Song: The Trivial Paroxysm
Band Name: Becoming the Archetype
Album: Terminate Damnation (Tooth and Nail records)
Music by: Jason Wisdom, Sean Cunningham, Jon Star, Seth Hecox and Brent Duckett
Transcribed by: Alex Polgar
So as I promised when I did the intro to this song, this is the full version. I did not
Any of the solos but I did do the piano part converted to guitar. I think it sounds good
Only riff that I had trouble with was Riff #22 but I think I did it well. Anyways, enjoy!
Legend:
<> - pinch harmonic
b - bend
/ - slide down fretboard
\ - slide up fretboard
h - hammer on
p - pull off
Riff #1
Both Guitars
| D | |
| A | |
| F | |
| C | |
| G | 10 8 7 |
| C | 0 7 8 0 10 8 7 5 0 7 8 0 8 |
Riff #2
Both Guitars
| D | |
| A | |
| F | |
| C | |
| G | 9b |
| C | 0 7 8 0 10 8 7 5 0 7 8 0 8 |
Riff #1
Both Guitars
| D | |
| A | |
| F | |
| C | |
| G | 10 8 7 |
| C | 0 7 8 0 10 8 7 5 0 7 8 0 8 |
Riff #3
Both Guitars
| D | |
| A | |
| F | |
| C | 8 8 5 10 |
| G | 8 8 5 10 |
| C | 0 7 8 0 10 8 7 5 0 7 8 0 8 8 5 10 |
Riff #1
Both Guitars
| D | |
| A | |
| F | |
| C | |
| G | 10 8 7 |
| C | 0 7 8 0 10 8 7 5 0 7 8 0 8 |
Riff #2
Both Guitars
| D | |
| A | |
| F | |
| C | |
| G | 9b |
| C | 0 7 8 0 10 8 7 5 0 7 8 0 8 |
Riff #1
Both Guitars
| D | |
| A | |
| F | |
| C | |
| G | 10 8 7 |
| C | 0 7 8 0 10 8 7 5 0 7 8 0 8 |
Riff #2
Both Guitars
| D | |
| A | |
| F | |
| C | |
| G | 9b |
| C | 0 7 8 0 10 8 7 5 0 7 8 0 8 |
Riff #4
Both Guitars
| D | |
| A | |
| F | |
| C | 0 7 8 0 10 8 7 5 0 7 8 0 8 12 10 9 |
| G | 0 7 8 0 10 8 7 5 0 7 8 0 8 10 8 7 |
| C | 0 7 8 0 10 8 7 5 0 7 8 0 8 |
Riff #5
Both Guitars
| D | |
| A | |
| F | |
| C | 0 7 8 0 10 8 7 5 0 7 8 0 8 |
| G | 0 7 8 0 10 8 7 5 0 7 8 0 8 <5> |
| C | 0 7 8 0 10 8 7 5 0 7 8 0 8 |
Riff #4
Both Guitars
| D | |
| A | |
| F | |
| C | 0 7 8 0 10 8 7 5 0 7 8 0 8 12 10 9 |
| G | 0 7 8 0 10 8 7 5 0 7 8 0 8 10 8 7 |
| C | 0 7 8 0 10 8 7 5 0 7 8 0 8 |
Riff #5
Both Guitars
| D | |
| A | |
| F | |
| C | 0 7 8 0 10 8 7 5 0 7 8 0 8 |
| G | 0 7 8 0 10 8 7 5 0 7 8 0 8 <5> |
| C | 0 7 8 0 10 8 7 5 0 7 8 0 8 |
Riff #6
Both Guitars
| D | |
| A | |
| F | x7 |
| C | 5 6 7 5 4 2 |
| G | 5 6 7 5 4 2 |
| C | 5 6 7 00 5 4 2 |
Riff #7
Both Guitars
| D | |
| A | |
| F | 6 6/9 2 |
| C | |
| G | 7 7/10 3 |
| C | |
Riff #8 (Piano to Guitar)
Both Guitars
| D | |
| A | |
| F | | x4 |
| C | 9 7 4 5 4 5 4 |
| G | 7 10 5 10 3 |
| C | |
Riff #9 (Piano solo to Guitar)
Guitar I
| D | 16 13 16 15 13 15 15 13 |
| A | 15 15 13 |
| F | 12 12 16 16 16 14 |
