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Hope Is

Killswitch Engage
TabTuningDrop C
★4.8(4)

2 versions

Tab2

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

Play 2. A Section

4. A Section variant

Lead

D|----------------------------------------|--------------------------------------|
A|----------------------------------------|--------------------------------------|
F|o----------10-----9/10------------------|--12-----10-----8-----7--------------o|
C|o-----------x-----x--X------------------|---x------x-----x-----x--------------o|
G|---0--------8-----7//8------------------|--10------8-----6-----5---------------|
C|---0-0-0-0----0-0------0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0--|-----0-0----0-0---0-0---0-0-3-5-3-0---|

|PM . . . . . . . . . . . . . | . . . . . . . . . . . . |

| | |

| Rhythm | |

D|----------------------------------------|--------------------------------------|
A|----------------------------------------|--------------------------------------|
F|o---------------------------------------|-------------------------------------o|
C|o-----------7-----5//7------------------|---8------7--------------------------o|
G|---0--------5-----3//5------------------|---6------5-----6-----5---------------|
C|---0-0-0-0----0-0------0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0--|-----0-0----0-0-6-0-0-5-0-0-3-5-3-0---|

PM . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

5. Pre-chorus

Lead & Rhythm

D|---------------------------|-----------------------------------------|
A|---------------------------|-----------------------------------------|
F|---------------------------|-----------------------------------------|
C|--3-----------5------------|--7/8--7/8--7----------------------------|
G|--1-----3-----3-----5------|--5/6--5/6--5--0-0-0--0-0-0--0-0-0--0-0--|
C|----0-0-3-0-0---0-0-5-0-0--|---------------0-0-0--0-0-0--0-0-0--0-0--|

PM . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Lead & Rhythm

D|---------------------------|-----------------------------------------|
A|---------------------------|-----------------------------------------|
F|---------------------------|-----------------------------------------|
C|--3-----------5------------|--7/8--7/8--7----------------------------|
G|--1-----3-----3-----5------|--5/6--5/6--5--0-0-0--0-0-0--0-0---------|
C|----0-0-3-0-0---0-0-5-0-0--|---------------0-0-0--0-0-0--0-0---------|

PM . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

6. Chorus

Lead

D|----------------------------------|----------------------------------------|
A|----------------------------------|----------------------------------------|
F|o--5/7-7-7----7-7-----7/10-10--9--|--15-----15-15-15-----15-15-15-14-10----|
C|o--x-x-x-x----x-x-----x--x--x--x--|---x------x--x--x------x--x--x--x--x----|
G|---3/5-5-5----5-5-----5//8--8--7--|--13-----13-13-13-----13-13-13-12--8----|
C|----------------------------------|----------------------------------------|

| | |

| Rhythm | |

D|----------------------------------|----------------------------------------|
A|----------------------------------|----------------------------------------|
F|----------------------------------|--10-----10-10-10------10-10----10-10---|
C|---5/7-7-7----7-7----10--------9--|--10-----10-10-10------10-10----10-10---|
G|---3/5-5-5----5-5-----8--------7--|---8------8--8--8-------8--8-----8--8---|
C|----------------------------------|---8------8--8--8-------8--8-----8--8---|

Lead

D|----------------------------------|----------------------------------------|
A|----------------------------------|----------------------------------------|
F|---5/7-7-7----7-7-----7/10-10--9--|--10-----10-10-10-----10-10-10----10---o|
C|---x-x-x-x----x-x-----x--x--x--x--|---x------x--x--x------x--x--x-----x---o|
G|---3/5-5-5----5-5-----5//8--8--7--|---8------8--8--8------8--8--8-----8----|
C|----------------------------------|----------------------------------------|

| | |

| Rhythm | |

D|----------------------------------|----------------------------------------|
A|----------------------------------|----------------------------------------|
F|---------------------12/14-14-12--|--10-----10-10-10------10-10-10----10--o|
C|---5/7-7-7----7-7-----x--x--x--x--|--10-----10-10-10------10-10-10----10--o|
G|---3/5-5-5----5-5----10/12-12-10--|---8------8--8--8-------8--8--8-----8---|
C|----------------------------------|---8------8--8--8-------8--8--8-----8---|

