Ratchet chords

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Drop D Tuning 


RIFF 1 , With Pitch Pedal 
E|-------------------------------| 
B|-------------------------------| 
G|-------------------------------| 
D|--3----------7b----------------| 
A|--5--(x4)----8b--(x7)----------| 
D|-------------------------------| 


RIFF 2 
E|----------------| 
B|-------------15\| Fast delay 97ms 100%fb (Russell actually scratches the pick 
G|----------------| along the strings, but this way works better for me) 
D|--3-------------| 
A|--5--(x5)-------| 
D|----------------| 


RIFF 3, With Pitch Pedal 
E|-------------------------------------------------------------------------| 
B|-------------------------------------------------------------------------| 
G|-------------------------------------------------------------------------| 
D|----3------------5b------------1------------8-------------10b------------| 
A|----5--(x4)------6b--(x5)------3--(x2)------10--(x4)------11b--(x7)------| 
D|-------------------------------------------------------------------------| 


BREAKDOWN 
E|---------------------------------------| 
B|---------------------------------------| 
G|---------------------------------------| 
D|---------------------------------------| 
A|--5------------------------------------| 
D|-----0--3--3--5--5--7--7--8--8--9--10--| 


BREAKDOWN A 
E|---------------------------------------| 
B|---------------------------------------| 
G|---------------------------------------| 
D|---------------------------------------| 
A|--5------------------------------------| 
D|-----0--3--3--5--5--7------------------| 


BREAKDOWN B 
E|---------------------------------------| 
B|---------------------------------------| 
G|---------------------------------------| 
D|---------------------------------------| 
A|--5------------------------------------| 
D|-----0--3--3--5--5--7--7--8--8--9------| 



Riff 1 (x4) 

Rest 

Riff 1 (x3), Riff 2 (x1), Riff 3 (x2), Riff 1 (x4) 

Rest 

Riff 1 (x3) Riff 2 (x1), Riff 3 (x4) Breakdown (x7), Breakdown A (x1), Riff 3 (x4),  
Breakdown (x3), Breakdown B (x1) 




Alternate Tabs, 


RIFF 1, Without Pitch Pedal 
E|------------------------------------| 
B|------------------------------------| 
G|------------------------------------| 
D|--3----------7--7--8--9---9---8--7--| 
A|--5--(x5)----8--8--9--10--10--9--8--| 
D|------------------------------------| 



RIFF 3, Without Pitch Pedal 
E|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------| 
B|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------| 
G|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------| 
D|--3----------5--6--7--6--5------1------------8-----------10--10--11--12--12--11--10---| 
A|--5--(x4)----6--7--8--7--6------3--(x2)------10--(x4)----11--11--12--13--13--12--11---| 
D|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------| 



(/) Slide Up  (\) Slide Down  (h) Hammer On  (p) Pull Off  (b) Bend (r) Release (v) Vibrato