Kalmah tabs now available on dropbox!

I've also tabbed Kalmah's Like A Slave and Doubtful About it All since there's no accurate tabs of them anywhere last time I checked. Also in gp5 and pdf. Btw they're really not Christian just so no one gets confused but their music rocks:

https://www.dropbox.com/sh/pcbjjnnigjjd3xa/_FqMtUnY5I

Antestor tabs now available on dropbox!

Finally a better way to share them with everyone! I've tabbed Via Dolorosa, Rites of Death, Med Hevede Sverd and Old Times Cruelty in gp5 and pdf with seperate files for different tracks:

https://www.dropbox.com/sh/7lcnpdk2v2t42lo/A4V-SikWSw

Feel free to leave feedback.

As I Die is the latest tab I'll work on

As I Die will be tabbed by me starting when I get back from New Brunswick! Yes, that song must be tabbed soon!

Via Dolorosa tab finished!

I finally finished my fourth Antestor tab as usual in guitarpro and pdf format! There are 2 tracks since there's 2 guitars playing but I put most of the parts in the 1st track just to keep it simple for reading and playing. I also tabbed the little keyboard part in the middle-ish just for fun. As usual Antestor transforms simple chord progressions and melodies into haunting emotions. I think I'll tab As I Die next since it was requested before and it's such a great song. And to keep reiterating, I will eventually tab the whole album. I'm getting there slowly but surely!

gp5 format:
http://uploading.com/files/6d472bb6/Via%2BDolorosa.gp5/

pdf format:
track 1:
http://uploading.com/files/21maef8a/Via%2BDolorosa_Antestor%2528acmjddotblogspotdotcom%2529.pdf/

track 2:
http://uploading.com/files/3dbf8cma/Via%2BDolorosa_Antestor_track2%2528acmjddotblogspotdotcom%2529.pdf/

Enjoy!

updated Antestor tab links

I'm not much of a whiz at internet things so this is the best I can come up with in terms of uploading stuff. I'll try to keep them active or just update again... Enjoy!

-Med Hevede Sverd:
gp5 file: http://uploading.com/files/371c84ea/Med%2BHevede%2BSverd.gp5/

pdf file: http://uploading.com/files/351138ae/Med%2BHevede%2BSverd_Antestor%2528acmjddotblogspotdotcom%2529.pdf/

-Old Times Cruelty:
gp5 file: http://uploading.com/files/3cadbc9d/Old%2BTimes%2BCruelty.gp5/

pdf track 1 file: http://uploading.com/files/1b2c92c7/Old_Times_Cruelty_track1%2528acmjddotblogspotdotcom%2529.pdf/

pdf track 2 file: http://uploading.com/files/93d95df2/Old_Times_Cruelty_track2%2528acmjddotblogspotdotcom%2529.pdf/

-Rites of Death:
gp5 file: http://uploading.com/files/c98dm6b9/Rites%2Bof%2BDeath%25282%2529.gp5/

pdf file: http://uploading.com/files/d4e523cb/Rites%2Bof%2BDeath_Antestor%2528acmjddotblogspotdotcom%2529.pdf/

-Via Dolorosa
gp5 file: http://uploading.com/files/6d472bb6/Via%2BDolorosa.gp5/

pdf file track 1: http://uploading.com/files/21maef8a/Via%2BDolorosa_Antestor%2528acmjddotblogspotdotcom%2529.pdf/

track 2: http://uploading.com/files/3dbf8cma/Via%2BDolorosa_Antestor_track2%2528acmjddotblogspotdotcom%2529.pdf/

starting again on Via Dolorosa tab

This tab seriously won't take too long in itself but I haven't been working on it at all. Been too busy trying to stay sane and sober but I will have more time soon since my daily treatment will end either this week or next. I still intend to tab the whole album in its awesomeness.

starting Via Dolorosa tab

This is just to let you know I'm starting the tab for Via Dolorosa. It sounds like it won't take too long for me to do. It's parts are generally repetitive and there aren't any insane, time-consuming solos. Still a good song of course. If you just want a help in the right direction to figure it out yourself, it starts with Dm, then Bb to C#. That's all I've got for now.

Old Times Cruelty tab finished!

