HEROES
As recorded by Shinedown
(From the 2005 Album US AND THEM)
Words and Music by Brent Smith, Jasin Todd and Tony Battaglia
Gtr I (D A D G B E) - 'Gtr. 1 (Bass arr. for gtr.)'
Gtr II (d A D G B E) - 'Gtr. 2 (dist.)'
Gtr III (D A D G B E) - 'Gtr. 3 (dist.)'
Gtr IV (D A D G B E) - 'Gtr. 4 (dist.)
Intro (0:00)
Q=84
Dm
4/4
Gtr I
E|--------------------------------------------|------------------------------------------|
B|--------------------------------------------|------------------------------------------|
G|--------------------------------------------|------------------------------------------|
D|--------------------------------------------|------------------------------------------|
A|--------------------------------------------|------------------------------------------|
D|---0-14h15-0-14p12-0-10h12-0-14p12-0-10h12--|-0-14h15-0-14p12-0-10h12-0-3-5-5b(1/2)r-3-|
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| Gtr II (dist)
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E|--------------------------------------------|------------------------------------------|
B|--------------------------------------------|------------------------------------------|
G|--------------------------------------------|------------------------------------------|
D|--------------------------------------------|---------------------------3-5-5b(1/2)r-3-|
A|--------------------------------------------|------------------------------------------|
D|--------------------------------------------|-------------------------0----------------|
Gtr II
E|--------------------------------------------|------------------------------------------|
B|--------------------------------------------|------------------------------------------|
G|--------------------------------------------|------------------------------------------|
D|-----10-12---10-12---10-12---10-12---10-12--|---10-12---10-12---10-12---3-5-5b(1/2)r-3-|
A|--------------------------------------------|------------------------------------------|
D|---0-------0-------0-------0-------0--------|-0-------0-------0-------0----------------|
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| Gtr III (dist.)
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E|--------------------------------------------|------------------------------------------|
B|--------------------------------------------|------------------------------------------|
G|--------------------------------------------|------------------------------------------|
D|--------------------------------------------|------------------------------------------|
A|------3-5-----3-5-----3-5-----3-5-----3-5---|----3-5-----3-5-----3-5-------------------|
D|---0-------0-------0-------0-------0--------|-0-------0-------0-------0-3-5-5b(1/2)r-3-|
E|--------------------------------------------|----------------------------------------------|
B|--------------------------------------------|----------------------------------------------|
G|--------------------------------------------|----------------------------------------------|
D|-----10-12---10-12---10-12---10-12---10-12--|---10-12---10-12---10-12---10-12-12b(1/2)r-10-|
A|--------------------------------------------|----------------------------------------------|
D|---0-------0-------0-------0-------0--------|-0-------0-------0-------0--------------------|
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E|--------------------------------------------|----------------------------------------------|
B|--------------------------------------------|----------------------------------------------|
G|--------------------------------------------|----------------------------------------------|
D|--------------------------------------------|----------------------------3--5--5b(1/2)r--3-|
A|------3-5-----3-5-----3-5-----3-5-----3-5---|----3-5-----3-5-----3-5-----------------------|
D|---0-------0-------0-------0-------0--------|-0-------0-------0-------0--------------------|
E|--------------------------------------------|------------------------------------------|
B|--------------------------------------------|------------------------------------------|
G|--------------------------------------------|------------------------------------------|
D|-----10-12---10-12---10-12---10-12---10-12--|---10-12---10-12---10-12---3-5-5b(1/2)r-3-|
A|--------------------------------------------|------------------------------------------|
D|---0-------0-------0-------0-------0--------|-0-------0-------0-------0----------------|
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E|--------------------------------------------|------------------------------------------|
B|--------------------------------------------|------------------------------------------|
G|--------------------------------------------|------------------------------------------|
D|--------------------------------------------|------------------------------------------|
