Behind Me Lies Another Fallen Soldier

As I Lay Dying

Tom: G

* america

.  - palm mute           /  - slide up to
\  - slide down to       ~  - vibrato
p  - pull off            Suffixes for bend
t  - tap                 f  - full bend    h - half bend
ph - pinched harmonic    q  - quarter bend t - tap bend
=  - let note ring       ^  - Hold bend    r release bend
,  - slight palm mute    () - ghost note, sustained note
"  - tremolo note         - Trill

Tuning: Standard (EADGBe)

Intro (play several times)

|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|-----------3-------------------3------------------3--------------------------|
|------1--------1----------1-------1----------1-------1-----------------------|
|-1h3-----3-------3----------1-------1----------1-------1--------6----8--6----|
|---------------------3-3----------------3h4----------------4/6----6-------6--|


Riff A x4             *        **

|--------------------|--------|-----------|
|--------------------|--------|-----------|
|--5-5--5-5----------|--------|-----------|
|--5-5--5-5-5--5-5/6-|-6-6--1-|--8---8----|
|--3-3--3-3-5--5-5/6-|-6-6--1-|-----------|
|-----------3--3-3/4-|-4-4--0-|--6---6----|


*-1st ending
**-2nd ending

Riff B x2

|-------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------|
|--3=---3=---5-7--7-7-8--8/10--12=----|
|--3=---3=----------------------------|
|--1=---1=---3-5--5-5-6--6/8---10=----|
|-------------------------------------|

(the notes are right but listen to song for when to play them)

Riff C x2

|------------------------------------------------------------------------
|------------------------------------------------------------------------
|--5-5-5-5--13-13-13-12------------12-12-11--8------------10-10--8--7----
|--5-5-5-5----------------8-8-8-8----------------6-6-6-6-----------------
|--3-3-3-3--11-11-11-10---8-8-8-8--10-10--8--6---6-6-6-6---8--8--6--5----
|-------------------------6-6-6-6----------------4-4-4-4-----------------



 --------------------|
 --------------------|
 --------------------|
 --5--5-5-5-6-6-6-6--|
 --5--5-5-5-6-6-6-6--|
 --3--3-3-3-4-4-4-4--|


Riff D x2

|-----------------------------------------------
|-----------------------------------------------
|--3/5--5-5-5-----------------------------------
|--3/5--5-5-5--5-5-5-5--5/6--6-6-6-6--1-1-1-1---
|--1/3--3-3-3--5-5-5-5--5/6--6-6-6-6--1-1-1-1---
|--------------3-3-3-3--3/4--4-4-4-4--0-0-0-0---



 --------------------------------------|
 --------------------------------------|
 --5-5-5-5-5---------------------------|
 --5-5-5-5-5--5-5-5-5/6--6-6--8=-8=----|
 --3-3-3-3-3--5-5-5-5/6--6-6--8=-8=----|
 -------------3-3-3-3/4--4-4--6=-6=----|


Ending Riff (played under Riff D after 2x)

|-----------------------------------------------------------------------
|-----------------------------------------------------------------------
|--3/5--5-5--5-5--7-7-7-7--7/8--8-8-8-8-10-10-10-10-10-/12-12-12-12-12--
|-----------------------------------------------------------------------
|--1/3--3-3--3-3--5-5-5-5--5/6--6-6-6-6--8--8--8--8--8-/10-10-10-10-10--
|-----------------------------------------------------------------------



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 -10-10-10-7--7/8--8-8-8-8----|
 -----------------------------|
 --8--8--8-5--5/6--6-6-6-6----|
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Last Notes-

|----------------------|
|----------------------|
|---3=----3=-----------|
|---3=----3=-----------|
|---1=----1=----3=-----|
|---------------1=-----|