################################################################ # The following is the author's own interpretation of the song # # to be used for studying or private use only. Downloaded from # # www.TabGuitarLessons.com. FREE GUITAR SOFTWARE + LOTS MORE! # # Home of the 60 minute fretboard memory technique. You'll # # memorise ALL the notes and positions on the fretboard in 60 # # minutes or less. visit www.TabGuitarLessons.com today. # ################################################################ The Mission - Queensryche Transcribed 3/1/1996 by Curtis Pastor clpastor@aol.com clpastor@eesun2.tamu.edu Chord Charts: Em E5 Eno3rd Bno3rd E/C E5 Type I Type II o ooo o xxx xxx o xxxo xxxo xo xxx ====== 0 ====== 0 ====== 0 ++++++ 4 ====== 0 ++++++ 7 |||||| |||||| |||||| ||||o| |||||| |||||| ++++++ ++++++ ++++++ ++++++ ++++++ ++++++ |oo||| |oo||| |||||| |||||| |||||| ||o||| ++++++ ++++++ ++++++ ++++++ ++++++ ++++++ |||||| |||||| |||||| |||||o |||||| |||||| ++++++ ++++++ ++++++ ++++++ ++++++ ++++++ |||||| |||||| |||o|| |||||| |||||| |||||| ++++++ ++++++ ++++++ ++++++ ++++++ ++++++ |||||| |||||| ||||o| |||||| ||||oo |||||| ++++++ ++++++ ++++++ ++++++ ++++++ ++++++ E5+ A5 F#5+ C5 G5 B5 Type I xo xxx xo xx xo xxx x xxx xxxx x xxx ++++++ 7 ====== 0 ++++++ 9 ++++++ 0 ====== 0 ====== 0 |||||| |||||| |||||| |||||| |||||| |||||| ++++++ ++++++ ++++++ ++++++ ++++++ ++++++ |||||| ||oo|| |||||| |||||| |||||| |o|||| ++++++ ++++++ ++++++ ++++++ ++++++ ++++++ ||o||| |||||| ||o||| |o|||| o||||| |||||| ++++++ ++++++ ++++++ ++++++ ++++++ ++++++ |||||| |||||| |||||| |||||| |||||| ||o||| ++++++ ++++++ ++++++ ++++++ ++++++ ++++++ |||||| |||||| |||||| ||o||| |o|||| |||||| ++++++ ++++++ ++++++ ++++++ ++++++ ++++++ D5 xo xxx ++++++ 5 |||||| ++++++ |||||| ++++++ ||o||| ++++++ |||||| ++++++ |||||| ++++++ Intro (Acoustic) {1} Em {2} ||----------------------------|--------------------------| ||----0--------------0--------|--1--------------1--------| ||*------0-----0--------0-----|-----0-----0--------0-----| ||*---------2-----2--------2--|--------2-----2--------2--| ||----------------------------|--------------------------| ||----------------------------|--------------------------| In a wooden chair beside my window {3} {4} ------------------------|---------------------------|| 2--------------2--------|--1--------------1---------|| ---0-----0--------0-----|-----0-----0--------0-----*|| ------2-----2--------2--|--------2-----2--------2--*|| ------------------------|---------------------------|| ------------------------|---------------------------|| I wear a face .... falling rain.... Eno3rd {5} {6} ------0--0--0-----------0--0--0--|-----7-----------------0--0--0--| ------5--5--5-----------5--5--5--|-----5-----------------5--5--5--| ------4--4--4-----------4--4--4--|-----4-----------------4--4--4--| ---------------------------------|--------------------------------| ---------------------------------|--------------------------------| 0--------------------------------|--------------------------------| [1&3] [2] E/C Em E/C {7} {8} ----0--0--0-----------0--------||------0-----------------------|| ----5--5--5-----------0--------||------5-----------------------|| ----5--5--5-----------2--------||------5-----------------------|| ----------------------0--------||------------------------------|| -------------------------------||------------------------------|| -------------------------------||------------------------------|| [4] Distorted E/C C5 {9} {10} ----0--0--0------------------|--------------------------|| ----5--5--5------------------|--------------------------|| ----5--5--5---------------5--|--------------------------|| -----------------------5--5--|--------------------------|| -----------------------3--3--|--------------------------|| -----------------------------|--------------------------|| Verse E5 E5+ A5 {11} ------------------------------------------------| ------------------------------------------------| ------------------------------------------------| ------9--9--9-----------10--10--10-----------2--| ------7--7--7-----------7---7---7------------0--| 0-----------------------------------------------| Six days ago.... F#5+ E5+ A5 {12} ------------------------------------------------------| ------------------------------------------------------| ------------------------------------------------------| ------12--12--12-----------10--10--10--------------2--| ------9---9---9------------7---7---7---------------0--| ------------------------------------------------------| the orders came from high above they say... E5 E5+ A5 {13} ------------------------------------------------| ------------------------------------------------| ------------------------------------------------| ------9--9--9-----------10--10--10-----------2--| ------7--7--7-----------7---7---7------------0--| 0-----------------------------------------------| F#5+ C5 D5 {14} ------------------------------------------|| ------------------------------------------|| ------------------------------------7-----|| ------12--12--12\--------5--------5-7-----|| ------9---9---9-\--------3--------3/5-----|| ------------------------------------------|| Chorus: C5 G5 F#5+ D5 G5 F#5+ {15} {16} --------------------------------|----------------------------------| --------------------------------|----------------------------------| --------------------------------|----------------------------------| 5-----------12-----12-----------|--7-----------12-----12-----------| 3-----------10-----9------------|--5-----------10-----9------------| --------------------------------|----------------------------------| Wai .... ting for days lon - ger B5 G5 F#5+ G5 F#5+ E5 {17} {18} --------------------------------|----------------------------------| --------------------------------|----------------------------------| --------------------------------|----------------------------------| 4-----------12-----12-----------|--12-----------12-----------9-----| 2-----------10-----9------------|--10-----------9------------7-----| --------------------------------|----------------------------------| 'til the sister comes to wash my sins away G5 F#5+ E5 D5 G5 F#5+ {19} {20} --------------------------------|----------------------------------| --------------------------------|----------------------------------| --------------------------------|----------------------------------| 12-----------12-----------9-----|--7-----------12-----12-----------| 10-----------9------------7-----|--5-----------10-----9------------| --------------------------------|----------------------------------| She is the lady that can easy my sor - row B5 G5 F#5+ C5 D5 {21} {22} --------------------------------|----------------------|| --------------------------------|----------------------|| --------------------------------|----------------7-----|| 4-----------12-----12-----------|-----5--------5-7-----|| 2-----------10-----9------------|-----3--------3/5-----|| --------------------------------|----------------------|| She brings the only friend that helps me find my way... E5 / / / / / / / / / / / C5 / {23} -------------------------------------------------------------------------| -------------------------------------------------------------------------| 4=(5)=(4)---/11-------\9----/12-------\9---/11------9-----(4)/5----5-----| -------------------------------------------------------------------------| 2=(3)=(2)---/9--------\7----/10-------\7---/9-------7-----(2)/3----3-----| -------------------------------------------------------------------------| E5 / / / / / / / / / / / A5 / {24} ------------------------------------------------------------------------|| ------------------------------------------------------------------------|| 4=(5)=(4)---/11-------\9---/12-----\9--/11------9--------14-----14\-----|| ------------------------------------------------------------------------|| 2=(3)=(2)---/9--------\7---/10-----\7--/9-------7--------12-----12\-----|| ------------------------------------------------------------------------|| Solo (Gtr2 plays intro {1 - 4}) {25} {26} ----------------------------------|---------------------------------| ----------------------------------|----7--(8)--7--------------------| 4/(7)--9~~~-----------------------|/9-------------------------------| ----------------------------------|---------------------------------| ----------------------------------|---------------------------------| ----------------------------------|---------------------------------| {27} {28} --------------------|------------------------------------| --------------------|------------------------------------| 9-------------------|------------------------------------| ---9~~~---------\---|/9-----7~~~-------------------------| --------------------|--------------------------10-----10\| --------------------|--------------------/(8)------8-----| {29} {30} ---------------------------------------|---------------------------------| ---------------------------------------|---------------------------------| -------7--9-----9==(11)=====(9)--------|-----7^9^7-----------------------| /9-------------------------------9~~~--|---------------------------------| ---------------------------------------|---------------------------------| ---------------------------------------|---------------------------------| C5 {31} {32} ------------------------------|--------------------------5^7^8--| ------------------------------|-----------7^8^10--5^7^8---------| ------------------------------|----6^7^9------------------------| /7--------9==(11)==(9)--------|/9-------------------------------| ------------------------------|---------------------------------| ------------------------------|---------------------------------| G5 F#5 E5(VIIth fret) {33} {34} --------7^8^10------------10^12^14--|--12~~~--------------------| 7^8^10----------10^12^13------------|---------------------------| ------------------------------------|---------------------------| ------------------------------------|---------------------------| ------------------------------------|---------------------------| ------------------------------------|---------------------------| E5 D5 C5 {35} 12^14--14^15==(17)========(15)------------| --------------------------------13~~~-----| ------------------------------------------| ------------------------------------------| ------------------------------------------| ------------------------------------------| {36} ----------------------------------| -----20^17------------------------| /17---------18~~~-----------------| ----------------------------------| ----------------------------------| ----------------------------------| ----------------------------------------------------------------| -----17------19------20-----22==(24)-----24==(22)^20--22~~~-----| /17------17------17---------------------------------------------| ----------------------------------------------------------------| ----------------------------------------------------------------| ----------------------------------------------------------------| 