The Calamity Tabs & Lyrics by Trivium
The Calamity
guitar tabs lyrics
'The Calamity' - Trivium
As Heard on Trivium's 'Shogun' disc
Tabbed by jjhand
Here's the entire song (fixed a tuning error in some parts). I think all is pretty much
there, but let me know if something's missing.
7 String Normal Tuning ( lead/solos can get away with normal 6 string tuning)
Intro, Played 2x
e|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
b|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
G|-7-5-0-7-5-0-7-5-0-7-5-0-7-5-0-0-|-8-5-0-8-5-0-8-5-0-8-5-0-8-5-0-0-|
D|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
A|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
e|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
b|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
G|-5-3-0-5-3-0-5-3-0-5-3-0-5-3-0-0-|-3-3-3-3-3-3-5-5-----------------|
D|---------------------------------|-----------------3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|
A|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
Verse Riff 1- Guitar 1, with PM on E string (not chords)
e|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
b|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
G|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
D|-5-5-5-5-----------------5-5-5-5-|-----------------5-5-----5-5-----|
A|-5-5-5-5-----------------5-5-5-5-|-----------------5-5-----5-5-----|
E|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|
B|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
e|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
b|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
G|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
D|-6-6-6-6-----------------6-6-6-6-|-----------------6-6-----6-6-----|
A|-6-6-6-6-----------------6-6-6-6-|-----------------6-6-----6-6-----|
E|-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-|-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-|
B|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
e|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
b|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
G|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
D|-3-3-3-3-----------------3-3-3-3-|-----------------3-3-----3-3-----|
A|-3-3-3-3-----------------3-3-3-3-|-----------------3-3-----3-3-----|
E|-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-|-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-|
B|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
e|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
b|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
G|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
D|-5-5-5-5-----------------5-5-5-5-|-----------------5-5-----5-5-----|
A|-5-5-5-5-----------------5-5-5-5-|-----------------5-5-----5-5-----|
E|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|
B|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
Repeat Verse Riff 1, while Guitar 2 plays:
Verse Riff 2
e|----------|---------|----------------|--------------|--------|-------|----------|
b|----------|---------|----------------|--------------|--------|-------|----------|
G|-4--4/5\4-|-7----10-|-7/8\7--7/8\7-7-|-/10-10-12-13-|-13-----|-10----|-4--7/8\7-|
D|----------|---------|----------------|--------------|--------|-------|----------|
A|-2--2/3\2-|-5----8--|-5/6\5--5/6\5-5-|-/8--8--10-11-|-11-----|-8-----|-2--5/6\5-|
E|----------|---------|----------------|--------------|--------|-------|----------|
B|----------|---------|----------------|--------------|--------|-------|----------|
(0:43) Guitar 1 replays intro as before while
Guitar 2 plays on low strings:
PM Riff (play 2x)
A|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
E|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|---------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------|-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-|
A|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
E|-3-3-3-3-3-3-6-6-----------------|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-6-6-6-6-4-4-4-4-|
B|-----------------6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-|---------------------------------|
Chorus -
Guitar 1
e|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
b|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
G|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
D|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|-----------------|-----------------|
A|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|
E|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|
B|-----------------|-----------------|-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|
| Guitar 2
e|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|----------------|
b|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|----------------|
G|---------------8-|-5---------------|-5-------8--5--8-|-7---5----------|
D|-5-------5--8----|-----8---7---8---|-----------------|---------8---7--|
A|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|----------------|
E|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|----------------|
B|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|----------------|
Guitar 1
e|-----------------|-----------------|----------|----------|
b|-----------------|-----------------|----------|----------|
G|-----------------|-----------------|----------|----------|
D|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|----------|----------|
