Chimaira

Secrets Of The Dead

Chimaira


Tom: Em

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                            CHIMAIRA - SECD TS OF THE DEAD 
                              Album: The Infection (2009)
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                                Tuning: 6 string CGCFD 

Riff 1 (w/ clean and reverb)

E|-------------13---------------|-------------13------------------|
B|---------10------10-----------|---------10------10--------------|
G|-----13--------------13-------|-----13--------------13------13--|
D|-12----------------------12---|-------------------------12------|
A|------------------------------|---------------------------------|
E|------------------------------|---------------------------------|

Riff 2a (w/ dist) - 9(!) variations, see song structure for correct playing

E|-----------------------------|-----------------------------|
B|-----------------------------|-----------------------------|
G|-----------------------------|-----------------------------|
D|-----------------------------|-----------------------------|
A|-3-----0-----------------3---|--0--------------------------|
E|-3-----0-----0-0-0-0-0-0-3---|--0-----0-0-2-2-0-0-2-2-0-0--|
   *     *     * * * * * * *      *     * * * * * * * * * *

Riff 2b (w/ dist)

E|-----------------------------|-----------------------------|
B|-----------------------------|-----------------------------|
G|-----------------------------|-----------------------------|
D|-----------------------------|-----------------------------|
A|-3-----0-----------------3---|--0--------------------------|
E|-3-----0-----0-0-0-0-0-0-3---|--0-----0-0-0--0-0-0---------|
   *     *     * * * * * * *      *     * * *  * * *

Riff 2c (w/ dist)

E|-----------------------------|-----------------------------|
B|-----------------------------|-----------------------------|
G|-----------------------------|-----------------------------|
D|-----------------------------|-----------------------------|
A|-2-----3-----------------2---|--3--------------------------|
E|-2-----3-----0-0-0-0-0-0-2---|--3-----0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0--|
               * * * * * *              * * * * * * * * * *

Riff 2d (w/ dist)

E|-----------------------------|-----------------------------|
B|-----------------------------|-----------------------------|
G|-----------------------------|-----------------------------|
D|-----------------------------|-----------------------------|
A|-3-----4-----------------3---|--4--------------------------|
E|-3-----4-----0-0-0-0-0-0-3---|--4-----0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0--|
               * * * * * *              * * * * * * * * * *

Riff 2e (w/ dist)

E|-----------------------------|-----------------------------|
B|-----------------------------|-----------------------------|
G|-----------------------------|-----------------------------|
D|-----------------------------|-----------------------------|
A|-2-----3-----------------2---|--3--------------------------|
E|-2-----3-----0-0-0-0-0-0-2---|--3-----0-0-0--0-0-0---------|
               * * * * * *              * * *  * * *

Riff 2f (w/ dist)

E|-----------------------------|-----------------------------|
B|-----------------------------|-----------------------------|
G|-----------------------------|-----------------------------|
D|-----------------------------|-----------------------------|
A|-3-----0-----------------3---|--0--------------------------|
E|-3-----0-----0-0-0-0-0-0-3---|--0-----0-0-2-2-0-0-2-2-0-0--|
               * * * * * *              * * * * * * * * * *

Riff 2g (w/ dist)

E|-----------------------------|-----------------------------|
B|-----------------------------|-----------------------------|
G|-----------------------------|-----------------------------|
D|-----------------------------|-----------------------------|
A|-2-----3-----------------3---|--0--------------------------|
E|-2-----3-----0-0-0-0-0-0-3---|--0-----0-0-2-2-0-0-2-2-0-0--|
               * * * * * *              * * * * * * * * * *

Riff 2h (w/ dist)

E|-----------------------------|-----------------------------|
B|-----------------------------|-----------------------------|
G|-----------------------------|-----------------3-p-2-------|
D|-----------------------------|---------3-h-4---3-p-2---4---|
A|-2-----3-----------------3---|--4------3-h-4-----------4---|
E|-2-----3-----0-0-0-0-0-0-3---|--4--------------------------|
               * * * * * *  
             
Riff 2i (w/ dist)

E|-----------------------------|-----------------------------|
B|-----------------------------|-----------------------------|
G|-----------------------------|-----------------5-p-4-------|
D|-----------------------------|---------5-h-6---5-p-4---6---|
A|-4-----5-----------------5---|--6------5-h-6-----------6---|
E|-4-----5-----0-0-0-0-0-0-5---|--6--------------------------|
               * * * * * * 

Fill 1 (w/ dist)

E|--------------------|--------------------|
B|--------------------|--------------------|
G|--------------------|--------------------|
D|--------------------|--------------------|
A|-4----5---------5---|----6-----5----4----|
E|-4----5---------5---|----6-----5----4----|

