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freedom

 
Dropped D tuning.

The first riff is:
        E-------------------------------------------------x-x-x---------|
        B-------------------------------------------------x-x-x---------|
        G-------------------------------------------------x-x-x---------|
        D---------------------------------------------------------------|
        A---5-------3---------5-5----5-------3---------5----------------|
        E-----0-3-5---5-3-5-3----0-3---0-3-5---5-3-5-3------------------|

This is repeated often, except that the last three notes are replaced by:
        E---------------------------------------------------------------|
        B---------------------------------------------------------------|
        G---------------------------------------------------------------|
        D---------------------------------5-4-3-------------------------|
        A------12 slide down to 5---OR----------5-4-3-------------------|
        E------12 slide down to 5---------------------------------------|

The riff over the verses is:
        E---12-----12--12----12-12-12-----12---12-12--------------------|
        B---10-----10--10----10-10-10-----10---10-10------5-4-5-5-------|
        G---12-----12--12----12-12-12-----12---12-12------5-4-5-5-------|
        D---10-----10--10----10-10-10-----10---10-10------5-4-5-5-------|
        A---------------------------------------------------------------|
        E------0-0-------0-0----------0-0---0-0-----0-0-----------------|
	Repeat this

The riff after 'anger is a gift' is:
        E---------------------------------------------------------------|
        B---------------------------------------------------------------|
        G---------------------------------------------------------------|
        D---------------------------------------------------------------|
        A----3-3-3-3-----5-5-3---3-5--repeat etc------------------------|
        E------------5-3-------5----------------------------------------|

	This changes to:
        E---------------------------------------------------------------|
        B---------------------------------------------------------------|
        G----5-5-5-5-5-5-7-7-7-7-5-7  repeat etc------------------------|
        D---------------------------------------------------------------|
        A---------------------------------------------------------------|
        E---------------------------------------------------------------|

The following riff also occurs:
        E---------------------------------------------------------------|
        B---------------------------------------------------------------|
        G---------------------------------------------------------------|
        D----------------5-3-5-3-5-------------------3------------------|
        A------5-3-5-3-5----------3-2-3-2-3----------3------------------|
        E----------------------------------5-3-5-3-5-3---repeat---------|

Towards the end the guitar goes: (As the vocals start with 'Freedom...yea')
        E---------------------------------------------------------------|
        B---------------------------------------------------------------|
        G-----------5-6-7-----------------------------------------------|
        D---3-4-5-7----------repeat etc---------------------------------|
        A-5-------------------------------------------------------------|
        E---------------------------------------------------------------|

This changes at the end bit to:
        E---------------------------------------------------------------|
        B-------------------------------------------------3-------------|
        G-------------------------------------------------2-------------|
        D------------2-5-6-7---repeat etc end chord is ---0-------------|
        A--0--3-4-5--0-3-4-5------------------------------0-------------|
        E--0--3-4-5---------------------------------------0-------------|

The rest of the song is just a variation on these with added scrapes etc.






Freedom Solo






Detune E string to D.

The riff that goes after "anger is a gift":
E---------------------------------------------------------------------|
B---------------------------------------------------------------------|
G---------------------------------------------------------------------|
D---------------------------------------------------------------------|
A---3-3-3-3--5--5p3p0p3p5--3-3-3-etc.---------------------------------|
D---------------------------------------------------------------------|

  Solo.
  Use a lotta  vibe.              (note: pick note, let ring, then bend
                                            -half step)-
E---------------------------------------------------------------------|
B----------------------------------------------------------6-6b-------|
G------10~~~~~~~~~~--10\9~~~~~~~~~~~-----5~~~~~~~~~~----5h7-----7---7/|
D---\12-------------------------------5h7------------5h7--------------|
A---------------------------------------------------------------------|
D---------------------------------------------------------------------|

                                                        rake
E-------------------------------------------------------------12-13-12-----|
B-----------------------------------------------------------13--------13---|
G------10~~~~~~~~~~--10\12\14-15\14-12\10\9~~~~~~~~~~-----14---------------|
D---\12--------------------------------------------------------------------|
A--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D--------------------------------------------------------------------------|

    rake
E------12-13-12----------12-13-15-17--15-13-15-13---------------------|
B----13--------13------13-------------------------15~~~~~~~~~~--------|
G--14----------------14-----------------------------------------------|
D---------------------------------------------------------------------|
A---------------------------------------------------------------------|
D---------------------------------------------------------------------|
D---------------------------------------------------------------------|