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Step 1 / 82Position: 2
1 index2 middle3 ring4 pinkyO open
* Tips for the Intro:
Em/C#x42000
A#dim7x12320
* Tips for playing the Pre-Chorus:
Bm13/F#224423 (skip the 7th)
Bmx24423 (play as Bsus2)
Bm/F#224423 (play as Bsus2/F#)
A6sus2/C#x04400 (play as A6sus2)
F#244322
F#/E044322
Bm/Dxx0432
F#/C#x44322
[Intro]
F# Bm
Em/C# D G/D A#dim7 Bm Em/C#
F# Bm
Em/C# D Em/C# Bm F# A F# A
F# Bm
Em/C# D G/D A#dim7 Bm Em/C#
F# Bm
Em/C# D Em/C# Bm F# A F# A
Bm Bm
G G
Bm Bm
G D F#/C#
[Verse 1]
BmWon't walk the BmEarth a specter
G/BWon't hold my Bmtongue from lashing out
BmThis is my Bmwrit of honor
G/BDrawn by the Dblood that F#/C#I have shed
B5The beasts will Bsus2soon assemble
BmConjoining Bsus4in their putrid flesh
BmTheir hearts don't Bsus2beat desire
BmThey pump Dviolence F#and poison
[Pre-Chorus]
Bm13/F#Flesh Bmo - Bm13/F#pens BmupBm13/F# Bm
Bm/F#Blood's A6sus2/C#re - Bm/F#treat - A6sus2/C#ingBm/F# A6sus2/C#
F#Flesh oF#/Epens up, Bm/Dblood's reF#/C#treating
Bm13/F#Death's Bmem - Bm13/F#brac - BmingBm13/F# Bm
Bm/F#All A6sus2/C#is Bm/F#end - A6sus2/C#ingBm/F# A6sus2/C#
F#Death's emF#/Ebracing, Bm/Dall is enF#/C#ding
[Chorus]
BmTime will not Gheal Dall of your F#sus4painF#
BmI cannot Gwait for it Dall to come F#sus4crashinF#g
[Post-Chorus]
BmDown
[Verse 2]
BmThe monsters Bmwalk among us
G/BLeeching the G/Bblood out from what's good
BmInfecting Bmat transmission
G/BSwallowing DinnocF#/C#ence from life
B5Our time has Bsus2come to stand forth
BmThe wretched Bsus4womb from which they feed
BmBehold the Bsus2loathsome demons
BmSend them inDto the heF#ll they made
[Pre-Chorus]
Bm13/F#Flesh Bmo - Bm13/F#pens BmupBm13/F# Bm
Bm/F#Blood's A6sus2/C#re - Bm/F#treat - A6sus2/C#ingBm/F# A6sus2/C#
F#Flesh oF#/Epens up, Bm/Dblood's reF#/C#treating
Bm13/F#Death's Bmem - Bm13/F#brac - BmingBm13/F# Bm
Bm/F#All A6sus2/C#is Bm/F#end - A6sus2/C#ingBm/F# A6sus2/C#
F#Death's emF#/Ebracing, Bm/Dall is enF#/C#ding
[Chorus]
BmTime will not Gheal Dall of your F#sus4painF#
BmI cannot Gwait for it Dall to come F#sus4crashinF#g
BmDown on your Gface, Dripping your F#sus4veins oF#ut
BmYour insides Grend and Dkill you from F#sus4withinF#
[Breakdown]
Bm Bm7And the B7sus4seas Bmwill
Bm Bm7RB7sus4ise as Bm Bmserpents
Em EmSpawned Esus4from Emthe
G Gmaj7MoG6uth Gmaj7of EartG6h's G6surface
Bm Bm7Soon B7sus4the Bmskies
Bm Bm7WB7sus4ill fall BmfaBmst, burning
Em E9O - Esus4pen Emwide
G Gmaj7And G6eat Gmaj7the G6sufG6fering
[Interlude]
Bm
Bsus2
Bsus4
Bmaj7sus2
Bm
[Solo 1]
e|-------------------------|-0-------------|-------------------------|-0-------------|
B|-----3---3-------3---3---|---2-----------|-----3---3-------3---3---|---5-----------|
