 Pestilence - "Testimony" Guitar Tab
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| TESTIMONY |
| As recorded by Pestilence |
| (From the 1991 Album TESTIMONY OF THE ANCIENTS) |
| Copyright (c) 1991 Roadrunner Records |
| |
| Tabbed by MetalThrashingMad with corrections by SuNioj0369 |
| |
| Email - MTM - Thrasher502@hotmail.com |
| |
| Version - 1.0 - Decemeber 31, 2008 |
| |
| Song written by Pestilence |
| |
| Tuning - All guitars are in standard - E A D G B e |
| |
| ________________________________________ |
| | | |
| | KEY: | |
| | | |
| | _ = Palm mute _3_ | |
| | | | = triplet | |
| | 2 | |
| | / \__ = dive or return | |
| | this many steps | |
| | wb = whole step above/below fretted | |
| | bend note | |
| | | |
| | < > = natural harmonic ~ = vibrato | |
| | \ | |
| | /\/\ = vibrato \ = dive with | |
| | with bar \ bar | |
| |________________________________________| |
| |
| |
| * The natural harmonics on the 7th frets done in the intro are fretted |
| directly in the center of the fret, not near the 7th fret wire |
| like a normal harmonic. |
| |
| * Note the given values for the tremelo dive/returns are relative to |
| the initial harmonic picked. |
| |
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Riff 1 - 0:00 x5
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|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
|-0-0-0-0-3-3-3-3-2-2-2-2-5-5-5-5-|-3-3-3-3-5-5-5-5-2-2-2-2-5-5-3-3-|
_______________________________ _______________________________
Tremelo wank under riff 1 - 0:00 - 0:07
|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
|-------_1_------------_1_--------|------_1_------------------------|
|-----/-----\--------/-----\------|----/-----\---------1/2----------|
|-<7>/-------\------/-------\-----|---/-------\------/-----\--------|
|-<7>---------\----/---------\----|--/---------\----/-------\__-----|
|---------------------------------|----------------2----------------|
|---------------------------------|--<3>\--------/------\-----------|
|-------_1_-----------------------|------\--/\--/--------\----------|
|-----/-----\------1/2------------|-------\/--\/----------\---------|
|-<7>/-------\---/-----\----------|---------------------------------|
|-<7>---------\-/-------\/\/\/\/--|---------------------------------|
^
(^unintelligible)
Riff 2 - 0:22 x4
|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
|---------------------3-3---------|---------------------3-3---------|
|-5-5-5-5---------5-5-------------|-5-5-5-5---------5-5-------------|
|---------2-2-2-2---------2-2-2-2-|---------2-2-2-2---------2-2-2-2-|
_______________________________ _______________________________
0:34
|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
|----------------------9----------|---------------------------------|
|------------10---11------11--10--|-8-------------------------------|
|----10--11-----------------------|----11--10--8--------------------|
|-8-------------------------------|----------------11---10---8---7--|
|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
|
|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
|-0-0-0-0-3-3-3-3-2-2-2-2-5-5-5-5-|-3-3-3-3-5-5-5-5-2-2-2-2-5-5-3-3-|
_______________________________ _______________________________
|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
|----------------------9----------|---------------------------------|
|------------10---11------11--10--|-8-------------------------------|
|----10--11-----------------------|----11--10--8---10\--------------|
|-8-------------------------------|-------------------\-------------|
|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
|
|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
|---------------------12----------|---------------------------------|
|------------13---14------14--13--|-11------------------------------|
|----13--14-----------------------|----14--13--11--13\--------------|
|-11------------------------------|-------------------\-------------|
|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
|
|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
|-0-0-0-0-3-3-3-3-2-2-2-2-5-5-5-5-|-3-3-3-3-5-5-5-5-2-2-2-2-5-5-3-3-|
_______________________________ _______________________________
Repeat riff 1 - 0:42 x5
Repeat riff 2 - 0:56 x4
1:08
Riff 3 x2 Riff 4 x2
|---------------------| |----------------------|
|---------------------| |----------------------|
|---------------------| |----------------------|
|---------------------| |----------------------|
|-7---------7---------| |-6---------6----------|
|----0-3-0-----0-3-0--| |----0-3-0-----0-3-0---|
_____ _____ _____ _____
Repeat riff 3 x2
Repeat riff 4 x2
Repeat riff 3 x2
Repeat riff 4 x2
Repeat riff 3 x2
Repeat riff 4 x2
Repeat riff 1 - 1:36 x5
Repeat riff 2 - 1:58 x4
2:10
|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
|-6\---/-\--/-(punch-tremelo-senselessly-)--------------------------|
|---\_/---\/----------------------|---------------------------------|
|
|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
|---------------------4-4---------|---------------------4-4---------|
|-6-6-6-6---------6-6-------------|-6-6-6-6---------6-6-------------|
|---------3-3-3-3---------3-3-3-3-|---------3-3-3-3---------3-3-3-3-|
_______________________________ _______________________________
|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
|----1.5--------------------------|---------------------------------|
|-9/-----\------------------------|---------------------------------|
|---------\-----------------------|---------------------------------|
|----------\--(more-wobbling)-----|---------------------------------|
|---------------------------------|------------0\-(dive and wobble)-|
|
|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
|---------------------4-4---------|---------------------4-4---------|
|-6-6-6-6---------6-6-------------|-6-6-6-6---------6-6-------------|
