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Anybody Listening
Queensryche
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#This file is the author's own work and represents their interpretation of the #
#song. You may only use this file for private study, scholarship, or research. #
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From: Canteen Boy
Anybody Listening?
by
Queensryche
This is a great song from one of my favorite bands. I have taken the
song without permission from the songbook for Empire. I am doing
this from memory and I don't remember the lyrics or the lead.
Hope this is useful to someone. I also didn't try to annotate the rhythm.
You'll have to listen to the song for that.
clean:
e-----3----------------3----------------3-------------------3------------------|
B--------3----------------3----------------3-------------3---------------------|
G--0--------0-------0--------0-------0--------0-------0-----------0------------|
D----------------1-------------------------------------------------------------|
A---------------------------------3----------------1-----------0-----0---------|
E------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
^
e--------3----------------3----------------3-------------------3-----------3---|
B-----------3----------------3----------------3-------------3-----------3------|
G--------------0-------0--------0-------0--------0-------0-----------0---------|
D-----0-------------1---------------------------------1-----------3------------|
A------------------------------------3-----------------------------------------|
E--3---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
e--------3----------------3----------------3-------------------3-----------3---|
B-----------3----------------3----------------3-------------3-----------3------|
G--------------0-------0--------0-------0--------0-------0-----------0---------|
D-----0-------------1----------------------------------------------------------|
A------------------------------------3----------------1-----------3------------|
E--3---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
e--------3----------------3----------------3----------------2--------2---------|
B-----------3----------------3----------------3----------------3--------3------|
G--------------0-------0--------0-------0--------0-------2--------2--------2---|
D-----0-------------1----------------------------------------------------------|
A------------------------------------3----------------5------------------------|
E--3---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
e--3--------3-----3-----5--------5--------5---------10-----------11--------11--|
B-----3--------3-----3-----3--------3--------8--10-------------------0--------0|
G--------2--------2-----------2--------2---------------------------------------|
D------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A-------------------------------------------------------------0---------0------|
E------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
e-----9--------9----------11--------11--------9--------9-----------------4-----|
B--------0--------0-----------0---------0--------0--------0---------5----4-----|
G-------------------------------------------------------------------6----6-----|
D------------------------------------------------------------------------6-----|
A--0--------0----------0---------0---------0--------0----------4---------------|
E------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
e-----11--------11--------9--------9----------11--------12--------9--------9---|
B---------0---------0--------0--------0-----------0---------0--------0--------0|
G------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A--0---------0---------0--------0----------0---------0---------0--------0------|
E------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
e------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B-----5-----5-------4-----4-------4-----4-------2-----2---------------5-----5--|
G--------6-------------4-------------------------------------------------6-----|
D-----------6-------------4----------2-------------2------------------------6--|
A0-2--4----------2-------------0--------0----0--------0----0--2----4-----------|
E------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
e------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B-----4-----4-------4-----4-------2-----2--------5----4----2-------------------|
G--------4---------------------------------------6----4----2-------------------|
D-----------4----------2-------------2-----------6----4----2-------------------|
A--2-------------0--------0----0--------0--0--2--4----2----0-------------------|
E------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
e--------3----------------3----------------3-------------------3---------------|
B-----------3----------------3----------------3-------------3------------------|
G--------------0-------0--------0-------0--------0-------0-----------0---------|
D-------------------1----------------------------------------------------------|
A------------------------------------3----------------1-----------0-----0------|
E------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
e--------3----------------3----------------3-------------------3-----------3---|
B-----------3----------------3----------------3-------------3-----------3------|
G--------------0-------0--------0-------0--------0-------0-----------0---------|
D-----0-------------1---------------------------------1-----------3------------|
A------------------------------------3-----------------------------------------|
E--3---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
e--------3----------------3----------------3-------------------3-----------3---|
B-----------3----------------3----------------3-------------3-----------3------|
G--------------0-------0--------0-------0--------0-------0-----------0---------|
D-----0-------------1----------------------------------------------------------|
A------------------------------------3----------------1-----------3------------|
E--3---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
e--------3----------------3----------------3-------------------3---------------|
B-----------3----------------3----------------3-------------3------------------|
G--------------0-------0--------0-------0--------0-------0-----------0---------|
D-----0-------------1----------------------------------------------------------|
A------------------------------------3----------------1-----------0-----0------|
E--3---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
e--------3----------------3----------------3-------------------3---------------|
