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Man Behind The Curtain Tab

by Valient Thorr


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                   MAN BEHIND THE CURTAIN - Valient Thorr
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STANDARD TUNING (eBGDAE)

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Guitar 1
|------------------------|----------------|
|------------------------|----------------|
|-7p5-5~--7p5-5~--7p5----|----------------|
|----7-------7-------7x--|7~-4~-5~-5~-6-6-|
|------------------------|7~-4~-5~-5~-6-6-|
|------------------------|5~-2~-3~-3~-4-4-|
 Repeat 3 Times

Guitar 2
|--------------------------|-------------------|
|10p8-8~--10p8-8~--10p8----|-------------------|
|----9--------9--------9x--|-------------------|
|--------------------------|7~-4~-5~-5~-6-6-7x-|
|--------------------------|7~-4~-5~-5~-6-6-7x-|
|--------------------------|5~-2~-3~-3~-4-4-5x-|
 Play after second time

Bass
|----------------|
|----------------|
|0~--------------|
|---2~-3~-3~-4-4-|
 Play after first riff

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Guitar 1
|------------------------------|----------------|
|------------------------------|----------------|
|7p5p0-7p5p0-7p5p0-7p5p0-7p5---|----------------|
|---------------------------7--|7~-4~-5~-5~-6-6-|
|------------------------------|7~-4~-5~-5~-6-6-|
|------------------------------|5~-2~-3~-3~-4-4-|
 Repeat 3 Times

|------------------------------|-------------------|
|------------------------------|-------------------|
|7p5p0-7p5p0-7p5p0-7p5p0-7p5---|-------------------|
|---------------------------7--|7~-4~-5~-5~-6-6-7x-|
|------------------------------|7~-4~-5~-5~-6-6-7x-|
|------------------------------|5~-2~-3~-3~-4-4-5x-|
 Repeat 3 Times

Guitar 2
|----------------|-----------------------------------|-------------------|
|----------------|10p8p0-10p8p0-10p8p0-10p8p0-10p8---|-------------------|
|2~--------------|--------------------------------9--|-------------------|
|2~-4~-5~-5~-6-6-|-----------------------------------|7~-4~-5~-5~-6-6-7x-|
|0~-4~-5~-5~-6-6-|-----------------------------------|7~-4~-5~-5~-6-6-7x-|
|---2~-3~-3~-4-4-|-----------------------------------|5~-2~-3~-3~-4-4-5x-|
 After Riff 1

Bass
|-------------------------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------------------------|
|0--0--0--0-0-0-0--0--0--0-0-0-0--0--0--0-0-0-0~--------------|
|------------------------------------------------2~-3~-3~-4-4-|

|----------------------------------------------------------------|
|----------------------------------------------------------------|
|0--0--0--0-0-0-0--0--0--0-0-0-0--0--0--0-0-0-0~-----------------|
|------------------------------------------------2~-3~-3~-4-4-5x-|

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Both Guitars
|---------------------------|------------------------|
|---------------------------|------------------------|
|---------------------------|------------------------|
|--------7~-4~-5~-5~-6-6-7x-|--------7~-4~-5~-5~-6-6-|
|--------7~-4~-5~-5~-6-6-7x-|--------7~-4~-5~-5~-6-6-|
|--------5~-2~-3~-3~-4-4-5x-|--------5~-2~-3~-3~-4-4-|
 Repeat 3 Times

Bass
|---------------------------|------------------------|
|---------------------------|------------------------|
|--------0~-----------------|--------0~--------------|
|-----------2~-3~-3~-4-4-5x-|-----------2~-3~-3~-4-4-|
 Repeat 3 Times