|---------3-3-3-3---------3-3-3-3-|---------3-3-3-3---------3-3-3-3-|
_______________________________ _______________________________
|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
|-----------------11\/\/\/\/------|-----------------12\/\/\/\/------|
|-13\/\/\/\/----------------------|-13\/\/\/\/----------------------|
|------^--------------^-----------|---------------------------------|
|---(half-step-dips-with-tremelo)-|---------------------------------|
|
|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
|---------------------4-4---------|---------------------4-4---------|
|-6-6-6-6---------6-6-------------|-6-6-6-6---------6-6-------------|
|---------3-3-3-3---------3-3-3-3-|---------3-3-3-3---------3-3-3-3-|
_______________________________ _______________________________
|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
|-------------/10---12---10-------|-------------/9---10---9\--------|
|---------------------------------|-------------------------\-------|
|-0\-dive-------------------------|-0\-dive-------------------------|
|
|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
|---------------------4-4---------|---------------------4-4---------|
|-6-6-6-6---------6-6-------------|-6-6-6-6---------6-6-------------|
|---------3-3-3-3---------3-3-3-3-|---------3-3-3-3---------3-3-3-3-|
_______________________________ _______________________________
Sweep 1 x4 - 2:22 Sweep 2 x4 - 2:25
|-------------8h12p8--------| |------------8h12p8--------|
|-----------10------10------| |----------10------10------|
|----------9----------9-----| |---------9----------9-----|
|--------10------------10---| |-------10------------10---|
|------12----------------12-| |-8-8-12----------------12-|
|-12-12---------------------| |--------------------------|
| |
|---------------------------| |--------------------------|
|---------------------------| |--------------------------|
|---------------------------| |--------------------------|
|-2-------------------------| |-3------------------------|
|-2-------------------------| |-3------------------------|
|-0-------------------------| |-1------------------------|
Repeat sweep 1 x4
Repeat sweep 2 x4
Sweep 3 x4 - 2:33 Sweep 4 x4 - 2:36
|--------------13h17p13---------| |---------------13h17p13---------|
|------------15--------15-------| |-------------15--------15-------|
|----------14------------14-----| |-----------14------------14-----|
|--------15----------------15---| |---------15----------------15---|
|------17--------------------18-| |-13-13-17--------------------17-|
|-17-17-------------------------| |--------------------------------|
| |
|-------------------------------| |--------------------------------|
|-------------------------------| |--------------------------------|
|-------------------------------| |--------------------------------|
|-7-----------------------------| |-8------------------------------|
|-7-----------------------------| |-8------------------------------|
|-5-----------------------------| |-6------------------------------|
Repeat sweep 3 x4
Repeat sweep 4 x4
__3__ __3__
| | | |
|-15h19p15----------14-14h17p14-------------|
|----------17----17-------------15----15-17-|
|-------------15-------------------14-------|
|-------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------|
2:46 - solo
|-13~~~--13h14p13----13-14h16p14p13--|----------------------------------------|
|-----------------16-----------------|-16p14p13h14h16-14-13----------13-------|
|------------------------------------|----------------------15-13-11----15wb--|
|------------------------------------|----------------------------------------|
|------------------------------------|----------------------------------------|
|------------------------------------|----------------------------------------|
|
|------------------------------------|----------------------------------------|
|------------------------------------|----------------------------------------|
|------------------------------------|----------------------------------------|
|------------------------------------|----------------------------------------|
|------------------------------------|----------------------------------------|
|-0-0-0-0--3-3-3-3--2-2-2-2--5-5-5-5-|--3-3-3-3---5-5-5-5---2-2-2-2---5-5-3-3-|
__________________________________ _____________________________________
|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
|---------------1/2---------------|--/<3>--/\/\/\/\/bar-vibrato-----|
|--------------/---\--------------|-/--^----------------------------|
|-<12>\-------/-----\-------------|-pre-dive------------------------|
|------\_1.5_/-------\------------|----and-pick---------------------|
|
|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
|-0-0-0-0-3-3-3-3-2-2-2-2-5-5-5-5-|-3-3-3-3-5-5-5-5-2-2-2-2-5-5-3-3-|
_______________________________ _______________________________
Repeat riff 1 x5 - 2:52
Repeat riff 3 x4 - 3:08
Repeat riff 3 x2 - 3:20
Repeat riff 4 x2
Repeat riff 3 x2
Repeat riff 4 x2
Repeat riff 3 x2
Repeat riff 4 x2
Repeat riff 3
Riff 3 slightly different - 3:41
|---------------------|---------------------|
|---------------------|---------------------|
|---------------------|---------------------|
|---------------------|--------------6--5---|
|-7---------7---------|-7---------7---------|
|----0-3-0-----0-3-0--|----0-3-0------------|
_____ _____ _____
Repeat riff 4 x2
Finish
|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
|---------------------------------|--------------------------6------|
|---------------------3-3---------|---------------------3-3--6------|
|-5-5-5-5---------5-5-------------|-5-5-5-5---------5-5------5------|
|---------2-2-2-2---------2-2-2-2-|---------2-2-2-2-----------------|
_______________________________ _______________________
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