The Arms of Sorrow Guitar tab by Killswitch Engage

Killswitch Engage - The Arms of Sarrow
Tabbed by Tim Dowland (The Arizona Version)
Tuning Dropped C (CGCFAD)

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This Tab is correct! Make sure you really learn to play this before you give me a
These tabs take hours to write and This one took Days! Also, please, if you are going to
corrections please make sure that you are not just playing the same notes that I have 
in a different position. Thanks.

ENJOY!
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The chords:

For this song you must add and subtract notes to and from these chords according
to the scale and according to the song.

C# add9 maj7 no5th   FM Aug5TH    C# major ninth no 3rd      G M TRIAD


    D----              D----           D----                   D----|
    A----              A--7-           A--6-                   A--6-|
    F--7-              F--8-           F--7-                   F--7-|
    C--5-              C--6-           C--8-                   C--8-|
    G--6-              G--5-           G--6-                   G----|
    C----              C--5-           C----                   C----|


(Make the GM Triad chord with
pinky ,ring, and POinTeR,
rest birdie finger ON 4TH   STR. 7TH FR.)


THESE ARE JUST A FEW OF THE MORE ABSTRACT CHORDS, FOR THE MOST PART, THE REST ARE JUST
CHORDS...PAY ATTENTION
HERE WE GO...


..........

[Intro: ]

GUITAR 1: ( THE SYMBOL [~] means let ring)

  C# add9 maj7 W/O 5th

D-------------------------------------------------------------------|
A-------------------------------------------------------------------|
F--------7-----------------5-----------------7----------------------|
C----5-------5---5-----5-------5---5-----5-------5---5--------------|
G--6---6---6---6-----6---6---6---6-----6---6---6---6----------------| KEEP
C-------------------------------------------------------------------|  GOING

D--------------------------------------------------------------------|
A--------------------------------------------------------------------|
F--------7-----------------7-----------------5----------7~~----------|
C----7-------7---7-----5-------5---5-----5-------5---5~~~------------|
G--6---6---6---6-----6---6---6---6-----6---6---6---6~~~--------------|
C--------------------------------------------------------------------|

LISTEN HARD! THE  MIDTONE ONLY CHANGES ONCE AND BACK on that part.

..

GUITAR 2: (acoustic simulator peddle very quiet)

D--------------------------------0-0000000-|
A--3-3333333-3-3333333-3-3333333-3-3333333-|
F--0-0000000-2-2222222-3-3333333-2-2222222-|
C--1-1111111-3-3333333-5-5555555-0-0000000-|
G------------------------------------------|
C------------------------------------------|

D-----------------------------------------|
A--3-3333333-3-3333333-3-3333333~~--------|
F--0-0000000-2-2222222-3-3333333~~--------|
C--1-1111111-3-3333333-5-5555555~~--------|
G-----------------------------------------|
C-----------------------------------------|


GUITAR 3: CLIMBS LIKE THIS (add volume swell)

D---------------------------------------------------------------------|
A---------------------------------------------------------------------|
F---------------------------------------------------------------------|
C--------------------------------------/5~~~--------------------------|
G-/6~---------------/8~~~---------------------------------------------| <- G
C---------------------------------------------------------------------|

D---------------------------------------------------------------------|
A---------------------------------------------------------------------|
F--------------------------------------------------------/7~~~--------|
C-/7~~~-------------/8~~~---------------/10~~~------------------------| <- C
G---------------------------------------------------------------------|
C---------------------------------------------------------------------|

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

[VERSE ONE:]


GUITAR ONE: (REFER TO MY CHORD CHART, EASIER THAN IT LOOKS.)


F  M Aug5

D-------------------------------------------------------------------|
A-------------------------------------------------------------------|
F--7-------7--------7--------7-------7--------7---------------------|
C--8-------7--------8--------7-------8--------8---------------------|
G--6--55---6--55----6--55----6--55---6--55----6--55-55--------------|
C-----55------55-------55-------55------55-------55-55--------------|

Pm    ..      ..       ..       ..      ..       .. ..


GUITAR 1:

        CM9TH                     GM TRI
D---------------------------------------------------------------|
A------------------------------------------6~~~-----------------|
F--7/8--6------6------6----------7~~~---------7~~~--------------|
C-------8--88--7--88--8--88-88------8~~7~~~-------7~~~----------|
G--5/6--5--66--5--66--6--66-66----------------------------------|
C---------------------------------------------------------------|
pm         ..     ..     ..  ..

