• Song:

    Sleepwalker

  • Artist:

    Parkway Drive

Song: Sleepwalker
Artist: Parkway Drive
Album: Deep Blue

Transcribed by Tommy Crawford (hamishmcgee)


This is in A# tuning (or at least that's what I've tabbed it in)

Just tune to Drop D and go 3 semitones lower if you're not sure.

(A# F A# D G C)

Tab Legend
-----------------
* = Palm Mute
h = Hammer On
p = Pull Off
\ = Slide Down
/ = Slide Up
[#] = Natural Harmonic
~ = vibrato


INTRO RIFF

|------------------------------------------|
|------------------------------------------|
|------------------------------------------| x4
|------------------------------------------|
|--------0h3h5-----0h3h5-----0h3h7-3-7-8---|
|--0-0---------0---------0-----------------|

VERSE RIFF

|--------------------------------------------------------------------|
|--------------------------------------------------------------------|
|--------------------------------------------------------------------|
|--------------555-------------777-----------------------------------|
|--000-000-000-----000-000-000-----000-888-888-777-888-777-555-333---|\
|--000-000-000-----000-000-000-----000-------------------------------| \
   *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***      \
                                                                         x2
|--------------------------------------------------------------------|  /
|--------------------------------------------------------------------| /
|--------------------------------------------------------------------|/
|--------------555-------------777-----------------------------------|
|--000-000-000-----000-000-000---------888-888-777-888-777-555-333---|
|--000-000-000-----000-000-000---------------------------------------|
   *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***     *** *** *** *** *** *** ***

BACK TO INTRO RIFF

|------------------------------------------|
|------------------------------------------|
|------------------------------------------| x4
|------------------------------------------|
|--------0h3h5-----0h3h5-----0h3h7-3-7-8---|
|--0-0---------0---------0-----------------|

NEXT PART

|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
|--7\-----------------------------|--7\-----------------------------|
|--5\-0-0---0-0---0-0---0-0---0---|--5\-0-0---0-0---55778--778810---|
|-----0-0---0-0---0-0---0-0---0---|-----0-0---0-0-------------------|
      * *   * *   * *   * *   *         * *   * *   ***    ***

NEXT RIFF

|-------------------------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------------------------| x3
|-----------------------------------------------33557---------|
|--------------555-------------777-55778-778810-------33557---|
|--000-000-000-----000-000-000--------------------------------|
   *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***   ***    ***   ***   

(2ND GUITAR HARMONY)

|-------------------------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------------------------|
|------------------------------555--------------33557---------|
|--------------888-----------------55778-778810-------33557---|
|--000-000-000-----000-000-000--------------------------------|
   *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***   ***    ***   ***   

4TH TIME

|--------------------------------------------------------------------|
|--------------------------------------------------------------------|
|--------------------------------------------------------------------|
|--------------------------------------------------------------------|
|--------------555-------------777-----888-888-777-888-777-555-333---|
|--000-000-000-----000-000-000---------------------------------------|
|  *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***     *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
|
|--------------------------------------------------------------------|
|--------------------------------------------------------------------|
|--------------------------------------------------------------------|
|------------------------------555-----777-777-555-777-555-333-222---|
|--------------888---------------------------------------------------|
|--000-000-000-----000-000-000---------------------------------------|
   *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***     *** *** *** *** *** *** ***

BACK TO VERSE RIFF

|--------------------------------------------------------------------|
|--------------------------------------------------------------------|
|--------------------------------------------------------------------|
|--------------555-------------777-----------------------------------|
|--000-000-000-----000-000-000-----000-888-888-777-888-777-555-333---|
|--000-000-000-----000-000-000-----000-------------------------------|
|  *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***   |
| HARMONY                                                            |
|--------------------------------------------------------------------|
|--------------------------------------------------------------------|
|--------------------------------------------------------------------|
|--------------555-------------777-----------------------------------|
|--000-000-000-----000-000-000---------888-888-777-888-777-555-333---|\
|--000-000-000-----000-000-000---------------------------------------| \
   *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***     *** *** *** *** *** *** ***      \
                                                                         x2
|--------------------------------------------------------------------|  /
|--------------------------------------------------------------------| /
|--------------------------------------------------------------------|/
|--------------555-------------777-----------------------------------|
|--000-000-000-----000-000-000-----000-888-888-777-888-777-555-333---|
|--000-000-000-----000-000-000-----000-------------------------------|
|  *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***   |
| HARMONY                                                            |
|--------------------------------------------------------------------|
|--------------------------------------------------------------------|
|--------------------------------------------------------------------|
|--------------------------------------777-777-555-777-555-333-222---|
|--000-000-000-777-000-000-000-888-----------------------------------|
|--000-000-000-----000-000-000---------------------------------------|
   *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***     *** *** *** *** *** *** ***


WEIRD BREAK BIT (I've used bars to fit it in the one line)

|---------------|---------------|---------------------------------------|
|---------------|---------------|---------------------------------------|
|---------------|---------------|---------------------------------------|
|--7------------|--5------------|--7\----------5\-----------------------|
|--8---0-0------|--7---0-0------|--8\---0-0--0-7\---0-0--0-----0-0--0---|
|------0-0------|------0-0------|-------0-0--0------0-0--0-----0-0--0---|
       * *             * *              * *  *      * *  *     * *  *

|--------------------------------------------------|
|--------------------------------------------------|
|--------------------------------------------------|
|--7\----------5\----------------------------------|
|--8\---0-0--0-7\---0-0--0-----0-0--0-----0-0--0---|\
|-------0-0--0------0-0--0-----0-0--0-----0-0--0---| \
        * *  *      * *  *     * *  *     * *  *      \
                                                       x2
|---------------------------------------|             /
|---------------------------------------|            /
|---------------------------------------|           /
|--7\----------5\-----------------------| (This bar is 1 bar less)
|--8\---0-0--0-7\---0-0--0-----0-0--0---|
|-------0-0--0------0-0--0-----0-0--0---|
        * *  *      * *  *     * *  *

