Killswitch Engage - Hope Is
Album: The End of Heartache
Tabbed by Dan "Mestalla" Stevens
Tuning: Drop C - CGCFAD
This song has two guitar parts labeled Lead and Rhythm. Joined bars indicate
synchronous playing of each part. On the recording, Lead can be heard on the
left audio channel and Rhythm on the right audio channel. If playing solo, play
the Lead part.
Key:
----
PM. - Palm Mute
PH. - Pinch harmonic
H. - Natural harmonic
/ - Slide up (towards bridge)
\ - Slide down (towards head)
>> - Pick scrape down (towards head)
~ - Vibrato
h - Hammer on
p - Pull off
o| - Repeat (once, unless otherwise stated underneath)
|o - Repeat from (here when repeating, otherwise the start of the section)
* - Note (described underneath)
1. Intro
Lead & Rhythm
D|----------------|----------------------------|
A|----------------|----------------------------|
F|--7-------------|----------------------------|
C|--7------7------|--3------1---/////12\\\\\0--|
G|--5------7------|--3------1---/////12\\\\\0--|
C|---------7------|--3------1---/////12\\\\\0--|
Lead
D|-------------------------------------|-----------------------------------|
A|-------------------------------------|-----------------------------------|
F|-------------------------------------|-----------------------------------|
C|----------7-----5/7------------------|--8-----7--------------------------|
G|--0-------5-----3/5------------------|--6-----5-----6-----5--------------|
C|--0-0-0-0---0-0-----0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0--|----0-0---0-0-6-0-0-5-0-0-3-5-3-0--|
|PM . . . . . . . . . . . . . | . . . . . . . . . . . . |
| | |
| Rhythm | |
D|-------------------------------------|-----------------------------------|
A|-------------------------------------|-----------------------------------|
F|-------------------------------------|-----------------------------------|
C|-------------------------------------|-----------------------------------|
G|--0-0--------------------------------|--0---------------------0//12\\\0--|
C|--0-0--------------------------------|--0---------------------0//12\\\0--|
2. A Section
Lead & Rhythm
D|-------------------------------------|-----------------------------------|
A|-------------------------------------|-----------------------------------|
F|-------------------------------------|-----------------------------------|
C|----------7-----5/7------------------|--8-----7--------------------------|
G|--0-------5-----3/5------------------|--6-----5-----6-----5--------------|
C|--0-0-0-0---0-0-----0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0--|----0-0---0-0-6-0-0-5-0-0-3-5-3-0--|
PM . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Lead & Rhythm
D|-------------------------------------|-----------------------------------|
A|-------------------------------------|-----------------------------------|
F|-------------------------------------|-----------------------------------|
C|----------7-----5/7------------------|--8-----7--------------------------|
G|--0-------5-----3/5------------------|--6-----5-----6-----5--------------|
C|--0-0-0-0---0-0-----0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0--|----0-0---0-0-6-0-0-5-0-0-12\\\\0--|
PM . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
3. B Section
Lead & Rhythm
D|---------------------|--------------------|-----------|
A|---------------------|--------------------|-----------|
F|o--------------------|--------------------|-----------|
C|o--------------------|-----------------3--|-----5-----|
G|---0--3--2--4--1--3--|--0--3--2--4-----1--|-----3-----|
C|---0--3--2--4--1--3--|--0--3--2--4--0-----|--0--------|
PM. . . . . . . . . . . .
Lead & Rhythm *
D|---------------------|--------------------|-----------|
A|---------------------|--------------------|-----------|
F|---------------------|--------------------|----------o|
C|---------------------|-----------------3--|----------o|
G|---0--3--2--4--1--3--|--0--3--2--4-----1--|-----1-----|
C|---0--3--2--4--1--3--|--0--3--2--4--0-----|--0--1-----|
PM. . . . . . . . . . . .
*At this point, second time round, Lead plays down slide from 12 fret.