15-----19^15---------------------|---------------------------------------| --------------17~~~--------------|/17-----19^20--19--------20--17~~~-----| ---------------------------------|---------------------------------------| ---------------------------------|---------------------------------------| ---------------------------------|---------------------------------------| ---------------------------------|---------------------------------------| /19--21--22==(24)~~~-----22\------|-----17--19^20^19^17^19^17------17--| ----------------------------------|/20-------------------------20------| ----------------------------------|------------------------------------| ----------------------------------|------------------------------------| ----------------------------------|------------------------------------| ----------------------------------|------------------------------------| --------------------------|-----------------------------| 19^20^19^17^19^17---------|-----------------------------| -------------------19^17--|--16^17^16^14^16^14------14--| --------------------------|---------------------17------| --------------------------|-----------------------------| --------------------------|-----------------------------| Outro ----------------------||-------------------------| ----------------------||-------------------------| ----------------------||--11--------9--------11--| 14~~~-----------------||-------------------------| ----------------------||--9---------7--------9---| ----------------------||-------------------------| ---------------------------------|-----------------------------------| ---------------------------------|-----------------------------------| -(11)/12-----------11--------12--|---(12)/14-----------12--------14--| ---------------------------------|-----------------------------------| --(9)/10-----------9---------10--|---(10)/12-----------10--------12--| ---------------------------------|-----------------------------------| -----------------------------|-------------------------| -----------------------------|-------------------------| ---16-----------19----\------|--11--------9--------11--| -----------------------------|-------------------------| ---14-----------17----\------|--9---------7--------9---| -----------------------------|-------------------------| ---------------------------------|-----------------------------------| ---------------------------------|-----------------------------------| -(11)/12-----------11--------12--|---(12)/14-----------12--------14--| ---------------------------------|-----------------------------------| --(9)/10-----------9---------10--|---(10)/12-----------10--------12--| ---------------------------------|-----------------------------------| ----------------------------------------------------------|| ----------------------------------------------------------|| ---16--16--16-----------16--16--16--16--------16--16--16\-|| ----------------------------------------------------------|| ---14--14--14-----------14--14--14--14--------14--14--14\-|| ----------------------------------------------------------|| Performance Notes: Note that all chords with a "+" in their name are AUGMENTED chords. Augmented chords have one of their notes one-half-step (1 fret) higher than normal. For instance an F#5+ is an F#5 augmented chord meaning that the note is comprised of an F# and its sharp 5th note, which is a D, thus it is played on the 9th fret of the A-string (F#) and the 12th fret of the D string (D). Bars {11} - {14} represent the main rhythm lick of the song (verse). This is actually played on two guitars with one playing chords on the lower strings while the other plays the higher strings of the set of chords. Bars {23} - {24} and the Outro are played by 2 guitars (double tracked) using a slide, although in concert the notes are usually bended and a slide is not used. The same sound can be generated by a single guitarist playing the notes simultaneously and bending them smoothly together. A third guitar is playing rythm in the background. This consists of crunching out an Em (or more likely an E5) repetetively with a C or an A thrown in at the highlighted points. I believe this is the only point where I used the chord designation line to represent a chord that was being played other than what the lead guitar was playing (that is, elsewhere, the chord info is just given in addition to the fingering in the tab). Solo: note that the following: ---12===(14)====(12)---- means to bend the 12th fret up a whole step (2 frets) and release back down to the 12th fret. The equal signs ("=") indicate the bend and the parentheses "(" and ")" signify that the note inside them should NOT be picked. Also note that in the solo many hammer-ons/pull-offs have been denoted WITHOUT the parentheses. I have done this to save time and make it easier to read. Typically the hammer-ons/pull-offs are mostly legato, or picked in triplets/quadruplets. If you really must know the exact picking, listen to the album! Curtis Pastor =============================================================================== == TABLATURE EXPLANATION == =============================================================================== ---------- ---------- ----5^8--- Hammeron ----(8)--- Ghost Note (not picked) ---------- ---------- ----8^5--- Pulloff ---------- ---------- ------------- ----5/8--- Slide Up (pick twice) -7==(9)==(7)- Bend 7 up full step, then release ---------- ------------- Note: only pick at start ----8\5--- Slide Down (pick twice) ------------- ---------- ||------|| Repeat Start & End ----5~~~-- Vibrato ||*----*|| ---------- ||*----*|| ---------- ||------|| -------- --5/(8)- Slide Up (pick once) -------- --8\(5)- Slide Down (pick once)