Children of Bodom's Downfall tab

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Children of Bodom: Downfall

from the album "Hatebreeder", 1999
Music and lyrics by Alexi Laiho

Tabbed by Juha-Matti Kallinen
More tabs at http://sivut.koti.tpo.fi/akallinen/

This is my interpretation of the song.
If you have any corrections, suggestions or questions,
mail me to juha-matti.kallinen@koti.tpo.fi


-------------------------------------------------------
Tune down one whole step
4/4 time, 200 bpm

(Keyboards)
|--------------|--------------|--------------|---------------------||
|--------------|--------------|--------------|---------------------||
|--------------|--------------|--------------|---------------------||
|--------------|--------------|--------------|-X\----------------7-||
|--------------|--------------|--------------|------0-0-12\-7-10---||
|--------------|--------------|--------------|---------------------||

Riff A
3rd time band and another guitar in
 A5
|--------------------|-------------------|------------------|------------------|
|--------------------|-------------------|------------------|------------------|
|*-------------------|-------------------|----------------*/--/----------------|
|*-10-----7-9--------|-7------7--------7-|----------------/--/*----------------|
|-----7-0-----7-0-10-|---0-10---0-7-10---|------------------|------------------|
|--------------------|-------------------|------------------|------------------|

 F5                                      (harmonies in thirds 4th time)
|-------------------|-------------------|-------------------|
|-------------------|-------------------|-------------------|
|-------------------|-------------------|-------------------|
|-10-----7-9--------|-7------7--------7-|-10-----7-9--------|
|----8-0-----8-0-10-|---0-10---0-8-10---|----8-0-----8-0-10-|
|-------------------|-------------------|-------------------|

1.2.3. endings
|--------------------|
|--------------------|
|-------------------*|
|-7------7-----10-9-*|
|---0-10---0-8-------|
|--------------------|

4. ending
|-------------------|
|-------------------|
|-------------------|
|-7------7-7--------|
|---0-10-----0------|
|-------------------|

Riff B (repeat 3 times) (Verse begins on 2nd time)
|---------|--------|--------|--------|--------|--------|--------|--------|
|---------|--------|--------|--------|--------|--------|--------|--------|
|*--------|--------|-2------|-5------|-10-----|-2------|-5------|-------*|
|*-2------|-3------|-2------|-5------|-10-----|-2------|-5------|-6-----*|
|--2------|-3------|-0------|-3------|-8------|-0------|-3------|-7------|
|--0------|-1------|--------|--------|--------|--------|--------|--------|




|-----------------------|----------|-----------------------|----------|
|-----------------------|----------|-----------------------|----------|
|-2---------3---------2-|----------|-3-------------------3-|----------|
|-2---------3----5----2-|----------|-3---------3----5----3-|----------|
|-0-----0-0-1----5----0-|----------|-1-----1-1-3----5----1-|----------|
|----------------3------|----------|-----------1----3------|----------|


|-----------------------|----------|-----------------------|
|-----------------------|----------|-----------------------|
|-2---------3---------2-|----------|-3-------------------3-|
|-2---------3----5----2-|----------|-3---------3----5----3-|
|-0-----0-0-1----5----0-|----------|-1-----1-1-3----5----1-|
|----------------3------|----------|-----------1----3------|

(doubled a third higher)----------(keyboards)
|-------------------------------|---------|
|----------13-15-13h15p13-------|---------|
|----14-16----------------16-12-|-14~-----| (7 bars)
|-------------------------------|---------|
|-------------------------------|---------|
|-------------------------------|---------|


|--------|-------|-------|-------|
|--------|-------|-------|-------|
|*-2-----|-5-----|-------|-7----*|
|*-2-----|-5-----|-5-----|-7----*|
|--0-----|-3-----|-5-----|-5-----|
|--------|-------|-3-----|-------|


|---------------------|------------------|--------------|--------------|
|---------------------|-------8~-----8~--|-10~----------|--------------|
|--------7~------7-9~-|---7-9------9-----|--------------|--------------|
|-7-9-10------10------|------------------|--------------|--------------|
|---------------------|------------------|--------------|--------------|
|---------------------|------------------|--------------|--------------|


