The rhythm guitar to ALOL's "With Pitiless Blows".
b = bend the notes
P.M. = "."
Verse Riff (played during lead guitar whammy bend as well as the verse)
E ------------------------------------------------------------------|
B ------------------------------------------------------------------|
G ------------------------------------------------------------------|
D ------------------------------------------------------------------|
A -----4---4------4---4------4-5------4---4------4---4------4-5---4-|
D 0--1---1---0--1---1---0--1-----0--1---1---0--1---1---0--1-----0---|
played a bunch of times into...
Bridge A
E -----------------------------------------------------------------|
B -----------------------------------------------------------------|
G -----------------------------------------------------------------|
D -----------------------------------------------------------------|
A -1--0--0--0-0--0-0--1-0--0-0------0--0--0-0-0--0-0------000--0-0-|
D -2--0--0--0-0--0-0--2-0--0-0-1-0--0--0--0-0-0--0-0-1-0--000--0-0-|
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ... . .
that's played twice until the...
Chorus
[ Tab from: http://www.guitaretab.com/a/a-life-once-lost/85193.html ]
E ----------------------------------------------|
B ----------------------------------------------|
G ----------------------------------------------|
D ----------------3-------------------------3b--|
A -2-2---1---1--2---4-1b--2-2---1---1--1--2-----|
D -4-4-0-4-0-4------------4-4-0-4-0-4-----------|
. . . .
Repeated two times, repeat the previous sections and after that...
Bridge B
E ------------------------------------------------|
B ------------------------------------------------|
G ------------------------------------------------|
D ------------------------------------------------|
A -4--3---4------4------5------4------5-0-0-0-0-0-|
D ----------0--0---0--0---0--0---0--0---0-0-0-0-0-|
. . . . .
Repeat two more times but without the "4--3" part.
Breakdown(!)
E ---------------------------------------------------------------------|
B ---------------------------------------------------------------------|
G ---------------------------------------------------------------------|
D --000----000---000-000---000--000-000---000---000---000-000--000-000-|
A --000----000---000-000---000--000-000---000---000---000-000--000-000-|
D --000----000---000-000---000--000-000---000---000---000-000--000-000-|
Repeat again. Just work out those triplets and follow the pattern that the lyrics set.
the chorus, then bridge B once, and thats it...jam with your friends!
The lead guitar's only difference is some random dissonance chords at a few parts of the
the first half of the breakdown has chugging on the sixth string when not doing
Have fun.
