Hope Is… by Killswitch Engage Lyric and Guitar Chords

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If you are looking for Hope Is… guitar chords, you’ve come to the right place.
You can play Hope Is… by Killswitch Engage using guitar or guitar.
This song by Killswitch Engage can also be played by that instruments.
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Hope Is… guitar chords has rhythm and included in The End of Heartache (2004) album.
You can also find another musical genres, including jazz guitar chords, country music guitar chords, pop guitar chords, world music guitar chords, and rock guitar chords here.

Hope Is… by Killswitch Engage Guitar Chords


Killswitch Engage – Hope Is
Album: The End of Heartache
Tabbed by Dan “Mestalla” Stevens

Tuning: Drop C – CGCFAD

This song has two guitar parts labeled Lead and Rhythm. Joined bars indicate
synchronous playing of each part. On the recording, Lead can be heard on the
left audio channel and Rhythm on the right audio channel. If playing solo, play
the Lead part.

Key:
[—-]PM. – Palm Mute
PH. – Pinch harmonic
H. – Natural harmonic
/ – Slide up (towards bridge)
– Slide down (towards head)
>> – Pick scrape down (towards head)
~ – Vibrato
h – Hammer on
p – Pull off
o| – Repeat (once, unless otherwise stated underneath)
|o – Repeat from (here when repeating, otherwise the start of the section)
– Note (described underneath)

1. Intro

Lead & Rhythm


D|----------------|----------------------------|
A|----------------|----------------------------|
F|--7-------------|----------------------------|
C|--7------7------|--3------1---/////12\\--|
G|--5------7------|--3------1---/////12\\--|
C|---------7------|--3------1---/////12\\--|

Lead


D|-------------------------------------|-----------------------------------|
A|-------------------------------------|-----------------------------------|
F|-------------------------------------|-----------------------------------|
C|----------7-----5/7------------------|--8-----7--------------------------|
G|--0-------5-----3/5------------------|--6-----5-----6-----5--------------|
C|--0-0-0-0---0-0-----0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0--|----0-0---0-0-6-0-0-5-0-0-3-5-3-0--|

|PM . . . . . . . . . . . . . | . . . . . . . . . . . . |
| | |
| Rhythm | |


D|-------------------------------------|-----------------------------------|
A|-------------------------------------|-----------------------------------|
F|-------------------------------------|-----------------------------------|
C|-------------------------------------|-----------------------------------|
G|--0-0--------------------------------|--0---------------------0//12\--|
C|--0-0--------------------------------|--0---------------------0//12\--|

2. A Section

Lead & Rhythm


D|-------------------------------------|-----------------------------------|
A|-------------------------------------|-----------------------------------|
F|-------------------------------------|-----------------------------------|
C|----------7-----5/7------------------|--8-----7--------------------------|
G|--0-------5-----3/5------------------|--6-----5-----6-----5--------------|
C|--0-0-0-0---0-0-----0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0--|----0-0---0-0-6-0-0-5-0-0-3-5-3-0--|

PM . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Lead & Rhythm


D|-------------------------------------|-----------------------------------|
A|-------------------------------------|-----------------------------------|
F|-------------------------------------|-----------------------------------|
C|----------7-----5/7------------------|--8-----7--------------------------|
G|--0-------5-----3/5------------------|--6-----5-----6-----5--------------|
C|--0-0-0-0---0-0-----0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0--|----0-0---0-0-6-0-0-5-0-0-12\\0--|

PM . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

3. B Section

Lead & Rhythm


D|---------------------|--------------------|-----------|
A|---------------------|--------------------|-----------|
F|o--------------------|--------------------|-----------|
C|o--------------------|-----------------3--|-----5-----|
G|---0--3--2--4--1--3--|--0--3--2--4-----1--|-----3-----|
C|---0--3--2--4--1--3--|--0--3--2--4--0-----|--0--------|

PM. . . . . . . . . . . .

Lead & Rhythm 


D|---------------------|--------------------|-----------|
A|---------------------|--------------------|-----------|
F|---------------------|--------------------|----------o|
C|---------------------|-----------------3--|----------o|
G|---0--3--2--4--1--3--|--0--3--2--4-----1--|-----1-----|
C|---0--3--2--4--1--3--|--0--3--2--4--0-----|--0--1-----|

PM. . . . . . . . . . . .
At this point, second time round, Lead plays down slide from 12 fret.

