/ DIO / The Last in Line (1984) / The Last In Line guitar tab THE LAST IN LINE by Dio Words by Ronnie James Dio Music by Ronnie James Dio, Jimmy Bain, and Vivian Campbell Transcribed by ShredGuitarGod Gtr I (E A D G B E) - 'Clean' Gtr II (E A D G B E) - 'Distorted' Gtr III (E A D G B E) - 'Untitled' Intro Moderately Slow Q=84 4/4 Gtr I H Q E E E. S E E +E E S S E e|-------------|----0-----------0-----| B|---------1-3-|-5------3-(3)-----3---| G|---------0-0-|-5------4-(4)---------| D|-------------|-5------5-(5)---------| A|---------0-2-|-3------2-(2)-2-----2-| E|-------------|----------------------| S E S E E +S E. E E E. S E E +E E E E e|----------------------|----0---------0---3--| B|-1---3---1-(1)----1-3-|-5------3-(3)---0-3--| G|---0---0-------0--0-0-|-5------4-(4)-----0--| D|----------------------|-5------5-(5)-----7--| A|-0---2---0-(0)----0-2-|-3------2-(2)--------| E|----------------------|---------------------| 2/4 4/4 +W Q Q E. S E E +E E S S E S E S E E +S E. E E e|-(3)--------|-------|----0-----------0-----|----------------------| B|-(3)--------|-1--3--|-5------3-(3)-----3---|-1---3---1-(1)----1-3-| G|-(0)--------|-0--0--|-5------4-(4)---------|---0---0-------0--0-0-| D|-(7)--------|-------|-5------5-(5)---------|----------------------| A|------------|-0--2--|-3------2-(2)-2-----2-|-0---2---0-(0)----0-2-| E|------------|-------|----------------------|----------------------| Verse E. S E E +E E E E +Q. E +E E E E +H. E E Q. E +Q S S E e|----0---------0-----|-------------------|--------------||-------------0------| B|-5------3-(3)-----1-|-(1)---0-(0)-----1-|-(1)------1-3-||-5----3-(3)----3----| G|-5------4-(4)-----0-|-(0)---------0-2---|----------0-0-||-5----4-(4)---------| D|-5------5-(5)-----3-|-(3)---------------|--------------||-5----5-(5)---------| A|-3------2-(2)-------|-------------------|----------0-2-||-3----2-(2)------2--| E|--------------------|-------------------|--------------||--------------------| 2/4 S E S E E +S E. E E E. S E E +E E E E +W +Q E E e|----------------------|----0---------0---3-|-(3)--------|-(3)------| B|-1---3---1-(1)----1-3-|-5------3-(3)-----3-|-(3)--------|-(3)--1-3-| G|---0---0-------0--0-0-|-5------4-(4)-----0-|-(0)--------|-(0)--0-0-| D|----------------------|-5------5-(5)-----7-|-(7)--------|-(7)------| A|-0---2---0-(0)----0-2-|-3------2-(2)-------|------------|------0-2-| E|----------------------|--------------------|------------|----------| 4/4 E. S E E +E E S S E S E S E E +S E. E E E E E E E Q. +H. Q e|----0-----------0-----|----------------------|----------------|--------------|| B|-5------3-(3)-----3---|-1---3---1-(1)----1-3-|-5---3---1-0----|-(0)----------|| G|-5------4-(4)---------|---0---0-------0--0-0-|----------------|--------------|| D|-5------5-(5)---------|----------------------|----------------|--------------|| A|-3------2-(2)-2-----2-|-0---2---0-(0)----0-2-|-3---2---0------|--------------|| E|----------------------|----------------------|-----------3----|-(3)----------|| Interlude Gtr II PM PM| E E E E +E Q E E E E E +E Q E S S S T T E E +E Q E e|------------------|------------------|------------------------| B|-------8-(8)-8--7-|-------6-(6)-6--5-|-------------8-(8)-8--7-| G|-------7-(7)-7--7-|-------5-(5)-5--5-|-------------7-(7)-7--7-| D|-7-7-7-5-(5)-5--4-|-7-7-7-3-(3)-3--2-|---7-------7-5-(5)-5--4-| A|-7-7-7-5-(5)-5--5-|-7-7-7-3-(3)-3--3-|-----------7-5-(5)-5--5-| E|-5-5-5------------|-5-5-5------------|-5-----5-5-5------------| PM PM| PM PM| S S S T T E E +E Q E E E E E +E Q E S S S T T E E +E Q E e|------------------------|------------------|------------------------| B|-------------6-(6)-6--5-|-------8-(8)-8--7-|-------------6-(6)-6--5-| G|-------------5-(5)-5--5-|-------7-(7)-7--7-|-------------5-(5)-5--5-| D|---7-------7-3-(3)-3--2-|-7-7-7-5-(5)-5--4-|---7-------7-3-(3)-3--2-| A|-----------7-3-(3)-3--3-|-7-7-7-5-(5)-5--5-|-----------7-3-(3)-3--3-| E|-5-----5-5-5------------|-5-5-5------------|-5-----5-5-5------------| PM PM| PM PM| ~~ S S S T T E E +E Q E S S S T T Q S E. S S S S