Rival Sons – Guillotine (Guitar Tab)

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Capo: none Song: Guillotine Artist: Rival Sons Album: DARKFIGHTER Album Released: June 2, 2023 I saw this live before the album was released, and someone caught some footage on the the guitar part. Jay plays pre-chorus ("Am I closer to heaven...") on an auto harp. Also, don't forget to use the Spacing Effect (gap effect)--10 second pause every few minutes, just take a couple deep breaths in & out--to memorize things faster!

[Intro]
0:00
                              E
e |------------------------------| |
B |------------------------------| |
G |------------------------------| |
D |--------------0-2-4-5~--------| |
A |--------0-2-3----------5~-/7--| |
E |--0-2-3--------------------0--| |
                              The...

[Verse 1] (Palm Mutes on open E -- 6 counts, then 1 bend & wiggle the F#; 0:03 follow up with 4 counts, then 2 bends & wiggles on the F#).

     P.M.             (repeat once)                    [pre-bend G string]
     E
e |--------------------------|-----------------------| |----------------|
B |--------------------------|-----------------------| |--12-----12-----|
G |--------------------------|-----------------------|X|--15b14--15b14--|
D |--------------------------|-----------------------|X|----------------|
A |--------------------------|-----------------------| |----------------|
E |--0--0--0--0--0--0--2b~~~-|--0--0--0--0--2b~~2b~~-| |----------------|
   ...guillotine is high & clean...      ...ready to...
   ...cut short the breath of the beast.    With his...

     E
e |--------------------------|-----------------------| |
B |--------------------------|-----------------------| |
G |--------------------------|-----------------------| |
D |--------------------------|-----------------------| |
A |--------------------------|-----------------------| |
E |--0--0--0--0--0--0--2b~~~-|--0--0--0--0--2b~~2b~~-| |
  ...wicked teeth that I was taught to believe was the...
  ...cause for all this misery.

     E
e |--------------------------|-----------------------------| |
B |--------------------------|--------------17^15----------| |
G |--------------------------|-------------------16-14b----| |
D |--------------------------|-----------------------------| |
A |--------------------------|-----------------------------| |
E |--0--0--0--0--0--0--2b~~~-|--0--0--0--0--------------5b-| |

[Pre-chorus]
 0:25
     E  F# G  A  F#             A  B  C  A  B
e |--------------------------|----------------------------| |
B |--------------------------|----------------------------| |
G |--------------------------|----------------------------| |
D |--------------------------|----------------------------| |
A |--------------------------|----------------------------| |
E |--0--2--3--5--2~----------|--5--7--8--5--7~------------| |
                Fury older than the sand...deny what you don't understand.

     E  F# G  A  F#             A  B  C  D   D#
e |--------------------------|----------------------------| |
B |--------------------------|----------------------------| |
G |--------------------------|----------------------------| |
D |--------------------------|-------------------7--5-4---| |
A |--------------------------|--------------------------7-| |
E |--0--2--3--5--2~----------|--5--7--8--10--11~----------| |
                Fury older than the sand...destroy what you don't understand.

[Chorus] Chords strummed on Auto Harp and/or Guitar 0:47 Em G C Am B7 Am I closer to heaven or closer to hell? Oh-oh oh-oh oh Em G C Am (!) The deeper I go it's harder to tell. Oh-oh oh-oh oh

[Heavy Chorus]
 1:08  This quick segway is followed by the heavy chorus.
  (!) G F#    F   
e |--------------|
B |--------------|
G |--12-11-11-10-|
D |--12-11-11-10-|
A |--10-9--9--8--|
E |--------------|

     D  E    D E  G           A    Ab G           C      G   D
e |-------------------------------------------------------------|
B |-------------------------------------------------------------|
G |--7--9-9--7-9-12-------------------------------5--5-----x-7--|
D |--7--9-9--7-9-12-----------7-7-7-6-5-----------5--5-x-5-x-7--|
A |--5/-7-7--5-7-10-----------7-7-7-6-5-----------3--3-x-5-x-5--|
E |---------------------------5-5-5-4-3----------------x-3------|
               Am I closer to heaven or closer to hell?  Oh-oh oh-oh oh