Wow I finished alot faster than I thought I would have. I guess I just love the song so much I neglected to realize alot of the guitar parts are somewhat repetitive and there's no time-consuming crazy fast solo to tab either. I would say this song is pretty easy to play as far as metal songs go. There's just alot of tremolo picking as usual. I split the song into two guitar tracks and threw in a few piano notes in one of them in case you want to play the part but can't play piano. As always, if the links don't work, just let me know and I can reupload.
Enjoy Antestor's awesome songwriting!

gp5 file:
http://uploading.com/files/3cadbc9d/Old%2BTimes%2BCruelty.gp5/

pdf files:
track 1:
http://uploading.com/files/1b2c92c7/Old_Times_Cruelty_track1%2528acmjddotblogspotdotcom%2529.pdf/

track 2:
http://uploading.com/files/db4m6a9b/Old_Times_Cruelty_track2%2528acmjddotblogspotdotcom%2529.pdf/

Next up is Via Dolorosa. I still intend to tab everything on The Forsaken album so I'm just going down the track list. And I honestly don't know how long it will take since my life seems to be in constant upheaval but it will get done eventually.

calmer days

The past month or so has been a tad more peaceful and I'm so thankful for that. I can see that I've gotten past the need for hospitalizations for at least the near future, praise God. My grandparents went back home and my brother is in Korea for the whole summer so its been pretty quiet. I try to keep myself a little busy with simple little errands here and there. I also have to take care of all the gardens and lawn-mowing so that's been a learning experience. It's a real quiet, suburban life I'm living, sort of, except when my bad decision-making partly due to my BPD and depression get in the way. Of course, this frustrates my dad and we've had another bad fight but I only moderately felt like running away and didn't act on it which is a good sign. I've reverted to smoking everyday but I stopped the cigarettes and I still don't do it as much as I used to. I unfortunately do like to have the occasional harder drug. And one extremely hot, humid day my friends and I went to a bar that had no air-conditioning. I hadn't seen them in a long time so I was in a partying mood and probably had one too many beers and by the time we left I was puking and became completely paralyzed. I ended up in a hospital overnight. I was so shocked. What I realize now is that it was partly because anti-psychotic drugs can make you more sensitive to heat and they were popping them into my mouth like candy at the psych ward. No wonder the hot days this summer seemed alot more unbearable than the years before. But also, I do stupid things sometimes. Like still having a crush on my ex who's legally criminally insane, schizophrenic, loves drugs and stealing from stores, has violent urges (thankfully he gets an injection once a month that helps with that) and pollutes and spits all the time. What the hell is wrong with me?! I can't seem to uncrush and I don't understand it at all. It's soooo frustrating! The only good things about him is that he's cute, goofily funny and likes to read. That's it. Anyway, all I can do is avoid him now that I finally got some stuff back that I lent him and another guy at the ward. His craziness never ceases to amaze me. Example:

Me: Why are you staring at those two guys walking by? (One had a shaved head)
Crazy One: I'm admiring the shape of their skulls.
Me: Huh? Why? What do you mean?
CO: I wish there was a way I could remove their brains and arteries and all the other stuff in their heads, take the skulls out and reconnect everything else back together and still be alive. And then clean, polish and keep the skulls for myself.
Me: That's what you were really thinking about just now?
CO: Yup.
Me: You're so crazy.
CO: Hmm, I've been getting that alot lately.

Anyhow, all this to say I'm not exactly living the perfect suburban life (not that I want to) but definitely most days are relatively peaceful. Just looking forward to going back to school and seeing friends. And playing with Frank, the best cat in the world.

Still working on the Old Times Cruelty tab but I've been slowed down by the heat and broken air-conditioning. I'm almost done the pretty introduction but it's taking me longer because it's two different parts so I've got two tracks going.


Isn't it so cool how her stripes turn into spots?

And this is why she's the awesomest cat ever. She'll enjoy a bellyrub even from a complete stranger like this person she only just met. So cute!!

still working on tabs

Just a note:
I'm still working on the tab for Old Times Cruelty by Antestor and the goal is to eventually tab the whole album.

finally done Rites of Death tab!

