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Author/Artist: Decapitated
Title: Nine Steps
Album: Winds Of Creation [2000 Wicked World/Earache Records]
Transcribed by: Greg D. [Sycophant]
Email: sentience666@hotmail.com
Tune To D.
. = palm mutes.
Tremelo pick where applicable.
0:05 - 0:25
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-------------1--2-|-----------------------------------------------5-4-2-4-2-1-
-3-2-0-------1--2-|-------------------------------2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-------------
-------5-3-2----0-|-0-0-0-0-0-2-2-0-0-0-0-0-0-2-2-----------------------------
. . . . . . . . . .
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----------------------------------------------------------------1--2----------
-2----------------------------------2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-5-3-2-------1--2----------
----0-0-0-0-0-0-2-2-0-0-0-0-0-0-2-2-----------------------5-3-2----0-0-0-0-0--
. . . . . .
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----------------------------------------------------4-------------------------
----------------------------------------5-4-2-4-1-2---------------------------
------------------------2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2---------------------------------------
-0--2-2-0-0-0-0-0-0-2-2--------------------------------0-0-0-0-0-0-2-2-0-0-0--
. . . . . .
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---------------------------------------1--2-----------------------------------
-----------2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-5-3-2-------1--2-------------------------------2---
-0-0-0-2-2-----------------------5-3-2----0-0-0-0-0-0-2-2-0-0-0-0-0-0-2-2-----
. . . . . . . . . .
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---------------5-4-2-4-2-1----------------------------------------------------
-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-------------2----------------------------------2-2-2-2-2-2-2---
------------------------------0-0-0-0-0-0-2-2-0-0-0-0-0-0-2-2-----------------
. . . . . .
-------------------------------------------|----------------------------------
-------------------------------------------|----------------------------------
-------------------------------------------|----------------------------------
---------------1--2--------2-0-------------|----------------------------------
-2-5-3-2-------1--2------------3-2-0-------|----------------------------------
---------5-3-2----0------------------5-3-2-|----------------------------------
. . . . . . . . . . . .
0:25 - 0:43
[on 2nd repeat, all E5's are replaced by open E string palm mutes.]
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-----------------------------------------------3------4-----------------------
-2--2-2-2-3--2--2-2-2--6\5-----4------4/5------1------2-2--2-2-2--5\4-2--2-2--
-0--0-0-0-1--0--0-0-0--4\3-0-0-2--0-0-2/3--0-0----0-0---0--0-0-0--3\2-0--0-0--
. . . . . . . .
0:43 - 0:56
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------------------------------------|-----------------------------------------
------------------------------------|-----------------------------------------
-----------------------------5------|-----------------------------------------
-2--6\5-------------6-\5--2--3--4-4-|-2-2-2-4-4-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-5-5-2-2-2-2-2-2-
-0--4\3-3-3-3-3-3-3-4-\3--0-----2-2-|-0-0-0-2-2-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-3-3-0-0-0-0-0-0-
. . . . . . .
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-------------------5--3--4----------------------------------------------------
-2-4-5-2-2-2-2-2-2-3--1--2--2--5--4--2-2-2-----2-2-2-2-2-2-2-----2-2-2-2-2-2--
-0-2-3-0-0-0-0-0-0----------0--3--2--0-0-0-2-1-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-2-3-0-0-0-0-0-0--
. . . . . . .
---------------------------------------|--------------------------------------
---------------------------------------|--------------------------------------
---------------------------------------|---------------------------------x\---
-------------------5--3--4------1----2-|---------------------------------x\---
-2-4-5-2-2-2-2-----3--1--2--2-2-1----2-|---------------------------------x\---
-0-2-3-0-0-0-0-0000---------0-0------0-|--------------------------------------
. . . . . .
0:57 - 1:11
[Chorus]
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----------------------------------------------------------1--3----------------
-1-1-1-1-4-4-4-4-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-2-1-1-1-1-4-4-4-4-4--3--4--------4--1-1-1-1-4--
. . . . . .
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------------------------------------------------------------------------------
-4-4-4-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-2-1-1-1-1-4-4-4-4-4--3--1--4--3--0-----------------------
. . . . . .
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----------------------------------------------------------1--3----------------
-1-1-1-1-4-4-4-4-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-2-1-1-1-1-4-4-4-4-4--3--4--------4--1-1-1-1-4--
. . . . . .
--------------------------------------------------------|---------------------
--------------------------------------------------------|---------------------
--------------------------------------------------------|---------------------
--------------------------------------------------------|---------------------
--------------------------------------------------------|---------------------
-4-4-4-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-2-1-1-1-1-4-4-4-4-4--3--1--4--3--0-|---------------------
1:11 - 1:23
[Post Chorus Blast Section]
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--------------------------------------------------------6\5-------------------
------------------------------------------------------3-4\3-2-----------------
-1-1-1-1-4-4-4-4-3-3-3-3-2-2-2-2-1-1-1-1-4-4-4-4-3-3--1-----0-1-1-1-1-4-4-4-4-
. .
