Killswitch Engage
"Take This Oath" from The End of Heartache - Song #2
Tabbed by: shredyr
E-mail: hollowseedaxeman@hotmail.com
Any comments or requests, please e-mail me...
Tuning: C G C F A D (low to high) thicker strings will help a lot here, i suggest 12-56 ;)
bpm:approx. 92
intro
D|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
A|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
F|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
C|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
G|---6--5--0--3----6--5--0--3--5--0--8--0----6--5--0--3--5--0--8--0----0-0---0-0---0---
C|---6--5--0--3----6--5--0--3--5--0--8--0----6--5--0--3--5--0--8--0----0-0---0-0---0---
pm....... ....... . ....... . ... ... .
» main riff
D|------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|------------------------------------------------------------------------|
F|------------------------------------------------------------------------|
C|------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|---6\5-0-3--0-0---6\5-0-3/5-0-8-0--0-0---6\5-0-3/5-0-8-0--0-0--0-0--0---|
C|---6\5-0-3--0-0---6\5-0-3/5-0-8-0--0-0---6\5-0-3/5-0-8-0--0-0--0-0--0---|
pm. ... . . ... . . ... ... .
» Pinch Harmonic after main riff
D|---------|
A|---------|
F|---------|
C|---------|
G|---5*~---|
C|---------|
» verse riff
D|-------------------------------------|-------------------------------------|
A|-------------------------------------|-------------------------------------|
F|-------------------------------------|-------------------------------------|
C|-------------------------------------|-------------------------------------|
G|---3-----5-----6---3-----5-----6-----|---3-----5-----6---3-----5-----6-----|
C|-----5-5---5-5---5---5-5---5-5---5---|-----6-6---6-6---6---3-3---3-3---3---|
pm... ... . ... ... . ... ... . ... ... .
play this INSTEAD of the second bar(above) at the end of the verse
D|----------------------------------------|
A|----------------------------------------|
F|----------------------------------------|
C|-------------------3/5-3------3---------|
G|---3-----5---6-----------6-5----6-5-3---|
C|-----6-6---6---6------------------------|
pm... . . ... ...
let first chords ring out
D|--------------------------------------------------------|
A|--------------------------------------------------------|
F|---------------------5------3---------------------------|
C|---6--------3--------5----------6---5---3-5-3---3-------|
G|---6--------3--------3----3---3---3---3-------6---6-5---|
C|---6--------3-------------------------------------------|
pm. . . . . ...
[ Tab from: http://www.guitaretab.com/k/killswitch-engage/51107.html ]
» interlude riff
clean tone, combine all three bars here
D|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|---10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10---|
F|----x--x--x--x--x--x--x--x--x--x--x--x--x--x--x--x--x--x--x--x--x--x--x--x---|
C|----7--7--7--7--7--7--7--7--7--7--7--7--7--7--7--7--7--7--7--7--7--7--7--7---|
G|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------|
C|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|-----------------------------------------------------|
A|---8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-6-6-6-5-5-5-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1---|
F|---x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x---|
C|---5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-3-3-3-2-2-2-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x---|
G|---------------------------------3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3---|
C|-----------------------------------------------------|
D|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
A|---6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3---
F|---x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x---
C|---3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x---
G|---------------------------------------------------5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5---
C|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
repeat each bar TWICE here
D|---------------------------|---------------------------|---------------------------|---------------------------|
A|---------------------------|---------------------------|---------------------------|---------------------------|
F|---------------------------|---------------------------|---------------------------|---------------------------|
C|--3-----------3------------|--2-----------2------------|--5-----------5------------|--3-----------3------------|
G|----5-0-5-0-5---5-0-5-0-5--|----3-0-3-0-3---3-0-3-0-3--|----7-0-7-0-7---7-0-7-0-7--|----5-0-5-0-5---5-0-5-0-5--|
C|---------------------------|---------------------------|---------------------------|---------------------------|
pm......... ......... ......... ......... ......... ......... ......... .........
play this the second time through and play each bar twice again
D|---------------------------|---------------------------|-------------------------------------|---------------------------|
A|---------------------------|---------------------------|-------------------------------------|---------------------------|
F|---------------------------|---------------------------|-------------------------------------|---------------------------|
C|--3-----------3------------|--5-----------5------------|--8----------------8-----------------|--3-----------3------------|
G|----5-0-5-0-5---5-0-5-0-5--|----7-0-7-0-7---7-0-7-0-7--|----10----10----10---10----10----10--|----5-0-5-0-5---5-0-5-0-5--|
C|---------------------------|---------------------------|-------12----12---------12----12-----|---------------------------|
pm......... ......... ......... ......... .............. .............. ......... .........
» fill 2
pretty much right on top of the drum beat
D|--------------------------------|---------------------------|
A|--------------------------------|---------------------------|
F|--------------------------------|---------------------------|
C|--0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0--0-0--|--3-----------3------------|
G|--0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0--0-0--|----5-0-5-0-5---5-0-5-0-5--|
C|--0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0--0-0--|---------------------------|
pm......... .........
» last chorus second guitar
listen for timing
D|----------|
A|----------|
F|--10---7--|
C|--10---7--|
G|---8---5--|
C|----------|
» ending
D|--------|
A|--------|
F|---7\---|
C|---7\---|
G|---5\---|
C|--------|
there ya go, peice together and enjoy!
