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Band:   KATAKLYSM
Album:  SERENITY IN FIRE
Song:   AS I SLITHER

Copyright (c)  (NUCLEAR BLAST) (2004)
Version 1.0 - (7-18-04)

Transcribed By: (BestialWarrior)
Email:          (Bestialson2003@yahoo.com)


.  - palm mute           /  - slide up to
\  - slide down to       ~  - vibrato
h  - hammer on           b  - Bend
p  - pull off            Suffixes for bend
t  - tap                 f  - full bend    h - half bend
ph - pinched harmonic    q  - quarter bend t - tap bend
*  - see comment         ^  - Hold bend    r release bend
x  - Stuccatto           ~  - vibrato bend
,  - slight palm mute    () - ghost note, sustained note
"  - tremolo note        <> - Trill

Tunning: 2.5 steps down = B

Note: Fill in chord on Riff#5 acts as transition/cue, etc.

Riff#1.Slightly Fast..Slight Palm Mute..(3X)
|-------------------------------------------------------------------
|-------------------------------------------------------------------
|-------------------------------------------------------------------
|-------------------------------------------------------------------
|2--3--2--3--2--3--2--3--2--3--2--3-----5--5--5--2--3--2--3--2--3--2
|0--1--0--1--0--1--0--1--0--1--0--1--0--3--3--3--0--1--0--1--0--1--0
 ,  ,  ,  ,  ,  ,  ,  ,  ,  ,  ,  ,  ,           ,  ,  ,  ,  ,  ,  ,
Riff#1. Continued..
|---------------------------||
|---------------------------||
|---------------------------||
|---------------------------||
|3--2--3--2--3-----5--3--3--||
|1--0--1--0--1--0--3--1--1--||
 ,  ,  ,  ,  ,  ,

Riff#2.(6X) Moderate/Heavy.
|------------------------------------------------||
|------------------------------------------------||
|------------------------------------------------||
|------------------------------------------------||
|2-----5-----3--------2-----------6--6--6--6--6--||
|0--0--3--0--1--0--0--0--0--0--0--4--4--4--4--4--||
    .     .     .  .     .  .  .

Riff#3.(4X) Moderate..(You may want to hear the cd for this one..)
|--------------------------------------------||
|--------------------------------------------||
|--------------------------------------------||
|--------------------------------------------||
|2----5-/-8---5---8--7----4--5--8--7--4--5---||
|0----3-/-6---3---6--5----2--3--6--5--2--3---||

Riff#4.(2X) Chorus..Moderately. Slight Palm Mute.
|------------------------------------------------------------------
|------------------------------------------------------------------
|------------------------------------------------------------------
|------------------------------------------------------------------
|2--2--5--5--4--------4--4--4--5--5--4--4--2--2--5--5--4--4--------
|0--0--3--3--2--------2--2--2--3--3--2--2--0--0--3--3--2--2--------
 ,  ,  ,  ,  ,        ,  ,  ,  ,  ,  ,  ,  ,  ,  ,  ,  ,  ,

Riff#4. Continued..
|---------------------||
|---------------------||
|---------------------||
|---------------------||
|4--4--4--5--5--4--4--||
|2--2--2--3--3--2--2--||
 ,  ,  ,  ,  ,  ,  ,

RIff#5A.Guitar 1.(2X)Moderately.                        Fill.
(After the 2nd time, play the fill in chord.)
|--------------------------------------|-----------|------------||
|--------------------------------------|-----------|------------||
|--------------------------------------|-----------|------------||
|2--2--2--2--2--5--5--5--5--4--4--4--4-|-----------|---------*--||
|--------------------------------------|3--3--3--3-|5--5--5--5--||
|--------------------------------------|-----------|------------||

Riff#5B.Guitar 2.(2X)Moderately.
(After the 2nd time, play the fill in chord.)           Fill.
|--------------------------------------|-----------|------------||
|--------------------------------------|-----------|------------||
|--------------------------------------|5--5--5--5-|---------*--||
|5--5--5--5--5--9--9--9--9--7--7--7--7-|-----------|3--3--3--3--||
|--------------------------------------|-----------|------------||
|--------------------------------------|-----------|------------||

*= Fill in chord for Riff#5.(Both Guitars).
|-----||
|-----||
|-----||
|-----||
|2----||
|0----||


Repeat Riff#1.(2X)
Repeat Riff#2.(4X)
Repeat Riff#3.(4X)
Repeat Riff#4.(Chorus).(2X)
Repeat Riff#5A (both guitars) (2X)
Repeat Riff#5A/B.(4X)

End.

Any corrections, comments, questions, feel free to email me.
Steve F.

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