• Song:

    The Arms Of Sorrow

  • Artist:

    Killswitch Engage

  • Album:

    As Daylight Dies (Speci...

band:Killswitch Engage
song:The Arms of Sorrow
Tuning Dropped C 


The chords:

For this song you must add and subtract notes to and from these chords according
to the scale and according to the song.

C# add9 maj7 no5th   FM Aug5TH    C# major ninth no 3rd      G M TRIAD


    D----              D----           D----                   D----|
    A----              A--7-           A--6-                   A--6-|
    F--7-              F--8-           F--7-                   F--7-|
    C--5-              C--6-           C--8-                   C--8-|
    G--6-              G--5-           G--6-                   G----|
    C----              C--5-           C----                   C----|


(Make the GM Triad chord with
pinky ,ring, and POinTeR,
rest birdie finger ON 4TH   STR. 7TH FR.)


THESE ARE JUST A FEW OF THE MORE ABSTRACT CHORDS, FOR THE MOST PART, THE REST ARE JUST
CHORDS...PAY ATTENTION
HERE WE GO...


Guitar 2

Just fallows Guitar one for the first two measures
then does that intro chordal riff, then goes back into the [solo?]
until the fade out.



..........

[Intro: ]

GUITAR 1: ( THE SYMBOL [~] means let ring)

  C# add9 maj7 W/O 5th

D-------------------------------------------------------------------|
A-------------------------------------------------------------------|
F--------7-----------------5-----------------7----------------------|
C----5-------5---5-----5-------5---5-----5-------5---5--------------|
G--6---6---6---6-----6---6---6---6-----6---6---6---6----------------| KEEP
C-------------------------------------------------------------------|  GOING

D--------------------------------------------------------------------|
A--------------------------------------------------------------------|
F--------7-----------------7-----------------5----------7~~----------|
C----7-------7---7-----5-------5---5-----5-------5---5~~~------------|
G--6---6---6---6-----6---6---6---6-----6---6---6---6~~~--------------|
C--------------------------------------------------------------------|

LISTEN HARD! THE  MIDTONE ONLY CHANGES ONCE AND BACK on that part.

..

GUITAR 2: (acoustic simulator peddle very quiet)

D--------------------------------0-0000000-|
A--3-3333333-3-3333333-3-3333333-3-3333333-|
F--0-0000000-2-2222222-3-3333333-2-2222222-|
C--1-1111111-3-3333333-5-5555555-0-0000000-|
G------------------------------------------|
C------------------------------------------|

D-----------------------------------------|
A--3-3333333-3-3333333-3-3333333~~--------|
F--0-0000000-2-2222222-3-3333333~~--------|
C--1-1111111-3-3333333-5-5555555~~--------|
G-----------------------------------------|
C-----------------------------------------|


GUITAR 3: CLIMBS LIKE THIS (add volume swell)

D---------------------------------------------------------------------|
A---------------------------------------------------------------------|
F---------------------------------------------------------------------|
C--------------------------------------/5~~~--------------------------|
G-/6~---------------/8~~~---------------------------------------------| <- G
C---------------------------------------------------------------------|

D---------------------------------------------------------------------|
A---------------------------------------------------------------------|
F--------------------------------------------------------/7~~~--------|
C-/7~~~-------------/8~~~---------------/10~~~------------------------| <- C
G---------------------------------------------------------------------|
C---------------------------------------------------------------------|

.............

[VERSE ONE:]


GUITAR ONE: (REFER TO MY CHORD CHART, EASIER THAN IT LOOKS.)


F  M Aug5

D-------------------------------------------------------------------|
A-------------------------------------------------------------------|
F--7-------7--------7--------7-------7--------7---------------------|
C--8-------7--------8--------7-------8--------8---------------------|
G--6--55---6--55----6--55----6--55---6--55----6--55-55--------------|
C-----55------55-------55-------55------55-------55-55--------------|

Pm    ..      ..       ..       ..      ..       .. ..


GUITAR 1:

        CM9TH                     GM TRI
D---------------------------------------------------------------|
A------------------------------------------6~~~-----------------|
F--7/8--6------6------6----------7~~~---------7~~~--------------|
C-------8--88--7--88--8--88-88------8~~7~~~-------7~~~----------|
G--5/6--5--66--5--66--6--66-66----------------------------------|
C---------------------------------------------------------------|
pm         ..     ..     ..  ..

