A Subtle Dagger

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Song

"A Subtle Dagger" by Thrice from "Illusion of Safety"

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GUITAR ONE PARTS

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Intro: (2x)

e|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|----------------8---------------8---5-------------------8-----8-----5------|
A|------------0h5---7---------------7---7-------------0h5---7----------------|
E|0--0-0-0--0---------0--0-0-0--0---------0--0-0-0--0---------0---0-0---0-6-5|

........... ........... ........... . ... .....

Verse: (2x)

e|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|----------------8---------------8---5-------------------8-----8-----5------|
A|------------0h5---7---------------7---7-------------0h5---7----------------|
E|-0-0-0-0-0-----------0-0-0-0-0-----------0-0-0-0-0----------0---0-0---0-6-5|

......... ......... ......... . ... .....

Chorus: (2x)

e|---------------------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------------------|
G|-12----11--12------11-12-12-16--14-14-16--14-|
D|--x-----x---x-------x--x--x--x---x--x--x---x-|
A|-10-----9--10-------9-10-10-14--12-12-14--12-|
E|---------------------------------------------|

Repeat Verse (2x)

Repeat Chorus (1x)

2nd Chorus Cont'd:

e|--------------------------------------------------|
B|--------------------------------------------------|
G|-12----11--12------11-12-12-16--10-10-10-10-10-10-|
D|--x-----x---x-------x--x--x--x---x--x--x--x--x--x-|
A|-10-----9--10-------9-10-10-14---8--8--8--8--8--8-|
E|--------------------------------------------------|

Interlude:

e|-0~--------4---------------------------------------------------------------|
B|-0~----4h5----6-5-5h6-5----------------------------------------------------|
G|-1~---------------------4-4h5~---4h5-5--4-4h5-4-2-1~---1h2p1...(read-below)|
D|-2~------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|-2~------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|-0~------------------------------------------------------------------------|

...this part is really fast and extremely

hard to hear, so here's the notes in

the scale, just go off with really fast

hammer ons and pull offs, and then somehow

e|--------------------------------------|-end-up-on-this--------------|
B|-------------------notes-in-scale-----|-----------------------------|
G|-2-1----------------of-crazy-hard-----|-----------------------------|
D|-----3-2-0------------solo-part-------|-----------------------------|
A|-----------3-2-0----------------------|-----------------------------|
E|-----------------4-1-0----------------|--------4/5----4-5-5/7---7/8-|

Really Fast Interlude Part: (4x)

e|-16-13----13--------------------------|
B|-------15----15-12-15-12----12--------|
G|-------------------------13-----13-10-|
D|--------------------------------------|
A|--------------------------------------|
E|--------------------------------------|

Build Up: (listen for triplets)

e|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|-----------------------------------------------------------------0-0-0-0-0-|
A|-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-----------|
E|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|

.........................................................................

e|-------------------------------------------------------|
B|-------------------------------------------------------|
G|-------------------------------------------------------|
D|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-1-0---0-1-0---0-1-0---0-1-0---0-|
A|---------------------------2-------2-------2-------2---|
E|-------------------------------------------------------|

.....................................................

Cool Part:

e|---------------------6^------6^--|
B|---------------------5^------5^--|
G|-----3---3-3-3-3-----------------|
D|-----2---2-2-2-2-----------------|
A|---------------------------------|
E|-0-0---0---------0-0-----0-0-----|

... . ... ...

Ending:

e|----6^-----6^-----6^-----6^------------------------------------------------|
B|----5^-----5^-----5^-----5^------------------------------------------------|
G|----------------------------15-15-15-15-14-14-14-14-15-15-15-15-14-14-14-14|
D|-----------------------------x--x--x--x--x--x--x--x--x--x--x--x--x--x--x--x|
A|----------------------------13-13-13-13-12-12-12-12-13-13-13-13-12-12-12-12|
E|0-0----0-0----0-0----0-0---------------------------------------------------|

... ... ... ...

e|----6^-----6^-----6^-----6^------------------------------------------------|
B|----5^-----5^-----5^-----5^------------------------------------------------|
G|----------------------------15-15-15-15-14-14-14-14-18-18-18-18-17-17-17-17|
D|-----------------------------x--x--x--x--x--x--x--x--x--x--x--x--x--x--x--x|
A|----------------------------13-13-13-13-12-12-12-12-16-16-16-16-15-15-15-15|
E|0-0----0-0----0-0----0-0---------------------------------------------------|

... ... ... ...

e|----6^-----6^-----6^-----6^------------------------------------------------|
B|----5^-----5^-----5^-----5^------------------------------------------------|
G|----------------------------15-15-15-15-14-14-14-14-15-15-15-15-14-14-14-14|
D|-----------------------------x--x--x--x--x--x--x--x--x--x--x--x--x--x--x--x|
A|----------------------------13-13-13-13-12-12-12-12-13-13-13-13-12-12-12-12|
E|0-0----0-0----0-0----0-0---------------------------------------------------|

... ... ... ...

