Fixation On The Darkness Guitar Tab

		
		Ver 1 Ver 2 Ver 3 Ver 4 Ver 5 
	

Alive or Just Breathing Tabs:

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Artist: Killswitch Engage
Song: Fixation on the Darkness
Tabber: c0z420
Email: coz200059@hotmail.com

Tuning C G C F A D

Intro: Guitar 1
D|-------------|--------------------------------------------------------|
A|-------------|--------------------------------------------------------|
F|--x--x-------|--------------------------------------------------------|
C|--x--x-------|--------------------------------------------------------|
G|--x--x--12-|-5-----3-5-----5-----5-----3-6-----6-----3h6p3p0--5-----|
C|--x--x--12-|---0-0-----0-0---0-0---0-0-----0-0---0-0------------0-0-|
pm                 ...     ...   ...   ...     ...   ...            ...   

             

Intro: Guitar 2
D|-------------|--------------------------------------------------------|
A|-------------|--------------------------------------------------------|
F|--0--0-------|--------------------------------------------------------|
C|--0--0-------|-0~---------------------0---------------6---------0~----|
G|--0--0--12-|-0~---------------------0---------------6---------0~----|
C|--0--0--12-|-0~---------------------0---------------6---------0~----|

Guitar 1
D|----------------------------------------------------|
A|----------------------------------------------------|
F|----------------------------------------------------|
C|----------------------------------------------------|
G|--3-5-----5-----5-----3--6-----3h6p3p0-------3------|
C|------0-0---0-0---0-0------0-0----------5h6---------|
pm      ...   ...   ...      ...

Guitar 2
D|----------------------------------------------------|
A|----------------------------------------------------|
F|----------------------------------------------------|
C|----------------------0~-----------------6----------|
G|----------------------0~-----------------6----------|
C|----------------------0~-----------------6----------|

Guitar 1:  Hee   ya
D|----------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|----------------------------------------------------------------------------|
F|----------------------------------------------------------------------------|
C|----------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|--5------3--5------5-----5-----3--6------6------3h6p3p0---5-------3---5-----|
C|-----0-0-------0-0---0-0---0-0-------0-0----0-0---------------0-0-------0-0-|
pm     ...       ...   ...   ...       ...    ...               ...       ...

Guitar 2 continued
D|-----------------------------------------------------||
A|-----------------------------------------------------||
F|-----------------------------------------------------||o guitar 2
C|-----------------------------------------------------||o repeats this
G|--0-0-----------0-0-0-0-0-0----------0-0---------3---||
C|--0-0-----------0-0-0-0-0-0----------0-0---------5h6-||
pm.........................................

Guitar 1: continued
D|----------------------------------------------------|
A|----------------------------------------------------|
F|----------------------------------------------------|
C|----------------------------------------------------|
G|------5-------5-------3---6-------3h6p3p0--------3--|
C|--0-0-----0-0-----0-0---------0-0----------5/h6-----|
pm ....     ...     ...         ...

1st Verse: Guitar 1 and 2   * - pinch harmonic
D|----------------------------------------------------|
A|----------------------------------------------------|
F|----------------------------------------------------|
C|-----------------------------3--3--3----------------|
G|--0--------0-----1-----0-----1--0--1----------------|
C|--0--0--0--0--0--1--0--0--0-----------3/6--6*-------|
pm     ....     .     .     .

Verse continued...
D|----------------------------------------------------|
A|----------------------------------------------------|
F|----------------------------------------------------|
C|-----------------------------3--3--3----------------|
G|--0--------0-----1-----0-----1--0--1--1/4--4*-------|
C|--0--0--0--0--0--1--0--0--0-------------------------|
pm     ....     .     .     .

continued...
D|----------------------------------------------------|
A|----------------------------------------------------|
F|----------------------------------------------------|
C|-----------------------------3--3--3----------------|
G|--0--------0-----1-----0-----1--0--1----------------|
C|--0--0--0--0--0--1--0--0--0-----------3/6--6*-------|
pm     ....     .     .     .
continued...
D|----------------------------------------------------|
A|----------------------------------------------------|
F|----------------------------------------------------|
C|-----------------------------3--3--3--3/6--6-------|
G|--0--------0-----1-----0-----1--0--1--1/4--4-------|
C|--0--0--0--0--0--1--0--0--0-------------------------|
pm     ....     .     .     .

Pre-Chorus: Guitar 1
D|----------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|----------------------------------------------------------------------------|
F|----------------------------------------------------------------------------|
C|----------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|--5------3--5------5-----5-----3--6------6------3h6p3p0---5-------3---5-----|
C|-----0-0-------0-0---0-0---0-0-------0-0----0-0---------------0-0-------0-0-|
pm     ...       ...   ...   ...       ...    ...               ...       ...

