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EMPIRE - As Cities Burn
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Tabbed by: Micah Jayne
Email: [email protected]
Tuning: Drop C#
As Cities Burn - Empire
From the album "Come Now Sleep"
The song is in drop C# tuning, which is everything tuned a half step down from drop D.
A Guitar Pro version of this tab is also available here:
https://tabs.ultimate-guitar.com/a/as_cities_burn/empire_guitar_pro.htm
Enjoy!
Intro
Guitar 1
D#|-------------------------------------------------7-10-7-------------------|
A#|------------------------------------------8-10p0--------8-7---------------|
F#|-11--------------------------------7-9-11-------------------9-9-----------|
C#|----12------------------------9h10------------------------------12--------|
G#|-------12-12-10-9-9-7----------------------------------------------12-12--|
C#|----------------------10-10-9---------------------------------------------|
D#|-----------------15-------------------------------------------------------|
A#|--------------------12-13-12-10-12----------------------------------------|
F#|-----------------------------------12-------------------------------------|
C#|------------9-10----------------------------------------------------------|
G#|-10-9-9-7-9---------------------------------------------------------------|
C#|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
Guitar 2
D#|----------------------------------------12-17-14-------10-12-14-----------|
A#|------------12p0------------------------------------12--------------------|
F#|-11-12------------------7-----0------------------11-------------11-12-----|
C#|-------9-10---------------7-9---9h10-12-------------------------------9---|
G#|-----------------9h10-9---------------------------------------------------|
C#|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D#|---------------------------------0----------------------------------------|
A#|----12p0-------------------------0--------11-12-11-12\--------------------|
F#|-----------------------0---------0--------14-14-14-14\--------------------|
C#|-10----------------7-9-----------0----------------------------------------|
G#|---------9h10-9-10--------------------------------------------------------|
C#|-------------------------9-10---------------------------------------------|
Verse 1
Guitar 1
D#|-X-X-X-X--X-X-X-----------------------------------------------------------|
A#|-X-X-X-X--X-X-X---------------------------12------------------------------|
F#|-X-X-X-X--X-X-X--9------------------12-9--9-------------------------9-11--|
C#|-X-X-X-X--X-X-X--9--9------------------------9--------------------9-------|
G#|-X-X-X-X--X-X-X--7----12-12-12-12-10-----------12-12-12-12-10--12---------|
C#|-X-X-X-X--X-X-X-----------------------------------------------------------|
D#|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A#|----------12-15-12---------------------------------------------------------|
F#|-12-14-14----------12-11-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12|
C#|-------------------------14-14-14-14-14-14-14-14-14-14-14-14-14-14-14-14-14|
G#|-------------------------------------------------------------------------14|
C#|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
Guitar 2
D#|-X-X-X-X--X-X-X-----------------------------------------------------------|
A#|-X-X-X-X--X-X-X-----------------------------------------------------------|
F#|-X-X-X-X--X-X-X--9999999999999999---9999999999999999-7777777777777777-----|
C#|-X-X-X-X--X-X-X--9999999999999999---9999999999999999-7777777777777777-----|
G#|-X-X-X-X--X-X-X--7777777777777777-5/7777777777777777-5555555555555555-----|
C#|-X-X-X-X--X-X-X-----------------------------------------------------------|
D#|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A#|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
F#|-9999999999999999--9------------------------------------------------------|
C#|-9999999999999999--9------------------------------------------------------|
G#|-7777777777777777--7------------------------------------------------------|
C#|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
Chorus
Guitar 1
D#|--------------------------12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-------------------------|
A#|--------------------------12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-------------------------|
F#|-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12--12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12--12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12|
C#|-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12--12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12--12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12|
G#|-14-14-14-14-14-14-14-14--12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12--10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10|
C#|-14-14-14-14-14-14-14-14--12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12--10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10|
D#|-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12---------------------------12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12|
A#|-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12---------------------------12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12|
F#|-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12--12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12--12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12|
C#|-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12--12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12--12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12|
G#|-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12--14-14-14-14-14-14-14-14--12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12|
C#|-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12--14-14-14-14-14-14-14-14--12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12|
D#|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A#|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
F#|--------9--9--9--9--9--9-12-12-12-----------------------------------------|
C#|-------10-10-10-10-10-10-14-14-14-----------------------------------------|
G#|----10--------------------------------------------------------------------|
C#|-10-----------------------------------------------------------------------|
Guitar 2
D#|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A#|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
F#|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
C#|-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12--12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12--12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12|
G#|-14-14-14-14-14-14-14-14--12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12--10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10|
C#|-14-14-14-14-14-14-14-14--12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12--10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10|
D#|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A#|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
F#|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
C#|-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12--12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12--12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12|
G#|-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12--14-14-14-14-14-14-14-14--12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12|
C#|-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12--14-14-14-14-14-14-14-14--12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12|
D#|-----------------10-12----14\7--------------------------------------------|
A#|-----------------------10-------------------------------------------------|
F#|--------------12----------------------------------------------------------|
C#|---------9-10-------------------------------------------------------------|
