As I Lay Dying - "Forever" Guitar Tab

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Artist: As I Lay Dying
Song: Forever

Tabber: Aaron - MiseryxSignals


This is my second tab, I think its pretty much accurate.
Any questions/comments feel free to email me at xsecond.heartbeatx@verizon.net
I tabbed this in Drop C tuning, don’t know if the band uses it though.
CGCFAD

Listen for Timing
0:00
D|----------------------------------------------------------------|
A|----------------------------------------------------------------|
F|----------------------------------------------------------------|
C|----------------------------------------------------------------| (x2)
G|0-0-888777555--0-0-888777555--3-3-888777555101010888777888------|
C|0-0------------0-0------------3-3-------------------------------|
PM. .            . .            . .

0:11
D|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
A|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
F|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
C|-------------------(x2)------------------------------------------|(x2)
G|0-0-121212101010888----3-3121212101010888131313121212101010121212|
C|0-0--------------------3-3---------------------------------------|
PM. .                    . .


Lead Guitar Plays this Twice,
0:23
D|----------------------------------------------------------------|
A|----------------------------------------------------------------|
F|---------------7/101010-10/9-9/12----------------7/101010-10/9-5|
C|---------------x-x-x-x--x--x-x-x-----------------x-x-x-x--x—-x-x|
G|00-0-0000-0-00-5/8-8-8--8-/7-7/10-00-0-0000-0-00-5/8-8-8--8-/7-3|
C|00-0-0000-0-00--------------------00-0-0000-0-00----------------|
PM.. . .... . ..                    .. . .... . ..

Rhythm Guitar plays 4 times.

D|----------------------------------------------------------------|
A|----------------------------------------------------------------|
F|----------------------------------------------------------------|
C|----------------------------------------------------------------|
G|00-0-0000-0-00—-0/3-3333-33-33----00-0-0000-0-00—0/3-3333-33-33-|
C|00-0-0000-0-00—-0/3-3333-32-23----00-0-0000-0-00—0/3-3333-32-23-|
PM.. . .... . ..                    .. . .... . ..

Lead Guitar then plays this:
0:34
D|----------------------------------------------------------------|
A|-------------------------------------7/101010-10/9-9/12---------|
F|10p9---10p9---10/12-10-9-9h10p9------x-x-x-x--x--x-x-x ---------|
C|----10-----10-------------------10---5/8-8-8--8-/7-7/10---------|
G|----------------------------------------------------------------|
C|----------------------------------------------------------------|

0:39
D|----------------------------------------------------------------|
A|-------------------------------------7/101010-10/9-5------------|
F|10p9---10p9---10/12-10-9-9h10p9------x-x-x-x--x--x-x------------|
C|----10-----10-------------------10---5/8-8-8--8-/7-3------------|
G|----------------------------------------------------------------|
C|----------------------------------------------------------------|






Don’t play the Open Chords and Pick Slides twice
0:45
D|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
A|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
F|---------------10/9-5-------9-10-12-14-15-14-12-10-----10/9-5----|
C|0-0-0-/(Pick)--x--x-x—(x4)--x-x--x--x--x--x--x--x—(x1)-x--x-x(x2)|(x2)
G|0-0-0-/(Slide)-8-/7-3-------7-8--10-12-13-12-10-9------8-/7-3----|
C|0-0-0-/----------------------------------------------------------|

1:12
D|----------------------------------------------------------------|
A|----------------------------------------------------------------|
F|----------------------------------------------------------------|
C|-333333333333333-------(play intro parts over)------------------|
G|-111111111111111------------------------------------------------|
C|----------------------------------------------------------------|
PM  ..............

1:59
D|----------------------------------------------------------------|
A|----------------------------------------------------------------|
F|9/10-5-----------------------9/10-5---------------10-9-12-------|
C|x-x--x-(x4)--10-8-7--8-7-5---x-x--x-(x2)--10-8-7----------------|
G|7/8--3-----------------------7/8--3-----------------------------|
C|----------------------------------------------------------------|

2:12
D|----------------------------------------------------------------|
A|----------------------------------------------------------------|
F|--------------109--10----------109—-12109109--------------------|
C|87810878781087---10-----8781087---10--------10------------------| (x2)
G|----------------------------------------------------------------|
C|----------------------------------------------------------------|

2:23
D|----------------------------------------------------------------|
A|----------------------------------------------------------------|
F|------------------------------------------------109--12109109---|
C|000-0-0-000-0-0--333-3-3-333-3-3---------8781087---10--------10-|
G|000-0-0-000-0-0--111-1-1-111-1-1~--(x2)-------------------------|
C|000-0-0-000-0-0-------------------------------------------------|
PM... . . ... . .  ... . . ... . .

2:34
D|----------------------------------------------------------------|
A|----------------------------------------------------------------|
F|7-7-7777—109--109--10-10-10-10101010-109--1210910---------------|
C|7-7-7777----10---10---10-10-10101010----10----------------------| (x2)
G|5-5-5555---------------8--8--8-8-8-8----------------------------|
C|----------------------------------------------------------------|



2:45
D|----------------------------------------------------------------|
A|----------------------------------------------------------------|
F|----------------109--109--10-------------------109--1210910-----|
C|000-0-0-000-0-0----10---10----333-3-3-333-3-3~----10------------| (x2)
G|000-0-0-000-0-0---------------111-1-1-111-1-1~------------------|
C|000-0-0-000-0-0-------------------------------------------------|
PM... . . ... . .               ... . . ... . .




Strum these chords on non/light distortion a bunch of times
2:57
D|----------------------------------------------------------------|
A|----------------------------------------------------------------|
F|----------------------------------------------------------------|
C|0~-------------------333222000222------(x?)---------------------|
G|0~-----888777555888—-111111111111-------------------------------|
C|0~-----000000000000---------------------------------------------|

Then to this on distortion
3:25
D|----------------------------------------------------------------|
A|----------------------------------------------------------------|
F|-10-9-7-10--10-9-12-10------------------------------------------|
C|-x--x-x-x---x--x-x--x-------------------------------------------|
G|-8--7-5-8---8--7-10-8-------------------------------------------|
C|----------------------------------------------------------------|

After a few times lead guitar plays this
3:37
D|----------------------------------------------------------------|
A|----------------------------------------------------------------|
F|-------------109--12109-----------------109--12109-109--12109---|
C|8781087-(x3)----10---------8781087-(x2)----10---------10--------| (x2)
G|----------------------------------------------------------------|
C|----------------------------------------------------------------|

And close with:  these are also doubled with the high octave as well
3:54
D|----------------------------------------------------------------|
A|----------------------------------------------------------------|
F|-10-10101010-9-9999-7-7777-7-7777-5-5555-5-5555-10-10101010-----|
C|-x--x-x-x-x--x-xxxx-x-xxxx-x-xxxx-x-xxxx-x-xxxx-x--x-x-x-x------|
G|-8--8-8-8-8--7-7777-5-5555-5-5555-3-3333-3-3333-8--8-8-8-8------|
C|----------------------------------------------------------------|

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