Through The Black
from Demon Hunter
from the album The Triptych
Drop C tuning (one of the few Demon Hunter songs that isn't in drop B)
D[------------------------------------------------------------]
A[------------------------------------------------------------]
F[------------------------------------------------------------]
C[------------------------------------------------------------]
G[-3p0-0-0-3p0-0-0-3p0-0-0-3h5p3-0---2--0-0-2--0-0--2-0-0-2---]
C[-3p0-0-0-3p0-0-0-3p0-0-0-3h5p3-0---2--0-0-2--0-0--2-0-0-2---]
x x x x x x
play 3 times, then
D[------------------------------------------------------------]
A[------------------------------------------------------------]
F[------------------------------------------------------------]
C[------------------------------------------------------------]
G[-3p0-0-0-3p0-0-0-3p0-0-0-3h5p3-0---2--2--2--2--2--3h5p3-0---]
C[-3p0-0-0-3p0-0-0-3p0-0-0-3h5p3-0---2--2--2--2--2--3h5p3-0---]
main riff
D[------------------------------------------------------------]
A[------------------------------------------------------------]
F[------------------------------------------------------------]
C[------------------------------------------------------------]
G[-3p0-3p0-3p0-3p0-3p0-3h5p3-0---2--2--2--2--2--3h5p3-0-------]
C[-3p0-3p0-3p0-3p0-3p0-3h5p3-0---2--2--2--2--2--3h5p3-0-------]
play 4 times, then
D[---------------------------------------------------------------------]
A[---------------------------------------------------------------------]
F[---------------------------------------------------------------------]
C[-----19-----19-----19-----19-----19-----19-----19--------------------]
G[---------------------------------------------------3h5p3-0-----------]
C[-00-----00-----00-----00-----00-----00-----00------3h5p3-0-----------]
xx xx xx xx xx xx xx
twice, then
D[-----------------------------------------------------------------]
A[-----------------------------------------------------------------]
F[-----------------------------------------------------------------]
C[-----19-----19-----19-----19-------------------------------------]
G[-------------------------------17\7--17\7--17\7--17\7--5/15------]
C[-00-----00-----00-----00-------17\7--17\7--17\7--17\7--5/15------]
xx xx xx xx
slide high to low quickly 4 times, then low to high a little slower. Play that twice,
back to the intro riff.
[ Tab from: http://www.guitaretab.com/d/demon-hunter/65307.html ]
D[------------------------------------------------------------]
A[------------------------------------------------------------]
F[------------------------------------------------------------]
C[------------------------------------------------------------]
G[-3p0-0-0-3p0-0-0-3p0-0-0-3h5p3-0---2--0-0-2--0-0--2-0-0-2---]
C[-3p0-0-0-3p0-0-0-3p0-0-0-3h5p3-0---2--0-0-2--0-0--2-0-0-2---]
x x x x x x
play 4 times, then this twice (chorus)
D[----------------------------------------------------------------]
A[----------------------------------------------------------------]
F[----------------------------------------------------------------]
C[----------------------------------------------------------------]
G[--3-------3--5-------5--8\0-0---------8--8\0-0------------8\0---]
C[--3-------3--5-------5--8\0-0---------8--8\0-0------------8\0---]
Then back to the main riff and chorus riff.
Those are all the riffs until the breakdown ('lost my mind..')
D[-----------------------------------------------------------------]
A[-----------------------------------------------------------------]
F[-----------------------------------------------------------------]
C[-----------------------------------------------------------------]
G[--3h5p3p0-3h5p3-0---3h5p3p0-----3h5p3p0-3h5p3-0---3h5p3p0--------]
C[--3h5p3p0-3h5p3-0---3h5p3p0-----3h5p3p0-3h5p3-0---3h5p3p0--------]
play that, then on the second time through add a muted open chord before every '3' bar chord.
then after the "LOST MY MIND" scream, play it through twice but let the open chord ring.
then it changes up a little
D[--------------------------------------------------------------]
A[--------------------------------------------------------------]
F[--------------------------------------------------------------]
C[---------7----------------------------------------------------]
G[---0-0---5---03---3h5p3p0----3h5p3p0-3h5p3-0---3h5p3p0--------]
C[---0-0-------03---3h5p3p0----3h5p3p0-3h5p3-0---3h5p3p0--------]
x x x
play that twice, then back to the chorus.
end the song with
D[------------------------------------------------------------]
A[------------------------------------------------------------]
F[------------------------------------------------------------]
C[------------------------------------------------------------]
G[-3p0-0-0-3p0-0-0-3p0-0-0-3h5p3-0---2--0-0-2--0-0--2-0-0-2---]
C[-3p0-0-0-3p0-0-0-3p0-0-0-3h5p3-0---2--0-0-2--0-0--2-0-0-2---]
x x x x x x
D[------------------------------------------------------------]
A[------------------------------------------------------------]
F[------------------------------------------------------------]
C[------------------------------------------------------------]
G[-3p0-0-0-3p0-0-0-3p0-0-0-3h5p3-0---2--2--2--2--2--2--2--0---]
C[-3p0-0-0-3p0-0-0-3p0-0-0-3h5p3-0---2--2--2--2--2--2--2--0---]
That's pretty much the whole song. Feel free to modify it to suit you, especially the slides.
You can play an artificial harmonic instead of the '19' on the 4th string during the
verse if you are good at them,
but this way sounds fine (and is much easier). Good luck!
Casey
