Declaration Guitar Tab

The End Of Heartache Tabs:

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Title : Declaration
Artist : Killswitch Engage
Album : The End of Heartache
Record Label: Road Runner Records
Date: 7/14/2004
Transcribed by : sumpm1
Tuning : B F# D A E B
Release Notes : This baby was pretty tough. This is my first tab submitted
woohoo.For correct timings, listen to song, I am quite sure
that everything is right. As for the tuning, all of the
other Killswitch Engage tabs say that they use a Drop C
tuning, but I can attest for sure that there are plenty of
their songs that go lower than C. This songs is in B.
I have never seen KE play live, so I can't say what their
actual tuning is, but I have never seen a picture shoot of
them, including their newest video with 7 string guitars.
It's just a 6 string with standard tuning very low at B.
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Gtr I
|       |       |       |        |       |       |       |
|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
|--5---5-6-8-6-5-6-5-------------|--5---5-6-8-6-5-6-5-------------|
|--------------------8-6-8-6-5---|--------------------8-6-8-6-5---|
|8---8-------------------------8-|7---7-------------------------7-|
|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
Gtr II
|       |       |       |        |       |       |       |
|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
|--------------------------------|5-------------------------------|
|3-------------------------------|3-------------------------------|
|1-------------------------------|3-------------------------------|
Gtr I
|       |       |       |        |       |       |       |
|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
|--------------------------------|----------------8-9-6-8-6-5-----|
|--5---5-6-8-6-5-6-5-------------|--5---5-6-8-6-5-------------6-5-|
|--------------------8-6-8-6-5---|--------------------------------|
|8---8-------------------------8-|7---7---------------------------|
|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
|Gtr II
|       |       |       |        |       |       |       |
|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
|--------------------------------|5-------------------------------|
|3-------------------------------|3-------------------------------|
|1-------------------------------|3-------------------------------|
Gtr I
|       |       |       |        |       |       |       |
|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
|--------------------------------|--2---2-------------------------|
|--3---3-4-6-4-3---3-------------|--2---2-4-6-4-3---3-------------|
|1---1-----------6---6-4-6-4-3-1-|0---0-----------6---6-4-6-4-3-0-|
Gtr II
|       |       |       |        |       |       |       |
|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
|3-3-----3-3-----------------2-2-|----2-2-------------------------|
|1-1-----1-1-----------------0-0-|----0-0-------------------------|
Gtr I
|       |       |       |        |       |       |       |
|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
|--------------------------------|--2---2---------5-6-3-5-3-2-----|
|--3---3-4-6-4-3---3-------------|--2---2-4-6-4-3-------------4-3-|
|1---1-----------6---6-4-6-4-3-1-|0---0---------------------------|
Gtr II
|       |       |       |        |       |       |       |
|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
|3-3-----3-3-----------------2-2-|----2-2-------------------------|
|1-1-----1-1-----------------0-0-|----0-0-------------------------|
Gtr I
|       |       |       |        |       |       |       |
|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
|1---------------------1---3---1-|--------------------------------|
|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
|--------------------------------|----------------------1---3-----|
|--1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-------------|--1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-----------4-|
Gtr I
|       |       |       |        |       |       |       |
|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
|1---------------------1---3---1-|--------------------------------|
|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
|--1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-------------|--------------------------------|
Gtr I
|       |       |       |        |       |       |       |
|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
|----3-6-3-----6-9-6-------------|--------------------------------|
|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
|1-4-------4-7-------7-4-1-------|--------------------------------|
|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
Gtr II
|       |       |       |        |       |       |       |
|----------------3---------------|--------------------------------|
|------5-------2---2-------------|--------------------------------|
|----3---3-----------3-1-3-------|--------------------------------|
|----------3-6-------------------|--------------------------------|
|4-7-----------------------------|--------------------------------|
|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
Gtr I
|       |       |       |        |       |       |       |
|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
|3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-5-5-5-5-6-6-6-6-|3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-5-5-5-5-6-6-6-6-|
|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
Gtr II
|       |       |       |        |       |       |       |
|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
|1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-|3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|
|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
Gtr I
|       |       |       |        |       |       |       |
|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
|--------------------------------|3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-----------------|
|3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-5-5-5-5-6-6-6-6-|----------------5-5-5-5-6-6-6-6-|
|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
Gtr II
|       |       |       |        |       |       |       |
|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
|4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-|6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-|
|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
Gtr I
|       |       |       |        |       |       |       |
|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
|3-------3-------5-------6-------|3-------3-------5-------6-------|
|--1-1-1---1-1-1---1-1-1---1-1-1-|--3-3-3---3-3-3---3-3-3---3-3-3-|
|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
Gtr II
|       |       |       |        |       |       |       |
|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
|1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-|3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|
|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
Gtr I
|       |       |       |        |       |       |       |
|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
|--------------------------------|3-------3-----------------------|
|3-------3-------5-------6-------|----------------5-------6-------|
|--4-4-4---4-4-4---4-4-4---4-4-4-|--6-6-6---6-6-6---6-6-6---6-6-6-|
|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
Gtr II
|       |       |       |        |       |       |       |
|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
|4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-|6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-|
|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
Gtr I
|       |       |       |        |       |       |       |
|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
|3-------3-------5-------6-------|3-------3-------5-------6-------|
|--1-1-1---1-1-1---1-1-1---1-1-1-|--3-3-3---3-3-3---3-3-3---3-3-3-|
|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
Gtr II
|       |       |       |        |       |       |       |
|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
|------------------------1-------|------------------------1-------|
|1-------1-------3---------------|1-------1-------3---------------|
|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
|--1-1-1---1-1-1---1-1-1---1-1-1-|--3-3-3---3-3-3---3-3-3---3-3-3-|
|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
Gtr I
|       |       |       |        |       |       |       |
|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
|--------------------------------|--------4-------1-------1-------|
|--------------------------------|3-------------------------------|
|3-------3-------5-------6-------|1-1-1-1---1-1-1---2-2-2---2-2-2-|
|--4-4-4---4-4-4---4-4-4---4-4-4-|--------------------------------|
|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
Gtr II
|       |       |       |        |       |       |       |
|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
|------------------------1-------|--------4-------1-------1-------|
|1-------1-------3---------------|3-------------------------------|
|--------------------------------|1-1-1-1---1-1-1---2-2-2---2-2-2-|
|--4-4-4---4-4-4---4-4-4---4-4-4-|--------------------------------|
|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
Gtr I
|   |   |   |    |   |   |   |    |   |   |   |    |   |   |   |
|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
|----------------|----------------|------------1-1-|----------------|
|1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-|1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-|1-1-1-1-3-3-----|----------------|
|----------------|----------------|----------------|2-2-2-2-3-3-5-5-|
|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
Gtr II
|   |   |   |    |   |   |   |    |   |   |   |    |   |   |   |
|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
|----------------|2---------------|6---------------|5---------------|
|3---------------|3---------------|4---------------|3---------------|
|1---------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
Gtr I
|   |   |   |    |   |   |   |
|----------------|----------------|
|--------1-1-----|----------------|
|1-1-1-1-----3-3-|----------------|
|----------------|2-2-2-2-3-3-5-5-|
|----------------|----------------|
|----------------|----------------|
Gtr II
|   |   |   |    |   |   |   |
|----------------|----------------|
|----------------|----------------|
|----------------|----------------|
|6---------------|5---------------|
|4---------------|3---------------|
|----------------|----------------|