7. A Section (with pinch harmonics)

Lead & Rhythm

D|-------------------------------------|-----------------------------------|
A|-------------------------------------|-----------------------------------|
F|-------------------------------------|-----------------------------------|
C|----------7-----5/7------------------|--8-----7--------------------------|
G|--0-------5-----3/5------------------|--6-----5-----6-----5--------------|
C|--0-0-0-0---0-0-----0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0--|----0-0---0-0-6-0-0-5-0-0-3-5-3-0--|

PM . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Lead

D|-------------------------------------|-----------------------------------|
A|-------------------------------------|-----------------------------------|
F|-------------------------------------|-----------------------------------|
C|----------7-----5/7------------------|--8-----7--------------------------|
G|--0-------5-----3/5------------------|--6-----5-----6-----5------8~~~~~--|
C|--0-0-0-0---0-0-----0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0--|----0-0---0-0-6-0-0-5-0-0----------|

|PM . . . . . . . . . . . . . | . . . . . . . .PH. |

| | |

| | |

| Rhythm | |

D|-------------------------------------|-----------------------------------|
A|-------------------------------------|-----------------------------------|
F|-------------------------------------|-----------------------------------|
C|----------7-----5/7------------------|--8-----7--------------------------|
G|--0-------5-----3/5------------------|--6-----5-----6-----5------3~~~~~--|
C|--0-0-0-0---0-0-----0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0--|----0-0---0-0-6-0-0-5-0-0----------|

PM . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .PH.

Play 6. Chorus

8. Interlude

Lead

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

| | |

| Rhythm | |

D|--13-[x16]----------------------------|--13-[x16]---------------------------|
A|--10-[x16]----------------------------|--10-[x16]---------------------------|
F|--------------------------------------|-------------------------------------|
C|--------------------------------------|-------------------------------------|
G|---0----------------------------------|-------------------------------------|
C|---0----------------------------------|-------------------------------------|

Lead

D|--------------------------------------|-------------------------------------|
A|--------------------------------------|-------------------------------------|
F|o--------10-----------10--------------|--------9------------9---------------|
C|o----7-------7---7---------7---7---7--|----5-------5---5---------5---5---5--|
G|---0---0-------0---0---------0---0----|--0---0-------0---0---------0---0----|
C|--------------------------------------|-------------------------------------|

| | |

| Rhythm | |

D|--13-[x16]----------------------------|--12-[x16]---------------------------|
A|--10-[x16]----------------------------|---8-[x16]---------------------------|
F|o-10----------------------------------|---9---------------------------------|
C|o--7----------------------------------|---7---------------------------------|
G|---0----------------------------------|---0---------------------------------|
C|---0----------------------------------|---0---------------------------------|

Lead

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

| | |

| Rhythm | |

D|--10-[x16]----------------------------|--8-[x16]-----------------------------|
A|---6-[x16]----------------------------|--5-[x16]-----------------------------|
F|---7----------------------------------|--5----------------------------------o|
C|---7----------------------------------|--7----------------------------------o|
G|---0----------------------------------|--0-----------------------------------|
C|---0----------------------------------|--0-----------------------------------|

^Second time only

Lead

D|--------------------------------------|-------------------------------------|
A|--------------------------------------|-------------------------------------|
F|o--------10-----------10--------------|---------9------------9--------------|
C|o----7-------7---7---------7---7---7--|----5-------5---5---------5---5---5--|
G|---0---0-------0---0---------0---0----|--0---0-------0---0---------0---0----|
C|--------------------------------------|-------------------------------------|

| | |

| Rhythm | |

D|--------------------------------------|-------------------------------------|
A|--------------------------------------|-------------------------------------|
F|o-10-----------9--10------------10----|--9-----------7---9-------------9----|
C|o--7-----------7---7-------------7----|--5-----------5---5-------------5----|
G|-----0-0-0-0-0---0---0-0-0-0-0-----0--|----0-0-0-0-0---0---0-0-0-0-0-----0--|
C|-----0-0-0-0-0---0---0-0-0-0-0-----0--|----0-0-0-0-0---0---0-0-0-0-0-----0--|

PM. . . . . . . . . . . . PM. . . . . . . . . . . .

