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So Many Lies

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

Song

"So Many Lies" from The Ritual

(pretty damn close/99.9version)

All Metal distortion throughout

X2

E-|-----------------|--------------------|-----------------------|------------------------------|
B-|-----------------|--------------------|-----------------------|------------------------------|
G-|-----------------|--------------------|-----------------------|------------------------------|
D-|-----------------|--2-2-3-2-0-------2-|-----------------------|------------------------------|
A-|-2-2-3-2-0-------|------------1-0---2-|-2-2-2-2--2-2-2-2--2-3-|-2-2-2-2--2-2-3-2-0---------2-|
E-|-----------3-2-1-|----------------3-0-|-0-0-0-0--0-0-0-0--0-1-|-0-0-0-0------------3-2-1-0-0-|

P.m.----------------|

E-|---------------|------------------------|-------------------------|-------------------------------|
B-|---------------|------------------------|-------------------------|-------------------------------|
G-|---------------|------------------------|-------------------9-10--|-------------------------------|
D-|---------------|--9-9-9-9---2--4--5-----|-9-9-9-9--9-9-9-9--9-10--|-------------------------------|
A-|-2-2-2-2--2-3--|--7-7-7-7---0--2--3--3--|-7-7-7-7--7-7-7-7--7-8---|-2-2-2-2-2-2-3-2-1-0---------2-|
E-|-0-0-0-0--0-1--|---------------------1--|-------------------------|-0-0-0-0-------------3-2-1-0-0-|
  P.m.--------|
E-|--------------------------|---------------------|
B-|--------------------------|---------------------|
G-|--------------------9-10--|---------------------|  intro is over

D-|--9-9-9-9--9-9-9-9--9-10--|-9-9-9-9--2--4--5----| (the whole intro is played w/two guitars they play around de E

A-|--7-7-7-7--7-7-7-7--7-8---|-7-7-7-7--0--2--3--3-| in octaves, but this this is the most look-a-like you can get w/only one)

E-|--------------------------|-------------------1-|

now for the *interlude*

E-|-------------------------|------------------------|-----------------------|-------------------------------|
B-|-------------------------|------------------------|-----------------------|-------------------------------|
G-|-------------------------|----------------------3-|-----------------------|-------------------------------|
D-|-------------------------|----------------------1-|---------------------5-|-------------------------------|
A-|-2-2-2-2--2-2-2-2-2--2-3-|-2-2-2-2--2-2-2-2--2--1-|-2-2-2-2--2-2-2-2--2-3-|-2-2-2-2-2-2-3-2-1-0---------2-|
E-|-0-0-0-0--0-0-0-0-0--0-1-|-0-0-0-0--0-0-0-0--0----|-0-0-0-0--0-0-0-0--0---|-0-0-0-0-------------3-2-1-0-0-|
  |P.m.--------|

|

|

E-|-----------------------|-------------------------|------------------------|-------------------------------|
B-|-----------------------|-------------------------|------------------------|-------------------------------|
G-|--15---------------11(\--\)9------------------7(\--\3)--------------------|-------------------------------|
D-|-----------------------|-------------------------|--------------------4(\---/)2---------------------------|
A-|--13---------------11(\--\)7------------------5(\--\1)--------------------|-------------------------------|
E-|-----------------------|-------------------------|--------------------6(\---/)0---------------------------|
E-|-------------------------|------------------------|-----------------------|-------------------------------|
B-|-------------------------|------------------------|-----------------------|-------------------------------|
G-|-------------------------|----------------------3-|-----------------------|-------------------------------|
D-|-------------------------|----------------------1-|---------------------5-|-----------2--4--5-------------|
A-|-2-2-2-2--2-2-2-2-2--2-3-|-2-2-2-2--2-2-2-2--2--1-|-2-2-2-2--2-2-2-2--2-3-|-2-2-2-2---0--2--3--3----------|
E-|-0-0-0-0--0-0-0-0-0--0-1-|-0-0-0-0--0-0-0-0--0----|-0-0-0-0--0-0-0-0--0---|-0-0-0-0------------1----------|
  |P.m.--------|

|

|

E-|-----------------------|-------------------------|------------------------|-------------------------------|
B-|-----------------------|-------------------------|------------------------|-------------------------------|
G-|--15---------------11(\--\)9------------------7(\--\3)-----------------8(\--\)9---------------------------|
D-|-----------------------|-------------------------|------------------------|-------------------------------|
A-|--13---------------11(\--\)7------------------5(\--\1)-----------------10(\-\)7---------------------------|
E-|-----------------------|-------------------------|------------------------|-------------------------------|

1.I dint mean to offend you...

