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Song
Artist: Testament
Title: The Burning Times
Album: Demonic
Transcribed by: Nikhil Nair
Email: coolguitarist@hotmail.com
Drop 6th string 1 step from E to D
. = palm mute
/ = slide up \ = slide down
b = bend r = relese bend
h = hammer on p = pull off
[]= natural hormonic
-|-- --|- -|-- --|- -|*- -*|-
-|*- -*|- = repeat
-|-- --|- -|-- --|-
Intro:
e|-------------------------------|------------------------------------| B|-------------------------------|------------------------------------| G|-------------------------------|------------------------------------| D|--------------------------7--6-|-------------------------------7--6-| A|-0-----------------0------7--6-|-0----5b6r5b6r5b6r5b6r5-0------7--6-| D|-0-----------------0-----------|-0----------------------0-----------| -|--------------------------------------| -|--------------------------------------| -|--------------------------------------| -|--------------------------------------| -|-5---------5---------7-----6----------| -|-5--0-0-0--5--0-0-0--7-7-7-6--6-0-0-0-|
. . . . . . . . . . . .
-|---------------------------------------------| -|---------------------------------------------| -|---------------------------------------------| -|---------------------------------------------| -|-6---------6---------------------------------| -|-6--0-0-0--6--0-0-0--12\10/12\10/12\10/12\10-|
. . . . . .
-|---------------------------------------|------------------------------------| -|---------------------------------------|------------------------------------| -|---------------------------------------|------------------------------------| -|---------------------------------------|---------------------5--3--5--6\----| -|-5---------5---------------------------|---------------------5--3--5--6\----| -|-5--0-0-0--5--0-0-0--7--7--7--10--7--6-|-7--0-0-0--7--0-0-0--5--3--5--6\-7\-|
. . . . . . . . . . . .
-|------------------------------------------| -|------------------------------------------| -|------------------------------------------| -|------------------------------------------| -|-5---------5------------------------------| -|-5--0-0-0--5--0-0-0--0--7-7--6--5--3-3--5-|
| . . . . . . | 2 guitars
-|-----------17-------16-----15h16p15---\13-| -|-15---------------------------------------|
-|------------------------------------------| -- w/ reverb and echo
-|------------------------------------------| -|------------------------------------------| -|------------------------------------------| -|---------------------------------------------| -|---------------------------------------------| -|---------------------------------------------| -|---------------------------------------------| -|-6---------6---------------------------------| -|-6--0-0-0--6--0-0-0--0--6-6-7--7/10--10--10--|
| . . . . . . | 2 guitars
-|-----------17-------16------15h16p15----/17--| -|-15------------------------------------------| -|---------------------------------------------|
-|---------------------------------------------| -- w/ reverb and echo
-|---------------------------------------------| -|---------------------------------------------| -|------------------------------------------| -|------------------------------------------| -|------------------------------------------| -|------------------------------------------| -|-5---------5------------------------------| -|-5--0-0-0--5--0-0-0--0--7-7--6--5--3-3--5-|
| . . . . . . | 2 guitars
-|-----------17-------16-----15h16p15---\13-| -|-15---------------------------------------|
-|------------------------------------------| -- w/ reverb and echo
-|------------------------------------------| -|------------------------------------------| -|------------------------------------------| -|--------------------------------|---------------------| -|--------------------------------|---------------------| -|--------------------------------|---------------------| -|---------------------5--3--5--6-|---------------------| -|-6---------6---------5--3--5--6-|-------0-------------| -|-6--0-0-0--6--0-0-0--5--3--5--6-|-------0-------------|
| . . . . . . | 2 guitars
-|--------17-------15--13--15--16-| -|-15-----------------------------|
-|--------------------------------| -- w/ reverb and echo
-|--------------------------------| -|--------------------------------| -|--------------------------------| -|---------------------------|-------------------------------| -|---------------------------|-------------------------------| -|*--------------------------|------------------------------*| -|*--------------------------|------------------------------*| -|---------------------------|-------------------------------| -|-0-0--0-0-0--0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|-0-0-0--0-0-0--5-3-0-0-5-3-0-0-|
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
verse:
Back...
-|---------------------------|-------------------------------| -|---------------------------|-------------------------------| -|---------------------------|-------------------------------| -|---------------------------|-------------------------------| -|---------------------------|-------------------------------| -|-0-0--0-0-0--0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|-0-0-0--0-0-0--5-3-0-0-5-3-0-0-|
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
burn...
-|---------------------------|-------------------------| -|---------------------------|-------------------------| -|---------------------------|-------------------------| -|---------------------------|-------------------------| -|---------------------------|-------------/7--7--7--7-| -|-0-0--0-0-0--0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|-0-0--0-0-7\-/7--7--7--7-|
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
-|---------------------------|--------------------------------| -|---------------------------|--------------------------------| -|---------------------------|--------------------------------| -|---------------------------|--------------------------------| -|---------------------------|--------------------------------| -|-0-0--0-0-0--0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|--0-0-0--0-0-0--5-3-0-0-5-3-0-0-|
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
children cry... children crying...
-|---------------------------|-------------------------|--------------------------| -|---------------------------|-------------------------|--------------------------| -|---------------------------|-------------------------|--------------------------| -|---------------------------|-------------------------|--------------------------| -|---------------------------|-------------/7--7--7--7-|--------------------------| -|-0-0--0-0-0--0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|-0-0--0-0----/7--7--7--7-|-0-0-0--0-0-0--6--6--6--6-|
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
mothers dying...
-|--------------------------|--------------------------| -|--------------------------|--------------------------| -|--------------------------|--------------------------| -|--------------------------|--------------------------| -|--------------------------|--------------------------| -|-0-0-0--0-0-0--7--7--7--7-|-0-0-0--0-0-0--6--6--6--6-|
. . . . . . . . . . . .
