Queensrÿche

Revolution Calling

Queensrÿche


Tom: C

Tuning: Standard

   Riff #1
   Intro - Gtr. 1

e|-0------------0------------0--------------0-------------|------------------|
B|-0------------0------------0--------------0-------------|-----Repeat-------|
G|-9------------7------------10-------------7-------------|-----Riff#1-------|
D|--------------------------------------------------------|------------------|
A|----0-0-0-0-0----0-0-0-0-0------0-0-0-0-0-----0-0-0-0-0-|------------------|
E|--------------------------------------------------------|------------------|

   Gtr. 2 (electric) -> P.M. open A pedal

e|-0------------0------------0--------------0-----------|
B|-0------------0------------0--------------0-----------|
G|-9------------7------------10-------------7-----------|
D|------------------------------------------------------|
A|----0-0-0-0-0----0-0-0-0-0------0-0-0-0-0-----0-0-0-0-|
E|------------------------------------------------------|
                                             
                                             Gtr. 2 + Gtr. 3 (electric)
                                             F             C       G/B  C
e|-0------------0------------0-------------|---------------------------------|
B|-0------------0------------0-------------|---------------------------------|
G|-9------------7------------10------------|---------------------------------|
D|-----------------------------------------|---------------5------------5----|
A|----0-0-0-0-0----0-0-0-0-0-----0-0-0-0-0-|-3-------------3-------2----3----|
E|-----------------------------------------|-1-------------------------------|

   Riff #2 (Chorus)
   Gtr. 4
   D5                                     E5/D
e|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|-3--------------------------------------5----------------------------------|
G|-2--------------------------------------4----------------------------------|
D|-0--------------------------------------0----------------------------------|
A|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
 |                                                                           |
 | Gtr. 2 (Lead Riff A)                                                      |
e|--------17-----------------------------------------------------------------|
B|-20b(22)--20b(22)--15b(17)r-13-15b(17)--15b(17)r-13------------------------|
G|----------------------------------------------------16-14~~~~--------------|
D|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
 |                                                                           |
 | Gtr. 3 (or harmonized signal from Gtr. 2)                                 |
e|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|--------17-----------------------------------------------------------------|
G|-19b(21)--19b(21)--16b(17)r-14-16b(17)--16b(17)r-14------------------------|
D|----------------------------------------------------17-14~~~~--------------|
A|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|

   Gtr. 4
   Fmaj.7                   Gsus4
e|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|-5------------------------3------------------------------------------------|
G|-5------------------------5------------------5----5----5----5----4----5----|
D|-3------------------------5------------------------------------------------|
A|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
 |                                                                           |
 | Gtr. 2 (Lead Riff A contd.)                                                               |
e|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|-/14-12-14-16b(17)r-14-16-12~~~~-------------------------------------------|
D|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
 |                                                                           |
 | Gtr. 3                                                                    |
e|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|-/14-12-14-16b(17)r-14-16-12~~~~-------------------------------------------|
A|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|

   Gtr. 4
   D5                                        E5/D
e|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|-3-----------------------------------------5-------------------------------|
G|-2-----------------------------------------4-------------------------------|
D|-0-----------------------------------------0-------------------------------|
A|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
 |                                                                           |
 | Gtr. 2                                                                    |
e|--------17-----------------------------15----------------------------------|
B|-20b(22)--20b(22)--15b(17)r-13-15b(17)(17)-15b(17)r-13---------------12h13-|
G|-------------------------------------------------------16-14~~~~-----------|
D|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
 |                                                                           |
 | Gtr. 3                                                                    |
e|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|--------17-----------------------------17----------------------------------|
G|-19b(21)--19b(21)--16b(17)r-14-16b(17)(17)-16b(17)r-14---------------------|
D|-------------------------------------------------------17-14~~~~-----14h15-|
A|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|

