Blackest Incarnation Chords & Tabs
Band: The Black Dahlia Murder
Album: Unhallowed
Song: The Blackest Incarnation
Copyright (c) Metalblade 2003
Transcribed By: Aaron and Matt (Baptized in Blood)
Email: thyblackestincarnation@hotmail.com
. - palm mute / - slide up to
\ - slide down to ~ - vibrato
h - hammer on b - Bend
p - pull off Suffixes for bend
t - tap f - full bend h - half bend
ph - pinched harmonic q - quarter bend t - tap bend
* - see comment ^ - Hold bend r release bend
x - Staccatto ~ - vibrato bend
, - slight palm mute () - ghost note, sustained note
" - tremolo note <> - Trill
Tuning C G C F A D
Riff 1
Guitar 1
|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
|---5-5-5-4-4-5-4h5p4----5-5-5-4-5-8-7h8p7--------------------------|
|-00-0-0-0-0-0---------00-0-0-0-0-0---------------------------------|
.. . . . . . .. . . . . .
Guitar 2
|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
|-00-------------------00-(Only second time)------------------------|
|-00-------------------00-------------------------------------------|
.. ..
Both Guitars play riff 1
Riff 2 Both Guitars
|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
|---------5---------------------------------------------------------|
|---5-7-8---8-7h8----8p7-8--10-8-7-8--------------------------------|
|-00-0-0-0-0-0-----88-----88--8-8-8---------------------------------|
.. . . . . . .. .. . . .
Riff 3 Guitar 1
Play notes in parenthesis (brackets) second time through
|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
|--------------------------------------(9)--------------------------|
|----------------------------------(6)-----(12)—(9)-----------------|
|---------10-8-7--7---------------------7---------------------------|
|---7-8---------10—10-8-7-----7-8---8-------10---7------------------|
|-00-0-00-------------------00-0-00---------------------------------|
.. . .. .. . ..
Guitar 2
|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
|----------------------------------------(6)------------------------|
|------------------------------------(7)-----(9)--(6)---------------|
|-----------------------------------------3-------------------------|
|---7-8---12-10-8-7-8-7-5-4-----7-8---5-------7----4----------------|
|-00-0-00---------------------00-0-00-------------------------------|
.. . .. .. . ..
Repeat
Riff 1,2 and 3
Riff 4
Guitar 1
|--------------------------------|----------------------------------|
|--------------------------------|----------------------------------|
|--------------------------------|----------------------------------|
|--------------------------(x3)--|-10-8-7---7-----------------------|
|---4h5p4-------8-7-5p4----------|--------10-10-8-7-----------------|
|-00-----0000000-0-0-------------|----------------------------------|
.. ....... . .
Guitar 2
|--------------------------------|----------------------------------|
|--------------------------------|----------------------------------|
|-----------------------(x3)-----|----------------------------------|
|--------------------------------|----------------------------------|
|---4h5p4-------8-7-8p7----------|-12-10-8-7-8-7-5-4----------------|
|-00-----0000000-0-0-------------|----------------------------------|
.. ....... . .
Riff 5
Both Guitars
|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
|-0-0---------5-7-8p7-0-0---------5-0-3-0-0-3-2-0-------------------|
|-0-0-000-000-5-7-8p7-0-0-000-000-5-0-3-0-0-3-2-0-------------------|
... ... ... ... . . . .
Riff 5
Guitar 1 Guitar 2
|---------------------|---------------------------------------------|
|---------------------|---------------------------------------------|
|---------------------|---------------------------------------------|
|--532-5----5-3-2-----|--875-8----8-7-5-----------------------------|
|-5---1--3-5----------|-8---5--7-8----------------------------------|
|---------------------|---------------------------------------------|
Riff 6 Guitar 1
|----------------------------------|---------|---------|------------|
|----------------------------------|----(x4)-|--(x2)---|---(x2)-----|
|----------------------------------|---------|---------|------------|
|---------5----------7----10-8-7-8-|---7h8p7-|---5h7p5-|-----8h10p8-|
|---5-7-8---8-7----7---10----------|---------|---------|------------|
|-00-0-0-0-0-0---00-0-0—-0--0-0-0--|-88------|-77------|-1010-------|
.. . . . . . .. . . . . . . .. .. . .
[ Tab from: https://www.guitartabs.cc/tabs/b/black_dahlia_murder/blackest_incarnation_tab.html ]
Guitar 2
|----------------------------------|---------|---------|------------|
|----------------------------------|----(x4)-|--(x2)---|---(x2)-----|
|----------------------------------|---------|---------|------------|
|---------5---------------7--------|---------|---------|------------|
|---5-7-8---8-7----7-8-10---10-8-10|---8h10p8|---7h8p7-|----10h12p10|
|-00-0-0-0-0-0---00-0-0—-0-0--0-0--|-88------|-77------|-1010-------|
.. . . . . . .. . . . . . . .. .. . .