     D  E    D E  G           A    Ab G           C      G   D
e |-------------------------------------------------------------|
B |-------------------------------------------------------------|
G |--7--9-9--7-9-12-------------------------------5--5-----x-7--|
D |--7--9-9--7-9-12-----------7-7-7-6-5-----------5--5-x-5-x-7--|
A |--5/-7-7--5-7-10-----------7-7-7-6-5-----------3--3-x-5-x-5--|
E |---------------------------5-5-5-4-3----------------x-3------|
                 The deeper I go it's harder to tell.  Oh-oh oh-oh oh

[Intro riff again]
1:25
                              E
e |------------------------------| |
B |------------------------------| |
G |------------------------------| |
D |--------------0-2-4-5~--------| |
A |--------0-2-3----------5~-/7--| |
E |--0-2-3--------------------0--| |
                              The...

[Verse 2] (play same as 1st Verse) 1:28

     P.M.             (repeat once)                    [pre-bend G string]
     E
e |--------------------------|-----------------------| |----------------|
B |--------------------------|-----------------------| |--12-----12-----|
G |--------------------------|-----------------------|X|--15b14--15b14--|
D |--------------------------|-----------------------|X|----------------|
A |--------------------------|-----------------------| |----------------|
E |--0--0--0--0--0--0--2b~~~-|--0--0--0--0--2b~~2b~~-| |----------------|
  ...closer you get to the edge...     ...there might be...
  ...demons where your path used to be.

     E
e |--------------------------|-----------------------| |
B |--------------------------|-----------------------| |
G |--------------------------|-----------------------| |
D |--------------------------|-----------------------| |
A |--------------------------|-----------------------| |
E |--0--0--0--0--0--0--2b~~~-|--0--0--0--0--2b~~2b~~-| |
     So are you gonna fight or are you gonna fly...

     E
e |--------------------------|-----------------------------| |
B |--------------------------|--------------17^15----------| |
G |--------------------------|--------------------16-14b---| |
D |--------------------------|-----------------------------| |
A |--------------------------|-----------------------------| |
E |--0--0--0--0--0--0--2b~~~-|--0--0--0--0--------------5b-| |
  ...momma for some sympathy?

[Pre-chorus]
 1:50
     E  F# G  A  F#             A  B  C  A  B
e |--------------------------|----------------------------| |
B |--------------------------|----------------------------| |
G |--------------------------|----------------------------| |
D |--------------------------|----------------------------| |
A |--------------------------|----------------------------| |
E |--0--2--3--5--2~----------|--5--7--8--5--7~------------| |
                Fury older than the sand...deny what you don't understand.

     E  F# G  A  F#             A  B  C  D   D#
E |--------------------------|----------------------------| |
E |--------------------------|----------------------------| |
G |--------------------------|----------------------------| |
D |--------------------------|-------------------7--5-4---| |
A |--------------------------|--------------------------7-| |
E |--0--2--3--5--2~----------|--5--7--8--10--11~----------| |
                Fury older than the sand...destroy what you don't understand.

[2nd Chorus] Chords strummed on Auto Harp and/or Guitar 2:13 Em G C Am B7 Am I closer to heaven or closer to hell? Oh-oh oh-oh oh Em G C Am (!) The deeper I go it's harder to tell. Oh-oh oh-oh oh

[2nd Heavy Chorus]
 2:33  This quick segway is followed by the heavy chorus.
  (!) G F#    F   
e |--------------|
B |--------------|
G |--12-11-11-10-|
D |--12-11-11-10-|
A |--10-9--9--8--|
E |--------------|

