This Is Absolution ? Killswitch Engage --------------------------------------------------------------------- Tabbed by: Dweebusonguitar Email:Adam@icarpenter.freeserve.co.uk Tuning: Drop C (CGCFAD) | + palm mute | / slide up | \ slide down | h hammer-on | p pull-off | ~ vibrato | * harmonic | x mute note Intro (Both guitars) D|--------------------------------------------------------------------| A|--------------------------------------------------------------------| F|--------------------------------------------------------------------| C|-5---7-0------------------------------------------------------------| G|-3-5-5-0------------------------------------------------------------| C|---5---0------------------------------------------------------------| Main Riff (Both guitars) All x2 D|--------------------------------------------------------------------| A|--------------------------------------------------------------------| F|--------------------------------------------------------------------| C|--------------------------------------------------------------------| G|---------------------------------5p2p0------------------------------| C|-0h2-22222222-5p2-222222222-2h4h5--------0h2-22222222-5p2-22222222--| ++++++++ +++++++++ ++++++++ ++++++++ D|--------------------------------------------------------------------| A|--------------------------------------------------------------------| F|---------------------------7777557755445544-(Joel)------------------| C|-7777557755445544-(Adam)---++++++++++++++++-------------------------| G|-++++++++++++++++---------------------------------------------------| C|--------------------------------------------------------------------| Verse Riff 1 (Adam) All x2 D|--------------------------------------------------------------------| A|--------------------------------------------------------------------| F|--------------------------------------------------------------------| C|----------------------------------------------------0---------------| G|-5--- 7--2-2-2-2--2--5-4h5--5----7--2-2-2-2--2?-5p4-0---------------| C|-7-00-9--2-2-2-2--2--5-4h5--7-00-9--2-2-2-2--2?-5p4-0---------------| ++ + + + + ++ + + + + Joel plays the same thing except for the first two chords D|--------------------------------------------------------------------| A|--------------------------------------------------------------------| F|--------------------------------------------------------------------| C|-4--5---------------------------------------------------------------| G|-5--7---------------------------------------------------------------| C|--------------------------------------------------------------------| At the end of 2nd time round play D|--------------------------------------------------------------------| A|--------------------------------------------------------------------| F|--------------------------------------------------------------------| C|-5---7----\---------------------------------------------------------| G|-3-5-5----\---------------------------------------------------------| C|---5----7-\---------------------------------------------------------| Verse Riff 2 ? Play the same thing as verse riff 1 but play with heavy palm muting but the notes ring out, don?t choke them with your left hand. Play x2 again but at the 2nd round instead of this at the end D|--------------------------------------------------------------------| A|--------------------------------------------------------------------| F|--------------------------------------------------------------------| C|-----------------0--------------------------------------------------| G|-2-2-2-2--2?-5p4-0--------------------------------------------------| C|-2-2-2-2--2?-5p4-0--------------------------------------------------| + + + + Play this D|--------------------------------------------------------------------| A|--------------------------------------------------------------------| F|---------7-4h5p4----------------------------------------------------| C|-----------------7-5------------------------------------------------| G|-2-2--2-------------------------------------------------------------| C|-2-2--2-------------------------------------------------------------| + + + Pre-Chorus (Adam) D|--------------------------------------------------------------------| A|--------------------------------------------------------------------| F|-4/5555555/7777777/99999/1111/121212121212--------------------------| C|-x-xxxxxxx-xxxxxxx-xxxxx-x-x--xxxxxxxxxxxx--------------------------| G|-2/3333333/5555555/77777/9-9-/101010101010--------------------------| C|--------------------------------------------------------------------| D|--------------------------------------------------------------------| A|--------------------------------------------------------------------| F|-4/5555555/5555555/1212121212/1111/9-~------------------------------| C|-xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx--------------------------------| G|-2/3333333/7777777/1010101010/9-9-/7-~------------------------------| C|--------------------------------------------------------------------| Pre Chorus (Joel) x2 