Because most riffs in this song come in half a beat early
rather than on the 1st beat of the bar there are repeat signs in places
you would normally not have them. For example the "Verse"
riff starts half a beat early and then repeat comes in half a beat early.
Take note of the palm muting in the verse (P.M.). Palm
muting is where you place the underside of the palm of your hand on
the strings near the bridge with your picking hand. This will deaden/mute
the sound of the note.
Place you mouse over the tab below to see what fingers
to use. As you can see it's the same as the fret numbers you're playing.
When playing the Pre-Chorus (or any riff in this song
except the 1st intro riff) don't leave your fingers down, you want to
sound out each note as a single note, not chords (don't be lazy).
Use common sense when it comes to finger positions, this
riff is played over a 3 fret span so obviously use you 1st, 2nd &
3rd fingers. Start the pre-chorus riff off with your 1st finger.
At the end of riff 1 & 2 there are artificial harmonics
played (A.H.5). These are a high pitch squeals made by fretting the
notes normally and the harmonic is produced by adding the edge of the
thumb to the normal picking attack. A high volume of distortion will
allow for a greater variety of harmonics.
The 2nd time throught the main riff use "Riff 3"
below.
