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Take This Oath Guitar Tablature
ARTIST: Killswitch Engage
Song: Take this oath
Tabbed by: Ivan Garcia 
Credits: Killswitch Engage
Tuning: C (C,G,C,F,A,D)

Key:
. Palm mute
 slide up
/ slide down
* pitch harmonic
h hammer-on
p pull-off

Start of Guitar 1

D|-------------------------------------------------|
A|-------------------------------------------------|
F|-------------------------------------------------|
C|-------------------------------------------------|
G|-6-5-0-3-6-5-0-3-5-0-8p0-6-5-0-3h5-0-8p0-0-0-0-0-|
C|-6-5-0-3-6-5-0-3-5-0-8p0-6-5-0-3h5-0-8p0-0-0-0-0-|
   . . .   . . . .   .     . . .     .     . . . .

D|-------------------------------------------------|
A|-------------------------------------------------|
F|-------------------------------------------------|
C|-------------------------------------------------|
G|-6-5-0-3-6-5-0-3-5-0-8p0-6-5-0-3h5-0-8p0---12/1--|
C|-6-5-0-3-6-5-0-3-5-0-8p0-6-5-0-3h5-0-8p0---12/1--|
   . . .   . . . .   .     . . .     .

D|-------------------------------------------------------|
A|-------------------------------------------------------|
F|-------------------------------------------------------|
C|-------------------------------------------------------|2x
G|-6p5-0-3h5-0-6p5-0-3h5-0-8p0-00-6h5-0-3h5-0-8p0-00-00--|
C|-6p5-0-3h5-0-6p5-0-3h5-0-8p0-00-6h5-0-3h5-0-8p0-00-00--|
       .     .     .     .     ..     .     .     .. ..

D|-------------------------------------------------------|
A|-------------------------------------------------------|
F|-------------------------------------------------------|
C|-------------------------------------------------------|2x
G|-6-5-0-3h5-0-6-5-0-3-5-0-8p0-00-6-5-0-3h5-0-8p0-00-00--|
C|-6-5-0-3h5-0-6-5-0-3-5-0-8p0-00-6-5-0-3h5-0-8p0-00-00--|
   . . .     . . . . .   .     ..     .     .     .. ..

(00:33)
D|-----------------------------------|
A|-----------------------------------|
F|-----------------------------------|
C|-----------------------------------|
G|-3--5--6-3--5--6-3--5--6-3--5--6---|
C|--55-55-5-55-55-5-66-66-6-33-33-3--|
    .. .. . .. .. . .. .. . .. .. .

D|-----------------------------------------|
A|-----------------------------------------|
F|-----------------------------------------|
C|------------------------3h5p3------------|
G|-3--5--6-3--5--6-3--5-6------6-5-58-6-5-|
C|--55-55-5-55-55-5-66-6-------------------|
    .. .. . .. .. . .. .       . .

(00:42)
D|-----------------------------------|
A|-----------------------------------|
F|-----------------------------------|
C|-----------------------------------|
G|-3--5--6-3--5--6-3--5--6-3--5--6---|
C|--55-55-5-55-55-5-66-66-6-33-33-3--|
    .. .. . .. .. . .. .. . .. .. .

(00:48)
D|-----------------------------------------|
A|-----------------------------------------|
F|-----------------------------------------|
C|------------------------3h5p3------------|
G|-3--5--6-3--5--6-3--5-6------6-5-58-6-5-|
C|--55-55-5-55-55-5-66-6-------------------|
    .. .. . .. .. . .. .       . .


D|-----------------------------------|
A|-----------------------------------|
F|-----------------------------------|
C|-----------------------------------|
G|-3--5--6-3--5--6-3--5--6-3--5--6---|
C|--55-55-5-55-55-5-66-66-6-33-33-3--|
    .. .. . .. .. . .. .. . .. .. .


D|-----------------------------------------|
A|-----------------------------------------|
F|-----------------------------------------|
C|------------------------3h5p3------------|
G|-3--5--6-3--5--6-3--5-6------6-5-58-6-5-|
C|--55-55-5-55-55-5-66-6-------------------|
    .. .. . .. .. . .. .       . .

(01:03)
D|-----------------------------|
A|-----------------------------|
F|--------3-1-0----------------|
C|-----1-1-1-1-1-3-5-3-1-3-5-3-|3x
G|-6-3-------------------------|
C|-6-3-------------------------|
         . . . . . . . . . . .   

