In The Dark Tab by Flyleaf

In The Dark tab by Flyleaf

Guitar Tab

Artist: Flyleaf
Album: Memento Mori (2009)

Tabbed by: lutewielder

Welcome to my first tab!  As far as I know, it is mostly accurate, BUT I
worked this out on my acoustic, which is here at school with me.  If you
have a correction or suggestion, please leave a respectful comment.  I have
 included a Known Issues section after the tab.  Enjoy!

[I wanted to preserve the rhythm markings, so when there is a section with a
 repeating note that is two digits (10, 14, etc.) a comma (,) means repeat
that note.  If this is too confusing, please offer a suggestion.]

Gtr I (E A D G B e) - 'Lead Electric Guitar'
Gtr II (D A D G B e) drop D- 'Rhythm Electric Guitar'
Gtr III? (E A D G B e) - 'Other Lead Electric Guitar'?

🎸

Accuracy Rating: - Votes: -

INTRO a [Only Gtr 1 plays.  Play four times.]
Start(s) = 0:00 // 0:06 // 0:12 // 0:19

     Guitar 1
   1 . . | . . | . . | . . 1 . . | . . | . . | . . 1 . . | . . | . . | . . 1
e|-------0-0-0-------0-0-0-------0-0-0---------------------------------------|
B|-------0-0-0-------0-0-0-------0-0-0-----------0---------------------------|
G|-------0-0-0-------0-0-0-------0-0-0---------0-----------------------------|
D|-------------------------------2-----------2-------------------------------|
A|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|-0---0-----------0-------3-----------2-------------------------------------|

INTRO b [Only Gtr 1 plays.  Play once with pause.]
Start = 0:26

     Guitar 1
   1 . . | . . | . . | . . 1 . . | . . | . . | . . 1 . . | . . | . . | . . 1
e|-------0-----------------------0-0-0-------0-0-0---------------------------|
B|-------0-----------------------0-0-0-------0-0-0---------------------------|
G|-------0-----------------------0-0-0-------0-0-0---------------------------|
D|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|-0---0-------------------3-----------2-------------------------------------|

INTRO c [Play once.  Ends with rhythm buildup.]
Start = 0:33

     Guitar 1
   1 . . | . . | . . | . . 1 . . | . . | . . | . . 1 . . | . . | . . | . . 1
e|-------0-0-0-------0-0-0---------------------------------------------------|
B|-------0-0-0-------0-0-0---------------------------------------------------|
G|-------0-0-0-------0-0-0---------------------------------------------------|
D|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|-0---0-----------0---------------------------------------------------------|
    Guitar 2
   1 . . | . . | . . | . . 1 . . | . . | . . | . . 1 . . | . . | . . | . . 1
e|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|-------------------------5-5-5-5-5-5-4-4-4-4-4-4---------------------------|
D|-------------------------5-5-5-5-5-5-4-4-4-4-4-4---------------------------|
                         PM-----------------------|

VERSE 1 a
Start = 0:39

     Guitar 1
   1 . . | . . | . . | . . 1 . . | . . | . . | . . 1 . . | . . | . . | . . 1
e|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|-99999999999999999999999977777777777714,,,,,,,,,,,-------------------------|
D|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
    Guitar 2
   1 . . | . . | . . | . . 1 . . | . . | . . | . . 1 . . | . . | . . | . . 1
e|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|-222222222222222222222222555555555555999999999999--------------------------|
D|-222222222222222222222222555555555555999999999999--------------------------|
 PM------------------------------------------------|(?)

VERSE 1 b [Same as 1 a, but Gtr 1 part changes.]
Start = 0:46

     Guitar 1
   1 . . | . . | . . | . . 1 . . | . . | . . | . . 1 . . | . . | . . | . . 1
e|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|-999999999999999999999999777777777777444444444444--------------------------|
D|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
    Guitar 2
   1 . . | . . | . . | . . 1 . . | . . | . . | . . 1 . . | . . | . . | . . 1
e|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|-222222222222222222222222555555555555999999999999--------------------------|
D|-222222222222222222222222555555555555999999999999--------------------------|
 PM(?)

VERSE 1 c
Start = 0:53

     Guitar 1
   1 . . | . . | . . | . . 1 . . | . . | . . | . . 1 . . | . . | . . | . . 1
e|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|-7-7-7---7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7/10-,-,-,-,\2-2-2-2-2-2-2--------------------------|
A|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|

VERSE 1 d
Start = 0:59

     Guitar 1
   1 . . | . . | . . | . . 1 . . | . . | . . | . . 1 . . | . . | . . | . . 1
e|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9---------------------------|
A|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
    Guitar 2
   1 . . | . . | . . | . . 1 . . | . . | . . | . . 1 . . | . . | . . | . . 1
e|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-10-,-,-,-,-,-,-,-,-,-,-,--------------------------|
D|-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-10-,-,-,-,-,-,-,-,-,-,-,--------------------------|

VERSE 1 e
Start = 1:05

     Guitar 1
   1 . . | . . | . . | . . 1 . . | . . | . . | . . 1 . . | . . | . . | . . 1
e|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9\7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7---------------------------|
A|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
    Guitar 2
   1 . . | . . | . . | . . 1 . . | . . | . . | . . 1 . . | . . | . . | . . 1
e|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4(4)--------------------------|
D|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4(4)--------------------------|
PM(?)

