Tabbed by: Connor Ford
Band: Trivium
Song: Strife
Album: Vengeance Falls (2013)
Tuning: Drop C# (C#, G#, C#, F#, A#, D#)
(Tune all strings down half a step then drop tune)
In my opinion this song is a very strange style for Trivium in the vocal
aspects of it. The intro riff sounds quite Maiden-esque and the root riff
after it sounds a lot like Watch The World Burn, but other than the similar
styles it sounds like such a different approach. I'm indifferent to whether
I dislike or enjoy the vocal style... Other than that, instrumentally it's
simple but effective.
I'm looking forward to tabbing the full album of Vengeance Falls on October
15th. If you're fans of Trivium's early stuff, be sure to check out Shogun
and In Waves on my contributions!
Please rate, comment, correct, anything that will help :)
Hammer on: h
Pull off: p
Slide up: /
Slide down: \
Bend up: BU(?)
Tapped note: T
Vibrato: ~~~
Pinch Harmonic: PH
Natural Harmonic: NH
Dive Bomb: DB
After Muting: M
Pick slide: X\\\ ('\' indicated duration)
Guitar 1: Matt Heafy
Guitar 2: Corey Beaulieu
Guitar 3: Corey Beaulieu (Additional harmonies)
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Intro
Guitar 1
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|o-0---------------------------0-------5---3---5--/8-------7-------|
||-0---------------0---0-0-0---0-----------------------------------|
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|Guitar 2
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|o-----------------------------------------------------------------|
||-------------------------------------7---5---7--/10------9-------|
||-0---------------------------0-----------------------------------|
|o-0---------------------------0-----------------------------------|
||-0---------------0---0-0-0---0-----------------------------------|
Guitar 1
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|-3---------------------------3-----------------------------------||
|-3---------------------------3-------------------3-2h3p2---------||
|-1---------------1---1-1-1---1-------5---3---5-----------5---3---o|
|-----------------------------------------------------------------||
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|Guitar 2
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|------------------------------------------------------------------o|
|-3---------------------------3-------7---5---7--10-9h10p9---------||
|-3---------------------------3---------------------------12--10---||
|-1---------------1---1-1-1---1------------------------------------o|
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Guitar 2 then switches from an octave harmony to this below
Harmony (Guitar 2)
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||-0---------------------------0-------3---2---3--/7-------5-------|
|o-0---------------------------0-----------------------------------|
||-0---------------0---0-0-0---0-----------------------------------|
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|-----------------------------------------------------------------o|
|-3---------------------------3-------------------2-0h2p0---------||
|-3---------------------------3-------3---2---3-----------3---2---||
|-1---------------1---1-1-1---1-----------------------------------o|
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Build-up Verse
Guitar 1
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|-0----------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|-0----------------------------------------------------------------------------|
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|Guitar 2
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|-0-0-12-0-12-10-0-0-0-0-12-0-12-10-0-0-0-0-12-0-12-10-0-0-14-10-0-0-15-10-0-0-|
Guitar 1
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|-(0)--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
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|Guitar 2
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|-0-0-12-0-12-10-0-0-0-0-12-0-12-10-0-0-0-0-12-0-12-10-0-0-15-10-0-0-14-10-0-0-|
Both guitars
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Guitar 1
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|Guitar 2
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|-0-0-15-0-15-14-0-0-0-0-15-0-15-14-0-0-0-0-15-0-15-14-0-0-19-14-0-0-17-14-0-0-|
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Main Verse
Both guitars
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|-0-0-12-0-12-10-0-0-0-0-12-0-12-10-0-0-0-0-12-0-12-10-0-0-14-10-0-0-15-10-0-0-|
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Guitar 2 then plays this harmony
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|-0-0-15-0-15-14-0-0-0-0-15-0-15-14-0-0-0-0-15-0-15-14-0-0-17-14-0-0-19-14-0-0-|
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Verse 1
Both guitars
The 3 empty bars represent the vocal, bass and drum section
whilst both guitars are silent (Play 3 times)
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|o-0---0---0-0-0-0-|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------o|
||-0---0---0-0-0-0-|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------||
Both guitars
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|-0---0---0-0-0-0-|-----------------|--------------------|---------------------|
|-0---0---0-0-0-0-|-----------------|-0-0-12-0-12-10-0-0-|-14-10-0-0-15-10-0-0-|
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Verse 2
Guitar 1
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|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
|-0---0---0-0-0-0-------------------------------------------------|
|-0---0---0-0-0-0-------------------------------------------------|
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|Guitar 2
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|-0-0-12-0-12-10-0-0-0-0-12-0-12-10-0-0-0-0-12-0-12-10-0-0-14-10-0-0-15-10-0-0-|
