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by Oh Sleeper


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                          Vices Like Vipers - oh, Sleeper
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I added in the names of the two Oh, Sleeper guitarists
 if you're particular about who plays what or you have 
two guitarists.

Guitar 1 - James Erwin
Guitar 2 - Shane Blay

Tuning: CGCFAD (drop c)

Intro (clean with overdrive)
Guitar 1 - James
d|------------------------------------|
A|------------------------------------|
F|-----7~---7s3~----3~------3~-----3~-|
C|---0----0------0----0-0-0--0-0-0----|x1
G|--0-0--0------0-0--0-0-0--0-0-0-----|
C|------------------------------------|

d|----------------------------------|
A|----------------------------------|
F|--------7~------3~------3~-----3~-|
C|---0-0-0---0-0-0---0-0-0--0-0-0---|x2
G|--0-0-0---0-0-0---0-0-0--0-0-0----|
C|----------------------------------|

d|------------------------|
A|------------------------|
F|--------7~------3~----9-|
C|---0-0-0---0-0-0---0--x-|x1
G|--0-0-0---0-0-0---0-0-8-|
C|------------------------|

Pre Verse
Guitar 1 - James
d|--------------------------|
A|--------------------------|
F|--------------------------|
C|-0-------8------8---------|x4 (x2 with Shane then x2 with sweeps)
G|-0-(x8)--8-(x8)-7-(x16)---|
C|-0-------8------7---------|

Guitar 2 - Shane
d|--------------------------|
A|--------------------------|
F|---------10------10-------|
C|-0--------8-(x8)--7-(x16)-|x2
G|-0-(x8)---8-------8-------|
C|-0--------8-------7-------|

d|-----------5-10p5---------|
A|---------6--------6-------|
F|-------7------------7-----|
C|-----7----------------7---|(x2)
G|-5h8--------------------8-|
C|--------------------------|

d|-----------3s5-9p5s3---------|
A|---------5-----------5-------|
F|-------6---------------6-----|
C|-----7-------------------7---|(x2)
G|---4-------------------------|
C|-----------------------------|

d|------------18-22p18----------|
A|----------19--------19--------|
F|--------20------------20------|
C|------20----------------20----|(x2)
G|-17h21--------------------21--|
C|------------------------------|

d|---------15h17h21p17p15----------|
A|-------17--------------17--------|
F|-----18------------------18------|
C|---19----------------------19----|(x1)
G|-16------------------------------|
C|---------------------------------|

d|---------15h17h21p17p15--------------|
A|-------17--------------17------------|
F|-----18------------------18----19\\--|
C|---19----------------------19--------|(x1)
G|-16--------------------------16------|
C|-------------------------------------|

Verse
Guitar 1 - James (Ending varies)
d|----------------12-12-----------------------------------------------|
A|-----------------x--x---------------------------10-10-10-10-10------|
F|----------------10-10-----------------------------------------------|
C|-2---2/7-3p0----------------------------7p0------8--8--8--8--8---0--|x4
G|---------------------------5-0h3h5s8-----------------------------0--|
C|---0---------0-------0h2s3-----------7p0-----0-----------------0-0--|
     .         .                               .                 .

And Shane comes in at the 7/10 the first time and then follows the above:

Guitar 2 - Shane
d|-------------------------------------------------------|
A|--7--7----------------------------10-10-10-10-10-------|
F|-10-10-------------------------------------------------|
C|--------------------------7p0------8--8--8--8--8---0---|
G|-------------5-0h3h5s8-----------------------------0---|
C|-------0h2s3-----------7p0-----0-----------------0-0---|
                                 .                 .
  
