• Song:

    Holy Diver

  • Artist:

    Killswitch Engage

  • Album:

    Holy Diver

HOLY DIVER - KILLSWITCH ENGAGE
TABBED BY GEORGE WILLIAMS

GUITAR 1: JOEL STROETZEL  CGCFAD
GUITAR 2: ADAM DUTKIEWICZ CGCFAD
GUITAR 3: OVERDUBBED




***I HAVE CHANGED THE WHOLE SOLO. IT WAS BOLLOCKS BEFORE SO I SAT DOWN AND
FIGURED IT OUT BY SLOWING DOWN THE SONG SO ITS 100% CORRECT :)***




legend:

| b     bend
| r     return
| /     slide up
| \     slide down
| h     hammer on
| p     pull off
| *     pinch harmonic
| ~     tremolo
| ...   palm muted
| x     muted note
| (n)   optional note

THIS TAB TOOK ME AGES TO DO, AND IM PRETTY SURE NEARLY ALL PERFECT. 
THERE ARE SOME PARTS OF THE SOLO WHICH I'M NOT TOO SURE ABOUT, 
BUT THEY ARE IN THE RIGHT SCALE SO JUST WORK WITH THEM, 
AND I WILL CONTINUE WORKING ON THE SOLO...
I HOPE YOU LIKE IT AND PLEASE COMMENT WITH ANY CORRECTIONS U MAY HAVE.
THANKS A LOT =)

p.s. go easy on me if it's bollocks, im only 14 =]

INTRO
|-----------------------|------------------|------------------|----------|
|-----------------------|------------------|------------------|----------|
|-----------------------|------------------|------------------|----------|
|-----------------------|------------------|------------------|-7--5--7--| 1&2
|-5-----5-----5---7---8-|-5-----5--5-7-8\3-|-5-----5--5-7-8\3-|-5--3--5--|
|-0-0-0---0-0---0---0---|---0-0------------|---0-0------------|----------|

INTRO 2
|-----------------------|------------------|------------------|----------|
|-----------------------|------------------|------------------|----------|
|-----------------------|------------------|------------------|----------|
|-----------------------|------------------|------------------|-7--5--3--| 1
|-5-----5-----5---7---8-|-5-----5--5-7-8\3-|-5-----5--5-7-8\3-|-5--3--1--|
|---0-0---0-0---0---0---|---0-0------------|---0-0------------|----------|
|
|-----------------------|-------------------|-------------------|----------|
|-----------------------|-------------------|-------------------|----------|
|-----------------------|-------------------|-------------------|----------|
|-3-----3-----3---5---7-|-3-----3--3-5--7\2-|-3-----3--3-5--7\2-|-7--5--3--| 2
|-----------------------|-------------------|-------------------|----------|
|---0-0---0-0---0---0---|---0-0-------------|---0-0-------------|----------|


|-------|
|-------|
|-------|
|-------| 1
|-------|
|-2*~~--|

VERSE  "holy diver, you've been down too long..."
|------------------------------------------------------|
|------------------------------------------------------|
|------------------------------------------------------|
|(0)-------------------------(0)-----------------------| 1
|-0---------------------------0--------------------/1--|
|-0--0-0-0--0-0-0--0-0-0--0-0-0--0-0-0--0-0-0--0-0-----|
|
|------------------------------------------------------|
|------------------------------------------------------|
|------------------------------------------------------|
|(0)-------------------------(0)-------------------/3--| 2
|-0---------------------------0------------------------|
|-0--0-0-0--0-0-0--0-0-0--0-0-0--0-0-0--0-0-0--0-0-----|


|--------------------------------|
|--------------------------------|
|--------------------------------|
|(0)----(0)----(5)---(5)---(3)---| 1
|-0------0------3-----3-----1~~--|
|-0--0-0-0--0-0---0-0---0-0------|
|
|--------------------------------|
|--------------------------------|
|--------------------------------|
|(0)----(0)-----5-----5-----3~~--| 2
|-0------0-----(3)---(3)---(1)---|
|-0--0-0-0--0-0---0-0---0-0------|


