Forsaken Tab

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As I Lay Dying - Forsaken
Tabbed by: rcw110131
 
Tuning: Drop D (DADGBE)
(yes, I know AILD usually play in Drop C, but many songs on their new album
are in Drop D, and even in Eb Standard on Within Destruction)
 
Guitar I - Left Guitar
Guitar II - Right Guitar
Guitar III - Extra Guitar (Center)
 
 
Aside from towards the end where I think there's some tapping parts in the
break and final chorus, this tab should be 100% correct.  I can't make those
parts out right now, but I if and when I do, I'll update this tab to make the
tab completely correct.  And how do I know the rest is correct?  Well, just
understand that I wouldn't waste my time spending many hours analyzing a song
note per note by slowing it down in Adobe Audition and then submit a tab that
isn't completely correct. So on that note, enjoy/rate/comment!!!  :)
 
 
h - hammer-on
p - pull-off
\ - slide down
/ - slide up
* - mute string (ie. stop note(s) from ringing)
 
 
===============================================================================
-Intro- (0:00 - 0:55)
 
****** I'm pretty sure there are 3 guitars tremolo picking here, so to save
       space I'm putting all 3 into one tab....if you want you can even play
       it this way, it's just [obviously] much more difficult than what they
       probably did on the album (record 3 guitars separately and just layer
       them on top of one another)
 
  Guitar III:
  x16   x16   x16   x8   x8    x16   x16   x16   x8   x8
E|-----|-----|-----|----------|-----|-----|-----|----------|
B|13---|15---|15---|15---15---|13---|15---|15---|15---15---|
G|15---|15---|14---|12---10---|15---|15---|14---|12---10---|
D|12---|12---|12---|12---12---|12---|12---|12---|12---12---|
A|-----|-----|-----|----------|-----|-----|-----|----------|
D|-----|-----|-----|----------|-----|-----|-----|----------|
 
  Guitars I + II:
E|-----|-----|-----|----------|-----|-----|-----|----------|
B|-----|-----|-----|----------|-----|-----|-----|----------|
G|-----|-----|-----|----------|-----|-----|-----|----------|
D|-----|-----|-----|----------|-----|-----|-----|----------|
A|-----|-----|-----|----------|-----|--5--|----/|8---------|
D|-----|-----|-----|----------|-----|-----|-----|----------|
 
                              THEN
 
  Guitar III: (same as above)
  x16   x16   x16   x8   x8                   x16   x16   x16   x16
E|-----|-----|-----|----------|             E|-----|-----|-----|-----|
B|13---|15---|15---|15---15---|             B|15---|15---|15---|15---|
G|15---|15---|14---|12---10---|             G|14---|14---|14---|14---|
D|12---|12---|12---|12---12---| x4,  then   D|12---|12---|12---|12---|
A|-----|-----|-----|----------|             A|-----|-----|-----|-----|
D|-----|-----|-----|----------|             D|-----|-----|-----|-----|
 
  Guitars I + II:
E|-----|-----|-----|----------|             E|-----|-----|-----|-----|
B|-----|-----|-----|----------|             B|-----|-----|-----|-----|
G|3----|-----|-----|----------|             G|-----|-----|-----|-----|
D|3----|-----|0----|3---------| x4,  then   D|0----|-----|-----|-----|
A|1----|-----|0----|3---------|             A|0----|-----|-----|-----|
D|-----|-----|0----|3---------|             D|0----|-----|-----|-----|
 
 
============================================================================
-Intro Riff- (0:56 - 1:12)
 
  Guitar I:
E|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
B|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
G|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
D|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
A|0-----------0h1p|0-----------0h1p|0-------0h1---1p|0---------------|
D|--0-0-0---0-----|--0-0-0---0-----|--0-3-0-----0---|--0-0-0---0-3p0-|
PM  . .     .        . .     .        .   .     .      . .     . 
 
  Guitar II:
E|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
B|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
G|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
D|----------------|----------------|----------------|\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\|
A|0-*-------------|----------------|0-*-0-*-0-*-0-*-|\\\pickslide\\\\|
D|0-*-------------|----------------|0-*-0-*-0-*-0-*-|\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\|
PM.                                 .   .   .   .
 
