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Testament
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NOSTROVIA

As recorded by Testament

(From the 1997 Album DEMONIC)

Transcribed by MetalVital the "Frantic Machine"

Words by Chuck Billy Music by Eric Peterson

Gtr I (Db Ab Db Gb Bb Eb) - 'Gtr I'

Gtr II (Db Ab Db Gb Bb Eb) - 'Gtr II'

Intro

Moderate Rock Q.=144

G5 A5 Ab5 G5 A5 Ab5

6/4

Gtrs I, II

PM-| PM-|

W. H. Q q Q W. H. Q q Q 4x

||----------------|-------------------|---------------|--------------------||
||o---------------|-------------------|---------------|-------------------o||
||----------------|-------------------|---------------|--------------------||
||----------------|-------------------|---------------|--------------------||
||o-5-------------|-7-------6\--------|-5-------------|-7-------6\--------o||
||--5-------------|-7-------6\--6--6--|-5-------------|-7-------6\--6--6---||

A5 G5 A5

Gtr I

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

Q. q. H. Q. q. Q Q Q

|-----------------------|--------------------|
|-----------------------|--------------------|
|-----------------------|--------------------|
|-----------------------|--------------------|
|-7----7----7-----------|-7----7----7--5--7--|
|-7----7----7-----------|-7----7----7--5--7--|

|

| Gtr II

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

| Q. q. H +Q Q. q. Q Q Q

|-----------------------|--------------------|
|-----------------------|--------------------|
|-----------------------|--------------------|
|-----------------------|--------------------|
|-7----7----7-----(7)\--|-7----7----7--5--7--|
|-7----7----7-----(7)\--|-7----7----7--5--7--|

Ab5 B5 Ab5(G5)

------| PM-| PM

Q. q. H +Q Q Q Q Q Q Q

|----------------------|-----------------------|
|----------------------|-----------------------|
|----------------------|-----------------------|
|----------------------|-----------------------|
|-6----6----6----(6)\--|-------9--(9)s=6-------|
|-6----6----6----(6)\--|-6s=9--9---9s==6--5----|

|

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

| Q. q. H +Q Q Q Q Q Q Q

|----------------------|-----------------------|
|----------------------|-----------------------|
|----------------------|-----------------------|
|----------------------|-----------------------|
|-6----6----6----(6)\--|-------9--(9)s=6-------|
|-6----6----6----(6)\--|-6s=9--9---9s==6--5----|

A5 C5 A5

PM---| PM-| PM--

Q. q. H. Q Q Q Q Q Q

|-------------------|--------------------------|
|-------------------|--------------------------|
|-------------------|--------------------------|
|-------------------|--------------------------|
|-7----7----7-------|-(7)s=10--10--(10)s=7-----|
|-7----7----7-------|--7s==10--10---10s==7--5--|

|

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

| Q. q. H. Q Q Q Q Q Q

|-------------------|--------------------------|
|-------------------|--------------------------|
|-------------------|--------------------------|
|-------------------|--------------------------|
|-7----7----7-------|-(7)s=10--10--(10)s=7-----|
|-7----7----7-------|--7s==10--10---10s==7--5--|

Ab5 F5 Ab5

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

Q. q. H Q H. Q q Q

|----------------------|--------------------||
|----------------------|--------------------||
|----------------------|--------------------||
|----------------------|--------------------||
|-6----6----6\----(3)S=|=6------------------||
|-6----6----6\----(3)S=|=6-------6--6--6----||

|

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

| Q. q. Q Q +Q H. Q q Q

|----------------------|--------------------||
|----------------------|--------------------||
|----------------------|--------------------||
|----------------------|--------------------||
|-6----6----6s=3--(3)S=|=6------------------||
|-6----6----6s=3--(3)S=|=6-------6--6--6----||

Verse 1

G5 (A5) (Ab5)

Gtrs I, II

PM-|

W. Q E E E E Q q Q

|---------------|----------------------|
|---------------|----------------------|
|---------------|----------------------|
|---------------|----------------------|
|-5-------------|----------------6--6--|
|-5-------------|-7--7-7-7-5-6\--6--6--|

G5 (A5) (Ab5)

PM-|

W. Q E E E E Q q Q

|---------------|------------------------|
|---------------|------------------------|
|---------------|------------------------|
|---------------|------------------------|
|-5-------------|----------------6--6----|
|-5-------------|-7--7-7-7-5-6\--6--6----|

G5 (A5) (Ab5)

PM-|

W. Q E E E E Q q Q

|---------------|----------------------|
|---------------|----------------------|
|---------------|----------------------|
|---------------|----------------------|
|-5-------------|----------------6--6--|
|-5-------------|-7--7-7-7-5-6\--6--6--|

