Black As Time

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Riff 1 (Guitar 1)

 1 e + a 2 e + a 3 e + a 4 e + a 1 e + a 2 e + a 3 e + a 4 e + a
|-------------------------------|-------------------------------|
|-------------------------------|-------------------------------|
|-------------------------------|-------------------------------| x4
|-------------------------------|----------------5---4----------|
|5\4-----4-------5\4-----4------|5\4-----4----------------------|
|3\2-0-0-2-------3\2-0-0-2------|3\2-0-0-2---------------3---2--|
     . .             . .             . .

Riff 1 (Guitar 2)

 1 e + a 2 e + a 3 e + a 4 e + a 1 e + a 2 e + a 3 e + a 4 e + a
|-------------------------------|-------------------------------|
|-------------------------------|----------------3---2----------|
|-------------------------------|------------------------4---3--| x4
|-------------------------------|-------------------------------|
|5\4-----4-------5\4-----4------|5\4-----4----------------------|
|3\2-0-0-2-------3\2-0-0-2------|3\2-0-0-2----------------------|
     . .             . .             . .




Verse I (1:56)
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Riff 1 x 4




Riff 2 (Guitar 1)

 1 e + a 2 e + a 3 e + a 4 e + a 1
|-------------------------------|-------------------------------|
|-------------------------------|-------------------------------|
|------------------------5---4--|5------------------------------| x1
|----------------5---4----------|-------------------------------|
|--------5---4------------------|-------------------------------|
|3---2--------------------------|-------------------------------|


Riff 2 (Guitar 2)

 1 e + a 2 e + a 3 e + a 4 e + a 1
|-------------------------------|-------------------------------|
|------------------------5---4--|5------------------------------|
|----------------4---3----------|-------------------------------| x1
|--------4---3------------------|-------------------------------|
|5---4--------------------------|-------------------------------|
|-------------------------------|-------------------------------|




Chorus I (2:26)
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Riff 3 (Guitar 1 & 2)

 1 e + a 2 e + a 3 e + a 4 e + a 1 e + a 2 e + a 3 e + a 4 e + a
|-------------------------------|-------------------------------|
|-------------------------------|-------------------------------|
|-------------------------------|-------------------------------| x4
|-------------------------------|7------------------------------|
|2-------4----------------------|5-------4---------------2------|
|0-------2-------3-2-1---2------|--------2-------3-2-3-2-----1--|
                 . . .                           . . . .



Riff 4 (Guitar 1 & 2)

|-----|
|-----|
|-----| x1
|--2--|
|--2--|
|--0--|




Bass Break (3:08)
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 1 e + a 2 e + a 3 e + a 4 e + a 1 e + a 2 e + a 3 e + a 4 e + a
|-------------------------------|-------------------------------|
|-------------------------------|--------------------5---4------| x2
|2-------2----------------------|2-------2----------------------|
|------------2---3---2---1------|------------2---3--------------|




Solo I (3:18)
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Riff 5 (Rhythm)

 1 e + a 2 e + a 3 e + a 4 e + a 1 e + a 2 e + a 3 e + a 4 e + a
|-------------------------------|-------------------------------|
|-------------------------------|-------------------------------|
|-------------------------------|-------------------------------|
|-------------------------------|--------------------5---4------| x4
|2-------2----------------------|2-------2----------------------|
|------------2---3---2---1------|------------2---3--------------|
             .   .   .                       .   .




Solo II (3:36)
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Solo Part I (Lead)

 1 e + a 2 e + a 3 e + a 4 e + a 1 e + a 2 e + a 3 e + a 4 e + a
|-------------------------------|-------------------------------|
|-------------------------------|-------------------------------|
|-------------------------------|-------------------------------| x1
|--------9---9---10--10--10--9--|10--9---7-/-10--9v-------------|
|-------------------------------|-------------------------------|
|-------------------------------|-------------------------------|


Riff 6a (Rhythm)

 1 e + a 2 e + a 3 e + a 4 e + a 1 e + a 2 e + a 3 e + a 4 e + a
|-------------------------------|-------------------------------|
|-------------------------------|-------------------------------|
|-------------------------------|-------------------------------| x1
|-------------------------------|-------------------------------|
|--------7-------8---8---8---7--|8---7---5---8---7--------------|
|0---0--------------------------|-------------------------------|
 .   .




Solo Part II (Lead)

 1 e + a 2 e + a 3 e + a 4 e + a 1 e +  a  2 e + a 3 e + a 4 e + a
|-------------------------------|---------------------------------|
|-------------------------------|---------------------------------|
|-------------------------------|---------------------------------| x1
|--------6---6---7---7---7---6--|7---6h7p6-----7---6tr7-----------|
|-------------------------------|---------h8----------------------|
|-------------------------------|---------------------------------|


Riff 6b (Rhythm)

 1 e + a 2 e + a 3 e + a 4 e + a 1 e +  a  2 e + a 3 e + a 4 e + a
|-------------------------------|---------------------------------|
|-------------------------------|---------------------------------|
|-------------------------------|---------------------------------| x1
|-------------------------------|---------------------------------|
|2-------7---7---8---8---8---7--|8---7-----5---8---7--------------|
|0------------------------------|---------------------------------|




Solo Part III (Lead)

 1 e + a 2 e + a 3 e + a 4 e + a 1 e + a 2 e + a 3 e + a 4 e + a
|-------------------------------|-------------------------------|
|-------------------------------|-------------------------------|
|-------------------------------|-------------------------------| x1
|6\-----/9---9---10--9---10--9--|10p-9---7-/-10--9v-------------|
|-------------------------------|-------------------------------|
|-------------------------------|-------------------------------|


Riff 6b (Rhythm)

 1 e + a 2 e + a 3 e + a 4 e + a 1 e + a 2 e + a 3 e + a 4 e + a
|-------------------------------|-------------------------------|
|-------------------------------|-------------------------------|
|-------------------------------|-------------------------------| x1
|-------------------------------|-------------------------------|
|2-------7---7---8---8---8---7--|8---7---5---8---7--------------|
|0------------------------------|-------------------------------|




Solo Part IV (Lead)

 1 e + a 2 e + a 3 e + a 4 e + a 1 e + a 2 e + a 3 e + a 4 e + a
|-------/7---7-/-8---8-/-10--12-|12p-10--12p-10-----------------|
|-------------------------------|----------------12v------------|
|-------------------------------|-------------------------------| x1
|-------------------------------|-------------------------------|
|-------------------------------|-------------------------------|
|-------------------------------|-------------------------------|


Riff 6b (Rhythm)

 1 e + a 2 e + a 3 e + a 4 e + a 1 e + a 2 e + a 3 e + a 4 e + a
|-------------------------------|-------------------------------|
|-------------------------------|-------------------------------|
|-------------------------------|-------------------------------| x1
|-------------------------------|-------------------------------|
|2-------7---7---8---8---8---7--|8---7---5---8---7--------------|
|0------------------------------|-------------------------------|




Keyboard Solo (3:54)
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Riff 5 x 4

Riff 6b x 4




Next there is some more dialogue without any instruments,
before going back into the main riff:




Main Riff (4:45)
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Riff 1 x 4




Verse II (5:04)
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Riff 1 x 4

Riff 2 x 1




Chorus II (5:36)
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Play "Riff 3" throughout the chorus and to the end of
the song (or until your fingers fall off/explode.)



And that's it!

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