Desperate Times Tabs & Lyrics by Killswitch Engage

Desperate Times

guitar tabs lyrics

Killswitch Engage

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Desperate Times - Killswitch Engage
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Okay so this is my take on how the song is tabbed, got tired of waiting for
someone else, although that_i_am made a good attempt. Credit to him for the
clean interlude as I couldn't be bothered to try and figure it out myself
and it sounded pretty accurate to me.

Tuning: Drop C

Guitar 1
D|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
F|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
C|-0~---------------------0~---------------5-------------------------------|
G|-0~---------------------0~---------------5-------------------------------|
C|-0~---------------------0~---------------5-------------------------------|

Guitar 2
D|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
F|-7----------------------9/10~---------12/14-14-14-14---------------------|
C|-x----------------------x--x~---------x--x--x--x--x-(bend last few notes)|
G|-5----------------------7/-8~---------10/12-12-12-12---------------------|
C|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|


Both Guitars
D|----------------------------------------------------------------|
A|----------------------------------------------------------------|
F|-------5-----5-5---5-5---5---5-5--------5-----5-5---------------|
C|-0-----5-----5-5---5-5---5---5-5--3-----5-----5-5-3-3/5-5-5-5\3-|
G|-0-----5-----5-5---5-5---5---5-5--3-----5-----5-5-3-3/5-5-5-5\3-|
C|-0-0-0---0-0-----0-----0---0------3-3-3---3-3-----3-3/5-5-5-5\3-|
. . . . . . . . . . .

Both Guitars
D|---------------|
A|---------------|
F|---------------|
C|--3-3-x-3/5-5--|(4th ending)
G|--3-3-x-3/5-5--|
C|--3-3-x-3/5-5--|


Guitar 1
D|------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|------------------------------------------------------------------------|
F|------------------------------------------------------------------------|
C|-7-------------------0------5----5-----5---7---------------0------5-----|
G|-7-------------------0------3----3-2-3-5---7---------------0------3-----|
C|-7-------------------0----0-3----3-2-3-5---7---------------0----0-3-----|
. . . .
Guitar 2 (tremelo pick)
D|------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|------------------------------------------------------------------------|
F|-16------17----------16-----12---------17--16-----17-------16-----12----|
C|-x-------x-----------x------x----------x---x------x--------x------x-----|
G|-14------15----------14-----10---------15--14-----15-------14-----10----|
C|------------------------------------------------------------------------|


Guitar 1
D|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
F|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
C|-0---------------------------------3-----------------3-3/5-5-5-5\3-|
G|-0---------------------------------3-----------------3-3/5-5-5-5\3-|
C|-0---------------------------------3-----------------3-3/5-5-5-5\3-|
. .

D|----------------|
A|----------------|
F|----------------|
(2nd ending) C|--3-3-x-5/7-7\--|
G|--3-3-x-3/5-5\--|
C|--3-3-x---------|

Guitar 2
D|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
F|-----9-----5-----9-----5-----5---------9-----5-----9-----5-----5---|
C|-5-7---5-7---5-7---5-7---5-9---9---5-7---5-7---5-7---5-7---5-9---9-|
G|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
C|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .


Guitar 1
D|----------------------------------------------------------------|
A|----------------------------------------------------------------|
F|-------5-----5-5---5-5---5---5-5--------5-----5-5---------------|
C|-0-----5-----5-5---5-5---5---5-5--3-----5-----5-5-3-3/5-5-5-5\3-|
G|-0-----5-----5-5---5-5---5---5-5--3-----5-----5-5-3-3/5-5-5-5\3-|
C|-0-0-0---0-0-----0-----0---0------3-3-3---3-3-----3-3/5-5-5-5\3-|
. . . . . . . . . . .

D|---------------|
A|---------------|
F|---------------|
C|--3-3-x-3/5-5--|(2nd ending)
G|--3-3-x-3/5-5--|
C|--3-3-x-3/5-5--|

Guitar 2
D|----------------------------------------------------------------|
A|----------------------------------------------------------------|
F|----------------------------------------------------------------|
C|-0--------------------------------3---------------3-3/5-5-5-5\3-|
G|-0--------------------------------3---------------3-3/5-5-5-5\3-|
C|-0--------------------------------3---------------3-3/5-5-5-5\3-|
. .

