Death Is This Communion tab by High On Fire

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• Difficulty: Beginner

Tuning: C majorC Tuning (C majorC FF Bb majorBb Eb MajorEb G+G C majorC)


C majorC |-----------------------|
G+G |-----------------------|
D#D#|---9-------------------|
A#A#|---9-------------------|
FF |---7-------------------|
C majorC |---0-------------------|


🎸 Intro:

  1    2    3    4 ...
C majorC |-----------------------------------------------------------------|
G+G |-----------------------------------------------------------------|
D#D#|-9---------------9-9-9---9---7---9-------------------------------|
A#A#|-9---------------9-9-9---9---7---9---------------9--------9------|  x5
FF |-7---------------7-7-7---7---5---7---------------7-10-7---7------|
C majorC |-0---0---0---0-----------------------0---0---0----------------10-|

C majorC |-----------------------------------------------------------------|
G+G |-----------------------------------------------------------------|
D#D#|-9---9-----------9-9-9---9---7---9-------------------------------|
A#A#|-9---9-----------9-9-9---9---7---9---------------9--------9------|
FF |-7---7-----------7-7-7---7---5---7---------------7-10-7---7------|
C majorC |-0---0---0---0-----------------------0---0---0----------------10-|


C majorC |-----------------------------------------------------------------|
G+G |-----------------------------------------------------------------|
D#D#|-9---------------9-9-9---9---7---9-------------------------------|
A#A#|-9---------------9-9-9---9---7---9---------------9--------9------|  x2
FF |-7---------------7-7-7---7---5---7---------------7-10-7---7------|
C majorC |-0---0---0---0-----------------------0---0---0----------------10-|


🎸 Verse:

   1 2 3 4 1 2 3 4 1 2 3 4 1 2 3 4 1 2 3 4 1 2 3 4
C majorC |--------------------------------------------------|
G+G |----------------------------------0---------------|
D#D#|----------------------------------0---------------|
A#A#|-/14------------------------------0-----------2---|
FF |-/14------------------------------1-----------2---|
C majorC |-/12------------------------------------------0---|


C majorC |--------------------------------------------------|
G+G |----------------------------------0---------------|
D#D#|----------------------------------0---------------|
A#A#|-/14------------------------------0-----------2---|
FF |-/14------------------------------1-----------2---|
C majorC |-/12------------------------------------------0---|

C majorC |---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G+G |----------------------------------0----------------------------------------------------------------|
D#D#|----------------------------------0----------------------------------------------------------------|
A#A#|-/14------------------------------0-----------14--10-9-8-----------------------------------8--3--5-|
FF |-/14------------------------------1-----------14--10-9-8-----------------------------------8--3--5-|
C majorC |-/12------------------------------------------12--8--7-6-----------------------------------6--1--3-|

  The site of the last horizons.... a God
C majorC |--------------------------------------------------|
G+G |----------------------------------0---------------|
D#D#|----------------------------------0---------------|
A#A#|-/14------------------------------0-----------2---|
FF |-/14------------------------------1-----------2---|
C majorC |-/12------------------------------------------0---|

  The graves hold arcane.......   catacombs
C majorC |--------------------------------------------------|
G+G |----------------------------------0---------------|
D#D#|----------------------------------0---------------|
A#A#|-/14------------------------------0-----------2---|
FF |-/14------------------------------1-----------2---|
C majorC |-/12------------------------------------------0---|

  The circle of redeemers......   sacrifice        Under storm filled skies, behemoth of the sea
C majorC |---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G+G |----------------------------------0----------------------------------------------------------------|
D#D#|----------------------------------0----------------------------------------------------------------|
A#A#|-/14------------------------------0-----------14--10-9-8-----------------------------------8--3--5-|
FF |-/14------------------------------1-----------14--10-9-8-----------------------------------8--3--5-|
C majorC |-/12------------------------------------------12--8--7-6-----------------------------------6--1--3-|


🎸 Pre-Chorus:

  awakes... arise
C majorC |-------------------------------------------------------------|
G+G |-------------------------------------------------------------|
D#D#|-------------------------------------------------------------|
A#A#|-----------------2-3-2-0-2-3/6-------------------------------|
FF |-------------------------------------------------2-3-2-0-2/7-|
C majorC |-0---0---0---0-------------------0---0---0---0---------------|
  PM PM PM PM         PM PM PM PM

