Blackest Incarnation Tab by Black Dahlia Murder Band: The Black Dahlia Murder Album: Unhallowed Song: The Blackest Incarnation Copyright (c) Metalblade 2003 Transcribed By: Aaron and Matt (Baptized in Blood) Email: thyblackestincarnation@hotmail.com . - palm mute / - slide up to \ - slide down to ~ - vibrato h - hammer on b - Bend p - pull off Suffixes for bend t - tap f - full bend h - half bend ph - pinched harmonic q - quarter bend t - tap bend * - see comment ^ - Hold bend r release bend x - Staccatto ~ - vibrato bend , - slight palm mute () - ghost note, sustained note " - tremolo note - Trill Tuning C G C F A D Riff 1 Guitar 1 |-------------------------------------------------------------------| |-------------------------------------------------------------------| |-------------------------------------------------------------------| |-------------------------------------------------------------------| |---5-5-5-4-4-5-4h5p4----5-5-5-4-5-8-7h8p7--------------------------| |-00-0-0-0-0-0---------00-0-0-0-0-0---------------------------------| .. . . . . . .. . . . . . Guitar 2 |-------------------------------------------------------------------| |-------------------------------------------------------------------| |-------------------------------------------------------------------| |-------------------------------------------------------------------| |-00-------------------00-(Only second time)------------------------| |-00-------------------00-------------------------------------------| .. .. Both Guitars play riff 1 Riff 2 Both Guitars |-------------------------------------------------------------------| |-------------------------------------------------------------------| |-------------------------------------------------------------------| |---------5---------------------------------------------------------| |---5-7-8---8-7h8----8p7-8--10-8-7-8--------------------------------| |-00-0-0-0-0-0-----88-----88--8-8-8---------------------------------| .. . . . . . .. .. . . . Riff 3 Guitar 1 Play notes in parenthesis (brackets) second time through |-------------------------------------------------------------------| |--------------------------------------(9)--------------------------| |----------------------------------(6)-----(12)?(9)-----------------| |---------10-8-7--7---------------------7---------------------------| |---7-8---------10?10-8-7-----7-8---8-------10---7------------------| |-00-0-00-------------------00-0-00---------------------------------| .. . .. .. . .. Guitar 2 |-------------------------------------------------------------------| |----------------------------------------(6)------------------------| |------------------------------------(7)-----(9)--(6)---------------| |-----------------------------------------3-------------------------| |---7-8---12-10-8-7-8-7-5-4-----7-8---5-------7----4----------------| |-00-0-00---------------------00-0-00-------------------------------| .. . .. .. . .. Repeat Riff 1,2 and 3 Riff 4 Guitar 1 |--------------------------------|----------------------------------| |--------------------------------|----------------------------------| |--------------------------------|----------------------------------| |--------------------------(x3)--|-10-8-7---7-----------------------| |---4h5p4-------8-7-5p4----------|--------10-10-8-7-----------------| |-00-----0000000-0-0-------------|----------------------------------| .. ....... . . Guitar 2 |--------------------------------|----------------------------------| |--------------------------------|----------------------------------| |-----------------------(x3)-----|----------------------------------| |--------------------------------|----------------------------------| |---4h5p4-------8-7-8p7----------|-12-10-8-7-8-7-5-4----------------| |-00-----0000000-0-0-------------|----------------------------------| .. ....... . . Riff 5 Both Guitars |-------------------------------------------------------------------| |-------------------------------------------------------------------| |-------------------------------------------------------------------| |-------------------------------------------------------------------| |-0-0---------5-7-8p7-0-0---------5-0-3-0-0-3-2-0-------------------| |-0-0-000-000-5-7-8p7-0-0-000-000-5-0-3-0-0-3-2-0-------------------| ... ... ... ... . . . . Riff 5 Guitar 1 Guitar 2 |---------------------|---------------------------------------------| |---------------------|---------------------------------------------| |---------------------|---------------------------------------------| |--532-5----5-3-2-----|--875-8----8-7-5-----------------------------| |-5---1--3-5----------|-8---5--7-8----------------------------------| |---------------------|---------------------------------------------| Riff 6 Guitar 1 |----------------------------------|---------|---------|------------| |----------------------------------|----(x4)-|--(x2)---|---(x2)-----| |----------------------------------|---------|---------|------------| |---------5----------7----10-8-7-8-|---7h8p7-|---5h7p5-|-----8h10p8-| |---5-7-8---8-7----7---10----------|---------|---------|------------| |-00-0-0-0-0-0---00-0-0?-0--0-0-0--|-88------|-77------|-1010-------| .. . . . . . .. . . . . . . .. .. . . Guitar 2 |----------------------------------|---------|---------|------------| |----------------------------------|----(x4)-|--(x2)---|---(x2)-----| |----------------------------------|---------|---------|------------| |---------5---------------7--------|---------|---------|------------| |---5-7-8---8-7----7-8-10---10-8-10|---8h10p8|---7h8p7-|----10h12p10| |-00-0-0-0-0-0---00-0-0?