• Song:

    The Blackest Incarnation

  • Artist:

    Black Dahlia Murder

  • Album:

    A Cold-Blooded Epitaph

Artist Related tabs and Sheet Music

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#This file is the author's own work and represents their interpretation of the #
#song. You may only use this file for private study, scholarship, or research. #
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-Not tabbed by me, but I want everyone to have access to it.
  
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 (Corrected by ArchAngelBcrich)
Guitar 1
|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
|---5-5-5-4-4-1-0h1p0----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)-----------------|
|---------10-8-7-8-7-5-7-5--------------7---------------------------|
|---7-8-----------—-----------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.

Finally. 2 hours of tabbing it out and 3 hours to type it out.
5 hours for a 4 minute song. Hahah  but a great song.
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