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Victims of the Cave (Guitar)
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NOTES: 
(1) Drop-F tuning on an 8-string guitar (but you can play this on a 7-string) 
(2) x underneath a note = palm muting 
(3) ~ after a note = hold that note 
[Intro] (0:00 - 0:42)
f|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
C|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D#|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A#|0~--3--6--7~-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
F|-0~--1--4--5~-----------------------------------------------------------0--1---3-4b~--|
C|-0~--1--4--5~------------------------------5------------------------------------------|
F|-0~--1--4--5~--0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0---0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0--1--2--------|
                 x x x x x x x x x x x x x     x x x x x x x x x x x x x
f|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
C|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D#|----------------------------------------------------------------6-7-6~-7~------|
A#|----------------------------------------------------------7-6-7----------------| 
F|-----------------------------------------------------------------4-5-4~-5~------| 
C|-----------------------------5-----------------------------5-4-5----------------|
F|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0---0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0----------------------|
   x x x x x x x x x x x x x     x x x x x x x x x x x x x
f|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
C|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D#|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A#|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
F|------------------------------------------------------------0--1---3-4b~--|
C|-----------------------------5--------------------------------------------|
F|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0---0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0--1--2----------|
   x x x x x x x x x x x x x     x x x x x x x x x x x x x
f|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
C|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D#|----------------------------------------------------------------6/7/6~-7~------|
A#|----------------------------------------------------------7/6/7----------------| 
F|-----------------------------------------------------------------4/5/4~-5~------| 
C|-----------------------------5-----------------------------5/4/5----------------|
F|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0---0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0----------------------|
   x x x x x x x x x x x x x     x x x x x x x x x x x x x
[Breakdown 1] (0:42 - 1:29)
Guitar 1 (repeats)
f|---6~~~~--5~~~~---------------------------------------|
C|-5------4---------------------------------------------|
G|------------------------------------------------------|
D#|-----------------------------------------------------| 
A#|-----------------------------------------------------| 
F|------------------------------------------------------|
C|------------------------------------------------------|
F|------------------------------------------------------|
Guitar 2 
f|------------------------------------------------------|
C|------------------------------------------------------|
G|---------------------|--------------------------------|
D#|--------------------|--------------------------------| 
A#|--------------------|----------------------7---6x7---| 
F|---------------------|--------------------------------|
C|---------------------|----------------------5---4x5---|
F|-0-00-0--0000-00-0-0-|-0-00-0--0000-00-0-00---0--x----|
                                           
[Transition out of Breakdown] (1:29 - 1:34)
f|----------------------------------------------|
C|----------------------------------------------|
G|----------------------------------------------|
D#|-7/6X6/7X------7/6X6/7X------7/6X6/7X--------|
A#|---------6/7------------6/7-----------6/7----|
F|--5/4x4/5x------5/4x4/5x------5/4x4/5x--------|
C|----------4/5------------4/5-----------4/5----|
F|----------------------------------------------|
[Verse 1; repeat several time] (1:34 - 2:17)
NOTE: Lyrics from "this is your nuclear warfare..." through "...dying on its fucking knees!" 
f|-------------------------------------------------------------|-------------------------|
C|-------------------------------------------------------------|-------------------------|
G|-------------------------------------------------------------|-------------------------|
D#|------------------------------------------------------------|-------------------------| 
A#|----------------------------7/8-----------------------------|-------------------------| 
F|-------------------------------------------------------------|----------------12-13~~~-|
C|-----------------------------5/6-----------------------------|--------13-12-0----------|
F|-000-000-000-000-000-000-000-----000-000-000-000-000-000-000-|0-13-12------------------|
f|----------------------------------------------|
C|----------------------------------------------|
G|----------------------------------------------|
D#|---------------------------------------------|
A#|----------------------------6/7~x7/10-11/12~-|
F|----------------------------------------------|
C|-----------------------------4/5~x5/8~-9/10~--|
F|-000-000-000-000-000-000-000------------------|
[Transition out of Verse] (2:17 - 2:20)
f|----------------------------------------------|
C|----------------------------------------------|
G|----------------------------------------------|
D#|-7/6X6/7X------7/6X6/7X------7/6X6/7X--------|
A#|---------6/7------------6/7-----------7/6----|
F|--5/4x4/5x------5/4x4/5x------5/4x4/5x--------|
C|----------4/5------------4/5-----------5/4----|
F|----------------------------------------------|
[Breakdown 2] (2:22 - 2:42)
f|----------------------------------------------------|
C|----------------------------------------------------|
G|----------------------------------------------------|
D#|---------------------------------------------------|
A#|-----------------------------------------6x6/7-----|
F|----------------------------------------------------|
C|------------------------------------------4x4/5-----|
F|-0-00-0~~00000-00-0~-0-0-00-0-0000-00-0-00----------|
f|----------------------------------------------------|
C|----------------------------------------------------|
G|----------------------------------------------------|
D#|---------------------------------------------------|
A#|---------------------------------------------------|
F|----------------------------------------------------|
C|----------------------------------------------------|
F|-0-00-0~~00000-00-0~-0-0-00-0-0000-00-0-00-3b*------|
[Outro] (2:42 - fade out) 
f|--------------------------------------------------------------|
C|--------------------------------------------------------------|
G|--------------------------------------------------------------|
D#|-------------------------------------------------------------|
A#|---------------------------------------------------13-13-12~-|
F|-000-0-000-000-000-0-000-000-000-000-0-000-000-000-0--0--0----|
C|--------------------------------------------------------------|
F|--------------------------------------------------------------|
f|----------------------------------------------------|
C|----------------------------------------------------|
G|----------------------------------------------------|
D#|---------------------------------------------------|
A#|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
F|-000-0-000-000-000-0-000-000-000-000-13-12--------------------------------|
C|-------------------------------------------0-12-13-0-13-12----------------|
F|-----------------------------------------------------------12-11-12-13-12-|

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| ~  Vibrato
| x  Dead note
| /  Slide up
| *  Pinch Harmonic 

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