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Breathe Life tab by Killswitch Engage

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Band:  Killswitch Engage
Album: The End Of Heartache
Song:  Breathe Life

Copyright (c)  Road Runner 2004
Version 1.0 -  10/25/2005

Transcribed By: MurderThyLamb
Email:          murderthylamb@yahoo.com


*  - palm mute           /  - slide up to
  - slide down to       ~  - vibrato
h  - hammer on           b  - Bend
p  - pull off            Suffixes for bend
t  - tap                 f  - full bend    h - half bend
ph - pinched harmonic    q  - quarter bend t - tap bend
(.)- see comment         ^  - Hold bend    r release bend
x  - Stuccatto           ~  - vibrato bend
,  - slight palm mute    () - ghost note, sustained note
"  - tremolo note         - Trill
PS - Pick Slide          NH - Natural Harmonic
🎸
Accuracy Rating: - Votes: -
Tuning Low to High: C G C F A D (Drop-C Tuning)

After Pick Slides:

   Both Guitars
D||-------------------------------------------------------------------|
A||-------------------------------------------------------------------|
F||-------------------------------------------------------------------|
C||-------------------------------------------------------------------|
G||---5h6p5-----------10h12p10p0---8h10p8p0---6h8p6p0-5h6p5-----------|
C||---------0-000-000------------0----------0--------------0-000-000--|
            * *** ***            *          *              * *** ***
 Both Guitars
|-----------------------------------------|
|-----------------------------------------|
|-----------------------------------------|
|-----------------------------------------|
|-----------------------------------------|
|--5h7p5-0-3h5p3-0-1h3p1-0h1p0-0-000-000--|
         *       *             * *** ***
 Both Guitars
|--------------------------------------------------------------------|
|--------------------------------------------------------------------|
|-----------------------------------------------------5--------------|
|-------------------------------------------------5h7---8-7h8p7-5----|
|--10h12p10p0---8h10p8p0---6h8p6p0-5h6p5--------------------------8--|
|-------------0----------0--------------0-000-000--------------------|
              *          *              * *** ***
 Both Guitars
|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
|---5h6p5-----------10h12p10p0---8h10p8p0---6h8p6p0-5h6p5-----------|
|---------0-000-000------------0----------0--------------0-000-000--|
          * *** ***            *          *              * *** ***
 Both Guitars
|-----------------------------------------|
|-----------------------------------------|
|-----------------------------------------|
|-----------------------------------------|
|-----------------------------------------|
|--5h7p5-0-3h5p3-0-1h3p1-0h1p0-0-000-000--|
         *       *             * *** ***
 Both Guitars
|--------------------------------------------------------------------|
|--------------------------------------------------------------------|
|-----------------------------------------------------5--------------|
|-------------------------------------------------5h7---8-7h8p7-5----|
|--10h12p10p0---8h10p8p0---6h8p6p0-5h6p5--------------------------8--|
|-------------0----------0--------------0-000-000--------------------|
              *          *              * *** ***
 Both Guitars
|--------------------------------------------------|
|--------------------------------------------------|
|--------------------------------------------------|
|----------------------------------3------5--------|
|-0000-0000---0000-0000--0--0-0-0--1-3-0--3-3-0-3--|
|-0000-0000---0000-0000--0--0-0-0----3-0----3-0-3--|
  **** ****   **** ****     * * *    * *    * * *
 Both Guitars
|--------------------------------------------------|
|--------------------------------------------------|
|--------------------------------------------------|
|----------------------------------3------5--------|
|-0000-0000---0000-0000--0--0-0-0--1-3-0--3-3-0-3--|
|-0000-0000---0000-0000--0--0-0-0----3-0----3-0-3--|
  **** ****   **** ****     * * *    * *    * * *

 Both Guitars Note: Let Mutes Ring on This One.
|--------------------------------------------------|
|--------------------------------------------------|
|--------------------------------------------------|
|----------------------------------3------5--------|
|-0000-0000---0000-0000--0--0-0-0--1-3-0--3-3-0-3--|
|-0000-0000---0000-0000--0--0-0-0----3-0----3-0-3--|
  **** ****   **** ****     * * *    * *    * * *

 Both Guitars Note: Let Mutes Ring On This one.
|--------------------------------------------------|
|--------------------------------------------------|
|--------------------------------------------------|
|----------------------------------3------5--------|
|-0000-0000---0000-0000--0--0-0-0--1-3-0--3-3-0-3--|
|-0000-0000---0000-0000--0--0-0-0----3-0----3-0-3--|
  **** ****   **** ****     * * *    * *    * * *

