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As I Lay Dying- Elegy
Frail Words Collapse
Contact: xskinlab1x@hotmail.com

.=palm mute
h=hammer on
p=pull off
~=let ring

Intro
D--------------------------------------------------------------|
A--------------------------------------------------------------|
F----------------------------------5-3-2-3-2h3p2---------------|
C------2h3p2-5-3-2-----2h3p2-5-3-2---------------5-3-2-3-3-3h5-|
G--------------------------------------------------------------|
C--0-0-------------0-0-----------------------------------------|
   . .               .

Guitar 2
D----------------------------------------------------------------|
A----------------------------------------------------------------|
F----------------------------------------------------------------|
C------2h3p2-5-3-2-----2h3p2-5-3-2-------------------------------|
G----------------------------------8-8-8-8-8-8-10-10-10-10-10-10-|
C--0-0-------------0-0-------------8-8-8-8-8-8-10-10-10-10-10-10-|
   . .               .

Both Guitars
D-----------------------------------|
A-----------------------------------|
F-----------------------------------|
C------2h3p2-5-3-2-----2h3p2-5-3-2--|
G-----------------------------------|
C--0-0-------------0-0--------------|
   . .               .

Fill
D-----------------------------------|
A-----------------------------------|
F------2-3---2---5-3-2---2---2------|
C--0-3-----5---3-------5---3---2-5--|
G-----------------------------------|
C-----------------------------------|
   . . . . . . .

Guitar 2 (During Fill)
D---------------------------|
A---------------------------|
F--3-3-3-3-3-3-5-5-5-5-5-5--|
C--3-3-3-3-3-3-5-5-5-5-5-5--|
G--1-1-1-1-1-1-3-3-3-3-3-3--|
C---------------------------|


Repeat Intro and Fill

End with
D--------------|
A--------------|
F--------------|
C--7-7----3-3--|
G--7-7----3-3--|
C--7-7----3-3--|


Verse 1
Guitar 1
D---------------------------------------------------------------|
A---------------------------------------------------------------|
F------2-3---2-------------------------2-3---2---5-3-2-3-2-0-2--|
C--0-3-----5---3-------------------0-3-----5---3----------------|
G----------------0----------------------------------------------|
C----------------0-0--000-000-000-------------------------------|
                 .  ... ... ...

Guitar 2       Stop here 2nd time-|
D---------------------------------|
A---------------------------------|
F---------------------------------|
C---------------------------------|
G----------------0~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~|
C----------------0~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~|
  (let ring)

Repeat Verse 1
(Guitar 2 only plays the triplet mutes)

Verse 2
D----------------------------------------------------------------|
A----------------------------------------------------------------|
F---------------------------------------------------------5-3-2--|
C------0---0h3-------5-3-2-3-2-0------0---0h3-------5-3-2--------|
G----------------3------------------------------1----------------|
C--0-0---0-----0---0--------------0-0---0-----0---0--------------|
   . .   .     .   .              . .   .     .   .


D----------------------------------------------------------|
A----------------------------------------------------------|
F----------------------------------------------------------|
C------0---0h3-------5-3-2-3-2-0------0---0h3---3---5-5-5--|
G----------------3------------------------------1---3-3-3--|
C--0-0---0-----0---0--------------0-0---0-----0---0--------|
   . .   .     .   .              . .   .     .

Repeat Verse 2

Bridge  *Listen for stroking pattern on open
D---------------------------------------------------------|
A---------------------------------------------------------|
F---------------------------------------------------------|
C------------------------------------------5-5-5-5-5-5-5--|
G--8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8--0--8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8--0--3-3-3-3-3-3-3--|
C--8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8--0--8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8--0-----------------|

*Guitar 2 After bridge once
D------------------------------------------------|
A------------------------------------------------|
F--10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10--9--9--9--9--9--9--9--|
C---x--x--x--x--x--x--x--x--x--x--x--x--x--x--x--|
G---8--8--8--8--8--8--8--8--7--7--7--7--7--7--7--|
C------------------------------------------------|

D------------------------------------------------|
A------------------------------------------------|
F--10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10--9--9--9--9--9--9--9--|
C---x--x--x--x--x--x--x--x--x--x--x--x--x--x--x--|
G---8--8--8--8--8--8--8--8--7--7--7--7--7--7--7--|
C------------------------------------------------|


D---------------------------------------|
A---------------------------------------|
F--12-12-12-12-12-12-12--10-10-10-10-10-|
C--x--x--x--x--x--x--x---x--x--x--x--x--|
G--10-10-10-10-10-10-10--8--8--8--8--8--|
C---------------------------------------|



Repeat Intro and Fill 2x

Breakdown   *Only guitar 1 first time then both
D-----------------------------------|
A-----------------------------------|
F-----------------------------------|
C-----------------------------------|
G-----------------------------------|
C--000-0-0-000-000-000-0-0-000-000--|
   ... . . ... ... ... . . ... ...
Repeat 3 more times

Guitar 2 (During Breakdown- Same as Fill)
D-----------------------------------|
A-----------------------------------|
F------2h3---2---5-3-2---2---2------|
C--0h3-----5---3-------5---3---2h5--|
G-----------------------------------|
C-----------------------------------|

Repeat Guitar2 3 more times

Repeat Verse 2

Repeat Entire Bridge

Verse 3
D------5-6---5---8-6-5---5---5-0-3--|
A--3-6-----8---6-------8---6--------|
F-----------------------------------|
C-----------------------------------|
G-----------------------------------|
C-----------------------------------|

Repeat 2 more times

On Fourth Time...
D------5-6---5---8-10-8-------------------|
A--3-6-----8---6--------11-10-11-11-9-11--|
F-----------------------------------------|
C-----------------------------------------|
G-----------------------------------------|
C-----------------------------------------|


Guitar 2 Listen for when these parts come in
D-----------------------------------|
A-----------------------------------|
F-----------------------------------|
C---------------------5~~**---------|
G--8~~-0~~-8~~-0~~----3~~**---------|
C--8~~-0~~-8~~-0~~------------------|

**Listen for when this is used
(Fade Out)

Thats the whole thing

This is pretty much 100% Correct. The you'll have to use your imagination
for the strumming parts.

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