Tears for Fears - Everybody Wants to Rule the World
Transcribed by L. Phillips, 2001

This is pretty much the whole guitar part from the classic Tears radio track: the parts
vary between a mellow clean tone and low-gain distortion (I have marked each part as
appropriate). Be aware that the original recording is slightly sharp of concert pitch,
so give your machine heads an extra tweak or it will sound terrible....

Intro (clean):

E-----5---7---5---5---7---5---5---7---5---5---7---5---5---7---5---5---7---5---5------
B-3/7---7---7---7---7---7---7---7---7---7---7---7---7---7---7---7---7---7---7---7----
G------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
D------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
A------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
E------------------------------------------------------------------------------------

E-7---5---5---7---5\-----------------------------------------------------------------
B---7---7---7---7--------------------------------------------------------------------
G------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
D------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
A------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
E------------------------------------------------------------------------------------

After 1st verse (clean):

E------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
B------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
G------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
D---0---0-------0---0-------0---0--------------------0---0-------0---0-------0---0---
A------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
E------------------------------------------------------------------------------------

2nd 'chorus' (distortion):

E--2---2-----------------------------------2---2-------------------------------------
B--3---3---------------2---2---3-----------3---3---------------2---2---3---2---2---3-
G----------4-----------2---2---4-------------------4-----------2---2---4---2---2---4-
D------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
A------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
E------------------------------------------------------------------------------------

E--2---2-------2---2-------2---2-------2---2-----------------------------------------
B--3---3-------3---3-------3---3-------3---3-----------------------------------------
G----------4-----------4-----------4-----------(4)-----------------------------------
D------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
A------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
E------------------------------------------------------------------------------------

Bridge section - repeated x3 (distortion):

E------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
B--8---------------------------------10-10-------------------------------------------
G--7--------------------7--7---------9--9--------------------------------------------
D--5--------------------7--7---------7--7--------------------------------------------
A-----------------------5--5---------------------------------------------------------
E------------------------------------------------------------------------------------

Pre-solo section: repeat intro riff several times (clean)

1st solo (distortion):

E---------------------------------------------2-2-2-2-----------------2-2-2-2--------
B---2-3-2-3-2-3-2-3-2-3-2-3-2-3-2-3-2-3-2-3-2-3-3-3-3-----2---2-2-----3-3-3-3--------
G---2-4-2-4-2-4-2-4-2-4-2-4-2-4-2-4-2-4-2-4-2---------4---2---2-2-4-----------4------
D------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
A------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
E------------------------------------------------------------------------------------

E---------------------10-10-10\7-7-7\5-5-5/7-7-5-7--------5-7-----5-7---2---2-2------
B---2---3-2-2-2-3-2---10-10-10\7-7-7\5-5-5/7-7-5-7---2-3--5-7-2-3-5-7---3---3-3------
G---2---4-2-2-2-4-2----------------------------------2-4------2-4---------------4----
D------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
A------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
E------------------------------------------------------------------------------------

E---2---2-2-----2-2-------2-2---2-2--------------------------------------------------
B---3---3-3-----3-3-------3-3---3-3--------------------------------------------------
G-----------4-------4---------4-----4------------------------------------------------
D------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
A------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
E------------------------------------------------------------------------------------

Solo carries on into following 'chorus' section (distortion):

E--2---2-2---------------------------------------2---2-2-----------------------------
B--3---3-3---------------2---2---3---2---2---3---3---3-3--------------2---2---3------
G----------4-------------2---2---4---2---2---4-----------4------------2---2---4------
D------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
A------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
E------------------------------------------------------------------------------------

E--------------2---2-------2---2-------2---2-----2---3---5------10--12--10--10--12---
B--2---2---3---3---3-------3---3-------3---3-----3---5---7---/12--12--12--12--12--10-
G--2---2---4-----------4-----------4----------4--------------------------------------
D------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
A------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
E------------------------------------------------------------------------------------

E--10--10--12--10--10--12--10--10--12--10--10--12--10--12--10--10--12--10--2---2-----
B----12--12--12--12--12--12--12--12--12--12--12--12--12--12--12--12--12----3---3-----
G----------------------------------------------------------------------------------4-
D------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
A------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
E------------------------------------------------------------------------------------

E--2---2-------2---2-------2---2-----------------------------------------------------
B--3---3-------3---3-------3---3-----------------------------------------------------
G----------4-----------4-----------4-------------------------------------------------
D------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
A------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
E------------------------------------------------------------------------------------

Straight after that chorus (clean; let the bend down gradually):

E------------------------------------------------------5---7---5---5---7---5---------
B---7r5------------3---5------3---------------------/7---7---7---7---7---7-----------
G------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
D------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
A------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
E------------------------------------------------------------------------------------

Following chorus is the same as the 2nd chorus (distortion)

2nd solo (big distortion):

E--10--------------------------------------------------------------------------------
B-------10---------------------------------------------------------------------------
G-----9----9-11-11------------11\-----------4---4-4-h6p4---4----------4-h7p4---4-----
D--------------------------------------------------------7-----7-------------7---(0)-
A------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
E------------------------------------------------------------------------------------

E----------------------------------------------------------------10-----10--12-------
B--------------------------------------------------8---10----------------------------
G--7-9----9b11----------r9--------7--------------------------------------------------
D---------------------------------------5---7----------------------------------------
A------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
E------------------------------------------------------------------------------------

E------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
B----------------------------------------------------14---14b15r14-------------------
G----------------------------------------------14------------------------------------
D--12/14-12------14/16\14--------16b17----16-------------------------16------0--x-0--
A-----------12----------------12-----------------------------------------------------
E------------------------------------------------------------------------------------

E------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
B------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
G--13b14----------2------------------------------------------------------------------
D------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
A------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
E------------------------------------------------------------------------------------

(and so on to fade...)

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