band: Trivium
song: detonation
tabbed by: George Williams
*this was in aprils issue of total guitar magazine (i think), so that has been a great
however some small parts were wrong, as i checked the whole tab on guitar pro, and so
should be perfecto! i just take credit for taking the long, arduous task of tabbing this
thing up and for the small corrections*
tuning: guitar 1 (Corey Beaulieu) EADGBE
guitar 2 (Matt Heafy) EADGBE
bpm: 140
time signature: 9 until bridge 1, where it changes to 4
8 4
legend:
| h hammer on
| p pull off
| / slide up
| \ slide down
| .. palm mute
| ^2^ whammy bar
| n* pinch harmonics
| natural harmonics
| b half bend (1 fret)
| bb full bend (2 fret)
| pb pre-bend
| r release bend
| ^ scoop (with whammy)
| ~~ wobble note
| = hold note
| x muted note
| +3+ triplets etc.
here we go...
INTRO:
-play twice-
|----------|------------------|----------|---------------------------|
|----------|------------------|----------|---------------------------|
|-7-----6--|-7-----6--9-9-9-9-|-7-----6--|---------------------------|
|-x-----x--|-x-----x--x-x-x-x-|-x-----x--|-----7-10---------8-11-----|
|-5-----4--|-5-----4--7-7-7-7-|-5-----4--|---5------8-----6------9---|
|---0-0----|---0-0------------|---0-0----|-5----------8-6----------9-|
... ... ...
MAIN RIFF/VERSE:
-play twice-
|-------------------------|--------------------------|
|-------------------------|--------------------------|
|-------------------------|--------------------------|
|-1-----1-----1-----2\1-1-|-1-----1-----1-----4\1----|
|-1-----1-----1-----2\1-1-|-1-----1-----1-----4\1----|
|---0-0---0-0---0-0-------|---0-0---0-0---0-0-----0--|
... ... ... ... ... ... .
|-------------|--------------------------|-------------|
|-------------|--------------------------|-------------|
|-------------|--------------------------|-------------|
|-------------|-1-----1-----1-----4\1----|-3--6--4--7--|
|-----1-----0-|-1-----1-----1-----4\1----|-1--4--2--5--|
|-2-3---3-2---|---0-0---0-0---0-0-----0--|-1--4--2--5--|
... ... ... .
CHORUS:
-play twice-
|---------------------------|------------------|
|---------------------------|------------------|
|-7-----6-------------------|-7-----6--9-9-9-9-|
|-x-----x-------------------|-x-----x--x-x-x-x-|
|-5-----4-------------------|-5-----4--7-7-7-7-|
|---0-0----0--0-0-0--0-0-0--|---0-0------------|
... . ..... ..... ...
|---------------------------|----------------------------|
|---------------------------|----------------------------|
|-7-----6-------------------|----------------------------|
|-x-----x-------------------|-----7-10---------8-11------|
|-5-----4-------------------|---5------8-----6------9----|
|---0-0----0--0-0-0--0-0-0--|-5----------8-6----------9--|
... . ..... .....
BREAK:
-play four times-
|--------------------|
|--------------------|
|--------------------|
|-2-2-2-2---2-2-2-2--|
|-2-2-2-2---2-2-2-2--|
|-0-0-0-0---0-0-0-0--|
BRIDGE 1: 210 bpm
-play twice-
|---------------|------------------|
|---------------|------------------|
|-6-----6/9-----|-7-----7/10-------| X3
|-x-----x-x-----|-x-----x--x-------|
|-4-----4/7-----|-5-----5/-8-------|
|---0-0-----0-0-|---0-0------0-0---|
... ... ... ...
