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Death
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Tab1

Bass1

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Play on 2nd time

D|[--------------------------|-sl------------------------]
A|[--------------------------|-/13-12_13_12--------------]
F|[*---------------------/9--|(9)----h--p---12-11-9-----*][Gtr.2]
C|[*-2-------------------/9--|(9)-------------------109-*]
G|[--2-------------------/7--|(7)------------------------]
D|[--0-------------------/0--|(0)------------------------]

^ sl

[Riff A.1] [6tx]

D|[--------------------------|---------------------------]
A|[--------------------------|---------------------------]

F|[*-------------------------|--------------------------*][Gtrs.1&2]

C|[*/9------------9----------|-9---------sl-------------*]
G|[-/7------8~~~~~7-------8~~|-7------8~~~\---5-----3----]
D|[-/0--0-0-^-----0-0-0-0-^--|-0--0-0-^-----3---3-1---1--]

sl^ . . ^ . . . ^ . .

Riff B

D|[------------------------------------------]
A|[------------------------------------------]

F|[*----------------------------------------*][Gtrs.1&2]

C|[*----------------------------------------*]
G|[-----------9-10--------------12-10-9-10---]
D|[--00000000------000000000000--------------]

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

|__________|

--12--

6tx

[------------------------------------------]

[------------------------------------------]

[*----------------------------------------*][Gtrs.1&2]

[*----------------------------------------*]

[-----------9-10--------------9-10-9-7-----]
[--00000000------000000000000----------8~~~]

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

|__________|

--12--

[Riff C] [6tx]

D|[-----------------------------|---------------------------] The second time
A|[-----------------------------|---------------------------] Gtr. 1 and 2

F|[*----------------------------|--------------------------*] harmonize last

C|[*-6----------/7-6------------|------7----7-6------------*] part by using
G|[--6---------sl----7~~~~~~~~~~|------7--------7-6---------] 5th's.
D|[--4---------------^----------|-5555-5--------------------]

^ .... ^ [a.h.](only 6th time)

[Riff D] [4tx]

D|[--------------------------|------------------------------]
A|[--------------------------|------------------------------]
F|[*-------------------------|-----------------------------*]
C|[*---3-----2--3_2_0--------|---3-----2-------------------*]
G|[----3-----2---p-p-3-2-----|---3-----2---3---2-----3-2----]
D|[--0-^---0-^-----------4---|-0-^---0-^-----4---3-1-----3--]

. . ^ . . . . . . . . . .

[Fill 1] [Riff E] [14tx]

D|[-------------------------][-------------------]
A|[-------------------------][-------------------]

F|[*-----------------------*][*-----------------*][Gtrs.1&2]

C|[*-2---------------------*][*-----------------*]
G|[--2----------------------][-3---2-----3-2-----]
D|[--0----------------------][---4---3-1-----3---]

^ . . . . . . . .

[Riff F] [6tx]

D|[------------------|-------------------]
A|[------------------|-------------------]
F|[*-----------------|----------7---9---*][Gtrs.1&2]
C|[*-4---------------|-3--------7---9---*]
G|[--4---------------|-3--------5---7----]
D|[--2---------------|-1--------^---^----]

^ ^

[Solo I] (w/Riff F) ______________________

D|[-------------------------------|    --Hold Bend--     |-------------]
A|[--14~~~~~~~14-14-14-141/2b-13-141/2b~~~~14-14-14-14-14r-\-----------]
F|[*-------------------------------------------------------sl---------*]
C|[*------------------------------------------------------------------*]
G|[--------------------------------------------------------------------]
D|[--------------------------------------------------------------------]

Staccatos = " . "

D|[--sl----------------------------------------X---/22----------22-19--]
A|[--/15--------------15--14--15----------15-X----sl-.-20----20--------]
F|[*---.--14------14---.---.---.-14----14--.--------------18----------*]
C|[*-------.--12---.--------------.-12--.-----------------------------*]
G|[------------.---------------------.---------------------------------]
D|[--------------------------------------------------------------------]