D|-------------------------------------33--------33-------------------| A|-------------------------------------33--------33-------------------| F|-------12-------12----12-----12------00--------00-------------------| C|-------12-------12----12-----12------00--------00-------------------| G|-10-10-10-10-10-10-0-0-0-9-9-9-------00--2-2/3-33-------------------| C|-10-10-10-10-10-10-0-0-0-9-9-9---0h2-22-----------------------------| Chorus (Adam) D|-------------------------------------------------------------------| A|-------------------------------------------------------------------| F|-------------------------------------------------------------------| C|-5--------5--------5--55-----5--0----------------------------------| G|-3--0--2--3--0--2--3--33-02--3--0----------------------------------| C|-+--0--2--+--0--2-----++-02--+--0----------------------------------| + + + + ++ Chorus (Joel) (Clean) D|-----0-------0-------0-------0-------0-------0---------------------| A|------3-------3-------3-------3-------3-------3--------------------| F|---0---0---0---0---0---0---0---0---0---0---0---0-------------------| C|--4-------4-------4-------4-------4-------4------------------------| G|-3-----------------------3-----------------------------------------| C|---------0-------2---------------0-------2-------------------------| D|-----2--0----------0-------0---------------------------------------| A|------3--3----------3-------3--------------------------------------| F|---0---0--0---0--0---0---0---0-------------------------------------| C|--4----------4--4-------4------------------------------------------| G|-3---------------------3-------------------------------------------| C|------------0--2----------------0----------------------------------| Repeat main riff Repeat verse riff 1 but cut off the end and do this fill again D|--------------------------------------------------------------------| A|--------------------------------------------------------------------| F|-7-4h5p4------------------------------------------------------------| C|---------7-5--------------------------------------------------------| G|--------------------------------------------------------------------| C|--------------------------------------------------------------------| Repeat pre-chorus and chorus Bridge (Adam) x4 D|--------------------------------------------------------------------| A|--------------------------------------------------------------------| F|--------------------------------------------------------------------| C|-2---------------------0--------------------------------------------| G|-222222222-------------000000000-------------333333333--------------| C|-222222222-4/5-4-4/5-4-000000000-4/5-4-4/5-4-555555555-4/5-4-4/5-4--| ++++++++ ++++++++ ++++++++ D|--------------------------------------------------------------------| A|--------------------------------------------------------------------| F|--------------------------------------------------------------------| C|-0------------------------------------------------------------------| G|-000000000----------------------------------------------------------| C|-000000000-4/5-4-4/5-4----------------------------------------------| ++++++++ Joel starts by ringing out the chords in time with Adam?s riff (x2) D|--------------------------------------------------------------------| A|--------------------------------------------------------------------| F|--------------------------------------------------------------------| C|-2-----0----------0-------------------------------------------------| G|-2-----0----3-----0-------------------------------------------------| C|-2-----0----5-----0-------------------------------------------------| On the third time he starts playing this (x2) D|--------------------------------------------------------------------| A|--------------------------------------------------------------------| F|--7--7--7--7------------------7--7--7--7----------------------------| C|--------------7--7---9--9-----------------7--7--9--9----------------| G|-7--7--7--7--7--7--7--7--7--7--7--7--7--7--7--7--7------------------| C|--------------------------------------------------------------------| D|--------------------------------------------------------------------| A|--------------------------------------------------------------------| F|--7--7--7--7--------------------------------------------------------| C|--------------7--7--9--9--4--4--4--4--7--7--5--5--------------------| G|-7--7--7--7--7--7--7--7--5--5--5--5--5--5--5--5---------------------| C|--------------------------------------------------------------------| Repeat pre-chorus and chorus and end chorus by playing this twice (listen out for the timing) D|-------------------------------------------------------------------| A|-------------------------------------------------------------------| F|-------------------------------------------------------------------| C|-5-0---------------------------------------------------------------| G|-3-0---------------------------------------------------------------| C|---0---------------------------------------------------------------| Joel repeats the last sequence of the chorus twice, in time with the two chords. ===============================================================================