Killswitch Engage: "My Last Serenade"
(2002, Alive Or Just Breathing)
Full Tab Submitted by Mikey
Email: chasethegreenpaper@hotmail.com
Strummed acoustic simulator intro
|-2---2-10-|
|-3-5-3-7--|
|-2-5-2-7--|
|-0-3-0-0--|
|-0-0-0-0--|
|----------|
Distorted intro
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|-----------------------------------------|
|-----------------------------------------|
|-4p0-0-0-4p0-0-0-4p0-0-0-----------------|
|-4p0-0-0-4p0-0-0-4p0-0-0-----------------|
|-4p0-0-0-4p0-0-0-4p0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|
pmpmpmpmpmpmpmpm
Verse 1
|----------------------------------------------------|
|----------------------------------------------------|
|----------------------------------------3-----------|
|-1-0-1-3-1-0---0-1-3-1-0---1-0-1-3-1-0--3-0-0-5-0-7-|
|-1-0-1-3-1-0---0-1-3-1-0---1-0-1-3-1-0--1-0-0-5-0-7-|
|-1-0-1-3-1-0---0-1-3-1-0---1-0-1-3-1-0----0-0-5-0-7-|
pmpmpmpmpmpm pmpmpmpmpm pmpmpmpmpm pmpm pm
Prechorus
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|-----------------------------------------------------| and immediately
|---------------------------------10-10-10-10-7-5-5-3-| back again
|-3p0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-10-10-10-10-7-5-5-3-|
|-3p0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-8--7--7--8--5-3-3-1-|
|-3p0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0---------------------|
pmpmpmpmpmpmpmpmpmpmpmpmpmpm
Chorus
|-------- |-------|
|-------- |-6-5-6-|
|---5-10- Guitar 1 |-5-5-5-| Guitar 2
|-0-5-10- |-0-0-0-|
|-0-3-8-- |-------|
|-0---8-- |-------|
Turnaround (Played at end of each bar of chorus)
|--------------------|
|--------------------|
|--------------------|
|-----2-3/2------2/3-|
|--------------3-----|
|-0-0--------0-------|
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Verse 2, Part I (G5 bar chord and intro turnaround played
simultaneously over both guitars.)
|-------------------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------------------|
|-----10h12-----0-0-0-0-0-0--0-0-0-0-0-0--0-0-0-0-0-0-7-|
|----8-----10---0-0-0-0-0-0--0-0-0-0-0-0--0-0-0-0-0-0-7-|
|-0h7--------8--0-0-0-0-0-0--0-0-0-0-0-0--0-0-0-0-0-0-7-|
pmpmpmpmpmpm pmpmpmpmpmpm pmpmpmpmpmpm
Verse 2, Part II, Guitar 1
|------------------------------------------------------|
|------------------------------------------------------|
|------------------------------------------3-----------|
|-1-0-1-3-1-0---0-1-3-1-0---1-0-1-3-1-0--0-3-0-0-5-0-7-|
|-1-0-1-3-1-0---0-1-3-1-0---1-0-1-3-1-0--0-1-0-0-5-0-7-|
|-1-0-1-3-1-0---0-1-3-1-0---1-0-1-3-1-0--0---0-0-5-0-7-|
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Verse 2, Part II, Guitar 2
(This part begins after Guitar 1 plays the bar above twice)
|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
|-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-|
|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
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|-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-|
|-------------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------------|
|---------------------------------|
|---------------------------------|
|-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-|
|---------------------------------|
|---------------------------------|
|---------------------------------|
2nd chorus is actually the same minus the last turnaround: the guitars
split to harmonize again.
Last Turnaround, Guitar 2
|--------------------|
|--------------------|
|--------------------|
|-----5-7/5------5h7-|
|--------------7-----|
|-0-0--------0-------|
pmpm pm
Killswitch songs are definitely an interesting breed as a lot of ear
training is needed to pick up all the intricacies. Then again, those
intricacies are half the reason their music is so listenable. Due to
the nature of this music, I cannot guarantee complete accuracy although
I know for a fact it's very close.
