By The Sword Tab

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Difficulty:	intermediate
Tuning:	Eb Ab Db Gb Bb Eb
Capo:	no capo
Author Unregistered. Last edit on Feb 11, 2014
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                             By The Sword - By Slash
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Tabbed by: Corey Middleton
 
This tab is from the Layn rocks concert so it might be different to the album. This was
way before the album is released  so slash might change some parts of it.
It isn’t 100% correct a couple of notes are wrong in the solo but besides that its right.
Its also my first ever tab ive done so go easy on me.
 
Tuning:Eb Ab Db Gb Bb eb
 
Intro
 
eb|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
Bb|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
Gb|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
Db|-----------------------2-------------------------0------------------------3|
Ab|-----------3-----------0------------5--3---------0------------3--2--0-----3|
Eb|--0--3--5-----5--3--5------0--3--5--------5--3---2---0--3--5-----------3--1|
 
eb|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
Bb|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
Gb|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
Db|-------------------------0-------------2-----------------------------------|
Ab|------------5--3---------0-------------0-----------------------------------|
Eb|---0--3--5--------5--3---2-------------------------------------------------|
 
 
Main Riff  Verse and Outro
 
eb|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
Bb|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
Gb|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
Db|----------------------2------------------------0-------------------------3|
Ab|----------3-----------0------------5--3--------0-------------3--2--0-----3|
Eb|-0--3--5-----5--3-0-3----0--3--5--------5--3---2---0--3--5-----------3-0-1|
 
 
eb|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
Bb|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
Gb|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
Db|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
Ab|-----------3---------------------------------------------------------------|
Eb|--0--3--5-----5--3--3--5--5------------------------------------------------|
 
 
Chorus
 
eb|--2---2--2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2------0---0--0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-----------------------|
Bb|--3---3--3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3------1---1--1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-----------------------|
Gb|--2---2--2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2------2---2--2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-----------------------|
Db|--0---0--0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0------3---3--3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-----------------------|
Ab|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
Eb|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
 
eb|--0---0--0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0------3---3--3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-----------------------|
Bb|--1---1--1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1------3---3--3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-----------------------|
Gb|--2---2--2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2------0---0--0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-----------------------|
Db|--2---2--2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2------0---0--0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-----------------------|
Ab|------------------------------2---2--2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-----------------------|
Eb|------------------------------3---3--3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-----------------------|
 
eb|--2---2--2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2------0---0--0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-----------------------|
Bb|--3---3--3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3------1---1--1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-----------------------|
Gb|--2---2--2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2------2---2--2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-----------------------|
Db|--0---0--0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0------3---3--3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-----------------------|
Ab|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
Eb|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
 
eb|--0---0--0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0---------------------------------------------------|
Bb|--1---1--1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1---------------------------------------------------|
Gb|--2---2--2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2---------------------------------------------------|
Db|--2---2--2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-------5----7--------------------------------------|
Ab|-------------------------------5----7--------------------------------------|
Eb|-------------------------------3----5--------------------------------------|
 
Second and third chorus are played same way but in power chords     D F A G
 
 
Bridge
 
eb|--5--5--5--5----7--7--7-7-7-7------7--7--7--7----5--5--5-5-5-5-------------|
Bb|--6--6--6--6----7--7--7-7-7-7------7--7--7--7----6--6--6-6-6-6-------------|
Gb|--7--7--7--7----7--7--7-7-7-7------7--7--7--7----7--7--7-7-7-7-------------|
Db|--7--7--7--7----7--7--7-7-7-7------7--7--7--7----7--7--7-7-7-7-------------|
Ab|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
Eb|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
 
X 2
eb|--5--5--5--5----7--7--7-7-7-7----------------------------------------------|
Bb|--6--6--6--6----7--7--7-7-7-7----------------------------------------------|
Gb|--7--7--7--7----7--7--7-7-7-7----------------------------------------------|
Db|--7--7--7--7----7--7--7-7-7-7--------x-3----x-5-----x-7--------------------|
Ab|-------------------------------------x-3----x-5-----x-7--------------------|
Eb|-------------------------------------x-1----x-3-----x-5--------------------|
 
Solo
 
eb|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
Bb|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
Gb|-----------------------------------------------------------------9b--------|
Db|-------12b---10--12------10-12-10--12b--10-12-10-12-------5--7-------------|
Ab|---12----------------12------------------------------5---------------------|
Eb|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
 
eb|------------------------------5--------------------------------------------|
Bb|-----------------------------------10--13b---10--13brbrbr--12brbrbr--------|
Gb|-10-9-10---10-9-7-9-7-5-7-4-5----------------------------------------------|
Db|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
Ab|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
Eb|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
 
 
eb|---14brbrbr-------------------17----13-----12-----10-----7-----------------|
Bb|--------------12brbrbr-----12----12-----12-----12----12----10-7------------|
Gb|----------------------------------------------------------------9----------|
Db|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
Ab|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
Eb|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
 
 
eb|----12-15-15b--15--12------------------------------------------------------|
Bb|-----------------------15--13b-13-12--12-15-12--15b--15b--15b-15b-15b-15b--|
Gb|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
Db|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
Ab|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
Eb|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
 
 
eb|---------------------------------------------------------------------12----|
Bb|---15b-15b-15b--15--13-15--12-13-12-----12-------------12----12--15-----15-|
Gb|-------------------------------------14-----14--12--14----14---------------|
Db|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
Ab|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
Eb|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
 
 
eb|--12----12--15b-15-12-17b-17b-17b--17-15--20b-20---17--15-17-17------------|
Bb|-----15--------------------------------------------------------------------|
Gb|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
Db|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
Ab|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
Eb|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
 
 
eb|---17-15-----17b-17-15----17-15--------------------------------------------|
Bb|---------17----------------------17---15-17-19b----------------------------|
Gb|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
Db|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
Ab|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
Eb|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
 
Intro
Verse
Chorus
Verse
Chorus
Bridge
Solo
Verse
Chorus
Outro
 
 
| r  Release note
| b  Bend note
| x  Mute note
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3 comments
heyy. Great tabs helped me heaps, thanks alot :). rated 5 stars.
Excellent. I have no clue about the solo yet as I'm still just learning the song but this is by far the best tab of the song I've seen. Thanks man.
lots of spots seems off, though just barely. The intro/verse is definitely a little off and during the verse, it moves up to the 5th/7th fret.