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The Calamity

Trivium

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'The Calamity' - Trivium
As Heard on Trivium's 'Shogun' disc
Tabbed by jjhand

Here's the entire song (fixed a tuning error in some parts). I think all is pretty much 
there, but let me know if something's missing.

7 String Normal Tuning ( lead/solos can get away with normal 6 string tuning)

Intro, Played 2x 
e|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
b|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
G|-7-5-0-7-5-0-7-5-0-7-5-0-7-5-0-0-|-8-5-0-8-5-0-8-5-0-8-5-0-8-5-0-0-|
D|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
A|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|


e|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
b|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
G|-5-3-0-5-3-0-5-3-0-5-3-0-5-3-0-0-|-3-3-3-3-3-3-5-5-----------------|
D|---------------------------------|-----------------3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|
A|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|


Verse Riff 1- Guitar 1, with PM on E string (not chords)
e|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
b|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
G|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
D|-5-5-5-5-----------------5-5-5-5-|-----------------5-5-----5-5-----|
A|-5-5-5-5-----------------5-5-5-5-|-----------------5-5-----5-5-----|
E|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|
B|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|

e|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
b|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
G|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
D|-5-5-5-5-----------------5-5-5-5-|-----------------5-5-----5-5-----|
A|-5-5-5-5-----------------5-5-5-5-|-----------------5-5-----5-5-----|
E|-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-|-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-|
B|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|

e|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
b|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
G|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
D|-3-3-3-3-----------------3-3-3-3-|-----------------3-3-----3-3-----|
A|-3-3-3-3-----------------3-3-3-3-|-----------------3-3-----3-3-----|
E|-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-|-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-|
B|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|

e|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
b|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
G|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
D|-5-5-5-5-----------------5-5-5-5-|-----------------5-5-----5-5-----|
A|-5-5-5-5-----------------5-5-5-5-|-----------------5-5-----5-5-----|
E|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|
B|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|


Repeat Verse Riff 1, while Guitar 2 plays:
Verse Riff 2
e|----------|---------|----------------|--------------|--------|-------|----------|
b|----------|---------|----------------|--------------|--------|-------|----------|
G|-4--4/5\4-|-7----10-|-7/8\7--7/8\7-7-|-/10-10-12-13-|-13-----|-10----|-4--7/8\7-|
D|----------|---------|----------------|--------------|--------|-------|----------|
A|-2--2/3\2-|-5----8--|-5/6\5--5/6\5-5-|-/8--8--10-11-|-11-----|-8-----|-2--5/6\5-|
E|----------|---------|----------------|--------------|--------|-------|----------|
B|----------|---------|----------------|--------------|--------|-------|----------|


(0:43) Guitar 1 replays intro as before while 
Guitar 2 plays on low strings:

PM Riff (play 2x)
A|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
E|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|---------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------|-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-|

A|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
E|-3-3-3-3-3-3-6-6-----------------|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-6-6-6-6-4-4-4-4-|
B|-----------------6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-|---------------------------------| 

Chorus -
Guitar 1  
e|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
b|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
G|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
D|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|-----------------|-----------------|
A|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|
E|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|
B|-----------------|-----------------|-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|
 | Guitar 2
e|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|----------------|
b|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|----------------|
G|---------------8-|-5---------------|-5-------8--5--8-|-7---5----------|
D|-5-------5--8----|-----8---7---8---|-----------------|---------8---7--|
A|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|----------------|
E|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|----------------|
B|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|----------------|
  
   Guitar 1
e|-----------------|-----------------|----------|----------|
b|-----------------|-----------------|----------|----------|
G|-----------------|-----------------|----------|----------|
D|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|----------|----------|
A|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|-3--------|-5--------|
E|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-|-3--------|-5--------|
B|-----------------|-----------------|-1--------|-3--------|
 | Guitar 2
e|-----------------|-----------------|----------|------/14-|
b|-----------------|-----------------|----------|-----7----|
G|---------8-----8-|-5---------------|-5---8-5-8|-7--------|
D|-5----------5----|-----8---7---8---|----------|----------|
A|-----------------|-----------------|----------|----------|
E|-----------------|-----------------|----------|----------|
B|-----------------|-----------------|----------|----------|