Ending 2 – Second time the riff is played this is the ending
Guitar 1 - James
d|-----------------------------------------------|
A|--10-10-10-xx-10-xx-10-10-10-10-xx-10-10-10----|
F|-----------xx----xx-------------xx-------------|
C|---8--8--8-xx--8-xx--8--8--8--8-xx--8--8--8----|
G|-----------------------------------------------|
C|--------------------------------------------9\\|

Guitar 2 - Shane
d|----------------------------------------------|
A|----------------------------------------------|
F|----------------------------------------------|
C|----------------------------------------------|
G|---12-12-12-xx-12-xx-12-12-12-12 xx-12-12-12--|
C|----8--8--8-xx--8-xx--8--8--8--8-xx--8--8--8--|

Ending 4 – Fourth time the riff is played
Guitar 1 - James
d|-----------------------------------|
A|-----------------------------------|
F|-----------------------------------|
C|-----------------------------------|
G|----8-8-8-xx-8-xx-8-8-8-8-xx-8-8-8-|
C|----8-8-8-xx-8-xx-8-8-8-8-xx-8-8-8-|

d|---------------------------------------|
A|---------------------------------------|
F|---------------------------------------|
C|---------------------------------------|
G|----7-7-7-xx-7-xx-7-7-7-7-xx-7-7-7-----|
C|----7-7-7-xx-7-xx-7-7-7-7-xx-7-7-7-12\\|

Guitar 2 - Shane
d|---------------------------------------------|
A|---------------------------------------------|
F|---------------------------------------------|
C|---------------------------------------------|
G|---12-12-12-xx-12-xx-12-12-12-12 xx-12-12-12-|
C|----8--8--8-xx--8-xx--8--8--8--8-xx-8--8---8-|

d|--------------------------------------------------|
A|--------------------------------------------------|
F|--------------------------------------------------|
C|--------------------------------------------------|
G|---10-10-10-xx-10-xx-10-10-10-10-xx-10-10-10------|
C|----8--8--8-xx--8-xx--8--8--8--8-xx--8--8--8-12\\-|

Chorus
Shane & James
d|----------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|----------------------------------------------------------------------|
F|----------------------------------------------------------------------|
C|----------------------------------------------------------------------|x4
G|-------5-5-5-------------3-3---------12-12-12----------12-12-12-------|
C|-0-0-0-------3-3-3-5-5-5-----5-5-8-8----------8-8-8-8-----------8-8-8-|

d|------------------------------------|
A|------------------------------------|
F|------------------------------------|
C|------------------------------------|
G|-----10-10-10-----------8-8-----7-7-|
C|-7-7----------7-7-7-5-5-----3-3-----|

Verse 2
Guitar 1 - James
d|--------------------------------------------------|
A|--------------------------------------------------|
F|--------------------------------------------------|
C|--------------------------------------------------|x2
G|-0-0------------00000000-0--------0------33332222-|
C|-0-0------------00000000-0--------0------33332222-|
                  ........                 ........
Guitar 2 - Shane
d|--------------------------------------------------|
A|--------------------------------------------------|
F|--------------------------------------------------|
C|--------------------------------------------------|x1
G|-0-0------------00000000-0--------0------33332222-|
C|-0-0------------00000000-0--------0------33332222-|
                  ........                 ........
d|-------------------------------------------------------------|
A|-------------------------------------------------------------|
F|-------------------------------------------------------------|
C|-3----2----7----5--------------3----2----7----5--------------|x1
G|----------------------00000000----------------------33333333-|
C|--5-0--3-0--8-0--7-0--00000000--5-0--3-0--8-0--7-0--33333333-|
      .    .    .    .  ........    .    .    .    .  ........
Both Guitars
d|--------------------------------|
A|--------------------------------|
F|--------------------------------|
C|-3----2----7----5---------------|x4
G|---------------------------5p0--|
C|--5-0--3-0--8-0--7-0--0h2s3-----|
      .    .    .    .

Verse
Guitar 1 - James (Ending varies)
d|----------------12-12-----------------------------------------------|
A|-----------------x--x---------------------------10-10-10-10-10------|
F|----------------10-10-----------------------------------------------|
C|-2---2/7-3p0----------------------------7p0------8--8--8--8--8---0--|x2
G|---------------------------5-0h3h5s8-----------------------------0--|
C|---0---------0-------0h2s3-----------7p0-----0-----------------0-0--|
     .         .                               .                 .

