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Killswitch Engage
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★4.6(6)

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Tab2

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

Song

I tabbed this out from a guitar pro file. It sounded pretty accurate, better than the other

tabs. Thanks to whoever the author was! (they didn't put their name with it.) Enjoy!

Tuning: Drop C (C G C F A D)

Intro :00 - :11

Guitar 1

|---------------------------------|
|---------------------------------|
|-----------5---------------------|
|---7---7-8---8-7-5-7-5---5-------|
|-5---5-----------------8---8-7-8-|
|---------------------------------|

|

|Guitar 2

|---------------------------------|
|---------------------------------|
|---------------------------------|
|-0-------------------------------|
|-0-------------------------------|
|-0-------------------------------|

Guitar 1

|---------------------------------|
|---------------------------------|
|-----------5---------------------|
|---7---7-8---8-7-5-7-5---5-------|
|-4---4-----------------8---8-7-8-|
|---------------------------------|

|

|Guitar 2

|---------------------------------|
|---------------------------------|
|---------------------------------|
|-7-------------------------------|
|-7-------------------------------|
|-7-------------------------------|

Guitar 1

|---------------------------------|
|---------------------------------|
|-----------5---------------------|
|---7---7-8---8-7-5-7-5---5-------|
|-5---5-----------------8---8-7-8-|
|---------------------------------|

|

|Guitar 2

|---------------------------------|
|---------------------------------|
|---------------------------------|
|-0-------------------------------|
|-0-------------------------------|
|-0-------------------------------|

Guitar 1

|-------------------------------------|
|-----------------5h6p5---------------|
|-----------5-----------7-7-5-7-5-----|
|---7---7-8---8-7-----------------8-7-|
|-4---4-------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------|

|

|Guitar 2

|---------------------------------|
|---------------------------------|
|---------------------------------|
|-7-------------------------------|
|-7-------------------------------|
|-7-------------------------------|

2nd Intro :11 - :31 (Play twice)

Guitar 1

|---------------------------------|
|---------------------------------|
|---------------------------------|
|---------------------------------|
|---0---0-1-3-1-0---0-------------|
|-0---0-----------5---5-3-5-3-2-3-|

|

|Guitar 2

|---------------------------------|
|---------------------------------|
|---------------------------------|
|-0-0-----0-0-----------------6-6-|
|-0-0-----0-0-----------------4-4-|
|-0-0-----0-0-----------------6-6-|

Guitar 1

|---------------------------------|
|---------------------------------|
|---------------------------------|
|---------------------------------|
|---4---4-1-3-1-0---0-----------0-|
|-0-6-0-6---------5---5-3-5-3-0---|

|

|Guitar 2

|---------------------------------|
|---------------------------------|
|---------------------------------|
|----6-6--------------------------|
|----4-4--------------------------|
|----6-6--------------------------|

Guitar 1

|---------------------------------|
|---------------------------------|
|---------------------------------|
|---------------------------------|
|---0---0-1-3-1-0---0-------------|
|-0---0-----------5---5-3-5-3-2-3-|

|

|Guitar 2

|---------------------------------|
|---------------------------------|
|---------------------------------|
|-0-0-----0-0-----------------6-6-|
|-0-0-----0-0-----------------4-4-|
|-0-0-----0-0-----------------6-6-|

Guitar 1

|-----------------------------------------|
|-----------------------------------------|
|-----------------------------------------|
|---------------------2h3p2-0-0---0-------|
|---4---4-1-3-1-0---0-----------3---3-1-0-|
|-0-6-0-6---------5-----------------------|

|

|Guitar 2

|---------------------------------|
|---------------------------------|
|---------------------------------|
|----6-6--------------------------|
|----4-4--------------------------|
|----6-6--------------------------|

Verse :31 - :52 (Play twice)

Guitar 1

|---------------------------------|
|---------------------------------|
|---------------------------------|
|---------------------------------|
|-----------------------5---7---3-|
|-0-0-000-0-0-000-0-000---0---0---|

|

|Guitar 2

|----------------------------------|
|----------------------------------|
|----------------------------------|
|----------------------------------|
|-----------------------8---10---7-|
|-0-0-000-0-0-000-0-000---0----0---|

Guitar 1

|---------------------------------|
|---------------------------------|
|---------------------------------|
|---------------------------------|
|---------------------------------|
|-0-0-000-0-0-000-0-000-5-0-7-0-3-|

|

|Guitar 2

|---------------------------------|
|---------------------------------|
|---------------------------------|
|---------------------------------|
|-----------------------5---7---3-|
|-0-0-000-0-0-000-0-000---0---0---|

