Pestilence - "Out Of The Body" Guitar Tab
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Author/Artist: Pestilence
Title: Out Of The Body
Album: Consuming Impulse [1989 Roadrunner Records]
Transcribed by: Greg D. [Sycophant]
v1 July 5th 2008
Tune to D
. = palm mutes
h = hammer-on
p = pull off
Tremelo pick where applicable
Riff A
0:00 - 0:24
--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
-6-----6---\5--\3---2--222---22222----6-----6--\5--\3---2--222---22222----|
-4-----4---\3--\1---0--000---00000----4-----4--\3--\1---0--000---00000----|
. ... ..... . ... .....
0:24 - 0:29
------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
-6-----6----5---3---2---------------------------------------------------------|
-6-----6----5---3---2---------------------------------------------------------|
-4-----4----3---1---0---------------------------------------------------------|
. . ((drums enter))
Riff B
Guitar 1
0:29 - 0:47
----------------------------------------------------------------------------|
-8---\7----------------------------------8---\7--------------------------7--|
---------------------8---\7----------------------------------8--\7--/8------|
-5---\4----------------------------------5---\4--------------------------4--|
---------------------6---\5----------------------------------6--\5--/6------|
----------0--000--0-----------0--000--0-----------0--000--0-----------------|
. ... . . ... . . ... . x4
Riff B
Guitar 2
0:29 - 0:47
------------------------------------------------------------------|
------------------------------------------------------------------|
-------------------------------------------------------------5----|
-2-----------------------------------------------------------5----|
-2------------------------------------------------2--222--2--3----|
-0------------------------------------------------0--000--0-------|
. ... .
------------------------------------------------------------------|
------------------------------------------------------------------|
-------------------------------------------------------------8----|
-2-----------------------------------------------------------8----|
-2------------------------------------------------2--222--2--6----|
-0------------------------------------------------0--000--0-------|
. ... .
Riff C
0:47 - 0:57
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--------------------------------------| x3
-6-----6---\5--\3---2---22222---2222--|
-4-----4---\3--\1---0---00000---0000--|
. ..... ....
0:54 - 0:57
(ending of Riff C)
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--------------------------------------|
---------------------------/----------|
--------------------5--4---/----7-----|
-6-----6---\5--\3---3--2---/-6--6-----|
-4-----4---\3--\1---------------------|
.
- play Riff C again
Riff D
1:06 - 1:25
--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
-6--------------6---7--------------6---5----------------------------------|
--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
-4--------------4---5--------------4---3--------------4-2-5-2-6-2-5-2-4-2-|
-----2--222-2-----------2--222-2-----------2--222-2-----------------------|
. ... . . ... . . ... .
--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
-5--------------5---6--------------5---4----------------------------------|
--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
-3--------------3---4--------------3---2--------------3-1-4-1-5-1-4-1-3-1-|
-----1--111-1-----------1--111-1-----------1--111-1-----------------------|
. ... . . ... . . ... . x2
- play Riff C twice
Riff E
1:44 - 2:11
-----|-------------------------------------------------------------------------
-----|-------------------------------------------------------------------------
--9--|-------------7-------7-------7----7--/10---------------10---7----9----8--
-----|-------------------------------------------------------------------------
--7--|-------------5-------5-------5----5--/8----------------8----5----7----6--
-----|0--0000000000----0-------0---------------00000000000000------------------
* . .......... . . ..............
*special note -> This octave is only played the first time Riff E is played
On every other repeat, start from the bar
Riff F Riff F
2:11 - 2:28 2:11 - 2:28
Guitar 1 Guitar 2
--------------------------------------|-12--------12--------12--------13------
--------------------------------------|-12--------11--------12--------13------
-------------------------------10p9p7-|---------------------------------------
-------------------------10p9p7-------|---------------------------------------
-------------------10p9p7-------------|---------------------------------------
-000000000000000000-------------------|---------------------------------------
..................
2:28 Riff G
(end of riff F) 2:28 - 3:13
---------------|----------------------------------------------------|
---------------|----------------------------------------------------|
---------------|-8-------9-------9/10\7---8-------9-------9/10\9----|
--------10p9p7-|-8-------9-------9/10\7---8-------9-------9/10\9----|
-10p9p7--------|-6-------7-------7/8-\9---6-------7-------7/8-\7----|
---------------|-6----0--7---0-0-7/8-\9---6----0--7---0---7/8-\7----|
. . . . .
Riff G is played w/ some slight improv.
The palm muted open string counts are
slightly different on every repeat.
- Riff B
- Riff D
- Riff C
- Riff B
- Riff A
4:35 - end
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-6------6--5--3--2-----|
-6------6--5--3--2-----|
-4------4--3--1--0-----|
. . .
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