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| Off The Edge |
| By Forbidden |
| From the 1988 Album Forbidden Evil |
| Transcribed by Menno Roymans / The Doctor |
| and Steve Rubaszek / MetalThrashingMad |
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| Email - Steve - Thrasher502@hotmail.com |
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| Version - 1.1 - January 4, 2009 |
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| Song written by Forbidden |
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| Tuning - All guitars and bass are in standard |
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| ________________________________________ |
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| | KEY: | |
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| | _ = Palm mute x = scrape | |
| | | |
| | / = slide up \ = slide down | |
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| | h = hammer-on p = pull-off | |
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| | ph = pinched harmonic \ | |
| | \ = dive with | |
| | nh = natural harmonic \ bar | |
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| | ~ = vibrato _ = palm mute | |
| | | |
| | |______7______| - grouped in 7's | |
| |________________________________________| |
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|==============================================================================|
0:00 - 0:55
Bass intro x8 x4
|------------------------8--| |---------------------------|
|------5-----5-----5---5----| |---------------------------|
|----7-----7-----7---7------| |----------7-7-------7---6--|
|--0-----6-----0------------| |--0-0-0-6-----0-0-0---8----|
x4
|--------------------| |---------------------------|
|------8-------------| |---------------------------|
|------8-------7---6-| |---------------------------|
|--0-------0-----8---| |--3-2-0-0-3-2-0-0-3-2-0-3--|
Intro - 0:00
|--------------------------|-----------------------|
|--------------------------|-----------------------|
|---(9)-----------9-----8--|--------------9-----8--|
|---(9)-----------9--9--8--|--2-----------9--9--8--|
|---(7)-----------7--9--6--|--2-----------7--9--6--|
|--------------------7-----|--0--------------7-----|
^ fade in on
right channel
|--------------------------|-----------------------|
|--------------------------|-----------------------|
|--9--\-----------------x--|--x-----------9-----8--|
|--9--\-----------------x--|--x-----------9--9--8--|
|--7--\-----------------x--|--x-----------7--9--6--|
|--------------------------|--------0\-------7-----|
bar dive ^
left channel
x4
|--------------------|--------------------|
|--------------------|--------------------|
|--9\-------3--------|-----------9-----8--|
|--9\-------3--------|--2--------9--9--8--|
|--7\----2--1--2--2--|--2--2--2--7--9--6--|
|--------0-----0--0--|--0--0--0-----7-----|
_ ____ ____
0:41 x2
|-----------------------------------|-----------------------------------|
|-----------------------------------|-----------------------------------|
|---------3----------------9-----8--|--9\-----3----------------9-----8--|
|--2------3---------2------9--9--8--|--7\-----3---------2------9--9--8--|
|--2------1---------2------7--9--6--|--7\-----1---------2------7--9--6--|
|--0------1---------0---------7-----|--0------1---------0---------7-----|
|--------------------------|
|--------------------------|
|--------------------------|
|--------------------------|
|--------------------------|
|-3-2-0-0-3-2-0-0-3-2-0-3--|
| _______________________
|
|--------------------------|
|--------------------------|
|--------------------------|
|-----------------5-4-2-5--|
|--------------------------|
|-3-2-0-0-3-2-0-0----------|
_______________
Main verse - 0:56 x2
|------------------------------------------|
|------------------------------------------|
|------------------------------------------|
|--4---------------------------ph----------|
|------2---3---4---1---2---3---4-----------|
|--2-0---2---2---2---2---2---2-----3-2-0-3-|
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _______
Fill - 1:06
|------------------------------------------| |----------------------|
|------------------------------------------| |----------------------|
|------------------------------------------| |-----5-----4----------|
|------------------------------ph----------| |--4--5--5--4----------|
