band: Trivium song: Shattering the skies above album: From the new god of war 3 sound track "blood & metal" this song is played on a 6 string guitar in drop D tuning (D,A,D,G,B,E) high to low comments and suggestions at greatly appreciated a few friends let me know that this song is played on a 6 string in drop D tuning and not on a seven string so i have spent some time modinfying the last one so.... please, please, please rate and enjoy!!! also this tab is pretty much 100% correct and i have asked luke slater if i could use his version of the solo so specialthanks to LUKIGE for the solos plus this tab should be spot on now ;D bend up: BU(?) bend return: (?) pre bend: PB hammer on: hpull (x2444x@1)off: p vibrato: ~ tremelo pick: TR triplets: _3_ slide up: / pinch harmonic: PH whammy bar pitch lowered: WBL palm mute: PM intro/verse 1 guitar 1 PM--- E||---------------------|-1st,2nd&3rd-----| B||---------------------|-------ending----| G||---------------------|-----------------| D||---------------------|-----------------| A||-4BU(5)-------4BU(5)-|--------5-----4--| D||--------0-0-0--------|--0-3-7---0-3----| PM--- E||---------------------|--4th-ending---------| B||---------------------|---------------------| G||---------------------|---------------------| D||---------------------|--------5h7p5--------| A||-4BU(5)-------4BU(5)-|--------------8-7----| D||--------0-0-0--------|--0-3-7--------------| verse 1 harmony guitar 2 PM--- E||---------------|-1st,2nd&3rd---| B||---------------|------ending---| G||---------------|---------------| D||---------------|---------------| A||-7~~-------7~~-|-------7-----6-| D||-----0-0-0-----|-0-5-8---0-5---| PM--- E||---------------|-4th-ending-------| B||---------------|------------------| G||---------------|------------------| D||---------------|-------7h8p7------| A||-7~~-------7~~-|-------------10-8-| D||-----0-0-0-----|-0-5-8------------| verse 2 both guitars E||---------------|---------------------|------------------| B||o-------------o|-----guitar1---------|----guitar2-------| G||--12----10-----|---------------------|------------------| D||----x16---x16--|-------5h7p5---------|-------7h8p7------| A||0-10-----8----o|-------------8-7-----|-------------10-8-| D||---------------|-0-3-7---------------|-0-5-8------------| verse 3 guitar 1 PM- PM- PM- PM- E||-------------------------|-1st,2nd&3rd-| B||-------------------------|------ending-| G||-------------------------|-------------| D||-------------------------|-------5-----| A||-5-----8-----5-----8-----|-7-----------| D||---0-0---0-0---0-0---0-0-|---8-5-------| PM- PM- E||------------------|-4th-ending----------------| B||------------------|---------------------------| G||------------------|---------------------------| D||------------------|-5h7p5---------------------| A||--5-----8-----5---|-------8-7--5h7p5----------| D||----0-0---0-0---0-|------------------8-7------| verse 3 guitar 2 harmony PM- PM- PM- PM- E||---------------------------|-1st,2nd&3rd-| B||---------------------------|------ending-| G||---------------------------|-------------| D||---------------------------|--------8----| A||-8-----12-----8-----12-----|-8-----------| D||---0-0----0-0---0-0----0-0-|---10-8------| PM- PM- E||------------------|-4th-ending-------------| B||------------------|------------------------| G||------------------|------------------------| D||------------------|-7h8p7------------------| A||-8-----12-----8---|-------10-8--7h8p7------| D||---0-0----0-0---0-|-------------------10-8-| chorus guitar 2 E||------------------|-----------------------| B||------------------|-----------------------| G||-12~--14~--10~~~--|-/14-12~--14~--9~---7~-| D||------------------|-----------------------| A||-10~--12~---8~~~--|-/12-10~--12~--7~---5~-| D||------------------|-----------------------| PM- PM- PM- PM- PM PM E||---------------------------------|-------------------------| B||---------------------------------|-------------------------| G||-7-----6-----7-----9-----7---9---|-10~~---12~~---14~~~~~~~-| D||---------------------------------|-------------------------| A||-5-----4-----5-----7-----5---7---|--8~~---10~~---12~~~~~~~-| D||---0-0---0-0---0-0---0-0---0---0-|-------------------------| guitar 1 PM------- E||---------------------------| B||o-------------------------o| G||--3-3-----3-3--------------| D||---------------------------| A||o-1-1-0-0-1-1-0-----------o| D||------0-0-----0-0-0-0-0-0--| PM- PM- PM- PM- PM