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Tab · Drop G# (G# D# G# C# F# A# D#) · 135 BPM · 4/4.gp file.mid fileRiffWright.pdf
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     PMPMPM  PM  PMPMPM  PMPMPM  PM   PMPMPM  PMPMPM  PMPMPM  PM
D#|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
A#|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
F#|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
C#|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
G#|--------------------------------|----------------4---------------|
D#|5-------6---6-------5-------6---|6-----------------------5---3-6-|
G#|--0-0-0---0---0-0-0---0-0-0---0-|--0-0-0-0-0-0-0---0-0-0---0-----|

     PMPMPM  PM  PMPMPM  PMPMPM  PM
D#|--------------------------------|
A#|--------------------------------|
F#|--------------------------------|
C#|--------------------------------|
G#|--------------------------------|
D#|5-------6---6-------5-------6---|
G#|--0-0-0---0---0-0-0---0-0-0---0-|

     PMPMPM
D#|------------------------------------------------|
A#|------------------------------------------------|
F#|------------------------------------------------|
C#|------------------------------------------------|
G#|------------------------12----------------------|
D#|6---------------0-10-13----------15-------------|
G#|--0-0-0-0-10-13------------13-12----13-12-10-13-|

     PMPMPM  PM  PMPMPM  PMPMPM  PM   PMPMPM  PMPMPM  PMPMPM  PM
D#|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
A#|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
F#|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
C#|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
G#|--------------------------------|----------------4---------------|
D#|5-------6---6-------5-------6---|6-----------------------5---3-6-|
G#|--0-0-0---0---0-0-0---0-0-0---0-|--0-0-0-0-0-0-0---0-0-0---0-----|

     PMPMPM  PM  PMPMPM  PMPMPM  PM
D#|--------------------------------|
A#|--------------------------------|
F#|--------------------------------|
C#|--------------------------------|
G#|--------------------------------|
D#|5-------6---6-------5-------6---|
G#|--5-5-5---5---5-5-5---5-5-5---5-|

     PMPMPM
D#|------------------------------------------------|
A#|------------------------------------------------|
F#|------------------------------------------------|
C#|------------------------------------------------|
G#|------------------------12----------------------|
D#|6---------------0-10-13----------15-------------|
G#|--5-5-5-0-10-13------------13-12----13-12-10-13-|

Why it works

The riff isn't particularly technical, but the alternate picking at that speed can be challenging. I'd recommend using a string gauge with enough tension so the string response works in your favor and makes the riff easier to execute.

— atuelalvarez, who wrote and played it

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