-0--0--0--0--|
|--0-(0)-0--0--0--0--0-(0)-0--0--0--0--|--0-(0)-0--0--0--0--0-(0)-0--0--0--0--|
|--0-(0)-0--0--0--0--0-(0)-0--0--0--0--|--0-(0)-0--0--0--0--0-(0)-0--0--0--0--|
|__3__| |__3__| |__3__| |__3__| |__3__| |__3__| |__3__| |__3__|
|--------------------------------------|--------------------------------------|
|--------------------------------------|--------------------------------------|
|--------------------------------------|--------------------------------------|
|--8-(8)-8--8--8--8--8-(8)-8--8--8--8--|--5-(5)-5--5--5--5--4-(4)-4--4--4--4--|
|--8-(8)-8--8--8--8--8-(8)-8--8--8--8--|--5-(5)-5--5--5--5--5-(5)-5--5--5--5--|
|--8-(8)-8--8--8--8--8-(8)-8--8--8--8--|--5-(5)-5--5--5--5--4-(4)-4--4--4--4--|
|__3__| |__3__| |__3__| |__3__| |__3__| |__3__| |__3__| |__3__|
|--------------------------------------|--------------------------------------|
|--------------------------------------|--------------------------------------|
|--------------------------------------|--------------------------------------|
|--0-(0)-0--0--0--0--0-(0)-0--0--0--0--|--0-(0)-0--0--0--0--0-(0)-0--0--0--0--|
|--0-(0)-0--0--0--0--0-(0)-0--0--0--0--|--0-(0)-0--0--0--0--0-(0)-0--0--0--0--|
|--0-(0)-0--0--0--0--0-(0)-0--0--0--0--|--0-(0)-0--0--0--0--0-(0)-0--0--0--0--|
|__3__| |__3__| |__3__| |__3__| |__3__| |__3__| |__3__| |__3__|
|--------------------------------------|--------------------------------------|
|--------------------------------------|--------------------------------------|
|--------------------------------------|--------------------------------------|
|--8-(8)-8--8--8--8--8-(8)-8--8--8--8--|--7-(7)-7--7--7--7--7-(7)-7--7--7--7--|
|--8-(8)-8--8--8--8--8-(8)-8--8--8--8--|--7-(7)-7--7--7--7--7-(7)-7--7--7--7--|
|--8-(8)-8--8--8--8--8-(8)-8--8--8--8--|--7-(7)-7--7--7--7--7-(7)-7--7--7--7--|
|__3__| |__3__| |__3__| |__3__| |__3__| |__3__| |__3__| |__3__|
|--------------------------------------|--------------------------------------|
|--------------------------------------|--------------------------------------|
|--------------------------------------|--------------------------------------|
|--0-(0)-0--0--0--0--0-(0)-0--0--0--0--|--0-(0)-0--0--0--0--0-(0)-0--0--0--0--|
|--0-(0)-0--0--0--0--0-(0)-0--0--0--0--|--0-(0)-0--0--0--0--0-(0)-0--0--0--0--|
|--0-(0)-0--0--0--0--0-(0)-0--0--0--0--|--0-(0)-0--0--0--0--0-(0)-0--0--0--0--|
|__3__| |__3__| |__3__| |__3__|
|--------------------------------------|
|--------------------------------------|
|--------------------------------------|
|--8-(8)-8--8--8--8--8-(8)-8--8--8--8--|
|--8-(8)-8--8--8--8--8-(8)-8--8--8--8--|
|--8-(8)-8--8--8--8--8-(8)-8--8--8--8--|
|____3___| |____3___| |____3___| |____3___|
|--------------------------------------------------| |
|--------------------------------------------------| |
|--------------------------------------------------|*|
|--10-(10)-10--10--10--10--10-(10)-10--10--10--10--|*|
|--10-(10)-10--10--10--10--10-(10)-10--10--10--10--| |
|--10-(10)-10--10--10--10--10-(10)-10--10--10--10--| |
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Riff 2a: Guitar 3 (Play 8 times)
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|__3__| |__3__| |__3__| |__3__|
||--------------------------------------|
||--------------------------------------|
||--------------------------------------|
||--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-(2)-2--2--2--2--2-(2)-2--2--2--2--|
|__3__| |__3__| |__3__| |__3__|
|--------------------------------------| |
|--------------------------------------| |
|--------------------------------------|*|
|--0-(0)-0--0--0--0--0-(0)-0--0--0--0--|*|
|--0-(0)-0--0--0--0--0-(0)-0--0--0--0--| |
|--0-(0)-0--0--0--0--0-(0)-0--0--0--0--| |
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Riff 2b: Guitar 2 (Play 8 times)
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|__3__| |__3__| |__3__| |__3__|
||--------------------------------------|
||--------------------------------------|
||-/9--9--9--9--9--9--9--9--9--9--9--9--|
||-/9--9--9--9--9--9--9--9--9--9--9--9--|
||--------------------------------------|
||--------------------------------------|
|___3___| |__3__| |__3__| |__3__|
|----------------------------------------| |
|----------------------------------------| |
|--(9/ 7)--7--7--7--7--7--7--7--7--7--7--|*|
|--(9/ 7)--7--7--7--7--7--7--7--7--7--7--|*|
|----------------------------------------| |
|----------------------------------------| |