Riff 3a (w/ dist) - 5 variations

E|----------------------------|----------------------------|
B|----------------------------|----------------------------|
G|----------------------------|----------------------------|
D|----------------------------|----------------------------|
A|----------------------------|----------------------------|
E|-3-3-3--3-3-3--3-3-3--5-5-5-|-6-6-6--3-3-3--3-3-3--3-3-3-|
   * * *  * * *  * * *  * * *   * * *  * * *  * * *  * * * 
E|----------------------------|----------------------------|
B|----------------------------|----------------------------|
G|----------------------------|----------------------------|
D|----------------------------|----------------------------|
A|----------------------------|----------------------------|
E|--------3-3-3--3-3-3--5-5-5-|-6-6-6--3-3-3--3-3-3--------|
          * * *  * * *  * * *   * * *  * * *  * * *

Riff 3b (w/ dist)

E|----------------------------|----------------------------|
B|----------------------------|----------------------------|
G|----------------------------|----------------------------|
D|----------------------------|----------------------------|
A|----------------------------|----------------------------|
E|-3-3-3--3-3-3--3-3-3--5-5-5-|-6-6-6--3-3-3--3-3-3--3-3-3-|
   * * *  * * *  * * *  * * *   * * *  * * *  * * *  * * * 
E|----------------------------|----------------------------|
B|----------------------------|----------------------------|
G|----------------------------|----------------------------|
D|----------------------------|----------------------------|
A|----------------------------|----------------3s----------|
E|--------3-3-3--3-3-3--5-5-5-|-6-6-6--3-3-3---3s----------|
          * * *  * * *  * * *   * * *  * * *   

Riff 3c (w/ dist)

E|----------------------------|----------------------------|
B|----------------------------|----------------------------|
G|----------------------------|----------------------------|
D|----------------------------|----------------------------|
A|----------------------------|----------------------------|
E|-2-2-2--2-2-2--2-2-2--4-4-4-|-5-5-5--2-2-2--2-2-2--2-2-2-|
   * * *  * * *  * * *  * * *   * * *  * * *  * * *  * * * 
E|----------------------------|----------------------------|
B|----------------------------|----------------------------|
G|----------------------------|----------------------------|
D|----------------------------|----------------------------|
A|----------------------------|----------------------------|
E|--------2-2-2--2-2-2--2-2-2-|-1-1-1--2-2-2--2-2-2--------|
          * * *  * * *  * * *   * * *  * * *  * * *

Riff 3d (w/ dist)

E|----------------------------|----------------------------|
B|----------------------------|----------------------------|
G|----------------------------|----------------------------|
D|----------------------------|----------------------------|
A|----------------------------|----------------------------|
E|-2-2-2--2-2-2--2-2-2--4-4-4-|-5-5-5--2-2-2--2-2-2--2-2-2-|
   * * *  * * *  * * *  * * *   * * *  * * *  * * *  * * * 
E|----------------------------|----------------------------|
B|----------------------------|----------------------------|
G|----------------------------|----------------------------|
D|----------------------------|----------------------------|
A|----------------------------|----------------------------|
E|--------2-2-2--2-2-2--2-2-2-|-1-1-1--2-2-2--2-2-2-2------|
          * * *  * * *  * * *   * * *  * * *  * * *

Riff 3e (w/ dist)

E|----------------------------|----------------------------|
B|----------------------------|----------------------------|
G|----------------------------|----------------------------|
D|----------------------------|----------------------------|
A|----------------------------|----------------------------|
E|-1-1-1--1-1-1--1-1-1--3-3-3-|-4-4-4--1-1-1--1-1-1--1-1-1-|
   * * *  * * *  * * *  * * *   * * *  * * *  * * *  * * * 
E|----------------------------|----------------------------|
B|----------------------------|----------------------------|
G|----------------------------|----------------------------|
D|----------------------------|----------------------------|
A|----------------------------|----------------------------|
E|--------1-1-1--1-1-1--1-1-1-|-0-0-0--1-1-1--1-1-1--------|
          * * *  * * *  * * *   * * *  * * *  * * *

Riff 4 (w/ dist and flanger)

E|-----------------------------|-----------------------------|
B|-----------------------------|-----------------------------|
G|-----------------------------|-----------------------------|
D|-----------------------------|-----------------------------|
A|-5-5----5-5----2-2----2-2----|-0-0----0-0------------------|
E|-----6------6------3------3--|-----1------1--1-1-0--1-1-0--|

Riff 5a (w/ dist)

E|-18b---|---15~~| ~~~~~~~|--s7--8p7--|-6b----|--------|
B|-------|-------|-------|-----------|-------|---8\\\\|
G|-------|-------|-------|-----------|-------|--------|
D|-------|-------|-------|-----------|-------|--------|
A|-------|-------|-------|-----------|-------|--------|
E|-------|-------|-------|-----------|-------|--------|

