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As the Palaces Burn Guitar Tablature
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                               AS THE PALACES BURN 
                           As recorded by Lamb of God 
                    (From the 2003 Album AS THE PALACES BURN) 

Words by D. Randall Blythe 

Music by Lamb of God 
Arranged by Lamb of God 
Transcribed by Mark Duane Morton and Matt Savitsky 

Gtr I (D A D G B E) - 'Will Adler' 
Gtr II (D A D G B E) - 'Mark Morton rhythm' 
Gtr III (D A D G B D) - 'Mark Morton lead' 

   First  Verse 
    Q=220 
    N.C. 
   12/8 
    Gtrs I, II 
      PM|   PM|         PM|     PM|   PM|   PM|   PM| 
    E E E E E E E E E E E E   E E E E E E E E E E E E 
||--------------------------|--------------------------| 
||o-------------------------|--------------------------| 
||--------------------------|--------------------------| 
||--------------------------|--------------------------| 
||o-5-----5-----5-6-0-5-----|-6-----6-----3-----3------| 
||----3-0---3-0---------3-0-|---3-0---3-0---3-0---3-0--| 


    PM|   PM|         PM|     PM|   PM|   PM|  ~~~ 
  E E E E E E E E E E E E   E E E E E E E E E  Q. 
|-------------------------|-------------------------| 
|-------------------------|-------------------------| 
|-------------------------|-------------------------| 
|-------------------------|-------------------------| 
|-5-----5-----5-6-0-5-----|-6-----6-----3-----[3]---| 
|---3-0---3-0---------3-0-|---3-0---3-0---3-0-------| 


    PM|   PM|         PM|     PM|   PM|   PM|   PM| 
  E E E E E E E E E E E E   E E E E E E E E E E E E 
|-------------------------|-------------------------| 
|-------------------------|-------------------------| 
|-------------------------|-------------------------| 
|-------------------------|-------------------------| 
|-5-----5-----5-6-0-5-----|-6-----6-----3-----3-----| 
|---3-0---3-0---------3-0-|---3-0---3-0---3-0---3-0-| 


  PM--|   PM  PM----|         PM----|             PM--| 
  E E E E E E E S S E E E E   E S S E E E E E E E E E E 
|---------------------------|----------------------------|| 
|---------------------------|---------------------------o|| 
|---------------------------|----------------------------|| 
|---------------------------|---------------5------------|| 
|-------3---6---------3-5-6-|---------6-5-3---6-5-------o|| 
|-5-5-5---5---5-5-5-5-------|-6-6-6-6-------------6-5-3--|| 


   Chorus 
                                                G6F6  E6 
       PM     ~~~  PM     ~~~~~~~~~ PM--|           PM 
    Q  E  Q   Q.   E  Q   E    +Q   E E E E E E E E E E 
||--------------------------|---------------------------| 
||o-------------------------|---------------------------| 
||--------------------------|---------------------------| 
||--------------------------|---------------------------| 
||o-------------------------|-------------5-8-7-7-5---4-| 
||--0--0-13--16----0-10--12-|-(12)--0-5-8-------5-3-0-2-| 


  N.C. 
     PM     ~~~  PM     ~~~~~~~~~ PM  PM  PM  PM 
  Q  E  Q   Q.   E  Q   E    +Q   E E E E E E E S S S S S S 
|-------------------------|-----------------------------------|| 
|-------------------------|----------------------------------o|| 
|-------------------------|-----------------------------------|| 
|-------------------------|-----------------------------------|| 
|-------------------------|---------3---5---6----------------o|| 
|-0--0-13--16----0-10--12-|-(12)--0---0---0---0-1-1-1-1-1-1---|| 