A|------3-5-----3-5-----3-5-----3-5-----3-5---|----3-5-----3-5-----3-5-------------------|
D|---0-------0-------0-------0-------0--------|-0-------0-------0-------0-3-5-5b(1/2)r-3-|
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VERSE
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0:22-
Gtr.2
E|--------------------------|-----------------------|
B|--------------------------|-----------------------|
G|--------------------------|-----------------------|
D|---12----12---------------|-----------------------|
A|---12----12--12-12-12-----|--12-------------------|
D|---12----12--12-12-10-----|---9-----8-8-8-8-0-3-5-|
*H
E|--------------------------|--------------------------|
B|--------------------------|--------------------------|
G|--------------------------|--------------------------|
D|---12----12---------------|--------------------------|
A|---12----12--12-12-12-----|--12----------------------|
D|---12----12--12-12-10-----|---9-----0-3-5-5b(1/2)r-3-|
*H
E|---------------------------------|-------------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------|-------------------------------------|
G|---------------------------------|-------------------------------------|
D|---------------------------------|----------------------3-5-5b(1/2)r-3-|
A|-----3-5---3-5---3-5---3-5---3-5-|---3-5---3-5---3-5-------------------|
D|---0-----0-----0-----0-----0-----|-0-----0-----0-----0-----------------|
E|---------------------------------|-------------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------|-------------------------------------|
G|---------------------------------|-------------------------------------|
D|---------------------------------|-------------------------------------|
A|-----3-5---3-5---3-5---3-5---3-5-|---3-5---3-5---3-5-------------------|
D|---0-----0-----0-----0-----0-----|-0-----0-----0-----0--3-5-5b(1/2)r-3-|
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PRE-CHORUS
==========================================================================================
0:45-
E|-----------------------------|---------------------------|
B|-----------------------------|---------------------------|
G|---5/7-7-7-x-x-5-----5-5-x-x-|---------------------------|
D|---5/7-7-7-x-x-5-----5-5-x-x-|---------------------------|
A|---3/5-5-5-x-x-3-----3-3-x-x-|-3/5-5-5-x-x-3-----3-3-x-x-|
D|-----------------------------|-3/5-5-5-x-x-3-----3-3-x-x-|
E|----------------------------|--------------------------------------|
B|----------------------------|-6--6-6-6-6-5--5/10-10-10-10-10-10-10-|
G|---5/7-7-7-x-x-5-----5-5-x--|-x--x-x-x-x-x--x--x--x--x--x--x--x--x-|
D|---5/7-7-7-x-x-5-----5-5-x--|-3--3-3-3-3-2--2/-7--7--7--7--7--7--7-|
A|---3/5-5-5-x-x-3-----3-3-x--|--------------------------------------|
D|----------------------------|--------------------------------------|
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CHORUS
==========================================================================================
0:56-
E|------------------------------|----------------------------|
B|------------------------------|----------------------------|
G|---7--7-7-7-7-7----7--7-7-x-x-|-5--5-5--x-3---3-3--3-3-3---|
D|---7--7-7-7-7-6----6--6-6-x-x-|-5--5-5--x-3---3-3--3-3-3---|
A|---5--5-5-5-5-5----5--5-5-x-x-|-3--3-3--x-1---1-1--1-1-1/3-|
D|------------------------------|----------------------------|
E|------------------------------|-------------------------|
B|------------------------------|-------------------------|
G|---7--7-7-7-7-7----7--7-7-x-x-|-------------------------|
D|---7--7-7-7-7-6----6--6-6-x-x-|-3---3---3/5-5-5--5--5-5-|
A|---5--5-5-5-5-5----5--5-5-x-x-|-3---3---3/5-5-5--5--5-5-|
D|------------------------------|-3---3---3/5-5-5--5--5-5-|
E|------------------------------|----------------------------|
B|------------------------------|----------------------------|
G|---7--7-7-7-7-7----7--7-7-----|-5--5-5--x-3---3-3--3-3-3-3-|
D|---7--7-7-7-7-6----6--6-6-----|-5--5-5--x-3---3-3--3-3-3-3-|
A|---5--5-5-5-5-5----5--5-5-----|-3--3-3--x-1---1-1--1-1-1-1-|
D|--------------------------0-0-|----------------------------|
E|----------------------------|-------------------------------|
B|----------------------------|-------------------------------|
G|---3---3-3---3-3---3-3--3-3-|-3/5-5--5--5--5-5-6-6--6-6-6-6-|
D|---3---3-3---3-3---3-3--3-3-|-3/5-5--5--5--5-5-6-6--6-6-6-6-|
A|---1---1-1---1-1---1-1--1-1-|-1/3-3--3--3--3-3-4-4--4-4-4-4-|
D|----------------------------|-------------------------------|
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INTERLUDE
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1:19-
E|--------------------------------------------|----------|
B|--------------------------------------------|----------|
G|--------------------------------------------|----------|
D|-----10-12---10-12---10-12---10-12---10-12--|---10-----|
A|--------------------------------------------|----------|
D|---0-------0-------0-------0-------0--------|-0--------|