Riff 5b (w/ dist)

E|-------|-------|-------|-----------|-------|--------|
B|-------|-------|-------|-----------|-------|--------|
G|-15b---|---12~~| ~~~~~~~|--s4--5p4--|-3b----|--------|
D|-------|-------|-------|-----------|-------|---5\\\\|
A|-------|-------|-------|-----------|-------|--------|
E|-------|-------|-------|-----------|-------|--------|

Riff 5c (w/ dist)

E|-------|-------|-------|-----------|-------|--------|
B|-------|-------|-------|-----------|-------|--------|
G|-12b---|---9~~~| ~~~~~~~|--s7--8p7--|-6b----|---3\\\\|
D|-------|-------|-------|-----------|-------|--------|
A|-------|-------|-------|-----------|-------|--------|
E|-------|-------|-------|-----------|-------|--------|

Fill 2a (w/ dist)

E|-------------|-------------|
B|-------------|-------------|
G|-------------|-------------|
D|-----5-------|---0---------|
A|-4---3---3---|---0---------|
E|-4-------3---|---0---------|

Fill 2b (w/ dist)

E|-------------|-------------|
B|-------------|-------------|
G|-----8-------|-------------|
D|-7-------6br-|-------------|
A|-------------|---8---------|
E|-------------|-------------|

Fill 2c (w/ dist)

E|-------------|-------------|
B|-------------|-------------|
G|-----5-------|-------------|
D|-4-------3br-|-------------|
A|-------------|---5---------|
E|-------------|-------------|

Riff 6a (w/ dist)

E|--------------------------------|----------------------------------|
B|--------------------------------|----------------------------------|
G|--------------------------------|----------------------------------|
D|--------------------------------|----------------------------------|
A|-0--0--0--0--0------1--0---0----|-0--0------0--0------0--0------0--|
E|-0--0--0--0--0------1--0---0----|-0--0------0--0------0--0------0--|
   *  *  *  *  *      *  *   *      *  *      *  *      *  *      * 
E|--------------------------------|----------------------------------|
B|--------------------------------|----------------------------------|
G|--------------------------------|----------------------------------|
D|--------------------------------|----------------------------------|
A|-0--0--0--0--0------1--0---0----|------0--0------------------------|
0|-0--0--0--0--0------1--0---0----|------0--0-----------1-1-1-1-1-1--|
   *  *  *  *  *      *  *   *           *  *           * * * * * *

Riff 6b (w/ dist)

E|--------------------------------|----------------------------------|
B|--------------------------------|----------------------------------|
G|--------------------------------|----------------------------------|
D|--------------------------------|----------------------------------|
A|-0--0--0--0--0------1--0---0----|-0--0------0--0------0--0------0--|
E|-0--0--0--0--0------1--0---0----|-0--0------0--0------0--0------0--|
   *  *  *  *  *      *  *   *      *  *      *  *      *  *      * 
E|--------------------------------|----------------------------------|
B|--------------------------------|----------------------------------|
G|--------------------------------|----------------------------------|
D|--------------------------------|----------------------------------|
A|-0--0--0--0--0------1--0---0----|------0--0------------------------|
0|-0--0--0--0--0------1--0---0----|------0--0------------------------|
   *  *  *  *  *      *  *   *           *  *           

SONG STRUCTUD  ( "+" - play simultaneously)

INTRO
Riff 1 x2
Riff 1 x4 + Riff 2a x3, Riff 2b x1 
Riff 2c x2
Riff 2d x1
Riff 2e x1

VERSE
Riff 2f x2
Riff 2g x1
Riff 2f x1

PD-C HORUS
Riff 2h x1
Riff 2i x1
Riff 2h x1
Fill 1
Riff 3a x1
Riff 3b x1

CHORUS
Riff 3c x1
Riff 3d x1
Riff 1 x4 + Riff 2a x3, Riff 2b x1

VERSE 2 same as VERSE

PD-C HORUS 2 same as PD-C HORUS

CHORUS 2 same as CHORUS

BRIDGE
Riff 4 x4
Riff 4 x4 (w/ out flanger)
Riff 3c x2 + Riff 5a + Riff 5b + Riff 5c (4 guitars total)
Riff 3e x2
Fill 2a + Fill 2b + Fill 2c (3 guitar total)

BDA KC WN
Riff 1 x2
Riff 1 x4 + Riff 6a x2
Riff 6a x3
Riff 6b x1

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| *   palm mute
| s   slide 
| \   whammy bar down
| h   hammer-on
| p   pull-off
| ~   vibrato
| b   Bend
| br  Bend release