How The Beautiful Decay Tab by Darkest Hour Darkest Hour - How the beautiful decay Tabbed - Michael Cornwell I'm tired of not having darkest hour tabs out there and since I know at least half of their songs i'll make some of my own to help spark others to tab some of the ones i don't know, or the parts. b=bend h=hammer p=pulloff .=palm mute /=slide T=Tap #.= Staccato notes ~ = vibrato X = Dead note Riff-A (Intro) Guitar 1 d|------------------------------------------| A|------------------------------------------| F|------------------------------------------| C|----------------------8----3----5----0----| X 6 G|--7.-7.-7.-7.-7.-7h8--8----3----5----0----| C|----------------------8----3----5----0----| Guitar 2 also plays but every other time plays Guitar 2 d|--------------------------------| A|--------------------------------| F|--------------------------------| C|-5.-5.-5.-5.-5.-5h7------8~-7~--| G|---------------------8~---------| C|--------------------------------| Riff-B (Verse) Guitar 1 d|--------------------------------------------------| A|--------------------------------------------------| F|--------------------------------------------------| C|--------------------------------------------------| G|--5.-5p3.-5.-5.-5p3.----5.-5p3.---10--8--7h8--5~--| C|---------------------5~---------------------------| Guitar 2 d|--------------------------------------------------| A|--------------------------------------------------| F|--------------------------------------------------| C|--3.-3p2.--3.-3.-3p2------3.--3p2.--8-7-5h7-3~----| G|--------------------------------------------------| C|----------------------5~--------------------------| Riff-C (Chorus) Both Guitars d|-------------------------| A|-------------------------| F|-------------------------| C|--0--x--5----1---x---0---| G|--0--x--5----1---x---0---| C|--0--x--5----1---x---0---| Background guitar d|-------------------------| A|-------------------------| F|-------------------------| C|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-| G|-------------------------| C|-------------------------| Then play Riff B Riff C Riff-D (really..... REALLY long ending) There are alot of small things going on here with them arppegiating chords if you listen closely, but this is basically how it goes Guitar 1 d|-----------------------------------------------------------| A|-----------------------------------------------------------| F|-----------------------------------------------------------| C|-----------------------------------------------------------| G|-----------------------------------------------------------| C|--0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8--| Guitar 2 d|----------------------------------------------------------| A|----------------------------------------------------------| F|----------------------------------------------------------| C|--------------------8-8-7-7-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-7-7-7-7-------| G|---8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8----------------------------------------| C|----------------------------------------------------------| Thats basically it. Other than the arppegiated chords at the end this is everything.