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The Unforgiven Guitar Tablature
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The Unforgiven
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There are actually 4 different guitars played in this song, so it's quite
difficult to type in the whole tabs, so I've left the rhythm guitar and
some fills off, but here is some kind of version to play along with
I hope you are satisfied. If you need the fills, email me, and I'll
try to find out a way to type them in a way that can be read. The rhythm
figure might be a bit easier, so I might make a ChordPro file out of it.

The timing should be right, 1/8 note equals to 0---, 1/16 to 0- etc.)

I've used two .s to indicate the repeat mark in the notes, I hope it doesn't
bother you

Slowly ( 0--- =69 )

THE INTRO PART:
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4/4 timing
 Gtr II (electric, clean tone)                     H            ~~~~~
|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
|---------------------------------|---------2---4-5^4-------5-4-2---|
|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
|Gtr I. (acous.)
| let ring            Play 4 times
|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
|.0-------0-----0-----0-----1----.|-0-------0-----0-----1-----1-----|
|-----2-----2-----2-----2-----2---|-----2-----2-----2-----2-----2---|
|.------2-----2-----2-----2-----2.|-------2-----2-----2-----2-----2-|
|-0-------------------------------|-0-------------------------------|
|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|

 ~~~~~~~~        H          ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~                     ~~~~~
|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
|(2)------2---4-4^5-------5-2-----|(2)------2---4-4^5-------5-4-2---|
|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
|
|
|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
|-0-------0-----1-----1-----1-----|-0-------0-----0-----1-----1-----|
|-----2-----2-----2-----2-----2---|-----2-----2-----2-----2-----2---|
|-------2-----2-----2-----2-----2-|-------2-----2-----2-----2-----2-|
|-0-------------------------------|-0-------------------------------|
|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|

 ~~~~~~~~        H          ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
|(2)------2---4-4^5-------5-2-----|(2)------2---4-4^5----4^5------5-|
|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
|
|
|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
|-0-------0-----1-----1-----1-----|-------------0---1-------1-----1-|
|-----2-----2-----2-----2-----2---|---------2-----------------------|
|-------2-----2-----2-----2-----2-|-----2-----------------2-----2---|
|-0-------------------------------|-0-------------------3-----------|
|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|

     ~~~~~~~~ sl             H                     H       H
|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
|---------------------------------|-----------------------3^5-----5-|
|-5-4---------4----------2-2^4---|-2-------2---4-4^5---------------|
|-----5-----------2---------------|---------------------------------|
|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
|
|                              H
|---------------------------------|-------------------------0-----0-|
|---------------------------------|-------------0---1-----------1---|
|-----0-------0-----------2---2^4-|-2-------2-----------------------|
|---0-------------2---2-2---------|-------2---------------2---------|
|---------------------------------|-----0---------------3-----------|
|-3-------3-----------------------|---------------------------------|

               sl        sl    H    ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
|-5-3-----------------------------|---------------------------------|
|-----4-------4--1------4-1-2^4-|-2-------------------------------|
|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
|
|
|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
|-1-3-0-------3-------------------|---------0-----0-----0-----1-----|
|-----------------1---1---4-1-2^4-|-----2-----2-----2-----2-----2---|
|---------------------------------|-------2-----2-----2-----2-----2-|
|---------------------------------|-0-------------------------------|
|---------3-----------------------|---------------------------------|

(Gtr.II out)
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|---------------------------------||
|---------------------------------||
|---------------------------------||
|---------------------------------||
|---------------------------------||
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|                        (Gtr.I out)
|---------------------------------||
|-0-------0-----0-----0-----1-----||
|-----2-----2-----2-----2---------||
|-------2-----2-----2-----2-------||
|-0-------------------------------||
|---------------------------------||

