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Here is a classic Morbid Angel song from their first album.
This song contains heaps of cool riffs.

Band: Morbid Angel
Song: Visions from the Dark Side
Transcribed by: Warrick McPherson
E-Mail: sirwarrick@hotmail.com

Notation:

A - Artificial Harmonic
B - Bend
S - Slide
M - Mute
P - Pull off
H - Hammer on


Riff 1 - Opening Riff

Guitar 1
|----------------------------------------------------|
|----------------------------------------------------|
|----------------------------------------------------|
|----------------5s6-----9-----------------5s6-------|
|-44334433-5s6s7-3s4-6s7-7--44334433-5s6s7-3s4-7-777-|
|----------3s4s5-----4s5-------------3s4s5-----5-----|
                                               M MMM
|----------------------------------------------------|
|----------------------------------------------------|
|----------------------------------------------------|
|----------------5s6-----9-----------------5s6-------|
|-44334433-5s6s7-3s4-6s7-7--44334433-5s6s7-3s4-7-777-|
|----------3s4s5-----4s5-------------3s4s5-----5-----|
                                               M MMM

Guitar 2
|----------------------------------------------------|
|----------------------------------------------------|
|----------------------------------------------------|
|-6s5--------------------9--6s5------------5s6-------|
|-4s3----------------6s7-7--4s3------------3s4-7-777-|
|--------------------4s5-----------------------5-----|
                                               M MMM

|----------------------------------------------------|
|----------------------------------------------------|
|----------------------------------------------------|
|----------------5s6-----9-----------------5s6-------|
|-44334433-5s6s7-3s4-6s7-7--44334433-5s6s7-3s4-7-777-|
|----------3s4s5-----4s5-------------3s4s5-----5-----|
                                               M MMM

Then, both guitars continue playing this next riff which is
used throughout the rest of the song as riff 1:

|----------------------------------------------------|
|----------------------------------------------------|
|----------------------------------------------------|
|----------------5s6-----9-----------------5s6-----9-|
|-44334433-5s6s7-3s4-6s7-7--44334433-5s6s7-3s4-6s7-7-|
|----------3s4s5-----4s5-------------3s4s5-----4s5---|


Riff 2

|-----------------------------------------|
|-----------------------------------------|
|---------------------------------------6-|
|----8s7-------3--------------------------|
|-7--6s5--6s5--1--8s7----7s6----6s5-----4-|
|-5-------4s3-----6s5-55-5s4-44-4s3-333---|
                      MM     MM     MMM

|------------------------------------------------|
|------------------------------------------------|
|-----------------8------------------------------|
|----8s7-----------------------------------------|
|-7--6s5--6s5-----6--8s7----7s6----6s5----5s4----|
|-5-------4s3-333----6s5-55-5s4-44-4s3-33-3s2-22-|
              MMM        MM     MM     MM     MM


Riff 3 - This riff will sound correct if you have both guitars
         playing at the same time

Guitar 1
|---------------------------------------------------------|
|---------------------------------------------------------|
|---------------------------------------------------------|
|-444444-777777-666666-777777-----------------------------|
|-----------------------------444444-777777-666666-777777-|
|---------------------------------------------------------|

|---------------------------------------------------------|
|---------------------------------------------------------|
|---------------------------------------------------------|
|---------------------------------------------------------|
|-333333-666666-555555-666666-333333-666666-555555-666666-|
|---------------------------------------------------------|

|---------------------------------------------------------|
|---------------------------------------------------------|
|---------------------------------------------------------|
|-444444-777777-666666-777777-----------------------------|
|-----------------------------444444-777777-666666-777777-|
|---------------------------------------------------------|

|---------------------------------------------------------|
|--------------------------------------------------13-10--|
|---------------------------------------------------------|
|--------------------------------------------------10-7---|
|-333333-666666-555555-666666-333333-666666-777777--------|
|---------------------------------------------------------|

Guitar 2
|---------------------------------------------------------|
|---------------------------------------------------------|
|-666666-666666-444444-666666-----------------------------|
|-----------------------------666666--------666666-666666-|
|------------------------------------444444---------------|
|---------------------------------------------------------|

|---------------------------------------------------------|
|---------------------------------------------------------|
|---------------------------------------------------------|
|---------------555555------------------------------------|
|-333333-666666--------666666-333333-666666-555555-666666-|
|---------------------------------------------------------|

|---------------------------------------------------------|
|---------------------------------------------------------|
|-666666-666666-444444-666666-----------------------------|
|-----------------------------666666--------666666-666666-|
|------------------------------------444444---------------|
|---------------------------------------------------------|

|---------------------------------------------------------|
|---------------------------------------------------------|
|---------------------------------------------------------|
|---------------555555----------------------9-------------|
|-333333-666666--------666666-333333-666666-7-------------|
|---------------------------------------------------------|


Riff 4 - Verse

|--------------------------------------|
|--------------------------------------|
|--------------------------------------|
|--------------------------------3h4h5-|
|-4p3-3333-33333333-4p3-3333-3333------|
|--------------------------------------|

|-------------------------------|
|-------------------------------|
|-------------------9----5------|
|-----------------------------7-|
|-4p3-3333-33333333-7p0--3p0----|
|-----------------------------5-|

NOTE: The spaces in between the 3's are merely there for timing
      purposes.