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Riff 2c: Guitar 1 (Play Once)
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||---------------------|----------------------|----------------------|
||---------------------|----------------------|--10--------12--------|
||--9--------11--------|--12--------11--------|----------------------|
||---------------------|----------------------|----------------------|
||---------------------|----------------------|----------------------|
||---------------------|----------------------|----------------------|
|___3__| |___3__|
|----------------------|---------------------------------|
|--13--------12--------|----------10-----13~~-----10-----|
|----------------------|--9----9------9--------9------9--|
|----------------------|---------------------------------|
|----------------------|---------------------------------|
|----------------------|---------------------------------|
|___3__| |___3__|
|--------------------------|---------------------------------|
|--------------------------|----------10-----13~~-----10-----|
|--11--------12---12---11--|--9----9------9--------9------9--|
|--------------------------|---------------------------------|
|--------------------------|---------------------------------|
|--------------------------|---------------------------------|
|___3__| |___3__|
|--------------------------|----------------------------------|
|--------------------------|-----------10-----13~~-----10-----|
|--11--------12---12---11--|--12----9------9--------9------9--|
|--------------------------|----------------------------------|
|--------------------------|----------------------------------|
|--------------------------|----------------------------------|
|___3__| |___3__|
|--------------------------|---------------------------------|
|--------------------------|----------10-----13~~-----10-----|
|--11--------12---12---11--|--9----9------9--------9------9--|
|--------------------------|---------------------------------|
|--------------------------|---------------------------------|
|--------------------------|---------------------------------|
|--------------------------|---------------------|----------------------|
|--------------------------|-----------12--------|--10--------13--------|
|--11--------12---12---11--|--9------------------|----------------------|
|--------------------------|---------------------|----------------------|
|--------------------------|---------------------|----------------------|
|--------------------------|---------------------|----------------------|
|______3_____| |______3______|
|------------------------|--------------------------------------|
|--12--------------------|--------------------------------------|
|--------------12---11---|--11----12----12----12----12----11----|
|------------------------|--------------------------------------|
|------------------------|--------------------------------------|
|------------------------|--------------------------------------|
|_____3_____| |____3___|
|-------------------||--------------------------------------|
|-------------------||--------------------------------------|
|--7----------------||--(7)-------------10--10--10--10--10--|
|-------------------||-----------(7/10)-10--10--10--10--10--|
|-------------------||--------------------------------------|
|-------------------||--------------------------------------|
The last bar of this riff actually belongs to the first bar of Riff 1a, although
it has a slight variation which warrants a re-tab of the bar.
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All guitars play their respective parts again from Riff 1 to Riff 2
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Riff 3: Guitars 1, 2 and 3 (Play 5 times) [Tempo changes to 90 BPM]
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*After first time replace the first bar of the riff with the supplement*
// First Bar \
||----------------------|------------------------|------------------------|
||----------------------|------------------------|------------------------|
||----------------------|------------------------|------------------------|
||----------7--6--3--2--|--(2)----------------1--|--(1)----------------0--|
||----------5--4--1--0--|--(0)----------5--4--1--|--(1)----------5--4--0--|
||----------------------|---------------5--4--1--|--(1)----------5--4--0--|
PM.. ....
