Child's Play (Guitar)
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Artist : TNT
Song   : Child's Play
Album  : Tell No Tales
Tuning : A half a step lower
        A beautiful ballad - slow and easy to play :)  I'm
not sure if I tabbed the intro right : could be an octave 
higher.  Also, correct me if the chords in verses and pre-
choruses are wrong since I'm not a voicing expert :)  Enjoy!
   [Intro]
Eb|---------------------------------------------------------|
Bb|---------------------------------------------------------|
Gb|--14---\-12-14~---12~----------12-14---\~-14-12-14~------|
Db|-------------------------12h14---------------------------|
Ab|---------------------------------------------------------|
Eb|---------------------------------------------------------|
  
Eb|---------------------------------------------------------|
Bb|-------------8-------------------------------------------|
Gb|-------------7---------------------7------------------9--|
Db|-------------5---------------------7------------------9--|
Ab|---------------------------------xx5----------------xx7--|
Eb|---------------------------------------------------------|
Eb|-------------17/19---------------------------0-------0-------0------|
Bb|-13--13-12~--------18--18/20-------------------3-------3-------3----|
Gb|-----------------------------17~-----------0-------0-------0--------|
Db|-------------------------------------------------2-------2----------|
Ab|--------------------------------------------------------------------|
Eb|--------------------------------------------------------------------|
Eb|--------------------------------------------------------------------|
Bb|--------------------------------------------------------------------|
Gb|------9--10------------------5--------5-5----------------5---4------|
Db|------9--10------------------5--------5-5-----------------------5-4-|
Ab|------7---8------------------3--------3-5---------------------------|
Eb|-------------------1------------------------------------------------|
 [1st Verse] Clean tone arpeggio until Chorus
Eb|-------3-----0-------0-----0---0---2------------0-------0---------|
Bb|-3-----3-----3---3---3-----1-----1-3--3--3---2------2-4-----4-----|
Gb|-0-----0-----2---0---0-----0-------0---------4----4---4---4---4---|
Db|-2-----2-----0---0---2-----2-------2---------2--------4---------4-|
Ab|-------3---------2---------0-------0---------0--------2-----------|
Eb|------------------------------------------------------------------|
Eb|-------3-----0-------0-----3---3--------------0---------0-----|
Bb|-3-----3-----3---3---3-----3-3---3-3---3---2----2-1-----3-----|
Gb|-0-----0-----2---0---0-----0-------0-0---0-0------0-----2-----|
Db|-2-----2-----0---0---2-----0-------2-------2------2-----0-----|
Ab|-------3---------2---------2-------0-------0------0-----------|
Eb|--------------------------------------------------------------|
 [1st Pre-chorus]
Eb|-----0-0-------------0---0---0-------0------------3-----3------|
Bb|-4-------4---4---1-----1-1-----1-0-----0-4---4----3-----4------|
Gb|-4-4-----4-----4-2-------2-2-----2-------4-----4--0-----3------|
Db|-4-------2-------2-2-----2-------2-------4--------0-----5------|
Ab|-2-------0-----------------------2-2-----2--------2------------|
Eb|---------------------------------------------------------------|
 [Chorus]
Eb|--------------------------------------------------------------|
Bb|-8------------------------------------------------------------|
Gb|-7----------7-------------------------5--------8--8--11--11\--|
Db|-5----------7--------xx3~\------------5-----------------------|
Ab|----------xx5-----------------------xx3-----------------------|
Eb|---------------------------1--1-------------------------------|
Eb|---12p10~----12p10~-------12p10~------------------------------|
Bb|-----------------------------------------------10-10-13~------|
Gb|--------------------------------------------------------------|
Db|--------------------------------------------------------------|
Ab|--------------------------------------------------------------|
Eb|--------------------------------------------------------------|
Bb|-----------------------------------------------|
Eb|---------------------------5-------------------|
Gb|--------------7------------4------------5------|
Db|---5----------7----------xx2----2-3--0--5------|
Ab|---5--------xx5-------------------------3------|
Eb|-xx3-------------------------------------------|
Eb|-----------------------------------------------|
Bb|-----------------8p7---------------------------|
Gb|---------------------7------------------5------|
Db|-------------------------xx2~---2-3--0--5------|
Ab|----------------------------------------3------|
Eb|-----------------------------------------------|
 [2nd Verse] Clean tone arpeggio
