Breathe Life Chords & Tabs
Band: Killswitch Engage
Album: The End Of Heartache
Song: Breathe Life
Copyright (c) Road Runner 2004
Version 1.0 - 10/25/2005
Transcribed By: MurderThyLamb
Email: murderthylamb@yahoo.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 - Stuccatto ~ - vibrato bend
, - slight palm mute () - ghost note, sustained note
" - tremolo note <> - Trill
PS - Pick Slide NH - Natural Harmonic
Tuning Low to High: C G C F A D (Drop-C Tuning)
After Pick Slides:
Both Guitars
D||-------------------------------------------------------------------|
A||-------------------------------------------------------------------|
F||-------------------------------------------------------------------|
C||-------------------------------------------------------------------|
G||---5h6p5-----------10h12p10p0---8h10p8p0---6h8p6p0-5h6p5-----------|
C||---------0-000-000------------0----------0--------------0-000-000--|
* *** *** * * * *** ***
Both Guitars
|-----------------------------------------|
|-----------------------------------------|
|-----------------------------------------|
|-----------------------------------------|
|-----------------------------------------|
|--5h7p5-0-3h5p3-0-1h3p1-0h1p0-0-000-000--|
* * * *** ***
Both Guitars
|--------------------------------------------------------------------|
|--------------------------------------------------------------------|
|-----------------------------------------------------5--------------|
|-------------------------------------------------5h7---8-7h8p7-5----|
|--10h12p10p0---8h10p8p0---6h8p6p0-5h6p5--------------------------8--|
|-------------0----------0--------------0-000-000--------------------|
* * * *** ***
Both Guitars
|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
|---5h6p5-----------10h12p10p0---8h10p8p0---6h8p6p0-5h6p5-----------|
|---------0-000-000------------0----------0--------------0-000-000--|
* *** *** * * * *** ***
Both Guitars
|-----------------------------------------|
|-----------------------------------------|
|-----------------------------------------|
|-----------------------------------------|
|-----------------------------------------|
|--5h7p5-0-3h5p3-0-1h3p1-0h1p0-0-000-000--|
* * * *** ***
Both Guitars
|--------------------------------------------------------------------|
|--------------------------------------------------------------------|
|-----------------------------------------------------5--------------|
|-------------------------------------------------5h7---8-7h8p7-5----|
|--10h12p10p0---8h10p8p0---6h8p6p0-5h6p5--------------------------8--|
|-------------0----------0--------------0-000-000--------------------|
* * * *** ***
Both Guitars
|--------------------------------------------------|
|--------------------------------------------------|
|--------------------------------------------------|
|----------------------------------3------5--------|
|-0000-0000---0000-0000--0--0-0-0--1-3-0--3-3-0-3--|
|-0000-0000---0000-0000--0--0-0-0----3-0----3-0-3--|
**** **** **** **** * * * * * * * *
Both Guitars
|--------------------------------------------------|
|--------------------------------------------------|
|--------------------------------------------------|
|----------------------------------3------5--------|
|-0000-0000---0000-0000--0--0-0-0--1-3-0--3-3-0-3--|
|-0000-0000---0000-0000--0--0-0-0----3-0----3-0-3--|
**** **** **** **** * * * * * * * *
Both Guitars Note: Let Mutes Ring on This One.
|--------------------------------------------------|
|--------------------------------------------------|
|--------------------------------------------------|
|----------------------------------3------5--------|
|-0000-0000---0000-0000--0--0-0-0--1-3-0--3-3-0-3--|
|-0000-0000---0000-0000--0--0-0-0----3-0----3-0-3--|
**** **** **** **** * * * * * * * *
Both Guitars Note: Let Mutes Ring On This one.
