#----------------------------------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 CONTAGION As recorded by The Black Dahlia Murder (From the 2003 Album UNHALLOWED) Words by Trevor Strnad Music by The Black Dahlia Murder Arranged by The Black Dahlia Murder Transcribed by Gael Pirlot (GaelPirlot@gmail.com) C5/G Ebadd4 C5 G# 7 7 x 9 x x 3 3 x 4 x x 0 2 2 x x x 8 7 x 9 x x Fm C5VII C#5 Eb5 5 3 x 5 x x x 7 9 x x x 1 3 3 x x x 3 5 5 x x x F5 5 7 7 x x x Tune to C standard (NOT dropped C) Gtr I (C F Bb Eb G C) - 'Brian Eschbach' Gtr II (C F Bb Eb G C) - 'John Kempainen' Gtr III (C F Bb Eb G C) - 'Lead intro' The second solo is quite intense so listen for the feel and tempo. Please leave me any feedback at GaelPirlot@gmail.com . 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Intro Q=120 C5/G Ebadd4 C5 4/4 Gtrs I, II ||-----------|----------|----------|---------|| ||o----------|----------|----------|--------o|| ||--9--------|-5--------|----------|---------|| ||-----------|----------|-2--------|-(2)-----|| ||o-7--------|-3--------|-2--------|-(2)----o|| ||--7--------|-3--------|-0--------|-(0)-----|| C5 Gtr I |------------|------------|-----------|---------------| |------------|------------|-----------|---------------| |--9---------|--5---------|-----------|---------------| |------------|------------|-2---------|-(2)-----------| |--7---------|--3---------|-2---------|-(2)-----------| |--7---------|--3---------|-0---------|-(0)-----------| | | Gtr II |------------|------------|-----------|---------------| |------------|------------|-----------|---------------| |-(9)--------|-(5)--------|-----------|---------------| |------------|------------|-2---------|-(2)-----------| |--7---------|--3---------|-2---------|-(2)-----------| |--8---------|--5---------|-0---------|-(0)-----------| | | Gtr III |------------|------------|-----------|---------------| |------------|------------|-----------|---------------| |------------|------------|--------7--|-10---9--7--9--| |------------|------------|-----------|---------------| |------------|------------|--------5--|--8---7--5--7--| |------------|------------|-----------|---------------| Gtr I |------------|--------| |------------|--------| |--9---------|--5-----| |------------|--------| |--7---------|--3-----| |--7---------|--3-----| | | Gtr II |------------|--------| |------------|--------| |-(9)--------|-(5)----| |------------|--------| |--7---------|--3-----| |--8---------|--5-----| | | Gtr III |------------|--------| |------------|--------| |--5---------|-(5)----| |------------|--------| |--3---------|-(3)----| |------------|--------| Verse Q=180 3/4 5/4 Gtr I |-------------------|--------------------------------| |-------------------|--------------------------------| |-------------------|--------------------------------| |-2-----------------|--------------------------------| |-2-----------------|--------------------------------| |-0-----------------|--------------------------------| | | Gtr II | PM--| PM PM--| PM PM PM PM- |-------------------|--------------------------------| |-------------------|--------------------------------| |-------------------|--------------------------------| |-------------------|--------------------------------| |-------8p7---7p5---|-------8p7---7p5---8p7---10p8---| |-0-0-0-----0-----0-|-0-0-0-----0-----0-----0------0-| 3/4 5/4 PM----| PM--------------------------| |-------------------|--------------------------------| |-------------------|--------------------------------| |-------------------|--------------------------------| |-------------------|--------------------------------| |-2-2-2-2-----------|--------------------------------| |-0-0-0-0-----------|-0-0-0-5-5-5-6-6-6-5-5-5-3-3-3--| | |-----| PM PM------------------------------| |-------------------|--------------------------------| |-------------------|--------------------------------| |-------------------|--------------------------------| |-------------------|--------------------------------| |-------8p7---7p5---|--------------------------------| |-0-0-0-----0-----0-|-0-0-0-5-5-5-6-6-6-5-5-5-3-3-3--| 3/4 5/4 Gtrs I, II PM--| PM PM--| PM PM PM PM- ||--------------------|--------------------------------| ||o-------------------|--------------------------------| ||--------------------|--------------------------------| ||--------------------|--------------------------------| ||o-------8p7---7p5---|-------8p7---7p5---8p7---10p8---| ||--0-0-0-----0-----0-|-0-0-0-----0-----0-----0------0-| 3/4 5/4 -----| PM PM------------------------------| |-------------------|--------------------------------|| |-------------------|-------------------------------o|| |-------------------|--------------------------------|| |-------------------|--------------------------------|| |-------8p7---7p5---|-------------------------------o|| |-0-0-0-----0-----0-|-0-0-0-5-5-5-6-6-6-5-5-5-3-3-3--|| Pre-Chorus 