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Intro in Acoustic Guitar
Let ring this notes
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|-6---6---5---5---1---1---1---1---6---6---5---5---1---1---1---1-----|
|-5---5---5---5---3-------3-------5---5---5---5---3-------3---------|
|-3-------3-------3-------3-------3-------3-------3-------3---------|
|-0-------3-------1-------1-------0-------3-------1-------1---------|
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|-----------------1---1---1---5------------------------|
|-6---6---5---5---1---1---1-------6---6---5---5--------|
|-5---5---5---5---3-------3-------5---5---5---5--------|
|-3-------3-------3-------3-------3-------3------------|
|-0-------3-------1-------1-------0-------3------------|
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Riff 1
Gtr I, II
(Repeat X2)
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|4p0-0-0-4p0-0-0-4p0-0-0-4000400-4p0-0-0-4p0-0-0-4p0-0-0-40004000-|
|4p0-0-0-4p0-0-0-4p0-0-0-4000400-4p0-0-0-4p0-0-0-4p0-0-0-40004000-|
. . . . . . ....... . . . . . . ........
Riff 2
(Repeat X4)
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|-1p0-1-3-1-0----0-1-3-1-0--1p0-1-3-1-0-0-8-0-0-3-0-0-5-0-0-|
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Play 2 times Riff 1
Riff 1.2
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|4p0-0-0-4p0-0-0-4p0-0-0-4000400-4p0-0-0-4p0-0-0-4p0-0-0-4p0-0-0-3--|
|4p0-0-0-4p0-0-0-4p0-0-0-4000400-4p0-0-0-4p0-0-0-4p0-0-0-4p0-0-0-3--|
. . . . . . ....... . . . . . . . .
Pre-Chorus (Repeat X4)
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|--------0-------0-------0----8--7--7/8--5\3-3\1--3-----|
|0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0---0--0----0----0-----3-----|
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Chorus (Repeat X4)
Gtr I
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|--9h10--10-10-10-10--9----9--9--9--9h10--10-10-10-10--9----9--9--9--|
|-10-----10-10-10-10-10---10-10-10-10-----10-10-10-10-10---10-10-10--|
|--8------8--8--8--8--8----8--8--8--8------8--8--8--8--8----8--8--8--|
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Gtr II
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|-10-----------------10----------------------------------------------|
|--8------------------8------------10-----------------10-------------|
|----------------------------------10-----------------10-------------|
Gtr I | This only 3 times |
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|--9h10--10-10-10-10------------------------------|
|-10-----10-10-10-10------------------------------|
|--8------8--8--8--8---------7---8p7-----3---7h8--|
|------------------------0-0---0-----0-0---0------|
. . . . . .
Gtr II | This only 3 times |
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|--8---------------8---------7---8p7-----3---7h8--|
|--8---------------8-----0-0---0-----0-0---0------|
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Interlude
Gtr I, II
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. . ...... ...... .....
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...... ...... .....
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|-7---------8~~~---000000-----000000-----000003-----|
...... ...... .....
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|----5h--5r-----------------|
|---7-----------------------|
|--8-------------8----8p7---|
|-7---------8~~~-8--0-------|
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Repeat X2 Riff 2
This time Guitar II is playing this
*Release the bend faster but try to let the sound between
the bend and the release
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Riff 3
Gtr I, II
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|-1p0-1-3-1-0----0-1-3-1-0--1p0-1-3-1-----8-----3-----5-----|
|-1p0-1-3-1-0----0-1-3-1-0--1p0-1-3-1-0-0-8-0-0-3-0-0-5-0-0-|
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|-1p0-1-3-1-0----0-1-3-1-0--1p0-1-3-1-----8-----3-----5---3---|
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Pre-Chorus (Repeat X4)
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|----------------------------10-10-10----7\5-5\3--------|
|--------0-------0-------0----8--7--7/8--5\3-3\1--3-----|
|0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0---0--0----0----0-----3-----|
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Gtr I
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|--9h10--10-10-10-10--9----9--9--9--9h10--10-10-10-10--9----9--9--9--|
|-10-----10-10-10-10-10---10-10-10-10-----10-10-10-10-10---10-10-10--|
|--8------8--8--8--8--8----8--8--8--8------8--8--8--8--8----8--8--8--|
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Gtr II
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|-10-----------------10----------------------------------------------|
|--8------------------8------------10-----------------10-------------|
|----------------------------------10-----------------10-------------|
Gtr I | This only 3 times |
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|--9h10--10-10-10-10------------------------------|
|-10-----10-10-10-10------------------------------|
|--8------8--8--8--8---------7---8p7-----3---7h8--|
|------------------------0-0---0-----0-0---0------|
. . . . . .
