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Narcotic Prayer Guitar Tablature
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Author/Artist: Chris Whitley	
Title: Narcotic Prayer
Album: Din Of Ecstasy	
Transcribed by: [email protected]

low to high:  D# A# E# A# D E#
              detune 6th string one half step
              tune 5th string up one half step 
              tune 4th string up one and one half steps
              tune 3rd string up one and one half steps
              tune 2nd string up one and one half steps
              tune 1st string up one half step

/ - slide up
. - play then immediately dampen
p - pull-off
~ - vibrato
h - hammer-on
m - palm mute
s - semi-note bend
r - release bend
x - mute the string, then strike

  intro/refrain

                                 .  .
1-------------------------------------------------------------------------
2--------------------------------0--0-------------------------------------
3--------------------------------0--0---0--0--2--0-------------2p0--------
4---------0--4------4-----5--0---2--2---0--0--0--0----------0-------0-----
5---------0--0---0--0--0--0--0----------------2------------------------4--
6-/7---7---------------------------------------------/4--4----------------

                                 .  .
1------------------------------------------------------------------0-----
2--------------------------------0--0------------------------------0--0--
3--------------------------------0--0---0--0--2--0---0-0-6--6---6-----0--
4---------0--4------4-----5--0---2--2---0--0--0--0-------7--5---7-----0--
5---------0--0---0--0--0--0--0----------------2----------0--0---0-----0--
6-/7---7-----------------------------------------------------------------

                                 .  .
1-------------------------------------------------------------------------
2--------------------------------0--0-------------------------------------
3--------------------------------0--0---0--0--2--0-------------2p0--------
4---------0--4------4-----5--0---2--2---0--0--0--0----------0-------0-----
5---------0--0---0--0--0--0--0----------------2------------------------4--
6-/7---7---------------------------------------------/4--4----------------

                                 .  .
1--------------------------------------------------------------0--------
2--------------------------------0--0--------------------------0--------
3--------------------------------0--0---0--0--2--0---6--6---6-----0--2--
4---------0--4------4-----5--0---2--2---0--0--0--0---7--5---7-----0--0--
5---------0--0---0--0--0--0--0----------------2------0--0---0-----------
6-/7---7----------------------------------------------------------------

  verse

                                                                           ~
1----------------------------------------0------------------------------------
2-------------------------------------0-----0--------------------------8------
3-------0--0---0--0-------------0--0-----------2p0--0--0--0---------7------7--
4----------7------7/9---------------------------------------------------------
5-0-----------------------0----------------------------------/9--9------------
6-----------------------------------------------------------------------------

1-----------
2-----------
3-----------
4----10--9--
5-0--9---7--
6-----------
                                                                            
                                                                     ~             
1--------------------------------------0---------------------------------  
2-----------------------------------0-----0------------------------------
3-------0--0------0-------------0------------2p0--0--0--0------------11--
4----------7---7--7/9---------------------------------------------9------ 
5-0-----------------------0--------------------------------/9--9--------- 
6------------------------------------------------------------------------
                                                                           
  *2nd guitar
              ~
1--------------------------
2-0------------------0----- 
3----4--5--0--7---7-----0--
4--------------------------
5--------------------------
6--------------------------  

  chorus

                                                        ~
1------------------------------------------------------------------
2------------------------------------------------------------------
3---------0-----------------------------0-----------0--------------
4---------------------------------------------0--0------4---0------
5-0h2--2-----2---2/4---0--0---0---------------------------------0--
6-0h2--2-----2---2/4---0--0---0---0--0--------------------------0--
                                       
                                              m  m
1--------------------------------------------------------------------------
2--------------------------------------------------------------------------
3---------0-----------------------------0----------------------------------
4---------------------------------------------0--0--4/5---4---4/7---0------
5-0h2--2-----2---2/4---0--0---0-----------------------------------------0--
6-0h2--2-----2---2/4---0--0---0---0--0----------------------------------0--

1---------------------------------------------------------------------------
2---------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-----------2-----------------2---------------------------------------------
4---------------------------------------------------7---------5------0-----
5-0h2--2--2-----x--x--1---2----------------------5----------3------0--------
6-0h2-----------x--x--1-----------1--1--1/5---5----------3---------------0--

  2nd refrain

                                 .  .
1-------------------------------------------------------------------------
2--------------------------------0--0-------------------------------------
3--------------------------------0--0---0--0--2--0-------------2p0--------
4---------0--4------4-----5--0---2--2---0--0--0--0----------0-------0-----
5---------0--0---0--0--0--0--0----------------2------------------------4--
6-/7---7---------------------------------------------/4--4----------------

