CHOKE SERMON (Bassline)
As recorded by Lamb Of God
(From the 2009 Album WRATH)
Words by Randy Blythe
Music by Lamb Of God
Arranged by Lamb Of God
Transcribed by Simon Montague-Bassett
Gtr I (D A D G) - 'John Campbell'
Q=170
4/4
Gtr I
W
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|------|
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|-3-| |-3-| |3| |-3-| |3|
E E E Q H W W E E E Q E E E E Q E
|---------------|----------|----------|----------------------|
|---------------|----------|----------|----------------------|
|---------------|----------|----------|-----------------2----|
|-0-0-0---------|----------|----------|-6-5-3-6-6-5-3-0---1--|
$
|-3-| |-3-| |-3-| |-3-| |-3-| |-3-| |-3-| |-3-|
E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E
|-------------------------|-------------------------|
|-------------------------|-------------------------|
|-------------------5-3-5-|-------------------6-5-6-|
|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-------|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-------|
PM--|
|-3-| |-3-| |-3-| |-3-| |-3-| |-3-| |-3-| |-3-|
E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E
|-------------------------|----------------------------|
|-------------------------|----------------------------|
|-------------------8-6-8-|-------6-5-6----------------|
|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-------|-0-0-0-------0-0-0-0-6-0----|
|-3-| |-3-| |-3-| |-3-| |-3-| |-3-| |-3-| |-3-|
E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E
|-------------------------|-------------------------|
|-------------------------|-------------------------|
|-------------------5-6-5-|-------------------6-5-6-|
|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-------|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-------|
|-3-| |-3-| |-3-| |-3-| |-3-| |3| |-3-| |3|
E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E Q E E E E Q E
|-------------------------|----------------------|
|-------------------------|----------------------|
|-------------------8-6-8-|-----------------2----|
|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-------|-6-5-3-6-6-5-3-0---1--|
|-3-| |-3-| |-3-| |-3-| |-3-| |-3-| |-3-| |-3-|
E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E
|-------------------------|-------------------------|
|-------------------------|-------------------------|
|-------------------5-3-5-|-------------------6-5-6-|
|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-------|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-------|
PM--|
|-3-| |-3-| |-3-| |-3-| |-3-| |-3-| |-3-| |-3-|
E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E
|-------------------------|----------------------------|
|-------------------------|----------------------------|
|-------------------8-6-8-|-------6-5-6----------------|
|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-------|-0-0-0-------0-0-0-0-6-0----|
|-3-| |-3-| |-3-| |-3-| |-3-| |-3-| |-3-| |-3-|
E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E
|-------------------------|-------------------------|
|-------------------------|-------------------------|
|-------------------5-6-5-|-------------------6-5-6-|
|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-------|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-------|
PM---| PM| PM| PM
|-3-| |-3-| |-3-| |-3-| |--3--| |--3--| |--3--| |--3--|
E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E
|-------------------------|----------------------------------------|
|-------------------------|----------------------------------------|
|-------------------8-6-8-|----------10-------12-------13-12-------|
|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-------|-10-12-13----13-12----13-12-------13----|
|-3-| |-3-| |-3-| |-3-| |-3-| |-3-| |-3-| |-3-|
E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E
|-------------------------|-------------------------|
|-------------------------|-------------------------|
|-------------------------|-------------------------|
|-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-|
E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E
|-------------------------|----------------------------|
|-------------------------|----------------------------|
|-------------------------|----------------------------|
|-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-|-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1----|
|3| |-3-| |-3-| |-3-| |3| |-3-| |-3-|
Q E E E E E E E E E E Q E E E E E E E Q
|-----------------------|--------------------|
|-----------3-----------|-----------3--------|
|-----5-3-5---5-3---3-5-|-----5-3-5---5-3-6--|
|-0-0-------------0-----|-0-0----------------|
|3| |-3-| |-3-| |-3-| |-3-| |-3-|
Q E E E E E E E E E E E E E Q E E E Q
|-----------------------|---------------------|
