E|E|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------||
                  THESE WOODS BDA THE EVIL - Swallow The Sun
E|E|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------||

Tuning: Drop C

Thanks to majuri for a correction in the break part!


Intro with clean sound, repeat twice:
("I grasp the soul from this tomb and cover my face, this face of a murderer...")
E|------1---1-------1---1-------6---6-------6---6----|
B|----3---3---3---3---3---3---8---8---8---8---8---8--|
G|--2-----------2-----------7-----------7------------|
D|---------------------------------------------------|
A|---------------------------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------------------------|

E|------8---8-------8---8-------6---6-------6---6----|
B|----8---8---8---8---8---8---8---8---8---8---8---8--|
G|--9-----------9-----------7-----------7------------|
D|---------------------------------------------------|
A|---------------------------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------------------------|


After the clean intro the distorted guitars begin, this is the background riff:
E|---------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|---------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|--5--7--8--1--0--0--0--0-0-0-0---8--7--0--0-0-0-0--2--3--0--0-0-0-0--|
A|--5--7--8--1--0--0--0--0-0-0-0---8--7--0--0-0-0-0--2--3--0--0-0-0-0--|
E|--5--7--8--1--0--0--0--0-0-0-0---8--7--0--0-0-0-0--2--3--0--0-0-0-0--|


Lead guitar enters with main melody:
E|----------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|----------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|--7---/14-14-15\9---/15\9--10-7---7-9-9-9-10-10-10-12-12-12-10-10-10--|
D|----------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|----------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|----------------------------------------------------------------------|

E|------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|--/14-14-15\9---/15\9--10-7---7-9-9-9-10-10-10-12-12-12-14-14-14--|
D|------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|------------------------------------------------------------------|

E|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|--17--17h18p17------17-----------------------------------------------------|
G|---------------15-------15\12-14---12-14-14-14-15-15-15-14-14-14-12-12-14--|
D|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|

E|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|--17--17h18p17------17-----------------------------------------------------|
G|---------------15-------15\12-14---12-14-14-14-15-15-15-17-17-17-15-15-14--|
D|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|


Verse:
("Serpents betrayed me...")
E|--------------------------------|
B|--------------------------------|
G|--------------------------------|
D|--0------8------7------3-----5--|
A|--0------8------7------3-----5--|
E|--0------8------7------3-----5--| (x 3)
 (x 12) (x 12) (x 12) (x 6) (x 6)


Verse ending:
("But this blood is real that stains my hands...")
E|-------------------------------------|
B|-------------------------------------|
G|-------------------------------------|
D|--0------8------7-----------3-----5--|
A|--0------8------7-----------3-----5--|
E|--0------8------7-----------3-----5--|
 (x 12) (x 12)


Pre-chorus:
("Tortured by these voices, like flies around me...")
E|------------|
B|------------|
G|------------|
D|--0---------|
A|--0------4--|
E|--0------6--| (x 4)
 (x 18) (x 6)


Pre-chorus lead melody:
E|---------------------|
B|---------------------|
G|--10---9h10p9-7---6--|
D|---------------------|
A|---------------------|
E|---------------------| (x 4)


Chorus:
("These woods breathe evil! Rust on the ground and the arches of fire...")
E|------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|--0---0-0-0-0-----0---0-0-0-------0---0-0-0-0-----0---0-0-0-------|
A|--0---0-0-0-0-----0---0-0-0-4-----0---0-0-0-0-----0---0-0-0-4--4--|
E|--0---0-0-0-0-----0---0-0-0-6-----0---0-0-0-0-----0---0-0-0-6--6--| (x 2)
PM      . . .           . . .           . . .           . . .


Chorus ending:
("Towards the black heart of magnetic north...")
E|---------------------------|
B|---------------------------|
G|---------------------------|
D|--3-1-1-1-1-1-7-7-7-8-8-8--|
A|--3-1-1-1-1-1-7-7-7-8-8-8--|
E|--3-1-1-1-1-1-7-7-7-8-8-8--|


Interlude distorted background guitar:
E|-----------------------------------------------|----------|
B|-----------------------------------------------|----------|
G|-----------------------------------------------|----------|
D|--0------8-----7----/3---5-----0------8-----7--|--\3---2--|
A|--0------8-----7----/3---5-----0------8-----7--|--\3---2--|
E|--0------8-----7----/3---5-----0------8-----7--|--\3---2--|
                       (x 2)


Interlude lead guitar (clean):
E|----------------------|-----------|
B|----------------------|-----------|
G|--7---14-15-9---15-9--|--10-7-12--|
D|----------------------|-----------|
A|----------------------|-----------|
E|----------------------|-----------|
           (x 4)            (x 3)


Break, guitar 1:
E|-----------------------------------------------------------|
B|--18-17-18-15-18-17---18-17-18-15-17-15-18-10-17-10-17-10--|
G|-----------------------------------------------------------|
D|-----------------------------------------------------------|
A|-----------------------------------------------------------|
E|-----------------------------------------------------------| (x 12)


Break, guitar 2 (enters on the 5th repeat of guitar 1):
E|-----------------------------------------------------------|
B|-----------------------------------------------------------|
G|--19-17-19----19-17---19-17-19----17----19----17----17-----|
D|-----------19------------------19----19----19----19----19--|
A|-----------------------------------------------------------|
E|-----------------------------------------------------------| (x 8)


After the break, chorus ending leads to the pre-chorus again.
Chorus is played twice and guitar 1 from break enters on the 2nd repeat.
Song ends to:
E|-----|
B|-----|
G|-----|
D|--0--|
A|--0--|
E|--0--|



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| /   slide up
| \   slide down
| h   hammer-on
| p   pull-off
| ~   vibrato