Torn Between Scylla and Charybdis Lyrics

by Trivium

Trivium Torn Between Scylla and Charybdis Lyrics

TORN BETWEEN SCYLLA AND CHARYBDIS
As recorded by Trivium
(From the 2008 Album SHOGUN)
Music by Trivium
Made some corrections after seeing the Shogun bonus DVD
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Gtr I (B E A D G B E) - 'Matt Heafy'
Gtr II (B E A D G B E) - 'Corey Beaulieu'
Gtr III (B E A D G B E) - 'Harmony Guitar'
Gtr IV (B E A D G B E) - 'Additional Harmony'
Q=142
Gtr II
|----------------------------------------| This plays throughout the intro
After 2 repeats of Gtr 2, Gtr I and Gtr III come in with this
Gtr I
Gtr III
Gtr I
Gtr III
|-/5-------------4--------5---------0----|| 2 Guitars play this harmony
Guitars II and III then continue to play the same part as
Guitar IV* enters and Guitar I changes rhythm
*This part was recorded with a human capo on the 12th fret (someone standing and
down on the fret) but sounds just as good with open b anyway
||o-------------------------------------------------|
||o-------------------------------------------------|
||o---------------------------------------|
||o---------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------------o||
|-------------------------------------------------o|| X2
|---------------------------------------o||
|-/5-------------4--------5---------0---o||
Pre-Verse
Q.=70
Gtrs I, II
PM----| PM----| PM----------------------------| PM| PM| PM
||o-------------------------------|-------------------------------|
||o-------------------------------|---------------10-----9---10---|
PM----| PM| PM|
|------------------------|-----------------------------o||
|---------------------9\-|----------0h=4----------0h=2--||
|---------9-----7--------|------0h2-----------0h1------o||
|------------------------|-0h=3----------0h=2-----------||
| Gtr II
| PM----| PM| PM|
|------------------------|-----------------------------o||
|---------9-----7--------|------0h9-----------0h9------o||
Pre-Verse
Q.=70
Gtrs I, II
PM----| PM----| PM----------------------------| PM| PM| PM
||o-------------------------------|-------------------------------|
||o-------------------------------|---------------10-----9---10---|
PM----| PM| PM|
|------------------------|-----------------------------o||
|---------------------9\-|----------0h=4----------0h=2--||
|---------9-----7--------|------0h2-----------0h1------o||
|------------------------|-0h=3----------0h=2-----------||
| Gtr II
| PM----| PM| PM|
|------------------------|-----------------------------o||
|---------9-----7--------|------0h9-----------0h9------o||
Gtrs I, II
PM----| PM| PM PM--------------------|
|-7\---------2-----3---6-|-7\---------7-7-7S9-9-9---|
|----0-0-0-0---0-0---0---|----0-0-0-0-3-3-3S6-6-6---|
Gtr I
PM----| PM| PM
|------------------------|----------0h=4-5--4--2---------||
|----0-0-0-0---0-0---0---|-0h=3--------------------------||
| Gtr II
| PM----| PM| PM
Gtrs I, II
PM----| PM| PM PM--------------------|
|-7\---------2-----3---6-|-7\---------7-7-7S9-9-9---|
|----0-0-0-0---0-0---0---|----0-0-0-0-3-3-3S7-7-7---|
Gtr I
PM----| PM| PM
|------------------------|----------0h=4-5--4--2---------|
|----0-0-0-0---0-0---0---|-0h=3--------------------------|
| Gtr II
| PM----| PM| PM
|-0h=2-------------------------|
PM| PM| PM| PM| PM| PM| PM PM PM
PM| PM| PM| PM|
Gtr I
PM| PM| PM| PM| PM| PM| PM PM PM
| Gtr III
| PM| PM| PM| PM| PM| PM| PM PM PM
| Gtr II
PM| PM| PM| PM|
| PM| PM| PM| PM|
|-----------------------------|------------------10p=9----7------|
|----------------9------9-----|-11p=9----9-----------------------|
Q=142
||o------------------------|---------------------|
||-----------12------12h14-|-14s16-14--12---11---|
||o-12S14-------14---------|---------------------|
||-------------------------|-15s17-15--14---12---|
||o-15S16-------16---------|---------------------|
