Legend Of The Headless Rider

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  • Tuning: Standard
     
    Riff 1
  • Guitar 1
    e|----------------------------|
    B|------------------------11--|
  • G|-----------------9----------|
    D|----------8-----------------|
    A|---7------------------------|
  • E|----------------------------|
    Guitar 2
    e|----------------------------|
  • B|------------------------14--|
    G|----------------12----------|
    D|---------11-----------------|
  • A|--10------------------------|
    E|----------------------------|
     
  • Riff 2
    e|-----------------------------------|
    B|-----------------------------------|
  • G|-----------------------------------|
    D|---------------9-8-------------9-8-|
    A|--7-8----------7-6-------------7-6-|
  • E|--5-6--3-5-3-0-----5-6-3-5-3-0-----|
    * * * * * * * * * *
    e|-------------------------------|
  • B|-------------------------------|
    G|-------------------------------|
    D|---------------9-8-------------|
  • A|--7-8----------7-6-------------|
    E|--5-6--3-5-3-0-----5-6-3-5-3-0-|
    * * * * * * * * * *
  •  
    Riff 3
    e|-------------------------------------|
  • B|--------------------7----------------|
    G|--7--9-10--------6--6--------5-------|
    D|--7--9-10-10--8--6--4--7--6--5--3--6-|
  • A|--5--7--8-10--8--4-----7--6--3--3--6-|
    E|-----------8--6--------5--4-----1--4-|
     
  • Play Riff 2
    Play Riff 3
     
  • Riff 4
    e|------------------------------------|
    B|------------------------------------|
  • G|----------------------------------7-|
    D|----------------------------5-7-8---|
    A|---7-6----------5----7-6------------|
  • E|-5------7-3-5-6----5------7---------|
    * * * * * * * * * * * * * * *
    e|----------------------------------|
  • B|----------------------------------|
    G|----------------------------------|
    D|----------------------------------|
  • A|---7-6----------5----7-------5-6~-|
    E|-5------7-3-5-6----5---5-7-8------|
    * * * * * * * * * * * * * *
  •  
    Riff 5
    Guitar 1
  • e|--------------------------------------------------|
    B|--------------------------------------------------|
    G|--------------------------------------------------|
  • D|---------------------------------------------8--9-|
    A|-------7-6--------5--7---------7-6tr7--------6--7-|
    E|-0-5-6------8-7-6-3--5---0-5-6---------8-7-6------|
  • * * * * * * * * * * *
     
    Guitar 2 (comes in the second time)
  • e|---------------------------------13-12tr13----------------|
    B|-------5-4-----------------10-11-----------13-12-11-------|
    G|---2-3------5-4-3-0-2----9---------------------------8--9-|
  • D|-2--------------------------------------------------------|
    A|----------------------------------------------------------|
    E|----------------------------------------------------------|
  •  
    Lead into verse:
    Guitar 1
  • e|-----|
    B|-----|
    G|--2--|
  • D|--2--|
    A|--0--|
    E|-----|
  • Guitar 2
    e|-----|
    B|-----|
  • G|-14~-|
    D|-----|
    A|-----|
  • E|-----|
    Guitar 3
    e|-----|
  • B|-13~-|
    G|-----|
    D|-----|
  • A|-----|
    E|-----|
     
  • Riff 6
    e|-----------------------------------------------------------|
    B|-----------------------------------------------------------|
  • G|-----3------7--------------5------3------7--------------6\-|
    D|-----3------7--------------5------3------7--------------6\-|
    A|-0-0-1--0-0-5--0-0-----6-5-3--0-0-1--0-0-5--0-0-----6-5-4\-|
  • E|-------------------3-6--------------------------3-6--------|
    * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * *
    "I'm an undertaker...."
  • e|-------------------------------------------------------|
    B|-------------------------------------------------------|
    G|-3------7--------------5------3------7--------------6\-|
  • D|-3------7--------------5------3------7--------------6\-|
    A|-1--0-0-5--0-0-----6-5-3--0-0-1--0-0-5--0-0-----6-5-4\-|
    E|---------------3-6--------------------------3-6--------|
  • * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * *
    "I'm a coffin shaker...."
     