Guitar 1
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|-0---0---0-0-0-0-------------------------------------------------|
|-0---0---0-0-0-0-------------------------------------------------|
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|Guitar 2
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|-0-0-12-0-12-10-0-0-0-0-12-0-12-10-0-0-0-0-12-0-12-10-0-0-15-10-0-0-14-10-0-0-|
Then repeat the main verse with guitar 2 playing the harmony
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[ Tab from: https://www.guitartabs.cc/tabs/t/trivium/strife_tab_ver_2.html ]
Pre-chorus (Play twice)
Guitar 1
|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
|-----------------|-3-------5-------|-----------------|-----------------|
|-0---------------|-3-------5-------|-0---------------|-3-------2-------|
|-0---------------|-1-------3-------|-0---------------|-3-------3-------|
|-0---------------|-----------------|-0---------------|-3-------2-------|
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|Guitar 2
|------------------|-----------------|------------------|------------------|
|------------------|-----------------|------------------|------------------|
|-----9/10\9-------|-----5-----------|-----9/10\9-------|-----5-----7-10-9-|
|---7--------7---7-|---3-----3-5-3-2-|---7--------7---7-|---3-----5--------|
|-5------------5---|-1-----3---------|-5------------5---|-1-----3----------|
|------------------|-----------------|------------------|------------------|
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Chorus
Guitar 1
|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-5-5-5-5-|-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-5-5-5-5-|
|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-5-5-5-5-|-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-5-5-5-5-|
|-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-3-3-3-3-|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-3-3-3-3-|
|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
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|Guitar 2
|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
|-10---------------------12-------|-14---------------------17-------|
|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
|--8---------------------10-------|-12---------------------15-------|
|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-5-5-5-5-|-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-5-5-5-5-|
|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-5-5-5-5-|-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-5-5-5-5-|
|-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-3-3-3-3-|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-3-3-3-3-|
|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
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|Guitar 2
|---------------------------------|-----------------------------------------|
|---------------------------------|-----------------------------------------|
|-10---------------------12-------|-14--------------14-12-10----------------|
|---------------------------------|--------------------------14-12-10-12-14-|
|--8---------------------10-------|-12--------------------------------------|
|---------------------------------|-----------------------------------------|
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Repeat Verse 1
Repeat Verse 2
Repeat Pre-chorus
Repeat Chorus x2
Play the first two bars of the chorus
three times and then play the final two
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Bridge
Guitar 1
||---------------------------------|---------------------------------||
|o---------------------------------|---------------------------------o|
||-------------------------5---5---|-3-------------3-M---------------||
||-0-------------0-M-------5---5---|-3-------------3-M-------3---3---||
|o-0-------------0-M-------3---3---|-1-------1-1-1-1-M-------3---3---o|
||-0-------0-0-0-0-M---------------|-------------------------3---3---||
|
|Guitar 2
||---------------------------------|-----------------------------------||
|o---------------------------------|-----------------------------------o|
||---------------------------------|-----------------------------------||
||-----7---5-7-5-----7-5-7/10--8---|-----7---5-7-5-----7-5-7-10-8-7----||
|o-5-------------8-----------------|-5-------------8----------------10-o|
||---------------------------------|-----------------------------------||
|
|Guitar 3(Harmony)
||----------------------------------|---------------------------------------||
|o----10--8-10-8-----10-8-10/13--11-|----10--8-10-8-----10-8-10-13-11-10----o|
||-7-------------10-----------------|-7-------------10-------------------12-||
||----------------------------------|---------------------------------------||
|o----------------------------------|---------------------------------------o|
||----------------------------------|---------------------------------------||
The section above is played twice
Once the screaming starts, the muting of the open C# and A stop
and the note is left to linger
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Solo 1 & 2 Rhythm
Guitar 1 for solo 1 whilst guitar 2 does lead
Guitar 2 for solo 2 whilst guitar 1 does lead
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|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
|-----3---3-2-0-------2---2-3-2~--|-----3-------3-------3---3-2~----|
|-1-1---1-------0---0---0---------|-----5-------5-------5---5-3~----|
|---------------------------------|-0-00--000-00--000-00--00--------|
|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
|-----3---3-2-0-------2---2-3-2~--|---------------------------------|
|-1-1---1-------0---0---0---------|---------------------------------|
|---------------------------------|-0-000-000-000-000-000-002-3-2-0-|