Chorus
  A5          E5            A5          E5
|-20-17----20-19----15----|-20-17----20-19----15----|
|-------17----------------|-------17----------------|
|*------------------------|-------------------------|
|*------------------------|-------------------------|
|-------------------------|-------------------------|
|-------------------------|-------------------------|

  F5          G5            A5          E5
|-17-13----17-19-15----19-|-20-17----20-19----15----|
|-------13----------15----|-------17----------------|
|-------------------------|------------------------*|
|-------------------------|------------------------*|
|-------------------------|-------------------------|
|-------------------------|-------------------------|


|-------------------------------|-------------------------------|
|-------------------------------|-------------------------------|
|*------------------------------|-------------------------------|
|*7---7---7-7-8---8-----------7-|-7---7-------7---8---7-------7-|
|---------------------10--10----|---------10--------------10----|
|-------------------------------|-------------------------------|


|-------------------------------|-------------------------------|
|-------------------------------|-------------------------------|
|-------------------------------|------------------------------*|
|-8---8---8-8-----------------8-|-8---8---7---8---10--8---7---8*|
|-------------8---8---10--10----|-------------------------------|
|-------------------------------|-------------------------------|

Riff A (8 bars)

Riff B (3 times)


|----------|----------|----------|----------|
|----------|----------|----------|----------|
|----------|----------|-------10-|-10-------|
|----------|----------|-------10-|-10-------|
|----------|----------|-------8--|-8--------|
|----------|----------|----------|----------|


|-----------|-----------|--------------|----------------|
|-----------|-----------|--------------|----------------|
|-7---------|-----------|-5------------|----------------|
|-7---------|-3---------|-5-----5------|--------5-------|
|-5---------|-3---------|-3-----5------|--------5-------|
|-----------|-1-----1-1-|-------3------|----3-3-3---3-3-|


|-----------|-----------|--------------|----------------|
|-----------|-----------|--------------|----------------|
|-7---------|-----------|--------------|----------------|
|-7---------|-3---------|--------------|----------------|
|-5---------|-3---------|-X-7---5~-----|----------------|
|-----------|-1-----1-1-|--------------|----------------|

                                  dive w/bar        ad lib bar effects
|-------|-------|-------|-------|-------|-------|-------|-------|
|-------|-------|-------|-------|-------|-------|-------|-------|
|-2-----|-------|-------|-------|-0-----|-------|-------|-------|
|-2-----|-------|-------|-------|-------|-------|-------|-------|
|-0-----|-------|-------|-------|-------|-------|-------|-------|
|-------|-------|-------|-------|-------|-------|-------|-------|


Solo
  E5              C5           D5          E5
|---------------|-17---------------------|---------------------17-19-20-19-17-|
|-17---19---20--|-------20b(22)r20---19--|-17---------17-19-20----------------|
|---------------|------------------------|------------------------------------|
|---------------|------------------------|------------------------------------|
|---------------|------------------------|------------------------------------|
|---------------|------------------------|------------------------------------|

  C5                      D5
|-19-17----------------17-19-20-22-20-19-17-------|
|-------20-19-17-19-20----------------------20-19-|
|-------------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------------|

  E5              B5
|---------------|-20p17-------17p14-------20p17-------17p14-------|
|-17---19---20--|-------19-16-------16-13-------19-16-------16-13-|
|---------------|-------------------------------------------------|
|---------------|-------------------------------------------------|
|---------------|-------------------------------------------------|
|---------------|-------------------------------------------------|

  C5      D5      C5       D5     C5        G5
|-14---15---------14--|-15--------22b(24)---22-|
|---------17----------|----17------------------|
|---------------------|------------------------|
|---------------------|------------------------|
|---------------------|------------------------|
|---------------------|------------------------|

  E5              C5           D5
|---------------|-17---------------------|
|-17---19---20--|-------20b(22)r20---13--|
|---------------|------------------------|
|---------------|------------------------|
|---------------|------------------------|
|---------------|------------------------|

6/4 time
  C5          D5          C/E         D/F#        G5          A5         
|-------------------------15-------15-17----15-17-19-15-17-19-20-17-19-20-|
|-17-13-15-17-19-15-17-19----17-19-------19-------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|