(Play 2. A Section)

4. A Section variant

Lead


D|----------------------------------------|--------------------------------------|
A|----------------------------------------|--------------------------------------|
F|o----------10-----9/10------------------|--12-----10-----8-----7--------------o|
C|o-----------x-----x--X------------------|---x------x-----x-----x--------------o|
G|---0--------8-----7//8------------------|--10------8-----6-----5---------------|
C|---0-0-0-0----0-0------0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0--|-----0-0----0-0---0-0---0-0-3-5-3-0---|

|PM . . . . . . . . . . . . . | . . . . . . . . . . . . |
| | |
| Rhythm | |


D|----------------------------------------|--------------------------------------|
A|----------------------------------------|--------------------------------------|
F|o---------------------------------------|-------------------------------------o|
C|o-----------7-----5//7------------------|---8------7--------------------------o|
G|---0--------5-----3//5------------------|---6------5-----6-----5---------------|
C|---0-0-0-0----0-0------0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0--|-----0-0----0-0-6-0-0-5-0-0-3-5-3-0---|

PM . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

5. Pre-chorus

Lead & Rhythm


D|---------------------------|-----------------------------------------|
A|---------------------------|-----------------------------------------|
F|---------------------------|-----------------------------------------|
C|--3-----------5------------|--7/8--7/8--7----------------------------|
G|--1-----3-----3-----5------|--5/6--5/6--5--0-0-0--0-0-0--0-0-0--0-0--|
C|----0-0-3-0-0---0-0-5-0-0--|---------------0-0-0--0-0-0--0-0-0--0-0--|

PM . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Lead & Rhythm


D|---------------------------|-----------------------------------------|
A|---------------------------|-----------------------------------------|
F|---------------------------|-----------------------------------------|
C|--3-----------5------------|--7/8--7/8--7----------------------------|
G|--1-----3-----3-----5------|--5/6--5/6--5--0-0-0--0-0-0--0-0->>>>>>--o|
G|---0----------------------------------|--0-------------->>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>---|
C|---0----------------------------------|--0-----------------------------------|

^Second time only

Lead


D|--------------------------------------|-------------------------------------|
A|--------------------------------------|-------------------------------------|
F|o--------10-----------10--------------|---------9------------9--------------|
C|o----7-------7---7---------7---7---7--|----5-------5---5---------5---5---5--|
G|---0---0-------0---0---------0---0----|--0---0-------0---0---------0---0----|
C|--------------------------------------|-------------------------------------|

| | |
| Rhythm | |


D|--------------------------------------|-------------------------------------|
A|--------------------------------------|-------------------------------------|
F|o-10-----------9--10------------10----|--9-----------7---9-------------9----|
C|o--7-----------7---7-------------7----|--5-----------5---5-------------5----|
G|-----0-0-0-0-0---0---0-0-0-0-0-----0--|----0-0-0-0-0---0---0-0-0-0-0-----0--|
C|-----0-0-0-0-0---0---0-0-0-0-0-----0--|----0-0-0-0-0---0---0-0-0-0-0-----0--|

PM. . . . . . . . . . . . PM. . . . . . . . . . . .

Lead


D|--------------------------------------|------------------------------------------|
A|--------------------------------------|------------------------------------------|
F|----------7------------7--------------|---------5--------------5----------------o|
C|-----3-------3---3---------3---3---3--|----2-------2---2-----------2---2---2----o|
G|---0---0-------0---0---------0---0----|--0---0-------0---0-----------0---0-------|
C|--------------------------------------|------------------------------------------|

| | |
| | |


D|--------------------------------------|------------------------------------------|
A|--------------------------------------|------------------------------------------|
F|---7-----------5---7-------------7----|--5-----------4--------------------------o|
C|---3-----------3---5-------------5----|--2-----------2-2h3p2p0-----2h3p2p0------o|
G|-----0-0-0-0-0---0---0-0-0-0-0-----0--|----0-0-0-0-0-----------3-2----------3-2--|
C|-----0-0-0-0-0---0---0-0-0-0-0-----0--|----0-0-0-0-0-----------------------------|

PM. . . . . . . . . . . . PM. . . . . . . . .