                                 .  .
1--------------------------------------------------------------0--------
2--------------------------------0--0--------------------------0--------
3--------------------------------0--0---0--0--2--0---6--6---6-----0--2--
4---------0--4------4-----5--0---2--2---0--0--0--0---7--5---7-----0--0--
5---------0--0---0--0--0--0--0----------------2------0--0---0-----------
6-/7---7----------------------------------------------------------------

  2nd verse

1--------------------------------------0---------------------------------------
2-----------------------------------0-----0---------------------------6--------
3-------0--0---0--0-------------0------------2p0--0--0--0----------5--5---5----
4----------7------7/9--------------------------------------------------------7-
5-0-----------------------0--------------------------------/7---7--------------
6------------------------------------------------------------------------------

1------------------------
2----------8-------------
3-------7--7-------------
4--------------9--------
5-7/9--------------0--0--
6------------------------
                                                                                 
                                                                          ~              
1------------------------------------------0----------------------------------  
2-----------------------------0---0-----0-----0-------------------------------   
3-------0--0---0--0-----------0------0-----------2p0--0--0--0-------------11--
4----------7------7/9--------------------------------------------------9------    
5-0-----------------------0------------------------------------/9---9---------
6-----------------------------------------------------------------------------

  *2nd guitar
              ~  
1------------------------
2-0----------------------   
3----4--5--0--7---7------ 
4--------------------9--    
5------------------------
6------------------------

  2nd chorus

                                                      ~
1-----------------------------------------------------------
2-----------------------------------------------------------
3---------0-----------------------------0---------0---------
4-----------------------------------------------------4--0--
5-0h2--2-----2---2/4---0--0---0---------------0-------------
6-0h2--2-----2---2/4---0--0---0---0--0----------------------

1------------------------------------------------------------------
2------------------------------------------------------------------
3---------0--------------------------0-----0-----------------------
4---------------------------------0-----------4h5--4---5/7--0------
5-0h2--2-----2---2/4---0--0---0---------------------------------0--
6-0h2--2-----2---2/4---0--0---0---------------------------------0--

                                      ~              ~
1-------------------------------------------------------------------
2------------0---------------------------------------3--------------
3------------0--------0---0--0-----------------------------2--0--2--
4---------------------x---x--x--------3-----3-----5-----------------
5-0h2--2--2-----x--x--4---4--4-----5-----------5--------------------
6-0h2-----------x--x--4---4--4--------------------------------------

  bridge

1----------------------------------------------------2------------
2-3--3--3--3--3--3--3--------6--6--6--6---------------------------
3-2--2--2--2--2--2--2--7--5--5--5--5-----5--2-----2------2--0--2--
4-0--0--0--0--0--0--0--------0--0--0-----------3------------------
5-0--0--0--0--0--0--0--------0--0--0------------------------------
6-----------------------------------------------------------------

1----------------------------------------------------2------------
2-3--3--3--3--3--3--3--------6--6--6--6---------------------------
3-2--2--2--2--2--2--2--7--5--5--5--5-----5--2-----2------2--0--2--
4-0--0--0--0--0--0--0--------0--0--0-----------3------------------
5-0--0--0--0--0--0--0--------0--0--0------------------------------
6-----------------------------------------------------------------

  3rd verse

                 ~                             ~   ~   ~    
1--------------------------------------------------------------        
2----------0--3------------------------------------------------
3-------2--------2-----2sr--0--0--0------------11--11--11------
4-------------------------------------------9------------------
5-0----------------------------------/9--9-----------------12--
6--------------------------------------------------------------

                ~           ~  ~  ~
1----------------------------------------------
2----------------------------------------------
3--------------------0----------------------0--
4-9--10--9------12------10--9--9--9---9--9-----
5-----------14---------------------------------
6----------------------------------------------

  3rd chorus

1----------------------------0-------------- 
2----------------------------0-------------- 
3---------0------------------0-----0--0-----
4----------------------------0--------------
5-0h2--2-----2---2/4---0--0-----------------  
6-0h2--2-----2---2/4---0--0--------------0--  

  3rd chorus fills

                                ~
1----------------------------------
2----------------------------------
3-4--4/5--5--5/7--7--7/9--9--7--7--  
4-x--x----x--x----x--x----x--x--x--  
5-4--4/5--5--5/7--7--7/9--9--7--7--
6----------------------------------  

                                 ~
1-----------------------------------
2-----------------------------------
3-4--4/5--5--12--12--9--9--7--7--7--  
4-x--x----x--x---x---x--x--x--x--x--  
5-4--4/5--5--12--12--9--9--7--7--7--
6-----------------------------------
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