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#This file is the author's own work and represents their interpretation of the#
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Author/Artist: Queensryche
Title: The Mission
Album: Operation: Mindcrime
Transcribed by: Raven
Email: grans@earthlink.net

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-0-----------0------1-----------1------2-----------2------1-----------1----*-|
---0----0------0------0----0------0------0----0------0------0----0------0----|
-----2----2------2------2----2------2------2----2------2------2----2------2--|
---------------------------------------------------------------------------*-|
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 intro riff

----0-0-0---0-0-0----7-----0-0-0----0-0-0---5--|------------------------------|
----5-5-5---5-5-5----5-----5-5-5----5-5-5---5-*|------------------------------|
----4-4-4---4-4-4----4-----4-4-4----5-5-5---2--|---5---5----------------------|
-----------------------------------------------|---5---5----------------------|
----------------------------------------------*|---3---3----------------------|
-0--------0-------0-----0--------0-------0-----|------------------------------|
  can't explain . . this holy pain         x2

-----------------------------------------------|-----|------------------------|
-----------------------------------------------|----*|------------------------|
-----------------------------------------------|-----|--5-----7---------------|
----9--9----10-----7---------12--12-----10-----|--7--|--5-----7---------------|
----7--7-----7-----7----------9---9------7-----|--7-*|--3-----5---------------|
-0--------0------0-----0--0----------0------0--|-----|------------------------|
 verse riff                                      end#1  end#2

--------------------------------------------|-------|-------------------------|
--------------------------------------------|------*|-------------------*-----|
------------------------------0-------------|-------|-------------------------|
-5--4--2----7--5--4----4---------2-------5--|---4--|---7---------------------|
-3--3--3----5--5--5----2---------4-------3--|---2--*|---5---------------*-----|
--------------------------------------------|-------|-------------------------|
 after playing that twice, the bridge        end#1    end#2-- to verse riff

-------------------------------------------------------------------------5---|
----------7---5---8---5---7--5--------------------7---5---8---5---7---5----*-|
-4--5--4-------------------------5---5---4--5--4-----------------------------|
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---------------------------------------------------------------------------*-|
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 chorus. after playing this twice, play intro riff while waiting for solo.

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------------------------------------------------------------------5-----------|
-4-/-9v-----11b12r11----9--4---2b4r2v---------------------2-/-4-----4--------|
-----------------------------------------2--2----5--4--5----------------------|
------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
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 This solo is a perfect example of Chris DeGarmo's playing style.

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---------------------------------15--12------12------------------12--13--12---|
-7b9r7---/-2--4--5--4v--9-/-12-----------14------14--12--12--14---------------|
------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
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--------------------------------------------12--14--15--12v----/12--12--14----|
-11h12--12--13--13--15--13--12--12--13--15------------------------------------|
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-15b17r15------15--12----------15p12---17b19r17--15--17v--15--19--15----------|
-----------13------------14------------------------------------------17v------|
------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
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-/12--14--15--14--15--12v------19--22--22b24v-------15--17---20--19-17-19-17--|
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-15-17---15p14p12h14----------------------------------------------------------|
----------------------10h12h13p12p10h12h10p8h10p8-----------------------------|
---------------------------------------------------11--9v---------------------|
------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
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                                                      vibrate until feedback

------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
------------------------------------12---15v----------------------------------|
-11--9--11--12--11--12--14--12--14----------------11--9--11--12--11--12--14---|
------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
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 conclusion duet w/ keyboard

------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
-12--14-----------------------------------------------------------------------|
-----------9---9---9-----9--9--9--9-------------------------------------------|
-----------7---7---7-----7--7--7--7------------------------------------------|
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h  - hammer on
p  - pull off
* - trill
b  - bend (use tremolo bar for downbend)
r  - release bend
/  - slide up
  - slide down
v  - vibrato
t  - tap (with strumming hand)
x  - fret-hand muting
^ -  natural harmonics
ph- artificial (pinch) harmonics
PM palm mute
                    -----------/-----------------------------|
Lines going diagonally up and down   ----------/-------------|
These mean whammy bar                     --------/----------|
          -                                    ------/-------|
 - bar down
/- bar up

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