Element Of One Guitar Tab

		
		Ver 1 Ver 2 Ver 3 
	

Alive or Just Breathing Tabs:

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Song: Element of One
Artist: Killswitch Engage
Album: Alive or Just Breathing
Tabbed by: Christian / silent_warrior_@hotmail.com

PM - Palm mute
 - Slide down

Tuning: C G C F A D


Note: Acoustic parts will be tabbed later.


Intro - Guitar 1
|---------------------------------------------------|
|---------------------------------------------------|
|-10---10------------10-10-10-----------------------| x4
|-10---10---0-0-0-0--10-10-10--0--0--0-0-0-0--0-0-0-|
|--8----8---0-0-0-0---8--8--8--0--0--0-0-0-0--0-0-0-|
|-----------0-0-0-0------------0--0--0-0-0-0--0-0-0-|
PM          - - - -                  - - - -


Intro - Guitar 2
|----------------------------------|
|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5--3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|
|-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7--5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-| x4
|----------------------------------|
|----------------------------------|
|----------------------------------|


Verse
|------------------------------------------------------|
|------------------------------------------------------|
|------------------------------------------------------| x1
|-3-3-3-----------------------3-3-3--------------------|
|-3-3-3--5-3-----------5-3----3-3-3--5-3-0--7-5--5-3---|
|-3-3-3------3--3-3-3------3--3-3-3------------------3-|
PM- - -         - - -         - - -


|--------------------------------------------------------|
|--------------------------------------------------------|
|--------------------------------------------------------| x1
|-3-3-3---------3-3-3---------3-3-3---------3-3-3--------|
|-3-3-3--5-3----3-3-3--5-3----3-3-3---------3-3-3--------|
|-3-3-3------3--3-3-3------3--3-3-3--5-3-3--3-3-3--3-1-1-|
PM- - -         - - -         - - -         - - -         


Verse
|------------------------------------------------------|
|------------------------------------------------------|
|------------------------------------------------------| x1
|-3-3-3---------3-3-3---------3-3-3--------------------|
|-3-3-3--5-3----3-3-3--5-3----3-3-3--5-3-0--7-5--5-3---|
|-3-3-3------3--3-3-3------3--3-3-3------------------3-|
PM- - -         - - -          - - -


|--------------------------------------------------------|
|--------------------------------------------------------|
|--------------------------------------------------------| x1
|-3-3-3---------3-3-3---------3-3-3---------3-3-3--------|
|-3-3-3--5-3----3-3-3--5-3----3-3-3---------3-3-3--------|
|-3-3-3------3--3-3-3------3--3-3-3--5-3-3--3-3-3--3-1-1-|
PM- - -         - - -         - - -         - - - 
 

Chorus
|------------------------------------------------|
|------------------------------------------------|
|-3-2-5-7------------------3-2-5-7-------10-105-| x2
|-3-2-5-7--0-0-0--0-0-0-0--3-2-5-7--0-0--10-105-|
|-1-0-3-5--0-0-0--0-0-0-0--1-0-3-5--0-0---8--83-|
|----------0-0-0--0-0-0-0-----------0-0----------|
PM         - -    - - - -           - -


Verse
|------------------------------------------------------|
|------------------------------------------------------|
|------------------------------------------------------| x1
|-3-3-3---------3-3-3---------3-3-3--------------------|
|-3-3-3--5-3----3-3-3--5-3----3-3-3--5-3-0--7-5--5-3---|
|-3-3-3------3--3-3-3------3--3-3-3------------------3-|
PM- - -         - - -         - - -


|--------------------------------------------------------|
|--------------------------------------------------------|
|--------------------------------------------------------| x1
|-3-3-3---------3-3-3---------3-3-3---------3-3-3--------|
|-3-3-3--5-3----3-3-3--5-3----3-3-3---------3-3-3--------|
|-3-3-3------3--3-3-3------3--3-3-3--5-3-3--3-3-3--3-1-1-|
PM- - -         - - -         - - -         - - -         


Verse
|------------------------------------------------------|
|------------------------------------------------------|
|------------------------------------------------------| x1
|-3-3-3---------3-3-3---------3-3-3--------------------|
|-3-3-3--5-3----3-3-3--5-3----3-3-3--5-3-0--7-5--5-3---|
|-3-3-3------3--3-3-3------3--3-3-3------------------3-|
PM- - -         - - -         - - -


|--------------------------------------------------------|
|--------------------------------------------------------|
|--------------------------------------------------------| x1
|-3-3-3---------3-3-3---------3-3-3---------3-3-3--------|
|-3-3-3--5-3----3-3-3--5-3----3-3-3---------3-3-3--------|
|-3-3-3------3--3-3-3------3--3-3-3--5-3-3--3-3-3--3-1-1-|
PM- - -         - - -         - - -         - - - 
 

Chorus
|------------------------------------------------|
|------------------------------------------------|
|-3-2-5-7------------------3-2-5-7-------10-105-| x4
|-3-2-5-7--0-0-0--0-0-0-0--3-2-5-7--0-0--10-105-|
|-1-0-3-5--0-0-0--0-0-0-0--1-0-3-5--0-0---8--83-|
|----------0-0-0--0-0-0-0-----------0-0----------|
PM         - -    - - - -           - -


