Song: Down With The Sickness
Band: Disturbed
Album: The Sickness
Tuning: Drop D (Db Ab Db Gb Bb eb)
/ - slide
h - hammer on
v - vibrato
* - pinched harmonic
PM - Palm mute
Intro
e|-----------------------------------------------|
b|-----------------------------------------------|
g|-----------------------------------------------|
d|-----------------------------------------------| x1
a|-7-10-7-8-7---7-10-7-8-7---7-10-7-8-7-10-7-8-7-|
d|-----------------------------------------------|
PM .......... .......... ...................
e|-------------------------------------------------|
b|-------------------------------------------------|
g|-------------------------------------------------|
d|-------------------------------------------------| x3
a|-7-10-7-8-7---7-10-7-8-7-10-7-8-7----------------|
d|-------------------------------------------------|
PM .......... ...................
This first part is odd… you play the first riff once then play
the second riff If you listen to the song youll know what im
talking about but the second riff is just the 1st one played in
succession… im just trying to make it easier to understand
Intro Cont.=========> OH AH AH AH AH!!!!!
e|----------------------------------------------------|
b|----------------------------------------------------|
g|----------------------------------------------------|
d|----------------------------------------------------| x1
a|-2-5h-2-3h-2---2-5h-2-3h-2---2-5h-2-3h-2-5h-2-3h-2--|
d|-2-5h-2-3h-2---2-5h-2-3h-2---2-5h-2-3h-2-5h-2-3h-2--|
e|-------------------------------------| e|-----------|
b|-------------------------------------| b|-----------|
g|-------------------------------------| g|-----------|
d|-------------------------------------| x2 d|-----------|
a|-2-5h-2-3h-2---2-5h-2-3h-2-5h-2-3h-2-| a|-2-3-3-3-3-|
d|-2-5h-2-3h-2---2-5h-2-3h-2-5h-2-3h-2-| d|-2-3-3-3-3-|
same as the first time… but after playing twice play that
second part then go into the main riff again and do the last
part again then go into……….
Verse
e|-------------------------------------------| |-----------------------------------------|
b|-------------------------------------------| |-----------------------------------------|
g|-------------------------------------------| |-----------------------------------------|
d|-------------------------------------------|x1 |-----------------------------------------| x3
a|-2-2-2-2-2---2-2-2-2-2---2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-| |-2-2-2-2-2---2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-----------|
d|-2-2-2-2-2---2-2-2-2-2---2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-| |-2-2-2-2-2---2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-----------|
PM ......... ......... ................. ......... .................
e|------------| e|------------|
b|------------| b|------------|
g|---------5*-| g|------------|
d|------5*----| After 1st 3 times… d|------------| After 2nd 3 times
a|-2-3--------| a|-2-3-3-3-3--|
d|-2-3--------| d|-2-3-3-3-3--|
PM.... PM..........
Then….
e|--------------------------------------| e|--------------|
b|--------------------------------------| a|--------------|
g|--------------------------------------| g|---------5*---|
d|--------------------------------------| x3 d|-------5*-----|
a|---------------2-2-2-2-2--|-2-2-2-2-2-| a|-2-3----------|
d|-2-5h-2-3h-2---2-2-2-2-2--|-2-2-2-2-2-| d|-2-3----------|
......... ......... d|--------------|
a|------------|
g|------------|
d|------------| after 2nd 3 times
a|-2-3-3-3-3--|
d|-2-3-3-3-3--|
Chorus
e----------------------------------------------|
b|------------5*-5*----------------------5*----|
g|------------------------------------------5*-|
d|---------------------------------------------| x1
a|-2---2-3-2---------2-2-3-2-2---2-3-2---------|
d|-2---2-3-2---------2-2-3-2-2---2-3-2---------|
e|-----------------------------------------------------| e|--------|
b|-------------------5*-5*----------------------5*-----| b|--------|
g|-------------------------------------------------5*--| g|--------|
d|-----------------------------------------------------| x3 d|--------| after 1st 3 times
a|-2-2-3-2-2---2-3-2---------2-2-3-2-2---2-3-2---------| a|-2/12vv-|
d|-2-2-3-2-2---2-3-2---------2-2-3-2-2---2-3-2---------| d|-2/12vv-|
e|-------------------------------------|
b|-------------------------------------|
g|-------------------------------------|
d|-------------------------------------| after 2nd 3 times
a|-2~ (wait 2 whole beats)---///17///1-|
d|-2~ (wait 2 whole beats)---///17///1-|
jump right back into the verse and play again one more
time then play the chorus one more time… but after the
last slide go into this:
Interlude
e|--------------------------------------| e|------------------------------------|
b|--------------------------------------| b|------------------------------------|
g|--------------------------------------| g|------------------------------------|
d|--------------------------------------| x1 d|------------------------------------|x4
a|--------------------------------------| a|------------------------------------|
d|-4-x-x-10-11-14v-x-x-11-10v-x-x-2-4v--| d|-x-x-10-11-14v-x-x-11-10v-x-x-2-4v--|
after playing that last part 4 times… then ending on the 2nd
and 4th frets is barred to give it that beefier heavier sound…
then it goes immediately into this:
e|---------------------------------| |-------------------------------|
g|---------------------------------| |-------------------------------|
b|---------------------------------| |-------------------------------|
d|---------------------------------| x1 |-------------------------------| x4
a|-4-x-x-10-11-x-x-4-4-x-x-10-11-4-| |-x-x-10-11-x-x-4-4-x-x-10-11-4-|
d|-4-x-x-10-11-x-x-4-4-x-x-10-11-4-| |-x-x-10-11-x-x-4-4-x-x-10-11-4-|
after those 3 times… you play this part 3 times
e|--------------|
g|--------------|
b|--------------|
d|--------------| after this play the previous riff 4 more times
a|-x-x-10-11-4--|
d|-x-x-10-11-4--|
Outro
e|----------------------------------------------------|
b|----------------------------------------------------|
g|----------------------------------------------------|
d|----------------------------------------------------| x1
a|-9-12-9-10-9---9-12-9-10-9---9-12-9-10-9-12-9-10-9--|
d|----------------------------------------------------|
PM ........... ........... .....................
e|--------------------------------------|
b|--------------------------------------|
g|--------------------------------------|
d|--------------------------------------| x3 (played same way as the intro)
a|-9-12-9-10-9---9-12-9-10-9-12-9-10-9--|
d|--------------------------------------|
PM ........... .....................
e|----------------------------------------------------|
b|----------------------------------------------------|
g|----------------------------------------------------|
d|----------------------------------------------------| x1
a|-4-7h-4-5h-4---4-7h-4-5h-4---4-7h-4-5h-4-7h-4-5h-4--|
d|-4-7h-4-5h-4---4-7h-4-5h-4---4-7h-4-5h-4-7h-4-5h-4--|
e|--------------------------------------|
b|--------------------------------------|
g|--------------------------------------|
d|--------------------------------------| x6 FINISH STRONG!
a|-4-7h-4-5h-4---4-7h-4-5h-4-7h-4-5h-4--|
d|-4-7h-4-5h-4---4-7h-4-5h-4-7h-4-5h-4--|
well that’s it… its my first tab so be gentle with me…
im positive that it is nearly perfect but I did tab this a
little funky just trying to break it down and make it a
bit easier to understand. I guarantee if you look at these
tabs and listen to the song at the same time you will see
whats going on any thoughts, comments, or concerns,
email me at Amidamaru6789@comcast.net or IM me….
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