Tuning: Drop C


Intro, clean sound (guitar 1):
D|---15--14--15--12-----15--14--15------12---|
A|----------------------------------12-------|
F|-------------------------------------------|
C|-------------------------------------------|
G|-------------------------------------------|
C|-------------------------------------------|


Intro, clean sound (guitar 2):
D|----------------------------------------------|
A|---17--15--12--15--12-----13--12--10--8--12---|
F|----------------------------------------------|
C|----------------------------------------------|
G|----------------------------------------------|
C|----------------------------------------------|


Intro, distorted sound (when drums kick in):
D|-------------------------------------------------------------|
A|---17
-15
-12/15-15-
-----12h13--p12-10\8-8/12-12---|
F|-------------------------------------------------------------|
C|-------------------------------------------------------------|
G|-------------------------------------------------------------|
C|-------------------------------------------------------------|

D|------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|---/17
-15
-12/15-15-
-----12h13--p12-10\8-8/12-12bh12---|
F|------------------------------------------------------------------|
C|------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|------------------------------------------------------------------|
C|------------------------------------------------------------------|

D|--------------------------------------------------------------|
A|---/17
-15
-12/15-15-
-----12h13--p12-10\8-8/12-12---|
F|--------------------------------------------------------------|
C|--------------------------------------------------------------|
G|--------------------------------------------------------------|
C|--------------------------------------------------------------|

D|------------------------------------------------------------|
A|---/17
-15
-12/15-15-
-----12h13--p12-10\8-8-7---|
F|------------------------------------------------------------|
C|------------------------------------------------------------|
G|------------------------------------------------------------|
C|------------------------------------------------------------|


Intro background chords:
D|-----------------------------------------------------------|----|
A|-----------------------------------------------------------|----|
F|-------------4--12--4--11--4-------------4--12--4--11--4---|----|
C|---2-----2---------------------7-----10--------------------|-10-|
G|---2-----2---2--10--2---(b9)-2---7-----10--2--10--2---(b9)-2---|-10-|
C|---2-----2---------------------7-----10--------------------|-10-|
                             (x 2)


Verse: Guitar 2 from intro.


Pre-chorus:
("My child, I carry the burden of sorrow with your soul...")
D|------------------------------------------------------|
A|---------------------------7--------------------------|
F|-------------------(b9)-------------------------(b9)-11---|
C|---5-2-2--2-10--(b9)---(b9)7-7---------------(b9)-(b9)--------|
G|---5-2-2--2-10-----------------(b9)7-7------------------|
C|---5-2-2--2-10----------------------------------------| (x 2)

D|------------------------------------------------------|
A|---------------------------7--------------------------|
F|-------------------(b9)-------------------------(b9)-11---|
C|---5-2-2--2-10--(b9)---(b9)7-7---------------(b9)-(b9)--------|
G|---5-2-2--2-10-----------------(b9)7-7------------------|
C|---5-2-2--2-10----------------------------------------| 
PM       .  .

D|--------------------------------------------------------|
A|----------------------------7---------------------------|
F|-------------------(b9)-----------------------------------|
C|---5-2-2--2-10--(b9)---(b9)7-7---------------5--5-2--1--2---|
G|---5-2-2--2-10-----------------(b9)7-7-----5--5-2--1--2---|
C|---5-2-2--2-10---------------------------5--5-2--1--2---|


Interlude, clean sound:
D|-----------------------------------------|
A|-------8---8---------8---8---------------|
F|-----(b9)--(b9)--(b9)----(b9)--(b9)--(b9)---(b9)---(b9)--|
C|---(b9)------------(b9)----------10---10-----|
G|-----------------------------------------|
C|-----------------------------------------| (x 3)


Bridge, black metalish part begins:
NOTE: Tremolo picking, listen to the song for the rhytm.
D|----------------------------------------------------|
A|----------------------------------------------------|
F|----------------------------------------------------|
C|-------------------10--------(b9)---------------------|
G|------7--(b9)-10---------(b9)-------7---(b9)----10-(b9)10---|
C|---(b9)-----------------------------------------------|

After drums kick in, repeat these 2 bars twice:
D|---------------------------------------------------|
A|---------------------------------------------------|
F|---------------------------------------------------|
C|-------------------10--------(b9)-----------10-(b9)7---|
G|------7--(b9)-10---------(b9)-------7---(b9)-------------|
C|---(b9)----------------------------------------------|

D|----------------------------------------------------|---|
A|----------------------------------------------------|---|
F|----------------------------------------------------|---|
C|-------------------10--------(b9)---------------------|-(b9)|
G|------7--(b9)-10---------(b9)-------7---(b9)----10-(b9)10---|---|
C|---(b9)-----------------------------------------------|---|
                                                      (only 1st time)


Break 1 and pre-chorus:
("Through living flesh to the dead...")
D|-------------------------------|
A|-------------------------------|
F|-------------------------------|
C|---2-2-2--2--2-2-2--2---2-2-3--|
G|---2-2-2--2--2-2-2--2---2-2-3--|
C|---2-2-2--2--2-2-2--2---2-2-3--| (x 3)
PM   . .       . .        . .

("But only one cried...")
D|--------------------------------------|
A|--------------------------------------|
F|--------------------------------------|
C|---2-2-2--2--2-2-2--2---2-2-3---/15---|
G|---2-2-2--2--2-2-2--2---2-2-3---/15---|
C|---2-2-2--2--2-2-2--2---2-2-3---/15---| (x 2)
PM   . .       . .        . .

Then repeat:
first bar x 1
second bar x 1
first bar x 1

...and start the chorus.


Chorus (repeat twice):
("The tears made circles on the still water...")
D|---------------------|
A|---------------------|
F|---------------------|
C|---3--2---------10---|
G|---3--2---------10---|
C|---3--2-----7-(b9)10---| (x 3)

D|----------------------|
A|----------------------|
F|----------------------|
C|---10--7-----(b9)--10---|
G|---10--7-----(b9)--10---|
C|---10--7-----(b9)--10---|


Break 2 (bend all notes slightly):
D|-------------------------|
A|-------------------------|
F|-------------------------|
C|-------------------------|
G|-------------------------|
C|---2-----1-----2-----1---| (x 3)


Then repeat break 1 like this:
first bar x 1
second bar x 1
first bar x 4


This background melody steps in at:
("Into the deepest pit you silently fell...")
D|------------------------------------|
A|------13-----12-----10------12-13---|
F|---(b9)-----(b9)-----(b9)-----(b9)----------|
C|------------------------------------|
G|------------------------------------|
C|------------------------------------|


...and then to the chorus again, repeated now x 3
(singing stops after the second repeat, but keep playing)


Song ends to:
D|----------|
A|----------|
F|----------|
C|---3--2---|
G|---3--2---|
C|---3--2---|



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| /   slide up
| \   slide down
| h   hammer-on
| p   pull-off
| ~   vibrato
| b   Bend
| br  Bend release

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