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)
Rhythm: (let these notes ring)
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
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)
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)
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)