Tapping

D|[-----22-20-19-------20-19-------------------------------------------]
A|[--20----------21-22-------18-20-21~~~~\--19_15_19_15_12_0_12_15-19_-]
F|[*-----------------------------[a.h.]--sl--tp--h--p--p--p-h--h----t-*]
C|[*------------------------------------------------------------------*]
G|[--------------------------------------------------------------------]
D|[--------------------------------------------------------------------]
D|[--------------------------------------------------------------------]
A|[-15_19_15_12_0_12_15-19_15_19_15_12_0_12_15-19_15_19_15_12_0_12_15--]
F|[*--h--p--p--p-h--h----tp--h--p--p--p-h--h----tp--h--p--p--p-h--h---*]
C|[*------------------------------------------------------------------*]
G|[--------------------------------------------------------------------]
D|[--------------------------------------------------------------------]
D|[--------------------------------------------------------------------]
A|[--19_15_19_15_12_0_12_15-19_15_19_15_12_0_12_15-20_16_13_16_13_0_13_]
F|[*--tp--h--p--p--p-h--h----tp--h--p--p--p-h--h----tp--p--h--p--p-h--*]
C|[*------------------------------------------------------------------*]
G|[--------------------------------------------------------------------]
D|[--------------------------------------------------------------------]
D|[--------------------------------------------------------------------]
A|[--_16-20_16_13_16_13_0_13_16-20_16_13_16_13_0_13_16-20_16_13_16_13_-]
F|[*-h----tp--h--p--p--p-h--h----tp--h--p--p--p-h--h----tp--h--p--p---*]
C|[*------------------------------------------------------------------*]
G|[--------------------------------------------------------------------]
D|[--------------------------------------------------------------------]
D|[-----------22-21-22-21-19-------------------------------------------]
A|[--_0_13_16----------------22-20-19-20-19----------------------------]
F|[*-p-h--h---------------------------------21-19-18----------18-19~~~*]
C|[*-------------------------------------------------21-20-21---------*]
G|[--------------------------------------------------------------------]
D|[--------------------------------------------------------------------]
D|[--------------------------------------------------------------------]
A|[--------------------------------------------------------------------]
F|[*-18--19------18----------16-19-18-16------------------------------*]
C|[*--.---.--16---.--16--17--------------17-16-17-16----16-17---------*]
G|[-----------.-------.---.--------------------------19-------19-17~~~~]
D|[--------------------------------------------------------------------]
D|[--------------------------------------------------------------------]
A|[--------------------------------------------------------------------]
F|[*----------------------------12-14-15-14---------------------------*]
C|[*-12----------------12-14-15-------------15-14-12------------------*]
G|[-----15-14-12-14-15-------------------------------15-14-12-14-15----]
D|[--------------------------------------------------------------------]
D|[--------------------------------------------------------------------]
A|[--------------------------------------------------------------------]
F|[*----------12-14-15-14----------------------------------12-14-15---*]
C|[*-12-14-15-------------15-14-12----------------12-14-15------------*]
G|[--------------------------------15-14-12-14-15----------------------]
D|[--------------------------------------------------------------------]
D|[--------------------------------------------------------------------]
A|[--13-15-16-15-13----------13-15-16-15-13----------13-15-16-15-13-15-]
F|[*----------------15-14-15----------------15-14-15------------------*]
C|[*------------------------------------------------------------------*]
G|[--------------------------------------------------------------------]
D|[--------------------------------------------------------------------]
D|[---------------------------------17--------------17-19-17-15-14-----]
A|[--16-15~~~~~~15--------------15---.--15------15---.-------------15~~]
F|[*-------------.--14------14---.-------.--14---.--------------------*]
C|[*-----------------.--12---.---------------.------------------------*]
G|[----------------------.---------------------------------------------]
D|[--------------------------------------------------------------------]

End Solo I

D|[---------------------------------------------]
A|[--17-15-17-15~~17-15-14----------------------]
F|[*-----------------------16-14---------------*]
C|[*-----------------------------17-16-14------*]
G|[---------------------------------------17\---]
D|[-----------------------------------------sl--]