2.slaves to the way of the system...

3.Is there a need to pretend to be a man so divine...

E-|-------------------------|------------------------|-----------------------|-------------------------------|
B-|-------------------------|------------------------|-----------------------|-------------------------------|
G-|-------------------------|----------------------3-|-----------------------|-------------------------------|
D-|-------------------------|----------------------1-|---------------------5-|--------------------------2----|
A-|-2-2-2-2--2-2-2-2-2--2-3-|-2-2-2-2--2-2-2-2--2--1-|-2-2-2-2--2-2-2-2--2-3-|-2-2-2-2--2-2-3-2-0-------2----|
E-|-0-0-0-0--0-0-0-0-0--0-1-|-0-0-0-0--0-0-0-0--0----|-0-0-0-0--0-0-0-0--0---|-0-0-0-0------------3-2-1-0----|
  |P.m.--------|

1.And i cant help this that i feel...

2.I've seen into your darkest fears...

3.And even even if i offended you...

E-|-------------------------|------------------------|-----------------------|---------------------------------|
B-|-------------------------|------------------------|-----------------------|---------------------------------|
G-|-------------------------|----------------------3-|-----------------------|-------------------5------5------|
D-|-------------------------|----------------------1-|---------------------5-|-------------------5------5------|
A-|-2-2-2-2--2-2-2-2-2--2-3-|-2-2-2-2--2-2-2-2--2--1-|-2-2-2-2--2-2-2-2--2-3-|-2-2-2-2--2-2-2-2--7------3------|
E-|-0-0-0-0--0-0-0-0-0--0-1-|-0-0-0-0--0-0-0-0--0----|-0-0-0-0--0-0-0-0--0---|-0-0-0-0--0-0-0-0----------------|
  |P.m.--------|

1.Ill only give you one warning...

2.I know where you go when...

3.I Know where you go when...

E-|-------------------------|------------------------|-----------------------|-------------------------------|
B-|-------------------------|------------------------|-----------------------|-------------------------------|
G-|-------------------------|----------------------3-|-----------------------|-------------------------------|
D-|-------------------------|----------------------1-|---------------------5-|--------------------------2----|
A-|-2-2-2-2--2-2-2-2-2--2-3-|-2-2-2-2--2-2-2-2--2--1-|-2-2-2-2--2-2-2-2--2-3-|-2-2-2-2--2-2-3-2-0-------2----|
E-|-0-0-0-0--0-0-0-0-0--0-1-|-0-0-0-0--0-0-0-0--0----|-0-0-0-0--0-0-0-0--0---|-0-0-0-0------------3-2-1-0----|
  |P.m.--------|

1.The day of judgement is closisng in...

2.Will they respect you when...

3.Will they respect you when...

E-|-------------------------|------------------------|-----------------------|---------------------------------|
B-|-------------------------|------------------------|-----------------------|---------------------------------|
G-|-------------------------|----------------------3-|-----------------------|-------------------5------5------|
D-|-------------------------|----------------------1-|---------------------5-|-------------------5------5------|
A-|-2-2-2-2--2-2-2-2-2--2-3-|-2-2-2-2--2-2-2-2--2--1-|-2-2-2-2--2-2-2-2--2-3-|-2-2-2-2--2-2-2-2--7------3------|
E-|-0-0-0-0--0-0-0-0-0--0-1-|-0-0-0-0--0-0-0-0--0----|-0-0-0-0--0-0-0-0--0---|-0-0-0-0--0-0-0-0----------------|
  |P.m.--------|

.He who lies evil pays....

.Wrong or right...

E-|---------------------------|-------------------|----------------------|
B-|---------------------------|-------------------|----------------------|
G-|---------------------------|-------------------|----------------------|
D-|-2---------9-----1---------|-----10------------|-----9-----1-----5----|
A-|-2---------7-----1---------|-----8------2------|-----7-----1-----3----|
E-|-0-----0-0---0-0-----------|-0-0----0-0-0------|-0-0---0-0------------|
  |P.m.--------|

Then it goes to the Solo interlude

E-|-----------------------|-------------------------|------------------------|-------------------------------|
B-|-----------------------|-------------------------|------------------------|-------------------------------|
G-|--15---------------11(\--\)9------------------7(\--\3)--------------------|-------------------------------|
D-|-----------------------|-------------------------|--------------------4(\---/)2---------------------------|
A-|--13---------------11(\--\)7------------------5(\--\1)--------------------|-------------------------------|
E-|-----------------------|-------------------------|--------------------6(\---/)0---------------------------|
E-|-----------------------|-------------------------|------------------------|-------------------------------|
B-|-----------------------|-------------------------|------------------------|-------------------------------|
G-|--15---------------11(\--\)9------------------7(\--\3)-----------------8(\--\)9---------------------------|
D-|-----------------------|-------------------------|------------------------|-------------------------------|
A-|--13---------------11(\--\)7------------------5(\--\1)-----------------10(\-\)7---------------------------|
E-|-----------------------|-------------------------|------------------------|-------------------------------|

solo!

