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Elegy

Becoming The Archetype

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Song: Elegy
Artist: Becoming the Archetype
Tabbed By: Scottie Laubacher
Tuning: Drop C
h=hammer
p=pull off
/= slide up

This is pretty much one of the greatest songs of all time

intro (play the 12,8,7 over and over alot of times)

D|-----------------------------------|
A|-----------------------------------|
F|-----------------------------------|
C|----------12-----------8-------7---|
G|5-7-8-10--12-----------8-------7---|
C|----------12-----------8-------7---|

clean part
D|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
F|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
C|14-14-14-14-14-14--10-10-10-10-10-10---14-14-14-14-14-14-----8-----3-3---|
G|12-12-12-12-12-12--8--8--8--8--8--8----12-12-12-12-12-12-----8-----3-3---|
C|12-12-12-12-12-12--8--8--8--8--8--8----12-12-12-12-12-12-----8-----3-3---|

verse riff "death reigns o'er the earth..."
D|------------------------------------|
A|------------------------------------|
F|------------------------------------|
C|----5h7---3p2------------5h7---8-8--|
G|---------------5p3h5----------------|
C|000-----0----0-------000-----0------|

D|------------------------------------|
A|------------------------------------|
F|------------------------------------|
C|----5h7---3p2------------5h7---8-10-|
G|---------------5p3h5----------------|
C|000-----0----0-------000-----0------|

I guess this would be the lyric-less chorus(the part after the verses)
D|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
A|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
F|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
C|--------15---14----15-----14-------------15---14----10-----8-----|
G|0008000-13-0-12-00-15-----14-----0008000-13-0-12-00-10-----8-----|
C|000-000----0----00-15-----14-----000-000----0----00-10-----8-----|

D|--------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|--------------------------------------------------------------------|
F|--------------------------------------------------------------------|
C|--------15---14----15-----14-------------15---14----10-----12-------|
G|0008000-13-0-12-00-15-----14-----0008000-13-0-12-00-10-----12-------|
C|000-000----0----00-15-----14-----000-000----0----00-10-----12-------|

second verse harmony "we watch while sanity dies..."
D|------------------------------------------------|
A|------------------------------------------------|
F|------------------------------------------------|
C|----17h19---19p17---15p14h15-----17h19---20-20--|
G|------------------------------------------------|
C|000-------0-------0----------000-------0--------|

D|------------------------------------------------|
A|------------------------------------------------|
F|------------------------------------------------|
C|----17h19---19p17---15p14h15-----17h19---20-22--|
G|------------------------------------------------|
C|000-------0-------0----------000-------0--------|


breakdown thingy (after the 2nd chorus, those are tens, not ones and zeros)"one by one, marching..."
D|------------------------------------------------------------|
A|------------------------------------------------------------|
F|------------------------------------------------------------|
C|000000-888888-000000-101010101010-000000-888888-7-----------|
G|000000-888888-000000-101010101010-000000-888888-7-----------|
C|000000-888888-000000-101010101010-000000-888888-7-----------|

D|----------|---------------------|---------------------|
A|----------|---------------------|---------------------|
F|----------|---------------------|---------------------|
C|------7-8-|-----7-9-8-7-----7-8-|-----7-9-8-7-----7-8-|
G|--5-8-----|-5-8---------5-8-----|-5-8---------5-8-----|
C|----------|---------------------|---------------------|

D|----------------------------------------|
A|----------------------------------------|
F|----------------------------------------|
C|-------------7-8------------7-8-9-8-----|
G|---------5-8------------5-8-------------|
C|--00-00--------------00-----------------|

D|------------------------------------------------|
A|------------------------------------------------|
F|------------------------------------------------|
C|-------------7-8---7-9-8-7----------7-8-9-8-----|
G|---------5-8-----5--------------5-8-------------|
C|--00-00----------------------00-----------------|

after that "into the mouth of ruin..." (vibrato)play this 2wice
D|----------------------------------|
A|----------------------------------|
F|----------------------------------|
C|12---11---7---8---3---2-----------|
G|--------------------------5-------|
C|----------------------------------|

then
D|---------------------------------|
A|---------------------------------|
F|10---9---6---7---3---6---7-------|
C|---------------------------------|
G|---------------------------------|
C|---------------------------------|

this starts at 2:31
D|-----------------------------------------------------------|
A|-----------------------------------------------------------|
F|7---10---9-12-10-9-10-9-6---7---10---9-12-10-9-15-12-17-18-|
C|-----------------------------------------------------------|
G|-----------------------------------------------------------|
C|-----------------------------------------------------------|

"and they will cry..."
D|----------------------------------------------------------------|
A|----------------------------------------------------------------|
F|------------------------------------------------------------6677|
C|0-------3-------2255332288773---0-------3-------225533228855----|
G|0-------3-------2255332288773---0-------3-------22553322--------|
C|0-------3-------2255332288773---0-------3-------22553322--------|

3:10
D|-----------------------------|
A|-----------------------------|
F|--7776---2223----------------|
C|0------0------0-3332-0-5-7---|
G|0------0------0------0-------|
C|0------0------0------0-------|

3:37 (harmony)
D|-----------------------------|
A|-----------------------------|
F|--10-9---6-7---3-2---6-7-----|
C|0------0-----0-----0---------|
G|0------0-----0-----0---------|
C|0------0-----0-----0---------|

then theres a little break thing
D|----------|
A|----------|
F|----------|
C|12--7--8--|
G|12--7--8--|
C|12--7--8--|

4:07 "wide is the path that leads to destruction..."(thats from matthew 7:13)
D|------------------------------------------|
A|------------------------------------------|
F|------------------------------------------|
C|12--12121212--12121212--121212141414151515|
G|12--12121212--12121212--121212141414151515|
C|12--12121212--12121212--121212141414151515|

then it changes to
D|----------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|----------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
F|----------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
C|12--12121212--12121214--14141414--14141415--15151515--15151517--17171717--171717--|
G|12--12121212--12121214--14141414--14141415--15151515--15151517--17171717--171717--|
C|12--12121212--12121214--14141414--14141415--15151515--15151517--17171717--171717--|
 then it does the intro again until the
FATTY PIANO SOLO

guitar comes in at 7:39 with...(play this a few times)
D|------------------------------------------------------------|
A|------------------------------------------------------------|
F|/14--------------------15-14--------------------------------|
C|----14-15-14---14-15----------------15--------14--15-14-12--|
G|-----------------------------12-15-----12-15----------------|
C|------------------------------------------------------------|

guitar drops out and comes back in at 9:49
D|-------------------------------------|
A|-------------------------------------|
F|-------------------------------------|
C|12-12-12-12-12-8-8-8-3-3-3-3-3-0-0-0-|
G|12-12-12-12-12-8-8-8-3-3-3-3-3-0-0-0-|
C|12-12-12-12-12-8-8-8-3-3-3-3-3-0-0-0-|


D|-------------------------------------------|
A|-------------------------------------------|
F|-------------------------------10----------|
C|12-12-12-12-12-8-8-8-3-3-3-3-3-10----------|
G|12-12-12-12-12-8-8-8-3-3-3-3-3-8-----------|
C|12-12-12-12-12-8-8-8-3-3-3-3-3----10-10-10-|

then the riff thing(10:01)
D|---------------------------------------------|
A|---------------------------------------------|
F|/7-7-6-7-7-10-10-9-6-6-7-7-6-7-7-10-10-9-12--|
C|---------------------------------------------|
G|---------------------------------------------|
C|---------------------------------------------|

then you play the chorus riff and then the verse and thats pretty much it

that took me forever

Scottie

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