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If the Truth Be Known

Napalm Death
Tab
★4.2(3)

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Intro

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[*---------------------------------------*]GTR 1

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[--5\4--3/4--------------3--------6-------]
[--3\2--1/2--0--0--0--0--1--0--0--4-------]

sl sl . . . . . .

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

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

[*---------------------------------------*]GTR 1

[*--------------------------------3------*]
[--5\4--3/4--------------3--------1-------]
[--3\2--1/2--0--0--0--0--1--0--0----------]

sl sl . . . . . .

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[*-----------*]GTR 1

--4\3--1/2---

sl sl

Riff A

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

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

[*---------------------------------------*]GTRS 1&2

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

[--3-----------3--------6------5\4--3/4---]
[--1--0--0--0--1--0--0--4------3\2--1/2---]

. . . . . sl sl

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

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

[*---------------------------------------*]GTRS 1&2

[*----------------------3----------------*]
[--3-----------3--------1------6\5--3/4---]
[--1--0--0--0--1--0--0---------4\3--1/2---]

. . . . . sl sl

Riff A.1

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

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

[*---------------------------------------*]GTRS 1&2

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

[--------------3--------6------5\4--3/4---]
[--0--0--0--0--1--0--0--4------3\2--1/2---]

. . . . . . sl sl

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

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

[*---------------------------------------*]GTRS 1&2

[*----------------------3----------------*]
[--------------3--------1------6\5--3/4---]
[--0--0--0--0--1--0--0---------4\3--1/2---]

. . . . . . sl sl

Riff A.2

[-------------------------------------------|-------------------------]
[-------------------------------------------|-------------------------]

[*------------------------------------------|------------------------*]GTRS 1&2

[*----------------------6-------------------|----------------------3-*]
[--------------3--------4------6--5\4--3/4--|-------------3--------1--]
[--0--0--0--0--1--0--0---------4--3\2--1/2--|-0--0--0--0--1--0--0-----]

. . . . . . sl sl . . . . . .

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[*-----------------*]GTRS 1&2

-----1--3\2--1/2---

sl sl

Play Riff A.2 1 time

Play Riff A.1 2 times

Play Riff A.2 2 times

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[*--------*]GTRS 1&2

Riff B

[--------------------------|----------------------------]
[--------------------------|----------------------------]
[*-------------------------|---------------------------*]GTR 1
[*----------3--6-----3-----|----------3--6-----/10--9--*]
[-----3--5--1--4--5--1--4--|----3--5--1--4--5--/8---7---]
[--0--1--3--------3-----2--|-0--1--3--------3--sl-------]
[--------------------------|----------------------------]
[--------------------------|----------------------------]
[*-------------------------|---------------------------*]GTR 2
[*-------------------------|--------------------10--9--*]
[--2-----------------------|--------------------8---7---]
[--0-----------------------|----------------------------]
[--------------------------|----------------------------]
[--------------------------|----------------------------]
[*-------------------------|---------------------------*]GTR 1
[*----------3--6-----3-----|----------3--6-----/10--9--*]
[-----3--5--1--4--5--1--4--|----3--5--1--4--5--/8---7---]
[--0--1--3--------3-----2--|-0--1--3--------3--sl-------]
[--------------------------|----------------------------]
[--------------------------|----------------------------]
[*-------------------------|---------------------------*]GTR 2
[*-------------------------|--------------------10--9--*]
[--2-----------------------|--------------------8---7---]
[--0-----------------------|----------------------------]

Riff B.1

[---------------------------|-----------------------------]
[---------------------------|-----------------------------]

[*--------------------------|----------------------------*]GTRS 1&2

[*-----------3--6-----3-----|-----------3--6-----/10--9--*]
[------3--5--1--4--5--1--4--|-----3--5--1--4--5--/8---7---]
[--0"--1--3--------3-----2--|-0"--1--3--------3--sl-------]
[---------------------------|-----------------------------]
[---------------------------|-----------------------------]

[*--------------------------|----------------------------*]GTRS 1&2

[*-----------3--6-----3-----|-----------3--6-----/10--9--*]
[------3--5--1--4--5--1--4--|-----3--5--1--4--5--/8---7---]
[--0"--1--3--------3-----2--|-0"--1--3--------3--sl-------]

Play Riff B.1 1 time

Riff B.2

[---------------------------|-----------------------------]
[---------------------------|-----------------------------]