  • Riff 7
    e|----------------------------------|
    B|----------------------------------|
  • G|----------------------------------|
    D|--------------3-------------------|
    A|-5---3-5-6--6----5---3-5-6--6-5-3-|
  • E|-3---------------3----------------|
    "Take a look at the sky...."
     
  • Riff 8
    e|-----------------------------------------------------|
    B|-----------------------------------------------------|
  • G|---------------------------------4-3-----------------|
    D|--------5------3---------4--3--2--------5-4--4-5-----|
    A|----5-4----4------4---2--2--1---------3----------5---|
  • E|-3-----------5------5-0----------------------------6-|
    "....ice." "Oh yeah........cold as ice....."
     
  • Play Riff 6 "There's a black horse waiting....."
    Play Riff 7 "Take a look at the sky....."
     
  • Riff 9
    e|-----------------------------------------------------|
    B|-----------------------------------------------------|
  • G|-----------------------------------------------------|
    D|------------------------------------------------5----|
    A|----7------8------7-8-6--6-5--5-6-6--5----------3--3-|
  • E|-5----5-6----6-7---------4-3------4--3--3-5-6-5----1-|
    * * * * * * * * *
    "....rides!" "Midnight....let the church bell.."
  •  
    Riff 10
    e|-----------------------------------|
  • B|-----------------------------------|
    G|-----------------------------------|
    D|-2--------------------5---7--7-7/9-|
  • A|-2--------------8-7-------5--5-5/7-|
    E|-0--0-0-0-0-0-0-----8---6----------|
    * * * * * * * * * *
  • "....ring!"
    e|------------------------------------|
    B|------------------------------------|
  • G|------------------------------------|
    D|------------------3--------7--10--9-|
    A|---------------------------5---8--7-|
  • E|-0-0-0-0-0-0--3-6---6-5-3-----------|
    * * * * * *
    "All hallow's eve....."
  • e|--------------------------------|
    B|--------------------------------|
    G|--------------------------------|
  • D|-------------------5---7--7-7/9-|
    A|-------------8-7-------5--5-5/7-|
    E|-0-0-0-0-0-0-----8---6----------|
  • * * * * * * * * * *
    "It's midnight...."
    e|------------------------------------|
  • B|------------------------------------|
    G|------------------------------------|
    D|------------------3--------7--10--8-|
  • A|---------------------------5---8--6-|
    E|-0-0-0-0-0-0--3-6---6-5-3-----------|
    * * * * * *
  •  
    e|------------------------------------|
    B|------------------------------------|
  • G|------------------------------------|
    D|-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8---------7-/9-|
    A|-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-10---9--5-/7-|
  • E|------------------------8---7-------|
    * * * * * * * * * *
    "I see him rising...."
  • e|----------------------------------|
    B|----------------------------------|
    G|----------------------------------|
  • D|--------------------------7-/10-8-|
    A|--------------------------5-/-8-6-|
    E|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0----------|
  • * * * * * * * * * * * *
     
    e|-----------------------------------------|
  • B|-----------------------------------------|
    G|-----------------------------------------|
    D|-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8--8-8-10-8--7----9-|
  • A|-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6--6-6--8-6--5----7-|
    E|---------------------------------------5-|
    * * * * * * * * * * *
  • "I see him rising......."
     
    Lead into next part:
  • Guitar 1
    e|------------------------------------|
    B|------------------------------------|
  • G|------------------------------------|
    D|------------------------------------|
    A|-0-0-0-0--0-0-0-0--0-0-0-0--0-0-0-0-|
  • E|------------------------------------|
    * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * *
    "On All Hallows Eve...."
  • Guitar 2
    e|---------------------------------|
    B|---------------------------------|
  • G|----8--------8--------8-------11-|
    D|---------------------------------|
    A|-/6-6-----/6-6-----/6-6-----/9-9-|
  • E|---------------------------------|
     
    Riff 11
  • e|-----------------------------------------------|
    B|-----------------------------------------------|
    G|-----------7-5------8-7------------------------|
  • D|-----5-----7-5------8-7-----6h7p6--------------|
    A|-5h7----00-----0000----0000-------------3h5-3~-|
    E|----------------------------------00-3h5-------|
  • ** **** **** **
    "My God...."
    e|---------------------------------|
  • B|---------------------------------|
    G|---------------------------------|
    D|---------------------------------|
  • A|-0000000000-6h7p6--000000--8-8-8-|
    E|---------------------------6-6-6-|
    ********** ******
  • "He's so grotesque..."
     
