Artist: Killswitch Engage
Song: Fixiation On The Darkness
Album: Alive Or Just Breathing/Headbangers Ball
Written By: KIllswitch Engage
Tuning: CGDFAD
/=Slide
PM=Palm Mute
(5)=Ghost Note
X-Fret Mute
This is an awsome song. it is so raw, and thats because they only use two guitars and
they didn't double up or layer this song.
Guitar One
(Heavy Distortion)
_PM _PM _PM _PM _PM
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-----X-X--------------------------------------------------------
-----X-X--------------------------------------------------------
-----X-X--------------------------------------------------------
-----X-X-12/---5-----3--5------5------5------3--6-------3-6-3-0-
-----X-X-12/-----0-0-------0-0----0-0----0-0-------0-0----------
Guitar Two
(Heavy Distortion)
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-----0-0--------------------------------------------------------
-----0-0--------------------------------------------------------
-----0-0-------0-------------------------0--------------6-------
-----0-0-12/---0-------------------------0--------------6-------
-----0-0-12/---0-------------------------0--------------6-------
Guitar One
PM_ PM_ _PM _PM _PM
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----------------------------------------------------------------
----------------------------------------------------------------
----------------------------------------------------------------
----3--6-------3-6-3-0---------3--5------3---5-------5--------5-
0-0--------0-0---------(5)/6---------0-0---------0-0------0-0---
Guitar Two __"Hey Ya"
PM__ PM___________
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----------------------------------------------------------------
----------------------------------------------------------------
0--------------------------6------------------------------------
0--------------------------6------0-0------------0-0-0-0-0-0----
0--------------------------6------0-0------------0-0-0-0-0-0----
Guitar One
PM_ PM_ PM_
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----3---6-------6-------3-6-3-0--5-------3---5--------5-------3---6-------3--6--3--0-----
0-0---------0-0-----0-0--------------0-0---------0--0-----0-0--------0--0------------5/6-
Guitar Two
PM_____________________________
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------0-0------------0-0-0-0-0-0----
------0-0------------0-0-0-0-0-0----
Guitar One
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-----3--6--3--0--------3-
0--0------------5/6------
repeat From "hey ya"
Verse
Guitars One And Two
PM_ PM_ PM_ PM_ PM_ PM_ PM_
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---------------------------3--3--3-----------------------------------
0--------0-----1-----0-----1--0--1--------------0--------0-----1---0-
0--0--0--0--0--1--0--0--0-----------3/--6--6----0--0--0--0--0--1-0-0-
_PM PM_ PM_ PM_ PM_
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---3--3--3----------------------------------------3--3--3-------------
---1--0--1--1/--4--4---0--------0-----1-----0-----1--0--1-------------
0----------------------0--0--0--0--0--1--0--0--0-----------3/--6--6---
_PM _PM PM_ PM_
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---------------------------3--3--3--3/--6--4/-
0--------0-----1-----0-----1--0--1--1/--4--6/-
0--0--0--0--0--1--0--0--0---------------------
Pre-Chorus
Guitar One Plays The Part From Hey Ya to the end of the verse
Guitar Two
__PM PM______________ PM___ _Hammer On
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0-0----------0-0-0-0-0-0-----------------0-0------3---
0-0----------0-0-0-0-0-0-----------------0-0------5-6-
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0-0----------0-0-0-0-0-0-----------------0-0------3---
0-0----------0-0-0-0-0-0-----------------0-0------5-6-
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0-0----------0-0-0-0-0-0-----------------0-0------3---
0-0----------0-0-0-0-0-0-----------------0-0------5-6-
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0-0----------0-0-0-0-0-0-----------------0-0------3---
0-0----------0-0-0-0-0-0-----------------0-0------5-6-
Verse
Guitars One and Two
PM_ PM_ PM_ PM_
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---------------------------3--3--3-----------------
0--------0-----1-----0-----1--0--1-----------------
0--0--0--0--0--1--0--0--0-----------3/--6--6-------
PM_ PM_ PM_ PM_
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---------------------------3--3--3--3--------------
0--------0-----1-----0-----1--0--1--1/--4---4------
0--0--0--0--0--1--0--0--0--------------------------
PM_ PM_ PM_ PM_
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---------------------------3--3--3-----------------
0--------0-----1-----0-----1--0--1-----------------
0--0--0--0--0--1--0--0--0-----------3/--6--6-------
PM_ PM_ PM_ PM_
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---------------------------3--3--3--3/--6---6/-----
0--------0-----1-----0-----1--0--1--1/--4---4/-----
0--0--0--0--0--1--0--0--0--------------------------
Guitar Two Tacet
Guitar One
