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This Shattered Symphony

Coheed And Cambria

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Artist: Coheed and Cambria
Track: "This Shattered Symphony"
Album: The Year of the Black Rainbow
Tuning: Standard

Tabbed by Lawrence Jones

I worked this based off of a live video (linked directly below).
I think this is extremely close to what they play.
See below for a link of me playing it.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=extKZLQEOew (Live Video)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=55Iu3inU1Go (My cover)


Key:
/ - slide towards bridge
\ - slide away from bridge
. - palm mute
p - pull off
h - hammer on
~ - let ring
b - bend to sound like the following note
r - release bend
* - natural harmonic
v - vibrato

Intro: (0:00 - 0:12)

Claudio Intro Riff: x 4

e----------------------------------------------------|
B----------------------------------------------------|
G----------------------------------------------------|
D----------------------------------------------------|
A-4-----4-----8-6-4----------------------------------|
E---6-6---6-6-------8-6\4-0-4-6p4--------------------|
    . .   . . . . . .     . .

Alt. Live - Claudio plays the following on the last one:

e----------------------------------------------------|
B----------------------------------------------------|
G----------------------------------------------------|
D----------------------------------------------------|
A-4-----4-----8-6-4----------------------------------|
E---6-6---6-6-------8-6\\\\\\\\----------------------|
    . .   . . . . . .     

Travis Intro Lead: x 2

e----------------------------------------------------|
B-6v-------------------------------------------------|
G----------------------------------------------------|
D----------------------------------------------------|
A----------------------------------------------------|
E----------------------------------------------------|

Travis does not play anything over the first 2 measures of the intro.

1st Pre-Verse: (0:12 - 0:24)

Claudio Verse Riff: x 2

e-------------------------------------------------------------------|
B-------------------------------------------------------------------|
G-------------------------------------------------------------------|
D-------------------------------------------------------------------|
A---6p0---6p0-9-6---6p0---8-6-------8---0-0p4--0---------------4p0--|
E-8-----8---------8-----8-----9-8-6---9----------6/8-6-4p0-4-6------|
  .     .     . . .     . . . . . . . . .      . .   .     . .

Travis Pre-Verse Lead: x 2

e-14-14-14-14-13-13-13-13-13-13-13-13-11-13----------|
B-x--x--x--x--x--x--x--x--x--x--x--x--x--x--14-14----|
G-11-11-11-11-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10----|
D----------------------------------------------------|
A----------------------------------------------------|
E----------------------------------------------------|

1st Verse: (0:24 - 0:47)

"Oh, I�m giving up the one I love
I'll conduct great disaster
To scar my skin to own this hurt."

Claudio Verse Riff x 4

Claudio Over-Dub: x 2

e----------------------------------------------------|
B----------------------------------------------------|
G----8------8---11-8----8------10-8------------------|
D-10---7-10---7------10---7-10------11-10------------|
A----------------------------------------------------|
E----------------------------------------------------|
  .  . . .  . . .  . .  . . .  .  . .  .

e----------------------------------------------------|
B----------------------------------------------------|
G---10----------------------------6------------------|
D-8----11-7-7-11-7-8/10-8-6---6-8---7----------------|
A---------------------------7------------------------|
E----------------------------------------------------|
  . .  .  . . .  . .    . . . . . . .

The above is played over the last two measures of the verse.

Travis Verse Lead: x 1

e-13-11------------------14--------13-11------------------------------|
B-------14-13v---------------------------14-13v-----------------------|
G------------------10/11~---10v---------------------10b11r10b11r10v---|
D---------------------------------------------------------------------|
A---------------------------------------------------------------------|
E---------------------------------------------------------------------|

Travis does not play anything over the first 2 measures of the Verse.

1st Pre-Chorus (0:47 - 1:11)

"They offered their hearts, And we tore them apart
They offered their blood, And we left them so parched
I don�t know if I can give you anything you want."

Claudio Pre-Chorus: x 1
e-------------------------------------------------------------------|
B-------------------------------------------------------------------|
G-------------------------------------------------------------------|
D-----6-----6-----6-----6-----6-------6-----6-----6-----6-----6-----|
A---4-----4-----4-----4-----4-------4-----4-----4-----4-----4-------|
E-2-----2-----2-----2-----2-----2-2-----2-----2-----2-----2-----2---|
  ...............................................................

e-------------------------------------------------------------------|
B-------------------------------------------------------------------|
G-------------------------------------------------------------------|
D-----10----10----10----10----10------8-----8-----8-----8-----8-----|
A---8-----8-----8-----8-----8-------6-----6-----6-----6-----6-------|
E-6-----6-----6-----6-----6-----6-4-----4-----4-----4-----4-----4---|
  ...............................................................

e-------------------------------------------------------------------|
B-------------------------------------------------------------------|
G-------------------------------------------------------------------|
D-----6-----6-----6-----6-----6-------6-----6-----6-----6-----6-----|
A---4-----4-----4-----4-----4-------4-----4-----4-----4-----4-------|
E-2-----2-----2-----2-----2-----2-2-----2-----2-----2-----2-----2---|
  ...............................................................

