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TESTAMENT - SAILS OF CHARON

SIGNS OF CHAOS: THE BEST OF TESTAMENT

Copyright 1997 Mayhem Records

Version 1.0 - FEBRUARY 2001

Transcribed by: Mike O'Neil

Solo Transcribed by: Andrew Theo

For Questions, Comments, Newest Version, or Corrections contact

Mike O'Neil: at mike@dsrmusic.com

Downloaded from the Catacombs of 's Death Tab Site at

.. - palm mute / - slide up to

\ - slide down to ~ - vibrato

h - hammer on b - bend

p - pull off Suffixes for bend

ph - pinch harmonic

f - full bend h - half bend

* - see comment r - release t - tap bend

X - percussion mute ~ - vibrato bend

@ - slight palm mute () - ghost note, sustained note

Tune to Eb

Riff A.1

|---------------------------------------------------------------------|
|---------------------------------------------------------------------|
|-4---4p2-----------2----------------------------------4p2--------2---|Gtr
|---------5-4---4h5-----------2----------------2-----------5--4h5---1-| I
|---------------------3---3h5---2---2-2h3~-3h5---2---2----------------|
|---------------------------------------------------------------------|

Riff A.2

|---------------------------------------------------------------------|
|---------------------------------------------------------------------|
|-4---4p2-----------2----------------------------------4p2--------2---|Gtr
|---------5-4---4h5-----------2----------------2-----------5--4h5---1-| I
|---------------------3---3h5---2---2-3-3--3h5---2---2----------------|
|---------------------------------------------------------------------|

| |

|---------------------------------------------------------------------|
|---------------------------------------------------------------------|
|-7---7p5-4-------4-5----------------------------------7p5-4----4-5---|Gtr
|-----------7---7-----------4-5--------------4-5--------------7-----4-|II
|---------------------7---7-----6---6-7-7--7-----6---6----------------|
|---------------------------------------------------------------------|

Riff A.2 continued

|-------------------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------------------|
|-4p2--------2-----4p2--------2--4p2--------2-----------|Gtr
|-----5--4h5-----------5--4h5--------5--4h5----5-4--7-5-| I
|--------------3~------------------------------3-2--5-3-|
|-------------------------------------------------------|

| |

|-------------------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------------------|
|-7p5-4----4-5-----7p5-4----4-5--7p5-4----4-5-----------|Gtr
|--------7----------------7-------------7------5-4--7-5-|II
|--------------7~------------------------------3-2--5-3-|
|-------------------------------------------------------|

Riff B.1

|------------------------------------------------|
|------------------------------------------------|
|-5\4-4-4-----5\4-4-4-----5\4-4-4-------5---5--5-|Gtr
|-5\4-4-4-----5\4-4-4-----5\4-4-4-------5---5--5-| I
|-3\2-2-2--33-3\2-2-2--33-3\2-2-2--33-3-3---3--3-|
|------------------------------------------------|

| .. .. .. . |

| |

|------------------------------------------------|
|------------------------------------------------|
|-5\4-4-4-----5\4-4-4-----5\4-4-4-------5---5--5-|Gtr
|-5\4-4-4-----5\4-4-4-----5\4-4-4-------5---5--5-|II
|-3\2-2-2--33-3\2-2-2--33-3\2-2-2--33-3-3---3--3-|
|------------------------------------------------|

.. .. .. .

Riff B.1 continued

|------------------------------------------------|
|-5\4-4-4-----5\4-4-4-----5\4-4-4-------5--/7--5-|
|------------------------------------------------|Gtr
|------------------------------------------------| I
|------------------------------------------------|
|------------------------------------------------|

| |

|------------------------------------------------|
|------------------------------------------------|
|-5\4-4-4-----5\4-4-4-----5\4-4-4-------5---7--5-|Gtr
|-5\4-4-4-----5\4-4-4-----5\4-4-4-------5---7--5-| II
|-3\2-2-2--33-3\2-2-2--33-3\2-2-2--33-3-3---5--3-|
|------------------------------------------------|

.. .. .. .