                   Tremble at the horror in which it
C majorC |-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G+G |-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D#D#|----------------------------------9--------------------------------------|
A#A#|-----------------9-10-9-7-9~------9-----------9-----------8-----------5--|
FF |----------------------------------7-----------7-----------6-----------5--|
C majorC |-0---0---0---0--------------------------------7-----------6-----------3--|
  PM PM PM PM

  writhes
C majorC |-------------------------------------------------------------|
G+G |-------------------------------------------------------------|
D#D#|-------------------------------------------------------------|
A#A#|-----------------2-3-2-0-2-3/6-------------------------------|
FF |-------------------------------------------------2-3-2-0-2/7-|
C majorC |-0---0---0---0-------------------0---0---0---0---------------|
  PM PM PM PM         PM PM PM PM

                  Once they behold and unearth the titans
C majorC |-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G+G |-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D#D#|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A#A#|-----------------7-8-7-5-7~------8-----------3-----------5-----------13--|
FF |---------------------------------8-----------3-----------5-----------13--|
C majorC |-0---0---0---0-------------------6-----------1-----------3-----------11--|
  PM PM PM PM


  might
C majorC |-------------------------------------------------------------|
G+G |-------------------------------------------------------------|
D#D#|-------------------------------------------------------------|
A#A#|-----------------2-3-2-0-2-3/6-------------------------------|
FF |-------------------------------------------------2-3-2-0-2/7-|
C majorC |-0---0---0---0-------------------0---0---0---0---------------|
  PM PM PM PM         PM PM PM PM

                   Faithful servants pay its ghastly
C majorC |-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G+G |-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D#D#|----------------------------------9--------------------------------------|
A#A#|-----------------9-10-9-7-9~------9-----------9-----------8-----------5--|
FF |----------------------------------7-----------7-----------6-----------5--|
C majorC |-0---0---0---0--------------------------------7-----------6-----------3--|
  PM PM PM PM

  price
C majorC |-------------------------------------------------------------|
G+G |-------------------------------------------------------------|
D#D#|-------------------------------------------------------------|
A#A#|-----------------2-3-2-0-2-3/6-------------------------------|
FF |-------------------------------------------------2-3-2-0-2/7-|
C majorC |-0---0---0---0-------------------0---0---0---0---------------|
  PM PM PM PM         PM PM PM PM

                  Slithering, blasphemous, curse upon all
C majorC |-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G+G |-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D#D#|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A#A#|-----------------7-8-7-5-7~------8-----------3-----------5-----------13--|
FF |---------------------------------8-----------3-----------5-----------13--|
C majorC |-0---0---0---0-------------------6-----------1-----------3-----------11--|
  PM PM PM PM


🎸 Chorus:

  life               Death is this communion
C majorC |---------------------------------------------------------|
G+G |---------------------------------------------------------|
D#D#|---------------------------------------------------------|
A#A#|-14---14-12-14---12-15-14-17-15---5-----8---5-9-8-5-4----|
FF |-14---14-12-14---12-15-14-17-15---5-----6---5-9-8-5-4----|
C majorC |-12---12-10-12---10-13-12-15-13---3-----6---3-7-6-3-2----|

  Now you realize          Death is this communion
C majorC |---------------------------------------------------------|
G+G |---------------------------------------------------------|
D#D#|---------------------------------------------------------|
A#A#|-14---14-12-14---12-15-14-17-15---5-----8---5-9-8-5-4----|
FF |-14---14-12-14---12-15-14-17-15---5-----6---5-9-8-5-4----|
C majorC |-12---12-10-12---10-13-12-15-13---3-----6---3-7-6-3-2----|

  Now you realize          Death is this communion
C majorC |---------------------------------------------------------|
G+G |---------------------------------------------------------|
D#D#|---------------------------------------------------------|
A#A#|-14---14-12-14---12-15-14-17-15---5-----8---5-9-8-5-4----|
FF |-14---14-12-14---12-15-14-17-15---5-----6---5-9-8-5-4----|
C majorC |-12---12-10-12---10-13-12-15-13---3-----6---3-7-6-3-2----|

  Now you realize          Death is this communion
C majorC |---------------------------------------------------------|
G+G |---------------------------------------------------------|
D#D#|---------------------------------------------------------|
A#A#|-14---14-12-14---12-15-14-17-15---5-----8---5-9-8-5-4----|
FF |-14---14-12-14---12-15-14-17-15---5-----6---5-9-8-5-4----|
C majorC |-12---12-10-12---10-13-12-15-13---3-----6---3-7-6-3-2----|


Repeat all with intro riff 4 times only


🏷Legend:
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| ~  Vibrato
| /  Slide-up
| PM Palm muting

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