G5 (A5) (Ab5) G5

PM-|

W. Q E E E E Q q Q

|---------------|------------------------||
|---------------|------------------------||
|---------------|------------------------||
|---------------|------------------------||
|-5-------------|----------------6--5----||
|-5-------------|-7--7-7-7-5-6\--6--5----||

Chorus

A5 G5 A5

Gtr I

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

Q. q. H. Q. q. Q Q Q

|-------------------|--------------------|
|-------------------|--------------------|
|-------------------|--------------------|
|-------------------|--------------------|
|-7----7----7-------|-7----7----7--5--7--|
|-7----7----7-------|-7----7----7--5--7--|

|

| Gtr II

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

| Q. q. H. Q. q. Q Q Q

|-------------------|--------------------|
|-------------------|--------------------|
|-------------------|--------------------|
|-------------------|--------------------|
|-7\---7----7-------|-7----7----7--5--7--|
|-7\---7----7-------|-7----7----7--5--7--|

Ab5 B5 Ab5(G5)

------| PM-| PM

Q. q. H +Q Q Q Q Q Q Q

|----------------------|-----------------------|
|----------------------|-----------------------|
|----------------------|-----------------------|
|----------------------|-----------------------|
|-6----6----6----(6)\--|-------9--(9)s=6-------|
|-6----6----6----(6)\--|-6s=9--9---9s==6--5----|

|

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

| Q. q. H +Q Q Q Q Q Q Q

|----------------------|-----------------------|
|----------------------|-----------------------|
|----------------------|-----------------------|
|----------------------|-----------------------|
|-6----6----6----(6)\--|-------9--(9)s=6-------|
|-6----6----6----(6)\--|-6s=9--9---9s==6--5----|

A5 C5 A5

PM---| PM-| PM--

Q. q. H. Q Q Q Q Q Q

|-------------------|--------------------------|
|-------------------|--------------------------|
|-------------------|--------------------------|
|-------------------|--------------------------|
|-7----7----7-------|-(7)s=10--10--(10)s=7-----|
|-7----7----7-------|--7s==10--10---10s==7--5--|

|

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

| Q. Q. H. Q Q Q Q Q Q

|-------------------|--------------------------|
|-------------------|--------------------------|
|-------------------|--------------------------|
|-------------------|--------------------------|
|-7----7----7-------|-(7)s=10--10--(10)s=7-----|
|-7----7----7-------|--7s==10--10---10s==7--5--|

Ab5 F5 Ab5 G5 A5 Ab5

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

Q. q. H Q H. Q Q Q

|----------------------|--------------------||
|----------------------|--------------------||
|----------------------|--------------------||
|----------------------|--------------------||
|-6----6----6\----(3)S=|=6-------5--7--6----||
|-6----6----6\----(3)S=|=6-------5--7--6----||

|

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

| Q. q. H Q H. Q Q Q

|----------------------|--------------------||
|----------------------|--------------------||
|----------------------|--------------------||
|----------------------|--------------------||
|-6----6----6\----(3)S=|=6-------5--7--6----||
|-6----6----6\----(3)S=|=6-------5--7--6----||

Verse 2

G5 (A5) (Ab5)

Gtrs I, II

PM-|

W. Q E E E E Q q Q

|---------------|----------------------|
|---------------|----------------------|
|---------------|----------------------|
|---------------|----------------------|
|-5-------------|----------------6--6--|
|-5-------------|-7--7-7-7-5-6\--6--6--|

G5 (A5) (Ab5)

PM-|

W. Q E E E E Q q Q

|---------------|------------------------|
|---------------|------------------------|
|---------------|------------------------|
|---------------|------------------------|
|-5-------------|----------------6--6----|
|-5-------------|-7--7-7-7-5-6\--6--6----|

G5 (A5) (Ab5)

PM-|

W. Q E E E E Q q Q

|---------------|----------------------|
|---------------|----------------------|
|---------------|----------------------|
|---------------|----------------------|
|-5-------------|----------------6--6--|
|-5-------------|-7--7-7-7-5-6\--6--6--|

G5 (A5) (Ab5) G5

PM-|

W. Q E E E E Q q Q

|---------------|------------------------||
|---------------|------------------------||
|---------------|------------------------||
|---------------|------------------------||
|-5-------------|----------------6--5----||
|-5-------------|-7--7-7-7-5-6\--6--5----||

Outro

D5

W. +W. +W. +W.

|---------------|----------------|----------------|--------*|
|---------------|----------------|----------------|--------*|
|---------------|----------------|----------------|--------*|
|-0-------------|-(0)------------|-(0)------------|-(0)----*|
|-0-------------|-(0)------------|-(0)------------|-(0)----*|
|-0-------------|-(0)------------|-(0)------------|-(0)----*|

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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