Tabs
Tuning: Drop A augmentedA (A augmentedA E MajorE A augmentedA D MajorD F#F# BB)
Chimaira - Painting the White to Grey
*This is the version from the EP "This Present Darkness"
- Compared to the version from their full length, the verse riff is entirely different,
and there are some other subtle differences throughout the song.
Tuning - Seven string in Drop A augmentedA
Intro:
E MajorE|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
BB|-----------------------------------------------------------------| := Guitar 1
G+G|-----------------------------------------------------------------| {}= Guitar 2
D MajorD|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
A augmentedA|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
E MajorE|-4-4-3-------3-3-4-4-3------3:-----{3}------3---4-4-3---4-4-3---|
A augmentedA|-4-4-3-------3-3-4-4-3------3:-----{3}------3---4-4-3---4-4-3---|
pm - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
|_______|_______|_______| |_______|_______|_______|
Riff 2:
E MajorE|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
BB|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
G+G|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
D MajorD|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
A augmentedA|-----------------------------------------------------1-----------|
E MajorE|-----------------------------------------------------1-----------|
A augmentedA|-0---1---3---0---4---3---1---0-------0---1---3---0---1-----------|
-
|_______|_______|_______| |_______|_______|_______|
-
Verse:
_______________________________x1________________________________
| |
E MajorE|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
BB|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
G+G|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
D MajorD|-7-------------------------------|-----------------------7---------|
A augmentedA|-6-------------------------------|---------------------6-----6-----|
E MajorE|-5-------------------------------|-------------------5---------5-4-|
A augmentedA|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
|___|___|___| |___|___|___| |___|___|___| |___|___|___|
_______________________________x3________________________________
| |
E MajorE|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
BB|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
G+G|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
D MajorD|-6/7-----------------------------|-----------------------7---------|
A augmentedA|-5/6-----------------------------|---------------------6-----6-----|
E MajorE|-4/5-----------------------------|-------------------5---------5-4-|
A augmentedA|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
|___|___|___| |___|___|___| |___|___|___| |___|___|___|
Chorus:
x3 x1
E MajorE|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
BB|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
G+G|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
D MajorD|---------------------------------|---------------------------8~----|
A augmentedA|-------------------------1-------|---------------2-----------------|
E MajorE|-------------------------1-------|---------------2-----0-0-0-6~----|
A augmentedA|-0-2-2-0-2---0-2-2-0-2-3-1-------|-0-2-2-0-2---0-2-----0-0-0-------|
- - -
|___|___|___| |___|___|___| |___|___|___| |___|___|___|
Breakdown:
E MajorE|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
BB|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
G+G|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
D MajorD|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
A augmentedA|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
E MajorE|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
A augmentedA|-0---0-1-----0---0-1-----0-1-0-1-------0-1-0-1-----0-1-0-1-0-1-0-1-|
|___|___|___| |___|___|___| |___|___|___| |___|___|___|
E MajorE|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
BB|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
G+G|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
D MajorD|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
A augmentedA|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
E MajorE|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
A augmentedA|-0-1-0-1-----0-1-0-1-----0-1-0-1-------0-1-0-1-----0-1-0-1-0-1-0-1-|
|___|___|___| |___|___|___| |___|___|___| |___|___|___|
Breakdown version 2:
E MajorE|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
BB|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
G+G|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
D MajorD|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
A augmentedA|-------1-----------1-----------1-------------1---------------------|
E MajorE|-------1-----------1-----------1-------------1---------------------|
A augmentedA|-0-1-0-1-----0-1-0-1-----0-1-0-1-------0-1-0-1-----0-1-0-1-0-1-0-1-|
|___|___|___| |___|___|___| |___|___|___| |___|___|___|
After the breakdown, the verse gets played four times normally,
then this variation comes in:
Guitar 1
E MajorE|---------------------------------|---------------------------------| \
BB|---------------------------------|---------------------------------| |
G+G|---------------------------------|---------------------------------| |
D MajorD|-6/7-----------------------------|-----------------------7---------| |
A augmentedA|-5/6-----------------------------|---------------------6-----6-----| |
E MajorE|-4/5-----------------------------|-------------------5---------5-4-| |
A augmentedA|---------------------------------|---------------------------------| |
|___|___|___| |___|___|___| |___|___|___| |___|___|___| |
|
Guitar 2 |
E MajorE|---------------------------------|---------------------------------| |
BB|---------------------------------|---------------------------------| |
G+G|---------------------------------|---------------------------------| |
D MajorD|---------------------------------|---------------------------------| |
A augmentedA|-7h8-8-8-7h8-8-8-7h8-8-8-7h8-8-8-|-7h8-8-8-7h8-8-8-7h8-8-8-7h8-8-8-| |
E MajorE|---------------------------------|---------------------------------| |
A augmentedA|---------------------------------|---------------------------------| /
- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
|___|___|___| |___|___|___| |___|___|___| |___|___|___|
Guitar 1
E MajorE|---------------------------------|---------------------------------| \
BB|---------------------------------|---------------------------------| |
G+G|---------------------------------|---------------------------------| |
D MajorD|-6/7-------------6/7-------------|-6/7-----6/7-----6/7-----6-------| |
A augmentedA|-5/6-------------5/6-------------|-5/6-----5/6-----5/6-----5-------| |
E MajorE|-4/5-------------4/5-------------|-4/5-----4/5-----4/5-----4-------| |
A augmentedA|---------------------------------|---------------------------------| |
|___|___|___| |___|___|___| |___|___|___| |___|___|___| |
|
Guitar 2 |
E MajorE|---------------------------------|---------------------------------| |
BB|---------------------------------|---------------------------------| |
G+G|---------------------------------|---------------------------------| |
D MajorD|---------------------------------|---------------------------------| |
A augmentedA|-7h8-8-8-7h8-8-8-7h8-8-8-7h8-8-8-|-7h8-8-8-7h8-8-8-7h8-8-8-7-------| |
E MajorE|---------------------------------|---------------------------------| |
A augmentedA|---------------------------------|---------------------------------| /
- - - - - - - - - - - - - -
|___|___|___| |___|___|___| |___|___|___| |___|___|___|
Ending:
E MajorE|------------------------------------------------------------------|
BB|------------------------------------------------------------------|
G+G|------------------------------------------------------------------|
D MajorD|------------------------------------------------------------------|
A augmentedA|------------------------------------------------------------------|
E MajorE|-1---0---0---1-------0---0-0-0---1---0---0---1-------0---0-0-0----|
A augmentedA|-1---0---0---1-------0---0-0-0---1---0---0---1-------0---0-0-0----|
- - - - - - - - - - - -
|_______|_______|_______| |_______|_______|_______|