A Shot Below the Belt Lyrics

As recorded by August Burns Red
(From the 2005 Album THRILL SEEKER)
Words and Music by August Burns Red
Gtr I (D G C F A D) - 'w/dist'
Gtr II (D G C F A D) - 'w/dist'
Gtr III (D G C F A D) - 'w/dist'
Gtr IV (D G C F A D) - 'Pickscrape'
Gtr V (D G C F A D) - 'w/gritty clean sound'
Gtr VI (D G C F A D) - 'w/clean'
Fast Metalcore Q=165
Gtrs I, II
PM------------------------------| PM--------------|
S S E E S S E E S S S S S S E E Q S S S S E E E E E
||o-------------------------------|------------------------|
||o-2-2-2-2-2-2-2---2-2-2-2-2-2-2-|-2----2-2-2-2-2-2---2---|
PM------| PM--------| PM| PM----------| PM------|
S S S S E E S S S S S E S E S S S S E S S S S E Q S S S S E
|---------------------------------|-------------------------------o||
|-2-2-2-2-2---2-2-2-2-2-2-----2-2-|---2-2-2-2-2-2-2----2-2-2-2-2--o||
Gtr III
E E E E E E E E E E E E E S S S S E E E E E
|----------------------------------|---7s8----------------------|
| Gtrs I, II
| PM---------------------------------| PM---------------|
| S S E E S S E E S S S S S S E E Q S S S S E E E E E
E E E E E E E E E E E E S S S S E S S S S E E E
|-------------5p==0---1p==0---3p0---|-7---------------------------------|
|-----7s==5-------------------------|-----------------------------------|
| PM------| PM--------| PM| PM----------| PM| PM|
| S S S S E E S S S S S E S E S S S S E S S S S E Q S S S S E
E E E E E E E E E E E E E S S S S E E E E E
|----------------------------------|---7s8----------------------|
| PM---------------------------------| PM---------------|
| S S E E S S E E S S S S S S E E Q S S S S E E E E E
E E E E E E E E E E E E S S S S E S S S S E E E
|-------------5p==0---1p==0---3p0---|-7---------------------------------||
|-----7s==5-------------------------|-----------------------------------||
| PM------| PM--------| PM| PM----------| PM------|
| S S S S E E S S S S S E S E S S S S E S S S S E Q S S S S E
Pre-Verse
N.C.
Gtr IV
TP TP TP
W W a
|-xs=======|=xs=======x-||
|-xs=======|=xs=======x-||
Gtr III
W W
||o-----------------------------|--0--------------------------|
||o--2--------------------------|-(2)-------------------------|
| Gtr I
| S S E S S E S S E S S E S S E S S E S S E S S E
||o-----------------------------|-----------------------------|
||o-----------------------------|-----------------------------|
| Gtr II
| S S E S S E S S E S S E S S E S S E S S E S S E
||o-----------------------------|-----------------------------|
||o-----------------------------|-----------------------------|
W H H
|-----------------------------|----------------------------o||
|--2--------------------------|-3-----------5--------------o||
| S S E S S E S S E S S E S S E S S E S S E S S E
|-----------------------------|----------------------------o||
|-----------------------------|----------------------------o||
| S S E S S E S S E S S E S S E S S E S S E S S E
|-----------------------------|----------------------------o||
|-----------------------------|----------------------------o||
Gtr I
PM----| PM----| PM PM------| PM------|
S S S E E S S S S E S E E S E S E E S E S E
||o-------------------------------|-----------------------------|
||o-2-2-2-2---------2-2-2-2-----2-|-----2-2---2-2-----2-2---2-2-|
| Gtr II
| S S E S S E S S E S S E S S E S S E S S E S S E
||o-------------------------------|-----------------------------|
||o-------------------------------|-----------------------------|
PM----| PM PM--------------------|
H S S S E S E E S E S E S S S S E E
|---------------------------|------------------------------o||
|-------------2-2-2-2-----2-|-----2-2---2-2-2-2-2-2-2---2--o||
| S S E S S E S S E S S E S S E S S E S S E S S E
|---------------------------|------------------------------o||
|---------------------------|------------------------------o||
PM|
E E H. +H. +E S S
PM|
E E H. +W
PM|
E E H. +W
PM| PM PM| PM--| PM|
N.C.
