------------------------------------------------------------------------------- THESE WOODS BREATHE EVIL - Swallow The Sun ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Tuning: Drop C Thanks to majuri for a correction in the break part! Intro with clean sound, repeat twice: ("I grasp the soul from this tomb and cover my face, this face of a murderer...") D|------1---1-------1---1-------6---6-------6---6----| A|----3---3---3---3---3---3---8---8---8---8---8---8--| F|--2-----------2-----------7-----------7------------| C|---------------------------------------------------| G|---------------------------------------------------| C|---------------------------------------------------| D|------8---8-------8---8-------6---6-------6---6----| A|----8---8---8---8---8---8---8---8---8---8---8---8--| F|--9-----------9-----------7-----------7------------| C|---------------------------------------------------| G|---------------------------------------------------| C|---------------------------------------------------| After the clean intro the distorted guitars begin, this is the background riff: D|---------------------------------------------------------------------| A|---------------------------------------------------------------------| F|---------------------------------------------------------------------| C|--5--7--8--1--0--0--0--0-0-0-0---8--7--0--0-0-0-0--2--3--0--0-0-0-0--| G|--5--7--8--1--0--0--0--0-0-0-0---8--7--0--0-0-0-0--2--3--0--0-0-0-0--| C|--5--7--8--1--0--0--0--0-0-0-0---8--7--0--0-0-0-0--2--3--0--0-0-0-0--| Lead guitar enters with main melody: D|----------------------------------------------------------------------| A|----------------------------------------------------------------------| F|--7---/14-14-15\9---/15\9--10-7---7-9-9-9-10-10-10-12-12-12-10-10-10--| C|----------------------------------------------------------------------| G|----------------------------------------------------------------------| C|----------------------------------------------------------------------| D|------------------------------------------------------------------| A|------------------------------------------------------------------| F|--/14-14-15\9---/15\9--10-7---7-9-9-9-10-10-10-12-12-12-14-14-14--| C|------------------------------------------------------------------| G|------------------------------------------------------------------| C|------------------------------------------------------------------| D|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| A|--17--17h18p17------17-----------------------------------------------------| F|---------------15-------15\12-14---12-14-14-14-15-15-15-14-14-14-12-12-14--| C|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| G|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| C|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| D|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| A|--17--17h18p17------17-----------------------------------------------------| F|---------------15-------15\12-14---12-14-14-14-15-15-15-17-17-17-15-15-14--| C|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| G|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| C|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| Verse: ("Serpents betrayed me...") D|--------------------------------| A|--------------------------------| F|--------------------------------| C|--0------8------7------3-----5--| G|--0------8------7------3-----5--| C|--0------8------7------3-----5--| (x 3) (x 12) (x 12) (x 12) (x 6) (x 6) Verse ending: ("But this blood is real that stains my hands...") D|-------------------------------------| A|-------------------------------------| F|-------------------------------------| C|--0------8------7-----------3-----5--| G|--0------8------7-----------3-----5--| C|--0------8------7-----------3-----5--| (x 12) (x 12) Pre-chorus: ("Tortured by these voices, like flies around me...") D|------------| A|------------| F|------------| C|--0---------| G|--0------4--| C|--0------6--| (x 4) (x 18) (x 6) Pre-chorus lead melody: D|---------------------| A|---------------------| F|--10---9h10p9-7---6--| C|---------------------| G|---------------------| C|---------------------| (x 4) Chorus: ("These woods breathe evil! Rust on the ground and the arches of fire...") D|------------------------------------------------------------------| A|------------------------------------------------------------------| F|------------------------------------------------------------------| C|--0---0-0-0-0-----0---0-0-0-------0---0-0-0-0-----0---0-0-0-------| G|--0---0-0-0-0-----0---0-0-0-4-----0---0-0-0-0-----0---0-0-0-4--4--| C|--0---0-0-0-0-----0---0-0-0-6-----0---0-0-0-0-----0---0-0-0-6--6--| (x 2) PM . . . . . . . . . . . . Chorus ending: ("Towards the black heart of magnetic north...") D|---------------------------| A|---------------------------| F|---------------------------| C|--3-1-1-1-1-1-7-7-7-8-8-8--| G|--3-1-1-1-1-1-7-7-7-8-8-8--| C|--3-1-1-1-1-1-7-7-7-8-8-8--| Interlude distorted background guitar: D|-----------------------------------------------|----------| A|-----------------------------------------------|----------| F|-----------------------------------------------|----------| C|--0------8-----7----/3---5-----0------8-----7--|--\3---2--| G|--0------8-----7----/3---5-----0------8-----7--|--\3---2--| C|--0------8-----7----/3---5-----0------8-----7--|--\3---2--| (x 2) Interlude lead guitar (clean): D|----------------------|-----------| A|----------------------|-----------| F|--7---14-15-9---15-9--|--10-7-12--| C|----------------------|-----------| G|----------------------|-----------| C|----------------------|-----------| (x 4) (x 3) Break, guitar 1: D|-----------------------------------------------------------| A|--18-17-18-15-18-17---18-17-18-15-17-15-18-10-17-10-17-10--| F|-----------------------------------------------------------| C|-----------------------------------------------------------| G|-----------------------------------------------------------| C|-----------------------------------------------------------| (x 12) Break, guitar 2 (enters on the 5th repeat of guitar 1): D|-----------------------------------------------------------| A|-----------------------------------------------------------| F|--19-17-19----19-17---19-17-19----17----19----17----17-----| C|-----------19------------------19----19----19----19----19--| G|-----------------------------------------------------------| C|-----------------------------------------------------------| (x 8) After the break, chorus ending leads to the pre-chorus again. Chorus is played twice and guitar 1 from break enters on the 2nd repeat. Song ends to: D|-----| A|-----| F|-----| C|--0--| G|--0--| C|--0--| ************************************ | / slide up | \ slide down | h hammer-on | p pull-off | ~ vibrato ************************************