Killswitch Engage - "Fixation On The Darkness" Guitar Tab
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Band: Killswitch Engage
Album: Alive Or Just Breathing
Song: Fixation On The Darkness
Copyright (c) Roadrunner Records 2002
Version 1.0 - 7-10-04
Transcribed By: Sqweeky
Email: Blindside831@aol.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
* - see comment ^ - Hold bend r release bend
x - Stuccatto ~ - vibrato bend
, - slight palm mute () - ghost note, sustained note
" - tremolo note <> - Trill
Tunning C G C F A D
Intro
Gtr. 1
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|x\--|-5--------3--5------5-------5-------3--6-------6--------3h6p3p0--|
|x\--|-----0-0--------0-0-----0-0-----0-0--------0-0-----0-0-----------|
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Gtr. 2
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Gtr. 1
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|-5--------3--5------5-------5-------3--6--------3h6p3p0------3---|
|-----0-0--------0-0-----0-0-----0-0--------0-0------------6------|
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Gtr. 2
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Riff A: Gtr. 1
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|-5--------3--5------5-------5-------3--6-------6--------3h6p3p0--|
|-----0-0--------0-0-----0-0-----0-0--------0-0-----0-0-----------|
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Fig 1 Gtr. 2
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|-0-0------------0-0-0-0-0-0----------------0-0----------3--------|
|-0-0------------0-0-0-0-0-0----------------0-0----------5h6------|
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Riff A Cont. Gtr. 1
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|-5--------3--5------5-------5-------3--6--------3h6p3p0------3---|
|-----0-0--------0-0-----0-0-----0-0--------0-0------------6------|
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Fig 1 Cont. Gtr. 2
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|-0-0------------0-0-0-0-0-0----------------0-0------------3------|
|-0-0------------0-0-0-0-0-0----------------0-0------------5h6----|
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Verse Gtr. 1&2
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|-------------------3-3-3---------------------------3-3-3------ph-|
|-0-----0---1---0---1-0-1------ph-0-----0---1---0---1-0-1-1/4--4--|
|-0-0-0-0-0-1-0-0-0-------3/6--6--0-0-0-0-0-1-0-0-0---------------|
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|-------------------3-3-3---------------------------3-3-3-3/6--6--|
|-0-----0---1---0---1-0-1------ph-0-----0---1---0---1-0-1-1/4--4--|
|-0-0-0-0-0-1-0-0-0-------3/6--6--0-0-0-0-0-1-0-0-0---------------|
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Pre Chorus 4x Riff A is play 3rd time
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|-0-0------------0-0-0-0-0-0----------------0-0------------3------|
|-0-0------------0-0-0-0-0-0----------------0-0------------5h6----|
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Verse Gtr. 1&2
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|-------------------3-3-3---------------------------3-3-3------ph-|
|-0-----0---1---0---1-0-1------ph-0-----0---1---0---1-0-1-1/4--4--|
|-0-0-0-0-0-1-0-0-0-------3/6--6--0-0-0-0-0-1-0-0-0---------------|
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|-------------------3-3-3---------------------------3-3-3-3/6--6--|
|-0-----0---1---0---1-0-1---------0-----0---1---0---1-0-1-1/4--4--|
|-0-0-0-0-0-1-0-0-0-------3/6--6--0-0-0-0-0-1-0-0-0---------------|
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|-5p4-----|
|-----5-0-|
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Chorus 4x (Light Distortion)
|---------3---------------2---------------0----------------3------|
|-----3-----3-------3-------3---------3-----3-------3--------3----|
|-------0-----0-------0-------0---------2-----2-------0--------0--|
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|---------------3-------3-------------------------------3---------|
|-2-------------------------------0-------------0-2---------------|
Interlude
Fig. 2
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|-----------------7-7-7-7-----5-5-5-5-----8-8-8-8-------------1---|
|---------5-5-5-5---------------------6-6-------------3/4-x-x-1---|
|-0-0-0-0-----------------6-6---------------------0-0-3/4-x-x-1---|
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|-----------------------------------------7/8\7------------|
|-----------------7-7-7-7-----3-----5-----x-x-x------------|
|-0-0-0-0-5-5-5-5-------------1-----3-----5/6\5-------ph---|
|-0-0-0-0-----------------0-0-----0---------------0---3~~~~|
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Gtr. 1 Plays Fig. 2 2x
Gtr. 2 Plays Fig. 1 1.5x
Gtr. 2
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|-----------------7-7-7-7-----3-----x-----x-x-x------------|
|-0-0-0-0-5-5-5-5-------------1-----7-----810-8-------ph---|
|-0-0-0-0-----------------0-0---------------------0---3~~~~|
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Breakdown
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|-0---0-0------0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0---0-0-----5---7-----810-8----ph--|
|-0---0-0------0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0---0-0-------0---0-0-------0--3~~~|
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Gtr. 1
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|------------------------------------------------7-7-7-7------3---|
|-0---0-0------0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-----5-5-5-5--------------1---|
|-0---0-0------0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-----------------0-0------|
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Gtr. 2
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|0---0-0------0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-----------0---0------------1---|
|0---0-0------0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-----------0---0----------------|
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Gtr. 1
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|-------7/8\7--------------------7--8-7-------|
|--5----x-x-x-------3-----5------x--x-x-------|
|--3----5/6\5-------1-----3------5--6-5-------|
|0-----------0--0-----0-----0-----------0--3~~|
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Gtr. 2
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|--------7/8\7--------7-----9-----10/12\10-----------|
|---5----x-x-x--------x-----x------x--x-x------------|
|---3----5/6\5--------5-----7------8/10\8------ph----|
|-0-------------0--0-----0-----0-----------0---3~~~~~|
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Outro
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|-3--------------------------------------------------------|
|-2----------------------------------------------7/8-------|
|-0----------------------------------------------x-x-------|
|-0----------------------------------------------5/6-----1-|
|-0------------------------------------------0-0-----0-0-1-|
. . . .
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|------------------------------------------------7/8-------|
|-0------0-------0-------------------------------x-x-------|
|-0------0-------0----------x\--x\---x\----------5/6-----1-|
|-0------0-------0----------x\--x\---x\------0-0-----0-0-1-|
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|-------------------------------------------------------7/8-------|
|-------------------------------------------------------x-x-------| 4x
|-00-4-3-0-6-3-0-4-3-0-1-3-0-4-3-0-6-3-0-4-3-0-1-3------5/6-----1-|
|-00-4-3-0-6-3-0-4-3-0-1-3-0-4-3-0-6-3-0-4-3-0-1-3--0-0-----0-0-1-|
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