   Guitar 1 (while Guitar 2 repeats)
e|--------------|--------------|-----------------|-----------------|
b|--------------|--------------|-----------------|-----------------|
G|--------------|--------------|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-|
D|-5-5-5-5-5----|-3-3-3-3-3----|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-|
A|-5-5-5-5-5----|-3-3-3-3-3----|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|
E|-3-3-3-3-3----|-1-1-1-1-1----|-----------------|-----------------|
B|--------------|--------------|-----------------|-----------------|

e|-----------------|-----------------|----------|----------|
b|-----------------|-----------------|----------|----------|
G|-----------------|-----------------|----------|----------|
D|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|----------|----------|
A|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|-3--------|-5--------|
E|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-|-3--------|-5--------|
B|-----------------|-----------------|-1--------|-3--------| End Chorus


Intermediate Riff
D|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
A|---------3-3-3-3-----------------|---------3-3-3-3---------5-5-5-5-|
E|-------------------------3-3-3-3-|---------------------------------|
B|-1-1-1-1---------1-1-1-1---------|-3-3-3-3---------3-3-3-3---------|

D|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
A|-------------------------6-6-6-6-|---------------------------------|
E|---------3-3-3-3-----------------|---------4-4-4-4---------3-3-3-3-|
B|-4-4-4-4---------4-4-4-4---------|-6-6-6-6---------4-4-4-4---------|


Second Verse:
Guitar 1 - Verse Riff 1, Guitar 2 - Verse Riff 2, play 2x

Guitar 1 - Intro Riff, Guitar 2 - PM riff


Play Chorus again


Play Intermediate Riff 
then
Guitar 1 Repeats that riff 3x with 
Guitar 2 holding each lower note:
D|--------|--------|--------|--------|
A|--------|--------|--------|--------|
E|--------|--------|--------|--------|
B|-1------|-3------|-4------|-6---4--|


Solo (some areas are harmonizer):
e|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
b|------------------------------------------------------------------13-12-10-12~-|
G|------------------------------------------------10-12-13-10-12-13-13-12-10-12~-|
D|-------------------------------10-11-12-10-11-12-------------------------------|
A|----------------8-10-12-8-10-12------------------------------------------------|
E|-8-10-11-8-10-11---------------------------------------------------------------|
B|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
 |
 |Rhythm Guitar
e|----------------------------------------|
B|----------------------------------------|
G|---------------------4/5\4---7-----10~--|
D|-3--3--3--5-----------------------------|
A|-3--3--3--5----------2/3\2---5------8~--|
E|-1--1--1--3-----------------------------|
B|----------------------------------------|

  Solo Cont'd
e|----------------------------------------------------13-15-16-13-15-16-20-18-17-18~-|
b|-----------------------------------13-15-16-13-15-16------------------21-19-18-19~-|
G|------------------10-12-13-10-12-13------------------------------------------------|
D|-10-11-12-10-11-12-----------------------------------------------------------------|
A|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
 |
 |Rhythm Guitar
e|----------------------------------------|
B|----------------------------------------|
G|---------------------4/5\4---7-----12~--|
D|-3--3--3--5-----------------------------|
A|-3--3--3--5----------2/3\2---5-----10~--|
E|-1--1--1--3-----------------------------|
B|----------------------------------------|


  triplets - play each 3 note sequence twice__________________|
e|----------------------------------------|--------------------------------21-----------|
B|-12-9-10--14-10-12--15-12-13--14-10-12--|--15-12-13--17-13-15-------17-21--21-17------|
G|----------------------------------------|-------------------------18------------18----|
D|----------------------------------------|-----------------------18----------------18--|
A|----------------------------------------|---------------------16----------------------|
E|----------------------------------------|---------------------------------------------|
B|----------------------------------------|---------------------------------------------|
 |
 |Rhythm Guitar
e|-------------------------|-----------------|
B|-------------------------|-----------------|
G|-------------------4/5\4-|----7------12-10-|
D|-5--5--5--3--------------|-----------------|
A|-5--5--5--3--------2/3\2-|----5------10-8--|
E|-3--3--3--1--------------|-----------------|
B|-------------------------|-----------------|

