Army Of Me Tab

Army of me - Chimaira

bonus track from the album The Impossiblity of Reason

tab by bikenutter

Tuning - Drop C DAFCGC

legend
\  = slide
~  = let ring
b  = bend
br = bend and release
h  = hammer on
p  = pull off
x  = heavily muted note
PM = Palm Mute
x\ = pick slide
*  = pinch harmonic
t  = tap
X  = muted note (fretting hand)

Intro

guitar 1
D-------------------------5-4----|
A--------------------------------|
F-----------------7-6------------|
C--------7-6----------5-6--------|
G----4-5-----6-7-----------------|
C--------------------------------|
                                       repeat as necessary
guitar 2 (in harmony)
D--------------------------------9-8----|
A---------------------------------------|
F---------------------11-10-------------|
C--------11-10--------------9-10--------|
G----8-9-------10-11--------------------|
C---------------------------------------|

last time

guitar 1
D-------------------------4h5p4----|
A----------------------------------|
F-----------------7-6--------------|
C--------7-6----------5-6----------|
G----4-5-----6-7-------------------|
C----------------------------------|

guitar 2 (in harmony)
D--------------------------------8h9p8----|
A-----------------------------------------|
F---------------------11-10---------------|
C--------11-10--------------9-10----------|
G----8-9-------10-11----------------------|
C-----------------------------------------|


main riff (both guitars)
D---------------------------------------------------------------------|
A---------------------------------------------------------------------|
F---------------------------------------------------------------------|
C---------------------------------------------------------------------|
G----0-0-0-0-0-0-0-5---0--0-0-0-0----5h6------------------------------|
C----0-0-0-0-0-0-0---0-0--0-0-0-0--0-----0-5h6-0-6\5-0-5\6-0-1\4/1----|
  pm .............   .    .......  .     .     .     .     .

repeat as necessary

then play intro variation x 1


prechorus ("cowards and crooks" etc)

guitar 1
D-----------------------------------------------------------------------|
A-----------------------------------------------------------------------|
F-----------------------------------------------------------------7*----|
C-------------------------------------3---3---3---3---3---3---3---------|
G----0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0----5---5---5---5---5---5---5-------|
C----0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0------------------------------------|
  pm ...............................    .   .   .   .   .   .   .

guitar 2
D-----------------------------------------------------------------------|
A-----------------------------------------------------------------------|
F-----------------------------------------------------------------------|
C-----------------------------------------------------------------------|
G----0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0----|
C----0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0----|
  pm ...............................................................

play however many times, no pinch harmonic last time

chorus

both guitars
D--------------------------------|
A--------------------------------|
F--------------------------------|
C----1-0-1-0-1-0--4-3-4-3-4-3----|
G----1-0-1-0-1-0--4-3-4-3-4-3----|
C----1-0-1-0-1-0--4-3-4-3-4-3----|

second time guitar 2
D--------------------------------|
A--------------------------------|
F--------------------------------|
C----1-0-1-0-1-0-4-3-4-x\\\\\----|
G----1-0-1-0-1-0-4-3-4-x\\\\\----|
C----1-0-1-0-1-0-4-3-4-x\\\\\----|

then both guitars

D--------------------------------------|
A--------------------------------------|
F----8-7-8-7-8-7--11-10-11-10-11-------|
C----x-x-x-x-x-x--x--x--x--x--x--------|
G----6-5-6-5-6-5--9--8--9--8--9--------|
C--------------------------------------|

breakdown (both guitars)
D---------------------|
A---------------------|
F---------------------|
C----0~~~~~~~~-0-0----|
G----0~~~~~~~~-0-0----|
c----0~~~~~~~~-0-0----|
  pm           ...

D---------------------------------------------|
A---------------------------------------------|
F---------------------------------------------| Repeat as necessary
C---------------------------------------------|
G----0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0----|
C----0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0----|
  PM .....................................


solo

guitar 1 with wah (guitar 2 plays breakdown riff)
D----14b----------------------------------------------------------|
A----------16p15-16p15-18p16p15--16p15-16p15-18p16p15-18p16p15----|
F-----------------------------------------------------------------|
C-----------------------------------------------------------------|
G-----------------------------------------------------------------|
C-----------------------------------------------------------------|

D-------------------------------------18bbbbb---21bbbb----|
A----18-15-14-15-14---------------------------------------|
F-------------------15-14-15bb--15bb----------------------|
C---------------------------------------------------------|
G---------------------------------------------------------|
C---------------------------------------------------------|
                                      use your whammy bar here

D----13-13-13-14-14-14-17-17-17-16-16-16-15-15-15-16-16-16----|
A-------------------------------------------------------------|
F-------------------------------------------------------------|
C-------------------------------------------------------------|
G-------------------------------------------------------------|
C-------------------------------------------------------------|
     tremelo picking used throughout here.................

D----19-19-19-18-18-18--------15-14-------18-17-------20-21bbbbb----|
A-----------------------------------14-15-------17-18---------------|
F-----------------------16-17---------------------------------------|
C-------------------------------------------------------------------|
G-------------------------------------------------------------------|
C-------------------------------------------------------------------|
     .................

D----22p21p20-20p19p18-18p19p17-17p16p15-15p14p12-12p10p9-----|
A-------------------------------------------------------------|
F-------------------------------------------------------------|
C-------------------------------------------------------------|
G-------------------------------------------------------------|
C-------------------------------------------------------------|

then play prechorus and chorus again

outro

guitar 1
D-----------------------|
A-----------------------|
F-----------------------|
C------8p7--------------| however many times
G------------5p4p0h3----|
C----0-----0------------|
  pm .     .

guitar 2
D--------------------------------------------------------------|
A--------------------------------------------------------------|
F----7~~~~~~~~~~~~~-7~~~~~~~~~~~~~-----------------------------|
C----x~~~~~~~~~~~~~-x~~~~~~~~~~~~~-----------------------------|
G----5~~~~~~~~~~~~~-5~~~~~~~~~~~~~--0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0----|
C-----------------------------------0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0----|
  pm                                .......................

break it down!!!!

both guitars
D---------------------------------------------|
A---------------------------------------------|
F---------------------------------------------|
C---------------------------------------------|
G----0-0--0-0--0--0-0--0-0--0-0--0--0--0-0----|
C----0-0--0-0--0--0-0--0-0--0-0--0--0--0-0----|
  pm ...  ...  .  ...  ...  ...  .  .  ...

D---------------------------------------------------|
A---------------------------------------------------|
F---------------------------------------------7*----|
C---------------------------------------------------|
G----0-0--0-0--0--0--0-0--0-0--0-0--0--0--0-0-------|
C----0-0--0-0--0--0--0-0--0-0--0-0--0--0--0-0-------|
  pm ...  ...  .  .  ...  ...  ...  .  .  ...

play that twice - no pinch harmonics second time round

that's about the lot - any questions, corrections or suggestions mail me bikenutter@hotmail.com