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T H E X - F I L E S D I T T Y

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transcribed by Andrew Thwing

BACKGROUND RIFF:

(synthesizer arranged for guitar)

(A5) let ring------------->

e|---------------------------------------------|

B|---------------------------------------------|

G|---------9-----9-----9-----9-----------------|

D|-------7-----7-----7-----7-------------------|

A|-----7-----7-----7-----7---------------------|

E|---5-----------------------------------------|

THE WHISTLING MELODY:

(0:03)

e|-----------------------------------|

B|------5-----5--8--5----------------|

G|---7-----7-------------------------|

D|-----------------------------------|

A|-----------------------------------|

E|-----------------------------------|

(0:09)

e|---------------5-------------------|

B|------5-----5-----5----------------|

G|---7-----7-------------------------|

D|-----------------------------------|

A|-----------------------------------|

E|-----------------------------------|

(0:15)

e|---8--7--5-----5-------------------|

B|------------8-----5----------------|

G|-----------------------------------|

D|-----------------------------------|

A|-----------------------------------|

E|-----------------------------------|

(0:21)

e|---8--7--5-----7-------------------|

B|------------8-----5----------------|

G|-----------------------------------|

D|-----------------------------------|

A|-----------------------------------|

E|-----------------------------------|

(0:27)

e|-----------------------------------|

B|------5-----5--8--5----------------|

G|---7-----7-------------------------|

D|-----------------------------------|

A|-----------------------------------|

E|-----------------------------------|

(0:33) ...(0:39)

e|---------------5------------5------|

B|------5-----5-----5------------5---|

G|---7-----7-------------------------|

D|-----------------------------------|

A|-----------------------------------|

E|-----------------------------------|

Recorded with lots of reverb on both patterns, but for guitar I'd

recommed flanging as well to add to the ringing.

Interesting time signature stuff here--

It seems that the whistling riff is in 12-8, over the background arpeggio

which is 8-8, so in other words they don't exactly stay together.