 Possessed - "Pentagram" Guitar Tab
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Song: Pentagram
Artist: Possessed
Album: Seven Churches (1985)
Tabbed by Chris Rezendes (dudemcrude@yahoo.com)
Date started tab: ??? (Probably two weeks before I finished)
Date finished tab: 11/12/02
Tuning: Standard
Notation Key
~: vibrato
^: bend
.: palm mute
r: release
t: trill
p: pull-off
h: hammer-on
x: ghost note
/: slide up
\: slide down
Comments: What a fucking badass song. It just doesn't get any more brutal than this.
That's why Possessed ruled. Possessed kicked everybody's ass. But I digress. I think
the tab came out pretty damn good, and there could be a mistake or two in there. If you
happen to spot one, please point it out to me so I can fix it. Later.
If you have any requests visit- http://groups.yahoo.com/group/realmetalmusicians/
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Fig. 1 x8
e|-------------------------|
B|-------------------------|
G|-------------------------|
D|--------3-----------5-5--|
A|--2-----1-----4-----3-3--|
E|--0-000---000-2-000------|
... ... ...
Fig. 2 x2
e|---------------------------|---------------------------|
B|---------------------------|---------------------------|
G|---------------------------|---------------------------|
D|--5-----5-----5------------|--5-----5-----5------------|
A|--3-333-3-333-3-333-4------|--3-333-3-333-3-333-6------|
E|--------------------2-222--|--------------------4-444--|
... ... ... ... ... ... ... ...
Repeat Fig. 1 x4
Fig. 3 x4
e|-----------|----------|-----------|------------|
B|-----------|----------|-----------|------------|
G|-----------|----------|-----------|------------|
D|--5-----5--|--467643--|--5-----5--|--467643----|
A|--3-333-3--|----------|--3-333-3--|--------65--|
E|-----------|----------|-----------|------------|
... ...
Repeat Fig. 1 x4
Fig. 4A x3
e|---------------------------|-----------|-----------|
B|---------------------------|-----------|-----------|
G|---------------------------|-----------|------345--|
D|--5-----5-----5------------|--5-----5--|--2345-----|
A|--3-333-3-333-3-333-4------|--3-333-3--|-----------|
E|--------------------2-222--|-----------|-----------|
... ... ... ... ...
Fig. 4B x1
e|---------------------------|-----------|-----------|-----------|
B|---------------------------|-----------|-----------|-----------|
G|---------------------------|-----------|------245--|------467--|
D|--5-----5-----5------------|--5-----5--|--2345-----|--4567-----|
A|--3-333-3-333-3-333-4------|--3-333-3--|-----------|-----------|
E|--------------------2-222--|-----------|-----------|-----------|
... ... ... ... ...
Fill 1 x1
e|----------------|
B|----------------|
G|----------------|
D|--54242020------|
A|----------454---|
E|-------------6--|
Riff 1 x2
e|--------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----|
B|--------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----|
G|---------5-4--|------------5-4--|------------5-4--|-----|
D|---------5-4--|------------5-4--|------------5-4--|--4--|
A|--222222------|--222222222------|--222222222------|--4--|
E|--------------|-----------------|-----------------|--2--|
e|--------------|-----------------|-----------------|---------|
B|--------------|-----------------|-----------------|---------|
G|---------5-4--|------------5-4--|------------5-4--|--5------|
D|---------5-4--|------------5-4--|------------5-4--|--5---6--|
A|--222222------|--222222222------|--222222222------|--3---6--|
E|--------------|-----------------|-----------------|------4--|
Riff 2A x3 (this second and fourth sections of this stave are probably played by the
other guitar)
e|------------------------|------------|-----------------|--24325437--|
B|------------------------|------------|-----------------|------------|
G|------------------------|--12431321--|-----------------|------------|
D|------------------------|------------|-----------------|------------|
A|------------------------|------------|-----------------|------------|
E|--2h4444-2h4444-2h4444--|------------|--2h4444-2h4444--|------------|
Riff 2B x1 (this second and fourth sections of this stave are probably played by the
other guitar)
e|------------------------|------------|-----------------|--2432543765876987-10-|
B|------------------------|------------|-----------------|----------------------|
G|------------------------|--12431321--|-----------------|----------------------|
D|------------------------|------------|-----------------|----------------------|
A|------------------------|------------|-----------------|----------------------|
E|--2h4444-2h4444-2h4444--|------------|--2h4444-2h4444--|----------------------|
Riff 3 x8 (under solo)
e|-----------------------------|
B|-----------------------------|
G|-----------------------------|
D|--666666666666-444444444444--|
A|-----------------------------|
E|-----------------------------|
For the next 10 seconds, both Guitars solo simultaneously. I can't solo for shit, lol.
Sorry.
Riff 4 x4
e|--------------------------------|------------------------------|
B|--------------------------------|------------------------------|
G|--------------------------------|------------------------------|
D|--------------------------------|---------------------------3--|
A|-----------------------3---2----|-----------------------2345---|
E|--2h4444-2h4444-2h4444---5---4--|--2h4444-2h4444-2h4444--------|
Repeat Fig. 1 x8
Repeat Fig. 2 x2
Repeat Riff 4 x6
End x1
e|------------|
B|------------|
G|------------|
D|--3-2-0-----|
A|--------4~--|
E|------------|
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