-|--------------------------| -|--------------------------| -|--------------------------| -|--------------------------| -|--------------------------| -|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0--|
| . . . . . . . . . . . . |
| | 2 guitars
-|--------------------------| -|--------------------------| -|--------------------------| -|--------------------------|
-|--------------/7--7--7--7-|
-|--------------/7--7--7--7-|
some would...
-|---------------------------|-------------------------------| -|---------------------------|-------------------------------| -|*--------------------------|-------------------------------| -|*--------------------------|-------------------------------| -|---------------------------|-------------------------------| -|-0-0--0-0-0--0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|-0-0-0--0-0-0--5-3-0-0-5-3-0-0-|
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
-|---------------------------|-------------------------| -|---------------------------|-------------------------| -|---------------------------|------------------------*| -|---------------------------|------------------------*| -|---------------------------|-------------/7--7--7--7-| -|-0-0--0-0-0--0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|-0-0--0-0-7\-/7--7--7--7-|
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
After this it gets tough so I didn't try too hard to figure it out...
But this is what I think it is.
why? they don't....
-|---------------------------------| -|---------------------------------| -|*-------------------------------*| x4 -|*-------------------------------*| -|---------------------------------| -|-7-6-4-4-4-4-6-5-4-4-4-4--5---4--|
. . . . . . . . . . . . . .
^------last time skip this note
caught in the...
-|------------------------------------------| -|------------------------------------------| -|------------------------------------------| -|------------------------------------------| -|-5---------5------------------------------| -|-5--0-0-0--5--0-0-0--0--7-7--6--5--3-3--5-|
| . . . . . . | 2 guitars
-|-----------17-------16-----15h16p15---\13-| -|-15---------------------------------------|
-|------------------------------------------| -- w/ reverb and echo
-|------------------------------------------| -|------------------------------------------| -|------------------------------------------| -|---------------------------------------------| -|---------------------------------------------| -|---------------------------------------------| -|---------------------------------------------| -|-6---------6---------------------------------| -|-6--0-0-0--6--0-0-0--0--6-6-7--7/10--10--10--|
| . . . . . . | 2 guitars
-|-----------17-------16------15h16p15----/17--| -|-15------------------------------------------| -|---------------------------------------------|
-|---------------------------------------------| -- w/ reverb and echo
-|---------------------------------------------| -|---------------------------------------------| -|------------------------------------------------| -|------------------------------------------------| -|------------------------------------------------| -|------------------------------------------------| -|------------------------------------------------| -|-5--6--0-0-0--6--6--0-0-0--0--7-7--6--5--3-3--5-|
| . . . . . . . . . . | 2 guitars
-|-----------17-------16-----15-h-16-p-15-----\13-| -|-15---------------------------------------------|
-|------------------------------------------------| -- w/ reverb and echo
-|------------------------------------------------| -|------------------------------------------------| -|------------------------------------------------| -|--------------------------------| -|--------------------------------| -|--------------------------------| -|---------------------5--3--5--6-| -|-6---------6---------5--3--5--6-| -|-6--0-0-0--6--0-0-0--5--3--5--6-|
| . . . . . . | 2 guitars
-|--------17-------15--13--15--16-| -|-15-----------------------------|
-|--------------------------------| -- w/ reverb and echo
-|--------------------------------| -|--------------------------------| -|--------------------------------| -|---------------------------|-------------------------------| -|---------------------------|-------------------------------| -|---------------------------|-------------------------------| -|---------------------------|-------------------------------| -|---------------------------|-------------------------------| -|-0-0--0-0-0--0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|-0-0-0--0-0-0--5-3-0-0-5-3-0-0-|
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
-|---------------------------|-------------------------| -|---------------------------|-------------------------| -|---------------------------|-------------------------| -|---------------------------|-------------------------| -|---------------------------|-------------/7--7--7--7-| -|-0-0--0-0-0--0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|-0-0--0-0-7\-/7--7--7--7-|
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
verse:
some say...
-|---------------------------|-------------------------------| -|---------------------------|-------------------------------| -|*--------------------------|-------------------------------| -|*--------------------------|-------------------------------| -|---------------------------|-------------------------------| -|-0-0--0-0-0--0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|-0-0-0--0-0-0--5-3-0-0-5-3-0-0-|
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
-|---------------------------|-------------------------| -|---------------------------|-------------------------| -|---------------------------|------------------------*| -|---------------------------|------------------------*| -|---------------------------|-------------/7--7--7--7-| -|-0-0--0-0-0--0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|-0-0--0-0-7\-/7--7--7--7-|
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
why? they don't....
-|---------------------------------| -|---------------------------------| -|*-------------------------------*| x7 -|*-------------------------------*| -|---------------------------------| -|-7-6-4-4-4-4-6-5-4-4-4-4--5---4--|
. . . . . . . . . . . . . .
again, here he play something fast and i don't know what it is...
Later they play a small solo, and here is how it goes...
-|-------------------------------------------------------------| -|-------------------------------------------------------------| -|-------------------------------------------------------------| -|-/8-----11--10\8--7---------/11--10--8--8----11--10--11--14--| -|---------------------8-8-------------------------------------| -|-------------------------------------------------------------| -|--------------------------------------------------------------| -|--------------------------------------------------------------| -|--------------------------------------------------------------| -|-/8-----11--10\8--7---------/11--10--8--8----11--10--11--[9]--| -|---------------------8-8--------------------------------------| -|--------------------------------------------------------------|
pull whammy bar
up slowly
Now he plays loads of harmonics and stuff
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