• Song:

    Villainy Thrives

  • Artist:

    Trivium

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Tabbed by: Connor Ford

Band:  Trivium
Song:  Villainy Thrives
Album: Vengeance Falls (2013)


Tuning: Drop C# (C#, G#, C#, F#, A#, D#)
(Tune all strings down half a step then drop tune)



If you're fans of Trivium's early stuff, be sure to check out Shogun
and In Waves on my contributions!

Please rate, comment, correct, anything that will help :)





Hammer on:        h
Pull off:         p
Slide up:         /
Slide down:       \
Bend up:          BU(?)
Tapped note:      T
Vibrato:          ~~~
Pinch Harmonic:   PH
Natural Harmonic: NH
Dive Bomb:        DB
After Muting:     M
Pick slide:       X\\\ ('\' indicated duration)

Guitar 1:        Matt Heafy
Guitar 2:        Corey Beaulieu
Guitar 3:        Corey Beaulieu (Additional harmonies)


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Intro
Guitar 1
|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
|-----3---2---0-------5-----5---5-----7---5---3-------8-------5---|
|---0---0---0---0---4-----4---------3---3---3---3---8---8---4---4-|
|-0---------------2-----2-----2---3---------------8-------2-------|

|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|-----3---2---0-------5-----5---5-----7---5---3-------12-------5-BU-(7)~~-|
|---0---0---0---0---4-----4---------3---3---3---3---8----8---7------------|
|-0---------------2-----2-----2---3---------------8--------7--------------|

Both guitars
|---------|
|---------|
|---------|
|---------|
|---------|
|-12\-----|


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Pre-verse
Guitar 1
||-----------------------------------------------------------------||
|o-----------------------------------------------------------------o|
||-----------------------------------------------------------------||
||-----------------------------------------------------------------||
|o-------------------------------------------------------------1-M-o|
||-0-M---0-M---0-0-0-0-M---0-M---0-M---0-0-0-0-M---3-3-3-3-2-3-----||
|
|Guitar 2
||-----------------------------------------------------------------||
|o-----------------------------------------------------------------o|
||-----------------------------------------------------------------||
||-----------------------------------------------------------------||
|o-------------------------------------------------------------1-M-o|
||-------------------------------------------------3-3-3-3-2-3-----||


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Verse 1 part 1
Both guitars
||-----------------------------------------------------------------||
|o-----------------------------------------------------------------o|
||-----------------------------------------------------------------|| x4
||-----------------------------------------------------------------||
|o-------------------------------------------------------------1-M-o|
||-0-M---0-M---0-0-0-0-M---0-M---0-M---0-0-0-0-M---3-3-3-3-2-3-----||

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Verse 1 part 2
Guitar 1
|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
|-0---------------------------------------------------------------|
|-0---------------------------------------------------------------|
|-0---------------------------------------------------------------|
|
|Guitar 2
||-----------------------------------------------------------------||
|o-----------------------------------------------------------------o|
||-----------------------------------------------------------------||
||-----------------------------------------------------------------||
|o-------------------------------------------------------------1-M-o|
||-0-M---0-M---0-0-0-0-M---0-M---0-M---0-0-0-0-M---3-3-3-3-2-3-----||

Both guitars
||-----------------------------------------------------------------||
|o-----------------------------------------------------------------o|
||-----------------------------------------------------------------||
||-----------------------------------------------------------------||
|o-------------------------------------------------------------1-M-o|
||-0-M---0-M---0-0-0-0-M---0-M---0-M---0-0-0-0-M---3-3-3-3-2-3-----||



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Verse 2
Both guitars
||-----------------------------------------------------------------|
|o-----------------------------------------------------------------|
||-----------------------------------------------------------------|
||-----------------------------------------------------------------|
|o-----------------------------------------------------------------|
||-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|

|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|

|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
|-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|

|-----------------------------------------------------------------||
|-----------------------------------------------------------------o|
|-----------------------------------------------------------------||
|-----------------------------------------------------------------||
|-----------------------------------------------------------------o|
|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-8-7-5-8-7-5-8-7-5-8-7-5-8-7-5-7-||