Guitar 1

|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
|---------------------------------------5-8-5----------8------------|
|-----------------------5---7-------5-7-------7----------10-7-------|
|-0-0-000-0-0-000-0-000---0---0-5h8-------------5h8-11--------11-12-|

|

|Guitar 2

|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|------------------------------------------8-11-8------------11-------------|
|-----------------------8---10--------7-10--------10------------13-10-------|
|-0-0-000-0-0-000-0-000---0----0-8h11----------------8h11-14----------14-12-|

Chorus :52 - 1:03

Guitar 1

|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-|
|-----------------------------------------------------------------|

|

|Guitar 2

|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|

Guitar 1

|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-|
|-----------------------------------------------------------------|

|

|Guitar 2

|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
|-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-|

Guitar 1

|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-|
|-----------------------------------------------------------------|

|

|Guitar 2

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

Guitar 1

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

|10101010101010101010101010101010-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-|

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

|

|Guitar 2

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

|1010101010101010101010101010101010101010101010101010101010101010-|

Verse 2 1:03 - 1:25 (Play twice)

Guitar 1

|---------------------------------|
|---------------------------------|
|---------------------------------|
|---------------------------------|
|-----------------------5---7---3-|
|-0-0-000-0-0-000-0-000---0---0---|

|

|Guitar 2

|----------------------------------|
|----------------------------------|
|----------------------------------|
|----------------------------------|
|-----------------------8---10---7-|
|-0-0-000-0-0-000-0-000---0----0---|

Guitar 1

|---------------------------------|
|---------------------------------|
|---------------------------------|
|---------------------------------|
|---------------------------------|
|-0-0-000-0-0-000-0-000-5-0-7-0-3-|

|

|Guitar 2

|---------------------------------|
|---------------------------------|
|---------------------------------|
|---------------------------------|
|-----------------------5---7---3-|
|-0-0-000-0-0-000-0-000---0---0---|

Guitar 1

|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
|---------------------------------------5-8-5----------8------------|
|-----------------------5---7-------5-7-------7----------10-7-------|
|-0-0-000-0-0-000-0-000---0---0-5h8-------------5h8-11--------11-12-|

|

|Guitar 2

|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|------------------------------------------8-11-8------------11-------------|
|-----------------------8---10--------7-10--------10------------13-10-------|
|-0-0-000-0-0-000-0-000---0----0-8h11----------------8h11-14----------14-12-|

Chorus 1:25 - 1:35

Guitar 1

|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-|
|-----------------------------------------------------------------|

|

|Guitar 2

|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|

Guitar 1

|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-|
|-----------------------------------------------------------------|

|

|Guitar 2

|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
|-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-|

Guitar 1

|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-|
|-----------------------------------------------------------------|

|

|Guitar 2

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

Guitar 1

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

|10101010101010101010101010101010-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-|

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

|

|Guitar 2

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

|1010101010101010101010101010101010101010101010101010101010101010-|

Chorus Part 2 1:35 - 1:56

Guitars 1 & 2

|---------------------------------|
|---------------------------------|
|---------------------------------|
|---------------------------------|
|---------5-------7-------8-------|
|-5-5-5-5---5-5-5---5-5-5---5-555-|

Guitars 1 & 2

|---------------------------------|
|---------------------------------|
|---------------------------------|
|---------------------------------|
|---------5-------7-------8-------|
|-7-7-7-7---7-7-7---7-7-7---7-777-|

Guitars 1 & 2

|---------------------------------|
|---------------------------------|
|---------------------------------|
|---------------------------------|
|---------5-------7-------8-------|
|-8-8-8-8---8-8-8---8-8-8---8-888-|

Guitars 1 & 2

|-----------------------------------------------|
|-----------------------------------------------|
|-----------------------------------------------|
|-----------------------------------------------|
|-10----------10----------7----------8----------|
|----10-10-10----10-10-10---10-10-10---10-10-10-|

Guitars 1 & 2

|---------------------------------|
|---------------------------------|
|---------------------------------|
|---------------------------------|
|---------5-------7-------8-------|
|-5-5-5-5---5-5-5---5-5-5---5-555-|

Guitars 1 & 2

|---------------------------------|
|---------------------------------|
|---------------------------------|
|---------------------------------|
|---------5-------7-------8-------|
|-7-7-7-7---7-7-7---7-7-7---7-777-|

Guitars 1 & 2

|---------------------------------|
|---------------------------------|
|---------------------------------|
|---------------------------------|
|---------5-------7-------8-------|
|-8-8-8-8---8-8-8---8-8-8---8-888-|

Guitars 1 & 2

|----------------------------------------|
|----------------------------------------|
|----------------------------------------|
|----------------------------------------|
|-10----------10----------12----------12-|
|----10-10-10----10-10-10----11-11-11----|

Break 1:56 - 2:18 (Play twice)