A|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|-3--------|-5--------|
E|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-|-3--------|-5--------|
B|-----------------|-----------------|-1--------|-3--------|
| Guitar 2
e|-----------------|-----------------|----------|------/14-|
b|-----------------|-----------------|----------|-----7----|
G|---------8-----8-|-5---------------|-5---8-5-8|-7--------|
D|-5----------5----|-----8---7---8---|----------|----------|
A|-----------------|-----------------|----------|----------|
E|-----------------|-----------------|----------|----------|
B|-----------------|-----------------|----------|----------|
Guitar 1 (while Guitar 2 repeats)
e|--------------|--------------|-----------------|-----------------|
b|--------------|--------------|-----------------|-----------------|
G|--------------|--------------|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-|
D|-5-5-5-5-5----|-3-3-3-3-3----|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-|
A|-5-5-5-5-5----|-3-3-3-3-3----|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|
E|-3-3-3-3-3----|-1-1-1-1-1----|-----------------|-----------------|
B|--------------|--------------|-----------------|-----------------|
e|-----------------|-----------------|----------|----------|
b|-----------------|-----------------|----------|----------|
G|-----------------|-----------------|----------|----------|
D|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|----------|----------|
A|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|-3--------|-5--------|
E|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-|-3--------|-5--------|
B|-----------------|-----------------|-1--------|-3--------| End Chorus
Intermediate Riff
D|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
A|---------3-3-3-3-----------------|---------3-3-3-3---------5-5-5-5-|
E|-------------------------3-3-3-3-|---------------------------------|
B|-1-1-1-1---------1-1-1-1---------|-3-3-3-3---------3-3-3-3---------|
D|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
A|-------------------------6-6-6-6-|---------------------------------|
E|---------3-3-3-3-----------------|---------4-4-4-4---------3-3-3-3-|
B|-4-4-4-4---------4-4-4-4---------|-6-6-6-6---------4-4-4-4---------|
Second Verse:
Guitar 1 - Verse Riff 1, Guitar 2 - Verse Riff 2, play 2x
Guitar 1 - Intro Riff, Guitar 2 - PM riff
Play Chorus again
Play Intermediate Riff
then
Guitar 1 Repeats that riff 3x with
Guitar 2 holding each lower note:
D|--------|--------|--------|--------|
A|--------|--------|--------|--------|
E|--------|--------|--------|--------|
B|-1------|-3------|-4------|-6---4--|
OK, heres the solo. I had to rewrite it several times to get picthes right.
Its based around G Phrygian (key of Eb).
Solo (some areas are harmonizer):
e|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
b|----------------------------------------------------------------------13-12-10-12~-|
G|----------------------------------------------------10-11-12-10-11-12-13-12-10-12~-|
D|-----------------------------------10-11-13-10-11-13-------------------------------|
A|--------------10-11-13-10-11-13------------------------------------------------|
E|-8-9-10-8-9-10-----------------------------------------------------------------|
B|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|
|Rhythm Guitar
e|----------------------------------------|
B|----------------------------------------|
G|---------------------4/5\4---7-----10~--|
D|-3--3--3--5-----------------------------|
A|-3--3--3--5----------2/3\2---5------8~--|
E|-1--1--1--3-----------------------------|
B|----------------------------------------|
Solo Cont'd * slide index finger up
e|-----------------------------------------------------------------------20-19-17-19~-|
b|-----------------------------------------------------13-14-15-13-14-15-21-20-18-20~-|
G|------------------10-11-12-10-11-12-13-14-15-13-14-15-------------------------------|
D|-10-11-12-10-11-12------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|
|Rhythm Guitar
e|----------------------------------------|
B|----------------------------------------|
G|---------------------4/5\4---7-----12~--|
D|-3--3--3--5-----------------------------|
A|-3--3--3--5----------2/3\2---5-----10~--|
E|-1--1--1--3-----------------------------|
B|----------------------------------------|
This fast passage is hard to hear, its something like this:
e|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
B|-12-10-12-13-10-12-15-10-12-13-12-13-16-12-13-16\15-10-12-15-13-15-16-13-16-18-15-18-
G|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
D|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
A|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
E|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
B|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
|
|Rhythm Guitar
e|-------------------------|-----------------|
B|-------------------------|-----------------|
G|-------------------4/5\4-|----7------12-10-|
D|-5--5--5--3--------------|-----------------|
A|-5--5--5--3--------2/3\2-|----5------10-8--|
E|-3--3--3--1--------------|-----------------|
B|-------------------------|-----------------|
Solo continued from last line (out of room)
e|---------15-21-15--------
b|-------16--------16------
G|-----17------------17----
D|---17----------------17--
A|-15----------------------
E|-------------------------