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Guitar 1
|----------------------------------------------------------------------|
|----------------------------------------------------------------------|
|7--7--7--7-7-7-7--7--7--7-7-7x------------------------------7p5----5~-|
|7--7--7--7-7-7-7--7--7--7-7-7x---------7p5---------------------5h7----|
|5--5--5--5-5-5-5--5--5--5-5-5x------------7p5-------------------------|
|-----------------------------------------------7p5--------------------|
 Repeat 2 Times

|-------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------|
|------------------------7--7--7------|
|2--2--2--2-2-2-5--5--5--7--7--7--7x--|
|2--2--2--2-2-2-5--5--5--5--5--5--7x--|
|0--0--0--0-0-0-3--3--3-----------5x--|

Guitar 2
|------------------------------------------------------------|
|------------------------------------------------------------|
|7--7--7--7-7-7-7--7--7--7-7-7-------------------------------|
|7--7--7--7-7-7-7--7--7--7-7-7-7--7--7--7-7-7-7--7--7--7-7-7-|
|5--5--5--5-5-5-5--5--5--5-5-5-7--7--7--7-7-7-7--7--7--7-7-7-|
|------------------------------5--5--5--5-5-5-5--5--5--5-5-5-|
 Repeat 2 Times

|-------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------|
|------------------------7--7--7------|
|2--2--2--2-2-2-5--5--5--7--7--7--7x--|
|2--2--2--2-2-2-5--5--5--5--5--5--7x--|
|0--0--0--0-0-0-3--3--3-----------5x--|

Bass
|-----------------------------------------------------------|
|-----------------------------------------------------------|
|5--5--5--5-5-5-5--5--5-5-5-5-0--0--0--0-0-0-0--0--0--0-0-0-|
|-----------------------------------------------------------|
 Repeat 2 Times

|-------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------|
|------------------------5--5--5--0x--|
|0--0--0--0-0-0-3--3--3---------------|

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Guitar 1
|----------------------------------|
|----------------------------------|
|-------------------------7p5------|
|7~-------7~-------7----------5-7--|
|7~-------7~-------7---------------|
|5~--3p0x-5~--3p0x-5---------------|

|--------------------------------------|
|--------------------------------------|
|-----------------------------7p5------|
|7x--7~-------7~-------7----------5-7--|
|7x--7~-------7~-------7---------------|
|5x--5~--3p0x-5~--3p0x-5---------------|

|-----------------------------------------|
|-----------------------------------------|
|--------------------------7p5p0~--7p5p0~-|
|7x--7~-------7~-------7x-----------------|
|7x--7~-------7~-------7x-----------------|
|5x--5~--3p0x-5~--3p0x-5x-----------------|

|-----------------------------|
|-----------------------------|
|-----------------------------|
|7~-------7---7~-4~-5~-5~-6-6-|
|7~-------7---7~-4~-5~-5~-6-6-|
|5~--3p0x-5---5~-2~-3~-3~-4-4-|

Guitar 2
|-------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------|
|7~-------7~-------7x-----------------|
|7~-------7~-------7x-----------------|
|5~--3p0x-5~--3p0x-5x-----------------|

|-----------------------------------------|
|-----------------------------------------|
|-----------------------------------------|
|7x--7~-------7~-------7x-----------------|
|7x--7~-------7~-------7x-----------------|
|5x--5~--3p0x-5~--3p0x-5x-----------------|
 Repeat 2 Times

|-----------------------------|
|-----------------------------|
|-----------------------------|
|7~-------7---7~-4~-5~-5~-6-6-|
|7~-------7---7~-4~-5~-5~-6-6-|
|5~--3p0x-5---5~-2~-3~-3~-4-4-|

Bass
|------------------------------------|
|------------------------------------|
|0~-------0~------0x-----------------|
|----3p0x-----3p0--------------------|

|----------------------------------------|
|----------------------------------------|
|0x--0~-------0~------0x-----------------|
|--------3p0x-----3p0--------------------|

