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Cosmic Sea

Death
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Tab3

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

Song

Band: Death

Album: Human

Song: Cosmic Sea

. - palm mute / - slide up to

\ - slide down to ~ - vibrato

h - hammer on b - Bend

p - pull off Suffixes for bend

t - tap f - full bend h - half bend

ph - pinched harmonic q - quarter bend t - tap bend

* - see comment ^ - Hold bend r release bend

x - Stuccatto ~ - vibrato bend

, - slight palm mute () - ghost note, sustained note

" - tremolo note <> - Trill

Tunning D G C F A D

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Time- 0:00

Riff A

|---------------------------------|
|---------------------------------|
|----------12~----------------11~-|Gtr
|-10~----------------9~-----------| I
|----------10~----------------9~--|
|-8~-----------------7~-----------|

Play Riff A 6 times, solo starts on the 3rd time

Solo (Chuck Schuldiner)

|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
|-13p12p10----------------------13p12p10--------------------------|
|---------12p11p9-----------------------12p11p9---------------12~-|Gtr
|----------------12p9h10-----------------------12p9h10------------| I
|-----------------------12p9h10-----------------------12p9h10-----|
|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
|------------------------------10h12p10-----------------------|
|----------------------10h12h13--------13p12p10---------------|
|---------------9h11h12------------------------12p11p9--------|Gtr
|--------9h10h12--------------------------------------12p10p9-| I
|-9h10h12-----------------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------------------------|
|------------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------12~----13-13-13~-|
|--11~---11h12-11----9~---12~--------------------|Gtr
|------------------------------------------------| I
|------------------------------------------------|
|------------------------------------------------|
|---------------------------------------------|
|------------------------------------------10-|
|----------9-------9-11----9-11-12-9-11-12----|Gtr
|--9-10-12---10-12------12--------------------| I
|---------------------------------------------|
|---------------------------------------------|
|----------t14p10p8p7h8h10---t14p10p8p7h8h10-|
|-12~----------------------------------------|
|--------------------------------------------|Gtr
|--------------------------------------------| I
|--------------------------------------------|
|--------------------------------------------|
|----------------------------------------------------------------------|
|----------------------------------------------------------------------|
|-12p9-11~-------------------------------------------------------------|Gtr
|----------9p7-10~-------------------------------9---------------------| I
|------------------7--10--9--10--9~-10-7--7h9h10---10~--9--7--9--10--9~|
|----------------------------------------------------------------------|
|-14h15-15-14-12-10-12------------------------------------------------------|
|---------------------13-12-10-13-12-10-----10------------------------------|
|--------------------------------------12~----12-11-9-11-9------------------|Gtr
|---------------------------------------------------------12-10-12-10-9--9~-| I
|----------------------------------------------------------------------12---|
|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|--------------------------------------------|
|--------------13p12-13--12p10-12--10--------|
|--------7h8~-------------------------12-11~-|Gtr
|-7h9h10-------------------------------------| I
|--------------------------------------------|
|--------------------------------------------|

Time - 1:05

Riff B

|---------------------------------------------------|
|---------------------------------------------------|
|---------------------------------------------------|Gtr
|---------------------------------------------------|I&II
|--9-------10--------9----11----10------9--------10-|
|---------------------------------------------------|

Play Riff B twice

Riff C

|-------------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------------|
|-11----8---------------------11----9----11----12-|Gtr
|------------10----9------------------------------| I
|-------------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------------|

| |

|-14----11----------------------------------------|
|------------13----12-----------------------------|
|-----------------------------11----9----11----12-|Gtr
|-------------------------------------------------|II
|-------------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------------|

Continuation of Riff C

|----------------------------------------------------------|
|-------13----12--13p12p10---------------------------------|
|-12-----------------------12p11p9---9----9----9----11--12-|Gtr
|----------------------------------------------------------| I
|----------------------------------------------------------|
|----------------------------------------------------------|

| |

|----------------------------------------------------------|
|-------13----12----10~~~----------------------------------|
|-12---------------------------------9----9----9----11--12-|Gtr
|----------------------------------------------------------|II
|----------------------------------------------------------|
|----------------------------------------------------------|

Continuation of Riff C

|----------------------------------------------------------------------|
|------------------------------------------10~-------------------------|
|-11----11----12----9~-----7----7----12------------9----12----11----9~-|Gtr
|----------------------------------------------------------------------|I&II
|----------------------------------------------------------------------|
|----------------------------------------------------------------------|

Continuation of Riff C

|------------------------------|
|------------------------------|
|-6~-------7----6~----------6~-|Gtr
|------------------------------|I&II
|------------------------------|
|------------------------------|

Play Riff C twice, on the 2nd time, give the last note some extra vibrato.