|------2---3---4---1---2---3---5-----------| |--4--3--5--2----------|
|--2-0---2---2---2---2---2---2-----3-2-0-3-| |--2-----3-----3-2-0-3-|
___ _ _ _ _ _ _ _______ _______
Verse 1 - 1:08 x2
|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
|---------------------------------|--7------------------------------|
|--6------6------6----------------|--7------6------6----------------|
|--6--6-6-6--6-6-6--6-6-----------|--5--6-6-6--6-6-6--6-6-----------|
|--4--4-4-4--4-4-4--4-4--5-4-2-4--|-----4-4-4--4-4-4--4-4--5-4-2-4--|
___ ___ ___ _______ ___ ___ ___ _______
|----------------------|
|----------------------|
|-----7-----6----------|
|--6--7--7--6----------|
|--6--5--7--4----------|
|--4-----5-----3-2-0-3-|
_______
Verse 2 - 1:18 x2
|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
|---------------------------------|--5------------------------------|
|--4------4------4----------------|--5------4------4----------------|
|--4--4-4-4--4-4-4--4-4-----------|--3--4-4-4--4-4-4--4-4-----------|
|--2--2-2-2--2-2-2--2-2--3-2-0-2--|-----2-2-2--2-2-2--2-2--3-2-0-2--|
___ ___ ___ _______ ___ ___ ___ _______
|----------------------|
|----------------------|
|-----7-----6----------|
|--6--7--7--6----------|
|--6--5--7--4----------|
|--4-----5-----3-2-0-3-|
_______
Chorus part 1 - 1:28
|------------------------------------|-----------------------------------|
|------------------------------------|-----------------------------------|
|------------------------------------|-----------------------------------|
|--9---9---10---10---7---7---8---8---|--5---5---6---6---3---3------------|
|----7---7----6----6---5---5---4---4-|----3---3---2---2---1---1----------|
|------------------------------------|--------------------------3-2-0-3--|
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _______
Chorus part 2
|----------------------------------|-----------------------------|
|----------------------------------|-----------------------------|
|--9--9------------7--7------------|-----------------------------|
|--9--9--10--------7--7--8---------|----------------4------------|
|--7--7--6-6666666-5--5--44444444--|--33333---22222-4------------|
|----------------------------------|----------------2----3-2-0-3-|
| _______ _______ _____ _____ _______
|
|----------------------------------|-----------------------------|
|----------------------------------|-----------------------------|
|----------------------------------|-----------------------------|
|-9-------10-------7--------8------|----------------4------------|
|-7-777777-6666666-5-555555-444444-|--33333---22222-4------------|
|----------------------------------|----------------2----3-2-0-3-|
______ ______ ______ _____ _____ _____ _______
chorus part 3 - 1:32
|----------------------------|----------------------------|
|----------------------------|----------------------------|
|-----5--6-------------------|-----5--6-------------------|
|-----5--6--6--6--6----------|-----5--6--6--7--7----------|
|-----3--4--6--6--6----------|-----3--4--6--7--7----------|
|--2--------4--4--4--3-2-0-3-|--2--------4--5--5--3-2-0-3-|
_ _______ _ _______
|----------------------------|-----------------|-----------------------------|
|----------------------------|-----------------|-----------------------------|
|-----5--6-------------------|-----5--6--------|-----------------------------|
|-----5--6--6--6--6----------|-----5--6--6--7--|---------------------5-4-2-5-|
|-----3--4--6--6--6----------|-----3--4--6--7--|-----------------------------|
|--2--------4--4--4--3-2-0-3-|--2--------4--5--|-----3-2-0-0-3-2-0-0-3-2-0-3-|
_ _______ _ _______________________
Repeat main verse x2 - 1:45
Repeat verse 1 x2 - 1:57
Repeat verse 2 x2 - 2:07
Repeat chorus parts 1, 2 and 3 - 2:17 - solo I start
Solo I - 2:34 - 2:42
|--------------|-----------------|------------------------|
|------------5-|--5--------------|-(5)---10------------10-|
|----------7---|--7wb------------|-(7)------12-11---------|
|--------------|-----------------|------------------------|
|--------------|-----------------|------------------------|
|--------------|-----------------|------------------------|
|-------------------------------------9-------------------|-------9--------|
|-9h10p9----9-10-13-10-9-10-9----9-10---10-9-10-9----9-10-|---------9------|
|--------11-------------------11------------------11------|-11b13-----11~~-|
