As I Lay Dying - "Elegy" Guitar Tab
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Artist: As I Lay Dying
Album: Frail Words Collapse
Song: Elegy
Copyright Metal Blade Records 2003
Transcribed by Thaddé M.
Comments, questions or corrections, email me at tadem85@hotmail.com
. - palm mute / - slide up to
\ - slide down to ~ - vibrato
h - hammer on b - Bend
p - pull off Suffixes for bend
t - tap ^ - Hold bend r release bend
ph - pinched harmonic b~ - vibrato bend
+ - staccato
x - blocked string
Tuning Drop C (C G C F A B)
Pre verse
Guitar 1
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|-0-0--3p2p0-5p3p2p0--0---3p2p0-5p3p2p0-
|-0-0-----------------0-----------------
|-0-0-----------------0-----------------
. .
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-/5----------hp\h-----------|
------8-7-8-57535---3-2-3---|
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----------------------------|
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|-----------------------------------------
|-----------------------------------------
|-0-0--3p2p0-5p3p2p0--0---3p2p0-5p3p2p0---
|-0-0-----------------0-------------------
|-0-0-----------------0-------------------
. .
--|----------------------------------------------------------|
--|----------------------------------------------------------|
--|---------------5------------------------------------------|
--|-----7-8-5-7-----8-7-5-7---5------------------------------|
--|-5-8---------8-----------8---7-8--------------------------|
-0|----------------------------------------------------------|
|---------------------------------------
|---------------------------------------
|---------------------------------------
|-0-0--3p2p0-5p3p2p0--0---3p2p0-5p3p2p0-
|-0-0-----------------0-----------------
|-0-0-----------------0-----------------
. .
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----------------------------|
-/5----------hp\h-----------|
------8-7-8-57535---3-2-3---|
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----------------------------|
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|-0-0--3p2p0-5p3p2p0--0---3p2p0-5p3p2p0---
|-0-0-----------------0-------------------
|-0-0-----------------0-------------------
. .
--|----------------------------------------------------------|
--|----------------------------------------------------------|
--|----------------------------------------------------------|
--|-----7-8-5-7------xx7------xx3----------------------------|
--|-5-8---------8-5--xx7------xx3----------------------------|
-0|------------------xx7------xx3----------------------------|
Guitar 2
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|---------------------------------------
|-0-0--3p2p0-5p3p2p0--0---3p2p0-5p3p2p0-
|-0-0-----------------0-----------------
|-0-0-----------------0-----------------
. .
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--8---8-8-8---8-8-10---10-10-10---10-10---|
--8---8-8-8---8-8-10---10-10-10---10-10---|
--8---8-8-8---8-8-10---10-10-10---10-10---|
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|---------------------------------------
|---------------------------------------
|-0-0--3p2p0-5p3p2p0--0---3p2p0-5p3p2p0-
|-0-0-----------------0-----------------
|-0-0-----------------0-----------------
. .
----------------------------------------|
----------------------------------------|
----------------------------------------|
--8---8-8-8---8-8-7---7-7-7---7-7-------|
--8---8-8-8---8-8-7---7-7-7---7-7-------|
--8---8-8-8---8-8-7---7-7-7---7-7-------|
|---------------------------------------
|---------------------------------------
|---------------------------------------
|-0-0--3p2p0-5p3p2p0--0---3p2p0-5p3p2p0-
|-0-0-----------------0-----------------
|-0-0-----------------0-----------------
. .
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--8---8-8-8---8-8-10---10-10-10---10-10---|
--8---8-8-8---8-8-10---10-10-10---10-10---|
--8---8-8-8---8-8-10---10-10-10---10-10---|
|---------------------------------------
|---------------------------------------
|---------------------------------------
|-0-0--3p2p0-5p3p2p0--0---3p2p0-5p3p2p0-
|-0-0-----------------0-----------------
|-0-0-----------------0-----------------
. .
-----------------------------------|
-----------------------------------|
-----------------------------------|
--8---8-8-8---8-8--xx7----xx3------|
--8---8-8-8---8-8--xx7----xx3------|
--8---8-8-8---8-8--xx7----xx3------|
Verse #1 play 6x
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|---------------------------------
|---------------------------------
|-----7-8-5-7---0---0-000-000-000-
|-5-8---------8-0---0-000-000-000-
|---------------0---0-000-000-000-
. ... ... ...
