Element Of One Chords & Tabs
Legend
. - palm mute / - slide up to
\ - slide down to ~ - vibrato
h - hammer on b - Bend
p - pull off f - full bend
h - half bend q - quarter bend
t - tap bend r - release bend
* - see comment , - slight palm mute
Tunning C G C F A D
Intro in Acoustic Guitar
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|-5--5-5-5-5-5-5--5-5-5-5-5-5--5--5-5-5-5-5-5--5-5-5-5-5-5---|
|-3--3-3-3-3-3-3--3-3-3-3-3-3--3--3-3-3-3-3-3--3-3-3-3-3-3---|
|-1----------------------------1-----------------------------|
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|-5--5-5-5-5-5-5--5-5-5-5-5-5--5--5-5-5-5-5-5--5-5-5-5-5-5---|
|-3--3-3-3-3-3-3--3-3-3-3-3-3--3--3-3-3-3-3-3--3-3-3-3-3-3---|
|-0----------------------------0-----------------------------|
|-0----------------------------0-----------------------------|
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|-5--5-5-5-5-5-5--5-5-5-5-5-5--5--5-5-5-5-5-5--5-5-5-5-5-5---|
|-3--3-3-3-3-3-3--3-3-3-3-3-3--3--3-3-3-3-3-3--3-3-3-3-3-3---|
|-1----------------------------1-----------------------------|
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|-5--5-5-5-5-5-5--5-5-5-5-5-5--5--5-5-5-5-5-5--5-5-5-5-5-5---|
|-3--3-3-3-3-3-3--3-3-3-3-3-3--3--3-3-3-3-3-3--3-3-3-3-3-3---|
|-0----------------------------0-----------------------------|
|-0----------------------------0-----------------------------|
Intro Chorus (Repeat X4)
Gtr I
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|-3-----3-----3-3--3--3-3-3-5--------------------------5--|
|-1-----1-----1-1--1--1-1-1-3-0----0----0-0---0--0-0-0-3--|
|-----------------------------0----0----0-0---0--0-0-0----|
. . . . . . . .
Gtr II
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|10-10-10-10-10-7-7-7-7-7-7-----------------7-7-----------|
|----------------------------10-10-10-10-10-----8-8-10-10-|
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Gtr III (it appears in some parts of the chorus)
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|--------------------------------------------6---6-6-6-8-8|
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Riff 1 (Repeat X2)
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|-------5-----------5-----------5-----8-----5---------|
|-0-3-7---8-7-0-3-7---8-7-8-3-7---8-7---8-8---8-7-----|
. . . . . . . . .
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|-------5-----------5-----------3-------------1-------|
|-0-3-7---8-7-0-3-7---8-7-3-3-3---3-3-3-1-1-1---1-1-1-|
. . . . . . . . . . . .
Riff 2 (Repeat X2)
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|---3---2---5---7-------10---------|
|---1---0---3---5--------8---------|
|-0---0---0---0---0-0-0----0-0-0-0-|
. . . . . . . . . . .
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|---3---2---5---7------10-10-10\5-5---|
|---1---0---3---5-------8--8--8\3-3---|
|-0---0---0---0---0-0-0---------------|
. . . . . . .
Play Riff 1 X2
Play Riff 2 X2
Play Chorus X4
Acoustic Part (Repeat X2)
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|---------10-----------10-----------10-----------10---|
|-8---8--------8---8--------8---8--------8---8--------|
|---6---6----6---6---6----6---6---6----6---6---6----6-|
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[ Tab from: https://www.guitartabs.cc/tabs/k/killswitch_engage/element_of_one_tab_ver_2.html ]
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|---------7-----------7-----------7-----------7-------|
|-5---5-------5---5-------5---5-------5---5-----------|
|---5---5---5---5---5---5---5---5---5---5---5---5-----|
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Riff 3 (Repeat X2)
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|-3p0---0-----3p0---0-----3p0---0-----3p0---0---------|
|-----0---0-0-----0---0-0-----0---0-0-----0---0-0-----|
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. . . . . . . . . . . .
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|-7-----10-----7-----10-----7-----7-----5-----5-------|
|---0-0----0-0---0-0----0-0---------------------------|
|----------------------------10-8--10-8---8-7---8-7---|
. . . . . . . .
Bridge
Gtr I
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|1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-3-3|
|1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-3-3|
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Gtr II
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|---------5-7----5-7----5-7-------|
|---------7-8----7-8----7-8-------|
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Gtr I
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|5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-3-3|
|5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-3-3|
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Gtr II
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|---------5-7----5-7----5-7-------|
|---------7-8----7-8----7-8-------|
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Gtr I
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|1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-3-3|
|1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-3-3|
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Gtr II
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|---------5-7----5-7----5-7-------|
|---------7-8----7-8----7-8-------|
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Gtr I
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|5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-3-3-3-3-3-3|
|5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-3-3-3-3-3-3|
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Gtr II
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|---------5-7----5-7----5-7-------|
|---------7-8----7-8----7-8-------|
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Final Chorus
Gtr I
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|-3-----3-----3-3--3--3-3-3-5--------------------------5--|
|-1-----1-----1-1--1--1-1-1-3-0----0----0-0---0--0-0-0-3--|
|-----------------------------0----0----0-0---0--0-0-0----|
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Gtr II
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|10-10-10-10-10-7-7-7-7-7-7-----------------7-7-----------|
|----------------------------10-10-10-10-10-----8-8-10-10-|
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Repeat X2
Gtr I
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|-3---3--3-3---3-3-3--3-3-3-5----------------------------5--|
|-1---1--1-1---1-1-1--1-1-1-3-0--0--0-0---0-0---0--0-0-0-3--|
|-----------------------------0--0--0-0---0-0---0--0-0-0----|
Gtr II
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|10-10-10-10-10-7-7-7-7-7-7-----------------7-7-----------|
|----------------------------10-10-10-10-10-----8-8-10-10-|
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Outro
Gtr I
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|1-----------1-----------1-----------1-----------------------|
|1-----------1-----------1-----------1-----------------------|
|1-----------1-----------1-----------1-----------------------|
Gtr II
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|10---------10----------10----------10-----------------------|
|-8----------8-----------8-----------8-----------------------|
|-6----------6-----------6-----------6-----------------------|
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