|---------------------------------------------------------|----------------|
|---------------------------------------------------------|----------------|
|---------------------------------------------------------|----------------|
Solo II - 2:42 - 2:50
|-------------|-------------9p6-h9----------------|
|-------------|--------------------9-7\6--7/9~~~--|
|-6b8-4-------|-------5h7h8-----------------------|
|-------6-----|-4h6h7-----------------------------|
|-------------|-----------------------------------|
|-------------|-----------------------------------|
|-11p8-----------9----------------------------------------|
|------9-12\11-7---11-7-9h11p9p7--------------------------|
|--------------------------------11p9p8-------------------|
|---------------------------------------11p9p8------8h9p8-|
|----------------------------------------------11-9-------|
|---------------------------------------------------------|
|----------------------------nh-----------|
|----------------------------3\-----------|
|------------------------------\--bar-----|
|-------------------------------\--dive---|
|-11-9-8--------8h9p8---------------------|
|--------11-9-8-------11-9-7--------------|
Solo III - 2:51 - 2:58
|-21-17----------17-19-15----------15-17-14----------14-17-14----------14-|
|-------19----19----------17----17----------16----16----------16----16----|
|----------20----------------18----------------17----------------17-------|
|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|-15wb---------------------|
|---------15-14-15~~~------|
|---------------------16\--|
|--------------------------|
|--------------------------|
|--------------------------|
|-----------------------------------|----------------------------|
|-----7-----9-----10-----------10---|-------------------------16-|
|-6-7---6-7---6-7----6-7-6-7-6----6-|-2--------------------16----|
|-----------------------------------|---5-4-2--------------------|
|-----------------------------------|---------5-2----------------|
|-----------------------------------|-------------5-3-2\---------|
___ ___ ___ __________ _ _______________ bar dive
Solo IV - 2:59 - 3:07
|16----------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|--16---16h17p16p14------------------------------------------------------------|
|-----16-----------16-15-13-15h16p15p13----------------------------------------|
|--------------------------------------16-15-13-15h16p15p13--------------------|
|----------------------------------------------------------16-15-13-15h16p15p13|
|------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|______7________| |________7________| |________7________| |________7________|
|--------------------------------------------------|
|-----------------------------------------------14-|
|-------------------13----------------------6/-----|
|-------------15-16----16-15-13-15-16/18~~~--------|
|----13-15-16--------------------------------------|
|-16-----------------------------------------------|
|--------------------------------------17p15p14----14h15p14-------------|
|-15-18p14-15h17p15p14-----15-17/21\17----------17----------17p14-17/20-|
|----------------------h16----------------------------------------------|
|-----------------------------------------------------------------------|
|-----------------------------------------------------------------------|
|-----------------------------------------------------------------------|
|-19p17p16----20p17-22p20p19----19-22p19-22hb~~~---20\--|
|----------19----------------22-------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------------------|
~~UNDER SOLOS~~
Solo Riff I - 2:34 - 2:42 x2
|---------------------------------|------------------------------|
|---------------------------------|------------------------------|
|---------------------------------|-------------------------ph---|
|-4-------3-------4-------5-------|---------3-------4-------4~~--|
|-4-------3-------4-------5-------|---------3-------4------------|
|---2-2-2---2-2-2---2-2-2---2-2-2-|-6-2-2-2---2-2-2---2-2-2------|
_____ _____ _____ _____ _______ _____ _____
Solo Riff II - 2:42 - 2:50 x2
|---------------------------------|------------------------------|
|---------------------------------|------------------------------|
|---------------------------------|-------------------------ph---|
