Technical Difficulties chords

Paul Gilbert

Key: 

Simplify chords 

  			
Intro/drums 

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B|----------------| 
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Riff A 

E|----------------------------------|-----------------------------------------| 
B|----------------------------------|-----------------------------------------| 
G|o---------------------------------|-----------------------------------------| 
D|o-5-----4-----5-----4-----4-5-----|--5-----4-----5-----4~-------------------| 
A|----3-3---3-3---3-3---3-3-----3-3-|----3-3---3-3---3-3-----------7-9-10-----| 
E|----------------------------------|-----------------------7-8-10------------| 

E|-----------------------------------|-------------------------------------|--------------------| 
B|-----------------------------------|-------------------------------------|--------------------| 
G|-----------------------------------|-------------------------------------|-repeat 1st 2 meas.-| 
D|-10-----9-----10-----9-----7-9-----|-10-----9-----10-----9~--------------|--------------------| 
A|----7-7---7-7----7-7---7-7-----7-7-|----7-7---7-7----7-7----------3-5-7--|--------------------| 
E|-----------------------------------|------------------------3-5-7--------|--------------------| 

E|-----------------------------------|-------------------------------------------|---------------| 
B|-----------------------------------|-------------------------------------------|---------------| 
G|-----------------------------------|-------------------------------------------|-12-------11---| 
D|-10-----9-----10-----9-----7-9-----|-10-----9-----10-----9~----------10-12-14--|----10-10------| 
A|----7-7---7-7----7-7---7-7-----7-7-|----7-7---7-7----7-7----10-12-14-----------|---------------| 
E|-----------------------------------|-------------------------------------------|---------------| 

  fing. 1  3  4  1  3  4 
E|-------------------------------------|---------------------------------------------------------| 
B|-------------------------------------|---------------------------------------------------------| 
G|-------12-------11-------11-12-------|-12-------11-------12-------11~--------------------------| 
D|-10-10----10-10----10-10-------10-10-|----10-10----10-10----10-10--------------14-15-17--------| 
A|-------------------------------------|--------------------------------14-15-17-----------------| 
E|-------------------------------------|---------------------------------------------------------| 
 _ 
 \/       | | 
E|-------------------------------------------------|-------------------------14^12^10-----------| 
B|-------------------------------------------------|--------------------------------------------| 
G|-17-------16-------17-------16-------16-17-------|-17-----16-----17-----16~---------14^12^11--| 
D|----14-14----14-14----14-14----14-14-------14-14-|---14-14--14-14--14-14----------------------| 
A|-------------------------------------------------|--------------------------------------------| 
E|-------------------------------------------------|--------------------------------------------|  
 4  2  1 4  2  1 
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 \/       | |                                                to  coda 
E|--------------------------17^14^11---------------|----------------------------------15-17-19--| 
B|-------------------------------------------------|-------------------------15-17-19-----------| 
G|-12-----11-----12-----11~----------17^14^11------|-17-----16-----17-----16~-------------------| 
D|----9-9----9-9----9-9----------------------------|---13-13--13-13--13-13----------------------| 
A|-------------------------------------------------|--------------------------------------------| 
E|-------------------------------------------------|--------------------------------------------| 

 4 2  1   4  2  1 
E|-20-19-17----------------------------------------------------------------|---------------------| 
B|----------20-19-17-20-19-17----------------------------------------------|---------------------| 
G|----------------------------19-17-16-19-17-16----------------------------|---------------------| 
D|----------------------------------------------19-17-16-19-17-16----------|---------------------| 
A|----------------------------------------------------------------19-17-15-|-19-17-15------------| 
E|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|----------19-17-15---| 

E|--------------------------------||---------------------------------|---------------------------| 
B|--------------------------------||---------------------------------|---------------------------| 
G|-------------------A.H.--------o||o--------------------------------|---------*//---------------| 
D|--------------------14~~-\-----o||o--------------------------------|---------//*---------------| 
A|----------14-15-17--------------||-0-0-----0-0-----0-----0---0-----|---------------------------| 
E|-14-15-17-------------------x\--||-----3^0-----3^0---3^0-------3^0-|---------------------------| 

 _____________________________    _______________________________ 
 |1.                              |2. 
E|---------------------------|-------------------------------||--------------------------------| 
B|---------------------------|-------------------------------||-17-17^15--15-------------------| 
G|---------------------------|-9--9^7---7-------------------o||---------16--16^14--14----------| 
D|-2-2^0---0-----------------|--------9---9^7----7----------o||------------------17--17bý-14--| 
A|-------2---2^0---0---------|----------------10---10bý-7----||-------------------------------| 
E|---------------3---3bý-0---|-------------------------------||-------------------------------| 

