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This is a classic song, the epic of the album, but despite its
Intricacy its very easy to play!
Even the solo isn’t very challenging.
Tuning - Drop C
Guitar 2 starts with this..
|------------------------------------------------|
|------------------------------------------------| heavy
|------------------------------------------------| distortion
|3-4---------3-4---------3-4---------3-4---------|
|3-4---------3-4---------3-4---------3-4--1-1-1--|
|3-4--336433-3-4--336433-3-4--336433-3-4--1-1-1--|
...... ...... ...... . . .
this is repeated 4 times but on the fourth time end on this..
|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
|--THE GAPS ARE TO MAKE IT MORE CLEAR-------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
|336433-4336433-4336433-4336433-------------------------------------|
...... ....... ....... .......
and then both guitars play this..
|-------------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------------| heavy
|-------------------------------------------------| distortion
|3-4--4b-----3-4--4b-----3-4--4b-----3-4--1-1-1---|
|3-4--4b-----3-4--4b-----3-4--4b-----3-4--1-1-1---|
|3-4--4b-----3-4--4b-----3-4--4b-----3-4--1-1-1---|
. . .
this is repeated 4 times and is followed by this..
|------------------------------|
|------------------------------|
|------------------------------|
|------------------------------|
|-4444443333----4444443333-----|
|-----------4444----------4----|
........................
this is repeated twice and then both guitars play this..
|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------------------------2222--|
|333-3-3-6-3-3-3-333-3-3-6-3-3-3-333-3-3-6-3-3-3--444477774444------|
... . . . . . ... . . . . . ... . . . . . ................
this is repeated 4 times and then..
|------------------------------| |------------|
|------------------------------| repeated 4 |------------|
|------------------------------| times but |------------|
|------------------------------| on the fourth |4-4-4-4-3---|
|-4444443333----4444443333-----| end on this -> |4-4-4-4-3---|
|-----------4444----------4----| |----------3-|
........................ . . . . .
and then both guitars play this..
|-------------------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------------------|
|3-4-3--3-3-4-3/----------3-4-3--3-3-4-3/4-4/6-6/4-4/3--|
|3-4-3--3-3-4-3/----------3-4-3--3-3-4-3/4-4/6-6/4-4/3--|
|3-4-3--3-3-4-3/-111-111--3-4-3--3-3-4-3/4-4/6-6/4-4/3--|
... ...
this is repeated 4 times and then this is played..
|------------------------------------------------|
|------------------------------------------------|
|------------------------------------------------|
|3-4---------3-4---------3-4---------3-4---------|
|3-4---------3-4---------3-4---------3-4--1-1-1--|
|3-4--336433-3-4--336433-3-4--336433-3-4--1-1-1--|
...... ...... ...... . . .
then this..
|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------------------------2222--|
|333-3-3-6-3-3-3-333-3-3-6-3-3-3-333-3-3-6-3-3-3--444477774444------|
... . . . . . ... . . . . . ... . . . . . ................
this is repeated 4 times then this is played..
|------------------------------| |------------|
|------------------------------| repeated 4 |------------|
|------------------------------| times but |------------|
|------------------------------| on the fourth |4-4-4-4-3---|
|-4444443333----4444443333-----| end on this -> |4-4-4-4-3---|
|-----------4444----------4----| |----------3-|
........................ . . . . .
and then both guitars play this..
|-------------------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------------------|
|3-4-3--3-3-4-3/----------3-4-3--3-3-4-3/4-4/6-6/4-4/3--|
|3-4-3--3-3-4-3/----------3-4-3--3-3-4-3/4-4/6-6/4-4/3--|
|3-4-3--3-3-4-3/-111-111--3-4-3--3-3-4-3/4-4/6-6/4-4/3--|
... ...
this is repeated 4 times and then this is played..