                                  THEN
 
  Guitars I + II:
E|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
B|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
G|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
D|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------| x3
A|0-----------0h1p|0-----------0h1p|0-------0h1---1p|0---------------|
D|--0-0-0---0-----|--0-0-0---0-----|--0-3-0-----0---|--0-0-0---0-3p0-|
PM  . .     .        . .     .        .   .     .      . .     . 
 
 
============================================================================
-Pre-Verse- (1:12 - 1:20)
 
  Guitar I:
E|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
B|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
G|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
D|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
A|0---------------|----------------|0---------------|0---0h5h8---0h5-|
D|--0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|*---------------|--0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|--0-------0-----|
PM  . . . . . . .                     . . . . . . . 
 
    Guitar II:
  E|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
  B|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
  G|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
  D|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
  A|0---------------|0---0h5h8---0h5-|0---------------|----------------|
  D|--0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|--0-------0-----|--0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|*---------------|
  PM  . . . . . . .                     . . . . . . . 
 
E|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
B|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
G|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
D|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------5-----|
A|0---------------|----------------|0---------------|0---0h5h8---7h8-|
D|--0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|*---------------|--0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|--0-------------|
PM  . . . . . . .                     . . . . . . . 
 
  E|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
  B|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
  G|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
  D|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------5-----|
  A|0---------------|0---0h5h8---0h5-|0---------------|0---0h5h8---7h8-|
  D|--0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|--0-------0-----|--0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|--0-------------|
  PM  . . . . . . .                     . . . . . . . 
 
 
============================================================================
-Verse 2- (1:20 - 1:35)
 
  Guitar I:
E|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
B|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
G|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
D|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
A|0---------------|0---0h5h8---0h5-|0---------------|0---0h5h8---0h5-|
D|0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|--0-------0-----|0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|--0-------0-----|
PM  . . . . . . .                     . . . . . . . 
 
    Guitar II:
  E|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
  B|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
  G|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
  D|----------------|--------7-------|----------------|--------7-------|
  A|0---------------|5p0-5h8---0h5h8-|0---------------|5p0-5h8---0h5h8-|
  D|0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|----------------|0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|----------------|
  PM  . . . . . . .                     . . . . . . . 
 
E|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
B|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
G|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
D|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------5-----|
A|0---------------|0---0h5h8---0h5-|0---------------|0---0h5h8---7h8-|
D|0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|--0-------0-----|0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|--0-------------|
PM  . . . . . . .                     . . . . . . . 
 
  E|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
  B|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
  G|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
  D|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------5-----|
  A|0---------------|0---0h5h8---0h5-|0---------------|0---0h5h8---7h8-|
  D|0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|--0-------0-----|0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|--0-------------|
  PM  . . . . . . .                     . . . . . . . 
 
                                    THEN
 
            Guitar I: same 8 bars again
 
            Guitar II: repeat the same       E|----------------|
                      8 bars except for      B|----------------|
                     the last one, where     G|----------------|
                   Guitar II plays this-->   D|--------7h8-5h7-|
                           instead           A|0---0h5---------|
                                             D|--0-------------|
 
 
============================================================================
-Chorus 1- (1:36 - 2:00)
 
  Guitar I:
E|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
B|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
G|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
D|8-3-0-3-8-3-0-3-8-3-0-3-8-3-0-3-|8-3-0-3-8-3-0-3-8-3-0-3-8-3-0-3-|
A|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
D|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
                                                                       x3
E|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
B|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
G|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
D|7-3-0-3-7-3-0-3-7-3-0-3-7-3-0-3-|7-3-0-3-7-3-0-3-7-3-0-3-7-3-0-3-|
A|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
D|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
 
  Guitar II:
E|----|----|----|----|----|----|----|----|----|----|----|----|
B|----|----|----|----|----|----|----|----|----|----|----|----|
G|3---|----|----|----|3---|----|----|----|3---|----|----|----|
D|3---|----|0---|3---|3---|----|0---|3---|3---|----|5---|----|
A|1---|----|0---|3---|1---|----|0---|3---|1---|----|5---|----|
D|----|----|0---|3---|----|----|0---|3---|----|----|5---|----|
 
  Guitar III:
  x16   x16   x16   x8   x8
E|-----|-----|-----|----------|
B|13---|15---|15---|15---15---|
G|15---|15---|14---|12---10---|
D|12---|12---|12---|12---12---|  x3
A|-----|-----|-----|----------|
D|-----|-----|-----|----------|
 