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Guitar 1
|------------------------------|----------------|
|------------------------------|----------------|
|7p5p0-7p5p0-7p5p0-7p5p0-7p5---|----------------|
|---------------------------7--|7~-4~-5~-5~-6-6-|
|------------------------------|7~-4~-5~-5~-6-6-|
|------------------------------|5~-2~-3~-3~-4-4-|
 Repeat 3 Times

|------------------------------|-------------------|
|------------------------------|-------------------|
|7p5p0-7p5p0-7p5p0-7p5p0-7p5---|-------------------|
|---------------------------7--|7~-4~-5~-5~-6-6-7x-|
|------------------------------|7~-4~-5~-5~-6-6-7x-|
|------------------------------|5~-2~-3~-3~-4-4-5x-|
 Repeat 3 Times

Guitar 2
|-----------------------------------|----------------|
|10p8p0-10p8p0-10p8p0-10p8p0-10p8---|----------------|
|--------------------------------9--|----------------|
|-----------------------------------|7~-4~-5~-5~-6-6-|
|-----------------------------------|7~-4~-5~-5~-6-6-|
|-----------------------------------|5~-2~-3~-3~-4-4-|
 Play after second time

|-----------------------------------|-------------------|
|10p8p0-10p8p0-10p8p0-10p8p0-10p8---|-------------------|
|--------------------------------9--|-------------------|
|-----------------------------------|7~-4~-5~-5~-6-6-7x-|
|-----------------------------------|7~-4~-5~-5~-6-6-7x-|
|-----------------------------------|5~-2~-3~-3~-4-4-5x-|
 Repeat 3 Times

Bass
|-------------------------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------------------------|
|0--0--0--0-0-0-0--0--0--0-0-0-0--0--0--0-0-0-0~--------------|
|------------------------------------------------2~-3~-3~-4-4-|

|----------------------------------------------------------------|
|----------------------------------------------------------------|
|0--0--0--0-0-0-0--0--0--0-0-0-0--0--0--0-0-0-0~-----------------|
|------------------------------------------------2~-3~-3~-4-4-5x-|

____________________


Both Guitars
|-------------------------|----------------|
|-------------------------|----------------|
|-------------------------|----------------|
|7~-4~-5~-5~-6-6-7x-------|7~-4~-5~-5~-6-6-|
|7~-4~-5~-5~-6-6-7x-------|7~-4~-5~-5~-6-6-|
|5~-2~-3~-3~-4-4-5x-------|5~-2~-3~-3~-4-4-|
 Repeat 3 Times

Bass
|---------------------------|------------------------|
|---------------------------|------------------------|
|--------0~-----------------|--------0~--------------|
|-----------2~-3~-3~-4-4-5x-|-----------2~-3~-3~-4-4-|
 Repeat 3 Times

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Guitar 1
|----------------------------------------------------------------------|
|----------------------------------------------------------------------|
|7--7--7--7-7-7-7--7--7--7-7-7x------------------------------7p5----5~-|
|7--7--7--7-7-7-7--7--7--7-7-7x---------7p5---------------------5h7----|
|5--5--5--5-5-5-5--5--5--5-5-5x------------7p5-------------------------|
|-----------------------------------------------7p5--------------------|
 Repeat 2 Times

|---------------------------------|----------------|
|---------------------------------|----------------|
|---------------------------------|----------------|
|2--2--2--2-2-2-5--5--5--5--5--5--|7~-4~-5~-5~-6-6-|
|2--2--2--2-2-2-5--5--5--5--5--5--|7~-4~-5~-5~-6-6-|
|0--0--0--0-0-0-3--3--3-----------|5~-2~-3~-3~-4-4-|
                                   Repeat 4 Times

|----------------|-------------------|
|----------------|-------------------|
|----------------|-------------------|
|7~-4~-5~-5~-6-6-|7~-4~-5~-5~-6-6-7\-|
|----------------|-------------------|
|----------------|-------------------|
  Repeat 3 Times