B-----------3----------------3----------------3-------------3------------------|
G--------------0-------0--------0-------0--------0-------0-----------0---------|
D-----0-------------1----------------------------------------------------------|
A------------------------------------3----------------1-----------0-----0------|
E--3---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
e--------3----------------3----------------3-------------------3-----------3---|
B-----------3----------------3----------------3-------------3-----------3------|
G--------------0-------0--------0-------0--------0-------0-----------0---------|
D-----0-------------1---------------------------------1-----------3------------|
A------------------------------------3-----------------------------------------|
E--3---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
e--------3----------------3----------------3-------------------3-----------3---|
B-----------3----------------3----------------3-------------3-----------3------|
G--------------0-------0--------0-------0--------0-------0-----------0---------|
D-----0-------------1----------------------------------------------------------|
A------------------------------------3----------------1-----------3------------|
E--3---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
overdrive: 'Is there anybody listening?'
e--2---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B--3---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G--2-------------------------------------5-----------------------------8--8----|
D--0--------5--5-------------------------5----3----------------5--5----8--8----|
A-----------5--5-------------------------3----3--0--1--0-------5--5----6--6----|
E-----------3--3------------------------------1-----------1----3--3------------|
^
e--------2---------------------------------------------------------------------|
B--------3---------------------------------------------------------------------|
G--5--5--2--2--3--2------------3----3----5----5----8----8------------3---3-----|
D--5--5--0-------------5--5----3----3----5----5----8----8----5--5----3---3-----|
A--3--3----------------5--5----1----1----3----3----6----6----5--5----1---1-----|
E----------------------3--3----------------------------------3--3--------------|
(solo begins here:)
e--2----3----5-----------------------------------------------------------------|
B--3----3----3----3------------------------------------------------------------|
G--2----2----2----2------------------------------------------------------------|
D--0----0----0----0------------0--1--0--1----5----3----------------5--1--0--1--|
A---------------------------3----------------3-------0--1--0-------------------|
E----------------------3--------------------------1-----------1----3-----------|
e-------------------------------------------------------------------2----3-----|
B-------------------------------------------------------------------3----3-----|
G-------------------------------------------------------------------2----2-----|
D--5---------5--1--0--1----5----3----------------5----5----5--------0----0-----|
A--3----5----5-------------3-------0--1--0-------5----6----3-------------------|
E------------3------------------1-----------1----3-----------------------------|
clean:
e--4----5----3----3----3----3----3----2----2----2----2-----------14------------|
B--3----3----3----3----3----3----3----3----3----3----3---------------15--------|
G--2----2----2----2----2----2----2----2----2----2----2-------------------14----|
D--0----0----0----0----0----0----0----0----0----0----0--------0----------------|
A------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
^
e--14----------13-----------13----------13------12------------10---------------|
B------15----------15-----------15------------------15------------13-----------|
G----------14----------14-----------14------14----------14------------12-------|
D--------------0--------------------------------0-------------0----------------|
A------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
e------------------8----------8---------7---------7---------7-----7---------7--|
B--13------13---------11---------11--------10--------10--------------10--------|
G------12------10---------10-------------------9---------9-----9---------9-----|
D--------------0---------------------0-----------------------------------------|
A------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
e---------7---------7--------------11--------11--------9--------9--------11----|
B--10--------10--------10--------------0---------0--------0--------0---------0-|
G------9---------9---------9---------------------------------------------------|
D------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A-------------------------------0---------0---------0--------0--------0--------|
E------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
e-----11--------9--------9-----------------4-------11--------11--------9-------|
B---------0--------0--------0---------5----4-----------0---------0--------0----|
G-------------------------------------6----6-----------------------------------|
D------------------------------------------6-----------------------------------|
A--0---------0--------0----------4--------------0---------0---------0--------0-|
E------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
e--9--------11--------12--------9--------9-------------------------------------|
B-----0---------0---------0--------0--------0-------5-----5-------4-----4------|
G------------------------------------------------------6-------------4---------|
D---------------------------------------------------------6-------------4------|
A--------0---------0---------0--------0---------0-2-4----------2---------------|
E------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
e------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B-----4-----4-------2-----2-------------5-----5-------4-----4-------4-----4----|
G------------------------------------------6-------------4---------------------|
D--------2-------------2----------------------6-------------4----------2-------|
A--0--------0----0--------0----0--2--4-------------2-------------0--------0----|
E------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
e-------------------------------------3----------------3----------------3------|
B-----2-----2----------5----4----2-------3----------------3----------------3---|
G----------------------6----4----2----------0-------0--------0-------0--------0|
D--------2-------------6----4----2---------------1-----------------------------|
A--0--------0----0--2--4----2----0--------------------------------3------------|
E------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
overdrive: 'Is there anybody listening?'