[Play 2. A Section]
4. A Section variant
Lead
D|----------------------------------------|--------------------------------------|
A|----------------------------------------|--------------------------------------|
F|o----------10-----9/10------------------|--12-----10-----8-----7--------------o|
C|o-----------x-----x--X------------------|---x------x-----x-----x--------------o|
G|---0--------8-----7//8------------------|--10------8-----6-----5---------------|
C|---0-0-0-0----0-0------0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0--|-----0-0----0-0---0-0---0-0-3-5-3-0---|
|PM . . . . . . . . . . . . . | . . . . . . . . . . . . |
| | |
| Rhythm | |
D|----------------------------------------|--------------------------------------|
A|----------------------------------------|--------------------------------------|
F|o---------------------------------------|-------------------------------------o|
C|o-----------7-----5//7------------------|---8------7--------------------------o|
G|---0--------5-----3//5------------------|---6------5-----6-----5---------------|
C|---0-0-0-0----0-0------0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0--|-----0-0----0-0-6-0-0-5-0-0-3-5-3-0---|
PM . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
5. Pre-chorus
Lead & Rhythm
D|---------------------------|-----------------------------------------|
A|---------------------------|-----------------------------------------|
F|---------------------------|-----------------------------------------|
C|--3-----------5------------|--7/8--7/8--7----------------------------|
G|--1-----3-----3-----5------|--5/6--5/6--5--0-0-0--0-0-0--0-0-0--0-0--|
C|----0-0-3-0-0---0-0-5-0-0--|---------------0-0-0--0-0-0--0-0-0--0-0--|
PM . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Lead & Rhythm
D|---------------------------|-----------------------------------------|
A|---------------------------|-----------------------------------------|
F|---------------------------|-----------------------------------------|
C|--3-----------5------------|--7/8--7/8--7----------------------------|
G|--1-----3-----3-----5------|--5/6--5/6--5--0-0-0--0-0-0--0-0-<<<<<<--|
C|----0-0-3-0-0---0-0-5-0-0--|---------------0-0-0--0-0-0--0-0-<<<<<<--|
PM . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
6. Chorus
Lead
D|----------------------------------|----------------------------------------|
A|----------------------------------|----------------------------------------|
F|o--5/7-7-7----7-7-----7/10-10--9--|--15-----15-15-15-----15-15-15-14-10----|
C|o--x-x-x-x----x-x-----x--x--x--x--|---x------x--x--x------x--x--x--x--x----|
G|---3/5-5-5----5-5-----5//8--8--7--|--13-----13-13-13-----13-13-13-12--8----|
C|----------------------------------|----------------------------------------|
| | |
| Rhythm | |
D|----------------------------------|----------------------------------------|
A|----------------------------------|----------------------------------------|
F|----------------------------------|--10-----10-10-10------10-10----10-10---|
C|---5/7-7-7----7-7----10--------9--|--10-----10-10-10------10-10----10-10---|
G|---3/5-5-5----5-5-----8--------7--|---8------8--8--8-------8--8-----8--8---|
C|----------------------------------|---8------8--8--8-------8--8-----8--8---|
Lead
D|----------------------------------|----------------------------------------|
A|----------------------------------|----------------------------------------|
F|---5/7-7-7----7-7-----7/10-10--9--|--10-----10-10-10-----10-10-10----10---o|
C|---x-x-x-x----x-x-----x--x--x--x--|---x------x--x--x------x--x--x-----x---o|
G|---3/5-5-5----5-5-----5//8--8--7--|---8------8--8--8------8--8--8-----8----|
C|----------------------------------|----------------------------------------|
| | |
| Rhythm | |
D|----------------------------------|----------------------------------------|
A|----------------------------------|----------------------------------------|
F|---------------------12/14-14-12--|--10-----10-10-10------10-10-10----10--o|
C|---5/7-7-7----7-7-----x--x--x--x--|--10-----10-10-10------10-10-10----10--o|
G|---3/5-5-5----5-5----10/12-12-10--|---8------8--8--8-------8--8--8-----8---|
C|----------------------------------|---8------8--8--8-------8--8--8-----8---|
7. A Section (with pinch harmonics)
Lead & Rhythm
D|-------------------------------------|-----------------------------------|
A|-------------------------------------|-----------------------------------|
F|-------------------------------------|-----------------------------------|
C|----------7-----5/7------------------|--8-----7--------------------------|
G|--0-------5-----3/5------------------|--6-----5-----6-----5--------------|
C|--0-0-0-0---0-0-----0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0--|----0-0---0-0-6-0-0-5-0-0-3-5-3-0--|
PM . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Lead
D|-------------------------------------|-----------------------------------|
A|-------------------------------------|-----------------------------------|
F|-------------------------------------|-----------------------------------|
C|----------7-----5/7------------------|--8-----7--------------------------|
G|--0-------5-----3/5------------------|--6-----5-----6-----5------8~~~~~--|
C|--0-0-0-0---0-0-----0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0--|----0-0---0-0-6-0-0-5-0-0----------|
|PM . . . . . . . . . . . . . | . . . . . . . .PH. |
| | |
| | |
| Rhythm | |
D|-------------------------------------|-----------------------------------|
A|-------------------------------------|-----------------------------------|
F|-------------------------------------|-----------------------------------|
C|----------7-----5/7------------------|--8-----7--------------------------|
G|--0-------5-----3/5------------------|--6-----5-----6-----5------3~~~~~--|
C|--0-0-0-0---0-0-----0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0--|----0-0---0-0-6-0-0-5-0-0----------|
PM . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .PH.