CHORUS 1 a [Play twice.]
Start(s) = 1:12 // 1:18

     Guitar 1
   1 . . | . . | . . | . . 1 . . | . . | . . | . . 1 . . | . . | . . | . . 1
e|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|-99999999999999999999999977777777777714,,,,,,,,,,,-------------------------|
D|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
    Guitar 2
   1 . . | . . | . . | . . 1 . . | . . | . . | . . 1 . . | . . | . . | . . 1
e|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|-------5-2-0-------5-2-0-------------------------8-7-5---------------------|
A|-2222-25-2-0-2222-25-2-0-7777777777777777775555558-7-5---------------------|
D|-2222-25-2-0-2222-25-2-0-7777777777777777775555558-7-5---------------------|
 PM-----|    PM-----| (light PM?)

CHORUS 1 b
Start = 1:24

     Guitar 1
   1 . . | . . | . . | . . 1 . . | . . | . . | . . 1 . . | . . | . . | . . 1
e|-7-----------------------7-------------------------------------------------|
B|---7h10--------7-----7-10--7-10----7---------------------------------------|
G|-----------7h9---7-9-----------7h9---9-------------------------------------|
D|-------7-9-----------------------------------------------------------------|
A|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
    Guitar 2
   1 . . | . . | . . | . . 1 . . | . . | . . | . . 1 . . | . . | . . | . . 1
e|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|-0-0-0-0-0-0-7-7-7-7-7-7-2-2-2-2-2-2-5-5-5-5-5-5---------------------------|
A|-0-0-0-0-0-0-7-7-7-7-7-7-2-2-2-2-2-2-5-5-5-5-5-5---------------------------|
D|-0-0-0-0-0-0-7-7-7-7-7-7-2-2-2-2-2-2-5-5-5-5-5-5---------------------------|

CHORUS 1 c
Start = 1:31

     Guitar 1
   1 . . | . . | . . | . . 1 . . | . . | . . | . . 1 . . | . . | . . | . . 1
e|-7-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|---7h10-------h7-----7-10p7777777777777777777777777777777777777\\\\0-------|
G|---------7h9-9---7-9-------------------------------------------------------|
D|-------9-------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
    Guitar 2
   1 . . | . . | . . | . . 1 . . | . . | . . | . . 1 . . | . . | . . | . . 1
e|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|-0-0-0-0-0-0-7-7-7-7-7-7-------5-2-0-------5-2-0-------5-2-0-2-------------|
A|-0-0-0-0-0-0-7-7-7-7-7-7-2222-25-2-0-2222-25-2-0-2222-25-2-0-2-------------|
D|-0-0-0-0-0-0-7-7-7-7-7-7-2222-25-2-0-2222-25-2-0-2222-25-2-0-2-------------|
                         PM-----|    PM-----|    PM-----|      (mute strings?)

VERSE 2 a
Start = 1:40

     Guitar 1
   1 . . | . . | . . | . . 1 . . | . . | . . | . . 1 . . | . . | . . | . . 1
e|-------------------------10------------------------------------------------|
B|-------------------------------------10------------------------------------|
G|-9-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|    Guitar 2
   1 . . | . . | . . | . . 1 . . | . . | . . | . . 1 . . | . . | . . | . . 1
e|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|-222222222222222222222222555555555555999999999999--------------------------|

VERSE 2 b [Same as 2 a, but Gtr 1 part changes.]
Start = 1:47

     Guitar 1
   1 . . | . . | . . | . . 1 . . | . . | . . | . . 1 . . | . . | . . | . . 1
e|-------------------------10----------12------------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|-9-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
    Guitar 2
   1 . . | . . | . . | . . 1 . . | . . | . . | . . 1 . . | . . | . . | . . 1
e|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|-222222222222222222222222555555555555999999999999--------------------------|

VERSE 2 c [Same as 2 a, but with Gtr 3 part added(?).]
Start = 1:53

     Guitar 1
   1 . . | . . | . . | . . 1 . . | . . | . . | . . 1 . . | . . | . . | . . 1
e|-------------------------10------------------------------------------------|
B|-------------------------------------10------------------------------------|
G|-9-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
    Guitar 2
   1 . . | . . | . . | . . 1 . . | . . | . . | . . 1 . . | . . | . . | . . 1
e|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|-222222222222222222222222555555555555999999999999--------------------------|
     Guitar 3
   1 . . | . . | . . | . . 1 . . | . . | . . | . . 1 . . | . . | . . | . . 1
e|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|-------12--10----------------------10--------------------------------------|
G|---------11--------9h11----------11----------------------------------------|
D|-------------12(,)9-----12(,)-9h12-----------------------------------------|
A|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|