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Chorus
Guitar 1
|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
|-5---------------|-0---------------|-8---------------|-3------7--------|
|-5---------------|-0---------------|-8---------------|-3------7--------|
|-5---------------|-0---------------|-8---------------|-3------7--------|
|
|Guitar 2
|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
|-8---------------|-15--------------|-11--------------|-6-----10--------|
|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
|-5---------------|-12--------------|--8--------------|-3------7--------|
|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
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Verse 3 part 1
Guitar 1
|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------------------------1-M-|
|-0-M---0-M---0-0-0-0-M---0-M---0-M---0-0-0-0-M---3-3-3-3-2-3-----|
|
|Guitar 2
|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------------------------1-M-|
|-------------------------------------------------3-3-3-3-2-3-----|

Both guitars
|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------------------------1-M-|
|-0-M---0-M---0-0-0-0-M---0-M---0-M---0-0-0-0-M---3-3-3-3-2-3-----|


Both guitars
||-----------------------------------------------------------------||
|o-----------------------------------------------------------------o|
||-----------------------------------------------------------------||
||-----------------------------------------------------------------||
|o-------------------------------------------------------------4-M-o|
||-3-M---3-M---3-3-3-3-M---3-M---3-M---3-3-3-3-M---6-6-6-6-5-6-----||



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Verse 3 part 2
Guitar 1
|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
|-0---------------------------------------------------------------|
|-0---------------------------------------------------------------|
|-0---------------------------------------------------------------|
|
|Guitar 2
||-----------------------------------------------------------------||
|o-----------------------------------------------------------------o|
||-----------------------------------------------------------------||
||-----------------------------------------------------------------||
|o-------------------------------------------------------------1-M-o|
||-0-M---0-M---0-0-0-0-M---0-M---0-M---0-0-0-0-M---3-3-3-3-2-3-----||

Both guitars
||-----------------------------------------------------------------||
|o-----------------------------------------------------------------o|
||-----------------------------------------------------------------||
||-----------------------------------------------------------------||
|o-------------------------------------------------------------1-M-o|
||-0-M---0-M---0-0-0-0-M---0-M---0-M---0-0-0-0-M---3-3-3-3-2-3-----||

Guitar 1
|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
|-3---------------------------------------------------------------|
|-3---------------------------------------------------------------|
|-3---------------------------------------------------------------|
|
|Guitar 2
||-----------------------------------------------------------------||
|o-----------------------------------------------------------------o|
||-----------------------------------------------------------------||
||-----------------------------------------------------------------||
|o-------------------------------------------------------------4-M-o|
||-3-M---3-M---3-3-3-3-M---3-M---3-M---3-3-3-3-M---6-6-6-6-5-6-----||

Both guitars
||-----------------------------------------------------------------||
|o-----------------------------------------------------------------o|
||-----------------------------------------------------------------||
||-----------------------------------------------------------------||
|o-------------------------------------------------------------1-M-o|
||-0-M---0-M---0-0-0-0-M---0-M---0-M---0-0-0-0-M---3-3-3-3-2-3-----||


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Repeat Verse 2

Repeat Chorus

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Pre-Breakdown
Guitar 1
|---------------------------------------------------------------|
|---------------------------------------------------------------|
|---------------------------------------------------------------|
|---------------------------------------------------------------|
|-5-------3-------5-4-5---------------8-7-8-----1-1-1-1-4-4-4-4-|
|-----0---3---0-----------0---0---0-----------0-----------------|

