Lamb of God
Hourglass
Ashes of the Wake
\: slide down
/: slide up
h: hammer on
p: pull off
b: bend up to note between ()
r: release bend
~: vibrato
+: represents the beat
Guitars in drop d tuning
e---------------------------------------------------------e
b---------------------------------------------------------b
g---------------------------------------------------------g
d---------------------------------------------------------d
a---------------7h8-----------8h10------------------------a
d-0-0-0-0-0-0----------0-0-0-----------0-0-0---3--7/6--2--d
+ + + + + + + +
e---------------------------------------------------------e
b------------------------------------------------10p9-----b
g---------------------------------------10p9-10-/14p13----g
d---------------------------------------------------------d
a--------------7h8---------8h12---------------------------a
d-0-0-0-0-0-0------0-0-0----------0-0-0-------------------d
+ + + + + + + +
e---------------------------------------------------------e
b---------------------------------------------------------b
g---------------------------------------------------------g
d---------------------------------------------------------d
a---------------7h8-----------8h10------------------------a
d-0-0-0-0-0-0----------0-0-0-----------0-0-0---3--7/6--2--d
+ + + + + + + +
e---------------------------------------------------------e
b---------------------------------------------------------b
g---------------------------------------------------------g
d---------------------------------------------------------d
a---------------------------------------------------------a
d--0-0-0-0-0-0--13p12--0-0-0--12p11-0-0-0--0--13-16h17p16-d
+ + + + + + + +
(Repeat)
Privilege a chosen ……
e---------------------------------------------------------e
b---------------------------------------------------------b
g---------------------------------------------------------g
d---------------------------------------------------------d
a----0--0--0----------------------------------------------a
d----0--0--0----------------------------------------------d
+ +
(“verse” riff)
A
e---------------------------------------------------------e
b---------------------------------------------------------b
g---------------------------------------------------------g
d---------------------------------------------------------d
a-----------------------------------------------13-12-11--a
d--0-0-0--13p12--0--0--14-16h17p16-----0-0-0--------------d
+ + + + + + + +
B
e---------------------------------------------------------e
b---------------------------------------------------------b
g---------------------------------------------------------g
d---------------------------------------------------------d
a---------------------------0-0-0-0-0-0-0-----------------a
d--0-0-0--13p12--0-0--12p11-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-----------------d
+ + + + + + + +
C
e---------------------------------------------------------e
b---------------------------------------------------------b
g---------------------------------------------------------g
d---------------------------------------------------------d
a--------------------------------------------1------------a
d--0-0-0--13p12--0--0--1--4h5p4--1--0--0---------4-----1--d
+ + + + + + + +
A,B,C,B,A,B,C
(Next riff)
e---------------------------------------------------------e
b---------------------------------------------------------b
g---------------------------------------------------------g
d---------------------------------------------10----------d
a--------13---10h12-------13---10h12----------------------a
d--0-0-0----0-------0-0-0----0--------0-----8-----8-------d
+ + + + + + + +
e---------------------------------------------------------e
b---------------------------------------------------------b
g---------------------------------------------------------g
d---------------------------------------------------------d
a---------13---10h12------------12--10--------------------a
d--0-0-0-----0--------0-0-0-10---------13-9/10\9---5\4----d
+ + + + + + + +
[ Tab from: https://www.guitartabs.cc/tabs/l/lamb_of_god/hourglass_tab_ver_2.html ]
e---------------------------------------------------------e
b---------------------------------------------------------b
g---------------------------------------------------------g
d---------------------------------------------10----------d
a--------13---10h12-------13---10h12----------------------a
d--0-0-0----0-------0-0-0----0--------0-----8-----8-------d
+ + + + + + + +
e---------------------------------------------------------e
b---------------------------------------------------------b
g---------------------------------------------------------g
d--------------------------------8-7-5--------------------d
a--------13-----10--12--------6---------7/8\7--5-4--------a
d-0-0-0-----0-----------0-0-0-----------------------------d
+ + + + + + + +
(last time)
e---------------------------------------------------------e
b---------------------------------------------------------b
g---------------------------------------------------------g
d--------------------------------8-7-5--------------------d
a--------13-----10--12--------6---------7/8\7--5-1--------a
d-0-0-0-----0-----------0-0-0------------------5-1--------d
+ + + + + + + +
e---------------------------------------------------------e
b---------------------------------------------------------b
g---------------------------------------------------------g
d-----8----5/7---8---5/7---------------8----5/7---10--10--d
a--0--6----3/5---6---3/5---------------6----3/5---8---6---a
d--0-----0-----0---0------0-0-0-0-0-0-0---0----0----0----0d
+ + + + + + + + + + + + + +
(palm mute open d’s)
e---------------------------------------------------------e
b---------------------------------------------------------b
g---------------------------------------------------------g
d-----8----5/7---8---5/7---------------8----5/7-----------d
a--0--6----3/5---6---3/5---------------6----3/5---3----1--a
d--0-----0-----0---0------0-0-0-0-0-0-0---0----0--3--0-1-0d
+ + + + + + + + + + + + + +
(Repeat)
Next riff
e---------------------------------------------------------e
b---------------------------------------------------------b
g---------------------------------------------------------g
d-------7-------------7-----------------------------------d
a----5h6-----------5h6----------5h6-4-----------5h6-3-----a
d-0------0-0-0-0-0-----0-0-0-0-0-------0-0-0-0-0-----0000-d
+ + + + + + + + + + + + + + + +
-Palm mute open d’s
-Repeat 4 times as written
-Then 4 times using root fifth chords
on all except open d’s
Triplet feel
e---------------------------------------------------------e
b---------------------------------------------------------b
g---------------------------------------------------------g
d---------------------------------------------------------d
a----------------6-5-4-7-6-5------------------------------a
d----6-5-4-5-4-3------------------------------------------d
Palm mute---->--->------>
e---------------------------------------------------------e
b---------------------------------------------------------b
g---------------------------------------------------------g
d----------------------------11---------------------------d
a----------12----------12-13----13-12---------------------a
d-12-13-12----13-12-12------------------------------------d
palm mute all notes on low d string
e---------------------------------------------------------e
b---------------------------------------------------------b
g---------------------------------------------------------g
d---------------------------------------------------------d
a----------12-----------------13-12-11--------------------a
d-12-13-12----13-12-11-13-10------------------------------d
e---------------------------------------------------------e
b---------------------------------------------------------b
g---------------------------------------------------------g
d----------------------------11---------------------------d
a----------12----------12-13----13-12---------------------a
d-12-13-12----13-12-12------------------------------------d
e---------------------------------------------------------e
b---------------------------------------------------------b
g---------------------------------------------------------g
d---------------------------------------------------------d
a-----------12--------------------------------------------a
d--12-13-12----13-12--3--7--2--6--1--5--------------------d
-Transpose this last riff down a minor third
to get the harmony
-The rest is percussive and easy to figure out