VERSE PART
~~~~~~~~~~

             H    ~~~~~~~
|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
|.----------------------------8---|-8---7---7-----------------------|
|-7---5---4-4^5-------------------|-------------5---5-----------7---|
|-----------------5---------------|---------------------------------|
|.--------------------------------|---------------------------------|
|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
 New  blood_joins this earth  and quickly he's sub-dued       Through


|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
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|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
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|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
constant pain_ disgrace,- the young _boy_ learns their rules._   With

|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
time the child draws in      this whipping boy done wrong.        De-

             H    ~~~~~~~         2/4 timing
|---------------------------------|-----------------|
|-----------------------------8---|-8---7---7-------|
|-7---5---4-4^5-------------------|-------------5---|
|-----------------5---------------|-----------------|
|---------------------------------|-----------------|
|---------------------------------|-----------------|
prived of all_his_ thoughts, the young_ man struggles

    P.M--|  P.M--|  P.M--|  P.M--|
|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
|-5-------4-------2-------0-------|---------------------------------|
|---0-------0-------0-------0-----|-5-------------------------------|
|-----0-0-----0-0-----0-0-----0-0-|-3---------5-3-0-5---------------|
|---------------------------------|-----------------3---------------|
on and  on. He knows,_      oo, a  vow unto   his own            that

    P.M--|  P.M--|  P.M--|  P.M--|
|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
|-5-------4-------2-------0-------|---------------------------------|
|---0-------0-------0-------0-----|-5-------------------------------|
|-----0-0-----0-0-----0-0-----0-0-|-3---------5-3-0-3---------------|
|---------------------------------|-----------------5---------------|
never from_ this day_         his will they'll take a - way__________

2/4 timing
|----------------||
|----------------||
|----------------||
|----------------||
|-2--------------||
|-0--------------||
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CHORUS PART
~~~~~~~~~~~
Gtr II
mf                       ~~~~~~~        ~~~~~~~  sl.           H
|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
|--------2---4---5-------5------5-|-5-4---------4----------2-2^4---|
|---------------------------------|-----5-----------2---------------|
|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
What I've felt,__  what I've   known never shined through in what I've

  ~~~~~~~~        ~~~~~~~~
|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
|-------------------------5-----5-|-5-3-----------------------------|
|-2-------2---4---5---------------|-----4-------4--1------4-1-2^4-|
|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
| --------------------------------|---------------------------------|
|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
shown. Never be.___   Never see.______  Won't see what_ might have___

  ~~~~~~~         ~~~~~~~~              ~~~~~~~  sl.           H
|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
|-2-------2---4---5-------5-----5-|-5-4---------4----------2-2^4---|
|---------------------------------|-----5-----------2---------------|
|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
been.What I've felt,what I've known,never shined through in what I've shown

  ~~~~~~~         ~~~~~~~               ~~~~~~~~ sl.       sl.   H
|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
|-------------------------5-----5-|-5-3-----------------------------|
|-2-------2---4---5---------------|-----4-------4--1------4-1-2^4-|
|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
          Never free.     Never me.           So I dub thee unforgiv-

  ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~  Played after 1st verse
|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
|---------------------------------|--------------------------------.|
|-2-------------------------------|---------------------------------|
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|---------------------------------|--------------------------------.|
|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
en.                                                            2.They

 Play after 2nd verse                Interlude
 Gtr. I                             Gtr. II
|---------------------------------||---------------------------------|
|-0-------0-----0-----0-----1-----||---------------------------------|
|-----2-----2-----2-----2-----2---||---4-5-7-5-4^5^4---4-------------|
|-------2-----2-----2-----2-----2-||-7---------------7---5-5^7-------|
|-0-------------------------------||---------------------------------|
|---------------------------------||---------------------------------|

To be continued....

Additional Lyrics:

2. They dedicate their lives to running all of his
He tries to please them all, this bitter man he is
Throughout the life the same, he's battled constantly
This fight he cannot win. A tired man they see no longer cares.
The old man then prepares to die regretfully
That old man here is me. (To Chorus)
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