Now go back and play:

Riff 1
Riff 4
Riff 2
Riff 1 (underneath first solo)
Riff 4
Riff 2
Riff 3

This time when you play riff three (as listed above),
end it like this:

|-------|
|-------|
|-5---5-|
|-5---5-|
|-3---3-|
|-------|


Riff 5 - Played under second solo

|-------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------|
|-3p2-2222-22222222-3p2-2222-22222222-|

|---------------------------------------|
|---------------------------------------|
|---------------------------------------|
|----------------------------------3333-|
|-------------------3333-6666-5555------|
|-3p2-2222-22222222---------------------|

|----------------------------------|
|----------------------------------|
|------------------------------5---|
|----------------------------------|
|------------------------------3---|
|-3p2-2222-22222222-3p2-2222-2---3-|

|--------------------------------|
|--------------------------------|
|-------------------7----3-------|
|-----------------------------5--|
|-------------------5p0--1p0-----|
|-3p2-2222-22222222-----------3--|


Riff 6

Guitar 1
|-------------------------|
|-------------------------|
|-------------------------|
|-----------------3---2---|
|-5-5-5-3s4s3-3-----4---3-|
|-3-3-3-1s2s1---4---------|
  M M M

Guitar 2
|-------------------------|
|-------------------------|
|-------------------------|
|-------------------------|
|-5-5-5-3s4s3-3---5---4---|
|-3-3-3-1s2s1---4---6---5-|
  M M M

End this riff with these chords:
|-------------------|
|-------------------|
|-------------------|
|-------8-7-5-----5-|
|-5-5-5-6-5-3--3--3-|
|-3-3-3--------1----|
  M M M


Riff 7
|-----------------------------------------------|
|-----------------------------------------------|
|--------------------5--------------7----3------|
|---------------------------------------------5-|
|-5s4-444444-5s4-444-3---5s4-444444-5p0--1p0----|
|-3s2-222222-3s2-222---3-3s2-222222-----------3-|
      MMMMMM     MMM         MMMMMM

|-----------------------------------------------|
|-----------------------------------------------|
|--------------------5--------------7----3------|
|---------------------------------------------5-|
|-5s4-444444-5s4-444-3---5s4-444444-5p0--1p0----|
|-3s2-222222-3s2-222---3-3s2-222222-----------3-|
      MMMMMM     MMM         MMMMMM

|----------------------------------------------|
|----------------------------------------------|
|----------------------------------7----3------|
|--------------------------------------------5-|
|-5s4-444444-5s4-444424-5s4-444444-5p0--1p0----|
|-3s2-222222-3s2-222202-3s2-222222-----------3-|
      MMMMMM     MMMMMM     MMMMMM

|----------------------------------------------|
|----------------------------------------------|
|----------------------------------7----3------|
|--------------------------------------------5-|
|-5s4-444444-5s4-444424-5s4-444444-5p0--1p0----|
|-3s2-222222-3s2-222202-3s2-222222-----------3-|
      MMMMMM     MMMMMM     MMMMMM


Riff 8 - Underneath last solo

|----------------------------------|
|----------------------------------|
|-----------7---8-----------/6s5s4-|
|----------------------------------|
|-----7s6---5---6-----7s6---/4s3s2-|
|-0-0-5s4-0---0---0-0-5s4-0--------|
  M M     M   M   M M     M

|---------------------------------|
|---------------------------------|
|-----------7---8-----------------|
|---------------------------------|
|-----7s6---5---6-----7s6-----7s5-|
|-0-0-5s4-0---0---0-0-5s4-0-0-5s3-|
  M M     M   M   M M     M M


Riff 9

|-----------------------------------------|
|-9--8------------------------------------|
|-------9--8------------------------------|
|-6--5------------------------------------|
|-------7--6--444444--------555555-6/7-7--|
|--------------------333333--------4/5----|

|-----------------------------|
|-----------------------------|
|-----------------------------|
|-----------------------------|
|-444444--------555555--------|
|--------333333--------444444-|

|-----------------------------| |------|
|-----------------------------| |------| End with these chords
|-----------------------------| |-9--6-| on the last time only
|-----------------------------| |-9--6-|
|-444444--------555555-6/7-7--| |-7--4-|
|--------333333--------4/5----| |------|


Now go back and play riff 4

Riff 10 - This is the final riff of the song

|-------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------|
|-----------------------------------9\-5----|
|-6s5--------6s5--------6s5---------------7-|
|-4s3-333333-4s3-333333-4s3-333333--7\-3----|
|-----------------------------------------5-|
      MMMMMM     MMMMMM     MMMMMM


Well there you go, that is the whole song minus the solo's.
It should be all correct, I hope you liked it.

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