As I Lay Dying - Meaning In Tragedy
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cd: Shadows Are Security
Artist: As I Lay Dying
copyright metal blade records 2005
tabed by Doug Suitt
tuning: drop C
key:
p= pull of
^= bend
pm--|= palm mute until the bar
intro/verse
repeat a bunch of times
guitar one
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|-3---2-----------------5-3-5-----5----3---2-----------------3-2-3-----5--|
|-0------3---0----1--------------------0------3---0---1-------------------|
|-0--------0---0------0---------0---0--0--------0---0-----0----------0---0|
rythym guitar (guitar two)
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|3---------10--7-8------------------------3---------10--7-5---3-------------|
|3---------10--7-8------------------------3---------10--7-5---3-------------|
|3---------10--7-8------------------------3---------10--7-5---3-------------|
play intro three times
then this by guitar three
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|-----8^--------------------------10-11-10-8-10-8----------------|
|-------------------------------------------------10-12-10-9-----|
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play intro/verse twice more
then the guitars one and two harmonize over the intro notes
here's the second guitars harmonization part
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|------5-3------------2-0-2-/3---2-------5-3------------------/3---2-----|
|0-----------3---1-----------------------------3---1--------------------0|
|----0-----0---0----0----------0--------0----0---0----0----------0---0---|
then this
by guitars one and two
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|-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-14-14-14-14-14-14-14-14-12-12-12-12-9-9-9-9|
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|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-10-10-10-10-7-7-7-7|
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pre-verse
guitar one
palm mute the open c
pm----| pm---| pm---| pm---| pm---| pm---| pm---|
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|-0-0-0---0-0-0---0-0-0---0-0-0----0-0-0---0-0-0---0-0-0---0-------------|
|-0-0-0-5-0-0-0-8-0-0-0-7-0-0-0-10-0-0-0-5-0-0-0-8-0-0-0-7-0---8---7-----|
|-0-0-0---0-0-0---0-0-0---0-0-0----0-0-0---0-0-0---0-0-0---0-----------10|
rythym guitar
|pm---| pm---| pm---| pm---| pm-------------------------------| pm-|
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|-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--0-0|
|-0-0-0---0-0-0---0-0-0---0-0-0----0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0--0-0|
|-0-0-0---0-0-0---0-0-0---0-0-0----0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0--0-0|
verse
guitar one
pm----| pm---| pm---| pm---| pm---| pm---|
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|-0-0-0---0-0-0---0-0-0---0-0-0----0-0-0---0-0-0-------------------------|
|-0-0-0-5-0-0-0-8-0-0-0-7-0-0-0-10-0-0-0-5-0-0-0-8--------7---8-7--------|
|-0-0-0---0-0-0---0-0-0---0-0-0----0-0-0---0-0-0----5-5-5---8-----10-----|
rythym guitar
|pm-------| pm----|
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|-0-0-0-0-0---0-0-0--------------7-5--------|
|-0-0-0-0-0-5-0-0-0-8--------7--------7-----|
|-0-0-0-0-0---0-0-0----5-5-5---8------------|
guitar one
pm----| pm---| pm---| pm---| pm---| pm---|
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|-0-0-0---0-0-0---0-0-0---0-0-0----0-0-0---0-0-0-------------------------|
|-0-0-0-5-0-0-0-8-0-0-0-7-0-0-0-10-0-0-0-5-0-0-0-8--------7---8-7--------|
|-0-0-0---0-0-0---0-0-0---0-0-0----0-0-0---0-0-0----5-5-5---8-----10-----|
rythym guitar
|pm---| pm--| pm--| pm--| pm--| pm--|
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|-0-0-0---0-0-0---0-0-0---0-0-0----0-0-0---0-0-0----5-------8------------|
|-0-0-0-5-0-0-0-8-0-0-0-7-0-0-0-10-0-0-0-5-0-0-0-8--5-------8------------|
|-0-0-0---0-0-0---0-0-0---0-0-0----0-0-0---0-0-0----5-------8------------|
repeat the first verse twice then the harmony twice
then this interlude by guitars one and two
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|-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-9-9-9-9|
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|--8--8--8--8--8--8--8--8-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5--8--8--8--8--8--8--8--8-7-7-7-7|
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|-9-9-9-9-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-14-14-14-14-14-|
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|-7-7-7-7-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10--8--8--8--8--8--8--8--8-12-12-12-12-12-|
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|-14-14-14-15-15-15-15-15-15-15-15-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-|
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|-12-12-12-13-13-13-13-13-13-13-13--8--8--8--8--8--8--8--8-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|
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|-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-10-10|
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|--8--8--8--8--8--8--8--8-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10--8--8|
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|-10-10-10-10-10-10-14-14-14-14-14-14-14-14-15-15-15-15-15-15-15-15------|
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|--8--8--8--8--8--8-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-13-13-13-13-13-13-13-13------|
guitar three
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|--------------------------------------------------------9-----9-10------|
|--------------------------------------------8--7--8-10----12------------|
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verse
guitars one and two
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|-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10------------------------|
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|--8--8--8--8--8--8--8--8--8--8--8--8--8--8--8--8------------------------|