 Guitar Solo 
  EbD   Eb D           GbF             A  G#             B 
  Gtr III 
  E E E  E E E E E   E E E E   E E   E  E  E E  Q.        Q    E 
|----------------------------|-8-7-------------13--------12-------| 
|----------6---------8-7-----|-------8--7---------------------13--| 
|------------9-8-7-------8-7-|-------------8-7--------------------| 
|-----7-10-------------------|------------------------------------| 
|-5-8------------------------|------------------------------------| 
|----------------------------|------------------------------------| 
| 
| Gtrs I, II 
|     PM     PM------|     PM--------|       PM--------| 
| E E E  E E E E S S E E E E   E S S E  E  E E  E  S S E  Q. 
|----------------------------|------------------------------------| 
|----------------------------|------------------------------------| 
|----------------------------|------------------------------------| 
|-5-4----5-4-----------8-7---|---------11-10-------------13-------| 
|-6-5----6-5-----------9-8---|---------12-11-------------14-------| 
|-----0------0-0-0-0-0-----0-|-0-0-0-0-------0--0--0-0-0----------| 


  Eb      D   EbD                        GbF 
   +H.               E     +E     +H 
|----------------------------------------------| 
|-(13)b15-----------12b13r(12)---(12)b13-------| 
|----------------------------------------------| 
|----------------------------------------------| 
|----------------------------------------------| 
|----------------------------------------------| 
| 
|           PM    PM-------------|           PM- 
|   E     E E E E E  E      S  S   E     E E E 
|----------------------------------------------| 
|----------------------------------------------| 
|----------------------------------------------| 
|---5-----4---5-4------------------------8-7---| 
|---6-----5---6-5------------------------9-8---| 
|-----------0-----0--0------0--0---0---------0-| 


             A  G#              B 
   E  E    E  E  E  E  H. 
|--------------------------------------| 
|-13-10---13-10------------------------| 
|---------------13-12-13---------------| 
|--------------------------------------| 
|--------------------------------------| 
|--------------------------------------| 
| 
|---------|         PM--------| 
|  E  S S  E  E  E  E  E  S S E  Q. 
|--------------------------------------| 
|--------------------------------------| 
|--------------------------------------| 
|------------11-10--------------13-----| 
|------------12-11--------------14-----| 
|--0--0-0--0--------0--0--0-0-0--------| 


  EbD   EbD           GbF               A  G#            B 
  E E E E E E E E   E E E E    E E    E  E  E E E E    E  E   E  E 
|---------------------------|-----------------------------------10--| 
|-6-5---5-------------5-6-8-|-10-8-------8----------------8--10-----| 
|-----7---7-6---6---7-------|--------10----10-9-7-9---10------------| 
|-------------8-------------|---------------------------------------| 
|---------------------------|---------------------------------------| 
|---------------------------|---------------------------------------| 
| 
|     PM    PM------|     PM---------|        PM------| 
| E E E E E E E S S E E E E    E S S  E  E  E E E S S  E  Q. 
|---------------------------|---------------------------------------| 
|---------------------------|---------------------------------------| 
|---------------------------|---------------------------------------| 
|-5-4---5-4-----------8-7---|-----------11-10------------13---------| 
|-6-5---6-5-----------9-8---|-----------12-11------------14---------| 
|-----0-----0-0-0-0-0-----0-|--0-0-0--0-------0-0-0-0--0------------| 


  Eb    D   EbD               GbF                 A  G#           B 
   H.              H.                  W. 
|-----------------15b17-------------|-17b19------------------------------| 
|-13b15-----------------------------|------------------------------------| 
|-----------------------------------|------------------------------------| 
|-----------------------------------|------------------------------------| 
|-----------------------------------|------------------------------------| 
|-----------------------------------|------------------------------------| 
| 
|         PM    PM----------|     PM------------|       PM------| 
|  E    E E E E E  E    S S E E E E    E    S S E  E  E E E S S E  Q. 
|-----------------------------------|------------------------------------| 
|-----------------------------------|------------------------------------| 
|-----------------------------------|------------------------------------| 
|--5----4---5-4---------------8-7---|-------------11-10-----------13-----| 
|--6----5---6-5---------------9-8---|-------------12-11-----------14-----| 
|---------0-----0--0----0-0-0-----0-|--0----0-0-0-------0-0-0-0-0--------| 