[*--------------------------|----------------------------*]GTRS 1&2

[*-----------3--6-----3-----|-----------3--6-----/10--9--*]
[------3--5--1--4--5--1--4--|-----3--5--1--4--5--/8---7---]
[--0"--1--3--------3-----2--|-0"--1--3--------3--sl-------]
[---------------------------|-----------------------------]
[---------------------------|-----------------------------]

[*--------------------------|----------------------------*]GTRS 1&2

[*-----------3--6-----3-----|-----------3--6-----/10--9--*]
[------3--5--1--4--5--1--4--|-----3--5--1--4--5--/8---7---]
[--0"--1--3--------3-----2--|-0"--1--3--------3--sl---*---]

Riff C

[-------------------------|-------------------------]
[-------------------------|-------------------------]

[*------------------------|------------------------*]GTRS 1&2

[*------------------------|------------------------*]
[-------------------------|-2"----------1"----5__4--]
[--0"---------------------|-------3"------------p---]
[-------------------------|-------------------------]
[-------------------------|-------------------------]

[*------------------------|------------------------*]GTRS 1&2

[*------------------------|-------------------3__2-*]
[-------------------------|-2"----------1"------p---]
[--0"---------------------|-------3"----------------]
[-------------------------|-------------------------]
[-------------------------|-------------------------]

[*------------------------|------------------------*]GTRS 1&2

[*------------------------|------------------------*]
[-------------------------|-2"----------1"----5__4--]
[--0"---------------------|-------3"------------p---]
[-------------------------|-------------------------]
[-------------------------|-------------------------]

[*------------------------|------------------------*]GTRS 1&2

[*------------------------|-------------------3__2-*]
[-------------------------|-2"----------1"------p---]
[--0"---------------------|-------3"----------------]

Play Riff C 1 time

Riff D

[-------------------------------|----------------------------------]
[-------------------------------|----------------------------------]

[*------------------------------|---------------------------------*]GTRS 1&2

[*-----------3----36------------|----3----36---------------3---36-*]
[--2--2------1--5-14-33--2--2---|----1--5-14-33--2--2------1-5-14--]
[--0--0---0"----3----11--0--0---|-0"----3----11--0--0---0"---3-----]

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

[*-----------------------------*]GTRS 1&2

--33------------11-44--4-------

Play Riff D 1 time

Play Riff C 2 times

Play Riff D 1.75 times

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[*-----------------------------*]GTRS 1&2

Riff E

[----------------------|-------------------------]
[----------------------|-------------------------]
[*---------------------|------------------------*]GTR 1
[*-------3-----6\3-----|-------3----------------*]
[--------1--4--4\1--5--|-------1--4--2--3--6\3---]
[--0"-------2---sl--3--|-0"-------2--0--1--4\1---]

sl

[----------------------|-------------------------]
[----------------------|-------------------------]
[*---------------------|------------------------*]GTR 2
[*---------------------|------------------------*]
[--2-------------------|-------------2--3--6-3---]
[--0-------------------|-------------0--1--4-1---]
[----------------------|-------------------------]
[----------------------|-------------------------]
[*---------------------|------------------------*]GTR 1
[*-------3-----6\3-----|-------3----------------*]
[--------1--4--4\1--5--|-------1--4--2--3--6\3---]
[--0"-------2---sl--3--|-0"-------2--0--1--4\1---]

sl

[----------------------|-------------------------]
[----------------------|-------------------------]
[*---------------------|------------------------*]GTR 2
[*---------------------|------------------------*]
[--2-------------------|-------------2--3--6-3---]
[--0-------------------|-------------0--1--4-1---]

Play Riff E 2 times (both guitars)

Riff F

[----------------------|------------------------]
[----------------------|------------------------]

[*---------------------|-----------------------*]GTRS 1&2

[*---------------------|-----------------------*]
[--7"----6"5"----------|-8"7"----6"5"-----------]
[---------------6"-----|----------------6"------]
[----------------------|------------------------]
[----------------------|------------------------]

[*---------------------|-----------------------*]GTRS 1&2

[*---------------------|-----------------------*]
[--7"----6"5"----------|-8"7"----6"5"-----------]
[---------------6"-----|----------------6"------]