e----------------------------------------------------|
B----------------------------------------------------|
G----------------------------------------------------|
D----------------------------------------------------|
A---3-4-4/6-4-4p3---3-4-6b///////\\\\\\--------------|
E-1---------------1----------------------------------|

Travis 1st Pre-Chorus Lead: x 1

e-------------------------------------------------------------------|
B-9-9-----------------------------9-9-------------------------------|
G-----6-6-------------6-6-------------6-6-------------6-6-----------|
D---------8-8-6-6-8-8-----8-8-8-8---------8-8-6-6-8-8-----8-8-8-8---|
A-------------------------------------------------------------------|
E-------------------------------------------------------------------|

e-------------------------------------------------------------------|
B-----6-------------------------------6-----------------------------|
G-------------8-------6-------6---------------8-------6-------8-----|
D-8-8---8-8-8---8-8-8---8-8-8---8-6-6---6-6-6---6-6-6---6-6-6---6---|
A-------------------------------------------------------------------|
E-------------------------------------------------------------------|

e-------------------------------------------------------------------|
B-9-9-----------------------------9-9-------------------------------|
G-----6-6-------------6-6-------------6-6-------------6-6-----------|
D---------8-8-6-6-8-8-----8-8-8-8---------8-8-6-6-8-8-----8-8-8-8---|
A-------------------------------------------------------------------|
E-------------------------------------------------------------------|

e----------------------------------------------------|
B----------------------------------------------------|
G----------------------------------------------------|
D-10v----------------10v-----------------------------|
A----------------------------------------------------|
E----------------------------------------------------|

Alt. Live - Travis Tremolo picks that last note and then
            slides up and down the neck leading into the Chorus.

1st Chorus: (1:11 - 1:35)

"Go on and give me the gun
Never mind what I�ve done
They left me no choice
Oh, they left me no choice
Go on and give me the gun
Let me blow them open
It�s out of my reach
Never mind what they think about me."

Claudio Chorus Chords: x 2

e----------------------------------------------------|
B----------------------------------------------------|
G----------------------------------------------------|
D----------------------------------------------------|
A-8--8888-8888-888-88-88--4-44-44--------------------|
E-6--6666-6666-665-55-55--2-22-22--------------------|

e----------------------------------------------------|
B----------------------------------------------------|
G----------------------------------------------------|
D-8888888888888888-1111111111111111------------------|
A-6666666666666666-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9--888--888---------|
E-----------------------------------555--555---------|

Travis Chorus Lead: x 2

e--------------------------------------------------------|
B----6-----------6---------------6-----------6-----------|
G-/5---5-8-6v-/5---5-8-6-5----/5---5-8-6v-/5---5-8-6-5---|
D--------------------------8\--------------------------8-|
A--------------------------------------------------------|
E--------------------------------------------------------|

e--------------------------------------------------------|
B-///14-14-14-14-14-14-14-14-14-14-14-14-14-14-14-14-----|
G--------------------------------------------------------|
D--------------------------------------------------------|
A--------------------------------------------------------|
E--------------------------------------------------------|

e-16-16-16-16-16-16-16-16-13-13-13-13-13-13-13-13--------|
B--------------------------------------------------------|
G--------------------------------------------------------|
D--------------------------------------------------------|
A--------------------------------------------------------|
E--------------------------------------------------------|

Vibrato those last 3 notes as you play them.

During the 2nd & 3rd choruses in the recording you can hear Travis
playing the following variation on that first part of the chorus lead:

e--------------------------------------------------------|
B----6-----------------------6---------------------------|
G-/5---5-8-6v-5v-8-6-5----/5---5-8-6v-5v-8-6-5-----------|
D----------------------8\----------------------8---------|
A--------------------------------------------------------|
E--------------------------------------------------------|

2nd Pre-Verse: (1:35 - 1:47)

"I don�t want to say
That with mercy we decay."

Claudio Verse Riff x 2

Travis Pre-verse Lead x 2

2nd Verse: (1:47 - 1:59)

"Converging closer and faster
Does all I touch turn to dust?"

Claudio Verse Riff x 2

Claudio Over Dub x 2

Travis Verse Lead x 2

2nd Pre-Chorus: (1:59 - 2:22)

"And she confessed her love, Only I shut her up
As I took all her words, And allowed them to rust
I don�t know if I�m the man you truly want to love..."

Claudio Pre-Chorus x 1

Travis 2nd Pre-Chorus Lead: x 1

e-------------------------------------------------------------------|
B-9-9-----------------------------9-9-------------------------------|
G-----6-6-------------6-6-------------6-6-------------6-6-----------|
D---------8-8-6-6-8-8-----8-8-8-8---------8-8-6-6-8-8-----8-8-8-8---|
A-------------------------------------------------------------------|
E-------------------------------------------------------------------|

e-------------------------------------------------------------------|
B-----6-6-----------------------------6-6---------------------------|
G-------------8-8-----6-6-----6-6-------------8-8-----6-6-----8-8---|
D-8-8-----8-8-----8-8-----8-8-----6-6-----6-6-----6-6-----6-6-------|
A-------------------------------------------------------------------|
E-------------------------------------------------------------------|

e-------------------------------------------------------------------|
B-9-9-----------------------------9-9-------------------------------|
G-----6-6-------------6-6-------------6-6-------------6-6-----------|
D---------8-8-6-6-8-8-----8-8-8-8---------8-8-6-6-8-8-----8-8-8-8---|
A-------------------------------------------------------------------|
E-------------------------------------------------------------------|

e----------------------------------------------------|
B----------------------------------------------------|
G----------------------------------------------------|
D-10v----------------10v-----------------------------|
A----------------------------------------------------|
E----------------------------------------------------|

Alt. Live - Travis Tremolo picks that last note and then
            slides up and down the neck leading into the Chorus.