End of riff 6
Guitar 1 Guitar 2
|------------------------|------------------------------------------|
|------------------------|------------------------------------------|
|------------------------|----------------7-------------------------|
|--8h10p8—---5h7p5---0---|--5h7p5---2h3p2---------------------------|
|-0------10-0-----7--0---|-0-----7-0------5-------------------------|
|-0---------0--------0---|-0-------0--------------------------------|
. . . .
riff 7 A Guitar 1
|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
|-0(3rd time)-------------------------------------------------------|
|-0-00000000--------------------------------------------------------|
|-0-00000000--------------------------------------------------------|
........
Guitar 2 (rhythm not included)
|------------------------------------------------------------------|
|------------------------------------------------------------------|
|-7--6--7--9-10--9--7--6--7----------------------------------------|
|------------------------------------------------------------------|
|-5--4--5--7--8--7--5--4--5----------------------------------------|
|------------------------------------------------------------------|
Riff 7 B Guitar 1
|------|----------|-------|------|----------------------------------|
|------|----------|-------|------|----------------------------------|
|--(X5)|----------|--(x5)-|-(x2?)|----14/12-12/10—-10/9-------------|
|------|-8-10-8-7-|-------|------|----------------------------------|
|-0-00-|-8--------|-7-77--|-0-00-|-00-12/10-10/8----8/7--0----------|
|-0-00-|-8--------|-7-77--|-0-00-|-00------0-----0-------0----------|
. .. . .. .. .. . . .
Guitar 2
|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
|-7------3----------2----------14/12------14/12-12/10—-10/9---9/7---|
|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
|-5------1----------0-----0-00-12/10---00-12/10-10/8----8/7---7/5---|
|-------------------------0-00---------00------0------0-----0-------|
. .. .. . . .
Riff 8
Guitar 1
|------------------|---------------|--------------------------------|
|-----------(x2)---|---------(x3)--|--------------------------------|
|------------------|---------------|--------------------------------|
|------5-5-7-5-5---|--------8------|--------10AH--------------------|
|-5-7-8-8-----8-8-7|-8-10-11-11-10-|-8-10-11------------------------|
|------------------|---------------|--------------------------------|
Guitar 2
|------------------|------------------------------------------------|
|------------------|------------------------------------------------|
|------------------|------------------------------------------------|
|------------------|------------------------------------------------|
|-0---00-000---0-0-|-0000000000--0000000000--8888-8888--7777-7777---|
|-0---00-000---0-0-|-0000000000--0000000000--8888-8888--7777-7777---|
. .. ... . . .......... .......... .... .... .... ....
Riff 9 Guitar 1 (*riff 9 B)
|--------------------------------|----------------------|-----------|
|--------------------------------|----------------------|(last time)|
|--------------------------------|----------------------|-----------|
|-0--3--8--7-----0--3--8---------|-8-7-5-7-5-5----------|-7-5-------|
|-0--3--8--7-----0--3--8-7777777-|----------8-8-7-8-7-5-|----8-7/---|
|-0--3--8--7-----0--3--8-7777777-|----------------------|-----------|
Guitar 2 (*riff 9 B)
|----------------------------|--------------------------------------|
|----------------------------|-(last time)--------------------------|
|----------------------------|--------------------------------------|
|-5-3-2-3-2-2----------------|-3-2----------------------------------|
|----------5-5-3-5-3-1-------|----5-3/------------------------------|
|----------------------------|--------------------------------------|
Riff 10 Guitar 1 (1 ascends and 2 descends, I know, what the hell?)
|--------------------------------------------------------------------|
|--------------------------------------------------------------------|
|--------------------------------------------------------------------|
|---5/77---7/8-8-----8/1010---------------------------------10-8787--|
|---7/88---8/1010---10/1212---7AH--12/1010---10/88---8/77----------10|
|000----000------000-------000--000-------000-----000----000---------|
... ... ... ... ... ... ... ...
Guitar 2
|----------------------------------------------------------------------|
|----------------------------------------------------------------------|
|----------------------------------------------------------------------|
|---5/77---7/8-8-----8/1010---12AH-------------------------------------|
|---7/88---8/1010---10/1212---------7/88---8/1010--—10/1212---121081087|
|000----000------000-------000---000----000------000-------000---------|
... ... ... ... ... ... ... ...
Play *riffs 9 B and end on Open.
