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The Pestilence

Kreator
Tab

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Song

Artist: Kreator

Song: The Pestilence

Album: Pleasure To Kill

Year: 1986

Tabbed by Jori Merilainen, send any corrections, suggestions

or questions to: Thrasher_0682@yahoo.com

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Tune down one whole step (DGCFAd)

One of the best songs from the album, even if every song

is a fucking classic. I've said it before but I'll say it

again: It's a fucking crime if you don't own this album!!

Listen to the song for actual timing

1) Intro:

F|--------------------------------|
C|--4---4-5-7---------------------|
G|--2---2-3-5---8-7----5---5-4-2--|
D|------------------8~-3---3-2-0--|

*

*start next measure here

1b)

F|------------------------------------|----|------------------------------------|----|
C|------------------------------------|----|------------------------------------|----|
G|------------------------------------|-%-|------------------------------------|-%-|
D|--0-000-000-0000000-000-000-000000--|----|--2-222-222-2222222-222-222-222222--|----|

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

Then end with an D5-chord.

2) Main riff:

F|---------------------------------------------|
C|-------------------8--------------------8-8--|
G|-------------------6--------------------6-6--|
D|--00000000000022110--0000000000000022110-----|

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

3a) Verse:

F|----------------------------------------------------|
C|----------------------------------------------------|
G|----------------------------------------------------|
D|--000000000000000000332200111111111111111111111111--|

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

3b)

F|--------------------------------------------------|
C|--------------------------------------------------|
G|--0000000000000000003-2-0------------------5---5--|
D|-------------------------1111111111111111113---3--|

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

4a) Post-chorus:

F|----------------------------------------------------------|
C|----------8--7---------10--9---------12--11---------10-9--|
G|----------6--5----------8--7---------10---9----------8-7--|
D|--0-0-0-0------0-0-0-0-------0-0-0-0--------0-0-0-0-------|

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

4b)

F|----------------------------5-4--|
C|--4------4----------3-2-5-4------|
G|--2--2-2-2--2-2-3-2--------------|
D|-----.-.----.-.-.-.--------------|

4c)

F|----------------------------7-6--|
C|--6------6----------5-4-7-6------|
G|--4--4-4-4--4-4-5-4--------------|
D|-----.-.----.-.-.-.--------------|

5a)

F|--------------------------|
C|-----------------------5--|
G|-----------------------3--|
D|--000430000320000430000---|

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

5b)

F|--------------------5--4--|

C|--0003200006530003203--2--|

G|--------------------------|
D|--------------------------|

5c) Fill 1:

F|--------------|
C|--5--4--------|
G|--3--2--5--4--|
D|--------3--2--|

6) Solo rhytms:

F|-------------------------| |--------------------5-4--|
C|--------------------5-4--| |--------------------3-2--|
G|--------------------3-2--| |--000000300000500000-----|
D|--000000200000300000-----| |--..................-----|

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

7) Fill 2:

F|------------------------5-4----|
C|--4-------------3-2-5-4-----4--|
G|--2-------2-3-2-------------2--|
D|--*----------------------------|

*Gtr.2 lets this chord ring throughout.

8) Bridge and solo rhytms:

F|--------------------------||--------------------------|
C|--------------------------||--------------------5--4--|
G|--------------------7--5--||--0001000001000001003--2--|
D|--2223222223222223225--3--||--..................------|

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

9a) Interlude:

F|----------8-7-----------------------------8-7--------------------|
C|--------7-----8-7-------7-8-7-----------7-----8-7-------7-8-7-7--|
G|----7-8-------------7-8-------8~----7-8-------------7-8-------5--|
D|--0---------------0---------------0---------------0--------------|

. . . .

9b)

F|-----------------------------------------------------------|
C|------7-----7-----7-----6--6------7-----7-----7-----6--5~--|
G|------5-----5-----5-----4--4------5-----5-----5-----4------|
D|--0-0---0-0---0-0---0-0-------0-0---0-0---0-0---0-0--------|

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

10) Bridge to verse:

F|---------------------------------11-12--|
C|------7-8-----9-10-----11-12------------|
G|----------------------------------------|
D|--0-0-----0-0------0-0-------0-0--------|

| . . . . . . . .

|Rhytm guitar:

F|-------------------------------------|
C|-------------------------------------|
G|--2-2-----2-2------2-2--------2-2-2--|
D|--0-0-----0-0------0-0--------0-0-0--|

. . . . . . . . .

11a) Outro:

F|-----------4--5--4-----------------4--5--4--------|
C|-----4--5--2--3--2--5--3-----4--5--2--3--2--------|
G|--2--2--3-----------3--2--2--2--3-----------5--4--|
D|--0-----------------------0-----------------3--2--|

11b)

F|-----------4--5--4-----------------4--5--4--7--6--|
C|-----4--5--2--3--2--5--3-----4--5--2--3--2--5--4--|
G|--2--2--3-----------3--2--2--2--3--------------*--|
D|--0-----------------------0-----------------------|

*other guitar lets ring, while other tremolo picks

the chord

11c)

F|-----------------|
C|-----5--4--7--9--|
G|--2--3--2--5--7--|
D|--0-----------*--|

*tremolo pick till fade

THE END.

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