"Overactive Imagination"
Notation: When two guitars are listed play all guitars simultaneously.
. - palm mute
/ - slide up to
\ - slide down to
~ - vibrato
h - hammer on
b - bend Suffixes for bend
p - pull off
t - tap with finger
f - full bend
() - ghost note
r - release
t - tap bend
* - see comment
p - pick when bent
Tuning (1:D 2:A 3:F 4:C 5:G 6:D)
Opening riff |-------------------------------------------------------------| |-------------------------------------------------------------| |-------------------------------------------------------------| GTR I |-----6-10-------------------------------------------9-10-9---| |7-9--------00000000000000000000000000000000-7-9--10--------10| |-------------------------------------------------------------| |. . . ................................ |-------------------------------------------------------------| |-------13------------------------------------------12-13-12--| |--11-13---------------------------------------11-12--------12| GTR II |14------------------------------------------14---------------| |-----------00000000000000000000000000000000------------------| |-------------------------------------------------------------| . . . ................................ (end of opening riff) |--------------------| |-----------| |--------------------| |-----------| |--------------------| GTR I |-----------| FILL GTR I (first time only) |--------------------| |-9---------| |88888888888888888888| |-7---------| |--------------------| |-----------| ....................| |--------------------| |--------------------| GTR II plays opening riff again, while GTR I |--------------------| falls in at muted open A string notes |--------------------| |88888888888888888888| |--------------------| .................... Opening Riff again for a total of two times. Riff 1 |-----------------------------------| |-----------------------------------| |-----------------------------------| |-----------------------------------| |-2h3p2---5-2-----------------------| |-------3-----0-----0000000000000000| . . . . ................ |-----------------------------------| |-----------------------------------| |-----------------------------------| |-----------------------------------| |-2h3p2---5-2---------------00000000| |-------3-----3-----33333333--------| . . . . ................ Play Riff 1 again 3 times for a total of 4 times. Riff 2 |--------------------------------------------------------------| |--------------------------------------------------------------| |--------------------------------------------------------------| GTR I & II |5h7----------5h7-7h8--8p7----------5h7------5h7-7h8-----------| (the first |----00000000--------------00000000-----0000---------5---------| two times) |------------------------------------------------------6-5~----| | ........ ........ .... | |--------------------------------------------------------------| |--------------------------------------------------------------| |7h9----------7h9-9h10-10p9---------7h9------7h9-9h10----------| GTR II |--------------------------------------------------------------| (3rd and |----00000000--------------00000000-----0000---------5---------| 4th time |------------------------------------------------------6-5~----| only.) ........ ........ .... Play Riff 2 again 3 times for a total of 4 times. Riff 3 |-------------------------------------------------| |-------------------------------------------------| |-------------------------------------------------| |-------------------------------------7---------12| |------7-----------7----8-------8-7---------8-7---| |0-0-0---0-0-0-0-0---10---0-0-0-----0---0-0-------| . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Play Riff 3 again 5 times for a total of 6 times. Riff 4 |----------------------------------------| |----------------------------------------| |----------------------------------------| GTR II |2--------------4--5---------------------| |2--------------4--5---------------------| |0--0-0-0-0-0-0-2--3--3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3--| . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . continuation of Riff 4 |-------------------------------------| |-------------------------------------| |-------------------------------------| GTR II |7--------------9--10-------------12--| |7--------------9--10-------------12--| |5--5-5-5-5-5-5-7--8--8-8-8-8-8-8-10--| . . . . . . . . . . . . Play Riff 4 again 3 times for a total of 4 times. Chuck's Solo |--------------------------------------------------------------| |-------------------------------------12-12~-------------------| |-9~------------9-11-12~---11-12-11~---------------------------| |--------------------------------------------------------------| |--------------------------------------------------------------| |--------------------------------------------------------------| |-12-13-12-10----------------------------------12/15-----------| |-------------13-12-10-----------------------12----------------| |----------------------10-9--------------9-12------------------| |---------------------------12-10-9-----9----------------------| |-----------------------------------7-10-----------------------| |--------------------------------------------------------------| |-12-------12----------------------12/15----14-14--14----------| |----13\12---12------------------12--------------13--12--------| |--------------14-14~--------9-12----------------------14-14~--| |---------------------------9----------------------------------| |-----------------------7-10-----------------------------------| |--------------------------------------------------------------| |----12----12--------------14-12-----12-----12-----------------| |-------15----12~----------------12-(12)------12-10-12-13-12-10| |-14-----------------------------------------------------------| |--------------------------------------------------------------| |--------------------------------------------------------------| |--------------------------------------------------------------| tremolo