Year: 1989 - Album: Extreme
Written by Nuno Bettencourt/Gary Cherone
Tuned down 1/2 step to Eb (Eb Ab Db Gb Bb Eb) Intro: e---------------------------------12----------------19-17-16-17-19-17-16-17-20- B---12----------13----15-13-12-13-------18-17-16-17---------------------------- G------14-13-14---------------------------------------------------------------- D------------------------------------------------------------------------------ A------------------------------------------------------------------------------ E------------------------------------------------------------------------------ tr tr e---17-19-20-19h20p19-17-16-17---------------------------------17\-- B------------------------------17-18-------------------------------- G------------------------------------19----17(19)--16(17)--14------- D------------------------------------------------------------------- A------------------------------------------------------------------- E------------------------------------------------------------------- followed by a bit of low blocking and then e-------------------------------------------------------- b-------------------------------------------?------------ g-------------------------------------------?------------ D-----------------------0-1-2-3-4-5---5-----?------------ A-------------0-1-2-3-4-------------5---5---------------- E---0-1-2-3-4-------------------------------------------- (dive) some sort of harmonic goes in the general area of those question marks The following three riffs are used behind the verses. e-------------------- b-------------------- g---2--4--5--4-2----- D---2--4--5--4-2----- A---0--x--x--x-0----- E-------------------- e---------------------------------------------------0---- b---------------------------------------------------0---- g---5---------------------------4-------------------0---- D---5---------------------------4------4-----2----------- A---3---?-----?------?----------2--2-2-2-----2----------- E----------------------------------------3-2-0---x------- I just hammer away on that C there (?) as I cannot reach what I think Nuno plays e---5-5-----5-5-----5-5-----5-5-----5-5-----5-5---------- b---5-5-----5-5-----5-5-----5-5-----5-5-----5-5---------- g-------5^6-----5^6-----5^6-----5^6-----5^6-----5^6------ D-------------------------------------------------------- A-------------------------------------------------------- E-------------------------------------------------------- These runs are played just before the chorus. e--------------------------------------3\2--3\2--3\2--3\2--3\2--------- b--------------------------------------3\2--3\2--3\2--3\2--3\2--------- g-------------------------------4-3-4--4\3--4\3--4\3--4\3--4\3--------- D------------------------5-4-5----------------------------------------- A----------2-1-2--5-4-5------------------------------------------------ E---3-2-3-------------------------------------------------------------- e---------------------------------------------------------------------- b---------------------------------------8-7--8\7--8\7--8\7--8\7--8\7--- g-----------------------------4-3-4-7-6------7\6--7\6--7\6--7\6--7\6--- D-----------------------5-4-5------------------------------------------ A----------2-1-2--5-4-5------------------------------------------------ E---3-2-3-------------------------------------------------------------- Those last few notes in that run are played quite fast so I am not sure as to their exact order but just fiddle around and you'll soon get it. The next three riffs are used behind the chorus. ah b p p p e------------------------------------------------------------------ b------------------------------------------------------------------ g---7--2--------------5--2--------------3--2---4^(6)^2------------- D---7--2--------------5--2--------------3--2-----------4^2--------- A---5--0--0000000000--3--0--0000000000--1--0---------------3^0----- E------------------------------------------------------------------ e------------------------------------------ b------------------------------------------ g---2--2-------2-----2--2-------2---------- D---2--2-------2---x-2--2-------2---------- A---0--0-------0---x-0--0-------0---------- E---------3-0--------------3-0------------- b e------------------------------------------------------------------------- b------------------------------------------------------------------------- g---7--2--------------5--2-/7-5-7-^(9)-5----3--2-------------------------- D---7--2--------------5--2---------------7\-3--2--(miscellaneous fill)---- A---5--0--0000000000--3--0------------------1--0-------------------------- E------------------------------------------------------------------------- e---------------------------------------- b---------------------------------------- g---------------------------------------- D-----------------------0-1-2-3-4-------- A-------------0-1-2-3-4------------------ E---0-1-2-3-4---------------------------- This next bit just shows the chords used - play them however you like e---3---2---1---0------3---3---3---3------- b---3---3---3---1------3---2---1---0------- g---0---0---0---0------0---0---0---0------- D---0---0---0---0------3---2---1---0------- A------------------------------------------ E------------------------------------------ e---0000-5-0-0-7-0-0-8-0-0-10-0-0-8-0-0-7-0-0-5-0-0-4-0-0-5-0-0-7-0-0-8-0-0-7-- e---0-0-5-0-0-4-0-0-5-0-0-7-0-0-8-0-0-10-0-0-8-0-0-7-0-0-10-0-0-8-0-0-7-0-0-4-- ah e-------------------------------| b---/10----------------9--10-\--| g-------9-9-9-10-9--------------| (trem. dive) p h h p p p h h p p p h h p p e----------------------------------------------------5---5^9^5----------------- b----------6---6^9^6------------6---6^9^6----------------------5--------------- g---/9^7^9---9-------9^7--9^7^9---9-------9^7--9^6^9---9---------6------------- p h h p p h h p p h h p e-----------8----8^11^8--------------7----7^10^7--------------7----7^11^7------ b-----------------------9------------------------7------------------------7---- g---11^8^11---11----------8--11^7^11---11----------7--11^8^11---11----------8-- each ^ here is a bend and release and the x's are really just a damping with the palm of the right hand --------------------------------| ah ah ah ah ah p h h p p h h p p h h p e------------------------------------------------------------------------------ b-------------------------------------------6^9^6-------6^9^6-------6^9^6------ g---x-10^--x-9^--x-8^--x-7^--x-6^-----9^7^9-------9^7^9-------9^7^9------------ p h h p p h h p p h h p p h h p p h h p e----------------------5^9^5-------5^9^5----------8^11^8---------8^11^8-------- b---------6^9^6---------------------------------------------------------------- g---9^7^9--------9^6^9-------9^6^9--------11^8^11--------11^8^11--------------- p h h p p h h p p h h p p h h p e-----------7^10^7---------7^10^7----------7^11^7---------7^11^7------ b--------------------------------------------------------------------- g---11^7^11--------11^7^11---------11^8^11--------11^8^11------------- sweep h h p p h h sl sl p e--------------12^16^12--------12^16/19-16----16------------------------ b------------------------------------------17----17----17--------------- g---------13^16--------16^13^16---------------------16----16-\13-16^13-- D-------14-------------------------------------------------------------- A-----14---------------------------------------------------------------- E---12------------------------------------------------------------------ p p h p e---0-4^0---------------------------------- b---------0-5^0---------------------------- g------------------------------------------ D---------------6^9^6---6------------------ A---------------------7---7---------------- E---------------------------x--0----------- (dive) Ending. tr tr e---17-19-20-19h20p19-17-16-17--------------------------------17\-- b------------------------------17-18--------------------------17\-- g------------------------------------19----17(19)--16(17)--14------