4/4 time
  B5
|-19-17-23-17-19-20-19-17-23-17-19-20-19-17-23-17-|
|-------------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------------|


|-19-20-19-17-23-17-19-20-19-17-23-17-19b(20)-----|
|-------------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------------|

  C5          B5          A5          G5
|-24-22-20-19-22-20-19-17-20-19-17-15-19-17-15-14-|
|-------------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------------|

  B5    A5    G5    F#5   E5          B5
|-17-15-14-12-15-14-12-11-12~---------------------|
|-------------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------------|

  E5                         A5
|-----15-15----------------|-----20-20-17-17----------|
|-----------17-17----------|-----------------17-17----|
|-----------------16-16----|-----------------------17-|
|-----------------------17-|--------------------------|
|--------------------------|--------------------------|
|--------------------------|--------------------------|

  B     C#    D#    F#      G     A     H~
|-19-17-15-19-17-15----17-|-15----15-17-19~----------|
|-------------------19----|----19--------------------|
|-------------------------|--------------------------|
|-------------------------|--------------------------|
|-------------------------|--------------------------|
|-------------------------|--------------------------|


E5                         A5
|-----15-15----------------|-----20-20-17-17----------|
|-----------17-17----------|-----------------17-17----|
|-----------------16-16----|-----------------------17-|
|-----------------------17-|--------------------------|
|--------------------------|--------------------------|
|--------------------------|--------------------------|

  B5                                                     B5  E5
|-------------17-19-20-19-17----------------------|-----------------|
|----17-19-20----------------20-19-17-------------|-----------------|
|-19----------------------------------19-17-16----|-----------------|
|----------------------------------------------19-|-17--------------|
|-------------------------------------------------|-----------------|
|-------------------------------------------------|-----------------|

           (Keyboards)
|--------|
|--------|
|-2------|
|-2------| 7 bars
|-0------|
|--------|


|--------|-------|-------|-------|
|--------|-------|-------|-------|
|*-2-----|-5-----|-------|-7----*|
|*-2-----|-5-----|-5-----|-7----*|
|--0-----|-3-----|-5-----|-5-----|
|--------|-------|-3-----|-------|


|---------------------|------------------|--------------|--------------|
|---------------------|-------8~-----8~--|-10~-------12-|-13~----------|
|--------7~------7-9~-|---7-9------9-----|--------------|--------------|
|-7-9-10------10------|------------------|--------------|--------------|
|---------------------|------------------|--------------|--------------|
|---------------------|------------------|--------------|--------------|


Chorus
  A5          E5            A5          E5
|-20-17----20-19----15----|-20-17----20-19----15----|
|-------17----------------|-------17----------------|
|*------------------------|-------------------------|
|*------------------------|-------------------------|
|-------------------------|-------------------------|
|-------------------------|-------------------------|

  F5          G5            A5          E5
|-17-13----17-19-15----19-|-20-17----20-19----15----|
|-------13----------15----|-------17----------------|
|-------------------------|------------------------*|
|-------------------------|------------------------*|
|-------------------------|-------------------------|
|-------------------------|-------------------------|


  B5          F#5           B5          F#5
|-22-19----22-21----17----|-22-19----22-21----17----|
|-------19----------------|-------19----------------|
|*------------------------|-------------------------|
|*------------------------|-------------------------|
|-------------------------|-------------------------|
|-------------------------|-------------------------|

  G5          A5            B5          F#5
|-19-15----19-21-17----21-|-22-19----22-21----17----|
|-------15----------17----|-------19----------------|
|-------------------------|------------------------*|
|-------------------------|------------------------*|
|-------------------------|-------------------------|
|-------------------------|-------------------------|


|-----------------------|--------------------|--------------|--------------|
|-----------------------|-------10~-----10~--|-12~----------|--------------|
|---------9~------9-11~-|---9-11------11-----|--------------|--------------|
|-9-11-12------12-------|--------------------|--------------|--------------|
|-----------------------|--------------------|--------------|--------------|
|-----------------------|--------------------|--------------|--------------|


|----------------------||
|----------------------||
|-4--4-----4--4--------||
|-4--4-----4--4--------||
|-2--2-----2--2--------||
|----------------------||