Darkest Nights Chords & Tabs
BAND: As I Lay Dying
ALBUM: Shadows are Security
TUNNING: CGCFAD
TABER: Jesse
EMAIL: jess_120@msn.com
Both guitars are tabbed here, but in some places i was not sure if the
second guitar either did some kind of strumming following the drums
or not so go easy.
INtro: 1st guitar x2
e|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|--12p0--10--15p0--14p0--12p0--12--10p0--15p0--14p0-------------------------|
A|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
e|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|--12p0--10--15p0--14p0--12p0--12--10p0--15p0--14p0-------------------------|
A|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
e|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|--12p0--10--15p0--14p0--12p0--12--10p0--15p0--14p0-------------------------|
A|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
e|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|---------------- ---------------------13-----------------------------------|
G|------------------------------10-9-10----10-9------------------------------|
D|--12p0--10--15p0--14p0--12p0------------------10---------------------------|
A|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
INTRO:2nd guitarx2
e|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-----------|
A|-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-----------|
E|-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-----------|
e|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10---|
A|-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10---|
E|-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10---|
VERSE: both guitars do this accept for the first time its just one guitar
e|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|-----------------------------------------------------7-----5---------------|
A|-----5-----8--5------8-----7--3------5-----8--5---------------7------------|
E|--0-----0---------0-----0---------0-----0---------0-----0------------------|
x x x x x x x x
e|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|-----------------------------------------------------7-----5---------------|
A|-----5-----8--5------8-----7--3------5-----8--5---------------7------------|
E|--0-----0---------5-----5---------0-----0---------5-----5------------------|
x x x x x x x x
e|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|-----5-----8--5------8-----7--3------1-----5--1------7-----5--3------------|
E|--0-----0---------5-----5---------0-----0---------5-----5------------------|
x x x x x x x x
e|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|-----------------------------------------------------7-----5---------------|
A|-----5-----8--5------8-----7--3------5-----8--5---------------7------------|
E|--0-----0---------5-----5---------0-----0---------5-----5------------------|
x x x x x x x x
e|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|-----5-----8--5------8-----7--3------1-----5--1------7-----5--3------------|
E|--0-----0---------5-----5---------0-----0---------5-----5------------------|
x x x x x x x x
Verse: 1st guitar
e|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|x-0-----------------3-----------------5-----------------8-----------------0|
A|x-0-----8-----7-----3-----8-----7-----5-----8-----7-----8-----10-----8----0|
E|x-0--0-----0-----0--3--0-----0-----0--5--0-----0-----0--8--0------0-----0-0|
x x x x x x x x x x x x
VERSE:2nd guitar im not sure about this
e|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|x-0-----------------3-----------------5-----------------8-----------------0|
A|x-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-0|
E|x-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-0|
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
1st guitar
e|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|-----7-----5-----3-----7-----5-----5-----7-----5-----8------------------0--|
A|-----------------3-----------------5-----------------8-----10-----8-----0--|
E|--0-----0-----0--3--0-----0-----0--5--0-----0-----0--8--0------0-----0--0--|
x x x x x x x x x x x x
2nd guitar
e|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|x-0-----------------3-----------------5-----------------8-----------------0|
A|x-0--0---0---0---0--3--3---3---3---3--5--5---5---5---5--8--8---8---8---8--0|
E|x-0--0---0---0---0--3--3---3---3---3--5--5---5---5---5--8--8---8---8---8--0|
x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x
pre-chorus 1st guitar and second guitar do this
e|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|--------------------------------------------7h8p7--------------------------|
A|-------8-7----------8-7----------12-10-8-10-------10-8-7-------------------|
E|--0-0------10-7--7------10-8--8--------------------------------------------|
e|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|--------------------------------------------7h8p7-8p7----------------------|
A|-------8-7----------8-7----------12-10-8-10-----------10-8-7---------------|
E|--0-0------10-7--7------10-8--8--------------------------------------------|
Then 1st guitar starts doing this while 2nd does above, strum them how you
see fit
e|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|--7--9- 10--12--10--12--14--12---------------------------------------------|
D|--x--x--x---x---x---x---x---x----------------------------------------------|
A|--5--7--8---10--8---10--12--10---------------------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
Chorus:
1st guitar x2
e|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|--12p0--10--15p0--14p0--12p0--12--10p0--15p0--14p0-------------------------|
A|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
e|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|--12p0--10--15p0--14p0--12p0--12--10p0--15p0--14p0-------------------------|
A|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
e|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|--12p0--10--15p0--14p0--12p0--12--10p0--15p0--14p0-------------------------|
A|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
e|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|---------------- ---------------------13-----------------------------------|
G|------------------------------10-9-10----10-9------------------------------|
D|--12p0--10--15p0--14p0--12p0------------------10---------------------------|
A|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
Chorus : 2nd guitar x2
e|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-----------|
A|-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-----------|
E|-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-----------|
e|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10---|
