This Is War - 30 Seconds To Mars
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Tabs and lyrics
Tunning: Drop D (D A D G B E)
Pretty easy song. I'll put like musical kinda milestones so you know where to play
each part, and enjoy =]

Tuning - Drop D (DADGBE)


[Intro]

Clean Delay on the guitar or you can pick the delayed notes too.
E|----------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|----------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|----------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|------8-8-------6-6-------4-4--------6-6------------------------------|
A|--6-6-----------------2-2-------4-4-----------------------------------|
D|------------4-4-------------------------------------------------------|

every first and third bar it does this
E|----------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|----------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|------------------------------------8-8-8-8-8-------------------------|
D|------8-8-------6-6-------4-4-----------------------------------------|
A|--6-6-----------------2-2---------------------------------------------|
D|------------4-4----------------6-6------------------------------------|(x6)

Little Violin Bit Backing (Its fun to do the small fun parts lol)

E|-----------------------------|
B|-----------7--9---------7--9-|
G|----8--10--------8--10-------| ringing notes
D|-----------------------------|
A|-----------------------------|
D|-----------------------------|


[Pre-Chorus]

(also available: violin but transposed to guitar)

E|------------------------------------------------|
B|-7-----6-----------7-----7---6------------------|
G|---6-6---6-6-6-6-6---6-6---6---6----------------|
D|------------------------------------------------|
A|------------------------------------------------|
D|------------------------------------------------|(x3)

E|------------------------------------------------|
B|-7-----6-----------9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9--------------|
G|---6-6---6-6-6-6-6------------------------------|
D|------------------------------------------------| Last Time
A|------------------------------------------------|
D|------------------------------------------------|

This Is The Violin Bit On Guitar in the background of the pre-chorus.

E|-----------------------------|
B|-----------7--9---------7--9-|
G|----8--10--------8--10-------| ringing notes
D|-----------------------------|
A|-----------------------------|
D|-----------------------------|


[Chorus]

E|------------------------------------------------|
B|----------14-14-14-14-14----------14-14-14-14-14|
G|-11-11-11----------------11-11-11---------------|
D|------------------------------------------------|
A|------------------------------------------------|
D|------------------------------------------------|

E|------------------------------------------------|
B|----------14-14-14-14-14----------14-14-14-14-14|
G|-10-10-10----------------10-10-10---------------|
D|------------------------------------------------|
A|------------------------------------------------|
D|------------------------------------------------|(x2)

E|------------------------------------------------|
B|----------14-14-14-14-14----------14-14-14-14-14|
G|------------------------------------------------|
D|-13-13-13----------------13-13-13---------------|
A|------------------------------------------------|
D|------------------------------------------------|

E|------------------------------------------------|
B|----------14-14-14-14-14----------14-14-14-14-14|
G|------------------------------------------------|
D|-11-11-11----------------11-11-11---------------|
A|------------------------------------------------|
D|------------------------------------------------|

Little Violin Bit After Chorus

E|-------------------------|
B|-------------------------|
G|-------------------------|
D|---------------------6---|
A|---6--9--6--9--6--9------|
D|-------------------------|


[Verse]

Delay on the guitar or you can pick the delayed notes too.
E|----------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|----------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|----------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|------8-8-------6-6-------4-4--------6-6------------------------------|
A|--6-6-----------------2-2-------4-4-----------------------------------|
D|------------4-4-------------------------------------------------------|(x6)

Occasionally does this
E|----------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|----------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|------------------------------------8-8-8-8-8-------------------------|
D|------8-8-------6-6-------4-4-----------------------------------------|
A|--6-6-----------------2-2-------4-4-----------------------------------|
D|------------4-4-------------------------------------------------------|


[Pre-Chorus]

(also available: violin but transposed to guitar)

E|------------------------------------------------|
B|-7-----6-----------7-----7---6------------------|
G|---6-6---6-6-6-6-6---6-6---6---6----------------|
D|------------------------------------------------|
A|------------------------------------------------|
D|------------------------------------------------|(x3)

E|------------------------------------------------|
B|-7-----6-----------9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9--------------|
G|---6-6---6-6-6-6-6------------------------------|
D|------------------------------------------------| Last Time
A|------------------------------------------------|
D|------------------------------------------------|

This Is The Violin Bit On Guitar in the background of the pre-chorus

E|-----------------------------|
B|-----------7--9---------7--9-|
G|----8--10--------8--10-------| ringing notes
D|-----------------------------|
A|-----------------------------|
D|-----------------------------|


[Chorus]

E|------------------------------------------------|
B|----------14-14-14-14-14----------14-14-14-14-14|
G|-11-11-11----------------11-11-11---------------|
D|------------------------------------------------|
A|------------------------------------------------|
D|------------------------------------------------|

E|------------------------------------------------|
B|----------14-14-14-14-14----------14-14-14-14-14|
G|-10-10-10----------------10-10-10---------------|
D|------------------------------------------------|
A|------------------------------------------------|
D|------------------------------------------------|(x2)