E|---------------------------|---------------------------------|--------------------------------| 
B|---------------------------|---------------------------------|--------------------------------| 
G|o--------------------------|---------------------------------|--------------------------------| 
D|o--------------------------|---------------------------------|--------------------------------| 
A|-0-0---0-0----0----0--0----|-2-2^0---2-2^0---2^0---2---2^0---|-3-3-2^0-3-3-2^0-3-2^0-3--3-2^0-| 
E|----3^0---3^0--3^0-----3^0-|-------2-------2-----2---------2-|--------------------------------| 

 _______________________________    ________________________ 
 |1.                                |2. 
E|---------------------------------||----------------------------------||-----------------------| 
B|---------------------------------||----------------------------------||-----------------------| 
G|--------------------------------o||----------------------------------||-9-9^7-7------------2--| 
D|-0-0-----0-0-----2^0-4^0-5^0-7~-o||-0-0-----0-0-----7--9^7-10^7-12~--||------9-9^8^7--7------5| 
A|-----3^0-----3^0-----------------||-----3^0-----3^0------------------||-------------10-10-7---| 
E|---------------------------------||----------------------------------||-----------------------| 


Sustain/Bass fill 

E|----------------|------| 
B|----------------|--3---| 
G|------------2---|--2---| 
D|-(5)---2bý--2---|--0---| 
A|------------0---|------| 
E|----------------|------| 


Bridge 

E|-------------------|--------------------|-------------------|-------------------|--------------| 
B|-5------5----------|-5------5-----------|-8------8----------|-8-----8-----------|-10-----10----| 
G|-4------4----------|-4------4-----------|-7------7----------|-7-----7-----------|--9------9----| 
D|-2------2----------|-2------2-----------|-5------5----------|-5-----5-----------|--7------7----| 
A|-------------------|--------------------|-------------------|-------------------|--------------| 
E|---0000---0000-0-0-|---0000---0000-0000-|---0000---0000-0-0-|---000---0000-0000-|----0000------| 

E|-----------|---------------------|---------------------|-----------------------|---------------| 
B|-----------|-10-----10-----------|-13------13----------|-13------13------15\---|---------------| 
G|-----------|--9------9-----------|-12------12----------|-12------12------14\---|-(repeat riff)-| 
D|-----------|--7------7-----------|-10------10----------|-10------10------12\---|----SOLO-------| 
A|-----------|---------------------|---------------------|-----------------------|---------------| 
E|-0000-0-0--|----0000---0000-0000-|----0000----0000-0-0-|----0000----0000-------|---------------| 


Guitar Solo 

E|----------|-------|--------|--------|-------|--------|--------|----------------|-------------|| 
B|--5~~~~~--|-(5)---|--8~~~~-|--(8)---|-10~~~-|-(10)---|-13~~~~-|-(13)-----15~~~-|--15bf~~~~---|| 
G|----------|-------|--------|--------|-------|--------|--------|----------------|-------------|| 
D|----------|-------|--------|--------|-------|--------|--------|----------------|-------------|| 
A|----------|-------|--------|--------|-------|--------|--------|----------------|-------------|| 
E|----------|-------|--------|--------|-------|--------|--------|----------------|-------------|| 

 (spaced for clarity) 
E|----------------------------------------------------------------|---------17bf-(rb)^15-|-17~~-| 
B|-------------------------------------------------------15-17-20-|-19~~~~---------------|------| 
G|-------4-7-9--------9-12-14----------14-16-19-12-14-16----------|----------------------|------| 
D|-2-5-7-------7-9-12---------12-14-17----------------------------|----------------------|------| 
A|----------------------------------------------------------------|----------------------|------| 
E|----------------------------------------------------------------|----------------------|------| 

 1 3 4 1 3 4 1 2  4 1  3  4  1  2  4  1  2  4  1  2  4  1  2  4    3 
E|-22bf--22-20--19-20--19^20^19\17-|-19-17^19^17\15--17-15^17^15\14-15--12^14^12----12-|---------| 
B|---------------------------------|---------------------------------------------15----|-15bf~~~-| 
G|---------------------------------|---------------------------------------------------|---------| 
D|---------------------------------|---------------------------------------------------|---------| 
A|---------------------------------|---------------------------------------------------|---------| 
E|---------------------------------|---------------------------------------------------|---------| 