PM| PM PM PM| PM PM
PM| PM PM| PM| PM PM
PM| PM PM| PM| PM PM PM-
N.C.
PM| PM PM PM| PM PM
PM| PM PM| PM| PM PM
PM| PM PM| PM| PM PM PM-
Slower Q=150
Gtrs I, II
>
W +W
| Gtr V
+W +W
Gtr V
| Gtr VI
N.C.
N.C.
Faster Q=165
Gtrs I, II
PM| PM PM| PM| PM PM PM----| PM PM| PM| PM PM PM
C5 Am/CC5 C C5 C N.C.
PM| PM PM| PM| PM PM PM----| PM PM| PM| PM
Gtrs I, II
PM--| PM PM| PM| PM PM PM-
| Gtr III
| S S E S S E S S E E S S E E S S E S S E S S E
| S S E S S E S S E E S S E E S S E S S E S S E
PM--| PM PM| PM| PM PM PM-
| S S E S S E S S E E S S E E S S E S S E S S E
N.C.
| S S E S S E S S E E S S E E S S E S S E S S E
E5 N.C.
Gtrs I, II
PM--------------|
S S S S S S S S E E E E E E E E E E E E
||o-------------------------|-----------------|
||o-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-------|-5-3-2-----------|
E5 N.C.
PM----------------| TPTPTPTPTPTPTPTP
E E S S E S E S E E E E E E E E E E 4x
|---------------------|-------------------o||
|-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-|-------------------o||
N.C.
Gtr I
TP TP
W W E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E
| Gtr II
| TP TP
| W W E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E
||o-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|------------------o||
||o-3-------3-------|-3---------------|-----------------|------------------o||
| TPTPTPTPTPTPTPTP TPTPTPTPTPTPTPTP
||o-0-1-3-5-0-1-3-5-|-0-1-3-5-0-1-3-5-|-----------------|------------------o||
||o-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|------------------o||
| PM-----------------------------------------------------
| Q Q S E S +E E S E S +E E S E S +E S S
| Q Q S E S +E E S E S +E E S E S +E S S
| PM----------------------------------------------------------------------
| Q Q S E S +E E S E S +E E S E S +E S S
| Q Q S E S +E E S E S +E E S E S +E S S
E5 B/EE5 N.CB E5 B/EE5 N.CB
Gtrs I, II
PM--------| PM----------| PM--------| PM----------|
S S E S S E Q S S E S S E Q Q S S E S S E Q S S E S S E Q Q
||o--------------------|---------4-----|--------------------|---------4-----o||
||o-2-2-2-2-2-2-2--2-2-|-2-2-2-2----2--|-2-2-2-2-2-2-2--2-2-|-2-2-2-2----2--o||
Slower Q=135
+W +Q H a
|-(2)--------|-(2)--12s===0-||
|------------|------12s===0-||
PM---------------------------------|
S S E Q Q S S E +E Q E E E E E
||o-------------------|------------------|
||o-2-2-2-2--2--2-2-2-|-(2)-2--2-3-2-1-0-|
PM-------------------------|
S S E Q Q S S E +E Q E E E Q
|-------------------|----------4-4-4--o||
|-2-2-2-2--2--2-2-2-|-(2)-2--2-2-2-2--o||
PM----------------------| PM----|
S S E Q Q S S E +E E Q E E E E
PM-------------------------|
S S E Q Q S S E +E Q E E E Q
PM----------------------| PM--------------|
S S E Q Q S S E +E E Q E E E E E E E E
PM-------------------------|
S S E Q Q S S E +E Q E E E Q +W +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
Tablature Legend
h - hammer-on
p - pull-off
b - bend
pb - pre-bend
r - bend release (if no number after the r, then release immediately)
/\ - slide into or out of (from/to "nowhere")
s - legato slide
S - shift slide
- 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
Misc Legend
| - bar
|| - double bar
||o - repeat start
o|| - repeat end
*| - double bar (ending)
: - bar (freetime)
$ - Segno
& - Coda
Tempo markers - = BPM(8/16=s8/s16), where s8 = swing 8ths, s16 = swing 16ths