tuning: Half Step Down (Eb Ab Db Gb Bb Eb) h = hammer on p = pull off / = slide up \ = slide down x = stop sound * = palm muting s = scratching ` = rapidly slide up and down the string there is a video of myself and a friend playing this song here: http://youtube.com/watch?v=2PqC4hHWy04 im not trying to show it off haha, its just a reference for strumming rhythms and timing and stuff. Intro lead guitar 10----8----10h13-10p8---------10----8---------8---------| ---10---10------------10-8-------10---10----------------| -----------------------------------------9h10---10-9----| -----------------------------------------------------10-| --------------------------------------------------------| --------------------------------------------------------| -------0---------------------8h10-10/13---10p8-------------------------------| --6---------------------8h10-------------------10-8--------------------------| ----------------------------------------------------5-----------7------------| ------------8p7-----------------------------------------5-7-5-------5-7-5----| ----------------8h10---------------------------------------------------------| -----------------------------------------------------------------------------| ^ start the song here, then when you get back to the first line theres 3 repeats of the whole thing. acoustic guitar - strum each chord once --------------------------1-----------------------5-----5-----| 10-----------10-----------1-----------5-----------6-----6-----| 10-----------10-----------2-----------5-----------5-----7-----| -8------------8-----------0-----------3-----------5-----5-----| -8------------8-----------0-----------3-----------5-----5-----| -8------------8-----------0-----------3-----------5-----5-----| ^ start song here then, the intro ends with both guitars doing this ------------------------------------| 10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-| 10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-| -8--8--8--8--8--8--8--8--8--8--8--8-| -8--8--8--8--8--8--8--8--8--8--8--8-| -8--8--8--8--8--8--8--8--8--8--8--8-| Chorus 1 - acoustic guitar only 1--1-11-11--1-11-11--1-11-11--1-11-1---------------------------------------| 1--1-11-11--1-11-11--1-11-11--1-11-1---------------------------------------| 2--2-22-22--2-22-22--2-22-22--2-22-2---------------------------------------| 0--0-00-00--0-00-00--0-00-00--0-00-05--5-55-57--7-77-711--11-1111-11-11----| 0--0-00-00--0-00-00--0-00-00--0-00-05--5-55-58--8-88-8-8---8--8-8--8-12----| 0--0-00-00--0-00-00--0-00-00--0-00-05--5-55-57--7-77-7-8---8--8-8--8-11----| "they're allowing visitation" to "live this song ive been living incessantly" (play two times) rhythm guitar ---------------------------------------------------------------------| ---------------------------------------------------------------------| --------------------------------777-777-555-55x----------------------| 8-8-8888-88888883-3-3333-3333333777-777-555-55x-5--55x--5x-5--5x-555-| 8-8-8888-88888883-3-3333-3333333555-555-333-33x-5--55x--5x-5--5x-555-| 8-8-8888-88888883-3-3333-3333333----------------5--55x--5x-5--5x-555-| ** ** ** * lead guitar -------------------------------------------------------------| -------------------------------------------------------------| 10/12-1212121212-10\7777777-12/14-1414141414-12\101010101010-| -x/-x--x-x-x-x-x--x\xxxxxxx--x/-x--x-x-x-x-x--x\-x-x-x-x-x-x-| -8/10-1010101010--8\5555555-10/12-1212121212-10\-8-8-8-8-8-8-| -------------------------------------------------------------| ----------------------------------------------------| ----------------------------------------------------| 141414-141414/17-141414-1414x------------------7/10-| -x-x-x--x-x-x/-x--x-x-x--x-xx-5--55x--5x-5--5x-x/-x-| 121212-121212/15-121212-1212x-5--55x--5x-5--5x-5/-8-| ------------------------------5--55x--5x-5--5x------| * * * * * * * "through these poison pills and chemicals i know that you'll hear something beautiful" rhythm -----------------------------------------------------------------| --------------------------------10101010101010101010101010101010-| 1010101010101010101010101010101010101010101010101010101010101010 12121212121212121212121212121212-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-| -8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-| -8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-| -----------------------------------| -----------------555555555-5-5-5\--| 5555555555555555-555555555-5-5-5\--| 5555555555555555-333333333-3-3-3\--| 3333333333333333-333333333-3-3-3\--| 3333333333333333-333333333-3-3-3\--| * * lead -------------------------------------------------------------| -------------------------------------------------------------| 10/12-1212121212-10\7777777-12/14-1414141414-12\101010101010-| -x/-x--x-x-x-x-x--x\xxxxxxx--x/-x--x-x-x-x-x--x\-x-x-x-x-x-x-| -8/10-1010101010--8\5555555-10/12-1212121212-10\-8-8-8-8-8-8-| -------------------------------------------------------------| ---------------------------------------------------------------| ---------------------------------------------------------------| 14141414141414141414141412121212-171717171717171717-17-17-17\--| -x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x--x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x--x--x--x\--| 12121212121212121212121210101010-151515151515151515-15-15-15\--| ---------------------------------------------------------------| * * "and brilliance together we'll witness, sorry it's the only way" rhythm --------------------------------------------------------0--------| -----------------------------------------------------------3-1---| 777-777-555-555-----------------------------------------------2--| 