Darkest Hour - Last Dance Massacre Chords & Tabs

 

Last Dance Massacre Chords & Tabs

Darkest Hour Chords & Tabs

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Last Dance Massacre Tab

   
Band- Darkest Hour
Song- The last Dance Massacre

Main/Opening Riff:

Both guitars:
D------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
F------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
C------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G----10-10-10----10-10-10----8-8-8----8-8-8----6-6-6----6-6-6----6-6-6----5-5-5------|
C-\10-----------8-----------5--------8--------3--------6--------5--------5-----------|

Pre-verse Riff:

Lead:
D------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
F------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
C------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G--------------------8-x-x-x--10-x-x-x---------------------1-1-1-3-3-3-4-4-4-6-6-6---|
C--6-x-x-x--6-x-x-x--------------------3-x-x-x--3-x-x-x------------------------------|

Rhythm: (let these notes ring)
D------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
F------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
C------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G----------------------------------------------------------1-1-1-3-3-3-4-4-4-6-6-6---|
C--6-----------------------------------3---------------------------------------------|

Verse Riff 1:

"A sudden gasp for air..."

Lead: (let these notes ring)
D------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
F------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
C------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G--------------------8--------10---------------------------3-----------5-------------|
C--6-----------------------------------3---------------------------------------------|

Rhythm: (let these notes ring)
D------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
F------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
C------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
C--6-----------------------------------3---------------------------------------------|


Lead: (let these notes ring)
D------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
F------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
C------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G--------------------8--------10---------------------------1-1-1-3-3-3-4-4-4-6-6-6---|
C--6-----------------------------------3---------------------------------------------|

Rhythm: (let these notes ring)
D------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
F------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
C------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G----------------------------------------------------------1-1-1-3-3-3-4-4-4-6-6-6---|
C--6-----------------------------------3---------------------------------------------|


Verse Riff 2:
"Try to piece it together..."

Lead: (let these notes ring)
D------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
F------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
C------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G--------------------8--------10---------------------------1-1-1-3-3-3-4-4-4-6-6-6---|
C--6-----------------------------------3---------------------------------------------|

Rhythm:
D------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
F------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
C------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G----------------------------------------------------------1-1-1-3-3-3-4-4-4-6-6-6---|
C--6-x-x-x--6-x-x-x--6-x-x-x--6-x-x-x--3-x-x-x--3-x-x-x------------------------------|


Chorus Riff:
"It sends an impulse out..."

Both guitars:

Riff [a]
D------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
F------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
C------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G-----6-6-6----6-6-6----6-6-6----6-6-6----6-6-6----6-6-6----6-6-6----6-6-6-----------|
C--6---------6--------3--------3--------8--------8--------8--------8-----------------|

Riff [b]
D------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
F------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
C------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G-----6-6-6----6-6-6----6-6-6----6-6-6----6-6-6----6-6-6----6-6-6----8-8-8-----------|
C--6---------6--------3--------3--------8--------8--------6--------6-----------------|


Pre-Bridge Riff:

Lead guitar produces feedback noises
[ Tab from: https://www.guitartabs.cc/tabs/d/darkest_hour/last_dance_massacre_tab.html ]
Rhythm:
D------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
F------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
C------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
C-6--6--6--6--6--6--3--3--3--3--3--3--8--8--8--8--8--8--8--8--8--8--8--8-------------|


Bridge Riff 1:

Lead:
D------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
F------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
C------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G---8~~~~~-------------------------6~~~~~----------------------3~~~~~~---------------|
C------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|

Rhythm:
D------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
F------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
C------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
C---6--6-6-6-6--6-6-6-3--3-3-3-3--3-3-3-8--8-8-8-8--8-8-8-8--8-8-8-8--8-8-8-8--8-8-8-|


Bridge Riff 2:


Lead:
D------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
F------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
C------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G---8~~~~~-------------------------6~~~~~----------------------3~~~~~~---------------|
C------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|

Rhythm:
D------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
F------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
C------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
C---6--6-6-6-6--6-6-6-8--8-8-8-8--8-8-8-3--3-3-3-3--3-3-3-3--3-3-3-3--3-3-3-3--3-3-3-|

End Bridge Riff:


Lead:
D------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
F------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
C------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G---8~~~~~-------------------------6~~~~~----------------------3~~~~~~---------------|
C------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|

Rhythm: (let these notes ring)
D------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
F------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
C------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
C---6------------------------------8---------------------------3---------------------|

All that's left of the song is 2 small harmonic riffs that play for 3 straight minutes 
the end, we'll call them Closing Riff 1 anbd Closing Riff 2.


Closing Riff 1:

Lead: (the effect is some sort of volume/wah, each notes fades in and out slightly)
D------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
F------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
C------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G-8--------------------6-----------------------2-------------------------4-----------|
C------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|


Closing Riff 2:

Rhythm: (same fade effect as lead, but with more fuzz and what I think is a phaser)
D------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
F------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
C---10~~~~~~~~10~~~~~~9~~~~~~9~~~9~~~9~~~10~~~7~~~~7~~~~~5~~~~~7~~~~7~~~~~5----------|
G------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
C------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|

That's pretty much the whole song outside of the strucure, which is long and complex if 
not familiar with the song.  Therefore, let's go over it against the song:

Guitar slide up neck         x1  (0:08)
Main/Opening Riff            x4  (0:09)
Pre-Verse Riff               x1  (0:30)
Verse Riff 1                 x1  (0:35)
Verse Riff 2                 x2  (0:46)
Chorus Riff                  x2  (0:56)
Main/Opening Riff            x4  (1:16)
Verse Riff 1                 x1  (1:37)
Verse Riff 1                 x2  (1:48)
Chorus Riff                  x2  (1:58)
Pre-Bridge Riff              x2  (2:20)
Guitar slide up neck         x1  (2:27)
Bridge Riff 1(Rhythm ONLY)   x2  (2:28)
Bridge Riff 1(Lead + Rhythm) x2  (2:40)
Bridge Riff 2                x2  (2:50)
End Bridge Riff:             x1  (3:01)
Main/Opening Riff (Lead only)x1  (3:11)
Main/Opening Riff            x4  (3:17)
Verse Riff 1                 x1  (3:38)
Verse Riff 2                 x2  (3:48)
Chorus Riff                  x4  (3:58)
Bridge Riff 1 (Lead ONLY)    x14 (4:40)
Chorus Riff (Rhythm ONLY)[a] x14 (4:40)
Closing Riff 1               x26 (5:52)
Closing Riff 2               x4  (6:17)
Closing Riff 2               x4  (7:07)
Closing Riff 2               x4  (7:58)