G|●--0---0---0---0---0---0-|-----0---------|---0---0---0---0---0---0-|-----0--------●|
D|●------------------------|-------0-------|-------------------------|-------0------●|
A|-2-----------2-----------|------------1--|-2-----------2-----------|------------4--|
E|-------------------------|---------------|-------------------------|---------------|
G/B G/B F#7/A# Bm Bm F#7/C#
e|-------------------------|-------------------------|
B|-----3---3-------3---3---|-----2---2-------2---2---|
G|●--0---0---0---0---0---0-|---0---0---0---0---0---0-|
D|●------------------------|-------------------------|
A|-2-----------2-----------|-1-----------1-----------|
E|-------------------------|-------------------------|
G/B G/B F#7/A# F#7/A#
e|---------------------------|----------------------------|
B|-----3---3-------5---5-----|-----2---2-------2---2------|
G|---0---0---0---0---0---0---|---0---0---0---0---0---0---●|
D|---------------------------|---------------------------●|
A|-2-----------4-------------|-1-----------1--------------|
E|---------------------------|----------------------------|
G/B G/B F#7/C# F#7/C#
[Verse 3]
BmThe Bmpulse is now F#/A#quickenF#/A#ing
BmSoftBmly, it's F#/C#painstaF#/A#king
BmLook Bmwithin to F#/A#calm the F#/A#storm
BmRagBming inF#/C#side the F#/A#form
G/DThere's F#/C#no tEm/Burn - iF#7/A#ng
[Pre-Chorus]
DBacDsus4kD A#+
Bm...C
DFor I'm A#+witness
BmTo the Cchanging
[Chorus]
Dsus2Take all you have brought to saAcriDsus2fice
For you will lose much morAe
Dsus2If you succeed in this Abattle
Dsus2You still will lose so much morAe
[Interlude]
Bm Bm F#/A# F#/A#
Bm F#/C# F#/A# F#/A#
Bm Bm F#/A# F#/A#
Bm F#/C# F#/A# F#/A#
[Verse 4]
BmThe Bmpulse is now F#/A#quickenF#/A#ing
BmSoftBmly, it's F#/C#painstaF#/A#king
BmLook Bmwithin to F#/A#calm the F#/A#storm
BmRagBming inF#/C#side the F#/A#form
G/DThere's F#/C#no Em/Bturn - F#7/A#ing
[Pre-Chorus]
DBacDsus4kD A#+
Bm...C
DFor I'm A#+witness
BmTo the Cchanging
[Chorus]
Dsus2Take all you have Fbrought to Asa - A/C#cri - Dsus2fice
For you will Flose much AmorA/C#e
Dsus2If you succeed Fin this AbatA/C#tle
Dsus2You still will lose Fso much AmorA/C#e
[Breakdown]
BmTime has F#7/C#come to Dsus2face all Ee――E/C#―――vil
BmTime has F#7/C#come to Dsus2face all E/C#e―――――Dsus2―vil
GTime has Acome to Bmface all E/C#e―――――Dsus2―vil
BmTime has F#7/C#come to Dsus2face all Ge―A#――vil
[Pre-Solo]
BmNow Bmthe Bmseas Bmrise
Bsus2Up Bmas Bsus2ser―――Bsus2pents
BmSpawned Bmfrom Bmthe Bmmouth
Bsus4Of Bsus4Earth's G/Bsur―――G/Bface
BmAs tBmhe sBmkies Bmnow
Bsus2Fall Bmfast Bsus2burn―――Bsus2ing
BmO―――Bmpen Bmwide Bmand
Bsus4Face Bsus4the G/Bsuff'G/Bring
[Solo 2]
(based on bass)
Bm Bm/A Bm
Bm Bsus2 Bsus4 G/B Bm
Bm Bm/A Bm
Bm Bsus2 Bsus4 G/B Bm
Bm Bm/A Bm