|-----------3-----------|---------------------|
|-----5-3-5---5-3---3-5-|---------------------|
|-0-0-------------0-----|-0-0-0-6--0-0-0-3----|
|3| |-3-| |-3-| |-3-| |3| |-3-| |-3-|
Q E E E E E E E E E E Q E E E E E E E Q
|-----------------------|--------------------|
|-----------3-----------|-----------3--------|
|-----5-3-5---5-3---3-5-|-----5-3-5---5-3-6--|
|-0-0-------------0-----|-0-0----------------|
To Coda
|3| |-3-| |-3-| |-3-| |-3-| |-3-|
Q E E E E E E E E E E E E E Q E E E Q
|-----------------------|---------------------|
|-----------3-----------|---------------------|
|-----5-3-5---5-3---3-5-|---------------------|
|-0-0-------------0-----|-0-0-0-6--0-0-0-3----|
|-3-| |-3-| |-3-| |-3-| |-3-| |-3-| |-3-| |-3-|
E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E
|-------------------------|-------------------------|
|-------------------------|-------------------------|
|-------------------5-3-5-|-------------------6-5-6-|
|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-------|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-------|
D.S. al Coda
PM---| PM| PM| PM
|-3-| |-3-| |-3-| |-3-| |--3--| |--3--| |--3--| |--3--|
E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E
|-------------------------|----------------------------------------|
|-------------------------|----------------------------------------|
|-------------------8-6-8-|----------10-------12-------13-12-------|
|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-------|-10-12-13----13-12----13-12-------13----|
&
|3| |-3-| |-3-| |-3-| |3| |-3-| |-3-|
Q E E E E E E E E E E Q E E E E E E E Q
||------------------------|--------------------|
||o-----------3-----------|-----------3--------|
||o-----5-3-5---5-3---3-5-|-----5-3-5---5-3-6--|
||--0-0-------------0-----|-0-0----------------|
|3| |-3-| |-3-| |-3-| |-3-| |-3-|
Q E E E E E E E E E E E E E Q E E E Q
|-----------------------|---------------------||
|-----------3-----------|--------------------o||
|-----5-3-5---5-3---3-5-|--------------------o||
|-0-0-------------0-----|-0-0-0-6--0-0-0-3----||
Wx7
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|--------|
|--------|
|-3-| |-3-| |-3-| |-3-|
E E E E E E E E E E E E
|----------------------------|
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|----------------------------|
|-7-6-5-6-5-4-5-4-3-4-3-2----|
PM| PM|
E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E
|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
|-8-----5-----5---|---3---6---3---6s|=8-----5-----5---|-----------------|
|---0-0---0-0---0-|-0---0---0---0---|---0-0---0-0---0-|-0-0-6-5-0-0-5-3-|
E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E
|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
|-8-----5-----5---|---3---6---3---6s|=8-----5-----5---|-----------------|
|---0-0---0-0---0-|-0---0---0---0---|---0-0---0-0---0-|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|
PM| PM|
E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E
|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
|-8-----5-----5---|---3---6---3---6s|=8-----5-----5---|-----------------|
|---0-0---0-0---0-|-0---0---0---0---|---0-0---0-0---0-|-0-0-6-5-0-0-5-3-|
E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E
|-----------------|-----------------|
|-----------------|-----------------|
|-8-----5-----5---|---3---6---3---6s|
|---0-0---0-0---0-|-0---0---0---0---|
|-3-| |-3-| |-3-| |-3-|
E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E
|-----------------|-------------------------|
|-----------------|-------------------------|
|-8-----5-----5---|-------------------------|
|---0-0---0-0---0-|-7-6-5-6-5-4-5-4-3-4-3-2-|
PM PM
E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E
|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
|-----------------|---3-------3-----|-----------------|-----------------|
|-3-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|-0---0-1-0---0-1-|-3-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|
PM PM
E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E
|-----------------|-----------------|
|-----------------|-----------------|
|-----------------|---3-------3-----|
|-3-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|-0---0-1-0---0-1-|
|-3-| |-3-| |-3-| |-3-|
E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E
|-----------------|-------------------------|
|-----------------|-------------------------|
|-----------------|-------------------------|
|-3-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|
PM PM
E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E
|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
|-----------------|---3-------3-----|-----------------|-----------------|
|-3-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|-0---0-1-0---0-1-|-3-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|