Pre-Chorus: Guitar 2
D|-----------------------------------------------------|
A|-----------------------------------------------------|
F|-----------------------------------------------------|
C|-----------------------------------------------------|
G|--0-0-----------0-0-0-0-0-0----------0-0---------3---|
C|--0-0-----------0-0-0-0-0-0----------0-0---------5h6-|
pm.........................................

2nd and 3rd Verses:
D|----------------------------------------------------|
A|----------------------------------------------------|
F|----------------------------------------------------|
C|-----------------------------3--3--3----------------|
G|--0--------0-----1-----0-----1--0--1----------------|
C|--0--0--0--0--0--1--0--0--0-----------3/6--6*-------|
pm     ....     .     .     .

Verse continued...
D|----------------------------------------------------|
A|----------------------------------------------------|
F|----------------------------------------------------|
C|-----------------------------3--3--3----------------|
G|--0--------0-----1-----0-----1--0--1--1/4--4*-------|
C|--0--0--0--0--0--1--0--0--0-------------------------|
pm     ....     .     .     .

continued...
D|----------------------------------------------------|
A|----------------------------------------------------|
F|----------------------------------------------------|
C|-----------------------------3--3--3----------------|
G|--0--------0-----1-----0-----1--0--1----------------|
C|--0--0--0--0--0--1--0--0--0-----------3/6--6*-------|
pm     ....     .     .     .

continued...
D|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
A|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
F|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
C|-----------------------------3--3--3--3/6--6----4/5---p4--------|
G|--0--------0-----1-----0-----1--0--1--1/4--4---------------5--0-|
C|--0--0--0--0--0--1--0--0--0--------------------------------------|
pm     ....     .     .     .

Chorus: Guitar 1 and 2
D|----------3----------------2-------------0-----------------3---------|
A|-----3------3-------3--------3-------3-----3--------3--------3-------|
F|-------0------0-------0--------0-------2-----2--------0--------0-----|
C|---------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|----------------3-------3-------------------------------3------------|
C|--2-------------------------------0-------------0-2----------------2-|

D|-------3---------------2------------0---------------3-----------3----|
A|--3------3------3--------3------3-----3-------3-------3-----3-----3--|
F|----0------0------0--------0------2-----2-------0-------0-----0-----0|
C|---------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|-------------3-------3----------------------------3------------------|
C|------------------------------0-----------0-2-------------2----------|

D|----------2-------------0----------------3------------3--------------|
A|----3-------3-------3-----3--------3-------3------3-----3-----3------|
F|------0-------0-------2-----2--------0-------0------0-----0-----0----|
C|---------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|--3-----3------------------------------3--------------------3-----3--|
C|------------------2------------0-2--------------2--------------------|

D|--2------------0---------------3------|
A|----3------3-----3-------3-------3----|
F|------0------2-----2-------0-------0--|
C|--------------------------------------|
G|-----------------------------3--------|
C|---------0-----------0-2--------------|

Interlude: Guitar 1
D|---------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|---------------------------------------------------------------------|
F|---------------------------------------------------------------------|
C|------------------7-7-7-7-----5-5-5-5-----8-8-8-8---------------1----|
G|----------5-5-5-5---------------------6-6---------------3/4-x-x-1----|
C|--0-0-0-0-----------------6-6----------------------0-0--3/4-x-x-1----|
pm.................         ...                      ...      ....

Guitar 1:
D|---------------------------------------------------------|
A|---------------------------------------------------------|
F|------------------------------------------7/87----------|Play this 
C|-----------------7-7-7-7-----3-----5------x-x-x----------| 1 1/2 times
G|-0-0-0-0-5-5-5-5-------------1-----3------5/65----------|
C|-0-0-0-0-----------------0-0----0------------------0--3*-|
..................         ...   ...

Guitar 2:
D|---------------------------------------------------------|
A|---------------------------------------------------------|
F|---------------------------------------------------------|
C|-0~---------------------(0)--3-----5---------------------|
G|-0~---------------------(0)--1-----3------5/65----------|
C|-0~---------------------(0)------------------------0--3*-|

Then...
Guitar 1
D|-------------------------------------------------------------|
A|-------------------------------------------------------------|
F|---------------------------------------------7/87-----------|
C|------------------7-7-7-7-------3-----5------x-x-x-----------|
G|----------5-5-5-5---------------1-----3------5/65-----------|
C|--0-0-0-0------------------0-0-----------------------0----3*-|
pm.................          ...               

Guitar 2
D|-------------------------------------------------------------|
A|-------------------------------------------------------------|
F|--------------------------------7-----9----10/1210----------|
C|------------------7-7-7-7-------x-----x-----x--x-x-----------|
G|--0-0-----5-5-5-5---------------5-----7-----8/10-8----------|
C|--0-0-0-0------------------0-0-----------------------0----3*-|
pm.................          ...