PM PM- PM- E||---------------------------------|-------------------------------------| B||---------------------------------|-------------------------------------| G||---------------------------------|-------------------------------------| D||---------------------------------|-------------------------------------| A||-5-----4-----5-----7-----5---7---|-8-----10-----12-12-12-12-12-12-12~~-| D||---0-0---0-0---0-0---0-0---0---0-|---0-0----0-0------------------------| solo 1 CKB guitar 2 TR------ ___3___ ___3___ ___3___ ___3___ E||-22-------21-22-21-18-21-18-17-18-17-15-17-15-14-17~~~-| B||-------------------------------------------------------| G||-------------------------------------------------------| D||-------------------------------------------------------| A||-------------------------------------------------------| D||-------------------------------------------------------| TR--- ___3___ TR--- E||-------------------------|---------------| B||-18----18-17-15-17----17-|--15-14--------| G||-------------------------|--------15-14--| D||-------------------------|---------------| A||-------------------------|---------------| D||-------------------------|---------------| E||-------------------------------------------------------| B||-------------------------------------------------------| G||-------------------------------------------------------| D||--/15WBL--/15WBL-14WBL-12WBL-14WBL-12WBL-11WBL-7WBL~~~-| A||-------------------------------------------------------| D||-------------------------------------------------------| E||-------------------------------------------------| B||----------------------------------------15PH-WBL-| G||-----6-9----------9-12------------12-15----------| D||---------5-8-----------8-11----------------------| A||-4-7---------7-10-----------10-13----------------| D||-------------------------------------------------| verse 4 all of these notes are palm muted E||--------------------------------------------------------------------| B||--------------------------------------------------------------------| G||--------------------------------------------------------------------| D||--------------------------------------------------------------------| A||-5555--5555--5555--5555--555-555--4444--4444--4444--0000--8888-7777-| D||--------------------------------------------------------------------| all of these notes are open E||--------------------------------------------------------------------| B||--------------------------------------------------------------------| G||--------------------------------------------------------------------| D||--------------------------------------------------------------------| A||----------------------------------4444--4444--4444--0000------------| D||-0000--0000--0000--0000--000-000--------------------------3333-2222-| solo 2 CKB guitar 2 E||-10-------10~~~~~~~~~----10-12-13~~---12h13p12-12----------| B||-13BU(15)-13BU(15)~~~-----------------------------13-------| G||-----------------------------------------------------12\10-| D||-----------------------------------------------------------| A||-----------------------------------------------------------| D||-----------------------------------------------------------| E||-----------------------------------------------------------------------| B||----------11-------------------------------------|---------------------| G||-12BU(14)------14--12----12-10----10\9-10-12-12~-|-14~-14h15p14p12-14~-| D||-------------------------------------------------|---------------------| A||----------------------13-------12----------------|---------------------| D||-------------------------------------------------|---------------------| E||--------------------------------------------------| B||--------------------------------------------------| G||-12\10--12-10-9--10-9-7--9-10-9--7-5-7--7~--------| D||-------------------------------------------/7-7~~-| A||--------------------------------------------------| D||--------------------------------------------------| solo 3 MKH guitar 1 all of these note are triplets