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Date: Sat, 30 Jan 93 22:23:03 PST
From: Alan Harder <aharder@jarthur.Claremont.EDU>
To: jamesb@animal-farm.nevada.edu
Subject: TAB: Years of Decay, Overkill
Years of Decay
- Overkill
Intro: Gtr II fades in with an E power chord with lots 'o feedback...
Gtr I (accoustic, let notes ring)
end repeat
RhyFig1 RhyFig1 RhyFig1
Emadd9 Cmaj7sus#4 Emadd9
e |----------------|------------------|---|---|-0------| B |--------0-------|------0-----------|---|---|-0------| G |------0---0-----|----0---0---------|---|---|-0------| D |----4-------4---|--4-------4-------|---|---|-4------| A |--2-----------2-|3-----------3/5-3-|---|---|-2------| E |0---------------|------------------|---|---|-0------|
With verse, play RhyFig1 3.5 times... then into:
end end
RhyFig2 RhyFig2 RhyFig3 RhyFig3
C Dadd4 Emadd9 Gmaj7 Gmaj7/F#
e |----------------|--------------0-|----------------|----------------| B |--------1-----1-|--------3-----0-|--------0-------|----------------| G |----0-----0-----|----0-----0-----|------0---0-----|------0-------0-| D |--2---2-----2---|--4---4-----4---|----4-------4---|----4-------4---| A |3---------------|5---------------|--2-----------2-|--2-------2-----| E |----------------|----------------|0---------------|3-------2-------|
Beginning in the last bar of RhyFig3, play Fill 1 (during 1st verse only):
Fill 1 (clean elec)
e |--------------|-----------| B |8------7------|5----------| Then the second half of the 1st verse: G |--------------|-----------| RhyFig1 3.5 times, then RhyFig2, and D |--------------|-----------| RhyFig3 5 times... then on to Guitar A |--------------|-----------| Solo I (accoustic).. E |--------------|-----------|
Guitar Solo I
w/ RhyFig1 (3.5 times)
Emadd9 Cmaj7sus#4 Emadd9
e |-------------------|----------------------|------------------| B |-------------------|----------------------|------------------| G |-------------------|7h9--------7----7h9p7-|------------------| D |/9-----------7--9--|----------------------|9-----------------| A |-------------------|----------------------|------------------| E |-------------------|----------------------|------------------|
Cmaj7sus#4 Emadd9 Cmaj7sus#4
Full
)\
rake/ \ rake
e |--------------------------|------------7--8-|10---8--7--7h8p7------7h8p7| B |--10-----7--8-------8--10-|-----------x-----|-----------------10--------| G |-x-------------9----------|7---------x------|---------------------------| D |x-------------------------|-----------------|---------------------------| A |--------------------------|-----------------|---------------------------| E |--------------------------|-----------------|---------------------------|
w/RhyFig2 Half
Emadd9 C )\Dadd4
/ \
e |----------------------7-|8----7--8----10----7-|------------7--8--| B |10--------/10--8--10----|---------------------|------------------| G |------------------------|---------------------|------------------| D |------------------------|---------------------|------------------| A |------------------------|---------------------|------------------| E |------------------------|---------------------|------------------|
Emadd9 (backing guitar ends)
Full
)\ Free time
/ \
e |8----7--10--7h8p7-------|---------------:-3---------2---------| B |------------------10----|7h8p7----------:---------------------| G |------------------------|-------9-------:---------------------| D |------------------------|---------------:---------------------| A |------------------------|---------------:---------------------| E |------------------------|---------------:-3---------2---------|
Then on to verse 2... RhyFig's 1 (3.5 times), 2, 3, 1 (3.5 times), 2,
3 (4 times), ending with the same chord as in the intro.. the electric
fades in with some E's before the drum fill, and then:
(elec, distortion) end
RhyFig4 RhyFig4
G5 F#5 E5 Gmaj7 Gmaj7/F#
e |----------------|----------------|----------------| Repeat RhyFig4 B |----------------|----------------|----------------| 3 more times.. G |----------------|----------------|------0-------0-| D |----------------|----------------|----4-------4---| A |5-5-5-5-4-4-4-4-|2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-|--2-------2-----| E |3-3-3-3-2-2-2-2-|0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|3-------2-------|
end
RhyFig5 RhyFig5
F#5 NC NC A5 F#5 NC NC
E5 G5 B5 G5 Gmaj7 Gmaj7/F# E5 G5 D5 D5 C5 Gmaj7 Gmaj7/F#
e |----------------|----------------|--------------------|----------------| B |----------------|----------------|--------------------|----------------| G |----------------|------0-------0-|--------------------|------0-------0-| D |--------4-------|----4-------4---|--------5/7---5/7-5-|----4-------4---| A |2-4-5-0-2-0-5-7-|--2-------2-----|2-4-5-0-3/5-0-3/5-3-|--2-------2-----| E |0-2-3-------3-5-|3-------2-------|0-2-3---------------|3-------2-------|
Repeat RhyFig5...
