Song: A Monument Encased In Ash Artist: The Showdown Album: A Chorus of Obliteration (2004) Tuning: Drop D (D A D G B E) * Palm mute ' Pinch Harmonic NH-| Natural Harmonics h Hammer-On p Pull-Off \ Reapeat indicated section /x? ? amount of times \ Slide Down / Slide Up -Intro- The song opens with the snare and bass doing that super-simple-but-still-sick rhythm, and the bass matches it with an open low D The Guitar comes in after two repeats with- E |------------------------------------------| B |------------------------------------------| G |------------------------------------------| D |0-----------------------------------------| A |0-----------------------------------------| D |0-----------------------------------------| -Intro Main- E |---------------------------------------------------------------------| B |---------------------------------------------------------------------| G |10p7-7-7-9p7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-10p7-7-7-9p7-7-7h9p7h10p7h9p7h12p7h10p7-| D |---------------------------------------------------------------------|x3 A |---------------------------------------------------------------------| D |---------------------------------------------------------------------| * * * * * * * * * * * * E |--------------------------------------------------------------------| B |--------------------------------------------------------------------| G |10p7-7-7-9p7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-10p7-7-7-9p7-7-7h9p7h10p7h9p7h10p7h9p7-| D |--------------------------------------------------------------------| A |--------------------------------------------------------------------| D |--------------------------------------------------------------------| * * * * * * * * * * * * There's another guitar playing a higher harmony of that, but I can't figure it out -Intro Riff- E |----------------------------------------| B |----------------------------------------| G |----------------------------------------| D |0-0-0-0-00--00--00----00--00--00000-000-| A |0-0-0-0-00--00--00----00--00--00000-000-| D |0-0-0-0-00--00--00----00--00--00000-000-| * * * * ** ** ** ** ** ***** *** E |--------------------------------| B |--------------------------------| G |--------------------------------| D |00--00--00----00--00--00000-----| A |00--00--00----00--00--00000-5'--| D |00--00--00----00--00--00000-----| ** ** ** ** ** ***** E |--------------------------------| B |--------------------------------| G |--------------------------------| D |00--00--00----00--00--00000-000-|x2 A |00--00--00----00--00--00000-000-| D |00--00--00----00--00--00000-000-| ** ** ** ** ** ***** *** -Intro Main- E |---------------------------------------------------------------------| B |---------------------------------------------------------------------| G |10p7-7-7-9p7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-10p7-7-7-9p7-7-7h9p7h10p7h9p7h12p7h10p7-| D |---------------------------------------------------------------------|x3 A |---------------------------------------------------------------------| D |---------------------------------------------------------------------| * * * * * * * * * * * * E |--------------------------------------------------------------------| B |--------------------------------------------------------------------| G |10p7-7-7-9p7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-Can't-Figure-This-Out-Just-Hit-A-Big---| D |------------------------------Pinch-Harmonic-And-Whammy-It-All-Over-| A |--------------------------------------------------------------------| D |--------------------------------------------------------------------| * * * * * * * * * -Intro Breakdown- E |--------------------------------| B |--------------------------------| G |--------------------------------| D |000-000-000-0-000-000-00000-000-| A |000-000-000-0-000-000-00000-000-| D |000-000-000-0-000-000-00000-000-| *** *** *** * *** *** ***** *** \ \ NH----| /x2 E |------------------------5-5-5-5-|/ B |------------------------5-5-5-5-| G |------------------------5-5-5-5-| D |000-000-000-0-000-000-0-5-5-5-5-| A |000-000-000-0-000-000-0---------| D |000-000-000-0-000-000-0---------| This is all wierd use whammy bar... -Bridge- This one main rhythm line is played all the way up until the verse E |----------------------------------------------------------------| B |----------------------------------------------------------------| G |----------------------------------------------------------------| D |----------------------------------------------------------------| A |----------------------------------------------------------------| D |0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-| Really Quiet over that, play this E |----------------------------------------------------------------| B |----------------------------------------------------------------| G |----------------------------------------------------------------| D |----------------------------------------------------------------|x2 A |8-----7-----8---10----8-----8---8-----7-----5---7-----8-----5---| D |----------------------------------------------------------------| When the drums come in and things kick up, play this E |-----------------------------------| B |-----------------------------------| G |-----------------------------------| D |----------------10-10-10-8-8-8-----| A |8-8-8-7-7-7-8-8----------------8-8-| D |-----------------------------------|\ \ E |--------------------------------| /x2 B |--------------------------------| / G |--------------------------------| / D |--------------------------------| / A |8-8-8-7-7-7-5-5-7-7-7-8-8-8-5-5-|/ D |--------------------------------| That line keeps playing and a third guitar plays this E |-----------------------------------| B |-----------------------------------| G |10p7-9---7-----10p9p7-----12p9p7---| D |-------7---7-7--------7-7--------7-|x3 A |-----------------------------------| D |-----------------------------------| * * * * * * E |--------------------------------| B |--------------------------------| G |10p7-9h10p7---------------------| D |------------7-7-7p5p3-----------| A |----------------------7p5p3p0---| D |------------------------------5b| * * -Verse- E |--------------------------------------------------| B |--------------------------------------------------| G |--------------------------------------------------| D |0--00---------3---3-0--00---------8---8-8---3---3-| A |0--00-------0-3-0-3-0--00-------0-8---8-8-0-3-0-3-| D |0--00-------0-3-0-3-0--00-------0-8---8-8-0-3-0-3-| * * * * * E |----------------------------------------------------| B |----------------------------------------------------| G |----------------------------------------------------| D |0--00---------3---5-0--00---------8---8-8-----------| A |0--00-------0-3-0-5-0--00-------0-8---8-8-0---------| D |0--00-------0-3-0-5-0--00-------0-8---8-8-0-3-2p0h3-| * * * * E |-------------------------------| B |-------------------------------| G |-------------------------------| D |0--0-0-------0-------0---3---3-| A |0--0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-3-0-3-| D |0--0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-3-0-3-| * * * * * * * * E |-------------------------------| B |-------------------------------| G |-------------------------------| D |0--0-0---------8---8-8---3---3-| A |0--0-0-0-0-0-0-8---8-8-0-3-0-3-| D |0--0-0-0-0-0-0-8---8-8-0-3-0-3-| * * * * * * E |-------------------------------| B |-------------------------------| G |-------------------------------| D |0--0-0-------0-------0---3---5-| A |0--0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-3-0-5-| D |0--0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-3-0-5-| * * * * * * * * E |---------------------------------| B |---------------------------------| G |---------------------------------| D |0--0-0---------8---8-8-----------| A |0--0-0-0-0-0-0-8---8-8-0---------| D |0--0-0-0-0-0-0-8---8-8-0-3-2p0h3-| * * * * * -Chorus- E |--------------------------------| B |--------------------------------| G |--------------------------------| D |0---0-0---0-0---0---0-0---0-0---| A |0---0-0---0-0---0---0-0---0-0-0-| D |0---0-0---0-0---0---0-0---0-0-0-| * E |------------------------------| B |------------------------------| G |------------------------------| D |7-----3---5/7---5--/101010109-| A |5---0-3-0-3/5-0-3--/8-8-8-8-7-| D |----0-3-0-----0---------------| * * * E |-------------------------------------| B |-------------------------------------| G |-------------------------------------| D |--5---5-5-5---7---8---8-8-10---10-10-| A |0-5---5-5-5-0-7---8---8-8-10---10-10-| D |0-5---5-5-5-0-7---8---8-8-10---10-10-| * * E |------------------------------| B |------------------------------| G |------------------------------| D |7-----3---5/7---5--/101010109-| A |5---0-3-0-3/5-0-3--/8-8-8-8-7-| D |----0-3-0-----0---------------| * * * E |------------------------------------| B |------------------------------------| G |-----------------------------Really-| D |--8---8-----------------------Fast--| A |0-8---8-8888888888888888888----Fill-| D |0-8---8-888888888888888888810p7h8p7-| * ******************* E |-------------------------------------| B |-------------------------------------| G |-------------------------------------| D |--5---5-5-5---7---8---8-8-10---10-10-| A |0-5---5-5-5-0-7---8---8-8-10---10-10-| D |0-5---5-5-5-0-7---8---8-8-10---10-10-| * * E |------------------------------| B |------------------------------| G |------------------------------| D |7-----3---5/7---5--/101010109-| A |5---0-3-0-3/5-0-3--/8-8-8-8-7-| D |----0-3-0-----0---------------| * * * E |-----------------------------------------------| B |-----------------------------------------------| G |-----------------------------------------------| D |--8---8----------------------------------------| A |0-8---8-888888888888888888888888888888888888888| D |0-8---8-888888888888888888888888888888888888888| * ***************************************| -Bridge- They go back into the two guitar bridge part from earlier, and then the mini-solo plays over it E |---------10-12-13-12-10-8----------------| B |-------8------------------11-10-8--------| G |7-9-10----------------------------10-8-7-| D |-----------------------------------------| A |-----------------------------------------| D |-----------------------------------------| E |---------------------------------------------| B |-----------11-13-15-13-11-10-----------------| G |--------10-------------------12-10-9---------| D |8-10-12------------------------------12-10-8-| A |---------------------------------------------| D |---------------------------------------------| E |--------------------------------------| B |----11---10-----11---10-----11---10---| G |7-7----7----7-7----7----7-7----7----7-| D |--------------------------------------| A |--------------------------------------| D |--------------------------------------| * * * * * * * * * * That part looks wierd tabbed out note for note, but that's actually tremolo picking right there E |------------18-17-15---------------------| B |------15-17----------17-18-17-15---------| G |15-17----------------------------14-15'--| D |-----------------------------------------| A |-----------------------------------------| D |-----------------------------------------| The verse plays again, but there are some small variations, they're just open D plam muted power chords. Then back into the chorus, same as last time, but at the end, another guitar does this. E |-------------------------------| B |-------------------------------| G |-------------------------------| D |3'-and-bring-it-up-with-a-bend-| A |-------------------------------| D |-------------------------------| OOH BREAK IT DOWN (I love that scrowly thing) E |------------------------------------------------| B |------------------------------------------------| G |------------------------------------------------| D |0-----3'--0---------0-----3'--0-----------------| A |0-----------3-0-3-0-0-----------3-0-3-0---------| D |0-------------------0-------------------6-5-4-3-| That's played a few times, with this one little fill that I fail-bike at figuring out, and a whammy dip on one of the open D's, followed by a build up of simply open D power chords, with this lead thing near the end. E |--------------------------------| B |--------------------------------| G |10'-and-bring-it-up-with-a-bend-| D |--------------------------------| A |--------------------------------| D |--------------------------------| E |--------------------------------| B |--------------------------------| G |--------------------------------| D |----6---3-1---0---1---1-3---6'--| A |0-0-6-0-3-1-0-0-0-1-0-1-3-0-----| D |0-0-6-0-3-1-0-0-0-1-0-1-3-0-----| * * * * * * * E |--------------------------------|\ B |--------------------------------| \ G |--------------------------------| \ D |----6---3-1---0---3---1-3-------| \ A |0-0-6-0-3-1-0-0-0-3-0-1-3-0-----| \ D |0-0-6-0-3-1-0-0-0-3-0-1-3-0-6'--| \ * * * * * * * \ \ E |--------------------------------------| /x2 B |--------------------------------------|/ G |--------------------------------------| D |----6---3-1---0---3-------------------| A |0-0-6-0-3-1-0-0-0-3-0-----------------| D |0-0-6-0-3-1-0-0-0-3-0-0h1h3p0h1p0-6---| * * * * * * E |----------------------------------| B |----------------------------------| G |----------------------------------| D |------------------10-----8---12'--|x4 A |0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0----0-0---0------| D |0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0----0-0---0------| * * * * * * * * * * * * Then you play the intro riff, and go back into the chorus, then into the intro riff again, and end after that