Would You Kill Tab by Tremonti

Would You Kill tab by Tremonti

Guitar Tab

Difficulty: Intermediate 💪

Key: C#m

Intro:

Eb|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
Bb|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
Gb|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
Db|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
Ab|-1p0-----0---0---0---0---0-0-0---|-1p0-----0---0---0---0---0-0-0---|
Db|-1p0-----0---0---0---0---0-0-0---|-1p0-----0---0---0---0---0-0-0---|
            PM___________________             PM___________________




Eb|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
Bb|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
Gb|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
Db|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
Ab|-1p0-----0---0---0---0-----------|---------------------3-----------|
Db|-1p0-----0---0---0---0---0---1---|-0---5---4---1---0-------4---1---|
            PM___________

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Eb|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
Bb|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
Gb|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
Db|-8-------------------------------|---------------------------------|
Ab|-6-0-----0---0---0---0---0-0-0---|-1p0-----0---0---0---0---0-0-0---|
Db|---0-----0---0---0---0---0-0-0---|-1p0-----0---0---0---0---0-0-0---|
            PM___________________             PM___________________

Eb|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
Bb|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
Gb|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
Db|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
Ab|-1p0-----0---0---0---0-----------|---------------------3-----------|
Db|-1p0-----0---0---0---0---0---1---|-0---5---4---1---0-------4---1---|
            PM___________





Verse 1:

Eb|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
Bb|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
Gb|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
Db|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
Ab|-1p0-----0---0---0---0---0---0---|-1p0-----0---0---0---0-----------|
Db|-1p0-----0---0---0---0---0---0---|-1p0-----0---0---0---0---0---1---|
            PM___________________             PM___________

Eb|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
Bb|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
Gb|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
Db|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
Ab|---------------------------------|-0-------1-------4-------5-------|
Db|-0---5---4---1---0---1---0---1---|-0-------1-------4-------5-------|

play through Verse 4x with lyrics:

"Why does it take so long "
"Some of us, we bear this weight alone"
"How do the rest survive "
"Some of us, we fight to stay alive"



Prechorus:

Eb|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
Bb|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
Gb|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
Db|-8---------------8---------------|-8---------------8---7---5-------|
Ab|-6-0-------------6-0-------------|-6-0-------------6---5---3---4---|
Db|---0-----------6---0-----------6-|---0-----------6-------------4---|
                  PM              PM               PM

Eb|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
Bb|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
Gb|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
Db|-8---------------8---------------|-8-------------------8-----------|
Ab|-6-0-------------6-0-------------|-6-0-----------------6-------15\-|
Db|---0-----------6---0-----------6-|---0-----0-0-0-0-0-0---------15\-|
                  PM              PM          PM_________


Chorus:

Eb|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
Bb|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
Gb|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
Db|-----------------5-------5-----3-|---------------------------------|
Ab|-0---------------3-------3-----1-|-------------------0-1p0-1---1p0-|
Db|-0-------------------------------|---------------------------------|
    "Would you know if it might be the end?                  Would you"

Eb|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
Bb|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
Gb|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
Db|-----------------5-------5-------|---------5-----------------------|
Ab|-3---------------3-------3-----0-|---6\5-3---6-5---6-----5-----3---|
Db|-3-----------------------------0-|-------------------7-6---6-5---4-|
   "kill if the chance came again?                         And are you"


Eb|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
Bb|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
Gb|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
Db|-----------------5-------5-----3-|---------------------------------|
Ab|-0---------------3-------3-----1-|-------------------0-1p0-1---1p0-|
Db|-0-------------------------------|---------------------------------|
  "brave when you can't see tomorrow?                        Would you"

Eb|---------------------------------|
Bb|---------------------------------|
Gb|---------------------------------|
Db|-----------------5---5---5-------|
Ab|-3---------------3---3---3-------|
Db|-3-------------------------------|
"kill, would you beg, steal or borrow "



Pre

Verse :

Eb|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
Bb|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
Gb|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
Db|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
Ab|-1p0-----0---0---0---0---0-0-0---|-1p0-----0---0---0---0---0-0-0---|
Db|-1p0-----0---0---0---0---0-0-0---|-1p0-----0---0---0---0---0-0-0---|
            PM___________________             PM___________________

