Band: Rage
Album: Missing Link
Song: Firestorm
Copyright (c) (Noise) (1993)
Version 1.0 - (20/09/06)
Transcribed By: Steve
Email: stephen.elvidge1@ntlworld.com
. - palm mute / - slide up to
\ - slide down to ~ - vibrato
h - hammer on b - Bend
p - pull off Suffixes for bend
t - tap f - full bend h - half bend
ph - pinched harmonic q - quarter bend t - tap bend
* - see comment ^ - Hold bend r release bend
x - Stuccatto ~ - vibrato bend
, - slight palm mute () - ghost note, sustained note
" - tremolo note <> - harmonic
pb - pre bend
Tuning Eb Ab Db Gb Bb Eb
Siren
Intro
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|-7-7--7-7\--|
|-5-5--5-5\--|
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Main Riff
[PM] PM [PM] PM
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|-----5----4p3p2-3p2-3p2-----5----4/5---|
|-222---22---------------222---22--/3---|
[PM] PM [PM] PM
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|-----5----4p3p2-3p2-3p2-----5----4p3p2/7---|
|-222---22---------------222---22-----------|
[PM] PM [PM-] PM
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|-----5----4p3p2-3p2-3p2-------5----4/5---|
|-222---22---------------2p0-2---22--/3---|
[PM] PM [PM] PM
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|-----5----4p3p2-3p2-3p2-------5----4p3p2/7-|
|-222---22---------------2p0-2---22------/5-|
|------------|
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|-7-7--7-----|
|-5-5--5-5\--|
|------------|
[PM] PM [PM-] PM
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|-----5----4p3p2-3p2-3p2-------5----4/5---|
|-222---22---------------2p0-2---22--/3---|
[PM] PM [PM-] PM
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|-----5----4p3p2-3p2-3p2-------5----4p3p2/7-|
|-222---22---------------2p0-2---22------/5-|
|------------|
|------------|
|------------|
|-7-7--7-----|
|-5-5--5-5\--|
|------------|
[PM] PM [PM-] PM
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|-----5----4p3p2-3p2-3p2-------5----4/5---|
|-222---22---------------2p0-2---22--/3---|
[PM] PM [PM-] PM
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|-----5----4p3p2-3p2-3p2-------5----7-/8-/--|
|-222---22---------------2p0-2---22-5-/6-/--|
Verse
[----PM----]
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|--------------------------------------------------------|
|--------------------------------------------------------|
|--------------9------------------7----------------5-/7--|
|-9---(9)---10-7---5555-555555-5--5--2-----(2)-----3-/5--|
|-7---(7)---8------------------3-----0-----(0)-----------|
|-----------------|
|----1-1-1-1-1-1--|
|-2------(2)------|
|-2------(2)------|
|-0------(0)------|
|-----------------|
[----PM----]
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|--------------------------------------------------------|
|--------------------------------------------------------|
|--------------9------------------7----------------5-/7--|
|-9---(9)---10-7---5555-555555-5--5--2-----(2)-----3-/5--|
|-7---(7)---8------------------3-----0-----(0)-----------|
trem~~~~~
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|-0----------|
|-0----------|
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|------------|
|-------|
|-------|
|-------|
|-------|
|-5--5--|
|-3-\2--|
Chorus
ph [-PM-]
|------------------------------------------------------------------|
|------------------------------------------------------------------|
|------------------------------------------------------------------|
|------------4---(0)----5---(0)----9----9-9-9-5-5-2---2-------2----|
|-2---(0)----2---(0)----3---(0)----7----7-7-7-3\2-0---0-0-0-0-0----|
|-0---(0)-------------------------------------------3--------------|
Guitar 1
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[-----------------------|
[-----------------------|
[-10101010--------------|
[-8-8-8-8---3-3-3-3-----|
[-----------1-1-1-1-----|
[Guitar 2
[ ~~ ~~~~
[-----------------------|
[-6-6-6-6---6-6-6-11----|
[-8b8b8b8b-\8b8b8b13b---|
[-----------------------|
[-----------------------|
[-----------------------|
|-----------------------------------|
|-----------------------------------|
|-----------------------------------|
|-----------------------------------|
|-2--------------(2)----------------|
|-0--------------(0)----------------|
|--------------|
|--------------|
|--------------|
|-7-7----7-7\--|
|-5-5-xx-5-5\--|
|--------------|
Rpt Main Riff
Rpt Verse
Rpt Chorus
Guitar solo
E
h t t t t
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|-------12p4p2--4p2-4-12p4p2--4p2-4-12p4p2--4p2-4-12p4p2--|
|-2p0-2---------------------------------------------------|
|---------------------------------------------------------|
|---------------------------------------------------------|
D
h t h t h t h t
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|-----------------------------------------|
|-2p0-2-11--2p0-2-11--2p0-2-11--2p0-2-11--|
|-----------------------------------------|
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|-----------------------------------------|
E
t t t t
|---------------------------------------------------|
|---------------------------------------------------|
|-12p4p2--4p2-4-12p4p2--4p2-4-12p4p2--4p2-4-12p4p2--|
|---------------------------------------------------|
|---------------------------------------------------|
|---------------------------------------------------|
D
h t h t h t h t
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|-2p0-2-11--2p0-2-11--2p0-2-11--2p0-2-11--|
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[ Tab from: http://www.guitaretab.com/r/rage/78499.html ]
C
t t t t
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|-14-5p3p2--14-5p3p2--14-5p3p2--14-5p3p2--|