|-------|
|-------|
|-------|
|-------| 1
|-------|
|-2*~~--|

"ride the tiger..."
|------------------------------------------------------|
|------------------------------------------------------|
|------------------------------------------------------|
|(0)-------------------------(0)-----------------------| 1
|-0---------------------------0--------------------/1--|
|-0--0-0-0--0-0-0--0-0-0--0-0-0--0-0-0--0-0-0--0-0-----|
|
|------------------------------------------------------|
|------------------------------------------------------|
|------------------------------------------------------|
|(0)-------------------------(0)-------------------/3--| 2
|-0---------------------------0------------------------|
|-0--0-0-0--0-0-0--0-0-0--0-0-0--0-0-0--0-0-0--0-0-----|


|----------------------------------|
|----------------------------------|
|----------------------------------|
|(0)----(0)----(5)---(5)---(0)-----| 1
|-0------0------3-----3-----0---\\-|
|-0--0-0-0--0-0---0-0---0-0-0---\\-|
|
|--------------------------------|
|--------------------------------|
|--------------------------------|
|(0)----(0)-----5-----5----(0)---| 2
|-0------0-----(3)---(3)----0----|
|-0--0-0-0--0-0---0-0---0-0-0----|

BREAK  "gotta get away..."
|---------------------------------|
|---------------------------------|
|---------------------------------|
|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-| 1&2
|-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-|
|---------------------------------|

CHORUS  "holllyyyy ddiiiiivvverrr..."
|-----------------------|------------------|------------------|----------|
|-----------------------|------------------|------------------|----------|
|-----------------------|------------------|------------------|----------|
|-----------------------|------------------|------------------|-7--5--3--| 1
|-5-----5-----5---7---8-|-5-----5--5-7-8\3-|-5-----5--5-7-8\1-|-5--3--1--|
|---0-0---0-0---0---0---|---0-0------------|---0-0------------|----------|
|
|-----------------------|------------------|------------------|----------|
|-----------------------|------------------|------------------|----------|
|-----------------------|------------------|------------------|----------|
|-----------------------|------------------|------------------|-7--5--3--| 2
|-5-----5-----5---7---8-|-5-----5--5-7-8\3-|-5-----5--5-7-8\1-|-5--3--1--|
|---0-0---0-0---0---0---|---0-0------------|---0-0------------|----------|


REPEAT VERSE BUT WITH THE FOLLOWING LICK NEAR THE START:  "something is coming..."

|-15-13-15-13-------17-13-17-13-------15-13-15-13-------15b17-r15p13-15b17~~-|
|-------------17-15-------------17-15-------------17-15----------------------|
|----------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|----------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|----------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|----------------------------------------------------------------------------|

BREAK 2  "gotta get away, get away..."
|----------------------------------------------------------------|
|----------------------------------------------------------------|
|----------------------------------------------------------------|
|-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| 1&2
|-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3|
|----------------------------------------------------------------|

BRIDGE  "between the velvet lies..."
|------------------------------------|---------------------|
|--------------------------------(6)-|---------------------|
|---------------------------------7--|---------------------|
|---------------------------------8--|---------------------| 1&2
|-12-12-12-12-12--10-10-10-10-10--8--|-5h7h8-----5h7h8-----|
|-12-12-12-12-12--10-10-10-10-10--8--|-------0-0-------0-0-|
                                      *1 plays ^ while 2 holds last chord*
                                      *same for all parts*

|--------------------------|----------------------|
|----------------------(5)-|----------------------|
|-----------------------6--|----------------------|
|-----------------------7--|----------------------| 1&2
|-0-0-0-0-0--8-8-8-8-8--7--|-3h4h5-----3h4h5------|
|-0-0-0-0-0--8-8-8-8-8--7--|-------0-0-------0-0--|

"the vision never dies..."
|------------------------------------|---------------------|
|--------------------------------(6)-|---------------------|
|---------------------------------7--|---------------------|
|---------------------------------8--|---------------------| 1&2
|-12-12-12-12-12--10-10-10-10-10--8--|-5h7h8-----5h7h8-----|
|-12-12-12-12-12--10-10-10-10-10--8--|-------0-0-------0-0-|


|-------------------------------------|---------|
|---------------------------------(6)-|---------|
|---------------------------------/7--|-10*~~~--|
|---------------------------------/8--|---------| 1&2
|-0-0-0-0-0--10-10-10-10-10--/15\-/8--|---------|
|-0-0-0-0-0--10-10-10-10-10--/15\-/8--|---------|


