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DEATH - STORY TO TELL
From the Album THE SOUND OF PERSEVERANCE
Copyright 1998 NUCLEAR BLAST
Version 3.0 - March 1999
Transcription Done by: Kerry Vick (nucleusmetal@home.com)
Notation: When two guitars are listed play all guitars simultaneously.
b = bend / = slide up a.h. = artificial
bf= bend full br= bend release harmonic
h = hammer-on \ = slide down n.h. = harmonic
p = pull-off . = palm mute(pm) t = tapping
" = tremolo picking > = abrupt stop ~ = vibrato
Tuning = D (D,G,C,F,A,D)
Riff A--Intro and Solo 1
|-----------------------------------|
|-----------------------------------|
|-----------------------------------|GTR I
|-2--5\7-7/5-5\9-9--2--7\9-9/7-7-7~-|
|-2--3\5-5/3-3\7-7--2--5\7-7/5-5-5~-|
|-0-----------------0---------------|
| |
|-----------------------------------|
|-----------------------------------|
|----5\7-7/5-5\9-9--2--7\9-9/7-7-7~-|GTR II
|-2---------------------------------|
|-2--3\5-5/3-3\7-7--2--5\7-7/5-5-5~-|
|-0-----------------0---------------|
|-----------------------------------------|
|---------------------------0-1~----------|
|--------------------------------2-1------|GTR I
|-5-11\12-12/9-9\11-11~--7-----------3-2~-|
|-5--9\10-10/7-7\09--9~--7----------------|
|-3----------------------5----------------|
| |
|-----------------------------------------|
|---------------------------0-1~----------|
|---11\12-12/9-9\11-11~----------2-1------|GTR II
|-5----------------------7-----------3-2~-|
|-5--9\10-10/7-7\09--9~--7----------------|
|-3----------------------5----------------|
Play Riff A two times
Solo 1 - Chuck
|-14-15~--------------12~-12\14-14\15-15/14-14~-14h15~-|
|--------17-16-----------------------------------------|
|--------------17-16~----------------------------------|
|------------------------------------------------------|
|------------------------------------------------------|
|------------------------------------------------------|
|-15-17-17-15-19-19~-24br----------------------------|
|-------------------------20-20h22-22~-20-20~-19-19~-|
|----------------------------------------------------|
|----------------------------------------------------|
|----------------------------------------------------|
|----------------------------------------------------|
Riff B
|-----------------------------------------------|
|-----------------------------------------------|
|-----------------------------------------------|GTRS I
|-2--------4---------5---2--------7---------5---| & II
|-2--------2---------3---2--------5---------3---|
|-0--0-0-0---0-0-0-0---0-0--0-0-0---0-0-0-0---0-|
. . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Play Riff B two times
Riff C
|----------------------------------------|
|----------------------------------------|
|----5-4---7---------5-4---7-------------|GTR I
|-2--5-4---7-7~---2--5-4---7----5~-6~----|
|-2--3-2---5-7~---2--3-2---5-33-------5~-|
|-0------0---5~-0-0------0---------------|
| . . . .. |
| |
|----------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------8~-7~----|
|----5-4---7---------5-4---7-55-------7~-|GTR II
|-2--5-4---7-7~---2--5-4---7-------------|
|-2--3-2---5-7~---2--3-2---5-------------|
|-0------0---5~-0-0------0---------------|
Fill over Riff C:
section 1
|---------------------------|------------------------10--|
|---------10-10h12p10-------|---------10-10h12p10--------|
|-9-11-12-------------12-11-|-9-11-12-------------12-----|GTR III
|---------------------------|----------------------------|
|---------------------------|----------------------------|
|---------------------------|----------------------------|
section 2
|---------------------------------------------------------|
|---------------------------------13-12-10------12-13-12~-|
|-12-11-9-12-11-9-12-11-9-12-11-9----------12-9-----------|GTR III
|---------------------------------------------------------|
|---------------------------------------------------------|
|---------------------------------------------------------|
Play Riff C two times without fill
Play Riff C one time with fill
section 1 three times
section 2 one time
Riff D.1
|---------------------------|
|---------------------------|
|---------------------------|GTRSI
|--------2---------4-----5~-| & II
|---------------------------|
|-000000---0-0-0-0---0-0----|
...... . . . . . .
Riff D.2
|----------------------------|
|----------------------------|
|------------------4---4-----|GTRSI
|--------2-----------5---5-4-| & II
|----------------------------|
|-000000---0-0-0-0-----------|
...... . . . .