Bm Bsus2 Bsus4 G/B Bm
Bm Bsus2 Bsus4 G/B Bm
Bm Bsus2 Bsus4 G/B Bm
[Break]
Bm Bsus2 Bsus4 G/B Bm
Bm Bsus2 Bsus4 G/B Bm
Bm Bsus2 Bsus4 G/B Bm
Bm Bsus2 Bsus4 G/B Bm
Bm Bsus2 Bsus4 G/B Bm
[Pre-Solo]
BmThe inferno
Fsus4/C#Spews Bmout Fsus4/C#hell's horde
D6Casting the flames
EmUp―――Em/Bon G/Bour G/Bworld
BmAs Bm7death G/Bec――Gmaj7/Blip-
Fsus4ses F#all Em/C#the light
D6We make our last
EmStand, Em/Btill Gdeath: Gfight
[Solo 3]
Bm Bm/A Bm
Bm Bsus2 Bsus4 G/B Bm
Bm Bm/A Bm
Bm Bsus2 Bsus4 G/B Bm
Bm Bsus2 Bsus4 G/B Bm
Bm Bsus2 Bsus4 G/B Bm
Bm Bsus2 Bsus4 G/B Bm
Bm Bsus4 G/B Esus4/B Bm
Bm Bsus2 Bsus4 G/B Bm
Bm
Fsus4/C#
D6
Em G
Bm
Fsus4/C#
D6
Em G
[Pre-Chorus]
BmTime will not Gheal Dall of your F#sus4painF#
BmI cannot Gwait for it Dall to come F#sus4crashinF#g
[Chorus]
BmTime will not Gheal Dall of your F#sus4painF#
BmI cannot Gwait for it Dall to come F#sus4crashinF#g
BmDown on your Gface, Dripping your F#sus4veins oF#ut
BmYour insides Grend and Dkill you from F#sus4withinF#
[Outro]
F# Bm
Em/C# D G/D A#dim7 Bm Em/C#
F# Bm
Em/C# D Em/C# Bm F# A F# A
(repeat and fade out)
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Shogun
by Trivium
Chords in this song · guitar
Em/C#
A#dim7
Bm13/F#
Bm
Bm/F#
A6sus2/C#
F#
F#/E
Bm/D
F#/C#
D
G/D
A
G
G/B
B5
Bsus2
Bsus4
F#sus4
Bm7
B7sus4
Em
Esus4
Gmaj7
* Tips for the Intro:
Em/C#
x42000
A#dim7
x12320
* Tips for playing the Pre-Chorus:
Bm13/F#
224423 (skip the 7th)
Bm
x24423 (play as Bsus2)
Bm/F#
224423 (play as Bsus2/F#)
A6sus2/C#
x04400 (play as A6sus2)
F#
244322
F#/E
044322
Bm/D
xx0432
F#/C#
x44322
[Intro]
F# Bm
Em/C# D G/D A#dim7 Bm Em/C#
F# Bm
Em/C# D Em/C# Bm F# A F# A
F# Bm
Em/C# D G/D A#dim7 Bm Em/C#
F# Bm
Em/C# D Em/C# Bm F# A F# A
Bm Bm
G G
Bm Bm
G D F#/C#
[Verse 1]
Bm Bm
Won't walk the Earth a specter
G/B Bm
Won't hold my tongue from lashing out
Bm Bm
This is my writ of honor
G/B D F#/C#
Drawn by the blood that I have shed
B5 Bsus2
The beasts will soon assemble
Bm Bsus4
Conjoining in their putrid flesh
Bm Bsus2
Their hearts don't beat desire
Bm D F#
They pump violence and poison
[Pre-Chorus]
Bm13/F# Bm Bm13/F# Bm Bm13/F# Bm
Flesh o - pens up
Bm/F# A6sus2/C# Bm/F# A6sus2/C# Bm/F# A6sus2/C#
Blood's re - treat - ing
F# F#/E Bm/D F#/C#
Flesh opens up, blood's retreating
Bm13/F# Bm Bm13/F# Bm Bm13/F# Bm
Death's em - brac - ing
Bm/F# A6sus2/C# Bm/F# A6sus2/C# Bm/F# A6sus2/C#
All is end - ing
F# F#/E Bm/D F#/C#
Death's embracing, all is ending
[Chorus]
Bm G D F#sus4 F#
Time will not heal all of your pain
Bm G D F#sus4 F#
I cannot wait for it all to come crashing
[Post-Chorus]
Bm
Down
[Verse 2]
Bm Bm
The monsters walk among us
G/B G/B
Leeching the blood out from what's good
Bm Bm
Infecting at transmission
G/B D F#/C#
Swallowing innocence from life
