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Artist: Lamb of God
Album: Ashes of the Wake
Guitarists: Mark Morton and Willie Adler
Tuning: Drop D
Key: *= Palm Mute
^= Pinch Harmonic
/= Slide
~= Let note(s) ring
*Both guitars play the same thing in this song*
(Intro/Verse): The Opens were hard to tab in relation to the speed, so you'll get the
hang of it
as you listen and play...
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|-------------5------------------4---------------------7------------1------1---0--0--0--|
|--0--0-0-0-0---0--0--0--0-0-0-0---0--0--0--0--0-0-0-0-- 0--0--0--0---0--0--------------|
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|-------------5------------------4---------------------7--------------------5^----|
|--0--0-0-0-0---0--0--0--0-0-0-0---0--0--0--0--0-0-0-0---0--0--0--0---------------|
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(Chorus): The first chorus is shorter than second, you will hear it...
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|------6~~~~~~~~~~----6~~~~~~~~~~~----6~~~~~~~~~~-----6-------6-->
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(Verse)....
(Chorus)...
(Interlude): Again, the Opens were hard to tab in relation to speed, just listen and you
will get it :-) ....
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|--0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-6--0-0-0-0-0-0-0-1--0-0--3-4--| (Repeat, you'll get the hang of it)
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(On this part, after 4 times, repeat slides in chords another 4 times.. and after the 4th
when you get to the open part, just let it ring... again, you'll hear it and get the hang
of it)
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(Verse) Different variation in picking the opens, you'll hear it...
Thats it!
**Alright, I listened and played very many times and it sounds just about perfect, and
I'm sorry if its not right to you, but I did my very best! So I hope you enjoy and keep
on rockin god dammit! :-) Lamb of God rules! Peace
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Tab Discussion, Comments, and Critiques
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Dakota Lead Player |
#1 by Dakota Sparks at Jul 30, 1975 at 6:42 AM EST |
| It's pretty obvious this is about Judas.. everything correlates and the beginning speech reflects such. 30 peices of silver? Judas sold Jesus out for that much. St. Peter? Judas was buried in an unmarked grave like what was said above. Personally I think Randy liked the beginning blurb or texts which included it so used it. | |
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Dan Wanna Be |
#2 by Dan Z at Apr 24, 1986 at 11:00 AM EST |
| No, it really isn't about that the mafia code, in anything other than the name. The speach at the start is just a cool intro. It really has little meaning other than the idea that if you are going to fuck with someone, you had better kill them, cause anything less, will just make them angry and they will come back at you, twice as hard. The lyrics are obviously about Judas Iscariot, and the way his name has become synonamous(sp), with betrayal. Every line is an obvious referance to the story of Judas. "you've been talking, I've been all ears" is about how dispite all that he had seen and heard, he still chose greed over Jesus' love. "Words meant to dwell in darkness shall never see the light of day", is kind of the same as the previous quote, it just makes the point, that Jesus's words ultimatly counted for nothing to Judas. "Execute the mandate", I believe is in referance, to the speach Jesus gave, about how 'it would be better for the one who betrayes me, if he had never been born', and this is Judas saying, fair enough, if thats the way it has to be, then so be it... "I am the result, what's better left unspoken" talks about how despite all the good that came from Jesus' words, there was still the 'bad apple' in the bunch, but we prefer to forget about him. (my personal, favorite line in the song): "Mouth full of dirt, your name removed from the registry, St. Peter greets with empty eyes then turns and locks the gates" - Judas was buried in an unmarked grave (hense the 'mouth full of dirt' and the other line "six feet under with no marker") and because he killed himself, he was eternally damned. There is nothing in this song, other than the title and possibly the line "six feet under with no marker", to suggest that this song is actually about the code of silence. | |
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PunkJunky Wanna Be |
#3 by PunkJunky at Mar 29, 1990 at 2:19 AM EST |
