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Testament - "Trail of Tears" Guitar Tab

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Rated: 5.00 out of 5 (3 votes)
Updated: 2006-10-31 07:25:08

By:

Arsenal_420


#----------------------------------PLEASE NOTE---------------------------------#
#This file is the author's own work and represents their interpretation of the #
#song. You may only use this file for private study, scholarship, or research. #
#Unless specified otherwise, this is NOT an official tab from the band members.#
#------------------------------------------------------------------------------#

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Band:  Testament
Album: Low
Song:  Trail Of Tears

Copyright (c)  Warner Brothers 1995
Version 1.0 - 10-21-06

Transcribed By: Gary
Email:          hyperslob@yahoo.com


.  - palm mute           /  - slide up to
\  - slide down to       ~  - vibrato
h  - hammer on           b  - Bend
p  - pull off            Suffixes for bend
t  - tap                 f  - full bend    h - half bend
ph - pinched harmonic    q  - quarter bend t - tap bend
*  - see comment         ^  - Hold bend    r release bend
x  - Stuccatto           ~  - vibrato bend
,  - slight palm mute    () - ghost note, sustained note
"  - tremolo note        <> - Natural Harmonic


Tune down 1 and 1/2 steps :  C# F# B E G# C#


I did my best on the solos and i think i executed them pretty good
but go ahead and give them a shot...

Riff A (Clean) (0:00)
|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
|---7-----7-----7---7-----7-----7---6-----6-----6---6-----6-----6---|
|-----5-----5---------5-----5---------5-----5---------5-----5-------|
|-------7-----7---------7-----7---------7-----7---------7-----7-----|
|-0---------------0---------------0---------------0-----------------|

|-----------------------------------------0------0------------------|
|-------------------------------------------0----0------------------|
|---7-----7-----7---7-----7-----7---6---------6--6------------------|
|-----5-----5---------5-----5---------5----------5------------------|
|-------7-----7---------7-----7---------7--------7------------------|
|-0---------------0---------------0---------------------------------|


Intro Solo (0:02)
|-------------------------------------<12>--------<7>-------<5>--0--|
|-----------------------------------------------------<7>-----------|
|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
|-7fb-------------(7)~~~~~~~~(7)------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
|------------------------------------------<12>---------------------|

(0:16)  Volume Swell w/ Pedal and Delay
|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
|--------------------------------12-15-14-12-14---12----------------|
|-12--11---9-----9--11--12--14~\----------------------14\9-12--14---|
|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------------------------------|

(0:32)
|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
|-5/8\5--12/15\12--10--10/12--12/13\12--15--(15)\-------------------|
|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
|-2/5\2---9/12\9----7---7/9----9/10\9---12--(12)\-------------------|
|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------------------------------|

|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
|-17--15\12--12/15\12--10-10/12--10\5-5/8--8/10---------------------|
|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
|-14--12\9----9/12\9----7--7/9----7\2-2/5--5/7----------------------|
|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------------------------------|


Riff B (Clean) (0:47)
|--------------------------------|----------------------------------|
|--------------------------------|---------0------------------------|
|--------0-----------0-----0-----|-------0---0---------0------------|
|------4---4---4---2-----4---4---|-----4-------4-----2---2/4--------|
|----2-------2---3-----5-------5-|---2-----------2-3-----3/5-0------|
|-0------------------------------|-0---------------------------3-2--|

|--------------------------------|----------------------------------|
|--------------------------------|--------3p0-----------------------|
|--------0-----------0-----0-----|------------0-------0-------------|
|------4---4---3---2-----4---4---|-----4--------4---2---2/4---------|
|----2-------2---3-----5-------5-|---2------------3-----3/5---------|
|-0------------------------------|-0------------------------5--3----|


Solo Over Riff B  (0:48)
|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
|----------8~~---7h8-7--------------------8-/10-10/12-12-15-12--10--|
|----9-9-7-------------9-7/9-9------9-9-7---------------------------|
|-/9-----------------------------/9---------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------------------------------|

|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
|-8p7h8-10--8\3--3--3/5~~~~~feedback--------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------------------------------|



Play Riff B Under The Verse

Then Play Riff A at "Can You Hear The Call?"

Then Play The (0:32) Solo over Riff A



Chorus  (Distortion)
|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
|------------5------------------------------------------------------|
|-2----------3------------4------------3---3-3-3--3-3---------------|
|-0---00-2-3------0-0-3-0-2----2-2-3-2-1---1-1-1--1-1---------------|

|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
|-------------------5/7\5-------------------------------------------|
|------------5------------------------------------------------------|
|-2----------3------3/5\3----------------3-3-3-3-3-3-3--------------|
|-0---00-2-3------0-------2----2h3-2---1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1--------------|

|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
|------------5------------------------------------------------------|
|-2----------3------------4------------3---3-3-3--3-3---------------|
|-0---00-2-3------0-0-3-0-2----2-2-3-2-1---1-1-1--1-1---------------|

|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
|-------------------5/7\5-------------------------------------------|
|------------5------------------------------------------------------|
|-2----------3------3/5\3-------------------------------------------|
|-0---00-2-3------0-------2----2h3-2---1~~~~------------------------|