E|------------------------------------------------|
B|----------14-14-14-14-14----------14-14-14-14-14|
G|------------------------------------------------|
D|-13-13-13----------------13-13-13---------------|
A|------------------------------------------------|
D|------------------------------------------------|

E|------------------------------------------------|
B|----------14-14-14-14-14----------14-14-14-14-14|
G|------------------------------------------------|
D|-11-11-11----------------11-11-11---------------|
A|------------------------------------------------|
D|------------------------------------------------|


[Bridge]

E|-------------------------|
B|-------------------------|
G|-------------------------| Let Ring for a short while
D|--4----------------------|
A|--4----------------------|
D|--4----------------------|


[Chorus]

E|------------------------------------------------|
B|----------14-14-14-14-14----------14-14-14-14-14|
G|-11-11-11----------------11-11-11---------------|
D|------------------------------------------------|
A|------------------------------------------------|
D|------------------------------------------------|

E|------------------------------------------------|
B|----------14-14-14-14-14----------14-14-14-14-14|
G|-10-10-10----------------10-10-10---------------|
D|------------------------------------------------|
A|------------------------------------------------|
D|------------------------------------------------|(x2)

E|------------------------------------------------|
B|----------14-14-14-14-14----------14-14-14-14-14|
G|------------------------------------------------|
D|-13-13-13----------------13-13-13---------------|
A|------------------------------------------------|
D|------------------------------------------------|

E|------------------------------------------------|
B|----------14-14-14-14-14----------14-14-14-14-14|
G|------------------------------------------------|
D|-11-11-11----------------11-11-11---------------|
A|------------------------------------------------|
D|------------------------------------------------|


[Last Chorus]

E|------------------------------------------------|
B|------------------------------------------------|
G|-11x16---10x8---13x8---11x16---13x8---15x8------|
D|------------------------------------------------|
A|------------------------------------------------|
D|------------------------------------------------|

E|------------------------------------------------|
B|------------------------------------------------|
G|-11x16---10x12-10s/13-13x3---11x16--------------|
D|------------------------------------------------|
A|------------------------------------------------|
D|------------------------------------------------|

E|---------------------------------------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------------------------------------|
G|--11s/13-13-13----------13s/15-15-15----------15-15-16-18x16---|
D|---------------11-11-11--------------11-11-11------------------|
A|---------------------------------------------------------------|
D|---------------------------------------------------------------|


[Outro]

E|-------------------------------------------------|
B|-------11----12-11----14----12-11----14----12----|
G|-10s11----11-------11----11-------11----11----11-|
D|-------------------------------------------------|
A|-------------------------------------------------|
D|-------------------------------------------------|(x4)

Let It Ring
/
E|--------------------------14-----|
B|-11-12-14-11-12-14-11-12---------|
G|---------------------------------|
D|---------------------------------|
A|---------------------------------|
D|---------------------------------|

Have updated this tab since I last did it. Thanks to tomk71 for helping out
with the part I hadn't tabbed before (the bit before the chorus), was
greatly appreciated mate =]

Also updated the end of the song. The guitar completely changes at the end for
the chorus I've recently realized haha =]

Hope you like it =]

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| x Dead note
| s slide

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Tunning: Standard (E A D G B e)
Hi this is my new This is War Tab because my first was totally wrong, and I
noticed it when I played it so here is the good one ;)

For is Tab I use Powerchords.

Intro:


A Warning to the people, the Good and the Evil
This Is War
To the Soldier, The Civillian, The Martyr, The Victim
This is War

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----------------------------------------6666-----------|
-------------------------------------------------------|
--------8888-------6666-------4444---------------------| x6
----666--------444--------222-------444----------------|
-------------------------------------------------------|
(Play it twice without singing)

Bridge 1:
B C#
Its the moment... The moment to live and ... die.
B C#
The moment to fight... ...to fight, to fight, to fight
--------------------------------------------------------|
--------------------------------------------------------|
--44444444444444-------------666666666666666------------|
--44444444444444-------------666666666666666------------|
--22222222222222-------------444444444444444------------|
--------------------------------------------------------|


Chorus:
F# C#
1.To the right To the left we will fight to the death
2.To the right To the left We will fight to the death
------------------------------------------------------|
------------------------------------------------------|
----------11-------------------------6----------------|
----------11-------------------------6----------------|
----------9--------------------------4----------------|
------------------------------------------------------|

Eb B
1.To the Edge of the Earth, It's a Brave .. the last to the first
2.To the Edge of the Earth,its a Brave New World a Brave New World
----------------------------------------------------|
----------------------------------------------------|
---------8------------------------4-----------------|
---------8------------------------4-----------------|
---------6------------------------2-----------------|
----------------------------------------------------|



A warning to the prophet, the liar, the honest
This is War
To the leader, the pariah, the victor, the messiah
This is war
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----------------------------------------6666-----------|
-------------------------------------------------------|
--------8888-------6666-------4444---------------------| x4
----666--------444--------222-------444----------------|
-------------------------------------------------------|



