Band- Darkest Hour
Song- The last Dance Massacre
Main/Opening Riff:
Both guitars:
D------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
F------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
C------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G----10-10-10----10-10-10----8-8-8----8-8-8----6-6-6----6-6-6----6-6-6----5-5-5------|
C-\10-----------8-----------5--------8--------3--------6--------5--------5-----------|
Pre-verse Riff:
Lead:
D------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
F------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
C------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G--------------------8-x-x-x--10-x-x-x---------------------1-1-1-3-3-3-4-4-4-6-6-6---|
C--6-x-x-x--6-x-x-x--------------------3-x-x-x--3-x-x-x------------------------------|
Rhythm: (let these notes ring)
D------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
F------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
C------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G----------------------------------------------------------1-1-1-3-3-3-4-4-4-6-6-6---|
C--6-----------------------------------3---------------------------------------------|
Verse Riff 1:
"A sudden gasp for air..."
Lead: (let these notes ring)
D------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
F------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
C------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G--------------------8--------10---------------------------3-----------5-------------|
C--6-----------------------------------3---------------------------------------------|
Rhythm: (let these notes ring)
D------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
F------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
C------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
C--6-----------------------------------3---------------------------------------------|
Lead: (let these notes ring)
D------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
F------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
C------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G--------------------8--------10---------------------------1-1-1-3-3-3-4-4-4-6-6-6---|
C--6-----------------------------------3---------------------------------------------|
Rhythm: (let these notes ring)
D------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
F------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
C------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G----------------------------------------------------------1-1-1-3-3-3-4-4-4-6-6-6---|
C--6-----------------------------------3---------------------------------------------|
Verse Riff 2:
"Try to piece it together..."
Lead: (let these notes ring)
D------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
F------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
C------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G--------------------8--------10---------------------------1-1-1-3-3-3-4-4-4-6-6-6---|
C--6-----------------------------------3---------------------------------------------|
Rhythm:
D------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
F------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
C------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G----------------------------------------------------------1-1-1-3-3-3-4-4-4-6-6-6---|
C--6-x-x-x--6-x-x-x--6-x-x-x--6-x-x-x--3-x-x-x--3-x-x-x------------------------------|
Chorus Riff:
"It sends an impulse out..."
Both guitars:
Riff [a]
D------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
F------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
C------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G-----6-6-6----6-6-6----6-6-6----6-6-6----6-6-6----6-6-6----6-6-6----6-6-6-----------|
C--6---------6--------3--------3--------8--------8--------8--------8-----------------|
Riff [b]
D------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
F------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
C------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G-----6-6-6----6-6-6----6-6-6----6-6-6----6-6-6----6-6-6----6-6-6----8-8-8-----------|
C--6---------6--------3--------3--------8--------8--------6--------6-----------------|
Pre-Bridge Riff:
Lead guitar produces feedback noises
[ Tab from: http://www.guitaretab.com/d/darkest-hour/65724.html ]
Rhythm:
D------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
F------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
C------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
C-6--6--6--6--6--6--3--3--3--3--3--3--8--8--8--8--8--8--8--8--8--8--8--8-------------|
Bridge Riff 1:
Lead:
D------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
F------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
C------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G---8~~~~~-------------------------6~~~~~----------------------3~~~~~~---------------|
C------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
Rhythm:
D------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
F------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
C------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
C---6--6-6-6-6--6-6-6-3--3-3-3-3--3-3-3-8--8-8-8-8--8-8-8-8--8-8-8-8--8-8-8-8--8-8-8-|
Bridge Riff 2:
Lead:
D------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
F------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
C------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G---8~~~~~-------------------------6~~~~~----------------------3~~~~~~---------------|
C------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
Rhythm:
D------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
F------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
C------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
C---6--6-6-6-6--6-6-6-8--8-8-8-8--8-8-8-3--3-3-3-3--3-3-3-3--3-3-3-3--3-3-3-3--3-3-3-|
End Bridge Riff:
Lead:
D------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
F------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
C------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G---8~~~~~-------------------------6~~~~~----------------------3~~~~~~---------------|
C------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
Rhythm: (let these notes ring)
D------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
F------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
C------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
C---6------------------------------8---------------------------3---------------------|
All that's left of the song is 2 small harmonic riffs that play for 3 straight minutes
the end, we'll call them Closing Riff 1 anbd Closing Riff 2.
Closing Riff 1:
Lead: (the effect is some sort of volume/wah, each notes fades in and out slightly)
D------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
F------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
C------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G-8--------------------6-----------------------2-------------------------4-----------|
C------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
Closing Riff 2:
Rhythm: (same fade effect as lead, but with more fuzz and what I think is a phaser)
D------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
F------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
C---10~~~~~~~~10~~~~~~9~~~~~~9~~~9~~~9~~~10~~~7~~~~7~~~~~5~~~~~7~~~~7~~~~~5----------|
G------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
C------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
That's pretty much the whole song outside of the strucure, which is long and complex if
not familiar with the song. Therefore, let's go over it against the song:
Guitar slide up neck x1 (0:08)
Main/Opening Riff x4 (0:09)
Pre-Verse Riff x1 (0:30)
Verse Riff 1 x1 (0:35)
Verse Riff 2 x2 (0:46)
Chorus Riff x2 (0:56)
Main/Opening Riff x4 (1:16)
Verse Riff 1 x1 (1:37)
Verse Riff 1 x2 (1:48)
Chorus Riff x2 (1:58)
Pre-Bridge Riff x2 (2:20)
Guitar slide up neck x1 (2:27)
Bridge Riff 1(Rhythm ONLY) x2 (2:28)
Bridge Riff 1(Lead + Rhythm) x2 (2:40)
Bridge Riff 2 x2 (2:50)
End Bridge Riff: x1 (3:01)
Main/Opening Riff (Lead only)x1 (3:11)
Main/Opening Riff x4 (3:17)
Verse Riff 1 x1 (3:38)
Verse Riff 2 x2 (3:48)
Chorus Riff x4 (3:58)
Bridge Riff 1 (Lead ONLY) x14 (4:40)
Chorus Riff (Rhythm ONLY)[a] x14 (4:40)
Closing Riff 1 x26 (5:52)
Closing Riff 2 x4 (6:17)
Closing Riff 2 x4 (7:07)
Closing Riff 2 x4 (7:58)