    Riff 12
  • e|--------------------------|
    B|--------------------------|
    G|--------------------------|
  • D|--------3----5------3-5-6-|
    A|--------1----3------1-3-4-|
    E|-000000---00---0000-------|
  • ****** ** ****
    "He's coming...."
     
  • Riff 13
    Guitar 1
    e|----------------------------------------------------|
  • B|----------------------------------------------------|
    G|----------------------------------------------------|
    D|----------------------------------------------------|
  • A|----------------------------------------------------|
    E|-3333333333333333-4444444444444444-2222222222222222-|
    **************** **************** ****************
  • "Deep inside..."
     
    Guitar 2 (Let chords ring)
  • e|----------------------------------------------------|
    B|----------------------------------------------------|
    G|----------------------------------------------------|
  • D|-8----------------5----------------7----------------|
    A|-6----------------3----------------5----------------|
    E|----------------------------------------------------|
  •  
    Play Riff 12 "He's coming....."
    Play Riff 13 "Deep inside....."
  •  
    Riff 12a
    e|---------------------------------|
  • B|---------------------------------|
    G|---------------------------------|
    D|--------3----5------3-5-6--66666-|
  • A|--------1----3------1-3-4--44444-|
    E|-000000---00---0000--------------|
    ****** ** ****
  • "Help me, I'm falling down......"
     
    Riff 14 (Solo Rhythm)
  • e|------------------------------------|
    B|------------------------------------|
    G|------------------------------------|
  • D|-------------1--------1-----------1-|
    A|-3-3-3-3-3-3----3-1-3---3-3-3-3-3---|
    E|------------------------------------|
  •  
    e|---------------------------------|
    B|---------------------------------|
  • G|---------------------------------|
    D|-------1-----------1----3-5------|
    A|-3-1-3---3-3-3-3-3---3--1-3--4-3-|
  • E|-----------------------------2-1-|
     
    e|--------------------------------------------------|
  • B|--------------------------------------------------|
    G|--------------------------------------------------|
    D|--------------------------------------------------|
  • A|-2--------2-----------2--------2-----------2------|
    E|----4-2-4---4-4-4-4-4----4-2-4---4-4-4-4-4----4-2-|
     
  • e|------------------------------------------|
    B|------------------------------------------|
    G|------------------------------------------|
  • D|---2-----------2--------------------------|
    A|-4---4-4-4-4-4----4-2-4-2-----------2-----|
    E|--------------------------4-4-4-4-4---4-2-|
  •  
    e|------------------------------------------|
    B|------------------------------------------|
  • G|------------------------------------------|
    D|---2-----------2--------------------------|
    A|-4---4-4-4-4-4----4-2-4-2-----------2-----|
  • E|--------------------------4-4-4-4-4---4-2-|
     
    e|--------------------------------------------|
  • B|--------------------------------------------|
    G|----------------------------5------5------6-|
    D|--------7---------7--6----------------------|
  • A|-4--6---5---5--7--5--4--3-4----3-4----3-4---|
    E|-2--4-------3--5----------------------------|
    * * * * * *
  • "I'm falling down......"
    e|---------------------------------------------|
    B|---------------------------------------------|
  • G|-----------------5------5------6-------------|
    D|-------7--6-----------------------------7--6-|
    A|-5--7--5--4--3-4----3-4----3-4----5--7--5--4-|
  • E|-3--5-----------------------------3--5-------|
    * * * * * *
    "I'm looking up...."
  •  
    Solo over the above riffs:
    [go crazy with the whammy bar on this solo]
  • e|---------------------------------------------------|
    B|--16---11----16~-16~-16~-16~-16~-16~-16~-16~-------|
    G|----\-/------------[bar vibrato]-------------------|
  • D|-[bar dive]----------------------------------0h1p0-|
    A|---------------------------------------------------|
    E|---------------------------------------------------|
  •  
    e|-[hold bend while playing these]---------------------|
    B|-6^--[6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6]-(6)p4-----|
  • G|-------------------------------------------------5~~-|
    D|-----------------------------------------------------|
    A|-----------------------------------------------------|
  • E|-----------------------------------------------------|
     