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E|--------------------------------------------|----------|
B|--------------------------------------------|----------|
G|--------------------------------------------|----------|
D|--------------------------------------------|----------|
A|------3-5-----3-5-----3-5-----3-5-----3-5---|----3-----|
D|---0-------0-------0-------0-------0--------|-0--------|
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VERSE 2
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1:23-
E|-----------------|----------------------|
B|-----------------|----------------------|
G|-----------------|----------------------|
D|-----------------|----------------------|
A|--------83----8|-2------1-1-1-1-------|
D|---0-------------|----------------0-3-5-|
E|-----------------|-------------------------|
B|-----------------|-------------------------|
G|-----------------|-------------------------|
D|-----------------|-------------------------|
A|--------83----8|-2-----------------------|
D|---0-------------|--------0-3-5-5b(1/2)r-3-|
E|---------------------------------|-------------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------|-------------------------------------|
G|---------------------------------|-------------------------------------|
D|---------------------------------|----------------------3-5-5b(1/2)r-3-|
A|-----3-5---3-5---3-5---3-5---3-5-|---3-5---3-5---3-5-------------------|
D|---0-----0-----0-----0-----0-----|-0-----0-----0-----0-----------------|
E|---------------------------------|-------------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------|-------------------------------------|
G|---------------------------------|-------------------------------------|
D|---------------------------------|-------------------------------------|
A|-----3-5---3-5---3-5---3-5---3-5-|---3-5---3-5---3-5-------------------|
D|---0-----0-----0-----0-----0-----|-0-----0-----0-----0--3-5-5b(1/2)r-3-|
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PRE-CHORUS
==========================================================================================
1:46-
E|-----------------------------|---------------------------|
B|-----------------------------|---------------------------|
G|---5/7-7-7-x-x-5-----5-5-x-x-|---------------------------|
D|---5/7-7-7-x-x-5-----5-5-x-x-|---------------------------|
A|---3/5-5-5-x-x-3-----3-3-x-x-|-3/5-5-5-x-x-3-----3-3-x-x-|
D|-----------------------------|-3/5-5-5-x-x-3-----3-3-x-x-|
E|----------------------------|--------------------------------------|
B|----------------------------|-6--6-6-6-6-5--5/10-10-10-10-10-10-10-|
G|---5/7-7-7-x-x-5-----5-5-x--|-x--x-x-x-x-x--x--x--x--x--x--x--x--x-|
D|---5/7-7-7-x-x-5-----5-5-x--|-3--3-3-3-3-2--2/-7--7--7--7--7--7--7-|
A|---3/5-5-5-x-x-3-----3-3-x--|--------------------------------------|
D|----------------------------|--------------------------------------|
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CHORUS
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1:57-
E|------------------------------|----------------------------|
B|------------------------------|----------------------------|
G|---7--7-7-7-7-7----7--7-7-x-x-|-5--5-5--x-3---3-3--3-3-3---|
D|---7--7-7-7-7-6----6--6-6-x-x-|-5--5-5--x-3---3-3--3-3-3---|
A|---5--5-5-5-5-5----5--5-5-x-x-|-3--3-3--x-1---1-1--1-1-1/3-|
D|------------------------------|----------------------------|
E|------------------------------|-------------------------|
B|------------------------------|-------------------------|
G|---7--7-7-7-7-7----7--7-7-x-x-|-------------------------|
D|---7--7-7-7-7-6----6--6-6-x-x-|-3---3---3/5-5-5--5--5-5-|
A|---5--5-5-5-5-5----5--5-5-x-x-|-3---3---3/5-5-5--5--5-5-|
D|------------------------------|-3---3---3/5-5-5--5--5-5-|
E|------------------------------|----------------------------|
B|------------------------------|----------------------------|
G|---7--7-7-7-7-7----7--7-7-----|-5--5-5--x-3---3-3--3-3-3-3-|
D|---7--7-7-7-7-6----6--6-6-----|-5--5-5--x-3---3-3--3-3-3-3-|
A|---5--5-5-5-5-5----5--5-5-----|-3--3-3--x-1---1-1--1-1-1-1-|
D|--------------------------0-0-|----------------------------|
E|----------------------------|-------------------------------|
B|----------------------------|-------------------------------|
G|---3---3-3---3-3---3-3--3-3-|-3/5-5--5--5--5-5-6-6--6-6-6-6-|
D|---3---3-3---3-3---3-3--3-3-|-3/5-5--5--5--5-5-6-6--6-6-6-6-|
A|---1---1-1---1-1---1-1--1-1-|-1/3-3--3--3--3-3-4-4--4-4-4-4-|
D|----------------------------|-------------------------------|
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GUITAR SOLO
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2:20-
Gtr.2 >w/ wah-wah *gradual bend
E|---------------|---------------------|
B|---------------|---------------------|
G|---------------|-12bbbbb(1/2)bbbb(1)-|
D|---------------|---------------------|
A|---------------|---------------------|
D|---0-----------|---------------------|