     D  E    D E  G           A    Ab G           C      G   D
e |-------------------------------------------------------------|
B |-------------------------------------------------------------|
G |--7--9-9--7-9-12-------------------------------5--5-----x-7--|
D |--7--9-9--7-9-12-----------7-7-7-6-5-----------5--5-x-5-x-7--|
A |--5/-7-7--5-7-10-----------7-7-7-6-5-----------3--3-x-5-x-5--|
E |---------------------------5-5-5-4-3----------------x-3------|
               Am I closer to heaven or closer to hell?  Oh-oh oh-oh oh

     D  E    D E  G           A    Ab G           C      G   D
e |-------------------------------------------------------------|
B |-------------------------------------------------------------|
G |--7--9-9--7-9-12-------------------------------5--5-----x-7--|
D |--7--9-9--7-9-12-----------7-7-7-6-5-----------5--5-x-5-x-7--|
A |--5/-7-7--5-7-10-----------7-7-7-6-5-----------3--3-x-5-x-5--|
E |---------------------------5-5-5-4-3----------------x-3------|
                 The deeper I go it's harder to tell.  Oh-oh oh-oh oh

[tasty drum fill from Miley] 2:50 (Moving into a swing here, 1 2 3 4 5 6)

   wait for it...
e |--------------|
B |--------------|
G |--------------|
D |--------------|
A |--------------|
E |--------------|

[Solo] (Remember, swing it; to me, it's a very Led Zeppelin-feeling of solo break. Between the album the live video, and havin seen Rival Sons play live myself, I'm trying to capture the essence of Scott's lead playing here as well as key notes (*) that give this solo it's particular sound, or flavor, but it's not all note for note and I tabbed what sounds close using my own style. I also tried to break the solo into sections, or passages, that he plays--should make learning it easier in what I consider logical chunks of music. The key notes have asterisk (*) above them and indicate a note that should definitely be a starting or stopping point to get the sound right. Have fun with it!)

 2:52 (repeat once)
     B         G  Bb  B  C  E Eb E
e |---------------------------------| |
B |---------------------------------| |
G |--2b4~~~4b2-0--3~--6~-7~-7/9-7~--|X|
D |---------------------------------|X|
A |---------------------------------| |
E |---------------------------------| |

 3:12
      E
      *                                                                                  *
e |--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B |--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G |-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------12b14--|
D |--12^14-14-14-14-14--12^14-14--12^14-14-14-14-14--12^14-14--12^14-14-14-14--12^14-14--------|
A |--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E |--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|

 3:17
      *                                  *                                                *
e |---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B |---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G |-------------------------------------11-12-11^12^11-------12-14-14^16^14/12--12^14^12/11--11^12^11-------|
D |--14^12----12---------------------------------------14-12-----------------------------------------14-12--|
A |--------14----14/12^10-12^10---12/14---------------------------------------------------------------------|
E |----------------------------12---------------------------------------------------------------------------|

 3:21                   [hold bend...]
      *        *     *     
e |------------------------------------------------------|
B |-----------------15--15---15----15--------------------|
G |--12-14b15-15b14-----14b-----14b---14~-----14-14~^12--|
D |----------------------------------------14------------|
A |------------------------------------------------------|
E |------------------------------------------------------|

 3:26
       *                                                                     *
e |--/14-12-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B |---------15----------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G |------------14-12----14^12----12-------------------------------------------------------------|
D |------------------14-------14----14-12--12^14^12---------------------------------------------|
A |-------------------------------------------------14/12^10----10^12-10-12/14~~-14/12^10-------|
E |----------------------------------------------------------12---------------------------10/0--|

 3:32
       *                                                    *
e |------0-0-0-0-----0-0-0-0--0-0-0--0-0-0---0--0--0--0---0--0--0--0--0---0---0---0--|
B |--3^5-5-5-5-5-3^5-5-5-5-5/-7-7-7/-8-8-8/-10-10-10-10/-12-12-12-12-15--15--15--15~-|
G |----------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D |----------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A |----------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E |----------------------------------------------------------------------------------|

 3:41
       *                               [pre-bend] *                                         *
e |--/15--12------12-----------------------------15^12----------------12-----------------------|
B |----------12^15-------12^15^12--------------12------12-12^15^12-------15^12-----------------|
G |------------------14b----------12-14-15b14----------------------14b---------14b15b14^12-----|
D |----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------14--|
A |--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E |--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|

