PREVAIL
As recorded by Kataklysm
(From the 2008 Album PREVAIL)
Words and Music by Kataklysm
Arranged by Kataklysm
Transcribed by Simon Montague-Bassett
Gtr I (B F# B E G# C#) - 'Jean-François Dagenais'
Gtr II (B F# B E G# C#) - 'Jean-François Dagenais - Harmony'
Intro
Q=195
3/4 5/4
Gtrs I, II
PM----| PM----| PM----|
E E E E Q E E E E Q E E E E Q Q Q
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3/4 5/4
PM----| PM----| PM----|
E E E E Q E E E E Q E E E E Q Q Q
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|-0-1-0-1-3--|-0-1-0-1-0--|-0-1-0-1-3--4--3--o||
|-0-1-0-1-3--|-0-1-0-1-0--|-0-1-0-1-3--4--3---||
2/4
H
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Verse
4/4
PM| PM--| PM PM PM PM| PM--| PM PM PM PM
E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E 3x
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PM| PM--| PM PM PM PM| PM--| PM PM PM
E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E Q
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|-1p0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|-3-0-0-0-3-0-3s4-|-1p0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|-3-0-4-0-3-0-1--|
PM----------------------------------------------|
S S E S S E S S E S S E S S E S S E S S E S S E
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|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|-7-7-7-------6-6-6-------|
PM----------------------------------------------|
S S E S S E S S E S S E S S E S S E S S E S S E
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|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|-3-3-3-------3-3-3-1-1-1-|
PM----------------------------------------------|
S S E S S E S S E S S E S S E S S E S S E S S E
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|-------------------------|-------7-7-7-------6-6-6-|
|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|-7-7-7-------6-6-6-------|
PM--------------------|
S S E S S E S S E S S E Q Q Q Q
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|-------------------------|----5--------|
|-------------------------|-3--3--3--1--|
|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|-3-----3--1--|
Gtr I
PM---------------------------------------------------------|
S S E S S E S S E S S E S S E S S E S S E S S E
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|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|--7--7--7-----------6--6--6----------|
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| Gtr II
| PM---------------------------------------------------------|
| S S E S S E S S E S S E S S E S S E S S E S S E
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|-------------------------|----------11-11-11-------------------|
|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|-14-14-14----------13-13-13-15-15-15-|
PM----------------------------------------------------|
S S E S S E S S E S S E S S E S S E S S E S S E
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|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|-10-10-10-------10-10-10-8-8-8-|
S S E S S E S S E S S E S S E S S E S S E S S E
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|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|--7--7--7-----------6--6--6----------|
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|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|-14-14-14----------13-13-13-15-15-15-|
Gtrs I, II
S S E S S E S S E S S E Q Q Q Q
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|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|-3-----3--1--|
Chorus
Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q
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||o-0--0--0--3--|-3--2--2--5--|
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Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q 4x
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|-0--0--0--0--|-0--0--0--0---||
|-5--3--3--7--|-7--5--5--1--o||
|-5--3--3--7--|-7--5--5--1---||
PM--------| PM--------|
E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E Q Q 4x
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Bridge
3/4 5/4
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E E E E Q E E E E Q E E E E Q Q Q
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3/4 5/4
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E E E E Q E E E E Q E E E E Q Q Q
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|-0-1-0-1-3--|-0-1-0-1-0--|-0-1-0-1-3--4--3--|
|-0-1-0-1-3--|-0-1-0-1-0--|-0-1-0-1-3--4--3--|
3/4 5/4
H Q H Q H Q Q Q
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3/4 5/4
H Q H Q H Q Q Q
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[ Tab from: https://www.guitartabs.cc/tabs/k/kataklysm/prevail_tab.html ]
3/4 5/4
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3/4 5/4
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|-0-1-0-1-3--|-0-1-0-1-0--|-0-1-0-1-3--4--3---||
Verse
4/4
PM| PM--| PM PM PM PM| PM--| PM PM PM PM
E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E 3x
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PM| PM--| PM PM PM PM| PM--| PM PM PM
E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E Q
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3/4 5/4
PM----------| PM----------|
S S E S S E Q S S E S S E Q Q Q
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3/4 5/4
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S S E S S E Q S S E S S E Q Q Q
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|-0-0-0-15-15-0-14--|-0-0-0-15-15-0-14---------||
4/4
PM----------------------------------------------|
S S E S S E S S E S S E S S E S S E S S E S S E
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|-------------------------|-------7-7-7-------6-6-6-|
|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|-7-7-7-------6-6-6-------|
PM----------------------------------------------|
S S E S S E S S E S S E S S E S S E S S E S S E
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|-------------------------|-------3-3-3-------------|
|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|-3-3-3-------3-3-3-1-1-1-|
