This is the lead guitar part for the song "Love Burns Cities" by my band Fight the Odds!
only time I play is during the heavy breaks between verses and the choruses. There is
one riff I play for those parts. It is an octave chord riff with sliding between every
There should be some decent reverb on the guitar. The notes are not notated beat
in conjunction with the measures, so once again you will have to listen to the song to
the rhythm. The last chorus of the song you play the Chorus riff twice then begin the
up as tabbed below (listen to song for rhythm, again), the last chord is held as the
fades out. The song is in Drop D tuning; the key is C# minor.
RIFF:
|------------------------|-----------------|------|
|------------------------|-----------------|------|
|-9--9-11-13-11--9-11-9--|-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-|-9----|
|------------------------|-----------------|------|
|-7--7--9-11--9--7--9-7--|-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-|-7----|
|------------------------|-----------------|------|
BUILD UP:
[ Tab from: http://www.guitaretab.com/m/misc-unsigned-bands/180433.html ]
|-----------------|-------------------------|
|-----------------|-------------------------|
|-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-|-11-11-11-11-11-11-11-11-|
|-----------------|-------------------------|
|-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-|--9--9--9--9--9--9--9--9-|
|-----------------|-------------------------|
|-------------------------|--------------------------|
|-------------------------|--------------------------|
|-13-13-13-13-13-13-13-13-|-14-14-14-14-14-14-14-14--|
|-------------------------|--------------------------|
|-11-11-11-11-11-11-11-11-|-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12--|
|-------------------------|--------------------------|
|-------------------------|-------------------------|
|-------------------------|-------------------------|
|-16-16-16-16-16-16-16-16-|-18-18-18-18-18-18-18-18-|
|-------------------------|-------------------------|
|-14-14-14-14-14-14-14-14-|-16-16-16-16-16-16-16-16-|
|-------------------------|-------------------------|
|-------------------------|--------------------------|
|-------------------------|--------------------------|
|-18-18-18-18-18-18-18-18-|-18-18-18-18-18-18-18-18--|
|-------------------------|--------------------------|
|-16-16-16-16-16-16-16-16-|-16-16-16-16-16-16-16-16--|
|-------------------------|--------------------------|
|-------|
|-------|
|-18----|
|-------| Hold and fade out.
|-16----|
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