   Gtr. 4
   F                                   Gsus4                       c   G/B A5
e|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|-6-----------------------------------3-------------------------------------|
G|-5-----------------------------------5-------------------------------------|
D|-3-----------------------------------5---------------------------5---5---2-|
A|-----------------------------------------------------------------3---2---0-|
E|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
 |                                                          "For a  price..."|
 | Gtr. 2                                                                    |
e|----------12----12-13-12-------------15~~~~--------------------------------|
B|-15-13h15----15----------15-13-12----15~~~~--------------------------------|
G|----------------------------------14---------------------------------------|
D|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
 |                                                                           |
 | Gtr. 3                                                                    |
e|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|----------14----14-15-14---------------------------------------------------|
D|-17-15h17----17----------17-15-14------------------------------------------|
A|----------------------------------15-17~~~~--------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
   
   Riff #3 (Verse)- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -|
                                                G5
e|--------------------------------------------|------------------------------|
B|--------------------------------------------|-3----------------------------|
G|-------4-4-2---------5-5-4----------4-4-2---|-0----------------------------|
D|-(2)---2-2-3----2----3-3-5----2-----2-2-3---|-0----------------------------|
A|-(0)-0--------0-0--0--------0-0--0--------0-|------------------------------|
E|--------------------------------------------|-3-----------------------0--3-|
       PM       PM   PM       PM   PM       PM                             PM
 "...I'd do about anything..."

   1st Verse                                              Fill 1 - - - - - - |
             F         G5      A5                                         A5            
e|---------|---------------------|----------------------|---------------------|
B|---------|---------------------|----------------------|---------------------|
G|--Riff---|-------------------2-|-(2)------------------|-7-5---9-8--------9--|
D|---#3----|-------------------2-|-(2)------------------|-7-5---7-7--------7--|
A|---------|-3---------5-----5-0-|-(0)--0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|-----0------------0--|
E|---------|-1---------3---0-3---|----------------------|---------------------|
                                        PM - - - - - - |    PM
             F         G5      E5
e|---------|---------------------|
B|---------|---------------------|
G|--Riff---|-------------------9-|
D|---#3----|-------------------9-|
A|---------|-3---------5-----5-7-|
E|---------|-1---------3---0-3-0-|

   Bridge
   E5               D5                 Fsus2/C          Csus2   C (sus4) Dsus2
e|-----------------------------------------------------------------------5---|
B|-------------------------------------6----------------3-------5--6--5--5---|
G|-(9)--------------7------------------5----------------5-------5--5--5--7---|
D|-(9)--------------7------------------3----------------5-------5--------7---|
A|-(7)--------------5------------------3----------------3----------------5---|
E|-(0)-----------------------------------------------------------------------|
   "I used to trust the media..."

   Dsus2            Csus2              Fsus2/C          C       C (sus4) D5
e|-(5)--------------3------------------3-------------------------------------|
B|-(5)--------------3------------------6----------------5-------5--6--5------|
G|-(7)--------------5------------------5----------------5-------5--5--5--7---|
D|-(7)--------------5------------------3----------------5-------5--------7---|
A|-(5)--------------3------------------3---------------------------------5---|
E|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
   "But now I see the payoffs..."

   Riff #4 (Chorus)- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -|
   D5*              E5                 F5               Gsus4             D5
e|------------------------------------------------------3--------------------|
B|------------------------------------------------------3--------------------|
G|-(7)--------------9------------------10---------------5----5-5-5-5------7--|
D|-(7)--------------9------------------10---------------5----5-5-5-5-7-5--7--|
A|-(5)--------------7------------------8-----------------------------7-5--5--|
E|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
   "Revolution calling..."
   * Rest in 2nd Chorus (Don't let chord ring).