(01:20)
D|-----|
A|-----|
F|-----|
C|-----|
G|-6-3-|
C|-6-3-|
   

(01:22)
D|-----------------------------------|
A|-----------------------------------|
F|-----------------------------------|
C|-----------------------------------|
G|-3--5--6-3--5--6-3--5--6-3--5--6---|
C|--55-55-5-55-55-5-66-66-6-33-33-3--|
    .. .. . .. .. . .. .. . .. .. .


D|-----------------------------------------|
A|-----------------------------------------|
F|-----------------------------------------|
C|------------------------3h5p3------------|
G|-3--5--6-3--5--6-3--5-6------6-5-58-6-5-|
C|--55-55-5-55-55-5-66-6-------------------|
    .. .. . .. .. . .. .       . .

(01:32)
D|-----------------------------|
A|-----------------------------|
F|--------3-1-0----------------|
C|-----1-1-1-1-1-3-5-3-1-3-5-3-|3x
G|-6-3-------------------------|
C|-6-3-------------------------|
         . . . . . . . . . . .   

(01:48)
D|-----|
A|-----|
F|-----|
C|-----|
G|-6-3-|
C|-6-3-|
   

D|-------------------------------------------------------|
A|-------------------------------------------------------|
F|-------------------------------------------------------|
C|-------------------------------------------------------|
G|-6-5-0-3h5-0-6-5-0-3-5-0-8p0-00-6-5-0-3h5-0-8p0-00-00--|
C|-6-5-0-3h5-0-6-5-0-3-5-0-8p0-00-6-5-0-3h5-0-8p0-00-00--|
   . . .     . . . . .   .     ..     .     .     .. ..

D|-------------------------------------------------------|
A|-------------------------------------------------------|
F|-------------------------------------------------------|
C|-------------------------------------------------------|
G|-6-5-0-3h5-0-6-5-0-3-5-0-8p0-00-6-5-0-3h5-0-8p0-00-----|
C|-6-5-0-3h5-0-6-5-0-3-5-0-8p0-00-6-5-0-3h5-0-8p0-00--2--|
   . . .     . . . . .   .     ..     .     .     ..  *


D|-------------------------------------------------------|
A|-------------------------------------------------------|
F|-------------------------------------------------------|
C|-------------------------------------------------------|2x
G|-6-5-0-3h5-0-6-5-0-3-5-0-8p0-00-6-5-0-3h5-0-8p0-00-00--|
C|-6-5-0-3h5-0-6-5-0-3-5-0-8p0-00-6-5-0-3h5-0-8p0-00-00--|
   . . .     . . . . .   .     ..     .     .     .. ..

(02:10)
D|------------------------|
A|------------------------|
F|------------------------|
C|------------------------|
G|-0-0---0---0---0-12/1---|
C|-0-0---0---0---0-12/1---|
   .

(02:27)
D|--------------------------------------------------|
A|--------------------------------------------------|
F|--------------------------------------------------|
C|-3-----3-----3-----3-----2-----2-----2-----2------|
G|--50505-50505-50505-50505-30303-30303-30303-30303-|
C|--------------------------------------------------|
    ..... ..... ..... ..... ..... ..... ..... .....
(02:35) continuation of phrasing
D|---------------------------------------------------|
A|---------------------------------------------------|
F|-0-----0-----0-----0-------------------------------|
C|--2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-3-----3-----3-----3------|
G|---1-1---1-1---1-1---1-1---50505-50505-50505-50505-|
C|---------------------------------------------------|
    ..... ..... ..... .....  ..... ..... ..... .....
(02:42)
D|--------------------------------------------------|
A|--------------------------------------------------|
F|--------------------------------------------------|
C|-3-----3-----3-----3-----2-----2-----2-----2------|
G|--50505-50505-50505-50505-30303-30303-30303-30303-|
C|--------------------------------------------------|
    ..... ..... ..... ..... ..... ..... ..... .....
(02:51) continuation of phrasing
D|------------------------------------------|
A|------------------------------------------|
F|-0-----0-----0-----0----------------------|
C|--2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-3---------------|
G|---1-1---1-1---1-1---1-1---50505-3-2-2--0-|
C|---------------------------------3-2-2--0-|
    ..... ..... ..... .....  ..... 
(02:58)
D|------------------------------------------|
A|------------------------------------------|
F|------------------------------------------|
C|------------------------------------------|4x
G|-00000000-00------------------------------|
C|-00000000-00------------------------------|
   ........ ..