4/4 Gtrs I, II PM--| PM| PM--| PM| |-------------------------|-------------------------| |-------------------------|-------------------------| |-------------------------|-------------------------| |-------------------------|-------------------------| |-------7-5---5-----------|-------7-5---5-----------| |-0-0-0-----6---6-5-3-5-6-|-0-0-0-----6---6-5-3-5-6-| PM--| PM| PM--| PM--| |-------------------------|-------------------| |-------------------------|-------------------| |-------------------------|-------------------| |-------------------------|-------3--------3--| |-------7-5---5-----------|-------3--------3--| |-0-0-0-----6---6-5-3-5-6-|-0-0-0-1--0-0-0-1--| 4/4 Gtrs I, II PM--| PM| PM--| PM| |-------------------------|-------------------------| |-------------------------|-------------------------| |-------------------------|-------------------------| |-------------------------|-------------------------| |-------7-5---5-----------|-------7-5---5-----------| |-0-0-0-----6---6-5-3-5-6-|-0-0-0-----6---6-5-3-5-6-| PM--| PM| PM--| PM--| |-------------------------|-------------------| |-------------------------|-------------------| |-------------------------|-------------------| |-------------------------|-------5--------5--| |-------7-5---5-----------|-------5--------5--| |-0-0-0-----6---6-5-3-5-6-|-0-0-0-3--0-0-0-3--| Chorus 4/4 Gtr I PM--| PM PM PM--| PM--| |--------------------|-------------------------| |--------------------|-------------------------| |--------------------|-------------------------| |--------------------|-------------------------| |-------7---10---9p6-|-------6h7p6-------6h7p6-| |-0-0-0---0----0-----|-6-6-6-------6-6-6-------| | | Gtr II | PM--| PM PM PM--| PM--| |--------------------|-------------------------| |--------------------|-------------------------| |--------------------|-------------------------| |--------------------|-------------------------| |-------7---10---9p6-|-------6h7p6-------6h7p6-| |-0-0-0---0----0-----|-6-6-6-------6-6-6-------| PM--| PM PM |----------------------|--------------------------------------| |----------------------|--------------------------------------| |----------------------|--------------------------------------| |----------------------|-10--9--7--9--7-----7-----------------| |--------7---10----9p6-|----------------10----10--9--7--9-10--| |-0-0-0----0----0------|--------------------------------------| | | PM--| |----------------------|--------------------------------------| |----------------------|--------------------------------------| |----------------------|--------------------------------------| |----------------------|-14-12-10-12-10----10-----------------| |-------10---14---12p9-|----------------14----14-12-10-12-14--| |-0-0-0----0----0------|--------------------------------------| 4/4 Gtr I PM--| PM PM PM--| PM--| |--------------------|-------------------------| |--------------------|-------------------------| |--------------------|-------------------------| |--------------------|-------------------------| |-------7---10---9p6-|-------6h7p6-------6h7p6-| |-0-0-0---0----0-----|-6-6-6-------6-6-6-------| | | Gtr II | PM--| PM PM PM--| PM--| |--------------------|-------------------------| |--------------------|-------------------------| |--------------------|-------------------------| |--------------------|-------4h5p4-------4h5p4-| |-------7---10---9p6-|-4-4-4-------4-4-4-------| |-0-0-0---0----0-----|-------------------------| PM--| PM PM |----------------------|--------------------------------------| |----------------------|--------------------------------------| |----------------------|--------------------------------------| |----------------------|-10--9--7--9--7-----7-----------------| |--------7---10----9p6-|----------------10----10--9--7--9-10--| |-0-0-0----0----0------|--------------------------------------| | | PM--| |----------------------|--------------------------------------| |----------------------|--------------------------------------| |----------------------|--------------------------------------| |----------------------|-14-12-10-12-10----10-----------------| |-------10---14---12p9-|----------------14----14-12-10-12-14--| |-0-0-0----0----0------|--------------------------------------| Verse Pre-Chorus Bridge C5VII C5VII Gtr I PM--| PM--| ||--------------------------|---------------------| ||o-------------------------|---------------------| ||--------------------------|---------------------| ||--8-7-5-7-5---5-----------|-9\--------9\--------| ||o-----------8---8-7-5-7-8-|-7\--------7\--------| ||--------------------------|-----0-0-0-----0-0-0-| | | Gtr II | PM--| PM--| ||--------------------------|---------------------| ||o-------------------------|---------------------| ||--------------------------|---------------------| ||--8-7-5-7-5---5-----------|-9\--------9\--------| ||o-----------8---8-7-5-7-8-|-7\--------7\--------| ||--------------------------|-----0-0-0-----0-0-0-| C5VII