 
============================================================================
-Awesome Riffage- (2:00 - 2:15)
 
  Guitar III:
E|---------------------------|--------------------------------|
B|---------------------------|--------------------------------|
G|----9h10p9--9--10--10--12--|12--10--10-------9h10p9--9--9h10|
D|0000------12-12--12--12--12|--12--12--12-7h10------10-10----|
A|---------------------------|--------------------------------|
D|---------------------------|--------------------------------|
PM....       .  .   .   .   .    .   .   .            .  .
                                                                    x2
E|---------------------------|--------------------------------|
B|---------------------------|--------------------------------|
G|----9h10p9--9--10--10--12--|12--10--10-------9h10p9--9--10p9|
D|0000------12-12--12--12--12|--12--12--12-7h10------10-10----|
A|---------------------------|--------------------------------|
D|---------------------------|--------------------------------|
PM....       .  .   .   .   .    .   .   .            .  .
 
  Guitars I + II:
E|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
B|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
G|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
D|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------| x2
A|00000*----000000|00000*----------|00000*----000000|00000*------0000|
D|00000*----000000|00000*----------|00000*----000000|00000*------0000|
PM.....     ...... .....            .....     ...... .....       ....
 
 
============================================================================
-Verse 2- (2:16 - 2:41)
 
  Guitar I:                              Guitar II:
E|----------------|----------------|   E|----------------|----------------|
B|----------------|----------------|   B|----------------|----------------|
G|----------------|----------------|   G|----------------|----------------|
D|----------------|----------------|   D|----------------|----------------|
A|0-----------0h1p|0-------0h1---1p|   A|----------------|0-*-0-*-0-*-0-*-|
D|--0-0-0---0-----|--0-3-0-----0---|   D|----------------|0-*-0-*-0-*-0-*-|
PM  . .     .        .   .     .       PM.                .   .   .   .
 
                                  THEN
 
  Guitars I + II:
E|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
B|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
G|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
D|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------| x2
A|0-----------0h1p|0-----------0h1p|0-------0h1---1p|0---------------|
D|--0-0-0---0-----|--0-0-0---0-----|--0-3-0-----0---|--0-0-0---0-3p0-|
PM  . .     .        . .     .        .   .     .      . .     . 
 
                                  THEN
 
  Guitars I + II:
E|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
B|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
G|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
D|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------| x4
A|0-----------0h1p|0-----------0h1-|----------------|0---------------|
D|--0-0-0---0-----|--0-0-0---0-----|0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|--0-0-0---0-3p0-|
PM  . .     .        . .     .      . . . . . . . .    . .     . 
 
 
============================================================================
-Chorus 2- (2:42 - 3:05)
 
  Guitar I:
E|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
B|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
G|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
D|8-3-0-3-8-3-0-3-8-3-0-3-8-3-0-3-|8-3-0-3-8-3-0-3-8-3-0-3-8-3-0-3-|
A|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
D|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
                                                                       x3
E|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
B|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
G|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
D|7-3-0-3-7-3-0-3-7-3-0-3-7-3-0-3-|7-3-0-3-7-3-0-3-7-3-0-3-7-3-0-3-|
A|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
D|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
 
  Guitar II:
E|----|----|----|----|----|----|----|----|----|----|----|----|
B|----|----|----|----|----|----|----|----|----|----|----|----|
G|3---|----|----|----|3---|----|----|----|3---|----|----|----|
D|3---|----|0---|3---|3---|----|0---|3---|3---|----|5---|----|
A|1---|----|0---|3---|1---|----|0---|3---|1---|----|5---|----|
D|----|----|0---|3---|----|----|0---|3---|----|----|5---|----|
 
  Guitar III:
  x16   x16   x16   x8   x8
E|-----|-----|-----|----------|
B|13---|15---|15---|15---15---|
G|15---|15---|14---|12---10---|
D|12---|12---|12---|12---12---|  x3
A|-----|-----|-----|----------|
D|-----|-----|-----|----------|
 
 
============================================================================
-Awesome Riffage Again- (3:06 - 3:38)
 
  Guitar III:
E|---------------------------|--------------------------------|
B|---------------------------|--------------------------------|
G|----9h10p9--9--10--10--12--|12--10--10-------9h10p9--9--9h10|
D|0000------12-12--12--12--12|--12--12--12-7h10------10-10----|
A|---------------------------|--------------------------------|
D|---------------------------|--------------------------------|
PM....       .  .   .   .   .    .   .   .            .  .
                                                                    x4
E|---------------------------|--------------------------------|
B|---------------------------|--------------------------------|
G|----9h10p9--9--10--10--12--|12--10--10-------9h10p9--9--10p9|
D|0000------12-12--12--12--12|--12--12--12-7h10------10-10----|
A|---------------------------|--------------------------------|
D|---------------------------|--------------------------------|
PM....       .  .   .   .   .    .   .   .            .  .
 