Guitar 1
|---------------------------------------------------------------|
|---------------------------------------------------------------|
|---------------------------------------------------------------|
|---------------------------------------------------------------|
|-5-------3-------5-4-5---------------8-7-8-----1-1-1-1-0-0-0-0-|
|-----0---3---0-----------0---0---0-----------0-----------------|
|
|Guitar 2
|---------------------------------------------------------------|
|---------------------------------------------------------------|
|---------------------------------------------------------------|
|---------------------------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------8-7-8---------------------|
|---------------------------------------------------------------|

________________________________________________________________________________


Breakdown part 1
Guitar 1
|---------------------------------------------------------------|
|---------------------------------------------------------------|
|---------------------------------------------------------------|
|---------------------------------------------------------------|
|-5-------3-------5-4-5---------------8-7-8-----1-1-1-1-4-4-4-4-|
|-----0---3---0-----------0---0---0-----------0-----------------|

Guitar 1
|---------------------------------------------------------------|
|---------------------------------------------------------------|
|---------------------------------------------------------------|
|---------------------------------------------------------------|
|-5-------3-------5-4-5---------------8-7-8-----1-1-1-1-0-0-0-0-|
|-----0---3---0-----------0---0---0-----------0-----------------|

Guitar 1
|---------------------------------------------------------------|
|---------------------------------------------------------------|
|---------------------------------------------------------------|
|---------------------------------------------------------------|
|-5-5-5-----------5-4-5---------------8-7-8-----1-1-1-1-4-4-4-4-|
|---------3-3-3-----------0---0---0-----------0-----------------|

Guitar 1
|---------------------------------------------------------------|
|---------------------------------------------------------------|
|---------------------------------------------------------------|
|---------------------------------------------------------------|
|-5-5-5-----------5-4-5---------------8-7-8-----1-1-1-1-0-0-0-0-|
|---------3-3-3-----------0---0---0-----------0-----------------|

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Breakdown part 2
Guitar 1
||---------------------------------------------------------------||
|o---------------------------------------------------------------o|
||---------------------------------------------------------------||
||---------------------------------------------------------------||
|o-----------------3-2-3---0---0---0---7-5-7---0---0-------------o|
||-7-7-7---5-5-5---3-2-3---0---0---0---7-5-7---0---0---3-2-3~~~~-||
|
|Guitar 2
||---------------------------------------------------------------||
|o---------------------------------------------------------------o|
||---------------------------------------------------------------||
||---------------------------------------------------------------||
|o-----------------3-2-3---0---0---0---7-5-7---0---0---8-7-8~~~~-o|
||-7-7-7---5-5-5---3-2-3---0---0---0---7-5-7---0---0-------------||

Guitar 1
|---------------------------------------------------------------|
|---------------------------------------------------------------|
|---------------------------------------------------------------|
|---------------------------------------------------------------|
|---------------------------------------------------------------|
|-7-7-7---5-5-5---3-2-3~~~~~~~~~~~~---7-5-7~~~~~~~~---3-2-3~~~~-|
|
|Guitar 2
|---------------------------------------------------------------|
|---------------------------------------------------------------|
|---------------------------------------------------------------|
|---------------------------------------------------------------|
|-----------------------------------------------------8-7-8~~~~-|
|-7-7-7---5-5-5---3-2-3~~~~~~~~~~~~---7-5-7~~~~~~~~-------------|


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Solo 1 (CKB)
Guitar 1 (Rhythm)

Verse 2 is the rhythm played behind this solo

Guitar 2 (Lead)
|--------------------------------------------------|
|-/15h17~~~~-17~~~~-17~~-17~~-18p17p15~~-17~~-18~~-|
|--------------------------------------------------|
|--------------------------------------------------|
|--------------------------------------------------|
|--------------------------------------------------|

|-/17~~-16h17p16----16-------------------------------|
|----------------18----18-17-18-17-15h17p15-13-15-13-|
|----------------------------------------------------|
|----------------------------------------------------|
|----------------------------------------------------|
|----------------------------------------------------|

|----------------------------------------------|
|----13----------------------------------------|
|-16----16-14-16-14-13-14-13----13-------------|
|----------------------------15----15-14-15-12-|
|----------------------------------------------|
|----------------------------------------------|

