This is how I play the song and I am pretty sure its 99.9% correct. A lot of these other
sound close but I think this sounds the close out of all of em. Pretty easy song to
feel the rythem and have fun.
DARKEST HOUR
OKLAHOMA
HIDDEN HANDS OF A SADIST NATION
TUNING - CGCFAD
PALM MUTE = .
INTRO-BOTH GUITARS (PLAY 1 TIME)
D ------------------------------------------------|
A ------------------------------------------------|
F ------------------------------------------------|
C ------------------------------------------------|
G 2-----2-----2-2---------8-8-8-8-8-8-7-7-7-5-5-5-|
C 2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-------------------------|
PM . . . . . . . .
GUITAR 1 (PLAY 3 TIMES)
D ------------------------------------------------|
A ------------------------------------------------|
F ------------------------------------------------|
C ------------------------------------------------|
G --2-2---2-2---2-2---2-2-8-8-8-8-8-8-7-7-7-5-5-5-|
C 2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-------------------------|
PM. . . .
GUITAR 2 (PLAY 3 TIMES WITH EACH DIFFERENT ENDING)
D -------------------------------------------------- END 1-|
A ---------------------------------------------------------|
F ---------------------------------------------------------|
C ---------------------------------------------------------|
G --2-2---2-2---2-2---2-2-8-8-8-8-8-8-10-10-10-------------|
C 2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2----------------------8-8-8-------|
PM. . . .
D --------------------------------- END 2-|
A ----------------------------------------|
F ----------------------------------------|
C ----------------------------------------|
G -11-11-11-11-11-11-10-10-10-8-8-8-------|
C ----------------------------------------|
D ---------------------------------| END 3
A ---------------------------------|
F ---------------------------------|
C ---------------------------------|
G -1-1-1-1-1-1-2-2-2-5-5-5---------|
C ---------------------------------|
END INTRO (BOTH GUITARS)
D ------------------------|
A ------------------------|
F ------------------------|
C ------------------------|
G 2-----2-----2-2---------|
C 2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-|
PM . . . . . . . .
GUITAR BREAK
GUITAR 1 (PLAY TWICE ON BREAK)
D ------------------------------------------------|
A ------------------------------------------------|
F ------------------------------------------------|
C ------------5-----------4-----------3-3---------|
G 2-----------3-----------2-----------1-1---5-5---|
C 2-5-2-5-2-x---5-2-5-2-x---5-2-5-2-x-----x-5-5-x-|
PM . . . . . . . . . . . .
GUITAR 2 (PLAY WITH THE DRUMS AND WELL YOU KNOW) W/FEEDBACK
D --------------------------------------------------|
A --------------------------------------------------|
F --------------------------------------------------|
C --------------------------------------------------|
G 2-------------------------------------------------|
C 2-------------------------------------------------|
D ------------------------------------------------|
A ------------------------------------------------|
F ------------------------------------------------|
C ------------------------------------3-3---------|
G 2-----------------------------------1-1---5-5---|
C 2---------------------------------------x-5-5-x-|
VERSE (BOTH GUITARS) PLAY 4 TIMES
D ------------------------------------------------|
A ------------------------------------------------|
F ------------------------------------------------|
C ------------5-----------4-----------3-3---------|
G 2-----------3-----------2-----------1-1---5-5---|
C 2-5-2-5-2-x---5-2-5-2-x---5-2-5-2-x-----x-5-5-x-|
PM . . . . . . . . . . . .
CHORUS
GUITAR 1 (PLAY TWICE)
D ------------------------------------------------|
A ------------------------------------------------|
F ------------------------------------------------|
C ------------------------------------------------|
G 2-----2-----2-2---------8-8-8-8-8-8-7-7-7-5-5-5-|
C 2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-8-8-8-8-8-8-7-7-7-5-5-5-|
PM . . . . . . . .
D ------------------------------------------------|
A ------------------------------------------------|
F ------------------------------------------------|
C ------------------------------------------------|
G 2-----2-----2-2---------8-8-8-8-8-8-7-7-7-5-5-5-|
C 2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-------------------------|
PM . . . . . . . .
GUITAR 2 (PLAY TWICE)
D ------------------------------------------------|
A ------------------------------------------------|
F ------------------------------------------------|
C ------------------------------------------------|
G 2-----2-----2-2---------8-8-8-8-8-8-7-7-7-5-5-5-|
C 2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-8-8-8-8-8-8-7-7-7-5-5-5-|
PM . . . . . . . .
D ------------------------------------------------|
A ------------------------------------------------|
F ------------------------------------------------|
C ------------------------------------------------|
G 2-----2-----2-2---------------------------------|
C 2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-8-8-8-8-8-8-7-7-7-5-5-5-|
PM . . . . . . . .