|------------|
|-4==---7==--|
|-5==---8==--|
|-5==---8==--|
|-3==---6==--|
|------------|
SOLO 1:
(matt)
^7^ ^7^ ^4^
|---------------------------|
|-<12>==--<12>==--<24>====--|
|---------------------------|
|---------------------------|
|---------------------------|
|---------------------------|
^2^ ^-2^ ^2^ ^-2^ ^7^
|-------------------------|-------------|
|-------------------------|--/<17>=~=~--|
|-------------------------|-------------|
|-------------------------|-------------|
|-------------------------|-------------|
|-0===--0===--0===--0===--|-------------|
SOLO 2:
(corey)
|-------------------------------------------16-17--|
|----------------------------------15-17-18--------|
|-------------------------14-16-17-----------------|
|-------------14-15-17-18--------------------------|
|-14-15-17-17--------------------------------------|
|--------------------------------------------------|
|-16-19-17-16-13h16-13p12-10h13-10h12-10-----------|
|----------------------------------------13--------|
|-------------------------------------------12-----|
|--------------------------------------------------|
|--------------------------------------------------|
|--------------------------------------------------|
++++++++3++++++++
|--------------------------------------------|
|-12-13-12-10-12-10-12-10-12-10--------------|
|-------------------------------13-14-13-11--|
|--------------------------------------------|
|--------------------------------------------|
|--------------------------------------------|
+++++++3+++++++
|--------------------|
|--------------------|
|-13-11-9-11-9----9=-|
|--------------13----|
|--------------------|
|--------------------|
|--------------------------------------------------|
|--------------------------------------------------|
|-13----------------13----------------13-----------|
|----15-14-12-14-15----15-14-12-14-15----15-14-12--|
|--------------------------------------------------|
|--------------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------|
|-------------------------------|
|-13----------13-14-13-11-15==--|
|----15-14-12-------------------|
|-------------------------------|
|-------------------------------|
++++++++6++++++++ +++++++5++++++ +++3++++
|-------------12h16p12----------------------12h17p12--------|
|----------14----------14----------------14----------14-----|
|-------13----------------13----------13----------------14--|
|----14----------------------14----14-----------------------|
|-16----------------------------16--------------------------|
|-----------------------------------------------------------|
^^ ^^ ^^ ^^ ^^ ^^
|-18--16--16--16--15--------------|
|--------------------18--17~=~=~--|
|---------------------------------|
|---------------------------------|
|---------------------------------|
|---------------------------------|
BRIDGE 2:
-play twice-
|-------------------------------------|---------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------|---------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------|---------------------------------|
|-11-11---12---9---11-----------------|-6-6---7---4---6-----------------|
|--9--9-9--9-9-9-9--9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-|-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-|
|-------------------------------------|---------------------------------|
. . . ............... . . . ...............
|---------------------------------|---------------------|
|---------------------------------|---------------------|
|---------------------------------|-2---2---------------|
|-6-6---7---4---6-----------------|-2---2---2---2-------|
|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|-0---0---2---2--2-2--|
|---------------------------------|---------4---4--0-0--|
. . . ...............
[ Tab from: https://www.guitartabs.cc/tabs/t/trivium/detonation_tab_ver_8.html ]
SOLO 3:
(corey)
|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
|----------------------------------10-15-14-12--------------------|
|-------------------14-13----------------------14-13h14p13----13=-|
|----------11----11-------14-11-14-------------------------17-----|
|----11-12----12--------------------------------------------------|
|-14--------------------------------------------------------------|
|-/14----14/16----16-16-----------16-17bbr-17bbr-17--|
|-----------------------17-----17--------------------|
|-----14-------16----------18------------------------|
|----------------------------------------------------|
|----------------------------------------------------|
|----------------------------------------------------|
++++3+++ +++3+++
|-21p17------------------12-16----------------------------|
|-------19------------14----------------------------------|
|----------18\13---14-----------12\9---9h11h13-9----------|
|------------------------------------------------21-11-9--|
|---------------------------------------------------------|
|---------------------------------------------------------|
|----------------------------------------------------|
|----------------------------------------------------|
|------------14--14\13-13-13-13\11-11-11-11\9-9\6-6--|
|-6=h9-p6--------------------------------------------|
|----------------------------------------------------|
|----------------------------------------------------|
++++++++++++++++++++++++6+++++++++++++++++++++++
|---------------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------7-9-10--|
|-------------------------4-6-7-6-4---6-7-9---------|
|-------------------4-6-7-----------7---------------|
|-------2-4-5-4-5-7---------------------------------|
|-2-4-5---------------------------------------------|
|-12-10-9---------14-12-10-----------------------------------|
|---------12-10-9----------14-12-10--12bbr-12b-12b--17bb===--|
|------------------------------------------------------------|
|------------------------------------------------------------|
|------------------------------------------------------------|
|------------------------------------------------------------|
BRIDGE 3:
|-----------------|------------------|
|-----------------|------------------|
|-----------------|------------------|
|-----------------|------------------|
|-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-|-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2--|
|-2-2-2-2-2-5-5-5-|-0-0-0-0-0-4-4-4--|
x4
|-----------------|
|-----------------|
|-----------------|
|-----------------|
|-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-|
|-0-0-0-0-0-4-4-4-|
...............
