Spreading The Disease

Queensrÿche

Composed by: TATE / Wilton
key: Em Tuning: E A D G B E
E|---\------|-----0------0-----0-----0-----0--|--0------------------------------|
B|----\-----|-12-----10-----8-----7-----3/-5-*|--5------------------------------|
G|-----\----|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
D|------\---|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
A|-------\--|--------------------------------*|---------------------------------|
E|-0------\-|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
 intro      repeat 4 times over rhythm guitar, then hold the unison E notes

E|------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|-------------------------------------------------------------------2----------|
A|--------------------------------------7-----10-----9----------10---2----------|
E|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0--0-0---0-0----0-0------0--0--8----0----------|
 verse riff-palm mute the low E string

E|------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|--------------------------------x-x-------------------------------------------|
D|---------------------------14---x-x----12--------------2----------------------|
A|--------------8-----10-----12---x-x----10--12----10----2----------------------|
E|----------0-0---0-0----0-0-----------------10----8-----0----------------------|
                                                           repeat, but then,

E|------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|--------------------------------12-----------12-------------------------------|
A|--------------------------------10-----12----10----9--------------------------|
E|---------------------------------------10----------7--------------------------|
 after rhythm choking x's, play

E|-0---0-------0-------0------0--------0---0-------0-------0-------0-----------|
B|-8-------7-------5------3---0----3---8-------7-------5-------3---0---------*-|
G|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|---------------------------------------------------------------------------*-|
E|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------|
 chorus  (Geoff Tate broke my windows!!!)

E|---------------------------------------------------------14--15--17-----------|
B|----------------------15-----------------------14-15-17-----------------------|
G|-14b16--16r--14-12-14----14b16-----14--16--17---------------------------------|
D|------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
 Guitar Solo

E|-17b19--19------17-15-14-15-14-15-17-15-14-15-17-15-14------------------------|
B|--------------------------------------------------------17--15--13------------|
G|--------------------------------------------------------------------16-14-12--|
D|------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|------------------------------------------------------------------------------|

E|------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|-11-----------11-12-11v--------------9b11--r9--9--7--9--7-6-7-6------6--------|
D|-----9h10h12--------------9h10h12---------------------------------9-----9--7--|
A|------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|------------------------------------------------------------------------------|

E|---------------------------------------------------------------12--14---15----|
B|------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|----------------------------------------222--444--555-777-777--9---11---12----|
D|-5--4--5--2--4-0-2-4v----222--444--555----------------------------------------|
A|------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|------------------------------------------------------------------------------|

E|-17---19----------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|----------------------------------------------------------------------------1-|
G|-14---16----------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
          the delay pedal he's got on then repeats the last notes.

E|----------0------0---------------0---------------0----0--0--------------------|
B|-10-h-12-----12---------10-h-12----12--10--8--7--3-/--5--5--------------------|
G|------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
 This part played after the infamous speech, "Religion and sex are power..."

E|----------0------0------0----------0------------0---------------0/--0---0-----|
B|-10-h-12-----12-----12-----15--12--17--15--12--10--8--7------3--3---5---5-----|
G|------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
 This part played after "While we pay for wars in South America"

E|----0/--0---0-------0----0--0---0---0--0--0--0-0--0---0-0---------------------|
B|-3--3---5---5-------3/---5--5---3-/-5--5--3-/5-5--3/--5-5---------------------|
G|------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
                    now faster, as the palm muted E sneaks up

E|------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|-12------10------8-------7-------3--------3-------3---------------------------|
D|-0-------0-------0-------0-------0--------0-------0---------------------------|
A|------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
 conclusion

h  - hammer on
p  - pull off
* - trill
b  - bend (use tremolo bar for downbend)
r  - release bend
/  - slide up
\  - slide down
v  - vibrato
t  - tap (with strumming hand)
x  - fret-hand muting
^ -  natural harmonics
ph- artificial (pinch) harmonics
PM palm mute
E|-\----------/-----------------------------|
Lines going diagonally up and down   --\--------/-------------|
These mean whammy bar                     --\------/----------|
          -                                    --\----/-------|
\ - bar down
/- bar up
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