When Darkness Falls Guitar Tab

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intro
D|-----------------------|-----------------------|----------------------|
A|-----------------------|-----------------------|---8-8-8-8--7-7-7-7---|
F|-----------------------|-----------------------|---x-x-x-x--x-x-x-x---|
C|-----------------------|-----------------------|---5-5-5-5--4-4-4-4---|
G|---4-----3-----5\4-----|--4-----3-----5\4------|----------------------|
C|---4--0--3--0--5\4--0--|--4--0--3--0--5\4--0---|----------------------|
      pm.     .       .        .     .       .

D|-----------------|
A|-----------------|
F|-----------------|
C|-----------------|
G|---4---3---------|
C|---4---3---3*~---|
   pm.   .

second guitar plays the first chord about 32 times
D|-----------------------------|
A|---4------------/7------\4---|
F|---x-------------x-------x---|
C|---1------------/4------\1---|
G|-----------------------------|
C|-----------------------------|

» verse
second part is at the end, 
D|------------------------------|-------------------------|
A|------------------------------|-------------------------|
F|------------------------------|-------------------------|
C|------------------------------|-------------------------|
G|---4-----3-----5\4-----4------|---0--4--3--0--1---------|
C|---4--0--3--0--5\4--0--4------|---0--4--3--0--1---3*~---|

» pre-chorus
D|---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
A|---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
F|--9/10-10-10--9/10-10-10--9/10-10-10--9/10-10-10-10-10-10\9-9-9--10\9-9-9--9/10-10-10--7\5-5-5---
C|--x-----x--x--x-----x--x--x-----x--x--x-----x--x--x--x--x---x-x---x---x-x--x-----x--x--x---x-x---
G|--7/-8--8--8--7/-8--8--8--7/-8--8--8--7/-8--8--8--8--8--8\7-7-7---8\7-7-7--7--8--8--8--5\3-3-3---
C|---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------

D|---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
A|--8/10-10-10--8/10-10-10--12/13-13-13--12/13-13-13-13-13-10\8-8-8--10\8-8-8--8/10-10-10--6\3-3-3---
F|--x-----x--x--x--x--x--x---x-----x--x---x-----x--x--x--x--x---x-x---x---x-x--x-----x--x--x---x-x---
C|--5/-7--7--7--5/-7--7--7---9/10-10-10---9/10-10-10-10-10--7\5-5-5---7\5-5-5--5/-7--7--7--3\0-0-0---
G|---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
C|---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------

» chorus (correct)
D|----------8--12--8--------------8---10---8-------------8--12--8-------------8------8---
A|---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
F|---9--10------------10---9--10--------------10--9--10------------10--9--10-----10----10
C|---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
G|---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
C|---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------

second guitar plays this, 
D|-------------------------------------------------|------------|
A|-------------------------------------------------|------------|
F|-------------------------------------------------|------------|
C|---8-------10----0-------10----8-------10----0---|-------10---|
G|---8-------10----0-------10----8-------10----0---|---0---10---|
C|---8-------10----0-------10----8-------10----0---|---0---10---|
                                                     pm.

» breakdown riff (also correct)
D|-----------------------------------------------------|-----------------|---------------
A|-----------------------------------------------------|---6h8p6-5-------|---------------
F|-----------------------------------------------------|-----------7-5-7~|---------------
C|---0---------1---------------------------------------|-----------------|---------------
G|---0---0-0---1------1-0------------------------------|-----------------|---------------
C|---0---0-0---1---0--1-0-----0--4--3--1--3--1--0--1---|----------------|6-5-3-0-4-3-1-0 pm...       .          ......................               . .          .......  .......

» end of breakdown
D|-------------------|
A|-------------------|
F|-------------------|
C|---8--8----10-10---|
G|---8--8----10-10---|
C|---8--8----10-10---|

» finishing chords
let these ring out
D|--------8------------------|
A|--------x------------------|
F|--------5--------10--------|
C|-----------------10--------|
G|------------------8--------|
C|---------------------------|

Source: GuitarMasta.net
http://www.guitarmasta.net/k/killswitch_engage/.html

Tab Discussion, Comments, and Critiques


No Picture keith Lead Player	#1 by keith at Jun 26, 2006 at 11:10 PM EST
	LOL, I left out the biggest present-day example: Sevendust. They pwn.

No Picture eric was here Professional Badass	#2 by eric was here at Aug 23, 2006 at 11:12 PM EST
	Judaspriest wtf? are you defending god? or are you reffering to sometihng else the road said on the rose of sharyn lyrics? if your defending god then wtf i mean hes god if hes really there wouldnt he defend himself? your blind this song is really about the fall of man without a god because god is a piece of shit. (no offense if i offended anyone besides judaspriest.) If your saying that killswitch is all about love and shit then your wrong only a couple songs on this album are about love, so dont shoot urself. ur the one lacking a brain if you worship god and shit (im assuming the road doesnt because he called god a bastard) then wtf ur just another casualty of religion. anyways i bet you people see what my interpretation of this song is. dont get pissed off at me for bashing god or something, keep your mind open and take in what other people have to say dont get mad at them for it. unless its directed at you like i directed it at judaspriest1977.

