99 Ways To Die

Tuning: Standard

Riff 1
e|----------------------------| 
B|----------------------------| 
G|----------------------------| 
D|----------------------------| 
A|-9-8---9-8---9-8---9-8---\5-| 
E|-7-6---7-6---7-6---7-6---\3-| 

                         "If I..."

Riff 2
e|-----------------------------| 
B|-----------------------------| 
G|-----------------------------| 
D|---------9\----------------5-| 
A|---------7\----5-7-----5-7---| 
E|-0-0-000-----------5-7-------| 
   * * ***                       

  "...see the morning hours..."
e|-----------------------------| 
B|-----------------------------| 
G|----------------------14-12~-| 
D|---------9\---11/12---14-12~-| 
A|---------7\---10/11----------| 
E|-0-0-000---------------------| 
   * * ***                       

  "...one more yesterday..."
e|-----------------------------| 
B|-----------------------------| 
G|-----------------------------| 
D|---------9\--------------5---| 
A|---------7\---/7-5---------8-| 
E|-0-0-000-----------7-6-5-----| 
   * * ***                       

  "I take life from tomorrow..."
e|-----------------------------| 
B|-----------------------------| 
G|----------------------14-12~-| 
D|---------9\---11/12---14-12~-| 
A|---------7\---10/11----------| 
E|-0-0-000---------------------| 
   * * ***                       

  "...burned up my today..."


Riff 3
Guitar 1 (Acoustic)          x3

e|----------------------------| 
B|-----0-----0-----0-----0----| 
G|---0-----0-----0-----0------| 
D|-2-----4-----5-----7--------| 
A|----------------------------| 
E|----------------------------| 

   "I down another glass of courage..."

Guitar 2 (Distortion)             x2
e|---------------------------------| 
B|---------------------------------| 
G|---------------------------------| 
D|-------4-----5-----7-----5-4-----| 
A|-7---------------------------5---| 
E|-------------------------------7-| 

e|---------------------------------| 
B|---------------------------------| 
G|---------------------------------| 
D|-------4-----5-----7-----5-4-----| 
A|-7---------------------------5-0-| 
E|---------------------------------| 

Guitar 3 (12 string acoustic)
e|------------------------------| 
B|-------10---------------------| 
G|-11-12----11-12--9----9\--4~~-| 
D|-------------------12---------| 
A|------------------------------| 
E|------------------------------| 

Riff 4 (distortion)
Guitar 1

e|------------------------------| 
B|------------------------------| 
G|------------------------------| 
D|-----------1---2--1--4-2-4-5--| 
A|-2--0-3--2---3----------------| 
E|------------------------------| 

   "...and a shot of thorazine..."

Guitar 2
e|------------------------------| 
B|------------------------------| 
G|---------------------------4--| 
D|-----------1---5--4--7-5-7----| 
A|-2--0-3--2---3----------------| 
E|------------------------------| 

Riff 5 (use uppick on the E5 chord)
e|---------------------------| 
B|---------------------------| 
G|---------9-----------------| 
D|---------9-----------------| 
A|---------7----9-8--------3-| 
E|-0-0-000---0--7-6------0-1-| 
   * * ***   *           *     

  "We're not ready to see you yet..."
e|------------------------------| 
B|------------------------------| 
G|---------9--------------------| 
D|---------9--------------------| 
A|---------7----9-8---9-8-----3-| 
E|-0-0-000---0--7-6---7-6---0-1-| 
   * * ***   *              *     

  "...99 ways to die..."

Riff 6
e|------------------| 
B|------------------| 
G|------------------| 
D|------------------| 
A|-4--2--/7--5--4-3-| 
E|-2--0--/5--3--2-1-| 

Play Riff 2   "Got a short between the earphones..."

Riff 3a
Guitar 1 (Acoustic)          x3

e|----------------------------| 
B|-----0-----0-----0-----0----| 
G|---0-----0-----0-----0------| 
D|-2-----4-----5-----7--------| 
A|----------------------------| 
E|----------------------------| 

   "In a black tie and straight jacket..."

