How To Build An Empire Tab

by The Word Alive
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Difficulty: beginner
Tuning: D A D G B E
Capo: no capo
Author burrito_lover [a] 103. Last edit on Feb 13, 2014
how to build an empire- the word alive
                 ive learned like all there new songs on the new empire ep so expect
tabs, there songs are really fun to play!!
any questions or changes please leave comments or email me at dmx_javi_13@yahoo.com
add me on myspace.com/javia7x14
follow me at twitter.com/javirawwwr
 
       intro with sick drum beat
   the second guitar just plays an open D
 
E-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D----------------7p0--------------------------------7p0-------------------|
A-----5p0---7p0-----------5p0---7p0---------5p0-7p0-----------------------|
D--00-----0-----0-----0000----0-----00000000---0---0----------------------|
^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^ _________________________________
that part is only     and this is repeated through out
done once
 
    this is the tremelo part that is done over tha riff above when telle starts singing
E-------------------------------------------------------|
B-------------------------------------------------------|
G---15--17--14-12--15--17-14----------------------------|(pick fast and bend slowly)
D-------------------------------------------------------|
A-------------------------------------------------------|
D-------------------------------------------------------|
 
 
then its faster tempo and the same riff is played while the other guitar plays
 
E---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A---5p0-7p0-8p0----5p0-7p0--------5p0-7p0-8p0-------------------------------|
D-00---0---0---0000---0---00000000---0---0----------------------------------|
  ^^^^^^^^^^^^^   ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
again this part       and this part is played till that cool open part
is only played once
 
 
E-------------------------------------------------------|
B-------------------------------------------------------|
G-------------------------------------------------------|
D-------------------------------------------------------|
A-------------------------------------------------------|
D-0-00-0-000-0-00-0-0(whammy down)----------------------|
  *    *     *    *
 
 
E------------------------5----------------------------------------|
B------------------------5----------------------------------------|
G------------------------5----------------------------------------|
D------------------------5----------------------------------------|
A-000-0-000-00-000-0-000------------------------------------------|
D-000-0-000-00-000-0-000---000-0-000-00-000-0-0-000-000-000-000---|
 
           breakdown continued
E-----------------------5--------------------------------------|
B-----------------------5--------------------------------------|
G-----------------------5--------------------------------------|
D-----------------------5--------------------------------------|
A-000-0-000-00-000-0-000--000-00-000-00-000-00-000-000-000-000-|
D-000-0-000-00-000-0-000--000-00-000-00-000-00-000-000-000-000-|
 
the fives in the breakdown are harmonics just like put your fingers over them
 
 
chorus i dont know well i do but not completely ill post it when i know it for sure but
you can help just e mail me
 
 
cool guitar part
 
E-------------------------------------------------------|
B-------------------------------------------------------|
G-14------15------14------15------14-14-----------------|
D-12------12------12------12------12-12-----------------|
A-13-1313-13-1313-13-1313-13-1313-13-13-----------------|
D-------------------------------------------------------|
continued
E------------------------15-17-15----15-15-17-15---15---|
B---------------------------------17-------------17-----|
G-9----10---9----10-10----------------------------------|
D-7----7----7----7--7-----------------------------------|
A-8-88-8-88-8-88-8--8-----------------------------------|
D-------------------------------------------------------|
that is played really fast i really like those chords!
 
 
and thats played a couple times(idk the tapping part im working on it though so please help!!!)
 
but the palm muted rythm during the tapping after the cool chord thing is this
 
E-------------------------------------------------------|
B-------------------------------------------------------|
G-------------------------------------------------------|
D----------------10---------------5---------------------|
A--8-888-8-888-8-10-3-333-3-333-3-5---------------------|
D--8-888-8-888-8/10-3-333-3-333-3/5---------------------|
   * *** * *** *    * *** * *** *
repeat that
 
then its the thing before the solo
this is done slow
E---18-20-17-------18-20-17-----------------------------|
B------------18-17----------18-17-----------------------|
G-------------------------------------------------------|
D-------------------------------------------------------|
A-------------------------------------------------------|
D-------------------------------------------------------|
 
      SOLO( not perfect but its something just e mail if you have good corrections)
 
E--8-5-------------------------------15 17bb--15h17h15-----|
-------8-6------10b-8-10-8-----------------------------15--|
G----------7-5--------------10-----------------------------|
D------------------------------8-10------------------------|
A----------------------------------------------------------|
D----------------------------------------------------------|
 
 
E----------17-15-13------------------------------------------|
B-10/15bb-----------17-15-13---------------------------------|
G-----------------------------15-14-12-----------------------|
D--------------------------------------15-14-12bb--14bbb-12~-|
A------------------------------------------------------------|
D------------------------------------------------------------|
 
E-------------------------------8h10h8-15-17b--17h18h17-------|
B-------------------------------------------------------------|
G-------------------------10~~--------------------------------|
---10h12h10-12~~-10h12h10-------------------------------12~---|
--------------------------------------------------------------|
D-------------------------------------------------------------|
 
 
E-15-17bb--181715---------------------------------------|
B-----------------171513--------------------------------|
G------------------------151412--------10~~12~~14~~15~~-|
D-------------------------------151412------------------|
A-------------------------------------------------------|
D-------------------------------------------------------|
 
 
E-----------------17t15t17t15t-17~~~15~~~---------------|
B-15t-17t-18t-22t---------------------------------------|
G-------------------------------------------------------|
D-------------------------------------------------------|
A-------------------------------------------------------|
D-------------------------------------------------------|
 
chorus again the n that hardcore part
 
E-------------------------------------------------------|
B-------------------------------------------------------|
G-------------------------------------------------------|
D-------------------------------------------------------|
A-----0-0----0-0----0--0-0000000------------------------|
D-2/1-0-02/1-0-02/1-0--0-0000000--(x2)------------------|
      * *    * *    *  * *******
E-----------------------------------------------------------|
B-----------------------------------------------------------|
G-----------------------------------------------------------|
D-----------------------------------------------------------|
A-00-0-0-00-0-0-00-0-0-0000000---------------000-000-000-0--|
D-11-1-1-11-1-1-11-1-1-1111111---------------000-000-000-0--|
  ** * * ** * * ** * * *******               *** *** *** *
YAYYYY!!!!!!!!!! have fun im going to sleeeeep!!!
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8 comments
EDMguitar7
definately sweeping in tht solo the rest is good.. and plzzz put the chorus yup when you can :)
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blessthisguy9d
yeah we need the tapped part but this is sick. more people need to know the word alive there sick XD. love you man.
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DeadMenTellLies
I have tabbed the tapping part I am 95% sure this is right. D|--t17p5h8-t17p5h8----------------------------- A|------------------15/17-t17p5h7-t17p5h7------- D|----------------------------------------15/17- G|---------------------------------------------- B|---------------------------------------------- E|----------------------------------------------
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