C5VII PM--| PM--| |-------------------------|-------------------------|| |-------------------------|------------------------o|| |-------------5-----------|-------------------------|| |-8-7-5-7-5-7---8-7-8-7-5-|-9\--------9\------------|| |-------------------------|-7\--------7\-----------o|| |-------------------------|-----0-0-0-----0-0-0-----|| | | PM--| PM--| |-------------------------|-------------------------|| |-------------------------|------------------------o|| |-------------5-----------|-------------------------|| |-8-7-5-7-5-----8-7-8-7-5-|-9\--------9\------------|| |-----------8-------------|-7\--------7\-----------o|| |-------------------------|-----0-0-0-----0-0-0-----|| Guitar Solo Q=170 F5 F5 C#5 C#Eb5 C#5 Gtr I PM--| PM--| PM-----------| |---------------------|---------------------| |---------------------|---------------------| |---------------------|---------------------| |-7--------7----------|--3---------3-5----3-| |-7--------7----------|--3---------3-5----3-| |-5--5-5-5-5---1-1--1-|--1---1-1-1-1-3----1-| | | Gtr II | ~ |---------------------|---------------------| |---------------------|---------------------| |-9--------------9-10S|=12--10-----9---10---| |-------------12------|---------------------| |---------------------|---------------------| |---------------------|---------------------| C5 PM--------------------------------------------| |-----------------------|------------------------------| |-----------------------|------------------------------| |-----------------------|------------------------------| |-2---------------------|------------------------------| |-2---------------------|------------------------------| |-0--0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0--0-|-0--0-0-0-0--0-0--0-0-0-0-0---| | | ~ |-----------------------|------------------------------| |-----------------------|------------------------------| |-----------------------|-7-------------7--------------| |-9--------------7-9-10-|---10-9-7-9-10---10-9-7-9-7---| |-----------------------|------------------------------| |-----------------------|------------------------------| F5 F5 C#5 C#5Eb5 C#5 Gtr I PM--| PM--| PM------------| |----------------------|------------------------| |----------------------|------------------------| |----------------------|------------------------| |--7---------7---------|--3------------3-5----3-| |--7---------7---------|--3------------3-5----3-| |--5---5-5-5-5--1-1--1-|--1-----1-1-1--1-3----1-| | | Gtr II | ~~~ |----------------------|------------------------| |----------------------|------------------------| |-[9]-----------7-9-10-|-12-12S14-----12---10---| |----------------------|------------------------| |----------------------|------------------------| |----------------------|------------------------| C5 PM----------------------------------------------------| |---------------------------------|---------------------------------| |---------------------------------|---------------------------------| |---------------------------------|---------------------------------| |--2------------------------------|---------------------------------| |--2------------------------------|---------------------------------| |--0------0--0--0--0--0-0--0-0--0-|-0--0--0-0--0--0-0--0-0--0-0--0--| | |---------------------------------|---------------------------------| |---------------------------------|---------------------------------| |-10-9----9-----------------------|---------------------------------| |------12---12-10-12-10-9-10-9----|-9---------------9----9-10-9-----| |------------------------------12-|---12-10-9-10-12---12--------12--| |---------------------------------|---------------------------------| F5 F5 C#5 C#5 Eb5 C#5 Gtr I PM--| PM--| PM----------------------------| |---------------------|--------------------------------------------------------| |---------------------|--------------------------------------------------------| |---------------------|--------------------------------------------------------| |--7---------7--------|--3-------------------------------------3-------5-----3-| |--7---------7--------|--3-------------------------------------3-------5-----3-| |--5--5-5-5--5--1-1-1-|--1----------------------1----1----1----1-------3-----1-| | | Gtr II | ~~~~~~~~~~~~ |---------------------|-------17h21p17-----------------------------------------| |-15--------17--------|----17----------15-15------15---------------------------| |---------------------|-19-------------------17--------17---16---17-14------14-| |---------------------|--------------------------------------------------17----| |---------------------|--------------------------------------------------------| |---------------------|--------------------------------------------------------| C5 