The End Of Heartache Chords & Tabs
Killswitch Engage - The End of Heartache
Alright, I'm really not that into metal, but Killswitch is one of the better bands in
genre, so I thought I would give yall an accurate tab.
****Taken from July 2005 Guitar World!****
Guitar 1 - Adam Dutkiewicz
Guitar 2 - Joel Stroetzel
Guitar 3 - Unknown
PM = .
Let ring = LR
PS = Pick Scrape
All guitars distortion unless stated.
INTRO 2X
Guitar 1
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D|1---1---1---1---3---1---1---1---1---3-----|
A|-5---5---5---5---5-5-5---5---5---5---5----|
F|--5---5---5---5---5---5---5---5---5---5---|
C|------------------------------------------|
G|------------------------------------------|
C|------------------------------------------|
Guitar 2
LR
D|------------------------------------------|
A|------------------------------------------|
F|------------------------------------------|
C|0-----------------------------------5-----|
G|0-----------------------------------3-----|
C|0-----------------------------------------|
VERSE - ENTIRE THING PLAYED TWICE!!!!!
Guitar 1 4X
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D|1---1---1---1---3---1---1---1---1---3---|
A|-5---5---5---5---5-5-5---5---5---5---5--|
F|--5---5---5---5---5---5---5---5---5---5-|
C|----------------------------------------|
G|----------------------------------------|
C|----------------------------------------|
Guitar 2
Play this 2X Then play the next 2 bars 2X - then repeat
.... ... .. .... ... .. .... ... ..
D|-------------------------|-------------------------|---------------------|
A|-------------------------|-------------------------|---------------------|
F|-------------9s10s9--5s7-|-------------9s10s9--5s7-|---------------------|
C|-------------x-x--x--x-x-|-------------x-x--x--x-x-|---------------------|
G|-------------7s8-s7--3s5-|-------------7s8-s7--3s5-|--------------8-10-10|
C|0000-000-00--------------|8888-888-88--------------|8888-888-88---8-10-10|
VERSE PART 2
Yeah......
Both Guitars
.... ....... ....... .... .... ....... .......
D|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
F|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
C|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
C|0000-0000000-0000000-0000-7h10p7h10p7p0-6h9p6h9p6p0-0000-0000000-0000000--|
Both Guitars Continued....
.... .... ....... ....... ....
D|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
F|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
C|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|----5h8p5h8p5p0-4h7p4h7p4p0-----------------------------------------------|
C|0000-----------------------0000-0000000-0000000-0000-7h10p7h10p7p0-6h9p6h9|
Both Guitars Continued....
.... ....... ....... ....
D|----------------------------------------------|
A|----------------------------------------------|
F|----------------------------------------------|
C|----------------------------------------------|
G|-------------------------------8-10-10-10-----|
C|p6p0-0000-0000000-0000000-0000-8-10-10-10-----|
VERSE PART 3 - REPEAT ENTIRE VERSE 2X
Guitar 1
Play this 2X Then play the next 2 bars 1X
.... ... .. .... ... .. .... ... ..
D|--------------------------|-------------------------|---------------------|
A|--------------------------|-------------------------|---------------------|
F|------------12s14s12--9s10|-----------12s14s14--9s10|---------------------|
C|------------x--x--x--x-x--|-----------x-x---x---x-x-|---------------------|
G|------------10s12s10--7s8-|-----------10s12s12--7s8-|--------------8-10-10|
C|0000-000-00---------------|8888-888-88--------------|8888-888-88---8-10-10|
NOTE:On 1st bar ^^,play only the 8x10 octave the 1st time u play the 1st bar.
Guitar 2
Play this 2X Then play the next 2 bars 2X
.... ... .. .... ... .. .... ... ..
D|-----------------------|------------------------|---------------------|
A|-----------------------|------------------------|---------------------|
F|------------9s10s9--5s7|-------------9s10s9--5s7|---------------------|
C|------------x-x--x--x-x|-------------x-x--x--x-x|---------------------|
G|------------7s8-s7--3s5|-------------7s8-s7--3s5|--------------8-10-10|
C|0000-000-00------------|8888-888-88-------------|8888-888-88---8-10-10|
PRE-CHORUS? - Its just VERSE PART 2 again.
Both Guitars
.... ....... ....... .... .... ....... .......
D|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
F|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
C|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
C|0000-0000000-0000000-0000-7h10p7h10p7p0-6h9p6h9p6p0-0000-0000000-0000000--|
[ Tab from: https://www.guitartabs.cc/tabs/k/killswitch_engage/the_end_of_heartache_tab_ver_8.html ]
Both Guitars Continued....
.... .... ....... ....... ....
