#----------------------------------PLEASE NOTE---------------------------------# #This file is the author's own work and represents their interpretation of the # #song. You may only use this file for private study, scholarship, or research. # #------------------------------------------------------------------------------# THE BEGINNING As recorded by As I Lay Dying (From the 2003 Album FRAIL WORDS COLLAPSE ) Words by Tim Lambesis Music by As I Lay Dying Arranged by Steve Russle Gtr I (C G C F A D) Gtr II (C G C F A D) W- Whole Note H- Half Note Q- Quarter Note E- Eighth Note S- Sixteenth Note +- Tied to the note before it h- Hammer On p- Pull Off Intro 4/4 Gtr I E E S S E E E S S E E E E Q E E E ||-------------------------------|----------------------| ||o------------------------------|----------------------| ||--14-14-14p12p10-12-12-12p10p9-|-10--9----9-----------| ||-------------------------------|-------12-----12-10-8-| ||o------------------------------|----------------------| ||-------------------------------|----------------------| | | Gtr II | E E E E E E E E +E E E E E E E E ||-------------------------------|----------------------| ||o------------------------------|----------------------| ||-------------------------------|----------------------| ||-------------------------------|----------------------| ||o--0--0--2-----0--2--3--0----0-|-(0)-0--2-0-2--3--0-8-| ||---0--0--2-----0--2--3--0----0-|-(0)-0--2-0-2--3--0-8-| +E E Q Q E E +E E Q Q Q 4x |--------------------|---------------------|| |-------10-----------|-------10-----------o|| |-----------10-------|-----------10--------|| |-(8)-8----------8-8-|-(8)-8----------8----|| |--------------------|--------------------o|| |--------------------|---------------------|| | | +E E Q E E E E +E E Q E E E E 4x |--------------------|---------------------|| |--------------------|--------------------o|| |--------------------|---------------------|| |--------------------|---------------------|| |-(8)-8--8---8-8-8-8-|-(8)-8--8---8-8-8-8-o|| |-(8)-8--8---8-8-8-8-|-(8)-8--8---8-8-8-8--|| Gtrs I, II E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E ||------------------|-----------------| ||o-----------------|-----------------| ||------------------|-----------------| ||------------------|-----------------| ||o-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-|-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-| ||--8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-|-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-| E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E |-------------------------|------------------| |-------------------------|------------------| |-------------------------|------------------| |-------------------------|------------------| |-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-|-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7--| |-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-|-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7--| Gtrs I, II E E E E E E E E E E E E S S S S S S S S |-----------------|-------------------------| |-----------------|-------------------------| |-----------------|-------------------------| |-----2---2-3-----|-2---2-3-----------------| |-0-0-5-0-5-5-0-0-|-5-0-5-5-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-| |-0-0---0-----0-0-|---0-----0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-| E E E E E E E E E E E E S S S S S S S S |-----------------|---------------------------|| |-----------------|--------------------------o|| |-----------------|---------------------------|| |-----2---2-3-----|-2---2-3-------------------|| |-0-0-5-0-5-5-0-0-|-5-0-5-5-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0--o|| |-0-0---0-----0-0-|---0-----0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0---|| Gtrs I, II E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E |-----------------|-----------------| |-----------------|-----------------| |-----------------|-----------------| |-----------------|-----------------| |-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-|-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-| |-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-|-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-| E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E |-------------------------|-------------------------| |-------------------------|-------------------------| |-------------------------|-------------------------| |-------------------------|-------------------------| |-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-|-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-| |-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-|-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-| Gtr I Q S S E S S E S S E S S E S S E S S E S S E ||-----------------------|--------------------------|| ||o----------------------|-------------------------o|| ||-----------------------|--------------------------|| ||--0--------------------|--------------------------|| ||o-0--0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-o|| ||--0--0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0--|| | | Gtr II | Q H Q W ||-----------------------|--------------------------|| ||o----------------------|-------------------------o|| ||-----------------------|--------------------------|| ||--0--------------------|--------------------------|| ||o-0--------------------|-------------------------o|| ||--0--------------------|--------------------------|| Gtrs