[Fill 2] (" . " = Staccatos)

D|[------------------|-------------------]
A|[------------------|-------------------]

F|[*-----------------|------------------*][Gtrs.1&2]

C|[*----------5------|-3----------------*]
G|[-----2------------|-3-----------------]
D|[--0--.-------3----|-1-----------------]

. ^

Riff G

D|[------------------------------------------]
A|[------------------------------------------]

F|[*----------------------------------------*][Gtrs.1&2]

C|[*-7--------6-----------------------------*]
G|[--5--------4--------5---------------------]
D|[--^-222222-^-222222-3-222222222222222222--]

...... ...... ^ ..................

|________________|

--18-- [51/2tx]

D|[------------------------------------------]
A|[------------------------------------------]

F|[*----------------------------------------*][Gtrs.1&2]

C|[*-7--------6--------9--------------------*]
G|[--5-222222-4-000000-7---------------------]
D|[--^--------^--------^-333333333333333333--]

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

|________________|

--18--

[Solo II] (w/Riff G)

D|[--14----------------------------15-14----------------------------14-]
A|[-----15----------------------14-------15----------------------15----]
F|[*-------16----------------16-------------16----------------16------*]
C|[*----------16----------16-------------------16----------16---------*]
G|[--------------17-14-17-------------------------17-14-17-------------]
D|[--------------------------------------------------------------------]
D|[--15-14-------------------------------14-15-17-19fb~~~~~~20fb~~~~~~~]
A|[--------15----------------------14-15---------[a.h.]----------------]
F|[*----------16----------------16------------------------------------*]
C|[*-------------16----------16---------------------------------------*]
G|[-----------------17-14-17-------------------------------------------]
D|[--------------------------------------------------------------------]

__________________

[| --Hold bend-- |

[-20"r-b20"r-b20"r-b20r-20"-21-19-18----------------------18-19-21---]
[------------------------------------21-19-18----18-19-21------------]
[*--------------------------------------------20--------------------*]

[*------------------------------------------------------------------*]

[--------------------------------------------------------------------]

[--------------------------------------------------------------------]

D|[--22-21-19-18-------------------------------------------------------]
A|[--------------21-19-18-------------------------------------18-19----]
F|[*----------------------20-19----------------------------19---------*]
C|[*----------------------------21-20-18----------18-20-21------------*]
G|[--------------------------------------21-20-21----------------------]
D|[--------------------------------------------------------------------]
D|[--------------------------------------------------------------------]
A|[--21--------------------15fb~~~16fb~~~15fb~~~14-15-14-12-------12---]
F|[*----20-19-18fb~~~~r-\-[a.h.]-[a.h.]-[a.h.]--------------14-12-----*]
C|[*---------[a.h.]----sl---------------------------------------------*]
G|[--------------------------------------------------------------------]
D|[--------------------------------------------------------------------]

. .

End Solo II

D|[--------------------------------------------------------]
A|[-----14----15---------17----------19----------18fb~~~~~~]
F|[*-14----14---16-14-------18-16-------20-18---[a.h.]----*]
C|[*------------------16----------17----------18----------*]
G|[--------------------------------------------------------]
D|[--------------------------------------------------------]

. . . . . . . . .

Fill 3

D|[-----------------------------------]
A|[----------------------------------*]
F|[*---------------------------------*]
C|[*-7--------6----------------------*]
G|[--5-222222-4-000000-7--------------]
D|[--^--------^-----------4----3~~~~~-]

...... ...... ^ ^

repeat [Intro] [6tx]

repeat [Section A] [6tx]

repeat [Section B] [6tx]

repeat [Section C] [4tx]

repeat [Chorus] until fade out [reversed drums]

************************************

| . - palm mute | / - slide up to

| \ - slide down to | ~ - vibrato

| " - tremelo picking | ( ) - ghost note

| b - bend | h - hammer-on

| fb - full bend (1 step) | p - pull-off

| hb - half bend (1/2 step) | r - release a bend

| t - tapping | ah - artificial harmonic

************************************

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