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The Shape Guitar Tablature
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“The Shape”

tuning: B F# B E G# C#

/ = slide
b = bend
sc= scrape pick on string

intro
part 1:
C#|------------------------------|
G#|------------------------------|
E |------------------------------|
B |---8/13------------8/13-------|
F#|-0-8/13-0-1/3-1-0--8/13-0-1/3-|
B |-0-8/13-0-1/3-1-0--8/13-0-1/3-|

part 2: (played by guitar 2 over part 1 after its played a few times)
C#|----------------------------------------------------------|
G#|-5---5--5b---5--5b-----5--5b-------5b-----5--5b---5--0--5-|
E |----------------------------------------------------------|
B |----------------------------------------------------------|
F#|----------------------------------------------------------|
B |----------------------------------------------------------|
   |____________________tremolo picking_____________________|

C#|----------------17-|
G#|-5b---5---5/17--17-|
E |-------------------|
B |-------------------|
F#|-------------------|
B |-------------------|
   |_tremolo picking_|

part 3:
C#|------------------------------------------------------|
G#|------------------------------------------------------|
E |------------------------------------------------------|
B |------------------------------------------------------|
F#|------------------------------------------------------|
B |-sc-sc--sc-sc--sc-sc--sc-sc--sc-sc--sc-sc--sc-sc--sc--|

riff 1:
C#|--------------------------------------------|
G#|--------------------------------------------|
E |--------------------------------------------|
B |--------------------------------------------|
F#|-9--8--9------------------------------------|
B |-9--8--9--4--4--3----3--4--3--4--6--5--6--8-|
            |________tremolo picking__________|

riff 2:
C#|-------------------------------------------------|
G#|-------------------------------------------------|
E |-----8/7-8/7---7-----8/7-8/7-----8/7-8/7-8/7-----|
B |-----------------6---------------------------6---|
F#|-6-----------6-----5---------7-7---------------5-|
B |-------------------------------------------------|

riff 3
part 1:
C#|-------------------------------------------------------------|
G#|-------------------------------------------------------------|
E |-------------------------------------------------------------|
B |-14-13--12-13-14-13------------------------------------------|
F#|---------------------12-13-14-13-----------------------------|
B |---------------------------------14-13--12-13-14-13--0-1-2-1-|

part 2:
C#|---------|
G#|---------|
E |---------|
B |---------|
F#|-0-1-2-1-|
B |-0-1-2-1-|

riff 4
part 1:
C#|-------|-------------------------|
G#|-------|-------------------------|
E |-------|-------------------------|
B |-------|-------------------------|
F#|-18/0--|-2-1---0-1-2-1---0-1-2-1-|
B |-18/0--|-2-1---0-1-2-1---0-1-2-1-|
   |_1x_|

part 2:
C#|--------------------------|-------------------------|
G#|--------------------------|-------------------------|
E |--------------------------|-------------------------|
B |--------------------------|-------------------------|
F#|-2-1---0-1-2-1---0-1------|-------------------------|
B |-2-1---0-1-2-1---0-1-20/0-|--2p1--0-1-2-1-2-0-1-2-1-|
   |________play 1x_________|

riff 5
guitar 1:
C#|------------------------------------------------|
G#|------------------------------------------------|
E |------------------------------------------------|
B |------------------------------------------------|
F#|-9--9--9----------------------------------------|
B |-9--9--9--9--9--8----8--9--8--9--11--10--11--13-|
            |________tremolo picking__________|

guitar 2:
C#|-----------------------------------------------|
G#|-----------------------------------------------|
E |-----------------------------------------------|
B |----------8--8--7----7--8--7--8--10--9--10--12-|
F#|-----------------------------------------------|
B |-----------------------------------------------|
            |__________tremolo picking___________|
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