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The Day the Strength of Men Failed - The Thirty Years War
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Tabbed by: SamTheMan
Email: georizzo@yahoo.com
Tuning: E A D G B e (standard)
Hey everyone, this is a song for all those of you who’ve heard of The Thirty Years War;
not, it was Thomas Erak’s band before The Fall of Troy. Noone tabbed this song out so I
it by ear and tabbed it out for anyone else who wants to learn it too. I tabbed both
guitar 1 is the heard on the left, guitar 2 on the right. Put your delay pedal to
300ms, feedback about 30 for this song. If there are any questions, or comments email me.
official site
http://the30yw.tripod.com/band.html
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Guitar 1
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Guitar 1 Intro
x4 (on the 4th time hit the delay pedal on the last note)
e|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|-11/12\9---------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|--x--x-x---------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|--9/10\7---------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------|
Guitar 1 Intro Pt.2
x4 x4 (press delay pedal for this lick)
e|-7p0-----------------------|-19p0------------------------------------------|
B|-----8p7p0------------8p7--|------20p19p0----------------20p19-------------|
G|----------7p0-9p0-7p0------|--------------19p0-21p0-19p0-------------------|
D|---------------------------|-----------------------------------------------|
A|---------------------------|-----------------------------------------------|
E|---------------------------|-----------------------------------------------|
Guitar 1 Verse (with delay)
e|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|------------------8--------------------------------------------------------|
G|-7-9------7-9--------------------------------------------------------------|
D|-----9-7------9-7----------------------------------------------------------|
A|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
Guitar 1 pre chorus
x2 then
e|-------------------|-xx-xxxx-----------------------------------------------|
B|-------------------|-xx-xxxx-----------------------------------------------|
G|-11~~-16~~---------|-xx-xxxx-----------------------------------------------|
D|--x~~--x~~---------|-xx-xxxx-----------------------------------------------|
A|--9~~-14~~---------|-xx-xxxx-----------------------------------------------|
E|-------------------|-xx-xxxx-----------------------------------------------|
Guitar 1 Chorus
x3 (after first 3rd) x3 (after the second 3rd)
e|-7p5p0-------------|--------------|-7p5p0----------|-----------------------|
B|-------8--8-7h8----|-----8-----8--|-------8--8-7h8-|-7---------------------|
G|---------------7-9-|-7-9---7-9----|----------------|-9b11~~~---------------|
D|-------------------|--------------|----------------|-----------------------|
A|-------------------|--------------|----------------|-----------------------|
E|-------------------|--------------|----------------|-----------------------|
Go back to verse
Then pre chorus
Then
Guitar 1 new chorus
x3 (after first 3rd) x3 (after the second 3rd) x4
e|-7p5p0-------------|--------------|-7p5p0----------|-----------------------|
B|-------8--8-7h8----|-----8-----8--|-------8--8-7h8-|-8-10-12---------------|
G|---------------7-9-|-7-9---7-9----|----------------|-----------------------|
D|-------------------|--------------|----------------|-----------------------|
A|-------------------|--------------|----------------|-----------------------|
E|-------------------|--------------|----------------|-----------------------|
Now Guitar 1 plays the first chorus about 8 times
Guitar 1 at the end of Guitar 2 Solo
e|-10~~12--------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|--------13-12~~-10~~-12\8--------------------------------------------------|
G|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
Guitar 1 Interlude?
x4 x8
e|--------------------------|------------------------------------------------|
B|--------------------------|------------------------------------------------|
G|-12-12121212--11-11111111-|-12p11-11h12p1111-------------------------------|
D|--x--x-x-x-x---x--x-x-x-x-|--x-----x-----x-x-------------------------------|
A|-10-10101010--10-10101010-|-10----10----1010-------------------------------|
E|--------------------------|------------------------------------------------|
Guitar 1 this bend leads into bridge
e|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|-12b14~~~------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
Guitar 1 bridge
Ok the first time play this as is, then 2nd time hold each octave and slide 7 to 3
e|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|-12-12-12-12--11111111--9-9-9-9--5-5-5--4-4-4------------------------------|
D|--x--x--x--x---x-x-x-x--x-x-x-x--x-x-x--x-x-x------------------------------|
A|-10-10-10-10---9-9-9-9--7-7-7-7--3-3-3--2-2-2------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
Guitar 1 x2
e|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|-12-12-12-14/16\14—-111111-14/16\14--9-9-9-14/16\14--5-5-5--4-4-4----------|
D|--x--x--x--x--x--x---x-x-x--x--x--x--x-x-x--x--x--x--x-x-x--x-x-x----------|
A|-10-10-10-12/14\12---9-9-9-12/14\12--7-7-7-12/14\12--3-3-3--2-2-2----------|
E|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
Guitar 1
x6 x2 x2 x2
e|---------------|-------------|---------------|--------------|--------------|
B|---------------|-------------|---------------|--------------|--------------|
G|-161616\141414-|-19-17-16-17-|-212121\191919-|--------------|--------------|
D|--x-x-x--x-x-x-|--x--x--x--x-|--x-x-x--x-x-x-|-161616-------|-171717-------|
