It Never Goes Away
Key:
/ = slide up
\ = slide down
b = bend (whole step)
b^ = bend (1/2 step)
b^^ = bend (1 1/2 steps)
pb = pre-bend
r = release-bend
r^ = release-bend half-step
t^ = tap with righthand finger
h = hammer-on
p = pull-off
~ = Vibrato
* = Natural Harmonic
#(#) = Trill
** = Artificial Harmonic
x = Dead notes (no pitch)
P.M. = Palm mute (- -> underneath indicates which notes)
(\) = Dive w\bar
(/) = Release w\bar
Tp = Tap w\plectrum
Rhythm fig. 1a
Eb|---------------------------------------------------------------|
Bb|---------------------------------------------------------------|
Gb|---------7-----------------------------------------------------|
Db|-------7---7-6-------------------------------------------------|
Ab|---------------------------------------------------------------|
Db|--0------------------------------------------------------------|
Let ring
Rhythm fig. 1b
Eb|---------------------------------------------------------------|
Bb|---------------------------------------------------------------|
Gb|---------------------------------------------------------------|
Db|------/7---6---------------------------------------------------|
Ab|---------------------------------------------------------------|
Db|--0---/7---6---------------------------------------------------|
Rhythm fig. 2a
Eb|---------------------------------------------------------------|
Bb|---------------------------------------------------------------|
Gb|---------7------------------------7----------------------------|
Db|-------7---7-6------------------7---7-6------------------------|
Ab|---------------------3-5---------------------------------------|
Db|--0------------------3-5---0-----------------------------------|
Let ring P.M. Let ring
Rhythm fig. 2b
Eb|---------------------------------------------------------------|
Bb|---------------------------------------------------------------|
Gb|---------------------------------------------------------------|
Db|------/7---6-----------------/7---6----------------------------|
Ab|-------------------3-5-----------------------------------------|
Db|--0---/7---6-------3-5---0---/7---6----------------------------|
P.M.
Rhythm fig. 3a
Eb|---------------------------------------------------------------|
Bb|---------------------------------------------------------------|
Gb|---------------------------------------------------------------|
Db|---------------------------------------------------------------|
Ab|------------3--------------------------------------------------|
Db|--3---0---------6---5----3---0---------------------------------|
Rhythm fig. 3b
Eb|---------------------------------------------------------------|
Bb|---------------------------------------------------------------|
Gb|-----------------------------------5---8\--3-------------------|
Db|---------------------------------------------------------------|
Ab|------------3----------------------3---6\--1-------------------|
Db|--3---0---------6---5----3---0---------------------------------|
Rhythm fig. 4a
Eb|---------------------------------------------------------------|
Bb|---------------------------------------------------------------|
Gb|--------5---3-----------5---------------5---3------------------|
Db|--------5---3-----------5---1-----------5---3-----3---5----1---|
Ab|--0-----3---1-----0-----3---1-----0-----3---1-----3---5----1---|
Db|--0---------------0---------1-----0---------------3---5----1---|
Rhythm fig. 4b
Eb|---------------------------------------------------------------|
Bb|-----5h6p5----------------5h6p5----------------5h6p5-----------|
Gb|-----------7---5--3-------------7---5----------------7---5---3-|
Db|---------------5--3-----------------5--1-----------------5---3-|
Ab|---------------3--1-----------------3--1-----------------3---1-|
Db|--0--------------------0---------------1----0------------------|
Eb|---------------------------------------------------------------|
Bb|---------------------------------------------------------------|
Gb|---------------------------------------------------------------|
Db|--3---5-----1--------------------------------------------------|
Ab|--3---5-----1--------------------------------------------------|
Db|--3---5-----1--------------------------------------------------|
Rhythm fig. 5
Eb|---------------------------------------------------------------|
Bb|---------------------------------------------------------------|
Gb|---------------0-----------------------------------------------|
Db|--0h1p0--------------------------------------------------------|
Ab|--------0h1h3----3p1p0-----------------------------------------|
Db|---------------------------------------------------------------|
Rhythm fig. 6a
Eb|-----------------------------------------------------0---------|
Bb|-------------------------------------------------------3-------|
Gb|---------------------------------------------------------2-----|
Db|-------7---6b^6r-----------------7---6b^6r-----------------0---|
Ab|-------------------------------------------------------------0-|
Db|--0-------------------------0----------------------------------|