| C | 14 12 12 |
| G | |
| C | |
Guitar II
| D | |
| A | |
| F | | x2 |
| C | 9 7 4 5 4 5 4 |
| G | 7 10 5 10 3 |
| C | |
Riff #10 (Piano solo to Guitar)
Guitar I
| D | 16 13 16 15 16 18 20 16 20 16 20 16 20 21 18 20 16 13 16 13 16 13 22 |
| A | |
| F | |
| C | |
| G | |
| C | |
Guitar II
| D | |
| A | |
| F | | x2 |
| C | 9 7 4 5 4 5 4 |
| G | 7 10 5 10 3 |
| C | |
Riff #8 (Piano to Guitar)
Both Guitars
| D | |
| A | |
| F | | x4 |
| C | 9 7 4 5 4 5 4 |
| G | 7 10 5 10 3 |
| C | |
Riff #11
Both Guitars
| D | |
| A | |
| F | | x2 |
| C | 2 9 9 9 9 9 9 9 9 |
| G | 2 9 9 9 9 9 9 9 9 |
| C | 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 9 9 9 9 9 9 9 9 |
Riff #12
Both Guitars
| D | |
| A | |
| F | |
| C | 2 2/3\2 8 7 5 |
| G | 2 2/3\2 8 7 5 |
| C | 2 2/3\2 8 7 5 |
Riff #13
Both Guitars
| D | |
| A | |
| F | |
| C | 2 7 2 2 4 4 0 0 2 2 |
| G | 2 9h10p9 5 2 2 2 2 0 0 0 0 |
| C | 2 2 2 0 0 |
Riff #12
Both Guitars
| D | |
| A | |
| F | |
| C | 2 2/3\2 8 7 5 |
| G | 2 2/3\2 8 7 5 |
| C | 2 2/3\2 8 7 5 |
Riff #13
Both Guitars
| D | |
| A | |
| F | |
| C | 2 7 2 2 4 4 0 0 2 2 |
| G | 2 9h10p9 5 2 2 2 2 0 0 0 0 |
| C | 2 2 2 0 0 |
Riff #12
Both Guitars
| D | |
| A | |
| F | |
| C | 2 2/3\2 8 7 5 |
| G | 2 2/3\2 8 7 5 |
| C | 2 2/3\2 8 7 5 |
Riff #13
Both Guitars
| D | |
| A | |
| F | |
| C | 2 7 2 2 4 4 0 0 2 2 |
| G | 2 9h10p9 5 2 2 2 2 0 0 0 0 |
| C | 2 2 2 0 0 |
Riff #12
Both Guitars
| D | |
| A | |
| F | |
| C | 2 2/3\2 8 7 5 |
| G | 2 2/3\2 8 7 5 |
| C | 2 2/3\2 8 7 5 |
Riff #13
Both Guitars
| D | |
| A | |
| F | |
| C | 2 7 2 2 4 4 0 0 2 2 |
| G | 2 9h10p9 5 2 2 2 2 0 0 0 0 |
| C | 2 2 2 0 0 |
Riff #14
Both Guitars
| D | |
| A | |
| F | |
| C | 2 2 12 12 11 11 7 7 |
| G | 0 0 10 10 9 9 5 5 |
| C | |
Riff #15
Both Guitars
| D | |
| A | |
| F | |
| C | |
| G | 5 5 5 6 6 6 8 8 8 6 6 6 5 5 5 6 6 6 10 10 10 11 11 11 |
| C | |
Riff #16 (All Trills)
Both Guitars
| D | |
| A | |
| F | |
| C | 10h11p10 7h9p7 6h7p6 3h4p3 |
| G | |
| C | |
Riff #17
Both Guitars
| D | |
| A | |
| F | |
| C | 8 8 8 5 5 5 0 0 0 0 0 1 3 0 1 3 |
| G | 7 7 7 4 4 4 0 0 0 0 0 1 3 0 1 3 |
| C | 0 0 1h2p1 0 0 1h2p1 0 1 3 0 1 3 |
Riff #15
Both Guitars
| D | |
| A | |
| F | |
| C | |
| G | 5 5 5 6 6 6 8 8 8 6 6 6 5 5 5 6 6 6 10 10 10 11 11 11 |
| C | |
Riff #16 (All Trills)
Both Guitars
| D | |
| A | |
| F | |
| C | 10h11p10 7h9p7 6h7p6 3h4p3 |
| G | |
| C | |
Riff #17
Both Guitars
| D | |
| A | |
| F | |
| C | 8 8 8 5 5 5 0 0 0 0 0 1 3 0 1 3 |
| G | 7 7 7 4 4 4 0 0 0 0 0 1 3 0 1 3 |
