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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

|----|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
|----|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
|----|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
|----|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
|x\--|-5--------3--5------5-------5-------3--6-------6--------3h6p3p0--|
|x\--|-----0-0--------0-0-----0-0-----0-0--------0-0-----0-0-----------|
           . .        . .     . .     . .        . .     . .

Gtr. 2

|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
|-0------------------------------------------------------6--------|
|-0------------------------------------------------------6--------|
|-0------------------------------------------------------6--------|

Gtr. 1

|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
|-5--------3--5------5-------5-------3--6--------3h6p3p0------3---|
|-----0-0--------0-0-----0-0-----0-0--------0-0------------6------|
      . .        . .     . .     . .        . .

Gtr. 2

|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
|-0--------------------------------------------------------6------|
|-0--------------------------------------------------------6------|
|-0--------------------------------------------------------6------|

Riff A: Gtr. 1

|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
|-5--------3--5------5-------5-------3--6-------6--------3h6p3p0--|
|-----0-0--------0-0-----0-0-----0-0--------0-0-----0-0-----------|
      . .        . .     . .     . .        . .     . .

Fig 1 Gtr. 2

|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
|-0-0------------0-0-0-0-0-0----------------0-0----------3--------|
|-0-0------------0-0-0-0-0-0----------------0-0----------5h6------|
  . .            . . . . . .                . .
Riff A Cont. Gtr. 1

|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
|-5--------3--5------5-------5-------3--6--------3h6p3p0------3---|
|-----0-0--------0-0-----0-0-----0-0--------0-0------------6------|
      . .        . .     . .     . .        . .

Fig 1 Cont. Gtr. 2

|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
|-0-0------------0-0-0-0-0-0----------------0-0------------3------|
|-0-0------------0-0-0-0-0-0----------------0-0------------5h6----|
  . .            . . . . . .                . .

Verse Gtr. 1&2


|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
|-------------------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---------------|
    . .   .   .   .                 . .   .   .   .

|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
|-------------------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---------------|
    . .   .   .   .                 . .   .   .   .

Pre Chorus 4x Riff A is play 3rd time


|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
|-0-0------------0-0-0-0-0-0----------------0-0------------3------|
|-0-0------------0-0-0-0-0-0----------------0-0------------5h6----|
  . .            . . . . . .                . .

Verse Gtr. 1&2

|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
|-------------------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---------------|
    . .   .   .   .                 . .   .   .   .

|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
|-------------------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---------------|
    . .   .   .   .                 . .   .   .   .

|---------|
|---------|
|---------|
|-5p4-----|
|-----5-0-|
|---------|

Chorus 4x (Light Distortion)

|---------3---------------2---------------0----------------3------|
|-----3-----3-------3-------3---------3-----3-------3--------3----|
|-------0-----0-------0-------0---------2-----2-------0--------0--|
|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
|---------------3-------3-------------------------------3---------|
|-2-------------------------------0-------------0-2---------------|

Interlude
Fig. 2

|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
|-----------------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---|
  . . . . . . . .         . .                     . .

|----------------------------------------------------------|
|----------------------------------------------------------|
|-----------------------------------------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~~~~|
  . . . . . . . .         . .     .


Gtr. 1 Plays Fig. 2 2x
Gtr. 2 Plays Fig. 1 1.5x
Gtr. 2

|----------------------------------------------------------|
|----------------------------------------------------------|
|-----------------------------------9----101210------------|
|-----------------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~~~~|
  . . . . . . . .         . .

Breakdown

|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
|------------------------------------------7---9----101210--------|
|------------------------------------------x---x-----x-x-x--------|
|-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~~~|
  .   . .      . . . . . . . . .   . .       .   . .

Gtr. 1

|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
|------------------------------------------------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------|
  .   . .      . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Gtr. 2

|----------------------------------------------------------------|
|----------------------------------------------------------------|
|----------------------------------------------------------------|
|------------------------------------------------------------3---|
|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----------------|
 .   . .      . . . . . . . . . .           .   .

Gtr. 1

|---------------------------------------------|
|---------------------------------------------|
|-------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~~|
 .           .  .     .     .

Gtr. 2

|----------------------------------------------------|
|----------------------------------------------------|
|--------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~~~~~|
  .             .  .     .     .

Outro

|----------------------------------------------------------|
|-3--------------------------------------------------------|
|-2----------------------------------------------7/8-------|
|-0----------------------------------------------x-x-------|
|-0----------------------------------------------5/6-----1-|
|-0------------------------------------------0-0-----0-0-1-|
                                             . .     . .

|----------------------------------------------------------|
|----------------------------------------------------------|
|------------------------------------------------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-|
                                             . .     . .


|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------------------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-|
  .. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .  . .     . .

End

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