|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
|-----3---3-2-0-------2---2-3-2~--|-----3-------3-------3---3-2~----|
|-1-1---1-------0---0---0---------|-----5-------5-------5---5-3~----|
|---------------------------------|-0-00--000-00--000-00--00--------|
|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
|-----3---3-2-0-------2---2-3-2~--|-----3-------3-------3---3-2~----|
|-1-1---1-------0---0---0---------|-----5-------5-------5---5-3~----|
|---------------------------------|-0-00--000-00--000-00--00--------|
Solo 1 (CKB)
Guitar 2
|-10p6--------------------------------|
|-----------------6h10p6--------------|
|------10p7---------------------------|
|-----------8p7h8--------10p7-------7-|
|-----------------------------8p7h8---|
|-------------------------------------|
|
|Guitar 3(Harmony)
|-13p10-------------------------------------|
|-------------------10h13p10----------------|
|------14p10--------------------------------|
|-----------12p10h12--------14p10--------10-|
|--------------------------------12p10h12---|
|-------------------------------------------|
Guitar 2 (only)
|-------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------|
|-7-5---5-10-7----7-12-10----10-14-12-------|
|-----7--------10---------12----------15-12-|
|-------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------|
Guitar 2
||-12-10----10-13-10-12-10----------10-|| |----------------|
|o-------13----------------13-10-13----o| |-13BU(15)(13)~~-|
||-------------------------------------||x3|----------------|
||-------------------------------------|| |----------------|
|o-------------------------------------o| |----------------|
||-------------------------------------|| |----------------|
|
|Guitar 3(Harmony)
||-15-13----13-17-13-15-13----------13-|| |----------------|
|o-------17----------------17-13-17----o| |-17BU(18)(17)~~-|
||-------------------------------------||x3|----------------|
||-------------------------------------|| |----------------|
|o-------------------------------------o| |----------------|
||-------------------------------------|| |----------------|
Guitar 2
|-------------------------------------------|
|--------------------------------15-15------|
|----------------------14-14----------14-14-|
|------------15-15----------15-15-----------|
|-13-13-17-17-----17-17---------------------|
|-------------------------------------------|
|
|Guitar 3(Harmony)
|-------------------------------------------|
|---------------------15-15-----18-18-15-15-|
|-----------14-14----------14-14------------|
|------15-15-----15-15----------------------|
|-17-17-------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------|
Guitar 2
|-------------------------------------------------|
|-17-17-18-18-17-17-13-13-15-15-------------------|
|-------------------------------14-14-12-12-14-14-|
|-------------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------------|
|
|Guitar 3(Harmony)
|-15-15-17-17-15-15-12-12-13-13-------------------|
|-------------------------------13-13-11-11-13-13-|
|-------------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------------|
Guitar 2
|-/13-----15h17p15-----13h15p13-----12-13-15-13-12----|
|--------------------------------------------------13-|
|-----------------------------------------------------|
|-----------------------------------------------------|
|-----------------------------------------------------|
|-----------------------------------------------------|
|
|Guitar 3(Harmony)
|-/17-----18h20p18-----17h18p17-----15-17-18-17-15----|
|--------------------------------------------------18-|
|-----------------------------------------------------|
|-----------------------------------------------------|
|-----------------------------------------------------|
|-----------------------------------------------------|
Solo 2 (MKH)
(With wah-wah pedal)
|-10-------10-----------10-12-12BU(13)-12-10------|
|-13BU(15)-13BU(15)~~~~----------------------13~~-|
|-------------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------------|
|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
|-15~~~~-15h17p15\13~~~~-13h15p13\10~~~~-10h13p10-----------------|
|-------------------------------------------------12~~------10h12-|
|------------------------------------------------------10h12------|
|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
|-10-------10-----------10-12-12BU(13)-12-10------|
|-13BU(15)-13BU(15)~~~~----------------------13~~-|
|-------------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------------|
Tr---------------------------------------------------------------
|-------------------------10-13-15-------------------------10-13-15-|
|-10-13-15-------10-13-15----------10-13-15-------10-13-15----------|
|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
Tr------------------------------------
|-17-----15-----17---20-----17-----20---20BU(22)~~~~~~-|
|------------------------------------------------------|
|------------------------------------------------------|
|------------------------------------------------------|
|------------------------------------------------------|
|------------------------------------------------------|
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Repeat Chorus x2
Ending on
Guitar 1
|-----------------|-------------------|
|-----------------|-------------------|
|-----------------|-------------------|
|-0---------------|-(0)---------------|
|-0---------------|-(0)---------------|
|-0---------------|-(0)---------------|
|
|Guitar 2
|-----------------|-------------------|
|-----------------|-------------------|
|-7---------------|-(7)---------------|
|-7---------------|-(7)---------------|
|-5---------------|-(5)---------------|
|-----------------|-------------------|
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That's all of it, please rate :)
