Divination (Guitar)
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Chimaira
"Divination"
From the '98 EP 'This Present Darkness'
Seven string guitar tuned to Drop A

Riff 1-A
                                                               x4          
E|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
B|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
G|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
D|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
A|-7-------7-----------7-------7-----------------------------------|
E|-6-------6-----------6-------6-----------4-4-3---0---1---2---0---|
A|-----0-------0---0-------0-------0---0---4-4-3---0---1---2---0---|
       -       -   -       -       -   -   - - -   -   -   -   -
   |_______|_______|_______|       |_______|_______|_______|         
                             x1
E|-------------------------------|
B|-------------------------------|
G|-------------------------------|
D|-------------------------------|
A|-7-----------------------------|
E|-6-----------------------------|
A|-------------------------------|
   |_______|_______|_______|

Riff 1-B
                                                                x3
E|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
B|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
G|-----------------------------------------------------------------|  *= Harmonic
D|-----------------------------------------------------------------|  
A|-7-------7-----------7-------7-------------------5*--------------| 
E|-6-------6-----------6-------6-----------4-4-3-----------1-1-0---|
A|-----0-------0---0-------0-------0---0---4-4-3-------0---1-1-0---|
       -       -   -       -       -   -   - - -       -   - - -
   |_______|_______|_______|       |_______|_______|_______|       
                                                                x1
E|-----------------------------------------------------------------|  {}= Guitar 1
B|------------------------------------------------{10}============-|  []= Guitar 2
G|------------------------------------------------{13}============-|  
D|-----------------------------------------------------------------|  ==== Hold out
A|-7-------7-----------7-------7------------------[12]============-|
E|-6-------6-----------6-------6-----------4-4-3-------------------|
A|-----0-------0---0-------0-------0---0---4-4-3--[11]============-|
       -       -   -       -       -   -   - - -       
   |_______|_______|_______|       |_______|_______|_______|    
                                                                x3
E|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
B|-----------------------------------------------------------------|  
G|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
D|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
A|-7-------7-----------7-------7-------------------5*--------------|
E|-6-------6-----------6-------6-----------4-4-3-----------1-1-0---|
A|-----0-------0---0-------0-------0---0---4-4-3-------0---1-1-0---|
       -       -   -       -       -   -   - - -       -   - - -
   |_______|_______|_______|       |_______|_______|_______|       
                                                                x1
E|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
B|-------------------------------------------------9==============-|
G|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
D|-------------------------------------------------7==============-|
A|-7-------7-----------7-------7-----------------------------------|
E|-6-------6-----------6-------6-----------4-4-3-------------------|
A|-----0-------0---0-------0-------0---0---4-4-3-------------------|
       -       -   -       -       -   -   - - -       
   |_______|_______|_______|       |_______|_______|_______|    


Riff 2:
E|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
B|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
G|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
D|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
A|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
E|---------2-------1-------0---1---0-------------------4-----------|
A|-0---0---2-------1-------0---1---0-------0---0---0-------6---5---|
   -   -                                   -   -   -
   |_______|_______|_______|       |_______|_______|_______|    
E|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
B|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
G|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
D|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
A|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
E|---------2-------1-------0---1-----------------------------------|
A|-0---0---2-------1-------0---1---1-/-/-/-/-/-/-/-/-/-/-/-/-/-/-/-|
   -   -                             ^-play 16th notes while sliding up from first fret      
   |_______|_______|_______|       |_______|_______|_______|    
E|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
B|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
G|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
D|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
A|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
E|---------2-------1-------0---1---0-------------------4-----------|
A|-0---0---2-------1-------0---1---0-------0---0---0-------6---5---|
   -   -                                   -   -   -
   |_______|_______|_______|       |_______|_______|_______|    
E|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
B|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
G|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
D|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
A|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
E|---------2-------1-------0---1---1---0-------0-------0-------0---|
A|-0---0---2-------1-------0---1---1---0-------0-------0-------0---|
   -   -                               -       -       -       -   
   |_______|_______|_______|       |_______|_______|_______|    


Riff 3
E|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
B|-------------------------------------------------12--------------|
G|-------------------------------------------------15--------------|
D|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
A|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
E|-----------------3---0-------------------------------------------|
A|-0---0---0---0---3---0---0---0---0-0-0---0-0-0-------0---0---0---|
   -   -   -   -           -   -   - - -   - - -       -   -   -
   |_______|_______|_______|       |_______|_______|_______|    
E|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
B|-------------------------------------------------12--12--12--12--|
G|-------------------------------------------------15--15--15--15--|
D|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
A|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
E|-----------------3---0-------------------------------------------|
A|-0---0---0---0---3---0---0---0---0-0-0---0-0-0-------------------|
   -   -   -   -           -   -   - - -   - - -      
   |_______|_______|_______|       |_______|_______|_______|    