A|-141414\121212—|-17-15-14-15—|-191919\171717-|-------171717-|------171717--|
E|---------------|-------------|---------------|--------------|--------------|
[ Tab from: http://www.guitaretab.com/t/the-thirty-years-war/191132.html ]
e|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|-21b2222222222--------------------------17----17---------------------------|
G|--x--x-x-x-x-x-------21~~19-21-19-17-16----16------------------------------|
D|-19b2121212121—-16~~~---------------------------19-1716--------------------|
A|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
Guitar 1 Outro
e|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|-16~~~~16---16-------------------------------------------------------------|
A|---------19---19-17-19-17/19~~~~-------------------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
END
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Guitar 2
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Guitar 2 Intro
x4
e|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|-14/16\12------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|--x—-x--x------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|-12/14\10------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
Guitar 2 Intro Pt. 2
x8
e|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|-12-11-9-------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|--------12~9-----10-9------------------------------------------------------|
A|------------12~9-----------------------------------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
Guitar 2 Verse
e|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|-15p12-----15p12-----15p12-----15p12------15-------------------------------|
G|------14p12-----14p12-----14p12-----14p12----------------------------------|
D|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
Guitar 2 pre chorus
x2 then
e|-------------------|-xx-xxxx-----------------------------------------------|
B|-------------------|-xx-xxxx-----------------------------------------------|
G|-11~~-16\----------|-xx-xxxx-----------------------------------------------|
D|--x----x\----------|-xx-xxxx-----------------------------------------------|
A|--9~~-14\----------|-xx-xxxx-----------------------------------------------|
E|-------------------|-xx-xxxx-----------------------------------------------|
Guitar 2 Chorus (alternates these two licks) x4
e|-------------------------------|------------------------------|------------|
B|-------------------------------|------------------------------|--12p11p9---|
G|-12p11p9-----------------------|-12p11p9----------------------|------------|
D|--------12~~p9-----------------|--------12~~p9-----12p9-------|------------|
A|--------------12p1012p1012p10--|--------------12p10----12p10--|------------|
E|-------------------------------|------------------------------|------------|
Go back to verse
Then pre chorus
Then
Guitar 2 plays same chorus as before
Guitar 2 Solo
e|-3/5-5555-5/7-7777-7/10-10101010-10/12-12121212-12/15-15151515-------------|
B|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
Guitar 2 Solo cont.
e|-15/17-17171717-17/19-19191919-19/21-21b22222222---------------------------|
B|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
Guitar 2 Solo cont. (delay on, and tremolo picked)
e|-21b22*-19*-17*-15*--------------------------------------------------------|
B|-------------------19*-17*-15*---------------------------------------------|
G|-------------------------------17*-16~~~---17-16---14-16-12---11-----------|
D|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
Guitar 2 Interlude? x2
e|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|-9-9999-9-9999-7-7777-7-7777-5-5555-5-5555---------------------------------|
D|-x-xxxx-x-xxxx-x-xxxx-x-xxxx-x-xxxx-x-xxxx-7-7777-7-7777-------------------|
A|-7-7777-7-7777-5-5555-5-5555-3-3333-3-3333-x-xxxx-x-xxxx-------------------|
E|-------------------------------------------5-5555-3-3333-------------------|
Guitar 2 bridge x2
e|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|-9-9-9-9--7-7-7-7—-5-5-5-5-------------------------------------------------|
D|-9-9-9-9--7-7-7-7--5-5-5-5--7-7-7--5-5-5-----------------------------------|
A|-7-7-7-7--5-5-5-5--3-3-3-3--7-7-7--5-5-5-----------------------------------|
E|----------------------------5-5-5--3-3-3-----------------------------------|
Guitar 2 x2
e|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|-9-9-9-11/12-11---7-7-7-11/12-11—--5-5-5-11/12-11--------------------------|
D|-9-9-9--x/-x--x---7-7-7--x--x--x---5-5-5--x--x--x--7-7-7--5-5-5------------|
A|-7-7-7--9/10--9---5-5-5--9/10--9---3-3-3--9/10--9--7-7-7--5-5-5------------|
E|---------------------------------------------------5-5-5--3-3-3------------|
Guitar 2
x8 x2 x2
e|---------------|---------------|---------------|----------------------------|
B|---------------|---------------|---------------|----------------------------|
G|-121212\111111-|-141414\121212—|-161616\121212-|-171717171717-19b2222222222-|
D|--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-|
A|-101010\-9-9-9-|-121212\101010-|-141414\101010-|-151515151515-17b1919191919-|
E|---------------|---------------|---------------|----------------------------|
Guitar 2 Outro
e|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|-21~~~-19~~17~~16~~~16~~~-16-----------------------------------------------|
D|-----------------------------19-17-16~~~-----------------------------------|
A|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
End
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| / slide up
| \ slide down
| h hammer-on
| p pull-off
| ~ vibrato
| <> harmonic
| x Palm mute
| * Tremolo pick
| b bend
| r release bend
| T fret tap
| . damping
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