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This Fire Burns

Killswitch Engage

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Artist: Killswitch Engage

Song: This Fire Burns

notation:
10^        = bend a quarter step.
10b11      = bend a half step.
10b12      = bend a full step.
10b12r10   = bend and release.
[10]12     = pre-bend.
[10]12r10  = pre-bend and release.

x   =  mute with fret-hand
*   =  palm mute
X\\ =  pick slide
h   =  hammer-on
p   =  pull-off
~   =  vibrato
t   =  finger tap
/   =  slide up
\   =  slide down
h.  =  natural harmonics
a   =  artificial harmonics
(9) =  ghost note
tm  =  trem picking
tr  =  trill

Intro
Guitar 1
d|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
F|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
C|---------------------------------------------------5---------------|
G|-------2p0--------------5----------2~--2p0---------3---------------|
C|-X\\\--2p0-0-0-0-0-0-0--5-0-0-0-0------2p0-0-0-0-0---0-0-0-0-0-0---|
             * * * * * *    * * * *  a       * * * *   * * * * * *

Guitar 2
d|-------------------------------------------------|
A|-------------------------------------------------|
F|-------------------------------------------------|
C|-------0-----------------------------------------|
G|-------0-----------------------------------------|
C|-X\\\--0-----------------------------------------|

Guitar 1
d|-------------------------------------------------|
A|-------------------------------------------------|
F|-------------------------------------------------|
C|-----------------------------5-5---7-7-----------|
G|--2p0--------------5---------3-3---5-5-----------|
C|--2p0-0-0-0-0-0-0--5-0-0-0-0-----0---------------|
        * * * * * *    * * * *     *

Guitar 2
d|-------------------------------------------------|
A|-------------------------------------------------|
F|-------------------------------------------------|
C|--0--------------------------5-5---7-7-----------|
G|--0--------------------------3-3---5-5-----------|
C|--0------------------------------0---------------|
				   *

Fill 0:07
Both Guitars
d|---------|
A|---------|
F|---------|
C|---------|
G|---------|
C|-X\\\----|


Guitar 1
d|---------------------------------------------------------------|
A|---------------------------------------------------------------|
F|---------------------------------------------------------------|
C|-----------------------------------------------5---------------|
G|---2p0--------------5----------2~--2p0---------3---------------|
C|---2p0-0-0-0-0-0-0--5-0-0-0-0------2p0-0-0-0-0---0-0-0-0-0-0---|
         * * * * * *    * * * *  a       * * * *   * * * * * *
                       "YEAH!"

Guitar 2
d|---------------------------------------------------------------|
A|---------------------------------------------------------------|
F|---------------------------------------------------------------|
C|-----------------------------------------------5---------------|
G|---2p0-------------5---------------------------3---------------|
C|---2p0-0-0-0-0-0-0-5-----------------------------0-0-0-0-0-0---|
	 * * * * * *                               * * * * * *

Guitar 1
d|-------------------------------------------------|
A|-------------------------------------------------|
F|-------------------------------------------------|
C|-----------------------------5-5---7-7-----------|
G|--2p0--------------5---------3-3---5-5-----------|
C|--2p0-0-0-0-0-0-0--5-0-0-0-0-----0---------------|
        * * * * * *    * * * *     *

Guitar 2

d|-------------------------------------------------|
A|-------------------------------------------------|
F|-------------------------------------------------|
C|-----------------------------5-5---7-7-----------|
G|---2p0-------------5---------3-3---5-5-----------|
C|---2p0-0-0-0-0-0-0-5-------------0---------------|
	 * * * * * *               *

Guitar 1
d|---------------------------------------------------------------|
A|---------------------------------------------------------------|
F|---------------------------------------------------------------|
C|-----------------------------------------------5---------------|
G|---2p0--------------5----------2~--2p0---------3---------------|
C|---2p0-0-0-0-0-0-0--5-0-0-0-0------2p0-0-0-0-0---0-0-0-0-0-0---|
         * * * * * *    * * * *  a       * * * *   * * * * * *
                        "YEAH!..."

