• Song:

    A Gunshot To The Head Of Trepidation

  • Artist:

    Trivium

  • Album:

    Ascendancy

Tabbed by: Adam*The Chaos*
Email: If_you_dont_kill_me@yahoo.com
Um ok this is my first tab ever so bare with me here people.
Tuning:Drop D

Key:
x  = Mute String
PM = Palm Mute
/  = Slide Upwards
\  = Slide Downwards
b  = Bend Note
fb = full bend
h  = Hammer On
p  = Pull Off
~  = Let Note Ring
ps = Pick Scrape
V  = Vebrato
PH = Pinch harmonic

Notes:
Hello there guitar freaks! I didnt tab this so I take no credit in this what so ever. I
it from A Guitar World Magazine. This is a 100% correct tab because the guys from
Gave some tips on it so you know its a 100%...ENJOY!! ^_^ (Oh yea make sure to check the 
I put up over each riff to find out where it belongs in the song)

Intro

Gtr. 1
e|------------------------------------------------|
B|------------------------------------------------|
G|-7~----6~----9~----10\7~----6/12~-----10\-------|
D|-x-----x-----x-----x--x-----x--x------x---------|
A|-5~----4~----7~----8\-5~----4/10~-----8\--------|
E|--------------------------------------------/x\-|

Gtr. 2
e|------------------------------------------------|
B|------------------------------------------------|
G|------------------------------------------------|
D|-3~----2~----5~----7\3~------2/8~-----7\--------|
A|-x-----x-----x-----x-x-------x-x------x---------|
E|-3~----2~----5~----7\3~------2/8~-----7\----/x\-|

Riff 1

Gtr. 1 (0:16
e|-------------------------------------------|
B|-------------------------------------------|
G|-7------7--6------6--9------9--10----------|
D|-x------x--x------x--x------x--x-----------|
A|-5------5--4------4--7------7--8-----------|
E|---0000------0000------0000------000000000-|
PM   ....      ....      ....      .........

e|---------------------------------------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------------------------------------|
G|-7------7--6------6--9------9----------------------------------|
D|-x------x--x------x--x------x----------------------------------|
A|-5------5--4------4--7------7--10-10-10-10-10-10-8-8-8-8-8-8---|
E|---0000------0000------0000------------------------------------|
PM   ....      ....      ....

(0:25)
e|-------------------------------------------|
B|-------------------------------------------|
G|-7------7--6------6--9------9--10----------|
D|-x------x--x------x--x------x--x-----------|
A|-5------5--4------4--7------7--8-----------|
E|---0000------0000------0000------000000000-|
PM   ....      ....      ....      .........

e|---------------------------------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------------------------------|
G|-7------7--6------6--9------9--12--12--12--12--10-10-10\-|
D|-x------x--x------x--x------x--x---x---x---x---x--x--x---|
A|-5------5--4------4--7------7--10--10--10--10--8--8--8\--|
E|---0000------0000------0000------------------------------|
PM   ....      ....      ....

Gtr. 2 (0:16)
e|-------------------------------------------|
B|-------------------------------------------|
G|-------------------------------------------|
D|-3------3--2------2--5------5--7-----------|
A|-x------x--x------x--x------x--x-----------|
E|-3-0000-3--2-0000-2--5-0000-5--7-000000000-|
PM   ....      ....      ....      .........

e|-------------------------------------------------------------|
B|-------------------------------------------------------------|
G|-------------------------------------------------------------|
D|-3------3--2------2--5------5--8--8--8--8--8--8--7--7--7--7\-|
A|-x------x--x------x--x------x--x--x--x--x--x--x--x--x--x--x--|
E|-3-0000-3--2-0000-2--5-0000-5--8--8--8--8--8--8--7--7--7--7\-|
PM   ....      ....      ....