1:17 - 1:23 Guitar 1
-----------------|------------------------------------------------------------
-----------------|------------------------------------------------------------
-----------------|------------------------------------------------------------
-----------------|------------------5-5-5------------------5-5-5--------------
---------2--2--3-|-4------6--4------3-3-3-4------6--4------3-3-3--------------
-3-3-3-3-0--0--1-|-2------4--2------------2------4--2-------------------------
. . . . . . . . .
1:17 - 1:23 Guitar 2
------------------------------------------------|-----------------------------
------------------------------------------------|-----------------------------
------------------------------------------------|-----------------------------
-----4-4-4-3-3-3-2-------4-4-4-4--3--2----------|-----------------------------
-4-------------------4------------------4--3--2-|-----------------------------
-2-------------------2--------------------------|-----------------------------
. . . . .
[back to Chorus]
[Bridge Section]
1:37 - 1:51 Guitar 1
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----------------------------3-3-3-3-3--4--3--1--3-----1-----------------------
---------3-3-3-3-----------------------------------4-----3--4--1--3--0--------
-1-1-1-1---------1--4--3--1---------------------------------------------2--2--
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
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-------------------------4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4--1-1-1-1-3-3-3-3-6--\5-----------
----4--4--4---------------------------------------------------4--\3---------3-
-2-----------2--5--4--2---------------------------------------------1-1-1-1---
. . . .
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------------------3-3-3-3-3--4--3--1--3-----1---------------------------------
-3-3-3-----------------------------------4-----3--4--1--3--0----------4-4-4-4-
-------1--4--3--1---------------------------------------------2-2-2-2---------
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
--------------------------------------------------------|---------------------
--------------------------------------------------------|---------------------
--------------------------------------------------------|---------------------
------------4-4-4-4-4--6--7--6--4--3--4-----------------|---------------------
-----------------------------------------4--2--0--------|---------------------
-2--5--4--2---------------------------------------4--2--|---------------------
. . . .
1:37 - 1:51 Guitar 2
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------------------------------------------------------------------------------
----------------------------3-3-3-3-------------------------------------------
---------3-3-3-3--------------------------------------------------------------
-1-1-1-1---------1--4--3--1---------1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-
. . . .
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----------------------------------------------------------3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3---
---------------------------------------3-3-3-3--------------------------------
-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-1-1-1-1---------1--4--3--1---------------------
. . . .
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-3-3-3-3----------------------------------------4-4-4-4-4--6--7--6--4--3--4---
-----------------------------4-4-4-4------------------------------------------
---------1-1-1-1-1-1-2-2-2-2---------2--5--4--2-------------------------------
. . . .
1:51 - 2:05 [Both Guitars]
----------------|-------------------------------------------------------------
----------------|-------------------------------------------------------------
----------------|-------------------------------------------------------------
----------------|-----------------------------3-3-3-3-3--4--3--1--3-----1-----
-4--2--0--------|---------3-3-3-3------------------------------------4-----3--
----------4--2--|-1-1-1-1---------1--4--3--1----------------------------------
. . . . . . . . . . .
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----1--------------------------------------------4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-1-1-1-1--
-4-----3--4--1--3--0----------4-4-4-4-----------------------------------------
----------------------2-2-2-2---------2--5--4--2------------------------------
. . . . . . . . . . .
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-3-3-3-3-6-\5-----------------------------3-3-3-3-----------------------------
---------4-\3---------3-3-3-3-------------------------------------------------
--------------1-1-1-1---------1--4--3--1----------1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-
. . . .
-----------------------------------------|------------------------------------
-----------------------------------------|------------------------------------
-----------------------------------------|------------------------------------
-----4--6--7--6--4--3--4-----------------|------------------------------------
--------------------------4--2--0--------|------------------------------------
-1-1-------------------------------4--2--|------------------------------------
2:05 - 2:17
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------------------------------------------------------------6\5---------------
---------------------------------------------------------2--4\3-2-------------
-1-1-1-1-4-4-4-4-3-3-3-3-2-2-2-2-1-1-1-1-4-4-4-4-3-3-3-3-0------0-1-1-1-1-4-4-
. .
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-------------------------4-4-4-4-3-3-3-3-2-2-------4-4-4-4-4--3--2------------
-------------3--3----4-----------------------4-4--------------------5--4--0---
-4-4-3-3-3-3-1-----1-2-------------------------2------------------------------
. . . . . . . . .
---------------------------------------------------------|--------------------
---------------------------------------------------------|--------------------
---------------------------------------------------------|--------------------
-----4-4-4-4-3-3-3-3-2-2-------4-4-4-4-3-3-3-3-----------|--------------------
-4-----------------------4-4-------------------5-5-5-5-7-|--------------------
-2-------------------------2---------------------------5-|--------------------
Song Picks Up Tempo
2:17 - 2:30
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--------6h7----------------------------------------6h7------------------------
-666666-------66--667777--------8-7-5-------6-----------66--6h7--------5-10-9-
-444444-----44--44------55555555------8-7-5-4--4444---44--44---333333333-8--7-
. . . .
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----------6h7----------------------------------------6h7----------------------
-7-666666-------66--667777--------8-7-5-------666666-------66--6h7------------
-5-444444-----44--44------55555555------8-7-5-444444-----44--44---33333333333-
. . . . . .
