Song: Epic: A Chorus of Obliteration
Artist: The Showdown
Album: A Chorus of Obliteration
Tabbed By: Christian Abbott
Key: *= Harmonics
.= Palm Mute
T= Tremolo Pick
H= Hammer
P= Pull
/= Slide Down
\= Slide Up
-= Pick Scrape
x= Mute
V= Vibrato
b= Bend
~= Hold Out Note
THE 7S IN THE INTRO AND VERSES SHOULD BE 8S! SORRY
Guitar 1&2- Intro
e -----------------|-------------------------------------------|
B -----------------|------------------------x4-----------------|
G -----------------|-------------------------------------------|
D -7*p0h5*p03h5p3*-|-0-0-2-0-3-0--5-55-7-77--------------------|
A -----------------|-0-0-2-0-3-0--5-55-7-77--------------------|
D -----------------|-0-0-2-0-3-0--5-55-7-77--------------------|
Guitar 1&2- Verse
e ---------------------------------------------|
B -----------------------------------------x2--|
G ---------------------------------------------|
D -0-0-2-0-3-0-----00-0-2-0-3-0--5-55-7-77-----|
A -0-0-2-0-3-0-----00-0-2-0-3-0--5-55-7-77-----|
D -0-0-2-0-3-0-----00-0-2-0-3-0--5-55-7-77-----|
.
Then theres the verses with those fills.
e -----------------------------------------------------------|
B -----------------------------------------------------------|
G -----------------------------------------------------------|
D -0-0-2-0-3-0-----------------------0-0-2-0-3-0--5-55-7-77--|
A -0-0-2-0-3-0----5h8p7p5-10-8-12p8--0-0-2-0-3-0--5-55-7-77--|
D -0-0-2-0-3-0-----------------------0-0-2-0-3-0--5-55-7-77--|
e -------------------------------------------------------|
B -------------------------------------------------------|
G -------------------------------------------------------|
D -0-0-2-0-3-0--------------7*-0-0-2-0-3-0--5-55-7-77----|
A -0-0-2-0-3-0--00-7-00-8-00---0-0-2-0-3-0--5-55-7-77----|
D -0-0-2-0-3-0--00-0-00-0-00---0-0-2-0-3-0--5-55-7-77----|
.. .. ..
Pre-Chorus- Guitar 1&2
e -----------------------------------------------------------|
B -----------------------------------------------------------|
G -----------------------------------------------------------|
D -8-88-7-77-5-55-3-33-5-5-7-7-------------------------------|
A -8-88-7-77-5-55-3-33-5-5-7-7-------------------------------|
D -8-88-7-77-5-55-3-33-5-5-7-7-------------------------------|
.. .. .. .. . .
Chorus- Guitar 1&2
e ---------------------------------------------7*-x3-|
B -------------10h12h13-8h10h11-6h8h10-8653568-------|
G ---------------------------------------------------|
D -55-00-88-00---------------------------------------|
A -55-00-88-00---------------------------------------|
D -55-00-88-00---------------------------------------|
Last time do this
e ------------------------------------------------14///-|
B -------------10h12h13-8h10h11-6h8h10-87810121415------|
G ------------------------------------------------------|
D -55-00-88-00------------------------------------------|
A -55-00-88-00------------------------------------------|
D -55-00-88-00------------------------------------------|
Then the verse comes like this
Verse- Guitar 1&2
e -------------18-x-18v-------------------------------|
B ----------------------------------------------------|
G ----------------------------------------------------|
D -0-0-2-0-3-0----------0-0-2-0-3-0-5-55-7-77---------|
A -0-0-2-0-3-0----------0-0-2-0-3-0-5-55-7-77---------|
D -0-0-2-0-3-0----------0-0-2-0-3-0-5-55-7-77---------|
e -------------18/\202021b(22)------------------------|
B ----------------------------------------------------|
G ----------------------------------------------------|
D -0-0-2-0-3-0-----------------0-0-2-0-3-0-5-55-7-77--|
A -0-0-2-0-3-0-----------------0-0-2-0-3-0-5-55-7-77--|
D -0-0-2-0-3-0-----------------0-0-2-0-3-0-5-55-7-77--|
e ----------------------------------------------------|
B ----------------------------------------------------|
G ----------------------------------------------------|
D -0-0-2-0-3-0-----------------0-0-2-0-3-0-5-55-7-77--|
A -0-0-2-0-3-0--00-10-0-0-12v--0-0-2-0-3-0-5-55-7-77--|
D -0-0-2-0-3-0--00----0--------0-0-2-0-3-0-5-55-7-77--|
e ------------------------------------------------------|
B ------------------------------------------------------|
G ------------------------------------------------------|
D -0-0-2-0-3-0---------------10*-0-0-2-0-3-0-5-55-7-77--|
A -0-0-2-0-3-0--00-10-0-0-12-----0-0-2-0-3-0-5-55-7-77--|
D -0-0-2-0-3-0--00----0----------0-0-2-0-3-0-5-55-7-77--|
Pre Chorus- Guitar 1&2
e ------------------------------------------------|
B ------------------------------------------------|
G ------------------------------------------------|
D ------------------------------------------------|
A -1210--1312--1412--14-15-16-17*-----------------|
D -----12----12----14-----------------------------|
Chorus- Guitar 1&2
e ---------------------------------------------7*-x3-|
B -------------10h12h13-8h10h11-6h8h10-8653568-------|
G ---------------------------------------------------|
D -55-00-88-00---------------------------------------|
A -55-00-88-00---------------------------------------|
D -55-00-88-00---------------------------------------|
Different ending chorus riff. Last time do this
e ------------------------------------------------------------------|
B -------------10h12h13-8h10h11-6h8h10-87810121415-15v-17bv(18)-----|
G ------------------------------------------------------------------|
D -55-00-88-00------------------------------------------------------|
A -55-00-88-00------------------------------------------------------|
D -55-00-88-00------------------------------------------------------|
[ Tab from: http://www.guitaretab.com/t/the-showdown/86268.html ]
Breakdown/Bridge- Guitar 1&2
e ---------------------------------------------------------------------|
B ---------------------------------------------------------------------|
G ---------------------------------------------------------------------|
D -757-0-----88-3-333--757-0----888-10-1010-757-0-----88-3-333---------|
A -535-0-00--88-3-333--535-0-00-888-10-1010-535-0-00--88-3-333---------|
D -----0-00--88-3-333------0-00-888-10-1010-----0-00--88-3-333---------|
e -------------------------------------|--------------------------------|
B --------------------------------x2---|--------------------------------|
G -------------------------------------|--------------------------------|
D -5-5-555-8--8-8-8--88888-------------|---0~~--------------------------|
A -5-5-555-8--8-8-8--88888-------------|---0~~--------------------------|
D -5-5-555-8--8-8-8--88888-------------|---0~~--------------------------|
. . . .....