BOTH GUITARS
D ---------------------------|
A ---------------------------|
F ---------------------------|
C ---------------------------|
G 2-----2-----2-2---------8\-|
C 2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-8\-|
PM . . . . . . . . SLIDE
VERSE 2 (BOTH GUITARS AGAIN) PLAY 4 TIMES
D ------------------------------------------------|
A ------------------------------------------------|
F ------------------------------------------------|
C ------------5-----------4-----------3-3---------|
G 2-----------3-----------2-----------1-1---5-5---|
C 2-5-2-5-2-x---5-2-5-2-x---5-2-5-2-x-----x-5-5-x-|
PM . . . . . . . . . . . .
CHORUS
GUITAR 1 (PLAY TWICE)
D ------------------------------------------------|
A ------------------------------------------------|
F ------------------------------------------------|
C ------------------------------------------------|
G 2-----2-----2-2---------8-8-8-8-8-8-7-7-7-5-5-5-|
C 2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-8-8-8-8-8-8-7-7-7-5-5-5-|
PM . . . . . . . .
D ------------------------------------------------|
A ------------------------------------------------|
F ------------------------------------------------|
C ------------------------------------------------|
G 2-----2-----2-2---------8-8-8-8-8-8-7-7-7-5-5-5-|
C 2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-------------------------|
PM . . . . . . . .
GUITAR 2 (PLAY TWICE)
D ------------------------------------------------|
A ------------------------------------------------|
F ------------------------------------------------|
C ------------------------------------------------|
G 2-----2-----2-2---------8-8-8-8-8-8-7-7-7-5-5-5-|
C 2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-8-8-8-8-8-8-7-7-7-5-5-5-|
PM . . . . . . . .
D ------------------------------------------------|
A ------------------------------------------------|
F ------------------------------------------------|
C ------------------------------------------------|
G 2-----2-----2-2---------------------------------|
C 2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-8-8-8-8-8-8-7-7-7-5-5-5-|
PM . . . . . . . .
[ Tab from: http://www.guitaretab.com/d/darkest-hour/139045.html ]
BOTH GUITARS (GUITAR 1 STAYS RINGING)
D ----------------|
A ----------------|
F ----------------|
C ----------------|
G 2-----2-----2-2-|
C 2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-|
PM . . . .
BEFORE BRIDEGE
GUITAR 1
D -8-8-8-8-8-8-8
A 12121212121212
F -------------|
C -------------|
G -------------|
C -------------| (KEEP STRUMMING THIS UNTIL METAL PART)
GUITAR 2
D -------------|
A -------------|
F -------------|
C -------------|
G 2------------|(0)(0)
C 2------------|(0)(0)
PM . . (NOTE THAT THE OPEN IS OPTIONAL, I USE IT BECAUSE I THINK IT SOUNDS HEAVY AS BALLS)
METAL BRIDGE \m/
BOTH GUITARS (PLAY TWICE)
D ----------------------------|
A ----------------------------|
F ----------------------------|
C ----------------------------|
G -6-5---6-5---5-3---3-2(2)---|
C -6-5---6-5---5-3---3-2(2)---|
GUITAR 1 (PLAY 4 TIMES)
D ----------------------------|
A ----------------------------|
F ----------------------------|
C ----------------------------|
G -6-5---6-5---5-3---3-2(2)---|
C -6-5---6-5---5-3---3-2(2)---|
GUITAR 2 (PLAY 4 TIMES)
D ----------------------------|
A ----------------------------|
F -5-4---5-4---4-5---5-4(4)---|
C -x-x---x-x---x-x---x-x(x)---|
G -3-2---3-2---2-3---3-2(4)---|
C ----------------------------|
BOTH GUITARS (PLAY 4 TIMES)
D ----------------------------------------------------------------|
A ----------------------------------------------------------------|
F ----------------------------------------------------------------|
C ----------------------------------------------------------------|
G 2---------2---------2---------2---------3-3-3-3-3-3-7-7-7-8-8-8-|
C 2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-6-6-6-6-6-6-3-3-3-3-3-3-|
PM . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
(ONE OF THE GUTIARS IS USING AN EFFECT, SO FIGURE IT OUT AND LOTS OF FEED BACK HERE TOO)
BACK TO INTRO LINE AGAIN (PLAY 1 TIME)
BOTH GUITARS
D ------------------------------------------------|
A ------------------------------------------------|
F ------------------------------------------------|
C ------------------------------------------------|
G 2-----2-----2-2---------8-8-8-8-8-8-7-7-7-5-5-5-|
C 2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-------------------------|
PM . . . . . . . .
