Apocalyptic by Halestorm

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                           APOCALYPTIC - Halestorm
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Tabbed by: GaleForceRocks
E-mail: galeforce100@icloud.com

Tuning: Drop D

Check out my Guitar Pro tab of this song for more detailed rhythms.

Update: 10/04/2015 - Used a live video to correct some parts

Intro: Rhythm (x2)
E|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
B|-------------------------------------------------x-5-5-5-5-5-5---|
G|-----------4----------------------4-4-4-4-4------x-4-4-4-4-4-4---|
D|-4-4-4-2-4-4-4------4-4-2-4-2-4-4-4-4-4-4-4------x-2-2-2-2-2-2---|
A|-4-4-4-2-4-2-4------4-4-2-4-2-4-4-2-2-2-2-2--------------------0-|
D|-4-4-4-2-4---4------4-4-2-4-2-4-4--------------------------------|

Intro: Lead
E|-----------------------------------------------|
B|-9b---------------12br---10-12-14-10------10-\-|
G|--------11-9-11----------------------11---9--\-|
D|-----------------------------------------------|
A|-----------------------------------------------|
D|-----------------------------------------------|

E|---------------------------|
B|---------------------------|
G|-7-------------9------9----|
D|---9----7-9-11-----11---11-|
A|---------------------------|
D|---------------------------|

E|-------------------------|
B|-7-----------------------|
G|-------------------------|
D|---9----7-9-11-7-----7---|
A|-----------------9-------|
D|-------------------------|

E|-----------------------------------------------|
B|----10-10----10-------------10-14-12br-14------|
G|-11-------11----11-----9-11---------------11---|
D|-----------------------------------------------|
A|-----------------------------------------------|
D|-----------------------------------------------|

Verse 1: Rhythm
E|--------------------------------------------------------------|
B|--------------------------------------------------------------|
G|--------------------------------------------------------------|
D|--------------------------------------------------------------|
A|--------------------------0---2-2-2-2-2---------2-2-2-4-0-0-0-|
D|-4-4-4-4-4----4-4-4-4-4---------------------------------------|
   * * * * *      * * * * *       * * * * *         * * * * * * *

E|--------------------------------------------------------------|
B|--------------------------------------------------------------|
G|--------------------------------------------------------------|
D|---4----------------------------------------------------------|
A|------------------0-2-3-2-0---2-2-2-2-2---------2-2-2-4-0-0-0-|
D|-4-----4-4br----4-----------4---------------------------------|
   *     *                      * * * * *         * * * * * * *

Pre-Chorus 1: Rhythm
E|--------------------------------------------------------------|
B|--------------------------------------------------------------|
G|--------------------------------------------------------------|
D|---4--------------------------4-4-4-4-4---------4-4-4-6-2-2-2-|
A|-4-----4------4-4-4-4-4---0---2-2-2-2-2---------2-2-2-4-0-0-0-|
D|-4-----4-4br--4-4-4-4-4---------------------------------------|
   *     *      * * * * *       * * * * *         * * * * * * *

E|--------------------------------------------------------------|
B|--------------------------------------------------------------|
G|--------------------------------------------------------------|
D|-7-7-7-7-7--------------------6-6-6-6-6---------6-6-6-6-5-4---|
A|-5-5-5-5-5--------0-2-3-2-0---4-4-4-4-4---------4-4-4-4-3-2-0-|
D|----------------4-----------4---------------------------------|
   * * * * *                    * * * * *
Chorus 1: Rhythm
E|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
B|-------------------------------------------------x-5-5-5-5-5-5---|
G|-----------4----------------------4-4-4-4-4------x-4-4-4-4-4-4---|
D|-4-4-4-2-4-4-4------4-4-2-4-2-4-4-4-4-4-4-4------x-2-2-2-2-2-2---|
A|-4-4-4-2-4-2-4------4-4-2-4-2-4-4-2-2-2-2-2--------------------0-|
D|-4-4-4-2-4---4------4-4-2-4-2-4-4--------------------------------|

E|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
B|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
G|-----------4----------------------4--------------6-------2-------|
D|-4-4-4-2-4-4-4------4-4-2-4-2-4-4-4--------------6-------2-------|
A|-4-4-4-2-4-2-4------4-4-2-4-2-4-4-2--------------4-------0-------|
D|-4-4-4-2-4---4------4-4-2-4-2-4-4--------------------------------|

Interlude: Rhythm (same as intro 1x)

Interlude: Lead
E|-------------------------|
B|-7-----------------------|
G|-------------------------|
D|---9----7-9-11-7-----7---|
A|-----------------9-------|
D|-------------------------|