G#|------10------------------------------------------------------------------|
C#|-9h10---------------------------------------------------------------------|
Intro 2
Guitar 1
D#|-------------------------------------------------7-10-7-------------------|
A#|------------------------------------------8-10p0---------8-7--------------|
F#|-9--------------------------------7-9-11---------------------9-9----------|
C#|---12------------------------9h10--------------------------------12-------|
G#|------12-12-10-9-9-7------------------------------------------------12-12-|
C#|---------------------10-10-9----------------------------------------------|
D#|------------------------------2-------------------------------------------|
A#|--------------------------1-3---------------------------------------------|
F#|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
C#|------------9-10----------------------------------------------------------|
G#|-10-9-9-7-9-------------2-------------------------------------------------|
C#|------------------Rest----------0-----------------------------------------|
Guitar 2
D#|-----------------------------------------12-17-14-------10-12-14----------|
A#|------------12p0-------------------------------------12-------------------|
F#|-11-12-------------------7-----0------------------11-------------11-12----|
C#|-------9-10----------------7-9---9h10-12-------------------------------9--|
G#|-----------------9h10-9---------------------------------------------------|
C#|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D#|------------------------------------2-------------------------------------|
A#|----12p0------------------------1-3---------------------------------------|
F#|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
C#|-10----------------7-9----------------------------------------------------|
G#|---------9h10-9-10------------2-------------------------------------------|
C#|------------------------Rest-----------0----------------------------------|
Verse 2
Guitar 1
D#|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A#|---------------------------10-12-10-------------------7-----------10-12-10|
F#|----------------7--------9--------------------------7---7-------9---------|
C#|--------------9-----------------------------------9-----------------------|
G#|-------------------10-12----------------------------------10-12-----------|
C#|-2x alot----9------------------------2x alot----9-------------------------|
D#|---------------------------------------------------------------------0----|
A#|---------------------------------------------------------------------0----|
F#|---------------------------------------------------------------------0----|
C#|---------------------------------------------------------------------0----|
G#|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
C#|-10-16-16b17b16-----------------------------------------------------------|
Guitar 2
D#|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A#|------------------------------------------------------7-------------------|
F#|----------------7-----------------------------------7---7-----------------|
C#|--------------9-----------------------------------9----------------9------|
G#|------------------------10-12-----------------------------------12---12---|
C#|-2x alot----9------9-12--------------2x alot----9----------9-12-----------|
D#|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A#|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
F#|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
C#|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G#|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
C#|-10/16-17p16---------------------------------------------------------\----|
Chorus (X2)
Guitar 1
D#|--------------------------12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-------------------------|
A#|--------------------------12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-------------------------|
F#|-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12--12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12--12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12|
C#|-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12--12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12--12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12|
G#|-14-14-14-14-14-14-14-14--12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12--10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10|
C#|-14-14-14-14-14-14-14-14--12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12--10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10|
D#|-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12---------------------------12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12|
A#|-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12---------------------------12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12|
F#|-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12--12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12--12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12|
C#|-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12--12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12--12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12|
G#|-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12--14-14-14-14-14-14-14-14--12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12|
C#|-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12--14-14-14-14-14-14-14-14--12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12|
D#|-------{----------------------------}-------------------------------------|
A#|-------{----------------------------}-------------------------------------|
F#|-------{--9--9--9--9--9--9-12-12-12-}-------------------------------------|
C#|-------{-10-10-10-10-10-10-14-14-14-}-------------------------------------|
G#|----10-{----------------------------}-------------------------------------|
C#|-10----{----------------------------}-------------------------------------|
Guitar 2
D#|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A#|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
F#|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
C#|-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12--12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12--12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12|
G#|-14-14-14-14-14-14-14-14--12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12--10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10|
C#|-14-14-14-14-14-14-14-14--12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12--10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10|
D#|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A#|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
F#|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
C#|-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12--12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12--12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12|
G#|-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12--14-14-14-14-14-14-14-14--12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12|
C#|-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12--14-14-14-14-14-14-14-14--12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12|
D#|---------{---------10-12----14\7-}----------------------------------------|
A#|---------{---------------10------}----------------------------------------|
F#|---------{------12---------------}----------------------------------------|
C#|---------{-9-10------------------}----------------------------------------|
G#|------10-{-----------------------}----------------------------------------|
C#|-9h10----{-----------------------}----------------------------------------|
{ } = Play only on the first time through (cut out before { on second time)
Bridge
This part's a little weird, especially for the second guitarist. All the notes
played are here but you'll need to try and figure out where they come in.