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-----------------
-----------------
4/5---4----------
----------5---0--
-----------------
Chorus
Guitars One And Two
(Light Distortion)
--------3----------------2--------------0------------------3-----
----3-----3-------3--------3--------3-----3--------3---------3---
------0-----0-------0--------0--------2-----2--------0---------0-
-----------------------------------------------------------------
--------------3-3------3-------------------------------3-3-------
2--------------------------------0-------------0-2---------------
--------3-----------------2-------------0------------------3-----
----3-----3-------3---------3-------3-----3--------3---------3---
------0-----0-------0---------0-------2-----2--------0---------0-
-----------------------------------------------------------------
--------------3-3------3-------------------------------3-3-------
2---------------------------------0------------0-2---------------
--------3----------------2--------------0------------------3-----
----3-----3-------3--------3--------3-----3--------3---------3---
------0-----0-------0--------0--------2-----2--------0---------0-
-----------------------------------------------------------------
--------------3-3------3-------------------------------3-3-------
2--------------------------------2-------------0-2---------------
--------3-----------------2-------------0------------------3-----
----3-----3-------3---------3-------3-----3--------3---------3---
------0-----0-------0---------0-------2-----2--------0---------0-
-----------------------------------------------------------------
--------------3-3------3-------------------------------3-3-------
2---------------------------------0------------0-2---------------
Interlude
Guitar Two Tacet
Guitar One
(Heavy Distortion)
_______________PM PM_
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----------------7-7-7-7-----5-5--
--------5-5-5-5------------------
0-0-0-0-----------------6-6------
Guitar One
PM_ PM___ PM_______________ PM_
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-------------------------------------------------------------
5-5-----8-8-8-8-------------1------------------7-7-7-7-----3-
----6-6-------------3/4-X-X-1--0-0-0-0-5-5-5-5-------------1-
----------------0-0-3/4-X-X-1--0-0-0-0-----------------0-0---
Guitar Two
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-------------------------------0----------------------0----3-
-------------------------------0----------------------0----1-
-------------------------------0----------------------0------
Guitar One
_PM
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---------7/8/7----------
---5-----X/-------------
---3-----5/6/5----------
0---------------0--3----
Guitar Two
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------------------------
---5--------------------
---3-----5/6/5----------
----------------0--3----
Guitars One And Two
_______________PM PM_
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----------------7-7-7-7-----5-5--
--------5-5-5-5------------------
0-0-0-0-----------------6-6------
PM_ PM___ PM_______________ PM_
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5-5-----8-8-8-8-------------1------------------7-7-7-7-----3-
----6-6-------------3/4-X-X-1--0-0-0-0-5-5-5-5-------------1-
----------------0-0-3/4-X-X-1--0-0-0-0-----------------0-0---
_PM
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---------7/8/7----------
---5-----X/-------------
---3-----5/6/5----------
0---------------0--3----
_______________PM PM_
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----------------7-7-7-7-----5-6--
--------5-5-5-5------------------
0-0-0-0-----------------6-6------
PM_ PM___
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5-5-----8-8-8-8-------------1-
----6-6-------------3/4-X-X-1-
----------------0-0-3/4-X-X-1-
Guitar One
_______________PM PM_____
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-----------------------------------------------------------------
-----------------------------------------------7/8/7-------------
----------------7-7-7-7-------3-------5--------X/----------------
--------5-5-5-5---------------1-------3--------5/6/5-------------
0-0-0-0-----------------0--0---------------------------0---3-----
Guitar Two
_______________PM PM_____
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-----------------------------------------------------------------
------------------------------7-------9------10/12/10------------
----------------7-7-7-7-------X-------X-------X/-----------------
0-0-----5-5-5-5---------------5-------7-------8/10/8-------------
0-0-0-0-----------------0--0---------------------------0---3-----
Guitar One
_______________PM PM_
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----------------7-7-7-7-----5-5--
--------5-5-5-5------------------
0-0-0-0-----------------6-6------
Guitar Two
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0-------0--0---------------------
0-------0--0---------------------
Guitar One
PM_ PM___ PM_______________ PM_
