here is the real way to play sonnet of the wretched.
use 7 string guitar, tuned to drop A
AEADGBE
~ = add vibrato
p = pinch harmonic
t = tremolo picking
b = bend
"riff 1" 0:00-0:16
guitar 1:
E ------------------------------------------------------------------|
B ------------------------------------------------------------------|
G ------------------------------------------------------------------|
D ------------------------------------------------------------------|
A ------------------------------------------------------------------|
E 8~0000-0000-0-8~0000000000-8/12-7~0000-0000-0-7~0-0-0-0-0-7/10-8~-|
A --0000-0000-0---0000000000--------0000-0000-0---0-0-0-0-0---------|
guitar 2: (harmony)
E ------------------------------------------------------------------|
B ------------------------------------------------------------------|
G ------------------------------------------------------------------|
D ------------------------------------------------------------------|
A 7~------------7~-----------7/10-5-------------5~----------5/8--7~-|
E --0000-0000-0---0000000000--------0000-0000-0--~0-0-0-0-0---------|
A --0000-0000-0---0000000000--------0000-0000-0---0-0-0-0-0---------|
first breakdown 0:16-0:31
E -------------------------------------------------------------|
B -------------------------------------------------------------|
G -------------------------------------------------------------|
D -------------------------------------------------------------|
A -------------------------------------------------------------|
E 0--0000-0000-0-0--00000000000-0-0--0000-0000-0-0--000000-0-0-|
A 1--1111-1111-1-1--11111111111-1-1--1111-1111-1-1--111111-1-1-|
transition back to riff 1 0:31-0:31
low A: 0-0-0-0
back to "riff 1" 0:32-0:51
chuggy tremolo part 0:52-1:23
[ Tab from: http://www.guitaretab.com/c/chelsea-grin/208388.html ]
E -------------------------------|
B -------------------------------|
G -------------------------------|
D -------------------------------|
A ----------------------1--------|
E 3-6-4t--6-3-0-2-3-2-0-1-2-1-3--|p
A 3-6-----6-3-0-2-3-2-0---2-1----|
(E---------)
(B---------)
(G---------)
every other time (D---------)
switch to (A-2-1---1-)
(E-1-0-0-0-)
(A-2-1-0-1-)
mean chug buildup 1:24-1:31
E --------------------------------|
B --------------------------------|
G --------------------------------|
D --------------------------------|
A 2-1---2-1---2-1---2-1---2-1-2-1-|
E 1-0-0-1-0-0-1-0-0-1-0-0-1-0-1-0-|
A 2-1-0-2-1-0-2-1-0-2-1-0-2-1-2-1-|
breakdown 2 1:32-2:04
its just the tritones again, same as the last part. pretty self explanatory. halfway
the lead being played is the same as the next part:
hoppy part 2:04-2:20
E ------------------------------------|
B ------------------------------------|
G ------------------------------------|
D ------------------------------------|
A ------------------------------------|
E ------------------------------------|
A 1b-0-0-1b--0-1b-0-4b-0-0-0-3b-0-0-0-|
E ------------------------------------|
B ------------------------------------|
G ------------------------------------|
D ------------------------------------|
A ------------------------------------|
E -------------------------------1----|
A 1b-0-0-1b--0-1b-0-4b-0-0-0-1-4---4--|
tremolo 2:20-2:51
E ------------------------------------|
B ------------------------------------|
G ------------------------------------|
D ------------------------------------|
A 1t---------------0t-----------------|
E ------------------------------------|
A ---4t-1t------------3t-0t-----------|
sustains (behind tremolo) 2:36-2:51
E ------------------------------------|
B ------------------------------------|
G ------------------------------------|
D ------------------------------------|
A 1---5--4--0-------------------------|
E 1---5--4--0-------------------------|
A 1---5--4--0-------------------------|
the rest of the song is pretty self explanatory. enjoy.