Time- 2:02

Keyboard & Drum Fill

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

Time- 2:32

Bass Fill

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

Time- 2:48

SOLO(Paul Masvidal)

|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|-----------------------------------------------------13p12--------12-13-12-|
|--------------------------------------------11-12-11~-----14-12-14---------|Gtr
|---------------------------------------12-14-------------------------------|II
|--------12-14--------12-14-15-14--12-14------------------------------------|
|12-14-15-----12-14-15------------------------------------------------------|
|-15-12--12----------------------------------------------|
|------15--15-12--13-12----------------------------------|
|-----------------------14--9--7~----9--7----------------|Gtr
|------------------------------------------7--9~----9~~/-|II
|--------------------------------------------------------|
|--------------------------------------------------------|
|----------------------------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------12h15--15p12---------------------------|
|----------12--------12h14------------14p12----------------------|Gtr
|--14--12------14--------------------------14p12-----------------|II
|-----------------------------------------------14p12-14----12~/-|
|----------------------------------------------------------------|
|-----------------------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------15p12----------------12-----|
|------------12~-----------12h14-----14p12--------------14~-|Gtr
|------12h14----------12h14----------------14--12--14-------|II
|-12h14----------12h14--------------------------------------|
|-----------------------------------------------------------|
|-----------15p12-----15p12-----------------|
|------12h15-----15p12-----15p12-15p12------|
|-12h14-------------------------------14p12-|Gtr
|-------------------------------------------|II
|-------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------|
|-----------15p12-----15p12-15p12------------|
|------15p12-----15p12-----------15p12-15p12-|
|-14p12--------------------------------------|Gtr
|--------------------------------------------|II
|--------------------------------------------|
|--------------------------------------------|
|--------------------------------------------15bh-17bh-17-15-14-12-14-12---|
|--------------------------------------12-15----------------------------15~|
|---------------------------12-14-12-14------------------------------------|Gtr
|----------------12-14-12-14-----------------------------------------------|II
|-----12-14-12-14----------------------------------------------------------|
|12-15---------------------------------------------------------------------|
|-15p14p12--------15p14p12--------15p14p12--------------------------|
|---------15p13p12--------15p13p12--------15p13p12-15p13p12---------|
|----------------------------------------------------------14p12p11-|Gtr
|-------------------------------------------------------------------|II
|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
|-15p14p12---------------------------------------------------------|
|---------15p13p12-------------------------------------------------|
|-----------------14p12p11--------14p12p11-------------------------|Gtr
|-------------------------14p12p10--------14p12p10-----------------|II
|-------------------------------------------------14p12p10---------|
|---------------------------------------------------------14p12p10-|
|----------------------17p15--------------------------------------------|
|---------------------------17p15-17~-----------------------------------|
|-----------------12h14-------------------------------------------------|Gtr
|------------12h14--------------------14-12---------------14-12-----14~-|II
|------12h14-------------------------------14-12-----14-12-----14-12----|
|-12h15-----------------------------------------15-12-------------------|

´

Riff D

|------------------------------------------------------------------|
|------------------------------------------------------------------|
|------------------------------------------------------------------|Gtr
|-----4-------4----------------------------------------------------| I

|-22222-2222222-22333333333333333300000000000000000000000000000000-|

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

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

Play Riff D once

Riff E

|------------------------------------------------------------------|
|------------------------------------------------------------------|
|------------------------------------------------------------------|Gtr
|-------------------------------------------------0000000000000000-| I

|-222222222222222233333333333333330000000000000000-----------------|

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

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

Play Riff E once

Riff F

|------------------------------------------------------------------|
|------------------------------------------------------------------|
|------------------------------------------------------------------|Gtr
|------------------------------------------------------------------| I

|-2222222222222222333333333333333300000000000000000000000000000000-|

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

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

Play Riff F once

Play Riff E once

Riff G

|------------------------------------------------------------------|
|------------------------------------------------------------------|
|------------------------------------------------------------------|Gtr
|------------------------------------------------------------------| I
|-------------------------11111111-----------------------------|

|-333333332222222233333333--------33333333222222223333333311111111-|

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

Play Riff G 5 times

Riffs D, E, F, and G are played under Pauls solo

Time- 4:23

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