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Symposium of Sickness

Carcass
Tab

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

Intro 0:00 - 0:17

A1

|2222--------555555555555------------------------|
|----3333------------------------4444------------|
|--------3333----------------3333----000000000000|
|------------------------2222--------------------|

pml.............................................

A2

|2222--------555555555555------------------------|
|----3333------------------------44446-----5-6---|
|--------3333----------------3333----6-----5-6---|
|------------------------2222--------4-----3-4---|

pml.................................

Repeat (A1 + A2) x 2

B1 p.h.... p.h.... (x2)

|---/5------------------------------/5-------------------------_-|
|4-------4~--3-4-----4-------3---4-------4~--4-2---7-3-------5’--|
|4---------------5-6---2-1---3---4-----------------7-3---4-5-----|
|2-------------------------0-1---2-----------2-0---5-1-0---------|

pm.............. pm....

B2 (x2)

|---/5------------------------------/5-------------------------_-|
|4-------4~--3-4-----4-------3---4-------4~--4-2---7-3-------5’--|
|4---------------5-6---2-1---3---4-----------------7-3---4-5-----|
|2-------------------------0-1---2-----------2-0---5-1-0---------|

| pm.............. pm.... |

| harmony guitar |

|----------------------------------------------------------------|
|---/8------------------------------/8---------------------------|
|--------6~------------------------------6~--------------------_-|
|4-----------3-4-----4-------3---4-----------4-2---7-3-------5’--|
|4---------------5-6---2-1---3---4-----------------7-3---4-5-----|
|2-------------------------0-1---2-----------2-0---5-1-0---------|

pm.............. pm....

C (x4)

|--------7---9---------------------------7---6-------------------|
|4-------5---7---------------5---4-------5---4-------------------|
|4-------5---7-------5-/-7---3---4-------5---4-------4-/-7-------|
|2---2-2-------------3-/-5-------2---2-2-------------2-/-5-------|

pm.. pm..

Repeat B1 & B2, C

D p.h.. (x2)

|----5-6-----------4-5~--------------6/7-4-----------------------|
|4-------5~--------------5---7---4---4/5-2-----2-----------------|
|------------5-3---------5---7---4-----------4-2---2-2-2-5---7---|
|------------------------3---5---2-----------2-0---0-0-0-3-0-5---|

pm pm.... pm

E p.h. (x2)

|------------------------------------------------------------3~--|
|----------1---4---------------------------1---4-------1-2p1-----|
|--4-5-0-1-----4---4-4-4-4-8\7-----4-5-0-1-----4---4-4-----------|
|2-----------0-2---2-2-2-2-6\5---2-----------0-2---2-2-----------|

pm............ pm...... pm............ pm..

F (x2)

|----------------------------------------------------6-----------|
|--------777777778888--------------------777788885---4---7-------|
|----7777------------99994-7-676-----7777--------3-------5---6---|
|2222----------------------------2222------------------------4---|

pml..................... pml.............

Repeat (A1 + A2) x 2, F x 4 (faster)

G (x4)

|---------------3-------5~------2---|
|-----------2-----4---------1-------|
|5---4----------------3-------------|
|3-0-2-0----------------------------|

pmh.....

H (x2)

|--------3-------------------3-------------------3-------------------------------|
|4-------3-5-3-------4-------3-5-------3-4-------3-5-3-------4-------1-----------|
|4-------1-5-3-------4-------1-5-------3-4-------1-5-3-------4---------2---------|
|2-----0---3-1-------2-----0---3-------1-2-----0---3-1-------2-----0-----3~------|

pm pm pm pm

(lead: “Eschatological excavations” by W. G. Steer) w/Riff C

|------------------------------------------------------19-21-22-21h22-|
|------------------19-------------21-------21-22-19-21----------------|
|---------16-18-19----------18-19-------------------------------------|
|16-18-19-------------------------------------------------------------|
|---------------------------------------------------------------------|
|---------------------------------------------------------------------|

pm................