B5 Bsus2
Our time has come to stand forth
Bm Bsus4
The wretched womb from which they feed
Bm Bsus2
Behold the loathsome demons
Bm D F#
Send them into the hell they made
[Pre-Chorus]
Bm13/F# Bm Bm13/F# Bm Bm13/F# Bm
Flesh o - pens up
Bm/F# A6sus2/C# Bm/F# A6sus2/C# Bm/F# A6sus2/C#
Blood's re - treat - ing
F# F#/E Bm/D F#/C#
Flesh opens up, blood's retreating
Bm13/F# Bm Bm13/F# Bm Bm13/F# Bm
Death's em - brac - ing
Bm/F# A6sus2/C# Bm/F# A6sus2/C# Bm/F# A6sus2/C#
All is end - ing
F# F#/E Bm/D F#/C#
Death's embracing, all is ending
[Chorus]
Bm G D F#sus4 F#
Time will not heal all of your pain
Bm G D F#sus4 F#
I cannot wait for it all to come crashing
Bm G D F#sus4 F#
Down on your face, ripping your veins out
Bm G D F#sus4 F#
Your insides rend and kill you from within
[Breakdown]
Bm Bm7 B7sus4 Bm
And the seas will
Bm Bm7 B7sus4 Bm Bm
Rise as serpents
Em Em Esus4 Em
Spawned from the
G Gmaj7 G6 Gmaj7 G6 G6
Mouth of Earth's surface
Bm Bm7 B7sus4 Bm
Soon the skies
Bm Bm7 B7sus4 Bm Bm
Will fall fast, burning
Em E9 Esus4 Em
O - pen wide
G Gmaj7 G6 Gmaj7 G6 G6
And eat the suffering
[Interlude]
Bm
Bsus2
Bsus4
Bmaj7sus2
Bm
[Solo 1]
e|-------------------------|-0-------------|-------------------------|-0-------------|
B|-----3---3-------3---3---|---2-----------|-----3---3-------3---3---|---5-----------|
G|●--0---0---0---0---0---0-|-----0---------|---0---0---0---0---0---0-|-----0--------●|
D|●------------------------|-------0-------|-------------------------|-------0------●|
A|-2-----------2-----------|------------1--|-2-----------2-----------|------------4--|
E|-------------------------|---------------|-------------------------|---------------|
G/B G/B F#7/A# Bm Bm F#7/C#
e|-------------------------|-------------------------|
B|-----3---3-------3---3---|-----2---2-------2---2---|
G|●--0---0---0---0---0---0-|---0---0---0---0---0---0-|
D|●------------------------|-------------------------|
A|-2-----------2-----------|-1-----------1-----------|
E|-------------------------|-------------------------|
G/B G/B F#7/A# F#7/A#
e|---------------------------|----------------------------|
B|-----3---3-------5---5-----|-----2---2-------2---2------|
G|---0---0---0---0---0---0---|---0---0---0---0---0---0---●|
D|---------------------------|---------------------------●|
A|-2-----------4-------------|-1-----------1--------------|
E|---------------------------|----------------------------|
G/B G/B F#7/C# F#7/C#
[Verse 3]
Bm Bm F#/A# F#/A#
The pulse is now quickening
Bm Bm F#/C# F#/A#
Softly, it's painstaking
Bm Bm F#/A# F#/A#
Look within to calm the storm
Bm Bm F#/C# F#/A#
Raging inside the form
G/D F#/C# Em/B F#7/A#
There's no turn - ing
[Pre-Chorus]
D Dsus4 D A#+
Back
Bm C
...