>REPEAT VERSE BUT ADDING MORE OF EACH NOTE<
 THE PATTERN IS

|----------------------------------------------|
|----------------------------------------------|
|----------------------------------------------|
|----------------------------------------------|
|--------------------------------1---1-1-1---1-|
|-0---0-0-0---0--0---0-0-0---...---------------|
  1       &      2       &   ... 4      
  ^              ^       
  *every number is a beat as you count the tempo*


SOLO "...never be seen, yeah..."
|------|-----------------------------|-------|----10-13-12h13p12-10----10-|
|------|-12b13-r12--10--12-----------|-------|-13-------------------13----|
|------|-12b13-r12--10--12p10----10~-|-------|----------------------------|
|------|----------------------12-----|-------|----------------------------| 1
|------|-----------------------------|-------|----------------------------|
|------|-----------------------------|-------|----------------------------|
|
|------|-----------------------------|-------|----------------------------|
|------|-----------------------------|-------|----------------------------|
|------|-----------------------------|-------|----------------------------|
|-5-7--|-----------------------------|-10-7--|----------------------------| 2
|-3-5--|-----------------------------|--8-5--|----------------------------|
|------|-----------------------------|-------|----------------------------|


|-------------------------15----15-17-15-17-18-18b20-r18--17p13h17--|
|----15-17-15-17-18-17-18----18-------------------------------------|
|-17----------------------------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
|
|---------|----------------------------------------|----------------|
|---------|----------------------------------------|----------------|
|---------|----------------------------------------|----------------|
|--7--7---|----------------------------------------|--10--7---------| 2
|--5--5---|----------------------------------------|---8--5---------|
|---------|----------------------------------------|----------------|

       **sweep picked**
|--------13h17p13-----------------------|
|-----15----------15--------------------|
|--------------------14-12h14p12--------|
|--------------------------------15p12--|
|-15\-----------------------------------|
|-15\-----------------------------------|
|
|---------------------------------------|
|---------------------------------------|
|---------------------------------------|
|---10--7-------------------------------| 2
|----8--5-------------------------------|
|---------------------------------------|


|-----|----------------------------------------|
|-----|----------------------------------------|
|-----|----------------------------------------|
|-7-7-|----------------------------------------| 1
|-5-5-|----------------------------------------|
|-----|----------------------------------------|
|
|-----------------------------------------------|
|-8b10-8b10-8p6-----8b10*-8b10*-8p6-----13b15---|
|---------------7-------------------7-----------|
|-----------------------------------------------| 2
|-----------------------------------------------|
|-----------------------------------------------|


|-------|--------------------------------------------------------|
|-------|--------------------------------------------------------|
|-------|--------------------------------------------------------|
|-10-7--|--------------------------------------------------------| 1
|--8-5--|--------------------------------------------------------|
|-------|--------------------------------------------------------|
|
|                                  *speed up playing here
|-----------------------------------------------------------------------|
|----13-15----13--------------------------------------------------------|
|-14-------14----14-12-14-12-10----10-12-10-13-10-12-10h12h13p12p10-----|
|-------------------------------12----------------------------------12--| 2
|-----------------------------------------------------------------------|
|-----------------------------------------------------------------------|


|------|-----------------------------------------------|
|------|-----------------------------------------------|
|------|-----------------------------------------------|
|-7-7--|-----------------------------------7-9---------| 1
|-5-5--|-----------------------------------5-7---------|
|------|-----------------------------------------------|
|
|-10------10------10------10------10----10-10b12-r10p8-|
|----10-9----10-9----10-9----10-9----10----------------|
|------------------------------------------------------|
|------------------------------------------------------| 
|------------------------------------------------------|
|------------------------------------------------------|

                                    *this part is played in the background
|-10-10------8-8----------------------------------------|
|-------10-10-----6-6--5-6-6b8-r6p5--(b6r5b6r5b6r5...)--|
|-------------------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------------------|
|
|------------------------------------------------------|
|------------------------------------------------------|
|------------------------------------------------------|
|-------9-10-------------------------------------------|
|-------7--8-------------------------------------------|
|------------------------------------------------------|