-0-0--0-0--|-88------|-77------|-1010-------| .. . . . . . .. . . . . . . .. .. . . End of riff 6 Guitar 1 Guitar 2 |------------------------|------------------------------------------| |------------------------|------------------------------------------| |------------------------|----------------7-------------------------| |--8h10p8?---5h7p5---0---|--5h7p5---2h3p2---------------------------| |-0------10-0-----7--0---|-0-----7-0------5-------------------------| |-0---------0--------0---|-0-------0--------------------------------| . . . . riff 7 A Guitar 1 |-------------------------------------------------------------------| |-------------------------------------------------------------------| |-------------------------------------------------------------------| |-0(3rd time)-------------------------------------------------------| |-0-00000000--------------------------------------------------------| |-0-00000000--------------------------------------------------------| ........ Guitar 2 (rhythm not included) |------------------------------------------------------------------| |------------------------------------------------------------------| |-7--6--7--9-10--9--7--6--7----------------------------------------| |------------------------------------------------------------------| |-5--4--5--7--8--7--5--4--5----------------------------------------| |------------------------------------------------------------------| Riff 7 B Guitar 1 |------|----------|-------|------|----------------------------------| |------|----------|-------|------|----------------------------------| |--(X5)|----------|--(x5)-|-(x2?)|----14/12-12/10?-10/9-------------| |------|-8-10-8-7-|-------|------|----------------------------------| |-0-00-|-8--------|-7-77--|-0-00-|-00-12/10-10/8----8/7--0----------| |-0-00-|-8--------|-7-77--|-0-00-|-00------0-----0-------0----------| . .. . .. .. .. . . . Guitar 2 |-------------------------------------------------------------------| |-------------------------------------------------------------------| |-7------3----------2----------14/12------14/12-12/10?-10/9---9/7---| |-------------------------------------------------------------------| |-5------1----------0-----0-00-12/10---00-12/10-10/8----8/7---7/5---| |-------------------------0-00---------00------0------0-----0-------| . .. .. . . . Riff 8 Guitar 1 |------------------|---------------|--------------------------------| |-----------(x2)---|---------(x3)--|--------------------------------| |------------------|---------------|--------------------------------| |------5-5-7-5-5---|--------8------|--------10AH--------------------| |-5-7-8-8-----8-8-7|-8-10-11-11-10-|-8-10-11------------------------| |------------------|---------------|--------------------------------| Guitar 2 |------------------|------------------------------------------------| |------------------|------------------------------------------------| |------------------|------------------------------------------------| |------------------|------------------------------------------------| |-0---00-000---0-0-|-0000000000--0000000000--8888-8888--7777-7777---| |-0---00-000---0-0-|-0000000000--0000000000--8888-8888--7777-7777---| . .. ... . . .......... .......... .... .... .... .... Riff 9 Guitar 1 (*riff 9 B) |--------------------------------|----------------------|-----------| |--------------------------------|----------------------|(last time)| |--------------------------------|----------------------|-----------| |-0--3--8--7-----0--3--8---------|-8-7-5-7-5-5----------|-7-5-------| |-0--3--8--7-----0--3--8-7777777-|----------8-8-7-8-7-5-|----8-7/---| |-0--3--8--7-----0--3--8-7777777-|----------------------|-----------| Guitar 2 (*riff 9 B) |----------------------------|--------------------------------------| |----------------------------|-(last time)--------------------------| |----------------------------|--------------------------------------| |-5-3-2-3-2-2----------------|-3-2----------------------------------| |----------5-5-3-5-3-1-------|----5-3/------------------------------| |----------------------------|--------------------------------------| Riff 10 Guitar 1 (1 ascends and 2 descends, I know, what the hell?) |--------------------------------------------------------------------| |--------------------------------------------------------------------| |--------------------------------------------------------------------| |---5/77---7/8-8-----8/1010---------------------------------10-8787--| |---7/88---8/1010---10/1212---7AH--12/1010---10/88---8/77----------10| |000----000------000-------000--000-------000-----000----000---------| ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... Guitar 2 |----------------------------------------------------------------------| |----------------------------------------------------------------------| |----------------------------------------------------------------------| |---5/77---7/8-8-----8/1010---12AH-------------------------------------| |---7/88---8/1010---10/1212---------7/88---8/1010--?10/1212---121081087| |000----000------000-------000---000----000------000-------000---------| ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... Play *riffs 9 B and end on Open.