MONSTER (Live)
As recorded by Skillet
(From the 2009 Album AWAKE)
Transcribed by @\??®?@?!??
Words by John Cooper Music by Skillet
Arranged by Skillet
Gtr I (B F# B E G# C#) - 'Ben Kasica'
Gtr II (B F# B E G# C#) - 'Korey Cooper'
Q=135
4/4
Gtr I
E E E E E E Q Q E E E E Q Q E E E E Q Q Q Q Q
|----------------|---------------|---------------|---------------|
|----------------|---------------|---------------|---------------|
|----------------|---------------|---------------|---------------|
|-7-7-7-0-x-0-0--|-8--8-0-x-0-0--|-5--5-0-x-0-0--|-8--10--5--3---|
|-7-7-7-0-x-0-0--|-8--8-0-x-0-0--|-5--5-0-x-0-0--|-8--10--5--3---|
|-7-7-7-0-x-0-0--|-8--8-0-x-0-0--|-5--5-0-x-0-0--|-8--10--5--3---|
Gtrs I, II
E E E E E E Q Q E E E E Q Q E E E E Q Q Q Q Q 6x
||-----------------|---------------|---------------|----------------||
||o----------------|---------------|---------------|---------------o||
||-----------------|---------------|---------------|----------------||
||--7-7-7-0-x-0-0--|-8--8-0-x-0-0--|-5--5-0-x-0-0--|-8--10--5--3----||
||o-7-7-7-0-x-0-0--|-8--8-0-x-0-0--|-5--5-0-x-0-0--|-8--10--5--3---o||
||--7-7-7-0-x-0-0--|-8--8-0-x-0-0--|-5--5-0-x-0-0--|-8--10--5--3----||
E E E E E E Q Q E E E E Q Q E E E E Q
|----------------|---------------|---------------|
|----------------|---------------|---------------|
|----------------|---------------|---------------|
|-7-7-7-0-x-0-0--|-8--8-0-x-0-0--|-5--5-0-x-0-0--|
|-7-7-7-0-x-0-0--|-8--8-0-x-0-0--|-5--5-0-x-0-0--|
|-7-7-7-0-x-0-0--|-8--8-0-x-0-0--|-5--5-0-x-0-0--|
E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E
|-----------------|-------------------------|
|-----------------|-------------------------|
|-----------------|-------------------------|
|-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-|-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-|
|-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-|-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-|
|-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-|-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-|
E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E
||------------------|-----------------|-----------------|-------------------||
||o-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|------------------o||
||------------------|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|-----------------|-3-3-5-5-----------||
||--0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|-3-3-5-5-5-5-3-3---||
||o-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|-1-1-3-3-5-5-3-3--o||
||--0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|-----------------|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|---------5-5-3-3---||
E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E
|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
|-----------------|-3-3-5-5---------|-----------------|-3-3-5-5---------|
|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|-3-3-5-5-5-5-3-3-|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|-3-3-5-5-5-5-3-3-|
|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|-1-1-3-3-5-5-3-3-|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|-1-1-3-3-5-5-3-3-|
|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|---------5-5-3-3-|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|---------5-5-3-3-|
E E E E E E Q Q E E E E Q Q E E E E Q Q Q Q Q 3x
||-----------------|---------------|---------------|--------------||
||o----------------|---------------|---------------|-------------o||
||-----------------|---------------|---------------|--------------||
||--7-7-7-0-x-0-0--|-8--8-0-x-0-0--|-5--5-0-x-0-0--|-8--10--5--3--||
||o-7-7-7-0-x-0-0--|-8--8-0-x-0-0--|-5--5-0-x-0-0--|-8--10--5--3-o||
||--7-7-7-0-x-0-0--|-8--8-0-x-0-0--|-5--5-0-x-0-0--|-8--10--5--3--||
E E E E E E Q Q E E E E Q Q E E E E Q
|----------------|---------------|---------------|
|----------------|---------------|---------------|
|----------------|---------------|---------------|
|-7-7-7-0-x-0-0--|-8--8-0-x-0-0--|-5--5-0-x-0-0--|
|-7-7-7-0-x-0-0--|-8--8-0-x-0-0--|-5--5-0-x-0-0--|
|-7-7-7-0-x-0-0--|-8--8-0-x-0-0--|-5--5-0-x-0-0--|
E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E
|-----------------|-------------------------|
|-----------------|-------------------------|
|-----------------|-------------------------|
|-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-|-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-|
|-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-|-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-|
|-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-|-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-|
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E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E 4x
||------------------|-----------------|-----------------|-------------------||
||o-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|------------------o||
||------------------|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|-----------------|-3-3-5-5-----------||
||--0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|-3-3-5-5-5-5-3-3---||
||o-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|-1-1-3-3-5-5-3-3--o||