[Play 4. A Section variant]
[ Tab from: https://www.guitartabs.cc/tabs/k/killswitch_engage/hope_is_tab_ver_2.html ]
[Play 5. Pre-verse]
[Play 6. Chorus]
8. Interlude
Lead
D|--------------------------------------|-------------------------------------|
A|--------------------------------------|-------------------------------------|
F|--------------------------------------|-------------------------------------|
C|---------0------------0---------------|--------0------------0---------------|
G|-----0-------0---0---------0---0---0--|----0-------0---0---------0---0---0--|
C|---0---0-------0---0---------0---0----|--0---0-------0---0---------0---0----|
| | |
| Rhythm | |
D|--13-[x16]----------------------------|--13-[x16]---------------------------|
A|--10-[x16]----------------------------|--10-[x16]---------------------------|
F|--------------------------------------|-------------------------------------|
C|--------------------------------------|-------------------------------------|
G|---0----------------------------------|-------------------------------------|
C|---0----------------------------------|-------------------------------------|
Lead
D|--------------------------------------|-------------------------------------|
A|--------------------------------------|-------------------------------------|
F|o--------10-----------10--------------|--------9------------9---------------|
C|o----7-------7---7---------7---7---7--|----5-------5---5---------5---5---5--|
G|---0---0-------0---0---------0---0----|--0---0-------0---0---------0---0----|
C|--------------------------------------|-------------------------------------|
| | |
| Rhythm | |
D|--13-[x16]----------------------------|--12-[x16]---------------------------|
A|--10-[x16]----------------------------|---8-[x16]---------------------------|
F|o-10----------------------------------|---9---------------------------------|
C|o--7----------------------------------|---7---------------------------------|
G|---0----------------------------------|---0---------------------------------|
C|---0----------------------------------|---0---------------------------------|
Lead
D|--------------------------------------|--------------------------------------|
A|--------------------------------------|--------------------------------------|
F|---------7------------7---------------|--------5------------5---------------o|
C|-----3-------3---3---------3---3---3--|----2-------2---2---------2---2---2--o|
G|---0---0-------0---0---------0---0----|--0---0-------0---0---------0---0-----|
C|--------------------------------------|--------------------------------------|
| | |
| Rhythm | |
D|--10-[x16]----------------------------|--8-[x16]-----------------------------|
A|---6-[x16]----------------------------|--5-[x16]-----------------------------|
F|---7----------------------------------|--5----------------------------------o|
C|---7----------------------------------|--7-------------->>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>--o|
G|---0----------------------------------|--0-------------->>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>---|
C|---0----------------------------------|--0-----------------------------------|
^Second time only
Lead
D|--------------------------------------|-------------------------------------|
A|--------------------------------------|-------------------------------------|
F|o--------10-----------10--------------|---------9------------9--------------|
C|o----7-------7---7---------7---7---7--|----5-------5---5---------5---5---5--|
G|---0---0-------0---0---------0---0----|--0---0-------0---0---------0---0----|
C|--------------------------------------|-------------------------------------|
| | |
| Rhythm | |
D|--------------------------------------|-------------------------------------|
A|--------------------------------------|-------------------------------------|
F|o-10-----------9--10------------10----|--9-----------7---9-------------9----|
C|o--7-----------7---7-------------7----|--5-----------5---5-------------5----|
G|-----0-0-0-0-0---0---0-0-0-0-0-----0--|----0-0-0-0-0---0---0-0-0-0-0-----0--|
C|-----0-0-0-0-0---0---0-0-0-0-0-----0--|----0-0-0-0-0---0---0-0-0-0-0-----0--|
PM. . . . . . . . . . . . PM. . . . . . . . . . . .
Lead
D|--------------------------------------|------------------------------------------|
A|--------------------------------------|------------------------------------------|
F|----------7------------7--------------|---------5--------------5----------------o|
C|-----3-------3---3---------3---3---3--|----2-------2---2-----------2---2---2----o|
G|---0---0-------0---0---------0---0----|--0---0-------0---0-----------0---0-------|
C|--------------------------------------|------------------------------------------|
| | |
| | |
D|--------------------------------------|------------------------------------------|
A|--------------------------------------|------------------------------------------|
F|---7-----------5---7-------------7----|--5-----------4--------------------------o|
C|---3-----------3---5-------------5----|--2-----------2-2h3p2p0-----2h3p2p0------o|
G|-----0-0-0-0-0---0---0-0-0-0-0-----0--|----0-0-0-0-0-----------3-2----------3-2--|
C|-----0-0-0-0-0---0---0-0-0-0-0-----0--|----0-0-0-0-0-----------------------------|
PM. . . . . . . . . . . . PM. . . . . . . * . .