Play Riff D.1 three times
Play Riff D.2 one time
Play Riff D.1 four times
Riff E
|-----------------|
|-----------------|
|-----------------|GTRSI
|-----4~---0-2----| & II
|---2----------3~-|
|-0---------------|
Fill over Riff E
section 1 section 2
|----------------|----------------|
|-12-10-10-8-----|-13-12-10-8-----|
|-----------11-9-|-----------11-9-|
|----------------|----------------|
|----------------|----------------|
|----------------|----------------|
section 3 (trem pick all notes/slight palm mute)
|---------------------------------------------------------------------|
|-13-12-10-13-12-10-----------------------------------10-12-13-12-13~-|
|-------------------12-10-12-10-8-10-8-10-12-10-12-10-----------------|
|---------------------------------------------------------------------|
|---------------------------------------------------------------------|
|---------------------------------------------------------------------|
section 4
|------------------------|
|-12-10h12p10----9-------|
|-------------11---9-11~-|
|------------------------|
|------------------------|
|------------------------|
Play Riff E four times with fill
section 1 four times
section 2 four times
section 1 four times
section 3 one time
section 1 four times
section 2 four times
section 1 three times
section 4 one time
Riff F (play E chords first time only)
|-----|-----------------------------------|
|-----|-----------------------------------|
|-----|-----------------------------------|GTR I
|-----|-----------------------------------|
|-4-4-|---4-5--4~----4------4-5--4~---4---|
|-2-2-|-2----------5---5--2---------5---2-|
| . . . . . . . . |
| |
|-----|-----------------------------------|
|-----|-----------------------------------|
|-----|-----------------------------------|GTR II
|-----|---6-7--6~----6------6-7--6~---6---|
|-4-4-|-4----------7---7--4---------7---4-|
|-2-2-|-----------------------------------|
. . . . . . . .
Play Riff F two times
Riff G.1
|------------------------------|
|------------------------------|
|-666----------666-----4-------|GTRS I
|-444--4h5-4~--444-4h5---5-4-2-| & II
|------------------------------|
|------------------------------|
...
Riff G.2
|-------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------|
|-666-6-----------666-6-------4-------|GTRS I
|-444-4-4-4h5-4~--444-4-4-4h5---5-4-2-| & II
|-------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------|
... . ... .
Riff G.3
|---------------------|
|---------------------|
|-666-6-----------666-|GTRS I
|-444-4-4-4h5-4~--444-| & II
|---------------------|
|---------------------|
... . ...
Riff G -- Fill 1
section 1 section 2 (play twice)
|--------------------------|------------------------|
|--------------------------|------------------------|
|-11~-11\12~-12\14~-14/12~-|-11~-11\12~-12/9~-9\12~-|
|--------------------------|------------------------|
|--------------------------|------------------------|
|--------------------------|------------------------|
Play Riff G.1 two times
Play Riff G.2 three times times
Play Riff G.3 one time
Riff H--Solo 2
|----------------------------------------------|
|----------------------------------------------|
|----7-------------7---------------------------|GTRS I
|-5--7--4--2-4--5--7---------------------------| & II
|-5--5--4--2-4--5--5---------------------------|
|-3-----2--0-2--3-----333333333333333333333333-|
........................
Riff I--Solo 3
|--------------------------------------|
|--------------------------------------|
|--------------------------------------|GTRS I
|--------------------------------------| & II
|-99-999-7777-1010--9999-999-7777-1010-|
|-77-777-5555--8-8--7777-777-5555--8-8-|
.. ... .... . . .... ... .... . .
Play Riff H two times
Play Riff I four times
Riff J.1
|------------------------------------------|
|------------------------------------------|
|-----------------------------------3~-3-4-|GTRS I
|------2--------2-------3~-3-4-------------| & II
|-2----2---2----2---2-2-1~-1-2--2-2-1~-1-2-|
|-0-00-0---0-00-0---0-0---------0-0--------|
.. .. . . . .
|----------------------------|
|----------------------------|
|---------------2-1---1------|GTR I
|------2--0-2-3-----3---3-2~-|
|-2----2---------------------|
|-0-00-0---------------------|
| .. |
| |
|----------------------------|
|---------------5-4---4------|
|---------2-4-5-----5---5-4~-|GTR II
|------2---------------------|
|-2----2---------------------|
|-0-00-0---------------------|
..
|---------------------------1-0---0----------|
|---------------------1-0-------1---3-1-0----|
|---------------2-1-------2---------------1~-|GTR I
|------2--0-2-3-----3------------------------|
|-2----2-------------------------------------|
|-0-00-0-------------------------------------|
| .. . |
| |
|---------------------3-2---8-7---7-5--------|
|---------------5-4-------5-----8-----8-7----|
|---------2-4-5-----5---------------------8~-|GTR II
|------2-------------------------------------|
|-2----2-------------------------------------|
|-0-00-0-------------------------------------|
.. .
Riff J.2
|------------------------|
|------------------------|
|-----------------3~-3-4-|GTR I
|-----3~-3-4-------------|
|-2-2-1~-1-2--2-2-1~-1-2-|
|-0-0---------0-0--------|
. . . .
Riff K--Solo 4
|-------------------|
|-------------------|
|-/9--------8-8-9-9-|
|-/9--9--6--8-8-9-9-|
|-/7--9--6--6-6-7-7-|
|-----7--4----------|
Solo 4 - Chuck
|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
|-9~--9~--8~--8-8-9-9~--/11-9-8-9-8-9-/11-9-8-9-8--8/9-8~--8-8-9-9~-|GTR I
|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
| |
|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------------------------------|GTR II
|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
|-7~--7~--6~--6-6-7-7~--/9--7-6-7-6-7-/9--7-6-7-6--6/7-6~--6-6-7-7~-|
|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
|--------------------------------11~--11-11-12-12~--11-11-12-12-12b~-|
|--------------------12~---------------------------------------------|
|-/9-8h9-11~--/9-8h9------/9-8h9-------------------------------------|GTR I
|--------------------------------------------------------------------|
|--------------------------------------------------------------------|
|--------------------------------------------------------------------|
Play Riff J.1 one time
Play Riff J.2 one time
Play Riff K four times
Play only the first line of Riff J.1
Repeat Riff B through Riff G
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