e---2----2-|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
B---3----3-|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
G---2----2-|o-----------------------------5-------------------------8--8--5--5-|
D---0----0-|o-5--5------------------------5----3--------------5--5--8--8--5--5-|
A----------|--5--5------------------------3----3--0--1--0-----5--5--6--6--3--3-|
E----------|--3--3-----------------------------1-----------1--3--3-------------|
^
e--2---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B--3---------------------------------------------------------------------3-----|
G--2--2--3--2----------3---3----5----5----8----8------------3----3-------2-----|
D--------------5--5----3---3----5----5----8----8----5--5----3----3-------0-----|
A--------------5--5----1---1----3----3----6----6----5--5----1----1-------------|
E--------------3--3---------------------------------3--3-----------------------|
e-----|------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B--3--|-3----3----3----3----3----3----3----3----3----3----3--------------------|
G--2-o|-2----2----2----2----2----2----2----2----2----2----2--------------------|
D--0-o|-0----0----0----0----0----0----0----0----0----0----0--------------------|
A-----|------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E-----|------------------------------------------------------------------------|
clean:
e-----14----------14----------13----------13----------13------12---------------|
B---------15----------15----------15----------15------------------15-----------|
G-------------14----------14----------14----------14------14----------14-------|
D--0--------------------------0-------------------------------0----------------|
A------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
^ rit.
e--10----------------------------8----------8---------7---------7---------7----|
B------13--------13------13---------11---------11--------10--------10----------|
G----------12--------12------10---------10-------------------9---------9-----9-|
D--0-------------------------0---------------------0---------------------------|
A------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
e--7---------7---------7---------7----------------11--------11--------"9------|
B-----10--------10--------10--------10----------------0---------0-----"0------|
G---------9---------9---------9---------9---"9------------------------"9------|
D-------------------------------------------"7------------------------"7------|
A-------------------------------------------"0-----------0---------0--"0------|
E-----------------------------------------------------------------------------|
Notation:
^ --> for clean and overdrive parts, the note the clean or overdrive comes in on
" --> means this is chord is almost arpeggiated/strummed smoothly and slowly
|o --> means repeat this section
Questions and comments are welcome:
Mike (MB2@VAXA.CLARION.EDU)
From: Canteen Boy
Here is the lead for the song Anybody Listening? by Queensryche.
I don't have this part memorized (which is why I didn't include it before)
so I am taking this right from the book. I hope you can use this.
intro: (listen to the song for the exact timing.)
e------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B--------8-8b10r8----8------8-10-----11-8\-----7-----8b10----------------------|
G------7------------------7----------------\-----------------------------------|
D--------------------------------------------\---------------------------------|
A------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
This next part comes in after the line: "I've just begun to see the light."
the first time and after "...and there's not much I can do..." the second
time.
