SOUND WAVE SUPERIOR
As recorded by Emmure
(From the 2008 Album THE RESPECT ISSUE)
Transcribed by Jonathan Rose
Words and Music by Emmure
Gtr I (Bb F Bb Eb G C) - 'Left Channel'
Gtr II (Bb F Bb Eb G C) - 'Right Channel'
Gtr III (Bb F Bb Eb G C) - 'Guitar III'
Intro
Dancefight Q=123
N.C.
4/4
Gtrs I, II (w/ flanger)
S E E E E E S E E S E E E E E S E E
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| 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 |
D5
PM
S E E E E E S E E S E E E E E S E E
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| | 0 |
| 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 |
"I draw my line in the.."
D5
Gtr I (w/o flanger)
PM| PM----| PM--------|
S S H. E S S H S S S S S S
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| o | |
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| o 0 0 0 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 |
| 0 0 0 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 |
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| Gtr II (w/o flanger)
| PM-------------| PM------------------| PM
| S E E E E E S E E S E E E E E S E E
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| o | |
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| o 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 0 0 0 0 |
EbF5EbF5
PM| PM----| PM
S S H. E S S Q S S E E E E
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| | o |
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| 0 0 0 | 0 0 0 1s3 1s3 o |
| 0 0 0 | 0 0 0 1s3 1s3 |
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| PM-------------| PM--------------|
| S E E E E E S E E S E E E S E E E E
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| | o |
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| 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 | 0 0 0 0 0 1s3 1s3 o |
| 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 | 0 0 0 0 0 1s3 1s3 |
N.C.
<
/2______________________|
Q +Q +Q +E. +S
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| 16 (16) (16) (16) (16) |
| 19 (19) (19) (19) (19) |
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| <
| /2______________________|
| Q +Q +Q +E. +S
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| 16 (16) (16) (16) (16) |
| 19 (19) (19) (19) (19) |
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"I'm here to break the.."
D5
3/4
Gtrs I, II
PM---------------------------------
S S S E E S E E S S S E E S E E
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| 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 |
N.C.
7/8 5/4
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S S S E E E S E E S S S E E S E E S S E Q a
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| 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 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 15s 0 |
"I never wanted it to.."
Db5
4/4
Gtr I
PM------------------------|
S S E H E S S S S E H.
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| 0 0 0 0 0 | 0 0 0 |
| 1 1 1 1 1 | 1 1 1 |
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| Gtr II
| PM----------------------------------------
| E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E
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| 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 |
| 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 | 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 |
N.C.
PM| PM--------| PM--|
E E H E S S S S E Q. S S E E a
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| 0 0 0 0 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 |
| 1 1 1 1 | 1 1 1 1 1 1 15s0 |
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|--------------------------------------|
| E E E E E E E E E E E E E S S E E a
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| 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 |
| 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 | 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 15s0 |
Bb/D
PM-----------------------------------------
S E. S E. S E. S E. S E. S E. S E. S E.
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| 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 |
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| PM-----------------------------------------
| S E. S E. S E. S E. S E. S E. S E. S E.
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| 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 | 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 |
| 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 |
N.C.
<
------------------------------| ~~~~~~~~ ~~~~~~
S E. S E. S E. S E. S E. S E. E +E +Q
| | [17]b18r(17) ([17]) |
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| 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 | 0 0 0 0 |
| 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 | 0 0 0 0 |
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| <
|------------------------------| ~~~~~~~~ ~~~~~~
| S E. S E. S E. S E. S E. S E. E +E +Q
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| | [14]b15r(14) ([14]) |
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| 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 | 1 1 1 1 |
| 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 | 0 0 0 0 |
Db5
PM------------------------|
S S E H E S S S S E H.
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| 0 0 0 0 0 | 0 0 0 |
| 1 1 1 1 1 | 1 1 1 |
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| PM----------------------------------------
| S S E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E
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| 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 |
| 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 | 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 |
PM------------------------------------|
S S E E E E E E S S S S E E E E E E E
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| 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 |
| 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 | 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 |
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|---------------------------------------|
| S S E E E E E E S S S S E E E E E E E
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| 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 |
| 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 | 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 |
"..of my righteousness."
D5
TP TP TP
W +H. Q
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| 14 | (14) 17 |
| x | (x) x |
| 12 | (12) 15 |
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| PM----------| PM-------------------------------------
| S S S E E S S E. S S S S +S E S E E S S S E E S
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| 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 0 | (0) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 |
TP TP TP
W +H. Q
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| 15 | (15) 17 |
| x | (x) x |
| 13 | (13) 15 |
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|-| PM------------| PM---------|
| +S Q.. S S S E E S S Q.. S S S S E E
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| (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 |
TP TP TP
W +H. Q
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| 14 | (14) 17 |
| x | (x) x |
| 12 | (12) 15 |
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| PM----------| PM-----------|
| S S S E E S S Q.. S S S E E S S Q..
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| 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 |
TP TP TP TP TP TP
W +H +E +E +E +E
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| 15 | (15) (15)b16 (15) (15) (15)r |
| x | (x) (x) (x) (x) (x) |
| 13 | (13) (13)b14 (13) (13) (13)r |
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| PM------------------------|
| S S S S E E S S S E E S S H.. S
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| 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 | 0 |
| 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 | 0 |
"...watch you fail."
