A Steady Decline


A# standard tuning (A#D#G#C#) This was when Lee used a 4 string. Key: / - slide up \ - slide down ~ - let ring b - bend r - rest x - choke Intro C#-----------------------------|--------------------------|---------------------------| G#-----------------------------|--------------------------|---------------------------| D#----------------------6------|------------------------5-|---------------------------| A#-(r)--1-1--1b-1-1--1/----1-1-|-1b-1---1-1--1b-1-1--1/---|-(r)--1-1--1b-1---1-1-1b-1-| C#-----------------------------|--------------------------|---------------------------| G#-----------------------------|--------------------------|---------------------------| D#----------------------6------|------------------------5-|---------------------------| A#-(r)--1-1--1b-1-1--1/----1-1-|-1b-1---1-1--1b-1-1--1/---|-(r)--1-1--1b-1---1-1-1b-1-| C#-----------------------------|--------------------------| G#-----------------------------|--------------------------| D#----------------------6------|------------------------5-| A#-(r)--1-1--1b-1-1--1/----1-1-|-1b-1---1-1--1b-1-1--1/---| x3 Pre-Chorus C#---------------|-----------------| G#---------------|-----------------| D#---------------|-----------------| A#-1~~~~~~~~~~~~~|-1x--------------| Chorus C#-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------| G#-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------| D#-5-5-5-5-5-5-3-3-|-3-3-3-3---------|-----------------|-----------------| A#-----------------|---------0-0-0-0-|-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-|-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-| x about 7 A#-1-1x-| Riff #1 C#---------------|------------|---------------|------------| G#---------------|------------|---------------|------------| D#---------------|------------|---------------|------------| A#-1-1~~~1-1-1-1~|~~1-1~~1-1~~|-1-1~~~1-1-1-1~|~~1-1~~1-1~~| C#-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------| G#-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------| D#-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------| A#-000x--000x-000x-|-(r)-000x--000x--|-000x--000x-000x-|-(r)-000x--000x--| x2 (all of it) Riff #2 C#----------------|----------------| G#--------3-3-3-3-|----------------| D#----------------|----------------| A#-1-1x-----------|-(r)-1-1x--1-1x-| x2 C#----------------|----------------| G#----------------|----------------| D#----------------|----------------| A#-0~~~~~~~~~~~~~~|-0~~~~~~~~~~~~~~| Breakdown #1 C#-------------|-------------|-------------|-------------| G#-------------|-------------|-------------|-------------| D#-------------|-------------|-------------|-------------| A#-0-0x---0-0x-|-0-0x---0-0x-|-0-0x---0-0x-|-0-0x---0-0x-| C#------------------|------------------|------------------|------------------| G#------------------|------------------|------------------|------------------| D#------------------|------------------|------------------|------------------| A#-0-0~~0-0-1/12~~~~|-0-0~~0-0-1/12~~~~|-0-0~~0-0-1/12~~~~|-0-0~~0-0-1/12~~~~| -guitar fill- Chorus #2 C#-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------| G#-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------| D#-5-5-5-5-5-5-3-3-|-3-3-3-3---------|-----------------|-----------------| A#-----------------|---------0-0-0-0-|-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-|-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-| x about 3 Breakdown #2 (after guitar lick) C#-------------------------|-----------------------| G#-------------------------|-----------------------| D#-000x---000000000x--000x-|-000000000x--000x-000x-| A#-------------------------|-----------------------| C#---------------------------------|---------------------------------| G#-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-| D#---------------------------------|---------------------------------| A#---------------------------------|---------------------------------| x2 -guitar fill- A#-12/-| (slide down) Buildup C#-------------------------|------------------------------| G#-------------------------|------------------------------| D#-000x---000000000x--000x-|-000000000x--000x--000000000x-| A#-------------------------|------------------------------| C#-------------------------------------------| G#-------------------------------------------| D#-000x---000000000x--000000000x--000x--000x-| A#-------------------------------------------| C#---------------------------------|---------------------------------| G#-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-| D#---------------------------------|---------------------------------| A#---------------------------------|---------------------------------| C#------|------| G#------|------| D#------|------| A#-3x---|-3x---| Breakdown #3 C#------------|---------------|----------------|-------------| G#------------|---------------|----------------|-------------| D#------------|---------------|----------------|-------------| A#-3b~~2x-3b~~|-2x-2x--3b~~2x-|-(r)-3b~~2x-3b~~|~2x-2x-2x-2x-| C#----------------|------------|---------------|----------| G#----------------|------------|---------------|----------| D#----------------|------------|---------------|----------| A#-(r)-3b~~2x-3b~~|~2x-2x--3b~~|~2x-3b~~2x-3b~~|~2x-2x-2x-| x4 Outro C#-----------------|----------------|-------------------|----------------| G#-----------------|----------------|-------------------|----------------| D#-----------------|----------------|-------------------|----------------| A#-1-1-1-1x--1-1-1-|-1x-1x--1-1-1-1-|-(r)-1-1-1-1x--1-1-|-1-1x--1x-1x-1x-| C#-------------------|---------------|-----------------|----------------| G#-------------------|---------------|-----------------|----------------| D#-------------------|---------------|-----------------|----------------| A#-(r)-1-1-1-1x--1-1-|-1-1x-1x-1-1-1-|-1x--1-1-1-1x--1-|-1-1-1x--1x--1x-| x2 C#----------| G#----------| D#----------| A#-1-1-1-1x-| Enjoy.