D A#+
For I'm witness
Bm C
To the changing
[Chorus]
Dsus2 A Dsus2
Take all you have brought to sacrifice
A
For you will lose much more
Dsus2 A
If you succeed in this battle
Dsus2 A
You still will lose so much more
[Interlude]
Bm Bm F#/A# F#/A#
Bm F#/C# F#/A# F#/A#
Bm Bm F#/A# F#/A#
Bm F#/C# F#/A# F#/A#
[Verse 4]
Bm Bm F#/A# F#/A#
The pulse is now quickening
Bm Bm F#/C# F#/A#
Softly, it's painstaking
Bm Bm F#/A# F#/A#
Look within to calm the storm
Bm Bm F#/C# F#/A#
Raging inside the form
G/D F#/C# Em/B F#7/A#
There's no turn - ing
[Pre-Chorus]
D Dsus4 D A#+
Back
Bm C
...
D A#+
For I'm witness
Bm C
To the changing
[Chorus]
Dsus2 F A A/C# Dsus2
Take all you have brought to sa - cri - fice
F A A/C#
For you will lose much more
Dsus2 F A A/C#
If you succeed in this battle
Dsus2 F A A/C#
You still will lose so much more
[Breakdown]
Bm F#7/C# Dsus2 E E/C#
Time has come to face all e―――――vil
Bm F#7/C# Dsus2 E/C# Dsus2
Time has come to face all e――――――vil
G A Bm E/C# Dsus2
Time has come to face all e――――――vil
Bm F#7/C# Dsus2 G A#
Time has come to face all e―――vil
[Pre-Solo]
Bm Bm Bm Bm
Now the seas rise
Bsus2 Bm Bsus2 Bsus2
Up as ser―――pents
Bm Bm Bm Bm
Spawned from the mouth
Bsus4 Bsus4 G/B G/B
Of Earth's sur―――face
Bm Bm Bm Bm
As the skies now
Bsus2 Bm Bsus2 Bsus2
Fall fast burn―――ing
Bm Bm Bm Bm
O―――pen wide and
Bsus4 Bsus4 G/B G/B
Face the suff'ring
[Solo 2]
(based on bass)
Bm Bm/A Bm
Bm Bsus2 Bsus4 G/B Bm
Bm Bm/A Bm
Bm Bsus2 Bsus4 G/B Bm
Bm Bm/A Bm
Bm Bsus2 Bsus4 G/B Bm
Bm Bsus2 Bsus4 G/B Bm
Bm Bsus2 Bsus4 G/B Bm
[Break]
Bm Bsus2 Bsus4 G/B Bm
Bm Bsus2 Bsus4 G/B Bm
Bm Bsus2 Bsus4 G/B Bm
Bm Bsus2 Bsus4 G/B Bm
Bm Bsus2 Bsus4 G/B Bm
[Pre-Solo]
Bm
The inferno
Fsus4/C# Bm Fsus4/C#
Spews out hell's horde
D6
Casting the flames
Em Em/B G/B G/B
Up―――on our world
Bm Bm7 G/B Gmaj7/B
As death ec――lip-
Fsus4 F# Em/C#
ses all the light
D6
We make our last
Em Em/B G G
Stand, till death: fight
[Solo 3]
Bm Bm/A Bm
Bm Bsus2 Bsus4 G/B Bm
Bm Bm/A Bm
Bm Bsus2 Bsus4 G/B Bm
Bm Bsus2 Bsus4 G/B Bm
Bm Bsus2 Bsus4 G/B Bm
Bm Bsus2 Bsus4 G/B Bm
Bm Bsus4 G/B Esus4/B Bm
Bm Bsus2 Bsus4 G/B Bm
Bm
Fsus4/C#
D6
Em G
Bm
Fsus4/C#
D6
Em G
[Pre-Chorus]
Bm G D F#sus4 F#
Time will not heal all of your pain
Bm G D F#sus4 F#
I cannot wait for it all to come crashing
[Chorus]
Bm G D F#sus4 F#
Time will not heal all of your pain
Bm G D F#sus4 F#
I cannot wait for it all to come crashing
Bm G D F#sus4 F#
Down on your face, ripping your veins out
Bm G D F#sus4 F#
Your insides rend and kill you from within
[Outro]
F# Bm
Em/C# D G/D A#dim7 Bm Em/C#
F# Bm
Em/C# D Em/C# Bm F# A F# A
(repeat and fade out)
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