Eb|-------3-----0-------0-----0---0---2------------0-------0---------|
Bb|-3-----3-----3---3---3-----1-----1-3--3--3---2------2-4-----4-----|
Gb|-0-----0-----2---0---0-----0-------0---------4----4---4---4---4---|
Db|-2-----2-----0---0---2-----2-------2---------2--------4---------4-|
Ab|-------3---------2---------0-------0---------0--------2-----------|
Eb|------------------------------------------------------------------|
Eb|-------3-----0-------0-----3-----------------------0-----|
Bb|-3-----3-----3---3---3-----3-----3-----2-----1-----3-----|
Gb|-0-----0-----2---0---0-----0-----0-----0-----0-----2-----|
Db|-2-----2-----0---0---2-----0-----2-----2-----2-----0-----|
Ab|-------3---------2---------2-----0-----0-----0-----------|
Eb|---------------------------------------------------------|
 [2nd Pre-Chorus]
Eb|-----------------------------------------|
Bb|-5-----4-----5-----5-----5-----4---------|
Gb|-4-----4-----5-----5-----4-----4---------|
Db|-4-----4-----5-----5-----4-----4---------|
Ab|-2-----2-----3-----3-----2-----2---------|
Eb|-----------------------------------------|
 [Chorus]
Eb|--------------------------------------------------------------|
Bb|-8------------------------------------------------------------|
Gb|-7----------7-------------------------5--------8--8--11--11\--|
Db|-5----------7--------xx3~\------------5-----------------------|
Ab|----------xx5-----------------------xx3-----------------------|
Eb|---------------------------1--1-------------------------------|
Eb|---12p10~----12p10~-------12p10~------------------------------|
Bb|-----------------------------------------------10-10-13~------|
Gb|--------------------------------------------------------------|
Db|--------------------------------------------------------------|
Ab|--------------------------------------------------------------|
Eb|--------------------------------------------------------------|
Eb|-------------------------------------------------|
Bb|---------------------------5---------------------|
Gb|--------------7------------4--------------5------|
Db|---5----------7----------xx2----2-3--0----5------|
Ab|---5--------xx5-------------------------xx3------|
Eb|-xx3---------------------------------------------|
Eb|-------------------------------------------------|
Bb|-----------------8p7-----------------------------|
Gb|---------------------7--------------------5------|
Db|-------------------------xx2~---2-3--0----5------|
Ab|------------------------------------------3------|
Eb|-------------------------------------------------|
 [Guitar Solo]
Eb|--------------------------------------------------|
Bb|-----------9--9---7---10-9----9-----9-------------|
Gb|----6-8-9------------------9-----8-----6^7-6--8-6-|
Db|-9------------------------------------------------|
Ab|--------------------------------------------------|
Eb|--------------------------------------------------|
Eb|--------------------------------------------------|
Bb|--------------------------------------------------|
Gb|--------------------------------------9^11-9------|
Db|--------------------------------------------------|
Ab|--------------------------------------------------|
Eb|--------------------------------------------------|
Eb|------------------------------9~-------------------------------7~--|
Bb|------6-7--10--9-h10p9--7--9-----------------9--7--h9p7--6--7------|
Gb|-6--8---------------------------------6-8-9------------------------|
Db|------------------------------------9------------------------------|
Ab|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
Eb|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
      PMPM                            PMPMPM
Eb|------------------------------14~-----------------------------12~--|
Bb|--------------12-h14p12-11-12------------------10-h12p10-9-10------|
Gb|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
Db|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
Ab|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
Eb|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
Eb|--------------------9--11-12~-----12----------------15~----|
Bb|------9-10----12-----------------------15--12h13p12--------|
Gb|-9-11-------9-----9----------------------------------------|
Db|-----------------------------------------------------------|
Ab|-----------------------------------------------------------|
Eb|-----------------------------------------------------------|
    PMPMPM    PM
Eb|-----------------10~------17b1/~---17-15-14-15~-----------------------|
Bb|--------------10---------------------------------15--/16--18--20~-----|
Gb|-12-11--11h12---------------------------------------------------------|
Db|----------------------------------------------------------------------|
Ab|----------------------------------------------------------------------|