No Picture Diego Wanna Be	#3 by Diego Rodriguez at Sep 6, 2006 at 3:01 PM EST
	at a recent show, when the crowd started yelling "play when darkness falls" howie walked to the front of the stage and goes "ok" and then falls, u gotta love black guys that no how to have fun

No Picture Matt Lead Player	#4 by Matt Cromwell at Sep 24, 2006 at 12:33 PM EST
	no, sevendust blows. period end of discussion. and no, jimi was not metal, rather he was one of the foundation layers (with his amazing guitar skills) so therefore he can be considered a forefather :P. this is a great band, but they've not done anything for a wihle. and they need to bring back jesse, his music felt so much more genuine.

No Picture RoBsN Average	#5 by RoBsN Stalder at Nov 12, 2006 at 12:00 AM EST
	I was watching the Killswitch Engage DVD one day, and people from other bands were talking about this song. One guys said "Just turn to the 14 year old next to you and mosh her training bra off." I couldn't stop laughing for about five minutes. So that is what I think about everytime I hear this song.

No Picture chOxY Rhythm Player	#6 by chOxY at Nov 15, 2006 at 3:41 PM EST
	I think Jesse and Howard both rule, but I never heard that much of Jesse...oh well, they both pwn.

No Picture Chad Wanna Be	#7 by Chad Barri at Nov 28, 2006 at 11:44 AM EST
	rose of sharyn is about god. this lyric sounds to serious to be about a woman. for example when he says i mourn for thoose who never knew you.

No Picture Trevor Average	#8 by Trevor fun with drugs at Jan 28, 2007 at 8:26 AM EST
	I think this song is about how the fall of man may have been 'bad' but mankind has eventually become stronger for it- "When darkness falls we are reborn", and that now we, as people can "Stand firm in our solidarity" without that b*****d Big Brother God looking over our shoulder.

No Picture kewl Wanna Be	#9 by kewl dude at Feb 20, 2007 at 4:53 AM EST
	I think it's talking about Christianity. The fall of man... we are reborn. My beliefs are not antiquated. It's like he's speaking to people who speak out against Christianity and telling them that, while they might believe that, he's going to believe in what he does even if he's alone. I know that Jesse was the religious one in KSE, but it seems that even after Howard joined, there's still a lot of focus on religion and faith in their lyrics. And what's SOAD fan talking about? I like both KSE and SOAD. But I have to say that KSE sounds nothing like nu. There's no other band like KSE out there. Hard, grinding metal has that shallow, violent stereotype, and KSE breaks that stereotype. Anyway, KSE reaches places that need reaching.

No Picture brennan Average	#10 by brennan collins at Mar 17, 2007 at 8:45 AM EST
	Ok, this song actually has to do, well, the title, when Howard fell down the stairs. For those of you who dont know who Howard is, he is the replacement singer for Jesse. Howard is a rather large black man from Blood Has Been Shed. They call him Darkness. Ive heard the story a million times from those who know him and are related. (They are local's) And to SOAD_Fan_Uk....the new KillSwitch is amazing. Blood Has Been Shed, Howards other band, amazing as well. You like System of a Down...and your gonna talk shit? Eat it.

No Picture FrEAk!!! Wanna Be	#11 by FrEAk!!! Matis at May 27, 2007 at 5:01 AM EST
	it is great! its all great!! but yea, if i had to pick the worst bit it would be the chorus

No Picture david Average	#12 by david maynard at Jun 6, 2007 at 2:02 AM EST
	pay no attention to SOAD Fan. he criticizes kse for sounding like nu-metal (total bullshit. they always have been and still are metalcore), but he pays no attention to shitty system of a down? read his other comments. he's totally ignorant (find his anti-semetic post). what a stupid fuck. if you're going to be a musical elitist, make sure the music you listen to isn't total shit. keep crankin' your mallcore, dick. about the song. it's good. not great. i don't really like the chorus, but the 'we are the remnants' part really shines.

No Picture Shotgun Average	#13 by Shotgun Joe at Jun 7, 2007 at 10:02 PM EST
	Uhh...Jimi Hendriks is the vocalist of a metal band? Living Color is metal?? What?

No Picture stephen Average	#14 by stephen warunki at Oct 9, 2007 at 7:06 AM EST
	I have noticed a lot of the songs even with Howard have interpretations towards christianity. Rose of Sharyn for example has a lot to do with God and Jesus. Im not sure about this but it could mean, when he says 'When darkness falls, we are reborn' He means, when the everlasting battle against Satan ends(The Rapture) we are reborn by gong to into heaven, because we are faithful(atleast all christians are) My 2 cents, and yes, I am a christian.