 3:47
       *                   *               *             *           *          *    *
e |-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B |-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G |---------11/12--12^14--12~--12^14^(12)/11--11^12^(11)/9--9^11^(9)/7--7^9^(7)/5--5/4--|
D |--/14~-------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A |-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E |-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|

 3:51
       *       *     *       *     *             *                           [rocket slide]
e |---------------------------------------------17b19~---19b17--15--17~--------------------|
B |--3^5-5-5/7-7-7/8-8-8/10-10-10/15~--12--14~----------------------------------------7/0--|
G |----------------------------------------------------------------------------7/9~--------|
D |----------------------------------------------------------------------------7/9~--------|
A |----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E |---------------------------------------------------------------------12/0---------------|

[3rd and final Chorus] Chords strummed on Auto Harp and/or Guitar 4:04 Em G C Am B7 Am I closer to heaven or closer to hell? Oh-oh oh-oh oh Em G C Am (!) The deeper I go it's harder to tell. Oh-oh oh-oh oh

[3rd and final Heavy Chorus]
 4:26  This quick segway is followed by the heavy chorus.  Play final chorus 2x.
    (!)   
e |-------|
B |-------|
G |-------|
D |-------|
A |-------|
E |--5b7--|

     D  E    D E  G           A    Ab G           C      G   D
e |-------------------------------------------------------------| |
B |-------------------------------------------------------------| |
G |--7--9-9--7-9-12-------------------------------5--5-----x-7--| |
D |--7--9-9--7-9-12-----------7-7-7-6-5-----------5--5-x-5-x-7--| |
A |--5/-7-7--5-7-10-----------7-7-7-6-5-----------3--3-x-5-x-5--| |
E |---------------------------5-5-5-4-3----------------x-3------| |
               Am I closer to heaven or closer to hell?  Oh-oh oh-oh oh

     D  E    D E  G           A    Ab G           C      G   D
e |-------------------------------------------------------------| |
B |-------------------------------------------------------------| |
G |--7--9-9--7-9-12-------------------------------5--5-----x-7--|x|
D |--7--9-9--7-9-12-----------7-7-7-6-5-----------5--5-x-5-x-7--|x|
A |--5/-7-7--5-7-10-----------7-7-7-6-5-----------3--3-x-5-x-5--| |
E |---------------------------5-5-5-4-3----------------x-3------| |
                 The deeper I go it's harder to tell.  Oh-oh oh-oh oh

 4:58
      G     D      G     D      G     D
e |----------------------------------------|
B |----------------------------------------|
G |--------x7-7---------x7-7---------x7-7--|
D |--x5-5--x7-7---x5-5--x7-7---x5-5--x7-7--|
A |--x5-5--x5-5---x5-5--x5-5---x5-5--x5-5--|
E |--x3-3---------x3-5---------x3-3--------|
     Oh-oh oh-oh oh     Oh-oh oh-oh oh

[Intro riff to finish]
5:01
                              E
e |------------------------------| |
B |------------------------------| |
G |------------------------------| |
D |--------------0-2-4-5~--------| |
A |--------0-2-3----------5~-/7--| |
E |--0-2-3--------------------0--| |

Tab Legend: ~ Hold note with Vibrato (i.e. 5~ is a note with vibrato at the 5th fret) b Bend note (i.e. 14b15 is a half-step bend) b~ Bend note slightly with Vibrato (i.e. 2b~~ is bent with vibrato at the 2nd fret) / Slide to note (i.e. 5/7 is a slide from the 5th to 7th fret) ^ Hammer-on or Pull-off (i.e. 12^15 or 15^12) x Palm muted, scratchy sounding notes P.M. Palm Mute (!) Marks a quick transition to heavier chords/riffs. I fixed a few oversights caught by the UG crew (thank you), but if there are improvements to be made, please let me know. Enjoy!