I, II Q E E E E E E Q E E E E E E Q E E S S E E E S S E E E S S E E E ||-----------------|----------------|------------------|----------------------|| ||o----------------|----------------|------------------|---------------------o|| ||-----------------|----------------|------------------|----------------------|| ||--8----8---7-8---|-7----8---7-8---|-0----------------|----------------------|| ||o-8--------------|-7--------------|-0--0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-o|| ||--8--8---8-----8-|-7--7---7-----0-|-0--0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0--|| Gtrs I, II Q E E E E E E Q E E E E E E |----------------|----------------| |----------------|----------------| |----------------|----------------| |-8----8---7-8---|-7----8---7-8---| |-8--------------|-7------------0-| |-8--8---8-----8-|-7--7---7-----0-| Gtr I E E S S E E E S S E E E E Q E E E |------------------------------|----------------------| |------------------------------|----------------------| |-14-14-14p12p10-12-12-12p10p9-|-10--9----9-----------| |------------------------------|-------12-----12-10-8-| |------------------------------|----------------------| |------------------------------|----------------------| | | Gtr II | E E E E E E E E +E E E E E E E E |------------------------------|----------------------| |------------------------------|----------------------| |------------------------------|----------------------| |------------------------------|----------------------| |--0--0--2-----0--2--3--0----0-|-(0)-0--2-0-2--3--0-8-| |--0--0--2-----0--2--3--0----0-|-(0)-0--2-0-2--3--0-8-| +E E Q E E E E +E E Q E E E E |-----------------------|-------------------------| |-------10--10-11-10----|---------10--10-11-10----| |--------------------10-|-(10)-10--------------12-| |-(8)-8-----------------|-------------------------| |-----------------------|-------------------------| |-----------------------|-------------------------| | | +E E Q E E E E +E E Q E E E E |-----------------------|-------------------------| |-----------------------|-------------------------| |-----------------------|-------------------------| |-----------------------|-------------------------| |-(8)-8--8---8--8--8--7-|--(7)--7--7---7--7--7--7-| |-(8)-8--8---8--8--8--7-|--(7)--7--7---7--7--7--7-| Gtrs I, II Q E E E E E E Q E E E E E E Q E E E E E E Q E E Q E E ||-----------------|----------------|----------------|-------------------|| ||o----------------|----------------|----------------|------------------o|| ||-----------------|----------------|----------------|-------------------|| ||--5----8---7-8---|-7----8---7-8---|-8----8---7-8---|-10--8-7-8--7------|| ||o-5--------------|-7--------------|-8--------------|--------------10--o|| ||--5--5---5-----5-|-7--7---7-----7-|-8--8---8-----8-|-------------------|| Gtrs I, II Q Q Q Q Q Q E E E E +Q Q Q Q E +E Q E E E E ||--------------|---------------|---------------|-------------------| ||o-------------|---------------|---------------|-------------------| ||--------------|---------------|---------------|-------------------| ||--0-----------|-------------5-|-(5)-----------|----------------7--| ||o-0--0--0-----|-0--0--0-0-0-7-|-(7)--0--0-----|-0-(0)-0--0-0-0-8--| ||--0--0--0-----|-0--0--0-0-0---|------0--0-----|-0-(0)-0--0-0-0----| Gtrs I, II +Q Q Q Q Q Q E E E E +Q Q Q Q E E E Q E Q |---------------|----------------|----------------|-------------------|| |---------------|----------------|----------------|------------------o|| |---------------|----------------|----------------|-------------------|| |-(7)-----------|--------------8-|--(8)-----------|-------------------|| |-(8)--0--0-----|-0--0--0-0-0-10-|-(10)--0--0-----|-12-10-8-10--8-7--o|| |------0--0-----|-0--0--0-0-0----|-------0--0-----|-------------------|| Gtrs I, II Q E E E E E E Q E E E E E E Q E E E E E E Q E E Q E E ||-----------------|----------------|----------------|-------------------|| ||o----------------|----------------|----------------|------------------o|| ||-----------------|----------------|----------------|-------------------|| ||--5----8---7-8---|-7----8---7-8---|-8----8---7-8---|-10--8-7-8--7------|| ||o-5--------------|-7--------------|-8--------------|--------------10--o|| ||--5--5---5-----5-|-7--7---7-----7-|-8--8---8-----8-|-------------------|| Gtrs I, II Q E E E E E E Q E E E E E E Q E E E E E E Q E Q E E E ||-----------------|----------------|----------------|--------------------|| ||o----------------|----------------|----------------|-------------------o|| ||-----------------|----------------|----------------|--------------------|| ||--0--------------|-0--------------|-8--------------|--------------------|| ||o-0----8---7-8---|-0----8---7-8---|-8----8---7-8---|-10--10-10--7-7-7--o|| ||--0--0---0-----0-|-0--0---0-----0-|-8--8---8-----8-|-10--10-10--7-7-7---|| Gtr I Q E E E E E E Q E E E E E E Q E E E E E E Q E Q E E E ||-----------------|----------------|----------------|--------------------|| ||o----------------|----------------|----------------|-------------------o|| ||-----------------|----------------|----------------|--------------------|| ||--0--------------|-0--------------|-8--------------|--------------------|| ||o-0----8---7-8---|-0----8---7-8---|-8----8---7-8---|-10--10-10--7-7-7--o|| ||--0--0---0-----0-|-0--0---0-----0-|-8--8---8-----8-|-10--10-10--7-7-7---|| | | Gtr