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Blank File Tab

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Normal Tuning
		   Verse 1
E----------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B----------|-----|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
G--Intro---|-----|--/6-----------6------------7-----------7------------6-----------|
D-(Drums)--|-----|--/4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4--4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4--4-4-4-4-4-4-|
A----------|--5--|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
E-------------3--------------------------------------------------------------------|
		      pm........| pm.........|  pm.......|  pm.......|  pm........| 

E----------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B----------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G-6------------7-----------7--------------------6-----------6------------7---------|
D-4-4-4-4-4-4--4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4----------4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4--4-4-4-4-4-|
A---------------------------------------2---2--------------------------------------|
E---------------------------------------0---0--------------------------------------|
   pm........|  pm........| pm........|		 pm........| pm........|  pm.......

E----------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B----------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G--7-------------6-----------6------------7-----------7------------6-----------6---|
D4-4-4-4-4-4-4---4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4--4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4--4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-|
A----------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E----------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
 .| pm........|  pm.........| pm........|  pm........| pm........|  pm........| pm.

						     Bridge
E----------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B--------------------------------------------------|-------------------------------|
G----------7-----------7---------------------------|-------------------------------|
D-4-4-4-4--4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-------------7---|--9----------------------------|
A------------------------------------2----7----5---|--7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7|
E------------------------------------0----5----------------------------------------|
 ........|  pm........| pm........|		       pm..........................

E----------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B----------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G------/6-----------6-------7-----------6-----------4-------6----------------------|
D------/4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4---9-----7-----7------|
A-7-7-----------------------------------------------------------7-----5-----5------|
E----------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
 ....|   pm........| pm....| pm........| pm........| pm....|

  Chorus								       Chor
E----------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B------------------------------------------|-----------|----------|----------|-----|
G------------------------------------------|--Verse-2--|--Bridge--|--Chorus--|-----|
D--7---------6---------7---------6----9----|-----------|----------|----------|--7--|
A--5----7----4----4----5----7----4----7----|-----------|----------|----------|--5--|
E-------5---------2---------5------------------------------------------------------|

 us (2)						Guitar Solo 1
E------------------------------------------------9---------------------------------|
B---------------------------------------------|--9--9-------9----------------------|
G---------------------------------------------|--9--9b(11)-r9--9-------------------|
D--------6----------------7---------6----9----|-------------------11--11p9----9-9h1|
A---7----4----4--------4--5----7----4----7----|----------------------------11------|
E---5---------2--2-4-5---------5---------------------------------------------------|

									T
E-----------------------------------------------------------9h11h12h14h16p14p12p11p|
B-----------------------------7h9-7------------------------------------------------|
G-----------------------6h8h9-------9-8-6------------------------------------------|
D1--------------------6-------------------9-7-6h9p6---6----------------------------|
A--9~~----------6-7-9-------------------------------9---9-7~~----------------------|
E-------4/6-7-9--------------------------------------------------------------------|
      pm................|

	     T
E9h11h12h14h16p14p12p11p9----------------------------------------------------------|
B-------------------------12pp10p9---------9h10h12p10p9----------------------------|
G----------------------------------11p9h11--------------11p9p8---------8h9p8-------|
D--------------------------------------------------------------11p9h11-------11p9p7|
A----------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E----------------------------------------------------------------------------------|

							 Guitar Solo 2 (2 Guitars)
E----------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B------------------------------14b(16)~~--|------------|---------------------------|
G----------/11-13b(14)-r13p11-------------|--Keyboard--|--9--9-9-9-11-13-11b(13)-r|
D-----------------------------------------|----Solo----|---------------------------|
A-7-4------------------------------------|-----1------|---------------------------|
E------7---------------------------------------------------------------------------|

E------------------------------------12-14-16--121416--19~~------------------------|
B----------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G-r11--9-11--8--8-8-9-11-/11-9-8-9------8--9-----8-9-----------------13h14h16-----|
D------------------------------------11--------11------------13h14h16----------13-1|
A------------------------------------------------------14h16-----------------------|
E----------------------------------------------------------------------------------|