Riff B.2

|------------------------------------------------|
|-5\4-4-4-----5\4-4-4-----5\4-4-4-------5--/7--5-|
|------------------------------------------------|Gtr
|------------------------------------------------| I
|------------------------------------------------|
|------------------------------------------------|

| |

|------------------------------------------------|
|------------------------------------------------|
|-5\4-4-4-----5\4-4-4-----5\4-4-4-------5---7--5-|Gtr
|-5\4-4-4-----5\4-4-4-----5\4-4-4-------5---7--5-| I
|-3\2-2-2--33-3\2-2-2--33-3\2-2-2--33-3-3---5--3-|
|------------------------------------------------|

.. .. .. .

Riff B.2 continued

|------------------------------------------------|
|-5\4-4-4----------------------------------------|
|-------------5\4-4-4-----5\4-4-4-------5---5--5-|Gtr
|------------------------------------------------| I
|------------------------------------------------|
|------------------------------------------------|

| ph ph ph |

| |

|------------------------------------------------|
|------------------------------------------------|
|-5\4-4-4-----5\4-4-4-----5\4-4-4-------5---5--5-|Gtr
|-5\4-4-4-----5\4-4-4-----5\4-4-4-------5---5--5-| II
|-3\2-2-2--33-3\2-2-2--33-3\2-2-2--33-3-3---3--3-|
|------------------------------------------------|

.. .. .. .

Riff C (play 5 times under Solo Part I)

|------------------------------------------------|
|------------------------------------------------|
|-5\4-4-4-----5\4-4-4-----5\4-4-4--55-5-5---5-55-|Gtrs
|-5\4-4-4-----5\4-4-4-----5\4-4-4--55-5-5---5-55-|I&II
|-3\2-2-2--33-3\2-2-2--33-3\2-2-2--33-3-3---3-33-|
|------------------------------------------------|

.. .. .. . . . ..

Riff C continued

|------------------------------------------------|
|------------------------------------------------|
|-5\4-4-4-----5\4-4-4-----5\4-4-4--55-5-5---5--5-|Gtrs
|-5\4-4-4-----5\4-4-4-----5\4-4-4--55-5-5---5--5-|I&II
|-3\2-2-2--33-3\2-2-2--33-3\2-2-2--33-3-3---3--3-|
|------------------------------------------------|

.. .. .. . . . .

Solo Part I (Parts I&II by Andrew Theo)

|----------------------17\-----------------------------------|
|----------------------------7--8--10-8--7-----8--7----------|
|----------------11/14----------------------9--------9--8--9-|
|-----------9/13---------------------------------------------|
|-2/6--6/12--------------------------------------------------|
|------------------------------------------------------------|
|----------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|-7--8--7-----7\5-----5\4-----------4--5--4----------------------------------|
|----------9-------8-------5--4--5-----------7--5--4--2--5--4--2-------------|
|-----------------------------------------------------------------5--4-----4-|
|-----------------------------------------------------------------------7----|
|----------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|--------------------------------------------------------------------|
|--------------------------------------------------------------------|
|-------4--5--7--5--4--------------4~--------------------------------|
|-5--7-----------------7--5--4---------4~--4--5--7--5--4-----4--5/11-|
|-------------------------------7-------------------------7----------|
|--------------------------------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------15----------------14----------------12-|
|-------------------12-13----13-12\10-10-12----12-10\8--8--10----|
|-11-12-14-12-11-------------------------------------------------|
|----------------14----------------------------------------------|
|----------------------------------------------------------------|
|----------------------------------------------------------------|
|---------------10---------------8-----------------------------5-------------|
|-10-8\7--7--8-----8--7\5--4--5-----5--4-----------7--------------8--7--5----|
|-----------------------------------------5--4--5-----5--4-----------------8-|
|-----------------------------------------------------------7----------------|
|----------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|----------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|---------------------------|
|---------------------------|
|-5\4--------------4--5/10--|
|------7--5--3--------------|
|---------------7-----------|
|---------------------------|
|-------------------15-14-15-14-------12-11------------------------|
|-13-12-10-12----10----------------------------10~--13-12-10-12----|
|-------------11----------------------------11------------------10-|
|-------------------------------13-14------------------------------|
|------------------------------------------------------------------|
|------------------------------------------------------------------|
|-------15-14-15-14-------12-11------------------------------------|
|----10----------------------------10~-------------10-7-----7------|
|-10----------------------------11-----------------------8---------|
|-------------------13-14--------------9--9--8--7--------------10\-|
|------------------------------------------------------------------|
|------------------------------------------------------------------|
|----5--8--5--8--5--8--5--5--------5--8--5--5--------5--8--5--5----|
|-7--------------------------4--7--------------4--7--------------4-|
|------------------------------------------------------------------|Gtr
|------------------------------------------------------------------| I
|------------------------------------------------------------------|
|------------------------------------------------------------------|