(0:25)
e|-------------------------------------------|
B|-------------------------------------------|
G|-------------------------------------------|
D|-3------3--2------2--5------5--7-----------|
A|-x------x--x------x--x------x--x-----------|
E|-3-0000-3--2-0000-2--5-0000-5--7-000000000-|
PM   ....      ....      ....      .........

e|----------------------------------------------------|
B|----------------------------------------------------|
G|----------------------------------------------------|
D|-3------3--2------2--5------5--8--8--8--8--7--7--7\-|
A|-x------x--x------x--x------x--x--x--x--x--x--x--x--|
E|-3-0000-3--2-0000-2--5-0000-5--8--8--8--8--7--7--7\-|
PM   ....      ....      ....

Riff 2

Gtr. 1 (0:33) play this twice
e|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
B|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
G|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
D|-----------------------------------------------------77----55----|
A|----121210101212------121210101212------121210101212----88----77-|
E|-00--------------1010--------------1212--------------------------|

e|----------------------------------------------|
B|----------------------------------------------|
G|----------------------------------------------|
D|-------------------------------7---5----------|
A|---12-10-12----12-10-12------12-10-12---8---7-|
E|-0----------10----------1212------------------|

Gtr. 2 (0:33) play this twice
e|------------------------------------------|
B|------------------------------------------|
G|------------------------------------------|
D|------------------------------------------|
A|----887788----887788----88778888-55-77-44-|
E|-00--------77--------88-------------------|

e|---------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------|
G|---------------------------------|
D|---------------------------------|
A|---8-7-8---8-7-8---8-7-8-8-5-7-4-|
E|-0-------7-------8---------------|

Ok heres riff 3 just check the times at the top of the riffs and match it with the song.
pretty sure you'll get it. ^_^

Riff 3

Gtr. 4 (1:22, 2:11) play this twice
V                 ~~                      ~~      ~~
e|---------------------------------------------------|
B|-10-8h10p8---------------8-10-8h10p8--------/13-11-|
G|-------------10-7---h9-7-------------10-9----------|
D|---------------------------------------------------|
A|---------------------------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------------------------|

V                 ~~
e|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|-8-10-8h10p8-------------10-8---------8-10-8--------11-10-8---/13p1110-----|
G|-------------10-7---h9-7------10-9-10--------10-9-10--------10--------12---|
D|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|

Gtr. 3 (1:22, 2:11) play this twice
V               ~~                           ~~    ~~
e|----------------------------------------------------|
B|----------------------------------------------------|
G|-10-9h10p9---------------9-10-9h10p9---------/14-12-|
D|-----------12---------------------------12-10-------|
A|--------------12--/13-12----------------------------|
E|----------------------------------------------------|

V                 ~~      ~~
e|---------------------------|
B|---------------------------|
G|-9-10-9h10p9---------------|
D|-------------12------------|
A|----------------12--/13-12-|
E|---------------------------|

e|---------------------------------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------------------------------|
G|-10-9----------9-10-9----------9-12-10-9---/14hp12-10----|
D|------12-10-12--------12-10-12-----------12-----------14-|
A|---------------------------------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------------------------------|

Riff 4

Gtrs. 1 and 2 play this twice

This is played while riff 3 is going
e|---------------------------------------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------------------------------------|
G|---------------------------------------------------------------|
D|------------------------------------------------10----------10-|
A|-0-----------5-----------7-----------8-----------8----------7--|
E|-0-----------5-----------7-----------8-------------------------|

Then verse two starts so play Riff 1 about two times then play riff 2
And then play riff 3 but play riff 3 4 times except on the third time you play riff 3 a
diffrent like so...(check the time)

Riff 3

Gtr. 4 (2:32)
V               b1/2   ~~
e|-----------------------|
B|-10-8h10p8-------------|
G|-----------10-7b-----7-|
D|-----------------------|
A|-----------------------|
E|-----------------------|

Gtr. 4 (2:42)
e|------------------------------------------|
B|-10-8---------8---11-10-8----/13h11p10-13-|
G|------10-9-10-------------10--------------|
D|------------------------------------------|
A|------------------------------------------|
E|------------------------------------------|

3rd and 4th Choruses (2:44, 5:15)

Gtrs. 1 and 2 play this twice
e|----------------------------------------------|
B|----------------------------------------------|
G|----------------------------------------------|
D|-3---5---7--------------3---5-----------------|
A|-1---3---5-0-0-0-0-0-0--1---3---5-7-3-3-3-3-3-|
E|---0---0---0-0-0-0-0-0----0---0-5-7-3-3-3-3-3-|
PM   .   .   . . . . . .    .   .       . . . .