Eb|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
Bb|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
Gb|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
Db|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
Ab|-1p0-----0---0---0---0-----------|---------------------3-----------|
Db|-1p0-----0---0---0---0---0---1---|-0---5---4---1---0-------4---1---|

repeat PreVerse



Verse 2:

Eb|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
Bb|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
Gb|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
Db|---------PM_____________________________________________-----------|
Ab|-0-------0---0---0---0---0---0---|-0---0---0---0---0---0-----------|
Db|-0-------0---0---0---0---0---0---|-0---0---0---0---0---0---0---1---|
    "Why does it go nowhere "

Eb|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
Bb|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
Gb|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
Db|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
Ab|---------------------------------|-0-------1-------4-------5-------|
Db|-0---5---4---1---0---1---0---1---|-0-------1-------4-------5-------|

Eb|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
Bb|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
Gb|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
Db|-8-----------PM___-----------PM_____-----------PM___---------------|
Ab|-6-----------0---0-----------0---|-0-----------0---0---------------|
Db|-------------0---0-----------0---|-0-----------0---0-------0---1---|
   "Time and time again, another year"

Eb|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
Bb|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
Gb|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
Db|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
Ab|---------------------------------|-0-------1-------4-------5-------|
Db|-0---5---4---1---0---1---0---1---|-0-------1-------4-------5-------|



Verse End:

Eb|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
Bb|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
Gb|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
Db|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
Ab|-1p0-----0---0---0---0---0---0---|-1p0-----0---0---0---0-----------|
Db|-1p0-----0---0---0---0---0---0---|-1p0-----0---0---0---0---0---1---|
            PM___________________             PM___________

Eb|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
Bb|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
Gb|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
Db|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
Ab|---------------------------------|-0-------1-------4-------5-------|
Db|-0---5---4---1---0---1---0---1---|-0-------1-------4-------5-------|

  play 2x with lyrics:
  "Why do we take the fall "
  "Why don't we just turn and take it all "



Prechorus 2:

Eb|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
Bb|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
Gb|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
Db|-8---------------8---------------|-8---------------8---7---5-------|
Ab|-6-0-------------6-0-------------|-6-0-------------6---5---3---4---|
Db|---0-----------6---0-----------6-|---0-----------6-------------4---|
                  PM              PM               PM

Eb|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
Bb|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
Gb|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
Db|-8---------------8---------------|-8-------------------8-----------|
Ab|-6-0-------------6-0-------------|-6-0-----------------6-------15\-|
Db|---0-----------6---0-----------6-|---0-----0-0-0-0-0-0---------15\-|
                  PM              PM          PM_________


Chorus 2:

Eb|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
Bb|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
Gb|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
Db|-----------------5-------5-----3-|---------------------------------|
Ab|-0---------------3-------3-----1-|-------------------0-1p0-1---1p0-|
Db|-0-------------------------------|---------------------------------|
    "Would you know if it might be the end?                  Would you"

Eb|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
Bb|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
Gb|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
Db|-----------------5-------5-------|---------5-----------------------|
Ab|-3---------------3-------3-----0-|---6\5-3---6-5---6-----5-----3---|
Db|-3-----------------------------0-|-------------------7-6---6-5---4-|
   "kill if the chance came again?                         And are you"


Eb|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
Bb|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
Gb|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
Db|-----------------5-------5-----3-|---------------------------------|
Ab|-0---------------3-------3-----1-|-------------------0-1p0-1---1p0-|
Db|-0-------------------------------|---------------------------------|
  "brave when you can't see tomorrow?                        Would you"

Eb|---------------------------------|--------------------|
Bb|---------------------------------|--------------------|
Gb|---------------------------------|--------------------|
Db|-----------------5---5---5-------|-0H-----------------|
Ab|-3---------------3---3---3-------|-0H-----------------|
Db|-3-------------------------------|-0H-----------------|
"kill, would you beg, steal or borrow "


Background part before bridge:

