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Author/Artist: New End Original
Title: Hostage
Album: Thriller
Transcribed by: Daniel Bley
Email: d_man15000@yahoo.com
Web Site: www.geocities.com/good_fellas69
Tuning: Standard
H: Hammer on
X: Palm mute
Just listen to the song to get all the rythms. I think this is about 99% accurate.
Intro/verse:
e---------|------------------------------------------12-
B-12-13-12|12h13-12h13-12h13-12h13-12h13-12h13-12h13----
G---------|---------------------------------------------
D---------|---------------------------------------------
A---------|---------------------------------------------
E---------|---------------------------------------------
This part heard half-way through the verse goes something like this:
"There's a loop around the man"
e---------------
B---------------
G-------4-------
D---4---4---4---
A-2---2---2---2-
E---------------
Chorus: (first time is clean, the second and third times are heavily distorted.)
e------------
B------------
G------------
D-7--5--5--5-
A-7--5--5--5-
E-5--3--3--3-
"oh, to, be, you" after second chorus:
e-----------
B-----------
G-----------
D-7-5555555-
A-7-5555555-
E-5-3333333-
xxxxxxx
e---------------------------------
B---------------------------------
G-------------------------5-5-5-5-
D-7-7-7-7-5-5-5-5-7-7-7-7-5-5-5-5-
A-7-7-7-7-5-5-5-5-7-7-7-7-3-3-3-3-
E-5-5-5-5-3-3-3-3-5-5-5-5---------
"To heaven"
e--------
B--------
G--------
D-555555-
A-555555-
E-333333-
xxxxxx
e---------------------------------
B---------------------------------
G---------5-5-5-5-----------------
D-7-7-7-7-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-7-7-7-7-
A-7-7-7-7-3-3-3-3-5-5-5-5-7-7-7-7-
E-5-5-5-5---------3-3-3-3-5-5-5-5-
e----------
B----------
G----------
D-55555555-
A-55555555-
E-33333333-
xxxxxx
"Run...ya never run away"
e----------------------------
B----------------------------
G----------------------------
D-7-7-7-55-5-5-55-5-5-55-5-5-
A-7-7-7-55-5-5-55-5-5-55-5-5-
E-5-5-5-33-3-3-33-3-3-33-3-3-
End with the chorus once more and that's it.