E|-12----------12-------------------------|---------------------------------|----------------------| 
B|----15^12-------15^14^12----12----------|-------------------------A.H.----|----------------------| 
G|----------15-------------15----15^14^12-|----12-14bf-(rb)^12^14^12\9~~~~~-|--11bý~~~------9-11--| 
D|----------------------------------------|-14------------------------------|-------------10-------| 
A|----------------------------------------|---------------------------------|-----------10---------| 
E|----------------------------------------|---------------------------------|---------12-----------| 
1  3  1  3  1  3  2  1  3  1  3  2  1    3  1  3         1  3  1\1          3      4 2 21  3 

 _        _               _        _ 
 \/          | |\/    | |  \/       \/| |      | | ... 
E|---------------14bý-14-12----12-|--------14^10^14^10-------------|----------10------------------| 
B|--------------------------15----|-15~~~--------------------------|-------------------------------| 
G|(11)-11bý-11-9------------------|--------------------14-12^11----|-11^12^14---14^12^11---11^12--| 
D|--------------------------------|-----------------------------12-|---------------------12--------| 
A|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|-------------------------------| 
E|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|-------------------------------| 
3    3  1 3    3  1  3  1    3      4  1  4  1  4  2  1  2    1  2  4  1 4  2  1  2 ... 

E|----10----------------------10^14^10-10^14^12^10-|----10-12-10-12-10----------------------------| 
B|-------------------------------------------------|-13----------------13----13-------------------| 
G|^14----14^12^11----11^12^14----------------------|----------------------12----12-11-9-11-11bý--| 
D|----------------12-------------------------------|----------------------------------------------| 
A|-------------------------------------------------|----------------------------------------------| 
E|-------------------------------------------------|----------------------------------------------| 

/ 32nd notes    \/   -6-    \/     -7----------------------------------------------------------|     \ 
E|---------------------------------|-12-------------------------------------------12------12-|--| 
B|------------------------10-11-12-|----15-12----12---------------1215121412--1215--151215---|--| 
G|-(rb)^9------------9-12----------|----------15---151412--121415-----------15---------------|--| 
D|--------10--7-9-12---------------|---------------------14----------------------------------|--| 
A|---------------------------------|---------------------------------------------------------|--| 
E|---------------------------------|---------------------------------------------------------|--| 
2  1  2 4 1 4   1  2  3 

E|-12-17-15-12-15-17-19-17-15----15-17bf~~~~--|--------------------|-------|-------------|------| 
B|----------------------------17--------------|--------------------|-------|-------------|------| 
G|--------------------------------------------|-14bf-trem.picking--|-(14)--|-(14)--14-12-|-14~~~| 
D|--------------------------------------------|--------------------|-------|-------------|------| 
A|--------------------------------------------|--------------------|-------|-------------|------| 
E|--------------------------------------------|--------------------|-------|-------------|------| 
1  4  3  1  1  2  4  2  1  2  1  3 

E|-----------------------12-14-15-|-14-15-14-12----12-14-15-14-15-14-12----12-14-12-14-12----12-| 
B|-15bf~~~~~~~~~~~~~~-------------|-------------15----------------------15----------------15----| 
G|--------------------------------|-------------------------------------------------------------| 
D|--------------------------------|-------------------------------------------------------------| 
A|--------------------------------|-------------------------------------------------------------| 
E|--------------------------------|-------------------------------------------------------------| 

E|-15-14-15-14-12----12-14-12-14-15-14-12----12-15-12-14-12----12-14-15-14-12-|-15-17-15-14-12-15--| 
B|----------------15----------------------15----------------15----------------|--------------------| 
G|----------------------------------------------------------------------------|--------------------| 
D|----------------------------------------------------------------------------|--------------------| 
A|----------------------------------------------------------------------------|--------------------| 
E|----------------------------------------------------------------------------|--------------------| 
1    3  4  3  2  1  3 

E|-12-17-15-17-15-14-12-15-17-15-14-12-17bf~~~~~~~~~--|--------------------------------------12--| 
B|----------------------------------------------------|--15--------------------------------------| 
G|----------------------------------------------------|--14bf------------------------------------| 
D|----------------------------------------------------|------------------------------------------| 
A|----------------------------------------------------|------------------------------------------| 
E|----------------------------------------------------|------------------------------------------| 
1  4  3  4  3  2  1  3  4  3  2  1  3 