B|-------------------------
Solo * Harmonizer on (B minor, 3rd)
e|----------------------|----------------------------------------------------------------20~|
b|----------13-11-------|-11------------11---------------------------------------------20---|
G|----------------13-12-|----13-12-10-13--13-12-10----12-10-------12----------------17------|
D|----------------------|--------------------------13-------13-12----13-12-10----17---------|
A|-15~---14-------------|-----------------------------------------------------15------------|
E|----------------------|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|----------------------|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
|
|Rhythm Guitar
e|-----------------------|---------------------------|
B|-----------------------|---------------------------|
G|----------------6/7\6--|---------------------------|
D|-5-------6-------------|-5---6--5------------------|
A|-5-------6------4/5\4--|-----------8--6--8-8-8--10-|
E|-3-------4-------------|-3---4--3------------------|
B|-----------------------|-----------6--4--6-6-6---8-|
solo 2 (another Guitar overlaps last note of solo 1)
e|------------------------------------------------------|
B|--------------------------18p15------15h18p15------15-|
G|-17p12------17p12------12------16--16--------16--16---|
D|------13--13-----13--13----------18------------18-----|
A|--------15---------15---------------------------------|
E|------------------------------------------------------|
B|------------------------------------------------------|
Rhythm guitar repeats previous solo rhythm riff
Solo 2 con't
e|-17p13------13-17p13------13--19p16------16-19p16-----|
B|------15--15--------15--15---------18--18--------18-0-|
G|--------16------------16-------------18---------------|
D|------------------------------------------------------|
A|------------------------------------------------------|
E|------------------------------------------------------|
B|------------------------------------------------------|
For easier reading, tap 20th fret after each note
e|-18T-18T-16T-16T-15T-16T-16T-15T-15T-13T-13T-15T-15T-16T-16T-|
B|-------------------------------------------------------------|
G|-------------------------------------------------------------|
D|-------------------------------------------------------------|
A|-------------------------------------------------------------|
E|-------------------------------------------------------------|
B|-------------------------------------------------------------|
e|-15p11---------------------------------|---------------------|
B|-------13------------------------------|---------------------|
G|----------12p8-------------------------|---------------------|
D|---------------10----------------------|------------------17~~
A|------------------10p6-----------------|----------13-14-15---|
E|-----------------------8b9r8b9r8b9r8~~-|-/13-14-15-----------|
B|---------------------------------------|---------------------|
e|----------------15~---15-|-15h16-13h16-12h13---16-------------|
B|-----------14h15---------|-------------------15--13-15-13-12~-|
G|---14h15h17--------------|------------------------------------|
D|-17----------------------|------------------------------------|
A|-------------------------|------------------------------------|
E|-------------------------|------------------------------------|
B|-------------------------|------------------------------------|
Solo 2 ending
e|----------12-16-12----18-16------16-21p17-17-19-21~--|
B|--------14--------14~------15--15--------------------|
G|------13---------------------14----------------------|
D|-11-14-----------------------------------------------|
A|-----------------------------------------------------|
E|-----------------------------------------------------|
B|-----------------------------------------------------|
|
| Rhythm Guitar ending (slightly different than end of solo 1)
e|----------------------------|
B|----------------------------|
G|----------------------------|
D|-5---6--5-------------------|
A|----------------------------|
E|-3---4--3-------------------|
B|----------4--3--4-3-4-3-0-1-|
Play the intermediate riff 1x
Play verse riff 1
Play intro riff (Guitar 1) while Guitar 2 plays PM riff
Play Chorus again
3rd part during last chorus (heard around 4:41 on track)
e|---------3-------|---------5-------|-----------------|---------1-------|------|------|
B|-------4---4-----|-------7---7-----|-----------------|----------1------|------|------|
G|-5---5-------5---|-----7-------7---|-------3-----3---|-3-2---2---2-----|------|------|
D|---5-----------5-|---7-----------7-|-5---5-----5---5-|-----3------3----|------|------|
A|-----------------|-5---------------|---5-------------|-------------3---|-3----|-5----|
E|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|--------------1--|-3----|-5----|
B|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-1----|-3----|
Ending
e|-----------------------------|
B|-----------------------------|
G|-----------------------------|
D|-X-X---3--3--3----5----5\----|
A|-3-3---3--3--3----5----5\----|
E|-1-1---1--1--1----3----3\----|
B|-1-1---1--1--1----3----3\----|
pm___________
KEY:
| / slide up
| \ slide down
| h hammer-on
| p pull-off
| ~ vibrato
| + harmonic
| x muted note
| () Hold note into slide/ hammer-on/ pull-off
| PM palm mute
| TP tremelo picked
| T tap on fret with pick hand
| b string bend
| r release of bent string
