Trivium – The Calamity (Guitar Tab)

B Tuning (B-E-A-D-F#-B)

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As heard on Trivium's 'Shogun' disc Tabbed by jjhand Here's the entire song (fixed a tuning error in some parts). I think all is pretty much there, but let me know if something's missing. 7 String Standard Tuning ( lead/solos can get away with normal 6 string tuning) [Intro]

   Played 2x 
e|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
b|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
G|-7-5-0-7-5-0-7-5-0-7-5-0-7-5-0-0-|-8-5-0-8-5-0-8-5-0-8-5-0-8-5-0-0-|
D|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
A|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|

e|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
b|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
G|-5-3-0-5-3-0-5-3-0-5-3-0-5-3-0-0-|-3-3-3-3-3-3-5-5-----------------|
D|---------------------------------|-----------------3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|
A|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|

[Verse Riff 1]

   Guitar 1, with PM on E string (not chords)
e|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
b|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
G|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
D|-5-5-5-5-----------------5-5-5-5-|-----------------5-5-----5-5-----|
A|-5-5-5-5-----------------5-5-5-5-|-----------------5-5-----5-5-----|
E|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|
B|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|

e|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
b|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
G|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
D|-6-6-6-6-----------------6-6-6-6-|-----------------6-6-----6-6-----|
A|-6-6-6-6-----------------6-6-6-6-|-----------------6-6-----6-6-----|
E|-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-|-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-|
B|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|

e|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
b|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
G|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
D|-3-3-3-3-----------------3-3-3-3-|-----------------3-3-----3-3-----|
A|-3-3-3-3-----------------3-3-3-3-|-----------------3-3-----3-3-----|
E|-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-|-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-|
B|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|

e|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
b|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
G|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
D|-5-5-5-5-----------------5-5-5-5-|-----------------5-5-----5-5-----|
A|-5-5-5-5-----------------5-5-5-5-|-----------------5-5-----5-5-----|
E|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|
B|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|

Repeat Verse Riff 1, while Guitar 2 plays: [Verse Riff 2]

e|----------|---------|----------------|--------------|--------|-------|----------|
b|----------|---------|----------------|--------------|--------|-------|----------|
G|-4--4/5\4-|-7----10-|-7/8\7--7/8\7-7-|-/10-10-12-13-|-13-----|-10----|-4--7/8\7-|
D|----------|---------|----------------|--------------|--------|-------|----------|
A|-2--2/3\2-|-5----8--|-5/6\5--5/6\5-5-|-/8--8--10-11-|-11-----|-8-----|-2--5/6\5-|
E|----------|---------|----------------|--------------|--------|-------|----------|
B|----------|---------|----------------|--------------|--------|-------|----------|

(0:43) Guitar 1 replays intro as before while guitar 2 plays on low strings: [PM Riff]

  (play 2x)
e|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
G|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
D|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
A|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
E|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|---------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------|-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-|

e|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
G|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
D|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
A|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
E|-3-3-3-3-3-3-6-6-----------------|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-6-6-6-6-4-4-4-4-|
B|-----------------6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-|---------------------------------|

[Chorus]

   Guitar 1  
e|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
b|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
G|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
D|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|-----------------|-----------------|
A|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|
E|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|
B|-----------------|-----------------|-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|

 | Guitar 2
e|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|----------------|
b|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|----------------|
G|---------------8-|-5---------------|-5-------8--5--8-|-7---5----------|
D|-5-------5--8----|-----8---7---8---|-----------------|---------8---7--|
A|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|----------------|
E|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|----------------|
B|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|----------------|

   Guitar 1
e|-----------------|-----------------|----------|----------|
b|-----------------|-----------------|----------|----------|
G|-----------------|-----------------|----------|----------|
D|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|----------|----------|
A|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|-3--------|-5--------|
E|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-|-3--------|-5--------|
B|-----------------|-----------------|-1--------|-3--------|

 | Guitar 2
e|-----------------|-----------------|----------|------/14-|
b|-----------------|-----------------|----------|-----7----|
G|---------8-----8-|-5---------------|-5---8-5-8|-7--------|
D|-5----------5----|-----8---7---8---|----------|----------|
A|-----------------|-----------------|----------|----------|
E|-----------------|-----------------|----------|----------|
B|-----------------|-----------------|----------|----------|