GUITAR 1 (PLAY 3 TIMES)
D ------------------------------------------------|
A ------------------------------------------------|
F ------------------------------------------------|
C ------------------------------------------------|
G --2-2---2-2---2-2---2-2-8-8-8-8-8-8-7-7-7-5-5-5-|
C 2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-------------------------|
PM. . . .
GUITAR 2 (PLAY 3 TIMES WITH EACH DIFFERENT ENDING)
D -------------------------------------------------- END 1-|
A ---------------------------------------------------------|
F ---------------------------------------------------------|
C ---------------------------------------------------------|
G --2-2---2-2---2-2---2-2-8-8-8-8-8-8-10-10-10-------------|
C 2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2----------------------8-8-8-------|
PM. . . .
D --------------------------------- END 2-|
A ----------------------------------------|
F ----------------------------------------|
C ----------------------------------------|
G -11-11-11-11-11-11-10-10-10-8-8-8-------|
C ----------------------------------------|
D ---------------------------------| END 3
A ---------------------------------|
F ---------------------------------|
C ---------------------------------|
G -1-1-1-1-1-1-2-2-2-5-5-5---------|
C ---------------------------------|
BOTH GUITARS
D ------------------------|
A ------------------------|
F ------------------------|
C ------------------------|
G 2-----2-----2-2---------|
C 2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-|
PM . . . . . . . .
GUITAR BREAK
GUITAR 1 (PLAY TWICE ON BREAK)
D ------------------------------------------------|
A ------------------------------------------------|
F ------------------------------------------------|
C ------------5-----------4-----------3-3---------|
G 2-----------3-----------2-----------1-1---5-5---|
C 2-5-2-5-2-x---5-2-5-2-x---5-2-5-2-x-----x-5-5-x-|
PM . . . . . . . . . . . .
GUITAR 2 (PLAY WITH THE DRUMS AND WELL YOU KNOW) W/FEEDBACK
D --------------------------------------------------|
A --------------------------------------------------|
F --------------------------------------------------|
C --------------------------------------------------|
G 2-------------------------------------------------|
C 2-------------------------------------------------|
D ------------------------------------------------|
A ------------------------------------------------|
F ------------------------------------------------|
C ------------------------------------3-3---------|
G 2-----------------------------------1-1---5-5---|
C 2---------------------------------------x-5-5-x-|
VERSE (BOTH GUITARS) PLAY 4 TIMES
D ------------------------------------------------|
A ------------------------------------------------|
F ------------------------------------------------|
C ------------5-----------4-----------3-3---------|
G 2-----------3-----------2-----------1-1---5-5---|
C 2-5-2-5-2-x---5-2-5-2-x---5-2-5-2-x-----x-5-5-x-|
PM . . . . . . . . . . . .
CHORUS
GUITAR 1 (PLAY TWICE)
D ------------------------------------------------|
A ------------------------------------------------|
F ------------------------------------------------|
C ------------------------------------------------|
G 2-----2-----2-2---------8-8-8-8-8-8-7-7-7-5-5-5-|
C 2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-8-8-8-8-8-8-7-7-7-5-5-5-|
PM . . . . . . . .
D ------------------------------------------------|
A ------------------------------------------------|
F ------------------------------------------------|
C ------------------------------------------------|
G 2-----2-----2-2---------8-8-8-8-8-8-7-7-7-5-5-5-|
C 2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-------------------------|
PM . . . . . . . .
GUITAR 2 (PLAY TWICE)
D ------------------------------------------------|
A ------------------------------------------------|
F ------------------------------------------------|
C ------------------------------------------------|
G 2-----2-----2-2---------8-8-8-8-8-8-7-7-7-5-5-5-|
C 2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-8-8-8-8-8-8-7-7-7-5-5-5-|
PM . . . . . . . .
D ------------------------------------------------|
A ------------------------------------------------|
F ------------------------------------------------|
C ------------------------------------------------|
G 2-----2-----2-2---------------------------------|
C 2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-8-8-8-8-8-8-7-7-7-5-5-5-|
PM . . . . . . . .
OUTRO
BOTH GUITARS
D ------------------------------------------------------|
A ------------------------------------------------------|
F ------------------------------------------------------|
C --------------------------3-----------5---------------|
G 2-----2-----2-2-----------1-----------3-----------5-2-|
C 2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-5-2-5-2-x---5-2-5-2-x---5-2-5-2-x-5-2-|
PM . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
(THEN PULL THE PLUG AND THROW A BOTTLE)
THATS THE SONG. ITS REALLY EASY, JUST PLAY IT FAST AND YOU'LL BE LIKE WOW I CAN BE IN DARKEST HOUR.