(Just USE The G MAJOR TRIAD AND DIMINISH THE ROOT FROM PINKY TO MID. FING. FOR THAT RIFF ENDING)


GUITAR 2:

D---------------------------------------------------------------|
A---------------------------------------------------------------|
F--7~~~---------------------------------------------------------|
C--5~~~---------------------------------------------------------|
G--5------------------------------------------------------------|
C--5------------------------------------------------------------|


D---------------------------------------------------------------|
A---------------------------------------------------------------|
F----3~~~-------------------------------------------------------|
C--0-1~~~------------------------3~~~---------------------------|
G--0-1~~~------------------------3~~~---------------------------|
C--0-1~~~------------------------3~~~---------------------------|


THEN: GUITAR 2 PLAYS ALMOST THE SAME AS GUITAR 1 (NOTICE THE OPEN STRING)

D-------------------------------------------------------------------|
A-------------------------------------------------------------------|
F--0-------0--------0--------0-------0--------0---------------------|
C--8-------7--------8--------7-------8--------7---------------------|
G--5--55---5--55----5--55----5--55---5--55----5--5555---------------|
C-----55------55-------55-------55------55-------5555---------------|
Pm    ..      ..       ..       ..      ..       ....


D---------------------------------------------------------------|
A---------------------------------------------------------------|
F--7/8--0------0------0-----------------------------------------|
C-------8--88--7--88--8--8888-----------------------------------|
G--5/6--5--66--5--66--6--6666-----------------------------------|
C---------------------------------------------------------------|
pm         ..     ..     ....

...........................

[PRE-CHORUS/BRIDGE]

GUITAR ONE:

D-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
F-----/8-----/8-----/8---------------------/8-----/8----------------------|
C--000----000----000----0000-0-0000--0--000----000----0000--1-0-0/4-3-0---|
G--000/6--000/6--000/6--0000-0-0000--0--000/6--000/6--0000--1-0-0/4-3-0---|
C--000----000----000----0000-0-0000--0--000----000----0000--1-0-0/4-3-0---|
pm ...    ...    ...    .... . ....  .  ...    ...    ....    . .


GUITAR 2:

D-----/11----/11----/11-------------------/11-----/11--------------------|
A------------------------------------------------------------------------|
F-----/8-----/8-----/8---------------------/8-----/8---------------------|
C--000----000----000----0000-0-0000--0--000----000----0000--1-0-0-4-3-0--|
G--000----000----000----0000-0-0000--0--000----000----0000--1-0-0-4-3----|
C--000----000----000----0000-0-0000--0--000----000----0000--1-0-0-4-3----|
pm ...    ...    ...    .... . ....  .  ...    ...    ....    . .


SECOND time riff ENDING: both guitars

D----------------|
A----------------|
F----------------|
C--1-0-0-3-3-3---|
G--1-0-0-3-3-3---|
C--1-0-0-3-3-3---|


..............................

[VERSE 2]

GUITAR ONE:

D-------------------------------------------------------------|
A------------------------6------------------------------------|
F--7-------7------7------7------------------------------------|
C--8-------7------8------8------------------------------------|
G--6--55---6--55--6--55556------------------------------------|
C-----55------55-----5555-------------------------------------|
Pm    ..      ..     ....

GUITAR 2: remeber the GM Triad (chord chart above)

D-------------------------------------------------------------|
A---------------------------------------6~~~------------------|
F---------------------------7----------------7~~~-------------|
C--------------------------------8-7--------------7-5---------|
G-------------------------------------------------------------|
C-------------------------------------------------------------|

GUITAR 1:

D-------------------------------------------------------------|
A------------------------6------------------------------------|
F--6-------6------6------7------------------------------------|
C--8--88---7--88--8--88888------------------------------------|
G--5--66---5--66--5--66665------------------------------------|
C-------------------------------------------------------------|
pm    ..      ..     ....

GUITAR 2:

D-------------------------------------------------------------|
A-------------------------------------------------------------|
F---------------------------7---------------------------------|
C--------------------------------8-7------5-------------------|
G-------------------------------------------------------------|
C-------------------------------------------------------------|

GUITAR ONE:

D-------------------------------------------------------------|
A------------------------6------------------------------------|
F--7-------7------7------7------------------------------------|
C--8-------7------8------8------------------------------------|
G--6--55---6--55--6--55556------------------------------------|
C-----55------55-----5555-------------------------------------|
Pm    ..      ..     ....