   Guitar 1 (while Guitar 2 repeats)
e|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
b|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
G|-----------------|-----------------|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-|
D|-5-5-5-5-5-------|-3-3-3-3-3-------|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-|
A|-5-5-5-5-5-------|-3-3-3-3-3-------|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|
E|-3-3-3-3-3-------|-1-1-1-1-1-------|-----------------|-----------------|
B|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|

e|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|----------------|
b|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|----------------|
G|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|----------------|
D|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|-----------------|----------------|
A|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|-3---------------|-5--------------|
E|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-|-3---------------|-5--------------|
B|-----------------|-----------------|-1---------------|-3--------------| End Chorus

[Pre-Verse Bridge]
e|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
G|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
D|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
A|---------3-3-3-3-----------------|---------3-3-3-3---------5-5-5-5-|
E|-------------------------3-3-3-3-|---------------------------------|
B|-1-1-1-1---------1-1-1-1---------|-3-3-3-3---------3-3-3-3---------|

e|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
G|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
D|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
A|-------------------------6-6-6-6-|---------------------------------|
E|---------3-3-3-3-----------------|---------4-4-4-4---------3-3-3-3-|
B|-4-4-4-4---------4-4-4-4---------|-6-6-6-6---------4-4-4-4---------|

For Second Verse: Guitar 1 - Verse Riff 1, Guitar 2 - Verse Riff 2, play 2x Guitar 1 - Intro Riff, Guitar 2 - PM riff Play Chorus again Play Pre-Verse Bridge once, then

Guitar 1 Repeats that riff 3x with Guitar 2 holding each lower note:
e|--------|--------|--------|--------|
B|--------|--------|--------|--------|
G|--------|--------|--------|--------|
D|--------|--------|--------|--------|
A|--------|--------|--------|--------|
E|--------|--------|--------|--------|
B|-1------|-3------|-4------|-6---4--|

OK, heres the solo. I had to rewrite it several times to get picthes right. Its based around G Phrygian (key of Eb).

Solo (some areas are harmonizer):
e|------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
b|--------------------------------------------------------------------13-12-10-12~----|
G|--------------------------------------------------10-11-12-10-11-12-13-12-10-12~----|
D|---------------------------------10-11-13-10-11-13----------------------------------|
A|--------------10-11-13-10-11-13-----------------------------------------------------|
E|-8-9-10-8-9-10----------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|

 |Rhythm Guitar
e|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|----------------------------------------------------------------4/5\4---7-----10~--|
D|-3-----3-----3-----5---------------------------------------------------------------|
A|-3-----3-----3-----5--------------------------------------------2/3\2---5------8~--|
E|-1-----1-----1-----3---------------------------------------------------------------|
B|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------|

  Solo Cont'd                         * slide index finger up
e|-----------------------------------------------------------------------20-19-17-19~---|
b|-----------------------------------------------------13-14-15-13-14-15-21-20-18-20~---|
G|------------------10-11-12-10-11-12-13-14-15-13-14-15---------------------------------|
D|-10-11-12-10-11-12--------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|

 |Rhythm Guitar
e|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|-------------------------------------------------------------------4/5\4---7-----12~--|
D|-3-----3-----3--5---------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|-3-----3-----3--5--------------------------------------------------2/3\2---5-----10~--|
E|-1-----1-----1--3---------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|

   This fast passage is hard to hear, its something like this:
e|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
B|-12-10-12-13-10-12-15-10-12-13-12-13-16-12-13-16\15-10-12-15-13-15-16-13-16-18-15-18-
G|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
D|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
A|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
E|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
B|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------

 |Rhythm Guitar
e|-------------------------|-----------------|
B|-------------------------|-----------------|
G|-------------------4/5\4-|----7------12-10-|
D|-5--5--5--3--------------|-----------------|
A|-5--5--5--3--------2/3\2-|----5------10-8--|
E|-3--3--3--1--------------|-----------------|
B|-------------------------|-----------------|

Solo continued from last line (out of room)
e|---------15-21-15--------
b|-------16--------16------
G|-----17------------17----
D|---17----------------17--
A|-15----------------------
E|-------------------------
B|-------------------------