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5-5-----8-8-8-8-------------1------------------7-7-7-7-----3-
----6-6-------------3/4-X-X-1--0-0-0-0-5-5-5-5-------------1-
----------------0-0-3/4-X-X-1--0-0-0-0-----------------0-0---
Guitar Two
PM_________________
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---------------------------------------------0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-
---------------------------------------------0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-
Guitar One
_PM
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---------7/8/7----------
---5-----X/-------------
---3-----5/6/5----------
0---------------0--3----
Guitar Two
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---------------------7--
---------------------X--
0--------0--0--------5--
0--------0--0-----------
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---9-----10/12/10-----------
---X------X/----------------
---7------8/10/8------------
0-----0-0----------0--3-----
Guitar One
_______________PM PM_
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----------------7-7-7-7-----5-5--
--------5-5-5-5------------------
0-0-0-0-----------------6-6------
Guitar Two
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0-----------0--0-----------------
0-----------0--0-----------------
Guitar One
PM_ PM___
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5-5-----8-8-8-8-------------1-
----6-6-------------3/4-X-X-1-
----------------0-0-3/4-X-X-1-
Guitar Two
PM__________________
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--------------0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-
--------------0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-
Guitar One
_______________PM PM_ PM__
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-----------------------------------------7/8/7---------------
----------------7-7--7-7------3-----5----X/X/-----------3----
0-0-----5-5-5-5---------------1-----3----5/6/5----------1----
0-0-0-0------------------0-0-----0--------------0---0--------
Guitar Two
_______________PM PM_ PM_
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-----------------------------------------7/8/7----------7----
------------------------------3-----5----X/-------------X----
0-----------0--0--------------1-----3----5/6/5----------5----
0-----------0--0-----------------0--------------0---0--------
Guitar One
_PM
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----------7/8/7---------
----5-----X/------------
----3-----5/6/5---------
0----------------0---3--
Guitar Two
_PM
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---------10/12/10---------
----5-----X/--------------
----3-----8/10/-8---------
0------------------0---3--
Guitars One And Two
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3--------------------3---------------------3-------------------
2--------------------2---------------------2-------------------
0--------------------0---------------------0-------------------
0--------------------0---------------------0-------------------
0--------------------0---------------------0-------------------
PM_ PM_ Pick Scrape Stretch Last scrape for
---------------------------------------------------------------- a whole measure
----------------------------------------------------------------
-----7/8--------------------------------------------------------
-----X/-------1--0--------0-------0-----------------------------
-----5/6------1--0--------0-------0-----------P/---P/----P/-----
0-0------0-0--1--0--------0-------0-----------P/---P/----P/-----
PM_ PM_ PM_______________________________________________
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-----------------------------------------------------------------
----7/8----------------------------------------------------------
----X/--------1--------------------------------------------------
----5/6-------1--0-0-4--3--0--6--3--0--4--3--0--1--3--0--4--3--0-
0-0------0-0--1--0-0-4--3--0--6--3--0--4--3--0--1--3--0--4--3--0-
____________________________PM PM_
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------------------------------7/8--------
------------------------------X/---------
6--3--0--4--3--0--1--3--0--0--5/6-----1--
6--3--0--4--3--0--1--3--0--0------0-0-1--
__________________________________________________________________________PM
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0-0-4---3--0--6--3--0--4--3--0--1--3--0--4--3--0--6--3--0--4--3--0--1--3-
0-0-4---3--0--6--3--0--4--3--0--1--3--0--4--3--0--6--3--0--4--3--0--1--3-
___PM PM_
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------7/8----------
------X/-----------
0--0--5/6--------1-
0--0-------0--0--1-
__________________________________________________________________________PM
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0-0-4---3--0--6--3--0--4--3--0--1--3--0--4--3--0--6--3--0--4--3--0--1--3-
0-0-4---3--0--6--3--0--4--3--0--1--3--0--4--3--0--6--3--0--4--3--0--1--3-
PM_ PM_
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------7/8---------
------X/--------1-
------5/6-------1-
0--0------0--0--1-
Thats It!