(Just USE The G MAJOR TRIAD AND DIMINISH THE ROOT FROM PINKY TO MID. FING. FOR THAT RIFF ENDING)


GUITAR 2:

D---------------------------------------------------------------|
A---------------------------------------------------------------|
F--7~~~---------------------------------------------------------|
C--5~~~---------------------------------------------------------|
G--5------------------------------------------------------------|
C--5------------------------------------------------------------|


D---------------------------------------------------------------|
A---------------------------------------------------------------|
F----3~~~-------------------------------------------------------|
C--0-1~~~------------------------3~~~---------------------------|
G--0-1~~~------------------------3~~~---------------------------|
C--0-1~~~------------------------3~~~---------------------------|


THEN: GUITAR 2 PLAYS ALMOST THE SAME AS GUITAR 1 (NOTICE THE OPEN STRING)

D-------------------------------------------------------------------|
A-------------------------------------------------------------------|
F--0-------0--------0--------0-------0--------0---------------------|
C--8-------7--------8--------7-------8--------7---------------------|
G--5--55---5--55----5--55----5--55---5--55----5--5555---------------|
C-----55------55-------55-------55------55-------5555---------------|
Pm    ..      ..       ..       ..      ..       ....


D---------------------------------------------------------------|
A---------------------------------------------------------------|
F--7/8--0------0------0-----------------------------------------|
C-------8--88--7--88--8--8888-----------------------------------|
G--5/6--5--66--5--66--6--6666-----------------------------------|
C---------------------------------------------------------------|
pm         ..     ..     ....

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

[PRE-CHORUS/BRIDGE]

GUITAR ONE:

D-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
F-----/8-----/8-----/8---------------------/8-----/8----------------------|
C--000----000----000----0000-0-0000--0--000----000----0000--1-0-0/4-3-0---|
G--000/6--000/6--000/6--0000-0-0000--0--000/6--000/6--0000--1-0-0/4-3-0---|
C--000----000----000----0000-0-0000--0--000----000----0000--1-0-0/4-3-0---|
pm ...    ...    ...    .... . ....  .  ...    ...    ....    . .


GUITAR 2:

D-----/11----/11----/11-------------------/11-----/11--------------------|
A------------------------------------------------------------------------|
F-----/8-----/8-----/8---------------------/8-----/8---------------------|
C--000----000----000----0000-0-0000--0--000----000----0000--1-0-0-4-3-0--|
G--000----000----000----0000-0-0000--0--000----000----0000--1-0-0-4-3----|
C--000----000----000----0000-0-0000--0--000----000----0000--1-0-0-4-3----|
pm ...    ...    ...    .... . ....  .  ...    ...    ....    . .


SECOND time riff ENDING: both guitars

D----------------|
A----------------|
F----------------|
C--1-0-0-3-3-3---|
G--1-0-0-3-3-3---|
C--1-0-0-3-3-3---|


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

[VERSE 2]

GUITAR ONE:

D-------------------------------------------------------------|
A------------------------6------------------------------------|
F--7-------7------7------7------------------------------------|
C--8-------7------8------8------------------------------------|
G--6--55---6--55--6--55556------------------------------------|
C-----55------55-----5555-------------------------------------|
Pm    ..      ..     ....

GUITAR 2: remeber the GM Triad (chord chart above)

D-------------------------------------------------------------|
A---------------------------------------6~~~------------------|
F---------------------------7----------------7~~~-------------|
C--------------------------------8-7--------------7-5---------|
G-------------------------------------------------------------|
C-------------------------------------------------------------|

GUITAR 1:

D-------------------------------------------------------------|
A------------------------6------------------------------------|
F--6-------6------6------7------------------------------------|
C--8--88---7--88--8--88888------------------------------------|
G--5--66---5--66--5--66665------------------------------------|
C-------------------------------------------------------------|
pm    ..      ..     ....

GUITAR 2:

D-------------------------------------------------------------|
A-------------------------------------------------------------|
F---------------------------7---------------------------------|
C--------------------------------8-7------5-------------------|
G-------------------------------------------------------------|
C-------------------------------------------------------------|

GUITAR ONE:

D-------------------------------------------------------------|
A------------------------6------------------------------------|
F--7-------7------7------7------------------------------------|
C--8-------7------8------8------------------------------------|
G--6--55---6--55--6--55556------------------------------------|
C-----55------55-----5555-------------------------------------|
Pm    ..      ..     ....

GUITAR 2:

D-------------------------------------------------------------|
A---------------------------------------6~~~------------------|
F---------------------------7----------------7~~~-------------|
C--------------------------------8-7--------------7-5---------|
G-------------------------------------------------------------|
C-------------------------------------------------------------|

GUITAR ONE:

D-------------------------------------------------------------|
A------------------------6------------------------------------|
F--7-------7------7------7------------------------------------|
C--8-------7------8------8------------------------------------|
G--6--55---6--55--6--55556------------------------------------|
C-----55------55-----5555-------------------------------------|
Pm    ..      ..     ....

