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Burning Times Guitar Tablature
Tuning: Eb

Riff 1
Guitar 1
eb|--------------------------------|
Bb|--------------------------------|
Gb|--------------------------------|
Db|--------------------------------|
Ab|-----2-----7---8---7---5---8-7~-|
Eb|-0-0-0-000---0---0---0---0------|  
    * *   ***   *   *   *   *
eb|----------------------------------|
Bb|----------------------------------|
Gb|----------------------------------|
Db|----------------------------------|
Ab|-----2-----7---10----8---5---8-7~-|
Eb|-0-0-0-000---0----0----0---0------|  
    * *   ***   *    *    *   *
eb|----------------------------------------------------------|
Bb|----------------------------------------------------------|
Gb|----------------------------------------------------------|
Db|---------------------------------5-5-----7---4--4---------|
Ab|-----2-----7---8---7---5---8-7~--3-3-333-5-0-2--2-0-------|
Eb|-0-0-0-000---0---0---0---0--------------------------3-2~~-|
    * *   ***   *   *   *   *           ***   *        a a 

Guitar 2
eb|----------------------------------------------------------|
Bb|----------------------------------------------------------|
Gb|----------------------------------------------------------|
Db|---------------------------------5-5-----7---4--4---------|
Ab|-----2---------2---------2-------3-3-333-5-0-2--2-0-------|
Eb|-0-0-0-----0-0-0-----0-0-0--------------------------3-2~~-|
    * *       * *       * *             ***   *        a a 


Riff 1a
Guitar 1
eb|--------------------------------|
Bb|--------------------------------|
Gb|--------------------------------|
Db|--------------------------------|
Ab|-----2-----7---8---7---5---8-7~-|
Eb|-0-0-0-000---0---0---0---0------|  
    * *   ***   *   *   *   *
eb|----------------------------------|
Bb|----------------------------------|
Gb|----------------------------------|
Db|----------------------------------|
Ab|-----2-----7---10----8---5---8-7~-|
Eb|-0-0-0-000---0----0----0---0------|  
    * *   ***   *    *    *   *
eb|----------------------------------------------------------|
Bb|----------------------------------------------------------|
Gb|----------------------------------------------------------|
Db|---------------------------------5-5-----7---4--4---------|
Ab|-----2-----7---8---7---5---8-7~--3-3-333-5-0-2--2-0-------|
Eb|-0-0-0-000---0---0---0---0--------------------------3-2~~-|
    * *   ***   *   *   *   *           ***   *        a a 

Guitar 2
eb|-------------------------------------|
Bb|-------------------------------------|
Gb|-------------------------------------|
Db|-------------------------------------|
Ab|-----2-----10---12---10---9---12-10~-|
Eb|-0-0-0-000----0----0----0---0--------|  
    * *   ***    *    *    *   *
eb|-------------------------------------|
Bb|-------------------------------------|
Gb|-------------------------------------|
Db|-------------------------------------|
Ab|-----2-----10---14---12---9---12-10~-|
Eb|-0-0-0-000----0----0----0---0--------|  
    * *   ***    *    *    *   *
eb|---------------------------------------------------------------|
Bb|---------------------------------------------------------------|
Gb|---------------------------------------------------------------|
Db|--------------------------------------5-5-----7---4--4---------|
Ab|-----2-----10---12---10---9---12-10~--3-3-333-5-0-2--2-0-------|
Eb|-0-0-0-000----0----0----0---0----------------------------3-2~~-|
    * *   ***    *    *    *   *             ***   *        a a 


Riff 2
eb|---------------------------|
Bb|---------------------------|
Gb|---------------------------|
Db|-----2-----2-0-2-2-------2-|
Ab|-----2-----2-0-2-2-------2-|
Eb|-0-0---000---------000-0---|
    * *   ***         *** *
   "Yesterday........"
eb|------------------------------|
Bb|------------------------------|
Gb|------------------------------|
Db|-----2-----2---5-----53--32-|
Ab|-----2-----2---5-----53--32-|
Eb|-0-0---000---0----0-----------|
    * *   ***   *    *

Play Riff 1a
Play Riff 2    "In this time..."

Riff 3
Guitar 1
eb|-------------------------------|
Bb|-------------------------------|
Gb|-------------------------------|
Db|-----------9--10---9---7--10-9-|
Ab|-----2-----7---8---7---5---8-7-|
Eb|-0-0-0-000---0---0---0---0-----|  
    * *   ***   *   *   *   *
   "It doesn't matter..."
eb|--------------------------------|
Bb|--------------------------------|
Gb|--------------------------------|
Db|-----------9---12--10---7--10-9-|
Ab|-----2-----7---10---8---5---8-7-|
Eb|-0-0-0-000---0----0---0---0-----|  
    * *   ***   *    *   *   *
eb|---------------------------------------------------------|
Bb|---------------------------------------------------------|
Gb|---------------------------------------------------------|
Db|-----------9--10---9---7--10-9--5-5-----7---4--4---------|
Ab|-----2-----7---8---7---5---8-7--3-3-333-5-0-2--2-0-------|
Eb|-0-0-0-000---0---0---0---0-------------------------3-2~~-|
    * *   ***   *   *   *   *          ***   *        a a 