GUITAR 2:

D-------------------------------------------------------------|
A---------------------------------------6~~~------------------|
F---------------------------7----------------7~~~-------------|
C--------------------------------8-7--------------7-5---------|
G-------------------------------------------------------------|
C-------------------------------------------------------------|

GUITAR ONE:

D-------------------------------------------------------------|
A------------------------6------------------------------------|
F--7-------7------7------7------------------------------------|
C--8-------7------8------8------------------------------------|
G--6--55---6--55--6--55556------------------------------------|
C-----55------55-----5555-------------------------------------|
Pm    ..      ..     ....

GUITAR 2

D---------------------------6-5~~~-----------------------------|
A--------------------------------6~~~-------~~~----------------|
F------------------------------------7~~~------~~~-------------|
C--------------------------------------------------------------|
G--------------------------------------------------------------|
C--------------------------------------------------------------|


...........................


[CHORUS]


GUITAR 1

D-------------------------------------------------|
A-------------------------------------------------|
F----------------------------------7------5-------|
C--1-------------3---------5----------------------|
G--1-------------3---------5-------5------5-------|
C--1-------------3---------5----------00----00----|

GUITAR 2

D--6-5-------5---6-5---------6-5-------5--6-5--------|
A------8-6-8----------8-6~~~-----8-6-8--------8-6----|
F----------------------------------------------------|
C----------------------------------------------------|
G----------------------------------------------------|
C----------------------------------------------------|

...........

[BREAKDOWN/ SOLO?]

GUITAR 1:

D------------------------------------------------------|
A------------------------------------------------------|
F------------------------------------------------------|
C--0---------5----------1---------0-----------7--------|
G--0---------5----------1---------0-----------7--------|
C--0---------5----------1---------0-----------7--------|

VOL. SWELL THE OPEN C5
..

D--------------------------------------------------|
A--------------------------------------------------|
F--------------------------------------------------|
C--0000-000--00000--00000--3333-333--33333--33333--|
G--0000-000--00000--00000--3333-333--33333--33333--|
C--0000-000--00000--00000--3333-333--33333--33333--|
Pm .... ...  .....  .....  .... ...  .....  .....


D--------------------------------------------|
A--------------------------------------------|
F--------------------------------------------|
C--1111-111--11111--11111-----0000-000-------|
G--1111-111--11111--11111-----0000-000-------|
C--1111-111--11111--11111-----0000-000-------|
Pm .... ...  .....  .....     .... ...

GUITAR 2: ONE STRING

(EASY) only 2 notes per change + The open string

 This is written SPREAD OUT... PLAY IT FAST

D------------------------------------------------------------------|
A------------------------------------------------------------------|
F--7-0-3-0-7-0-7--00--7-0-7-0-3----7-0-3-0-7-0-7--00--7-0-7-0-3----|
C------------------------------------------------------------------|
G------------------------------------------------------------------|
C------------------------------------------------------------------|

D-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
F--10-0-7-0-10-0-10--00--10-0-10-0-7----10-0-7-0-10-0-10--00--10-0-10-0-7-|
C-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
C-------------------------------------------------------------------------|

D------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A------------------------------------------------------------------------|
F--8-0-5-0-8-0-8--00--8-0-8-0-5----8-0-5-0-8-0-8--00--8-0-8-0-5----------|
C------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G------------------------------------------------------------------------|
C------------------------------------------------------------------------|


D-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
F--0-7-0-3-0-7-0-7--00--7-0-7-0-3--00--5-0-2-0-5-0-5--00-5-0-5-0-2--------|
C-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
C-------------------------------------------------------------------------|

...........

Now play the first measure of the intro then go into the chorus

the chorus has a new ending and changes for both guitars...

............

Chorus (B)

Guitar 1

D----------------------------------------------------------------|
A----------------------------------------------------------------|
F---7----7--------3-------------5---------7-------7--------------|
C-----------------1-------------3---------5---------000---000----|
G---5----5--------1-------------3---------5-------5-000---000----|
C-----00----00----1-------------3---------5---------000---000----|
pm    ..    ..                                      ...


D-------------------------------------------------|
A-------------------------------------------------|
F--3-------------5---------7-------10--10---------|
C--1-------------3---------5----------------------|
G--1-------------3---------5-------8---8----------|
C--1-------------3---------5-------0---0----------|


D-------------------------------------------------|
A--------------------------------------11---------|
F--3-------------5---------7-------10-------------|
C--1-------------3---------5-----------7----------|
G--1-------------3---------5-------8---0----------|
C--1-------------3---------5-------0---0----------|

D-------------------------------------------------|
A--------------------------------------11---------|
F--3-------------5---------7-------10-------------|
C--1-------------3---------5-----------7----------|
G--1-------------3---------5-------8---0----------|
C--1-------------3---------5-------0---0----------|

Fade out...

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