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Breathe Life

Killswitch Engage
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This is tablature — fret positions rather than chord names. Wide lines scroll sideways on their own, so the page never does.

Song

Band: Killswitch Engage

Album: The End Of Heartache

Song: Breathe Life

Copyright (c) Road Runner 2004

Version 1.0 - 10/25/2005

Transcribed By: MurderThyLamb

Email: murderthylamb@yahoo.com

* - 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

PS - Pick Slide NH - Natural Harmonic

Tuning Low to High: C G C F A D (Drop-C Tuning)

After Pick Slides:

Both Guitars

D||-------------------------------------------------------------------|
A||-------------------------------------------------------------------|
F||-------------------------------------------------------------------|
C||-------------------------------------------------------------------|
G||---5h6p5-----------10h12p10p0---8h10p8p0---6h8p6p0-5h6p5-----------|
C||---------0-000-000------------0----------0--------------0-000-000--|

* *** *** * * * *** ***

Both Guitars

|-----------------------------------------|
|-----------------------------------------|
|-----------------------------------------|
|-----------------------------------------|
|-----------------------------------------|

|--5h7p5-0-3h5p3-0-1h3p1-0h1p0-0-000-000--|

* * * *** ***

Both Guitars

|--------------------------------------------------------------------|
|--------------------------------------------------------------------|
|-----------------------------------------------------5--------------|
|-------------------------------------------------5h7---8-7h8p7-5----|
|--10h12p10p0---8h10p8p0---6h8p6p0-5h6p5--------------------------8--|
|-------------0----------0--------------0-000-000--------------------|

* * * *** ***

Both Guitars

|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
|---5h6p5-----------10h12p10p0---8h10p8p0---6h8p6p0-5h6p5-----------|
|---------0-000-000------------0----------0--------------0-000-000--|

* *** *** * * * *** ***

Both Guitars

|-----------------------------------------|
|-----------------------------------------|
|-----------------------------------------|
|-----------------------------------------|
|-----------------------------------------|

|--5h7p5-0-3h5p3-0-1h3p1-0h1p0-0-000-000--|

* * * *** ***

Both Guitars

|--------------------------------------------------------------------|
|--------------------------------------------------------------------|
|-----------------------------------------------------5--------------|
|-------------------------------------------------5h7---8-7h8p7-5----|
|--10h12p10p0---8h10p8p0---6h8p6p0-5h6p5--------------------------8--|
|-------------0----------0--------------0-000-000--------------------|

* * * *** ***

Both Guitars

|--------------------------------------------------|
|--------------------------------------------------|
|--------------------------------------------------|
|----------------------------------3------5--------|
|-0000-0000---0000-0000--0--0-0-0--1-3-0--3-3-0-3--|
|-0000-0000---0000-0000--0--0-0-0----3-0----3-0-3--|

**** **** **** **** * * * * * * * *

Both Guitars

|--------------------------------------------------|
|--------------------------------------------------|
|--------------------------------------------------|
|----------------------------------3------5--------|
|-0000-0000---0000-0000--0--0-0-0--1-3-0--3-3-0-3--|
|-0000-0000---0000-0000--0--0-0-0----3-0----3-0-3--|

**** **** **** **** * * * * * * * *

Both Guitars Note: Let Mutes Ring on This One.

|--------------------------------------------------|
|--------------------------------------------------|
|--------------------------------------------------|
|----------------------------------3------5--------|
|-0000-0000---0000-0000--0--0-0-0--1-3-0--3-3-0-3--|
|-0000-0000---0000-0000--0--0-0-0----3-0----3-0-3--|

**** **** **** **** * * * * * * * *

Both Guitars Note: Let Mutes Ring On This one.

|--------------------------------------------------|
|--------------------------------------------------|
|--------------------------------------------------|
|----------------------------------3------5--------|
|-0000-0000---0000-0000--0--0-0-0--1-3-0--3-3-0-3--|
|-0000-0000---0000-0000--0--0-0-0----3-0----3-0-3--|

**** **** **** **** * * * * * * * *

Both Guitars

|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
|---5h6p5-----------10h12p10p0---8h10p8p0---6h8p6p0-5h6p5-----------|
|---------0-000-000------------0----------0--------------0-000-000--|