              * Harmonizer on (B minor, 3rd) 
e|----------------------|-----------------------------------------------------------15-17~|
b|----------15-13-------|-13------------13---------------------------------------14-------|
G|----------------15-13-|----15-13-12-15--15-13-12----13-12-------12----------12----------|
D|----------------------|--------------------------15-------15-13----15-13-12-------------|
A|-16~---15-------------|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
E|----------------------|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
B|----------------------|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
 |
 |Rhythm Guitar
e|-----------------------|---------------------------|
B|-----------------------|---------------------------|
G|----------------6/7\6--|---------------------------|
D|-5-------6-------------|-5---6--5------------------|
A|-5-------6------4/5\4--|-----------8--6--8-8-8--10-|
E|-3-------4-------------|-3---4--3------------------|
B|-----------------------|-----------6--4--6-6-6---8-|


solo 2 (another Guitar overlaps last note of solo 1)
e|-10-----------10---------13p10-------10-13p10---------|
B|---10-------10--10------------10p7/10--------10p7/10--|
G|-----11-7/11------11-7/11-----------------------------|
D|------------------------------------------------------|
A|------------------------------------------------------|
E|------------------------------------------------------|
B|------------------------------------------------------|
Rhythm guitar repeats previous solo rhythm riff

  Solo 2 con't
e|-17p13--------13-17p13--------19p16--------16-19p16-------|
B|------13p10/13--------13p10/13-----18p15/18--------18p15--|
G|----------------------------------------------------------|
D|----------------------------------------------------------|
A|----------------------------------------------------------|
E|----------------------------------------------------------|
B|----------------------------------------------------------|

  For easier reading, tap 20th fret after each note
e|-18T-18T-16T-16T-15T-16T-16T-15T-15T-13T-13T-15T-15T-16T-16T-|
B|-------------------------------------------------------------|
G|-------------------------------------------------------------|
D|-------------------------------------------------------------|
A|-------------------------------------------------------------|
E|-------------------------------------------------------------|
B|-------------------------------------------------------------|

e|-15p11---------------------------------|---------------------|
B|-------13------------------------------|---------------------|
G|----------12p8-------------------------|---------------------|
D|---------------10----------------------|--------------17~~---|
A|------------------10p6-----------------|--------15h17--------|
E|-----------------------8b9r8b9r8b9r8~~-|-(8)/15--------------|
B|---------------------------------------|---------------------|

e|----------------15~---15-|-15h16-13h16-12h13---16-------------|
B|-----------14h15---------|-------------------15--13-15-13-12~-|
G|---14h15h17--------------|------------------------------------|
D|-17----------------------|------------------------------------|
A|-------------------------|------------------------------------|
E|-------------------------|------------------------------------|
B|-------------------------|------------------------------------|

  Solo 2 ending
e|----------12-16-12----18-16------16-21p17-17-19-21~--|
B|--------14--------14~------15--15--------------------|
G|------13---------------------14----------------------|
D|-11-14-----------------------------------------------|
A|-----------------------------------------------------|
E|-----------------------------------------------------|
B|-----------------------------------------------------|
 |
 | Rhythm Guitar ending (slightly different than end of solo 1)
e|----------------------------|
B|----------------------------|
G|----------------------------|
D|-5---6--5-------------------|
A|----------------------------|
E|-3---4--3-------------------| 
B|----------4--3--4-3-4-3-0-1-|   


Play the intermediate riff 1x

Play verse riff 1

Play intro riff (Guitar 1) while Guitar 2 plays PM riff

Play Chorus again


3rd part during last chorus (heard around 4:41 on track)
e|---------3-------|---------5-------|-----------------|---------1-------|------|------|
B|-------4---4-----|-------7---7-----|-----------------|----------1------|------|------|
G|-5---5-------5---|-----7-------7---|-------3-----3---|-3-2---2---2-----|------|------|
D|---5-----------5-|---7-----------7-|-5---5-----5---5-|-----3------3----|------|------|
A|-----------------|-5---------------|---5-------------|-------------3---|-3----|-5----|
E|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|--------------1--|-3----|-5----|
B|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-1----|-3----|


Ending
e|-----------------------------|
B|-----------------------------|
G|-----------------------------|
D|-X-X---3--3--3----5----5\----|
A|-3-3---3--3--3----5----5\----|
E|-1-1---1--1--1----3----3\----|
B|-1-1---1--1--1----3----3\----|
   pm___________


KEY:

| /  slide up
| \  slide down
| h  hammer-on
| p  pull-off
| ~  vibrato
| +  harmonic
| x  muted note
| () Hold note into slide/ hammer-on/ pull-off
| PM palm mute
| TP tremelo picked
| T  tap on fret with pick hand 
| b  string bend
| r  release of bent string

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