Killswitch Engage - This Is Goodbye Chords & Tabs

**** This is my transcription of this song preformed by Killswitch Engage. ****

Song: This is Goodbye
Artist: Killswitch Engage
Album: Killswitch Engage 2009
Tabbed by: lagowns / kse8808@yahoo.com


PM - Palm mute
()- Ring Out
~ - Vibrato
h - Hammer on
p - Pull off
/ - Slide up
\ - Slide down
///X - Scratch string with pick

Tuning: C G C F A D


Intro [Bridge riff] (you can figure out the rhythm)
d|--------------------------------------------------------------------|
a|--------------------------------------------------------------------|
f|--------------------------------------------------------------------|
c|-----------------------------------------------------------------7--|
g|-----------------------------------------------------------------5--|
C|-0-00-0-00-0-00-0-00-0-00-0-00--0-00-0-00-0-00-0-00-0--001-5-1p0-0--|

main riff
d|-----------------------------------------|
a|-----------------------------------------|
f|-----------------------------------------|
c|--------------------------------------7--|
g|----------------------1p0-------------5--|
C|-0x12-1p0-1h5p1p0-1p0-----5p0-1h5p1p0----|

2nd riff [guitar 1&2]
d|---------------------------------------------------|
a|---------------------------------------------------|
f|---------------------------------------------------| [x2] guitar 1
c|------------------------------------------------7--| [x4] guitar 2
g|--------------------------------1p0-------------5--|
C|-0x14-8x16-5x16-1p0-1h5p1p0-1p0-----5p0-1h5p1p0----|

3rd riff [guitar 1]
d|---------------------------------------------------------------------|
a|---------------------------------------------------------------------|
f|---------------------------------------------------------------------|
c|---------10p0---------10p0-----10p0---------7p0---------7p0-----7p0--|
g|-8p0-8p0------8p0-8p0------8p0------5p0-5p0-----5p0-5p0-----5p0------|
C|---------------------------------------------------------------------|

-------------------------------------------------------------------|
-------------------------------------------------------------------|
-------------------------------------------------------------------|
---------3p0---------3p0-----3p0-----------------------------------| [x2]
-1p0-1p0-----1p0-1p0-----1p0----------------------1p0--------------|
----------------------------------1p0-1h5p1p0-1p0-----5p0-1h5p1p0--|

4th riff (guitar 1)
d|----------------------------------------------------------------|
a|-11---11---11---11---11---11---10---10---10---10---10-10/11\10--|
f|--12---12---12---12---12---12---10---10---10---10---------------|
c|---12---12--------12---12--------10---10--------10--------------|
g|----------------------------------------------------------------|
C|----------------------------------------------------------------|

------------------------------------------------------|
-6---6---6---6---6---6---5---5---5---6---5------------|
--7---7---7---7---7---7---5---5--------------7---5----| [x2]
---7---7-------7---7-------5---5---5---5---5---5---5--|
------------------------------------------------------|
------------------------------------------------------|

4th riff (guitar 2)
d|---------------------------------------------------------------|
a|---------------------------------------------------------------|
f|---------------------------------------------------------------|
c|---------------------------------------------------------------|
g|-5-----5-----5---5-----5-----5----3-----3-----3---3-----3------|
C|-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--|

--------------------------------------------------|
--------------------------------------------------|
--------------------------------------------------|
---------7---------------7-------555555555555555--| [x2]
-0-------5-------0-------5-------333333333333333--|
-0-0-0-0---0-0-0-0-0-0-0---0-0-0------------------|

Main riff again (guitar 1&2) (guitar 2 comes in after the 12 open 0's)
d|-----------------------------------------|
a|-----------------------------------------|
f|-----------------------------------------|
c|--------------------------------------7--|
g|----------------------1p0-------------5--|
C|-0x12-1p0-1h5p1p0-1p0-----5p0-1h5p1p0----|

2nd riff again (guitar 1&2)
d|---------------------------------------------------|
a|---------------------------------------------------|
f|---------------------------------------------------| [x2]
c|------------------------------------------------7--|
g|--------------------------------1p0-------------5--|
C|-0x14-8x16-5x16-1p0-1h5p1p0-1p0-----5p0-1h5p1p0----|

3rd riff again (guitar 1)
d|---------------------------------------------------------------------|
a|---------------------------------------------------------------------|
f|---------------------------------------------------------------------|
c|---------10p0---------10p0-----10p0---------7p0---------7p0-----7p0--|
g|-8p0-8p0------8p0-8p0------8p0------5p0-5p0-----5p0-5p0-----5p0------|
C|---------------------------------------------------------------------|

-------------------------------------------------------------------|
-------------------------------------------------------------------|
-------------------------------------------------------------------| [x2]
---------3p0---------3p0-----3p0-----------------------------------|
-1p0-1p0-----1p0-1p0-----1p0----------------------1p0--------------|
----------------------------------1p0-1h5p1p0-1p0-----5p0-1h5p1p0--|

3rd riff HARMONY (guitar 2)
d|-----------------------------------------------------------------------|
a|-----------------------------------------------------------------------|
f|-----------------------------------------------------------------------|
c|----------14p0-----------14p0------14p0---------10p0---------10p0------|
g|12p0-12p0------12p0-12p0------12p0------8p0-8p0------8p0-8p0------8p0--|
C|-----------------------------------------------------------------------|
[ Tab from: https://www.guitartabs.cc/tabs/k/killswitch_engage/this_is_goodbye_tab.html ]
----------------------------------------------------------------------|
----------------------------------------------------------------------|
----------------------------------------------------------------------| [x2]
10p0---------7p0---------7p0-----7p0----------------------------------|
-----5p0-5p0-----5p0-5p0-----5p0---------------------1p0--------------|
-------------------------------------1p0-1h5p1p0-1p0-----5p0-1h5p1p0--|