PM PM
E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E
|-----------------|-----------------|
|-----------------|-----------------|
|-----------------|---3-------3-----|
|-3-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|-0---0-1-0---0-1-|
|-3-| |-3-| |-3-| |-3-|
E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E
|-----------------|-------------------------|
|-----------------|-------------------------|
|-----------------|-------------------------|
|-3-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|-7-6-5-6-5-4-5-4-3-4-3-2-|
|-3-| |-3-| |-3-| |-3-| |-3-| |-3-| |-3-| |-3-|
E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E
|-------------------------|-------------------------|
|-------------------------|-------------------------|
|-------------------------|-------------------------|
|-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-|
E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E
|-------------------------|----------------------------|
|-------------------------|----------------------------|
|-------------------------|----------------------------|
|-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-|-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1----|
|-3-| |-3-| |-3-| |-3-| |-3-| |-3-| |-3-| |-3-| |-3-|
Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q E E E E E E
|-------------|-------------|-------------|-------------------|
|-------------|-------------|-------------|-------------------|
|-------------|-------------|-------------|-------------------|
|-3-3-3-3-3-3-|-3-3-3-3-3-3-|-2-2-2-2-2-2-|-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-|
|3| |-3-| |-3-| |-3-| |3| |-3-| |-3-|
Q E E E E E E E E E E Q E E E E E E E Q
||------------------------|--------------------|
||o-----------3-----------|-----------3--------|
||o-----5-3-5---5-3---3-5-|-----5-3-5---5-3-6--|
||--0-0-------------0-----|-0-0----------------|
|3| |-3-| |-3-| |-3-| |-3-| |-3-|
Q E E E E E E E E E E E E E Q E E E Q 3x
|-----------------------|---------------------||
|-----------3-----------|--------------------o||
|-----5-3-5---5-3---3-5-|--------------------o||
|-0-0-------------0-----|-0-0-0-6--0-0-0-3----||
|3| |-3-| |-3-| |-3-| |3| |-3-| |-3-|
Q E E E E E E E E E E Q E E E E E E E Q
|-----------------------|--------------------|
|-----------3-----------|-----------3--------|
|-----5-3-5---5-3---3-5-|-----5-3-5---5-3-6--|
|-0-0-------------0-----|-0-0----------------|
|3| |-3-| |-3-| |-3-| |3| |-3-| |-3-| |-3-|
Q E E E E E E E E E E Q E E E E E E E E E E
|-----------------------|------------------------|
|-----------3-----------|-----------3------------|
|-----5-3-5---5-3---3-5-|-----5-3-5---5-3---3-5--|
|-0-0-------------0-----|-0-0-------------0------|
PM---| PM| PM| PM--|
|3| |-3-| |-3-| |-3-| |--3--| |--3--| |--3--| |--3--|
Q E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E H H
|-----------------------|-------------------------------------|-------------*|
|-----------3-----------|-------------------------------------|-------------*|
|-----5-3-5---5-3---3-5-|----------10-------12-------13-12----|-------------*|
|-0-0-------------0-----|-10-12-13----13-12----13-12-------13-|-12\---------*|
Duration Legend
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W - whole; H - half; Q - quarter; E - 8th; S - 16th; T - 32nd; X - 64th; a - acciaccatura
+ - note tied to previous; . - note dotted; .. - note double dotted
Uncapitalized letters represent notes that are staccato (1/2 duration)
Irregular groupings are notated above the duration line
Duration letters will always appear directly above the note/fret number it represents the
duration for. Duration letters with no fret number below them represent rests. Multi-
bar rests are notated in the form Wxn, where n is the number of bars to rest for. Low
melody durations appear below the staff
Tablature Legend
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h - hammer-on
p - pull-off
b - bend
pb - pre-bend
r - bend release (if no number after the r, then release immediately)
/\ - slide into or out of (from/to "nowhere")
s - legato slide
S - shift slide
- natural harmonic
[n] - artificial harmonic
n(n) - tapped harmonic
~ - vibrato
tr - trill
T - tap
TP - trem. picking
PM - palm muting
\n/ - tremolo bar dip; n = amount to dip
\n - tremolo bar down
n/ - tremolo bar up
/n\ - tremolo bar inverted dip
= - hold bend; also acts as connecting device for hammers/pulls
<> - volume swell (louder/softer)
x - on rhythm slash represents muted slash
o - on rhythm slash represents single note slash
Misc Legend
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| - bar
|| - double bar
||o - repeat start
o|| - repeat end
*| - double bar (ending)
: - bar (freetime)
$ - Segno
& - Coda
Tempo markers - = BPM(8/16=s8/s16), where s8 = swing 8ths, s16 = swing 16ths