PM----------------------------------------------|
S S E S S E S S E S S E S S E S S E S S E S S E
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|-------------------------|-------7-7-7-------6-6-6-|
|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|-7-7-7-------6-6-6-------|
PM--------------------|
S S E S S E S S E S S E Q Q Q Q
|-------------------------|-------------|
|-------------------------|-------------|
|-------------------------|-------------|
|-------------------------|----5--------|
|-------------------------|-3--3--3--1--|
|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|-3-----3--1--|
Gtr I
PM---------------------------------------------------------|
S S E S S E S S E S S E S S E S S E S S E S S E
|-------------------------|-------------------------------------|
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|-------------------------|-------------------------------------|
|-------------------------|-------------------------------------|
|-------------------------|-----------7--7--7-----------6--6--6-|
|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|--7--7--7-----------6--6--6----------|
|
| Gtr II
| PM---------------------------------------------------------|
| S S E S S E S S E S S E S S E S S E S S E S S E
|-------------------------|-------------------------------------|
|-------------------------|-------------------------------------|
|-------------------------|-------------------------------------|
|-------------------------|-------------------------------------|
|-------------------------|----------11-11-11-------------------|
|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|-14-14-14----------13-13-13-15-15-15-|
PM----------------------------------------------------|
S S E S S E S S E S S E S S E S S E S S E S S E
|-------------------------|-------------------------------|
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|-------------------------|-------------------------------|
|-------------------------|----------3-3-3----------------|
|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|--3--3--3--------3--3--3-1-1-1-|
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| PM--------------------|
| S S E S S E S S E S S E S S E S S E S S E S S E
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|-------------------------|----------7-7-7----------------|
|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|-10-10-10-------10-10-10-8-8-8-|
PM---------------------------------------------------------|
S S E S S E S S E S S E S S E S S E S S E S S E
|-------------------------|-------------------------------------|
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|-------------------------|-----------7--7--7-----------6--6--6-|
|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|--7--7--7-----------6--6--6----------|
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| PM---------------------------------------------------------|
| S S E S S E S S E S S E S S E S S E S S E S S E
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|-------------------------|----------11-11-11-------------------|
|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|-14-14-14----------13-13-13-15-15-15-|
Gtrs I, II
PM--------------------|
S S E S S E S S E S S E Q Q Q Q
|-------------------------|-------------|
|-------------------------|-------------|
|-------------------------|-------------|
|-------------------------|----5--------|
|-------------------------|-3--3--3--1--|
|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|-3-----3--1--|
Chorus
Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q
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||o-0--0--0--3--|-3--2--2--5--|
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Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q 4x
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|-0--0--0--0--|-0--0--0--0---||
|-5--3--3--7--|-7--5--5--1--o||
|-5--3--3--7--|-7--5--5--1---||
Outro
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Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q
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PM---------------------|
Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q 4x
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|-5--3--3--7--|-7--5--5--1--o||
|-5--3--3--7--|-7--5--5--1---||
PM
Q H Q
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|-0------------*|
|-0------------*|
Duration Legend
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W - whole; H - half; Q - quarter; E - 8th; S - 16th; T - 32nd; X - 64th; a - acciaccatura
+ - note tied to previous; . - note dotted; .. - note double dotted
Uncapitalized letters represent notes that are staccato (1/2 duration)
Irregular groupings are notated above the duration line
Duration letters will always appear directly above the note/fret number it represents the
duration for. Duration letters with no fret number below them represent rests. Multi-
bar rests are notated in the form Wxn, where n is the number of bars to rest for. Low
melody durations appear below the staff
Tablature Legend
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h - hammer-on
p - pull-off
b - bend
pb - pre-bend
r - bend release (if no number after the r, then release immediately)
/\ - slide into or out of (from/to "nowhere")
s - legato slide
S - shift slide
- natural harmonic
[n] - artificial harmonic
n(n) - tapped harmonic
~ - vibrato
tr - trill
T - tap
TP - trem. picking
PM - palm muting
\n/ - tremolo bar dip; n = amount to dip
\n - tremolo bar down
n/ - tremolo bar up
/n\ - tremolo bar inverted dip
= - hold bend; also acts as connecting device for hammers/pulls
<> - volume swell (louder/softer)
x - on rhythm slash represents muted slash
o - on rhythm slash represents single note slash
Misc Legend
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| - bar
|| - double bar
||o - repeat start
o|| - repeat end
*| - double bar (ending)
: - bar (freetime)
$ - Segno
& - Coda
Tempo markers - = BPM(8/16=s8/s16), where s8 = swing 8ths, s16 = swing 16ths