And again Shane comes in at the 7/10 the first time and then 
follows the above:

Guitar 2 - Shane
d|-------------------------------------------------------|
A|--7--7----------------------------10-10-10-10-10-------|
F|-10-10-------------------------------------------------|
C|--------------------------7p0------8--8--8--8--8---0---|
G|-------------5-0h3h5s8-----------------------------0---|
C|-------0h2s3-----------7p0-----0-----------------0-0---|
                                 .                 .

Ending 2 – played the second time at the end of the riff
Guitar 1 - James
d|-----------------8------9-------|
A|-----------------x-(x4)-x-(x4)--|
F|-----------------5------6-------|
C|--------------------------------|
G|--8(x8)7(x8)8(x7)---------------|
C|--8----7----8-------------------|

Guitar 2 - Shane
d|-------------------------------------|
A|-------------------------------------|
F|-------------------------------------|
C|-------------------------------------|
G|---12-(x8)-10(x8)-12(x8)-10(x4)-8(x4)|
C|----8-------8------8------8-----5----|

Bridge
Guitar 1 - James
d|--10------17------17----------|
A|---x-(x8)--x-(x8)--x--(x16)---|
F|---7------14------14b15-------|
C|------------------------------|x2
G|------------------------------|
C|------------------------------|

Guitar 2 - Shane
d|------------------------------|
A|------------------------------|
F|------------------------------|
C|--0--------8--------7---------|x2
G|--0-(x8)---8-(x8)---7-(x16)---|
C|--0--------8--------7---------|

Both guitars
d|---------------|
A|---------------|
F|---------------|
C|-0--0----------|x2
G|-0--0--5-5br~--|
C|-0--0----------|

Interlude pt1
Both guitars
d|---------------|
A|---------------|
F|--7-7/14-14~---|
C|---------------|x4
G|--5-5/12-12~---|
C|---------------|

Interlude pt2
Both guitars
d|--------------------------------|
A|--------------------------------|
F|--7-7-7-7-7--7-7-7-7-7--7-7-xx--|
C|--x-x-x-x-x--x-x-x-x-x--x-x-xx--|x1
G|--5-5-5-5-5--5-5-5-5-5--5-5-xx--|
C|----------------------------xx--|

d|------------------------------|
A|------------------------------|
F|--7-7-7-7-7--7-7-7-7-7--7-7---|
C|--x-x-x-x-x--x-x-x-x-x--x-x---|x1
G|--5-5-5-5-5--5-5-5-5-5--5-5---|
C|------------------------------|

Interlude pt3
Guitar 1 - James
d|--------------------------------------|
A|--------------------------------------|
F|--------------------------------------|
C|------------------------------------0-|x1
G|------------------------------------0-|
C|------------------------------------0-|

Guitar 2 - Shane
d|--------------------------------------|
A|-10-10-10-------8-8-8-----------------|
F|--------------------------------------|
C|----------8(x13)------7(x9)-----------|x2
G|-----------------------------8-8-8-8--|
C|--------------------------------------|

Now second time around guitar 2 does an artificial harmonic
across the 2nd fret, but the guitarist strikes it between his
finger and the nut.

Chorus
Both guitars
d|----------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|----------------------------------------------------------------------|
F|----------------------------------------------------------------------|
C|----------------------------------------------------------------------|x2
G|-------5-5-5-------------3-3---------12-12-12----------12-12-12-------|
C|-0-0-0-------3-3-3-5-5-5-----5-5-8-8----------8-8-8-8-----------8-8-8-|

Guitar 1 - James
d|-------------------------|
A|-------------------------|
F|-------------------------|
C|----------------8--------|
G|----5-----3-----8(x16)---|
C|--0---3-5---5---8--------|

Guitar 2 - Shane
d|-------------------------|
A|-------------------------|
F|-------------------------|
C|-------------------------|
G|----5-----3----12(x16)---|
C|--0---3-5---5---8--------|

Pre outro breakdown
Guitar 1 - James
d|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
F|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
C|----------------------------------8------7------8------7-----5-----3-----|x1
G|--------5-5-5-------------3-3-----8(x16)-7(x16)-8(x16)-7(x8)-5(x4)-3(x4)-|
C|--0-0-0-------3-3-3-5-5-5-----5-5-8------7------8------7-----5-----3-----|

