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 (mostly)
Completion and corrections by: Steven Germain

.  - 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

Tuning Drop D down one step


   opening riff played 4 times:
D#|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
A#|--------------------------------------------------10--------10-----|
F#|-14-14-14p12p10-12-12-12p10p9 10 9----9--------------10--------10--|
C#|-----------------------------------12---12-10-8-8-------8-8------8-|
G#|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
C#|-------------------------------------------------------------------|

                                           repeat this part 2 times:
D#|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
A#|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
F#|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
C#|-888888888888--101010101010--777777-------9-9/10---9-9/10----------|
G#|-888888888888--101010101010--777777-------7-7/8----7-7/8-----------|
C#|-888888888888--101010101010--777777----00--------00-------000000000|
                                          ..        ..       .........

D#|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
A#|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
F#|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
C#|-8-10-7------------------------------------------------------------|
G#|-8-10-7------------------------------------------------------------|
C#|-8-10-7------------------------------------------------------------|

    galloping rhythym played 2 times:
D#|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
A#|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
F#|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
C#|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
G#|0------------------------------------------------------------------|
C#|0-000-000-000-000-000-000-000--------------------------------------|
     ... ... ... ... ... ... ...


    Played 2 times:
D#|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
A#|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
F#|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
C#|8-8-7h8-7-8-7h8--0---0------0------0------0------------------------|
G#|8-------7--------0---0------0------0------0------------------------|
C#|8-------7--------0-0-0 0000-0-0000-0-0000-0------------------------|
                    . . . .... . .... . .... .

D#|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A#|-----------------------------------------------10-10h12p10--10--10h12p10-8---|
F#|14-14-14p12p10-12-12-12p10p9-10-9---9---------------------10-----------------|
C#|----------------------------------12--12-10-8-8------------------------------|
G#|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------|
C#|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------|


D#|----------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A#|----------------------------------------------------------------------------|
F#|----------------------------------------------------------------------------|
C#|-(5)-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---|
G#|-(5)-------7-------8--------------10-5-------7-------8-------------------10-|
C#|-(5)-------7-------8-----------------5-------7-------8----------------------|

    Twice:
D#|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
A#|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
F#|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
C#|-0----------2----------3----------5-----7p5---7------------------|
G#|-0-00-00000-2-00-00000-3-00-00000-5-00------8---8-7--------------|
C#|-0-00-00000-2-00-00000-3-00-00000-5-00---------------------------|
      .. .....   .. .....   .. .....   ..

D#|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A#|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
F#|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
C#|-5-8-7h8-7-8-7h8-8-8h10-8-7-8-7----5-8-7h8-7-8-7h8-8-8-7h8-8h10-8-7-8-7---|
G#|-5-------7-------8--------------10-5-------7-------8-------------------10-|
C#|-5-------7-------8-----------------5-------7-------8----------------------|

   4x:
D#|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
A#|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
F#|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
C#|---7-5/7---7-5/7-8-0-8-7h8-10-0-10--7-7-7--------------------------|
G#|-0-5-3/5-0-5-3/5-8-0-8-7h8-10-0-10--7-7-7--------------------------|
C#|-0-------0-------8-0-8-7h8-10-0-10--7-7-7--------------------------|

   2x
D#|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
A#|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
F#|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
C#|-888888888888--101010101010--777777-------9-9/10---9-9/10----------|
G#|-888888888888--101010101010--777777-------7-7/8----7-7/8-----------|
C#|-888888888888--101010101010--777777----00--------00-------000000000|
                                          ..        ..       .........

D#|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
A#|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
F#|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
C#|-888888888888-10~--------------------------------------------------|
G#|-888888888888-10~--------------------------------------------------|
C#|-888888888888-10~--------------------------------------------------|


D#|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A#|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
F#|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
C#|-5-8-7h8-7-8-7h8-8-8h10-8-7-8-7----5-8-7h8-7-8-7h8-8-8-7h8-8h10-8-7-8-7---|
G#|-5-------7-------8--------------10-5-------7-------8-------------------10-|
C#|-5-------7-------8-----------------5-------7-------8----------------------|

   4x:
D#|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
A#|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
F#|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
C#|---7-5/7---7-5/7-8-0-8-7h8-10-0-10--7-7-7--------------------------|
G#|-0-5-3/5-0-5-3/5-8-0-8-7h8-10-0-10--7-7-7--------------------------|
C#|-0-------0-------8-0-8-7h8-10-0-10--7-7-7--------------------------|