• Song:

    Beating On Deaths Door

  • Artist:

    Lamb Of God

  • Album:

    Sacrament

LAMB OF GOD
SACRAMENT
"BEATING ON DEATH'S DOOR"

Dropped D (d a d g b e) low to high


? INTRO
e|---------------------------|-----------------------------|-----------------------------|-------------------------|
b|---------------------------|-----------------------------|-----------------------------|-------------------------|
g|---------------------------|-----------------------------|-----------------------------|-------------------------|
d|---------------------------|-----------------------------|-----------------------------|-------------------------|
a|---------------------------|-----------------------------|-----------------------------|----------------6--6--3--|
d|-0-0-0-0-0--0-0-0-0--0-0-0-|-3p0-0-0-0-0--0-0-0-0--0-0-0-|-3p0-0-0-0-0--0-0-0-0--0-0-0-|-3p0-0-0--0-0---6--6--3--|
     .   .    .....    .....       .   .    .....    .....       .   .    .....    ..... 
     .    ...

e|---------------------------|-----------------------------|-----------------------------|-------------------------|
b|---------------------------|-----------------------------|-----------------------------|-------------------------|
g|---------------------------|-----------------------------|-----------------------------|-------------------------|
d|-x-------------------------|-x---------------------------|-0---------------------------|-------------------------|
a|-x-------------------------|-x---------------------------|-0---------------------------|----------------6--6--3--|
d|-x-------------------------|-x---------------------------|-0---------------------------|-------/17\-----6--6--3--|
                                                                                         
       ....

  1st ending______________ 2nd ending____________

? VERSE                        /------------x2-----------\--------------------------------------------------|
e|---------------------------|-----------------------------|------------------------|-----------------------|
b|---------------------------|-----------------------------|------------------------|-----------------------|
g|---------------------------|-----------------------------|------------------------|-----------------------|
d|---------------------------|-----------------------------|------------------------|-----------------------|
a|---------------------------|-----------------------------|----------------2-6-5-3-|--------------6-6-6-3--|
d|-0-0-0-0-0--0-0-0-0--0-0-0-|-3p0-0-0-0-0--0-0-0-0--0-0-0-|-3p0-0-0--0-0-0-2-6-5-3-|-3p0-0-0-0-0--6-6-6-3--|
     .   .    ....     .....       .   .    .....    .....       .    .....              
.   .

e|---------------------------|-----------------------------|------------------------|----------------------|
b|---------------------------|-----------------------------|------------------------|----------------------|
g|---------------------------|-----------------------------|------------------------|----------------------|
d|---------------------------|-----------------------------|------------------------|----------------------|
a|---------------------------|-----------------------------|----------------2-6-5-3-|--------------6-6-6-3-|
d|-0-0-0-0-0--0-0-0-0--0-0-0-|-3p0-0-0-0-0--0-0-0-0--0-0-0-|-3p0-0-0--0-0-0-2-6-5-3-|-3p0-0-0-0-0--6-6-6-3-|
     .   .    .....    .....       .   .    .....    .....       .    .....              
.   .

? VERSE ENDING (both guitars)
e|-----------------------------|------------------------------|
b|-----------------------------|------------------------------|
g|-----------------------------|------------------------------|
d|-----------------------------|------------------------------|
a|-----------------------------|---------------2--/6--5--3----|
d|-3p0-0-3-0-3p0-3p0-0-3-0-3p0-|-1p0-0-1-0-1p0-2--/6--5--3----|
       .   .         .   .           .   .


? CHORUS
e|----------------------------------------------------|--------------------------------------------------------------|
b|----------------------------------------------------|--------------------------------------------------------------|
g|----------------------------------------------------|--------------------------------------------------------------|
d|------------------------------------------1---------|--------------------------------------------------------------|
a|-5--------------------------------4*~-----2-----1---|-5------------------------------------------------------------|
d|-5--0-0-3-5-6-5~--0-3-4-5-6-3-5-6-----0-0---0-0---6-|-5--0-0-3-5-6-5~--0-3-4-5-6-3-0-3-4-0-3-4-0-3-4-0-3-4-5-8-7-6-|
      .........     ...............     ...   ...          .........     ...........................................