Bridge:
B
Its the moment of truth and the moment to lie
C#
Its the moment to live and the moment to die
B C#
The moment to fight, the moment to fight, to fight, to fight, to fight

Chorus:

To the right, To the left, we will fight to the death
To the Edge of the Earth, It's a Brave New World from the last to the first
To the right, To the left, We will fight to the death
To the Edge of the Earth its a Brave New World, Brave New World, Its A Brave New World


F# C# Eb B F#
I do believe in the light, raise your hands up to the sky
C# Eb B F#
The fight is done, the war is won, lift your hands towards the sun
C# Eb B F# C#
towards the sun, towards the sun, the war is won

Chorus:

To the right, To the left, we will fight to the death
To the Edge of the Earth, It's a Brave New World from the last to the first
To the right, To the left, We will fight to the death
To the Edge of the Earth its a Brave New World Brave New World Its A Brave New World
A Brave New World The War is Won The War is Won
A Brave New World

The war is won, the war is won, a brave new world



F# C# Eb B
I believe in nothing, not the end and not the start
I believe in nothing, not the earth and not the stars
I believe in nothing, not the day and not the dark
I believe in nothing but the beating of our hearts
I believe in nothing 100 suns until we part
I believe in nothing not in satan, not in god
I believe in nothing, not in peace and not in war
I believe in nothing but the truth of who we are


Now it fits with the Album version :D
Tunning: Drop D (D A D G B E)
ok, so this is how i play it. both guitars. STANDARD TUNING.

Guitar 1 - STANDARD (E A D G B e)
Guitar 2 - STANDARD (E A D G B e)

intro - 0:33
--Guitar 1-- bit of distortion if you like and delay.
|---------------------------------------------|
|---------------------------------------------|
|----------------------------------------8888-|
|-------8-888/-----6-666/-----4-444\----8-----|
|---6-66-----/-4-44-----/-2-22-----\6-66------|
|---------------------------------------------|

--guitar 2---

rest

Pre chorus

--guitar 1--distortion. delay if you like
|----------|--------|-----|---------|----9999~|
|--44444444|66667777|\----|-9999999-|7777-----|
|----------|--------| \---|---------|---------|
|----------|--------| /x3-|---------|---------|
|----------|--------|/----|---------|---------|
|----------|--------|-----|---------|---------|

Guitar 2
Downstroke palm mutes. distorion (ease of pm)
|------------------|------------------|------------------|-------------|
|------------------|------------------|------------------|-------------|
|------------------|------------------|------------------|-------------|
|-8888888888888888-|-6666666666666666-|-4444444444444444-|-8888888~----|
|-6666666666666666-|-4444444444444444-|-2222222222222222-|-6666666~----|
|------------------|------------------|------------------|-------------|


Chorus

--Guitar one & two-- same as pre chorus with no delay
11's/10's/13/ ect
|------------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
|--------14141414--|-------14141414-|-------14141414-|-------14141414-|
|--111111/---------|-101010---------|-131313---------|-111111---------|
|------------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
|------------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
|------------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|


Repeat: - intro
- verse
- chorus
bridge
--guitar one--
|--------|
|-14-~~~-|
|--------|
|--------|
|--------|
|--------|

--guitar 2-- hold for as long as possible
|-------|
|-------|
|-------|
|-4-~~~-|
|-4-~~~-|
|-2-~~~-|


Last Chorus- copied from guitguy92
Guitar 2 repeats chorus 1

--guitar one--
|------------------------------------------------|
|------------------------------------------------|
|-11x16---10x8---13x8---11x16---13x8---15x8------|
|------------------------------------------------|
|------------------------------------------------|
|------------------------------------------------|

|------------------------------------------------|
|------------------------------------------------|
|-11x16---10x12-10s/13-13x3---11x16--------------|
|------------------------------------------------|
|------------------------------------------------|
|------------------------------------------------|

|---------------------------------------------------------------|
|---------------------------------------------------------------|
|--11s/13-13-13----------13s/15-15-15----------15-15-16-18x16---|
|---------------11-11-11--------------11-11-11------------------|
|---------------------------------------------------------------|
|---------------------------------------------------------------|

Outro solo thing
--Guitar 1-- again copied from guitguy92

E|-------------------------------------------------|
B|-------11----12-11----14----12-11----14----12----|
G|-10s11----11-------11----11-------11----11----11-| X4
D|-------------------------------------------------|
A|-------------------------------------------------|
D|-------------------------------------------------|

Let It Ring
/
E|--------------------------14-----|
B|-11-12-14-11-12-14-11-12---------|
G|---------------------------------|
D|---------------------------------|
A|---------------------------------|
D|---------------------------------|

not sure what guitar 2 does.

and there you have it. enjoy as this took forever :).
Song info
This Is War
30 Seconds To Mars
2001
  • Rock
  • Arena Rock
  • Art Rock
  • Hard Rock
  • Prog Rock
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