(2:57)
Guitars 1 and 2
D|-------------------------------------------------------------|
A|--3~----------------3~------------3~-------------------------|
F|--2~----------------2~------------2~-------------7/8---------|
C|--0~----------------0~------------0~-------------x-x-------1-|
G|--0~----------------0~------------0~-------------5/6-------1-|
C|--0~----------------0~------------0~---------0-0------0-0--1-|
pm                                             ...      ...

D|----------------------------------------------------|
A|----------------------------------------------------|
F|----------------------------------------------------|
C|--0~-------0~--------(0)----------------------------|
G|--0~-------0~--------(0)------xx---------|
C|--0~-------0~--------(0)------xx---------|
                                 pick scrape

D|--------------------------------------------------------|
A|--------------------------------------------------------|
F|------7/8-----------------------------------------------|
C|------x-x-------1---------------------------------------|
G|------5/6-------1---0-0-4--3--0--6--3--0--4--3--0--1--3-|
C|--0-0------0-0--1---0-0-4--3--0--6--3--0--4--3--0--1--3-|
pm  ...      ...      ....................................

D|---------------------------------------------------------|
A|---------------------------------------------------------|
F|--------------------------------------------7/8----------|
C|--------------------------------------------x-x----------|
G|--0--4--3--0--6--3--0--4--3--0--1--3--0--0--5/6--------1-|
C|--0--4--3--0--6--3--0--4--3--0--1--3--0--0-------0--0--1-|
pm..........................................       .....

There we go, both guitars transcribed.

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Tab Discussion, Comments, and Critiques


No Picture [ßĩη& Average	#1 by [ßĩηŁ@Ðэń] at Sep 15, 1975 at 10:33 PM EST
	I LOVE KILLSWITCH! They're awesome cuz although they have a hardcore sound, they have a positive message...BEST LINE: "COME TOGETHER INSIDE... YOUR BODY IS ONLY A SHELL.." I think this song is about being real to yourself. There's a bunch of "trends" and "paperdolls" in the world (which is being fixated on the darkness) but if you focus on your own goals and don't care what others think - that's when you'll find your way... "return to the womb" - be who you were when you first came into the world - knowing nothing, learning by experience, completely naked to what society has to offer. "tell them they will not hold us down".. the "weak inner demons" that are inside that sometimes just conform and give in to whatever there is to offer..being true to yourself will get you farther. "ITS TIME FOR CHANGE.." The war of CONFORMITY VS CHANGE is about to begin...

No Picture jo_silverhawk Average	#2 by jo_silverhawk at May 4, 1979 at 10:58 PM EST
	This song to me right now says that the world is an ugly place. It may be that I've seen Boondock Saints one too many times but listening to this makes me want to go out and frag every worthless moron/druggie/criminal person that doesn't contribute to other's lives in a positive way.

No Picture Punk Rock Princ Wanna Be	#3 by Punk Rock Princess at May 24, 1979 at 7:27 AM EST
	Only song of this band I've heard. to be honest, I didn't like it. I only know of it because WWE wrestler Randy Orton had it as his entrance theme for like a week before they returned it back to Mercy Drives "Burn In My Light". That being said, the first line has been stuck in my head and it's been kinda growing on me. Too me this song just reminds me of what I do just about every day. Come home, take a shower at like night with the lights off and just think about everything. Get the dark and morbid thoughts at and think about things so fully that I otherwise wouldn't be able to with the lights on.

No Picture jordan Porreca Lead Player	#4 by jordan Porreca porreca at Jul 23, 1980 at 4:28 PM EST
	I watched these guys last night (they were fucking amazing, obviously) and Adam Dutkiewicz introduced the song by saying: "This next song is about when Howard Jones was a small boy, he was building a model airoplane and he got some super glue on his hands, it's called Fixation on the darkness".

No Picture brad Rhythm Player	#5 by brad music at Jun 4, 1981 at 6:51 PM EST
	Howard Jones' version on Headbangers Ball Volume One is awsome!!!!!!

No Picture Gabba Gabba Hey Average	#6 by Gabba Gabba Hey at Jul 14, 1991 at 5:49 PM EST
	I hate Metal normally, KSE is a band I actually have a respect for, and they don't sound too bad. I wish their old lead singer was still there (I can't stand their new one) but they were good, it was a pleasure to purchase their first album and I normally hate that thrashy-type sound, but there's something about them that hits the right spots. I love their whole melodic thrash combo they got going, sounds awesome :-D

No Picture Carly Average	#7 by Carly at Dec 29, 1999 at 8:36 PM EST
	i wish i could return to my womb amazing deep lyrics i love this band so much i like the alive or just breathing version because jesse has an amazing killer nice voice and the tune is fucking hot