Solo tabs
ZAKK WYLDE - Darkest Hour SOLO (Book of Shadows II) In my opinion, one of the most magnificent solos he'd written, and he has written quite a lot. If you see a technical mistake, just mention it in the comment section..It's my first tab so please be kind :) Rock on! \m/ e|-10-9-7--------------------------------------------------------------------| BB|---------10-8-7-10-8-7-----------------------------------------------------|---(no pulloffs) G+G|-----------------------9-7-6-9-7-6-----------------------------------------|---x2 speed of upper row D MajorD|-----------------------------------9-7-5-9-7-5-----------------------------|---same speed (x2) A augmentedA|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| (pick every note) E MajorE|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| e|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| BB|-7(hit that 7 a few times after bending)-7h8-7---7--7----------------------| G+G|-9b11(bend it, catch it, and make it sing)-------9b11br9p7-9zv-------------| D MajorD|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| A augmentedA|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| E MajorE|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| e|-----------------10------12------12b14br12b14(do it really fast)-----------| BB|-10b12zv-12b14zv-13b15zv-15b17zv-------------------------------------------| G+G|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| D MajorD|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| A augmentedA|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| E MajorE|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| _____________________________________________________________________________________ Zakk refers to this first bend in the next section as a Gary Moore thing, so im gonna put a "gmb" instead of "b". Your goal string is e, but you catch a b string with it, so to make it scream...torture it a bit: e|-12b14-12b15-12b14br-10-10h12p10-----------------------------------------------------------| BB|-12gmb---12b---12b-----------------12zv-12b13br-10zv-10h12p10------10h12p10-----10h12p10---| G+G|------------------------------------------------------------11zv----------9zv----------7zv-| D MajorD|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------| A augmentedA|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------| E MajorE|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------| e|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------| BB|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------| G+G|-7h9p7-6-7-9-9s11-9-7-6-7-9-7-6-7-6h7p6-----s9-7h9p7s6-7-6h7p6s4-6-4h6p4s2-4-2p0-----------| D MajorD|----------------------------------------9zv------------------------------------------------| A augmentedA|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------| E MajorE|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------| e|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------| BB|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------| G+G|-4s6-6-6-6s7-7-7-7s11s9-9-9s7-6-7zv--------------------------------------------------------| D MajorD|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------| A augmentedA|-2s4-4-4-4s5-5-5-5s9s7--7-7s5-4-5----------------5PM-7PM-9PM (normal speed)----------------| E MajorE|------------------------------------(7PM)-5PM-7PM-9PM (normal speed)-----------------------| ______________________________________________________________________________________________ Double the speed of the next section..you can trill 5-7-9 and 6-7-9 it if you have weak hands, but Zakk picks all of them. Manroot domination. e|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------| BB|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------| G+G|--------------------------------------------------6PM-7PM-9PM-6PM-7PM-9PM------------------| D MajorD|-------------------------5PM-7PM-9PM-5PM-7PM-9PM-------------------------------------------| A augmentedA|-5PM-7PM-9PM-5PM-7PM-9PM-------------------------------------------------------------------| E MajorE|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------| e|------7-10zv-------10-12zv-------12-14zv-------12-15zv-------14-17zv-------15-19zv---------| BB|-7h10--------10h12---------12h15---------12h15---------14h15---------15h17-----------------| G+G|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------| D MajorD|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------| A augmentedA|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------| E MajorE|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------| ______________________________________________________________________________________________ (Those X-es are just a few dead notes..just strum it really quick instead of another hammer on): e|-------17-21zv-XX-21b22-22br21-22br21-22gmbr21-22gmbr21-22gmbr21(the last one's longer)----| BB|-17h19---------XX---------------------21-------21-------21---------------------------------| G+G|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------| D MajorD|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------| A augmentedA|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------| E MajorE|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------| e|-21-19h22p19s17-19-17h19p17s14-17-14h17p14s12-14-12h14p12s10-10h12p10s9h10p9s7--7----------| BB|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------10b12zv----| G+G|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------| D MajorD|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------| A augmentedA|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------| E MajorE|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------| e|-7-------------7---------------------------------------------------------------------------| BB|---10p7------7---10p7----8p7---------------------------------------------------------------| G+G|--------9b11----------10-----10-10-9p7-9p7-------------------------------------------------| D MajorD|-------------------------------------------(9)---------------------------------------------| A augmentedA|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------| E MajorE|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------| ______________________________________________________________________________________________ Now the culmination ladies and gents: e|-15----15-15-----15-15-15-15-14----------14-17-15-14---------------------------------------| BB|-19b20----20rb19----17-17-17-15--14-15-17-------------17-(15)-(14)-------------------------| G+G|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------| D MajorD|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------| A augmentedA|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------| E