Difficulty
Intermediate 💪
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Key: Am Intro: 8 bars of drum roll intro Verse I: Ah yeah, Took a ride on the ocean Started swimming out Lost sssight of land Time ran out Arms getting heavy Exhaustion setting in Waves getting bigger Life getting thin My brain was screaming My mind said no My mouth was bleeding Said you gotta go
Hey
Rhythm Guitar
Am G D x8
Lead Guitar
e|---------------------------------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------------------------------|
G|X--X-X--X-X--X~X--X-X~X-X-X-X~X~-0-x-x-7~5-5h(7)p(5)p(0)-| x8
D|7--X-7--X-7--X-7~-X-7-0~6-0-0-5~-0-x-x-7~----------------|
A|0--0-0--0-0--0-0--0-0-0-0-0-0-0~-0-x-x-5~----------------|
E|X--X-X--X-X--X-X--X-X-X-X-X-X-X~-0-x-x-------------------|
Chorus I:
Rhythm Guitar
Am F C D G Am F C D G Am G D Am
e|---------------2-3----------------------------2-3-----3~-2~---|
B|1-1--3-1--1-3--3-3-1~--1~--1~--1-1--3-1--1-3--3-3-1~--3~-3~-1-|
G|2-2--2-2--0-0--2-0-2~--2~--2~--2-2--2-2--0-0--2-0-2~--0~-2~-2-|
D|2-2--3-3--2-2--0-0-2~--2~--2~--2-2--3-3--2-2--0-0-2~--0~-0~-2-|
A|0-0-------3-3----2-0~--0~--0~--0-0-------3-3----2-0~--2~----0-|
E|-----1-1---------3------------------1-1---------3-----3~------|
Lead Guitar Break I - 12 bars
e|------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|7b-7b-7brp(5)---5-5-5-------5-7p(5)---5-7bh7br-5-7p(5)---5--------------------------|
D|--------------7-------7-7-7---------7------------------7--7-6\----------------------|
A|----------------------------------------------------------------7\(5)-5\(3)-3p(0)-0-|
E|------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
e|----------------------------------------------------------------|
B|----------------------------------------------------------------|
G|----------------------------5---5-7-7br-5-7-5-pb7-7br-5-7-5-5---|
D|--------------------------5---7-------------------------------7~|
A|0h(2)-2/(3)-3/(5)-5-5/(7)---------------------------------------|
E|----------------------------------------------------------------|
Verse 2:
Hit the highside
Monster wave
Buried at sea
In an early grave
Free fall dive
Thousand feet pit
Cliffs of water turning
Adrenachrome hit
Hit me
Rhythm Guitar
Am G D x8
Lead Guitar
e|---------------------------------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------------------------------|
G|X--X-X--X-X--X~X--X-X~X-X-X-X~X~-0-x-x-7~5-5h(7)p(5)p(0)-| x8
D|7--X-7--X-7--X-7~-X-7-0~6-0-0-5~-0-x-x-7~----------------|
A|0--0-0--0-0--0-0--0-0-0-0-0-0-0~-0-x-x-5~----------------|
E|X--X-X--X-X--X-X--X-X-X-X-X-X-X~-0-x-x-------------------|
Chorus 2:
Rhythm Guitar
Am F C D G Am F C D G Am G D Am
e|---------------2-3----------------------------2-3-----3~-2~---|
B|1-1--3-1--1-3--3-3-1~--1~--1~--1-1--3-1--1-3--3-3-1~--3~-3~-1-|
G|2-2--2-2--0-0--2-0-2~--2~--2~--2-2--2-2--0-0--2-0-2~--0~-2~-2-|
D|2-2--3-3--2-2--0-0-2~--2~--2~--2-2--3-3--2-2--0-0-2~--0~-0~-2-|
A|0-0-------3-3----2-0~--0~--0~--0-0-------3-3----2-0~--2~----0-|
E|-----1-1---------3------------------1-1---------3-----3~------|
Lead Guitar Break II - 12 bars?
e|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|------------------------------------------5---5-7br-5---5---5\(4)-4\(2)-2/(4)-4/(5)-5\(4)-4/(5)-5/(7)-7-|
D|------------------------0-0h(2)/(5)-5/(7)---7---------7---7---------------------------------------------|
A|------0h(2)-2/(3)-3/(5)---------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|3/(5)---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
e|---------------------------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------------------------|
G|5---5-7brp(5)---5---------5-7bh-pb7-pb7-7br(5)-----|
D|--7-----------7---7--7-7-----------------------7-7-|
A|---------------------------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------------------------|
Verse 3:
No Guitar for 18 bars - vocals, drums, bass only
Death like animals
Death of Slaves
Death of Humans
Getting sucked away
Ships, trucks and planes
A million screaming heads
Agonized moaning
From the island of the dead
Chorus 3:
Rhythm Guitar
Am F C D G Am F C D G Am G D Am
e|---------------2-3----------------------------2-3-----3~-2~---|
B|1-1--3-1--1-3--3-3-1~--1~--1~--1-1--3-1--1-3--3-3-1~--3~-3~-1-|
G|2-2--2-2--0-0--2-0-2~--2~--2~--2-2--2-2--0-0--2-0-2~--0~-2~-2-|
D|2-2--3-3--2-2--0-0-2~--2~--2~--2-2--3-3--2-2--0-0-2~--0~-0~-2-|
A|0-0-------3-3----2-0~--0~--0~--0-0-------3-3----2-0~--2~----0-|
E|-----1-1---------3------------------1-1---------3-----3~------|
Lead Guitar Break III - 12 bars?
