#----------------------------------PLEASE NOTE---------------------------------# #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.# #------------------------------------------------------------------------------# Visit MetalTabs.com for more metal tablature Band: Decrepit Birth Album: "...And Time Begins" Song: "Prelude To The Apocalypse" Length: 1:23 Copyright - (c) (UNIQUE LEADER) (2003) Album Released - October 7, 2003 Version 1.0 - October 20, 2004 Written By: Matt Sotelo Transcribed By: Matt Sotelo email: decrepitbirth@msn.com Tabbed: Colton Chapman email: mick_6346@yahoo.com Music: 235 bpm Tunning: Guitar 1 - Matt Sotelo - (D,G,C,F,A,D) - Down 1 Whole Step Guitar 2 - Mike Turner - (D,G,C,F,A,D) - Down 1 Whole Step Key: pm - palm mute [ ] - Natural Harmonic % - rest (ph) - Pinch Harmonic / - slide up h/ - legato slide up ~ - vibrato h\ - legato slide down \ - slide down b - bend h - hammer-on pb - pre-bend p - pull-off fb - full bend || - end of riff rb - release bend Notes: This is the Official Guitar Tabulature for Decrepit Birth's "Prelude To The Apocalypse" tabbed out from PowerTab by Decrepit Birth guitarist Matt Sotelo into txt format by Colton Chapman with permission from Matt Sotelo. Also Mike Turner did not play on the recording for the album "...And Time Begins" but he is now a full time member of Decrepit Birth and is their second guitarist. Riff 1 - (Guitars 1 & 2) 2x D|----------------------------------|----------------------------------|| A|----------------------------------|----------------------------------|| F|----------------------------------|----------------------------------|| C|-----------------5555-------------|----------------------------------|| G|-4-4-222255552222----222255554444-|-4-4-22225555--------55554444-----|| D|-2-2------------------------------|-2-2---------22225555--------5555-|| pm . . ............................ . . ............................ Riff 2 - (Guitars 1 & 2) D|--------------------------------------------------| A|--------------------------------------------------| F|--------------------------------------------------| C|--------------------------------------------------| G|-55555555----------------5555555544444444---------| D|---------2222222255555555----------------55555555-| pm ................................................ D|--------------------------------------------------| A|--------------------------------------------------| F|--------------------------------------------------| C|---------44444444---------------------------------| G|-----------------77777777----------------55555555-| D|-22222222----------------2222222255555555---------| pm ................................................ D|---------------------------------|| A|---------------------------------|| F|---------------------------------|| C|-------------------------6-5-----|| G|-3-------2-----------6-5-----6-5-|| D|---6-5-6---5-3-2-3-2-------------|| pm . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Riff 3 - (Guitars 1 & 2) D|------------------------------------------|--------------------------------|| A|------------------------------------------|--------------------------------|| F|------------------------------------------|--------------------------------|| C|---------------------4444-----------------|--------------------------------|| G|-4-4-444477776666-4-------4--222255554444-|-6-6-3-3-4-4-3-3-6-6-3-3-4-4-3--|| D|-2-2--------------2-------2---------------|-4-4-1-1-2-2-1-1-4-4-1-1-2-2-1--|| pm . . ............ . .... . ............ . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Riff 4 - (Guitars 1 & 2) 2x D|----------------------------------|----------------------------------|| A|----------------------------------|----------------------------------|| F|----------------------------------|----------------------------------|| C|-4444-------------4-------5-------|----------------------------------|| G|-----222255554444-----5-4-----6-5-|-3333-------------3-------2-------|| D|--------------------2-------3-----|-----666655556666---6-5-6---5-3-2-|| pm ................ . . . . . . . . ................ . . . . . . . . Riff 5 - (Guitar 1) D|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------| A|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------| F|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------| C|---------2-----4-|---------2-------|-----------------|---------2-----4-| G|---3-------------|---3-------------|-6-6-3-3-4-4-3-3-|---3-------------| D|-7---5-4---3-2---|-7---5-4---4-3-2-|-4-4-1-1-2-2-1-1-|-7---5-4---3-2---| pm . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Riff 5 - (Guitar 2) D|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------| A|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------| F|--------%--------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------| C|-----------------|---------2-------|-----------------|---------2-----4-| G|-----------------|---3-------------|-6-6-3-3-4-4-3-3-|---3-------------| D|-----------------|-7---5-4---4-3-2-|-4-4-1-1-2-2-1-1-|-7---5-4---3-2---| pm . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Riff 5B - (Guitars 1 & 2) D|-----------------|------------------------------------------------| A|-----------------|------------------------------------------------| F|-----------------|------------------------------------------------| C|-----------------|------------------------------------------------| G|-3-------2-------|-6-6-3-3-4-4-3-3-6-6-3-3-4-4-3--6-6-3-3-4-4-3-3-| D|---6-5-6---5-3-2-|-4-4-1-1-2-2-1-1-4-4-1-1-2-2-1--4-4-1-1-2-2-1-1-| pm . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . D|----------------|| A|----------------|| F|----------------|| C|----------------|| G|-4-2-1-0-3-2-1--|| D|-4-2-1-0-3-2-1--|| pm . . . . . . . Riff 6 - (Guitar 1) D|-------------|--------------------------|---------------------|| A|-------------|--------------------------|---------------------|| F|------%------|--------------------------|---------------------|| C|-------------|-6-6-3--4--3--6--3--4--3--|---------------------|| G|-------------|-4-4-1--2--1--4--1--2--1--|-4444-1111-2222-1111-|| D|-------------|-4-4-1--2--1--4--1--2--1--|---------------------|| pm . . . . .... .... .... .... Riff 6 - (Guitar 2) D|-------------|--------------------------|---------------------|| A|-------------|--------------------------|---------------------|| F|-------------|--------------------------|---------------------|| C|-6--3--4--3--|-6-6-3--4--3--6--3--4--3--|---------------------|| G|-4--1--2--1--|-4-4-1--2--1--4--1--2--1--|---------------------|| D|-4--1--2--1--|-4-4-1--2--1--4--1--2--1--|-4444-1111-2222-1111-|| pm . . . . . .... .... .... .... Riff 7 - (Guitars 1 & 2) D|------------------------------------------------|----------------| A|------------------------------------------------|----------------| F|------------------------------------------------|----------------| C|------------------------------------------------|----------------| G|-6-6-3-3-4-4-3-3-6-6-3-3-4-4-3--6-6-3-3-4-4-3-3-|-4-3-2-1-3-2-1--| D|-4-4-1-1-2-2-1-1-4-4-1-1-2-2-1--4-4-1-1-2-2-1-1-|-4-3-2-1-3-2-1--| pm . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Riff 7B - (Guitar 1) D|------------------------------------------|| A|------------------------------------------|| F|------------------------------------------|| C|----------12------------------------------|| G|---9-12-9----9-12-11---9-12------12-11----|| D|-9-------------------9------9-12-------12-|| pm . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Riff 7B - (Guitar 2) D|---------------------------------|| A|---------------------------------|| F|---------------------------------|| C|---------5-----------------------|| G|---2-5-2---2-5-4---2-5-----5-4---|| D|-2---------------2-----2-5-----5-|| pm . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Riff 8 - (Guitars 1 & 2) - 2x D|----------------------------------|----------------------------------| A|----------------------------------|----------------------------------| F|----------------------------------|----------------------------------| C|-----------------5555-------------|----------------------------------| G|-4-4-222255552222----222255554444-|-4-4-22225555--------55554444-----| D|-2-2------------------------------|-2-2---------22225555--------5555-| pm . . ............................ . . ............................ D|-----------------------------------------|| A|-----------------------------------------|| F|-----------------------------------------|| C|--------------------7-10-----------------|| G|-5-8-7-10------7-10------3-6-5-8-1-4-3-6-|| D|----------7-10---------------------------|| pm . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Riff 9 - (Guitars 1 & 2) D|------------------------------------------|---------|| A|------------------------------------------|---------|| F|------------------------------------------|----%----|| C|---------------------4444-----------------|---------|| G|-4-4-444477776666-4-------4--222255554444-|---------|| D|-2-2--------------2-------2---------------|---------|| pm . . ............ . .... . ............ Riff 10 - (Guitars 1 & 2) 3x D|------------------------|| A|------------------------|| F|------------------------|| C|------------------------|| G|-4--5--4--7--4--5--4--3-|| D|-2--3--2--5--2--3--2--1-|| pm . . . . . . . . Riff 10B - (Guitar 1) D|------------|------------|| A|------------|------------|| F|------------|------------|| C|------------|------------|| G|-4--5--4--7-|-4--5--4--3-|| D|-2--3--2--5-|-2--3--2--1-|| pm . . . . . . . . Riff 10B - (Guitar 2) D|------------|------------|| A|------------|------------|| F|------%-----|------------|| C|------------|------------|| G|------------|-4--5--4--3-|| D|------------|-2--3--2--1-|| pm . . . . Riff 11 - (Guitars 1 & 2) 2x D|--------------------------------------------------------|| A|--------------------------------------------------------|| F|--------------------------------------------------------|| C|--------------------------------------------------------|| G|-4-4--------------4--5--4--3--4-----------4--5--3--4--3-|| D|-2-2-222255552222-2--3--2--1--2--22225555-2--3--1--2--1-|| pm . . ............ . . . . . ........ . . . . . Visit MetalTabs.com for more metal tablature