2:30 - 2:45 [Sauron starts singing]
-------------|----------------------------------------------------------------
-------------|----------------------------------------------------------------
-------------|----------------------------------------------------------------
-------------|-----------6----------------------------------------------------
-10109-9-7-7-|-6-666-6-----6-6/7-7-----8-7-5-------8-7-5-------6-666-66-------
-8-8-7-7-5-5-|-4-444---4---4-4/5-5-5-5-------8-7-5-------8-7-5-4-444---444444-
. . . . . . .. . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
end 1
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----------------|-------------|-----------------------------------------------
----------------|-10109-9-7-7-|-10-9--7--6--------------3---------------------
-6-4-3333333333-|-8-8-7-7-5-5-|-8--7--5--4--------------1---------------------
. . . . . . . . end 2
2:45 - 3:12
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-------------------------------------------------333333---------444444------2-
----------555555222222111111---------222222---------------------------444444--
-2--2--2--------------------2--2--2--------333322------2--2--2----------------
-0--0--0--------------------0--0--0--------------------0--0--0----------------
. . . . . . . . .
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-22222------------------------------------------------------------------------
------555555222222111111--5-\4----------555555222222111111---------222222-----
------------------------2-3-\2-2--2--2--------------------2--2--2--------3333-
------------------------0------0--0--0--------------------0--0--0-------------
. . . . . . .
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---333333---------444444------222222------------------------------------------
------------------------444444444444-555555-222222-111111---5-\4--------------
-22------2--2--2---------------------777777-333333-222222-2-3-\2--------------
---------0--0--0------------------------------------------0-------------------
. . . .
3:12 - 3:26
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------------------------------------------------------------------------------
-------------------------111111------------4/5\4------------------------------
-------------------------------3333330000002/3\2-------------------------1111-
-000000333333000000222222------------------------000000333333000000222222-----
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-------------------1-----------------------111111------------4/5\4-2----------
-11222222----2-------2---------------------------3333330000002/3\2-2----------
---------3-----2-----0---333333000000222222------------------------0--333333--
. .
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--------------------------------------|---------------------------------------
-----------------------------------11-|---------------------------------------
-------------111111222222----22-------|---------------------------------------
-000000222222------------3333--2222---|---------------------------------------
3:26 - 3:40
[MidTempo Chanting Section]
3:26 - 3:40 Guitar 1
------------------------------------------------------------------------------
------------------------------------------------------------------------------
-------------------------------------------------222222-----------------------
---------------------------------22222222-----------------------------666666--
-----------------33333333----------------33333333------0--2--0----------------
-5555555500000000--------55555555-------------------------------444444--------
. . .
3:26 - 3:40 Guitar 2
--------------------------------------|---------------------------------------
--------------------------------------|---------------------------------------
--------------------------------------|---------------------------------------
-------------------------666666-------|---------------------------------------
-6666666666666667--6-----------666666-|-------------333333------------------3-
----------------------4---------------|-555555000000------555555555555000000--
.
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--------------------------------------|---------------------------------------
--------------------------------------|---------------------------------------
--------------------------------------|---------------------------------------
-33333--------------------------------|---------------------------------------
------555555444444444444444444444444--|---------------------------------------
x2
3:40 - 3:58
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--------------------7---------------------9-------8---------------------------
----------------7-----7-------7-666666666----6-5-----8-/10----------------7---
-5555555550-8-5---8-----8-5-8------------------------6-/8--5555555550-8-5---8-
3:58 - 4:17 [Solo Rhythm]
-------------------------------------------|----------------------------------
-------------------------------------------|----------------------------------
-------------------------------------------|----------------------------------
-7-----------------------------------------|----------------------------------
---7-------7-66666666----6-5---------------|----------------------------------
-----8-5-8-------------6------666688884444-|555555555555555500000000000000000-
.
4:17 - 4:22
[end of the solo, rhythm guitar crunches away at power chord gradually slowing]
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-------------------------------------\----------------------------------------
--------------------------------------\---------------------------------------
-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-----\--------------------------------------
-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0------\-------------------------------------
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . w/bar
4:22 - end
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---2----3-/6-6/7\6--5--2--5/6\5--4--2--4--3--2--3-/6-6/7\6--5--2--5/6\5--4--2-
---0----1-/4-4/5\4--3--0--3/4\3--2--0--2--1--0--1-/4-4/5\4--3--0--3/4\3--2--0-
. . . . . . . . . .
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------------------------------------------------------------------------------
-4--3--2----3-/6-6/7\6--5--2--5/6\5--4--2--4--3--2----3/6-6-5---5\4--4\3------
-2--1--0----1-/4-4/5\4--3--0--3/4\3--2--0--2--1--0----1/4-4-3---3\2--2\1------
. . . . . . . .
Sometimes Vogg plays this riff instead for the "4:22 - end" section.
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---2----3/6-6-7-6--5--2--5-6-5--4--2--4--3------------------------------------
---0----1/4-4-5-4--3--0--3-4-3--2--0--2--1------------------------------------
. . . . . . . . . . . . and repeat as needed
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