Guitar Solo 1 Over Riff A (3:11)

  sweep-----|
|---------12-15-14-12h14p12-----------------------------------------|
|-------13------------------15-13-12h13p12-15fb---------------------|
|-----12------------------------------------------------------------|
|---14--------------------------------------------------------------|
|-15----------------------------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------------------------------|

|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
|-12h15p12-------------12/14\12-------------------------------------|
|----------15p14p12----12/14\12-------------------------------------|
|-------------------14----------------------------------------------|
|-----------------------------------14p12--14-----------------------|
|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
           1 1/2 steps
|----------^--------------------------------------------------------|
|----------^--------------------------------------------------------|
|----------^--------------------------------------------------------|
|----------^-----12h14p12-------------------------------------------|
|-12h14-14b^--------------14p13p12----12h13p12\10-------------------|
|----------------------------------15-------------12/15--15\12~~~---|

|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
|----------------------------------------------------------13h15h17-|
|----------------------------------11h12h14/16--14p12h14h16---------|
|-2/4/5\4/5/7\5/7--7/12\9--10h12h14---------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------------------------------|

|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
|-/19-17-15h17h19p17p15h17h19--17p15--------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
|------------------------------------16-12-16-12\9-5/7-7/9-7-5------|
|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------------------------------|

|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
|--------ph-------ph------------------------------------------------|
|-4--2/4-4hb-2h4--4-------------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------------------------------|

I havent figured out the fast tapping part yet but im kinda getting it
but i leave you off right at (3:50)

|-------15----------14----------17----------15----------19----------|
|-12h13----13p12h13----13p12h13----13p12h13----13p12h13-------------|
|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------------------------------|

|----------17----------15----------14----------15fb-15p12----12-----|
|-13p12h13----13p12h13----13p12h13----13p12h13------------13--------|
|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------------------------------|

|-15fb-15p12----12--------------------------------------------------|
|------------13-----------------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------------------------------|


Guitar Solo 2 Played Over The Chorus Riff (3:57)

|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
|-----------------------------------------------------------15-12---|
|-9---11/12-14-12---11/12\11--9-11-11-----9/11-12-14-12-14----------|
|-----------------------------------------------------------12--9---|
|-7----9/10-12-10----9/10\9---7--9--9-----7/9--10-12-10-12----------|
|-------------------------------------------------------------------|

|---------------17-17-15-15-17-17-----------------------------------|
|-15---17-17-------------------------------ph-----------15fb-15-12--|
|---------------14-14-12-12-14-14----12-14-14fb12-14-12-------------|
|-12---14-14-----------------------14-------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------------------------------|

|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
|----------------------15fb--15--15fb-------------------------------|
|-14-12-------------------------------------------------------------|
|-------14-12-------------------------------------------------------|
|-------------14----------------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------------------------------|

I Cant figure out that really fast part right now so i leave
you off at my favorite time... (4:20) no seriously here it goes..

|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
|------12h15p12----12h17p12----12h15p12----12h15h17/19p17p15h17h19p-|
|-15hb----------15----------15----------15--------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------------------------------|

|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
|-17p15h17p15h17p15----15-------------------------------------------|
|-------------------17----17-16-14-16-16fb-16-14-16~~~--------------|
|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------------------------------|

|----------------------------------------------18-19-22-18-19-22----|
|----------------------------17-20-22-17-20-22----------------------|
|----------14-16-17-16-17-19----------------------------------------|
|-14-16-17----------------------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------------------------------|

|-22fb-22-22fb~~~~~~~~~~~~------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------------------------------|


Guitar Solo 4 Is Played over Riff A (4:57)

 Rake     Sweep       Sweep
|----15---------14----------12--------------------------------------|
|---x---------12----------12----------15-14--14fb-(14)fb-(14)fb~~~~-|
|--x--------12----------12------------------------------------------|
|-x-------14----------14--------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------------------------------|

|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
|------------------------------15-----------------------------------|
|----12-14-14fb12-14-12-14fb-------(14)p12-14-12--------------------|
|-14---------------------------------------------14p12-14---(14)/17-|
|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------------------------------|

 (5:14)  Volume Swell w/ Volume Pedal and Delay
|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
|----------------------------------------12-15-14-12-14-14hb~~~~~~~-|
|-12--11--9---------------------------------------------------------|
|--------------12--11--12--11----12--14-----------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------------------------------|

 (5:29) Delay Off
|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
|-5/8\5--12/15\12--10--10/12--12/13\12--15--(15)\-------------------|
|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
|-2/5\2---9/12\9----7---7/9----9/10\9---12--(12)\-------------------|
|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------------------------------|

|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
|-17--15\12--12/15\12--10-10/12--10\5-5/8--8/10---------------------|
|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
|-14--12\9----9/12\9----7--7/9----7\2-2/5--5/7----------------------|
|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------------------------------|


Outro  (5:45)
|-------------------------------|-----------------------------------|
|-------------------------------|-----------------------------------|
|-----7---------------------7---|-----6-------------------------6---|
|---5-------------------------5-|---5-----------------------------5-|
|-7-----------------------7-----|-7---------------------------7-----|
|-------------------------------|-----------------------------------|

|-------------------------------|------------0---------0------------|
|-------------------------------|---------------0------0------------|
|-----7---------------------7---|-----6------------6---6------------|
|---5-------------------------5-|---5------------------5------------|
|-7-----------------------7-----|-7--------------------7------------|
|-------------------------------|-----------------------------------|

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