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Tab
4.6(7)

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

Song

DEATH - BORN DEAD

From the Album LEPROSY

Copyright 1988 Relativity Records Inc.

Transcribed by Kerry Vick

E-mail address: kvick@surfsouth.com

Version 1.0 - October 1998

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NOTES:

Tuning: Tune down one whole step (1:D, 2:G, 3:C, 4:F, 5:A, 6:D)

Timing: Listen to music for actual timing...

Notation: When two guitars are listed play all guitars simultaneously.

b = bend / = slide up a.h. = artificial

bf= bend full br= bend release harmonic

h = hammer-on \ = slide down

p = pull-off . = palm mute(pm) t = tapping

" = tremolo picking

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Riff A

|--------------------------------|
|--------------------------------|
|--------------------------------|GTR I
|--------------------------------| & II
|--------------------------------|

|-11111111-33333333-000000000000-|

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

continuation of Riff A

|--------------------------------|
|--------------------------------|
|--------------------------------|GTR I
|--------------------------------| & II
|----------------------------a.h-|

|-11111111-44444444-33333333-3~--|

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

Play Riff A four times

Riff B

|-------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------|GTR I
|-4--------------7--2-7---------------------| & II
|-4--------------7--2-5-44444444-5-44444444-|
|-2-222222222222-5--0-----------------------|

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

continuation of Riff B

|-------------------------|
|-------------------------|
|-------------------------|GTR I
|-------------------------| & II
|-------------------------|

|-5555-7-5555-4444-5-4444-|

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

Play Riff B six times

Riff C.1

|-------------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------------|GTR I
|-2--3--5--3--------------------------------------| & II
|-2--3--5--1----------------------------3333------|
|-0--1--3----00000000-11111111-33333333------1111-|

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

Riff C.2

|-------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------|GTR I
|-2--3--5--3----------------------------5---| & II
|-2--3--5--1----------------------------3-3-|
|-0--1--3----00000000-11111111-33333333---1-|

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

Play Riff C.1 four times

Riff D*

|--t-p-p-|-t-p-p-|-------|--------|
|-12-8-5-|-9-5-2-|-t-p-p-|--t-p-p-|
|--------|-------|-9-5-2-|-12-8-5-|GTR I
|--------|-------|-------|--------| & II
|--------|-------|-------|--------|
|--------|-------|-------|--------|

* Play Each Section four times

Play Riff D four times

Riff E.1

|---------------------------|
|---------------------------|
|---------------------------|GTR I
|---3-----------------------| & II
|-2-1----------000----------|
|-0---22222222-----11111111-|

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

Riff E.2

|----------------------------------|
|----------------------------------|
|----------------------------------|GTR I
|----------3-----------------------| & II
|----------1----------000----------|

|-00000000---22222222-----11111111-|

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

Play Riff E.1 one time

Play Riff E.2 six times

Play Riff E.2 four times (twice speed)

Riff F.1

|------------------------------------------------|
|------------------------------------------------|
|-6-----------------------6----------------------|GTR I
|-4-----------------------4----------------------| & II

|---222222-444444-555555----222222-444444-555555-|

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

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

continuation of Riff F.1

|---------------------------------------|
|---------------------------------------|
|-5-------------------------5-----------|GTR I
|-3-------------------------3-----------| & II
|---111111-333333-444444------a.h.-a.h.-|
|------------------------------4~---3~--|

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

Riff F.2 - Solo

|------------------------------------------------|
|------------------------------------------------|
|-6-----------------------6----------------------|GTR I
|-4-----------------------4----------------------| & II

|---222222-444444-555555----222222-444444-555555-|

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

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

continuation of Riff F.2

|-------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------|
|-5-------------------------5---------------|GTR I
|-3-------------------------3---------------| & II
|---111111-333333-444444--------------------|
|-----------------------------444444-333333-|

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

Play Riff F.1 one time

Play Riff F.2 four times

Riff G

|-------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------|GTR I
|-------------------------------------| & II
|-------------------------------------|

|-55555555-11111111-0000-333333333333-|

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

Play Riff G four times

Play Riff B six times

Play Riff C.1 three times

Play Riff C.2 one time

END.

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