band: Trivium song: detonation tabbed by: George Williams *this was in aprils issue of total guitar magazine (i think), so that has been a great however some small parts were wrong, as i checked the whole tab on guitar pro, and so should be perfecto! i just take credit for taking the long, arduous task of tabbing this thing up and for the small corrections* tuning: guitar 1 (Corey Beaulieu) EADGBE guitar 2 (Matt Heafy) EADGBE bpm: 140 time signature: 9 until bridge 1, where it changes to 4 8 4 legend: | h hammer on | p pull off | / slide up | \ slide down | .. palm mute | ^2^ whammy bar | n* pinch harmonics | natural harmonics | b half bend (1 fret) | bb full bend (2 fret) | pb pre-bend | r release bend | ^ scoop (with whammy) | ~~ wobble note | = hold note | x muted note | +3+ triplets etc. here we go... INTRO: -play twice- |----------|------------------|----------|---------------------------| |----------|------------------|----------|---------------------------| |-7-----6--|-7-----6--9-9-9-9-|-7-----6--|---------------------------| |-x-----x--|-x-----x--x-x-x-x-|-x-----x--|-----7-10---------8-11-----| |-5-----4--|-5-----4--7-7-7-7-|-5-----4--|---5------8-----6------9---| |---0-0----|---0-0------------|---0-0----|-5----------8-6----------9-| ... ... ... MAIN RIFF/VERSE: -play twice- |-------------------------|--------------------------| |-------------------------|--------------------------| |-------------------------|--------------------------| |-1-----1-----1-----2\1-1-|-1-----1-----1-----4\1----| |-1-----1-----1-----2\1-1-|-1-----1-----1-----4\1----| |---0-0---0-0---0-0-------|---0-0---0-0---0-0-----0--| ... ... ... ... ... ... . |-------------|--------------------------|-------------| |-------------|--------------------------|-------------| |-------------|--------------------------|-------------| |-------------|-1-----1-----1-----4\1----|-3--6--4--7--| |-----1-----0-|-1-----1-----1-----4\1----|-1--4--2--5--| |-2-3---3-2---|---0-0---0-0---0-0-----0--|-1--4--2--5--| ... ... ... . CHORUS: -play twice- |---------------------------|------------------| |---------------------------|------------------| |-7-----6-------------------|-7-----6--9-9-9-9-| |-x-----x-------------------|-x-----x--x-x-x-x-| |-5-----4-------------------|-5-----4--7-7-7-7-| |---0-0----0--0-0-0--0-0-0--|---0-0------------| ... . ..... ..... ... |---------------------------|----------------------------| |---------------------------|----------------------------| |-7-----6-------------------|----------------------------| |-x-----x-------------------|-----7-10---------8-11------| |-5-----4-------------------|---5------8-----6------9----| |---0-0----0--0-0-0--0-0-0--|-5----------8-6----------9--| ... . ..... ..... BREAK: -play four times- |--------------------| |--------------------| |--------------------| |-2-2-2-2---2-2-2-2--| |-2-2-2-2---2-2-2-2--| |-0-0-0-0---0-0-0-0--| BRIDGE 1: 210 bpm -play twice- |---------------|------------------| |---------------|------------------| |-6-----6/9-----|-7-----7/10-------| X3 |-x-----x-x-----|-x-----x--x-------| |-4-----4/7-----|-5-----5/-8-------| |---0-0-----0-0-|---0-0------0-0---| ... ... ... ... |------------| |-4==---7==--| |-5==---8==--| |-5==---8==--| |-3==---6==--| |------------| SOLO 1: (matt) ^7^ ^7^ ^4^ |---------------------------| |-==--==--====--| |---------------------------| |---------------------------| |---------------------------| |---------------------------| ^2^ ^-2^ ^2^ ^-2^ ^7^ |-------------------------|-------------| |-------------------------|--/=~=~--| |-------------------------|-------------| |-------------------------|-------------| |-------------------------|-------------| |-0===--0===--0===--0===--|-------------| SOLO 2: (corey) |-------------------------------------------16-17--| |----------------------------------15-17-18--------| |-------------------------14-16-17-----------------| |-------------14-15-17-18--------------------------| |-14-15-17-17--------------------------------------| |--------------------------------------------------| |-16-19-17-16-13h16-13p12-10h13-10h12-10-----------| |----------------------------------------13--------| |-------------------------------------------12-----| |--------------------------------------------------| |--------------------------------------------------| |--------------------------------------------------| ++++++++3++++++++ |--------------------------------------------| |-12-13-12-10-12-10-12-10-12-10--------------| |-------------------------------13-14-13-11--| |--------------------------------------------| |--------------------------------------------| |--------------------------------------------| +++++++3+++++++ |--------------------| |--------------------| |-13-11-9-11-9----9=-| |--------------13----| |--------------------| |--------------------| |--------------------------------------------------| |--------------------------------------------------| |-13----------------13----------------13-----------| |----15-14-12-14-15----15-14-12-14-15----15-14-12--| |--------------------------------------------------| |--------------------------------------------------| |-------------------------------| |-------------------------------| |-13----------13-14-13-11-15==--| |----15-14-12-------------------| |-------------------------------| |-------------------------------| ++++++++6++++++++ +++++++5++++++ +++3++++ |-------------12h16p12----------------------12h17p12--------| |----------14----------14----------------14----------14-----| |-------13----------------13----------13----------------14--| |----14----------------------14----14-----------------------| |-16----------------------------16--------------------------| |-----------------------------------------------------------| ^^ ^^ ^^ ^^ ^^ ^^ |-18--16--16--16--15--------------| |--------------------18--17~=~=~--| |---------------------------------| |---------------------------------| |---------------------------------| |---------------------------------| BRIDGE 2: -play twice- |-------------------------------------|---------------------------------| |-------------------------------------|---------------------------------| |-------------------------------------|---------------------------------| |-11-11---12---9---11-----------------|-6-6---7---4---6-----------------| |--9--9-9--9-9-9-9--9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-|-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-| |-------------------------------------|---------------------------------| . . . ............... . . . ............... |---------------------------------|---------------------| |---------------------------------|---------------------| |---------------------------------|-2---2---------------| |-6-6---7---4---6-----------------|-2---2---2---2-------| |-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|-0---0---2---2--2-2--| |---------------------------------|---------4---4--0-0--| . . . ............... SOLO 3: (corey) |-----------------------------------------------------------------| |----------------------------------10-15-14-12--------------------| |-------------------14-13----------------------14-13h14p13----13=-| |----------11----11-------14-11-14-------------------------17-----| |----11-12----12--------------------------------------------------| |-14--------------------------------------------------------------| |-/14----14/16----16-16-----------16-17bbr-17bbr-17--| |-----------------------17-----17--------------------| |-----14-------16----------18------------------------| |----------------------------------------------------| |----------------------------------------------------| |----------------------------------------------------| ++++3+++ +++3+++ |-21p17------------------12-16----------------------------| |-------19------------14----------------------------------| |----------18\13---14-----------12\9---9h11h13-9----------| |------------------------------------------------21-11-9--| |---------------------------------------------------------| |---------------------------------------------------------| |----------------------------------------------------| |----------------------------------------------------| |------------14--14\13-13-13-13\11-11-11-11\9-9\6-6--| |-6=h9-p6--------------------------------------------| |----------------------------------------------------| |----------------------------------------------------| ++++++++++++++++++++++++6+++++++++++++++++++++++ |---------------------------------------------------| |-------------------------------------------7-9-10--| |-------------------------4-6-7-6-4---6-7-9---------| |-------------------4-6-7-----------7---------------| |-------2-4-5-4-5-7---------------------------------| |-2-4-5---------------------------------------------| |-12-10-9---------14-12-10-----------------------------------| |---------12-10-9----------14-12-10--12bbr-12b-12b--17bb===--| |------------------------------------------------------------| |------------------------------------------------------------| |------------------------------------------------------------| |------------------------------------------------------------| BRIDGE 3: |-----------------|------------------| |-----------------|------------------| |-----------------|------------------| |-----------------|------------------| |-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-|-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2--| |-2-2-2-2-2-5-5-5-|-0-0-0-0-0-4-4-4--| x4 |-----------------| |-----------------| |-----------------| |-----------------| |-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-| |-0-0-0-0-0-4-4-4-| ............... SOLO 4: (matt) (all sweeps are +++6+++ ) |-9p5-------5-12p9---------9-17p12----------12-16b==r---------------| |-----7---7--------10---10---------14----14-----------17-14-17bb~==-| |-------6-------------11--------------14----------------------------| |-------------------------------------------------------------------| |-------------------------------------------------------------------| |-------------------------------------------------------------------| |---------------9h14p9---------------------------9h14p9-------------| |------------10--------10---------------------10--------10----------| |---------11--------------11---------------11--------------11-------| |------11--------------------11---------11--------------------11----| |-9h12--------------------------12p9h12--------------------------12-| |-------------------------------------------------------------------| |----------------12h17p12----------------------------12h16p12-------------| |-------------14----------14----------------------14----------14----------| |----------14----------------14----------------13----------------13-------| |-------14----------------------14----------14----------------------14----| |-12h16----------------------------16p11h16----------------------------16-| |-------------------------------------------------------------------------| |-9p5-------5-12p9---------9-12h17p12----------12-16b-16=-pb17r16-14-17bb-| |-----7---7--------10---10------------14----14----------------------------| |-------6-------------11-----------------14-------------------------------| |-------------------------------------------------------------------------| |-------------------------------------------------------------------------| |-------------------------------------------------------------------------| |---------------9h14p9---------------------------9h14p9-------------| |------------10--------10---------------------10--------10----------| |---------11--------------11---------------11--------------11-------| |------11--------------------11---------11--------------------11----| |-9h12--------------------------12p9h12--------------------------12-| |-------------------------------------------------------------------| |----------------12h17p12----------------------------12h16p12-------------| |-------------14----------14----------------------14----------14----------| |----------14----------------14----------------13----------------13-------| |-------14----------------------14----------14----------------------14----| |-12h16----------------------------16p11h16----------------------------16-| |-------------------------------------------------------------------------| BRIDGE 4: -play twice- |----------------|--------------|----------------|------------| |----------------|--------------|----------------|------------| |-14--14-14-13==-|-9--9-11-11==-|-14--14-14-13==-|------------| |--x---x--x--x---|-x--x--x--x---|--x---x--x--x---|------------| |-12--12-12-11==-|-7--7--9--9==-|-12--12-12-11==-|-7===-7===--| |----------------|--------------|----------------|-5===-4===--| OUTRO RIFF: |--------------------------------------------------| |--------------------------------------------------| |-14--14--14-13-13--13h14p13-----------------------| |----------------------------16-14-14-14/16-16=~=--| |--------------------------------------------------| |--------------------------------------------------| X2 |--------------------------------------------------| |-------------------------------14-14-14\12-12=~=--| |-14--14--14-13-13--13h14p13-----------------------| |----------------------------16--------------------| |--------------------------------------------------| |--------------------------------------------------| |-12-12-12/14-14=--14h16-16====--| |--------------------------------| |--------------------------------| |--------------------------------| |--------------------------------| |--------------------------------| THE ORDER: ---------- INTRO X1 MAIN RIFF/VERSE X2 CHORUS X1 MAIN RIFF/VERSE X1 CHORUS X1 BREAK X1 BRIDGE 1 X1 SOLO 1 X1 SOLO 2 X1 BRIDGE 1 ONLY PLAY THROUGH ONCE BRIDGE 2 X3 SOLO 3 X1 BRIDGE 3 X1 SOLO 4 X1 BRIDGE 4 X1 OUTRO RIFF X1 and thats it! I hope you like it, because it took a few days to tab up :D please rate and comment, and email all corrections to: george-williams@ntlworld.com thanks!