    e|-------------------------------------|
  • B|-------------------------------------|
    G|-------------------------------------|
    D|-6tm--6tm--6tm--6tm--6tm--6tm--4h6~~-|
  • A|-------------------------------------|
    E|-------------------------------------|
     
  • e|-4-----------4-------4-----------4-------4-----------4-------|
    B|---7p4-7p4-----7p4-----7p4-7p4-----7p4-----7p4-7p4-----7p4---|
    G|-----------6-------6-----------6-------6-----------6-------6-|
  • D|-------------------------------------------------------------|
    A|-------------------------------------------------------------|
    E|-------------------------------------------------------------|
  •  
    e|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
    B|-4h7p4h7p4---4--7p4-4---4--6p4---4-4-4-6p4---4-4-6p4---------4-4-4-|
  • G|-----------7----------6--------7-----------7---------7-(0)h7-------|
    D|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
    A|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
  • E|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
     
    e|-------------------------------------|
  • B|-4-4-----4-------------4-------------|
    G|------7----4h6p4---------6p4-------4-|
    D|-----------------6p4h6-------6p4h6---|
  • A|-------------------------------------|
    E|-------------------------------------|
     
  • e|----------------------------------|
    B|--[hold bend while playing these]-|
    G|--6^--[6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6~~~]----|
  • D|----------------------------------|
    A|----------------------------------|
    E|----------------------------------|
  •  
    End Solo
     
  • Riff 15
    e|----------------------------------------------------------|
    B|----------------------------------------------------------|
  • G|-------6----5-------------------6----5--------------------|
    D|-6--5----------4--5-------6--5----------4--5--------------|
    A|-4----------------3---2---4----------------3--------------|
  • E|----------------------0-----------------------0-0-0-0-0-0-|
    * * * * * *
    Riff 15a x2
  • e|---------------------------------|
    B|---------------------------------|
    G|-------6----5--------------------|
  • D|----5----------4-----------------|
    A|-4----------------3--------------|
    E|---------------------0-0-0-0-0-0-|
  • * * * * * *
    "In this hollow grave...."
    x2
  • e|---------------------------------|
    B|---------------------------------|
    G|-------9----8--------------------|
  • D|----8----------7-----------------|
    A|-7----------------6--------------|
    E|---------------------0-0-0-0-0-0-|
  • * * * * * *
    "Will I ever ever make it......."
     
  • Riff 16
    Guitar 1
    e|-------------------------------------------------|
  • B|-------------------------------------------------|
    G|-------------------------------------------------|
    D|------------------------5~-----------------------|
  • A|-6~---3~---5~---2--3--5------6~---8~---10-11-10~-|
    E|-------------------------------------------------|
    "Oh, it's strange...."
  •  
    Guitar 2
    e|-------------------------------------------------|
  • B|-------------------------------------------------|
    G|-------------------------------------------------|
    D|-------------------------------------------------|
  • A|----------------------5-3~---1~------------------|
    E|-3~---4~---2~---3~----------------5~----------3~-|
     
  •  
    Play Riff 15a "In this hollow grave...."
    Play Riff 16 "Oh it's strange....."
  •  
    Lead into solo rhythm
    e|------------------------|
  • B|------------------------|
    G|-6-5---4----------------|
    D|-----6-----5------5-----|
  • A|-------------4-7--------|
    E|--------------------7-5-|
     
  • Riff 17 (Solo Rhythm)
    e|----------------------------|
    B|----------------------------|
  • G|-6\4-----------6-\4-------4-|
    D|----------------------------|
    A|-4\2--------2--4-\2-------2-|
  • E|-----0-2-3~---------0-2-3---|
    * * * * *
     