e|------------------------|---------------------------|| B|-------------8-(8)-8--7-|---------------------------|| G|-------------7-(7)-7--7-|---------------------------|| D|---7-------7-5-(5)-5--4-|---7-------7---------------|| A|-----------7-5-(5)-5--5-|-----------7--5----5-3-2---|| E|-5-----5-5-5------------|-5-----5-5-5----3--------3-|| Verse PM----| PM| PM| PM| PM| E E Q E E Q E E Q E E S S S S E S S E S S E S S E S S e|---------------|--------------------|-------------------------| B|---------------|--------------------|-------------------------| G|-2-2----2-2----|-2-2----2-2---------|-------------------------| D|-2-2----2-2----|-2-2----2-2---------|-5-----5-----5-----5-----| A|-0-0----0-0----|-0-0----0-0-0-3-2---|-5-----5-----5-----5-----| E|---------------|------------------5-|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-| ~~~ ~~~~~~~~ PM----| E S S E S S E S S E E E E Q E E Q E E Q E E S S S S |-----------------------------|---------------|---------------------| |-----------------------------|---------------|---------------------| |-2-2-2-2-----[2]-------------|-2-2----2-2----|-2-2----2-2----------| |-2-2-2-2---------------------|-2-2----2-2----|-2-2----2-2----------| |-0-0-0-0-3p0-----3p0---------|-0-0----0-0----|-0-0----0-0-0-3-2----| |---------------------3b5==3r-|---------------|------------------5--| \6 PM| PM| PM| PM| E S S E S S E S S E S S H. Q E E Q E E Q e|-------------------------|---------------|---------------| B|-------------------------|---------------|---------------| G|-------------------------|---------------|-2-2----2-2----| D|-5-----5-----5-----5-----|---------------|-2-2----2-2----| A|-5-----5-----5-----5-----|-0-------------|-0-0----0-0----| E|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|---------/15\--|---------------| PM----| PM| PM| PM| PM| PM----| E E Q E E S S S S E S S E S S E S S E S S H. S S S S |--------------------|-------------------------|------------------|| |--------------------|-------------------------|------------------|| |-2-2----2-2---------|-------------------------|-2----------------|| |-2-2----2-2---------|-5-----5-----5-----5-----|-2----------------|| |-0-0----0-0-0-3-2---|-5-----5-----5-----5-----|-0-------5-3-2----|| |------------------5-|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|---------------3--|| Chorus $ $$ PM----| PM----| PM----| E. T T E E Q S S S S E. T T E E Q S S S S E. T T E E Q S S S S |-----------------------|-----------------------|-----------------------| |-----------------------|-----------------------|-----------------------| |-----------------------|-----------------------|-----------------------| |-3--3-3-3-3-3----------|-3--3-3-3-3-3----------|-5--5-5-5-5-5----------| |-3--3-3-3-3-3--5-3-2---|-3--3-3-3-3-3--5-3-2---|-5--5-5-5-5-5--5-3-2---| |-1--1-1-1-1-1--------3-|-1--1-1-1-1-1--------5-|-3--3-3-3-3-3--------5-| To Dbl. Coda PM--| E. T T E E Q S S E E E E S S E E Q E E E S S E E Q e|---------------------|------------------|------------------| B|---------------------|-------8-8-8-7-7--|-------6-6-6-5-5--| G|---------------------|-------7-7-7-7-7--|-------5-5-5-5-5--| D|-5--5-5-5-5-5--5-5-6-|-7-7-7-5-5-5-4-4--|-7-7-7-3-3-3-2-2--| A|-5--5-5-5-5-5--5-5-6-|-7-7-7-5-5-5-5-5--|-7-7-7-3-3-3-3-3--| E|-3--3-3-3-3-3--3-3-4-|-5-5-5------------|-5-5-5------------| To Coda PM PM| PM PM| ~~ |-3-| S S S T T E S S E E Q S S S T T Q S E. S S T T T S e|------------------------|--------------------------------|| B|-------------8-8-8-7-7--|--------------------------------|| G|-------------7-7-7-7-7--|--------------------------------|| D|---7-------7-5-5-5-4-4--|---7-------7--------------------|| A|-----------7-5-5-5-5-5--|-----------7--5----5-3-2h3p2----|| E|-5-----5-5-5------------|-5-----5-5-5----3------------3--|| Verse PM----| PM| PM| PM| PM| E E Q E E Q E E Q E E S S S S E S S E S S E S S E S S e|---------------|--------------------|-------------------------| B|---------------|--------------------|-------------------------| G|-2-2----2-2----|-2-2----2-2---------|-------------------------| D|-2-2----2-2----|-2-2----2-2---------|-5-----5-----5-----5-----| A|-0-0----0-0----|-0-0----0-0-0-3-2---|-5-----5-----5-----5-----| E|---------------|------------------5-|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-| ~~~ ~~~~~~~~ PM----| E S S E S S E S S E E E E Q E E Q E E Q E E S S S S |-----------------------------|---------------|---------------------| |-----------------------------|---------------|---------------------| |-2-2-2-2-----[2]-------------|-2-2----2-2----|-2-2----2-2----------| |-2-2-2-2---------------------|-2-2----2-2----|-2-2----2-2----------| |-0-0-0-0-3p0-----3p0---------|-0-0----0-0----|-0-0----0-0-0-3-2----| |---------------------3b5==3r-|---------------|------------------5--| ~~~ PM------------------------| |-3-| |-3-| Q a E E E a E E E Q S S S S S S S S S S S S S S T T T T |-------------------------------|---------------------------4-5h7p5p4-| |-------------------------------|-----------------------5-6-----------| |-------------2s4-2-------------|-------------------5-7---------------| |-----1s2-0---------2-----------|-------------3-6-7-------------------| |-----------2---------3b5-------|-------3-5-7-------------------------| |-------------------------------|-1-4-5-------------------------------| |-3-| |-3-| |--3--| S S S S S S S S S S T T T S S Q Q +E +E Q E. T T T |-4--------------------------------|------------------------------------| |---6-8p6p5---5--------------------|----------------------------8h10h12-| |-----------7---5-7-5-4h5p4---4----|------------------------------------| |---------------------------7---5--|-5b7====(5)r(5)-5b7-----------------| |----------------------------------|------------------------------------| |----------------------------------|------------------------------------| T T T T T T T X X X T T T E. +Q S +E +S e|-8h10h12p10p8----8--------------------------------------------------| B|--------------12---12p10p8-12p10p8-10b12-(10)--10b13r(10)b13r==(10)-| G|--------------------------------------------------------------------| D|--------------------------------------------------------------------| A|--------------------------------------------------------------------| E|--------------------------------------------------------------------| S E. +E. S a S E. +E S S e|-------------------------------| B|-8-----------------------------| G|---9----(9)s7-7h9-7--(7)---5-7-| D|-------------------------------| A|-------------------------------| E|-------------------------------| S E. +E E +Q. E Q. +E S S S S S S S S e|-----------------------|-----------------------------| B|-----------------------|-----------------------------| G|-5s4----(4)p0-(0)------|-------------4-----4-----5---| D|-----------------------|---------------5-----5-----5-| A|---------------------5-|-7------(7)\-----7-----7-----| E|-----------------------|-----------------------------| S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S e|-------------------------------------| B|-------------------------------------| G|---4-----5-----7-----5-----4---------| D|-----5-----5-----5-----5-----5-------| A|-7-----7-----7-----7-----7-------7---| E|-------------------------------------| S S S S S S S S T T T T S S S S S S S e|-------------------------------------------| B|---------5-----5-6h8p6p5-5-----------------| G|-5-----------5-------------7b8-7p5-----7---| D|-----4-7---7-------------------------7---7-| A|---7---------------------------------------| E|-------------------------------------------| S S +S S S S S S S S S S S S S S e|-----------5-5---7---5---------5-----7-| B|-----------5-5-8---8---5-8-------5-8---| G|-5-7b9-(7)-----------------7b9---------| D|---------------------------------------| A|---------------------------------------| E|---------------------------------------| e|---5-------------------------------------------12p8-| B|-8---5-8-----5-------------------------------0------| G|---------7b9---[7]b9-[7]b9-7p5------7---5/----------| D|----------------------------------7---7-------------| A|----------------------------------------------------| E|----------------------------------------------------|