Hip Today by Extreme From the album: "Waiting for the Punchline" 82 BPM Tune Guitar down 1/2 step Intro Rhy. 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This is virtually the same as verse 1 except for right after Gary sings "Hip today..." where Nuno plays a 32nd note line... ---------------------------I---------------------------------------------- -------------------I ---------------------------I---------------------------------------------- -------------------I ---------------------------I---------------------------------------------- -------------------I ------4--6--7--6--4----I6----4--5---4------------------------------------- ------------I --4--6-----------------6-I---6------6---6--5--4-----------4--------------- ------------I ---------------------------I--------------------------6--5--6-----6--5--4- -2--5--6--0I Then the Pre-Chorus again...then Chorus then to the bridge...this part is played in 7/8 time and starts with bass for 2 bars... Bridge ---------------------------------------I---------------------------------- ---------I ---------------------------------------I------------------------9--9---7-- 7--7--I ---------------------------------------I------------------------8--8---6-- 6--6--I --------4--3--------------6--3------I-------------4--3------6--6---4--4--4 --I -6--6----------4--6---6---------4--I-6--6--6-----------6------------------ ---I ---------------------------------------I---------------------------------- ----------I Solo then...Bridge section then pre-chorus then chorus section... then rhy fig 1 3 times then... ------------------------------------------------------------I-----II --------------------------------------------------11---9--I--8--II --------------------------------------------------11---9--I--8--II --------------------------------------------------11---9--I--8--II -----------4-----------------4--6--4------------9---7---I--6--II --4--6--7-----7--6--4--6--7-----------7--6--9---7--I--6--II I'll try to post the solo soon! ************************************************************************** ***************************** 8 good reasons not to practice on guitar...1) There 2) Is 3) No 4)Good 5) Reason 6)Not 7) To 8) Practice