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Shattering The Skies Above by Trivium

Shattering The Skies Above tab by Trivium

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song: Shattering the skies above
album: From the new god of war 3 sound track "blood & metal"

this song is played on a 6 string guitar in drop D tuning
(D,A,D,G,B,E) high to low

comments and suggestions at greatly appreciated
a few friends let me know that this song is played
on a 6 string in drop D tuning and not on a seven string
so i have spent some time modinfying the last one so....
please, please, please rate and enjoy :)

bend up:         BU(?)
bend return:       BR(?)
hammer on:        h
pull off:         p
vibrato:         ~
tremelo pick:       TR
triplets:         _3_
slide up:         /
pinch harmonic:      PH
whammy bar pitch lowered: WBL
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intro/verse 1
guitar 1
E||---------------------|-1st,2nd&3rd-----|--4th-ending---------|
B||---------------------|-------ending----|---------------------|
G||---------------------|-----------------|---------------------|
D||---------------------|-----------------|--------5h7p5--------|
A||-4BU(5)-------4BU(5)-|--------5-----4--|--------------8-7----|
D||--------0-0-0--------|--0-3-7---0-3----|--0-3-7--------------|

verse 1 harmony
guitar 2
E||---------------|---------------|------------------|
B||---------------|---------------|------------------|
G||---------------|---------------|------------------|
D||---------------|---------------|-------7h8p7------|
A||-7~~-------7~~-|-------7-----6-|-------------10-8-|
D||-----0-0-0-----|-0-5-8---0-5---|-0-5-8------------|


verse 2
E||-------------|---------------------|------------------|
B||-------------|-----guitar1---------|----guitar2-------|
G||-12----10----|---------------------|------------------|
D||---x16---x16-|-------5h7p5---------|-------7h8p7------|
A||-10-----8----|-------------8-7-----|-------------10-8-|
D||-------------|-0-3-7---------------|-0-5-8------------|


verse 3
guitar 1
E||----------------------------------|
B||----------------------------------|
G||----------------------------------|
D||-------------------------------5--|
A||-5-----8-----5-----8-----7--------|
D||---0-0---0-0---0-0---0-0---8-5----|

E||--------------------------------------------|
B||--------------------------------------------|
G||--------------------------------------------|
D||------------------5h7p5---------------------|
A||--5-----8-----5---------8-7--5h7p5----------|
D||----0-0---0-0---0------------------8-7------|

E||------------------------------------|
B||------------------------------------|
G||------------------------------------|
D||----------------------------------8-|
A||-8-----12-----8-----12-----8--------|
D||---0-0----0-0---0-0----0-0---10-8---|

E||-----------------------------------------|
B||-----------------------------------------|
G||-----------------------------------------|
D||------------------7h8p7------------------|
A||-8-----12-----8---------10-8--7h8p7------|
D||---0-0----0-0---0-------------------10-8-|


chorus
guitar 2
(the rhythm for the chorus is verse 3 guitar 1)
E||-----------------------------------------------------------------|
B||-----------------------------------------------------------------|
G||-12--14-10~--14--12--14--9--7~-14--12--15--14--14---10-12--14----|
D||-----------------------------------------------------------------|
A||-10--12--8~--12--10--12--7--5~-12--10--13--12--12---8--10--12----|
D||-----------------------------------------------------------------|


solo 1
CKB guitar 2
  TR---  ___3___ ___3___ ___3___ ___3___
E||-22---21-22-21-18-21-18-17-18-17-15-17-15-14-17~~~-|
B||---------------------------------------------------|
G||---------------------------------------------------|
D||---------------------------------------------------|
A||---------------------------------------------------|
D||---------------------------------------------------|

  TR---___3___ TR---
E||-----------------------|---------------|
B||-18---18-17-15-17---17-|--15-14--------|
G||-----------------------|--------15-14--|
D||-----------------------|---------------|
A||-----------------------|---------------|
D||-----------------------|---------------|

E||-------------------------------------|
B||-------------------------------------|
G||-------------------------------------|
D||--/15--/15-14-12-14-12h14p12-11------|
A||--------------------------------13~~-|
D||-------------------------------------|

im not sure about this part though (will update)
E||-----------------------------------11-14------------|
B||-----------------------------10-13--------15PH-WBL--|
G||---------7-10-----------9-12------------------------|
D||-----6-9-----------8-11-----------------------------|
A||-5-8----------7-10----------------------------------|
D||----------------------------------------------------|


verse 4
E||-------------------------------------------------------------|
B||-------------------------------------------------------------|
G||-------------------------------------------------------------|
D||-------------------------------------------------------------|
A||-5555-5555-5555-5555-5555-5555-4444-4444-4444-0000-8888-7777-|
D||-------------------------------------------------------------|