   Riff #4 (rpt.) - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -|
   D5               E5                 F5               Gsus4             A5

  Pre-Verse
                                                G5
e|--------------------------------------------|------------------------------|
B|--------------------------------------------|------------------------------|
G|-------4-4-2---------5-5-4----------4-4-2---|----------7-5---9-8--------9--|
D|-(2)---2-2-3----2----3-3-5----2-----2-2-3---|----------7-5---7-7--------7--|
A|-(0)-0--------0-0--0--------0-0--0--------0-|-3------------0------------0--|
E|--------------------------------------------|-1----------------------------|
       PM       PM   PM       PM   PM       PM                             PM

  2nd Verse
  Play with Lead Riff A ("I guess Warhol wasn't wrong..")
                       C5  G/B C5            F               G5   E   G5  E5
e|---------|-----------------|-------------|---------------------------------|
B|---------|-----------------|-------------|---------------------------------|
G|--Riff---|---------------2-|----Riff-----|------------------------------9--|
D|---#3----|-------5---5-5-2-|-----#3------|------------------------------9--|
A|---------|-3-----3---2-3-0-|-------------|-3---------------5--------5---7--|
E|---------|-1---------------|-------------|-1---------------3----0---3---0--|

   Bridge 2 + Chorus 2 as above.

   Chorus 3  - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -|
   D5               E5                 F5               Gsus4             D5

   Riff #5 (Inst. break)
   D5                                                                Fill 2.0
e|------------------------------------------------------------------|--------|
B|------------------------------------------------------------------|--------|
G|------------------------------------------------------------------|--------|
D|-(7)----0--------------0------0------0--------------0------0------|-0--5-5-|
A|-(5)----5--5-5-5---5-5-5--5-5-3--5-5-5---5-5-5--5-5-5--5-5-3--5-5-|-5--3-3-|
E|------------------------------------------------------------------|--------|

  Fill 2.2               Fill 2.3                           E5
e|---------------------|--------------------------------------------|
B|---------------------|--------------------------------------------|
G|---------------------|------------------------------------9-------|
D|-0------0----5--5--0-|-0--------------0--------------0----9-------|
A|-5--5-5-5-3--3--3--5-|-5----5----5----5----5----5----5----7-------|
E|---------------------|------------------------------------0-------|

   Rpt. x2 with Fill 2.0
   Rpt. x1 with Fill 2.1
   Rpt. x2 with Fill 2.2

  Solo (w. Riff 5, after playing Fill 2.0 first time)
e|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|-7b(9)-----------------------(9)rp5-7b(9)---7--5~~~----------4---5-----5~--|
D|---------------------------------------------------------7----------7------|
A|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|

e|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|------------------------------------------------------------/8-------------|
G|-4~~------------------------------------------------------------10--9--10--|
D|-----7~~-5~~-3~~-2h3p2---2-------2-3---2-------2---------------------------|
A|-----------------------5---5-5-5-----5---5-3-5---3-5~~~~-------------------|
E|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|

e|------------------------------------------------10h13p10----10-------------|
B|---------10h13p10----10----------10h13p10----10----------13----10h13p10----|
G|-12b(14)----------12----12b(14)-----------12----------------------------12-|
D|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|

e|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|-10------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|----10h12p10-12p10------5h7p5-4-5---4-------4------------------------------|
D|-------------------12~~-----------7---7-5-7---7-5-3~~--2---2-------2-3-5-7-|
A|---------------------------------------------------------5---5-3-5---------|
E|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|

e|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|-------5h6~~-8b(10)-8-------------------8b(10)-8------------------10h12p10-|
G|-4-5-7----------------10~~--7-10p7h10p7----------10~-7-10p7-10/12----------|
D|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
                                       E5 (Chorus 4)
e|-----------------------------------|---------------------------------------|
B|----------12b(13)rp12--14--13--15--|--15b(17)------------------------------|
G|-12/14~~~--------------------------|---------------------------------------|
D|-----------------------------------|---------------------------------------|
A|-----------------------------------|---------------------------------------|
E|-----------------------------------|---------------------------------------|

Chorus 5
Lead Riff A with Riff 2
Finale: Gsus4 x3

| b    bend
| r    release
| /    slide up
| \    slide down
| h    hammer-on
| p    pull-off
| ~    vibrato
| +    harmonic
| x    mute note
| PM   palm mute