PM-----------------------------------------------------------| |-------------------------------------|--------------------------------------| |-------------------------------------|--------------------------------------| |-------------------------------------|--------------------------------------| |--2----------------------------------|--------------------------------------| |--2----------------------------------|--------------------------------------| |--0--------0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0-|--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--| | |-------------------------------------|--------------------------------------| |-------------------------------------|--------------------------------------| |-16-17-16-14----14-16-17-16-14----14-|-16-17-16-14----14-16-17-16-14----14--| |-------------17----------------17----|-------------17----------------17-----| |-------------------------------------|--------------------------------------| |-------------------------------------|--------------------------------------| F5 F5 C#5 C#5 Eb5 C#5 Gtr I PM--| PM--| PM------------------| |---------------------|--------------------------------------------------| |---------------------|--------------------------------------------------| |---------------------|--------------------------------------------------| |--7---------7--------|--3--------------------------3-----5-----3--------| |--7---------7--------|--3--------------------------3-----5-----3--------| |--5--5-5-5--5--1-1-1-|--1-----------------1--1--1--1-----3-----1--------| | | Gtr II | ~~~~~~~~~~~~ |---------------------|-------17h21p17-----------------------------------| |-15--------17--------|----17----------15-15----15-----------------------| |---------------------|-19-------------------17----17-16-17-14----14-16--| |---------------------|----------------------------------------17--------| |---------------------|--------------------------------------------------| |---------------------|--------------------------------------------------| Q=120 G# Gtr I |---------------| |---------------| |-(9)-----------| |---------------| |--7------------| |--8------------| | | Gtr II | \0.5 |---------------| |---------------| |-14------------| |---------------| |---------------| |---------------| Fm |--------------------------------------------------------------| |--------------------------------------------------------------| |-(5)----------------------------------------------------------| |--------------------------------------------------------------| |--3-----------------------------------------------------------| |--5-----------------------------------------------------------| | |--------------------------------------------------------------| |-------------------------13-13-17-17-15-15-13-13-15-15-17-17--| |--9--9-11-11-11-11-12-12--------------------------------------| |--------------------------------------------------------------| |--------------------------------------------------------------| |--------------------------------------------------------------| |-----------------------------------------| |-----------------------------------------| |-----------------------------------------| |-----------------------------------------| |-----------------------------------------| |-----------------------------------------| | |-----------------------------------------| |---------13-13-13-13-17-17-15-15-13-13---| |---17-17---------------------------------| |-----------------------------------------| |-----------------------------------------| |-----------------------------------------| C5 Gtr I |--------------------------------------------------------------| |--------------------------------------------------------------| |--------------------------------------------------------------| |--2-----------------------------------------------------------| |--2-----------------------------------------------------------| |--0-----------------------------------------------------------| | | Gtr II |--------------------------------------------------------------| |-13-13-12----12-12----12----------12--------------------------| |----------14-------14----14-12-14----14-12-14-14-12-11--------| |-------------------------------------------------------14pb16-| |--------------------------------------------------------------| |--------------------------------------------------------------| |---------------------------------------------------| |---------------------------------------------------| |---------------------------------------------------| |-(2)-----------------------------------------------| |-(2)-----------------------------------------------| |-(0)-----------------------------------------------| | |---------------------------------------------------| |---------------------------------------------------| |-----------------11----------11----------11--------| |-14pb16-14p12-14----14p12-14----14p12-14----12-9---| |---------------------------------------------------| |---------------------------------------------------| G# Gtr