E|---------------------------|
B|---------------------------|
G|-7-------------9------9----|
D|---9----7-9-11-----11---11-|
A|---------------------------|
D|---------------------------|

Verse 2: Rhythm
E|--------------------------------------------------------------|
B|--------------------------------------------------------------|
G|--------------------------------------------------------------|
D|--------------------------------------------------------------|
A|--------------------------0---2-2-2-2-2---------2-2-2-4-0-0-0-|
D|-4-4-4-4-4----4-4-4-4-4---------------------------------------|
   * * * * *      * * * * *       * * * * *         * * * * * * *

E|--------------------------------------------------------------|
B|--------------------------------------------------------------|
G|--------------------------------------------------------------|
D|---4----------------------------------------------------------|
A|------------------0-2-3-2-0---2-----------------4-4-4-4-3-2-0-|
D|-4-----4-4br----4-----------4---------------------------------|
   *     *                      *

Pre-Chorus 2 (Same as pre-chorus 1)

Chorus 2: Rhythm
E|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
B|-------------------------------------------------x-5-5-5-5-5-5---|
G|-----------4----------------------4-4-4-4-4------x-4-4-4-4-4-4---|
D|-4-4-4-2-4-4-4------4-4-2-4-2-4-4-4-4-4-4-4------x-2-2-2-2-2-2---|
A|-4-4-4-2-4-2-4------4-4-2-4-2-4-4-2-2-2-2-2--------------------0-|
D|-4-4-4-2-4---4------4-4-2-4-2-4-4--------------------------------|

E|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
B|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
G|-----------4----------------------4-4-4-4-4-4-4--6-------2-------|
D|-4-4-4-2-4-4-4------4-4-2-4-2-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4--6-------2-------|
A|-4-4-4-2-4-2-4------4-4-2-4-2-4-4-2-2-2-2-2-2-2--4-------0-------|
D|-4-4-4-2-4---4------4-4-2-4-2-4-4--------------------------------|

E|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
B|-------------------------------------------------x-5-5-5-5-5-5---|
G|-----------4----------------------4-4-4-4-4------x-4-4-4-4-4-4---|
D|-4-4-4-2-4-4-4------4-4-2-4-2-4-4-4-4-4-4-4------x-2-2-2-2-2-2---|
A|-4-4-4-2-4-2-4------4-4-2-4-2-4-4-2-2-2-2-2--------------------0-|
D|-4-4-4-2-4---4------4-4-2-4-2-4-4--------------------------------|

E|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
B|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
G|-----------4----------------------4--------------6-------2-------|
D|-4-4-4-2-4-4-4------4-4-2-4-2-4-4-4--------------6-------2-------|
A|-4-4-4-2-4-2-4------4-4-2-4-2-4-4-2--------------4-------0-------|
D|-4-4-4-2-4---4------4-4-2-4-2-4-4--------------------------------|

Bridge: Rhythm
E|----------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|----------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|----------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|----------------------------------------------------------------------| x2
A|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0--------0-0---0---0----4-4---4---4----2-2---2---2---|
D|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0--------0-0---0---0----4-4---4---4----2-2---2---2---|
   * * * * * * * *          * *       *    * *            * *

E|-----------------|
B|-----------------|
G|-----------------|
D|-4-4-4-4-6-6-6-6-|
A|-2-2-2-2-4-4-4-4-|
D|-----------------|

Solo: Rhythm
E|-----------------------------------|    |-----------------|
B|-----------------------------------|    |-----------------|
G|-----------------------------------|    |-----------------|
D|-4--------4-3-2-1-0----------------| x2 |-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-| x2
A|-4--------4-3-2-1-0----------------|    |-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-|
D|-4--------4-3-2-1-0----------------|    |-----------------|

Solo: Lead
E|-14---------14----14----16---17----16----14---16-14-16---------------------|
B|-------------------------------------------------------16-14---------------|
G|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|----------------------------------------------------------------16---------|
A|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|

E|-------------------------------------12----------12------------------------|
B|-14\----11---13---11---14-13-14------------14---------14-------------------|
G|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|

E|-----------------------12-14-16-16-16-16b----------------------------------|
B|-------13b----10-12-14-----------------------------------------------------|
G|-14-16---------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|

Chorus 3 (Same as chorus 2)

Ending (repeat last line of chorus 2)

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| *   palm mute
| /   slide up
| \   slide down
| h   hammer-on
| p   pull-off
| ~   vibrato
| +   harmonic
| x   Mute note
| b   Bend
| pb  Pre-bend
| br  Bend release
| pbr Pre-bend release
| brb Bend release bend

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