Artist – Bullet for My Valentine
Song – 4 Words (to Choke Upon)
Tabbed by - Nick Krajewski: estelrock@aol.com
Both guitars are in drop C tuning,
Please comment!!!
*=Palm Mute
/=Slide up \=Slide down
^=Pinch Harmonic
b=Bend
v=Vibrato
~=Let Ring
>=Tremolo pick
Introduction x 2
Guitar 1
D||--------17-------17----17-------18-------18----18----------|
A||--15-15----15-15----15----15-15----15-15----15-------------|
F||-----------------------------------------------------------|
C||-----------------------------------------------------------| x3
G||-----------------------------------------------------------|
C||-----------------------------------------------------------|
D||--------17-------17----17-------20-------20----20----------|
A||--15-15----15-15----15----15-15----15-15----15-------------|
F||-----------------------------------------------------------|
C||-----------------------------------------------------------|
G||-----------------------------------------------------------|
C||-----------------------------------------------------------|
Guitar 2
D||---------|------------------------|
A||---------|------------------------|
F||---------|------------------------|
C||--0~~~~--|---0~---\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\-| x2
G||--0~~~~--|---0~---\\\pick\slide\\-|
C||--0~~~~--|---0~---\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\-|
Pre Verse
Guitar 1+2
D||--------------------------------------|
A||--------------------------------------|
F||--------------------------------------|
C||--------------------------------------|
G||--0-1-0-----0-1-0-----0-1-0-----------|
C||--0-1-0-3v--0-1-0-3v--0-1-0-----------|
* * * ^ * * * ^ * * *
Verse (x2)
Guitar 1
D||-----------|
A||-----------|
F||-----------|
C||-1--00-----| x3 (After second time through go straight to prechorus)
G||-1--00-----|
C||-1--00-----|
Guitar 2
D||----------------------------------------|
A||-----10-----10---10-----11-----11---11--|
F||-7-7----7-7----7----7-7----7-7----7-----|
C||----------------------------------------|x3 (After second time through
G||----------------------------------------| go straight to prechorus)
C||----------------------------------------|
Guitar 1+2
D||--------------------------------------|
A||--------------------------------------|
F||--------------------------------------|
C||--------------------------------------|
G||--0-1-0------0-1-0-----0-1-0----------|
C||--0-1-0-3v---0-1-0-3v--0-1-0----------|
* * * ^ * * * ^ * * *
Prechorus
Guitar 1+2
D||--------------------------------------------------------|
A||--------------------------------------------------------|
F||--------------------------------------------------------|
C||------------------------------~~--\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\------|
G||--0-1-0-----0-1-0-----0-1-0--3~~--\\\pick\slide\\\------|
C||--0-1-0-3v--0-1-0-3v--0-1-0--3~~--\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\------|
* * * ^ * * * ^ * * *
Chorus (part 1)
Guitar 1
D||-----------------------------|--------------------------------|
A||-----------------------------|--------------------------------|
F||--7-------3------2-----------|--7-------3------5--------------|
C||--7-x12---3-x8---2-x4---3----|--7-x12---3-x8---5-x4---3-------|
G||--5-------1------0------3-x4-|--5-------1------3------3-x4----|
C||------------------------3----|------------------------3-------|
Guitar 2 (This part is very hard to hear because of the palm muting. I’m sure any band
get away with not playing this part live)
D||--------------------------------------------------------------|
A||--------------------------------------------------------------|
F||--------------------------------------------------------------|
C||-3-0---2-----3-0---2-----3-0-3-0-3-0---2-----3-0---2----------|
G||-----0---3-0-----0---3-0-------------0---3-0-----0---3-0-3~---|
C||---------------------------------------------------------3~---|
* * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * *
Guitar 2
D||---------------------------------------------------------------|
A||---------------------------------------------------------------|
F||---------------------------------------------------------------|
C||-3-0---2-----3-0---2-----3-0-3-0-3-0---2-----3-0---2-----------|
G||-----0---3-0-----0---3-0-------------0---3-0-----0---3-0--\\---|
C||----------------------------------------------------------\\---|
* * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * *
Chorus (part 2)
Guitar 1
