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                              Shadowbound
                           By Savage Messiah

       From the album Plague of Conscience (c) Earache records 2012
 
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Notation Legend.-                       
       % = repeat last bar
       / = slide up
       \ = slide down
       . = palm mute 
       p = pull off
       h = hammer on
      (9)= right hand finger tap
       /\/\/\ = vibrato (it's up to you if you want to use the bar or not)
       b?   = bend half step or equivalent
       pb?  = pre-bend 
       br?  = bend and release
       pbr? = pre-bend and release

Tuning: C#, G#, c#, F#, A#, D#  


  Up Tempo Rock = 150bpm


 Intro (heavy):
                       
 Rhythm:

 |---------------------------------------------------------------|
 |---------------------------------------------------------------|
 |---------------------------------------------------------------|
 |------8-----------------------------------8--------------------|
 |-0----6-0----------------------------0----6-0------------------|
 |-0------0--6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6---0------0--666-666-666-666-|

 |---------------------------------------------------------|
 |---------------------------------------------------------|
 |---------------------------------------------------------|
 |------8----------------------------8---------------------|
 |-0----6-0---------------------0----6-0-------------------|
 |-0------0--6666666666666666---0------0--6666666666666666-|


 Lead (with Octave):

 |----------------------------------------|
 |----------------------------------------|
 |-/7~--7-5-7-/11~--\7-5-8--7~--7-5-7-----|
 |------------------------------------6~--|
 |----------------------------------------|
 |----------------------------------------|


 Verse Riff:

 |--------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
 |--------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
 |--------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
 |--------------------p-h-p---p-h-p--------------------------p-h-p---p-h-p--------|
 |-------------------9-6-9-6-6-5-6-5-6-3-5------------------9-6-9-6-6-5-6-5-6--3--|
 |-0-000-000-000-000-----------------6-3-5-0-000-000-000-000----------------6--3--|

 2nd Half of Verse (high vocals):

 |-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
 |-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
 |-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
 |--------------------h-p-p------------------------------------------------h-p-p-------------|
 |--p--------p-------5-6-5-0----6-------p--------h-p-p-----3--------------5-6-5-0----6-5-1-3-|
 |-1-0-0000-1-0-0000---------00-6-0000-1-0-0000-3-5-3-0-00-3-0000-1-0-0000--------00-6-5-1-3-|


 Intro reprise Different rhythm:

 |---------------------------------|
 |---------------------------------|
 |---------------------------------|
 |-------------5-8-----------------|
 |-------------3-6---------6-------|
 |-00000000000-----0000000-6-66666-|


 Pre Chorus:

 |---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
 |---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
 |---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
 |---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
 |---------5-3-6-----------1-4-1-0-|---------5-3-6-------1-0-1-/-4-4-|
 |-000-000-------0-000-000-1-4-1-0-|-000-000-------0-000-1-0-1-/-4-4-|





 Chorus:



  Rhythm:
 |------------------------------------------------------|
 |------------------------------------------------------|
 |--------------------7\6-------------------------------|
 |--------------------5\4-8-----------------------------|
 |----0-----1-----0-------6----0-----1---1--1-0-5\4-1-0-|
 |-00-0-000-0-000-0-00------00-0-000-0-0-1001-0-5\4-1-0-|

 

  Lead(let ring):
 |------------------------------------------------|
 |-10-10-10-10-8-8-11-11-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10--|
 |---7--7--7--7-7-7--7--7--7--7--7--7--7--7--7--7-|
 |------------------------------------------------| 
 |------------------------------------------------|
 |------------------------------------------------|



 Break down riff/Tapping solo:

 |-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
 |-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
 |-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
 |-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
 |--------0-----------------1-------------------0----------1--0---5\4-1-0--|
 |-00000000----------11111111-----------000000000----------1--0---5\4-1-0--|


 Tapping solo:
|---t----h--p-----t----t----h--p-----t----t----h--p---
|-(22)-10-15-10-(22)-(22)-10-15-10-(22)-(22)-10-15-10-
|-----------------------------------------------------
|-----------------------------------------------------
|-----------------------------------------------------
|-----------------------------------------------------


 ---t----h--p-----t----t----h--p-----t----t----h--p---
 -(20)-10-15-10-(20)-(20)-10-15-10-(20)-(20)-10-15-10-
 -----------------------------------------------------
 -----------------------------------------------------
 -----------------------------------------------------
 -----------------------------------------------------




 ---t----h--p-----t----t----h--p-----t----t----h--p---
 -(18)-10-15-10-(18)-(18)-10-15-10-(18)-(18)-10-15-10-
 -----------------------------------------------------
 -----------------------------------------------------
 -----------------------------------------------------
 -----------------------------------------------------


 --t----h--p-----t----h--p-----t----h--p-----t--|
 (20)-10-15-10-(18)-10-15-10-(17)-10-15-10-(18)-|
 -----------------------------------------------|
 -----------------------------------------------|
 -----------------------------------------------|
 -----------------------------------------------|
 

   Main Solo Rhythm:

 |-----------------------------------------------|
 |-----------------------------------------------|
 |-----------------------------------------------|
 |------------h---------------------h------h-----|
 |-5---------3-6---------5---------3-6----3-5----|
 |---0-0-000-----0-0-000---0-0-000-----00-----00-|




  Bridge out of the solo Into the verse:

 |-----------------------------|
 |-----------------------------|
 |-----------------------------|
 |-7--5--7--11-7--8--12-----13-|
 |-5--3--5--9--5--6--10--6--11-|
 |-----------------------6-----|
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