| C | 0 0 1h2p1 0 0 1h2p1 0 1 3 0 1 3 |
Riff #15
Both Guitars
| D | |
| A | |
| F | |
| C | |
| G | 5 5 5 6 6 6 8 8 8 6 6 6 5 5 5 6 6 6 10 10 10 11 11 11 |
| C | |
Riff #16 (All Trills)
Both Guitars
| D | |
| A | |
| F | |
| C | 10h11p10 7h9p7 6h7p6 3h4p3 |
| G | |
| C | |
Riff #17
Both Guitars
| D | |
| A | |
| F | |
| C | 8 8 8 5 5 5 0 0 0 0 0 1 3 0 1 3 |
| G | 7 7 7 4 4 4 0 0 0 0 0 1 3 0 1 3 |
| C | 0 0 1h2p1 0 0 1h2p1 0 1 3 0 1 3 |
Riff #15
Both Guitars
| D | |
| A | |
| F | |
| C | |
| G | 5 5 5 6 6 6 8 8 8 6 6 6 5 5 5 6 6 6 10 10 10 11 11 11 |
| C | |
Riff #16 (All Trills)
Both Guitars
| D | |
| A | |
| F | |
| C | 10h11p10 7h9p7 6h7p6 3h4p3 |
| G | |
| C | |
Riff #17
Both Guitars
| D | |
| A | |
| F | |
| C | 8 8 8 5 5 5 0 0 0 0 0 1 3 0 1 3 |
| G | 7 7 7 4 4 4 0 0 0 0 0 1 3 0 1 3 |
| C | 0 0 1h2p1 0 0 1h2p1 0 1 3 0 1 3 |
Riff #18
Both Guitars
| D | |
| A | |
| F | 6 6 6 6 6 6 4 4 4 6 6 6 6 6 6 4 4 4 3 3 3 |
| C | |
| G | 7 7 7 7 7 7 5 5 5 7 7 7 7 7 7 5 5 5 4 4 4 |
| C | |
Then there is a solo with Riff #18 as backup
Then do Riff #18 once
Riff #19
Both Guitars
| D | |
| A | |
| F | |
| C | 4 4 5 5 4 4 2 2 0 |
| G | 2 2 3 3 2 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 |
| C | 0 0 0 0 0 0 |
Riff #20
Both Guitars
| D | |
| A | |
| F | | x4 |
| C | 5 4 2 3 2 0 |
| G | 9 10 8 9 5 4 2 7 8 5 6 3 2 0 |
| C | 0 0 0 5 4 2 0 0 0 3 2 0 |
Riff #21
| D | |
| A | |
| F | | x4 |
| C | 0 3 2 0 |
| G | 0 3 2 0 |
| C | 0 3 2 0 |
Riff #20
Both Guitars
| D | |
| A | |
| F | | x4 |
| C | 5 4 2 3 2 0 |
| G | 9 10 8 9 5 4 2 7 8 5 6 3 2 0 |
| C | 0 0 0 5 4 2 0 0 0 3 2 0 |
wait from 4:31-4:42
Riff #6
Both Guitars
| D | |
| A | |
| F | | x8 |
| C | 5 6 7 |
| G | 5 6 7 |
| C | 5 6 7 00 |
Riff #22 (This is the one that I had trouble with)
Both Guitars
| D | |
| A | |
| F | | x8 |
| C | |
| G | |
| C | 0 5 6 0 5 0 6 0 7 0 |
Riff #6
Both Guitars
| D | |
| A | |
| F | | x8 |
| C | 5 6 7 |
| G | 5 6 7 |
| C | 5 6 7 00 |
Riff #1
Both Guitars
| D | |
| A | |
| F | |
| C | |
| G | 10 8 7 |
| C | 0 7 8 0 10 8 7 5 0 7 8 0 8 |
Riff #2
Both Guitars
| D | |
| A | |
| F | |
| C | |
| G | 9b |
| C | 0 7 8 0 10 8 7 5 0 7 8 0 8 |
Riff #23
Both Guitars
| D | |
| A | |
| F | |
| C | 5 6 3 |
| G | 5 6 3 |
| C | 0 7 8 0 10 8 7 5 0 7 8 0 8 5 6 3 |
Riff #7
Both Guitars
| D | |
| A | |
| F | 6 6/9 2 |
| C | |
| G | 7 7/10 3 |
| C | |
Then there is another solo and then to end the song there are just some open string
Riffs that I'm sure you can figure out yourself.