| sorry to anybody that said this already i read the first two ideas and i completely dissagree...the intro speech "Whoever appeals to the law against his fellow man is either a fool or a coward. Whoever cannot take care of themself without that law is both. For a wounded man shall say to his assailant, 'If I live, I will kill you. If I die, You are forgiven.' Such is the rule of honour." and the meaning of the word omerta "a code of silence usually in regards to criminal activity" I think randy is saying we shouldnt need the police or government for that matter we as man should be able to take care of ourselves (intro speech) and the rest of the song is basically about having honour and not snitching to the pig and how bad it can be to do so..."words can be broken so can bones" reminicent of the mafia to me anyway...sorry i didnt completely break the song down but read my opinion then read the lyrics again and keep in mind the into speech then tell me what you guys think i could be wrong im not randy and i dont personally know him so your guess is as good as mine but i think some people are digging too deep as far as the religion shit goes not this song anyway...lamb of god are the fucking kings of metal..pure american fucking metal.. | |
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(DDD Bass Gu Rhythm Player |
#4 by (DDD Bass Guitar/Backup Vocals) Jeff Fritts at Apr 24, 1991 at 12:33 AM EST |
| Cheaply venal, stupidly verbose A slip of the tongue, a slit of the throat Six feet under with no marker Keep my name from your mouth forever Free speech for the living, dead men tell no tales Your laughing finger will never point again my favorite part of the song.... about killin the rat :) | |
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Maggot Man Wanna Be |
#5 by Maggot Man at Mar 26, 1999 at 8:26 PM EST |
| Omerta is also I think more of a reference to killing the Truth. We always kill those who bring out what we know to be eternal truths, be it Jesus, JFK, Martin Luther King. It's kind of like the line "Smite the shepherd and the sheep will be scattered." | |
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cody Rhythm Player |
#6 by cody watts at Mar 23, 2000 at 10:55 PM EST |
| Whoa, this is pretty fucked up. The beginning speech has to do with actual laws. "Whom ever appeals to the law against their fellow man is either a fool or a coward." This sugggests that the laws that we have in place are for nothing. Men, people rather, are animals and no matter how many rules you put in front of us, we will break them. This is saying that we should, that we should go back to the way of the animals. An eye for an eye a tooth for a tooth. "Whom ever cannot survive without that rule, is both." This refers to that if you need the system of laws and Government in order to survive, you ae both a fool for following the rules and not getting what's yours, and a coward for not carrying out your animalistic plans to get what's yours. Picture a lion on the prowl, he has the perfect chance to get a prize catch, and he doesn't. He is labeled a fool for not taking the chance and a coward for not doing it. The rest is self-explanatory. | |
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Forrest Average |
#7 by Forrest at Oct 28, 2000 at 10:43 PM EST |
| The opening speech. Whoever snitches a fellow family member is either scared of that family member, or is just plain stupid. If you cannot take care of yourself without the law, then you don't deserve to have the honor of being in the family. If the guy dies because of the snitch, the snitch is lucky. If the guy survives, the snitch is going down. Pretty much as it has always been, I guess. Great song. | |
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katie Average |
#8 by katie focner at Jul 19, 2003 at 5:38 PM EST |
| It's the mafia code. How stupid can you people be? Ok if the song seems to be ABOUT the mafia code...and its NAMED AFTER IT...then...oh by the way the begining speech its whoever knows about something and tells the cops about it, as the law requires, they're either stupid or they're scared of the athourities finding out. who ever goes crazy without following this law is both scared and stupid. your gonna kill me? well if i die then let it be forgotten. annnd the song...is so obviously about OMERTA! the mafia code for death to anyone who speaks of this event whatever it may be. the lines make it obvious. i mean...A slip of the tongue a slip of the throat? That's so obvious! Accidentally blurt it out and ur dead. see? it works. six feet under with no marker, bury you without a gravestone, no one will know. omerta. | |
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Nick Average |
#9 by Nick Vanderstelt at Jun 6, 2006 at 1:45 PM EST |
| Nice | |
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