Nonpoint: Independence Day
Transcribed by: mysticguitar77
YouTube Username: MysticGuitar77
Date last modified: January 3, 2013
Tuning: Drop D (D,A,D,G,B,E)
(drum intro)
Riff 1E|-0~-------0~-|B|-3~-------3~-|G|-2~-------2~-|D|-0~-------0~-|A|-0~-------0~-|D|-0~-------0~-|
Riff 2 "Our systems are shutting down again..."E|-----------------------------------------------------------------|B|-----------------------------------------------------------------|G|-----------------------------------------------------------------|D|-----------------------------------------------------------------|A|-----6p5-----5h6-6-6-----6-6-6-6---------------------------------|D|-0-0-----0-0---------6-6---------0-0-0h1-1-1-1-1-1/3-3-3-3/5-5-5-| * * * * * * * * * *
E|-----------------------------------------------------------------|B|-----------------------------------------------------------------|G|-----------------------------------------------------------------|D|-----------------------------------------------------------------|A|-----6p5-----5h6-6-6-----6-6-6-6-----3/5-5-5-5-5-5/6-6-6-6/8-8-8-|D|-0-0-----0-0---------6-6---------0-0-----------------------------| * * * * * * * * * *
Note: Guitar 1 continues playing Riff 2 throughout the entire verse,
a 2nd guitar then switches to the high harmony after the 2nd time
through Riff 2.
Riff 2 (high harmony)E|-----------------------------------------------------------------|B|-----------------------------------------------------------------|G|-----3p2-----2h3-3-3-----3-3-3-3---------------------------------|D|-0-0-----0-0---------1-1---------0-0-0h1-1-1-1-1-1/3-3-3-3/5-5-5-|A|-----------------------------------------------------------------|D|-----------------------------------------------------------------| * * * * * * * * * *
E|-----------------------------------------------------------------|B|-----------------------------------------------------------------|G|-----3p2-----2h3-3-3-----3-3-3-3-----0h2-2-2-2-2-2/3-3-3-3/5-5-5-|D|-0-0-----0-0---------1-1---------0-0-----------------------------|A|-----------------------------------------------------------------|D|-----------------------------------------------------------------| * * * * * * * * * *
Play Riff 2 x3 (high harmony comes in after the 2nd time through
and plays only once)
Riff 3 "This is my independence day..."E|--------------------------------------------------------|B|--------------------------------------------------------|G|--------------------------------------------------------|D|-----1-----1------1h3p1p0-1-----1h3p1p0-1p0-------------|A|--------------------------------------------3p0---------|D|-0-0---0-0----0-0-----------0-0-----------------5p0-1p0-| * * * * * * * *
E|--------------------------------------------------------|B|--------------------------------------------------------|G|--------------------------------------------------------|D|------------------------------------------------0h1-3h5-|A|-----5-----5------5h6p5\3/5-----5h6p5\3h5p3-0h1---------|D|-0-0---0-0----0-0-----------0-0-------------------------| * * * * * * * *
E|--------------------------------------------------------|B|--------------------------------------------------------|G|--------------------------------------------------------|D|-----1-----1------1h3p1p0-1-----1h3p1p0-1p0-------------|A|--------------------------------------------3p0---------|D|-0-0---0-0----0-0-----------0-0-----------------5p0-1p0-| * * * * * * * *
E|-----------------------------------------------------8h10-|B|------------------------------------------------8h10------|G|--------------------------------------------7h8-----------|D|------------------------------------5h8-5h6---------------|A|-----5-----5------5h6p5\3/5-----5h6-----------------------|D|-0-0---0-0----0-0-----------0-0---------------------------| * * * * * * * *
Play Riff 2 x2 "If you're looking for a fight..." (w/ high harmony)
Play Riff 2 x2 (w/o harmony)
Play Riff 2 x1 (w high harmony)
Play Riff 3 x1 "This is my independence day..."
Play Riff 2 x2 (w/ high harmony)
Riff 2 ending alterationE|-------|B|-------|G|-3\----|D|-3\-3\-|A|-1\-3\-|D|----3\-|
Riff 4 "This is my independence day..."E|----------------------------------------------------|B|----------------------------------------------------|G|----------------------------------------------------|D|-1-1--1-1---1-1-1--1-1-1----0-0--0-0---0-0-0--0-0-0-|A|-1-1--1-1---1-1-1--1-1-1----0-0--0-0---0-0-0--0-0-0-|D|-1-1--1-1---1-1-1--1-1-1----0-0--0-0---0-0-0--0-0-0-| * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * *
Play Riff 4 x2 (2nd time through let palm mutes ring out)
Play Riff 2 x2 (just the first half of the riff repeats x2 and w/o harmony)
Play Riff 2 x4 (w/ harmony)
EndingE|-------------------------|B|-------------------------|G|-------------------------|D|-1-1--1-1---0-0-0--0-0-0-|A|-1-1--1-1---0-0-0--0-0-0-|D|-1-1--1-1---0-0-0--0-0-0-| * * * * * * * *
Enjoy!!
