PLAYInG tIPS

[Bars 1-20] The temptation here is to put in too many accents. Make sure you maintain a consistent downpicking tone, especially as you move to the Csus2 and G/B chords. Keep an eye on the balance between choking the strings completely and providing just the right amount of palm-muting. [Bars 21-28] Although the chords are easy enough, the 8th-note pushes can feel slightly awkward against Roger’s unconventional tom fills. Most tom fills tend to descend in pitch in a fairly linear pattern, but here they often rise and in slightly unexpected places (make sure you’re counting carefully).