Guitar 2
|------------------------------------------------------------|
|------------------------------------------------------------|
|7--7--7--7-7-7-7--7--7--7-7-7-------------------------------|
|7--7--7--7-7-7-7--7--7--7-7-7-7--7--7--7-7-7-7--7--7--7-7-7-|
|5--5--5--5-5-5-5--5--5--5-5-5-7--7--7--7-7-7-7--7--7--7-7-7-|
|------------------------------5--5--5--5-5-5-5--5--5--5-5-5-|
 Repeat 2 Times

|---------------------------------|----------------|
|---------------------------------|----------------|
|---------------------------------|----------------|
|2--2--2--2-2-2-5--5--5--5--5--5--|7~-4~-5~-5~-6-6-|
|2--2--2--2-2-2-5--5--5--5--5--5--|7~-4~-5~-5~-6-6-|
|0--0--0--0-0-0-3--3--3-----------|5~-2~-3~-3~-4-4-|
                                   Repeat 8 Times

Bass
|-----------------------------------------------------------|
|-----------------------------------------------------------|
|5--5--5--5-5-5-5--5--5-5-5-5-0--0--0--0-0-0-0--0--0--0-0-0-|
|-----------------------------------------------------------|
 Repeat 2 Times

|---------------------------------|----------------|
|---------------------------------|----------------|
|------------------------5--5--5--|0~--------------|
|0--0--0--0-0-0-3--3--3-----------|---2~-3~-3~-4-4-|
                                   Repeat 8 Times

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Guitar 1
|---------------------------------------|
|-------------------8--8/10~------------|
|2~---------999~-7~---------------------|
|---------------------------------------|
|---------------------------------------|
|---------------------------------------|
 Play after thirteenth time

|------------------------15-15/17~------------|
|13~---------151515~-13~----------------------|
|---------------------------------------------|
|---------------------------------------------|
|---------------------------------------------|
|---------------------------------------------|

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Repeat riff 5 Times
|----------------------------------------------|
|--------------------------8--8/10~------------|
|12\--2~---------999~-7~-----------------------|
|----------------------------------------------|
|----------------------------------------------|
|----------------------------------------------|

|-------------------------15-15/17~------------|
|13~---------151515~-13~-----------------------|
|----------------------------------------------|
|----------------------------------------------|
|----------------------------------------------|
|----------------------------------------------|
=====================

Guitar 2
|----------------|
|----------------|
|----------------|
|----------------|
|0--0--0-0--0--0-|
|----------------|
 PM..............|
 Repeat 20 Times

|--------------------------------------|
|--------------------------------------|
|--------------------------------------|
|-------------------5--5/7~------------|
|0~---------777~-5~--------------------|
|--------------------------------------|

|-------------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------------|
|------------------------12~-12/14----------------|
|10~---------121212~-10~--------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------------|

|--------------------------------------|
|-------------------8--8/10~-----------|
|2~---------999~-7~--------------------|
|--------------------------------------|
|--------------------------------------|
|--------------------------------------|

|17~-----------------------------------|
|------------------------15~-----------|
|--------------------------------------|
|--------------------------------------|
|--------------------------------------|
|--------------------------------------|

|--------------------------------------|
|13~---------------------15~-----------|
|--------------------------------------|
|--------------------------------------|
|--------------------------------------|
|--------------------------------------|

|------------------------17~-----------|
|13~-----------------------------------|
|--------------------------------------|
|--------------------------------------|
|--------------------------------------|
|--------------------------------------|

|--------------------------------------|
|13~---------------------13~-----------|
|--------------------------------------|
|--------------------------------------|
|--------------------------------------|
|--------------------------------------|

Bass
|----------------|
|----------------|
|0--0--0-0--0--0-|
|----------------|
 Play for the whole time until the next section

