Killswitch Engage - Life to lifeless

Band: Killswitch Engage Album: Alive or Just Breathing Song: Life To Lifeless Track #5 Transcribed by: jay-raff My band is covering this song and I'm 100% sure this is how it goes. This song's not that hard to begin with anyway, but it's still a kick-ass Killswitch tune. ____________________________________ | Key: | | | | pm* = palm-mute | | ~ = let ring | | ~~~ = vibrato | | h = hammer-on | | p = pull-off | | b = bend | | * = natural harmonic | | ** = artificial harmonic | | / or = slide | | // or = legato slide | | _ = cut off (staccato-like) | |____________________________________| Guitar I: C-G-C-F-A-d (low to high), pan right Guitar II: C-G-C-F-A-d (low to high), pan left Guitar III: C-G-C-F-A-d (low to high), pan center Intro (Gtrs. I+II) ~~5/4 timing~~ play 4 times ||--------------------|| ||*------------------*|| ||--------------------|| ||--------------------|| ||*-00-00--00000000--*|| ||--00-00--00000000---|| pm** ** ******** Gtr. III: play 3 times ||----------------------|| ||*--------------------*|| ||----------------------|| *Gtrs. I+II continue ||--5---6---0-----------|| with the Intro riff ||*-5-~-6-~-0-~--~--~--*|| seven times ||--5---6---0-----------|| then Gtrs. I+II: |------------| |-------------------| |------------| |-------------------| |------------| |-------------------| |-5---6---0--| |-------------------| |-5-~-6-~-0--| |-00-00--000000-6--| |-5---6---0--| |-00-00--000000-6--| pm** ** ****** Refrain ("Humility cover me! ...") ~~4/4 timing~~ Gtr.I: / Gtrs. I+II |------------------------------------| |------------------------------------| |-------------------7----------------| *repeat Refrain three times |-5--------6--0-0-0-7----------------| more, sliding out in the |-5--0-0-0-6--0-0-0-5--0-0-0-000-0-0-| middle of the last time |-5--0-0-0-6--0-0-0----0-0-0-000-0-0-| pm * * * * * * * * * *** * * Verse (Gtrs. I+II) ~~5/4 timing~~ play 3 times| ||--------------------||------------------| ||*------------------*||------------------| ||--------------------||------------------| ||--------------------||------------------| ||*-00-00--00000000--*||-00-00--000000-x-| ||--00-00--00000000---||-00-00--000000-x-| pm** ** ******** ** ** ****** Gtr.II: (Gtr.I plays regular rhythm) ("There is no darkness...") play 4 times ||-----------------------|| ||*----------------------|| ||-----------------------|| ||-----------------------|| ||*-000-000-0-000000000-*|| ||--000-000-0-000000000--|| *(slide out on last time) pm*** *** * ********* ~ Refrain (x4) (Gtrs. I+II) ~~4/4 timing~~ Chorus ("Life to lifeless...") (Gtr. I) |------------------------------------------------------------| |------------------------------------------------------------| |---------------------------------------------------*-*-*-*--| |-/3--2------5---5-----5---5-5-/3--2------0---------5-5-5-5--| |-/5--3--3-0-3-~-3-3-0-3-~-3-3-/5--3--3-0-0-~-0-0-0-5-5-5-5--| |--------3-0-3---3-3-0-3---3-3--------3-0-0---0-0-0----------| pm* * * * * * * * * (Gtr. II) |------------------------------------------------------------| |------------------------------------------------------------| |---------------------------------------------------*-*-*-*--| |-/7--5------3---3-----3---3-3-/7--3------0---------5-5-5-5--| |-/5--3--3-0-3-~-3-3-0-3-~-3-3-/5--3--3-0-0-~-0-0-0-5-5-5-5--| |--------3-0-3---3-3-0-3---3-3--------3-0-0---0-0-0----------| pm* * * * * * * * * (Gtr. I) |-----------------------------------------------------------| |-----------------------------------------------------------| |-----------------------------------------------------------| |-/3--2------5---5-----5---5-5-/3--2------0---------0-------| |-/5--3--3-0-3-~-3-3-0-3-~-3-3-/5--3--3-0-0-~-0-0-0-0--000--| |--------3-0-3---3-3-0-3---3-3--------3-0-0---0-0-0-0--000--| pm* * * * * * * * * *** (Gtr. II) |-----------------------------------------------------------| |-----------------------------------------------------------| |-----------------------------------------------------------| |-/7--5------3---3-----3---3-3-/7--5------0---------0-------| |-/5--3--3-0-3-~-3-3-0-3-~-3-3-/5--3--3-0-0-~-0-0-0-0--000--| |--------3-0-3---3-3-0-3---3-3--------3-0-0---0-0-0-0--000--| pm* * * * * * * * * *** Bridge (Gtrs. I+II) ("Death unfolds itself...") (Ending 1) (Ending 2) |--------------------------------------------| |-----------| |--------------------------------------------| |-----------| |--------------------------------------------| |-----------| |--------------------------------------3--6--| |-----3-/8--| |-5h8p5p0---------0---------5h8p5------3--6--| |-----3-/8--| *(play total of |---------3h6p3p0-0-00000000-----8p6p0-3--6--| |-...-3-/8--| four times)* pm******** (Ending 1) (Ending 2) |------------------------------------------| |-----------| |------------------------------------------| |-----------| |------------------------------------------| |-----------| |------------------------------------3--6--| |-----3-/8--| |-5h8p5p0---------0_------5h8p5------3--6--| |-----3-/8--| *(play total of |---------3h6p3p0-0_-----------8p6p0-3--6--| |-...-3-/8--| four times)* Build-up (Gtrs. I+II) ("Pain brings me down...") play 3 times | Gtr. III: ||-----------------------------------|| ||-------------------|| ||*---------------------------------*|| ||*-----------------*|| ||-----------------------------------|| ||-------------------|| ||-----------------------------------|| ||--5---6---0--------|| ||*-5-5-5-5-6-6-6-6-0-0-0-0-000-0-0-*|| ||*-5-~-6-~-0-~--~--*|| ||--5-5-5-5-6-6-6-6-0-0-0-0-000-0-0--|| ||--5---6---0--------|| pm* * * * * * * * * * * * *** * * Gtrs. I+II: (slowly come off the palm-mute) Gtr. III: |-----------------| |---------| |-----------------| |---------| |-----------------| |---------| |-----------------| |-5---6---| |-5-5-5-5-6-6-6-6-| |-5-~-6-~-| |-5-5-5-5-6-6-6-6-| |-5---6---| pm* * * * * * * * |-------------------------| |-------------------------| |-------------------------| |-------------------------| |--00---00----000000--x--| |--00---00----000000--x--| (gtrI)(gtrII)(gtrI) (both) ~ Chorus (twice as long) Ending (Gtrs. I+II: the Bridge riff 4 times) Gtr.III: |------------------------------| |------------------------------| |-7-------/10-------/14--------| |-x-(x32)--x--(x32)--x---(x56)-| |-5-------/8--------/12--------| |------------------------------| (Gtrs. I+II) End on: |--------| |--------| |--------| |-3-/8--| |-3-/8--| |-3-/8--|