##Chimaira - Year of the Snake guitar tab, by thedarklord15 <- youtube ##channel
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##This is my cover of the song, it's not perfect, and my webcam's not crap, but not
that great either -
## ---- /watch?v=pUrj2QZbqvU
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##email - bob_shall_rule@live.ca
Tuning - dropped C
## Intro:
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|--3--4----8--7-------------------|
|--3--4----8--7-------------------| x2
## Drums kicks in
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|---------------------6\----------|
|--3--4----8--7-------4\----------| play and slide backwards
|--3--4----8--7----0--------------|
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|--3--4----8--7-------------------|
|--3--4----8--7-------------------|
## Growl starts, this is going to be the main riff
this pattern can be slightly tricky, I see them as quadruplets(4x). Same as
triplets(3x), but just add the extra note. up-down-up-down
very fast xDD
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|--3333-4444-2222-3333-3333'3-----|--3333-4444-2222-3333-33333333---|
|--3333-4444-2222-3333-3333'3-----|--3333-4444-2222-3333-33333333---|
accentuate last note |
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|--3333-4444-2222-3333-3333'3-----|--3333-4444-2222-3333---6-7------|
|--3333-4444-2222-3333-3333'3-----|--3333-4444-2222-3333---6-7------|
## Verse 1
Chocking on these feelings | awakening has been at arms length
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|--3333-4444-2222-3333-33333333---|--3333-4444-2222-3333---3-3-3-3----|
|--3333-4444-2222-3333-33333333---|--3333-4444-2222-3333---3-3-3-3----|
----------------------------------|-----------------------------------|pm last 4 notes
for too long, It's hard to accept | when all I had was their words
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|--3333-4444-2222-3333-3333'3-----|--3333-4444-2222-3333---6--/12\----|
|--3333-4444-2222-3333-3333'3-----|--3333-4444-2222-3333---6--/12\----|
----------------------------------|------------->slide to 12----------| and back
I've seen the devil and I've kissed the mouth of sin
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|---------------------6\----------|
|--3--4----8--7-------4\----------|
|--3--4----8--7----0--------------|
Bloodshot eyes and senses heightened, I am seeking to get in
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|--3--4----8--7-------------------|
|--3--4----8--7-------------------|
## pre-chorus ( i guess =P )
These chains! No longer bound me | I'm shedding my skin once again
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|---------------------------------|--------------13----14-----------|
|--11-----------------------------|--11----15-----------------------|
|--------11----8----11------6\----|---------------------------------|
|---------------------------4\----|---------------------------------|
|------------------------0--------|---------------------------------|
## Chorus
In the year, In the year of the snake
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|--3-3-3-3---3-3-3-3--------------|--3-3-3-3---3-3-3-3--------------|
|--3-3-3-3---3-3-3-3--------------|--3-3-3-3---3-3-3-3--------------|
|--3-3-3-3---3-3-3-3--------------|--3-3-3-3---3-3-3-3--------------|
|--3-3-3-3---3-3-3-3---/14b ------|--3-3-3-3---3-3-3-3--------------|
slide to fret 14 and super bend
## main riff again, slightly modified
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|--3333-4444-2222-3333-3333'3-----|--3333-4444-2222-3333------------|
|--3333-4444-2222-3333-3333'3-----|--3333-4444-2222-3333---/14b-----|
## verse 2
I was born into a world of | pain and heartache, Isolation
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|--3333-4444-2222-3333-3333'3-----|--3333-4444-2222-3333-33333333---|
|--3333-4444-2222-3333-3333'3-----|--3333-4444-2222-3333-33333333---|
was the key to unlocking my | soul,Now the story will be told
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|--3333-4444-2222-3333-3333'3-----|--3333-4444-2222-3333--6---------|
|--3333-4444-2222-3333-3333'3-----|--3333-4444-2222-3333--6--/12\---|
## repeat
I've seen the devil and I've kissed the mouth of sin
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|---------------------6\----------|
|--3--4----8--7-------4\----------|
|--3--4----8--7----0--------------|
Bloodshot eyes and senses heightened, I am seeking to get in
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|---------------------------------|
|---------------------6\----------|
|--3--4----8--7-------4\----------|
|--3--4----8--7----0--------------|
## pre-chorus 2
These chains! No longer bound me | I'm shedding my skin once again
|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
|---------------------------------|--------------13----14-----------|
|--11-----------------------------|--11----15-----------------------|
|--------11----8----11------6\----|---------------------------------|
|---------------------------4\----|---------------------------------|
|------------------------0--------|---------------------------------|
## Chorus
In the year, In the year of the snake
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|--3-3-3-3---3-3-3-3--------------|--3-3-3-3---3-3-3-3--------------|
|--3-3-3-3---3-3-3-3---/14b ------|--3-3-3-3---3-3-3-3--------------|
## BREAKDOWN!!! now this is the fun part, if you get your pinch harmonics right, it
should sound exactly the same! :D
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|--0-0-0-0---0-0-0-0--------------|--0-0-0-0---0-0-0-0--------------|
|--0-0-0-0---0-0-0-0--------------|--0-0-0-0---0-0-0-0--------------|
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|--0-0-0-0---0-0-0-0--------------|--0-0-0-0---0-0-0-0----5\--------|
|--0-0-0-0---0-0-0-0--------------|--0-0-0-0---0-0-0-0----5\--------|
## <6>p5 you pinch 6, then you pull off to 5. <> is note pinched, p is pull-off
## <2>b you pinch, then bend it, listen to the song for timing, it's a slow bend
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|--65--<6>p5--------------------00-0000--8755-8755-10p877---<10>----|
|-------------<6>p5---0-1-<2>b--00-0000-----------------------------|
last part after the 00-0000, is played very fast.
|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
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|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
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|--65--<6>p5--------------------00-0000--8755-8755-10p877-----------|
|-------------<6>p5---0-1-<2>b--00-0000---------------------/12\----|
just do a random slide at the end of this part^
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|--65--<6>p5--------------------00-0000--8755-8755-10p877---<10>----|
|-------------<6>p5---0-1-<2>b--00-0000-----------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
|--65--<6>p5--------------------00-0000----14\----------------------|
|-------------<6>p5---0-1-<2>b--00-0000----14\----------------------|
slide down from 14 for this part^
## The Next 2 parts are similar to the intro, so just redo the intro and drums-kicks-in part.
## Outro
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|--0-0-0-0---0-0-0-0--------------|--0-0-0-0---0-0-0-0----/15\------|
|--0-0-0-0---0-0-0-0--------------|--0-0-0-0---0-0-0-0----/15\------|
slide up to 15 and slide down.
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|--0-0-0-0---0-0-0-0--------------|--0-0-0-0---0-0-0-0--------------|
|--0-0-0-0---0-0-0-0--------------|--0-0-0-0---0-0-0-0--------------|
In the yearrrrrr of the... snake.
Hope you've got it by now :) Msg me here @ my email, or via youtube for mistakes, help
or inquiries.
Keep it fucking Heavy!