|--------------------------------------------------------|
|--------------------------------------------------------| heavy
|-------------------------------------------------5b-----| distortion
|3-4-3-----------1~-----------3--4--3~------3------------|
|3-4-3-----------1~-----------3--4--3~---------3---------|
|3-4-3-----------1~-----------3--4--3~-------------------|
|--------------------------------------------------------|
|--------------------------------------------------------|
|-----------3-----------------------5b-------------------|
|1~---1---1-----3--4--3~------3------------1~-----1------|
|1~-----1-------3--4--3~---------3---------1~--------1---|
|1~-------------3--4--3~-------------------1~------------|
|---------|
|---------|
|---------|
|3--4--3--|
|3--4--3--|
|3--4--3--|
then guitar 2 plays this
|---------------------------------------------------------------|
|---------------------------------------------------------------|
|---------------------------------------------------------------|
|3~--------------1~--------------3~--------------1~-------------|
|3~--------------1~--------------3~--------------1~-------------|
|3~--------------3~--------------3~--------------3~-------------|
|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
|----6-----4-----3--------------------6-----4-----3-----------------|
|3-3---3-3---3-3---3-3-3-3-3-3-3--3-3---3-3---3-3---3-3-3-3-3-3-6---|
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
|----6-----4-----3--------------------6-----4-----3-----------------|
|3-3---3-3---3-3---3-3-3-3-3-3-3--3-3---3-3---3-3---3-44444-3-66666-|
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
|----6-----4-----3--------------------6-----4-----3-----------------|
|3-3---3-3---3-3---3-3-3-3-3-3-3--3-3---3-3---3-3---3-3-3-3-3-3-6---|
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
|----6-----4-----3--------------------6-----4-----3-----------------|
|3-3---3-3---3-3---3-3-3-3-3-3-3--3-3---3-3---3-3---3-44444-3-66666-|
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
but guitar 1 plays this over the top..
|----------------------------------------------------------------|
|----------------------------------------------------------------| clean
|-------6-5-------------6-5-------------6-5-------------6-5------| effect
|----3---------------3---------------3---------------3-----------|
|--3---------------3---------------3---------------3-------------|
|3---------------3---------------3---------------3---------------|
|----------------------------------------------------------------|
|----------------------------------------------------------------|
|-------6-5-------------6-5-------------6-5-------------6-5------|
|----3---------------3---------------3---------------3-----------|
|--3---------------3---------------3---------------3-------------|
|3---------------3---------------3---------------3---------------|
|----------------------------------------------------------------|
|----------------------------------------------------------------|
|-------6-5-------------6-5-------------6-5-------------6-5------|
|----3---------------3---------------3---------------3-----------|
|--3---------------3---------------3---------------3-------------|
|3---------------3---------------3---------------3---------------|
|----------------------------------------------------------------|
|----------------------------------------------------------------|
|-------6-5-------------6-5-------------6-5-------------6-5------|
|----3---------------3---------------3---------------3-----------|
|--3---------------3---------------3---------------3-------------|
|3---------------3---------------3---------------3---------------|
|----------------------------------------------------------------|
|----------------------------------------------------------------|
|-------6-5-------------6-5-------------6-5-------------6-5------|
|----3---------------3---------------3---------------3-----------|
|--3---------------3---------------3---------------3-------------|
|3---------------3---------------3---------------3---------------|
then guitar 1 does the solo.. (some gaps are for clarity)
|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
|--------------------------------------20/21-21-20-18-20-21b--------| heavy
|10/12b-12/13b-15/17-18/17-17/15-15/13------------------------------| distortion
|------------------------------------------------------------1817-15|
|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------------------------20----|
|---------------------20/21------20-18-20--21-20-21--23-21-23---2120|
|---------------------------22--------------------------------------|
|-2018-17-22-20-18-17---------22------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
|18-2021------------------------------------------------------------|
|--------15/17--------------------1718-17b-15/17--------------------|
|--------------1817-13/15-1517-18----------------1817-13/15-1517-18-|
|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
|--------------------------------------------------18-21b-2120-1820-|
|-------------------------------------------18-2021-----------------|
|1718-17b---------------------------15-17-18------------------------|
|---------1817-15-2018-1715b-1517-18--------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
|21b-212018-16b-15/13b-15b-15/16/15b-13-12-9/8-8-98-6b--------------|
|-----------------------------------------------------9-8-9---------|
|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
|------------------------------------------------------------8-6-5-6|
|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
|5------------------------------------------1517-18b-1718-20b-18-20-|
|--6-6/8b-8-10-11-11/13-13b-13/15-15-18/20b-------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
|----------------------------21b-1820-21-17b18--171817-14/13b-------|
|---------20-1820-21-2021-23----------------------------------------|
|----1718-----------------------------------------------------------|
|21b----------------------------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
But guitar 2 plays this underneath the solo..
