This Sacred Line tab

This Sacred Line

E standard tuning (EBGDAE)

This song is heavily based around the open E minor chord for the most part, making it a 
song for beginners to learn. Other chords that are used in the song are as follows:

E5
F5
D5
F#5
G5
D#5
C#5
A5

Note for beginners: 'n'5 chords are powerchords. They are named such because they are 
up of nothing more than a root and a fifth.

Okay, back to the tab.

Tempo - 90 BPM
Key - E

Clean part:

Riff 1

E------------------0------------------------------------|
B------------0-------0------------------0---------------|
G----------------------0--------------------------------|
D---------2--------------------------2------------------|
A----2h3------------------------2h3---------------------|
E-0--------------------------0--------------------------|

Riff 2a
E-----------------------0-------------------------------|
B-----------------------0-------------------------------|
G-----------------------0-------------------------------|
D-----0-------5--2--------------------------------------|
A---4---4---5----2--------------------------------------|
E-2-------3------0--------------------------------------|

Riff 2b
E----------------0---------------------------------------|
B----------------0---------------------------------------|
G----------------0---------------------------------------|
D-----0-------5--2---------------------------------------|
A---4---4---5----2---------------------------------------|
E-2-------3------0---------------------------------------|

Riff 3a
E----------------------0---------------------------------|
B----------------------0---------------------------------|
G----------------------0---------------------------------|
D--4-4-4-4-5-5-5-2---------------------------------------|
A--4-4-4-4-5-5-5-2---------------------------------------|
E--2-2-2-2-5-3-3-0---------------------------------------|

Riff 3b
E----------------0---------------------------------------|
B----------------0---------------------------------------|
G----------------0---------------------------------------|
D--4-4-4-4-5-5-5-2---------------------------------------|
A--4-4-4-4-5-5-5-2---------------------------------------|
E--2-2-2-2-5-3-3-0---------------------------------------|

Distorted part:

Riff 4a
E---------------------------------------------------------|
B---------------------------------------------------------|
G---------------------------------------------------------|
D-2-------------------------------------------------------|
A-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2--2-3-2-3-2-3-2-3------------------------|
E-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0--0-1-0-1-0-1-0-1------------------------|
    ' ' ' ' ' ' '

Riff 4b
E---------------------------------------------------------|
B---------------------------------------------------------|
G---------------------------------------------------------|
D-2-------------------------------------------------------|
A-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2--2-3-2-3-2-3-3-2------------------------|
E-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0--0-1-0-1-0-1-1-0------------------------|
    ' ' ' ' ' ' '

Riff 5

E---------------------------------------------------------------------|
B---------------------------------------------------------------------|
G-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9--7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7--8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8--9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9--|
D-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9--7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7--8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8--9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9--|
A-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7--5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5--6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6--7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7--|
E---------------------------------------------------------------------|

Riff 6
E--------------------------0-------------------------------|
B------------------------0----0----------------------------| only play
G-5-5-5-5-4-4----------0--------0--------------------------| this bar
D-5-5-5-5-4-4-4-2------------------------------------------| when riff
A-3-3-3-3-2-2-2-2------------------------------------------| is first
E---------------0------------------------------------------| played
              '
 Riff 7a
E---------------------------------------------------------|
B---------------------------------------------------------|
G---------------------------------------------------------|
D---------------------------------------------------------|
A--2-2-2-2-2-2-5---5-5-7----------------------------------|
E--0-0-0-0-0-0-3---3-3-5--5b-3----------------------------|
                    ' '
Riff 7b
E---------------------------------------------------------|
B---------------------------------------------------------|
G---------------------------------------------------------|
D----------------------------2----------------------------|
A--2-2-2-2-2-2-5---5-5-7-----2----------------------------|
E--0-0-0-0-0-0-3---3-3-5--5b-0----------------------------|
                    ' '

Riff 7c
E---------------------------------------------------------|
B---------------------------------------------------------|
G---------------------------------------------------------| this bar
D----------------------------2----------------------------| runs into
A--2-2-2-2-2-2-5---2-2-7-----2----------------------------| riff
E--0-0-0-0-0-0-3---0-0-5--5b-0----------------------------| 4a
                    ' '

Riff 8
E----------------------------------------------------------|
B----------------------------------------------------------| only play
G-5-5-5-5-4-4----------------------------------------------| this bar
D-5-5-5-5-4-4-4-2---2-2-2-2-2-2-2--------------------------| when riff
A-3-3-3-3-2-2-2-2---2-2-2-2-2-2-2--------------------------| is first
E---------------0---0-0-0-0-0-0-0--------------------------| played
        '     '


It'll be far more beneficial to you if you figured out the ordering of the song on your own.

Key (for this tab)

' = Palm mute
b = bend
h = hammer on (p = pull off, and t = trill)

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