Guitar 2
eb|--------------------------------------------|
Bb|---------------------10---------10^r--------|
Gb|-----9-11-12-11h12-9----12~~~--------8-9~~--|
Db|-/9-----------------------------------------|
Ab|--------------------------------------------|
Eb|--------------------------------------------|

eb|-----------------------------------------------------|
Bb|---------------------10-----------10-----------------|
Gb|-----9-11-12-11h12-9----12~~~--12----12-11~~--8~--9~-|
Db|-/9--------------------------------------------------|
Ab|-----------------------------------------------------|
Eb|-----------------------------------------------------|

Guitar 3
eb|--------------------------------------------|
Bb|-------10-12-10h12--13-12~~---13^r----------|
Gb|-/9-12------------12---------------11-12~~--|
Db|--------------------------------------------|
Ab|--------------------------------------------|
Eb|--------------------------------------------|

eb|-------------------------------------------------------|
Bb|-------10-12-10h12--13-12~~---12-13-12-10~~------------|
Gb|-/9-12------------12------------------------11~-12~~---|
Db|-------------------------------------------------------|
Ab|-------------------------------------------------------|
Eb|-------------------------------------------------------|



Riff 4 (solo rhythm)                                    x2
eb|------------------------------------------------------|
Bb|------------------------------------------------------|
Gb|------------------------------------------------------|
Db|--------------------------------------------3-3-3-2-2-|
Ab|-2-----------------------5-5-5-2------------1-1-1-0-0-|
Eb|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-3-3-3-0--0-0-0-0-0-----------|
      * * * * * * * * * * *          * * * * * 
eb|-------------------------------------|
Bb|-------------------------------------|
Gb|-------------------------------------|
Db|-5-----7---4----5-----7---4----------|
Ab|-3-333-5-0-2----3-333-5-0-2----------|
Eb|-------------------------------3-2~~-|
      ***   *        ***   *      a a 

Solo
eb|-12t8p5p0-5p0-12t8-12t8p5p0-5p0-12t8-13t8-12t8-10----------------|
Bb|--------------------------------------------------13-12-13--/17~-|
Gb|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
Db|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
Ab|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
Eb|-----------------------------------------------------------------|

eb|--------/19-0-10-12---13-12-13/17-13--13h15p13p12~---------|
Bb|-(17)---------------------------------------------13/17~~-|
Gb|-----------------------------------------------------------|
Db|-----------------------------------------------------------|
Ab|-----------------------------------------------------------|
Eb|-----------------------------------------------------------|

eb|------------------------------------------------------|
Bb|-17-18-17~~-13-12^r-12--------------12---13-12-15-13-|
Gb|-----------------------14-13~--14-13---14-------------|
Db|------------------------------------------------------|
Ab|------------------------------------------------------|
Eb|------------------------------------------------------|
                                 
eb|-/16-12h13p12----------------------------------------|
Bb|--------------12h13h15p13p12--13h15p13p12h13---------|
Gb|---------------------------------------------14-14~--|
Db|-----------------------------------------------------|
Ab|-----------------------------------------------------|
Eb|-----------------------------------------------------|
 
(harmony guitar on the B string)                                                   
eb|-12~---12-14-15-14~----12~--12-14-12-15^r--14--14h15~--12~~-|
Bb|-13~---13-15-17-15~----13~--13-15-13-17^r--15--15h17~--13~~-|
Gb|------------------------------------------------------------|
Db|------------------------------------------------------------|
Ab|------------------------------------------------------------|
Eb|------------------------------------------------------------|

End solo

Play Riff 2    "Question me not..."
Play Riff 3    "It doesn't matter..."

Riff 5
eb|--------------------------|
Bb|--------------------------|
Gb|--------------------------|
Db|--------------------------|
Ab|-2------------------------|
Eb|-0--0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-...-|
       * * * * * * * * * 
eb|--------------------------------|
Bb|--------------------------------|
Gb|--------------------------------|
Db|--5--5-7-4-----5--5-7-4---------|
Ab|--3--3-5-2-----3--3-5-2--5-4--2-|
Eb|-------------------------3-2--0-|


notation:
^   =  bend [ ^ = half, ^^ = whole, etc. ]
^r  =  bend and release
x   =  mute with fret-hand
*   =  mute with palm-hand
X =  pick slide
h   =  hammer-on
p   =  pull-off
~   =  vibrato
t   =  tap-on
/   =  slide up
   =  slide down
h.  =  harmonics
a   =  artificial harmonic
(9) =  ghost note
tm  =  trem picking
tr  =  trill

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