BACK TO INTRO RIFF

|------------------------------------------|
|------------------------------------------|
|------------------------------------------| x3
|------------------------------------------|
|--------0h3h5-----0h3h5-----0h3h7-3-7-8---|
|--0-0---------0---------0-----------------|

|------------------------------------------|
|------------------------------------------|
|------------------------------------------|
|------------------------------------------|
|--------0h3h5-----0h3h5-------------------|
|--0-0---------0---------------------------|

|------------------------------------------|
|------------------------------------------|
|------------------------------------------| x4
|------------------------------------------|
|--------0h3h5-----0h3h5-----0h3h7-3-7-8---|
|--0-0---------0---------0-----------------|

THEN 2ND GUITAR HARMONY COMES IN

|---------------------------------------------|
|---------------------------------------------|
|---------------------------------------------| 
|---------------------------------------------|\
|--------0h3h5-----0h3h5-----0h3h7--3-7--8----| \
|--0-0---------0---------0--------------------|  \
| HARMONY                                     |   x3
|---------------------------------------------|  /
|---------------------------------------------| /
|---------------------------------------------|/
|---------------------------------------------|
|--------0h7h8-----0h7h8-----0h7h10-7-10-12---|
|--0-0---------0---------0--------------------|

|----------------------------------|
|----------------------------------|
|----------------------------------|
|--------------------------7-5-3---|
|--------0h3h5-----0h3h5---8-7-5---|
|--0-0---------0-------------------|
| HARMONY                          |
|----------------------------------|
|----------------------------------|
|----------------------------------|
|--------------------------7-5-3---|
|--------0h7h8-----0h7h8---8-7-5---|
|--0-0---------0-------------------|

NEXT RIFF BIT (Not good with naming things!!)
(Guitar Harmony)

|-------------------|---------------------|
|-------------------|---------------------|
|-------------------|---------------------|
|--7---5---3--------|--7/8-8-5/7----------|
|-------------------|------------8p5------|
|-------------------|---------------------|
| HARMONY                                 |
|-------------------|---------------------|
|-------------------|---------------------|
|-------------------|---------------------|
|-------------------|---------------------|
|--8---7---5--------|--8/10-10-7/8-3/5----|
|-------------------|---------------------|


|-------------------|-----------------------|
|-------------------|-----------------------|
|-------------------|-----------------------|
|--7---5---3--------|--7/8\7-5/7\5----------|
|-------------------|--------------8p5------|
|-------------------|-----------------------|
| HARMONY                                   |
|-------------------|-----------------------|
|-------------------|-----------------------|
|-------------------|-----------------------|
|-------------------|-----------------------|
|--8---7---5--------|--8/10\8-7/8\7-3/5-----|
|-------------------|-----------------------|


SOLO

|-----17-17----15----15-18----17----13-15-17-15-~-------|
|--15-------15----15-------15----15---------------------|
|-------------------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------------------|

|---------13-12-13-12-------13-12-13-12-----------------|
|---------------------13--------------------------------|
|---------------------------------------14-~------------|
|-------------------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------------------|

|-------------------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------------------|
|---------14-12-14-12----/12----10----9----10----7-~----|
|-------------------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------------------|

|-------------------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------------------|
|---------7-5-7-5-7-/12b--------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------------------|

|--------------------------12-13-15-17b----17-15-17-~---|
|-----------------10-11-13------------------------------|
|---------9-10-12---------------------------------------|
|--7-8-10-----------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------------------|

|--17p13----18p13----17p13----13----|
|--------15-------15-------15-15b---|
|-----------------------------------|
|-----------------------------------|
|-----------------------------------|
|-----------------------------------|

  (SWEEP)
|--13-17-13----------13-17-13----------13-17-13----------13-~-----|
|-----------15----15----------15----15----------15----15----------|
|--------------14----------------14----------------14-------------|
|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
|-----------------------------------------------------------------|

|---------17----17-------------17----17-----------------|
|------------15----15-------------15----15--------------|
|---------------------14-~-----------------14-~---------|
|-------------------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------------------|

|-15-17-15-13---13-15-13-12---12-13-12-10---10-12-10-8-[12]-----|
|---------------------------------------------------------------|
|---------------------------------------------------------------|
|---------------------------------------------------------------|
|---------------------------------------------------------------|
|---------------------------------------------------------------|

RHYTHM DURING SOLO (just repeat the riff directly before the solo)


OUTRO (Rhythm Guitar continues same riff during solo)
(Just a little bit of lead here accompanying the rhythm)

|---------------------------------------------------------------|
|-12-13-12----------13-~--------10---10-------------------------|
|----------12-14-------------------9----9--7-~------------------|
|----------------14---------------------------------------------|
|---------------------------------------------------------------|
|---------------------------------------------------------------|

REPEAT LEAD & RHYTHM AND FADE OUT
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