D|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
F|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
C|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|----5h8p5h8p5p0-4h7p4h7p4p0-----------------------------------------------|
C|0000-----------------------0000-0000000-0000000-0000-7h10p7h10p7p0-6h9p6h9|
Both Guitars Continued....
.... ....... ....... ....
D|----------------------------------------------|
A|----------------------------------------------|
F|----------------------------------------------|
C|----------------------------------------------|
G|-------------------------------8-10-10-10-----|
C|p6p0-0000-0000000-0000000-0000-8-10-10-10-----|
CHORUS
Guitar 1 1st ending 2nd ending
D|------------------------------------------|---------|---------------------|
A|11--------10--------8--------------11-----|-13------|-13-13-13-13-13------|
F|10-(16x)--10-(16x)--9-(16x)--------10-(8x)|-12-(8x)-|-12-12-12-12-12------|
C|------------------------------------------|---------|---------------------|
G|------------------------------------------|---------|---------------------|
C|------------------------------------------|---------|---------------------|
Guitar 2 1st ending 2nd ending
D|------------------------------------------|---------|---------------------|
A|------------------------------------------|---------|---------------------|
F|------------------------------------------|---------|---------------------|
C|3-(16x)------(16x)--5-(13x)-5-5-5--3-(8x)-|-5-(8x)--|-5--5--5--5--5-------|
G|1----------0--------3-------5-3-0--1------|-3-------|-3--3--3--3--3-0-----|
C|-----------0------------------------------|---------|---------------0s15s0|
THEN
Guitar 1 and Guitar 2 plays VERSE PART 3 2X
Guitar 3 - Fill Riff with Guitar 1 and 2 playing VERSE PART 3 2x
By the way, below are 12s,10s,8s,7s,5s,3s,2s, and 0's - which are fillers
D|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
F|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
C|1201008010080708070-5070503050302030-1201008010080708070-507050305p0------|
G|--------------------------------------------------------------------3p0-5-|
C|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
Pinch Harmonic (1.5)-----^
Play VERSE PART 3 ONE TIME
THEN PLAY VERSE PART 2 ONE TIME
THEN PLAY CHORUS ONE TIME
BRIDGE
Guitar 3 - Fill
W/ Bar - Gradual Dive until eventual slack
D|-----------------------------------------------------|
A|-3.1-(Natural Harmonic)------------------------------|
F|-----------------------------------------------------|
C|-----------------------------------------------------|
G|-----------------------------------------------------|
C|-----------------------------------------------------|
Guitar 1 and 2 - Play 4X; I know this is cramped but I needed to fit it all!
....... ..... ....... ......
D|------------------------------------|-------------------------------------|
A|------------------------------------|-------------------------------------|
F|------------------------------------|-------------------------------------|
C|------------------------------------|-------------------------------------|
G|----------------------00000001000001|---------------------00000001000000--|
C|5(5.5)-0-5-0-3(3.25)-000000001000001|5(5.5)-0-5-3(3.25)-0-00000001000000--|
Guitar 2 - Comes in after the above riff if played 2X
D|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
F|7-----------------9s10-10-------------------7-----------------------------|
C|x-(64x)-----------x-x--x-(30x)--------------x-(24x)-----------------------|
G|5-----------------7s8--8--------------------5-----------------------------|
C|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
BREAKDOWN
Guitar 1 - Clean; Let ring throughout
D|------------0-1--------------0-1-------------------------------------|
A|-3-3-3-3-3-------3-3-3-3-3-3------3--1-1-1-1-1-3-3s5--5-3-3-3-3------|
F|3-3-3-3-3-3--3--3-2-2-2-2-2-2-2--2--0-0-0-0-0-0-0----0-3-3-3-3-------|
C|----------------------------------------------------------------P.S.-|
G|---------------------------------------------------------------------|
C|---------------------------------------------------------------------|
Guitar 2 - Clean; Let ring throughout
D|-6-6-6-6-6--6-6-6-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-6-6-6-6------------|
A|6-6-6-6-6-6--5-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-6-6-6-6-------------|
F|---------------------------------------------------------------------|
C|------------------------------------------------------------P.S.-----|
G|---------------------------------------------------------------------|
C|---------------------------------------------------------------------|
Guitar 3 - acoustic
D|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
A|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
F|-3333333333333333-7777777777777777-5555555555555555-33333333-----|
C|-3333333333333333-7777777777777777-5555555555555555-33333333-----|
G|0----------------------------------------------------------------|
C|0----------------------------------------------------------------|
CHORUS played once with no sliding at the end!
OUTRO
Both Guitars
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D|------------------------|
A|------------------------|
F|------------------------|
C|------------------------|
G|------------------------|
C|-0-0-0-0--0-0-0-0-0-----|
