The rhythm guitar to ALOL's "With Pitiless Blows". b = bend the notes P.M. = "." Verse Riff (played during lead guitar whammy bend as well as the verse) E ------------------------------------------------------------------| B ------------------------------------------------------------------| G ------------------------------------------------------------------| D ------------------------------------------------------------------| A -----4---4------4---4------4-5------4---4------4---4------4-5---4-| D 0--1---1---0--1---1---0--1-----0--1---1---0--1---1---0--1-----0---| played a bunch of times into... Bridge A E -----------------------------------------------------------------| B -----------------------------------------------------------------| G -----------------------------------------------------------------| D -----------------------------------------------------------------| A -1--0--0--0-0--0-0--1-0--0-0------0--0--0-0-0--0-0------000--0-0-| D -2--0--0--0-0--0-0--2-0--0-0-1-0--0--0--0-0-0--0-0-1-0--000--0-0-| . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ... . . that's played twice until the... Chorus E ----------------------------------------------| B ----------------------------------------------| G ----------------------------------------------| D ----------------3-------------------------3b--| A -2-2---1---1--2---4-1b--2-2---1---1--1--2-----| D -4-4-0-4-0-4------------4-4-0-4-0-4-----------| . . . . Repeated two times, repeat the previous sections and after that... Bridge B E ------------------------------------------------| B ------------------------------------------------| G ------------------------------------------------| D ------------------------------------------------| A -4--3---4------4------5------4------5-0-0-0-0-0-| D ----------0--0---0--0---0--0---0--0---0-0-0-0-0-| . . . . . Repeat two more times but without the "4--3" part. Breakdown(!) E ---------------------------------------------------------------------| B ---------------------------------------------------------------------| G ---------------------------------------------------------------------| D --000----000---000-000---000--000-000---000---000---000-000--000-000-| A --000----000---000-000---000--000-000---000---000---000-000--000-000-| D --000----000---000-000---000--000-000---000---000---000-000--000-000-| Repeat again. Just work out those triplets and follow the pattern that the lyrics set. the chorus, then bridge B once, and thats it...jam with your friends! The lead guitar's only difference is some random dissonance chords at a few parts of the the first half of the breakdown has chugging on the sixth string when not doing Have fun.