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              title: The Messiah
      *performed by: "TOURNIQUET"
                     *(also performed by BLOODGOOD)
              album: "Intense Live Album  vol 2"
         written by: Les Carlson, David Zaffiro
          copyright: c. 1987 Broken Songs  (ASCAP)

          tabbed by: KEVIN USHER

		^ = bend note up one whole tone
		m = palm muted
		p = pull off 
		/ = slide up
		\ = slide down
		()= tied note

RIFF A)

   |   v   v   v    |   v   v   v    |   v   v   v    |   v   v   v
E |----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
B |----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
G |----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
D |6-----------6-6-|--7-6---7-6-----|4-----------4-4-|--6-4---6-4-----|
A |4-----------4-4-|------4-----4-4-|2-----------2-2-|------2-----2-2-|
E |----------------|------------m-m-|----------------|------------m-m-|


   |   v   v   v    |   v   v   v    |   v   v   v    |   v   v   v
E |----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
B |----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
G |----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
D |2-----------2-2-|--4-2---4-2-----|----------------|----------------|
A |0-----------0-0-|------0-----0-0-|6-----------4-6-|--6-6-6-6-6-6-6-|
E |----------------|------------m-m-|4-----------2-4-|--4-4-4-4-4-4-4-|
                                                        |____mute___|

Riff B)

   |   v   v   v    |   v   v   v    |   v   v   v    |   v   v   v
E |----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
B |----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
G |----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
D |6-----------6-6-|--7-6---7-6-----|4-----------4-4-|----4---4---4---|
A |4-----------4-4-|------4-----4-4-|2-----------2-2-|----2---2---2---|
E |----------------|------------m-m-|----------------|----------------|


   |   v   v   v    |   v   v   v    |   v   v   v    |   v   v   v
E |----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
B |----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
G |----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
D |6-----6-6-4---4-|4/9---9-9\8---8-|6-----------6-4-|(4)-------------|
A |4-----4-4-2---2-|2/7---7-7\6---6-|4-----------4-2-|(2)-------------|
E |----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|


CHORUS

   |   v   v   v    |   v   v   v    |   v   v   v    |   v   v   v
E |----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
B |----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
G |----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
D |2-------------2-|----------------|----------------|----------------|
A |0-------0-2-4---|2---------------|----------4-----|6---6-6-6-6-6-6-|
E |----------------|0---------2-4-5-|4---------2-----|4---4-4-4-4-4-4-|
	He's the messiah ...                                |___mute__|



RIFF C)

E |----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
B |----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
G |----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
D |2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-|----------------|4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-|4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-|
A |0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-|2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-|2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-|
E |----------------|0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|----------------|----------------|
     |____mute___|    |____mute___|    |_______________mute_________|

   Go               into the world  and tell     all of creation ...

E |----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
B |----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
G |----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
D |6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-|2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-|4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-|4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-|
A |4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-|0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-|2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-|
E |----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
     |____mute___|    |____mute___|    |______________mute__________|



RIFF D)

E |----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
B |----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
G |----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
D |6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-|4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-|2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-|----------------|
A |4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-|2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-|0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-|
E |----------------|----------------|----------------|4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-|
   |_____mute____|  |____mute_____|  |_____mute____|  |_____mute____|


SOLO

E |---------------------------------------------------------------
B |---------------------------------------------------------------
G |16^--16^-16^--16^16----13-14-13--------------------p-----------
D |--------------------------------16--1413-14--16--1413-14---16--
A |---------------------------------------------------------------
E |---------------------------------------------------------------

E |--------------------------------------------------------------------
B |------------------------------------------------------161716--/-----
G |----------------------------13-16-13-16^---16^-16-17---------/-\---/
D |-1413-----------------------------------------------------------\-/-
A |-----------16------15--------------------------------------------/--
E |--------------------------------------------------------------------

E |---------------------------------------------------------------
B |---------------------------------------------------------------
G |-------------------------------11---------------------11--13-13
D |-14----------11-13-14----13-14----14-13--14-13-13--14----------
A |--------11-14--------------------------------------------------
E |------12-------------------------------------------------------

E |---------------------------------------------------------------
B |--------14-----------------------------------------------------
G |wha-wha-16^----------------------------------------------------
D |---------------------------------------------------------------
A |---------------------------------------------------------------
E |---------------------------------------------------------------

E |---------------------------------------------------------------
B |--------------------------------------------------------14-----
G |-16^-16^--16^16---13-14-13-----------------13-16-13-16---------
D |---------------------------16-14-13-14-13----------------------
A |---------------------------------------------------------------
E |---------------------------------------------------------------


Song Order

Riff A)  X 3

Riff B)  X 1

Riff A)  X 1

Chorus   X 2

Riff C)  X 2

Chorus   X 2

Riff B)  

Solo

Riff D)  X 1

Chorus  repeat out

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