|---------------------| |
|---------------------| |
|---------------------|*|
|--(0)----------------|*|
|--(0)----------------| |
|--(0)----------------| |
==============
| Supplement |
==============
|-------------------------|
|-------------------------|
|-------------------------|
|--(0)--------7--6--3--2--|
|--(0)--------5--4--1--0--|
|--(0)--------------------|
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Riff 4: Guitar 4 with clean tone (Repeats are indicated above tab) [Tempo = 120]
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*Let all notes ring out whenever possible*
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| Part 1 x 2 |
==============
|_____3____| |_____3____| |_____3____| |_____3____|
||--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
||--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
||--9--------------9--------------|--9--------------9--------------|
||-------7--------------7---------|-------7--------------7---------|
||------------8--------------8----|------------8--------------8----|
||--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
|_____3____| |_____3_____| |_____3____| |_____3_____|
|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
|--8------------------------------|---------------------------------|
|-----------------10--------------|--9--------------10--------------|
|-------7---------------7---------|-------7---------------7---------|
|------------8---------------8----|------------8---------------8----|
|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
|_____3____| |_____3_____| |_____3_____| |_____3_____|
|----------------------------------|----------------------------------|
|----------------------------------|----------------------------------|
|--9---------------9---------------|--9---------------9---------------|
|-------9---------------9----------|-------9---------------9----------|
|------------11--------------11----|------------11--------------11----|
|----------------------------------|----------------------------------|
|_____3____| |_____3_____| |_____3_____| |_____3_____|
|----------------------------------|----------------------------------| |
|----------------------------------|----------------------------------| |
|--9---------------9---------------|--9---------------9---------------|*|
|-------9---------------9----------|-------9---------------9----------|*|
|------------11--------------11----|------------11--------------11----| |
|----------------------------------|----------------------------------| |
==============
| Part 2 x 2 |
==============
|_____3____| |_____3____| |_____3____| |_____3_____|
|--------------------------------|----------------------------------|
|--8--------------8--------------|----------------------------------|
|--------------------------------|--10--------------10--------------|
|-------7--------------7---------|--------7---------------7---------|
|------------8--------------8----|-------------8---------------8----|
|--------------------------------|----------------------------------|
|_____3____| |_____3____| |_____3____| |_____3____|
|--------------------------------|---------------------------------|
|--------------------------------|--8------------------------------|
|--9--------------9--------------|-----------------10--------------|
|-------7--------------7---------|-------7---------------7---------|
|------------8--------------8----|------------8---------------8----|
|--------------------------------|---------------------------------|
|_____3____| |_____3_____| |_____3_____| |_____3_____|
|----------------------------------|----------------------------------|
|----------------------------------|----------------------------------|
|--9---------------9---------------|--9---------------9---------------|
|-------9---------------9----------|-------9---------------9----------|
|------------10--------------10----|------------10--------------10----|
|----------------------------------|----------------------------------|
|_____3____| |_____3_____| |_____3_____| |_____3_____|
|----------------------------------|----------------------------------| |
|----------------------------------|----------------------------------| |
|--9---------------9---------------|--9---------------9---------------|*|
|-------9---------------9----------|-------9---------------9----------|*|
|------------10--------------10----|------------10--------------10----| |
|----------------------------------|----------------------------------| |
==============
| Part 3 x 2 |
==============
|_____3____| |_____3_____| |_____3____| |_____3____|
|----------------------------------|--------------------------------|
|----------------------------------|--8--------------8--------------|
|--10--------------10--------------|--------------------------------|
|--------7---------------7---------|-------7--------------7---------|
|-------------8---------------8----|------------8--------------8----|
|----------------------------------|--------------------------------|
|_____3____| |_____3_____| |_____3____| |_____3_____|
|----------------------------------|--7--------------8--------------|
|--10--------------10--------------|--------------------------------|
|----------------------------------|--------------------------------|
|--------7---------------7---------|-------7--------------7---------|
|-------------8---------------8----|------------8--------------8----|
|----------------------------------|--------------------------------|
|_____3____| |_____3_____| |_____3_____| |_____3_____|