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guitar three
(I think he finger taps some of it but I can't tell)
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|--0--0-12p=0--0-10p=0--0--9--7p=0-10p=0--0--9--5------------------------|
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guitars one and two
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|-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12------------------------|
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|-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10------------------------|
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guitar three
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|--0--0-12p=0--0-10p=0--0--9--7p=0-10p=0--0--9--5------------------------|
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guitars one and two
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|-15-15-15-15-15-15-15-15-15-15-15-15-15-15-15-15------------------------|
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|-13-13-13-13-13-13-13-13-13-13-13-13-13-13-13-13------------------------|
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guitar three
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|--0--0-12p=0--0-10p=0--0--9--7p=0-10p=0--0--9--5------------------------|
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guitars one and two
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|-14-14-14-14-14-14-14-14-14-14-14-14-14-14-14-14------------------------|
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|-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12------------------------|
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guitar three
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|--0--0-12p=0--0-10p=0--0--9--7p=0-10p=0--0--9--5------------------------|
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guitars one and two
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|-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10------------------------|
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|--8--8--8--8--8--8--8--8--8--8--8--8--8--8--8--8------------------------|
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guitar three
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|--0--0-12p=0--0-10p=0--0--9--7p=0-10p=0--0--9--5------------------------|
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guitars one and two
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|-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12------------------------|
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|-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10------------------------|
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guitar three
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|--0--0-12p=0--0-10p=0--0--9--7p=0-10p=0--0--9--5------------------------|
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guitars one and two
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|-15-15-15-15-15-15-15-15-15-15-15-15-15-15-15-15------------------------|
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|-13-13-13-13-13-13-13-13-13-13-13-13-13-13-13-13------------------------|
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guitar three
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|--0--0-12p=0--0-10p=0--0--9--7p=0-10p=0--0--9--5------------------------|
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guitars one and two
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|-14-14-14-14-14-14-14-14--14-14-14-14-14-14-14-14-----------------------|
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|-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12--12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-----------------------|
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guitar three
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|--0--0-12p=0--0-10p=0--0---------------9-----9-10-----------------------|
|--------------------------8--7--8-10-----12-----------------------------|
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breakdown by guitar one
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|-------------------5--------------------5------------------5--8--7--8-7---|
|-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----10|
rythym guitar
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|0--------------------0--------------------0-----------------0-----------|
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outro guitar one
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|-----10p7p0-10p7p0---7-------10p7p0-10p7p0---7--------------------------|
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|-0-0---------------0----0-0----------------0----------------------------|
guitar two
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|------7p5p0-7p5p0------------7p5p0-7p5p0--------------------------------|
|---------------------7-----------------------7--------------------------|
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|-0-0---------------0----0-0----------------0----------------------------|
guitar one
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|-----10p7p0-10p7p0---7----10---9---10-9---------------------------------|
|------------------------------------------10----------------------------|
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|-0-0---------------0----0----0---0--------------------------------------|
guitar two
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|------7p5p0--7p5p0---------7---5----7-5---------------------------------|
|---------------------7-------------------7------------------------------|
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|-0-0---------------0----0----0---0--------------------------------------|
that's about it, post any corrections, God bless
Doug.
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