Band:  As I Lay Dying
Album: frail words collapse
Song:  the beginning

Copyright (c)  Metal Blade 2003
Version 1.0 - (DATE)

Transcribed By: Jeremy D. Brown



.  - palm mute           /  - slide up to
\  - slide down to       ~  - vibrato
h  - hammer on           b  - Bend
p  - pull off            Suffixes for bend
t  - tap                 f  - full bend    h - half bend
ph - pinched harmonic    q  - quarter bend t - tap bend
*  - see comment         ^  - Hold bend    r release bend
x  - Stuccatto           ~  - vibrato bend
,  - slight palm mute    () - ghost note, sustained note
"  - tremolo note        <> - Trill

It should be pretty accurate.  For timing and whatnot, just listen to the CD.  Enjoy


Tuning Drop D down one step

opening riff played 4 times:

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--------------------------------------------------10--------10-----

-14-14-14p12p10-12-12-12p10p9 10 9----9--------------10--------10--

-----------------------------------12---12-10-8-8-------8-8------8-

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                                         repeat this part 2 times:

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-888888888888--101010101010--777777-------9-9/10---9-9/10----------

-888888888888--101010101010--777777-------7-7/8----7-7/8-----------

-888888888888--101010101010--777777----00--------00-------000000000

                                        ..        ..       .........


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-8-10-7------------------------------------------------------------

-8-10-7------------------------------------------------------------

-8-10-7------------------------------------------------------------


  galloping rhythym played 2 times:

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0------------------------------------------------------------------

0-000-000-000-000-000-000-000--------------------------------------

   ... ... ... ... ... ... ...
   Played 2 times:

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8-8-7h8-7-8-7h8--0---0------0------0------0------------------------

8-------7--------0---0------0------0------0------------------------

8-------7--------0-0-0 0000-0-0000-0-0000-0------------------------

                  . . . .... . .... . .... .


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------------------------------------------------10-10h12p10--10--10h12p10-8

14-14-14p12p10-12-12-12p10p9-10-9----9---------------------10--------------

-----------------------------------12--12-10-8-8---------------------------

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-8-7h8-7-8-7h8-8-8h10-8-7-8-7----5-8-7h8-7-8-7h8-8-8-7h8-8h10-8-7-8-7---

-------7-------8--------------10-5-------7-------8-------------------10-

-------7-------8-----------------5-------7-------8----------------------


  Twice:

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------------9----------10----------12------------------------------

-0----------X-----------X-----------X----7p5---7-------------------

-0-00-00000-7-00-00000--8-00-00000-10-00-----8---8-7---------------

-0-00-00000-9-00-00000-10-00-00000-12-00---------------------------

    .. .....   .. .....    .. .....    ..


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---7-5/7---7-5/7-8-0-8-7h8-10-0-10--7-7-7--------------------------

-0-5-3/5-0-5-3/5-8-0-8-7h8-10-0-10--7-7-7--------------------------

-0-------0-------8-0-8-7h8-10-0-10--7-7-7--------------------------