    PM notes and play softly
Eb|-------------------------------|
Bb|-------------------------------|
Gb|-------------------------------|
Db|-------------------------------|
Ab|-0-----0-----0-----0-----0-----|
Db|-------------------------------|



Bridge:

    Clean
Eb|-5-----5-----5-------------|------------------------------|
Bb|-7-----7-----7h8-----------|-8----/10----7----------------|
Gb|---------------------------|-----------------0------------|
Db|---------------------------|-8----/10---------------------|
Ab|---------------------------|------------------------------|
Db|---------------------------|------------------------------|

                                Distortion Part
Eb|---------------------------|------------------------------|
Bb|---------------------------|------------------------------|
Gb|-8-----8-----7br8~---------|------------------------------|
Db|---------------------------|-0-----5-----4---------x------|
Ab|---------------------------|-0-----3-----4---------x------|
Db|---------------------------|-0-----------4---------x------|

    Clean again, background part starts again
Eb|---------------------------|------------------------------|
Bb|---------------------------|------------------------------|
Gb|---------------------------|------------------------------|
Db|-8-----8-----7br8~---------|------------------------------|
Ab|---------------------------|------------------------------|
Db|---------------------------|------------------------------|

repeat Bridge, and end chugging open Db5 into Solo



Solo:

    C#5                    D5   E5   C#5             A5
Eb|----------------------|-------------------------|--------------------------|
Bb|----------------------|------6TP----------------|--------------------------|
Gb|-7TP------------------|-8TP-------7TP-----------|-5TP----------------------|
Db|----------------------|-------------------------|-------------8TP------7-5-|
Ab|----------------------|-------------------------|--------------------------|
Db|----------------------|-------------------------|--------------------------|

    E5   B5  F5             D5          Db5
Eb|-----------------------|------------------------|---------------------------|
Bb|-----------------------|------------------------|-8/----14br15p12-------15\-|
Gb|-----------------------|-------------7~~--------|-------14br15p12-----------|
Db|-7-8-7-5-7br8PH~~--7-5-|-7-8-7-5-7-5------------|----------------14~--------|
Ab|-----------------------|------------------------|---------------------------|
Db|-----------------------|------------------------|---------------------------|

Eb|-10--------------------|-11---13-11-10~---------|---------------------------|
Bb|-13b15~~---------------|------------------------|-13br15-p10-13~-------10---|
Gb|-----------------------|------------------------|------------------------13-|
Db|-----------------------|------------------------|---------------------------|
Ab|-----------------------|------------------------|---------------------------|
Db|-----------------------|------------------------|---------------------------|

Eb|-------------------------|----------------------|---------------------------|
Bb|-10-13-10--10--10~~~-----|----------------------|---------------------------|
Gb|---------13--13----------|--feedback------------|---------------------------|
Db|-------------------------|----------------------|---------------------------|
Ab|-------------------------|----------------------|---------------------------|
Db|-------------------------|----------------------|---------------------------|



Solo Rhythm:

Eb|-------------------|----------------------|------------------------|
Bb|-------------------|----------------------|------------------------|
Gb|-------------------|----------------------|------------------------|
Db|-0-----------------|-1----3----0----------|-8----------------------|
Ab|-0-----------------|-1----3----0----------|-8----------------------|
Db|-0-----------------|-1----3----0----------|-8----------------------|

Eb|-------------------|----------------------|------------------------|
Bb|-------------------|----------------------|------------------------|
Gb|-------------------|----------------------|------------------------|
Db|-----5-------------|-1---------0----------|------------------------|
Ab|-3---3---4---------|-1---------0----------|------------------------|
Db|-3-------4---------|-1---------0----------|------------------------|

repeat Rhythm riff



Prechorus 3:

    (3:00)
Eb|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
Bb|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
Gb|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
Db|-8---------------8---------------|-8----------------8--------------|
Ab|-6-0-------------6-0-------------|-6-0--------------6----------15\-|
Db|---0-----------6---0-----------6-|---0-----------6-------------15\-|
                  PM              PM                PM



Last Chorus:


