• Song:

    The End Of Heartache

  • Artist:

    Killswitch Engage

  • Album:

    (Set This) World Ablaze

Killswitch Engage - The End of Heartache

Alright, I'm really not that into metal, but Killswitch is one of the better bands in
genre, so I thought I would give yall an accurate tab.

****Taken from July 2005 Guitar World!****

Guitar 1 - Adam Dutkiewicz
Guitar 2 - Joel Stroetzel
Guitar 3 - Unknown

PM = .
Let ring = LR
PS = Pick Scrape

All guitars distortion unless stated.

INTRO  2X
Guitar 1
    .   .   .   .       .   .   .   .   .
D|1---1---1---1---3---1---1---1---1---3-----|
A|-5---5---5---5---5-5-5---5---5---5---5----|
F|--5---5---5---5---5---5---5---5---5---5---|
C|------------------------------------------|
G|------------------------------------------|
C|------------------------------------------|

Guitar 2
  LR
D|------------------------------------------|
A|------------------------------------------|
F|------------------------------------------|
C|0-----------------------------------5-----|
G|0-----------------------------------3-----|
C|0-----------------------------------------|

VERSE - ENTIRE THING PLAYED TWICE!!!!!

Guitar 1   4X
    .   .   .   .       .   .   .   .   .
D|1---1---1---1---3---1---1---1---1---3---|
A|-5---5---5---5---5-5-5---5---5---5---5--|
F|--5---5---5---5---5---5---5---5---5---5-|
C|----------------------------------------|
G|----------------------------------------|
C|----------------------------------------|

Guitar 2
         Play this 2X          Then play the next 2 bars 2X - then repeat
  .... ... ..               .... ... ..               .... ... ..
D|-------------------------|-------------------------|---------------------|
A|-------------------------|-------------------------|---------------------|
F|-------------9s10s9--5s7-|-------------9s10s9--5s7-|---------------------|
C|-------------x-x--x--x-x-|-------------x-x--x--x-x-|---------------------|
G|-------------7s8-s7--3s5-|-------------7s8-s7--3s5-|--------------8-10-10|
C|0000-000-00--------------|8888-888-88--------------|8888-888-88---8-10-10|

VERSE PART 2
Yeah......

Both Guitars
  .... ....... ....... ....                           .... ....... .......
D|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
F|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
C|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
C|0000-0000000-0000000-0000-7h10p7h10p7p0-6h9p6h9p6p0-0000-0000000-0000000--|

Both Guitars Continued....
  ....                       .... ....... ....... ....
D|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
F|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
C|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|----5h8p5h8p5p0-4h7p4h7p4p0-----------------------------------------------|
C|0000-----------------------0000-0000000-0000000-0000-7h10p7h10p7p0-6h9p6h9|

Both Guitars Continued....
       .... ....... ....... ....
D|----------------------------------------------|
A|----------------------------------------------|
F|----------------------------------------------|
C|----------------------------------------------|
G|-------------------------------8-10-10-10-----|
C|p6p0-0000-0000000-0000000-0000-8-10-10-10-----|

VERSE PART 3 - REPEAT ENTIRE VERSE 2X
Guitar 1
         Play this 2X          Then play the next 2 bars  1X
  .... ... ..                .... ... ..               .... ... ..
D|--------------------------|-------------------------|---------------------|
A|--------------------------|-------------------------|---------------------|
F|------------12s14s12--9s10|-----------12s14s14--9s10|---------------------|
C|------------x--x--x--x-x--|-----------x-x---x---x-x-|---------------------|
G|------------10s12s10--7s8-|-----------10s12s12--7s8-|--------------8-10-10|
C|0000-000-00---------------|8888-888-88--------------|8888-888-88---8-10-10|

NOTE:On 1st bar ^^,play only the 8x10 octave the 1st time u play the 1st bar.

Guitar 2
         Play this 2X          Then play the next 2 bars  2X
  .... ... ..             .... ... ..              .... ... ..
D|-----------------------|------------------------|---------------------|
A|-----------------------|------------------------|---------------------|
F|------------9s10s9--5s7|-------------9s10s9--5s7|---------------------|
C|------------x-x--x--x-x|-------------x-x--x--x-x|---------------------|
G|------------7s8-s7--3s5|-------------7s8-s7--3s5|--------------8-10-10|
C|0000-000-00------------|8888-888-88-------------|8888-888-88---8-10-10|

PRE-CHORUS? - Its just VERSE PART 2 again.
Both Guitars
  .... ....... ....... ....                           .... ....... .......
D|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
F|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
C|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
C|0000-0000000-0000000-0000-7h10p7h10p7p0-6h9p6h9p6p0-0000-0000000-0000000--|