E||--------------------------------------------------------------------|
B||--------------------------------------------------------------------|
G||--------------------------------------------------------------------|
D||--------------------------------------------------------------------|
A||-------------------------------4444-4444-4444-0000------------------|
D||-0000-0000-0000-0000-0000-0000---------------------3333-2222--------|


solo 2
MKH guitar 1
E||-10-------10-------10-12-13--12h13p12--------|
B||-13BU(15)-13BU(15)---------------------13----|
G||------------------------------------------12-|
D||---------------------------------------------|
A||---------------------------------------------|
D||---------------------------------------------|

E||----------------------------------------------------|
B||-------------11-------------------------------------|
G||-10-12BU(14)----14--12----12-10----10-9-10/12-12~---|
D||----------------------------------------------------|
A||-----------------------13-------12------------------|
D||----------------------------------------------------|


E||---------------------------------------------------------------|
B||---------------------------------------------------------------|
G||-14-14h15p14p12-14-12/10-12-10-9-10-9-7--9-10-9--7-5-7-7-------|
D||---------------------------------------------------------7-7~~-|
A||---------------------------------------------------------------|
D||---------------------------------------------------------------|

all of these note are triplets
E||-----------------------------------------------------|
B||-----------------------------------------------------|
G||-----------------------------------------------------|
D||---------------------------5-7-8-5-7-8---------------|
A||---------------5-7-8-5-7-8-------------7-8-10-7-8-10-|
D||-7-8-10-7-8-10---------------------------------------|

E||--------------------------------|
B||--------------------------------|
G||---------------7-9-10-7-9-10----|
D||-7-8-10-7-8-10------------------|
A||--------------------------------|
D||--------------------------------|

E||---------------------------------|
B||---------------------------------|
G||-----------------9-10-12-9-10-12-|
D||-8-10-12-8-10-12-----------------|
A||---------------------------------|
D||---------------------------------|

E||----------------------------------------------------------|
B||-------------------------------------11-13-15-11-13-15----|
G||-------------------10-12-14-10-12-14----------------------|
D||-10-12-14-10-12-14----------------------------------------|
A||----------------------------------------------------------|
D||----------------------------------------------------------|

E||-------------------------------------|
B||-------------------11-13-15-11-13-15-|
G||-10-12-14-10-12-14-------------------|
D||-------------------------------------|
A||-------------------------------------|
D||-------------------------------------|

E||-12-13-15-12-13-15--13-12-13-15-13~~-----------------------------------|
B||--------------------------------------------------------------13BU(15)-|
G||----------------------------------------10-12-12BU(14)(12)-10----------|
D||------------------------------------/12--------------------------------|
A||-----------------------------------------------------------------------|
D||-----------------------------------------------------------------------|

Play each bend twice
eg; B||--13BU(15)(13)(15)

E||-10-------12-------13-------15-------17--------20-20BU(22)~~--|
B||-13BU(15)-15BU(17)-16BU(18)-18BU(20)-20BU(22)-----------------|
G||--------------------------------------------------------------|
D||--------------------------------------------------------------|
A||--------------------------------------------------------------|
D||--------------------------------------------------------------|


verse 5
guitar 1
E||----------------------------------|
B||----------------------------------|
G||-7-----9-----10------14-12-14-15--|
D||---x24---x8-----x24---------------|
A||-5-----7-----8-------12-10-12-13--|
D||----------------------------------|

E||-----------------------------------------------------|
B||-----------------------------------------------------|
G||-----------------7~-9~-10~-14-12-14-15---------------|
D||--8--7--3---0~--------------------------8--7--3------|
A||--8--7--3---0~---5~-7~-8~--12-10-12-13--8--7--3------|
D||--8--7--3---0~--------------------------8--7--3------|

guitar 2
harmony
E||--------------------------------|
B||--------------------------------|
G||-3-----5-----7------10-9-10-12--|
D||---x24---x8-----x24-------------|
A||-1-----3-----5-------8-7--8-10--|
D||--------------------------------|

E||-----------------------------------------------------|
B||-----------------------------------------------------|
G||-----------------3~-5~-7~--10-9-10-12----------------|
D||--8--7--3---0~--------------------------8--7--3------|
A||--8--7--3---0~---1~-3~-5~---8-7--8-10---8--7--3------|
D||--8--7--3---0~--------------------------8--7--3------|


verse 6
both guitars
E||---------------------------|----------------------------------------|
B||---------------------------|----------------------------------------|
G||---------------------------|----------------------------------------|
D||-3333---------3333---------|----------------------------------------|
A||-1111-----0---1111------0--|---------------------000-444-777--------|
D||------0-0-0---------0-0-0--|--333-222-555-333333--------------------|


order of song:
intro/verse 1
verse 2
verse 3
chorus
verse 1
verse 2
solo 1 CKB
verse 3
chorus
verse 4
solo 2 MKH
verse 5
verse 3
chorus
verse 6
verse 3

thats all ,enjoy :)

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