Guitar 2
|--------------------------------------|
|-/15~~~~-13~~~~-12~~------------------|
|---------------------14~~~~~~~~~~~~~~-|
|--------------------------------------|
|--------------------------------------|
|--------------------------------------|
|
|Guitar 3
|--------------------------------------|
|-/12~~~~-10~~~~~-8~~------------------|
|---------------------10~~~~~~~~~~~~~~-|
|--------------------------------------|
|--------------------------------------|
|--------------------------------------|

Guitar 2
|----------------------------------------17~~-16~~-|
|-/15~~~~-13-15-17~~~~-15-17-18--17--18------------|
|--------------------------------------------------|
|--------------------------------------------------|
|--------------------------------------------------|
|--------------------------------------------------|
|
|Guitar 3
|--------------------------------------------------|
|-/12~~~~-10-12-13~~~~-12-13-15--13--15--18~~-17~~-|
|--------------------------------------------------|
|--------------------------------------------------|
|--------------------------------------------------|
|--------------------------------------------------|

Guitar 2
|---------------------------------------------|
|-18-17-15---17-15-13---15-13-12---13-12-10---|
|---------------------------------------------|
|---------------------------------------------|
|---------------------------------------------|
|---------------------------------------------|

|-------------------------------------------------|
|-12-13-12-10-12-10----10-------------------------|
|-------------------14----14-13-14-13-10-13-10----|
|----------------------------------------------12-|
|-------------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------------|

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Solo 2 (MKH)
Guitar 2 (Rhythm)

Verse 2 is the rhythm played behind this solo
In single power chord form

Guitar 1 (Lead)
|-12~~~~~~~~~~----------------12-13-|
|-15BU(17)~~~~-15BU(17)~~~~~~-------|
|-----------------------------------|
|-----------------------------------|
|-----------------------------------|
|-----------------------------------|

|-16-13-12----13-12-------12----------------------|
|----------15-------15-13----15-13-12-15-13-12----|
|----------------------------------------------14-|
|-------------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------------|

|-------------------------------------------------------12-13-16-12-13-16-|
|-------------------------------------12-13-15-12-13-15-------------------|
|-------------------10-13-14-10-13-14-------------------------------------|
|-10-12-14-10-12-14-------------------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|

|-17-16-17-19-19BU(20)(19)-17-16-|
|--------------------------------|
|--------------------------------|
|--------------------------------|
|--------------------------------|
|--------------------------------|

|---------------------------------------13-0-0-12-0-0-13-0-0-16-0-0-13-0-12-0-|
|-12-0-0-10-0-0-12-0-0-13-0-0-12-0-10-0---------------------------------------|
|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------|

|-17-0-16-0-13-0-12-0-16-0-13-0-12-0-10-0-|
|-----------------------------------------|
|-----------------------------------------|
|-----------------------------------------|
|-----------------------------------------|
|-----------------------------------------|

Guitar 1
  Tr-----------------
|-20---19---17--------|-20BU(22)~~~~~~~~~-|
|----------------18---|-------------------|
|---------------------|-------------------|
|---------------------|-------------------|
|---------------------|-------------------|
|---------------------|-------------------|
|
|Guitar 3
  Tr-----------------
|-17---16---13--------|-------------------|
|---------------------|-17BU(18)~~~~~~~~~-|
|---------------------|-------------------|
|---------------------|-------------------|
|---------------------|-------------------|
|---------------------|-------------------|


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Repeat Pre-verse

Repeat Chorus

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Outro
Both guitars
||-------------------------------------------------||
|o-------------------------------------------------o|
||-------------------------------------------------||
||-------------------------------------------------||
|o-------------------------------------------------o|
||-0-M---0-M---0-0-0-0-M---0-M---0-M---0-0-0-0-M---||

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