777-777-555-555-555-555-555-55--888-------------3----------------| 555-555-333-333-555-555-555-55--888-------------3----------------| ----------------555-555-555-55--888-------------3----------------| ** ** ** ** ** ** ** * ** lead ------10----13p10----10---17-17-17-15-13------------------------| 10-10----10-------10---------------------15---------------------| ----------------------------------------------------------7/10--| ----------------------------------------------555-555-555-x/-x--| ----------------------------------------------555-555-555-5/-8--| ----------------------------------------------555-555-555-------| * * * * ** ** ** ---------------------------3--1-0---| ---------------------------------1--| 101010-------------5----------------| 101010-------------5----------------| -8-8-8-------------3----------------| -8-8-8-------------3----------------| * * Chorus 2 (2X) rhythm -----------------------------------------------------------------------------------| -----------------------------------------------------------------------------------| 7--7-77-77--7-77-77--7-77-77-------------------------------------------------------| 7--7-77-77--7-77-77--7-77-77--------5--5-55-57--7-77-711--11-1111-1111--11-1111-11-| 5--5-55-55--5-55-55--5-55-55--------5--5-55-58--8-88-8-8---8--8-8--812--12-1212-12-| ------------------------------8--7--5--5-55-57--7-77-7-8---8--8-8--811--11-1111-11-| ^ standard strumming pattern starts here on second repeat lead ---------------------------------------------------| ---------------------------------------------------| 14--14-1414-1412-10-1010-1014--14-1414-1412--7--5--| -x---x--x-x--x-x--x--x-x--x-x---x--x-x--x-x--x--x--| 12--12-1212-1210--8--8-8--812--12-1212-1210--5--3--| ---------------------------------------------------| ------------------------------------------------| ------------------------------------------------| 7--9-910-105--9-910-106--9-910-1012--12-1212-12-| x--x-x-x--xx--x-x-x--xx--x-x-x--x-x---x--x-x--x-| 5--7-7-8--83--7-7-8--84--7-7-8--810--10-1010-10-| ------------------------------------------------| ^ standard strumming pattern starts here on second repeat then, lead 3X -----------------------------------------------| -----------------------------------------------| 777\--5x----7x---------------------------------| 777\--5x-7x-7x-5555-535ss-7x-------------------| 555\--3x-7x-5x-3333-535ss-xx-8x--7x-1010101010-| ---------7x----3333-535ss-7x-7x-10x-1111111111-| ----------------------------------------------| ----------------------------------------------| 777\--5x----7x--------------------------------| 777\--5x-7x-7x-5555-535ss-7x------------------| 555\--3x-7x-5x-3333-535ss-xx-8x--7x-----------| ---------7x----3333-535ss-7x-7x-10x-5-5h7-5-3-| rhythm goes like this at first, and then it jumps in with the lead guitar playing the same thing. ----------------------------------------------| ----------------------------------------------| 777-x-----------------------------------------| 777-x----------5555-x-------------------------| 555-x----------3333-x-------------------------| ---------------3333-x-------------------------| bridge lead ------0---------------0-------------13------------------------------------| ---6---------------6--------------------13-----------13-------------------| --------------------------------10----------14--12h14---10--9-------------| -------------------------8--7----------------------------------10---------| 5---------------5-------------8-------------------------------------------| --------------------------------------------------------------------------| ------------------------------------13----------------------13------------------| ----------------------------------------13-----------13---------13-----------13-| --------------------------------10----------14--12h14---10----------14--12h14---| --------------------------------------------------------------------------------| 3---------------3---------------------------------------------------------------| ---7--5------------7--5-----`---------------------------------------------------| ^ second time stop here and go to the next part rhythm 1-------------------------------------------------------------------------| 1--------------------------------5----------------------------------------| 2--------------------------------5----------------------------------------| 0--------------------------------3----------------------------------------| 0--------------------------------3----------------------------------------| 0--------------------------------3----------------------------------------| --------------------------------------------------------------------------------| --------------------------------10----------------------------------------------| --------------------------------10----------------------------------------------| ---------------------------------8----------------------------------------------| 3---------------3----------------8----------------------------------------------| ---7--5------------7--5-----`----8----------------------------------------------| ^ second time stop here and go to the next part "every time i dismember the flesh, hide the evidence and start again because" lead guitar keeps strumming -------------| -----10------| -----10------| ------8------| ------8------| ------8------| rhythm guitar keeps strumming -------------| -------------| -----10------| -----10------| ------8------| ------8------| then the acoustic guitar plays Chorus 1 again, and on the 8811 chord, both electric guitars cut in with this ---0---| ---1---| ---1---| -------| -------| -------| then Chorus 2 is played 6X and both guitars end on this chord -------| -------| ---7---| ---7---| ---5---| -------|