Darkest Hour - "How The Beautiful Decay" Guitar Tab
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#This file is the author's own work and represents their interpretation of the #
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Band = Darkest Hour
Album = The Mark of the Judas
Title = How the beautiful decay
Tabbed - Michael Cornwell
Email = Tmfreak@yahoo.com
b=bend
h=hammer
p=pulloff
.=palm mute
/=slide
T=Tap
#.= Staccato notes
~ = vibrato
X = Dead note
Riff-A (Intro)
Guitar 1
d|------------------------------------------|
A|------------------------------------------|
F|------------------------------------------|
C|----------------------8----3----5----0----| X 6
G|--7.-7.-7.-7.-7.-7h8--8----3----5----0----|
C|----------------------8----3----5----0----|
Guitar 2 also plays but every other time plays
Guitar 2
d|--------------------------------|
A|--------------------------------|
F|--------------------------------|
C|-5.-5.-5.-5.-5.-5h7------8~-7~--|
G|---------------------8~---------|
C|--------------------------------|
Riff-B (Verse)
Guitar 1
d|--------------------------------------------------|
A|--------------------------------------------------|
F|--------------------------------------------------|
C|--------------------------------------------------|
G|--5.-5p3.-5.-5.-5p3.----5.-5p3.---10--8--7h8--5~--|
C|---------------------5~---------------------------|
Guitar 2
d|--------------------------------------------------|
A|--------------------------------------------------|
F|--------------------------------------------------|
C|--3.-3p2.--3.-3.-3p2------3.--3p2.--8-7-5h7-3~----|
G|--------------------------------------------------|
C|----------------------5~--------------------------|
Riff-C (Chorus)
Both Guitars
d|-------------------------|
A|-------------------------|
F|-------------------------|
C|--0--x--5----1---x---0---|
G|--0--x--5----1---x---0---|
C|--0--x--5----1---x---0---|
Background guitar
d|-------------------------|
A|-------------------------|
F|-------------------------|
C|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|
G|-------------------------|
C|-------------------------|
Then play
Riff B
Riff C
Riff-D (really..... REALLY long ending)
There are alot of small things going on here
with them arppegiating chords if you listen closely,
but this is basically how it goes
Guitar 1
d|-----------------------------------------------------------|
A|-----------------------------------------------------------|
F|-----------------------------------------------------------|
C|-----------------------------------------------------------|
G|-----------------------------------------------------------|
C|--0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8--|
Guitar 2
d|----------------------------------------------------------|
A|----------------------------------------------------------|
F|----------------------------------------------------------|
C|--------------------8-8-7-7-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-7-7-7-7-------|
G|---8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8----------------------------------------|
C|----------------------------------------------------------|
Thats basically it. Other than the arppegiated
chords at the end this is everything.
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