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*Guitar 1
|17~------------------------------------------|
|---------------15~------------13~------------|
|---------------------------------------------|
|---------------------------------------------|
|---------------------------------------------|
|---------------------------------------------|

|---------------17~---------------------------|
|15~---------------------------15~------------|
|---------------------------------------------|
|---------------------------------------------|
|---------------------------------------------|
|---------------------------------------------|

|---------------------------------------------|
|13~------------15~------------/14~---\-------|
|---------------------------------------2~---x|
|---------------------------------------2~---x|
|---------------------------------------0~---x|
|---------------------------------------------|

*Guitar 2
|----------------|--------------|
|----------------|--------------|
|----------------|--------2~---x|
|7~-4~-5~-5~-6-6-|--------2~---x|
|7~-4~-5~-5~-6-6-|/12~---\0~---x|
|5~-2~-3~-3~-4-4-|--------------|
 Repeat 7 Times

Bass
|----------------|-------------|
|----------------|-------------|
|0~--------------|/7~---\0~---x|
|---2~-3~-3~-4-4-|-------------|

*x = Let go of the notes, do not play a muted note.

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Guitar 1
|------------------------------|----------------|
|------------------------------|----------------|
|7p5p0-7p5p0-7p5p0-7p5p0-7p5---|----------------|
|---------------------------7--|7~-4~-5~-5~-6-6-|
|------------------------------|7~-4~-5~-5~-6-6-|
|------------------------------|5~-2~-3~-3~-4-4-|
 Repeat 3 Times

|------------------------------|
|------------------------------|
|7p5p0-7p5p0-7p5p0-7p5p0-7p5---|
|---------------------------7--|
|------------------------------|
|------------------------------|
 Repeat 3 Times

Guitar 2
|-----------------------------------|---------------|
|10p8p0-10p8p0-10p8p0-10p8p0-10p8---|---------------|
|--------------------------------9--|---------------|
|-----------------------------------|7~-4~-5~-5-6-6-|
|-----------------------------------|7~-4~-5~-5-6-6-|
|-----------------------------------|5~-2~-3~-3-4-4-|
 Play after second time

|-----------------------------------|
|10p8p0-10p8p0-10p8p0-10p8p0-10p8---|
|--------------------------------9--|
|-----------------------------------|
|-----------------------------------|
|-----------------------------------|
 Repeat 3 Times

Bass
|-------------------------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------------------------|
|0--0--0--0-0-0-0--0--0--0-0-0-0--0--0--0-0-0-0~--------------|
|------------------------------------------------2~-3~-3~-4-4-|

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Guitar 1
|---------------|---------------|----------------|
|---------------|---------------|----------------|
|---------------|---------------|-------2~--2x---|
|7~-4~-5~-5-6-6-|7~-4~-5~-5-6-6-|-------2~--2x---|
|7~-4~-5~-5-6-6-|---------------|-------0~--0x---|
|5~-2~-3~-3-4-4-|---------------|----------------|
 Repeat 4 Times  Repeat 4 Times

Guitar 2
|---------------|-----------------|
|---------------|-----------------|
|---------------|--------2~--2x---|
|7~-4~-5~-5-6-6-|--------2~--2x---|
|7~-4~-5~-5-6-6-|/12~---\0~--0x---|
|5~-2~-3~-3-4-4-|-----------------|
 Repeat 8 Times

Bass
|----------------|----------------|
|----------------|/7~---\---------|
|0~--------------|-------0~--0x---|
|---2~-3~-3~-4-4-|----------------|
 Repeat 8 Times

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This is a great song by Valient Thorr. It is not very technical, but it is pretty fast. 
song takes a lot of practice and memorization to play perfectly, so keep practicing. It 
a great song to play with a band as well. Thanks for reading my tab, keep rocking.

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Tab Symbols:
~ = hold note
h = hammer-on
p = pull-off
/ = slide down neck
\ = slide up neck
b = bend
{} = natural harmonic
* = pinch harmonic
t = tap
PM.| = palm mute
X = play muted note
x = let go of note