? Pre-Breakdown
e|------------------------|
b|------------------------|
g|------------------------|
d|------------------------|
a|-1--5--4--3--2--6--5--4-|
d|-1--5--4--3--2--6--5--4-|

? Breakdown
e|-------------------------------------------------------|
b|-------------------------------------------------------|
g|-------------------------------------------------------|
d|-------------------------------------------------------|
a|-------------------------------------------------------|
d|-0-0--0--0-0-0-0-0--0-0--0--0-0-0-0-0--0-0-0--0--0-0-0-|
   ...  .  .........  ...  .  .........  .....  .  .....

e|-------------------------------------------------|-------------------------------------------------|
b|-------------------------------------------------|-------------------------------------------------|
g|-------------------------------------------------|-------------------------------------------------|
d|-------------------------------------------------|-------------------------------------------------|
a|-------------------------------------------------|-------------------------------------------------|
d|-0-0-3p0-4p0-0-0-3p0-4p0-0-0-3p0-4p0-0-0-3p0-4p0-|-0-0-1p0-1p0-0-0-1p0-4p0-0-0-1p0-1p0-0-0-1p0-4p0-|
   ...         ...         ...         ...

e|-------------------------------------------------|-------------------------------------------------|
b|-------------------------------------------------|-------------------------------------------------|
g|-------------------------------------------------|-------------------------------------------------|
d|-------------------------------------------------|-------------------------------------------------|
a|-----6---6-------6---6-------6---6-------6---6---|-----5---5-------5---5-------5---5-------5---5---|
d|-0-0-4---4---0-0-4---4---0-0-4---4---0-0-4---4---|-0-0-3---3---0-0-3---3---0-0-3---3---0-0-3---3---|
   ...         ...         ...         ...           ...         ...         ...         ...


e|-------------------------------------------------------|
b|-------------------------------------------------------|
g|-------------------------------------------------------|
d|-------------------------------------------------------|
a|-------------------------------------------------------|
d|-0-0-6--6--0-0-6--6--0-0-6--6--0-0-6--6--0-0-0--0--0-0-|
   ...       ...       ...       ...       .....  .  ...


e|----------------------------------------------|---------|
b|----------------------------------------------|---------|
g|----------------------------------------------|---------|
d|----6--6-----6--6-----6--6-----6/7------------|---------|
a|----x--x-----x--x-----x--x-----x--------------|-2-6-5-3-|
d|-0--6--6--0--6--6--0--6--6--0--6---0--0--0--0-|-2-6-5-3-|
   .        .        .        .      ..........


e|------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
b|------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
g|------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
d|------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
a|----------------------------------------------------------------------------------2-6-5-3-|
d|-0-0--0--0--0-0--0--0--0-0--0--0--0-0--0--0--0-0--0--0--0-0--0--0--0-0--0--0--0-0-2-6-5-3-|
   ...        ...        ...        ...        ...        ...        ...        .....


? INTERLUDE (slight pinch harmonics here, try to hit different nodes on the string when 
pick each harmonic)
e|------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
b|------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
g|------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
d|------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
a|----------------------------------------------------------------------------------2-6-5-3-|
d|-0-0--1--1--0-0--1--1--0-0--1--1--0-0--1--1--0-0--0--0--0-0--0--0--0-0--0--0--0-0-2-6-5-3-|
   ...        ...        ...        ...        ...        ...        ...        .....

some slight pinch harmonics here
e|-----------------------------------------------------|
b|-----------------------------------------------------|
g|-11-8-8--11-8-11-8-8--11-8-10-7-7--10-7-8-7-7--8-7-6-|
d|-----------------------------------------------------|
a|-----------------------------------------------------|
d|-----------------------------------------------------|

? OUTRO
e|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
b|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
g|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
d|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
a|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------2-6-5-3-|
d|-0-0-0--0--0-0-0--0--0-0-0--0--0-0-0--0--0-0-0--0--0-0-0--0--0-0-0--0--0-0-0--0--0-0-0--0--0-0-2-6-5-3-|
   .....  .  .....  .  .....  .  .....  .  .....  .  .....  .  .....  .  .....  .  ..... 
.  ...


e|----------------------------------------|-------------------------------------------------|
b|----------------------------------------|-------------------------------------------------|
g|-8----7---------------------------------|-8----7--------------12----11----15--17p15p14~-\-|
d|-----------8----7----5----4----1--4p1---|-----------8----7--------------------------------|
a|--------------------------------------5-|-------------------------------------------------|
d|----------------------------------------|-------------------------------------------------|

...other than a few alternate endings on the later verses I didn't leave much out, they 
basically variations I'm sure you'll be fine...

Keep it \m/etal!
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