Guitar 2 (Distortion)             x2
e|---------------------------------| 
B|---------------------------------| 
G|---------------------------------| 
D|-------4-----5-----7-----5-4-----| 
A|-7---------------------------5---| 
E|-------------------------------7-| 

e|---------------------------------| 
B|---------------------------------| 
G|---------------------------------| 
D|-------4-----5-----7-----5-4-----| 
A|-7---------------------------5-0-| 
E|---------------------------------| 

Guitar 3 (Acoustic)
e|--------------------------| 
B|-7-8-10--7-8---8-8\--5-5~-| 
G|-------------9------------| 
D|--------------------------| 
A|--------------------------| 
E|--------------------------| 

Guitar 4 (Acoustic)
e|-5-7-8--5-7---7-7\--3-3~-| 
B|------------8------------| 
G|-------------------------| 
D|-------------------------| 
A|-------------------------| 
E|-------------------------| 

Play Riff 4  "Man I'm gonna try again..."
Play Riff 5  "We're not ready to see you yet..."
Play Riff 6

Riff 7
e|------------------------------------------| 
B|------------------------------------------| 
G|------------------------------------------| 
D|------------------------------------7-6-5-| 
A|-4----4-5----4-5-4-3--4----4-5----4-5-4-3-| 
E|-2--0-2-3--0-2-3-2-1--2--0-2-3--0-2-------| 
      * *    * * * * *     * *    * *         

Riff 8 (Solo Rhythm)
                                 x4

e|--------------------------------| 
B|--------------------------------| 
G|--------------------------------| 
D|--------------------------------| 
A|---------4------4--4-5-7--8-7-5-| 
E|-2-2-222-2-2222-2--2-3-5--6-5-3-| 
   * * ***   ****    * *            

                                 x2
e|--------------------------------| 
B|--------------------------------| 
G|--------------------------------| 
D|--------------------------------| 
A|---------5------5------5--------| 
E|-3-3-333-3-3333-3--3-3-3--0-1-2-| 
   * * ***   ****    * *    * * *   

e|--------------------------------| 
B|--------------------------------| 
G|--------------------------------| 
D|--------------------------------| 
A|---------5------5------5--------| 
E|-3-3-333-3-3333-3--3-3-3--0-2-3-| 
   * * ***   ****    * *    * * *   

e|------------------------------| 
B|------------------------------| 
G|------------------------------| 
D|------------------------------| 
A|---------7------8------8--7-3-| 
E|-5-5-555-5-5555-6--6-6-6--5-1-| 
   * * ***   ****    * *          

Solo (Friedman)
e|-21-----21----------------19--------------------| 
B|-24b26--24b26r24b26-------22b24r22b24--21-21b22-| 
G|------------------------------------------------| 
D|------------------------------------------------| 
A|------------------------------------------------| 
E|---------------------X\\------------------------| 

e|-18/19p14--------17p14--------------| 
B|---------17p14--------17-14---------| 
G|--------------16-----------16-14-x--| 
D|------------------------------------| 
A|------------------------------------| 
E|------------------------------------| 

e|-14p12------------------------------| 
B|------14-13-12-------13/17----------| 
G|--------------14-11\-------14~--14\-| 
D|------------------------------------| 
A|------------------------------------| 
E|------------------------------------| 

e|-------------------------------------------------| 
B|-16b17--16~----14------------------16--(16)b17---| 
G|-16b17--16~----14--16-16p14----14--16--(16)b17^--| 
D|----------------------------16-------------------| 
A|-------------------------------------------------| 
E|-------------------------------------------------| 

e|---------------------------------------------| 
B|----------14-15-16-15-14--------------14b15--| 
G|-14h16-17----------------17-16-14-----14^----| 
D|-----------------------------------17--------| 
A|---------------------------------------------| 
E|---------------------------------------------| 

e|---------------------------------------------14-17-19b21~~-| 
B|------------------------------------------16---------------| 
G|----14------------------------------14-17------------------| 
D|-16-------14/16--14-----------14/16------------------------| 
A|-------16-----------16p14----------------------------------| 
E|--------------------------17-------------------------------| 

e|-------------------------------------------| 
B|-------------------------------------------| 
G|--------------------------------15---------| 
D|--------------15--------15h16h17--17p16h17-| 
A|------15h16h17--17p16h17-------------------| 
E|-15h18-------------------------------------| 

e|---------------------------------15---------| 
B|---------15--------------15h17h18--18p17p15-| 
G|-15h17h18--18p17p15h17h18-------------------| 
D|--------------------------------------------| 
A|--------------------------------------------| 
E|--------------------------------------------| 

e|-20p15-17---15---------15---------------------| 
B|---------18----18p17h18--18p17p15-20p15-17----| 
G|-------------------------------------------18-| 
D|----------------------------------------------| 
A|----------------------------------------------| 
E|----------------------------------------------| 