|--10--------------10--------------|--10--------------10--------------|
|----------------------------------|----------------------------------|
|----------------------------------|----------------------------------|
|--------7---------------7---------|--------7---------------7---------|
|-------------8---------------8----|-------------8---------------8----|
|----------------------------------|----------------------------------|
|_____3____| |_____3____| |_____3____| |_____3____|
|--8--------------8--------------|--8--------------8--------------| |
|--------------------------------|--------------------------------| |
|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|*|
|-------7--------------7---------|-------7--------------7---------|*|
|------------8--------------8----|------------8--------------8----| |
|--------------------------------|--------------------------------| |
==============
| Part 4 x 4 |
==============
|_____3____| |_____3_____| |_____3____| |_____3____|
|--10--------------10--------------|--8--------------8--------------|
|----------------------------------|--------------------------------|
|----------------------------------|--------------------------------|
|--------7---------------7---------|-------7--------------7---------|
|-------------8---------------8----|------------8--------------8----|
|----------------------------------|--------------------------------|
|_____3____| |_____3____| |_____3____| |_____3_____|
|--7--------------7--------------|---------------------------------| |
|--------------------------------|--10--------------8--------------| |
|--------------------------------|---------------------------------|*|
|-------7--------------7---------|--------7--------------7---------|*|
|------------8--------------8----|-------------8--------------8----| |
|--------------------------------|---------------------------------| |
==============
| Part 5 x 1 |
==============
|_____3____| |_____3_____| |_____3_____| |_____3_____|
|----------------------------------|----------------------------------|
|----------------------------------|----------------------------------|
|--10--------------10--------------|--10--------------10--------------|
|--------7---------------7---------|--------7---------------7---------|
|-------------8---------------8----|-------------8---------------8----|
|----------------------------------|----------------------------------|
|_____3____| |_____3_____| |_____3_____| |_____3_____|
|----------------------------------|----------------------------------|
|----------------------------------|----------------------------------|
|--10--------------10--------------|--10--------------10--------------|
|--------7---------------7---------|--------7---------------7---------|
|-------------8---------------8----|-------------8---------------8----|
|----------------------------------|----------------------------------|
==============
| Part 6 x 2 |
==============
|_____3____| |_____3____| |_____3____| |_____3____|
|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
|--9--------------9--------------|--9--------------9--------------|
|-------7--------------7---------|-------7--------------7---------|
|------------8--------------8----|------------8--------------8----|
|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
|_____3____| |_____3____| |_____3____| |_____3_____|
|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
|--8------------------------------|---------------------------------|
|-----------------10--------------|--9--------------10--------------|
|-------7---------------7---------|-------7---------------7---------|
|------------8---------------8----|------------8---------------8----|
|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
|_____3____| |_____3_____| |_____3_____| |_____3_____|
|----------------------------------|----------------------------------|
|----------------------------------|----------------------------------|
|--9---------------9---------------|--9---------------9---------------|
|-------9---------------9----------|-------9---------------9----------|
|------------11--------------11----|------------11--------------11----|
|----------------------------------|----------------------------------|
|_____3____| |_____3_____| |_____3_____| |_____3_____|
|----------------------------------|----------------------------------| |
|----------------------------------|----------------------------------| |
|--9---------------9---------------|--9---------------9---------------|*|
|-------9---------------9----------|-------9---------------9----------|*|
|------------11--------------11----|------------11--------------11----| |
|----------------------------------|----------------------------------| |
Part 2 x 1
Part 3 x 2
Part 4 x 4
Part 5 x 1
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Play Riff 1 and Riff 2 once each, and play Riff 4 to end the song
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End
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Tab summary: Intro x 1
Riff 1a + 1b x 4
Riff 2a + 2b x 4 + Riff 2c x 1
Riff 1a + 1b x 4
Riff 2a + 2b x 4 + Riff 2c x 1
Riff 3 x 5
Riff 4:
Part 1 x 2
Part 2 x 2
Part 3 x 2
Part 4 x 4
Part 5 x 1
Part 6 x 2
Part 2 x 1
Part 3 x 2
Part 4 x 4
Part 5 x 1
Riff 1a + 1b x 4
Riff 2a + 2b x 4 + Riff 2c x 1
Riff 3 x 5 (Let last notes ring out)
END
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Corrections (09/01/05):
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* Improved slides
* Improved bends
* Minor adjustments to layout
The Whore The Cook And The Mother tab