D||----------------------------|---------|
A||----------------------------|---------|
F||--7-------3-------x-2-------|--7------|
C||--7-x12---3-x8----x-2--x-3--|--7-x12--|
G||--5-------1-------x-0--x-3--|--5------|
C||-----------------------x----|---------|
Guitar 2
D||----------------------------|---------|----------------|
A||----------------------------|---------|----------------|
F||--10>>>>-12>>-10>-9>--------|--10>>>>-|--12v—10v-9v----|
C||----------------------------|---------|----------------|
G||----------------------------|---------|----------------|
C||----------------------------|---------|----------------|
Guitar 3 (Harmonizes with Guitar 2)
D||----------------------------|----------|----------------|
A||--10>>>>-11>>-10>-8>--------|---10>>>>-|-11v--10v-8v----|
F||----------------------------|----------|----------------|
C||----------------------------|----------|----------------|
G||----------------------------|----------|----------------|
C||----------------------------|----------|----------------|
Post Chorus
Guitar 1
D||--------------------------------------------------------------|
A||--------------------------------------------------------------|
F||--------------------------------------------------------------|
C||--------------------------------------------------------------| x2
G||-------6-------6-------3-5-3-5-------6-------6----------------|
C||-0-0-0---0-0-0---0-0-0---------0-0-0---0-0-0---0-0-0-0-4b-----|
* * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * *
1st time (Full bend then slowly release)
2nd time (Bend)
Guitar 2
D||--------------------------------------------------------------|
A||--------------------------------------------------------------|
F||--------------------------------------------------------------|
C||-----------------------2-3-2-3--------------------------------| x2
G||-------6-------6--------------------6-------6-----------------|
C||-0-0-0---0-0-0---0-0-0---------0-0-0---0-0-0---0-0-0-0-4b-----|
* * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * *
1st time (Full bend then slowly release)
2nd time (Bend)
----Pre-Verse----|
------Verse------|
----Prechorus----|
------Chorus-----|
Post Chorus 2
[ Tab from: http://www.guitaretab.com/b/bullet-for-my-valentine/187702.html ]
Guitar 1
D||--------------------------------------------------------------|
A||--------------------------------------------------------------|
F||--------------------------------------------------------------|
C||--------------------------------------------------------------| x2
G||-------6-------6-------3-5-3-5-------6-------6----------------|
C||-0-0-0---0-0-0---0-0-0---------0-0-0---0-0-0---0-0-0-0-4b-----|
* * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * *
(Full bend then slowly release)
Guitar 2
D||--------------------------------------------------------------|
A||--------------------------------------------------------------|
F||--------------------------------------------------------------|
C||-----------------------2-3-2-3--------------------------------| x2
G||-------6-------6--------------------6-------6-----------------|
C||-0-0-0---0-0-0---0-0-0---------0-0-0---0-0-0---0-0-0-0-4b-----|
* * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * *
(Full bend then slowly release)
Bridge
Guitar 1+2
D||----------------------------------------------------------------|
A||----------------------------------------------------------------|
F||----------------------------------------------------------------|
C||----------------------------------------------------------------| x2
G||---------------------------------------------------------12\\---|
C||-0-0-0-1-0-0-0-1-0-0-0-1----0-0-0-1-0-0-0-1-0-0-0-1------12\\---|
* * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * *
Solo
Guitar 1
D||----------------------------| |----------------------------------|
A||----------------------------| |----------------------------------|
F||----------------------------| |----------------------------------|
C||----------------------------|x3 |----------------------------------|
G||-0-0-0-1-0-0-0-1-0-0-0-1----| |-0-0-0-1-0-0-0-1-0-0-0-1---12\\---|
C||-0-0-0-1-0-0-0-1-0-0-0-1----| |-0-0-0-1-0-0-0-1-0-0-0-1---12\\---|
* * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * *
Guitar 1
D||--------------------------------------|
A||--------------------------------------|
F||--------------------------------------|
C||-------3-------3-------3--------------| x4
G||-0-1-0-1-0-1-0-1-0-1-0-1-0-6v---------|