  • Riff 18 (Solo Rhythm)
    e|---------------------------------------|
    B|---------------------------------------|
  • G|-----------------------------4---------|
    D|-2--4--5--4--7-5-4--2--4--5--2---------|
    A|-0--2--3--2--5-3-2--0--2--3------------|
  • E|-------------------------------3-2-1-0-|
    * * * *
     
  • Play Riff 17 Solo Rhythm
     
    Solo
  • e|------------------------------------------------------|
    B|-15^---15^-15^-----12---------------------------------|
    G|----------------------12~~----------11h12p11----------|
  • D|-----------------------------14~~~-----------14-12-14-|
    A|------------------------------------------------------|
    E|------------------------------------------------------|
  •  
    e|--------------------------------------------------------|
    B|----------12-12h13p12-12--------------12-15-13-12-------|
  • G|-11-12-14----------------14^~~~----14-------------14-12-|
    D|--------------------------------------------------------|
    A|--------------------------------------------------------|
  • E|--------------------------------------------------------|
     
    e|-------------------------------------------------------------|
  • B|-12----------------------------------------12h13p12----12----|
    G|----14-12-11-------11----11-------11-12-14----------14----12-|
    D|-------------14--x----14----12-14----------------------------|
  • A|-------------------------------------------------------------|
    E|-------------------------------------------------------------|
     
  • e|-12----------12----------12----------12----------12----------|
    B|----15p12-------15p12-------15p12-------15p12-------12-------|
    G|----------14----------14----------14----------14-------14^~~-|
  • D|-------------------------------------------------------------|
    A|-------------------------------------------------------------|
    E|-------------------------------------------------------------|
  •  
    e|---------------------------12h15p12-14p12--14p12-------------|
    B|-15p12----12-15^~~--15^~~------------------------15-13p12----|
  • G|-------15-------------------------------------------------14-|
    D|-------------------------------------------------------------|
    A|-------------------------------------------------------------|
  • E|-------------------------------------------------------------|
     
    e|-----------------------------------------------------------|
  • B|-12h13p12----12--------------------------------------------|
    G|----------14----14^~~~----12-14-12h14p12p11-12-14-12p11----|
    D|--------------------------------------------------------14-|
  • A|-----------------------------------------------------------|
    E|-----------------------------------------------------------|
     
  • e|-----------------------------------------------------------12-----|
    B|--------------------------------12-13----12-------12-13-15----15^-|
    G|-11-12p11----11--------11-12-14-------14----13-14-----------------|
  • D|----------14----12--14--------------------------------------------|
    A|------------------------------------------------------------------|
    E|------------------------------------------------------------------|
  •  
    e|-12-14-15-14-15-18----18-22^~~-|
    B|-------------------20----------|
  • G|-------------------------------|
    D|-------------------------------|
    A|-------------------------------|
  • E|-------------------------------|
     
    e|-16-12----12----------------------------------------------|
  • B|-------15----15-12----12----------------------------------|
    G|-------------------14----14-13-14-13----13----------------|
    D|-------------------------------------14----14-12-14-12----|
  • A|-------------------------------------------------------14-|
    E|----------------------------------------------------------|
     
  • e|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
    B|----------------5~~---7-9-9^r--7-9-7h9p7---7---------------------|
    G|----------7-7^---------------------------9---9-7-----------------|
  • D|-------------------------------------------------9-7-6-7-6-------|
    A|-12-11~\---------------------------------------------------7-5~~-|
    E|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
  •  
    End Solo
     
  •  
    Riff 15b
    Guitar 1 x2
  • e|---------------------------------|
    B|---------------------------------|
    G|-------6----5--------------------|
  • D|----5----------4-----------------|
    A|-4----------------3--------------|
    E|---------------------0-0-0-0-0-0-|
  • * * * * * *
    Guitar 2 (harmony on the second time of above)
    e|---------------------------------|
  • B|---------------------------------|
    G|-------9----8--------------------|
    D|----8----------7-----------------|
  • A|-7----------------6--------------|
    E|---------------------0-0-0-0-0-0-|
    * * * * * *
  •  
    Play Riff 16 "Oh it's strange....."
     
