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/ The following is the author's own interpretation of the song, to be used /
/ for private use and studying /
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SUICIDAL TENDENCIES PLEDGE YOUR ALLEGIANCE
From the Album HOW CAN I LAUGH TOMORROW WHEN
I CANT EVEN SMILE TODAY
Copyright 1988 EPIC RECORDS
Version 1.0 - NOVEMBER 1997
Transcribed by: Scott King
For Questions, Comments, Newest Version, or Corrections contact
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. - palm mute / - slide up to
\ - slide down to ~ - vibrato
h - hammer on b - bend
p - pull off Suffixes for bend
ph - pinch harmonic f - full bend h - half bend
* - see comment r - release t - tap bend
X - percussion mute ~ - vibrato bend
@ - slight palm mute () - ghost note, sustained note
Tune To E Standard Tuning
Riff 1 Play 4 Times
|----------------------------------|
|----------------------------------|GTRS
|----------------------------------|1&2
|-------6-------------0---------0--|
|----7-----7-------4---------2-----|
|-0-------------5---------3--------|
Riff 2 Play 4 Times
|--------------------------------|
|--------------------------------|GTRS
|--------------------------------|1&2
|----10------12-----------7/9\7--|
|-----8------10----2------5/7\5--|
|-00-----00--------0--00---------|
.. .. ..
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Riff 3 Play 1 Time
|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
|-----------------------------------------------------------------|GTRS
|-----------------------------------------------------------------|1&2
|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
|-2--------(2)-----3--3-3--2--------(2)-----3---5\3-2--------(2)--|
|-0--------(0)-----1--1-1--0--------(0)-----1---3\1-0--------(0)--|
|---------------------|
|---------------------|
|---------------------|
|---------------------|
|-3--3-3--2-------(2)-|
|-1--1-1--0-------(0)-|
End Riff 3
Play Riff 2 4 Times
Play Riff 3 1 Times w/Fill 1
Fill 1
|----------------------------------------------|
|----------------------------------------------|GTR
|----------------------------------------------| 2
|--/6666777799997777666777-6H7P6H7P6H7P6H7P6---|
|----------------------------------------------|
|----------------------------------------------|
Play Riff 2 8 Times
Fill 2
|----------------------------------|
|----------------------------------|
|----------------------------------|
|----------------------------------|
|-22222222222222222222222222222222-|
|-00000000000000000000000000000000-|
.................
Solo
Riff 4 w/solo
|--------------------------------------|
|--------------------------------------|GTR
|--------------------------------------| 1
|---------------------------------5-7--|
|-7-7--5--7--7----7-7--5--7---5-7------|
|--------------0-----------------------|
. .
|--------------|
|--------------|
|--------------|
|--------------|
|--2-------(2)-|
|--0-------(0)-|
Riff 5 Play 4 Times
|-----------------------------------|
|-----------------------------------|
|-----------------------------------|
|--------6-------------0---------0--|
|----/7-----7-------4---------2-----|
|-0--------------5---------3--------|
Play Riff 2 4 Times
Play Riff 3 1 Time w/Fill 1
Play Riff 2 8 Times w/fill3
Fill 3 w/Riff8
|-------------9--------p.h---|
|-------10-12---12~---10~----|
|--9-12----------------------|
|----------------------------|
|----------------------------|
|----------------------------|
Play Riff 4 8 Times
|--------------|
|--------------|
|--------------|
|--------------|
|--2-------(2)-|
|--0-------(0)-|
Play Riff 16 Times+ and Fade out
