Apocalypse Upon Us


Artist: Overcast Song: Apocalypse Upon Us Album: Fight Ambition To Kill Transcribed by Dave Blanchard Standard Tuning Guitar 1 - Pete Cortese Guitar 2 - Scott McCooe I tried to line up the measures to indicate the correct timing, but you’ll have to listen closely to fully get it. Riff 1A Guitar 1 |---------------------------------------------------------| |---------------------------------------------------------| |---------------------------------------------------------| |-------------------4---3---\7----3-----------------------| |-----------2------------------------4*-------------------| |---------------------------------------------------------| Guitar 2 |---------------------------------------------------------| |---------------------------------------------------------| |---------------------------------------------------------| |-2-2-2-2-------------2------------2------------2---------| |-2-2-2-2-------3-1-2------3-3-1-2--------3-1-2-----------| |-0-0-0-0---0-1----------1------------0-1---------0-3-0-1-| . . . . . . . . Riff 1B Guitar 1 |-------------------------------------------------| |-------------------------------------------------| |-------------------------------------------------| |------4----3----\7---7\6---6---------------------| |-2-----------------------------------------------| |-------------------------------------------------| Guitar 2 |-------------------------------------------------| |-------------------------------------------------| |-------------------------------------------------| |-----------2------------2------------2---------2-| |-----3-1-2------3-3-1-2--------3-1-2-----------2-| |-0-1----------1------------0-1---------0-3-0-1-0-| . . . . . Riff 2 |-----------------------------------| |-----------------------------------| |----------------5---3---4----3-3-3-| |----------------5---3---4----3-3-3-| |----------------3---1---2----1-1-1-| |-0-1-0-3-1-0-1--3-0-1-0-2-0--1-1-1-| . . . . . . . . . . Guitar 2 |-----------------------------------| |-----------------------------------| |----------------5---3---4----3-3-3-| |---(Rest)-------5---3---4----3-3-3-| |----------------3---1---2----1-1-1-| |----------------3-0-1-0-2-0--1-1-1-| . . . Guitar 1 |-------------------------------------| |-------------------------------------| |----------------5---3---4----3/4-3-3-| |----------------5---3---4----3/4-3-3-| |----------------3---1---2----1/2-1-1-| |-0-1-0-3-1-0-1--3-0-1-0-2-0--1/2-1-1-| . . . . . . . . . . Guitar 2 |-------------------------------------| |-------------------------------------| |----------------5---3---4----3/4-3-3-| |----------------5---3---4----3/4-3-3-| |----------------3---1---2----1/2-1-1-| |-0-1-0-3-1-0-1--3-0-1-0-2-0--1/2-1-1-| . . . . . . . . . . Guitar 1 |-----------------------------------| |-----------------------------------| |----------------5---3---4----3-3-3-| |----------------5---3---4----3-3-3-| |----------------3---1---2----1-1-1-| |-0-3-1-2-0-0-0--3-0-1-0-2-0--1-1-1-| . . . . . . . . . . Guitar 2 |-----------------------------------| |-----------------------------------| |----------------5---3---4----3-3-3-| |----------------5---3---4----3-3-3-| |----------------3---1---2----1-1-1-| |-0-3-1-2-0-0-0--3-0-1-0-2-0--1-1-1-| . . . . . . . . . . Guitar 1 |----------------------| |----------------------| |----------------------| |----------------------| |-3--------2-----------| |----2--1--------1b2r1-| Guitar 2 |----------------------| |----------------------| |----------------------| |----------------------| |----4--3--4/7---4---3-| |-1--------------------| Riff 3 Guitar 1 |-------------------------------------------<7>"-| |------------------------------------------------| |--------------------------------------<7>"------| |------------------------------------------------| |-------7tr8-------7h8-5tr7-------7tr8-----------| |-00000------00000----------00000----------------| ..... ..... ..... Guitar 2 |------------------------------------------------| |-------------------------------------------<7>"-| |--------------------------------------<7>"------| |------------------------------------------------| |-------7tr8-------7h8-5tr7-------7tr8-----------| |-00000------00000----------00000----------------| ..... ..... ..... Riff 4 Guitar 1 |----------------------------------| |-----0-------0-----0--------------| |-----3-------4-----3--------------| |--------------------------3---3---| |----------------------------------| |-000---0-000---000----000---0-----| ... . ... ... ... . . . Guitar 2 |----------------------------------| |----------------------------------| |----------------------------------| |-222---2-222---222------5---3---4-| |-222---2-222---222------5---3---4-| |-000---0-000---000----0-3-0-1-0-2-| ... . ... ... . . . . . . Guitar 1 |----------------------------------| |-----0-------0-----0--------------| |-----3-------4-----3--------------| |------------------------5---3---4-| |------------------------5---3---4-| |-000---0-000---000----0-3-0-1-0-2-| ... . ... ... . . . . . . Guitar 2 |----------------------------------| |----------------------------------| |----------------------------------| |-222---2-222---222------5---3---4-| |-222---2-222---222------5---3---4-| |-000---0-000---000----0-3-0-1-0-2-| ... . ... ... . . . . . . Fill 1 Both Guitars |------------| |------------| |-4---3------| |-4---3------| |-2---1------| |-2---1---2~-| Riff 5 Both Guitars |----------------------------------------------| |----------------------------------------------| |------6----5---------4-----------3------------| |------6----5----6----4----4\3----3----4-------| |------4----3----6----2----4\3----1----4-------| |-0000-4-00-3-00-4-00-2-00-2\1-00-1-00-2-00-2~-| .... .. .. .. .. .. .. .. Ending 1 |----------------------------| |----------------------------| |-------------------4--3-----| |-------------------4--3-----| |-------------------2--1-----| |-0-3-0-1-0-2-0h1p0-2--1--2~-| Ending 2 |------------------------------| |------------------------------| |------------------------------| |-2-5--2-3--2-5--2-5--2-3--2-4-| |-2-5--2-3--2-5--2-5--2-3--2-4-| |-0-3--0-1--0-3--0-3--0-1--0-2-| . . . . . . . . . . . . Riff 6 Guitar 1 |----------------------------------------------------------------| |----------------------------------------------------------------| |----------------------4-3----------------------6-5---4----4-3---| |--------------------3-4-3-4--------------------6-5-6-4--3-4-3-4-| |--------------------3-2-1-4--------------------4-3-6-2--3-2-1-4-| |-00000000-0-0-0-0-0-1-----2-00000000-0-0-0-0-0-----4----1-----2-| ........ . . . . . ........ . . . . . Guitar 2 |----------------------------------------------------------------| |----------------------------------------------------------------| |----------------------4-3----------------------6-5---4----4-3---| |-2------------------3-4-3-4--------------------6-5-6-4--3-4-3-4-| |-2------------------3-2-1-4--------------------4-3-6-2--3-2-1-4-| |-0------------------1-----2------------------------4----1-----2-| Guitar 1 |-----------------------------------| |-----------------------------------| |---------3-----4--6-5---4----4-3---| |---------3-----4--6-5-6-4--3-4-3-4-| |---------1-----2--4-3-6-2--3-2-1-4-| |-0-0-0-0-1-0-0-2------4----1-----2-| . . . . . . Guitar 2 |-----------------------------------| |-----------------------------------| |------------------6-5---4----4-3---| |------------------6-5-6-4--3-4-3-4-| |------------------4-3-6-2--3-2-1-4-| |----------------------4----1-----2-| Pete plays this lick: |-0h3p0-------------------| |-------0h3p0-------------| |-------------0h2p0-------| |-------------------0h2p0-| |-------------------------| |-------------------------| Riff 6 changes rhythms throughout the rest of the song. Listen for the correct timing. Fill 2 Guitar 1 only |-----------------| |-----------------| |-------4--3------| |-------4--3------| |-------2--1---9\-| |-0h1p0-2--1------| Riff 7 |--------------------------------------| |----0-----------------0---------------| |----4---4-5-----------4b---4-5--------| |-2------4-5--------2-----2-4-5--------| |-2------2-3--------2-------2-3--------| |-0------2-3-3--3/5-0-------2-3-3--3/5-| Guitar 2 |--------------------------------------| |--------------------------------------| |--------4-5----------------4-5--------| |-2---2--4-5-5--5/7-22222---4-5-5--5/7-| |-2---2--2-3-5--5/7-22222---2-3-5--5/7-| |-0---0--2-3-3--3/5-00000---2-3-3--3/5-| ..... Riff 8 Guitar 2 plays a palm muted open E pattern. Guitar 1 |--------------------------------------0--------| |--------------------------------------0--------| |-----------------------------------------------| |-----------------------------------------4/5-4-| |-----------------------------------------4/5-4-| |-00000000-00000000-00000000-00000000-----2/3-2-| ........ ........ ........ ........ (Guitar 1 continued) |---------------------| |---------------------| |----------7----------| |-2---4/5--7--7/7-7/9-| |-2---4/5--5--4/5-5/7-| |-0---2/3-------------| Riff 9 Both Guitars |------------------------------------| |------------------------------------| |----------------4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-| |-2-2-2-2-2-2-2--4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-| |-2-2-2-2-2-2-2--2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-| |-0-0-0-0-0-0-0----------------------| . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . (continued) |-----------------------------------| |-----------------------------------| |----------------7-7-7-7-7----------| |-2-2-2-2-2-2-2--7-7-7-7-7--7/7-7/9-| |-2-2-2-2-2-2-2--5-5-5-5-5--4/5-5/7-| |-0-0-0-0-0-0-0---------------------| . . . . . . . . . . . .