David,
Here's how I do it..
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1--------|---15-------------|-------------------------|
2--------|------------------|-------------------------|
3-15~15b~|15----------------|-------------------------|
4--------|-----15--15~~~~~~~|-17~~~~-17~~~~--10~~~~~~~|
5--------|---------15~15a~15|-17~17a-17a~17--10~10a~10|
6--------|------------------|-------------------------|
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1|------10------10------10------10--------|----------------|
2|----------------------------------10~8--|----------------|
3|--------10b~10----------10b~10----------|----------------|
4|10~10c----------10~10c----------10------|--8----8---5--3-|
5|--------------------------------------8~|8a-8a~8-8~5-5~3a|
6|----------------------------------------|----------------|
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1|---------------------------------------|-----------------------17---------------|
2|---------------------------------------|----------------------------------------|
3|-----------------------------------10b-|----------------------------------------|
4|------3-3----------10--10---10--10-10--|------17----------17--------17----------|
5|-3-3a-3-3---10-10a-10a-10a--10a-10-10a-|17~17a--17a~17~17a--17a--17a--17a~~17---|
6|-3-3b-------10-10b---------------------|-------------------------------------17b|
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1|-----------------------------15-----
2|------------------------------------
3|-15b---15---15b---15--15b~15--------
4|--------------------------------15--
5|-15a---15---15a---15--15a~15----15a-
6|--------------------------------15--
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Thats the basic idea I had. I guess I was being lazy and try to find another way to get that descending run without having to go all the way back to the 3rd fret 
Luckily the guy in the band haven't completely learned this one yet. Maybe I'll have an extra day or two to get it nailed down.