Guitar 2
d|---------------------------------------------------------------|
A|---------------------------------------------------------------|
F|---------------------------------------------------------------|
C|-----------------------------------------------5---------------|
G|---2p0-------------5---------------------------3---------------|
C|---2p0-0-0-0-0-0-0-5-----------------------------0-0-0-0-0-0---|
	 * * * * * *                               * * * * * *

Guitar 1
d|-------------------------------------------------|
A|-------------------------------------------------|
F|-------------------------------------------------|
C|-----------------------------5-5---7-7-----------|
G|--2p0--------------5---------3-3---5-5-----------|
C|--2p0-0-0-0-0-0-0--5-0-0-0-0-----0------0-0-0-0--|
        * * * * * *    * * * *     *      * * * *

Guitar 2
d|-------------------------------------------------|
A|-------------------------------------------------|
F|-------------------------------------------------|
C|-----------------------------5-5---7-7-----------|
G|---2p0-------------5---------3-3---5-5-----------|
C|---2p0-0-0-0-0-0-0-5-------------0------0-0-0-0--|
	 * * * * * *               *      * * * *

Verse
d|---------------------------------------------------------------|
A|---------------------------------------------------------------|
F|---------------------------------------------------------------|
C|-----------------------------------------------5---------------|
G|---2p0--------------5----------2~--2p0---------3---------------|
C|---2p0-0-0-0-0-0-0--5-0-0-0-0------2p0-0-0-0-0---0-0-0-0-0-0---|
         * * * * * *    * * * *  a       * * * *   * * * * * *
                      "All I've ever wanted..."

d|------------------------------------------------------------|
A|------------------------------------------------------------|
F|------------------------------------------------------------|
C|-----------------------------5-5---7-7----------------------|
G|--2p0--------------5---------3-3---5-5----------------------|
C|--2p0-0-0-0-0-0-0--5-0-0-0-0-----0------0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-----|
        * * * * * *    * * * *     *      * * * * * * * *
       "Was Destiny..."

Guitar 2 Plays this as the ending to verse riff:
d|--------------|
A|--------------|
F|--5-5---7-7---|
C|--x-x---x-x---|
G|--3-3---5-5---|
C|------0-------|
        *
Repeat Verse Twice


Fill into Chorus
Both Guitars          Guitar 2 fill x2
d|-------------------|-----------5--------|
A|-------------------|-------6-------6----|
F|-------------------|-----5---5---5---5--|
C|-------------------|---7----------------|
G|-0-0-0-0-----------|--------------------|
C|-0-0-0-0-----------|--------------------|
   * * *


Chorus
Guitar 1
d|-----------------------------------------------------------|
A|-----------------------------------------------------------|
F|-----------------------------------------------------------|
C|-----------------------------------------------------------|
G|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5---|
C|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5---|
   "Even through the darkest days...."

Guitar 2
d|-----------------------------------------------------------|
A|-----------------------------------------------------------|
F|-----------------------------------------------------------|
C|-----------------------------------------------------------|
G|-----------------------------------------------------------|
C|-----------------------------------------------------------|

Guitar 1 - Continued
d|-----------------------------------------------------------|
A|-----------------------------------------------------------|
F|-----------------------------------------------------------|
C|-----------------------------------------------------------|
G|-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2--4/5-\4--0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0------|
C|-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2--4/5-\4--0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0------|
   * * * * * * * * * *          * * * * * * * * * * * *
    "This fire burns...."           "Always..."

Guitar 2 - Continued
d|-----------------------------------------------------------|
A|-----------------------------------------------------------|
F|-----------------------------------------------------------|
C|-----------------------------------------------------------|
G|-----------------------------------------------------------|
C|-----------------------------------------------------------|

Guitar 1 - Continued
d|-----------------------------------------------------------|
A|-----------------------------------------------------------|
F|-----------------------------------------------------------|
C|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-------------------------------|
G|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3--0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0------|
C|------------------------------0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0------|
    "This Fire burns..."              "Always...."

Guitar 2 - Continued
d|-----------------------------------------------------------|
A|-----------------------------------------------------------|
F|-----------------------------------------------------------|
C|-----------------------------------------------------------|
G|-----------------------------------------------------------|
C|-----------------------------------------------------------|

Repeat Verse two times again then play this two times before the breakdown
Play it in time to the kickers on the drums
Guitar 1
d|---------------------------------------------------------------|
A|---------------------------------------------------------------|
F|---------------------------------------------------------------|
C|-----------------------------------------------5---------------|
G|---2p0-------------5---------------------------3---------------|
C|---2p0-0-0-0-0-0-0-5-----------------------------0-0-0-0-0-0---|
	 * * * * * *                               * * * * * *
                  "Never more to be held down....."

d|------------------------------------------|
A|------------------------------------------|
F|------------------------------------------|
C|----------------------5-5---7-7-----------|
G|---2p0-------------5--3-3---5-5--X\\\\----|
C|---2p0-0-0-0-0-0-0-5------0------X\\\\----|
	 * * * * * *        *


Fill into breakdown
Both Guitars          Guitar 2 fill x2
d|-------------------|-----------5--------|
A|-------------------|-------6-------6----|
F|-------------------|-----5---5---5---5--|
C|-------------------|---7----------------|
G|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0---|--------------------|
C|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0---|--------------------|
   * * * * * * * *
     "ALWAYSSS!"


