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Album- The Glorious Burden

Tuning: Eb

Lots of harmony here so I'll try to break it up so it's easy to follow.


Section 1:  0:00-0:34

Guitar 1
eb|---------------------------------| 
Bb|---------------------------------| 
Gb|---------------------------------| 
Db|----------------------------4----| 
Ab|-2--------2--------2--------2----| 
Eb|-0--------0--------0-------------| 

eb|---------------------------------| 
Bb|---------------------------------| 
Gb|---------------------------------| 
Db|----------4----------------------| 
Ab|-2--------2--------2-------(2)---| 
Eb|-0-----------------0-------(0)---| 

eb|-----------------------------------| 
Bb|-----------------------------------| 
Gb|-----------------------------------| 
Db|---------6----6--6-------4---------| 
Ab|-2----6--4----3--4-------2----2----| 
Eb|-0-----~--------------2~---------4-| 

eb|----------------------------------| 
Bb|----------------------------------| 
Gb|----------------------------------| 
Db|----------4-----------------------| 
Ab|-2--------2----4-6-7--7--------2--| 
Eb|-0-----------------------7--4--0--| 

Guitar 2
Eb|------------------------------------|                 
Bb|--------------------9-7-------------|                 
Gb|---------------9--------9-----------|                 
Db|-9--6----6--9--------------6--8--9--| ---|            
Ab|------7-----------------------------|    |            
Eb|------------------------------------|    |            
                                            |--> Play 2x 
eb|------------------------------------|    |            
Bb|-----9--7---------------------------|    |            
Gb|----------9--8----6-8-9--9----------|    |            
Db|-9-9------------------------9--6----| ---|            
Ab|---------------------------------7--|                 
Eb|------------------------------------|                 

Guitar 3
eb|----------------------16-14-12-----------|                      
Bb|-12----------12-17-------------------12--|                      
Gb|----13----13-------------------13-15-----|                      
Db|-------14--------------------------------| --------|            
Ab|-----------------------------------------|         |            
Eb|-----------------------------------------|         |            
                                                      |--> Play 2x 
eb|-------16--14-12------------------------------|    |            
Bb|-12-12-----------16----14-16-17--17--12-------|    |            
Gb|----------------------------------------13----|    |            
Db|-------------------------------------------14-| ---|            
Ab|----------------------------------------------|                 
Eb|----------------------------------------------|                 

Guitar 4 (Comes in the second time)
eb|----------------------------------------| 
Bb|--------------9---14-14-14--------------| 
Gb|-9-9-9-----9----------------13--11-9-8--| 
Db|--------9-------------------------------| 
Ab|----------------------------------------| 
Eb|----------------------------------------| 

eb|------------------------------------------------| 
Bb|------------------------------------------------| 
Gb|-8-8-13--11-13h14p13-11----11-11-13-13-9--------| 
Db|------------------------------------------9-----| 
Ab|---------------------------------------------7~-| 
Eb|------------------------------------------------| 

End section 1

Section 2  0:35-0:52

Guitar 1
eb|--------------------------------------------| 
Bb|--------------------------------------------| 
Gb|--------------------------------------------| 
Db|-----------4----6----6-----4----4--------4--| 
Ab|-2----2----2----3----4-----2----1-----1--2--| 
Eb|-0----0----------------------------4--------| 

Guitar 2
eb|-----------------------------------------------| 
Bb|-----------------------------------------------| 
Gb|-13-13-13--14--16--16----14-13-----13--14--14--| 
Db|-------------------------------16--------------| 
Ab|-----------------------------------------------| 
Eb|-----------------------------------------------| 

eb|---------------------------------------------------| 
Bb|---------------------------------------------------| 
Gb|-14--13--------------------------------------------| 
Db|-----------16-14--13----11-13-14--6--8--9----9-9-9-| 
Ab|---------------------------------------------------| 
Eb|---------------------------------------------------| 

Guitar 3
eb|-16-16-16--17--19--19----17-16-----16--17--17--| 
Bb|-------------------------------19--------------| 
Gb|-----------------------------------------------| 
Db|-----------------------------------------------| 
Ab|-----------------------------------------------| 
Eb|-----------------------------------------------| 

eb|-17--16-------------------------------------------------| 
Bb|-----------19-17--16----14-16-17--9--11--12----12-12-12-| 
Gb|--------------------------------------------------------| 
Db|--------------------------------------------------------| 
Ab|--------------------------------------------------------| 
Eb|--------------------------------------------------------| 

Guitar 4
eb|-------------------------------------------------| 
Bb|-12-12-12--14--17--17----16-14-12--14--16\13-13--| 
Gb|-------------------------------------------------| 
Db|-------------------------------------------------| 
Ab|-------------------------------------------------| 
Eb|-------------------------------------------------| 

eb|-------------------------------------------------------| 
Bb|-13-13-14--14--14--12----12-12-11----12----------------| 
Gb|-------------------------------------------14~-13~-11~-| 
Db|-------------------------------------------------------| 
Ab|-------------------------------------------------------| 
Eb|-------------------------------------------------------| 

End section 2


Section 3  0:53-End

NOTE: Ending blends into beginning of "Declaration Day", so the
last notes are denoted as ghost notes.