Riff 4
E|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
B|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
G|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
D|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
A|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
E|-10=============-1==============-0==============================-|
A|-10=============-1==============-0==============================-|
   |_______|_______|_______|       |_______|_______|_______|    

Riff 5-A
E|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
B|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
G|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
D|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
A|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
E|-0---2---1---0---2---1---0---2---1---0---2---1---0---3*^-----3*^-|-=pinch harmonic and bend
A|-0---2---1---0---2---1---0---2---1---0---2---1---0---------------|
   -   -   -   -   -   -   -   -   -   -   -   -   -   
   |_______|_______|_______|       |_______|_______|_______|    
E|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
B|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
G|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
D|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
A|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
E|-0---2---1---0---2---1---0---2---1---0---2---1---0---------------|
A|-0---2---1---0---2---1---0---2---1---0---2---1---0---3*~~~~~-----|-=pinch harmonic and strong vibrato
   -   -   -   -   -   -   -   -   -   -   -   -   -
   |_______|_______|_______|       |_______|_______|_______|    


Riff 5-B: Polyrhythm, 3/4 against 4/4
    ___3/4___   ___3/4___   ___3/4_____   ___3/4___   ___3/4___   ___   
   |         | |         | |           | |         | |         | |         
E|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
G|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
D|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
A|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
E|-0-2-1-0-2-1-0-2-1-0-2-1-0-2-1-0-|-2-1-0-2-1-0-2-1-0-2-1-0-2-1-0-2-|
A|-0-2-1-0-2-1-0-2-1-0-2-1-0-2-1-0-|-2-1-0-2-1-0-2-1-0-2-1-0-2-1-0-2-|
   - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -   - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
   |___|___|___|   |___|___|___|     |___|___|___|   |___|___|___|   
  _3/4___   ___3/4___   ___3/4___     ___3/4___   ___3/4___   _2/4_
         | |         | |         |   |         | |         | |     |
E|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
G|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
D|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
A|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
E|-1-0-2-1-0-2-1-0-2-1-0-2-1-0-2-1-|-0-2-1-0-2-1-0-2-1-0-2-1-0-2-1-0-|
A|-1-0-2-1-0-2-1-0-2-1-0-2-1-0-2-1-|-0-2-1-0-2-1-0-2-1-0-2-1-0-2-1-0-|
   - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -   - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
   |___|___|___|   |___|___|___|     |___|___|___|   |___|___|___|   


Riff 6
Guitar 1
E|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
B|-----12------12------12------12--|-----12------12------12------12--|
G|-----15------15------15------15--|-----15------15------15------15--|
D|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
A|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
E|-0-------0-------0-------0-------|-0-------0-------0-------0-------|
A|-0-------0-------0-------0-------|-0-------0-------0-------0-------|
   -       -       -       -         -       -       -       -      
   |___|___|___|   |___|___|___|     |___|___|___|   |___|___|___|
Guitar 2
E|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
B|-----12------12------12------12--|-----12------12------------------|
G|-----15------15------15------15--|-----15------15------------------|
D|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
A|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
E|-0-------0-------0-------0-------|-0-------0-------0--0--0---------|
A|-0-------0-------0-------0-------|-0-------0-------0--0--0-15\\\\\-| 
   -       -       -       -         -       -       -  -  -  ^-pick 15th fret and slide down
   |___|___|___|   |___|___|___|     |___|___|___|   |___|___|___|

Riff 7
                                                                
E|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
G|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
D|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
A|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
E|-2 \ 1---0---0---0---0---2---1---|-2 \ 1---0---0---0---0---2---1---|
A|-2 \ 1---0---0---0---0---2---1---|-2 \ 1---0---0---0---0---2---1---|
           -   -   -   -   -   -             -   -   -   -   -   -   
   |_______|_______|_______|         |_______|_______|_______|   
E|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
G|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
D|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
A|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
E|-2 \ 1---0---0---0---0---2---1---|-2 \ 1---0---1-------1-------1---|
A|-2 \ 1---0---0---0---0---2---1---|-2 \ 1---0---1-------1-------1---|
           -   -   -   -   -   -             -   -       -       -
   |_______|_______|_______|         |_______|_______|_______|   

/ = Slide up
\ = Slide down
^ = Bend
~ = Vibrato
* = Harmonic (notated as pinch or true)
= = Hold out
0 
- = palm mute