||--0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|-----------------|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|---------5-5-3-3---||
E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E
|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
|-----------------|-3-3-5-5---------|-----------------|-3-3-5-5---------|
|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|-3-3-5-5-5-5-3-3-|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|-3-3-5-5-5-5-3-3-|
|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|-1-1-3-3-5-5-3-3-|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|-1-1-3-3-5-5-3-3-|
|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|---------5-5-3-3-|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|---------5-5-3-3-|
E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E
||------------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------||
||o-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|----------------o||
||--5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-||
||--5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-||
||o-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0o||
||------------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------||
Gtr I
E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E W
|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-------|
|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-------|
|-----------------|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|-----------------|-------|
|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|-------|
|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|-------|
|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|-----------------|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|-------|
Gtrs I, II
E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E
||------------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------||
||o-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|----------------o||
||------------------|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|-----------------|-3-3-5-5---------||
||--0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|-3-3-5-5-5-5-3-3-||
||o-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|-1-1-3-3-5-5-3-3o||
||--0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|-----------------|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|---------5-5-3-3-||
E E Q E E Q E E E E E E E E E E Q E E Q E E E E E E E E
|---------------|-----------------|---------------|-----------------|
|---------------|-----------------|---------------|-----------------|
|---------------|-3-3-5-5---------|---------------|-3-3-5-5---------|
|-0-0----0-0----|-3-3-5-5-5-5-3-3-|-0-0----0-0----|-3-3-5-5-5-5-3-3-|
|-0-0----0-0----|-1-1-3-3-5-5-3-3-|-0-0----0-0----|-1-1-3-3-5-5-3-3-|
|-0-0----0-0----|---------5-5-3-3-|-0-0----0-0----|---------5-5-3-3-|
E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E Q Q
|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|---------------|
|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|---------------|
|-----------------|-3-3-5-5---------|-----------------|-3-3-5-5-------|
|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|-3-3-5-5-5-5-3-3-|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|-3-3-5-5-5--3--|
|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|-1-1-3-3-5-5-3-3-|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|-1-1-3-3-5--3--|
|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|---------5-5-3-3-|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|---------5--3--|
Duration Legend
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W - whole; H - half; Q - quarter; E - 8th; S - 16th; T - 32nd; X - 64th; a - acciaccatura
+ - note tied to previous; . - note dotted; .. - note double dotted
Uncapitalized letters represent notes that are staccato (1/2 duration)
Irregular groupings are notated above the duration line
Duration letters will always appear directly above the note/fret number it represents the
duration for. Duration letters with no fret number below them represent rests. Multi-
bar rests are notated in the form Wxn, where n is the number of bars to rest for. Low
melody durations appear below the staff
Tablature Legend
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h - hammer-on
p - pull-off
b - bend
pb - pre-bend
r - bend release (if no number after the r, then release immediately)
/\ - slide into or out of (from/to "nowhere")
s - legato slide
S - shift slide
- natural harmonic
[n] - artificial harmonic
n(n) - tapped harmonic
~ - vibrato
tr - trill
T - tap
TP - trem. picking
PM - palm muting
\n/ - tremolo bar dip; n = amount to dip
\n - tremolo bar down
n/ - tremolo bar up
/n\ - tremolo bar inverted dip
= - hold bend; also acts as connecting device for hammers/pulls
<> - volume swell (louder/softer)
x - on rhythm slash represents muted slash
o - on rhythm slash represents single note slash
Misc Legend
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| - bar
|| - double bar
||o - repeat start
o|| - repeat end
*| - double bar (ending)
: - bar (freetime)
$ - Segno
& - Coda
Tempo markers - = BPM(8/16=s8/s16), where s8 = swing 8ths, s16 = swing 16ths