* *** *** * * * *** ***

Both Guitars

|-----------------------------------------|
|-----------------------------------------|
|-----------------------------------------|
|-----------------------------------------|
|-----------------------------------------|

|--5h7p5-0-3h5p3-0-1h3p1-0h1p0-0-000-000--|

* * * *** ***

Both Guitars

|--------------------------------------------------------------------|
|--------------------------------------------------------------------|
|-----------------------------------------------------5--------------|
|-------------------------------------------------5h7---8-7h8p7-5----|
|--10h12p10p0---8h10p8p0---6h8p6p0-5h6p5--------------------------8--|
|-------------0----------0--------------0-000-000--------------------|

* * * *** ***

Both Guitars

|--------------------------------------------------|
|--------------------------------------------------|
|--------------------------------------------------|
|----------------------------------3------5--------|
|-0000-0000---0000-0000--0--0-0-0--1-3-0--3-3-0-3--|
|-0000-0000---0000-0000--0--0-0-0----3-0----3-0-3--|

**** **** **** **** * * * * * * * *

Both Guitars

|--------------------------------------------------|
|--------------------------------------------------|
|--------------------------------------------------|
|----------------------------------3------5--------|
|-0000-0000---0000-0000--0--0-0-0--1-3-0--3-3-0-3--|
|-0000-0000---0000-0000--0--0-0-0----3-0----3-0-3--|

**** **** **** **** * * * * * * * *

Both Guitars Note: Let Mutes Ring on This One.

|--------------------------------------------------|
|--------------------------------------------------|
|--------------------------------------------------|
|----------------------------------3------5--------|
|-0000-0000---0000-0000--0--0-0-0--1-3-0--3-3-0-3--|
|-0000-0000---0000-0000--0--0-0-0----3-0----3-0-3--|

**** **** **** **** * * * * * * * *

Both Guitars Note: Let Mutes Ring On This one.

|--------------------------------------------------|
|--------------------------------------------------|
|--------------------------------------------------|
|----------------------------------3------5--------|
|-0000-0000---0000-0000--0--0-0-0--1-3-0--3-3-0-3--|
|-0000-0000---0000-0000--0--0-0-0----3-0----3-0-3--|

**** **** **** **** * * * * * * * *

Guitar 1 Chorus (.)

|------------------------------------|
|------------------------------------|
|------------------------------------|
|------------------------------------|
|--0--10-8--7-5--3-0--0000-0-0000-0--|
|--0--10-8--7-5--3-0--0000-0-0000-0--|

**** **** *

Guitar 1 Chorus NH

|-----------------------------------3333|
|-----------------------------------3333|
|-----------------------------------3333|
|-----------------------------------3333|
|--0--10-8--7-5--3-0--0000-0-0000-0-3333|
|--0--10-8--7-5--3-0--0000-0-0000-0-3333|

**** **** *

Guitar 1 Chorus

|------------------------------------|
|------------------------------------|
|------------------------------------|
|------------------------------------|
|--0--10-8--7-5--3-0--0000-0-0000-0--|
|--0--10-8--7-5--3-0--0000-0-0000-0--|

**** **** *

Guitar 1 Chorus NH

|-----------------------------------3333|
|-----------------------------------3333|
|-----------------------------------3333|
|-----------------------------------3333|
|--0--10-8--7-5--3-0--0000-0-0000-0-3333|
|--0--10-8--7-5--3-0--0000-0-0000-0-3333|

**** **** *

Both Guitars Breakdown

|---------------------------------------|
|---------------------------------------|
|---------------------------------------|
|---------------------------------------|

|--0-0000-0000-10h12-12h13-13p12-0-3p0--|

|--0-0000-0000-10h12-12h13-13p12-0-3p0--|

**** ****

Both Guitars Breakdown

|------------------------------|
|------------------------------|
|------------------------------|
|------------------------------|
|--0-0000-0000-0-10p0-8p0-3p0--|
|--0-0000-0000-0-10p0-8p0-3p0--|

**** ****

Both Guitars Breakdown

|---------------------------------------|
|---------------------------------------|
|---------------------------------------|
|---------------------------------------|

|--0-0000-0000-10h12-12h13-13p12-0-3p0--|

|--0-0000-0000-10h12-12h13-13p12-0-3p0--|

**** ****

Both Guitars Breakdown

|---------------------------------|
|---------------------------------|
|---------------------------------|
|-----------------------------7ph-|
|--0-0000-0000-0-10p0-8p0-3p0-----|
|--0-0000-0000-0-10p0-8p0-3p0-----|