|Gtr.3
E|---------------|---------------------|
B|---------------|---------------------|
G|---------------|---------------------|
D|---0--0--------|-3-3-3-3-3-3-0-------|
A|---0--0--------|-3-3-3-3-3-3-0-------|
D|---0--0--------|-3-3-3-3-3-3-0-------|
E|--------------------------------|--------------------------------------------------|
B|--------------------------------|----------10-----10-------------------------------|
G|---12pbr---10---------------x---|-------------12------10-12(10)tr~~---10--------10-|
D|--------------12-10-12~~~~~~x---|-----12--------------------------12-10-12--12----|
A|--------------------------------|-/10----------------------------------------------|
D|--------------------------------|--------------------------------------------------|
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E|--------------------------------|--------------------------------------------------|
B|--------------------------------|--------------------------------------------------|
G|--------------------------------|--------------------------------------------------|
D|---3---x--3--x--x--5--------x-x-|--3----x---3---x---x---0---------------------x----|
A|---3---x--3--x--x--5--------x-x-|--3----x---3---x---x---0---------------------x----|
D|---3---x--3--x--x--5--------x-x-|--3----x---3---x---x---0---------------------x----|
Gtr.2
E|----------------------------|-------------------------------------|-----------------------------|
B|---12b(1/2)----10-12-10~~~~~|-------------------------------------|-----------------------------|
G|----------------------------|-------------------------------------|-----------------------------|
D|----------------------------|-5bbb(1/2)hhh-(5)h--(5)h--(5)h--(5)h-|-(5)b(1)r-(5)p3p0-3(1/4)-0---|
A|----------------------------|-------------------------------------|-----------------------------|
D|----------------------------|-------------------------------------|-----------------------------|
|Gtr.4
E|----------------------------|-------------------------------------|-----------------------------|
B|---15(1)-------13-15-13~~~~~|-------------------------------------|-----------------------------|
G|----------------------------|-------------------------------------|-----------------------------|
D|----------------------------|-------------------------------------|-----------------------------|
A|----------------------------|-------------------------------------|-----------------------------|
D|----------------------------|-------------------------------------|-----------------------------|
|Gtr.3
E|----------------------------|-------------------------------------|-----------------------------|
B|----------------------------|-------------------------------------|-----------------------------|
G|-----------0-----------0----|-------------------------------------|-----------------------------|
D|--------7-----------7-------|-3--3--3--3--3----0-------0--0--x--x-|-----------------------------|
A|----------------------------|-3--3--3--3--3----0-------0--0--x--x-|-----------------------------|
D|---5-----------3------------|-3--3--3--3--3----0-------0--0--x--x-|-----------------------------|
let ring - - - - - - - -}
E|---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|---13p10-------13p10-------13p10-------13p10-------13p10-------13p10-------13p10-------13p10-------|
G|---------12p10-------12p10-------12p10-------12p10-------12p10-------12p10-------12p10-------12p10-|
D|---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
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E|---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|---12----------------------------------14-----------------------------------13---------------------|
D|---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
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E|---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|---3-----3-----3-----3-----3------------------------3-----3-----3----------------------------------|
D|---3-----3-----3-----3-----3------------------------3-----3-----3----------------------------------|
A|---1-----1-----1-----1-----1------------------------1-----1-----1----------------------------------|
D|---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
Lead into chorus
E|---15p13----15p13----15p13----15p13----15p13----15p13----15p13----15p13----|-----------------------|
B|---------13-------13-------13-------13-------13-------13-------13-------13-|-13b(1)----------------|
G|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|-----------------------|
D|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|-----------------------|
A|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|-----------------------|
D|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|-----------------------|
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E|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|-15b(1)----------------|