II | Q E E E E E E Q E E E E E E Q E E E E E E Q E Q E E E ||-----------------|----------------|----------------|--------------------|| ||o----------------|----------------|----------------|-------------------o|| ||-----------------|----------------|----------------|--------------------|| ||--0----7---5-7---|-0----7---5-7---|-8----7---5-7---|--------------------|| ||o-0--------------|-0--------------|-8--------------|-10--10-10--7-7-7--o|| ||--0--0---0-----0-|-0--0---0-----0-|-8--8---8-----8-|-10--10-10--7-7-7---|| Gtrs I, II E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E ||------------------|-----------------| ||o-----------------|-----------------| ||------------------|-----------------| ||------------------|-----------------| ||o-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-|-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-| ||--8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-|-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-| E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E |-------------------------|------------------| |-------------------------|------------------| |-------------------------|------------------| |-------------------------|------------------| |-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-|-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7--| |-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-|-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7--| Gtrs I, II E E E E E E E E E E E E S S S S S S S S |-----------------|-------------------------| |-----------------|-------------------------| |-----------------|-------------------------| |-----2---2-3-----|-2---2-3-----------------| |-0-0-5-0-5-5-0-0-|-5-0-5-5-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-| |-0-0---0-----0-0-|---0-----0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-| E E E E E E E E E E E E S S S S S S S S |-----------------|---------------------------|| |-----------------|--------------------------o|| |-----------------|---------------------------|| |-----2---2-3-----|-2---2-3-------------------|| |-0-0-5-0-5-5-0-0-|-5-0-5-5-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0--o|| |-0-0---0-----0-0-|---0-----0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0---|| Gtrs I, II E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E W +W |-----------------|-----------------|-----------|---------| |-----------------|-----------------|-----------|---------| |-----------------|-----------------|-----------|---------| |-----------------|-----------------|-----------|---------| |-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-|-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-|-10--------|-(10)----| |-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-|-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-|-10--------|-(10)----| Gtrs I, II Q E E E E E E Q E E E E E E Q E E E E E E Q E E Q E E ||-----------------|----------------|----------------|-------------------|| ||o----------------|----------------|----------------|------------------o|| ||-----------------|----------------|----------------|-------------------|| ||--5----8---7-8---|-7----8---7-8---|-8----8---7-8---|-10--8-7-8--7------|| ||o-5--------------|-7--------------|-8--------------|--------------10--o|| ||--5--5---5-----5-|-7--7---7-----7-|-8--8---8-----8-|-------------------|| Gtrs I, II Q E E E E E E Q E E E E E E Q E E E E E E Q E Q E E E ||-----------------|----------------|----------------|--------------------|| ||o----------------|----------------|----------------|-------------------o|| ||-----------------|----------------|----------------|--------------------|| ||--0--------------|-0--------------|-8--------------|--------------------|| ||o-0----8---7-8---|-0----8---7-8---|-8----8---7-8---|-10--10-10--7-7-7--o|| ||--0--0---0-----0-|-0--0---0-----0-|-8--8---8-----8-|-10--10-10--7-7-7---|| Gtr I Q E E E E E E Q E E E E E E Q E E E E E E Q E Q E E E ||-----------------|----------------|----------------|--------------------|| ||o----------------|----------------|----------------|-------------------o|| ||-----------------|----------------|----------------|--------------------|| ||--0--------------|-0--------------|-8--------------|--------------------|| ||o-0----8---7-8---|-0----8---7-8---|-8----8---7-8---|-10--10-10--7-7-7--o|| ||--0--0---0-----0-|-0--0---0-----0-|-8--8---8-----8-|-10--10-10--7-7-7---|| | | Gtr II | Q E E E E E E Q E E E E E E Q E E E E E E Q E Q E E E ||-----------------|----------------|----------------|--------------------|| ||o----------------|----------------|----------------|-------------------o|| ||-----------------|----------------|----------------|--------------------|| ||--0----7---5-7---|-0----7---5-7---|-8----7---5-7---|--------------------|| ||o-0--------------|-0--------------|-8--------------|-10--10-10--7-7-7--o|| ||--0--0---0-----0-|-0--0---0-----0-|-8--8---8-----8-|-10--10-10--7-7-7---|| Gtrs I, II W +W +W +W |----------|------------|------------|--------*| |----------|------------|------------|--------*| |----------|------------|------------|--------*| |-0--------|-(0)--------|-(0)--------|-(0)----*| |-0--------|-(0)--------|-(0)--------|-(0)----*| |-0--------|-(0)--------|-(0)--------|-(0)----*|