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

Tab Discussion, Comments, and Critiques


No Picture The Guitar Guy Lead Player	#1 by The Guitar Guy at Jan 19, 1975 at 2:33 AM EST
	No doubt the best song off the album and i love how he says "Let this be the day of my declaration"

No Picture kewl Wanna Be	#2 by kewl dude at Jan 22, 1977 at 11:39 AM EST
	This song is the best one. Beautiful guitar riffs and awesome battery.

No Picture Mike Average	#3 by Mike Dawgg at Apr 29, 1979 at 4:47 PM EST
	:P... and awesome drums!

No Picture Aaron Wanna Be	#4 by Aaron Frederick at Mar 6, 1989 at 12:21 PM EST
	I agree with everyone above This is one of the best songs on the album in my opinion, i love the pace of the song its amazing

No Picture Josh Average	#5 by Josh Duncan at Jun 23, 1999 at 3:20 AM EST
	Walesrox and quiffporn are both right, in their own senses. The song is about regret and learning from one's past misguidances, but it is also about nonconformity.

No Picture Maarten Average	#6 by Maarten Wuyts at Sep 29, 2007 at 1:36 PM EST
	I think its about being forced to be something you're not and that you don't want to be. Then deicidin to move on and never go back to what you were before- "shatter the bonds that tie us to what we strive to never be".

No Picture Johan Average	#7 by Johan Soderberg at Oct 6, 2007 at 12:22 AM EST
	Yeah. it's an amazing song!

No Picture Dan Average	#8 by Dan Flores at Oct 9, 2007 at 4:10 PM EST
	awsome song omg !

No Picture The Four String Lead Player	#9 by The Four String Mother Fucker at Oct 16, 2007 at 3:02 AM EST
	It seems that this song is based on th eold saying "Those who don't learn from the past, are doomed to repeat it", I think Howard is saying that he has learned from mistakes he has made and will use them to create a better future.

No Picture john Wanna Be	#10 by john dolmayan at Oct 16, 2007 at 7:33 AM EST
	My favorite song off of the album. Absolutely fucking brilliant.