Guitar 1

|---------------------------------|
|---------------------------------|
|-----------5---------------------|
|---7---7-8---8-7-5-7-5---5-------|
|-5---5-----------------8---8-7-8-|
|---------------------------------|

|

|Guitar 2

|---------------------------------|
|---------------------------------|
|---------------------------------|
|-0-0-----0-0-----------------6-6-|
|-0-0-----0-0-----------------4-4-|
|-0-0-----0-0-----------------6-6-|

Guitar 1

|---------------------------------|
|---------------------------------|
|-----------5---------------------|
|---7---7-8---8-7-5-7-5---5-------|
|-4---4-----------------8---8-7-8-|
|---------------------------------|

|

|Guitar 2

|---------------------------------|
|---------------------------------|
|---------------------------------|
|----6-6--------------------------|
|----4-4--------------------------|
|----6-6--------------------------|

Guitar 1

|---------------------------------|
|---------------------------------|
|-----------5---------------------|
|---7---7-8---8-7-5-7-5---5-------|
|-5---5-----------------8---8-7-8-|
|---------------------------------|

|

|Guitar 2

|---------------------------------|
|---------------------------------|
|---------------------------------|
|-0-0-----0-0-----------------6-6-|
|-0-0-----0-0-----------------4-4-|
|-0-0-----0-0-----------------6-6-|

Guitar 1

|-------------------------------------|
|-----------------5h6p5---------------|
|-----------5-----------7-7-5-7-5-----|
|---7---7-8---8-7-----------------8-7-|
|-4---4-------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------|

|

|Guitar 2

|---------------------------------|
|---------------------------------|
|---------------------------------|
|----6-6--------------------------|
|----4-4--------------------------|
|----6-6--------------------------|

Break 2 2:18 - 2:39

Guitar 1

|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
|-0---------------------------------------------------------------|
|-0---------------------------------------------------------------|
|-0---------------------------------------------------------------|

|

|Guitar 2

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

Guitar 1

|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
|-6---------------------------------------------------------------|
|-4---------------------------------------------------------------|
|-6---------------------------------------------------------------|

|

|Guitar 2

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

Guitar 1

|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
|-3---------------------------------------------------------------|
|-3---------------------------------------------------------------|
|-1---------------------------------------------------------------|
|-----------------------------------------------------------------|

|

|Guitar 2

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

|-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-10101010101010101212121212121212|

Guitar 1

|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
|-2---------------------------------------------------------------|
|-2---------------------------------------------------------------|
|-0---------------------------------------------------------------|
|-----------------------------------------------------------------|

|

|Guitar 2

|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
|-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-|

Guitar 1

|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-|
|-----------------------------------------------------------------|

|

|Guitar 2

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

|-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-10101010101010101212121212121212|

Guitar 1

|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
|-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-|
|-----------------------------------------------------------------|

|

|Guitar 2

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

|-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-10101010101010101212121212121212|

Guitar 1

|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
|-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-|
|-----------------------------------------------------------------|

|

|Guitar 2

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

|-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-10101010101010101212121212121212|

Guitar 1

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

|

|Guitar 2

|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
|-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-|

Outro 2:39 - 3:01 (Play twice)

Guitars 1 & 2

|---------------------------------|
|---------------------------------|
|---------------------------------|
|---------------------------------|
|---0---0-1-3-1-0---0-------------|
|-0---0-----------5---5-3-5-3-2-3-|

|

|Guitar 3

|---------------------------------|
|---------------------------------|
|-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-|
|---------------------------------|
|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|
|---------------------------------|

Guitars 1 & 2

|---------------------------------|
|---------------------------------|
|---------------------------------|
|---------------------------------|
|---4---4-1-3-1-0---0-----------0-|
|-0-6-0-6---------5---5-3-5-3-0---|

|

|Guitar 3

|---------------------------------|
|---------------------------------|
|-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-|
|---------------------------------|
|-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-|
|---------------------------------|

Guitars 1 & 2

|---------------------------------|
|---------------------------------|
|---------------------------------|
|---------------------------------|
|---0---0-1-3-1-0---0-------------|
|-0---0-----------5---5-3-5-3-2-3-|

|

|Guitar 3

|---------------------------------|
|---------------------------------|
|-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-|
|---------------------------------|
|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|
|---------------------------------|

Guitar 1

|-----------------------------------------|
|-----------------------------------------|
|-----------------------------------------|
|---------------------2h3p2-0-0---0-------|
|---4---4-1-3-1-0---0-----------3---3-1-0-|
|-0-6-0-6---------5-----------------------|

|

|Guitar 2

|-----------------------------------------|
|-----------------------------------------|
|---------------------0h2p0-0-------------|
|-----------------------------3-2-3-2-0---|
|---4---4-1-3-1-0---0-------------------3-|
|-0-6-0-6---------5-----------------------|

|

|Guitar 3

|---------------------------------|
|---------------------------------|
|-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-|
|---------------------------------|
|-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-|
|---------------------------------|

End

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|-0-0---|
|-0-0---|
|-0-0---|

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