   Solo            * Harmonizer on (B minor, 3rd) 
e|----------------------|----------------------------------------------------------------20~|
b|----------13-11-------|-11------------11---------------------------------------------20---|
G|----------------13-12-|----13-12-10-13--13-12-10----12-10-------12----------------17------|
D|----------------------|--------------------------13-------13-12----13-12-10----17---------|
A|-15~---14-------------|-----------------------------------------------------15------------|
E|----------------------|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|----------------------|-------------------------------------------------------------------|

 |Rhythm Guitar
e|-----------------------|---------------------------|
B|-----------------------|---------------------------|
G|----------------6/7\6--|---------------------------|
D|-5-------6-------------|-5---6--5------------------|
A|-5-------6------4/5\4--|-----------8--6--8-8-8--10-|
E|-3-------4-------------|-3---4--3------------------|
B|-----------------------|-----------6--4--6-6-6---8-|

[Solo 2]

 Other Guitar overlaps last note of Solo 1 (Rhythm guitar part repeats previous solo rhythm riff)
e|------------------------------------------------------|
B|--------------------------18p15------15h18p15------15-|
G|-17p12------17p12------12------16--16--------16--16---|
D|------13--13-----13--13----------18------------18-----|
A|--------15---------15---------------------------------|
E|------------------------------------------------------|
B|------------------------------------------------------|

e|-17p13------13-17p13------13--19p16------16-19p16-----|
B|------15--15--------15--15---------18--18--------18-0-|
G|--------16------------16-------------18---------------|
D|------------------------------------------------------|
A|------------------------------------------------------|
E|------------------------------------------------------|
B|------------------------------------------------------|

  For easier reading, tap 20th fret after each note
e|-18T-18T-16T-16T-15T-16T-16T-15T-15T-13T-13T-15T-15T-16T-16T-|
B|-------------------------------------------------------------|
G|-------------------------------------------------------------|
D|-------------------------------------------------------------|
A|-------------------------------------------------------------|
E|-------------------------------------------------------------|
B|-------------------------------------------------------------|

e|-15p11---------------------------------|----------------------|
B|-------13------------------------------|----------------------|
G|----------12p8-------------------------|----------------------|
D|---------------10----------------------|------------------17~~|
A|------------------10p6-----------------|----------13-14-15----|
E|-----------------------8b9r8b9r8b9r8~~-|-/13-14-15------------|
B|---------------------------------------|----------------------|

e|----------------15~---15-|-15h16-13h16-12h13---16-------------|
B|-----------14h15---------|-------------------15--13-15-13-12~-|
G|---14h15h17--------------|------------------------------------|
D|-17----------------------|------------------------------------|
A|-------------------------|------------------------------------|
E|-------------------------|------------------------------------|
B|-------------------------|------------------------------------|

  Solo 2 ending
e|----------12-16-12----18-16------16-21p17-17-19-21~--|
B|--------14--------14~------15--15--------------------|
G|------13---------------------14----------------------|
D|-11-14-----------------------------------------------|
A|-----------------------------------------------------|
E|-----------------------------------------------------|
B|-----------------------------------------------------|

 | Rhythm Guitar ending (slightly different than end of solo 1)
e|----------------------------|
B|----------------------------|
G|----------------------------|
D|-5---6--5-------------------|
A|----------------------------|
E|-3---4--3-------------------| 
B|----------4--3--4-3-4-3-0-1-|

Play the intermediate riff 1x Play verse riff 1 Play intro riff (Guitar 1) while Guitar 2 plays PM riff Play Chorus again

3rd part during last chorus (heard around 4:41 on track)
e|---------3-------|---------5-------|-----------------|---------1-------|------|------|
B|-------4---4-----|-------7---7-----|-----------------|----------1------|------|------|
G|-5---5-------5---|-----7-------7---|-------3-----3---|-3-2---2---2-----|------|------|
D|---5-----------5-|---7-----------7-|-5---5-----5---5-|-----3------3----|------|------|
A|-----------------|-5---------------|---5-------------|-------------3---|-3----|-5----|
E|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|--------------1--|-3----|-5----|
B|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-1----|-3----|

[Ending]

e|-----------------------------|
B|-----------------------------|
G|-----------------------------|
D|-x-x---3--3--3----5----5\----|
A|-3-3---3--3--3----5----5\----|
E|-1-1---1--1--1----3----3\----|
B|-1-1---1--1--1----3----3\----|
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