(3:11)
D|------------------------------------------|
A|------------------------------------------|
F|------------------------------------------|
C|-7-7-7-7-7-7-7----------------------------|
G|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5----------------------------|
C|------------------------------------------|

(3:13)
D|-------------------------------------------------------|
A|-------------------------------------------------------|
F|-------------------------------------------------------|
C|-------------------------------------------------------|2x
G|-6p5-0-3h5-0-6p5-0-3h5-0-8p0-00-6h5-0-3h5-0-8p0-00-00--|
C|-6p5-0-3h5-0-6p5-0-3h5-0-8p0-00-6h5-0-3h5-0-8p0-00-00--|
       .     .     .     .     ..     .     .     .. ..

(03:24)
D|-----------------------------------------------------|
A|-----------------------------------------------------|
F|-----------------------------------------------------|
C|-----------------------------------------------------|4x
G|-6-5-0-3-00-6-5-0-3h5-0-8p0-00-6-5-0-3h5-0-8p0-00-00-|
C|-6-5-0-3-00-6-5-0-3h5-0-8p0-00-6-5-0-3h5-0-8p0-00-00-|
   . . .   .. . . .     .     .. . . .     .     .. ..      

(03:44)
D|------------------------------------------|
A|------------------------------------------|
F|------------------------------------------|
C|-------73--------------------------------|
G|-0-0-0-51--------------------------------|
C|-0-0-0------------------------------------|

END OF GUITAR 1

START OF GUITAR 2

(00:12)
D|-------------------------------------------------------|
A|-------------------------------------------------------|
F|-------------------------------------------------------|
C|-------------------------------------------------------|2x
G|-6p5-0-3h5-0-6p5-0-3h5-0-8p0-00-6h5-0-3h5-0-8p0-00-00--|
C|-6p5-0-3h5-0-6p5-0-3h5-0-8p0-00-6h5-0-3h5-0-8p0-00-00--|
       .     .     .     .     ..     .     .     .. ..

D|-------------------------------------------------------|
A|-------------------------------------------------------|
F|-------------------------------------------------------|
C|-------------------------------------------------------|2x
G|-6-5-0-3h5-0-6-5-0-3-5-0-8p0-00-6-5-0-3h5-0-8p0-00-00--|
C|-6-5-0-3h5-0-6-5-0-3-5-0-8p0-00-6-5-0-3h5-0-8p0-00-00--|
   . . .     . . . . .   .     ..     .     .     .. ..

(00:33)
D|-------------------------------------------|
A|-------------------------------------------|
F|-------------------------------------------|
C|----------5--------------------------------|
G|-5--6--3--3--6--3--6-----------------------|
C|-5--6--3-----6--3--6-----------------------|

(00:42)
D|-----------------------------------|
A|-----------------------------------|
F|-----------------------------------|
C|-------5-------5-------------3--5--|
G|-6--8----6--8----6--8--10-6--------|
C|--55-55-5-55-55-5-66-66--6-33-33-3-|
    .. .. . .. .. . .. ..  . .. .. .

(00:48)
D|------------------------------------|
A|------------------------------------|
F|------------------------------------|
C|-------5-------5--------------------|
G|-6--8----6--8----6--8-10--3--6------|
C|--55-55-5-55-55-5-66-6--6-3--6------|
    .. .. . .. .. . .. .  .


D|-----------------------------------|
A|-----------------------------------|
F|-----------------------------------|
C|-------5-------5-------------3--5--|
G|-6--8----6--8----6--8--10-6--------|
C|--55-55-5-55-55-5-66-66--6-33-33-3-|
    .. .. . .. .. . .. ..  . .. .. .


D|------------------------------------|
A|------------------------------------|
F|------------------------------------|
C|-------5-------5--------------------|
G|-6--8----6--8----6--8-10--3--6------|
C|--55-55-5-55-55-5-66-6--6-3--6------|
    .. .. . .. .. . .. .  .

(01:03)
D|-----------------------------------------|
A|-----------------------------------------|
F|--0--0------0----------------------------|
C|-1-1--1-------3-1-0-1-0-0-1-0------------|3X
G|---------3-3-3-3-3-----3-----------------|
C|-----------------------------------------|
             . . . .. . ... . .

(01:20)
D|-------|
A|-------|
F|-0--0--|
C|--1--1-|
G|-------|
C|-------|

(01:22)
D|-----------------------------------|
A|-----------------------------------|
F|-----------------------------------|
C|-------5-------5-------------3--5--|
G|-6--8----6--8----6--8--10-6--------|
C|--55-55-5-55-55-5-66-66--6-33-33-3-|
    .. .. . .. .. . .. ..  . .. .. .