---------------------------------|
---------------------------------|
---------------5-----------------|
-----7-8-5-7-------8-7-8---7-5-7-|
-5-8---------8-------------------|
---------------------------------|
Verse #2
|----------------------------------|
|----------------------------------|
|----------------------------------|
|-0-0-+----------------5-----------|
|-0-0-5---5h8---3--------8-7-8-7-5-|
|-0-0------------------------------|
. .
|----------------------------------|
|----------------------------------|
|----------------------------5-----|
|-0-0-+----------------5-------8-7-|
|-0-0-5---5h8------------8-7-------|
|-0-0-----------8------------------|
. .
|----------------------------------|
|----------------------------------|
|----------------------------------|
|-0-0-+----------------5-----------|
|-0-0-5---5h8---3--------8-7-8-7-5-|
|-0-0------------------------------|
. .
|-----------------------------|
|-----------------------------|
|-----------------------------|
|-0-0-+---------8---8-8-10----|
|-0-0-5---5h8---8---8-8-10----|
|-0-0-----------8---8-8-10----|
. .
Chorus
Guitar 1
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|------------------------------------------|
|-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-0------0-0---|
|-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-0------0-0---|
|-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-0------0-0---|
|-------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------|
|-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-0------0-10---|
|-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-0------0-10---|
|-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-0------0-10---|
Guitar 2 (at the second time)
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|------------------------------------------------------
|-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-9-9-9-9-7-7-7---9\7\5/7------
|------------------------------------------------------
|--8--8--8--8--8--8--8--8-7-7-7-7-5-5-5---7\5\3/5------
|------------------------------------------------------
|----------------------------------------------------------------
|----------------------------------------------------------------
|-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-9-9-9-9-10-10-10-12---12---12\10\9/10--
|----------------------------------------------------------------
|--8--8--8--8--8--8--8--8-7-7-7-7--8--8--8-10---10---10\-8\7/-8--
|----------------------------------------------------------------
Play the entire pre-verse 1x then
Interlude
Guitar 1 (play 9x)
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|---------------------------------|
|---------------------------------|
|-000-0-0-000-000---000-0-000-000-|
|-000-0-0-000-000---000-0-000-000-|
|-000-0-0-000-000---000-0-000-000-|
Guitar 2 (starts at the sixth time of guitar 1)
|---------------------------------|
|---------------------------------|
|---------------5-----------------|
|-----7-8-5-7-----8-7-5-7---5-----|
|-5-8---------8-----------8---7-8-|
|---------------------------------|
Play verse #2 1x
Play chorus 1x
Outro
Guitar 1 (play until fade out)
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|----------------------13-------------------------|
|-------14-15-12-14-------15-14-12-14----12-------|
|-12-15-------------15----------------15----14-15-|
|-------------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------------|
|----------------------13-------------------------|
|-------14-15-12-14-------15-14-12-14----12-------|
|-12-15-------------15----------------15----14-15-|
|-------------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------------|
|----------------------13-------------------------|
|-------14-15-12-14-------15-14-12-14----12-------|
|-12-15-------------15----------------15----14-15-|
|-------------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------------|
|----------------------13-15-13-------------------|
|-------14-15-12-14-------------15-14-15-14-12-14-|
|-12-15-------------15----------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------------|
Guitar 2
|------...--|------...--|------...--|------...--|
|------...--|------...--|------...--|------...--|
|------...--|------...--|------...--|------...--|
|-8----...--|-0----...--|-8----...--|-0----...--|
|-8----...--|-0----...--|-8----...--|-0----...--|
|-8----...--|-0----...--|-8----...--|-0----...--|
play 1x then play this 1x
|------...--|------...--|------...--|----------------------------...-|
|------...--|------...--|------...--|----------------------------...-|
|------...--|------...--|------...--|----------------------------...-|
|-8----...--|-0----...--|-8----...--|-0-----------------------10-...-|
|-8----...--|-0----...--|-8----...--|-0-----------------------10-...-|
|-8----...--|-0----...--|-8----...--|-0-----------------------10-...-|
then play the following ‘til fade out
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|-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-|
|-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-|
|-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-|
|---------------------------------|
|---------------------------------|
|---------------------------------|
|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|
|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|
|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|
|---------------------------------|
|---------------------------------|
|---------------------------------|
|-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-|
|-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-|
|-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-|
|-----------------------------------------|
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|-----------------------------------------|
|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-|
|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-|
|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-|
Guitar 3 (start after the 4x of guitar 1 and play ‘til fade out)
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|-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-9-9-9-9-7-7-7---9\7\5/7------
|------------------------------------------------------
|--8--8--8--8--8--8--8--8-7-7-7-7-5-5-5---7\5\3/5------
|------------------------------------------------------
|----------------------------------------------------------------
|----------------------------------------------------------------
|-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-9-9-9-9-10-10-10-12---12---12\10\9/10--
|----------------------------------------------------------------
|--8--8--8--8--8--8--8--8-7-7-7-7--8--8--8-10---10---10\-8\7/-8--
|----------------------------------------------------------------
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