Tabbed by: Joshua Garcia (halofreak731@aol.com) Tabs for the song: Collapse (Post Amerika) by Rise Against Please rate and let me know if you have any corrections. Thank you. One of my favorite songs off the whole album. To me it just sounds better in Drop C#. So don't start over-posting me telling me its the wrong tuning! *Updated on 2/3/10 - Fixed octaves in solo. Tuning: Drop C# (C# G# C# F# A# D#) Intro Guitar 1: D#||---------|--------------| A#||---------|--------------| F#||---------|--pick--------| C#||---5/7---|------slide---| G#||---3/5---|--------------| C#||---------|--------------| Guitar 2: D#||--------------------------------------------| A#||--------------------------------------------| F#||-7-77-77-5-77-7/10-1010-1010-12-1212-1212---| x2 C#||-7-77-77-5-77-7/10-1010-1010-10-1010-1010---| G#||--------------------------------------------| C#||--------------------------------------------| Solo Guitar 1: D#||-10----10----10-----10------------------------------------| A#||-13b15-13b15-13b15-----13p10------------------------------| F#||----------------------------12--12p10-9-10-10/12-10-9-----| C#||------------------------------------------------------10--| G#||----------------------------------------------------------| C#||----------------------------------------------------------| D#||-10----10----10-----13-15-15/17-15--12---| A#||-13b15-13b15-13b15-----------------------| F#||-----------------------------------------| C#||-----------------------------------------| G#||-----------------------------------------| C#||-----------------------------------------| Guitar 2: D#||--------------------------------------------| A#||--------------------------------------------| F#||-7-77-77-5-77-7-10-1010-1010-12-1212-1212---| x2 C#||-7-77-77-5-77-7-10-1010-1010-12-1212-1212---| G#||-5-55-55-3-55-5-8--8-8--8-8--10-1010-1010---| C#||--------------------------------------------| Guitar 1/2: D#||-----------------------------------------------------| A#||-----------------------------------------------------| F#||-5-5-5-5-----5-5-5-5-----5-5-5-5--2--7---pick--------| C#||-5-5-5-5-----5-5-5-5-----5-5-5-5--2--7-------slide---| G#||-3-3-3-3-----3-3-3-3-----3-3-3-3--0--5---------------| C#||-----------------------------------------------------| Verse Guitar 1: D#||----------------------------------| A#||----------------------------------| F#||-7-----3--5-2---7-77-77-7-77-77---| x2 C#||-7-----3--5-2---7-77-77-7-77-77---| G#||-5-----1--3-0---5-55-55-5-55-55---| C#||----------------------------------| Pre-Chourus Guitar 1: D#||-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------| A#||-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------| F#||-------------------------------7-77-7-7-77-7--2-22-2-2-22-2--3-33-3-3-33-3--5-55-5-5-55-5--| C#||-8-88-8-8-88-8--5-55-5-5-55-5--7-77-7-7-77-7--2-22-2-2-22-2--3-33-3-3-33-3--5-55-5-5-55-5--| G#||-8-88-8-8-88-8--5-55-5-5-55-5--5-55-5-5-55-5--0-00-0-0-00-0--1-11-1-1-11-1--3-33-3-3-33-3--| C#||-8-88-8-8-88-8--5-55-5-5-55-5--------------------------------------------------------------| Guitar 2: D#||------------------------------------------------------| A#||------------------------------------------------------| F#||-7-77-7-7-77-7--12-1212-12-12-1212-12--7-77-7-7-77-7--| C#||-7-77-7-7-77-7--10-1010-10-10-1010-10--7-77-7-7-77-7--| G#||------------------------------------------------------| C#||------------------------------------------------------| D#||----------------------------------------------| A#||----------------------------------------------| F#||-5-55-5-5-55-5--3-33-3-3-33-3--5-55-5-5-55-5--| C#||-5-55-5-5-55-5--3-33-3-3-33-3--5-55-5-5-55-5--| G#||----------------------------------------------| C#||----------------------------------------------| Chorus Guitar 1: D#||--------------------------------------------| A#||--------------------------------------------| F#||-7-77-77-5-77-7-10-1010-1010-12-1212-1212---| x4 C#||-7-77-77-5-77-7-10-1010-1010-12-1212-1212---| G#||-5-55-55-3-55-5-8--8-8--8-8--10-1010-1010---| C#||--------------------------------------------| Guitar 2: D#||--------------------------------------------| A#||--------------------------------------------| F#||-7-77-77-5-77-7/10-1010-1010-12-1212-1212---| x4 C#||-7-77-77-5-77-7/10-1010-1010-10-1010-1010---| G#||--------------------------------------------| C#||--------------------------------------------| Verse Guitar 1/2: D#||---------------------| A#||---------------------| F#||--3---pick--------3--| C#||--3-------slide---3--| G#||--5---------------5--| C#||---------------------| Guitar 1: D#||---------------------------|----------------------------------| A#||---------------------------|----------------------------------| F#||-3--5-2---7-77-77-7-77-77--|----------------------------------| C#||-3--5-2---7-77-77-7-77-77--|-7-77-77-7-77-77-7-77-77-7-77-77--| G#||-1--3-0---5-55-55-5-55-55--|-5-55-55-5-55-55-5-55-55-5-55-55--| C#||---------------------------|----------------------------------| . .. .. . .. .. . .. .. . .. .. D#||---------------------------| A#||---------------------------| F#||-3--5-2---7-77-77-7-77-77--| C#||-3--5-2---7-77-77-7-77-77--| G#||-1--3-0---5-55-55-5-55-55--| C#||---------------------------| Guitar 2: D#||---------------| A#||---------------| F#||--3------------| C#||--3--let-ring--| G#||--5------------| C#||---------------| Pre-Chourus Guitar 1: D#||-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------| A#||-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------| F#||-------------------------------7-77-7-7-77-7--2-22-2-2-22-2--3-33-3-3-33-3--5-55-5-5-55-5--| C#||-8-88-8-8-88-8--5-55-5-5-55-5--7-77-7-7-77-7--2-22-2-2-22-2--3-33-3-3-33-3--5-55-5-5-55-5--| G#||-8-88-8-8-88-8--5-55-5-5-55-5--5-55-5-5-55-5--0-00-0-0-00-0--1-11-1-1-11-1--3-33-3-3-33-3--| C#||-8-88-8-8-88-8--5-55-5-5-55-5--------------------------------------------------------------| Guitar 2: D#||------------------------------------------------------| A#||------------------------------------------------------| F#||-7-77-7-7-77-7--12-1212-12-12-1212-12--7-77-7-7-77-7--| C#||-7-77-7-7-77-7--10-1010-10-10-1010-10--7-77-7-7-77-7--| G#||------------------------------------------------------| C#||------------------------------------------------------| D#||----------------------------------------------| A#||----------------------------------------------| F#||-5-55-5-5-55-5--3-33-3-3-33-3--5-55-5-5-55-5--| C#||-5-55-5-5-55-5--3-33-3-3-33-3--5-55-5-5-55-5--| G#||----------------------------------------------| C#||----------------------------------------------| Chorus Guitar 1: D#||--------------------------------------------| A#||--------------------------------------------| F#||-7-77-77-5-77-7-10-1010-1010-12-1212-1212---| x4 C#||-7-77-77-5-77-7-10-1010-1010-12-1212-1212---| G#||-5-55-55-3-55-5-8--8-8--8-8--10-1010-1010---| C#||--------------------------------------------| Guitar 2: D#||--------------------------------------------| A#||--------------------------------------------| F#||-7-77-77-5-77-7/10-1010-1010-12-1212-1212---| x4 C#||-7-77-77-5-77-7/10-1010-1010-10-1010-1010---| G#||--------------------------------------------| C#||--------------------------------------------| Bridge Guitar 1: D#||-------------------------------------------------------------------------| A#||-------------------------------------------------------------------------| F#||--------------------------------7------------------------------------7---| C#||------------------------5-------7------------------------10----------7---| G#||-5-5-5-8-8-8-5----------5-------5-5-5-5-8-8-8-5----------10----------5---| C#||---------------10-8-8-8-5-5-5-5-----------------10-8-8-8-10-10-10-10-----| . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . D#||----------------------------------------------------------------------------------| A#||----------------------------------------------------------------------------------| F#||----------------------------------------------------------------------------------| C#||------------------------5--------10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10--| G#||-5-5-5-8-8-8-5----------5--------10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10--| C#||---------------10-8-8-8-5-5-5-5--10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10--| . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Guitar 2: D#||---------------------------| A#||---------------------------| F#||-10-10-10-10-/-12--12--12--| C#||-x--x--x--x--/-x---x---x---| G#||-8--8--8--8--/-10--10--10--| C#||---------------------------| Guitar 1: D#||-------------------------------------------------------------------------| A#||-------------------------------------------------------------------------| F#||--------------------------------7------------------------------------7---| C#||------------------------5-------7------------------------10----10-10-7---| G#||-5-5-5-8-8-8-5----------5-------5-5-5-5-8-8-8-5----------10----10-10-5---| C#||---------------10-8-8-8-5-5-5-5-----------------10-8-8-8-10-10-10-10-----| . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . D#||----------------------------------------------------------------------------------| A#||----------------------------------------------------------------------------------| F#||----------------------------------------------------------------------------------| C#||------------------------5--------10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10--| G#||-5-5-5-8-8-8-5----------5--------10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10--| C#||---------------10-8-8-8-5-5-5-5--10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10--| . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Breakdown Guitar 1: D#||--------------------------------------------------------------------------| A#||--------------------------------------------------------------------------| F#||-7-7-7-10-10-10-7------------------7-7-7-10-10-10-7-----------------------| C#||-7-7-7-10-10-10-7-10-8-8-8-5-5-5-5-7-7-7-10-10-10-7-10-8-8-8-10-10-10-10--| G#||-5-5-5-8--8--8--5-10-8-8-8-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-8--8--8--5-10-8-8-8-10-10-10-10--| C#||------------------10-8-8-8-5-5-5-5------------------10-8-8-8-10-10-10-10--| D#||-------------------------------------| A#||-------------------------------------| F#||-7-7-7-10-10-10-7--------------------| C#||-7-7-7-10-10-10-7-10-8-8-8-5-5-5-5---| G#||-5-5-5-8--8--8--5-10-8-8-8-5-5-5-5---| C#||------------------10-8-8-8-5-5-5-5---| Solo Guitar 1: D#||------------|-------|-------------------| A#||------------|-------|-------------------| F#||-----5---3--|-------|-------------------| C#||-3---5---3--|-------|-------------------| G#||-3---3---1--|--1/5--|-8---7---3-5---3---| C#||-3----------|-------|-------------------| Guitar 2: D#||-------------|-------------------------|--------------| A#||-------------|------------10-----------|-------10-----| F#||-/10-9-------|-/10-9---------10----12--|----------10--| C#||-------10-8--|-------10-8-------12-----|-10-12--------| G#||-------------|-------------------------|--------------| C#||-------------|-------------------------|--------------| D#||----------------------13-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-8--8--8--8-------------| A#||-10-11-11-11-11-11-11-11-11-11-11-11-11-11-11-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-8/10-10-10-| F#||---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------| C#||---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------| G#||---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------| C#||---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------| Guitar 1: D#||---------------------------------------------------------------------------------| A#||-9-10-10-10-10-10-10-7--7--7--7--7--7--9--9--9--9--9--9--7---9--9--9--7---9--9---| F#||-x-x--x--x--x--x--x--x--x--x--x--x--x--x--x--x--x--x--x--x-/-x--x--x--x-/-x--x---| C#||-7-8--8--8--8--8--8--5--5--5--5--5--5--7--7--7--7--7--7--5-/-7--7--7--5-/-7--7---| G#||---------------------------------------------------------------------------------| C#||---------------------------------------------------------------------------------| Guitar 2: D#||----------13-13--------------------13-13--------| A#||-10-11-11-------13-13-101010-11-11-------13-13--| F#||------------------------------------------------| C#||------------------------------------------------| G#||------------------------------------------------| C#||------------------------------------------------| D#||-------------13-13--------------------13-13-----------| A#||-10-10-11-11-------13-13-101010-11-11-------13-13-13--| F#||------------------------------------------------------| C#||------------------------------------------------------| G#||------------------------------------------------------| C#||------------------------------------------------------| Guitar 1: D#||--------------------| A#||--------------------| F#||--------------------| C#||--------------------| G#||-8---7---8-7-5---3--| C#||--------------------| Bridge Guitar 1: D#||--------------------------------------------------------------------| A#||--------------------------------------------------------------------| F#||--------------------------------------------------------------------| C#||-8-8-8-8---5---5---0-0-0-0---7---7--8-8-88-8-8--101010101010101010--| G#||-8-8-8-8---5---5---0-0-0-0---7---7--8-8-88-8-8--101010101010101010--| C#||-8-8-8-8---5---5---0-0-0-0---7---7--8-8-88-8-8--101010101010101010--| . . . . . . Guitar 2: D#||--------8--------------------------|--------8------------------| A#||-------------------------------x2--|---------------888888888---| F#||-9-10-9---9-10--9-10-9-7-9-10------|-9-10-9---9-10-------------| C#||-----------------------------------|---------------------------| G#||-----------------------------------|---------------------------| C#||-----------------------------------|---------------------------| Chorus Guitar 1: D#||--------------------------------------------| A#||--------------------------------------------| F#||-7-77-77-5-77-7-10-1010-1010-12-1212-1212---| x2 C#||-7-77-77-5-77-7-10-1010-1010-12-1212-1212---| G#||-5-55-55-3-55-5-8--8-8--8-8--10-1010-1010---| C#||--------------------------------------------| Guitar 2: D#||--------------------------------------------| A#||--------------------------------------------| F#||-7-77-77-5-77-7/10-1010-1010-12-1212-1212---| x4 C#||-7-77-77-5-77-7/10-1010-1010-10-1010-1010---| G#||--------------------------------------------| C#||--------------------------------------------| Outro Guitar 1: D#||-10----10----10-----10----------------------------------| A#||-13b15-13b15-13b15-----13p10----------------------------| F#||----------------------------12--10---10-9-10-9-7-7/9-7--| C#||--------------------------------------------------------| G#||--------------------------------------------------------| C#||--------------------------------------------------------| D#||-10----10----10---------------------------| A#||-13b15-13b15-13b15--13--15---5b17-15--13--| F#||------------------------------------------| C#||------------------------------------------| G#||------------------------------------------| C#||------------------------------------------| Guitar 1/2: D#||----------------------------------------------------| A#||----------------------------------------------------| F#||-5-5-5-5-----5-5-5-5-----5-5-5-5-----5-5-5-5--2-----| C#||-5-5-5-5-----5-5-5-5-----5-5-5-5-----5-5-5-5--2--0--| G#||-3-3-3-3-----3-3-3-3-----3-3-3-3-----3-3-3-3--0--0--| C#||-------------------------------------------------0--| Tablature Legend ---------------- h - hammer-on p - pull-off b - bend r - release bend * - pinch harmonic ' - natural harmonic x - mute note . - palm mute / - slide down \ - slide up