Continue bending Rake
and releasing
Rhythm fig. 6b
Eb|---------------------------------------------------------------|
Bb|---------------------------------------------------------------|
Gb|---------------------------------------------------------------|
Db|---------------------------------------------------------------|
Ab|---------------------------------------------------------------|
Db|--0----7---6b^6r---------0----7---6b^6r------6b^/--10b^10r-----|
Continue bending
and releasing
Rhythm fig. 7 (solo)
Eb|-------0---0--0-0-----0-----0-0-----------0---0--0-0-----0-----0-------|
Bb|------/10--8--6-5b^5r-5b^5r-5-5\3--------/10--8--6-5b^5r-5b^5r-5-------|
Gb|-------------------------------------2---------------------------------|
Db|-----------------------------------------------------------------------|
Ab|-----------------------------------------------------------------------|
Db|--0--------------------------------------------------------------------|
Eb|--0--0-0-----0-0-0-----0-------------------------------------/13-12----|
Bb|-/10-8-6h8p6-6-5-3h5p3-3-1-------0----------------------------------10-|
Gb|---------------------------2h4p2-0----------/5-4----/10-9----/10-9-----|
Db|-----------------------------------------x-x-----x-x------x-x----------|
Ab|-----------------------------------------x-x/3-2-x-x/8--7-x-x----------|
Db|------------------------------------0-3~-------------------------------|
Rhythm fig. 8a
Eb|--10-----------------------------------------------------------|
Bb|--13b------------3-----------------3-----------3----------3----|
Gb|--------------2-----2-----------0-----0--------0-------2----2--|
Db|-----------0----------0------0-----------0-----------0--------0|
Ab|---------------------------------------------------------------|
Db|--------------------------3-----------------5-----0------------|
Eb|---------------------------------------------------------------|
Bb|----------3---------------3------------------------------------|
Gb|-------2-----2------------0---------5---8\--3/--8\--3/-8\------|
Db|----0-----------0------0---------------------------------------|
Ab|--------------------------------12\-3---6\--1/--6\--1/-6\------|
Db|-2------------------3-----------12\----------------------------|
Rhythm fig. 8b
Eb|--10-----------8----10-----8p-7--------------------------------|
Bb|--13b------10--------------8-----------------------------------|
Gb|-----------9----------------------7------5---8\--3/--8\--3/-8\-|
Db|---------------------------------------------------------------|
Ab|-------------------------------------12\-3---6\--1/--6\--1/-6\-|
Db|-------------------------------------12\-----------------------|
Riff 1
Eb|---------------------------------------------------------------|
Bb|---------------------------------------------------------------|
Gb|---------------------------------------------------------------|
Db|---------------------------------------------------------------|
Ab|-----------5p3-x-5(3)------------------------------------------|
Db|---------------------------------------------------------------|
Riff 2
Eb|---------------------------------------------------------------|
Bb|---------------------------------------------------------------|
Gb|----------/7------9----11------12--14--17--19------------------|
Db|---------------------------------------------------------------|
Ab|--0------------------------------------------------------------|
Db|--0------------------------------------------------------------|
tremolo pick - - - - - - - - ->
IT NEVER GOES AWAY
Stanley, Kulick, Cuomo
Intro: Alternate Rhy. fig 1a & 1b, panning in the stereo field
Rhy. fig 2a & 2b
Want it
You can have it
Come and take it
I don't need it
Power and possessions
Never quiet your obsessions
Rhy. fig 3a with Riff 1
Outside, we search for something
Rhy. fig 3a
Inside, we still have nothing
Rhy. fig 2a & 2b
People deep in trouble
Let their money run for double
Rhy. fig 3a with Fill 1
Outside, they search for something
Rhy. fig 3b
Inside, they still have nothing
It never ends
Rhy. fig 4a & 4b
There's nothing I can do
There's nothing I can say
And even if I could
And even if I would
It never goes away
Rhy. fig 5
Rhy. fig 2a & 2b
Heartless rich and greedy
Watch the churches rape the needy
Rhy. fig 3a
While we pray for salvation
Rhy. fig 3b
Preachers yield to temptation
It never ends
Rhy. fig 4a & 4b
There's nothing I can do
There's nothing I can say
And even if I could
And even if I would
It never goes away
Rhy. fig 4a & 4b
There's nothing I can do
There's nothing I can say
And even if I could
And even if I would
It never goes away
Rhy. fig 5
Rhy. fig 6a & 6b
Rhy. fig 7
Rhy. fig 8a & 8b
Blinded believers and doomsday deceivers
Are driving you out of your head
Look in the mirror, the answer is near
Though your sanity hangs by a thread
Rhy. fig 4a & 4b
There's nothing I can do
There's nothing I can say
And even I could
And even I would
It never goes away
Rhy. fig 4a & 4b
There's nothing I can do
There's nothing I can say
And even if I could
And even if I would
It never goes away
Rhy. fig 5
Riff 2