   Bridge 
    N.C. 
    Gtrs I, II 
      PM|   PM--------|     PM--------|     PM------|  ~~~ 
    E E E E E E E S S E E E E   E S S E E E E E S S E  Q.    4x 
||----------------------------|------------------------------|| 
||o---------------------------|-----------------------------o|| 
||----------------------------|------------------------------|| 
||----------------------------|------------------------------|| 
||o---------------------------|-----------------------------o|| 
||--1-0-0-1-0-0-0-0-0-0-5-4-0-|-0-0-0-0-8-7-0-0-0-0-0-13-----|| 


   Breakdown 
    S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S 
||--------------------------------------------------| 
||o-------------------------------------------------| 
||--------------------------------------------------| 
||--------------------------------------------------| 
||o-------------------------------------------------| 
||--0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-1-1-1-1-3-3-3-3-3-4-4-4-| 


  S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S  4x 
|--------------------------------------------------|| 
|-------------------------------------------------o|| 
|--------------------------------------------------|| 
|--------------------------------------------------|| 
|-------------------------------------------------o|| 
|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-1-1-1-1-4-4-4-4-4-3-3-3--|| 


 Second Verse 
  D5               N.C. 
                     PM|   PM|   PM|   PM| 
  Q  W        Q    E E E E E E E E E E E E 
|----------------|-------------------------| 
|----------------|-------------------------| 
|----------------|-------------------------| 
|-0--------------|-------------------------| 
|-0--------------|-6-----6-----3-----3-----| 
|-0--------------|---3-0---3-0---3-0---3-0-| 


    PM|   PM|         PM|     PM|   PM|   PM|  ~~~ 
  E E E E E E E E E E E E   E E E E E E E E E  Q. 
|-------------------------|-------------------------| 
|-------------------------|-------------------------| 
|-------------------------|-------------------------| 
|-------------------------|-------------------------| 
|-5-----5-----5-6-0-5-----|-6-----6-----3-----[3]---| 
|---3-0---3-0---------3-0-|---3-0---3-0---3-0-------| 


    PM|   PM|         PM|     PM|   PM|   PM|   PM| 
  E E E E E E E E E E E E   E E E E E E E E E E E E 
|-------------------------|-------------------------| 
|-------------------------|-------------------------| 
|-------------------------|-------------------------| 
|-------------------------|-------------------------| 
|-5-----5-----5-6-0-5-----|-6-----6-----3-----3-----| 
|---3-0---3-0---------3-0-|---3-0---3-0---3-0---3-0-| 


  PM--|   PM  PM----|         PM----|             PM--| 
  E E E E E E E S S E E E E   E S S E E E E E E E E E E 
|---------------------------|---------------------------| 
|---------------------------|---------------------------| 
|---------------------------|---------------------------| 
|---------------------------|---------------5-----------| 
|-------3---6---------3-5-6-|---------6-5-3---6-5-------| 
|-5-5-5---5---5-5-5-5-------|-6-6-6-6-------------6-5-3-| 


    PM|   PM|         PM|     PM|   PM|   PM|   PM| 
  E E E E E E E E E E E E   E E E E E E E E E E E E 
|-------------------------|-------------------------| 
|-------------------------|-------------------------| 
|-------------------------|-------------------------| 
|-------------------------|-------------------------| 
|-5-----5-----5-6-0-5-----|-6-----6-----3-----3-----| 
|---3-0---3-0---------3-0-|---3-0---3-0---3-0---3-0-| 


    PM|   PM|         PM|     PM|   PM|   PM|  ~~~ 
  E E E E E E E E E E E E   E E E E E E E E E  Q. 
|-------------------------|-------------------------| 
|-------------------------|-------------------------| 
|-------------------------|-------------------------| 
|-------------------------|-------------------------| 
|-5-----5-----5-6-0-5-----|-6-----6-----3-----[3]---| 
|---3-0---3-0---------3-0-|---3-0---3-0---3-0-------| 


    PM|   PM|         PM|     PM|   PM|   PM|   PM| 
  E E E E E E E E E E E E   E E E E E E E E E E E E 
|-------------------------|-------------------------| 
|-------------------------|-------------------------| 
|-------------------------|-------------------------| 
|-------------------------|-------------------------| 
|-5-----5-----5-6-0-5-----|-6-----6-----3-----3-----| 
|---3-0---3-0---------3-0-|---3-0---3-0---3-0---3-0-| 