D5 N.C.
Gtrs I, II
PM--------------------------------|
S E S S E S S E S S E S S E S S E S S S S S S S S S
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| o | o |
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| o 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 o |
| 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 1p0 1h2 1p0 1h3 |
D5 N.C. D5 N.C.
PM--------------| PM--------|
S E S S E S S E S S S S S S E S S E S S S S S S S S S
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| 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 |
| 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1p0 1 1 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 1p0 1 1 1p0 1 1 |
D5 N.C.
PM------------------------------------|
S E S S E S S E S S S S S S E S S E S S S S S S S S S
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| 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 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 1p0 1 1 1p0 1 1 |
Gtrs I, II (w/ flanger)
S E E E E E S E E S E E E E E S E E
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| 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 |
"I draw my line in the.."
D5 N.C.
Gtrs I, II (w/ flanger)
PM| PM----| PM-----------
S S H. E S S H S S S S S S
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| o 0 0 0 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 |
| 0 0 0 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 |
D5 N.C.
---| PM----| PM------|
S S H. E S S H E S S S S
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| | o |
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| 0 0 0 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 o |
| 0 0 0 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 |
Breakdown
D5 N.C.
Gtrs I, II
PM----------------------------------| PM-----------
S H. +S E S S H S S S S S S
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| 0 0 (0) 0 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 |
| 0 0 (0) 0 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 |
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| Gtr III
| PM
| H +Q +E +S. +T E H..
D5 N.C.
-------------------------------------| PM--------|
S H. +S E S S H S S S S S S
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| 0 0 (0) 0 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 |
| 0 0 (0) 0 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 |
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| PM
| H +Q +E +S. +T E H..
PM----------------------------------| PM-----------
S H. +S E S S H S S S S S S
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| 0 0 (0) 0 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 |
| 0 0 (0) 0 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 |
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| PM
| H +Q +E +S. +T E H..
-------------------------------------| PM--|
S H. +S E S S H E E E
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| 0 0 (0) 0 | 0 0 0 0 0 |
| 0 0 (0) 0 | 0 0 0 0 0 |
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| PM
| H +Q +E +S. +T E H..
H.=H Slower Q=103 H=H
Ebb5
5/4
Gtr I
PM--------| PM----------|
W +W +H S S E S S E Q S S E S S S S H
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| 0 | (0) | (0) | |
| 0 | (0) | (0) 0 0 0 0 0 0 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 |
| 0 | (0) | (0) 1 1 1 1 1 1 | 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 |
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| Gtr II
| W +W +H H W Q
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| 0 | (0) | (0) | |
| 0 | (0) | (0) | |
| 0 | (0) | (0) | |
Beatdown
A Little Faster Q=108
Ebb5
4/4
Gtrs I, II
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PM-----| PM-----------------
S E. S E. +Q +E. +S +E E S S E S E. S E.
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| 0 0 0 0 (0) (0) (0) | (0) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 |
| 1 1 1 1 (1)b2.5 (1) (1) | (1)r 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 |
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S E. S E. +Q +E. +S +E S S S S S S S E. S E.
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| 0 0 0 0 (0) (0) (0) | (0) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 |
| 1 1 1 1 (1)b2.5 (1) (1) | (1)r 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 |
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PM-----| PM---------------
S E. S E. +Q +E. +S +E E E E S E. S E.
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| 0 0 0 0 (0) (0) (0) | (0) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 |
| 1 1 1 1 (1)b2.5 (1) (1) | (1)r 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 |
N.C.
|
--------| PM--------|
S E. S E. +Q +E. +S +E S S S S S S E E E E
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| 0 0 0 0 (0) (0) (0) | (0) 0 0 0 0 0 0 |
| 1 1 1 1 (1)b2.5 (1) (1) | (1)r 1 1 1 1 1 1 2s3 4s5 |
Outro
Faster Q=118
D5
E Q E Q. E Q. E Q E E E Q E Q. E Q. E Q E E
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| 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 |
E H.. W
Duration Legend
W - whole; H - half; Q - quarter; E - 8th; S - 16th; T - 32nd; X - 64th; a - acciaccatura
+ - note tied to previous; . - note dotted; .. - note double dotted
Uncapitalized letters represent notes that are staccato (1/2 duration)
Irregular groupings are notated above the duration line
Duration letters will always appear directly above the note/fret number it represents the
duration for. Duration letters with no fret number below them represent rests. Multi-
bar rests are notated in the form Wxn, where n is the number of bars to rest for. Low
melody durations appear below the staff
- natural harmonic
[n] - artificial harmonic
n(n) - tapped harmonic
~ - vibrato
tr - trill
T - tap
TP - trem. picking
PM - palm muting
\n/ - tremolo bar dip; n = amount to dip
\n - tremolo bar down
n/ - tremolo bar up
/n\ - tremolo bar inverted dip
= - hold bend; also acts as connecting device for hammers/pulls
<> - volume swell (louder/softer)
x - on rhythm slash represents muted slash
o - on rhythm slash represents single note slash