Intro (Main Riff)
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"Can't afford to lose my head..."
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Repeat from Can't afford to lose part w/o the
extra part in the middle part below and transition into
this
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A|-3---5^--------3-----5-6--|----|-------9-10-12-9-10-7-9-9-10--------
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Chorus
These are just the chords. Listen to the song to get a feel for how
they're played
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G|--16--15--14---11-11--9---11---(2x)---------------------------------
D|--17--16--15---12-12--10--12----------------------------------------
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Middle Part
Right after the solo where the drum beat breaks down at about 4:58.
When done, repeat
part again
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G|--8p5---5-8p5---5-8p5---5-8p5---5-(2x)--9p6---6-9p6---6-9p6---6-9p6-
D|------7-------7-------7-------7-------------7-------7-------7-------
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G|---6-9p6---6-9p6---6-9p6---6-9p6---6|-------------------------------
D|-7-------7-------7-------7-------7--|-------------------------------
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With the second part of the riff above, Homme sometimes adds a note in
that riff. You
change it up from time to time.
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G|-9p6---6---6---6-9p6---6---6---6-9p6--------------|
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Somewhere in that middle part at about 5:22 that little riff is as follows
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D|------10--------10--------10--------10------|
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Then...
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G|-11p8----8-11p8----8-11p8----8-11p8----(2x)-|
D|------9---------9---------9---------9-------|
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And finally the ending, a great transition into the end of the song.
The highlight of
song for me.
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D|-3-2-0---0-2-3p2p0--5-3-2-0-7-5--------13----10--11-10-8---13---10--
A|-------3------------------------7-3--0-----0-------------0----0-----
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A|----0----0-----10-12----10-|
E|-8^------------------------|