  Guitars I + II:
E|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
B|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
G|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
D|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------| x2
A|00000*----000000|00000*----------|00000*----000000|00000*------0000|
D|00000*----000000|00000*----------|00000*----000000|00000*------0000|
PM.....     ...... .....            .....     ...... .....       ....
 
                                  THEN
 
  Guitars I + II: (only difference = let last palm mute ring out)
E|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
B|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
G|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
D|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------| x2
A|00000-----000000|00000-----------|00000-----000000|00000-------0000|
D|00000-----000000|00000-----------|00000-----000000|00000-------0000|
PM.....     ...... .....            .....     ...... .....       ....
 
============================================================================
-Break- (3:38 - 4:26)
 
  Guitar III:
  x8    x8    x8    x4   x4
E|-----|-----|-----|----------|
B|13---|15---|15---|15---15---|
G|15---|15---|14---|12---10---|
D|12---|12---|12---|12---12---| x6
A|-----|-----|-----|----------|
D|-----|-----|-----|----------|
 
  Guitars I + II:
E|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
B|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
G|3---------------|3-----------5---|----------------|----------------|
D|3---------------|3-----------5---|0---------------|3---------------| x6
A|1---------------|1-----------3---|0---------------|3---------------|
D|----------------|----------------|0---------------|3---------------|
 
 
============================================================================
-Final Chorus- (4:26 - end)
 
  Guitar I:
E|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
B|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
G|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
D|8-3-0-3-8-3-0-3-8-3-0-3-8-3-0-3-|8-3-0-3-8-3-0-3-8-3-0-3-8-3-0-3-|
A|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
D|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
                                                                       x4
E|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
B|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
G|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
D|7-3-0-3-7-3-0-3-7-3-0-3-7-3-0-3-|7-3-0-3-7-3-0-3-7-3-0-3-7-3-0-3-|
A|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
D|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
 
  Guitar II:
E|--------|--------|--------|--------|
B|--------|--------|--------|--------|
G|3-------|--------|--------|--------|
D|3-------|--------|0-------|3-------|  x4
A|1-------|--------|0-------|3-------|
D|--------|--------|0-------|3-------|
 
  Guitar III:
  x16   x16   x16   x8   x8
E|-----|-----|-----|----------|
B|13---|15---|15---|15---15---|
G|15---|15---|14---|12---10---|
D|12---|12---|12---|12---12---|  x4
A|-----|-----|-----|----------|
D|-----|-----|-----|----------|
 
                                    END ON:
  Guitar I:
E|--------|
B|--------|
G|--------|
D|0\-\-\-\|   (whammy bar?)
A|--------|
D|--------|
 
  Guitar II:
E|--------|
B|--------|
G|--------|
D|0-------|
A|0-------|
D|0-------|
 
  Guitar III:
E|--------|
B|--------|
G|14------|
D|--------|
A|--------|
D|--------|
 
                                 THE END!!!!!!!!!
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Lmao...The tuning is in Drop D...There shouldn't even be a discussion about this. Yes, AILD in the passed played in Drop C, but on their new album they use several different kinds of tunings. I believe there's a vid on YouTube that even explains this. For anyone who thinks this sounds right in Drop C, you need to practice a little more.
i believe it is in drop d because they play the sound of truth in drop d
Wow. I enjoyed a good laugh looking over this. lol Where in the ten commandments does it say that a band's tuning is locked in place? By God, I don't see it anywhere! Omgwtfbbq! And just because you see a band play it different live doesn't mean it is. Usually bands take the lowest tuning for any of their songs, keep it there, and then just play all the higher tuned songs higher up the neck. As I lay Dying has already demonstrated other tunings on this album. This song's in Drop D. The end =]