. = Palm Mute
TP = tremolo pick
^ = bend
Riff A
Intro: x3 (both guitars) End
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|-4-4-7-4-5------4-4-7-4-0--------||-4-4-7-4-5------4-4-7-4-0---0----|
|-4-4-7-4-5------4-4-7-4-0--------||-4-4-7-4-5------4-4-7-4-0---0----|
|-4-4-7-4-5------4-4-7-4-0--------||-4-4-7-4-5------4-4-7-4-0---0----|
. .
Riff B (Verse) (both guitars)
standing firm against all odds... Guarding the most sacred home...
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|-5--3------ 3--------------------||-5--3------ 3-------------------------|
|-----5-5--6--5-5-6-6-5-5—3-3-5-5-||-----5-5--6--5-5-6-6-5-5—3-3-5-5------|
Riff C Verse 2 (this section x3)
Guitar I
The evil giants of the south... Are constantly on the attack...
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|-7-----5-7---------5-7-------5----||-8-----7-8---5-----7-8---7---5--------|
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Guitar II
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|-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4--||-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0------|
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Riff C Verse 2 end (this section x1)
Guitar I
Marching down the (x) path... We are...
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|-7-----5-7---------5-7-------5----||-7-----5-7---------5-7----------------|
|-------------8-----------8--------||-------------7-----------7---8--------|
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. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Guitar II
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|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0--||-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4------|
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. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Riff D (pre chorus - modified shorter Riff A)
(both guitars)
"Cuz we are We're the Guardians....
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|-4-4-7-4-5------4-4-7-4-0--------||-4-4-7-4-5------4-4-7-4-0---0----|
|-4-4-7-4-5------4-4-7-4-0--------||-4-4-7-4-5------4-4-7-4-0---0----|
|-4-4-7-4-5------4-4-7-4-0--------||-4-4-7-4-5------4-4-7-4-0---0----|
. .
Riff E (Chorus)
(both guitars)
"Guardians of Asgaard" 1, 3 2, 4
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|-4-4-7-4-5-/-9---||---4-4-7-4-0--------|x2 |---4-4-7-4-0-0-0-0--|
|-4-4-7-4-5-/-9---||---4-4-7-4-0--------| |---4-4-7-4-0-0-0-0--|
|-4-4-7-4-5-/-9---||---4-4-7-4-0--------| |---4-4-7-4-0-0-0-0--|
. . . .
Do this riff twice then do the ending part then come back and do the riff 4 times before
go to the ending again
Riff B x 4
Riff C x 1
Riff C End x 1
Riff D x 1
Riff E x 4
(tremolo picked play them along for timing)
Guitar I x3
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|-7----5-7-------7-5-7-----8---7-8--5---8-7-5--|
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Guitar I
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|-7----5-7-----7-5----5---------5--------------||
|-----------8-------8----8-7------8-7---8------||
Solo
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|----------------12p9--------------||--------------------------------------|
|------9h11-11^-------11-9-8-9-11--||-------14-13-16-----------------------|
|-9h11-----------------------------||-9h11-----------14h16—-14-13-14-------|
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|----------------------14----------||-17-16-17-16--------------------------|
|-------------17----------------14-||--------------------------------------|
|----------------14-13----14-13----||-------------17-16-14-16-14-12-14-12--|
|-13h14p13 x8----------------------||--------------------------------------|
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|-10-12-10-9-10-9-7-10-9---/10-/12-/14^--------||
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Solo Rhythm
Guitar II
1, 3, 5, 7 2, 4, 6, 8 End
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|-----0-----||-----4-----||--0-----4-----5-----7--|
|-----0-----||-----4-----||--0-----4-----5-----7--|
|-----0-----||-----4-----||--0-----4-----5-----7--|
Riff D x 1
Riff E x 4