e|15bh-15b-pb15h15-15b-15b-15b-15b-15b-15b-15b-15b-15brp(12)-|
B|-----------------------------------------------------------|
G|-----------------------------------------------------------|
D|-----------------------------------------------------------|
A|-----------------------------------------------------------|
E|-----------------------------------------------------------|
whammy bar tweak
e|-----------------------------------------12-15b~15b--19b(22)19b(21)19b(22)p(17)----|
B|15bh-15brp(13)----13-13-13b----13-15b-15----------------------------------------19~|
G|---------------15-----------15-----------------------------------------------------|
D|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
Verse 4:
No Guitar for 22 bars - vocals, drums, bass only
I'm going down
Into the Maelstrom
Baby, I'm going down
Into the Maelstrom
Going down
Gonna drown
Going down
Gonna drown
Gonna drown
Yeah hey
Solo:
Lead Guitar
very fast triplet feel
e|8p(7)p(5)---------8p(7)p(5)---------8p(7)p(5)----------|
B|---------8p(7)p(5)---------8p(7)p(5)---------8p(7)p(5)-|
G|-------------------------------------------------------|
D|-------------------------------------------------------|
A|-------------------------------------------------------|
E|-------------------------------------------------------|
e|--------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|8p(7)p(5)-8p(7)p(5)-8p(7)p(5)---------------------------------------|
G|------------------------------8p(7)p(5)-------5-7b7b-7brp(5)-7p(5)--|
D|----------------------------------------7-5-7----------------------7|
A|--------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|--------------------------------------------------------------------|
e|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|5-5-5~-----------------------5~5-7-5~--5-7-7br(5)--5---5---5h(7b)-7b-7brp(5)----|
D|------7~7-5-7-5---5-7--7-5-7---------7-----------7---7---7------------------7-5-|
A|----------------7---------------------------------------------------------------|
E|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
Bridge:
Lead Guitar
Alive, Alive, Alive
e|------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|--5---1---3-------------------5---1---3-------------------5---1---3-----------------|
G|-5---2---4--7b-7b-7-5--------5---2---4--7b-7b-7-5--------5---2---4--7b-7b-7-5-------|
D|7--\3--/5-------------7-5-7-7--\3--/5-------------7-5-7-7--\3--/5-------------7-5-7-|
A|------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
Alive, Alive, Alive Alive, Alive, Alive Alive, Alive, Alive
e|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|--5---1---3--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|-5---2---4--7b-7b-7-5-7-5-7b-7b-7-5-7-5-7b-7b-7-5-7-5--7--7-5-7--7-5-7-6-5-----------|
D|7--\3--/5------------------------------------------------------------------7-6-5---5-|
A|---------------------------------------------------------------------------------7---|
E|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
Alive, Alive, Alive Alive, Alive, Alive
e|---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|----------------5--------5-7br--7-5-7br--7-5-7br-5---5-5-5-5-5\(2)-2-0-2-0-2-0---------------|
D|7--7-5-7--7-5-7---7-7--7---------------------------7---------------------------2-0-----------|
A|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------5\(3)-3-3-|
E|---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
Aliiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiveeeeeeeee
e|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|-----------------------------------------------------------5---5-5h(7)p(5)---5b-|
D|---------------------------------------------------5h(7)-7---7-------------7----|
A|3p(0)-0-0-0h(2)-2-2-2/(3)-3-3-3/(5)-5-5-5/(7)-7-7-------------------------------|
E|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
e|-----------0---------------------------------------------------------------|
B|---------5---3h(5)p(3)-3/(5)-7br-5-----5---5----5----5---------------------|
G|--5---7b---------------------------7br---7---7b---7b---7b--7b-7b-5-7p(5)---|
D|7---7--------------------------------------------------------------------7-|
A|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
fast pull offs x21
e|---------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|7--7-7-5-7-9-8-7-9-8-7-9-8-7-9-8-7-9p(8)p(7)9p(8)p(7)9p(8)p(7)9p(8)p(7)9p(8)p(7)-|
D|---------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|---------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
e|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|-9p(8)p(7)9p(8)p(7)9p(8)p(7)9p(8)p(7)9p(8)p(7)9p(8)p(7)9p(8)p(7)9p(8)p(7)9p(8)p(7)-|
D|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
e|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|----------------------------------------------------------------------8---8-10brp(8)---8-10-|
G|9p(8)p(7)9p(8)p(7)9p(8)p(7)9p(8)p(7)9p(8)p(7)9p(8)p(7)9p(8)p(7)-9-7-9---9------------9------|
D|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
eq of half and full bends
e|---------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|10-8-10--10/12--13-12-10--13-12-10-13bh~-13b-13b-13b-13b-13b-13b-13bh--10-10\(0)-|
G|---------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|---------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|---------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
e|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|---5-5-5----5----5--5-8p(5)---5-8b8b-8-8b-8b-8b--10b-10b-10b10b--13b-13b-13b13b13b-13b-13b\-|
G|--5------7b---7b------------7---------------------------------------------------------------|
D|-7------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|0-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
e|---------------------------------------------------------|
B|8b-8b-8b--10b-10b--13b-13b13b13b-13b13b13b-13b13b13b-13b-|
G|---------------------------------------------------------|
D|---------------------------------------------------------|
A|---------------------------------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------------------------------|
fade drum roll feedback
e|---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|8b-8b-8b8b--10b10b-10b-10b10b--13b-13b-13b-13b-13b-x-2~-----------------------------2/-|
G|---------------------------------------------------x-2~-----------------------------2/-|
D|---------------------------------------------------x-3~-----------------------------3/-|
A|-----------------------------------------------------0~-----------------------------0/-|
E|---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
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| x Dead note
| ~ Vibrato
| b Bend
| br Bend release
| \ Slide down
| pb Pre-bend
| Half note/staccato
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Descent Into The Maelstrom Tab Info
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Difficulty: Intermediate 💪