HARMONY
|-8-h10p8-----------8-h10p8-----------8-h12p8------|
|---------10-8--------------10-8--------------10-8-|
|--------------10-9--------------10-9--------------|
|--------------------------------------------------| 1
|--------------------------------------------------|
|--------------------------------------------------|
|
|-------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------|
|-3--3-3--3-3-3-3-3--3-3--3-3-3-3-3--3-3-3--| 2
|-1--1-1--1-1-1-1-1--1-1--1-1-1-1-1--1-1-1--|
|-------------------------------------------|


|-8-h10p8-----------8-h10p8-----------8-h12p8------|
|---------10-8--------------10-8--------------10-8-|
|--------------10-9--------------10-9--------------|
|--------------------------------------------------| 1
|--------------------------------------------------|
|--------------------------------------------------|
|
|-------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------|
|-5--5-5--5-5-5-5-5--5-5--5-5-5-5-5--5-5-5--| 2
|-3--3-3--3-3-3-3-3--3-3--3-3-3-3-3--3-3-3--|
|-------------------------------------------|



|-8-h10p8-----------8-h10p8-----------8-h12p8------|
|---------10-8--------------10-8--------------10-8-|
|--------------10-9--------------10-9--------------|
|--------------------------------------------------| 1
|--------------------------------------------------|
|--------------------------------------------------|
|
|-------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------|
|-7--7-7--7-7-7-7-7--7-7--7-7-7-7-7--7-7-7--| 2
|-5--5-5--5-5-5-5-5--5-5--5-5-5-5-5--5-5-5--|
|-------------------------------------------|



|-8-h10p8-----------8-h10p8-----------8-h12p8------|
|---------10-8--------------10-8--------------10-8-|
|--------------10-9--------------10-9--------------|
|--------------------------------------------------| 1
|--------------------------------------------------|
|--------------------------------------------------|
|
|-------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------|
|-9--9-9--9-9-9-9-9--9-9--9-9-9-9-9--9-9-9--| 2
|-7--7-7--7-7-7-7-7--7-7--7-7-7-7-7--7-7-7--|
|-------------------------------------------|



|--------|
|--------|
|-(7)----|
|-(7)----| 1
|-(5)----|
|--------|
|
|--------|
|--------|
|-10~~---|
|--------| 2
|--------|
|--------|
|
|--------|
|--------|
|-7~~----|
|--------|
|--------|
|--------|


REPEAT VERSE, BUT IN SECOND PART GUITAR 2 PLAYS THIS  "ride the tiger..."

|--------------------------------------|-------------------------------|
|--------------------------------------|-------------------------------|
|-7-----7-----7-----7-----10-9h10p9----|-7-----7-----7-----7-----10*b~-|
|-----------------------------------10-|-------------------------------| 2
|--------------------------------------|-------------------------------|
|---0-0---0-0---0-0---0-0--------------|---0-0---0-0---0-0---0-0-------|


>PLAY BREAK 2 TWICE<


MAIN RIFF  "holy diver, sole survivor..."
|-----------------------|------------------|
|-----------------------|------------------|
|-----------------------|------------------|
|-----------------------|------------------| 1&2
|-5-----5-----5---7---8-|-5-----5--5-7-8\3-|
|---0-0---0-0---0---0---|---0-0------------|

|-----------------------|------------------|
|-----------------------|------------------|
|-----------------------|------------------|
|-----------------------|------------------| 1&2
|-5-----5-----5---7---8-|-5-----5--5-7-8\3-|
|---0-0---0-0---0---0---|---0-0------------|

"holy diver!"
|-----------------------|------------------|
|-----------------------|------------------|
|-----------------------|------------------|
|-----------------------|------------------| 1
|-5-----5-----5---7---8-|-5-----5--5-7-8\3-|
|---0-0---0-0---0---0---|---0-0------------|
|
|------------------|
|------------------|
|-7h9h10--10b12r9--|
|------------------| 2
|------------------|
|------------------|


|-----------------------|------------------|
|-----------------------|------------------|
|-----------------------|------------------|
|-----------------------|------------------| 1
|-5-----5-----5---7---8-|-5-----5--5-7-8\3-|
|---0-0---0-0---0---0---|---0-0------------|
|
|-------------------|
|-------------------|
|-------------------|
|-10-10/12--8\7~~~--| 2
|-------------------|
|-------------------|


SONG ORDER:
-----------

INTRO
INTRO 2
VERSE
BREAK
CHORUS
VERSE WITH LICK
BREAK 2
BRIDGE
VERSE WITH MORE NOTES
SOLO
HARMONY
VERSE WITH NEW RIFF
BREAK 2
BREAK 2
MAIN RIFF/OUTRO


AND THATS IT. THANKS FOR LOOKING =)
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