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Autopsy
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This is tablature — fret positions rather than chord names. Wide lines scroll sideways on their own, so the page never does.

Song

-AUTOPSY - DEAD from the "Mental Funeral" CD (c) 1991 Vile Music

-Transcribed by Chris Myhre. Version 1.1 Feb 2000 (ver 1.0 Oct 97)

-For questions, corrections, etc email me: bowel_ripper@hotmail.com

-For best print edit the left/right margins in page setup to make the tab fit the sheet

-Tuning: two steps down (1:C, 2:G, 3:D#, 4:A#, 5:F, 6:C)

-Notation legend: / = slide up; \ = slide down; ~ = vibrato;

br = half bend, release; h = hammer-on; ^ = semitone trill

fade-in (w/lead

1>|------'-----|4th time)--x7-----------------------|----------------------------------

2>|------'------------------'-----------------------|----------------------------------
3>|------'------------------'-----------------------|----------------------------------
4>|------'------------------'-----------------------|----------------------------------
5>|5-----'4--5--4-----5-----'4--5--4-----3----------|4---4----------4---4-----9--------
6>|5-----'2--5--4-----5-----'2--5--4-----1----------|2---2---8---\--2---2---8---8-7br--

lead x4

  	 |------------------'------------------|
  gtr 4->|7-----8-----5--8--'7-----6~----------|
  gtr 3->|6-----7-----4--7--'6-----------------|
  	 |------------------'------------------|
  	 |------------------'------------------|
  	 |------------------'------------------|

gtr 2 plays higher notes 2nd time only

-------------------------------------------|gtr 1 plays bass notes both times

  -------------------------------------------|------------------------------------
  -------------------------------------------|------------------------------------
  ----------------------10-----5-----------4-|---------------9----10----9------9--
  -4---4-------------9------------4--------2-|-----7----6----7----8-----7--10--7--
  -2---2---8------7---------3--------2br-----|0----8----7------------------8------

riff A - gtr 2

  ------------------------------x2----------------------------------|------------
  -------------------------------'----------------------------------|-----12--11-
  -------------------------------'----------------------------------|9--9--------
  -------------------------------'----------------------------------|------------
  --10--9--10----9--5--9----5----'-----------------------1h2-1--3--2|------------
  --8---7--8-----7--3--7----3----'0----8----7----3--2-3---------1--0|------------

gtr 2 gtr 1 & 2

gtr 1 gtr 3

  ---------------x2-------14--13--13-14--13^----x2--riff B-----------x4----------------
  -11-12--11^-----'12--12-12--11--11-12--11^-13\-|--------------------|-----12--11--11-
  ------------10--'9---9---------------------10\-|--------------------|9--9-11--10--10-
  ----------------'------------------------------|---(4)--------------|9--9------------
  ----------------'------------------------------|2---2--3---3--4--3--|----------------
  ----------------'------------------------------|0---2--1---1--2--1--|----------------

gtr 1

gtr 2

------------x4-----x8--------------------------------------------------------'

  -12--11^-----|------|-----12--11--11-12--11^----------12--11--11-12--11^-----'
  -11--10^-10--|repeat|9--9--------------------10--9--9-11--10--10-11--10^-10--'
  ---------10--|riff B|-----9---8---8--9---8^------9--9--------------------10--'
  -------------|------|7--7--------------------8-------------------------------'
  -------------|------|--------------------------------------------------------'

gtr 2 w/fill 1

gtr 1 & 2 gtr 1 (starts 5th time)

  '----------------------------'-------14--13--13-13-h14--14\-|------|
  '-----12--11--11-12--11^-----'12--12-12--11--11-12--11^-----|------|
  '9--9--------------------10--'9---9---------------------10\-|repeat|

'----------------------------'------------------------------|riff B|

  '----------------------------'------------------------------|------|
  '----------------------------'------------------------------|------|

fill 1 can be heard in the background of

(fade out starts 12th time) fill 1 from 5th time onwards

  |---------19--18--19-18--18^-----|				|18^----|

|6:17--17-12--11--12-11--11^-18--| gtr 6 starts 9th time |-------|

  |5:9---9--11--10--11-10--10^-10--| gtr 5 starts 5th time      |-------|
  |4:9---9--9---8---9--8---8^--10--|				|-------|
  |3:7---7---------------------8---|				|-------|
  |--------------------------------|				|-------|

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