Riff 4

Gtrs. 1 and 2 (3:10) play this 3 times
V                       ~~
e|-----------------------------------------|
B|-----------------------------------------|
G|-----------------------------------------|
D|-----------------------------------------|
A|--------5-----3-----6-5PH----5-----3-4-5-|
E|-0--0-0---0-0---0-0------0-0---0-0-3-4-5-|
PM    . .   . .   . .      . .   . .

e|-----------------------------|
B|-----------------------------|
G|-----------------------------|
D|-7-7-0-5-5-0-5-5-------------|
A|-5-5-0-3-3-0-2-2-x-----------|
E|-------------------2-3-4-5-0-|
PM     .     .

Ok heres come the solo play Riff 4 while the solo is going

Corey's solo

Gtr.3 (3:24)
e|-18-15----------------------------------15-18-14-17p14----------14\8-|
B|-------16-15----------------------15-16----------------15----15------|
G|-------------15-12----------12-15-------------------------14---------|
D|-------------------13-12-13------------------------------------------|
A|---------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------------------------------------------|

V         ~~
e|-----------|
B|-10h7------|
G|------8h7--|
D|-----------|
A|-----------|
E|-----------|

e|------------------------------------------------|
B|------------------------------8---------8-10-11-|
G|--------7---------7-10p7h8h10---10-8-10---------|
D|-7-8-10---10-7-10-------------------------------|
A|------------------------------------------------|
E|------------------------------------------------|
PM . . .    .  .  .

e|---------8---------------10-11-13-11-10-------------10-11/15-15-|
B|-8-10-11---11-10-8-11-13----------------13-11-10-13-------------|
G|----------------------------------------------------------------|
D|----------------------------------------------------------------|
A|----------------------------------------------------------------|
E|----------------------------------------------------------------|


e|-13-11------------13/17-17-15-13-------------13-15/19-17-15----------|
B|-------15-13-15-x----------------16-15-13-16----------------18-16-15-|
G|---------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|---------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|---------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------------------------------------------|

V                                    ~~~
e|----15-17/21-20-18-------------------------|
B|-18----------------20-17-17-20-20-20fb-20b-|
G|-------------------------------------------|
D|-------------------------------------------|
A|-------------------------------------------|
E|-------------------------------------------|

V        ~~~
e|-18-20-20fb-20fb-|
B|-----------------|
G|-----------------|
D|-----------------|
A|-----------------|
E|-----------------|

Rythem Gtr.
e|-----------------------------|
B|-----------------------------|
G|-----------------------------|
D|-7-7-0-5-5-0-2-2-x---------7-|
A|-5-5-0-3-3-0-5-5-x---------5-|
E|-------------------2-3-4-5---|
PM     .     .

Matt's solo (3:37)

Gtr. 4
V          ~~         ~~                             ~~
e|---------------------------------8---------------------------|
B|---------11---------10---------8---8-6PH-5h6p5---------------|
G|-10-9-10-----\9-7-9-----\7-5-7-----------------7-5-7---------|
D|-------------------------------------------------------------|
A|-------------------------------------------------------------|
E|-------------------------------------------------------------|

Rythem Gtr.
e|-------------------|
B|-------------------|
G|-------------------|
D|-7---7---5---5-x-3-|
A|-5-0-4-0-3-0-2-x-1-|
E|-------------------|
PM   .   .   .

e|--------------------------10h13-10----------------------------------|
B|--------------------10h13----------13p10h13p10----------------------|
G|-/10-----------9h12----------------------------12p10h12p10-12fb-12b-|
D|----------8h12------------------------------------------------------|
A|-----8-12-----------------------------------------------------------|
E|--------------------------------------------------------------------|
PM     . .