Gtr II | This only 3 times |
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|--8---------------8---------7---8p7-----3---7h8--|
|--8---------------8-----0-0---0-----0-0---0------|
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Outro in Acoustic Guitar
Let ring this notes
|-----------------1---1---1---1-------------------1---1---1---1-----|
|-6---6---5---5---1---1---1---1---6---6---5---5---1---1---1---1-----|
|-5---5---5---5---3-------3-------5---5---5---5---3-------3---------|
|-3-------3-------3-------3-------3-------3-------3-------3---------|
|-0-------3-------1-------1-------0-------3-------1-------1---------|
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|-----------------1---1---1---5------------------------|
|-6---6---5---5---1---1---1-------6---6---5---5--------|
|-5---5---5---5---3-------3-------5---5---5---5--------|
|-3-------3-------3-------3-------3-------3------------|
|-0-------3-------1-------1-------0-------3------------|
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Tab Discussion, Comments, and Critiques
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Da 1 n onli Mat Average |
#1 by Da 1 n onli Matt! goncalves at Apr 24, 2006 at 5:47 AM EST |
| really good song...more metal than hxc, id say. theyre more metallica or in flames then say a metalcore/hardcore band like avenged sevenfold or evergreen terrace like some people have compared them to...good song nonetheless tho | |
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Jordan Wanna Be |
#2 by Jordan Ivory-Marcotte at Apr 29, 2006 at 4:09 AM EST |
| Interview with Jesse Leach (original singer): "My Last Serenade" has a lot of meanings for me. It's really about burning bridges. There comes a time when you have to leave people behind and just let them know that you care and there's only so much love you can give somebody until they drag you down with them." Isn't that the best truth you've ever heard? | |
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jim Professional |
#3 by jim d.f at Jul 31, 2006 at 5:34 AM EST |
| I compared them to old Metallica...when they made decent music, if you listen some of the opening parts to some of their songs do sound alot like stuff off of "Ride the Lightning", and a few of their songs sound like left-overs fron "...and Justice for All". Yes they do sound like a bit of Machinehead. They aren't completely original, KSE is a really great band but they do have a bit of those two band's sounds as well as many other bands in their music. And they arent hardcore, "Alive or Just Breathing" is a Metal album (with Hardcore influences), their earlier work may be hardcore but like it or not they are very much a Metal band, based on that album. | |
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Colleen Average |
#4 by Colleen Shmeltin at Sep 27, 2006 at 4:37 PM EST |
| the video for this song it absolutely fantabulous. | |
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TAMARA Musical Genius |
#5 by TAMARA at Oct 30, 2006 at 12:09 AM EST |
| no way.. they have all the characteristics of metal-core (hardcore)... erm the west coast sound... beat down riffs and drumming.. screaming... and singing... they are so hardcore... im in a hardcore band myself... trust me.. i know hardcore when i hear it!!! stephen... | |
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phil Wanna Be |
#6 by phil taylor at Dec 4, 2006 at 2:11 AM EST |
| This song is so unbelieveable, i love this album so much | |
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Joe Average |
#7 by Joe Fitzpatrick at Feb 17, 2007 at 3:39 AM EST |
| the drumming on this is class | |
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nick Wanna Be |
#8 by nick at Mar 3, 2007 at 7:06 PM EST |
| i think the songs sorta about you lose this person and you realise thy're a waste of time, this is all the stuff you want to say to them | |
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Matt Lead Player |
#9 by Matt Spencer at May 7, 2007 at 5:04 AM EST |
| First of all - am I the only one who thinks that constantly trying to classify music as one genre or another is the worst thing you can possibly do? There's always someone who wants to blindly beat up on some random genre that they have something again. Black metal fans think death metal isn't evil enough, death metal fans think Nu-metal isn't different enough, alt-rock fans think metal is just noise, and everyone seems to hate pop. Stop trying to classify songs so you can find a neat and clean reason for not liking them. Anyway... Killswitch Engage is a great band. This wasn't the first song of theirs that I heard, but for their most mainstream song I still think it's pretty damn good. Like a few of you said, I think My Last Serenade is about realizing that you can only go so far with friendship and love and that sooner or later you need to stop letting people rely on you. I think the lyrics and title support this fairly well. From what I can tell the song is told from the perspective of the singer talking to someone who's dragging themselves down in self pity. I don't want to analyze the whole song, but a few examples: "The truth is absolution From sorrow to SERENITY, it's on your head" He's basically telling the person he's talking to that the way they feel is on their head. It's up to them to choose whether to wallow in their own sadness or rise above it and no one else can help them. "This is my last serenade I feel you as you fall away This is my last serenade From yourself you can't run away " This is the last time he'll bother telling this person what to do. From now on they have to work out their own problems. He's pretty much saying you can't run away from yourself, so if everyone else leaves you to work out your own problems you have no choice other than to confront them. Yadda yadda yadda I think you get the point. It's a fairly obvious song, I think ;) | |
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Peter Wanna Be |
#10 by Peter Lambden at May 10, 2007 at 8:46 PM EST |
| ...uhm...great band...great song to jam to... | |
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J_ROC Lead Player |
#11 by J_ROC at Jul 4, 2007 at 2:37 AM EST |
| This is song is beautiful. Killswitch Engage is the best and has been the best since I first heard them. How much better can this band get? The skys the limit here. We're looking at a huge band in the future of local hardcore. (Boston) ! | |
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Tom Average |
#12 by Tom Gregory at Jul 4, 2007 at 8:03 PM EST |
| This is an awesome song, though I could give a fuck what kind of music it technically is. | |
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health risk Average |
#13 by health risk at Sep 10, 2007 at 4:43 AM EST |
| I absolutely love this song, this fukin band owns | |
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