| |

|----11-14-11-14-11-14-11-11-------11-14-11-11-------11-14-11-11---|
|-13-------------------------10-13-------------10-13-------------10|
|------------------------------------------------------------------|Gtr
|------------------------------------------------------------------|II
|------------------------------------------------------------------|
|------------------------------------------------------------------|
|----5--8--5---5--6--9--6--6-----6-7--10-7--7------7--8-11--8--8-----8--9-12-|
|-7---------------------------8-----------------9----------------10----------|
|----------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|----------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|----------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|----------------------------------------------------------------------------|

| |

|----11-14-11-11-12-15-12-12----12-13-16-13-13----13-14-17-14-14----14-15-18-|
|-13-------------------------14----------------15----------------16----------|
|----------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|----------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|----------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|----------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|-9--9------9-|
|-------11----|
|-------------|
|-------------|
|-------------|
|-------------|

|

|-15-15----15-|
|-------17----|
|-------------|
|-------------|
|-------------|
|-------------|

Solo Part II

|-19~-19~-19~-19~-19b(20)-19b(20)-19b(20)19----17~-14----14--5/8-|

|-------------------------------------------19--------16---------|
|----------------------------------------------------------------|
|----------------------------------------------------------------|
|----------------------------------------------------------------|
|----------------------------------------------------------------|
|-11----8---------------------------------------|
|----10----7--10----7--------------------7------|
|----------------8--------8-----8-----------8---|
|----------------------10----10----10-7---------|
|-----------------------------------------------|
|-----------------------------------------------|

Riff D (play once under Solo Part II)

|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------------------------------|

|-------------------------------------------------------------------|Gtrs

|-4--4----2----5--4--4------2----5--4--4------2----5--4--4----2-5-5-|I&II
|-2--2----0-00-3--2--2---00-0-00-3--2--2---00-0-00-3--2--2----0-3-3-|
|-------------------------------------------------------------------|

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

Riff E

||--------------------------------------------------------------------|
||--------------------------------------------------------------------|

|||Gtrs

||| I&II

||--2--2--00-0-00-3--2--2---00-0-00-3--2--2---00-0-00-3--2--2---0-3-3-|
||--------------------------------------------------------------------|

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

________ ________

Riff E continued |1. |2.

|--------------------------------------------------------------||---------|
|--------------------------------------------------------------||---------|

|-------------------------------------------------------Play--||--Play---|

|-4--4-----2----5--4--4------2----5--4--4------2----5---fill--||--fill---|
|-2--2--00-0-00-3--2--2---00-0-00-3--2--2---00-0-00-3----E1----||---E2----|
|--------------------------------------------------------------||---------|

