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Pestilence

Transcribed by Steve Pordon 4/4: ~140BPM, half-time feel Intro (left guitar only) d |---------------------------------|---------------------------------| A |---------------------------------|---------------------------------| F |-----------------4-------5-------|-4-------3---------------4-------| C |-2---------------2-------3-------|-2-------1---------------2-------| G |-2---------------2-------3-------|-2---3-4-1---------------2-------| D |-3-------------------------------|-----1-2-------------------------| H Q Q e s s H Q heavy pm^^^ d |---------------------------------|---------------------------------| A |---------------------------------|---------------------------------| F |(4)--------------4-------5-------|-4-------5---------------4-------| C |(2)--------------2-------3-------|-2-------3---------------2-------| G |-2---------------2-------3-------|-2---3-4-3---------------2-------| D |-3-------------------------------|-----1-2-------------------------| H Q Q e s s H Q heavy pm^^^ (Both guitars in, panned L/R) d |-----------------------------------|---------------------------------| A |-----------------------------------|---------------------------------| F |o-(4)--------------4-------5-------|-4-------3---------------4-------| C |o-(2)--------------2-------3-------|-2-------1---------------2-------| G |---2---------------2-------3-------|-2---3-4-1---------------2-------| D |---3-------------------------------|-----1-2-------------------------| H Q Q e s s H Q heavy pm^^^ d |----------------------------------|---------------------------------| A |----------------------------------|---------------------------------| F |-(4)--------------4-------5-------|-4-------5---------------4------o| x4 C |-(2)--------------2-------3-------|-2-------3---------------2------o| G |--2---------------2-------3-------|-2---3-4-3---------------2-------| D |--3-------------------------------|-----1-2-------------------------| H Q Q e s s H Q heavy pm^^^ d |----------------------------------|---------------------------------| A |----------------------------------|---------------------------------| F |-(4)--------------4-------5-------|-4-------3---------------4-------| C |-(2)--------------2-------3-------|-2-------1---------------2-------| G |--2---------------2-------3-------|-2---3-4-1---------------2-------| D |--3-------------------------------|-----1-2-------------------------| H Q Q e s s H Q heavy pm^^^ d |----------------------------------|---------------------------------| A |----------------------------------|---------------------------------| F |-(4)--------------4-------5-------|-4-------5-----------------------| C |-(2)--------------2-------3-------|-2-------3-----------------------| G |--2---------------2-------3-------|-2---3-4-3-----------------------| D |--3-------------------------------|-----1-2-------------------------| H Q Q e s s H. heavy pm^^^ d |---------------------------------| A |---------------------------------| F |-3-------------------------------| C |-1-------------------------------| G |-1-------------------------------| D |-2-------------------------------| W verse 1 (faster, ~230BPM; the 3's under the tab are triplet 16ths) d |-----------------------------------------------------------------| A |-----------------------------------------------------------------| F |o----------------------------------------------------------------| C |o------------------------------------------------1---------------| G |-----------------3---------------5-------3-------0-------2-------| D |-0-0-0---0-0-0---1-0-0---0-0-0---3-------1-----------------------| s.s.s s.s.s s.s.s s.s.s e e e e 3 3 3 3 pm........................................ d |-----------------------------------------------------------------| A |-----------------------------------------------------------------| F |----------------------------------------------------------------o| x4 C |-------------------------------------------------3--------------o| G |-----------------3---------------5-------3---------------2-------| D |-0-0-0---0-0-0---1-0-0---0-0-0---3-------1-----------------------| s.s.s s.s.s s.s.s s.s.s e e e e 3 3 3 3 pm........................................ Chorus 1 d |---------------------------------|---------------------------------| A |---------------------------------|---------------------------------| F |-4---------------4-------5-------|-4-------3---------------4-------| C |-2---------------2-------3-------|-2-------1---------------2-------| G |-2---------------2-------3-------|-2---3-4-1---------------2-------| D |---------------------------------|-----1-2-------------------------| H Q Q e s s H Q heavy pm^^^ d |---------------------------------|---------------------------------| A |---------------------------------|---------------------------------| F |(4)--------------4-------5-------|-4-------5---------------4-------| C |(2)--------------2-------3-------|-2-------3---------------2-------| G |-2---------------2-------3-------|-2---3-4-3---------------2-------| D |-3-------------------------------|-----1-2-------------------------| H Q Q e s s H Q heavy pm^^^ d |----------------------------------|---------------------------------| A |----------------------------------|---------------------------------| F |-(4)--------------4-------5-------|-4-------3---------------4-------| C |-(2)--------------2-------3-------|-2-------1---------------2-------| G |--2---------------2-------3-------|-2---3-4-1---------------2-------| D |--3-------------------------------|-----1-2-------------------------| H Q Q e s s H Q heavy pm^^^ d |----------------------------------|---------------------------------| A |----------------------------------|---------------------------------| F |-(4)--------------4-------5-------|-4-------5---------------4-------| C |-(2)--------------2-------3-------|-2-------3---------------2-------| G |--2---------------2-------3-------|-2---3-4-3---------------2-------| D |--3-------------------------------|-----1-2-------------------------| H Q Q e s s H Q heavy pm^^^ verse 2 d |-----------------------------------------------------------------| A |-----------------------------------------------------------------| F |o----------------------------------------------------------------| C |o------------------------------------------------1---------------| G |-----------------3---------------5-------3-------0-------2-------| D |-0-0-0---0-0-0---1-0-0---0-0-0---3-------1-----------------------| s.s.s s.s.s s.s.s s.s.s e e e e 3 3 3 3 pm........................................ d |-----------------------------------------------------------------| A |-----------------------------------------------------------------| F |----------------------------------------------------------------o| x4 C |-------------------------------------------------3--------------o| G |-----------------3---------------5-------3---------------2-------| D |-0-0-0---0-0-0---1-0-0---0-0-0---3-------1-----------------------| s.s.s s.s.s s.s.s s.s.s e e e e 3 3 3 3 pm........................................ Bridge 1 (slower) Guitar 1 (L) d |---------------------------------|---------------------------------| A |---------------------------------|---------------------------------| F |---------------------------------|---------------------------------| C |-----------------2---1-----------|-----------------2---1-----------| G |-----2---3---5-----------3---2---|-----2---3---5-----------3---2---| D |-0-------------------------------|-0-------------------------------| | e e e e e e e e | e e e e e e e e | | | | |Guitar 2 (R) | | d |---------------------------------|---------------------------------| A |---------------------------------|---------------------------------| F |---------------------------------|---------------------------------| C |-2-------------------------------|-2---2---------------------------| G |-2-------------------------------|-2---2---------------------------| D |-0-------------------------------|-0---0---------------------------| W e H.______________________e d |---------------------------------|---------------------------------| A |---------------------------------|---------------------------------| F |---------------------------------|---------------------------------| C |-----------------2---1-----------|-----------------2---1-----------| G |-----2---3---5-----------3---2---|-----2---3---5-----------3---2---| D |-0-------------------------------|-0-------------------------------| | e e e e e e e e | e e e e e e e e | | | | |Guitar 2 (R) | | d |---------------------------------|---------------------------------| A |---------------------------------|---------------------------------| F |---------------------------------|---------------------------------| C |-2-------------------------------|-2---2---2-----------------------| G |-2-------------------------------|-2---2---2-----------------------| D |-0-------------------------------|-0---0---0-----------------------| W e e H. Bridge 2 (those "e..s" with a 3 below mean hold the first note for the first two 16ths in the triplet) d |--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------| A |--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------| F |o------------------------------------------------------------------------------------o| x3 C |o-3--/4---------------3--/4---------------3--/4-----------------------3---------3----o| G |--3--/4---------------3--/4---------------3--/4-----------------------3---------3-----| D |---------0-0-0--0-0-0--------0-0-0--0-0-0--------0-0-0--0-0-0--0-0-0-----0-0-0--------| e...s t.t.t t.t.t e...s t.t.t t.t.t e...s t.t.t t.t.t t.t.t s t.t.t s 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 d |-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------| A |-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------| F |-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------| C |-3--/4---------------3--/4---------------3--/[email protected]| G |-3--/4---------------3--/4---------------3--/[email protected]| D |--------0-0-0--0-0-0--------0-0-0--0-0-0--------0-0-0--0-0-0--0-0-0-----0-0-0--------| | e...s t.t.t t.t.t e...s t.t.t t.t.t e...s t.t.t t.t.t t.t.t s t.t.t s s | | 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 | | | | | d |-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------| A |-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------| F |-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------| C |-3--/4---------------3--/4---------------3--/[email protected]@--| G |-3--/4---------------3--/4---------------3--/[email protected]@--| D |--------0-0-0--0-0-0--------0-0-0--0-0-0--------0-0-0--0-0-0--0-0-0------------------| e...s t.t.t t.t.t e...s t.t.t t.t.t e...s t.t.t t.t.t t.t.t s s t t 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 Solo 1 (drums double-time - V here means trem. bar down and ^ means bring it back up) d |-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------| A |-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------| F |-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------| C |-0--------------------------------------=2=------------------------------------------| G |-0-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------| D |-0-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------| | H VVV ^^^H V ^ V ^ | |(fast trem. bar dive, strings slack) | | | | d |-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------| A |-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------| F |-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------| C |-3-/-4---------------3-/-4---------------3-/-4-----------------------3---------3-----| G |-3-/-4---------------3-/-4---------------3-/-4-----------------------3---------3-----| D |--------0-0-0--0-0-0--------0-0-0--0-0-0--------0-0-0--0-0-0--0-0-0-----0-0-0--------| s s t.t.t t.t.t s s t.t.t t.t.t s s t.t.t t.t.t t.t.t s t.t.t s 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 (Guitar 2 keeps playing the previous rhythm pattern) d |-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------| A |-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------| F |-----------------------------------------14--b--(16)------14-b-(16)~~~~~~~r(14)~~~~~-| C |-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------| G |-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------| D |-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------| (the solo has a specific timing but I'm not tryna figure that out today :^D ) d |------------------------15b(17)r(15)b(17)~15p12-13p12-------12h13p12------12-13p12---12-| A |-15b(17)-15b(17)~~15p12-------------------------------15p13---------15-13---------15----| F |----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------| C |----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------| G |----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------| D |----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------| (fast hammer) ..........(tremolo picking).......... d |-13b(14)r(13)b(14)~~12-12h13-12-------------------------------------------------------------------------| A |-------------------------------15-13-12h13-12h13-12-----------------------------------------------------| F |---------------------------------------------------14-12-12-14-14-12-12-11-11-12-12-14-14-14b(16)-b(18)\| C |--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------| G |--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------| D |--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------| verse 3 d |-------------------------------------------------------------------------| A |-------------------------------------------------------------------------| F |o-----------------------------------------------------------------------o| x3 C |o-5---3---6---------5---3---6---------5---3---6---7---6---7---6---------o| G |--5---3---6---------5---3---6---------5---3---6---7---6---7---6----------| D |--3---1---4--0-0-0--3---1---4--0-0-0--3---1---4---5---4---5---4---0-0-0--| s s s t.t.t s s s t.t.t s s s s s s s t.t.t 3 3 3 11/8: (slower) d |------------------------------------------------------------------------------| A |------------------------------------------------------------------------------| F |------------------------------------------------------------------------------| C |-5---3---6---------5---3---6---------5--3--6--7--6--7--6----------------------| G |-5---3---6---------5---3---6---------5--3--6--7--6--7--6----------------------| D |-3---1---4--0-0-0--3---1---4--0-0-0--3--1--4--5--4--5--4----------------------| | s s s t.t.t s s s t.t.t s s s s s s H | | 3 3 | | (slower) | d |------------------------------------------------------------------------------| A |------------------------------------------------------------------------------| F |------------------------------------------------------------------------------| C |-5---3---6---------5---3---6---------5--3--6--7--6--7--6----------------------| G |-5---3---6---------5---3---6---------5--3--6--7--6--7--6--6--6--6--6--6--6--6-| D |-3---1---4--0-0-0--3---1---4--0-0-0--3--1--4--5--4--5--4--4--4--4--4--4--4--4-| | s s s t.t.t s s s t.t.t s s s s s s s s s s s s s s 3 3 pm................. 4/4: 5/4: Bridge 3 d |-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|---------------------| A |-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|---------------------| F |-3---------------|-3---------------|-3---------------|[email protected]| C |-3-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-|-3-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-|-3-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-|[email protected]| G |-1-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-|-1-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-|-1-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-|[email protected]| D |---0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|---0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|---0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|---0-0-0-0-0-0-------| e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e Q pm........... pm........... pm........... pm......... 4/4: d |------------------|-----------------|-----------------|-------------------| A |------------------|-----------------|-----------------|-------------------| F |o-3---------------|-3---------------|-3---------------|-3-------3---4----o| C |o-3-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-|-3-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-|-3-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-|-3-2-2-2-3---4----o| G |--1-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-|-1-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-|-1-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-|-1-2-2-2-1---2-----| D |----0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|---0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|---0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|---0-0-0-----------| e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e Q Q pm........... pm........... pm........... pm... Solo 2 (faster: ~245BPM) d |--------------------------------------------------------------------| A |--------------------------------------------------------------------| F |-----9---7-----------------------7----------------------------------| C |-7-----------10--9---7---10--9-------10--9h10p9---------9-----------| G |------------------------------------------------10--9-------10--9---| D |--------------------------------------------------------------------| | s s s s s s s s s s t..t.t s s s s s | | 3 | | | d |--------------------------------------------------------------------| A |--------------------------------------------------------------------| F |-3------------------------------------------------------------------| C |-3------------------------------------------------------------------| G |-1------------------------------------------------------------------| D |---------0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0---0--0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-| e t t t t t t t t t t t t t t t t t t t t t t t t t t t t pm......................................................... (NOTE: The timing doesn't change, just the spacing here) trem. bar: V^V^V^V^V^V^V^V^V^V^V^V^V^ d |-------------------------------------------------------------------------| A |-------------------------------------------------------------------------| F |---------11--9-------11~~~-----------------------------------------------| C |-----9-----------12------12--11b(12)r(11)9h11p9--------------------------| G |-8----------------------------------------------12-11-10-9h10p9----------| D |---------------------------------------------------------------11b12r11~~| | s s s s s s s s s s t.t.t s s s t.t.t s s s | | 3 3 | | | d |-------------------------------------------------------------------------| A |-------------------------------------------------------------------------| F |-3-----------------------------------------------------------------------| C |-3-----------------------------------------------------------------------| G |-1-----------------------------------------------------------------------| D |---------0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0--0--0----0--0-0-0-0-0-0-0--0-0-0--| e t t t t t t t t t t t t t t t t t t t t t t t t t t t t pm............................................................. (NOTE: The timing doesn't change, just the spacing here) d |-----------------------------------------------------------------| A |-----------------------------------------------------------------| F |---------------9h11h12/14p12p11-----------------------16-19p17p16| C |--------9h10h12----------------14p12p11-12p11h12h14/17-----------| G |-9h10h12---------------------------------------------------------| D |-----------------------------------------------------------------| | (These are all like triplet 16ths or something. Hate this solo.)| | (Oh, and he's bouncing the tremelo bar the entire time as well.)| | | d |-----------------------------------------------------------------| A |-----------------------------------------------------------------| F |-3---------------------------------------------------------------| C |-3---------------------------------------------------------------| G |-1---------------------------------------------------------------| D |---------0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-| e t t t t t t t t t t t t t t t t t t t t t t t t t t t t pm...................................................... d |----------------------------------------------------------------------------------| A |----------------------------------------------------------------------------------| F |------------------b---r------b---r------------------------------------------------| C |-19p17p16h17p16h17(19)(17)-16(17)(16)---16h17p16b(17)--r(16)16b(17)r(16)b(17)r(16)| G |----------------------------------------------------------------------------------| D |----------------------------------------------------------------------------------| | . . | |(these are pretty much all triplet 16ths too, but I've marked where the start of | | the quarters are if that helps.) | | | d |----------------------------------------------------------------------------------| A |----------------------------------------------------------------------------------| F |-3--------------------------------------3-------------------4---------------------| C |-3--------------------------------------3-------------------4---------------------| G |-1--------------------------------------1-------------------2---------------------| D |---------0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0--------------------------------------------------| e t t t t t t t t t t t t Q Q pm...................... (Guitar 2 keeps playing previous rhythm pattern - 4 bars) d |----------------------------------------------------------------------------------| A |---22p20p19-24p22p20-----------------22p20p19-24p22p20-----------20-24-b(25)r(24)-| F |/19-----------------23p21p19-18h19h21-----------------23-21-19-21-----------------| C |----------------------------------------------------------------------------------| G |----------------------------------------------------------------------------------| D |----------------------------------------------------------------------------------| d |----------------------------------------------------------------------------------| A |b(25)-r-(24)-22---20---19---22---19-----------------------------------------------| F |--------------------------------------19---19--b--(21)--r--(19)--b--(21)-r(19)--b-| C |----------------------------------------------------------------------------------| G |----------------------------------------------------------------------------------| D |----------------------------------------------------------------------------------| d |----------------------------------------------------------------------------------| A |----------------22-24-p-22-p-20-\-19----------------------------------------------| F |-(21)r-19-21-23----------------------23p21p19--18--16--18h19--18--16--------------| C |----------------------------------------------------------------------19--17h19---| G |----------------------------------------------------------------------------------| D |----------------------------------------------------------------------------------| pull up/back down on trem, then dive the harmonic d |----------------------------------------------------------------------------------| A |----------------------------------------------------------------------------------| F |----------------------------------------------------------------------------------| C |-17~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~16h17-16~~~~~~^~~~~V~~~~^(17)~~~~~~~~---V-------| G |--------------------------------------------------------------------------=16=-V--| D |----------------------------------------------------------------------------------| Q. s s Q e. s verse 4 d |-----------------------------------------------------------------| A |-----------------------------------------------------------------| F |o---------------------------------------------------------------o| x3 C |o---------------------------------------------------------------o| G |-----------------3-----------------------4-------1~~~~~~~~~~~~---| D |-0-0-0---0-0-0---1-0-0---0-0-0---4-------------------------------| s.s.s s.s.s s.s.s s.s.s e e Q 3 3 3 3 pm............................ d |-------------------------------------------------| A |-------------------------------------------------| F |o-----------------------------------------------o| C |o-3-----------3-----------6---6-----------------o| G |--3-----------3-----------6---6------------------| D |--1---0-0-0---1---0-0-0---4---4---0-0-0---0-0-0--| e s.s.s e s.s.s e e s.s.s s.s.s 3 3 3 3 pm... pm... pm........... Verse 5 d |-----------------------------------------------------------------| A |-----------------------------------------------------------------| F |o----------------------------------------------------------------| C |o------------------------------------------------1---------------| G |-----------------3---------------5-------3-------0-------2-------| D |-0-0-0---0-0-0---1-0-0---0-0-0---3-------1-----------------------| s.s.s s.s.s s.s.s s.s.s e e e e 3 3 3 3 pm........................................ d |-----------------------------------------------------------------| A |-----------------------------------------------------------------| F |----------------------------------------------------------------o| x4 C |-------------------------------------------------3--------------o| G |-----------------3---------------5-------3---------------2-------| D |-0-0-0---0-0-0---1-0-0---0-0-0---3-------1-----------------------| s.s.s s.s.s s.s.s s.s.s e e e e 3 3 3 3 pm........................................ Chorus 2 d |---------------------------------|---------------------------------| A |---------------------------------|---------------------------------| F |-4---------------4-------5-------|-4-------3---------------4-------| C |-2---------------2-------3-------|-2-------1---------------2-------| G |-2---------------2-------3-------|-2---3-4-1---------------2-------| D |---------------------------------|-----1-2-------------------------| H Q Q e s s H Q heavy pm^^^ d |---------------------------------|---------------------------------| A |---------------------------------|---------------------------------| F |(4)--------------4-------5-------|-4-------5---------------4-------| C |(2)--------------2-------3-------|-2-------3---------------2-------| G |-2---------------2-------3-------|-2---3-4-3---------------2-------| D |-3-------------------------------|-----1-2-------------------------| H Q Q e s s H Q heavy pm^^^ d |----------------------------------|---------------------------------| A |----------------------------------|---------------------------------| F |-(4)--------------4-------5-------|-4-------3---------------4-------| C |-(2)--------------2-------3-------|-2-------1---------------2-------| G |--2---------------2-------3-------|-2---3-4-1---------------2-------| D |--3-------------------------------|-----1-2-------------------------| H Q Q e s s H Q heavy pm^^^ d |----------------------------------|---------------------------------| A |----------------------------------|---------------------------------| F |-(4)--------------4-------5-------|-4-------5---------------4-------| C |-(2)--------------2-------3-------|-2-------3---------------2-------| G |--2---------------2-------3-------|-2---3-4-3---------------2-------| D |--3-------------------------------|-----1-2-------------------------| H Q Q e s s H Q heavy pm^^^ Verse 6 d |-----------------------------------------------------------------| A |-----------------------------------------------------------------| F |o---------------------------------------------------------------o| x3 C |o---------------------------------------------------------------o| G |-----------------3-----------------------4-------1~~~~~~~~~~~~---| D |-0-0-0---0-0-0---1-0-0---0-0-0---4-------------------------------| s.s.s s.s.s s.s.s s.s.s e e Q 3 3 3 3 pm............................ Coda d |-----------------------------------------------| A |-----------------------------------------------| F |-----------------------------------------------| C |-3-----------3-----------6---6-----------------| G |-3-----------3-----------6---6-----------------| D |-1---0-0-0---1---0-0-0---4---4---0-0-0---0-0-0-| e s.s.s e s.s.s e e s.s.s s.s.s 3 3 3 3 pm... pm... pm........... d |-----------------------------------------------| A |-----------------------------------------------| F |-----------------------------------------------| C |[email protected]| G |[email protected]| D |[email protected]| e s.s.s e s.s.s e e Q 3 3 pm... pm... ************************************ | t thirty-second | s sixteenth | e eighth | e. dotted eighth | Q quarter | Q. dotted quarter | H half | H. dotted half | W whole | W. dotted whole | b bend up | r reverse bend | h hammer-on | p pull off | \ slide down | / slide up | ~ vibrato | @ rest | pm palm mute | = (around note) natural harmonic | () around fret number - note held from previous sound, not picked | __ two notes tied together (example: e___H ties eighth and half) | arp arpeggiate ************************************

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