Guitar 2 Shane
d|-------------------------------------|
A|-------------------------------------|
F|-------------------------------------|
C|-------------------------------------|x1
G|--------5-5-5-------------3-3--------|
C|--0-0-0-------3-3-3-5-5-5-----5-5----|

d|-----------5-10p5---------|
A|---------6--------6-------|
F|-------7------------7-----|
C|-----7----------------7---|(x2)
G|-5h8--------------------8-|
C|--------------------------|

d|-----------3s5-9p5s3---------|
A|---------5-----------5-------|
F|-------6---------------6-----|
C|-----7-------------------7---|(x2)
G|---4-------------------------|
C|-----------------------------|

d|------------18-22p18----------|
A|----------19--------19--------|
F|--------20------------20------|
C|------20----------------20----|(x2)
G|-17h21--------------------21--|
C|------------------------------|


d|---------15h17h21p17p15----------|
A|-------17--------------17--------|
F|-----18------------------18------|
C|---19----------------------19----|(x1)
G|-16------------------------------|
C|---------------------------------|

d|---------15h17h21p17p15---------|
A|-------17--------------17-------|
F|-----18------------------18-----|
C|---19----------------------19---|(x1)
G|-16--------------------------16-|
C|--------------------------------|

Unbelievably RAD ultimate breakdown (outro)
Guitar 1 - James
d|---------------------------------|
A|---------------------------------|
F|---------------------------------|
C|-0-0-----------0---0-------------|x2
G|-0-0-----------0---0--33332222---|
C|-0-0-----------0---0--33332222---|
                        ........
d|------------------------------------|
A|------------------------------------|
F|------------------------------------|
C|-0-0---------------0---0------------|x1
G|-0-0------00000000-0---0--33332222--|
C|-0-0------00000000-0---0--33332222--|
            ........        ........

d|------------------------------------|
A|------------------------------------|
F|------------------------------------|
C|-0-0-----------0---0-----------0-0--|x1
G|-0-0-----------0---0--33332222-0-0--|
C|-0-0-----------0---0--33332222-0-0--|
                        ........
Guitar 2 - Shane                       
(pt 1)
d|--------10-----------12s17----10------------10------------------------|
A|----------------------------------------------------------------10----|
F|---3s7----8-----5h7s9-----15s7---7----3s7-------8------------------0--|
C|---------------0-----------------------------------------------7--6---|
G|----------------------------------------------------------------------|
C|-0-----0-----0----------------------0------0-------0-0-3-10p8p7-------|
   .     .     .                      .      .       . .
(pt 2)
d|--------10------------12s17----10------------10-------------------------|
A|------------------------------------------------------------------------|
F|---3s7----8-----5h7s9------15s7---7----3s7-----8------------------------|
C|---------------0--------------------------------------------------------|
G|---------------------------------------------------------------33333333-|
C|-0-----0-----0-----------------------0-----0------0-0-3-10p8p7-33333333-|
   .     .     .                       .     .      . .          ........
(Pt 3)
d|--------10-----------12s17----10------------10------------------------|
A|----------------------------------------------------------------10----|
F|---3s7----8-----5h7s9-----15s7---7----3s7-------8------------------0--|
C|---------------0-----------------------------------------------7--6---|
G|----------------------------------------------------------------------|
C|-0-----0-----0----------------------0------0-------0-0-3-10p8p7-------|
   .     .     .                      .      .       . .
(Pt 4)
d|--------10------------12s17----10------------10-------------12s22--22p17-15------------|
A|---------------------------------------------------------------------------17----------|
F|---3s7----8-----5h7s9------15s7---7----3s7------8-----5h7s9------------------18--------|
C|---------------0---------------------------------------------------------------19---0-0|
G|---------------------------------------------------------------------------------20-0-0|
C|-0-----0-----0-----------------------0-----0------0-0-------------------------------0-0|
   .     .     .                       .     .      . .


| /  slide up
| \  slide down
| \\ slide all the way down
| h  hammer-on
| p  pull-off
| s  slide
| ~  sustained note/vibrato
| *  harmonic
| .  Mute note
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