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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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