Painting The White To Grey tab by Chimaira

Tuning: Drop A (A E A D F# B)

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



Intro:

E|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
B|-----------------------------------------------------------------| := Guitar 1
G|-----------------------------------------------------------------| {}= Guitar 2
D|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
A|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
E|-4-4-3-------3-3-4-4-3------3:-----{3}------3---4-4-3---4-4-3---|
A|-4-4-3-------3-3-4-4-3------3:-----{3}------3---4-4-3---4-4-3---|
pm - - -       - - - - -       -       -       -   - - -   - - -
   |_______|_______|_______|       |_______|_______|_______|



Riff 2:

E|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
B|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
G|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
D|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
A|-----------------------------------------------------1-----------|
E|-----------------------------------------------------1-----------|
A|-0---1---3---0---4---3---1---0-------0---1---3---0---1-----------|
                                                   -
   |_______|_______|_______|       |_______|_______|_______|
         -



Verse:

   _______________________________x1________________________________
  |                                                                 |
E|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
G|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
D|-7-------------------------------|-----------------------7---------|
A|-6-------------------------------|---------------------6-----6-----|
E|-5-------------------------------|-------------------5---------5-4-|
A|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
   |___|___|___|   |___|___|___|     |___|___|___|   |___|___|___|

   _______________________________x3________________________________
  |                                                                 |
E|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
G|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
D|-6/7-----------------------------|-----------------------7---------|
A|-5/6-----------------------------|---------------------6-----6-----|
E|-4/5-----------------------------|-------------------5---------5-4-|
A|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
   |___|___|___|   |___|___|___|     |___|___|___|   |___|___|___|



Chorus:
                                 x3                                x1
E|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
G|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
D|---------------------------------|---------------------------8~----|
A|-------------------------1-------|---------------2-----------------|
E|-------------------------1-------|---------------2-----0-0-0-6~----|
A|-0-2-2-0-2---0-2-2-0-2-3-1-------|-0-2-2-0-2---0-2-----0-0-0-------|
                                                         - - -
   |___|___|___|   |___|___|___|     |___|___|___|   |___|___|___|



Breakdown:

E|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|-0---0-1-----0---0-1-----0-1-0-1-------0-1-0-1-----0-1-0-1-0-1-0-1-|
   |___|___|___|   |___|___|___|     |___|___|___|   |___|___|___|

E|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|-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|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|-------1-----------1-----------1-------------1---------------------|
E|-------1-----------1-----------1-------------1---------------------|
A|-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|---------------------------------|---------------------------------| \
B|---------------------------------|---------------------------------| |
G|---------------------------------|---------------------------------| |
D|-6/7-----------------------------|-----------------------7---------| |
A|-5/6-----------------------------|---------------------6-----6-----| |
E|-4/5-----------------------------|-------------------5---------5-4-| |
A|---------------------------------|---------------------------------| |
   |___|___|___|   |___|___|___|     |___|___|___|   |___|___|___|     |
                                                                       |
 Guitar 2                                                              |
E|---------------------------------|---------------------------------| |
B|---------------------------------|---------------------------------| |
G|---------------------------------|---------------------------------| |
D|---------------------------------|---------------------------------| |
A|-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|---------------------------------|---------------------------------| |
A|---------------------------------|---------------------------------| /
       - -     - -     - -     - -       - -     - -     - -     - -
   |___|___|___|   |___|___|___|     |___|___|___|   |___|___|___|



Guitar 1
E|---------------------------------|---------------------------------| \
B|---------------------------------|---------------------------------| |
G|---------------------------------|---------------------------------| |
D|-6/7-------------6/7-------------|-6/7-----6/7-----6/7-----6-------| |
A|-5/6-------------5/6-------------|-5/6-----5/6-----5/6-----5-------| |
E|-4/5-------------4/5-------------|-4/5-----4/5-----4/5-----4-------| |
A|---------------------------------|---------------------------------| |
   |___|___|___|   |___|___|___|     |___|___|___|   |___|___|___|     |
                                                                       |
 Guitar 2                                                              |
E|---------------------------------|---------------------------------| |
B|---------------------------------|---------------------------------| |
G|---------------------------------|---------------------------------| |
D|---------------------------------|---------------------------------| |
A|-7h8-8-8-7h8-8-8-7h8-8-8-7h8-8-8-|-7h8-8-8-7h8-8-8-7h8-8-8-7-------| |
E|---------------------------------|---------------------------------| |
A|---------------------------------|---------------------------------| /
       - -     - -     - -     - -       - -     - -     - -
   |___|___|___|   |___|___|___|     |___|___|___|   |___|___|___|



Ending:

E|------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|-1---0---0---1-------0---0-0-0---1---0---0---1-------0---0-0-0----|
A|-1---0---0---1-------0---0-0-0---1---0---0---1-------0---0-0-0----|
       -   -           -   - - -       -   -           -   - - -
   |_______|_______|_______|       |_______|_______|_______|