V                                                       ~~
e|---------------------------------------10-------10-13-12--10----12---|
B|-----------10-----10-10-10-10-10----10-13b(full)-------------13-15fb-|
G|-10--------10-----10-10-10-10-10-12----------------------------------|
D|----12-0-0----0-0----------------------------------------------------|
A|---------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------------------------------------------|
PM       . .    . .

V          ~~                        ~~
e|-12--15--13--12----13--------13-17-15--13-15/18-17----------------|
B|----------------15-16b(full)-----------------------18-------------|
G|------------------------------------------------------17\12-12h14-|
D|------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|------------------------------------------------------------------|

e|---------------------------------------------------------|
B|-----------------------------------------8-10-11-8-10-11-|
G|---------------------------7-9-10-7-9-10-----------------|
D|-------------7-8-10-7-8-10-------------------------------|
A|-5-7-8-5-7-8---------------------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------------------------------|
PM . . . . . . . . . . . . .

e|-------------------------------------------------|
B|-13-11-10----11-10-------------------------------|
G|----------12-------12-10-14-12-10----12-10-------|
D|----------------------------------14-------14-12-|
A|-------------------------------------------------|
E|-------------------------------------------------|

V  ~~
e|-10---12---13---15---17\-|
B|-13fb-15fb-16fb-18fb-----|
G|-------------------------| (this one)
D|-------------------------|
A|-------------------------|
E|-------------------------|
(these are played at the same time...hear the song you'll get what I mean)
V                       ~~
e|--------------------------|
B|--------------------------|
G|-10-----------------------|
D|----14-12-10----10-11-12\-| (and this one)
A|-------------12-----------|
E|--------------------------|

Harmonize solo thanks to Matt and Corey ^_^

Gtr. 3(4:03)
V           ~~
e|------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|----------------------------------------------------------15------------|
G|-------14----------------------14-17-15h17p15p14----15-17----17-14------|
D|----15----17-14----14h15-15-17-------------------17----------------17-15|
A|-17-------------15------------------------------------------------------|
E|------------------------------------------------------------------------|

Gtr.5
V           ~~                                                ~~
e|------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|---------------------------------14-12h14p12-------12-14-15-14----------|
D|----12-15-14-------/12-12--14-15-------------15-14-------------15-14-12-|
A|-13----------15-12------------------------------------------------------|
E|------------------------------------------------------------------------|

Gtr. 3
V                 ~~          ~~
e|----------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|----------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|-------14----------------14----------------------14-17-15h17p15p14----|
D|-15-17----17-15-14----15----17-14----14h15-15-17-------------------17-|
A|-------------------17-------------15----------------------------------|
E|----------------------------------------------------------------------|


Gtr.5
V                 ~~         ~
e|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|--------------------------------------------------14-12h14p12------|
D|-12-14-15-14-12------12-15-14-------/12-12-14-15-------------15-14-|
A|----------------15-13----------15-12-------------------------------|
E|-------------------------------------------------------------------|

Gtr. 3
V                        ~~~~~~~~~~~
e|---------------------------------------------------|
B|-17-------17-------17b-17--------------------------|
G|----14-------14------------------------------------|
D|-------17-------17-----------------------7-5-7-/10-|
A|-----------------------------------8-7-8-----------|
E|---------------------------------------------------|

Gtr.5
V                         ~~~~~~~~~~
e|--------------------------------------------------------|
B|--------------------------------------------------------|
G|-17-------17-------17fb-17------------------------------|
D|----15-14----15-14--------------------------10----10-14-|
A|-----------------------------------12-10-12----13-------|
E|--------------------------------------------------------|

Gtr. 5
e|-------------------------------------------------------------|
B|-------------------------------------------------------------|
G|----------10-9-7-------------------10-------12fb-10----------|
D|-10-7---7--------10-7-10-/12-12-12----12-12---------12-10----|
A|------8---------------------------------------------------12-|
E|-------------------------------------------------------------|
PM                              . .      .  .