  PM--|   PM  PM----|         PM----|             PM--| 
  E E E E E E E S S E E E E   E S S E E E E E E E E E E 
|---------------------------|---------------------------| 
|---------------------------|---------------------------| 
|---------------------------|---------------------------| 
|---------------------------|---------------5-----------| 
|-------3---6---------3-5-6-|---------6-5-3---6-5-------| 
|-5-5-5---5---5-5-5-5-------|-6-6-6-6-------------6-5-3-| 


   Chorus 
                                                G6F6  E6 
       PM     ~~~  PM     ~~~~~~~~~ PM--|           PM 
    Q  E  Q   Q.   E  Q   E    +Q   E E E E E E E E E E 
||--------------------------|---------------------------| 
||o-------------------------|---------------------------| 
||--------------------------|---------------------------| 
||--------------------------|---------------------------| 
||o-------------------------|-------------5-8-7-7-5---4-| 
||--0--0-13--16----0-10--12-|-(12)--0-5-8-------5-3-0-2-| 


  N.C. 
     PM     ~~~  PM     ~~~~~~~~~ PM  PM  PM  PM 
  Q  E  Q   Q.   E  Q   E    +Q   E E E E E E E S S S S S S 
|-------------------------|-----------------------------------|| 
|-------------------------|----------------------------------o|| 
|-------------------------|-----------------------------------|| 
|-------------------------|-----------------------------------|| 
|-------------------------|---------3---5---6----------------o|| 
|-0--0-13--16----0-10--12-|-(12)--0---0---0---0-1-1-1-1-1-1---|| 


   Outro Chorus 
       PM     ~~~  PM     ~~~ 
    Q  E  Q   Q.   E  Q   E 
||--------------------------| 
||o-------------------------| 
||--------------------------| 
||--------------------------| 
||o-------------------------| 
||--0--0-13--16----0-10--12-| 


                                    D5 
 ~~~~~~ PM   ~~   PM 
   +Q   E Q  Q.   E S S S S S S  4x Q  W        Q 
|--------------------------------||------------------*| 
|-------------------------------o||------------------*| 
|--------------------------------||------------------*| 
|--------------------------------||-0----------------*| 
|-------------------------------o||-0----------------*| 
|-(12)--0-3--6----0-1-1-1-1-1-1--||-0----------------*| 


Duration Legend 
--------------- 
W - whole; H - half; Q - quarter; E - 8th; S - 16th; T - 32nd; X - 64th; a - acciaccatura 
+ - note tied to previous; . - note dotted; .. - note double dotted 
Uncapitalized letters represent notes that are staccato (1/2 duration) 
Irregular groupings are notated above the duration line 
Duration letters will always appear directly above the note/fret number it represents the 
duration for.  Duration letters with no fret number below them represent rests.  Multi- 
bar rests are notated in the form Wxn, where n is the number of bars to rest for.  Low 
melody durations appear below the staff 

Tablature Legend 
---------------- 
 h   - hammer-on 
 p   - pull-off 
 b   - bend 
 pb  - pre-bend 
 r   - bend release (if no number after the r, then release immediately) 
 /  - slide into or out of (from/to "nowhere") 
 s   - legato slide 
 S   - shift slide 
  - natural harmonic 
[n]  - artificial harmonic 
n(n) - tapped harmonic 
 ~   - vibrato 
 tr  - trill 
 T   - tap 
 TP  - trem. picking 
 PM  - palm muting 

/  - tremolo bar dip; n = amount to dip 
 
  - tremolo bar down 
 n/  - tremolo bar up 
/n  - tremolo bar inverted dip 
 =   - hold bend; also acts as connecting device for hammers/pulls 
 <>  - volume swell (louder/softer) 
 x   - on rhythm slash represents muted slash 
 o   - on rhythm slash represents single note slash 

Misc Legend 
----------- 
 |  - bar 
||  - double bar 
||o - repeat start 
o|| - repeat end 
*|  - double bar (ending) 
 :  - bar (freetime) 
 $  - Segno 
 &  - Coda 
Tempo markers -  = BPM(8/16=s8/s16), where s8 = swing 8ths, s16 = swing 16ths
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