4th riff again (guitar 1)
d|----------------------------------------------------------------|
a|-11---11---11---11---11---11---10---10---10---10---10-10/11\10--|
f|--12---12---12---12---12---12---10---10---10---10---------------|
c|---12---12--------12---12--------10---10--------10--------------|
g|----------------------------------------------------------------|
C|----------------------------------------------------------------|

------------------------------------------------------|
-6---6---6---6---6---6---5---5---5---6---5------------|
--7---7---7---7---7---7---5---5--------------7---5----| [x2]
---7---7-------7---7-------5---5---5---5---5---5---5--|
------------------------------------------------------|
------------------------------------------------------|

4th riff again (guitar 2)
d|---------------------------------------------------------------|
a|---------------------------------------------------------------|
f|---------------------------------------------------------------|
c|---------------------------------------------------------------|
g|-5-----5-----5---5-----5-----5----3-----3-----3---3-----3------|
C|-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--|

--------------------------------------------------|
--------------------------------------------------|
--------------------------------------------------|
---------7---------------7-------555555555555555--| [x2]
-0-------5-------0-------5-------333333333333333--|
-0-0-0-0---0-0-0-0-0-0-0---0-0-0------------------|

5th riff (guitar 1&2) {RING OUT}
d|--------------------------------------------------------------------|
a|--------------------------------------------------------------------|
f|--------------------------------------------------------------------|
c|-8---8---8--------8-8---8--------8-8---8---8--------8-8---8-------8-|
g|--5---5---5----------5---5----------5---5---5----------5---5--------|
C|---5---5---5-5-6------5---5-5-6------5---5---5-5-6------5---5-5-6---|

6th riff (guitar 1) {PM}
d|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
a|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
f|-------------------------------------------------------------------| [x4]
c|-8---8---8--------8-8---8--------8-8---8---8--------8-8---8--------|
g|--5---5---5----------5---5----------5---5---5----------5---5-------|
C|---5---5---5-5-6------5---5-5-6------8---8---8-5-6------5---5-5-6--|

6th riff (guitar 2) {RING OUT}
d|--------------------------------------------------------------------|
a|--------------------------------------------------------------------|
f|--------------------------------------------------------------------| [x2]
c|-----------------8-------------8------------------8---------------8-|
g|-(5)----------------(5)------------(5)----------------(5)-----------|
C|-(5)--------5-6-----(5)----5-6-----(8)--------5-6-----(5)----5-6----|

6th riff (guitar 2 continued) {PM}
d|-------------------------------------------|
a|-------------------------------------------|
f|-------------------------------------------|
c|-8-----8-----8---------8-8-----8---------8-|
g|-5-----5-----5-----------5-----5-----------|
C|---5-5---5-5---5-5-5-6-----5-5---5-5-5-6---|

-------------------------------------------|
-------------------------------------------|
-------------------------------------------| [x2]
8-----8-----8---------8-8-----8---------8--|
5-----5-----5-----------5-----5------------|
8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-5-6-----5-5---5-5-5-6----|

4th riff again (guitar 1)
d|----------------------------------------------------------------|
a|-11---11---11---11---11---11---10---10---10---10---10-10/11\10--|
f|--12---12---12---12---12---12---10---10---10---10---------------|
c|---12---12--------12---12--------10---10--------10--------------|
g|----------------------------------------------------------------|
C|----------------------------------------------------------------|

------------------------------------------------------|
-6---6---6---6---6---6---5---5---5---6---5------------|
--7---7---7---7---7---7---5---5--------------7---5----| [x2]
---7---7-------7---7-------5---5---5---5---5---5---5--|
------------------------------------------------------|
------------------------------------------------------|

4th riff again (guitar 2)
d|---------------------------------------------------------------|
a|---------------------------------------------------------------|
f|---------------------------------------------------------------|
c|---------------------------------------------------------------|
g|-5-----5-----5---5-----5-----5----3-----3-----3---3-----3------|
C|-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--|

--------------------------------------------------|
--------------------------------------------------|
--------------------------------------------------|
---------7---------------7-------555555555555555--| [x2]
-0-------5-------0-------5-------333333333333333--|
-0-0-0-0---0-0-0-0-0-0-0---0-0-0------------------|

7th riff [outro] (guitar 1)
d|-------------------------------------------------|
a|-------------------------------------------------|
f|-7--10--7--(10)---7--10--7--(10)---7--10--7--(9)-|
c|-------------------------------------------------|
g|-------------------------------------------------|
C|-------------------------------------------------|

7th riff [outro] (guitar 2)
d|----------------------------------------------------------------|
a|----------------------------------------------------------------|
f|----------------------------------------------------------------|
c|-8-----8-----8----8-----8----8----7----7----7---7----7-----7----|
g|--10----10----10---10----10---10----8----8----8---8----8-----8--|
C|----12----12---------12----12--------10----10------10----10-----|

----------------------------------------------------------------|
----------------------------------------------------------------|
----------------------------------------------------------------|
-3-----3-----3----3-----3----3----2----2----2---2----2----2-----|
---5-----5-----5----5-----5----5----3----3----3---3----3----(3)-|
-----7-----7----------7-----7---------5----5--------5----5------|