|--------------------------------------------------|
|--------------------------------------------------|
|--------------------------------------------------|
|----------------------------------3------5--------|
|-0000-0000---0000-0000--0--0-0-0--1-3-0--3-3-0-3--|
|-0000-0000---0000-0000--0--0-0-0----3-0----3-0-3--|
**** **** **** **** * * * * * * * *
[ Tab from: https://www.guitartabs.cc/tabs/k/killswitch_engage/breathe_life_tab_ver_3.html ]
Both Guitars
|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
|---5h6p5-----------10h12p10p0---8h10p8p0---6h8p6p0-5h6p5-----------|
|---------0-000-000------------0----------0--------------0-000-000--|
* *** *** * * * *** ***
Both Guitars
|-----------------------------------------|
|-----------------------------------------|
|-----------------------------------------|
|-----------------------------------------|
|-----------------------------------------|
|--5h7p5-0-3h5p3-0-1h3p1-0h1p0-0-000-000--|
* * * *** ***
Both Guitars
|--------------------------------------------------------------------|
|--------------------------------------------------------------------|
|-----------------------------------------------------5--------------|
|-------------------------------------------------5h7---8-7h8p7-5----|
|--10h12p10p0---8h10p8p0---6h8p6p0-5h6p5--------------------------8--|
|-------------0----------0--------------0-000-000--------------------|
* * * *** ***
Both Guitars
|--------------------------------------------------|
|--------------------------------------------------|
|--------------------------------------------------|
|----------------------------------3------5--------|
|-0000-0000---0000-0000--0--0-0-0--1-3-0--3-3-0-3--|
|-0000-0000---0000-0000--0--0-0-0----3-0----3-0-3--|
**** **** **** **** * * * * * * * *
Both Guitars
|--------------------------------------------------|
|--------------------------------------------------|
|--------------------------------------------------|
|----------------------------------3------5--------|
|-0000-0000---0000-0000--0--0-0-0--1-3-0--3-3-0-3--|
|-0000-0000---0000-0000--0--0-0-0----3-0----3-0-3--|
**** **** **** **** * * * * * * * *
Both Guitars Note: Let Mutes Ring on This One.
|--------------------------------------------------|
|--------------------------------------------------|
|--------------------------------------------------|
|----------------------------------3------5--------|
|-0000-0000---0000-0000--0--0-0-0--1-3-0--3-3-0-3--|
|-0000-0000---0000-0000--0--0-0-0----3-0----3-0-3--|
**** **** **** **** * * * * * * * *
Both Guitars Note: Let Mutes Ring On This one.
|--------------------------------------------------|
|--------------------------------------------------|
|--------------------------------------------------|
|----------------------------------3------5--------|
|-0000-0000---0000-0000--0--0-0-0--1-3-0--3-3-0-3--|
|-0000-0000---0000-0000--0--0-0-0----3-0----3-0-3--|
**** **** **** **** * * * * * * * *
Guitar 1 Chorus (.)
|------------------------------------|
|------------------------------------|
|------------------------------------|
|------------------------------------|
|--0--10-8--7-5--3-0--0000-0-0000-0--|
|--0--10-8--7-5--3-0--0000-0-0000-0--|
**** **** *
Guitar 1 Chorus NH
|-----------------------------------3333|
|-----------------------------------3333|
|-----------------------------------3333|
|-----------------------------------3333|
|--0--10-8--7-5--3-0--0000-0-0000-0-3333|
|--0--10-8--7-5--3-0--0000-0-0000-0-3333|
**** **** *
Guitar 1 Chorus
|------------------------------------|
|------------------------------------|
|------------------------------------|
|------------------------------------|
|--0--10-8--7-5--3-0--0000-0-0000-0--|
|--0--10-8--7-5--3-0--0000-0-0000-0--|
**** **** *
Guitar 1 Chorus NH
|-----------------------------------3333|
|-----------------------------------3333|
|-----------------------------------3333|
|-----------------------------------3333|
|--0--10-8--7-5--3-0--0000-0-0000-0-3333|
|--0--10-8--7-5--3-0--0000-0-0000-0-3333|
**** **** *
Both Guitars Breakdown
|---------------------------------------|
|---------------------------------------|
|---------------------------------------|
|---------------------------------------|
|--0-0000-0000-10h12-12h13-13p12-0-3p0--|
|--0-0000-0000-10h12-12h13-13p12-0-3p0--|
**** ****
Both Guitars Breakdown
|------------------------------|
|------------------------------|
|------------------------------|
|------------------------------|
|--0-0000-0000-0-10p0-8p0-3p0--|
|--0-0000-0000-0-10p0-8p0-3p0--|
**** ****
Both Guitars Breakdown
|---------------------------------------|
|---------------------------------------|
|---------------------------------------|
|---------------------------------------|
|--0-0000-0000-10h12-12h13-13p12-0-3p0--|
|--0-0000-0000-10h12-12h13-13p12-0-3p0--|
**** ****
Both Guitars Breakdown