(volume swell) (tremolo bar dive)
(to coda second time after "...alone")
|
e------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G------7-----------------------5---3--------------------------------------------|
D------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
e------------------------------------------------------------10----------------|
B----------------------------------------------------------------8------8-8-8--|
G------------2h3--5----5p3--5h7--7----7h8--7-------10-10-10--------------------|
D---5--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
here singing begins again:
"Long ago there was a dream, ..."
e------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B-10--11----11-10-8--11b13----10h11--10b12-------------------------------------|
G------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
vocals: "Is there anyone that sees what's going on?"
e-----3--5-----3-----3--5-----3-----3--5-----3-----2----2--3--2----3--5-----3--|
B-----3--------------4--------------4--------------3----3----------3-----------|
G-----3--------------3--------------5--------------2----2----------3-----------|
D------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
e--1--------------------------------------------2----------3---------5-------10|
B--3-------------4----------------4-------------3----------3---------3-------10|
G--3-------------5----------------3-------------2----------2---------2-------11|
D----------------5----------------5------------------------------------------12|
A------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
solo:
e------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B----------------------------------------------------------------------8--10---|
G----------------------------------------------------------------------7-------|
D------7h8--10----10p8-10p8--10b12-10b12r10p8h10-7----7h8-7h8h10--8------------|
A-10---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
________ ________
| 3 | | 3 |
e---------------------------------------------------------------------13-------|
B-10b11r10p8----------11-10-11-13-11-13-----------------11-----10b15-----------|
G------------10---"12--------------------10----10-10-10----10------------------|
D-----------------"12----------------------------------------------------------|
A-----------------"12----------------------------------------------------------|
E-----------------"10----------------------------------------------------------|
________ ________ ________ ________
| 3 | | 3 | | 3 | | 3 |
e-----------------------13----------------------------------------13-----13b15-|
B-13b15r13p11-13--10h11----11p10----13-11-10-11-10-------------15----15--------|
G-------------------------------h12----------------12-10----10-----------------|
D------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
________ ________
(hold) | 3 | | 3 |
e--13b15----18----------------------18-17-18-20-18-20---22----22-22--22----22--|
B--------------18b20----18p15-18-----------------------------------------------|
G------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
________ ________
| 3 | | 3 |
e-22--22-20b22r20p18-20--18-20-18-20-18--17----17-18-17-15--17--17b18----------|
B------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
e-17b18(18)r17p15-----15----18-15-----------------------12---------------------|
B------------------18b20-----------18b20----15b17----15b17--15b17-15b17r15p13--|
G------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
(feedback sustain)
e-------------17--------------17--------------17-------------------------------|
B-15-------15-----15-------15-----15-------15-----15---------------------------|
G-------14--------------14--------------14-------------------------------------|
D------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
coda: "Is there anybody listening? Is there anyone who..."
e-2--2-----|-----------------------------------3--5----3-----3--5----3-----3--5|
B-3--3-----|-----------------------------------3-------------4-------------4---|
G-2--2-----|o----------------------------------3-------------3-------------5---|
D----------|o------------------------------------------------------------------|
A----------|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
E----------|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
e---3----2----2--3--2-----3--5----3--1------4------4--------3--5----3--1-------|
B--------3----3-----------3----------3------5------3--------3----------3-------|
G--------2----2-----------3----------3------5------5--------3----------3-------|
D------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
____________
|1 |2
e-2----2---|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
B-3----3---|----8--------8-------10-------12-----13-----15-------15-------17---|
G-2----2--o|-10b12---10b13----12b14----14b16--16b17--17b19----17b19----19b21---|
D---------o|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
A----------|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
E----------|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
hold the note on fret 22 while bending here:
(sustained feedback)
e------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B----17----20-----------22------(22)------(22)------(22)-----------------------|
G-19b21--------21b23----------21b23-----21b23-----21b23------------------------|
D------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
That is all of the lead guitar parts for the song. I hope that this is useful
and understandable.
If you want other Queensryche songs, I also have the music for:
Another Rainy Night (Without You)
Best I Can
Empire
Jet City Woman
One And Only
Resistance
Silent Lucidity
Revolution Calling
I Don't Believe In Love
They are all from tab books or magazines and not my own interpretations.
--
Mike (MB2@VAXA.CLARION.EDU)