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

Fill E1

|----------------------------|----|

|----------------------------|----| NOTE: This pinch harmonic is held out by

|-4--2---2-------------------|-4~-|       a third guitar just as you repeat
|------5----5-4-5--4-2-------|----|       Riff E for a second time
|----------------------5-3-2-|----|
|----------------------------|----|

ph

Fill E2

|----------------------------|
|----------------------------|
|-4--2---2-----------------4-|
|------5----5-4-5--4-2-4-5---|
|----------------------------|
|----------------------------|

Riff F

|---------------------------------------------------|
|---------------------------------------------------|
|---------------------------------------------------|Gtr
|------------------2------------------------2-------| I
|-3--3-2-3---2-3-5---5-3-2-3--3-2-3---2-3-5---5-3-2-|
|---------------------------------------------------|

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

| |

|---------------------------------------------------|
|---------------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------4-------|Gtr
|------------------5-------5--5-4-5---4-5-7---7-5-4-|II
|-7--7-6-7---6-7-9---9-7-6--------------------------|
|---------------------------------------------------|

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

Riff F continued

|--------------------------------------------------------|
|--------------------------------------------------------|
|--------------------------------------------------------|Gtr
|------------------2--------5-4-2---4-2-------INCOMPLETE-| I
|-3--3-2-3---2-3-5---5-3-2--------5-----5-3--------------|
|--------------------------------------------------------|

| . . . . . . |

| |

|--------------------------------------------------------|
|------------------5--------8-7-5---7-5------------------|
|-5--5-4-5---4-5-7---7-5-4--------7-----7-5--------------|Gtr

|---------------------------------------------INCOMPLETE-|II

|--------------------------------------------------------|
|--------------------------------------------------------|

. . . . . .

Riff G

|--------------------------------------|-----------|
|-5bf----------------------------------|-----------|

|--------------------------------------|---Play----|Gtr

|---------2-2-2-5-5-5--4--4-----2----5-|--Fill-E1--| I
|---------0-0-0-3-3-3--2--2--00-0-00-3-|-----------|
|--------------------------------------|-----------|

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

| | |

|--------------------------------------|-----------|
|--------------------------------------|-----------|

|-4bf----------------------------------|---Play----|Gtr

|---------2-2-2-5-5-5--4--4-----2----5-|--Fill-E1--|II
|---------0-0-0-3-3-3--2--2--00-0-00-3-|-----------|
|--------------------------------------|-----------|

. . . . . . .. ..

Riff H

|-----------------------------------------------------|-----------|
|-----------------------------------------------------|-----------|

|-----------------------------------------------------|---Play----|Gtrs

|-4--4-----2----5--4--4------2----5--4--4------2----5-|--Fill-E2--|I&II
|-2--2--00-0-00-3--2--2---00-0-00-3--2--2---00-0-00-3-|-----------|
|-----------------------------------------------------|-----------|

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

Repeat Riff F

Repeat Riff G

Riff I

|-----------------------------------------------------|
|-----------------------------------------------------|

|-----------------------------------------------------|Gtrs

|-4--4-----2----5--4--4------2----5--4--4------2----5-|I&II
|-2--2--00-0-00-3--2--2---00-0-00-3--2--2---00-0-00-3-|
|-----------------------------------------------------|

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

Riff I continued

|----------------------------------|
|----------------------------------|
|-4--2---2---------------------2-4-|
|------5----5-4-5--4--2--4--5----*-|
|----------------------------------|
|----------------------------------|

. . . . .

* This note signifies the start of the next riff. Guitar I

plays this note anyway, and guitar II plays it and stops

Repeat Riff A.1

Riff J

|-----------------------------------------------------------------------|
|-----------------------------------------------------------------------|
|-4---4p2-----------2---------------------------------------------------|Gtr
|---------5-4---4h5-----------2--------------------------------------\\-| I
|---------------------3---3h5---2-(2)--2h3----5----7--9--10-12-14-15-\\-|
|-----------------------------------------------------------------------|

| |

|-----------------------------------------------------------------------|
|-----------------------------------------------------------------------|
|-7---7p5-4-------4-5---------------------------------------------------|Gtr
|-----------7---7-----------4-5--------------------5--7--9--10-12-14-\\-|II
|---------------------7---7-----6-(6)--6h7----9----------------------\\-|
|-----------------------------------------------------------------------|