E|-15-12-10-----------------------------------------------------------|--------------------------| 
B|----------12-10-8--15-12-10-----------------------------------------|--------------------------| 
G|----------------------------12-9-7--14-12-7-------------------------|--------------------------| 
D|--------------------------------------------12-9-7--14-12-9---------|--------------------------| 
A|------------------------------------------------------------12-10-7-|--------------------12-14-| 
E|--------------------------------------------------------------------|-10-----12-10-12-14-------| 
4  2  1  4  2 1   4  2  1  4 2 1   4  3 1  4 2 1   4  3 1  4  3 1    3      3  1  3  4  1  3 

E|-------------|---------------------------------|-----------------------------------------|------| 
B|-------------|---------------------------------|-----------------------------------------|------| 
G|-------11-12-|-14-12-11----11------------------|-14bf---14-12-11-12-11-12-11----11-12-14-|------| 
D|-12-14-------|----------12----12---------------|-----------------------------14----------|------| 
A|-------------|-------------------12-10-9-------|-----------------------------------------|------| 
E|-------------|---------------------------------|-----------------------------------------|------| 
1  3  1  2    4  2  1  2  1  2  2  2 1 

 (4) 
E|-------------------------------------------------------14----------15bf-(rb)^12-|-------------| 
B|-12----------------12-15-12-13-15-13-12-15-13-15-12-15----15-13-15--------------|-15bf--------| 
G|----14-12-11-12-14--------------------------------------------------------------|-------------| 
D|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------|-------------| 
A|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------|-------------| 
E|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------|-------------| 

E|--------------------||-----------------------------------------------------------------------|| 
B|-15bf-------\-------||-----------------------------------------------------------------------|| 
G|-------feedbacks----||--repeat to coda...----------------------------------------------------|| 
D|--------------------||-----------------------------------------------------------------------|| 
A|--------------------||-----------------------------------------------------------------------|| 
E|--------------------||-----------------------------------------------------------------------|| 


Coda 

E|-14-15-17-----------------------------------|--------------------------------------------|-----| 
B|----------15bf------------13-15-17-12-13-15-|--------------------------------------------|-----| 
G|----------------12-14-16--------------------|-14bf------------12-14-16-11-12-14-12-14-16-|-----| 
D|--------------------------------------------|--------12-14-16----------------------------|-----| 
A|--------------------------------------------|--------------------------------------------|-----| 
E|--------------------------------------------|--------------------------------------------|-----| 

E|-------------------------------------|----------17\----|---------------------|---------------|| 
B|-------------------------------------|-17-19-20--------|---------------------|---------------|| 
G|-14-16-17-16-17-19-17-19-21-19-21-23-|-----------------|---------------------|---------------|| 
D|-------------------------------------|-----------------|---7----------5------|--2------------|| 
A|-------------------------------------|-----------------|---7----------5------|--2------------|| 
E|-------------------------------------|-----------------|---5----------3------|--0------------|| 

E|------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|----| 
B|------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|----| 
G|-------------------------------------------------------------2-4-5------4-5-7-------5-7-9-|----| 
D|----------------------------2-4-5------4-5-7------5-7-9-2-4-5------4-5-7------5-7-9-------|----| 
A|------3-5-7------5-7-9-2-3-5------3-5-7------5-7-9----------------------------------------|----| 
E|-3-5-7------5-7-8-------------------------------------------------------------------------|----| 

E|----------------------------------------3-5-7------5-7-8-------7-8-10---------8-10-12-|--------| 
B|------3-5-7------5-7-8------7-8-10-3-5-7------5-7-8------7-8-10-------8-10-12---------|--------| 
G|-2-4-5------4-5-7------5-7-9----------------------------------------------------------|--------| 
D|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|--------| 
A|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|--------| 
E|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|--------| 

E|----------10-12-13-----------12-14-15-----------14-15-17----------15-17-19-20(trem. picking)--| 
B|-10-12-13-----------12-13-15-----------13-15-17----------15-17-19-----------------------------| 
G|----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------| 
D|----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------| 
A|----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------| 
E|----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------| 

E|--22bf~~~~~~~~---||---------------------------------------------------------------------------| 
B|-----------------||---------------------------------------------------------------------------| 
G|-----------------||---------------------------------------------------------------------------| 
D|---2-------------||---------------------------------------------------------------------------| 
A|---2-------------||---------------------------------------------------------------------------| 
E|---0-------------||---------------------------------------------------------------------------|