Is Absolution ? Killswitch Engage
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Tabbed by: Dweebusonguitar
Email:[email protected]
Tuning: Drop C (CGCFAD)
| + palm mute
| / slide up
| \ slide down
| h hammer-on
| p pull-off
| ~ vibrato
| * harmonic
| x mute note
Intro (Both guitars)
D|--------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|--------------------------------------------------------------------|
F|--------------------------------------------------------------------|
C|-5---7-0------------------------------------------------------------|
G|-3-5-5-0------------------------------------------------------------|
C|---5---0------------------------------------------------------------|
Main Riff (Both guitars) All x2
D|--------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|--------------------------------------------------------------------|
F|--------------------------------------------------------------------|
C|--------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|---------------------------------5p2p0------------------------------|
C|-0h2-22222222-5p2-222222222-2h4h5--------0h2-22222222-5p2-22222222--|
++++++++ +++++++++ ++++++++ ++++++++
D|--------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|--------------------------------------------------------------------|
F|---------------------------7777557755445544-(Joel)------------------|
C|-7777557755445544-(Adam)---++++++++++++++++-------------------------|
G|-++++++++++++++++---------------------------------------------------|
C|--------------------------------------------------------------------|
Verse Riff 1 (Adam) All x2
D|--------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|--------------------------------------------------------------------|
F|--------------------------------------------------------------------|
C|----------------------------------------------------0---------------|
G|-5--- 7--2-2-2-2--2--5-4h5--5----7--2-2-2-2--2?-5p4-0---------------|
C|-7-00-9--2-2-2-2--2--5-4h5--7-00-9--2-2-2-2--2?-5p4-0---------------|
++ + + + + ++ + + + +
Joel plays the same thing except for the first two chords
D|--------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|--------------------------------------------------------------------|
F|--------------------------------------------------------------------|
C|-4--5---------------------------------------------------------------|
G|-5--7---------------------------------------------------------------|
C|--------------------------------------------------------------------|
At the end of 2nd time round play
D|--------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|--------------------------------------------------------------------|
F|--------------------------------------------------------------------|
C|-5---7----\---------------------------------------------------------|
G|-3-5-5----\---------------------------------------------------------|
C|---5----7-\---------------------------------------------------------|
Verse Riff 2 ? Play the same thing as verse riff 1 but play with heavy palm muting but
the notes ring out, don?t choke them with your left hand. Play x2 again but at the 2nd
round instead of this at the end
D|--------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|--------------------------------------------------------------------|
F|--------------------------------------------------------------------|
C|-----------------0--------------------------------------------------|
G|-2-2-2-2--2?-5p4-0--------------------------------------------------|
C|-2-2-2-2--2?-5p4-0--------------------------------------------------|
+ + + +
Play this
D|--------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|--------------------------------------------------------------------|
F|---------7-4h5p4----------------------------------------------------|
C|-----------------7-5------------------------------------------------|
G|-2-2--2-------------------------------------------------------------|
C|-2-2--2-------------------------------------------------------------|
+ + +
Pre-Chorus (Adam)
D|--------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|--------------------------------------------------------------------|
F|-4/5555555/7777777/99999/1111/121212121212--------------------------|
C|-x-xxxxxxx-xxxxxxx-xxxxx-x-x--xxxxxxxxxxxx--------------------------|
G|-2/3333333/5555555/77777/9-9-/101010101010--------------------------|
C|--------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|--------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|--------------------------------------------------------------------|
F|-4/5555555/5555555/1212121212/1111/9-~------------------------------|
C|-xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx--------------------------------|
G|-2/3333333/7777777/1010101010/9-9-/7-~------------------------------|
C|--------------------------------------------------------------------|
Pre Chorus (Joel) x2
D|-------------------------------------33--------33-------------------|
A|-------------------------------------33--------33-------------------|
F|-------12-------12----12-----12------00--------00-------------------|
C|-------12-------12----12-----12------00--------00-------------------|
G|-10-10-10-10-10-10-0-0-0-9-9-9-------00--2-2/3-33-------------------|
C|-10-10-10-10-10-10-0-0-0-9-9-9---0h2-22-----------------------------|
Chorus (Adam)
D|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
F|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
C|-5--------5--------5--55-----5--0----------------------------------|
G|-3--0--2--3--0--2--3--33-02--3--0----------------------------------|
C|-+--0--2--+--0--2-----++-02--+--0----------------------------------|
+ + + + ++
Chorus (Joel) (Clean)
D|-----0-------0-------0-------0-------0-------0---------------------|
A|------3-------3-------3-------3-------3-------3--------------------|
F|---0---0---0---0---0---0---0---0---0---0---0---0-------------------|
C|--4-------4-------4-------4-------4-------4------------------------|
G|-3-----------------------3-----------------------------------------|
C|---------0-------2---------------0-------2-------------------------|
D|-----2--0----------0-------0---------------------------------------|
A|------3--3----------3-------3--------------------------------------|
F|---0---0--0---0--0---0---0---0-------------------------------------|
C|--4----------4--4-------4------------------------------------------|
G|-3---------------------3-------------------------------------------|
C|------------0--2----------------0----------------------------------|
Repeat main riff
Repeat verse riff 1 but cut off the end and do this fill again
D|--------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|--------------------------------------------------------------------|
F|-7-4h5p4------------------------------------------------------------|
C|---------7-5--------------------------------------------------------|
G|--------------------------------------------------------------------|
C|--------------------------------------------------------------------|
Repeat pre-chorus and chorus
Bridge (Adam) x4
D|--------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|--------------------------------------------------------------------|
F|--------------------------------------------------------------------|
C|-2---------------------0------------------------
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