Repeat Riff D

Repeat Riff H

Riff K (played over Riff D)

|-----------------------------------------------|
|-----------------------------------------------|
|-----------------------------------------------|
|-C-O-M-I-N-G---S-O-O-N-------------------------|
|-----------------------------------------------|
|-----------------------------------------------|

Riff L.1

|---------------------------------------------------|
|---------------------------------------------------|
|---------------------------------------------------|Gtr
|------------------2------------------------2-------| I
|-3--3-2-3---2-3-5---5-3-2-3--3-2-3---2-3-5---5-3-2-|
|---------------------------------------------------|

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

| |

|---------------------------------------------------|
|---------------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------4-------|Gtr
|------------------5-------5--5-4-5---4-5-7---7-5-4-|II
|-7--7-6-7---6-7-9---9-7-6--------------------------|
|---------------------------------------------------|

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

Riff L.1 continued

|--------------------------------------------------------|
|--------------------------------------------------------|
|--------------------------------------------------------|Gtr
|------------------2--------5-4-2---4-2-------INCOMPLETE-| I
|-3--3-2-3---2-3-5---5-3-2--------5-----5-3--------------|
|--------------------------------------------------------|

| . . . . . . |

| |

|--------------------------------------------------------|
|------------------4*-------8-7-5---7-5------------------|
|-5--5-4-5---4-5-7---7-5-4--------7-----7-5--------------|Gtr

|---------------------------------------------INCOMPELTE-|II

|--------------------------------------------------------|
|--------------------------------------------------------|

. . . . . .

* Sounds like a 4 but was meant to be 5

Riff L.2

|---------------------------------------------------|
|---------------------------------------------------|
|---------------------------------------------------|Gtr
|------------------4------------------------4-------| I
|-5--5-3-5---3-5-7---7-5-3-5--5-3-5---3-5-7---7-5-3-|
|---------------------------------------------------|

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

| |

|---------------------------------------------------|
|---------------------------------------------------|
|------------------4------------------------5-------|Gtr
|-7--7-5-4---4-5-7---7-5-4-7--7-5-7---5-7-9---9-7-5-|II
|---------------------------------------------------|
|---------------------------------------------------|

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

Riff L.2 continued

|---------------------------------------------------|
|---------------------------------------------------|
|------------------------------Fast-run-----5-(5)---|Gtr
|------------------4--------------------------------| I
|-5--5-3-5---3-5-7---7-5-3--------------------------|
|---------------------------------------------------|

| . . . . . . |

| |

|---------------------------------------------------|
|------------------5--------------------------------|
|-5--5-4-5---4-5-7---7-5-4-----Fast-run-----5-(5)---|Gtr
|---------------------------------------------------|II
|---------------------------------------------------|
|---------------------------------------------------|

. . . . . .

Riff M (over fadeout of previous riff)

|---------------------------------------------------|
|-----------------------------------4-(4)-----------|
|-----------------------------------4-(4)-----------|
|-/7-----5h7p5\4~-------------------4-(4)-----------|
|--------------------3--/6--\2~---------------------|
|---------------------------------------------------|

Riff N (play twice)

|----------------------------------------------------------|
|---------------------------1---1-3-5-0----0--1---1-0----0-|
|-----------------------------------------------------2----|
|---/5~----5-4-2--1--1-2-4--2---2-3-5-1----2--2---2-2-2--2-|
|-2--------------------------------------------------------|
|----------------------------------------------------------|
|---------------------------|
|---------------------------|
|-4--2-0-*----*-0-----------|
|-5--4-2-1--2-1-2--1-(1)----|
|-----------3------2-(2)----|
|---------------------------|

* These notes sound like they may be harmonized

but I'm not sure by what

Downloaded from the Catacombs of 's Death Tab Site at

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