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GUITAR TWO PARTS

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Intro: (2x)

e|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|----------------8---------------8---5-------------------8-----8-----5------|
A|------------0h5---7---------------7---7-------------0h5---7----------------|
E|0--0-0-0--0---------0--0-0-0--0---------0--0-0-0--0---------0---0-0---0-6-5|

........... ........... ........... . ... .....

Verse: (2x)

e|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|-2-2-2-2-2x-------2-2-2-2-2x-------2-2-2-2-2x-------2-2-2-2-2x--2-2-2-2-2x-|
E|-0-0-0-0-0x-------0-0-0-0-0x-------0-0-0-0-0x-------0-0-0-0-0x--0-0-0-0-0x-|

Chorus: (2x)

e|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|---------------------------------5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-2-2-2-2-2-|
D|-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-2-2-2-2-2-|
A|-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-0-0-0-0-0-|
E|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-------------------------------------------|
e|-------------------------------------------------------|
B|-------------------------------------------------------|
G|-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-----------------4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-|
D|-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-|
A|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-|
E|-----------------------3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-----------------|

Repeat Verse (2x)

Repeat Chorus (1x)

2nd Chorus Cont'd:

e|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|---------------------------------5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-2-2-2-2-2-|
D|-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-2-2-2-2-2-|
A|-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-0-0-0-0-0-|
E|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-------------------------------------------|
e|-------------------------------------------------------|
B|-------------------------------------------------------|
G|-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2---------------------------------|
D|-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|
A|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|
E|-----------------------3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-|

Interlude:

e|--------------------0~------------------0~--|
B|--------------------0~------------------0~--|
G|--------------------2~------------------2~--|
D|-2~-----------------3~--------2~--------3~--|
A|-2~--------2--2--2--3~--------2~--------3~--|
E|-0~--------0--0--0------------0~------------|

.......

Really Fast Interlude Part:

e|---------------------------|
B|---------------------------|
G|---------------------------|
D|-2x--------3x--------2~----|
A|-2x--------3x--------2~----|
E|-0x--------1x--------0~----|

Build Up: (4x) (play really fast)

e|--------------------------------------------------|
B|--------------------------------------------------|
G|--------------------------------------------------|
D|--------------------------------------------------|
A|-2--2--2--2--2--2--2--2--2--2-2-2--2--2--2-2-2--2-|
E|-0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0-0-0--0--0--0-0-0--0-|

................................................

Cool Part: Only Guitar One Plays

End:

e|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|-------------------------12-12-12-12-11-11-11-11-12-12-12-12-11-11-11-11---|
D|--------------------------x--x--x--x--x--x--x--x--x--x--x--x--x--x--x--x---|
A|-2-2---2-2---2-2---2-2---10-10-10-10--9--9--9--9-10-10-10-10--9--9--9--9---|
E|-0-0---0-0---0-0---0-0-----------------------------------------------------|

.....................

e|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|-------------------------12-12-12-12-11-11-11-11-15-15-15-15-14-14-14-14---|
D|--------------------------x--x--x--x--x--x--x--x--x--x--x--x--x--x--x--x---|
A|-2-2---2-2---2-2---2-2---10-10-10-10--9--9--9--9-13-13-13-13-12-12-12-12---|
E|-0-0---0-0---0-0---0-0-----------------------------------------------------|

.....................

e|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|-------------------------12-12-12-12-11-11-11-11-12-12-12-12-11-11-11-11---|
D|--------------------------x--x--x--x--x--x--x--x--x--x--x--x--x--x--x--x---|
A|-2-2---2-2---2-2---2-2---10-10-10-10--9--9--9--9-10-10-10-10--9--9--9--9---|
E|-0-0---0-0---0-0---0-0-----------------------------------------------------|

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