Band: Lamb of God
Song: Hourglass
Album: Ashes of the Wake (2004)
Tuning: Drop D
Legend:
. = palm mute
/ = slide up
\ = slide down
h = hammer-on
I know there are many other tabs for this song. Some are bad, some are good,
but none are perfect. This is almost certainly 99-100% correct. I used the
studio recording (slowing it down to 50% speed sometimes), as well as the
following videos to figure out how Willie Adler and Mark Morton play this song.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=l054kS3Fcuw
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hwVKMdmXvT8
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Hw7zYploBLc
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CHZb0OvfSRE
There are 2 guitars in this song, but besides a couple parts, they play almost
exactly the same thing.
Questions, comments, and corrections are encouraged. If you have any,
please comment below, or message me.
Part 1
E||----------------------------------|------------------------------------| Willie plays
B||----------------------------------|-------------------------------10-9-| these last 2
G||----------------------------------|--------------------------10-9------| notes on the
D||----------------------------------|------------------------------------| G string.
A||---------7h8-----8h10-------------|---------7h8-----8h12---------------| Mark plays
D||-000-000-----000------000-3-7-6-2-|-000-000-----000------000-----------| it like this.
... ... ... ... ... ... ... ...
continued
E|----------------------------------|-------------------------------------------||
B|----------------------------------|-------------------------------------------||
G|----------------------------------|-------------------------------------------||x2
D|----------------------------------|-------------------------------------------||
A|---------7h8-----8h10-------------|-------------------------------------------||
D|-000-000-----000------000-3-7-6-2-|-000-000-13-12-000-12-11-000-0-13-16\17/16-||
... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... . .
continued
E|-------|
B|-------|
G|-------|
D|-------|
A|-0-0-0-|
D|-0-0-0-|
. . .
Part 2
E|--------------------------------------------|
B|--------------------------------------------|
G|--------------------------------------------|
D|--------------------------------------------|
A|-----------------------------------13-12-11-|
D|-0-0-0-13-12-0-0-13-16/17\16-0-0-0----------|
. . . . . . . . .
continued
E|------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|------------------------------------------------------------------8-5-4-|
D|0-0-0-13-12-0-0-12-11-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-13-12-0-0-1-4/5\4-0-0-0-8-5-4-|
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
continued
E|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|-----------------------------------------------------------------------13-12-11-|
D|-0-0-0-13-12-0-0-12-11-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-13-12-0-0-13-16/17\16-0-0-0----------|
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
continued
E|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|-------------|
B|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|-------------|
G|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|-------------|
D|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|-------------|
A|-------------------------------------------------------------------8-5-4-|-0-1-4-1-000-|
D|-0-0-0-13-12-0-0-12-11-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-13-12-0-0-1-4/5\4-0-0-0-8-5-4-|-0-1-4-1-000-|
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ...
Part 3 (x2) - (The first 3 notes are played at the same time as the last 3 notes in
the previous section.)
E||----------------------------------------|-------------------------------------------|
B||----------------------------------------|-------------------------------------------|
G||----------------------------------------|-------------------------------------------|
D||-----------------------------------10---|-------------------------------------------|
A||-----13---10h12-----13---10h12----------|-----13---10h12--------12-10---------------|
D||-000----0-------000----0-------0-8----8-|-000----0-------000-10-------13-9/10\9-6-5-|
... . ... . . . ... . ... . . . .
continued
E|----------------------------------------|-----------------------------------|
B|----------------------------------------|-----------------------------------|
G|----------------------------------------|-----------------------------------|
D|-----------------------------------10---|----------------------8-7----------|
A|-----13---10h12-----13---10h12----------|-----13---10h12-----6-----10-7/8\7-|
D|-000----0-------000--=-0-------0-8----8-|-000----0-------000----------------|
... . ... . . . ... . ... . .
continued
(1st ending)(2nd ending)
E|-----------|-----------|
B|-----------|-----------|
G|-----------|-----------|
D|-----------|-----------|
A|----5-4----|-----------|
D|-----------|----5-1----|
Part 4 (x4)(alternating endings)
E||----------------------------------------------|
B||----------------------------------------------|
G||----------------------------------------------|
D||---8---5/7---8---5/7---------------8---5/7----|
A||---6---3/5---6---3/5---------------6---3/5----|
D||-0---0-----0---0-----0-0-0-0-0-0-0---0-----0--|
. . . . . . . . . . . . .
continued
(1st and 3rd endings) (2nd and 4th endings)
E|----------------------|------------------|
B|----------------------|------------------|
G|----------------------|------------------| on the 4th ending,
D|-10--10---10--10------|------------------| the last note is
A|--8---8----6---6----0-|-3--3---1--1----0-| palm muted.