 Both Guitars
|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
|---5h6p5-----------10h12p10p0---8h10p8p0---6h8p6p0-5h6p5-----------|
|---------0-000-000------------0----------0--------------0-000-000--|
          * *** ***            *          *              * *** ***
 Both Guitars
|-----------------------------------------|
|-----------------------------------------|
|-----------------------------------------|
|-----------------------------------------|
|-----------------------------------------|
|--5h7p5-0-3h5p3-0-1h3p1-0h1p0-0-000-000--|
         *       *             * *** ***
 Both Guitars
|--------------------------------------------------------------------|
|--------------------------------------------------------------------|
|-----------------------------------------------------5--------------|
|-------------------------------------------------5h7---8-7h8p7-5----|
|--10h12p10p0---8h10p8p0---6h8p6p0-5h6p5--------------------------8--|
|-------------0----------0--------------0-000-000--------------------|
              *          *              * *** ***

 Both Guitars
|--------------------------------------------------|
|--------------------------------------------------|
|--------------------------------------------------|
|----------------------------------3------5--------|
|-0000-0000---0000-0000--0--0-0-0--1-3-0--3-3-0-3--|
|-0000-0000---0000-0000--0--0-0-0----3-0----3-0-3--|
  **** ****   **** ****     * * *    * *    * * *

 Both Guitars
|--------------------------------------------------|
|--------------------------------------------------|
|--------------------------------------------------|
|----------------------------------3------5--------|
|-0000-0000---0000-0000--0--0-0-0--1-3-0--3-3-0-3--|
|-0000-0000---0000-0000--0--0-0-0----3-0----3-0-3--|
  **** ****   **** ****     * * *    * *    * * *

 Both Guitars Note: Let Mutes Ring on This One.
|--------------------------------------------------|
|--------------------------------------------------|
|--------------------------------------------------|
|----------------------------------3------5--------|
|-0000-0000---0000-0000--0--0-0-0--1-3-0--3-3-0-3--|
|-0000-0000---0000-0000--0--0-0-0----3-0----3-0-3--|
  **** ****   **** ****     * * *    * *    * * *

 Both Guitars Note: Let Mutes Ring On This one.
|--------------------------------------------------|
|--------------------------------------------------|
|--------------------------------------------------|
|----------------------------------3------5--------|
|-0000-0000---0000-0000--0--0-0-0--1-3-0--3-3-0-3--|
|-0000-0000---0000-0000--0--0-0-0----3-0----3-0-3--|
  **** ****   **** ****     * * *    * *    * * *

 Guitar 1 Chorus (.)
|------------------------------------|
|------------------------------------|
|------------------------------------|
|------------------------------------|
|--0--10-8--7-5--3-0--0000-0-0000-0--|
|--0--10-8--7-5--3-0--0000-0-0000-0--|
                      ****   **** *
 Guitar 1 Chorus                      NH
|-----------------------------------3333|
|-----------------------------------3333|
|-----------------------------------3333|
|-----------------------------------3333|
|--0--10-8--7-5--3-0--0000-0-0000-0-3333|
|--0--10-8--7-5--3-0--0000-0-0000-0-3333|
                      ****   **** *
 Guitar 1 Chorus
|------------------------------------|
|------------------------------------|
|------------------------------------|
|------------------------------------|
|--0--10-8--7-5--3-0--0000-0-0000-0--|
|--0--10-8--7-5--3-0--0000-0-0000-0--|
                      ****   **** *
 Guitar 1 Chorus                      NH
|-----------------------------------3333|
|-----------------------------------3333|
|-----------------------------------3333|
|-----------------------------------3333|
|--0--10-8--7-5--3-0--0000-0-0000-0-3333|
|--0--10-8--7-5--3-0--0000-0-0000-0-3333|
                      ****   **** *

 Both Guitars Breakdown
|---------------------------------------|
|---------------------------------------|
|---------------------------------------|
|---------------------------------------|
|--0-0000-0000-10h12-12h13-13p12-0-3p0--|
|--0-0000-0000-10h12-12h13-13p12-0-3p0--|
     **** ****

 Both Guitars Breakdown
|------------------------------|
|------------------------------|
|------------------------------|
|------------------------------|
|--0-0000-0000-0-10p0-8p0-3p0--|
|--0-0000-0000-0-10p0-8p0-3p0--|
     **** ****

 Both Guitars Breakdown
|---------------------------------------|
|---------------------------------------|
|---------------------------------------|
|---------------------------------------|
|--0-0000-0000-10h12-12h13-13p12-0-3p0--|
|--0-0000-0000-10h12-12h13-13p12-0-3p0--|
     **** ****

 Both Guitars Breakdown
|---------------------------------|
|---------------------------------|
|---------------------------------|
|-----------------------------7ph-|
|--0-0000-0000-0-10p0-8p0-3p0-----|
|--0-0000-0000-0-10p0-8p0-3p0-----|
     **** ****