Breakdown
Guitar 1
d|--------------------------------------------------------------|
A|--------------------------------------------------------------|
F|--------------------------------------------------------------|
C|--------------------------------------------------------------|
G|-0-2---2-2-4---0-2---2-2-5---0-1---2-2-4----------------------|
C|-0-2---2-2-4---0-2---2-2-5---0-1---2-2-4----------------------|
   *     * *     *     * *     *     * *
      "I WILL NOT BE DENIED!"


Guitar 2
d|--------------------------------------------------------------|
A|--------------------------------------------------------------|
F|--------------------------------------------------------------|
C|--------------------------------------------------------------|
G|-0-2---2-2-4---0-2---2-2-5---0-1---2-2-4--0-0-0-4---2---5-----|
C|-0-2---2-2-4---0-2---2-2-5---0-1---2-2-4--0-0-0-4-0-2-0-5-----|
   *     * *     *     * *     *     * *    * * *   *   *
                                        "This final hour!"


Guitar 1 - Continued
d|--------------------------------------------------------------|
A|--------------------------------------------------------------|
F|--------------------------------------------------------------|
C|--------------------------------------------------------------|
G|-0-2---2-2-4---0-2---2-2-5---0-1---2-2-4--------4---2---5-----|
C|-0-2---2-2-4---0-2---2-2-5---0-1---2-2-4--0-0-0-4-0-2-0-5-----|
   *     * *     *     * *     *     * *    * * *   *   *
    "I WILL NOT BE DENIED!

Guitar 2 - Continued
d|--------------------------------------------------------------|
A|--------------------------------------------------------------|
F|--------------------------------------------------------------|
C|--------------------------------------------------------------|
G|-0-2---2-2-4---0-2---2-2-5---0-1---2-2-5----------------------|
C|-0-2---2-2-4---0-2---2-2-5---0-1---2-2-5----------------------|
   *     * *     *     * *     *     * *
     "THIS DAY IS MINE!"


Then its just palm muted, play this twice:

Both Guitars
d|------------------------------------|
A|------------------------------------|
F|------------------------------------|
C|------------------------------------|
G|-0-0-2-2--2-2-4-4--0-0-2-2--2-2-5-5-|
C|-0-0-2-2--2-2-4-4--0-0-2-2--2-2-5-5-|
   * * * *  * * * *  * * * *  * * * * |
   "THIS PASSION INSIDE ME...!        |
d|------------------------------------|
A|------------------------------------|
F|------------------------------------|
C|------------------------------------|
G|-0-0-1-1--2-2-4-4---0-0-0-4---2---5-|
C|-0-0-1-1--2-2-4-4---0-0-0-4-0-2-0-5-|
   * * * *  * * * *   * * *   *   *


Continued
d|------------------------------------|
A|------------------------------------|
F|------------------------------------|
C|------------------------------------|
G|-0-0-2-2--2-2-4-4--0-0-2-2--2-2-5-5-|
C|-0-0-2-2--2-2-4-4--0-0-2-2--2-2-5-5-|
   * * * *  * * * *  * * * *  * * * * |
   "IS BURNING...IS BURNING"          |
d|------------------------------------|
A|------------------------------------|
F|------------------------------------|
C|------------------------------------|
G|-0-0-1-1--2-2-4-4---0-00-4----------|
C|-0-0-1-1--2-2-4-4---0-00-4-X\\\\----|
   * * * *  * * * *   * **

Play the chorus riff once more.

Then play this again 3 times
Guitar 1
d|---------------------------------------------------------------|
A|---------------------------------------------------------------|
F|---------------------------------------------------------------|
C|---------------------------------------------------5-----------|
G|---2p0--------------5----------2~--2p0---------3---------------|
C|---2p0-0-0-0-0-0-0--5-0-0-0-0------2p0-0-0-0-0---0-0-0-0-0-0---|
         * * * * * *    * * * *  a       * * * *   * * * * * *

Play this 3 times
Guitar 2
d|---------------------------------------------------------------|
A|---------------------------------------------------------------|
F|---------------------------------------------------------------|
C|---0-----------------------------------------------------------|
G|---0-----------------------------------------------------------|
C|---0-----------------------------------------------------------|


Ending
d|---------------------|
A|---------------------|
F|---------------------|
C|---------------------|
G|-4/5-\4--2--let Ring-|
C|-4/5-\4--2-----------|

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This Fire Burns

Killswitch Engage