Device: Close My Eyes Forever
Transcribed by: mysticguitar77
YouTube Username: MysticGuitar77
Date last modified: April 3, 2013
Tuning: Drop A (A,E,A,D,G,B,E)
Note: You can also play it on a 6-string tuned to Drop A (A,E,A,D,F#,B),
however, you'll have to alter a few notes in the solo for the F# string.
Guitar doesn't enter the song until the first chorus.
Riff 1 "If I close my eyes forever..."E|-----------------------------------------------------------------------|B|-----------------------------------------------------------------------|G|-----------------------------------------------------------------------|D|---------------------------------7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-12-12-12-10-10-10-9-9-|A|-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-x--x--x--x--x--x--x-x-|E|-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-10-10-10-8--8--8--7-7-|A|-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-----------------------|
E|-----------------------------------------------------------------------|B|-----------------------------------------------------------------------|G|-----------------------------------------------------------------------|D|---------------------------------7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-10-10-10-12-12-12-9-9-|A|-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-x--x--x--x--x--x--x-x-|E|-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-8--8--8--10-10-10-7-7-|A|-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-----------------------|
Repeat top half of Riff 1 again, then:E|-----------------------------------------|B|-----------------------------------------|G|-----------------------------------------|D|-----------------------------------------|A|-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-10------| the 10-10-10 chord gets playedE|-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-10-(x32)| 32 timesA|-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-10------|
Fill 1 (w/ modulation effect)E|---------------|B|---------------|G|---------------|D|-7-(7)-(7)-(7)-|A|-x--x---x---x--|E|-5-(5)-(5)-(5)-|A|---------------|
Play Riff 1 x1 "If I close my eyes forever..."
Riff 1 ending this time:E|--------------------------------|B|--------------------------------|G|--------------------------------|D|--------------------------------|A|-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-7------|E|-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-7-(x32)|A|-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-7------|
Riff 2 "I know I've been so hard on you..."E|--------------------------------------|B|--------------------------------------|G|--------------------------------------|D|-8----5--------------8----5---------7-|A|-8----5----5----3----8----5----5----7-| just the chords, the strummingE|-6----3----5----3----6----3----5----5-| pattern you can figure out onA|-----------5----3--------------5----0-| your own
Solo (w/ delay)E|-------------------------------------------------------------|B|-------------------------------------------------------------|G|-------------------15-15-15\14-14-14-14\12-12-12-12\10-10-10-|D|-------------------------------------------------------------|A|-13-12-13-12-13~---------------------------------------------|E|-------------------------------------------------------------|A|-------------------------------------------------------------|
E|--------------------------------------------------------|B|--------------------------------------------------------|G|-12-14-14-12-14b15r14p12\10-------------14----14----12~-|D|----------------------------12~---10/12----12----12-----|A|--------------------------------------------------------|E|--------------------------------------------------------|A|--------------------------------------------------------|
Top half of solo repeats again, then:E|----------------------------------------------------------------|B|----------------------------------------15----15----14~---13~---|G|-12-14-14-12-14b15r14p12\10-------10/12----12----12-------------|D|----------------------------12~---------------------------------|A|----------------------------------------------------------------|E|----------------------------------------------------------------|A|----------------------------------------------------------------|
Riff 3 (just chords again and a lot of delay)E|-------------------------|B|-------------------------|G|-------------------------|D|-7----5----3----7----5-5-|A|-7----5----3----7----5-5-|E|-5----3----1----5----3-3-|A|-------------------------|
Riff 3 then repeats again except add a heavy modulation effect (similar to
the one used in Fill 1) and strum each chord once and let ring out with the
effect.
Play Riff 1 x1 "If I close my eyes forever..."
Play Riff 3 x1 (w/ modulation effect)
Enjoy!!
