This Is Absolution Chords & Tabs
Killswitch Engage
This is Absolution
As Daylight Dies
Tabbed by: Dru3
Tuning: Drop C (CGCFAD)
Intro/Verse part one:
Guitar 1
D|--------|---------------------------------------------------------------|
A|--------|---------------------------------------------------------------|
F|-5---7--|---------------------------------------------------------------|
C|-5-5-7-0|----------------------------------------7777557755445544-------|
G|-3-5-5-0|--------------------5p2p0--------------------------------------|
C|---5---0|0h22222h5p222222h4h5-----0h22222h5p2222------------------------|
x1 x2
Guitar 2
D|--------|---------------------------------------------------------------|
A|--------|---------------------------------------------------------------|
F|-5---7--|---------------------------------------7777557755445544--------|
C|-5-5-7-0|---------------------------------------------------------------|
G|-3-5-5-0|--------------------5p2p0--------------------------------------|
C|---5---0|0h22222h5p222222h4h5-----0h22222h5p2222------------------------|
x1 x2
Verse part 2:
Both Guitars
D|----------------------------------------|-------------------------------|
A|----------------------------------------|-------------------------------|
F|----------------------------------------|5---7--------------------------|
C|-0002222-22-2-5-4h5---0002222-22-2-5h4p0|5-5-7-0------------------------|
G|-0002222-22-2-5-4h5---0002222-22-2-5h4p0|3-5-5-0------------------------|
C|-0002222-22-2-5-4h5---0002222-22-2-5p4p0|--5---0------------------------|
.. ... .. . .. ... .. .
x4 After the 2nd Time
Pre-Chorus Riff:
Guitar 1
D|------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|------------------------------------------------------------------------|
F|--7-45420---------------------------------------------------------------|
C|------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|------------------------------------------------------------------------|
C|------------------------------------------------------------------------|
Guitar 2 (Does this only before the 2nd Chorus)
D|------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|------------------------------------------------------------------------|
F|------------------------------------------------------------------------|
C|--7-45420---------------------------------------------------------------|
G|------------------------------------------------------------------------|
C|------------------------------------------------------------------------|
[ Tab from: https://www.guitartabs.cc/tabs/k/killswitch_engage/this_is_absolution_tab_ver_2.html ]
Chorus:
Guitar 1
D|------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|------------------------------------------------------------------------|
F|-4/55555555/777777---------------4-4/55555------------------------------|
C|-4/55555555/777777-0h2222222222--4-4/55555------------------------------|
G|-2/33333333/555555-0h2222222222--2-2/33333------------------------------|
C|-------------------0h2222222222-----------------------------------------|
x2
Guitar 2
D|----------------------------------|------------------------------------|
A|-888888\7777/88888---7-7/88888----|-5~---------------------------------|
F|-xxxxxx\xxxx/xxxxx---x-x/xxxxx----|-x~---------------------------------|
C|-555555\4444/55555---4-4/55555----|-2~---------------------------------|
G|----------------------------------|------------------------------------|
C|----------------------------------|------------------------------------|
x2 2nd time end on This
After Chorus:
Guitar 1
D|------------------------------------|
A|------------------------------------|
F|-5--------5--------55-5--------5----|
C|-5--0--2--5--0--2--55-5--0--2--5--0-|
G|-3--0--2--3--0--2--33-3--0--2--3--0-|
C|----0--2-----0--2--------0--2-----0-|
. . . . . . . . . . . .
Guitar 2 (Clean)
D|----0-----0-----0-----0-----0-----0---2--0--2-----0-----0---------------|
A|---0-0---0-0---0-0---0-0---0-0---0-0---3--0--3---0-0---0-0--------------|
F|--0---0-0---0-0---0-0---0-0---0-0---0---2--0--2-0---0-0---0-------------|
C|------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|-3-----------------3-----------------3---------------3------------------|
C|-------0-----2-----------0-----2---------------2-----------0~~----------|
Repeat Verse Parts 1 and 2
Repeat Chorus and After Chorus
Bridge
Guitar 1
D|------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|------------------------------------------------------------------------|
F|------------------------------------55555--5--5--5----------------------|
C|-22222------------00000-------------55555--5--5--5---000000000000-------|
G|-22222------------00000-------------33333--3--3--3---000000000000-------|
C|-22222h52h42h52h4-00000h50h40h50h40------h5-h4-h5-h4-000000000000-------|
.... .... .... . . . ...........
x4
Guitar 2 (part 1)
D|------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|------------------------------------------------------------------------|
F|------------5~----------------------------------------------------------|
C|--2~---0~---5~---0~-----------------------------------------------------|
G|--2~---0~---3~---0~-----------------------------------------------------|
C|--2~---0~--------0~-----------------------------------------------------|
x2
Guitar 2 (Part 2) Do this Twice
D|---------------------------|-----------------------|
A|---------------------------|--------------------------------|
F|---7-7-7-7-2-2-4-4---------|-------------------------------|
C|----5-5-5-5-4-4-5-5--------|-4-4-4-4-5-5-7-7--------------------------|
G|---------------------------|--5-5-5-5-7-7-9-9-------------------------|
C|---------------------------|-----------------------------------|
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
x3
Then repeat the Chorus and the After Chorus
/ slide up
\ slide down
h hammer-on
p pull-off
~ vibrato
+ harmonic
. or x Mute note