Gtr. 3
e|------------------------------------------------------------|
B|----------------------------------------10-------11fb-10----|
G|-------------14-12-10----------10-10-10----10-10---------10-|
D|-14-12----10----------14-10-14------------------------------|
A|-------12---------------------------------------------------|
E|------------------------------------------------------------|
PM                                   .  .     .  .

Gtr. 3
e|------------------------|
B|------------------------|
G|-------10-------12fb-10-|
D|-12-12----12-12---------|
A|------------------------|
E|------------------------|
PM .  .      .  .

Gtr. 5
e|---------------------------|
B|---------------------------|
G|---------------------------|
D|-------10-------11fb-10/11-|
A|-10-10----10-10------------|
E|---------------------------|
PM  .  .     .  .

Gtr.3 (4:30)
e|-12p10-------12p10-------12p10-------12p10-------|
B|-------11-11-------11-11-------11-11-------11-11-|
G|-------------------------------------------------|
D|-------------------------------------------------|
A|-------------------------------------------------|
E|-------------------------------------------------|
PM        .  .        . .         .  .        .  .

Gtr. 5
e|-15p13-------15p13-------15p13-------15p13-------|
B|-------15-15-------15-15-------15-15-------15-15-|
G|-------------------------------------------------|
D|-------------------------------------------------|
A|-------------------------------------------------|
E|-------------------------------------------------|
PM        .  .        . .         .  .        .  .

Gtr.3
e|-13p12-------13p12-------13p12-------13p12-------|
B|-------13-13-------13-13-------13-13-------13-13-|
G|-------------------------------------------------|
D|-------------------------------------------------|
A|-------------------------------------------------|
E|-------------------------------------------------|
PM        .  .        . .         .  .        .  .
Gtr. 5
e|-17p15-------17p15-------17p15-------17p15-------|
B|-------17-17-------17-17-------17-17-------17-17-|
G|-------------------------------------------------|
D|-------------------------------------------------|
A|-------------------------------------------------|
E|-------------------------------------------------|
PM        .  .        . .         .  .        .  .


Gtr.3
e|-15p12-15p12-------15p12-15p12-------15p12-----|
B|-------------13-13-------------13-13-------x-x-|
G|-----------------------------------------------|
D|-----------------------------------------------|
A|-----------------------------------------------|
E|-----------------------------------------------|
PM              .  .              .  .

Gtr.5
e|-18p15-18p15-------18p15-18p15-------18p15-------|
B|-------------17-17-------------17-17-------15-15-|
G|-------------------------------------------------|
D|-------------------------------------------------|
A|-------------------------------------------------|
E|-------------------------------------------------|
PM              .  .              .  .       .  .

Gtr. 3
V                                                                   ~~
e|-13p10----10-----------------------------------------------------------|
B|-------13----13p10-13p10----10------------------------------13-10-13fb-|
G|-------------------------12----12p10-12p10----10-12fb-12-10------------|
D|-------------------------------------------12--------------------------|
A|-----------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|-----------------------------------------------------------------------|

Gtr. 3
V                                                                   ~~
e|-20p17----17-----------------------------------------------------------|
B|-------20----20p17-20p17----17------------------------------20-17-20fb-|
G|-------------------------19----19p17-19p17----17-19fb-19-17------------|
D|-------------------------------------------19--------------------------|
A|-----------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|-----------------------------------------------------------------------|

Heres comes the breakdown

Gtrs.1 and 2 (4:50)
e|-------------|
B|-------------|
G|-------------| (x4)
D|-3---5---7---|
A|-1---3---5-0-|
E|---0---0---0-|
PM           .

Gtrs.1 and 2
e|-------------------------|
B|-------------------------|
G|-------------------------|
D|-------------------------|
A|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|
e|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|
PM . . . . . . . . . . . .

The outro is pretty much the chorus so yea there ya have it theres no need to correct
tab cuz its a 100% bitches! peace ^_^
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