E~~---------------------------------------12-14-16-14-12---------------------------|
B--------------12-14-16----------12-14-16----------------16-14~~--|----------------|
G-----13-14-16----------13-14-16----------------------------------|----Keyboard----|
D4-16-------------------------------------------------------------|-----Solo-2-----|
A-----------------------------------------------------------------|----------------|
E----------------------------------------------------------------------------------|

 Harmony Solo (Gtr.1)				       x6   Harmony Solo (Gtr.2)
E--12-0-0-0-0-11-0-0-0-0-14-0-0-0-0-12-0-0-11-0-0-12-0-0-----16-0-0-0-0-14-0-0-0-0-|
B---------------------------------------------------------|------------------------|
G*-------------------------------------------------------*|------------------------|
D*-------------------------------------------------------*|------------------------|
A---------------------------------------------------------|------------------------|
E----------------------------------------------------------------------------------|

				 x6
E-17-0-0-0-0-16-0-0-14-0-0-16-0-0-----19-17-16----17-16--------16------------------|
B-----------------------------------|----------19--------19-17----19-17-16-19-17-16|
G----------------------------------*|----------------------------------------------|
D----------------------------------*|----------------------------------------------|
A-----------------------------------|----------------------------------------------|
E----------------------------------------------------------------------------------|

E----------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B----17-16-------16-----------------------------------------|----------------------|
G-18-------18-17----18-17-1413----13-14-16-14-13-----------|----------------------|
D-------------------------------16----------------16-14-13--|--------7----6---6----|
A-----------------------------------------------------------|--4-----5----4---4----|
E--------------------------------------------------------------2-------------------|

E----------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B---------------------|----------|-------------------------------------------------|
G---------------------|--Chorus--|-------------------------------------------------|
D------7----6---------|----------|-------------------------------------------------|
A--4---5----4---4~~---|----------|--2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-/9-9-9-9-9-9-9-|
E--2-------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
				   pm..............................................

E----------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B----------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G----------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D----------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7---------------------------------|
E--------------------------------------------------5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-/-7|
 ..................................................................................

E----------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B----------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G----------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D-------------------------------------------------------------3--------------------|
A---------------------------------------------------------------5-4-5-4-2-4---2----|
E-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2----------------5---4--|
 ...........................................................|              pm  pm

E----------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B----------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G---------------------------------------------------6------6-----------------------|
D------7------7----------------------6------6---4-4-4--4-4-4-------7------7--------|
A--5-5-5--5-5-5-------7------7---4-4-4--4-4-4------------------5-5-5--5-5-5------7-|
E-----------------5-5-5--5-5-5-----------------------------------------------5-5-5-|
  pm..|  pm..|   pm..|  pm..|   pm..|  pm..|   pm..|  pm..|   pm..|  pm..|  pm..|

E----------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B-----------------------------|----------|-----------------------------------------|
G-----------------------------|--Chorus--|-----------------------------------------|
D-------------6------6--/9~---|----------|-------6---------3----------6------------|
A-----7---4-4-4--4-4-4--/7~---|----------|--4----4----3----1----4----4----3----6~~|
E-5-5-5-------------------------------------2---------1---------2---------1----4~~|
 pm..|   pm..|  pm..| 

E----------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B----------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G----------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D--------------/6--6--6--6---------------/3--3--3--3---------------/6--6--6--6-----|
A--4--4--4--4--/4--4--4--4--3--3--3--3--/1--1--1--1--4--4--4--4--/4--4--4--4--3-|
E--2--2--2--2---------------1--1--1--1---------------2--2--2--2---------------1-|

E--------------------------------||
B--------------------------------||
G--------------------------------|| end
D--------------------------------||
A-3--3--3--/-6--6--6--6---8-----||
E-1--1--1--/-4--4--4--4---6-----||

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  Rhythm Guitar during Guitar and Keyboard Solo 1
E----------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B----------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G----------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D--6---------6-------------4-----------4--------------/6-----------6------------/9~|
A--4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4---2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2--/4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4--/7~|
E----------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
    pm......| pm........|   pm........| pm..........|   pm........| pm........|

