Flashpoint

transcribed by: thomas hassler
album: DEMANUFACTURE
Dropped-D tuning (D, A, D, G, B, E)

LEGEND:

        *    -- palm-mute
        H    -- hit-on
        P    -- pull-off
        ~~~~ -- vibrato
        A.H. -- Artificial Harmonic
        N.H. -- Natural Harmonic

Upbeat, faster speed

Intro with studio sounds, drums, bass, and then guitar comes in doubled
by sythnthesizers

Riff A:

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|----------6-----------6-6-----------6-----------6-6--| 
|--0-0---0-6---0-0---0-6-6---0-0---0-6---0-0---0-6-6--| 
   * *   *     * *   *       * *   *     * *   *        

Riff B:

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|----------6-----------6-6-----------6-----------6-6--| 
|--0-0---0-6-----------6-6---0-0---0-6---------0-6-6--| 
   * *   *                   * *   *           *        

Riff C:

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|----------------------6-6-----------------------6-6--| 
|----------------------6-6-----------------------6-6--| 
                       * *                       * *    

Riff D:

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|-1--1--1--1--1--1--1--111--1--1--1--1--1--1--1--111--| 
|-1--1--1--1--1--1--1--111--1--1--1--1--1--1--1--111--| 

Riff E:

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|-0--0--0--0--0--0--0--000--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0---1---3| 
|-0--0--0--0--0--0--0--000--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0---1---3| 

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|-0--0--0--0--0--0--0--000--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0---1---3| 
|-0--0--0--0--0--0--0--000--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0---1---3| 

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|--1---3---4--| 
|--1---3---4--| 


Riff F:

Let chords ring out
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|-6----8-5----8-4----8-3----1----6----8-10----9----(6)--(5)-| 
|-6----8-5----8-4----8-3----1----6----8-10----9----(6)--(5)-| 
|-6----8-5----8-4----8-3----1----6----8-10----9----(6)--(5)-| 



Song Structure:

Riff A 2 times
Riff B 2 times
Riff A 2 times
Riff C 2 times
Riff A 2 times
Riff A 2 times
Riff D 2 times
Riff E 1 time
Riff A 4 times
Riff F 1 time
(bass then plays harmony in Riff F under Burton's soaring vocals)
Riff F 1 time (doubled by another track of guitar playing the same
harmony only set to the snare drum's rhythm)
Riff D 2 times
Riff E 1 time
Riff A 2 times, ending on two blunt D5 chord hits