"First and Last and Always" by The Sisters of Mercy (from the album "First and Last and Always")
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transcribed by Todd Eigenschink (eigenstr@CS.Rose-Hulman.Edu)


Riff 1:

e|------------------|------------------|------------------|---------------
B|------------------|------------------|------------------|-----------3-3-
G|-----2---0-0------|-----2---0-0------|-----2---0-0------|---------------
D|-0-0---3-----2p0--|-0-0---3-----2p0--|-0-0---3-----2p0--|---0-2h3p0--0--
A|----------------3-|----------------3-|----------------3-|-3-------------
E|------------------|------------------|------------------|---------------


Riff 2:

G|------------------|------------------|------------------|-----------------
D|-0----------2--3--|-0----------2--3--|-0----------2--3--|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-
A|------------------|------------------|------------------|-----------------


Riff 3:

D|------------------|------------------|------------------|----------------
A|-5------3---------|-5------3---------|-5------3---------|-5--------------
E|------------------|------------------|------------------|-3--------------


Riff 4:

G|------------------|------------------|------------------|---------------
D|-0----------2--3--|-0----------2--3--|-0----------2--3--|-555555--5h7p5-
A|------------------|------------------|------------------|---------------


Riff 5:

   Am              G               D
e|---0-----0-0--------------------------------------------------------
B|-------------------3-----3-3----------------------------------------
G|-2---2-2-----2---0---0-0-----0-----2-----2-2------------------------
D|---------------------------------0---0-0-----0----0-2h3p0--3--2--0--
A|------------------------------------------------3-------------------
E|--------------------------------------------------------------------


Riff 6:

   Am              G               D
e|---0-----0-0--------------------------------------------------------
B|-------------------3-----3-3-------------------------------3-----3--
G|-2---2-2-----2---0---0-0-----0-----2-----2-2------------------------
D|---------------------------------0---0-0-----0----0-2h3p0-----0-----
A|------------------------------------------------3-------------------
E|--------------------------------------------------------------------


Riff 7:

   Am              G               D
e|-5---------------3---------------5---------------------------------------
B|-5---------------3---------------7---------------------------------------
G|-5---------------4---------------7---------------------------------------
D|-7---------------5---------------7---------------------------------------
A|-7---------------5---------------5---------------------------------------
E|-5---------------3---------------5---------------------------------------

(Strum differently, or pick out notes...anything so it's not boring.
BTW, those are the Em, E, and A barre shapes.)


Riff 8:

e|------------------------------------------------------------------------
B|------------------------------------------------------------------------
G|---------2--0--h2----------2--0--h2----------2--0--h2----------2--0--h2-
D|-0-0-2-3-----------0-0-2-3-----------0-0-2-3-----------0-0-2-3----------
A|------------------------------------------------------------------------
E|------------------------------------------------------------------------


Riff 9:

e|--------------
B|--------------
G|-2p0----------
D|-----3---5-0--
A|--------------
E|--------------


Riff 10:

e|-------------------------------------------------------------
B|-------------------------------------------------------------
G|-------------------------------------------------------------
D|-0-0-2-3-2----0---0-2-3-2-2-2p0----0-0-2-3-2-----0-2--3--5---
A|------------3-------------------3-------------3--------------
E|-------------------------------------------------------------


Riff 11:

e|-----------------------------------------------------------------------
B|--------------------------------------------------------1---1---1-1-1--
G|-2--2----0--000----2-2-2----0--000----2--2----0--000-------------------
D|-----------------------------------------------------------------------
A|-----------------------------------------------------------------------
E|-----------------------------------------------------------------------
         ^ mute             ^                 ^


Riff 12:

e|-----------------------------------------------------------------------
B|--------------------------------------------------------1---1---3-3-3--
G|-2--2----0--000----2-2-2----0--000----2--2----0--000-------------------
D|-----------------------------------------------------------------------
A|-----------------------------------------------------------------------
E|-----------------------------------------------------------------------
         ^ mute             ^                 ^



                            How to play it
                            --------------

                                 Verse      Chorus
Guitar 1:   1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1  |  1 1 1 1  |  5 6 5 6  |  8 8 8 8
Guitar 2:       2 2 3 3 3 3  |  4 4 4 4  |  -7- -7-  |    9 10-

            Chorus                 Verse      Chorus      Chorus
Guitar 1:   5 6 5 6  |  11 12  |  1 1 1 1  |  5 6 5 6  |  5 6 5 6
Guitar 2:   -7- -7-  |   1  1  |  4 4 1 1  |  -7- -7-  |  -7- -7-