Eb|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
Bb|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
Gb|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
Db|-----------------5-------5-----3-|---------------------------------|
Ab|-0---------------3-------3-----1-|-------------------0-1p0-1---1p0-|
Db|-0-------------------------------|---------------------------------|
    "Would you know if it might be the end?                  Would you"

Eb|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
Bb|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
Gb|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
Db|-----------------5-------5-------|---------5-----------------------|
Ab|-3---------------3-------3-----0-|---6\5-3---6-5---6-----5-----3---|
Db|-3-----------------------------0-|-------------------7-6---6-5---4-|
   "kill if the chance came again?                         And are you"


Eb|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
Bb|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
Gb|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
Db|-----------------5-------5-----3-|---------------------------------|
Ab|-0---------------3-------3-----1-|-------------------0-1p0-1---1p0-|
Db|-0-------------------------------|---------------------------------|
  "brave when you can't see tomorrow?                        Would you"

Eb|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
Bb|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
Gb|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
Db|-----------------5-------5-------|---------5-----------------------|
Ab|-3---------------3-------3-----0-|---6\5-3---6-5---6-----5-----3---|
Db|-3-----------------------------0-|-------------------7-6---6-5---4-|
"kill, would you beg, steal or borrow "



Outro Solo:

Eb|----------------------------------------------|
Bb|-------------------------------10-13-13~---15-|
Gb|------10-12-10---------------11---------------|
Db|-12-12----------12-10-12-12~------------------|
Ab|----------------------------------------------|
Db|----------------------------------------------|
    (Would you kill)

Eb|------------------------17--------19b20-------|
Bb|-17-13-15-17-/20------------------------------|
Gb|----------------19p17h19--19p17h19------------|
Db|----------------------------------------------|
Ab|----------------------------------------------|
Db|----------------------------------------------|

Eb|------------------------------------------------------------10h13p10-10h12h13p12p10-|
Bb|------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
Gb|-t22p12t22p12t22p12--t21p12t21p12t21p12--t19p10t19p10t19p10-------------------------|
Db|------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
Ab|------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
Db|------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|

Eb|---------------------------------------------------------------|
Bb|-10h11h13p11p10--10--------------------------------------------|
Gb|---------------12--10--------12br13PH-10------------10---------|
Db|---------------------12-10-12-----------12p10--10-12--12~---10-|
Ab|---------------------------------------------12----------------|
Db|---------------------------------------------------------------|

Eb|---------------------------13~-----------13-15-17-|
Bb|------------/15~----------------------15----------|
Gb|-----------------------14-------------------------|
Db|-12~----------------------------------------------|
Ab|--------------------------------------------------|
Db|--------------------------------------------------|

Eb|-15-13-------13----------------------------------|
Bb|-------15-13----------13-------------------------|
Gb|----------------14-14----12----------------------|
Db|----------------------------15-12-12~---12-10----|
Ab|-------------------------------------------------|
Db|-------------------------------------------------|

Eb|------------------------------------------|------------------------|
Bb|------------------------------------------|------------------------|
Gb|------------------------------------------|------------------------|
Db|-2-------3-------5-------7-------5---3----|------------------------|
Ab|-x-------x-------x-------x-------x---x----|------------------------|
Db|-2-------3-------5-------7-------5---3----|-0\DB-------------------|
                                               start Outro


Outro:

Eb|-------------------------|
Bb|-------------------------|
Gb|-------------------------| play 4x
Db|-------------------------|
Ab|-0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--|
Db|-0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--|

Eb|---------------------------------|
Bb|---------------------------------|
Gb|---------------------------------|
Db|---------5-----------------------| play 2x
Ab|-5-6-5-3---6-5---6-----5-----3---|
Db|-------------------7-6---6-5---4-|



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| x   Dead note
| H   hold notes
| h   Hammer-on
| p   Pull-off
| t   Tapping
| b   Bend
| br  Bend release
| pb  Pre-bend
| pbr Pre-bend release
| /   Slide up
| \   Slide down
| ~   Vibrato
| PM  Palm mute
| TP  Tremolo Picking
| \DB Tremolo Divebomb

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Published: October 29, 2022

Last updated: September 10, 2025

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