Tabs
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WEIGHT OF THE DEAD - Swallow The Sun
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Tuning: Drop C majorC
Intro, part 1:
D MajorD|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A augmentedA|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
FF|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
C majorC|---2----------8-----2----------8-------------------------------------------|
G+G|---2----2-2-2-8-----2----2-2-2-8-------------------------------------------|
C majorC|---2----2-2-2-8-----2----2-2-2-8----/13-13-13-13-13-13-15-15-15-15-15-15---| (x 2)
PM . . . . . .
Intro, part 2:
D MajorD|-----------------------------------|
A augmentedA|-----------------------------------|
FF|-----------------------------------|
C majorC|-----------------------------------|
G+G|---------------1-------------------|
C majorC|---2-----4------------3----3-4-3---| (x 4)
(x 9) (x 3) (x 12) (x 9)
Intro, part 3 (this is where the high-pitched keyboard enters):
D MajorD|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
A augmentedA|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
FF|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
C majorC|---2---------2---------8---------8---------8---------8-----------|
G+G|---2---2-2-2-2---2-2-2-8---8-8-8-8---8-8-8-8---8-8-8-8---8-8-8---|
C majorC|---2---2-2-2-2---2-2-2-8---8-8-8-8---8-8-8-8---8-8-8-8---8-8-8---|
PM . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
D MajorD|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A augmentedA|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
FF|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
C majorC|---2---------2---------8---------8---------8-----------------------------------------|
G+G|---2---2-2-2-2---2-2-2-8---8-8-8-8---8-8-8-8-----------------------------------------|
C majorC|---2---2-2-2-2---2-2-2-8---8-8-8-8---8-8-8-8---13-13-13-13-13-13-15-15-15-15-15-15---|
PM . . . . . . . . . . . .
After part 3, play part 2 again two times.
Verse (clean sound):
D MajorD|-----------------|
A augmentedA|---3-------------|
FF|-------2--3--2---|
C majorC|-----------------|
G+G|-----------------|
C majorC|-----------------| (repeated MANY times)
Verse (distorted guitar):
D MajorD|-----------------------------------|
A augmentedA|-----------------------------------|
FF|-----------------------------------|
C majorC|---0---------------5-------3---2---|
G+G|---0---------------5---------------|
C majorC|---0-----3---2--3--5---------------| (x 4)
Keyboard melody transitioned to guitar:
D MajorD|--------------------17---------------|
A augmentedA|---17-----18---20----------17---18---|
FF|-------------------------------------|
C majorC|-------------------------------------|
G+G|-------------------------------------|
C majorC|-------------------------------------| (x 2)
Then play verse (distorted guitar) again 4 times and enter bridge.
Bridge:
D MajorD|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A augmentedA|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
FF|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
C majorC|-------7--7--5--5-----------5-------------------7------------------------------|
G+G|---5---------------8--7--8--------8---7--8--8-------5---5h7-8--8p7-7--7h8--7---|
C majorC|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------| (x 3)
D MajorD|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A augmentedA|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
FF|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
C majorC|-------7--7--5--5-----------5-------------------7------------------1---1---|
G+G|---5---------------8--7--8--------8---7--8--8-------5---5h7-8--8p7-1---1---|
C majorC|-------------------------------------------------------------------1---1---|
Interlude (repeats this palm-muted power chord several times):
D MajorD|-------|
A augmentedA|-------|
FF|-------|
C majorC|-------|
G+G|---0---|
C majorC|---0---|
PM .
Keyboard melody transitioned to guitar (repeated MANY times):
D MajorD|-------17--15--13-------15--13--12---|
A augmentedA|---15---------------15---------------|
FF|-------------------------------------|
C majorC|-------------------------------------|
G+G|-------------------------------------|
C majorC|-------------------------------------|
Interlude background melody:
("There was so much in me that I trusted but so little I knew...")
NOTE: Tremolo picking, listen to the song for the rhytm.
D MajorD|--------------------------------------------------------|
A augmentedA|--------------------------------------------------------|
FF|---14---12-14-15-14-12----14------------12--------------|
C majorC|-----------------------------15---14-15----15-14---15---|
G+G|--------------------------------------------------------|
C majorC|--------------------------------------------------------| (x 3)
Outro:
(the C5C5 power chord is actually played on another guitar,
but you can play the whole thing with one, although it doesn't
sound the same since the 2 guitars have a different sound)
D MajorD|------------------------------------|
A augmentedA|------------------------------------|
FF|------------------------------------|
C majorC|---------3--3--2--2----5--5--2--2---|
G+G|---(0)------------------------------|
C majorC|---(0)------------------------------| (x 16)
Outro lead melody (enters on the 11th repeat):
D MajorD|-------------------------------------------|
A augmentedA|-------------------------------------------|
FF|---12-14-15-14-12--12----9-10-12-10-9--9---|
C majorC|-------------------------------------------|
G+G|-------------------------------------------|
C majorC|-------------------------------------------| (x 6)
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| / slide up
| \ slide down
| h hammer-on
| p pull-off
| ~ vibrato
| b Bend
| br Bend release
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