Annihilator - The Darkest Day Chords & Tabs

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                        The Blackest Day - Annihilator
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Tabbed by: Kiel Hufton                  

E-mail: Kiel.Hufton@gmail.com

Tuning: Drop D

This is the first song I learned by ear and sat down to write the tab for.
As there were no tabs for this song while I was looking. I have not been
able to work out the solos by ear yet, but when I get time I will figure
them out and update the tab.

Intro/Verse x8 (Guitar 2 comes in second time)
e|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|-6-3-----------6-3-----------6-3-----------6-3-0-5-3-0---------------------|
A|-6-3-----------6-3-----------6-3-----------6-3-0-5-3-0---------------------|
D|-6-3-0-0-0-0-0-6-3-0-0-0-0-0-6-3-0-0-0-0-0-6-3-0-5-3-0---------------------|
       x x x x x     x x x x x     x x x x x 

Chorus x5 (first time is a pre-chorus)
e|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|-------------6p3-------------1h3-------------6p3---6\5---5\4---3-----------|
A|-------------6p3-------------1h3-------------6p3---6\5---5\4---3-----------|
D|-0-0-2-0-3-0-6p3-0-0-2-0-3-0-1h3-0-0-2-0-3-0-6p3-0-6\5-0-5\4-0-3-----------|
   x x x x x x     x x x x x x     x x x x x x     x     x     x 

Verse x4
e|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|-6-3-----------6-3-----------6-3-----------6-3-0-5-3-0---------------------|
A|-6-3-----------6-3-----------6-3-----------6-3-0-5-3-0---------------------|
D|-6-3-0-0-0-0-0-6-3-0-0-0-0-0-6-3-0-0-0-0-0-6-3-0-5-3-0---------------------|
       x x x x x     x x x x x     x x x x x

Chorus x4 
e|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|-------------6p3-------------1h3-------------6p3---6\5---5\4---3-----------|
A|-------------6p3-------------1h3-------------6p3---6\5---5\4---3-----------|
D|-0-0-2-0-3-0-6p3-0-0-2-0-3-0-1h3-0-0-2-0-3-0-6p3-0-6\5-0-5\4-0-3-----------|
   x x x x x x     x x x x x x     x x x x x x     x     x     x 

Bridge x4 (Dave)
e|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|-------4-6-7-----0-----0---------4-6-7-----0-1-0---------4-6-7-----0-----0-|
A|-5-7-8-----------0-----0---5-7-8-----------0-1-0---5-7-8-----------0-----0-|
D|-------------0-0-0-0-0-0-0-------------0-0-0-1-0-0-------------000-0-0-0-0-|
               x x   x x   x             x x       x             xxx   x x
[ Tab from: https://www.guitartabs.cc/tabs/a/annihilator/the_darkest_day_tab.html ]
e|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|-------4-6-7---6\5---5\4---3-----------------------------------------------|
A|-5-7-8---------6\5---5\4---3-----------------------------------------------|
D|-------------0-6\5-0-5\4-0-3-----------------------------------------------|
               x     x     x

** Both Bridge parts are played simultaneously as a harmony **

Bridge x4 (Jeff)
e|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|-----------------0-----0-------------------0-1-0-------------------0-----0-|
A|-------6-8-9-----0-----0---------6-8-9-----0-1-0---------6-8-9-----0-----0-|
D|-7-9-10------0-0-0-0-0-0-0-7-9-10------0-0-0-1-0-0-7-9-10------000-0-0-0-0-|
               x x   x x   x             x x       x             xxx   x x

e|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|---------------6\5---5\4---3-----------------------------------------------|
A|-------6-8-9---6\5---5\4---3-----------------------------------------------|
D|-7-9-10------0-6\5-0-5\4-0-3-----------------------------------------------|
               x     x     x

Breakdown x8
e|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|-7---------7---------5-7-8-5--7---------7---------7-5----------------------|
A|-5---------5---------3-5-6-3--5---------5---------5-3----------------------|
D|---0-0-0-0---0-0-0-0------------0-0-0-0---0-0-0-0--------------------------|
     x x x x   x x x x            x x x x   x x x x

Verse x4
e|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|-------------------------------------------------------¦-Slide-------------|
G|-------------------------------------------------------¦------on-----------|
D|-6-3-----------6-3-----------6-3-----------6-3-0-5-3-0-¦--------4th--------|
A|-6-3-----------6-3-----------6-3-----------6-3-0-5-3-0-¦-----------time----|
D|-6-3-0-0-0-0-0-6-3-0-0-0-0-0-6-3-0-0-0-0-0-6-3-0-5-3-0-¦-------------------|
       x x x x x     x x x x x     x x x x x

Chorus x4 
e|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|-------------6p3-------------1h3-------------6p3---6\5---5\4---3-----------|
A|-------------6p3-------------1h3-------------6p3---6\5---5\4---3-----------|
D|-0-0-2-0-3-0-6p3-0-0-2-0-3-0-1h3-0-0-2-0-3-0-6p3-0-6\5-0-5\4-0-3-----------|
   x x x x x x     x x x x x x     x x x x x x     x     x     x 

Outro x6
e|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|-------------6p3-------------1h3-------------6p3---6\5---5\4---3-----------|
A|-------------6p3-------------1h3-------------6p3---6\5---5\4---3-----------|
D|-000-2-0-3-0-6p3-000-2-0-3-0-1h3-000-2-0-3-0-6p3-0-6\5-0-5\4-0-3-----------|
   xxx x x x x     xxx x x x x     xxx x x x x     x     x     x 

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| /   slide up
| \   slide down
| h   hammer-on
| p   pull-off
| ~   vibrato
| +   harmonic
| x   Mute note
| b   Bend
| pb  Pre-bend
| br  Bend release
| pbr Pre-bend release
| brb Bend release bend
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