E-|---------------------------------------------12^14^16-*18*-16^14^12--------|
B-|--11~~~--12----------12-11~~-----12^11~~----------------------------16^14--|
G-|-------------13~~----------------------------------------------------------|
D-|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A-|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E-|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E-|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B-|-*17*-16^14^12-------------------------------------------------------------|
G-|---------------15^13-*16*-15^13^11-----------------------------------------|
D-|-----------------------------------14^12-*16*-14^12^11---------------------|
A-|-------------------------------------------------------14^13^11-*16*-14^13^|
E-|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E-|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B-|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G-|--------------------------------------------------------------11-12-13-14--|
D-|---------------------------------------------------------13^14-------------|
A-|-11-*16*^14^13^11--------------------------------13^14^16------------------|
E-|-----------------14^12^14^16^14^12^16^14^12^14^16--------------------------|

E-|---------------/half----/half.pinch-harm.-/half--\-------------------------|

B-|-------13-14-13------12..---------9-----11----------11~~-------------------|
G-|-15-16.-------------x------------x-----------------------------------------|
D-|-------------------x-------------------------------------------------------|
A-|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E-|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|

haçf

E-|--12^10--------------------------------------------------12-14/----\^12----|
B-|-------12^11^9-----------------------------------------12------------------|
G-|--------------10^9^7---------------------------------12--------------------|
D-|--------------------9^8^6--------------p.h.-----10-14----------------------|
A-|-------------------------8^7^5--5-7^8-7-------10---------------------------|
E-|------------------------------7-------------12-----------------------------|

half p.h

E-|------12---full----15-17-17/----\^15-----15---full---14/15-14-12~~---------|
B-|-12-15--15/-----/15-----------------15-18--18/-----------------------------|
G-|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D-|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A-|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E-|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E-|--12-----------------------------------------------------------------|
B-|------12---ph--------------------------------------------------------|
G-|----12---14--12~~~~--------------------------------------------------|
D-|---------------------------------------7^10^8^7-----------7^8^10^8^7-|
A-|--------------------------7------6^8^10--------10^8^6^8^10-----------|
E-|--------------------7^8^10-6^8^10------------------------------------|
E-|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B-|------------------------------------------0-5-0-7-0-8-0-13^11-10^11--------|
G-|------------------7^8^10---12-11-9~~-------------------------------12^10/12|
D-|------------7^8^10---------------------------------------------------------|
A-|-10^8^6^8^10---------------------------------------------------------------|
E-|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E-|------12-------14^17^15^14----------------------------------------------|
B-|-12-15--15/17-------------17^16^14------------------------------14^16^17|
G-|----------------------------------17^15^14--------------14^15^17--------|
D-|------------------------------------------17^16^14^16^17----------------|
A-|------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E-|------------------------------------------------------------------------|

/full~~~~

E-|-14^15^17-18~~-18---------------------------------|
B-|--------------------------------------------------|
G-|--------------------------------------------------|
D-|--------------------------------------------------|
A-|--------------------------------------------------|
E-|--------------------------------------------------|

Interlude piece played last time, going to the end

E-|----------------------------------|------------------------------------|
B-|----------------------------------|------------------------------------|
G-|---4-5-4-------4-5-4-------4-5-4--|-3-5-3-------3-5-3-------3-5-3------|
D-|---------5-2-5-------5-2-5-------5|-------5-1-5-------5-1-5-------5----|
A-|----------------------------------|------------------------------------|
E-|----------------------------------|------------------------------------|
E-|----------------------------------|------------------------------------|
B-|----------------------------------|------------------------------------|
G-|---4-5-4-------4-5-4-------4-5-4--|-3-5-3-------3---5-7-5-------5------|
D-|---------5-2-5-------5-2-5-------5|-------5-1-5---5-------7-3-5---7----|
A-|----------------------------------|------------------------------------|
E-|----------------------------------|------------------------------------|

-> then play it one octave higher

. Finally, The end is just a outro of the intro, you should have no problem figuring it out

.do ya have testament tabs? send it to fatal@esoterica.pt

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