SOLO 4:
(matt)
(all sweeps are +++6+++ )
|-9p5-------5-12p9---------9-17p12----------12-16b==r---------------|
|-----7---7--------10---10---------14----14-----------17-14-17bb~==-|
|-------6-------------11--------------14----------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
|---------------9h14p9---------------------------9h14p9-------------|
|------------10--------10---------------------10--------10----------|
|---------11--------------11---------------11--------------11-------|
|------11--------------------11---------11--------------------11----|
|-9h12--------------------------12p9h12--------------------------12-|
|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
|----------------12h17p12----------------------------12h16p12-------------|
|-------------14----------14----------------------14----------14----------|
|----------14----------------14----------------13----------------13-------|
|-------14----------------------14----------14----------------------14----|
|-12h16----------------------------16p11h16----------------------------16-|
|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|-9p5-------5-12p9---------9-12h17p12----------12-16b-16=-pb17r16-14-17bb-|
|-----7---7--------10---10------------14----14----------------------------|
|-------6-------------11-----------------14-------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|---------------9h14p9---------------------------9h14p9-------------|
|------------10--------10---------------------10--------10----------|
|---------11--------------11---------------11--------------11-------|
|------11--------------------11---------11--------------------11----|
|-9h12--------------------------12p9h12--------------------------12-|
|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
|----------------12h17p12----------------------------12h16p12-------------|
|-------------14----------14----------------------14----------14----------|
|----------14----------------14----------------13----------------13-------|
|-------14----------------------14----------14----------------------14----|
|-12h16----------------------------16p11h16----------------------------16-|
|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
BRIDGE 4:
-play twice-
|----------------|--------------|----------------|------------|
|----------------|--------------|----------------|------------|
|-14--14-14-13==-|-9--9-11-11==-|-14--14-14-13==-|------------|
|--x---x--x--x---|-x--x--x--x---|--x---x--x--x---|------------|
|-12--12-12-11==-|-7--7--9--9==-|-12--12-12-11==-|-7===-7===--|
|----------------|--------------|----------------|-5===-4===--|
OUTRO RIFF:
|--------------------------------------------------|
|--------------------------------------------------|
|-14--14--14-13-13--13h14p13-----------------------|
|----------------------------16-14-14-14/16-16=~=--|
|--------------------------------------------------|
|--------------------------------------------------|
X2
|--------------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------14-14-14\12-12=~=--|
|-14--14--14-13-13--13h14p13-----------------------|
|----------------------------16--------------------|
|--------------------------------------------------|
|--------------------------------------------------|
|-12-12-12/14-14=--14h16-16====--|
|--------------------------------|
|--------------------------------|
|--------------------------------|
|--------------------------------|
|--------------------------------|
THE ORDER:
----------
INTRO X1
MAIN RIFF/VERSE X2
CHORUS X1
MAIN RIFF/VERSE X1
CHORUS X1
BREAK X1
BRIDGE 1 X1
SOLO 1 X1
SOLO 2 X1
BRIDGE 1 ONLY PLAY THROUGH ONCE
BRIDGE 2 X3
SOLO 3 X1
BRIDGE 3 X1
SOLO 4 X1
BRIDGE 4 X1
OUTRO RIFF X1
and thats it! I hope you like it, because it took a few days to tab up :D
please rate and comment, and email all corrections to:
george-williams@ntlworld.com
thanks!