end
RhyFig6 RhyFig6
F#5 Amaj7 C#5
e |----------------|----------------| B |----------------|----------------| Repeat RhyFig6 G |----------------|------6-------6-| 3 more times.. D |----------------|----6-------6---| A |4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-|--4-------4-----| E |2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-|5-------4-------|
A5 B5 C5 G/B C5 A5 B5 D5 C5 B5 C5
e |--------------|-----------------|--------------|--------------------| B |--------------|-----------------|--------------|--------------------| G |--------------|-----------------|--------------|--------------------| D |--------------|-----------------|--------------|--------------------| A |7---------7-9-|10-----10--10-10-|7---------7-9-|10/12------10--9-10-| E |5---------5-7-|8------7---7--8--|5---------5-7-|8//10------8---7-8--|
A5 B5 C5 G/B C5 A5 F5 E5
e |--------------|-----------------|---------------|----------------| B |--------------|-----------------|---------------|----------------| G |--------------|-----------------|---------------|----------------| D |--------------|-----------------|---------------|10------9-------| A |7---------7-9-|10-----10--10-10-|7--------------|8-------7-------| E |5---------5-7-|8------7---7--8--|5--------------|----------------|
Guitar Solo II
w/RhyFig4 (4 times) (continue same chord pattern)
E5 Gmaj7 Gmaj7/F# A.H...
Full Fu ll Fu ll Full
) ) ) ) )\ )\
/ / / / / \ / \
e |----------|------------------|-----------|----------------------| B |----------|------------------|-----------|----------------------| G |2---------|2--2--2--2---0h2p0|---------2-|4---2h4p2p0---------7-| D |----------|------------------|2-----/4---|------------2----/9---| A |----------|------------------|-----------|----------------------| E |----------|------------------|-----------|----------------------|
Full Full Full
)\ )\ )\
/ \/ \/ \
e |------------|---------------------|-------------------| B |----------7-|8-10-7h8p7---7-------|-------------------| G |9------/9---|-----------9---9-7-9-|9--------------(9)/| D |------------|---------------------|-------------------| A |------------|---------------------|-------------------| E |------------|---------------------|-------------------|
w/RhyFig6 (4 times)
Full
F#5 )
/
e |15-13-12----13-12-------------------------------|------------------| B |---------15-------15-13-15-13-13----13----------|17----------17-14-| G |---------------------------------14----14-14-12-|------------------| D |------------------------------------------------|------------------| A |------------------------------------------------|------------------| E |------------------------------------------------|------------------|
Amaj7 C#5 (continue same chord pattern)
Full Full Full Full Full
) ) ) )\ )
/ / / / \ / rake
e |17--17--17--17----14-|19------------14-17-|14--14---14-17-| B |---------------------|-------------x------|--17--17-------| G |---------------------|------------x-------|---------------| D |---------------------|--------------------|---------------| A |---------------------|--------------------|---------------| E |---------------------|--------------------|---------------|
Full Full Full
) )..... )--\
/ / / \
e 14h17p14---14h17p14---|--------------------|---------------------| B --------17---------17-|17------------17----|-----17--------------| G ----------------------|-----------------16-|(16)----16-----14-16-| D ----------------------|--------------------|---------------------| A ----------------------|--------------------|---------------------| E ----------------------|--------------------|---------------------|
Full
).....\
/ \
e |------------------------|-----------------------| B |------------------------|-------------17--------| G |14----------------14-16-|14---------------------| D |------16-14-16----------|-------16-14-----------| A |------------------------|-----------------------| Bends in upcoming E |------------------------|-----------------------| passage are on low
note only (B str on
w/RhyFig4 (4 times, normal chord pattern) 12/15, G str on 15/14)
