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In the Absence of the Sacred

Lamb of God
Tab
★4.4(3)

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

Song

Lamb of God

In the Absence of the Sacred

Drop D

h=hammer on

riff 1

E[---------------------------------------------]

B[---------------------------------------------]

G[---------------------------------------------]

D[-3-2-0-5-6-0-3-2-0-5-6-0-3-2-5-6-------------] X4
A[-3-2-0-5-6-0-3-2-0-5-6-0-3-2-5-6-------------]
D[-3-2-0-5-6-0-3-2-0-5-6-0-3-2-5-6-------------]
PM|-------------------------------|

riff2

E[---------------------------------------------]

B[---------------------------------------------]

G[---------------------------------------------]

D[-3-2--5-6--3-2--5-6--3-2-5-6-----------------] X 4
A[-3-2--5-6--3-2--5-6--3-2-5-6-----------------]
D[-3-2--5-6--3-2--5-6--3-2-5-6-----------------]
riff 3			    ---3-- --3-- -3- --3-- triplets...

E[--------------------------------------------------------]

B[--------------------------------------------------------]

G[--------------------------------------------------------]

D[-1111111--1111111-0000000-------------------------------] X4
A[-1111111--1111111-0000000--------------1-----------------]
D[-1111111--1111111-0000000--0-0-0-0-3-4--3-2-0-3-4--------]
PM|-----------------------------------------------|

riff 4

E[---------------------------------------------]

B[---------------------------------------------]

G[---------------------------------------------]

D[-0-0-0-0-0-0---------------------------------]same triplets
A[-0-0-0-0-0-0---------------------------------]
D[-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-3-4--3-2-0-3-4----------]
PM|-----------|

riff 5*

E[---------------------------------------------]

B[---------------------------------------------]

G[---------------------------------------------]

D[-0-------------------------------------------]	X2
A[-0-3-------3-------3----------1--------------]
D[-0---5-3-0---5-3-0---5-3-0-3-4-3-2-----------]

E[---------------------------------------------]

B[---------------------------------------------]

G[---------------------------------------------]

D[-0-0------0-0-------0-0----------------------]	X2
A[-0-0-3----0-0--3----0-0--3----------1--------]
D[-0-0--5-3-0-0---5-3-0-0----5-3-0-3-4-3-2-----]
 PM---|

riff 6

E[------------------------------------------------]

B[------------------------------------------------]

G[------------------------------------------------]

D[-0------2222333300002222-2------6666333355552222] X2 both guitars

A[-0--\6~-2222333300002222-2--\8~-6666333355552222]

D[-0------2222333300002222-2------6666333355552222]

        PM---------------|      PM---------------|

Other guitar plays these notes instead of the 6 and 8, rest stays the same.

E[---------------------------------------------]

B[---------------------------------------------]

G[---------------------------------------------]

D[---------------------------------------------] X 2(with both parts)

A[----\10---------------------\11--------------]

D[---------------------------------------------]

Play riff 4

Play riff 5

riff 7

E[-------------------]

B[-------------------]

G[-6666-6666-----6666]

D[-5555-5555-000-5555] Play chord to rhythm of the song, PM opens

A[-4444-4444-000-4444]

D[-----------000-----]

E[----------------------------------------------------------------------------------]

B[----------------------------------------------------------------------------------]

G[----------------------------------------------------------------------------------]

D[-0-0-0-0--0-0-0-0-3-4-0-0-0-0--0-0-0-*--0-0-0-0--0-0-0-0-3-4----------------------]
A[-0-0-0-0--0-0-0-0-3-4-0-0-0-0--0-0-0-6~-0-0-0-0--0-0-0-0-3-4--------------1-------]
D[-0-0-0-0--0-0-0-0-3-4-0-0-0-0--0-0-0----0-0-0-0--0-0-0-0-3-4--0-3-2-0-3-4--3-2-034]

Artificial Harmonic=* PM------------ hh

Riff 3 X 4

Riff 4 X4

Riff 5 X4

Riff 6 X4

E[---------------------------------------------]

B[---------------------------------------------]

G[---------------------------------------------]

D[-1-0-1-0-1-0---------------------------------]
A[-1-0-1-0-1-0---------------------------------] rest of song
D[-1-0-1-0-1-0---------------------------------]
 PM-----------|

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