e|------------------------------15----15--------15-------| 
B|-15---------15-------------------18p15-----------18p15-| 
G|----18p17h18--18p17p15-17b19-----------17b19-----------| 
D|-------------------------------------------------------| 
A|-------------------------------------------------------| 
E|-------------------------------------------------------| 

e|-18b21----18b20--18b20~~~--18b20--18-15-------------------| 
B|---------------------------------------18-15--------------| 
G|--------------------------------------------18-17-15b17~~-| 
D|----------------------------------------------------------| 
A|----------------------------------------------------------| 
E|----------------------------------------------------------| 

e|----------17-17h22p17--------------------------| 
B|-20b22---------------20p17---------------------| 
G|--------------------------20--19p17------------| 
D|-----------------------------------19-20b21r20-| 
A|-----------------------------------------------| 
E|-----------------------------------------------| 

e|-------------18-20-22-22b24~~~-----(24)\-| 
B|----17/20\17-----------------------------| 
G|-19--------------------------------------| 
D|-----------------------------------------| 
A|-----------------------------------------| 
E|-----------------------------------------| 

End solo


Riff 9
e|---------------------------------------------| 
B|---------------------------------------------| 
G|---------------------------------------------| 
D|------------------------------------5--6-5-3-| 
A|-----2-------2----------2-------2---5--6-5-3-| 
E|-0-0-0---0-0-0------0-0-0---0-0-0------------| 
   * *     * *        * *     * *                

                "Perhaps a demitasse of arsenic..."
e|---------------------------------------------------| 
B|---------------------------------------------------| 
G|---------------------------------------------------| 
D|-----------------5--6-5-3-----5--6-5-3-------------| 
A|-----2-------2---5--6-5-3-2---5--6-5-3-2----2----2-| 
E|-0-0-0---0-0-0------------0------------0----0----0-| 
   * *     * *                                         

                "...never mind the tree."    "There is..."


Play Riff 2   "...only death and danger..."

Riff 3b
Guitar 1 (Acoustic)          x3

e|----------------------------| 
B|-----0-----0-----0-----0----| 
G|---0-----0-----0-----0------| 
D|-2-----4-----5-----7--------| 
A|----------------------------| 
E|----------------------------| 

   "Taunting rigor mortis..."

Guitar 2 (Distortion)             x2
e|---------------------------------| 
B|---------------------------------| 
G|---------------------------------| 
D|-------4-----5-----7-----5-4-----| 
A|-7---------------------------5---| 
E|-------------------------------7-| 

e|---------------------------------| 
B|---------------------------------| 
G|---------------------------------| 
D|-------4-----5-----7-----5-4-----| 
A|-7---------------------------5-0-| 
E|---------------------------------| 

Guitar 3 (Acoustic)
e|---------12-10----10----------------------------| 
B|--------x------13-----12p10-12~--10-------------| 
G|-------x-----------------------------12p11-12~--| 
D|------x-----------------------------------------| 
A|--7---------------------------------------------| 
E|*|                                                

Riff 4a (distortion)
Guitar 1

e|----------------------------------------| 
B|----------------------------------------| 
G|-----------------------------2---2-3-4~-| 
D|-----------1---2--1--4-2-4-5---5--------| 
A|-2--0-3--2---3--------------------------| 
E|----------------------------------------| 

   "...I feel it draw me in..."

Guitar 2
e|----------------------------------------| 
B|----------------------------------------| 
G|---------------------------4-5-4-5-7-4~-| 
D|-----------1---5--4--7-5-7--------------| 
A|-2--0-3--2---3--------------------------| 
E|----------------------------------------| 

Play Riff 5  "We're not ready to see you yet..."

Riff 10 (use uppick on the E5 chord)
                               x3

e|------------------------------|-------------| 
B|------------------------------|-------------| 
G|---------9--------------------|---------9---| 
D|---------9--------------------|---------9---| 
A|---------7----9-8---9-8-----3-|---------7---| 
E|-0-0-000---0--7-6---7-6---0-1-|-0-0-000---0-| 
   * * ***   *              *     * * ***   *   

  "We're not ready, we're not ready..."


Ending:
e|-------------------------| 
B|-------------------------| 
G|-------------------------| 
D|-------------------------| 
A|-9-8--9-8--9-8--9-8--9-2-| 
E|-7-6--7-6--7-6--7-6--7-0-| 

   "Ninety-nine, ninety-nine!"



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