Guitar 1
D#|-\------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A#|-\------------------------------------------------------------------------|
F#|-\--11-12-11-12\---------------------------11-12-11-12\-------------------|
C#|-\---------------2-2------------------------------------2-2---------------|
G#|-\---------------2-2------------------------------------2-2--------12-14--|
C#|-\---------------2-2--(pick slide)--2/17----------------2-2-----12--------|
D#|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A#|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
F#|------------------------------------------------9-11-----------9-11-------|
C#|----------------------------------------------9---------------9-----------|
G#|----14----14--------10-12----12----12-------------------------------------|
C#|-12----12----12--10-------10----10----10----------------------------------|
D#|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A#|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
F#|---------------------------------------------9----------------------------|
C#|-----------------------------------------------12-------------------------|
G#|--------------------------------------------------12-12-10-9-9-7----------|
C#|-----------(wait, then come in with)-----------------------------10-10-9--|
Guitar 2
D#|-\------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A#|-\--------------------------13--------------------------------------------|
F#|-\--11-12-11-12\------11h12----11-----00000000--11-12-11-12\--------------|
C#|-\---------------2-2--------------9---99999999----------------2-2---------|
G#|-\---------------2-2------------------00000000----------------2-2---------|
C#|-\---------------2-2------------------------------------------2-2---------|
D#|---------------------------------------------10---------------------------|
A#|------------------------------------------------12------------------------|
F#|-----------------------------------11---11---------9--p0-----11--11-------|
C#|-----------------------9-------9------9----9-------------7\9--9-----------|
G#|----12-14--9-----10-12---12---------------------------------------9-5-7-5-|
C#|-12-----------10----------------------------------------------------------|
D#|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A#|------------------------------------------------------12p0----------------|
F#|-------------------------------------------11-12------------------7-----0-|
C#|-------------------------------------------------9-10---------------7-9---|
G#|-3-2-------------------------------------------------------9h10-9---------|
C#|-----2------(wait, then come in with)-------------------------------------|
Chorus (X2)
Guitar 1
D#|--------------------------12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-------------------------|
A#|--------------------------12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-------------------------|
F#|-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12--12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12--12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12|
C#|-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12--12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12--12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12|
G#|-14-14-14-14-14-14-14-14--12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12--10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10|
C#|-14-14-14-14-14-14-14-14--12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12--10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10|
D#|-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12---------------------------12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12|
A#|-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12---------------------------12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12|
F#|-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12--12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12--12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12|
C#|-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12--12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12--12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12|
G#|-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12--14-14-14-14-14-14-14-14--12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12|
C#|-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12--14-14-14-14-14-14-14-14--12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12|
D#|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A#|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
F#|--------9--9--9--9--9--9-12-12-12-----------------------------------------|
C#|-------10-10-10-10-10-10-14-14-14-----------------------------------------|
G#|----10--------------------------------------------------------------------|
C#|-10-----------------------------------------------------------------------|
Instead of the last line, on the second time play:
D#|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A#|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
F#|---------------12---------------------------------------------------------|
C#|-------9h10-12------------------------------------------------------------|
G#|----10--------------------------------------------------------------------|
C#|-10-----------------------------------------------------------------------|
Guitar 2
D#|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A#|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
F#|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
C#|-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12--12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12--12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12|
G#|-14-14-14-14-14-14-14-14--12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12--10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10|
C#|-14-14-14-14-14-14-14-14--12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12--10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10|
D#|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A#|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
F#|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
C#|-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12--12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12--12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12|
G#|-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12--14-14-14-14-14-14-14-14--12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12|
C#|-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12--14-14-14-14-14-14-14-14--12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12|
D#|-----------------10-12----14\7--------------------------------------------|
A#|-----------------------10-------------------------------------------------|
F#|--------------12----------------------------------------------------------|
C#|---------9-10-------------------------------------------------------------|
G#|------10------------------------------------------------------------------|
C#|-9h10---------------------------------------------------------------------|
Outro
Guitar 1
D#|------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A#|-------------------------------------------------------12-15-12---------------|
F#|-9----------------------------------7-9-11-11-12-12-14----------12p0-11-12-12\|
C#|---12--------------------------9h10----------------------------------------14\|
G#|-----12-12-12-10-9-9-7--------------------------------------------------------|
C#|-----(^triplet)--------10-10-9------------------------------------------------|
Guitar 2
D#|----------------------------------------12-17-14-------10-12-14---------------|
A#|------------12p0------------------------------------12------------------------|
F#|-11-12------------------7-----0------------------11----------------12--11\----|
C#|-------9-10---------------7-9---9h10-12-------------------------14-----14\----|
G#|-----------------9h10-9-------------------------------------------------------|
C#|------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
| / slide up
| \ slide down
| h hammer-on
| p pull-off
| ~ vibrato
| + harmonic
| x Mute note
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