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Altering the Future

Death
TabTuningD Tuning
4.3(5)

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Song

ALTERING THE FUTURE BY DEATH

FROM THE "SPIRITUAL HEALING" ALBUM

Version 2.0 - October 1997

Transcribed by: Richard Broadhead II()

Tuning: D, tune every string down one step

. - palm mute / - slide up to

\ - slide down to ~ - vibrato

h - hammer on b - bend

p - pull off Suffixes for bend

t - tap with finger f - full bend h - half bend

() - ghost note r - release t - tap bend

* - see comment p - pick when bent

Riff A-----------|

|------------------|--------------------|
|------------------|--------------------|
|------------------|--------------------|
|------------------|--------------------|
|-4--3-----4-3-6-7-|-2--4-3-----4-3-6-7-|
|-2--1-----2-1-4-5-|-0--2-1-----2-1-4-5-|

Play Riff A a total of 4 times, then an E5

Riff B G Tritone(just in case you

|-------------------------| |---------| didn't know what

|-------------------------|               |---------| one was)
|-------------------------|               |---------|
|-6-----------------------|               |---------|
|---5-----4---3-----------|               |---4-----|
|-----4-3---5---4-5-4-3-2-|               |---3-----|

Play Riff B 8 times, in the beginning G triad is play several times.

First time only one guitar plays

Riff C

|-------------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------------|
|---7---6-------7---6-------7---6-------7---6---6-|
|-6---5---5-4-6---5---5-4-6---5---5-4-6---5---5---|
|-------------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------------|

Play Riff C 2 times, on the second time leave out the last three notes

Play Riff B 4 times

______________________________

Riff D | 1,3

|------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|-3-----------------4------------------3---------------------------------|

|---111111111111111---2222222233334444---1111111111111110000000000000000-|

............... ................ ...............................

________________________________ _______________

| 2. | 4.

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

|-11111111111111113333333333333333-|-1111111111111111-|

................................ ................

Riff E

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

|-0000000000000000000444444333333333333333333111111000000000000000000-|

...................................................................

continuation of Riff E

|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|-444444------333333333333-------------------------------------------------|

|-------444444------------111111000000000000000000444444333333333333333333-|

........................................................................

continuation of Riff E

|--------------------------------------------------------|
|--------------------------------------------------------|
|--------------------------------------------------------|
|--------------------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------444444------33333333333333-----|
|-111111000000000000000000------444444--------------3333-|

......................................................

Riff F

|--------------------------------------------------------------------|
|--------------------------------------------------------------------|
|--------------------------------------------------------------------|
|--------------------------------------------------------------------|
|-------------------111111-------------------------------------------|

|-222222222222222222------555555555555555555333333222222222222222222-|

..................................................................

continuation of Riff F

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

|-666666111111555555555555-------|

|-------------------------333333-|

..............................

Play Riff F twice

Riff G

|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|---------7--------9--------10----------------10-------9--------5---------|

|-00000000-00000000-00000000--0000000077777777--7777777-77777777-77777777-|

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

........ ........ ........ ................ ....... ........ ........

continuation of Riff G

|------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|---------6--------8--------9----------------9--------8--------4---------|

|-66666666-66666666-66666666-6666666666666666-66666666-66666666-66666666-|

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

........ ........ ........ ................ ........ ........ ........

Play Riff G 4 times.

ALTERING THE FUTURE!!!!!!!!!

Riff H

|----------------------------------|
|----------------------------------|
|----------------------------------|
|----------------------------------|
|-4444--------3333-----------------|

|-----55554444----4444555533332222-|

................................

Play Riff H four times

Riff I

|----------------------------------|
|----------------------------------|
|----------------------------------| GTR I
|----------------------------------|
|-5---6-----------5---4------------|
|---------5---6-----------4---5----|

| . . . . . . . .

|

|----------------------------------|
|----------------------------------|
|----------------------------------| GTR II
|---7---8-----------7---6----------|
|-5---6-----7---8-5---4-----6---7--|
|---------5---6-----------4---5----|

Play Riff I twice

Play Riff H twice

Play Riff I twice

Play Riff H twice

Play Riff I twice, but on the second time, play only the first 3/4.

Play Riff B 8 times, in the beginning a G Triad is played sometimes

Play Riff C 2 times, on second time leave out last three notes

Play Riff B 4 times

Play Riff D

Play Riff E

End with E5 power chord

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