A|-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10---|
E|-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10---|
[ Tab from: https://www.guitartabs.cc/tabs/a/as_i_lay_dying/darkest_nights_tab_ver_3.html ]
verse:
e|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|-----------------------------------------------------7-----5---------------|
A|-----5-----8--5------8-----7--3------5-----8--5---------------7------------|
E|--0-----0---------0-----0---------0-----0---------0-----0------------------|
x x x x x x x x
e|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|-----5-----8--5------8-----7--3------1-----5--1------7-----5--3------------|
E|--0-----0---------5-----5---------0-----0---------5-----5------------------|
x x x x x x x x
e|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|-----------------------------------------------------7-----5---------------|
A|-----5-----8--5------8-----7--3------5-----8--5---------------7------------|
E|--0-----0---------5-----5---------0-----0---------5-----5------------------|
x x x x x x x x
e|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|-----5-----8--5------8-----7--3------1-----5--1------7-----5--3------------|
E|--0-----0---------5-----5---------0-----0---------5-----5------------------|
x x x x x x x x
Verse: 1st guitar
e|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|x-0-----------------3-----------------5-----------------8-----------------0|
A|x-0-----8-----7-----3-----8-----7-----5-----8-----7-----8-----10-----8----0|
E|x-0--0-----0-----0--3--0-----0-----0--5--0-----0-----0--8--0------0-----0-0|
x x x x x x x x x x x x
VERSE;2nd guitar im not sure about this
e|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|x-0-----------------3-----------------5-----------------8-----------------0|
A|x-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-0|
E|x-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-0|
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
1st guitar
e|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|-----7-----5-----3-----7-----5-----5-----7-----5-----8------------------0--|
A|-----------------3-----------------5-----------------8-----10-----8-----0--|
E|--0-----0-----0--3--0-----0-----0--5--0-----0-----0--8--0------0-----0--0--|
x x x x x x x x x x x x
2nd guitar
e|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|x-0-----------------3-----------------5-----------------8-----------------0|
A|x-0--0---0---0---0--3--3---3---3---3--5--5---5---5---5--8--8---8---8---8--0|
E|x-0--0---0---0---0--3--3---3---3---3--5--5---5---5---5--8--8---8---8---8--0|
x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x
pre-chorus 1st guitar and second guitar do this
e|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|--------------------------------------------7h8p7--------------------------|
A|-------8-7----------8-7----------12-10-8-10-------10-8-7-------------------|
E|--0-0------10-7--7------10-8--8--------------------------------------------|
e|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|--------------------------------------------7h8p7-8p7----------------------|
A|-------8-7----------8-7----------12-10-8-10-----------10-8-7---------------|
E|--0-0------10-7--7------10-8--8--------------------------------------------|
Then 1st guitar starts doing this while 2nd does above, strum them how you
see fit
e|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|--7--9- 10--12--10--12--14--12---------------------------------------------|
D|--x--x--x---x---x---x---x---x----------------------------------------------|
A|--5--7--8---10--8---10--12--10---------------------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
Chorus:
1st guitar x2
e|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|--12p0--10--15p0--14p0--12p0--12--10p0--15p0--14p0-------------------------|
A|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
e|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|--12p0--10--15p0--14p0--12p0--12--10p0--15p0--14p0-------------------------|
A|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
e|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|--12p0--10--15p0--14p0--12p0--12--10p0--15p0--14p0-------------------------|
A|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
e|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|---------------- ---------------------13-----------------------------------|
G|------------------------------10-9-10----10-9------------------------------|
D|--12p0--10--15p0--14p0--12p0------------------10---------------------------|
A|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
Chorus : 2nd guitarx2
e|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-----------|
A|-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-----------|
E|-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-----------|
e|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10---|
A|-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10---|
E|-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10---|
then here on the outro both guitar harmonize each other (i think)
1st guitar:
e|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|--12p0--10--15p0--14p0--12p0--12--10p0--15p0--14p0-------------------------|
A|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
e|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|--12p0--10--15p0--14p0--12p0--12--10p0--15p0--14p0-------------------------|
A|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
e|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|--12p0--10--15p0--14p0--12p0--12--10p0--15p0--14p0-------------------------|
A|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
e|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|--12p0--10--15p0--14p0--12p0--12--10p0--15p0--14p0-------------------------|
A|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
2nd guitar:
e|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|--15p0-14-19p0-17p0-15p0--15-14p0-19p0-17p0--------------------------------|
A|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
e|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|--15p0-14-19p0-17p0-15p0--15-14p0-19p0-17p0--------------------------------|
A|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
e|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|--15p0-14-19p0-17p0-15p0--15-14p0-19p0-17p0--------------------------------|
A|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
e|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|--15p0-14-19p0-17p0-15p0--15-14p0-19p0-17p0--------------------------------|
A|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
Done and done.