**** ****

Both Guitars Breakdown

|---------------------------------------|
|---------------------------------------|
|---------------------------------------|
|---------------------------------------|

|--0-0000-0000-10h12-12h13-13p12-0-3p0--|

|--0-0000-0000-10h12-12h13-13p12-0-3p0--|

**** ****

Both Guitars Breakdown

|------------------------------|
|------------------------------|
|------------------------------|
|------------------------------|
|--0-0000-0000-0-10p0-8p0-3p0--|
|--0-0000-0000-0-10p0-8p0-3p0--|

**** ****

Both Guitars Breakdown

|---------------------------------------|
|---------------------------------------|
|---------------------------------------|
|---------------------------------------|

|--0-0000-0000-10h12-12h13-13p12-0-3p0--|

|--0-0000-0000-10h12-12h13-13p12-0-3p0--|

**** ****

Both Guitars Breakdown

|---------------------------------|
|---------------------------------|
|---------------------------------|
|-----------------------------7ph-|
|--0-0000-0000-0-10p0-8p0-3p0-----|
|--0-0000-0000-0-10p0-8p0-3p0-----|

**** ****

Guitar 1

|--------------------------------------------------|
|--------------------------------------------------|
|--------------------------------------------------|
|----------------------------------3------5--------|
|-0000-0000---0000-0000--0--0-0-0--1-3-0--3-3-0-3--|
|-0000-0000---0000-0000--0--0-0-0----3-0----3-0-3--|

| **** **** **** **** * * * * * * * *

|

|Guitar 2 Solo

|-----------------------------------|
|-----------------5\10-8-6-5-6------|
|-----------5-7----------------5-7~-|
|-------5\7-------------------------|
|--3h5~-----------------------------|
|-----------------------------------|

Guitar 1

|--------------------------------------------------|
|--------------------------------------------------|
|--------------------------------------------------|
|----------------------------------3------5--------|
|-0000-0000---0000-0000--0--0-0-0--1-3-0--3-3-0-3--|
|-0000-0000---0000-0000--0--0-0-0----3-0----3-0-3--|

| **** **** **** **** * * * * * * * *

|

|Guitar 2 Solo

|----------------------------------------------------------------|
|--10-15p10-13p10----10-15p10-13p10----10--15-13-10-15-13-10-13~-|
|-----------------13----------------13---------------------------|
|----------------------------------------------------------------|
|----------------------------------------------------------------|
|----------------------------------------------------------------|

Guitar 2 Solo Cont.

|--12b(13)r12--------------------------------------------|
|-------------10----10--10--------10-12-12b(13)r12-------|
|----------------12-10--10--------10-12-12b(13)r12-------|
|---------------------12--12-10-12------------------12~~-|
|--------------------------------------------------------|
|--------------------------------------------------------|

Both Guitars

|--------------------------------------------------|
|--------------------------------------------------|
|--------------------------------------------------|
|----------------------------------3------5--------|
|-0000-0000---0000-0000--0--0-0-0--1-3-0--3-3-0-3--|
|-0000-0000---0000-0000--0--0-0-0----3-0----3-0-3--|

* * * * * * * *

Both Guitars

|--------------------------------------------------|
|--------------------------------------------------|
|--------------------------------------------------|
|----------------------------------3------5--------|
|-0000-0000---0000-0000--0--0-0-0--1-3-0--3-3-0-3--|
|-0000-0000---0000-0000--0--0-0-0----3-0----3-0-3--|

* * * * * * * *

Guitar 1 Chorus

|------------------------------------|
|------------------------------------|
|------------------------------------|
|------------------------------------|
|--0--10-8--7-5--3-0--0000-0-0000-0--|
|--0--10-8--7-5--3-0--0000-0-0000-0--|

**** **** *

Guitar 1 Chorus NH

|-----------------------------------3333|
|-----------------------------------3333|
|-----------------------------------3333|
|-----------------------------------3333|
|--0--10-8--7-5--3-0--0000-0-0000-0-3333|
|--0--10-8--7-5--3-0--0000-0-0000-0-3333|

**** **** *

Guitar 1 Chorus

|------------------------------------|
|------------------------------------|
|------------------------------------|
|------------------------------------|
|--0--10-8--7-5--3-0--0000-0-0000-0--|
|--0--10-8--7-5--3-0--0000-0-0000-0--|

**** **** *

Guitar 1 Chorus

|---------------------|
|---------------------|
|---------------------|
|---------------------|
|--0--10-8--7-5--3-0--|
|--0--10-8--7-5--3-0--| Let Ring till end.

End

(.) Chorus Note: I couldn't find the part that Guitar 2 Plays,

because it's so mixed in. I'll try to figure

it out sometime.

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