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Falling Fast

Testament
Tab

This is tablature — fret positions rather than chord names. Wide lines scroll sideways on their own, so the page never does.

Song

"Falling fast", by Testament, from the album "Souls of black"

Intro 2x

-\ 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +

E|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
B|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
G|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
D|-------3-----------------------3-------3---------------6---5---4-|
A|-5-4-5-1---------5-4-5-5---5---1-5-4-5-1---------5-4-5-4---3---2-|
E|-3-2-3-----------3-2-3-3---3-----3-2-3-----------3-2-3-----------|

PM . . . . . . . . . . . .

Interlude: G5 G5 G5 G5 G G5

PM .

Riff 1

-\ 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +

E|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
B|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
G|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
D|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
A|-----7h8-------------------4---5---4-----7h8---------4-5---5-7---|
E|-0000----00005h6-00002h3-0-2---3---3-0000----00005h6-2-3---3-5---|

| .... .... .... . .... .... |

E|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
B|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
G|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
D|---------------------------4---5---4-----------------4-5---5-7---|
A|---------------------------2---3---2-2---------------2-3---3-5---|
E|-------------------------0-----------0---------------------------|

PM .

Repeat Riff 1 1x with doubeled guitars

Chorus Riff 2x (harmony thing: Lower notes= gtr.1 higher notes= gtr.2)

-\ 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +

E|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
B|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
G|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
D|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
A|-------------------------4h5-0h1---------------------------------|
E|-0-0-000-0-0-3p2-0-0-000-5h6-2h3-0-0-000-0-0-3p2-333366663-3-5555|

PM . . ... . . . . ... . . ... . . ......... . ....

Intro to verse riff:

(3rd guitar vibrates on high D with A.H later on)

-\ 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +

E|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
B|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
G|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
D|-------3---3-----------------------------3---3-----------6--5--4-|
A|-------1---1-------------5---5-----------1---1-----------4--3--2-|
E|-3-333---------3-3-333-3-3---3---3-3-333---------3-3-333---------|

| . ... . . ... . . . ... . . ... |

E|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
B|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
G|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
D|--------------------------------------------------------6--5--4--|
A|--------------------------------------------------------4--3--2--|
E|-----------------------------------------------------------------|

(Both Guitars)

-\ 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +

E|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
B|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
G|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
D|-------3---3-----------------------------3---3-----------6--5--4-|
A|-------1---1-------------5---5-----------1---1-----5-----4--3--2-|
E|-3-333---------3-3-333-3-3---3---3-3-333---------3-3-------------|

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

Verse Riff 4x

-\ 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +

E|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
B|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
G|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
D|-------3---3-----------------------------3---3-----------6--5--4-|
A|-------1---1-------------5---5-----------1---1-----------4--3--2-|
E|-3-333---------3-3-333-3-3---3---3-3-333---------3-3-333---------|

PM . ... . . ... . . . ... . . ...

Chorus riff 2x

Verse riff 4x

Chorus riff 2x

After chorus thing:

-\ 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +

E|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
B|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
G|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
D|---------------3---------------3---------------3---------6--5--3-|
A|-----5---5-----1-----5---5-----1-----5---5-----1-----5---4--3--1-|
E|-3-3-3---3-3-3---3-3-2---2-3-3---3-3-3---3-3-3---3-3-3-----------|

PM . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Riff 1 (doubeled guitars) 2x

Verse Riff 4x

Chorus Riff 2x

After chorus thing

Riff 1 2x

Solo Riff 3x (VERY VERY blurry riff, I'm not sure if it's right)

-\ 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4

E|---------------------------------------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------------------------------------|
G|---------------------------------------------------------------|
D|---------------------------------------------------------6-5-3-|
A|-5-----5-----5-----5-----5---5-8-------------------------4-3-1-|
E|-3-33333-33333-33333-33333-333-6-3-6-3-5-3-6-3-5-3-6-3-5-------|

PM .... .... .... .... .. . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Ending of solo riff

-\ 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4

E|---------------------------------------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------------------------------------|
G|---------------------------------------------------------------|
D|---------------------------------------------------6-5-4-3-----|
A|-5-----5-----5-----5-----5---5-8-------------5-----4-3-2-1-6-5-|
E|-3-33333-33333-33333-33333-333-6-3-6-3-5-3-3---------------4-3-|

PM .... .... .... .... .. . . . . . . . . . . .

Riff 2 2x

Intro to Verse Riff

Verse 4x

Chorus Riff 2x

After chorus thing

Riff 1 2x

END

Tabbed by Axel Hallingbäck - oedward@hotmail.com

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