|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------------------------------| heavy
|-------------------------------------------------------------------| distortion
|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
|----6-----4-----3--------------------6-----4-----3-----------------|
|3-3---3-3---3-3---3-3-3-3-3-3-3--3-3---3-3---3-3---3-44444-3-66666-|
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
|----6-----4-----3--------------------6-----4-----3-----------------|
|3-3---3-3---3-3---3-3-3-3-3-3-3--3-3---3-3---3-3---3-44444-3-66666-|
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
|----6-----4-----3--------------------6-----4-----3-----------------|
|3-3---3-3---3-3---3-3-3-3-3-3-3--3-3---3-3---3-3---3-44444-3-66666-|
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
|----6-----4-----3--------------------6-----4-----3-----------------|
|3-3---3-3---3-3---3-3-3-3-3-3-3--3-3---3-3---3-3---3-44444-3-66666-|
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
|-------------------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------------------|
|3-4-3--3-3-4-3-----------3-4-3--3-3-4-3/4-4/6----------|
|3-4-3--3-3-4-3-----------3-4-3--3-3-4-3/4-4/6----------|
|3-4-3--3-3-4-3-3b--------3-4-3--3-3-4-3/4-4/6-6b-------|
|-------------------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------------------|
|3-4-3--3-3-4-3-----------3-4-3--3-3-4-1--1--1--1--4--3-|
|3-4-3--3-3-4-3-----------3-4-3--3-3-4-1--1--1--1--4--3-|
|3-4-3--3-3-4-3-3b--------3-4-3--3-3-4-1--1--1--1--4--3-|
. . . . . .
|-------------------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------------------|
|3-4-3--3-3-4-3-----------3-4-3--3-3-4-3/4-4/6----------|
|3-4-3--3-3-4-3-----------3-4-3--3-3-4-3/4-4/6----------|
|3-4-3--3-3-4-3-3b--------3-4-3--3-3-4-3/4-4/6-6b-------|
|-------------------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------------------|
|3-4-3--3-3-4-3-----------3-4-3--3-3-4-3/4-4/6----------|
|3-4-3--3-3-4-3-----------3-4-3--3-3-4-3/4-4/6----------|
|3-4-3--3-3-4-3-3b--------3-4-3--3-3-4-3/4-4/6-6b-------|
|-------------------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------------------|
|3-4-3--3-3-4-3-----------3-4-3--3-3-4-1--1--1--1--4--3-|
|3-4-3--3-3-4-3-----------3-4-3--3-3-4-1--1--1--1--4--3-|
|3-4-3--3-3-4-3-3b--------3-4-3--3-3-4-1--1--1--1--4--3-|
. . . . . .
|-----------------------------------------|
|-----------------------------------------| heavy
|-----------------------------------------| distortion
|-4----3------4-3-------4----3-------4-3--|
|-4----3---4--4-3--4----4----3---4---4-3--|
|----------4-------4-------------4--------|
then when the solo is over, both guitars play this..
|-------------------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------------------|
|3-4-3--3-3-4-3/----------3-4-3--3-3-4-3/4-4/6-6/4-4/3--|
|3-4-3--3-3-4-3/----------3-4-3--3-3-4-3/4-4/6-6/4-4/3--|
|3-4-3--3-3-4-3/-111-111--3-4-3--3-3-4-3/4-4/6-6/4-4/3--|
... ... .
.
this is repeated 6 times but on the sixth time hold the last chord (the threes
with 2 dots underneath) and it fades out. But guitar 1 finishes off with this..
|--------------| clean
|--------------| effect
|-------6-5----|
|----3---------| this is repeated 11
|--3-----------| times
|3-------------|
Hope you enjoyed this tab, it really is a haunting song,
Chimaira Rule!
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