C||-0-1-0---0-1-0---0-1-0---0------------|
* * * * * * * * * *
Guitar 2 (You can tap the 13’s and 11’s)
D||-13-10-------13-10-13-10-------13-10-13-10------------|
A||-------11-10-------------11-10-------------11-10------|
F||------------------------------------------------------| x3
C||------------------------------------------------------|
G||------------------------------------------------------|
C||------------------------------------------------------|
Guitar 2
D||-13-10-------13-10-------13\----------|
A||-------11-10-------11-10--------------|
F||--------------------------------------|
C||--------------------------------------|
G||--------------------------------------|
C||--------------------------------------|
Guitar 2 (this part is pretty weird. You can do some sort of freestyle here)
D||-----5~~-------------------------------------------------------|
A||-6~~-6~~-------------------------------------------------------|
F||-7~~-----------------------------------------------------------|
C||-----------7-0-7-0-7-0-7-0-7-0-7-0-7-0-7-0-7-0-7-0-7-0-12\-----|
G||---------------------------------------------------------------|
C||---------------------------------------------------------------|
Guitar 2
D||----------13----------12----------13----------12-|
A||-10-11-10----10-11-10----10-11-10----10-11-10----|
F||-------------------------------------------------|
C||-------------------------------------------------|
G||-------------------------------------------------|
C||-------------------------------------------------|
Guitar 2
D||----------13----------12----------13-------------|
A||-10-11-10----10-11-10----10-11-10----10-11~\-----|
F||-------------------------------------------------|
C||-------------------------------------------------|
G||-------------------------------------------------|
C||-------------------------------------------------|
Guitar 2
D||----------------------20b-------------|
A||-18>-17>-18>-17>-18>------------------|
F||--------------------------------------|
C||--------------------------------------|
G||--------------------------------------|
C||--------------------------2b----------|
Last Prechorus
Guitars 1+2
D||--------------|
A||--------------|
F||-3~~-2~-------|
C||-3~~-2~-3~----|
G||-1~~-0~-3~----|
C||--------3~----|
----Chorus----
Outro
Guitar 1
D||--------------------------------------------------------------|
A||--------------------------------------------------------------|
F||--------------------------------------------------------------|
C||-------------------------------------------------------7v-----|
G||-------6-------6-------3-5-3-5-------6-------6----------------|
C||-0-0-0---0-0-0---0-0-0---------0-0-0---0-0-0---0-0-0-0--------|
* * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * ^
Guitar 2
D||--------------------------------------------------------------|
A||--------------------------------------------------------------|
F||--------------------------------------------------------------|
C||-----------------------2-3-2-3-------------------------10v----|
G||-------6-------6--------------------6-------6-----------------|
C||-0-0-0---0-0-0---0-0-0---------0-0-0---0-0-0---0-0-0-0--------|
* * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * ^
Guitar 1
D||--------------------------------------------------------------------|
A||--------------------------------------------------------------------|
F||--------------------------------------------------------------------|
C||--------------------------------------------------------------------|
G||-------6-------6-------3-5-3-5-------6-------6---------3-5-3-5~~----|
C||-0-0-0---0-0-0---0-0-0---------0-0-0---0-0-0---0-0-0-0--------------|
* * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * *
Guitar 2
D||-----------------------------------------------------------------|
A||-----------------------------------------------------------------|
F||-----------------------------------------------------------------|
C||-----------------------2-3-2-3-------------------------2-3-2-3~~-|
G||-------6-------6--------------------6-------6--------------------|
C||-0-0-0---0-0-0---0-0-0---------0-0-0---0-0-0---0-0-0-0-----------|
* * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * *
Guitar 1+2
D||--------------------------------------|
A||--------------------------------------|
F||--------------------------------------|
C||--------------------------------------|
G||-0-0-0-0--0~--------------------------|
C||-0-0-0-0--0~--------------------------|
* * * *