Lead

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

| | |

| | |

D|--------------------------------------|------------------------------------------|
A|--------------------------------------|------------------------------------------|
F|---7-----------5---7-------------7----|--5-----------4--------------------------o|
C|---3-----------3---5-------------5----|--2-----------2-2h3p2p0-----2h3p2p0------o|
G|-----0-0-0-0-0---0---0-0-0-0-0-----0--|----0-0-0-0-0-----------3-2----------3-2--|
C|-----0-0-0-0-0---0---0-0-0-0-0-----0--|----0-0-0-0-0-----------------------------|

PM. . . . . . . . . . . . PM. . . . . . . * . .

*Second time round play pinch harmonic on 3rd fret of the 3rd string with wide vibrato

Lead

D|--------------------------------------|-------------------------------------|
A|--------------------------------------|-------------------------------------|
F|o--7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7/10-10--|--9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9/12-12--|
C|o--x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x--x--x--|--x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x--x--x--|
G|---5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5//8--8--|--7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7/10-10--|
C|--------------------------------------|-------------------------------------|

| | |

| Rhythm | |

D|--------------------------------------|-------------------------------------|
A|--------------------------------------|-------------------------------------|
F|o-10-----------9--10-----------10-----|--9-----------7---9------------9-----|
C|o--7-----------7---7------------7-----|--5-----------5---5------------5-----|
G|-----0-0-0-0-0---0---0-0-0-0-0-----0--|----0-0-0-0-0---0---0-0-0-0-0-----0--|
C|-----0-0-0-0-0---0---0-0-0-0-0-----0--|----0-0-0-0-0---0---0-0-0-0-0-----0--|

PM. . . . . . . . . . . . PM. . . . . . . . . . . .

Lead

D|--------------------------------------|--------------------------------------|
A|--------------------------------------|--------------------------------------|
F|--10-[x13]------------------10/14-14--|--12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-------------|
C|---x-------------------------x--x--x--|---x--x--x--x--x--x--x--x-------------|
G|---8-[x13]-------------------8/12-12--|--10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-------------|
C|--------------------------------------|--------------------------------------|

| | |

| | |

D|--------------------------------------|--------------------------------------|
A|--------------------------------------|--------------------------------------|
F|---7-----------5---7------------7-----|---5-----------------4--5-------------|
C|---3-----------3---5------------5-----|---2-----------------2--2-------------|
G|-----0-0-0-0-0---0---0-0-0-0-0-----0--|------0--0--0--0--0-------0-0---------|
C|-----0-0-0-0-0---0---0-0-0-0-0-----0--|------0--0--0--0--0-------0-0---------|

PM. . . . . . . . . . . . PM . . . . . . .

Play 7. Chorus

9. Outro

Lead & Rhythm

D|---------------------|--------------------|-----------|
A|---------------------|--------------------|-----------|
F|---------------------|--------------------|-----------|
C|---------------------|-----------------3--|-----5-----|
G|--0------------------|-(0)-------------1--|-----3-----|
C|--0------------------|-(0)----------0-----|--0--------|

PM. .

Lead & Rhythm

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

PM. .

Lead & Rhythm

D|---------------------|--------------------|--------------------|
A|---------------------|--------------------|--------------------|
F|o--------------------|--------------------|--------------------|
C|o--------------------|--------------------|--------------------|
G|---0--3--2--4--1--3--|--0--3--2--4--1--3--|--0--3--2--4--1--3--|
C|---0--3--2--4--1--3--|--0--3--2--4--1--3--|--0--3--2--4--1--3--|

PM. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Lead & Rhythm

D|---------------------|--------------------|-----------|
A|---------------------|--------------------|-----------|
F|---------------------|--------------------|----------o|
C|---------------------|-----------------3--|----------o|
G|---0--3--2--4--1--3--|--0--3--2--4-----1--|-----1-----|
C|---0--3--2--4--1--3--|--0--3--2--4--0-----|--0--1-----|

PM. . . . . . . . . . . .

The End

Full Sequence

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1. Intro

2. A Section

3. B Section

3. A Section

4. A Section variant

5. Pre-chorus

6. Chorus

7. A Section (with pinch harmonics)

4. A Section variant

5. Pre-verse

6. Chorus

8. Interlude

7. Chorus

9. Outro

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