|-6-------5-------6-------7-------|---------5-------6-------6~~--|
|-6-------5-------6-------7-------|---------5-------6------------|
|---4-4-4---4-4-4---4-4-4---4-4-4-|-8-4-4-4---4-4-4---4-4-4------|
_____ _____ _____ _____ _______ _____ _____
Repeat solo riff I (under soloing)
Repeat solo riff II (under soloing)
After solo (under whammy bar wailing):
Riff x4 - 3:08 Riff 2 x4
|----------------------------------| |----------------------------------|
|----------------------------------| |----------------------------------|
|----------------------------------| |----------------------------------|
|---------4-------3-------3---3----| |---------8-------7-------7---7----|
|-2-------2-2-2-2-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3--| |-6-------6-6-6-6-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7--|
|-0-0-0-0--------------------------| |-4-4-4-4--------------------------|
_____ _____ _____ _ _ _____ _____ _____ ___ _
Repeat solo riff I
Repeat solo riff II
3:43
|---------------------------------|-----------------------------------|
|---------------------------------|-----------------------------------|
|---------------------------------|-----------------------------------|
|-9-------9-------9---9-----------|-10--10--10-------10--10-----------|
|-7-------7-------7---7-----------|-6---6---6--------6---6------------|
|---7-7-7---7-7-7---7---0-3-2-0-0-|---6---6----6-6-6---6----0-3-2-0-0-|
| _____ _____ _ _________ _ _ _____ _ _________
|
|---------------------------------|-----------------------------------|
|---------------------------------|-----------------------------------|
|---------------------------------|-----------------------------------|
|-9-------------------------------|-10--------------------------------|
|-7-------------------------------|-6---------------------------------|
|-0---------------------0-3-2-0-0-|-8-----------------------0-3-2-0-0-|
_________ _________
|---------------------------------|----------------------------------|
|---------------------------------|----------------------------------|
|---------------------------------|----------------------------------|
|-7-------7-------7---7-----------|-8-------8-------8---8------------|
|-5-------5-------5---5-----------|-4-------4-------4---4------------|
|---5-5-5---5-5-5---5---0-3-2-0-0-|---4-4-4---4-4-4---4----0-3-2-0-0-|
| _____ _____ _ _________ _____ _____ _ _________
|
|---------------------------------|----------------------------------|
|---------------------------------|----------------------------------|
|-7-------------------------------|----------------------------------|
|-7-------------------------------|-8--------------------------------|
|-5-------------------------------|-4--------------------------------|
|-----------------------0-3-2-0-0-|-6----------------------0-3-2-0-0-|
_________ _________
|---------------------------------|----------------------------------|
|---------------------------------|----------------------------------|
|---------------------------------|----------------------------------|
|-5-------5-------5---5-----------|-6-------6-------6---6------------|
|-3-------3-------3---3-----------|-2-------2-------2---2------------|
|---3-3-3---3-3-3---3---0-3-2-0-0-|---2-2-2---2-2-2---2----0-3-2-0-0-|
| _____ _____ _ _________ _____ _____ _ _________
|
|---------------------------------|----------------------------------|
|---------------------------------|----------------------------------|
|-5-------------------------------|----------------------------------|
|-5-------------------------------|-6--------------------------------|
|-3-------------------------------|-2--------------------------------|
|-----------------------0-3-2-0-0-|-4----------------------0-3-2-0-0-|
_________ _________
|---------------------------------|
|---------------------------------|
|---------------------------------|
|-3-------3-------3---3-----------|
|-1-------1-------1---1-----------|
|---1-1-1---1-1-1---1---0-3-2-0-0-|
| _____ _____ _ _________
|
|---------------------------------|
|---------------------------------|
|-3-------------------------------|
|-3-------------------------------|
|-1-------------------------------|
|-----------------------0-3-2-0-0-|
_________
Repeat chorus part 2 - 3:57
Repeat chorus part 3 - 4:02
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