Play Riff F 1 time

Riff E.1

[----------------------|-------------------------]
[----------------------|-------------------------]
[*---------------------|------------------------*]GTR 1
[*-------3-----6\3-----|-------3----------------*]
[--------1--4--4\1--5--|-------1--4--2--3--6\3---]
[--0"-------2---sl--3--|-0"-------2--0--1--4\1---]

sl

[----------------------|-------------------------]
[----------------------|-------------------------]
[*---------------------|------------------------*]GTR 2
[*---------------------|------------------------*]
[--2-------------------|-------------2--3--6-3---]
[--0-------------------|-------------0--1--4-1---]
[----------------------|-------------------------]
[----------------------|-------------------------]
[*---------------------|------------------------*]GTR 1
[*-------3-----6\3-----|-------3----------------*]
[--------1--4--4\1--5--|-------1--4--2--3--6\3---]
[--0"-------2---sl--3--|-0"-------2--0--1--4\1---]

sl

[----------------------|-------------------------]
[----------------------|-------------------------]
[*---------------------|------------------------*]GTR 2
[*---------------------|------------------------*]
[--2-------------------|-------------2--3--6-3---]
[--0-------------------|-------------0--1--4-1---]

Play Riff E.1 2 times (both guitars)

Play Riff F 2 times

Riff G

[--------------------|-------------------|--------------------]
[--------------------|-------------------|--------------------]

[*-------------------|-------------------|-------------------*]GTRS 1&2

[*-------------------|--------3--6--5/6--|-------------------*]
[--22-2---3--6--5/6--|-33-3---1--4--3/4--|-22-2---3--6--5/6---]
[--00-0---1--4--3/4--|-11-1----------sl--|-00-0---1--4--3/4---]

sl sl

____________________ ________________________________________

|1. |2. |

[--------------------|----------------------------------------]
[--------------------|----------------------------------------]

[*-------------------|---------------------------------------*]GTRS 1&2

[*--------6\5/6------|---------------------------------------*]
[--33-3---4\3/4--5/6-|-3---3---3---6\5--6---6---6-------------]
[--11-1-----sl---3/4-|-1---1---1---4\3--4---4---4-------------]

sl sl

Play Riff G 1 time

Riff H

[---------------------------|---------------------------]
[---------------------------|---------------------------]
[*--------------------------|--------------------------*]GTR 1
[*---------3----------------|---------3----------------*]
[--2-------1-------3--5--6--|-2-------1-------6--5--3---]
[--0--0"------0"---1--3--4--|-0--0"------0"---4--3--1---]

. . . .

[---------------------------|---------------------------]
[---------------------------|---------------------------]
[*--------------------------|--------------------------*]GTR 2
[*--------------------------|--------------------------*]
[--2------------------------|---------------------------]
[--0------------------------|---------------------------]
[---------------------------|---------------------------]
[---------------------------|---------------------------]
[*--------------------------|--------------------------*]GTR 1
[*---------3----------------|---------6----------------*]
[--2-------1-------3--5--6--|-2-------4-------6--5--3---]
[--0--0"------0"---1--3--4--|-0--0"------0"---4--3--1---]

. . . .

[---------------------------|---------------------------]
[---------------------------|---------------------------]
[*--------------------------|--------------------------*]GTR 2
[*--------------------------|---------6----------------*]
[---------------------------|---------4-------6--5--3---]
[---------------------------|------------0"---4--3--1---]

.

Play Riff H 2 times (both guitars)

Riff I

[----------------------------------|----------------------------------]
[----------------------------------|----------------------------------]

[*---------------------------------|---------------------------------*]GTRS 1&2

[*---------------------------------|-----------------9"------8"------*]
[----------8"----------------------|---------7"-----------------------]
[--0"--------------7"------6"------|-0"-------------------------------]
[----------------------------------|----------------------------------]
[----------------------------------|----------------------------------]

[*---------------------------------|---------------------------------*]GTRS 1&2

[*---------------------------------|---------------------------------*]
[----------7"----------------------|-8"-------------------------------]
[--0"--------------6"------5"------|---------7"------6"------5"-------]

Play Riff I 1 time

Play Riff H 2 times (over solo)

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[*------*]GTRS 1&2

Riff B.3

[---------------------------|-----------------------------]
[---------------------------|-----------------------------]

[*--------------------------|----------------------------*]GTRS 1&2

[*-----------3--6-----3-----|-----------3--6-----/10--9--*]
[------3--5--1--4--5--1--4--|-----3--5--1--4--5--/8---7---]
[--0"--1--3--------3-----2--|-0"--1--3--------3--sl-------]
[---------------------------|-----------------------------]
[---------------------------|-----------------------------]

[*--------------------------|----------------------------*]GTRS 1&2

[*-----------3--6-----3-----|-----------3--6-----/10--9--*]
[------3--5--1--4--5--1--4--|-----3--5--1--4--5--/8---7---]
[--0"--1--3--------3-----2--|-0"--1--3--------3--sl-------]

Play Riff B.3 1 time

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[*----*]GTRS 1&2

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