Acoustic Part- Guitar 1&2
e -------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B -------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G -------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D -----------10-8-7-5~-7----7~-10-8-7-5-3-2--------------------------------|
A -5-7-8-10~------------8-10----------------5-3-5-1-3-5--10-8-5-3-0-1-3-5--|
D -------------------------------------------------------------------------|
e -----------------------x2-2nd-time-with-drums-|
B ------------6h810h11--------------------------|
G ---------7h9----------------------------------|
D ----7h810-------------------------------------|
A -7h8------------------------------------------|
D ----------------------------------------------|
Then the after acoustic part- Guitar 1
e --------------------------------------------------------------|
B --------------------------------------------------------------|
G --------------------------------------------------------------|
D -0--00000000000000--------------------------------------------|
A -0--00000000000000--------------------------------------------|
D -0--00000000000000--------------------------------------------|
..............
I couldnt figure out the backround figures too well. im not 100% sure.
do this really fast- Guitar 1
e ---------------------------------------------------------------------|
B ---------------------------------------------------------------------|
G ---------------------------------------------------------------------|
D -10101010101010101010101010101010-3333333333333333-8888888888888888--|
A -10101010101010101010101010101010-3333333333333333-8888888888888888--|
D -10101010101010101010101010101010-3333333333333333-8888888888888888--|
e ----------------------x2----------------------|
B ----------------------------------------------|Again, not so sure but
G ----------------------------------------------|it sounds okay
D -55555555-33333333----------------------------|
A -55555555-33333333----------------------------|
D -55555555-33333333----------------------------|
Solo- Guitar 2
e ------------------------------------------------------------------------9--|
B -T14-121212121212-16161616-14141414-1212-T11-999999-12121212-11111111-99---|
G ---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D ---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A ---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D ---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
e -------------------------------------------------|
B -------------------------------------------------|
G -10h12h14p12-10-9-10-97-T10-T7-5/----------------|
D -------------------------------------------------|
A -------------------------------------------------|
D -------------------------------------------------|
Acoustic part in distortion for the solo.
e -------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B -------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G -------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D -----------10-8-7-5~-7----7~-10-8-7-5-3-2--------------------------------|
A -5-7-8-10~------------8-10----------------5-3-5-1-3-5--10-8-5-3-0-1-3-5--|
D -------------------------------------------------------------------------|
e -------------------------------------------|
B ------------6h810h11--{13b(15)}------------|Do this twice, but on the
G ---------7h9-------------------------------|second time, tremolo exept
D ----7h810----------------------------------|for the up the neck part.
A -7h8---------------------------------------|Only play the last note on
D -------------------------------------------|the second time through.
Modified Chorus- Guitar 1. This is playing under the guitar 2 part below.
e ---------------------------------------------------------------------|
B ---------------------------------------------------------------------|
G ---------------------------------------------------------------------|
D -757-0-----88-3-333--757-0----888-10-1010-757-0-----88-3-333---------|
A -535-0-00--88-3-333--535-0-00-888-10-1010-535-0-00--88-3-333---------|
D -----0-00--88-3-333------0-00-888-10-1010-----0-00--88-3-333---------|
Modified Chorus- Guitar 2
e -------------------------------------------------------|
B -------------------------------------------------------|
G -------------------------------------------------------|
D --------------------------------7*---------------------|
A -8p7h810p8-7h810p8-8p7h810p8-7h8---8p7h810p8-12p8h10p8-|
D -------------------------------------------------------|
Not 100% sure on this one.
e --------------------------------------------------------------|
B ---------------------------------------------------20b(22v)---|
G --------------------------------------------------------------|
D --------------------------------------------------------------|
A -8h10h12h13p10h12h13h15p12h13h15h17p15h17h19~-18--------------|
D --------------------------------------------------------------|
Then this at the very end.
e ----------------------|
B ----------------------|
G -757--757-0000--------|
A -535--535-0000--------|
D ----------0000--------|
....
That was the longest, hardest, and probrably the best tab I have ever made.
(even though ive only made 5 tabs.) The Showdown are one of my favorite artists. Enjoy
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