E-------------------------------------------------------------------||
B-------------------------------------------------------------------||
G-------------------------------------------------------------------|| end
D--6-----------6------------4-----------4-------------/9--9--6--4---||
A--4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4--2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2---/7--6--4--2---||
E-------------------------------------------------------------------||
    pm.......|  pm........|  pm........| pm........|  

  Rhythm Guitar during Guitar and Keyboard Solo 2
E----------------------------------------------------||
B----------------------------------------------------||
G----------------------------------------------------|| end
D----------4----------4--6----4--2----2-----4----4---||
A--7----2--2----6-----2--4----2--0----0-----2----2---||
E--5----0-------4------------------------------------||

 Rhythm Guitar during Harmony Solo
E----------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B----------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G----------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D--6--------------------------------------------6----------------------------------|
A--4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4---7~~----4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4|
E----------------------------------------5~~---------------------------------------|
    pm................................|          pm................................

E------||
B------||
G------|| end
D------||
A-4---||
E------||
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=TABLATURE EXPLANATION=
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A.H. = Artificial Harmonic

pm..| = Palm mute

h = hammer on

p = pull off

T = Tap

/ = slide up

 = slide down

~ = Vibrato

b() = Bend

x = Pick Slide

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---12--- = Tremolo pick
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----/---
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Tab Discussion, Comments, and Critiques


No Picture birdman Average	#1 by birdman ethdh at Mar 14, 1987 at 12:01 PM EST
	I think it's about spammers and other cyber criminals who invade personal privacy. That seems to be the main theme of this song.

No Picture robert Professional	#2 by robert cunningham at Mar 29, 1987 at 2:55 PM EST
	...This is more likely either about 1984 or Farenheit 451. Tony K. seems to be a huge fan of using literary references in his music; hence why most of it is so beautiful. The lines ' It is your new best friend, new eye in your private den And you can find the world inside it every day They know what you did today, hear everything you say And when they send you mail, they know where you will go sometime next day They know your life, they have a file about you They built your life, so they... Know what you like and know what you yearn but they don't know a thing about me I'm not that easy, I'm blank file in their memory' definately reminds me of telescreens in 1984. They were able to watch you, know what you would do, how you would react, etc. Thats what it makes me think of, at least

No Picture Vinnie Rhythm Player	#3 by Vinnie Valium at Jul 17, 1989 at 1:29 AM EST
	I personally think it's about how a person is wondering why their friend(With a computer) spends so much time on it and it becomes their life. Cyber hackers then get to know everyhting about the person who has the comp and the original person is saying how they don't know anything about them.

No Picture Subhash Average	#4 by Subhash Shady at Dec 29, 1989 at 5:12 PM EST
	sounds like someone with no computer, doesnt want one, hates tecnology because it puts things into your head that you think you need and want (tv and even the internet do it) and he knows someone thats sucked in... hahaha i love this song

No Picture justin Average	#5 by justin tompkins at May 3, 1991 at 5:38 PM EST
	Maybe its because of the messenger era, and the profiles. You can make believe whatever you want the to see you for. And people got acces to lot of the profiles, which makes the fragile for others because of some info. The guy that is a blankfile in the memory means he doesnt go with the stream. He likes his privacy and or maybe he doesnt like people (blank file in their memory can be seen as no1 knows me) and his girlfriend (or the one he likes) is an open page. As she got her page and put all the personal things in it. And about some1 who thinks internet is a waste of your time. oh well thats how i see it

No Picture jim Professional	#6 by jim d.f at Jun 27, 1993 at 1:59 AM EST
	I think the meaning of the song has to do with the decrease in personal privacy due to the internet and advance in electronics over the years.

No Picture Chris Average	#7 by Chris Tucker at Nov 9, 2004 at 9:31 PM EST
	wht is it bout? Y2K? A virus, a human.. CIA, computers.. robots... memories (literally)....???