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BEGINNING OF THE END

As recorded by Testament

(From the 1990 Album SOULS OF BLACK)

Transcribed by Dave Whitehill

Music by Eric Peterson

Gtr I (E A D G B E) - 'Untitled'

Gtr II (E A D G B E) - 'Untitled'

Q=160

N.C.(Am) G5E5 (Am) E5 (Am) G5E5 (Am)

4/4

Gtr I

E E S S S S S S E E S S E E S S E S S E E S S E E S S S S S S E E S S

|-----------------3-0-----|-----------------0-----|-----------------3-0------|
|-----1p0-1p0-1p0-3-0-----|-----1p0---------0-----|-----1p0-1p0-1p0-3-0------|
|---2---------------------|---2-----3-2p0---------|---2----------------------|
|-------------------------|---------------3-------|--------------------------|
|-0-------------------0-0-|-0-----------------0-0-|-0-------------------0-0--|
|-------------------------|-----------------------|--------------------------|

F5 F#5E5 N.C.(Am) G5E5 (Am)

E E S S E S S E Q +E Q. Q E E E E S S S S S S E E S S

|--------------------|-----------------|-----------------3-0-----|
|-----1p0---------6--|-(6)-6----7------|-----1p0-1p0-1p0-3-0-----|
|---2-----3-2p0---5--|-(5)-5----6------|---2---------------------|
|---------------3-3--|-(3)-3----4------|-------------------------|
|-0------------------|-------------2-0-|-0-------------------0-0-|
|--------------------|-------------0---|-------------------------|

E5 N.C.(Am) G5E5 (Am) F

E E S S E S S E E S S E E S S S S S S E E S S E E S S E S S E Q

|-----------------0-----|-----------------3-0-----|-----------------5--|
|-----1p0---------0-----|-----1p0-1p0-1p0-3-0-----|-----1p0---------6--|
|---2-----3-2p0---------|---2---------------------|---2-----3-2p0---5--|
|---------------3-------|-------------------------|---------------3-3--|
|-0-----------------0-0-|-0-------------------0-0-|-0------------------|
|-----------------------|-------------------------|--------------------|

F5 F#5 E5 N.C.(Am) G5 E5 (Am)

Gtr II

H Q E S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S

|---------------------|----10-11h12-11-------11------------------------|
|---------------10-12-|-13-------------13-12----13-12-10-13-12-10-9-12-|
|---------------------|------------------------------------------------|
|---------------------|------------------------------------------------|
|---------------------|------------------------------------------------|
|---------------------|------------------------------------------------|

|

| Gtr I

| +E Q. Q E E E E S S S S S S E E S S

|-(5)-5----6----------|--------------------------------3-----0---------|
|-(6)-6----7----------|--------------1p=0--1p=0--1p=0--3-----0---------|
|-(5)-5----6----------|--------2---------------------------------------|
|-(3)-3----4----------|------------------------------------------------|
|-------------2--0----|--0----------------------------------------0--0-|
|-------------0-------|------------------------------------------------|

E5 (Am)

S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S

|-----------------------------------------|
|-10-9----10-9------9---------------------|
|------10------10-9---10-9-7-10-9-7----9--|
|-----------------------------------10----|
|-----------------------------------------|
|-----------------------------------------|

|

| E E S S E S S E E S S

|-------------------------------0---------|
|------------1p=0---------------0---------|
|-------2---------3----2p0----------------|
|--------------------------3--------------|
|--0---------------------------------0-0--|
|-----------------------------------------|

N.C.(Am) G5 E5 (Am)

S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S

|------------------------------------|
|------------------------------------|
|-7------7---------------------------|
|---10-9---10p9-7-10-9-7-6-9-7p6---7-|
|--------------------------------8---|
|------------------------------------|

|

| E E S S S S S S E E S S

|------------------------3---0-------|
|-----------1p0-1p=0-1p0-3---0-------|
|-2----2-------------------------2-2-|
|------------------------------------|
|------------------------------------|
|------------------------------------|