D|---------------|
A|---------------|
F|---------------|
C|--3-3-x-3/5-5--|(2nd ending)
G|--3-3-x-3/5-5--|
C|--3-3-x-3/5-5--|


Guitar 1
D|------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|------------------------------------------------------------------------|
F|------------------------------------------------------------------------|
C|-7-------------------0------5----5-----5---7---------------0------5-----|
G|-7-------------------0------3----3-2-3-5---7---------------0------3-----|
C|-7-------------------0----0-3----3-2-3-5---7---------------0----0-3-----|
. . . .
Guitar 2 (tremelo pick)
D|------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|------------------------------------------------------------------------|
F|-16------17----------16-----12---------17--16-----17-------16-----12----|
C|-x-------x-----------x------x----------x---x------x--------x------x-----|
G|-14------15----------14-----10---------15--14-----15-------14-----10----|
C|------------------------------------------------------------------------|


Both Guitars
D|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
F|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
C|-0~-----------------------------0~----------------------0----------------|
G|-0~-----------------------------0~----------------------0-(x16)----------|
C|-0~-----------------------------0~----------------------0----------------|

.
Both Guitars
D|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
F|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
C|-5\3---3-------3---2-------------5\3---3-------3---2---------------------|
G|-3\1---1-1-0---1---0---3---5-----3\1---1-1-0---1---0---3-----3*----------|
C|-----0---1-0-0---0---0-3-0-5-0-0-----0---1-0-0---0---0-3-0-0-------------|
. . . . . . . . . . . . .


Both Guitars
D|------------------------------------------------------|
A|--12---15------10---13--10---12--13-12----10----------|
F|--12-------12--12------------10--------9-----9--------|
C|--12-----------10------------10--------7--------------|
G|------------------------------------------------------|
C|------------------------------------------------------|

D|------------------------------------------------------|
A|------------------------------------------------------|
F|--9-----9-----7-----7-----4-----4-----5-----5---------|
C|--7-----7-----7-----7-----2-----2-----5-----5---------|
G|----0-0---0-0---0-0---0-0---0-0---0-0---0-0---0-0-----|
C|------------------------------------------------------|

D|------------------------------------------------------|
A|--12---15------10---13--10---12--13-12----10----------|
F|--12-------12--12------------10--------9-----9--------|
C|--12-----------10------------10--------7--------------|
G|------------------------------------------------------|
C|------------------------------------------------------|

D|------------------------------------------------------|
A|------------------------------------------------------|
F|--9-----9-----7-----7-----4-----4-----5-----5---------|
C|--7-----7-----7-----7-----2-----2-----5-----5---------|
G|----0-0---0-0---0-0---0-0---0-0---0-0---0-0---0-0-----|
C|------------------------------------------------------|

D|------------------------------------------------------|
A|--8-----8-----5-----5---------------------------------|
F|--9-----9-----5-----5-----4-----4-----5-----5---------|
C|--7-----7-----3-----3-----2-----2-----5-----5---------|
G|----0-0---0-0---0-0---0-0---0-0---0-0---0-0---0-0-----|
C|------------------------------------------------------|

D|---------------|
A|---------------|
F|---------------|
C|--3-3-x-3/5-5--|
G|--3-3-x-3/5-5--|
C|--3-3-x-3/5-5--|


Guitar 1
D|------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|------------------------------------------------------------------------|
F|------------------------------------------------------------------------|
C|-7-------------------0------5----5-----5---7---------------0------5-----|
G|-7-------------------0------3----3-2-3-5---7---------------0------3-----|
C|-7-------------------0----0-3----3-2-3-5---7---------------0----0-3-----|
. . . .
Guitar 2 (tremelo pick)
D|------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|------------------------------------------------------------------------|
F|-16------17----------16-----12---------17--16-----17-------16-----12----|
C|-x-------x-----------x------x----------x---x------x--------x------x-----|
G|-14------15----------14-----10---------15--14-----15-------14-----10----|
C|------------------------------------------------------------------------|

| / slide up
| \ slide down
| * pinch harmonic
| h hammer-on
| p pull-off
| ~ vibrato
| + harmonic
| x Mute note
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