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Band - As I Lay Dying
Album - Frail Words Collapse
Song - Distance Is Darkness
I normally don't do tabs, as this is my first. However, I this is one of my favorite As I
Lay Dying songs and I noticed that there aren't tabs
anywhere for
it. Here's how I play the song.
Drop C tuning
p = pull off
. = palm mute
~ = vibrato
* = harmonic
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Part A
D|-------------------
A|-14-14-14----------
F|-19-19-19---------- -> 4x, omit palm muting 4th time
C|-------------------
G|-------------------
C|---0--0--0-0000000-
.......
Fill A
D|-------------------
A|-------8p0---------
F|-7p0------7*~~~~--- -> After doing the harmonic, to get the vibrato effect
C|----7p0------------ -> quickly apply/release pressure to the bridge
G|------------------
C|-------------------
Part B
D|-------------------
A|-------------------
F|-7-7-7------------- -> 8x, omit palm muting 8th time
C|-7-7-7-------------
G|-5-5-5-------------
C|--0-0--0-0-0-00----
. . . ..
Part C
D|---------------------------------------------
A|---------------------------------------------
F|-77-7-7-7---77-7-7---77-7-7-7---77-7-7-7-7--- ->2x, just follow the double bass beat
C|-77-7-7-7---77-7-7---77-7-7-7---77-7-7-7-7---
G|-55-5-5-5---55-5-5---55-5-5-5---55-5-5-5-5---
C|---------------------------------------------
Fill B
D|-------------------------
A|-------------------------
F|-77-7-7-7---77-7-7-7-7---
C|-77-7-7-7---77-7-7-7-7---
G|-55-5-5-5---55-5-5-5-5---
C|-------------------------
Part D
D|------------------ D|---------
A|----14---14-14---- A|---------
F|----19---19-19---- ->4x, omit second half on 4th time F|---------
C|------------------ ->then play------------------------> C|---------
G|------------------ G|---------
C|-000--000--------- C|-00000---
... ... .....
Then Repeat Part D 8x (no omissions)
Part E
D|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
A|-----------8p0-------------------------8p0--------------8p0--------------------8p0----
F|-7-7-7p0------7p0-7-7-7p0----7-7-7p0------7p0-7-7-7p0------7p0---7p0-7-7-7p0------7p0-
C|-7-7----7p0-------7-7----7p0-7-7----7p0-------7-7----7p0------7p0----7-7----7p0-------
G|-5-5--------------5-5--------5-5--------------5-5--------------------5-5--------------
C|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Part E (cont.)
D|-------------------------------------------------
A|-------------------------------------------------
F|-7p5p0--7p5p0----7p5p0------7p5p0---7p5p0------7- -> When he plays the G (on the C string)
C|------7------7-7------7-7-7-------7------7-7-7-7- -> he is holding the two high notes of the
G|------------------------------------------------- -> C power chord, occasionally he strikes the octave
C|------------------------------------------------- -> during his playing, feel free to do the same
Play Part C 2x
Play Fill B 1x
Part F
D|------------------------------------
A|------------------------------------
F|------------------------------------
C|-00-0-0--00-0-0-0--00-0-0--00-0-0-0-
G|-00-0-0--00-0-0-0--00-0-0--00-0-0-0-
C|-00-0-0--00-0-0-0--00-0-0--00-0-0-0-
.. . . .. . . . .. . . .. . . .
Part G
D|---------------------------------------------
A|---------------------------------------------
F|-7-777-77-77-7777-14-141414-10-101010-101010- -> The rhythm isn't as important as the
C|-7-777-77-77-7777-14-141414-10-101010-101010- -> progression of the chords
G|-5-555-55-55-5555-12-121212-8--8-8-8--8-8-8-- -> Repeat 8x then---->
C|---------------------------------------------
End
D|---|
A|---|
F|-7-|
C|-7-|
G|-5-|
C|---|
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