Second time round play pinch harmonic on 3rd fret of the 3rd string with wide vibrato

Lead


D|--------------------------------------|-------------------------------------|
A|--------------------------------------|-------------------------------------|
F|o--7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7/10-10--|--9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9/12-12--|
C|o--x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x--x--x--|--x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x--x--x--|
G|---5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5//8--8--|--7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7/10-10--|
C|--------------------------------------|-------------------------------------|

| | |
| Rhythm | |


D|--------------------------------------|-------------------------------------|
A|--------------------------------------|-------------------------------------|
F|o-10-----------9--10-----------10-----|--9-----------7---9------------9-----|
C|o--7-----------7---7------------7-----|--5-----------5---5------------5-----|
G|-----0-0-0-0-0---0---0-0-0-0-0-----0--|----0-0-0-0-0---0---0-0-0-0-0-----0--|
C|-----0-0-0-0-0---0---0-0-0-0-0-----0--|----0-0-0-0-0---0---0-0-0-0-0-----0--|

PM. . . . . . . . . . . . PM. . . . . . . . . . . .

Lead


D|--------------------------------------|--------------------------------------|
A|--------------------------------------|--------------------------------------|
F|--10-------------------10/14-14--|--12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-------------|
C|---x-------------------------x--x--x--|---x--x--x--x--x--x--x--x-------------|
G|---8--------------------8/12-12--|--10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10->>>>>>>>>>--|
C|--------------------------------------|-------------------------->>>>>>>>>>--|

| | |
| | |


D|--------------------------------------|--------------------------------------|
A|--------------------------------------|--------------------------------------|
F|---7-----------5---7------------7-----|---5-----------------4--5-------------|
C|---3-----------3---5------------5-----|---2-----------------2--2-------------|
G|-----0-0-0-0-0---0---0-0-0-0-0-----0--|------0--0--0--0--0-------0-0->>>>>>--|
C|-----0-0-0-0-0---0---0-0-0-0-0-----0--|------0--0--0--0--0-------0-0->>>>>>--|

PM. . . . . . . . . . . . PM . . . . . . .

(Play 7. Chorus)

9. Outro

Lead & Rhythm


D|---------------------|--------------------|-----------|
A|---------------------|--------------------|-----------|
F|---------------------|--------------------|-----------|
C|---------------------|-----------------3--|-----5-----|
G|--0------------------|-(0)-------------1--|-----3-----|
C|--0------------------|-(0)----------0-----|--0--------|

PM. .

Lead & Rhythm


D|---------------------|--------------------|-----------|
A|---------------------|--------------------|-----------|
F|---------------------|--------------------|-----------|
C|---------------------|-----------------3--|-----------|
G|--0------------------|->>>>>>>>>>>-----1--|-----1-----|
C|--0------------------|->>>>>>>>>>>--0-----|--0--1-----|

PM. .

Lead & Rhythm


D|---------------------|--------------------|--------------------|
A|---------------------|--------------------|--------------------|
F|o--------------------|--------------------|--------------------|
C|o--------------------|--------------------|--------------------|
G|---0--3--2--4--1--3--|--0--3--2--4--1--3--|--0--3--2--4--1--3--|
C|---0--3--2--4--1--3--|--0--3--2--4--1--3--|--0--3--2--4--1--3--|

PM. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Lead & Rhythm


D|---------------------|--------------------|-----------|
A|---------------------|--------------------|-----------|
F|---------------------|--------------------|----------o|
C|---------------------|-----------------3--|----------o|
G|---0--3--2--4--1--3--|--0--3--2--4-----1--|-----1-----|
C|---0--3--2--4--1--3--|--0--3--2--4--0-----|--0--1-----|

PM. . . . . . . . . . . .

(The End)

Full Sequence

1. Intro
2. A Section
3. B Section
3. A Section
4. A Section variant
5. Pre-chorus
6. Chorus
7. A Section (with pinch harmonics)
4. A Section variant
5. Pre-verse
6. Chorus
8. Interlude
7. Chorus
9. Outro

If you want to learn Killswitch Engage Hope Is… guitar chords, The 5 chords we’ll look at are the C major, A major, G major, E major, and D major.
The reason we use all major chords is that the minor versions of any of these chords just require tiny adjustments.
Each one of those minor chords is completely based on its major counterpart

The more you practice, the easier guitar will feel to play Hope Is…. Guitar is hard to learn in the beginning, but gets easier the longer you stick with it.

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