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Flattening of Emotions

Death
Tab
3.9(6)

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

Song

DEATH - FLATTENING OF EMOTIONS

From the album HUMAN

Copyright Relativity 1991

Version 2.1 - March 1997

Transcribed by: Jay Siebert (sieberte@iaw.com)

With Corrections by: Justin Simms (reaper@slayerized.com)

For Questions, Comments, or Newest Version Contact Me

. - palm mute / - slide up to

\ - slide down to ~ - vibrato

h - hammer on b - bend

p - pull off Suffixes for bend

ph - pinch harmonic f - full bend h - half bend

* - see comment r - release t - tap bend

X - percussion mute ~ - vibrato bend

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

Tuning (1:D 2:A 3:F 4:C 5:G 6:D

"FLATTENING OF EMOTIONS"

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

|------------------------------------------------------------------| BOTH

|------------------------------------------------------------------| GTR'S
|---------666---------666-----555---------666---------666-----555--|
|-000-555-----000-555-----444-----000-555-----000-555-----444------|

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

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

|-----------------------------------------------------------------| BOTH

|---------888---------888-----777---------888---------888-----777-| GTRS
|-----777-666-----777-666-666-555-----777-666-----777-666-666-555-|
|-000-555-----000-555-----444-----000-555-----000-555-----444-----|

| ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... |

|------------------------------------------------------------------|
|------------------------------------------------------------------|
|---------10----------10-------9----------10----------10------9----| BOTH
|---------8-----------8--------7----------8-----------8-------7----| GTR'S
|-----888---------888------777--------888---------888----777-------|
|-000-666-----000-666------555----000-666-----000-666----555-------|

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

Let notes ring out with cymbal splash.

Riff A(play four times)

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

|---------------------------------------------------------------------| BOTH

|---------------------------------------------------------------------| GTR'S
|-4----------------4----------------4---------------------------------|

|---2-0-2-00000000---2-0-2-00000000---2-0-2-000044445555000011113333--|

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

Riff B(play four times) (end of Riff B)

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

|---------|---------------------------------------------------------------------| BOTH

|---------|---------------------------------------------------------------------| GTR'S
|-4-------|----------7------------7-------5~-----------7------------5-4---------|
|---2-0-2-|-55555555---6-44444444---6-5-4-----55555555---6-44444444-----6-7-5br-|

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

_________________________

Riff C | repeat 4 times |

|---------------------------|
|---------------------------|
|*-------------------------*|
|*--------------------6\5--*|
|-6-5----4/5----8\7---4\3-6-|
|-4-3-00-2/3-00-6\5-0-----4-|

.. .. .

Riff D(guitar two plays the octave of course, palm mute both guitars when)

(a palm mute is indicated)

|---------------------------------------------------------------------------
|---------------h-P---------------------------------------------------------
|-7-6----9-7-6-6-7-6----6--------------------------7-6---9-7-6-----7-6------
|------7--------H-P---7---7-6--------------------------7-------7-9-----7-6--
|-5-4----7-5-4-4-5-4----4--------------------------5-4---7-5-4-----5-4------
|------5--------------5---5-4--222222222222222222------5-------5-7-----5-4--

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

------------------------------------------------------------------------------

----------------------------------H-P-----------------------------------------

---------------------7-6---9-7-6-6-7-66-----6------------------------7-6---9-7
-------------------------7--------H-P-----7---7-6------------------------7----
---------------------5-4---7-5-4-4-5-44-----4------------------------5-4---7-5
--111111111111111111-----5----------------5---5-4-222222222222222222-----5----

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

----------------------------------|---------------------------------------------
----------------------------------|---------------------------------------------
--6-----7-6-----------------------|---------------------------------------------
----7-9-----7-6-------------------|-6---------------7------------6------------7-
--4-----5-4-----------------------|--0000000000000---0000000000---0000000000----
----5-7-----5-4-11111111111111111-|---------------------------------------------

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

-----------------------------------------------------------------------

-----------------------------------------------------------------------

-----------------------------------------------------------------------

-------9------6------------7---------------6------------7------9-------
--0000---0000---4444444444---4444444444444---4444444444---4444---4444--

-----------------------------------------------------------------------

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

----------------------------------------------------------------------

----------------------------------------------------------------------

----------------------------------------------------------------------

-6------------7------------6---------------7------9------6------------

--0000000000---0000000000---00000000000-----0000---0000---4444444444--

----------------------------------------------------------------------

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

end of Riff D

---------------------------------------------|
---------------------------------------------|
---------------------------------------------|
--7-----------6-------------7------9---------|

---4444444444---44444444444---4444---4444444-|

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

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

Rhythm behind solo(play three times)

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

|-222222222222222255553333333333333333-

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

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

(end rhythm behind solo)

---------------------------------------------|
---------------------------------------------|
---------------------------------------------|
-2222----------------------------------------|

-----222222222222222255553333333333333333333-|

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

.........................................|

|---------------------------------------------------------------------
|---------------------------------------------------------------------
|---------------------------------------------------------------------
|---------------------------------------------------------------------
|-------------------------------------------11111111111111------------

|-222222222222223333333333333322222222222222--------------22222222222-

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

_____________ ______

| 1. | 2.

-------------------------------------------------|------|
-------------------------------------------------|------|
-------------------------------------------------|------|
-------------------------------------------------|-3----|
-------------------------------11111111111111111-|-1----|
-222333333333333322222222222222------------------|------|

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

Play Riff A

Play Riff B

Play Riff C

Play Riff D(except end riff D with chord)

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