  • Riff 19
    Guitar 1 x4
    e|-----------------------------|
  • B|-----------------------------|
    G|-----------------------------|
    D|-----------------------------|
  • A|-8-7-----5-4---8-7-----5-4---|
    E|-----5-6-----6-----5-6-----6-|
    * * * * * * * * * * * * * *
  •  
    Guitar 2
    e|-----------------------------|
  • B|-----------------------------|
    G|-----------------------------|
    D|-----------------------------|
  • A|-----------------------------|
    E|-0-0-----0-0-----0-0-----0-0-|
     
  • Riff 20 (the harmony guitars come in after awhile)
     
    Gutiar 1 x7
  • e|-----------------|---|
    B|-----------------|---|
    G|-----------------|---|
  • D|-----------------|-2-|
    A|-8-7-----5-4-----|-2-|
    E|-----5-6-----5-6-|-0-|
  • * * * * * * * *
     
    Guitar 2 x3
  • e|------------------|---|
    B|------------------|---|
    G|-10-9-----7-6-----|-9-|
  • D|------7-8-----7-8-|---|
    A|------------------|---|
    E|------------------|---|
  •  
    Guitar 2 x2
    e|------------------------|---|
  • B|------------------------|---|
    G|-13-12-------10-9-------|-9-|
    D|-------10-11------10-11-|---|
  • A|------------------------|---|
    E|------------------------|---|
     
  • Ending:
     
    Riff 21
  •  
    Guitar 1 (clean with reverb)
    x4 x4
  • e|-------0-----|-------0-----|
    B|-0---0---0---|-----0---0---|
    G|---0-------0-|---0-------0-|
  • D|-------------|-8-----------|
    A|-------------|-------------|
    E|-------------|-------------|
  •  
    Guitar 2 (clean with reverb)
    x4 x4
  • e|-------0-----|-9-----9-----|
    B|-0---0---0---|-------------|
    G|---0-------0-|-------------|
  • D|-------------|-------------|
    A|-------------|-------------|
    E|-------------|-------------|
  •  
    "The mind in my headless body...."
     
  • This fades in, then back out
    e|--------|
    B|--------|
  • G|--7--6--|
    D|--7--6--|
    A|--5--4--|
  • E|--------|
     
    Riff 22
  • Guitar 1 (clean)
    e|-------------------------------------------|
    B|-------------------------------------------|
  • G|-------6------5-------------6------5-------|
    D|-----5---5------4---------5---5------4-----|
    A|---4-------4------3-----4-------4------3-2-|
  • E|-0--------------------0--------------------|
    "And as he rides away......"
     
  • Guitar 2
    e|-----------------------------------------------------|
    B|--12h13-12~~-----12h13-12~~--------------------------|
  • G|-----------------------------------------------------|
    D|-----------------------------------------------------|
    A|-----------------------------------------------------|
  • E|-----------------------------------------------------|
     
    Guitar 3
  • e|-----------------------------------------------------|
    B|--12h13-12~~-----8h10-8~~---/12h13-12--8h10-8--5h6-5-|
    G|-----------------------------------------------------|
  • D|-----------------------------------------------------|
    A|-----------------------------------------------------|
    E|-----------------------------------------------------|
  •  
    Play Riff 21 "Does this mean......"
     
  • Ending:
    e|--------|
    B|--------|
  • G|-12--11-|
    D|-12--11-|
    A|-10---9-|
  • E|--------|
     
    notation:
  • ^ = bend [ ^ = half, ^^ = whole, etc. ]
    ^r = bend and release
    x = mute with fret-hand
  • * = mute with palm-hand
    X\\ = pick slide
    h = hammer-on
  • p = pull-off
    ~ = vibrato
    t = tap-on
  • / = slide up
    \ = slide down
    h. = harmonics
  • ah = artificial harmonic
    (9) = ghost note
    tm = trem picking
  • tr = trill
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