picking very fast |--------------------------------------------------------------| |------------------------13-12-10-13-12-10-13-12-10--12ah~-----| |12-11-9------9------------------------------------------------| |-------12-10---10-9~------------------------------------------| |--------------------------------------------------------------| |--------------------------------------------------------------| |-----------------------------------------------------| |-12-13-12-10-------------------------10~-------------| |-------------12-10-10~----9--11--12------------------| GTR I |-----------------------------------------------------| |-----------------------------------------------------| |-----------------------------------------------------| | | |-----------------------------------------------------| |-----------------------------------------------------| |-9--10-9--7--------------------------7~--------------| GTR III |-------------10-9--9~-----7--9---10------------------| |-----------------------------------------------------| |-----------------------------------------------------| |-14-15-17-15-14~----------14-15-17-15-14~---------------------| |--------------------------------------------------------------| |--------------------------------------------------------------| GTR I |--------------------------------------------------------------| |--------------------------------------------------------------| |--------------------------------------------------------------| | | |--------------------------------------------------------------| |--------------------------------------------------------------| |--------------------------------------------------------------| GTR III |-9--10-12-10-9~-----------9--10-12-10-9~----------------------| |--------------------------------------------------------------| |--------------------------------------------------------------| wimped out and used pull-offs |14-15-12-14-12-14-15-14h15p14p12-14h15p14p12---------| |---------------------------------------------15p13p12| |-----------------------------------------------------| |-----------------------------------------------------| |-----------------------------------------------------| |-----------------------------------------------------| too fuckin' fast!!! (end solo) |--------------------------------------------------------------| |15p13p12-12h15p13p12-13-12-10---------------------------------| This isn't |------------------------------14-12-10------------------------| right, but |--------------------------------------14-12-10-9~-------------| I couldn't |--------------------------------------------------------------| hear what |--------------------------------------------------------------| he did!!! Riff 5a |--------------------| |--------------------| |9-8----10-9----9-8--| |----10------10-----9| |--------------------| |--------------------| Play Riff 5a again 2 times for a total of 3 times. Riff 5b (one time only) |-----------------------| |-----------------------| |9-8----10-9----9-8-----| |----10------10-----9~--| |-----------------------| |-----------------------| Riff 5c |-------------------------------------------------------------| |-------------------------------------------------------------| |------------9-8--10-9--9-8-----------------9-8--10-9--9-8----| |7-----9--------10----10---9~--10-----9--------10----10---9~--| |-00000-00000--------------------66666-66666------------------| |-------------------------------------------------------------| ..... ..... ..... ..... Riff 6a Riff 6b |-----------------| |---------------| |-----------------| |---------------| |-----------------| GTR I |---------------| GTR I |-11-12-11-9------| 3 times |-9-------------| 1 time |-----------12-11-| |--12-11-9------| |-----------------| |---------12-11-| | | | | |-----------------| |---------------| |-----------------| |---------------| |-----------------| GTR II |---------------| GTR II |-6--7--6--4------| 3 times |-4-------------| 1 time |-----------7--6--| |--7--6--4------| |-----------------| |---------7--6--| Rhythm under Andy's solo |-------------------------------------------| |-------------------------------------------| |-------------------------------------------| GTR I |-------------------------------------------| |-------9-10-9--------------11-12-11-9------| |-999999------12-11-9-888888----------12-11-| ...... ...... (end rythm under solo) |-------------------------------------------| |-------------------------------------------| |-------------------------------------------| GTR I |-------------------------------------------| |-------9-10-9----------------------9-11-12-| |-999999------12-11-9-888888-9-11-12--------| ...... ......