E|--------0---------0-0-|-3--3-0-1--1--0-0-|
. . . .
Part 5
E||-----------------------------------------------------------------------------||
B||-----------------------------------------------------------------------------||
G||-----------------------------------------------------------------------------||x2
D||-----------------------------------------------------------------------------||
A||-------12-----------------12-------------------------------------------------||
D||-12-13----0-0-0-0-0-12-13----0-0-0-0-0-12-13-11-0-0-0-0-0-12-13-10-0-0-0-0-0-||
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
continued
E|---------------|
B|---------------|
G|---------------|
D|---------------|
A|---------------|
D|-6-5-4-5-4-3-0-|
. . . . . . .
continued
E||-------------------------------------------------------------------|| E|---|
B||-------------------------------------------------------------------|| B|---|
G||-------------------------------------------------------------------||x2 G|---|
D||-------------------------------------------------------------------|| D|---|
A||-------12-----------------12---------------------------------------|| A|---|
D||-12-13----0-0-0-0-0-12-13----0-0-0-0-0-12-13-11-0-0-0-0-0-12-13-10-|| D|-6-|
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Part 6
E||---------------------------------------------------------------------||
B||---------------------------------------------------------------------||
G||---------------------------------------------------------------------||x2
D||-------14-----------------14-----------------------------------------||
A||-12-13-12-----------12-13-12-----------12-13-11-----------12-13-10---||
D||-12-13----0-0-0-0-0-12-13----0-0-0-0-0-12-13-11-0-0-0-0-0-12-13-10---||
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
continued
E|---------------|
B|---------------|
G|---------------|
D|---------------|
A|---------------|
D|-6-5-4-5-4-3-0-|
. . . . . . .
continued
E||---------------------------------------------------------------------||
B||---------------------------------------------------------------------||
G||---------------------------------------------------------------------||x2
D||-------14-----------------14-----------------------------------------||
A||-12-13-12-----------12-13-12-----------12-13-11-----------12-13-10---||
D||-12-13----0-0-0-0-0-12-13----0-0-0-0-0-12-13-11-0-0-0-0-0-12-13-10---||
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
continued
E|--------------------------|
B|--------------------------|
G|--------------------------|
D|--------------------------|
A|-------------6-5-4-8-7-6--|
D|-6-5-4-5-4-3--------------|
. . . . . . . . . . . .
Part 7 (The Vomit Riff!) (Guitar 1)
E||-----------------------------------------------------------------------|
B||-----------------------------------------------------------------------|
G||-----------------------------------------------------------------------|
D||---------------------------11------------------------------------------|
A||---------12----------12-13----13-12---------12----------------13-12-11-|\
D||-0-12-13----13-12-13----------------0-12-13----13-12-11-12-10----------| \
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . x4
/
(Guitar 1) - continued /
E|-----------------------------------------------------------------|| /
B|-----------------------------------------------------------------|| /
G|-----------------------------------------------------------------|| /
D|---------------------------11------------------------------------|| /
A|---------12----------12-13----13-12---------12-------------------|| /
D|-0-12-13----13-12-13----------------0-12-13----13-12-5-8-4-7-6-3-||/
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
(Guitar 2) - After Guitar 1 plays the above part once, strum this chord and let it ring.
E|------------------------0~-----------------------|
B|------------------------3------------------------|
G|------------------------2~-----------------------|
D|------------------------0~-----------------------|
A|~-----------------------0~-----------------------|
D|~-----------------------0~-----------------------|
(Guitar 2) - continued - After Guitar 1 has played its section twice, play this.
