Darkest Hour tab by Zakk Wylde

ZAKK WYLDE - Darkest Hour SOLO (Book of Shadows II)


In my opinion, one of the most magnificent solos he'd written, and he has written quite a lot.
If you see a technical mistake, just mention it in the comment section..It's my first tab so please be kind :)
Rock on! \m/


e|-10-9-7--------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|---------10-8-7-10-8-7-----------------------------------------------------|---(no pulloffs)
G|-----------------------9-7-6-9-7-6-----------------------------------------|---x2 speed of upper row
D|-----------------------------------9-7-5-9-7-5-----------------------------|---same speed (x2)
A|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|   (pick every note)
E|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|

e|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|-7(hit that 7 a few times after bending)-7h8-7---7--7----------------------|
G|-9b11(bend it, catch it, and make it sing)-------9b11br9p7-9zv-------------|
D|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|

e|-----------------10------12------12b14br12b14(do it really fast)-----------|
B|-10b12zv-12b14zv-13b15zv-15b17zv-------------------------------------------|
G|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|

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Zakk refers to this first bend in the next section as a Gary Moore thing,
so im gonna put a "gmb" instead of "b".
Your goal string is e, but you catch a b string with it,
so to make it scream...torture it a bit:

e|-12b14-12b15-12b14br-10-10h12p10-----------------------------------------------------------|
B|-12gmb---12b---12b-----------------12zv-12b13br-10zv-10h12p10------10h12p10-----10h12p10---|
G|------------------------------------------------------------11zv----------9zv----------7zv-|
D|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|

e|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|-7h9p7-6-7-9-9s11-9-7-6-7-9-7-6-7-6h7p6-----s9-7h9p7s6-7-6h7p6s4-6-4h6p4s2-4-2p0-----------|
D|----------------------------------------9zv------------------------------------------------|
A|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|

e|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|-4s6-6-6-6s7-7-7-7s11s9-9-9s7-6-7zv--------------------------------------------------------|
D|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|-2s4-4-4-4s5-5-5-5s9s7--7-7s5-4-5----------------5PM-7PM-9PM (normal speed)----------------|
E|------------------------------------(7PM)-5PM-7PM-9PM (normal speed)-----------------------|

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Double the speed of the next section..you can trill 5-7-9 and 6-7-9 it if you have weak hands,
but Zakk picks all of them. Manroot domination.

e|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|--------------------------------------------------6PM-7PM-9PM-6PM-7PM-9PM------------------|
D|-------------------------5PM-7PM-9PM-5PM-7PM-9PM-------------------------------------------|
A|-5PM-7PM-9PM-5PM-7PM-9PM-------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|

e|------7-10zv-------10-12zv-------12-14zv-------12-15zv-------14-17zv-------15-19zv---------|
B|-7h10--------10h12---------12h15---------12h15---------14h15---------15h17-----------------|
G|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
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(Those X-es are just a few dead notes..just strum it really quick instead of another hammer on):

e|-------17-21zv-XX-21b22-22br21-22br21-22gmbr21-22gmbr21-22gmbr21(the last one's longer)----|
B|-17h19---------XX---------------------21-------21-------21---------------------------------|
G|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|

e|-21-19h22p19s17-19-17h19p17s14-17-14h17p14s12-14-12h14p12s10-10h12p10s9h10p9s7--7----------|
B|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------10b12zv----|
G|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|

e|-7-------------7---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|---10p7------7---10p7----8p7---------------------------------------------------------------|
G|--------9b11----------10-----10-10-9p7-9p7-------------------------------------------------|
D|-------------------------------------------(9)---------------------------------------------|
A|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
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Now the culmination ladies and gents:

e|-15----15-15-----15-15-15-15-14----------14-17-15-14---------------------------------------|
B|-19b20----20rb19----17-17-17-15--14-15-17-------------17-(15)-(14)-------------------------|
G|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|

e|-15----15-15-----15-15-15-15-17-19-17----17-15----15-14------------------------------------|
B|-19b20----20rb19----17-17-17----------15-------14-------17---------------------------------|
G|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|

e|-15----15-15-----15-15-15-15-14-----------14--s19-17h19p17s15-17-15h17p15s14-15-14h15p14s12|
B|-19b20----20rb19----17-17-17-15--14-15-17--------------------------------------------------|
G|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|

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You trill between 10 and 12 in the next section..
Do a hammer on and pull-off about 2 times where the "t" is, that's what "x2" stands for.
I didn't think of a better way to put it.

e|-14-12h14p12s10-12-10h12p10s9--s10-10t12x2-9t10x2-7t9x2-5t7x2-3t5x3-2t3x2-0t2x3------------|
B|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------DS----|
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This next part is slightly palm muted, don't let it completely ring out.

e|-------2-3-5-5-3-2-------------3-5-7-7-5-3-------9-7-5-------------5-7-9-10-9-7------------| -PM whole row
B|-2-3-5-------------5-3-2-3-5-7-------------7-5-3-------8-7-5-5-7-8--------------10-8-7-----| -PM whole row
G|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|

e|---------9-10-12---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|-8-10-12-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
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Double the speed in the next part. It's a bit harder, reaching shred oblivion.
Sweeping through two strings is how zakk does it.

e|--------9-10-12-12-10-9-------------9-10-12-12-10-9-------------9-10-12-12-10-9------------|
B|-8-10-12---------------12-10-8-10-12---------------12-10-8-10-12---------------12-10-8-----|
G|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|

e|------9-10-12-s14-12-10--------------10-12-14-s15-14-12--------------12-14-15-s17-15-14----|
B|-10-12-----------------14-12-10-12-14------------------15-14-12-14-15----------------------|
G|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|

e|---------------14-15-17-19tr-17-15----------------21b22-22rb21-19-19b20rb19-17-17b19rb17---|
B|-17-15-14-15-17--------------------19-17-15----------------------------------------------19|
G|--------------------------------------------16zv-------------------------------------------|
D|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|

e|------------------------s19----21----19----17----15----14----12----------------------------|
B|-19b20rb19-17-17s15-15------17-------------------------------------------------------------|
G|----------------------------------19----18----16----14----14-------------------------------|
D|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|

e|-s19-17pt19-15pt17-14pt15-12pt14-10pt12-9pt10-7pt9-----------------------------------------|
B|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
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The speed part again, use sweeping.

e|-------7-12-10-9-------------9-14-12-10-----------------10-15-14-12-----------------12-----|
B|-7-8-10---------12-10-8-10-12----------14-12-10-10-12-14-----------15-14-12-12-14-15-------|
G|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|

e|-s19tr-17-15---------21b22-22rb21-19---14----14--------------------------------------------|
B|------------19-17-15-------------------17b19-19rb17-15-------------------------------------|
G|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|

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| zv  Zakk Vibrato (special kind of vibrato, the one that makes your guitar horny from all the manroot powah)
| h   Hammer-on
| p   Pull-off
| b   Bend
| gmb Gary Moore bend
| br  Bend release
| s   Slide
| PM  Palm mute
| ()  Ghost note
| X   Dead note
| tr  Tremolo picking
| t   Trills
| pt  Tremolo-Picked trills
| DS  Fast down slide. Usually on low strings, Zakk does it a lot.