Both Guitars Continued....
  ....                       .... ....... ....... ....
D|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
F|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
C|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|----5h8p5h8p5p0-4h7p4h7p4p0-----------------------------------------------|
C|0000-----------------------0000-0000000-0000000-0000-7h10p7h10p7p0-6h9p6h9|

Both Guitars Continued....
       .... ....... ....... ....
D|----------------------------------------------|
A|----------------------------------------------|
F|----------------------------------------------|
C|----------------------------------------------|
G|-------------------------------8-10-10-10-----|
C|p6p0-0000-0000000-0000000-0000-8-10-10-10-----|

CHORUS
Guitar 1                                    1st ending 2nd ending
D|------------------------------------------|---------|---------------------|
A|11--------10--------8--------------11-----|-13------|-13-13-13-13-13------|
F|10-(16x)--10-(16x)--9-(16x)--------10-(8x)|-12-(8x)-|-12-12-12-12-12------|
C|------------------------------------------|---------|---------------------|
G|------------------------------------------|---------|---------------------|
C|------------------------------------------|---------|---------------------|

Guitar 2                                    1st ending 2nd ending
D|------------------------------------------|---------|---------------------|
A|------------------------------------------|---------|---------------------|
F|------------------------------------------|---------|---------------------|
C|3-(16x)------(16x)--5-(13x)-5-5-5--3-(8x)-|-5-(8x)--|-5--5--5--5--5-------|
G|1----------0--------3-------5-3-0--1------|-3-------|-3--3--3--3--3-0-----|
C|-----------0------------------------------|---------|---------------0s15s0|

THEN
Guitar 1 and Guitar 2 plays VERSE PART 3 2X
Guitar 3 - Fill Riff with Guitar 1 and 2 playing VERSE PART 3    2x
  By the way, below are 12s,10s,8s,7s,5s,3s,2s, and 0's - which are fillers

D|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
F|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
C|1201008010080708070-5070503050302030-1201008010080708070-507050305p0------|
G|--------------------------------------------------------------------3p0-5-|
C|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
                                                 Pinch Harmonic (1.5)-----^

Play VERSE PART 3 ONE TIME

THEN PLAY VERSE PART 2 ONE TIME

THEN PLAY CHORUS ONE TIME

BRIDGE
Guitar 3 - Fill
   W/ Bar - Gradual Dive until eventual slack
D|-----------------------------------------------------|
A|-3.1-(Natural Harmonic)------------------------------|
F|-----------------------------------------------------|
C|-----------------------------------------------------|
G|-----------------------------------------------------|
C|-----------------------------------------------------|

Guitar 1 and 2 - Play 4X;  I know this is cramped but I needed to fit it all!
                        ....... .....                       ....... ......
D|------------------------------------|-------------------------------------|
A|------------------------------------|-------------------------------------|
F|------------------------------------|-------------------------------------|
C|------------------------------------|-------------------------------------|
G|----------------------00000001000001|---------------------00000001000000--|
C|5(5.5)-0-5-0-3(3.25)-000000001000001|5(5.5)-0-5-3(3.25)-0-00000001000000--|

Guitar 2 - Comes in after the above riff if played 2X
D|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
F|7-----------------9s10-10-------------------7-----------------------------|
C|x-(64x)-----------x-x--x-(30x)--------------x-(24x)-----------------------|
G|5-----------------7s8--8--------------------5-----------------------------|
C|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|

BREAKDOWN
Guitar 1  - Clean; Let ring throughout
D|------------0-1--------------0-1-------------------------------------|
A|-3-3-3-3-3-------3-3-3-3-3-3------3--1-1-1-1-1-3-3s5--5-3-3-3-3------|
F|3-3-3-3-3-3--3--3-2-2-2-2-2-2-2--2--0-0-0-0-0-0-0----0-3-3-3-3-------|
C|----------------------------------------------------------------P.S.-|
G|---------------------------------------------------------------------|
C|---------------------------------------------------------------------|

Guitar 2 - Clean; Let ring throughout
D|-6-6-6-6-6--6-6-6-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-6-6-6-6------------|
A|6-6-6-6-6-6--5-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-6-6-6-6-------------|
F|---------------------------------------------------------------------|
C|------------------------------------------------------------P.S.-----|
G|---------------------------------------------------------------------|
C|---------------------------------------------------------------------|

Guitar 3 - acoustic
D|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
A|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
F|-3333333333333333-7777777777777777-5555555555555555-33333333-----|
C|-3333333333333333-7777777777777777-5555555555555555-33333333-----|
G|0----------------------------------------------------------------|
C|0----------------------------------------------------------------|

CHORUS played once with no sliding at the end!

OUTRO
Both Guitars
   . . . .  . . . . .
D|------------------------|
A|------------------------|
F|------------------------|
C|------------------------|
G|------------------------|
C|-0-0-0-0--0-0-0-0-0-----|
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