E||------------------------------------------------------| B||------------------------------------------------------| G||------------------------------------------------------| D||---------------------------5-7-8-5-7-8----------------| A||---------------5-7-8-5-7-8-------------7-8-10-7-8-10--| D||-7-8-10-7-8-10----------------------------------------| E||--------------------------------| B||--------------------------------| G||---------------7-9-10-7-9-10----| D||-7-8-10-7-8-10------------------| A||--------------------------------| D||--------------------------------| E||---------------------------------| B||---------------------------------| G||-----------------9-10-12-9-10-12-| D||-8-10-12-8-10-12-----------------| A||---------------------------------| D||---------------------------------| E||----------------------------------------------------------| B||-------------------------------------11-13-15-11-13-15----| G||-------------------10-12-14-10-12-14----------------------| D||-10-12-14-10-12-14----------------------------------------| A||----------------------------------------------------------| D||----------------------------------------------------------| E||-------------------------------------12-13-15-12-13-15-| B||-------------------11-13-15-11-13-15-------------------| G||-10-12-14-10-12-14-------------------------------------| D||-------------------------------------------------------| A||-------------------------------------------------------| D||-------------------------------------------------------| E||-13-12-13-15-13~~-|-----------------------------------------| B||------------------|--------------------------13PH-BU(15)~~~-| G||------------------|-----10-12-12BU(14)-12-10----------------| D||------------------|-/12-------------------------------------| A||------------------|-----------------------------------------| D||------------------|-----------------------------------------| each bend excet the last is picked once but after the note is picked the bend then goes up, then down and then up again E||-10----------------12----------------13----------------| B||-13BU(15)(13)(15)--15BU(17)(15)(17)--16BU(18)(16)(18)--| G||-------------------------------------------------------| D||-------------------------------------------------------| A||-------------------------------------------------------| D||-------------------------------------------------------| E||-15----------------17----------------20~-20BU(22)~~--| B||-18BU(20)(18)(20)--20BU(22)(20)(22)------------------| G||-----------------------------------------------------| D||-----------------------------------------------------| A||-----------------------------------------------------| D||-----------------------------------------------------| verse 5 guitar 1 E||----------------------------------|-----------------| B||----------------------------------|-----------------| G||-7-----9-----10------14-12-14-15--|--7--------------| D||---x24---x8-----x24---x--x--x--x--|--x--10--7---0~--| A||-5-----7-----8-------12-10-12-13--|--5---x--x---0~--| D||----------------------------------|-----10--7---0~--| E||-----------------------|----------------| B||-----------------------|----------------| G||-7~-9~-10~-14-12-14-15-|--7-------------| D||-x--x---x---x--x--x--x-|--x--10--7------| A||-5~-7~--8~-12-10-12-13-|--5---x--x------| D||-----------------------|-----10--7------| guitar 2 harmony E||--------------------------------| B||--------------------------------| G||-3-----5-----7------10-9-10-12--| D||---x24---x8-----x24--x-x--x--x--| A||-1-----3-----5-------8-7--8-10--| D||--------------------------------| E||-----------------------------------------------------| B||-----------------------------------------------------| G||-----------------3~-5~-7~--10-9-10-12----------------| D||--8--7--3---0~---x--x--x----x-x--x--x---8--7--3------| A||--8--7--3---0~---1~-3~-5~---8-7--8-10---8--7--3------| D||--8--7--3---0~--------------------------8--7--3------| verse 6 both guitars E||----------------------------------|---------------------------------| B||----------------------------------|---------------------------------| G||----------------------------------|---------------------------------| D||-3--3-3----------3--3-3-0---------|---------------------------------| A||-1--1-1-0--------1--1-1-0---------|---------------------000-444-777-| D||--------0-000000--------0-000000--|--333-222-555-333333-------------| order of song: intro/verse 1 verse 2 verse 3 chorus verse 1 verse 2 solo 1 CKB verse 3 chorus verse 4 solo 2 CKB solo 3 MKH verse 5 verse 3 chorus verse 6 verse 3 thats all ,enjoy :)