F F5 F#5 E5

~~~~~~~~~~ PM|

S S e Q +Q E S S e e e E E E E S S

|----------------------------|-13--12--13-12b13r12-----3-7-|
|-------------------------13-|-----------------------------|
|----------------------10----|-----------------------------|
|-7-6------------------------|-----------------------------|
|-----8-7-----(7)------------|-----------------------------|
|----------------------------|-----------------------------|

|

| E E S S E S S E Q +E Q. Q E E

|----------------------------|-----------------------------|
|-------1p0----------6-------|-(6)--6------------7---------|
|-2---2-----3--2p0---5-------|-(5)--5------------6-----2---|
|------------------3-3-------|-(3)--3------------4---------|
|----------------------------|-----------------------2-----|
|----------------------------|-----------------------0-----|

N.C.(Am) G5 E5 (Am) E5 (Am)

PM------------| PM-------

|-3-| |--3--|

S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S e S S S e S S S

|-6-3-7-6-3-7-6-3-7p6-3-7-6-3-7-6-|-3-7-6-3-7-6-3-7-6---7-6-3-6---------|
|---------------------------------|-----------------------------6-5---3-|
|---------------------------------|-------------------------------------|
|---------------------------------|-------------------------------------|
|---------------------------------|-------------------------------------|
|---------------------------------|-------------------------------------|

|

| E E S S S S S S E E S S E E S S E S S E E S S

|---------------------3---0-------|---------------------------0---------|
|---------1p0-1p0-1p0-3---0-------|---------1p0---------------0---------|
|-2---2-----------------------2-2-|-2---2-------3---2p0---------2---2---|
|---------------------------------|---------------------3---------------|
|---------------------------------|-------------------------------------|
|---------------------------------|-------------------------------------|
 -------------------------|

|-3-| |--3--| |-3-|

e S S S e S S S e S S S E E

|-------------------------------------|
|-5-----------------------------------|
|---7-5-4-5---------------------------|
|-------------7-5---4-5---3-2-0-2-----|
|-------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------|

|

| E E S S S S S S E E S S

|-------------------------3-----0-----|
|---------1p0-1p==0---1p0-3-----0-----|
|-2-2-----------------------------2-2-|
|-------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------|

N.C.(Am) F5 N.C.

3/4 4/4

E E S S E S S E Q. Q. Q

|-----------------||--------------|
|-----1p0---------||--------------|
|-2-2-----3-2p0---||-5------------|
|---------------3-||-3---------4--|
|-----------------||------3-------|
|-----------------||--------------|

|

| E E S S E S S E Q. Q. Q

|-----------------||--------------|
|-----1p0---------||--------------|
|-2-2-----3-2p0---||-5------------|
|---------------3-||-3---------4--|
|-----------------||------3-------|
|-----------------||--------------|

+E Q. E E Q Q. Q. Q +E Q. E E Q

|-----------------|--------------|-----------------*|
|-----------------|--------------|-----------------*|
|-----------------|--------------|-----------------*|
|-(4)------6-5-4--|-3---------4--|-(4)------6-5-4--*|
|-----3-----------|------3-------|-----3-----------*|
|-----------------|--------------|-----------------*|

|

| +E Q. E E Q Q. Q. Q +E Q. E E Q

|-----------------|--------------|-----------------*|
|-----------------|--------------|-----------------*|
|-----------------|--------------|-----------------*|
|-(4)------6-5-4--|-3---------4--|-(4)------6-5-4--*|
|-----3-----------|------3-------|-----3-----------*|
|-----------------|--------------|-----------------*|

Duration Legend

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

W - whole; H - half; Q - quarter; E - 8th; S - 16th; T - 32nd; X - 64th; a - acciaccatura

+ - note tied to previous; . - note dotted; .. - note double dotted

Uncapitalized letters represent notes that are staccato (1/2 duration)

Irregular groupings are notated above the duration line

Duration letters will always appear directly above the note/fret number it represents the

duration for. Duration letters with no fret number below them represent rests. Multi-

bar rests are notated in the form Wxn, where n is the number of bars to rest for. Low

melody durations appear below the staff

Tablature Legend

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

h - hammer-on

p - pull-off

b - bend

pb - pre-bend

r - bend release (if no number after the r, then release immediately)

/\ - slide into or out of (from/to "nowhere")

s - legato slide

S - shift slide

<n> - natural harmonic

[n] - artificial harmonic

n(n) - tapped harmonic

~ - vibrato

tr - trill

T - tap

TP - trem. picking

PM - palm muting

\n/ - tremolo bar dip; n = amount to dip

\n - tremolo bar down

n/ - tremolo bar up

/n\ - tremolo bar inverted dip

= - hold bend; also acts as connecting device for hammers/pulls

<> - volume swell (louder/softer)

x - on rhythm slash represents muted slash

o - on rhythm slash represents single note slash

Misc Legend

-----------

| - bar

|| - double bar

||o - repeat start

o|| - repeat end

*| - double bar (ending)

: - bar (freetime)

$ - Segno

& - Coda

Tempo markers - <E/E./Q/Q./H/H.> = BPM(8/16=s8/s16), where s8 = swing 8ths, s16 = swing 16ths

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