|---------------------------------|
|---------------------------------|
|---------------------------------|
|-----------------------------7ph-|
|--0-0000-0000-0-10p0-8p0-3p0-----|
|--0-0000-0000-0-10p0-8p0-3p0-----|
**** ****
Both Guitars Breakdown
|---------------------------------------|
|---------------------------------------|
|---------------------------------------|
|---------------------------------------|
|--0-0000-0000-10h12-12h13-13p12-0-3p0--|
|--0-0000-0000-10h12-12h13-13p12-0-3p0--|
**** ****
Both Guitars Breakdown
|------------------------------|
|------------------------------|
|------------------------------|
|------------------------------|
|--0-0000-0000-0-10p0-8p0-3p0--|
|--0-0000-0000-0-10p0-8p0-3p0--|
**** ****
Both Guitars Breakdown
|---------------------------------------|
|---------------------------------------|
|---------------------------------------|
|---------------------------------------|
|--0-0000-0000-10h12-12h13-13p12-0-3p0--|
|--0-0000-0000-10h12-12h13-13p12-0-3p0--|
**** ****
Both Guitars Breakdown
|---------------------------------|
|---------------------------------|
|---------------------------------|
|-----------------------------7ph-|
|--0-0000-0000-0-10p0-8p0-3p0-----|
|--0-0000-0000-0-10p0-8p0-3p0-----|
**** ****
Guitar 1
|--------------------------------------------------|
|--------------------------------------------------|
|--------------------------------------------------|
|----------------------------------3------5--------|
|-0000-0000---0000-0000--0--0-0-0--1-3-0--3-3-0-3--|
|-0000-0000---0000-0000--0--0-0-0----3-0----3-0-3--|
| **** **** **** **** * * * * * * * *
|
|Guitar 2 Solo
|-----------------------------------|
|-----------------5\10-8-6-5-6------|
|-----------5-7----------------5-7~-|
|-------5\7-------------------------|
|--3h5~-----------------------------|
|-----------------------------------|
Guitar 1
|--------------------------------------------------|
|--------------------------------------------------|
|--------------------------------------------------|
|----------------------------------3------5--------|
|-0000-0000---0000-0000--0--0-0-0--1-3-0--3-3-0-3--|
|-0000-0000---0000-0000--0--0-0-0----3-0----3-0-3--|
| **** **** **** **** * * * * * * * *
|
|Guitar 2 Solo
|----------------------------------------------------------------|
|--10-15p10-13p10----10-15p10-13p10----10--15-13-10-15-13-10-13~-|
|-----------------13----------------13---------------------------|
|----------------------------------------------------------------|
|----------------------------------------------------------------|
|----------------------------------------------------------------|
Guitar 2 Solo Cont.
|--12b(13)r12--------------------------------------------|
|-------------10----10--10--------10-12-12b(13)r12-------|
|----------------12-10--10--------10-12-12b(13)r12-------|
|---------------------12--12-10-12------------------12~~-|
|--------------------------------------------------------|
|--------------------------------------------------------|
Both Guitars
|--------------------------------------------------|
|--------------------------------------------------|
|--------------------------------------------------|
|----------------------------------3------5--------|
|-0000-0000---0000-0000--0--0-0-0--1-3-0--3-3-0-3--|
|-0000-0000---0000-0000--0--0-0-0----3-0----3-0-3--|
* * * * * * * *
Both Guitars
|--------------------------------------------------|
|--------------------------------------------------|
|--------------------------------------------------|
|----------------------------------3------5--------|
|-0000-0000---0000-0000--0--0-0-0--1-3-0--3-3-0-3--|
|-0000-0000---0000-0000--0--0-0-0----3-0----3-0-3--|
* * * * * * * *
Guitar 1 Chorus
|------------------------------------|
|------------------------------------|
|------------------------------------|
|------------------------------------|
|--0--10-8--7-5--3-0--0000-0-0000-0--|
|--0--10-8--7-5--3-0--0000-0-0000-0--|
**** **** *
Guitar 1 Chorus NH
|-----------------------------------3333|
|-----------------------------------3333|
|-----------------------------------3333|
|-----------------------------------3333|
|--0--10-8--7-5--3-0--0000-0-0000-0-3333|
|--0--10-8--7-5--3-0--0000-0-0000-0-3333|
**** **** *
Guitar 1 Chorus
|------------------------------------|
|------------------------------------|
|------------------------------------|
|------------------------------------|
|--0--10-8--7-5--3-0--0000-0-0000-0--|
|--0--10-8--7-5--3-0--0000-0-0000-0--|
**** **** *
Guitar 1 Chorus
|---------------------|
|---------------------|
|---------------------|
|---------------------|
|--0--10-8--7-5--3-0--|
|--0--10-8--7-5--3-0--| Let Ring till end.
End
(.) Chorus Note: I couldn't find the part that Guitar 2 Plays,
because it's so mixed in. I'll try to figure
it out sometime.