||o------------------------|---------------------|
| PM--------| PM---------|
||o------------------------|-----------------------|
||o-----2-----2----2-----2-|--5---------5-5----5---|
|----------------------|-------------------o||
|--9s10-10-----10------|--9---9------9-----o||
|-11s12-12-----12------|-11--11-----11-----o||
|----------------------|-------------------o||
| PM-----|
|----------------------|-------------------o||
|--5---------5----5--5-|--4----------------o||
Pre-Verse
Q.=70
Gtrs I, II
PM----| PM----| PM----------------------------| PM| PM| PM
||o-------------------------------|-------------------------------|
||o-------------------------------|---------------10-----9---10---|
Gtr I
PM----| PM| PM|
|------------------------|-----------------------------o||
|---------------------9\-|----------0h=4----------0h=2--||x4
|---------9-----7--------|------0h2-----------0h1------o||
|------------------------|-0h=3----------0h=2-----------||
| Gtr II
| PM----| PM| PM|
|------------------------|-----------------------------o||
|---------9-----7--------|------0h9-----------0h9------o||
Gtrs I, II
PM----| PM| PM PM--------------------|
|-7\---------2-----3---6-|-7\---------7-7-7S9-9-9---|
|----0-0-0-0---0-0---0---|----0-0-0-0-3-3-3S6-6-6---|
Gtr I
PM----| PM| PM
|------------------------|----------0h=4-5--4--2---------||
|----0-0-0-0---0-0---0---|-0h=3--------------------------||
| Gtr II
| PM----| PM| PM
Gtrs I, II
PM----| PM| PM PM--------------------|
|-7\---------2-----3---6-|-7\---------7-7-7S9-9-9---|
|----0-0-0-0---0-0---0---|----0-0-0-0-3-3-3S7-7-7---|
Gtr I
PM----| PM| PM
|------------------------|----------0h=4-5--4--2---------|
|----0-0-0-0---0-0---0---|-0h=3--------------------------|
| Gtr II
| PM----| PM| PM
|-0h=2-------------------------|
Gtr II
PM| PM| PM| PM| PM| PM| PM PM PM
| Gtr III
| PM| PM| PM| PM| PM| PM| PM PM PM
| Gtr I
PM| PM| PM| PM|
| PM| PM| PM| PM|
|-----------------------------|------------------10p=9----7------|
|----------------9------9-----|-11p=9----9-----------------------|
Q=142
||o------------------------|---------------------|
||-----------12------12h14-|-14s16-14--12---11---|
||o-12S14-------14---------|---------------------|
||-------------------------|-15s17-15--14---12---|
||o-15S16-------16---------|---------------------|
||o------------------------|---------------------|
| PM--------| PM---------|
||o------------------------|-----------------------|
||o-----2-----2----2-----2-|--5---------5-5----5---|
|----------------------|-------------------o||
|--9s10-10-----10------|--9---9------9-----o||
|-11s12-12-----12------|-11--11-----11-----o||
|----------------------|-------------------o||
| PM-----|
|----------------------|-------------------o||
|--5---------5----5--5-|--4----------------o||
Gtr II
PM-------------------------------------------------|
||o------------------------------------------------------|
||o------------------------------------------------------|
||o----------------------------------------------------|
||o----------------------------------------------------|
These slide offs are only played the first time
||o----------------------------------------------------|
||o----------------------------------------------------|
Gtrs I, II
|-------------------------------------------------o||
|-------------------------------------------------o||
| Gtr II
|-----------7p===6h====7-----------------9p==7h====9--------------10-------|
|----------10p===9h===10----------------12p===10h===12----------------14h===15-----|
*Natural harmonic then whammy dive
|-------15--------12-15p12----*------()-|
Gtr II
~~ ~~ PM|
| Gtr III
| Gtr I
|-----7p6h=7-----9p7h=9----10-|----10p9h10----12p10h12----14h15-|
PM----------------------------------------|
/-These notes are trilled------------------------\

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