I |---------------------------------------------------| |---------------------------------------------------| |-(9)-----------------------------------------------| |---------------------------------------------------| |--7------------------------------------------------| |--8------------------------------------------------| | | Gtr II |---------------------------------------------------| |--------13-13-17-17-15-15-13-13-15-15-17-17-15-15--| |-12--12--------------------------------------------| |---------------------------------------------------| |---------------------------------------------------| |---------------------------------------------------| Gtr I |---------------------------------------------------| |---------------------------------------------------| |---------------------------------------------------| |---------------------------------------------------| |---------------------------------------------------| |---------------------------------------------------| | | Gtr II |---------------------------------------------------| |---13-13-15-15-13-13-15-15-13-13-------------------| |-12--12--------------------------16-16-14-14-16-16-| |---------------------------------------------------| |---------------------------------------------------| |---------------------------------------------------| Fm |---------------------------------------------------------------------| |---------------------------------------------------------------------| |-(5)-----------------------------------------------------------------| |---------------------------------------------------------------------| |--3------------------------------------------------------------------| |--5------------------------------------------------------------------| | |---------------------------------------------------------------------| |---------------------------------------------------------------------| |-16--14-12-14-16-14-12-14-12-16-14-12-14-12--------------------------| |--------------------------------------------16b16.5r16b16.5r14-12----| |---------------------------------------------------------------------| |---------------------------------------------------------------------| C5 Gtr I |--------------------------------------------| |--------------------------------------------| |--------------------------------------------| |--2-----------------------------------------| |--2-----------------------------------------| |--0-----------------------------------------| | | Gtr II | ~~ |--------------------------------------------| |--------------------------------------------| |----11b12r11b12r============================| |-14-------------14p12-12-12S14-16-12-12-14--| |--------------------------------------------| |--------------------------------------------| |-----------------------------------------------------| |-----------------------------------------------------| |-----------------------------------------------------| |-(2)-------------------------------------------------| |-(2)-------------------------------------------------| |-(0)-------------------------------------------------| | |-----------------------------------------------------| |--------------------------------------13-------------| |--------------12----------14-12-14-16----16-14-12----| |-14--12-14-16----16-14-12----------------------------| |-----------------------------------------------------| |-----------------------------------------------------| G# Fm C5 Gtr I |---------------|---------------|--------------|---------------| |---------------|---------------|--------------|---------------| |-(9)-----------|--(5)----------|--------------|---------------| |---------------|---------------|---2----------|-(2)-----------| |--7------------|---3-----------|---2----------|-(2)-----------| |--8------------|---5-----------|---0----------|-(0)-----------| | | Gtr II | \1_______________________________| |-12------------|-(12)----------|-(12)---------|---------------| |---------------|---------------|--------------|---------------| |---------------|---------------|-----------7--|-10---9--7--9--| |---------------|---------------|--------------|---------------| |---------------|---------------|-----------5--|--8---7--5--7--| |---------------|---------------|--------------|---------------| C5/G Ebadd4 Gtr I |------------|--------| |------------|--------| |-(9)--------|-(5)----| |------------|--------| |--7---------|--3-----| |--7---------|--3-----| | | Gtr II |------------|--------| |------------|--------| |--5---------|-(5)----| |------------|--------| |--3---------|-(3)----| |------------|--------| Back into Chorus Q=180 Gtr I PM--| PM PM |--------------------|--------------------| |--------------------|--------------------| |--------------------|--------------------| |--------------------|--------------------| |-2------------------|-------7---10---9p6-| |-0------------------|-0-0-0---0----0-----| | | Gtr II | PM--| PM PM PM |--------------------|--------------------| |--------------------|--------------------| |--------------------|--------------------| |--------------------|--------------------| |-------7---10---9p6-|-2------------------| |-0-0-0---0----0-----|-0------------------| |--------------------------------------| |--------------------------------------| |--------------------------------------| |-10--9--7--9--7-----7-----------------| |----------------10----10--9--7--9-10--| |--------------------------------------| | |--------------------------------------| |--------------------------------------| |--------------------------------------| |-14-12-10-12-10----10-----------------| |----------------14----14-12-10-12-14--| |--------------------------------------| Chorus Pre-Outro Q=120 Gtr I |------------|--------| |------------|--------| |--9---------|--5-----| |------------|--------| |--7---------|--3-----| |--7---------|--3-----| | | Gtr II |------------|--------| |------------|--------| |-(9)--------|-(5)----| |------------|--------| |--7---------|--3-----| |--8---------|--5-----| Outro Q=190 Gtr I PM--------------------------------------------------------------| ||----------------------------------|---------------------------------| ||o---------------------------------|---------------------------------| ||----------------------------------|---------------------------------| ||----------------------------------|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-| ||o-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-2-2-2-2-|---------------------------------| ||----------------------------------|---------------------------------| | | Gtr II | PM--------------------------------------------------------------| ||----------------------------------|---------------------------------| ||o---------------------------------|---------------------------------| ||----------------------------------|---------------------------------| ||----------------------------------|---------------------------------| ||o---------------------------------|-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-| ||--3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-2-2-2-2-|---------------------------------| 1.,2.,3. PM----------------| PM--------------------| 4x |--------------------------|-------------------------------|| |--------------------------|------------------------------o|| |--------------------------|-------------------------------|| |-5----------------------5-|-5-----------------------------|| |--------------------------|------------------------------o|| |----0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0---|----0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0----|| | | PM----------------| PM--------------------| | 4x |--------------------------|-------------------------------|| |--------------------------|------------------------------o|| |-9----------------------9-|-9-----------------------------|| |--------------------------|-------------------------------|| |-7----------------------7-|-7----------------------------o|| |----0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0---|----0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0----|| 4. 5/4 Gtr I PM----------------| |-----------------------------*| |-----------------------------*| |-----------------------------*| |-5----------------------5-4--*| |-----------------------------*| |----0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0------*| | | Gtr II | PM----------------| |-----------------------------*| |-----------------------------*| |-9----------------------9-8--*| |-----------------------------*| |-7----------------------7-6--*| |----0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0------*| Tablature Legend ---------------- h - hammer-on p - pull-off b - bend pb - pre-bend r - bend release (if no number after the r, then release immediately) /\ - slide into or out of (from/to "nowhere") s - legato slide S - shift slide <n> - natural harmonic [n] - artificial harmonic n(n) - tapped harmonic ~ - vibrato tr - trill T - tap TP - trem. picking PM - palm muting \n/ - tremolo bar dip; n = amount to dip \n - tremolo bar down n/ - tremolo bar up /n\ - tremolo bar inverted dip = - hold bend; also acts as connecting device for hammers/pulls <> - volume swell (louder/softer) x - on rhythm slash represents muted slash o - on rhythm slash represents single note slash Misc Legend ----------- | - bar || - double bar ||o - repeat start o|| - repeat end *| - double bar (ending) : - bar (freetime) $ - Segno & - Coda Tempo markers - <E/E./Q/Q./H/H.> = BPM(8/16=s8/s16), where s8 = swing 8ths, s16 = swing 16ths Visit MetalTabs.com for more metal tablature