VERSE 2 d [Same as 2 b, but with Gtr 3 part added(?).]
Start = 2:00

     Guitar 1
   1 . . | . . | . . | . . 1 . . | . . | . . | . . 1 . . | . . | . . | . . 1
e|-------------------------10----------12------------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|-9-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
    Guitar 2
   1 . . | . . | . . | . . 1 . . | . . | . . | . . 1 . . | . . | . . | . . 1
e|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|-222222222222222222222222555555555555999999999999--------------------------|
     Guitar 3
   1 . . | . . | . . | . . 1 . . | . . | . . | . . 1 . . | . . | . . | . . 1
e|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|-------12--10----------------------10--------------------------------------|
G|---------11--------9h11----------11----------------------------------------|
D|-------------12(,)9-----12(,)-9h12-----------------------------------------|
A|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|

VERSE 2 e
Start = 2:06

     Guitar 1
   1 . . | . . | . . | . . 1 . . | . . | . . | . . 1 . . | . . | . . | . . 1
e|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|-7-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|-9-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
    Guitar 2
   1 . . | . . | . . | . . 1 . . | . . | . . | . . 1 . . | . . | . . | . . 1
e|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|-000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000--------------------------|

VERSE 2 f [Only Gtr 2 plays.]
Start = 2:13

     Guitar 2
   1 . . | . . | . . | . . 1 . . | . . | . . | . . 1 . . | . . | . . | . . 1
e|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-10-,-,-,-,-,-,-,-,-,-,-,--------------------------|
E|-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-10-,-,-,-,-,-,-,-,-,-,-,--------------------------|

CHORUS 2 a [Play twice.]
Start(s) = 2:19 // 2:25

[Same as CHORUS 1 a]

CHORUS 2 b
Start = 2:32

[Same as CHORUS 1 b]

CHORUS 2 c
Start = 2:38

[Same as CHORUS 1 c]

VERSE 3 a [Only Gtr 2 plays.]
Start = 2:48

     Guitar 2
   1 . . | . . | . . | . . 1 . . | . . | . . | . . 1 . . | . . | . . | . . 1
e|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|5/7----7-----7-----7-----7/9----9-----9-----9------------------------------|
D|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|

VERSE 3 b [Only Gtr 2 plays.]
Start = 2:55

     Guitar 2
   1 . . | . . | . . | . . 1 . . | . . | . . | . . 1 . . | . . | . . | . . 1
e|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|9h10---10----10----10---10h12--12---12----12-------------------------------|
D|---------------------------------------------7-9---------------------------|

VERSE 3 c [Only Gtr 2 plays.]
Start = 3:01

     Guitar 2
   1 . . | . . | . . | . . 1 . . | . . | . . | . . 1 . . | . . | . . | . . 1
e|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|10-,-,-,-,-,-,-,-,-,-,-,-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4---------------------------|

VERSE 3 d [Only Gtr 2 plays.]
Start = 3:07

     Guitar 2
   1 . . | . . | . . | . . 1 . . | . . | . . | . . 1 . . | . . | . . | . . 1
e|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|-------------------------------------------------8-7-5---------------------|
A|10-,-,-,-,-,-,-,-,-,-,-,-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-8-7-5---------------------|
D|10-,-,-,-,-,-,-,-,-,-,-,-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-8-7-5---------------------|

CHORUS 3 a [Play twice.]
Start(s) = 3:14 // 3:20

[Same as CHORUS 1 a]

CHORUS 3 b
Start = 3:26

[Same as CHORUS 1 b]

CHORUS 3 c
Start = 3:33

[Same as CHORUS 1 c]

Known issues:

The INTRO might not be exact.  The guitar/amp settings made things fuzzy, so
 it was hard to pick out the exact order of the strummed/picked notes.
Basically, Gtr 1 plays an E minor shape and moves the root up to G, and then
 F#.

In VERSE 2 a-d, the 1st, 7th, 13th, and 19th notes are hard to hear over the
 bass, which plays a note similar to an open Dropped D string.  I still
think, however, that Gtr 2 is not playing 0 on that string, but 2.

In VERSE 2 c-d, Gtr 3 might not be a guitar at all, but some other stringed
instrument.  I do not know, it sounds different to me, but I tabbed it
anyway.

Verse 2 e is not completely clear to me.  Gtr 1 might be playing one
note or two notes.  The guitar/amp settings are muddled to me.  Help?

Also in Verse 2 e, the Gtr 2 part might actually be played by a bass, but I
 am not sure.  I have included the tab anyway.

In Verse 3 d, the power chords at fret 10 and 9 might actually be a
low-sounding C and B on a Dropped B string(?).  However, I do not intend to
try to include B-tunings or crazy 7-strings or baritone guitars in my tab,
haha.

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| /   slide up
| \   slide down
| h   hammer-on
| p   pull-off

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