B|---15----------------------------------------------------------------------|-----------------------|
G|----------------------------------------13---------------------------------|-----------------------|
D|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|-----------------------|
A|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|-----------------------|
D|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|-----------------------|
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E|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|---5----5----------5--------5---5---5---------6--6-------6----6---6-----6--|
D|---5----5----------5--------5---5---5---------6--6-------6----6---6-----6--|
A|---3----3----------3--------3---3---3---------4--4-------4----4---4-----4--|
D|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
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CHORUS
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2:45-
E|------------------------------|----------------------------|
B|------------------------------|----------------------------|
G|---7--7-7-7-7-7----7--7-7-x-x-|-5--5-5--x-3---3-3--3-3-3/--|
D|---7--7-7-7-7-6----6--6-6-x-x-|-5--5-5--x-3---3-3--3-3-3/--|
A|---5--5-5-5-5-5----5--5-5-x-x-|-3--3-3--x-1---1-1--1-1-1/--|
D|------------------------------|----------------------------|
E|------------------------------|-------------------------|
B|------------------------------|-------------------------|
G|---7--7-7-7-7-7----7--7-7-x-x-|-------------------------|
D|---7--7-7-7-7-6----6--6-6-x-x-|-3-------3-----5---------|
A|---5--5-5-5-5-5----5--5-5-x-x-|-3-------3-----5---------|
D|------------------------------|-3-------3-----5---------|
E|------------------------------|----------------------------|
B|------------------------------|----------------------------|
G|---7--7-7-7-7-7----7--7-7-x-x-|-5--5-5--x-3---3-3--3-3-3-3-|
D|---7--7-7-7-7-6----6--6-6-x-x-|-5--5-5--x-3---3-3--3-3-3-3-|
A|---5--5-5-5-5-5----5--5-5-x-x-|-3--3-3--x-1---1-1--1-1-1-1-|
D|------------------------------|----------------------------|
E|----------------------------|-------------------------------|
B|----------------------------|-------------------------------|
G|---3---3-3---3-3---3-3--3-3-|-3/5-5--5--5--5-5/6-6--6-6-6-6-|
D|---3---3-3---3-3---3-3--3-3-|-3/5-5--5--5--5-5/6-6--6-6-6-6-|
A|---1---1-1---1-1---1-1--1-1-|-1/3-3--3--3--3-3/4-4--4-4-4-4-|
D|----------------------------|-------------------------------|
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OUTRO
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3:08-
E|--------------------------------------------|----------------------------------------------|
B|--------------------------------------------|----------------------------------------------|
G|--------------------------------------------|----------------------------------------------|
D|-----10-12---10-12---10-12---10-12---10-12--|---10-12---10-12---10-12---10-12---10-12------|
A|--------------------------------------------|----------------------------------------------|
D|---0-------0-------0-------0-------0--------|-0-------0-------0-------0-------0------------|
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E|--------------------------------------------|----------------------------------------------|
B|--------------------------------------------|----------------------------------------------|
G|--------------------------------------------|----------------------------------------------|
D|--------------------------------------------|----------------------------------------------|
A|------3-5-----3-5-----3-5-----3-5-----3-5---|----3-5-----3-5-----3-5-----3-5-----3-5-------|
D|---0-------0-------0-------0-------0--------|-0-------0-------0-------0-------0------------|
E|--------------------------------------------|------------------------------------------|
B|--------------------------------------------|------------------------------------------|
G|--------------------------------------------|------------------------------------------|
D|-----10-12---10-12---10-12---10-12---10-12--|---10-12---10-12---10-12---3-5-5b(1/2)r-3-|
A|--------------------------------------------|------------------------------------------|
D|---0-------0-------0-------0-------0--------|-0-------0-------0-------0----------------|
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E|--------------------------------------------|------------------------------------------|
B|--------------------------------------------|------------------------------------------|
G|--------------------------------------------|------------------------------------------|
D|--------------------------------------------|-------------------------0-3-5-5b(1/2)r-3-|
A|------3-5-----3-5-----3-5-----3-5-----3-5---|----3-5-----3-5-----3-5-------------------|
D|---0-------0-------0-------0-------0--------|-0-------0-------0------------------------|