|21h22p21-------------------19h22p19----------------------------------|
|---------19h21h22p21p19h21----------21h22-19h21h22-19h21-17b19r~~~~~-|
|---------------------------------------------------------------------|
|---------------------------------------------------------------------|
|---------------------------------------------------------------------|
|---------------------------------------------------------------------|
|---------------------------------------19--------19-|
|19--------19-21--------21-22--------22--------------|
|-----18-----------18-----------18-----------18------|
|----------------------------------------------------|
|----------------------------------------------------|
|----------------------------------------------------|
|21---22---19---21--------19---------------------------------|--------|
|--------------------22--------21---22---19---21---22---21---|19~~~~~-|
|------------------------------------------------------------|--------|
|------------------------------------------------------------|--------|
|------------------------------------------------------------|--------|
|------------------------------------------------------------|--------|

Repeat D, E, F, (A1+A2)x 2, F x 4 (faster), G, H x 4

I1 (w/flanger, let notes ring)

|--------3-------------------------------3-----------------------|
|4-------------------------------4-----------3~------------------|
|----6-------5~----------------------6---------------------------|
|----------------------------------------------------------------|

I2 (w/flanger, let notes ring)

|--------3-------------------------------------------------------|
|4---------------------------------7-----8-----------------------|
|----6-------5~------------------8---8-9---9-8~------------------|
|----------------------------------------------------------------|

pm pm.. pm

Repeat I1

I2’(w/flanger, let notes ring) dive whammy bar

|--------3-------------------------------------------------------|
|4---------------------------------7-----8-----------------------|
|----6-------5~------------------8---8-9---9-8~------(8)\-\-\-\--|
|----------------------------------------------------------------|

pm pm.. pm

J 1 2 p.h.

|-----------------------------------------------------]----------]----------|
|---------------------------------------/5------------]----------]----------|
|---------------------------------------/2---5--------]----------]----------|
|4-------5---3-----------6-------3-----------3--------]--4-------]----------|
|4-------3---3-----------4-------1--------------------]--2-------]--2~~-----|
|2-----2-----1---------1------------------------------]0---------]0---------|

pm pm pm pm

Repeat J

K1 (under solos)

|------7-------------------------------7---------------------------|
|4-----7---------4-----3---------4-----7----------7--8-------------|
|4-----5---------4-----3---------4-----5---------8-89-98~----------|
|2---2-----------2---2-1---------2---54----------------------------|

pm pm pm pm....

K2

|------7-------------------------------7---------------------------|
|4-----7---------4-----3---------4-----7----------7--8-------------|
|4-----5---------4-----3---------4-----5---------8-89-98~----------|
|2---54----------2---541---------2---54----------------------------|

pm pm pm pm....

(lead: “Corpsereality” by M. Amott) w/Riff K1 & K2

|16--17--19--17--16h17p16----------16-17-19-17-16h17p16-------------------------|
|-------------------------19~~~~~~----------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------------------17b18r~~~--11-13-14-----|
|---------------------------------------------------------------------------12--|
|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
--------------------------------|--------------------------------12----12/14~-|
--------------------------------|14-b15--r(14)-14-12-14-15-14-15----15--------|
---11---10-11-13--13b14~~~-r----|---------------------------------------------|
14------------------------------|---------------------------------------------|
--------------------------------|---------------------------------------------|
--------------------------------|---------------------------------------------|
//19b21---b21---r(19)--19---17-16-17-16-------------------------|
----------------------------------------19~-19/\/\/\---\--------|
----------------------------------------------------------------|
----------------------------------------------------------------|
----------------------------------------------------------------|
----------------------------------------------------------------|

Repeat J x 2

(lead: “Cold logistic language” by W. G. Steer) w/Riff K1 & K2

|----------------------------------------------------------------|
|----------------------------------------------------------------|

|-**beginning--missing**-----------------------------------------|

|----------------------------------------------------------------|
|----------------------------------------------------------------|
|----------------------------------------------------------------|
|----------------------------------------------------------------|
|----------------------------------------------------------------|
|----------------------------------------------------------------|
|----------------------------------------------------------------|
|----------------------------------------------------------------|
|----------------------------------------------------------------|
|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|-----------------------------------------------------------------18---19---21---|
|--------------------------------------------------16---18---19------------------|
|------------------------------15---16---18---19---------------------------------|
|---------------14---16---17-----------------------------------------------------|
/14---16---17--------------------------------------------------------------------|

pml.........................................................

17-------------20-----------------|
-----19---21------18~~~~~~--------|
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The End.

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