Guitar 1
|---------------------------------------------------|
|---------------------------------------------------|
|-10---10------------10-10-10-----------------------| x4
|-10---10---0-0-0-0--10-10-10--0--0--0-0-0-0--0-0-0-|
|--8----8---0-0-0-0---8--8--8--0--0--0-0-0-0--0-0-0-|
|-----------0-0-0-0------------0--0--0-0-0-0--0-0-0-|
PM          - - - -                  - - - -


Guitar 2
|----------------------------------|      |------|
|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5--3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|      |------|
|-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7--5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-| x4   |--10--| x1
|----------------------------------|      |--10--|
|----------------------------------|      |---8--|
|----------------------------------|      |---8--| 


Bridge
|------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|x2
|----------------------------------------------------7-------------7-----------------------------|
|-8-7-8-5-7--8-7-8-5-7--8-7-8-5-7--8-7-8-5-7---8-7-8----7-8-8--7-8----7-8-10-7-8-10--7-8-8-7-8-8-|
|------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
PM  - - - -    - - - -    - - - -    - - - -     - -    - -    - -    - -    - -     - -   - -


|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|x2
|-3-0-0-0-3-5-0-0-0-3-5-0-0-0-3-5-0-0-0-3-0-0-0--5-7-0-0-0-5-7-0-0-0-5-7-0-0-0-5-0-0-0-|
|-1-0-0-0-1-3-0-0-0-1-3-0-0-0-1-5-0-0-0-1-0-0-0--3-5-0-0-0-5-5-0-0-0-3-5-0-0-0-3-0-0-0-|
|-1-0-0-0-1-3-0-0-0-1-3-0-0-0-1-3-0-0-0-1-0-0-0--3-5-0-0-0-3-5-0-0-0-3-5-0-0-0-3-0-0-0-|
    - - -     - - -     - - -     - - -   - - -      - - -     - - -     - - -   - - -

Outro
|---------------------------------------------------|
|---------------------------------------------------|
|-10---10------------10-10-10-----------------------| x2
|-10---10---0-0-0-0--10-10-10--0--0--0-0-0-0--0-0-0-|
|--8----8---0-0-0-0---8--8--8--0--0--0-0-0-0--0-0-0-|
|-----------0-0-0-0------------0--0--0-0-0-0--0-0-0-|
PM          - - - -                  - - - -

|----------------------------------------------------|       |------|
|----------------------------------------------------|       |------|
|-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10----------------------| x2    |--10--| x4
|-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10--0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|       |--10--|
|--8--8--8--8--8--8--8--8--8--8--0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|       |---8--|
|--------------------------------0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|       |---8--|

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Tab Discussion, Comments, and Critiques


No Picture Jesse Wanna Be	#1 by Jesse Seibel at Mar 15, 1971 at 4:56 PM EST
	This is all true, the story with Jesse's wife was definitely the reason for him writing this song, its partially obvious because thats what you hear when you first hear this song. However, the thing with this album in general was that Jesse didn't want to make anything specific, like how one song could have many meanings. There are secular and religeous aspects to this song because it was written that way just like the rest of "Alive or Just Breathing" because this could very well mean a separation from a person or also from God. The answers aren't always obvious.

No Picture tristan Rhythm Player	#2 by tristan drew at Dec 6, 1974 at 3:39 AM EST
	I love this song as well, one of my top favourite's from KSE and of all time. It's just one of those songs you wish you wrote yourself, and enjoy the hell out of it.

No Picture David Average	#3 by David Eldridge at Jun 10, 1976 at 1:52 AM EST
	http://www.roadrunnerrecords.co.uk/teamtools/killswitchbanner.gif

No Picture dalton Average	#4 by dalton hoffman at Jul 29, 1980 at 3:05 PM EST
	Favourite song by killswitch. Ever. Beats the pants of everything they've done, except for possibly irreversal off of their self-titled.

No Picture Frank Wanna Be	#5 by Frank at Apr 12, 1987 at 4:57 PM EST
	ya bra it is a b-side to the A.D.D album. there is another song called Let the Bridges Burn too.

No Picture Justin Rhythm Player	#6 by Justin Lepera at Aug 8, 1987 at 5:34 PM EST
	its my second favorite song by KsE (1st is serenade) But yeah once i heard this song it seriously hit home. What a great song.

No Picture CJ Wanna Be	#7 by CJ West at Oct 1, 1998 at 1:36 AM EST
	Yeah, I love that part aswell, this song is one of the best off the album.

No Picture The Masta The Muther F*ing Masta!	#8 by The Masta at May 28, 2002 at 1:10 AM EST
	why try and guess what the song means when we already know what jesse has said... .. as revealed in an interview with original singer Jesse Leach: "The Element of One" is also an ode to my wife, the love she has given me and the love I have experienced from family members, and being torn away from them, in a touring situation, being away from home. I wrote that song to deal with being away from home, away from the people that I love and having to be on the road"

No Picture Rene Average	#9 by Rene Salojärvi at Jan 12, 2005 at 3:28 PM EST
	this is my fav as well!!

No Picture Derek Average	#10 by Derek Mayfield at Mar 13, 2006 at 1:17 PM EST
	i think this song is saying that he will be with her no matter what, even when they both die, they will be together in heaven, i also believe that like my last serenade is special to jesse, that this song is special to their bassist mike d antonio