Today Is The Day

The Descent

Today Is The Day


Tom: E

Enjoy, peeps!

Tuning: Drop B (B,F#,,B,E,G#,C#)

Notes: pm = palm mute
       12h13 = hammer-on
       12p0 = pull-off
       12s0 = slide

Intro (00:00 - 00:39)

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-12-------------12-------12h13-12h13-12h13-12h13-12-]
-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12h13-12h13-12h13-12h13-12-]
    pm pm pm pm    pm pm       

Verse (00:39 - 01:51)
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--------3-3--3-3-3--3-3--3-3-]
--------2-2--2-2-2--2-2--2-2-]
-12-s-0-1-1--1-1-1--1-1--1-1-]
-12-s-0----------------------]

Breakdown Riff 1 (01:51 - 02:13)

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-12p0-----10-9-8-0-12-----12-----]
-12h0-0-0-10-9-8-0-12-0-0-12-0-0-]
      pmpm            pmpm   pmpm

Breakdown Riff 2 (02:13 - 02:35)

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-------------4h5-]
-2h3-3-3h4-4-----]
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Note: For this part, a pitchshifter set to +1 octave is used.  If you don't have a
pitchshifter/octave modifier, trying playing it on the next octave of your guitar to
make it sound closer.

Bridge Riff 1 (02:35 - 02:45)

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-----------3s5-4-]
-2s4-3-4-3-------]
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Note: Again, a pitchshifter at +1 octave is used.

Bridge Riff 2 (02:45 - 02:55)

-4s6-5-6-6s8-]
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Note: Again, a pitchshifter at +1 octave is used.

Bridge Riff 3 (02:55 - 03:17)

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-8-7-8s10--5-]
-8-7-8s10--5-]

Note: No pitchshifter.

Solo (03:17 - 03:46)

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-------10-9]
-6h7-9-----]
-----------] 8 times then: 

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---------10-9-]
--6-7-9-------]
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--------------] 3 times then: (pitchshifter)

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--------11-10-]
-6-7-9--------]
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--------------] 2 times then: (pitchshfiter)

--------9-8-]
-6-7-9------]
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------------]
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------------] 2 times then: (pitchshifter)

-------8-7-]
-5-6-8-----]
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-----------]
-----------]
-----------] 2 times then: (pitchshifter)

--------7-6--5-4-3-]
-4-5-7-------------]
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-------------------] (pitchshifter)

After this, go back to the verse and play it without the pitchshifter on until
the end of the song, and that's it!

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