GUITAR 2

D---------------------------6-5~~~-----------------------------|
A--------------------------------6~~~-------~~~----------------|
F------------------------------------7~~~------~~~-------------|
C--------------------------------------------------------------|
G--------------------------------------------------------------|
C--------------------------------------------------------------|


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


[CHORUS]


GUITAR 1

D-------------------------------------------------|
A-------------------------------------------------|
F----------------------------------7------5-------|
C--1-------------3---------5----------------------|
G--1-------------3---------5-------5------5-------|
C--1-------------3---------5----------00----00----|

GUITAR 2

D--6-5-------5---6-5---------6-5-------5--6-5--------|
A------8-6-8----------8-6~~~-----8-6-8--------8-6----|
F----------------------------------------------------|
C----------------------------------------------------|
G----------------------------------------------------|
C----------------------------------------------------|

...........

[BREAKDOWN/ SOLO?]

GUITAR 1:

D------------------------------------------------------|
A------------------------------------------------------|
F------------------------------------------------------|
C--0---------5----------1---------0-----------7--------|
G--0---------5----------1---------0-----------7--------|
C--0---------5----------1---------0-----------7--------|

VOL. SWELL THE OPEN C5
..

D--------------------------------------------------|
A--------------------------------------------------|
F--------------------------------------------------|
C--0000-000--00000--00000--3333-333--33333--33333--|
G--0000-000--00000--00000--3333-333--33333--33333--|
C--0000-000--00000--00000--3333-333--33333--33333--|
Pm .... ...  .....  .....  .... ...  .....  .....


D--------------------------------------------|
A--------------------------------------------|
F--------------------------------------------|
C--1111-111--11111--11111-----0000-000-------|
G--1111-111--11111--11111-----0000-000-------|
C--1111-111--11111--11111-----0000-000-------|
Pm .... ...  .....  .....     .... ...

GUITAR 2: ONE STRING

(EASY) only 2 notes per change + The open string

 This is written SPREAD OUT... PLAY IT FAST

D------------------------------------------------------------------|
A------------------------------------------------------------------|
F--7-0-3-0-7-0-7--00--7-0-7-0-3----7-0-3-0-7-0-7--00--7-0-7-0-3----|
C------------------------------------------------------------------|
G------------------------------------------------------------------|
C------------------------------------------------------------------|

D-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
F--10-0-7-0-10-0-10--00--10-0-10-0-7----10-0-7-0-10-0-10--00--10-0-10-0-7-|
C-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
C-------------------------------------------------------------------------|

D------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A------------------------------------------------------------------------|
F--8-0-5-0-8-0-8--00--8-0-8-0-5----8-0-5-0-8-0-8--00--8-0-8-0-5----------|
C------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G------------------------------------------------------------------------|
C------------------------------------------------------------------------|


D-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
F--0-7-0-3-0-7-0-7--00--7-0-7-0-3--00--5-0-2-0-5-0-5--00-5-0-5-0-2--------|
C-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
C-------------------------------------------------------------------------|

...........

Now play the first measure of the intro then go into the chorus

the chorus has a new ending and changes for both guitars...

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

Chorus (B)

Guitar 1

D----------------------------------------------------------------|
A----------------------------------------------------------------|
F---7----7--------3-------------5---------7-------7--------------|
C-----------------1-------------3---------5---------000---000----|
G---5----5--------1-------------3---------5-------5-000---000----|
C-----00----00----1-------------3---------5---------000---000----|
pm    ..    ..                                      ...


D-------------------------------------------------|
A-------------------------------------------------|
F--3-------------5---------7-------10--10---------|
C--1-------------3---------5----------------------|
G--1-------------3---------5-------8---8----------|
C--1-------------3---------5-------0---0----------|


D-------------------------------------------------|
A--------------------------------------11---------|
F--3-------------5---------7-------10-------------|
C--1-------------3---------5-----------7----------|
G--1-------------3---------5-------8---0----------|
C--1-------------3---------5-------0---0----------|

D-------------------------------------------------|
A--------------------------------------11---------|
F--3-------------5---------7-------10-------------|
C--1-------------3---------5-----------7----------|
G--1-------------3---------5-------8---0----------|
C--1-------------3---------5-------0---0----------|

Fade out...

Guitar 2

Just fallows Guitar one for the first two measures
then does that intro chordal riff, then goes back into the [solo?]
until the fade out.

I hope you've enjoyed my tab... LEARN IT!