Band: As I Lay Dying Album: frail words collapse Song: the beginning Copyright (c) Metal Blade 2003 Version 1.0 - (DATE) Transcribed By: Jeremy D. Brown Email: jeremydbrown@msn.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 - Stuccatto ~ - vibrato bend , - slight palm mute () - ghost note, sustained note " - tremolo note <> - Trill It should be pretty accurate. For timing and whatnot, just listen to the CD. Enjoy Tuning Drop D down one step opening riff played 4 times: |-------------------------------------------------------------------| |--------------------------------------------------10--------10-----| |-14-14-14p12p10-12-12-12p10p9 10 9----9--------------10--------10--| |-----------------------------------12---12-10-8-8-------8-8------8-| |-------------------------------------------------------------------| |-------------------------------------------------------------------| repeat this part 2 times: |-------------------------------------------------------------------| |-------------------------------------------------------------------| |-------------------------------------------------------------------| |-888888888888--101010101010--777777-------9-9/10---9-9/10----------| |-888888888888--101010101010--777777-------7-7/8----7-7/8-----------| |-888888888888--101010101010--777777----00--------00-------000000000| .. .. ......... |-------------------------------------------------------------------| |-------------------------------------------------------------------| |-------------------------------------------------------------------| |-8-10-7------------------------------------------------------------| |-8-10-7------------------------------------------------------------| |-8-10-7------------------------------------------------------------| galloping rhythym played 2 times: |-------------------------------------------------------------------| |-------------------------------------------------------------------| |-------------------------------------------------------------------| |-------------------------------------------------------------------| |0------------------------------------------------------------------| |0-000-000-000-000-000-000-000--------------------------------------| ... ... ... ... ... ... ... Played 2 times: |-------------------------------------------------------------------| |-------------------------------------------------------------------| |-------------------------------------------------------------------| |8-8-7h8-7-8-7h8--0---0------0------0------0------------------------| |8-------7--------0---0------0------0------0------------------------| |8-------7--------0-0-0 0000-0-0000-0-0000-0------------------------| . . . .... . .... . .... . |---------------------------------------------------------------------------| |------------------------------------------------10-10h12p10--10--10h12p10-8| |14-14-14p12p10-12-12-12p10p9-10-9----9---------------------10--------------| |-----------------------------------12--12-10-8-8---------------------------| |---------------------------------------------------------------------------| |---------------------------------------------------------------------------| |------------------------------------------------------------------------| |------------------------------------------------------------------------| |------------------------------------------------------------------------| |-8-7h8-7-8-7h8-8-8h10-8-7-8-7----5-8-7h8-7-8-7h8-8-8-7h8-8h10-8-7-8-7---| |-------7-------8--------------10-5-------7-------8-------------------10-| |-------7-------8-----------------5-------7-------8----------------------| Twice: |-------------------------------------------------------------------| |-------------------------------------------------------------------| |------------9----------10----------12------------------------------| |-0----------X-----------X-----------X----7p5---7-------------------| |-0-00-00000-7-00-00000--8-00-00000-10-00-----8---8-7---------------| |-0-00-00000-9-00-00000-10-00-00000-12-00---------------------------| .. ..... .. ..... .. ..... .. |-------------------------------------------------------------------| |-------------------------------------------------------------------| |-------------------------------------------------------------------| |---7-5/7---7-5/7-8-0-8-7h8-10-0-10--7-7-7--------------------------| |-0-5-3/5-0-5-3/5-8-0-8-7h8-10-0-10--7-7-7--------------------------| |-0-------0-------8-0-8-7h8-10-0-10--7-7-7--------------------------|