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Birds of Paradise, Birds of Prey (Guitar)
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[Intro]
         pm*       pm*                  pm****       pm*
Eb|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
Bb|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
Gb|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
Db|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
Ab|----------------------0--0--0---------------------------0---0------------------|
Eb|--------------------5--6---8--------------------------5---4---7----------------|
Ab|-4b6--0-0---1b2-0-0--------------4b6--0---0---1b2-0-0--------------------------|

         pm*       pm*                                  pm*****
Eb|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
Bb|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
Gb|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
Db|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
Ab|----------------------0--0--0--------------------------------------------------|
Eb|--------------------5--6---8---------------------------------------------------|
Ab|-4b6--0-0---1b2-0-0--------------4b6--3b4--1b2--2b3--0-0-0-0-------------------|

[Verse 1]
         pm*       pm**********          pm***     pm************************
Eb|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
Bb|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
Gb|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
Db|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
Ab|--------------------------------------------/3---------------------------------|
Eb|--------------------------------------------/3---------------------------------|
Ab|-4b6--0-0---1b2-0-0--0-0-0-0-----4b6--0-0-1-/3--0--0-0-0-0--0--0--0-0-0-0------|

         pm        pm   pm*****                         pm*****
Eb|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
Bb|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
Gb|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
Db|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
Ab|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
Eb|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
Ab|-4b6--0*---1b2--0*---0-0-0-0-----4b6--3b4--1b2--2b3--0-0-0-0-------------------|

         pm*       pm**********          pm**      pm**************                    
Eb|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
Bb|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
Gb|------------------------------------------------------------------4#-4#-4#-4#--|
Db|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
Ab|---------------------------------------------3---------------------------------|
Eb|---------------------------------------------3---------------------------------|
Ab|-4b6--0-0---1b2-0-0--0-0-0-0-----4b6--0-0-1-/3--0--0-0-0-0--0--0---------------|

                                                 pm******
Eb|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
Bb|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
Gb|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
Db|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
Ab|---------------------------------7--7-----3------------------------------------|
Eb|---------------------------------8--7--3--3---3-3-3-3--------------------------|
Ab|-4b6--0*---1b2--0*---0-0-0-0-----7--7--5--3---3-3-3-3--------------------------|

[Chorus]
      
Eb|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
Bb|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
Gb|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
Db|---------------------------------------------------------5---------------------|
Ab|---------------7-------2b3---------------------7-------3-----------------------|
Eb|---/5~~----------------------------/5~~----------------------------------------|
Ab|-0-------0--/8---8---3-----------0-------0--/8---8---3-------------------------|
Eb|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
Bb|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
Gb|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
Db|---------------------------------------------------------5---------------------|
Ab|---------------7-------2b3---------------------7-------3-----------------------|
Eb|---/5~~----------------------------/5~~----------------------------------------|
Ab|-0-------0--/8---8---3-----------0-------0--/8---8---3-------------------------|
Eb|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
Bb|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
Gb|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
Db|---------------------------------------------------------5---------------------|
Ab|---------------7-------2b3---------------------7-------3-----------------------|
Eb|---/5~~----------------------------/5~~----------------------------------------|
Ab|-0-------0--/8---8---3-----------0-------0--/8---8---3-------------------------|
Eb|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
Bb|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
Gb|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
Db|---------------------------------------------------------5---------------------|
Ab|---------------7-------2b3---------------------7-------3-----------------------|
Eb|---/5~~----------------------------/5~~----------------------------------------|
Ab|-0-------0--/8---8---3-----------0-------0--/8---8---3-------------------------|

[Bridge]
Eb|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
Bb|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
Gb|---------------------------0-----------------------------------0---------------|
Db|-----------0-----0------------------------0-----0------------------------------|
Ab|---3-----3--------------3--------------3-----3--------------3------------------|
Eb|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
Ab|-0---0-3-----3-2---2-1-------1-------0---0-3-----3-2---2-1-------1-------------|
Eb|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
Bb|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
Gb|---------------------------0-----------------------------------0---------------|
Db|-----------0-----0------------------------0-----0------------------------------|
Ab|---3-----3--------------3--------------3-----3--------------3------------------|
Eb|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
Ab|-0---0-3-----3-2---2-1-------1-------0---0-3-----3-2---2-1-------1-------------|

[Verse 2]
         pm*                                      pm*
Eb|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
Bb|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
Gb|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
Db|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
Ab|-0--------3----5-3-2---3-2-1--------------0--------3----5-3-2---3-2-1----------|
Eb|-0----0-0-3----5-3-2---3-2-1--------------0----0-0-3----5-3-2---3-2-1----------|
Ab|-0----0-0-3----5-3-2---3-2-1---/8-7~~-----0----0-0-3----5-3-2---3-2-1----------|
      pm        pm          pm        pm
Eb|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
Bb|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
Gb|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
Db|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
Ab|-7--0-7-------0-3------7--0-7-------0-3----------------------------------------|
Eb|-8--0-7----7--0-3------8--0-7----7--0-3----------------------------------------|
Ab|-7--0-7----5--0-3------7--0-7----5--0-3----------------------------------------|

[Verse 2] (Lead)
Eb|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
Bb|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
Gb|-T5--T4--------T7--T9--------T5-7-T4-------T7bT9-7-4~--------------------------|
Db|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
Ab|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
Eb|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
Ab|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------|

[Chorus]
Eb|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
Bb|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
Gb|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
Db|---------------------------------------------------------5---------------------|
Ab|---------------7-------2b3---------------------7-------3-----------------------|
Eb|---/5~~----------------------------/5~~----------------------------------------|
Ab|-0-------0--/8---8---3-----------0-------0--/8---8---3-------------------------|
Eb|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
Bb|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
Gb|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
Db|---------------------------------------------------------5---------------------|
Ab|---------------7-------2b3---------------------7-------3-----------------------|
Eb|---/5~~----------------------------/5~~----------------------------------------|
Ab|-0-------0--/8---8---3-----------0-------0--/8---8---3-------------------------|
Eb|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
Bb|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
Gb|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
Db|---------------------------------------------------------5---------------------|
Ab|---------------7-------2b3---------------------7-------3-----------------------|
Eb|---/5~~----------------------------/5~~----------------------------------------|
Ab|-0-------0--/8---8---3-----------0-------0--/8---8---3-------------------------|
Eb|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
Bb|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
Gb|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
Db|---------------------------------------------------------5~--------------------|
Ab|---------------7-------2b3---------------------7-------3-----------------------|
Eb|---/5~~----------------------------/5~~----------------------------------------|
Ab|-0-------0--/8---8---3-----------0-------0--/8---8---3-------------------------|


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| b   Bend
| /   Slide Up
| ~   Vibrato
| ~~  Heavy Vibrato 
| pm  Palm Mute
| #   Natural Harmonic 
| *   Quick Mute
| T   Tremolo Picking
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