As I Lay Dying - "Forever" Guitar Tab

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#This file is the author's own work and represents their interpretation of the #
#song. You may only use this file for private study, scholarship, or research. #
#Unless specified otherwise, this is NOT an official tab from the band members.#
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Band: As I Lay Dying
Song: Forever
Album: Frail Worlds Collapse

Copyright (c) Metalblade Records, 2003
Version 1.0 - 6/23/03

Transcribed By: metaltabs28
Email: metaltabs28@yahoo.com

.  - palm mute           /  - slide up to
\  - slide down to       ~  - vibrato
h  - hammer on           b  - Bend
p  - pull off            Suffixes for bend
t  - tap                 f  - full bend    h - half bend
ph - pinched harmonic    q  - quarter bend t - tap bend
*  - let note ring       ^  - Hold bend    r release bend
x  - Stuccatto           ~  - vibrato bend
,  - slight palm mute    () - ghost note, sustained note
"  - tremolo note        <> - Trill

Tuning: Standard w/ Drop D

Riff A x4
|-------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------|
|----1p0------1-3p1-0------1-0-1-33-0-1-----|gtr.1
|--------1------------1---------------------|
|-00----------------------------------------|
  ..

|-------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------|gtr.2
|-------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------|
|-00-----00-------------00-------00---------|
  ..     ..             ..       ..

Riff B x4
|-------------|---------------------|
|-------------|---------------------|
|-------------|---------------------|
|-------------|--11-1-1-1-00-0-0----|
|-------------|--11-1-1-1-00-0-0----|
|-00-0000-00--|--11-1-1-1-00-0-0----|
  .. .... ..

Fill 1
|-----------------------------------------|
|-----------------------------------------|
|-----------------------------------------|
|-----------------------------------------|
|--3----3----3----3-----------------------|
|--3*---3*---3*---3*-----/pick-slide\-----|

Riff C (verse) x2
|------------------------------------------------------------------|
|------------------------------------------------------------------|
|------------------------------------------------------------------|
|--1p0----1p0-----3p1-0--3p1-0---1-3-5-6--6-5-3-1---1p0----1p0-----|
|------1------1-----------------------------------------1------1---|
|------------------------------------------------------------------|

Fill 2
|---------------|
|---------------|
|---------------|
|---------------|
|-00-00-00-000--|
|---------------|
  .. .. .. ...

Riff A x4
Riff B x4

Riff D            d2
|----------------|---------------|--------------------|--------|
|----------------|---------------|--------------------|--------|
|----------------|---------------|--3--1--0--1--0-----|---Riff-|
|--0h1----0h1----|-0h1----0h1----|-----------------3--|-----D--|
|------1------1--|-----1------1--|--------------------|--------|
|----------------|---------------|--------------------|--------|

Riff E
|--------------------|
|--------------4--3--|
|--3--1--0--1--------|
|--------------------|
|--------------------|
|--------------------|

Riff F x4                    [1,3]     [2,4]
|---------------------------|---------|---------|
|---------------------------|--4-3-4--|--4-3-1--|
|--1-0-1-3-1-0-1-0-1-3-1-0--|---------|---------|
|---------------------------|---------|---------|
|---------------------------|---------|---------|
|---------------------------|---------|---------|

Riff G (repeat many times)
|-----------------------|  End with:|-----|
|-----------------------|           |-----|
|-----------------------|           |-----|
|-----------------------|           |--1--|
|--3-333-33--0-000-00---|           |--1--|
|--3-333-33--0-000-00---|           |--1--|
   . ... ..  . ... ..                  ^starts next riff

Riff F (kind of softly) x3
|----------------------------------------------|
|----------------------------------------------|
|----------------------------------------------|
|--111-------333--111---111-------------111----|
|-------555------------------555--333----------|
|----------------------------------------------|

Then: (to lead ointo riff G)
|------------------------|----------------------|
|------------------------|----------------------|
|------------------------|----------------------|
|--111-------333--111----|--111------------111--|
|-------555--------------|--111--555--333--111--|
|------------------------|-------555--333-------|

Riff G (repeat till finish)
|-------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------|
|--111-------333--111---111------------111--|
|--111--555--333--111---111--555--333--111--|
|-------555------------------555--333-------|

End on:
|-----|
|-----|
|-----|
|--1--|
|--1--|
|--1*-|

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