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Band:  The Black Dahlia Murder
Album: Unhallowed
Song:  Apex

Copyright (c)  Metal Blade Records 2003
Version 2.0 *FINAL UPDATE* :  11-09-04

Transcribed By: Aaron Alino
E-mail: Jesusito611@aol.com

Version 2.0 *FINAL UPDATE*

.  - 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 Drop C (C g c f a d)



Intro Riff (1x)

Guitar 1                               | Guitar 1
|------------------------------|-------|----------------------------|
|------------------------------|*Both--|----------------------------|
|------------------------------|Guitars|----------------------------|
|------------------------------|-------|----------------------------|
|------------------------------|-3200--|------------------10---8-7--|
|--000400300500--8757~-810878~-|-3200--|--004003005\0---8----7------|
   ,,,,,,,,,,,,  ,,,,  , ,,,,   *..       ,,,,,,,,    ^ "  " " " "
                                                      |
                                         *Guitar 2 |----------------|
                                          comes in |----------------|
                                              here |----------------|
                                                   |----------------|
                                                   |------10--8-7---|
                                                   |----8---7-------|
                                                        " " " " "

*all notes marked with a " are not single notes-listen to the song
 for the rythm

Riff 1 (2x)

Both Guitars
|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
|--------------------------------------------------10---8-7---------|
|---000400300500---8757~-810878~---004003005\0---8----7-------------|
    ,,,,,,,,,,,,   ,,,,  ,,,,,,    ,,,,,,,,      "  " " " "


Riff 2 (2x)

Both Guitars                                          Ending 1
|----------------------------------------------------|--------------|
|----------------------------------------------------|play 1st time-|
|----------------------------------------------------|(both guitars)|
|----------------------------------------------------|--------------|
|-8--8--8--7---12--12--12--10~--8--8--8--7---12--12--|--12--15~-----|
|--00-00-00-00---88--88--88------00-00-00-00---88--88|----88--------|
   .. .. .. ..   ..  ..  ..      .. .. .. ..   ..  ..     ..

                               Ending 2 play 2nd time
                                                     |--------------|
                                       *Guitar 1 --->|--------------|
                                                     |--------------|
                                                     |--------------|
                                                     |-151312101213-|
                                                     |--------------|

                                                     |--------------|
                                       *Guitar 2 --->|--------------|
                                                     |--------------|
*These notes are                                     |--------------|
'10','12','13',and '15'                              |-1210-8-7-810-|
not '1','0','1','2', etc.                            |--------------|



Repeat Riff 1 (2x)
Then:


Riff 3 (4x)

Guitar 1 -Listen to the song for the rythm - follow the double pedals
|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
|---555555555555---888888888888---000000000000000000000000----------|
|---555555555555---888888888888---000000000000000000000000----------|


Guitar 2 (tremelo notes picked extremely fast)
	- listen to song for rythm
|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
|---121212141414-101010101010--9-9-9--121212141414------------------|
|----.-.-.-.-.-.--.-.-.-.-.-.--.-.-.---.-.-.-.-.-.------------------|
|---101010121212--8-8-8-8-8-8--7-7-7--101010121212------------------|
|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
     " " " " " "  " " " " " "  " " "  " " " " " "
Guitar 2 (cont'd)
|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
|---121212141414--3-3-3-3-3-3-101010--121212141414------------------|
|----.-.-.-.-.-.--.-.-.-.-.-.--.-.-.---.-.-.-.-.-.------------------|
|---101010121212--5-5-5-5-5-5--8-8-8--101010121212------------------|
|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
     " " " " " "  " " " " " "  " " "   " " " " " "
                             ^
                             |
			Stop here after 4th time
                             ^
Repeat Riff 2 (2x)           |
Repeat Riff 1 (2x)           |
Repeat Riff 3 (2x)- but end like fourth time (above)


Riff 4 (4x)

Both guitars (separate guitar 2 part in parenthesis)
|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
|--(7)---------------(6/7\6)---------------(3)----------------------|
|---.---------------------------------------------------------------|
|---5-----------------4/5\4-----------------1--1-0*-----------------|
|------000000000000-----------000000000000-----1-0*-----------------|
       """"""""""""           """"""""""""
*second guitar plays these notes while guitar 1 continues riff

Riff 4 (cont'd) - both guitars
|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
|--(7)---------------(6h7p6) <last pulloff here is a little faster--|
|---.---------------------------------------------------------------|
|---5-----------------4h5p4---6p5--5h6--5p3--3p1--------------------|
|------000000000000-----------6p5--5h6--5p3--3p1--------------------|
       """"""""""""           x x  x x  x x  x x


Riff 5 (2x)

Guitar 1 first time
|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
|-000000000------000000000000---000000000------5---4h5p4---1--------|
|-0000000005\0---000000000000---0000000005\0------------------------|
  .........      ............   .........

Guitar 2 first time
|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
|----------------------------------------------7--6h7p6----3--------|
|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
|-0004003005\0---0-0-0-0-0-0----0004003005\0------------------------|
  .........     . . . . . .     .........

Guitar 1 second time
|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
|-000000000--------------------000000000------5---4h5p4----1--------|
|-0000000005\0---0-0-0-0-0-0---0000000005\0-------------------------|
  .........      . . . . . .   .........

Guitar 2 second time (extra 2nd guitar notes in parenthesis)
|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
|---------------------------------------------7---6h7p6----3--------|
|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
|-0004003005\0---0-0-0-0-0-0----0004003005\0------------------------|
  ..........     . . . . . .    .........



Repeat Riff 4 (2x)


Then play this part again (both guitars):
|-----------------------------------------|
|-----------------------------------------|
|-----------------------------------------|
|-----------------------------------------|
|---6p5--5h6--5p3--3p1--------------------|
|---6p5--5h6--5p3--3p1--------------------|
    x x  x x  x x  x x


Then play this:

Riff 6 (Both Guitars)

|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
|---5h6p5-------------3h5p3------1h3p1------------------------------|
|---5h6p5-000000000---3h5p3-000--1h3p1-000--------------------------|
          .........         ...        ...
Riff 6 (cont'd)
|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
|---5h6p5-------------5h66333111666---------------------------------|
|---5h6p5-000000000---5h66333111666---------------------------------|
          .........


Finally repeat Riff 3 8x's then fade out

END
WHEW!!! *wipes sweat off brow*

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