 Both Guitars Breakdown
|---------------------------------------|
|---------------------------------------|
|---------------------------------------|
|---------------------------------------|
|--0-0000-0000-10h12-12h13-13p12-0-3p0--|
|--0-0000-0000-10h12-12h13-13p12-0-3p0--|
     **** ****

 Both Guitars Breakdown
|------------------------------|
|------------------------------|
|------------------------------|
|------------------------------|
|--0-0000-0000-0-10p0-8p0-3p0--|
|--0-0000-0000-0-10p0-8p0-3p0--|
     **** ****

 Both Guitars Breakdown
|---------------------------------------|
|---------------------------------------|
|---------------------------------------|
|---------------------------------------|
|--0-0000-0000-10h12-12h13-13p12-0-3p0--|
|--0-0000-0000-10h12-12h13-13p12-0-3p0--|
     **** ****

 Both Guitars Breakdown
|---------------------------------|
|---------------------------------|
|---------------------------------|
|-----------------------------7ph-|
|--0-0000-0000-0-10p0-8p0-3p0-----|
|--0-0000-0000-0-10p0-8p0-3p0-----|
     **** ****

 Guitar 1
|--------------------------------------------------|
|--------------------------------------------------|
|--------------------------------------------------|
|----------------------------------3------5--------|
|-0000-0000---0000-0000--0--0-0-0--1-3-0--3-3-0-3--|
|-0000-0000---0000-0000--0--0-0-0----3-0----3-0-3--|
| **** ****   **** ****     * * *    * *    * * *
|
|Guitar 2 Solo
|-----------------------------------|
|-----------------510-8-6-5-6------|
|-----------5-7----------------5-7~-|
|-------57-------------------------|
|--3h5~-----------------------------|
|-----------------------------------|

 Guitar 1
|--------------------------------------------------|
|--------------------------------------------------|
|--------------------------------------------------|
|----------------------------------3------5--------|
|-0000-0000---0000-0000--0--0-0-0--1-3-0--3-3-0-3--|
|-0000-0000---0000-0000--0--0-0-0----3-0----3-0-3--|
| **** ****   **** ****     * * *    * *    * * *
|
|Guitar 2 Solo
|----------------------------------------------------------------|
|--10-15p10-13p10----10-15p10-13p10----10--15-13-10-15-13-10-13~-|
|-----------------13----------------13---------------------------|
|----------------------------------------------------------------|
|----------------------------------------------------------------|
|----------------------------------------------------------------|

 Guitar 2 Solo Cont.
|--12b(13)r12--------------------------------------------|
|-------------10----10--10--------10-12-12b(13)r12-------|
|----------------12-10--10--------10-12-12b(13)r12-------|
|---------------------12--12-10-12------------------12~~-|
|--------------------------------------------------------|
|--------------------------------------------------------|

 Both Guitars
|--------------------------------------------------|
|--------------------------------------------------|
|--------------------------------------------------|
|----------------------------------3------5--------|
|-0000-0000---0000-0000--0--0-0-0--1-3-0--3-3-0-3--|
|-0000-0000---0000-0000--0--0-0-0----3-0----3-0-3--|
                            * * *    * *    * * *

 Both Guitars
|--------------------------------------------------|
|--------------------------------------------------|
|--------------------------------------------------|
|----------------------------------3------5--------|
|-0000-0000---0000-0000--0--0-0-0--1-3-0--3-3-0-3--|
|-0000-0000---0000-0000--0--0-0-0----3-0----3-0-3--|
                            * * *    * *    * * *

Guitar 1 Chorus
|------------------------------------|
|------------------------------------|
|------------------------------------|
|------------------------------------|
|--0--10-8--7-5--3-0--0000-0-0000-0--|
|--0--10-8--7-5--3-0--0000-0-0000-0--|
                      ****   **** *
 Guitar 1 Chorus                      NH
|-----------------------------------3333|
|-----------------------------------3333|
|-----------------------------------3333|
|-----------------------------------3333|
|--0--10-8--7-5--3-0--0000-0-0000-0-3333|
|--0--10-8--7-5--3-0--0000-0-0000-0-3333|
                      ****   **** *
 Guitar 1 Chorus
|------------------------------------|
|------------------------------------|
|------------------------------------|
|------------------------------------|
|--0--10-8--7-5--3-0--0000-0-0000-0--|
|--0--10-8--7-5--3-0--0000-0-0000-0--|
                      ****   **** *
 Guitar 1 Chorus
|---------------------|
|---------------------|
|---------------------|
|---------------------|
|--0--10-8--7-5--3-0--|
|--0--10-8--7-5--3-0--| Let Ring till end.

End

(.) Chorus Note: I couldn't find the part that Guitar 2 Plays,
                 because it's so mixed in. I'll try to figure
                 it out sometime.

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