Guitar 1
Eb|------------------------------------| 
Bb|------------------------------------| 
Gb|------------------------------------| 
Db|---------6-------4----------4----4--| 
Ab|-2----6--4----2--0--------1-2----2--| 
Eb|-0--------------------4-5-----------| 

eb|-------------------------------------| 
Bb|-------------------------------------| 
Gb|-------------------------------------| 
Db|------------------------4------------| 
Ab|-2----2--------2--------2--------(2)-| 
Eb|-0----0--------0-----------------(0)-| 

Guitar 2
eb|---------------------| 
Bb|---------------------| 
Gb|---------------------| 
Db|---------------------| 
Ab|-7--7--7-6--4--4--4--| 
Eb|---------------------| 

eb|----------------------------| 
Bb|----------------------------| 
Gb|----------------------------| 
Db|----------------------------| 
Ab|-9--12-11-9-7--7----9\7--6--| 
Eb|----------------------------| 

eb|---------------------| 
Bb|---------------------| 
Gb|---------------------| 
Db|------------------9--| 
Ab|-----7----9-11-12----| 
Eb|-7-7-----------------| 

eb|--------------------------| 
Bb|--------------------------| 
Gb|--------------------------| 
Db|--------------------------| 
Ab|-7--9--11----12-9----(7)--| 
Eb|--------------------------| 

Guitar 3
eb|---------------------------| 
Bb|---------------------------| 
Gb|---------------------------| 
Db|-14--14--14-13-11--11--11--| 
Ab|---------------------------| 
Eb|---------------------------| 

eb|----------------------------------| 
Bb|----------------------------------| 
Gb|----------------------------------| 
Db|-16--19-18-16-14-14----16\14--13--| 
Ab|----------------------------------| 
Eb|----------------------------------| 

eb|--------------------------| 
Bb|--------------------------| 
Gb|----------------------16--| 
Db|-------14----16-18-19-----| 
Ab|-14-14--------------------| 
Eb|--------------------------| 

eb|-----------------------------| 
Bb|-----------------------------| 
Gb|-----------------------------| 
Db|-14--16--18----19-16----(14)-| 
Ab|-----------------------------| 
Eb|-----------------------------| 

Guitar 4
eb|---------------------------| 
Bb|-17--17--17-16-14--14--14--| 
Gb|---------------------------| 
Db|---------------------------| 
Ab|---------------------------| 
Eb|---------------------------| 

eb|-----17---------------------------| 
Bb|-19-----21-19-17-17----19\17------| 
Gb|------------------------------20--| 
Db|----------------------------------| 
Ab|----------------------------------| 
Eb|----------------------------------| 

eb|-------------------17--19--| 
Bb|-------17----19-21---------| 
Gb|-16-16---------------------| 
Db|---------------------------| 
Ab|---------------------------| 
Eb|---------------------------| 

eb|---------------17------------| 
Bb|-17--19--21-------19----(17)-| 
Gb|-----------------------------| 
Db|-----------------------------| 
Ab|-----------------------------| 
Eb|-----------------------------| 

Guitar 5
eb|---------------------------| 
Bb|---------------------------| 
Gb|-13--13--13-11--9---9---9--| 
Db|---------------------------| 
Ab|---------------------------| 
Eb|---------------------------| 

eb|----------------------------------| 
Bb|----------------------------------| 
Gb|-14--18-16-14-13-13----14\13--11--| 
Db|----------------------------------| 
Ab|----------------------------------| 
Eb|----------------------------------| 

eb|--------------------------| 
Bb|----------------------17--| 
Gb|-------13----14-16-18-----| 
Db|-13-13--------------------| 
Ab|--------------------------| 
Eb|--------------------------| 

eb|-----------------------------| 
Bb|-----------------------------| 
Gb|-13--14--16----18-14----(13)-| 
Db|-----------------------------| 
Ab|-----------------------------| 
Eb|-----------------------------| 

Notation:

10^        = bend a quarter step.
10b11      = bend a half step.
10b12      = bend a full step.
10b12r10   = bend and release.
[10]12     = pre-bend.
[10]12r10  = pre-bend and release.
{14}       = pick the 14th fret while holding the most
             previous bend.
       = touch the string above the 17th fret while
             previous note(s) is(are) still ringing.

10b13*     = tremolo bar bend, from the 10th fret to the 13th fret.
7d4*       = tremolo bar dive, from the 7th fret to the 4th fret.
12~*       = tremolo bar vibrato.

x   =  mute with fret-hand
*   =  palm mute
X\\ =  pick slide
h   =  hammer-on
p   =  pull-off
~   =  vibrato
t   =  finger tap
/   =  slide up
\   =  slide down
h.  =  natural harmonics
a   =  artificial harmonics
(9) =  ghost note
tm  =  trem picking
tr  =  trill