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B
t t t t
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|-13-4p2p1--13-4p2p1--13-4p2p1--13-4p2p1-x\-|
|----------------------------------------x\-|
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~~~
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|-9-----9/11/12\11----11/12/14/16-161616-16\14\12-14br16\11\7/9---9-|
|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
|-7-xxx-7/9-/10\9-xxx-9-/10/12/14-141414-14\12\10-----14\-9\5/7---7-|
|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
~~~ ~~~
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|-9/11\8----8\4/8-9-9-9-9-12\11\8---------------9/11/12\11--|
|-----------------------------------4--7-/9-----------------|
|-7/9-\6----6\2/6-7-7-7-7-10\9-\----2--5-/7-xxx-7/9-/10\9---|
|-----------------------------------------------------------|
~~~ ~~~~
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|-11/12/14/16-161616-16\14\12-14br16\11\7/9--9-9/11\9\8-----4/8/9---|
|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
|-9-/10/12/14-141414-14\12\10-----14\-9\5/7--7-7/9-\7\6br66-2/6/7---|
|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
|----------------------|
|----------------------|
|-/12\11\9-------------|
|----------------4-/7--|
|-/10\9-\7-6-7p6-2-/5--|
|----------------------|
Over Crashes
E
t t t t
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|-12p4p2--4p2-4-12p4p2--4p2-4-12p4p2--4p2-4-12p4p2--|
|---------------------------------------------------|
|---------------------------------------------------|
|---------------------------------------------------|
D
h t h t h t h t
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|-2p0-2-11--2p0-2-11--2p0-2-11--2p0-2-11--|
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|-----------------------------------------|
E
t t t t
|---------------------------------------------------|
|---------------------------------------------------|
|-12p4p2--4p2-4-12p4p2--4p2-4-12p4p2--4p2-4-12p4p2--|
|---------------------------------------------------|
|---------------------------------------------------|
|---------------------------------------------------|
D
h t h t h t h t
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|-2p0-2-11--2p0-2-11--2p0-2-11--2p0-2-11--|
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|-----------------------------------------|
C
t t t t
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|-14-5p3p2--14-5p3p2--14-5p3p2--14-5p3p2--|
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|-----------------------------------------|
F#
ph [-------------------------PM---------------------]
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|-10p9-10p9---9----------------------------------------------|
|-----------9---9p8----9-------------------------------------|
|-------------------11---11p9-11p9\7-9p7---7-----------------|
|----------------------------------------9---9p7-9-7---------|
|----------------------------------------------------9p7-9-/-|
[---PM--] [--PM--] ~~~~~~~~
|-----------------------------------|
|---------7-10p7---7p5--------------|
|------99--------9-----6-9--b-------|
|-1111------------------------------|
|-----------------------------------|
|-----------------------------------|
Backing for solo
[-PM] [-PM] [-PM] [-PM] [-PM] [-PM] [-PM] [-PM] [-PM] [-PM]
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|-9-----9-----7-----7-----9-----9-----7-----7-----5-----5-----|
|-7-----7-----5-555-5-555-7-----7-----5-555-5-555-3-333-3-333-|
|---000---000---------------000---000-------------------------|
[-PM] [-PM] [-PM] [-PM] [-PM]
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|-4-----4-----9-----9-----4------4-/7---|
|-2-222-2-222-7-----7-----2-2222-2-/5---|
|---------------000---000---------------|
Rpt
Crashes
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|-9-----------------------------|
|-7-----------------------------|
|-------------------------------|
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|-7-----------(7)---------------|
|-5-----------(5)---------------|
|-------------------------------|
|-------------------------------|
|-------------------------------|
|-------------------------------|
|-9-----------------------------|
|-7-----------------------------|
|-------------------------------|
|-------------------------------|
|-------------------------------|
|-------------------------------|
|-7-----------(7)---------------|
|-5-----------(5)---------------|
|-------------------------------|
|-------------------------------|
|-------------------------------|
|-------------------------------|
|-5-----------(5)---------------|
|-3-----------(3)---------------|
|-------------------------------|
Gradual build
[-------------------------------PM--------------------------------]
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|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
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|-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-|
|-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-|
Rpt Main Riff
Rpt Chorus
|----|
|----|
|----|
|-5--|
|-3--|
|----|
Rpt Verse
Rpt Chorus
Rpt Main Riff
Guitar 1
[-----------------------|
[-----------------------|
[-----------------------|
[-----------------------|
[-3-3-3-3---3-3-3-3-----|
[-1-1-1-1---1-1-1-1-----|
[Guitar 2
[ ~~ ~~~~
[-----------------------|
[-6-6-6-6---6-6-6-11----|
[-8b8b8b8b-\8b8b8b13b---|
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[-----------------------|
[-----------------------| Rpt
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