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Tuning  : C-G-C-F-A-D

Every note should be played downstroke unless indicated by the ^ symbol.

	Key
	
	P.M.	palm mute
	  N	natural harmonic
          X	10th fret (it's used insted of 10, it DOESN'T mean "play 'note' with heavy damping") 

RIFF A (0:00)
COUNT|4---1---2---3---4---1---2---3---4---1---2---3---4---1---2---3---4---|
    D|--------------------------------------------------------------------|
    A|--------------------------------------------------------------------|
    F|--------------------------------------------------------------------|
    C|--5N--0-0-000-0-0-000-0-0-000-0-0-5N--0-0-000-0-0-000-0-0-000-0-0-5N|
    G|--------------------------------------------------------------------|
    C|--------------------------------------------------------------------|
P.M.        - - --- - - --- - - --- - -     - - --- - - --- - - --- - -
                 ^       ^       ^               ^       ^       ^
RIFF A (cont.)
COUNT|1---2---3---4---1---2---3---4---1---2---3---4---1---2---3---4---|
    D|----------------------------------------------------------------|
    A|----------------------------------------------------------------|
    F|----------------------------------------------------------------|
    C|--0-0-000-0-0-5N--0-0-000-0-0-5N--0-0-5N--0-0-5N--0-0-5N--0-0---|
    G|----------------------------------------------------------------|
    C|----------------------------------------------------------------|
P.M.    - - --- - -     - - --- - -     - -     - -     - -     - -
             ^               ^               
RIFF B (0:10)
COUNT|4---1---2---3---4---1---2---3---4---1---2---3---4---1---2---3---4---|
    D|--------------------------------------------------------------------|
    A|--------------------------------------------------------------------|
    F|--------------------------------------------------------------------|   x2
    C|--7---------------7---------------7---------------------------------|
    G|--5---0-0-0-0-0-0-5---0-0-0-0-0-0-5---0-0-0-0-0-0-------7-8-X-8-7---|
    C|--0---0-0-0-0-0-0-0---0-0-0-0-0-0-0---0-0-0-0-0-0-8---X-------------|
P.M.        - - - - - -     - - - - - -     - - - - - -
                                                               ^   ^   ^
RIFF C (0:21)
COUNT|4---1---2---3---4---1---2---3---4---1---2---3---4---1---2---3---4---|
    D|--------------------------------------------------------------------|
    A|--------------------------------------------------------------------|
    F|--------------------------------------------------------------------|
    C|--1---0-0-000-0-0-000-0-0-000-0-0-1---0-0-000-0-0-000-0-0-000-0-0-1-|
    G|--------------------------------------------------------------------|
    C|--------------------------------------------------------------------|
P.M.        - - --- - - --- - - --- - -     - - --- - - --- - - --- - -
                 ^       ^       ^               ^       ^       ^
RIFF C (cont.)
COUNT|1---2---3---4---1---2---3---4---1---2---3---4---1---2---3---4---|
    D|----------------------------------------------------------------|
    A|----------------------------------------------------------------|
    F|----------------------------------------------------------------|
    C|--0-0-000-0-0-1---0-0-000-0-0-5N--0-0-1---0-0-1---0-0-1---0-0---|
    G|----------------------------------------------------------------|
    C|----------------------------------------------------------------|
P.M.    - - --- - -     - - --- - -     - -     - -     - -     - -
             ^               ^
Then play RIFF A (0:32) and RIFF B x2(0:43), then the first line of RIFF C (0:53) 
followed by the second line of RIFF A (0:58) and after that play RIFF B x2 (1:04).

RIFF D (1:14) 
COUNT|4---1---2---3---4---1---2---3---4---1---2---3---4---1---2---3---4---|
    D|--------------------------------------------------------------------|
    A|--------------------------------------------------------------------|
    F|--------------------------------------------------------------------|
    C|--0---------------2---------------3---------------------------------|
    G|--0---------------2---------------3---------------------7-8-X-8-7---|
    C|--0---------------2---------------3---------------8---X-------------|
                                                              ^   ^   ^
RIFF E (1:26)
COUNT|1---2---3---4---|
    D|----------------|
    A|----------------|
    F|----------------| x3
    C|0---0---0-------|
    G|0---0---0-------|
    C|0---0---0-------|

In this part there some sitars or mandolins mixed with the guitar and i can't make 
out what exactly is going on so i didn't tab this one.

After this play the first line of RIFF C (2:03) followed by the second line of 
RIFF A (2:06) and after that play RIFF B x2 (2:08).

RIFF F (2:19)
COUNT|4---1---2---3---4---1---2---3---4---1---2---3---4---1---2---3---4---|
    D|--------------------------------------------------------------------|
    A|--------------------------------------------------------------------|
    F|--------------------------------------------------------------------| x2
    C|--------------------------------------------------------------------|
    G|--5---555-555-555-7---777-777-777-8---888-888-888-------7-8-X-8-7---|
    C|--------------------------------------------------8---X-------------|
P.M.        --- --- ---     --- --- ---     --- --- ---
             ^   ^   ^       ^   ^   ^       ^   ^   ^        ^   ^   ^

Then play RIFF D x2 and that was it.

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