E||-----------------------------------------------------------------------|
B||-----------------------------------------------------------------------|
G||-----------------------------------------------------------------------|
D||---------------------------15------------------------------------------|\
A||---------15----------15-16----16-15---------15----------------16-15-14-| \
D||-0-15-16----16-15-16----------------0-15-16----16-15-15-16-15----------| x2
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . /
/
(Guitar 2) - continued /
E|----------------------------------------------------------------|| /
B|----------------------------------------------------------------|| /
G|----------------------------------------------------------------|| /
D|--------------------------15------------------------------------|| /
A|--------15----------15-16----16-15---------15-------------------|| /
D|0-15-16----16-15-16----------------0-15-16----16-15-5-8-4-7-6-3-||/
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Part 8 (both guitars)
E||------------------------------------------------------------------------||
B||------------------------------------------------------------------------||
G||------------------------------------------------------------------------|| x4
D||------------------------------------------------------------------------||
A||-0~~------------1~~-------------3~~-------------4-5-4-8-7-6-------------||
D||-0~~5-8-4-7-6-3-1~~-5-8-4-7-6-3-3~~-5-8-4-7-6-3-------------6-5-4-5-4-3-||
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Part 9
E||-------------------------------||
B||-------------------------------||
G||-------------------------------|| x4
D||-------------------------------||
A||-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-||
D||-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-||
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Part 10 (Guitar 1)
E||-----------------------------------------------------------------------|
B||-----------------------------------------------------------------------|
G||-----------------------------------------------------------------------|
D||---------------------------11------------------------------------------|
A||---------12----------12-13----13-12---------12----------------13-12-11-|\
D||-0-12-13----13-12-13----------------0-12-13----13-12-11-12-10----------| \
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . x4
/
(Guitar 1) - continued /
E|-----------------------------------------------------------------|| /
B|-----------------------------------------------------------------|| /
G|-----------------------------------------------------------------|| /
D|---------------------------11------------------------------------|| /
A|---------12----------12-13----13-12---------12-------------------|| /
D|-0-12-13----13-12-13----------------0-12-13----13-12-5-8-4-7-6-3-||/
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
(Guitar 1) - continued (same as previous section, but not palm muted)
E||-----------------------------------------------------------------------|
B||-----------------------------------------------------------------------|
G||-----------------------------------------------------------------------|
D||---------------------------11------------------------------------------|
A||---------12----------12-13----13-12---------12----------------13-12-11-|\
D||-0-12-13----13-12-13----------------0-12-13----13-12-11-12-10----------| \
x2
/
(Guitar 1) - continued /
E|-----------------------------------------------------------------|| /
B|-----------------------------------------------------------------|| /
G|-----------------------------------------------------------------|| /
D|---------------------------11------------------------------------|| /
A|---------12----------12-13----13-12---------12-------------------|| /
D|-0-12-13----13-12-13----------------0-12-13----13-12-5-8-4-7-6-3-||/
(Guitar 2)
E||-------------------------------||
B||-------------------------------||
G||-------------------------------|| x4
D||-------------------------------||
A||-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-||
D||-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-||
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
(Guitar 2) - continued
E||-------------------------------------------------|
B||-------------------------------------------------|
G||-------------------------------------------------|
D||-------------------------------------------------|\
A||-------------------------------------------------| \
D||-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-| \
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . \ x2
/
E|------------------------------------------------|| /
B|------------------------------------------------|| /
G|------------------------------------------------|| /
D|------------------------------------------------||/
A|------------------------------------------------||
D|8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-7-7-7-7-7-7-5-8-4-7-6-3-||
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
(Guitar 2) - continued (same as previous section, but not palm muted)
E||-------------------------------------------------|
B||-------------------------------------------------|
G||-------------------------------------------------|
D||-------------------------------------------------|\
A||-------------------------------------------------| \
D||-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-| \
\ x2
/
E|------------------------------------------------|| /
B|------------------------------------------------|| /
G|------------------------------------------------|| /
D|------------------------------------------------||/
A|------------------------------------------------||
D|8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-7-7-7-7-7-7-5-8-4-7-6-3-||
Both guitars end on this (let it ring)
E|---|
B|---|
G|---|
D|---|
A|-0-|
D|-0-|