MajorE|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------| e|-15----15-15-----15-15-15-15-17-19-17----17-15----15-14------------------------------------| BB|-19b20----20rb19----17-17-17----------15-------14-------17---------------------------------| G+G|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------| D MajorD|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------| A augmentedA|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------| E MajorE|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------| e|-15----15-15-----15-15-15-15-14-----------14--s19-17h19p17s15-17-15h17p15s14-15-14h15p14s12| BB|-19b20----20rb19----17-17-17-15--14-15-17--------------------------------------------------| G+G|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------| D MajorD|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------| A augmentedA|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------| E MajorE|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------| ______________________________________________________________________________________________ You trill between 10 and 12 in the next section.. Do a hammer on and pull-off about 2 times where the "t" is, that's what "x2" stands for. I didn't think of a better way to put it. e|-14-12h14p12s10-12-10h12p10s9--s10-10t12x2-9t10x2-7t9x2-5t7x2-3t5x3-2t3x2-0t2x3------------| BB|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------| G+G|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------| D MajorD|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------| A augmentedA|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------| E MajorE|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------DS----| ______________________________________________________________________________________________ This next part is slightly palm muted, don't let it completely ring out. e|-------2-3-5-5-3-2-------------3-5-7-7-5-3-------9-7-5-------------5-7-9-10-9-7------------| -PM whole row BB|-2-3-5-------------5-3-2-3-5-7-------------7-5-3-------8-7-5-5-7-8--------------10-8-7-----| -PM whole row G+G|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------| D MajorD|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------| A augmentedA|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------| E MajorE|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------| e|---------9-10-12---------------------------------------------------------------------------| BB|-8-10-12-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------| G+G|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------| D MajorD|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------| A augmentedA|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------| E MajorE|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------| ______________________________________________________________________________________________ Double the speed in the next part. It's a bit harder, reaching shred oblivion. Sweeping through two strings is how zakk does it. e|--------9-10-12-12-10-9-------------9-10-12-12-10-9-------------9-10-12-12-10-9------------| BB|-8-10-12---------------12-10-8-10-12---------------12-10-8-10-12---------------12-10-8-----| G+G|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------| D MajorD|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------| A augmentedA|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------| E MajorE|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------| e|------9-10-12-s14-12-10--------------10-12-14-s15-14-12--------------12-14-15-s17-15-14----| BB|-10-12-----------------14-12-10-12-14------------------15-14-12-14-15----------------------| G+G|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------| D MajorD|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------| A augmentedA|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------| E MajorE|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------| e|---------------14-15-17-19tr-17-15----------------21b22-22rb21-19-19b20rb19-17-17b19rb17---| BB|-17-15-14-15-17--------------------19-17-15----------------------------------------------19| G+G|--------------------------------------------16zv-------------------------------------------| D MajorD|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------| A augmentedA|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------| E MajorE|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------| e|------------------------s19----21----19----17----15----14----12----------------------------| BB|-19b20rb19-17-17s15-15------17-------------------------------------------------------------| G+G|----------------------------------19----18----16----14----14-------------------------------| D MajorD|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------| A augmentedA|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------| E MajorE|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------| e|-s19-17pt19-15pt17-14pt15-12pt14-10pt12-9pt10-7pt9-----------------------------------------| BB|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------| G+G|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------| D MajorD|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------| A augmentedA|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------| E MajorE|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------| ______________________________________________________________________________________________ The speed part again, use sweeping. e|-------7-12-10-9-------------9-14-12-10-----------------10-15-14-12-----------------12-----| BB|-7-8-10---------12-10-8-10-12----------14-12-10-10-12-14-----------15-14-12-12-14-15-------| G+G|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------| D MajorD|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------| A augmentedA|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------| E MajorE|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------| e|-s19tr-17-15---------21b22-22rb21-19---14----14--------------------------------------------| BB|------------19-17-15-------------------17b19-19rb17-15-------------------------------------| G+G|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------| D MajorD|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------| A augmentedA|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------| E MajorE|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------| ************************************ | zv Zakk Vibrato (special kind of vibrato, the one that makes your guitar horny from all the manroot powah) | h Hammer-on | p Pull-off | b Bend | gmb Gary Moore bend | br Bend release | s Slide | PM Palm mute | () Ghost note | X Dead note | tr Tremolo picking | t Trills | pt Tremolo-Picked trills | DS Fast down slide. Usually on low strings, Zakk does it a lot.
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