*Second time round play pinch harmonic on 3rd fret of the 3rd string with wide vibrato
Lead
D|--------------------------------------|-------------------------------------|
A|--------------------------------------|-------------------------------------|
F|o--7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7/10-10--|--9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9/12-12--|
C|o--x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x--x--x--|--x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x--x--x--|
G|---5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5//8--8--|--7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7/10-10--|
C|--------------------------------------|-------------------------------------|
| | |
| Rhythm | |
D|--------------------------------------|-------------------------------------|
A|--------------------------------------|-------------------------------------|
F|o-10-----------9--10-----------10-----|--9-----------7---9------------9-----|
C|o--7-----------7---7------------7-----|--5-----------5---5------------5-----|
G|-----0-0-0-0-0---0---0-0-0-0-0-----0--|----0-0-0-0-0---0---0-0-0-0-0-----0--|
C|-----0-0-0-0-0---0---0-0-0-0-0-----0--|----0-0-0-0-0---0---0-0-0-0-0-----0--|
PM. . . . . . . . . . . . PM. . . . . . . . . . . .
Lead
D|--------------------------------------|--------------------------------------|
A|--------------------------------------|--------------------------------------|
F|--10-[x13]------------------10/14-14--|--12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-------------|
C|---x-------------------------x--x--x--|---x--x--x--x--x--x--x--x-------------|
G|---8-[x13]-------------------8/12-12--|--10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10->>>>>>>>>>--|
C|--------------------------------------|-------------------------->>>>>>>>>>--|
| | |
| | |
D|--------------------------------------|--------------------------------------|
A|--------------------------------------|--------------------------------------|
F|---7-----------5---7------------7-----|---5-----------------4--5-------------|
C|---3-----------3---5------------5-----|---2-----------------2--2-------------|
G|-----0-0-0-0-0---0---0-0-0-0-0-----0--|------0--0--0--0--0-------0-0->>>>>>--|
C|-----0-0-0-0-0---0---0-0-0-0-0-----0--|------0--0--0--0--0-------0-0->>>>>>--|
PM. . . . . . . . . . . . PM . . . . . . .
[Play 7. Chorus]
9. Outro
Lead & Rhythm
D|---------------------|--------------------|-----------|
A|---------------------|--------------------|-----------|
F|---------------------|--------------------|-----------|
C|---------------------|-----------------3--|-----5-----|
G|--0------------------|-(0)-------------1--|-----3-----|
C|--0------------------|-(0)----------0-----|--0--------|
PM. .
Lead & Rhythm
D|---------------------|--------------------|-----------|
A|---------------------|--------------------|-----------|
F|---------------------|--------------------|-----------|
C|---------------------|-----------------3--|-----------|
G|--0------------------|->>>>>>>>>>>-----1--|-----1-----|
C|--0------------------|->>>>>>>>>>>--0-----|--0--1-----|
PM. .
Lead & Rhythm
D|---------------------|--------------------|--------------------|
A|---------------------|--------------------|--------------------|
F|o--------------------|--------------------|--------------------|
C|o--------------------|--------------------|--------------------|
G|---0--3--2--4--1--3--|--0--3--2--4--1--3--|--0--3--2--4--1--3--|
C|---0--3--2--4--1--3--|--0--3--2--4--1--3--|--0--3--2--4--1--3--|
PM. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Lead & Rhythm
D|---------------------|--------------------|-----------|
A|---------------------|--------------------|-----------|
F|---------------------|--------------------|----------o|
C|---------------------|-----------------3--|----------o|
G|---0--3--2--4--1--3--|--0--3--2--4-----1--|-----1-----|
C|---0--3--2--4--1--3--|--0--3--2--4--0-----|--0--1-----|
PM. . . . . . . . . . . .
[The End]
Full Sequence
=============
1. Intro
2. A Section
3. B Section
3. A Section
4. A Section variant
5. Pre-chorus
6. Chorus
7. A Section (with pinch harmonics)
4. A Section variant
5. Pre-verse
6. Chorus
8. Interlude
7. Chorus
9. Outro