Eb|----------------------------------------------------------------------|
Eb|----------------------------------------------------------------------|
Bb|------------------------------------------------------10--10----------|
Gb|-16-14--14--------------------------------------------11--11----------|
Db|----------------------------------------------------------------------|
Ab|----------------------------------------------------------------------|
Eb|----------------------------------------------------------------------|
 [Out Chorus]
Eb|-------------------------------------------------------------|
Bb|-------------------------------------------------------------|
Gb|------------7-------------------------5--------8--8--11-11\--|
Db|-5----------7--------xx3~\------------5----------------------|
Ab|-5--------xx5-----------------------xx3----------------------|
Eb|-3-------------------------1--1------------------------------|
Eb|---12p10~-----------------12p10~-----------------------------|
Bb|-----------------------------------------------10-10-13-13---|
Gb|-------------------------------------------------------------|
Db|-------------------------------------------------------------|
Ab|-------------------------------------------------------------|
Eb|-------------------------------------------------------------|
 Guitar at CD time 3'26"
Eb|------------------------|
Bb|------------------------|
Gb|-14g1-\-12-14~---14~----|
Db|------------------------|
Ab|------------------------|
Eb|------------------------|
Eb|----------------------------------------------------------------|
Bb|-----------------------5----------------------------------------|
Gb|------------7----------4--------------5---------5---5---8---8---|
Db|-5----------7--------xx2----2-3~------5-------------------------|
Ab|-5--------xx5-----------------------xx3-------------------------|
Eb|-3--------------------------------------------------------------|
Eb|----------------------------------------------------------------|
Bb|------------------------------------------------7---7---10--10--|
Gb|----------------------------------------------------------------|
Db|----------------------------------------------------------------|
Ab|----------------------------------------------------------------|
Eb|----------------------------------------------------------------|
Eb|-------------------------------------------------------------|
Bb|-------------------------------------------------------------|
Gb|------------7-------------------------5--------8--8--11-11\--|
Db|-5----------7--------xx3~\------------5----------------------|
Ab|-5--------xx5-----------------------xx3----------------------|
Eb|-3-------------------------1--1------------------------------|
Eb|--12p10~------12p10~------12p10~-----------------------------|
Bb|-----------------------------------------------10-10-13-13---|
Gb|-------------------------------------------------------------|
Db|-------------------------------------------------------------|
Ab|-------------------------------------------------------------|
Eb|-------------------------------------------------------------|
Eb|-------------------------------------------------------|
Bb|-------------------------5-----------------------------|
Gb|--------------7----------4--------------5---------5~---|
Db|---5----------7--------xx2----2-3~------5--------------|
Ab|---5--------xx5-----------------------xx3--------------|
Eb|-xx3---------------------------------------------------|
Eb|-------------------------------------------------------|
Bb|--------------------------------------------------7~---|
Gb|-------------------------------------------------------|
Db|-------------------------------------------------------|
Ab|-------------------------------------------------------|
Eb|-------------------------------------------------------|


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/  = Slide up
\  = Slide down
h  = Hammer-on
p  = Pull-off
~  = Vibrato
^  = Trill
PM = Palm Mute
PH = Picking harmonic (Artificial harmonic)
<  = Volume in
 = Natural harmonic over ?th fret
b?/ = Bend : ? represents how many steps to bend
        bh/   = Bend a 'half' step
        b1/   = Bend a whole step
        b1.5/ = Bend whole and a half steps
b?\ = Release : ? represents how many steps to release.  If no number is
                  present, release it to the original pitch.  This notation
                  could be just '\' as in bh/ \ / for bending, releasing to
                  the original pitch, then bending again
g? = Prebend (Ghost bend) : The number before 'g' is the fret and ? 
                            represents how many steps
        10gh  = Bend the 10th fret note for a 'h'alf step THEN pick

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