#----------------------------------PLEASE NOTE--------------------------------# #This file is the author's own work and represents their interpretation of the# #song. You may only use this file for private study, scholarship, or research.# #-----------------------------------------------------------------------------# #-- File created with Instab - http://www.pconline.com/~smcarey/instab.html --# #-----------------------------------------------------------------------------# Author/Artist: Queensryche Title: The Needle Lies Album: Operation: Mindcrime Transcribed by: Raven Email: [email protected] --------------|---------------------------------------------------------------| --------------|---------------------------------------------------------------| -x------------|---------------------------------------------------------------| -x-\----------|-7----10--7----7----10---10----7----10--7----7----10---10------| -x------------|-5----8---5----5----8----7-----5----8---5----5----8----7-------| --------------|---------------------------------------------------------------| intro- pick scrape and riff 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---------------------------------------------------------|---------------------| ---------------5--7----7----------5---5---5---3-------5-*|---------------------| --5-5-5--7--8----------5----5--5--6---5---6---1-------3--|---------------------| pm-- pm----------------------------------------------------| -----------------------------------------------------------15--13--12---------| ---------------------------------------8b10r----12b13r-10--------------15-----| -/7v---5--3---------7b9r---9--8--7--8-----------------------------------------| -------------7--5-------------------------------------------------------------| ------------------------------------------------------------------------------| ------------------------------------------------------------------------------| Guitar Solo #2- great example of Michael Wilton's style. -12h13h15p13p12-10h13p12p10h13p12p10h13p12p10--------15b17--r15-p-13-15b17v---| ----------------------------------------------13p10---------------------------| 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-9h10h12----------10h11h13----------11h12h14----------------------------------| ---------10h11h13----------11h12h14-------------------------------------------| ------------------------------------------------------------------3-----------| ------------------------------------------------------------------1-----------| -17-/-19v----19----24v----\----/-\-----/\-----/-------------------------------| ----------------------------\/-----\-/----\-/---------------------------------| ------------------------------------*------*----------------------------------| -------------------2----------------------------------------------------------| -3-----5-----5-----2----------------------------------------------------------| -1-----3-----3-----0----------------------------------------------------------| wag the bar really fast ------------------------------------------------------------------------------| ------------------------------------------------------------------------------| ------------------------------------------------------------------------------| ------------------------------------------------------------------------------| -----------------------------5--3--2---------2----------------------5--3--2---| -----------3--2--0--5--3--0----------5--3----0----3--2--0--5--3--0------------| cool riff- palm mute everything except E5 chords ------------------------------------------------------------------------------| ------------------------------------------------------------------------------| ------------------------------------------------------------------------------| ------------------------------------------------------------------------------| ---------2--2----------------------5--3--2----------2----------------------5--| -5--3----0--0----3--2--0--5--3--0-----------5--3----0----3--2--0--5--3--0-----| ------------------------------------------------------------------------------| 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-*----------------3-------------------------------------*|--------------------| --------------------0------------------------7---7-7---7-|----9---------------| -------------5-------------------------------7---7-7---7-|-/--9---------------| -*-7---------5-----------3----3--3--3--3--3--5---5-5---5*|----7---------------| ---5---------3-----------1----1--1--1--0--1--------------|----0---------------| chorus #2- key change pm--- ------------------------------------------------------------------------------| -*----------------------------------------------------------------------------| ------------------------------------------------------------------------------| -------------------------------------2----------------------------------------| -*-------------------5--3--2---------2---------------------5--3--2------------| ----3--2--0--5--3--0---------5--3----0----3--2--0--5--3--0---------5--3--2----| cool riff #2- again, palm mute everything except E5's --------------------------------------|---------------------------------------| -------------------------------------*|---------------------------------------| --------------------------------------|---------------------------------------| -----------------------------------2--|---------------------------------------| ----------------------5--3--2------2-*|---------------------------------------| -0--3--2--0--5--3--0----------5----0--|---------------------------------------| the 3rd time end here^ h - hammer on p - pull off * - trill b - bend (use tremolo bar for downbend) r - release bend / - slide up \ - slide down v - vibrato t - tap (with strumming hand) x - fret-hand muting ^ - natural harmonics ph- artificial (pinch) harmonics PM palm mute -\----------/-----------------------------| Lines going diagonally up and down --\--------/-------------| These mean whammy bar --\------/----------| - --\----/-------| \ - bar down /- bar up