Woohoo I'm finally finished the tab! And so I share my hard work with the world right here. I'm especially proud of the solo. I'm 99.9% sure I got all the notes there. Happy dance for me!
Anyways, this is a fun song to play and I know it looks kind of scary with so many 32nd notes but I'm pretty sure you can just cheat and not play all of those chords, distortion being so forgiving and all. But it is good exercise for your strumming hand that's for sure. As usual I kind of put two guitar parts together since I like to be able to play the song by myself (not enough musician friends). But everything for the rhythm guitar is still there, it just repeats during the solo which you can hear for yourself in the song so I didn't bother putting it in another track.
Enjoy, and tell me how it goes if you dare.

Old Times Cruelty next!

gp5 file:
http://www.fileuploading.net/366609

pdf file for those of you who should just get guitar pro already:
http://www.fileuploading.net/274862

rites of death tab note

I haven't forgotten that I said I would tab a whole bunch of Antestor's songs since there doesn't seem to be any online. Although I started the tab for Rites of Death in July, I sort of forgot about it in the storm of dramatic-ness that has been my life recently. I'm nearly finished now and I have to say, it always sounds like they use weird chords that would be tricky to figure out but then I find they are sometimes just simple bar chords played in an unusual pattern or something. They're so good at using simple parts and making them sound beautiful and melodramatic.

Rites of Death tab planned

I almost forgot my project to do more Antestor tabs! the next one will be Rites of Death. It's one of my favorites. It's one of the catchiest black metal songs which sort of sounds like an oxymoron somehow...

Med Hevede Sverd Antestor tab finished!

I just finished the tab for this awesome song and more will follow for Antestor. As usual I have it in gp5 format and pdf so it's available to everyone! I'm pretty sure there are two guitar parts but I just melded them into one playable track plus some piano when there is no guitar part. The pinch harmonics in the solo sound a little wonky but if you listen to the actual song and follow with the notation it will make more sense.
I had fun tabbing this song. It's simple but catchy with time changes and just challenging enough for my level.
Tab for Med Hevede Sverd by Antestor:
gp5 format:
http://www.fileuploading.net/273605

Edit: The link below got changed or something weird so I uploaded it again, so here it is again
pdf format:
http://www.fileuploading.net/422969

June 2011 edit: ok stupid uploading sites suck. I'll update all the links in a new post within the next week. is there a better way to do these things??

Antestor tabs planned

So a quick Google search has shown me that there aren't very many Antestor tabs out there which is a darn shame! So I will attempt to remedy this, starting with my favorite songs from them: everything from The Forsaken, Jesus Jesus Ver Du Ha Meg (including the crazy solo), Mercy Lord, Demonic Seduction, Searching, Inmost Fear and there's probably more but I can't think of them right off the top of my head right now. It'll be a big project but fun!
I think I will start with Med Hevede Sverd!
Meanwhile I'm slowly trying to learn Towards Dead End by Children of Bodom but I'm not used to scales and arpeggios so it's frustratingly tricky... Learning my own tabs of Kalmah has been easier which is awesome because my speed is improving!
ps: If anyone who plays guitar is reading this, please do not hesitate to request tabs. Especially if they are for Christian metal bands obviously :)

Like A Slave tab

I'm finally done the lead guitar tab for Like A Slave!
head hurts from too much computer screen @_@

gp5 format:http://www.fileuploading.net/111080

pdf format:http://www.fileuploading.net/152862
Enjoy!

On a totally different side note, I'll finally be meeting with the counsellor later today...

A few thoughts on metal

First of all, I must announce that Meshuggah is coming to Montreal February 18th and then Lamb of god, Children of Bodom, As I Lay Dying and more are coming April 17th. Eeeeeeee!!!! Montreal is such an awesome city. It's so artsy and varied and great for all kinds of music, especially metal.
I am currently trying to play my favorite Kalmah song, Doubtful of it All. I prefer to figure out songs by ear but these guys play so fast I have to slow down the music! Generally I am always disappointed by tabs out there because I can always hear mistakes by the tabber. I haven't checked out how the tabs are for this song that are out there but I think I may post my own tabs for it soon. I've basically figured it all out except for the precise tuning... If others want some precise tabs of metal songs or at-least-interesting-to-play-on-guitar songs then let me know.