2nd Chorus (2:22 - 2:46)

Claudio Chorus Chords x 2

Travis Chorus Lead: x 2

Bridge: (2:46 - 3:10)

"Little have they learned anything about me
Meddling eyes that judge mistakes
What awful things they say
When backs are turned and no one�s looking."

Claudio Bridge: x 1

e----------------------------------------------------|
B----------------------------------------------------|
G----------------------------------------------------|
D----------------------------------------------------|
A-4-4444-4444-4--4-----4-----8-6-4-------------------|
E-2-2222-2222-2----6-6---6-6-------8-6/4-0-4-6p4-----|
                 . . . . . . . . . .     . .

e----------------------------------------------------|
B----------------------------------------------------|
G----------------------------------------------------|
D-----------------------6-66666----------------------|
A-4-4444-4444-4-8-88888-4-44444----------------------|
E-2-2222-2222-2-6-66666------------------------------|

e----------------------------------------------------|
B----------------------------------------------------|
G----------------------------------------------------|
D----------------------------------------------------|
A-4-4444-4444-4--4-----4-----8-6-4-------------------|
E-2-2222-2222-2----6-6---6-6-------8-6/4-0-4-6p4-----|
                 . . . . . . . . . .     . .

e----------------------------------------------------|
B----------------------------------------------------|
G----------------------------------------------------|
D----------------------------------------------------|
A-4-4444-4444-4-3-333333-888--888--------------------|
E-2-2222-2222-2-1-111111-555--555--------------------|
                  ......

Travis Bridge Lead: x 1

e----------------------------------------------------|
B-/9----9----9---------------------------------------|
G----10---10---10------------------------------------|
D----------------------------------------------------|
A-----------------4-----4------8-6-4-----------------|
E-------------------6-6---6-6--------8-6/4-0-4-6p4---|

e----------------------------------------------------|
B-/9----9----9---------------------------------------|
G----10---10---10------------------------------------|
D--------------------------66666666------------------|
A-----------------88888888-44444444------------------|
E-----------------66666666---------------------------|

e----------------------------------------------------|
B-/9----9----9---------------------------------------|
G----10---10---10------------------------------------|
D----------------------------------------------------|
A-----------------4-----4------8-6-4-----------------|
E-------------------6-6---6-6--------8-6/4-0-4-6p4---|

e----------------------------------------------------|
B-/9----9----9---------------------------------------|
G----10---10---10------------------------------------|
D-----------------10v--------------------------------|
A----------------------------------------------------|
E----------------------------------------------------|

There are some weird noises over the bridge, but I do not believe
that Travis makes them.  In the live videos, you can see him
playing the above.

3rd Chorus: (3:10 - 3:33)

Claudio Chorus Chords x 2

Travis chorus Lead x 2

Outro Chorus: (3:33 - 3:57)

"Ooh, in this shattered symphony."

Claudio Chorus Chords x 2

Travis Outro Chorus Lead: x 1

e----------------------------------------------------|
B----------------------------------------------------|
G----------------------------------------------------|
D----------------------------------------------------|
A-13v----------15b1615----13v------------------------|
E----------------------------------------------------|

e--------------------------------------------------------------------|
B--------------------------------------------------------------------|
G---------------------------------------------------------13v----15v-|
D-13-13-13-13-13-13-13-13-13-13-13-13-13-13-13-13-15v----------------|
A--------------------------------------------------------------------|
E--------------------------------------------------------------------|

e----------------------------------------------------|
B----------------------------------------------------|
G----------------------------------------------------|
D----------------------------------------------------|
A-13v----------15b1615----13v------------------------|
E----------------------------------------------------|

e-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B-------------------------------------------------------------------------------11----11----|
G-------------------------------------------------13-10-10-13-10-10-13-10-10-13-14b15-14b15-|
D-13-13-13-13-13-13-13-13-13-13-13-13-13-13-13-13-------------------------------------------|
A-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|

Outro: (3:57 - 4:09)

"Go on and give me the gun."

Claudio Intro Riff x 4

Travis Outro Lead: x 2

e----------------------------------------------------|
B-9----9----9-11-9----9----9-------------------------|
G---10---10--------10---10---10----------------------|
D-------------------------------11-------------------|
A----------------------------------------------------|
E----------------------------------------------------|

Both guitars end on:

e----------------------------------------------------|
B----------------------------------------------------|
G----------------------------------------------------|
D----------------------------------------------------|
A-88-------------------------------------------------|
E-66-------------------------------------------------|

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