D|------------------------------------|
A|------------------------------------|
F|------------------------------------|
C|-------5-------5--------------------|
G|-6--8----6--8----6--8-10--3--6------|
C|--55-55-5-55-55-5-66-6--6-3--6------|
    .. .. . .. .. . .. .  .

(01:32)
D|-----------------------------------------|
A|-----------------------------------------|
F|--0--0------0----------------------------|
C|-1-1--1-------3-1-0-1-0-0-1-0------------|3X
G|---------3-3-3-3-3-----3-----------------|
C|-----------------------------------------|
           . . . .. . ... . .

(01:48)
D|-------|
A|-------|
F|-0--0--|
C|--1--1-|
G|-------|
C|-------|

(01:52)
D|-------------------------------|
A|-------------------------------|
F|-------------------------------|
C|-------------------------------|
G|-8-0-00-6-5-0-3h5-0-8p0-00-00--|
C|-8-0-00-6-5-0-3h5-0-8p0-00-00--|
   . . .. . . .     .     .. ..

D|-------------------------------------------------------|
A|-------------------------------------------------------|
F|-------------------------------------------------------|
C|-------------------------------------------------------|
G|-6-5-0-3h5-0-6-5-0-3-5-0-8p0-00-6-5-0-3h5-0-8p0-00-----|
C|-6-5-0-3h5-0-6-5-0-3-5-0-8p0-00-6-5-0-3h5-0-8p0-00--2--|
   . . .     . . . . .   .     ..     .     .     ..  *

D|-------------------------------------------------------|
A|-------------------------------------------------------|
F|-------------------------------------------------------|
C|-------------------------------------------------------|2x
G|-6-5-0-3h5-0-6-5-0-3-5-0-8p0-00-6-5-0-3h5-0-8p0-00-00--|
C|-6-5-0-3h5-0-6-5-0-3-5-0-8p0-00-6-5-0-3h5-0-8p0-00-00--|
   . . .     . . . . .   .     ..     .     .     .. ..

(02:11)
D|-------------------|
A|-10-8--6-5-6-------|
F|-------------7--7--|2x
C|-7--5--3-2-3-------|
G|-------------5--5--|
C|-------------------|

(02:42) In this part, there are overdubbings, it's up to
you if you want to continue the octaves or just
do the voicings instead.
D|--------------------------------------------------|
A|--------------------------------------------------|
F|-2-----2-----2-----2-----0-----0-----0-----0------|
C|--30303-30303-30303-30303-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-|
G|---------------------------3-3---3-3---3-3---3-3--|
C|--------------------------------------------------|
    ..... ..... ..... ..... ..... ..... ..... .....

(02:51) continuation of phrasing
D|------------------------------------------------|
A|------------------------------------------------|
F|-3-0-0-0-3-0-0-0-3-0-0-0-3-0-0-0----------------|
C|----2-2-----2-2-----2-2-----2-2-3---------------|
G|---------------------------------50505-3-2-2-0--|
C|---------------------------------------3-2-2-0--|
     .....   .....   .....   ..... .....

(02:58)
D|------------------------------------------|
A|------------------------------------------|
F|------------------------------------------|
C|------------------------------------------|2x
G|-00000000-00------------------------------|
C|-00000000-00------------------------------|
   ........ ..

(03:05)
D|------------------------------------------|
A|------------------------------------------|
F|-2-----2-----2-----2-----2-----2----------|
C|--30303-30303-30303-30303-30303-30303-----|
G|------------------------------------------|
C|------------------------------------------|
    ..... ..... ..... ..... ..... .....

(03:11)
D|------------------------------------------|
A|------------------------------------------|
F|------------------------------------------|
C|-7-7-7-7-7-7-7----------------------------|
G|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5----------------------------|
C|------------------------------------------|

(03:13)
D|-------------------------------------------------------|
A|-------------------------------------------------------|
F|-------------------------------------------------------|
C|-------------------------------------------------------|2x
G|-6p5-0-3h5-0-6p5-0-3h5-0-8p0-00-6h5-0-3h5-0-8p0-00-00--|
C|-6p5-0-3h5-0-6p5-0-3h5-0-8p0-00-6h5-0-3h5-0-8p0-00-00--|
       .     .     .     .     ..     .     .     .. ..

(03:24) Do this part until the song ends
D|----------------------|
A|-10-8--6-5-6-------10-|
F|-------------7--7-----|
C|-7--5--3-2-3-------7--|
G|-------------5--5-----|
C|----------------------|
END OF GUITAR 2
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