As I Lay Dying - The Beginning

H/P - Hammer on/Pull Off
PM  - Palm Mute
/   - Slide

Riff A
D|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|--------------------------------------------------10--------10-----|
F|-14-14-14p12p10-12-12-12p10p9-10-9----9--------------10--------10--|
C|-----------------------------------12---12-10-8-8-------8-8------8-| X2
G|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
C|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
Riff B
D|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
F|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
C|-888888888888--101010101010--777777-------9-9/10---9-9/10----------| X2
G|-888888888888--101010101010--777777-------7-7/8----7-7/8-----------|
C|-888888888888--101010101010--777777----00--------00-------000000000|
PM                                       ..        ..       .........

F|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
C|-8~-10~------------------------------------------------------------|
G|-8~-10~------------------------------------------------------------|
C|-8~-10~------------------------------------------------------------|

Riff C
D|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
F|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
C|-0-----------------------------------------------------------------| X2
G|-0-----------------------------------------------------------------|
C|-0-000-000-000-000-000-000-000-------------------------------------|
PM   ... ... ... ... ... ... ...

Riff D
D|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
F|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
C|-8-8-7h8-7-8-7h8---------------------------------------------------| X3
G|-8-------7--------00-000-00-000-00-000-00--------------------------|
C|-8-------7--------00-000-00-000-00-000-00--------------------------|
PM                  .. ... .. ... .. ... ..

3rd time:
D|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|------------------------------------------------10-10h12p10--10--10h12p10-8|
F|14-14-14p12p10-12-12-12p10p9-10-9----9---------------------10--------------|
C|-----------------------------------12--12-10-8-8---------------------------|
G|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
C|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|

Riff E
D|------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|------------------------------------------------------------------------|
F|------------------------------------------------------------------------|
C|-8-7h8-7-8-7h8-8-8h10-8-7-8-7----5-8-7h8-7-8-7h8-8-8-7h8-8h10-8-7-8-7---|
G|-------7-------8--------------10-5-------7-------8-------------------10-|
C|-------7-------8-----------------5-------7-------8----------------------|

Riff F
D|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
F|-------------9----------10-----------12----------------------------|
C|-0-----------X-----------X------------X------7p5---7~--------------| X2
G|-0-00--0-000-7-00--0-000-8-00--0-000-10-00-------8----8-7----------|
C|-0-00--0-000---00--0-000---00--0-000----00-------------------------|
PM   ..  . ...   ..  . ...   ..  . ...    ..

Riff E

Riff G
D|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
F|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
C|---7-5/7---7-5/7-8-0-8-7h8-10-0-10--7-7-7--------------------------|
G|-0-5-3/5-0-5-3/5-8-0-8-7h8-10-0-10--7-7-7--------------------------|
C|-0-------0-------8-0-8-7h8-10-0-10--7-7-7--------------------------|

Riff B
Riff E
Riff G