Full
)
/
e |-12-----------12-15-|17-15-12h15p12---15h19p15---14h17p14---| B |-15-----------------|--------------15---------17---------15-| G |--------------------|---------------------------------------| D |--------------------|---------------------------------------| A |--------------------|---------------------------------------| E |--------------------|---------------------------------------|
Full Full Full
) ) )\
/ / / \
e |-12-----------------|---------------------|------------------------| B |-15-----------15-15-|------15-15----------|------------------------| G |-----------------14-|---------14----12-14-|12----------------12-14-| D |--------------------|---------------------|------14-12-14----------| A |--------------------|---------------------|------------------------| E |--------------------|---------------------|------------------------|
Full Full
)\ )
/ \ /
e |--------------------|---------------------------------------------| B |--------------15----|---------------------------------------------| G |14----12h14p12------|------------------------------6--------------| long note with D |--------------------|------------------7-5-7-6-7-9----------------| gradual release A |--------------------|--------4-5-4-5-7----------------------------| of bend E |--------------------|2/3-5-7-------------------------| ---|
Full
)
/
e |---------------7----7-8-10-8-7----8-7-|-------------------------------| B |--------7-9-10---10------------10-----|10-8-10-10-8p7---8-7-----------| G |7-9-8-9-------------------------------|---------------9-----9-7-9-----| D |--------------------------------------|-------------------------------| A |--------------------------------------|-------------------------------| E |--------------------------------------|-------------------------------|
Then play verse 3.. same RhyFig pattern as verse 1, but played on a clean
electric.. then moving into the outro, play RhyFig4 3 times, a couple bars
of E5 eight notes, followed by an E major (022100 low to high)...
end
RhyFig7 RhyFig7
(sl) E D E B5 C G5 F#5 E D E B5 C G5 F#5
e |--------|---------------|--------------|---------------|---------------| B |--------|--(9)-(7)(9)---|(5)-(5)-------|--(9)-(7)(9)---|(5)-(5)--------| G |--------|---9---7--9--4-|-5---5--------|---9---7--9--4-|-5---5--12--11-| D |--------|---9---7--9--4-|-5---5--------|---9---7--9--4-|-5---5--12--11-| A |--------|2--7---5--7--2-|-3---3--5--4--|2--7---5--7--2-|-3---3--10--9--| E |-/(15)\-|0--------------|--------3--2--|0--------------|---------------|
w/RhyFig7
Fdbk..........pick sl
e |---|---|---|--------| B |---|---|---|--------| This is followed by 3 measures of RhyFig7 with G |---|---|---|--------| vocals, a pick slide at the end of the 3rd D |---|---|---|--------| measure, and then into this: A |7--|---|---|--------| (RhyFig7 continues until end...) E |---|---|---|--x\x\\-|
(bends on B str) A.H............
Full Full Full Full Full Full
) )...\ )\ )\ )\ )\
/ / \ / \ / \ / \ / \
e |12-------12----------------|--------------------------------------| B |15-------15--------12h15p12|12------------------------------------| G |---------------------------|------14-12-12---14---14---14---12-14-| D |---------------------------|--------------------------------------| A |---------------------------|--------------------------------------| E |---------------------------|--------------------------------------|
1/4 1/4 Full Full
) ) )\ )
/ / A.H. / \ /
e |---------------------------------------|----------------------------------| B |---------------------------------------|----------------------------------| G |12------------12-14-12--12--------12-14|12h14-12h14-12--12-14-14-p12-14---| D |----14-12-14---------------14-14-------|----------------------------------| A |---------------------------------------|----------------------------------| E |---------------------------------------|----------------------------------|
RhyFig7 is repeated w/ random guitar effects until end, fading out....
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