Death - "Living Monstrosity" Guitar Tab
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Band: Death
Album: Spiritual Healing
Song: Living Monstrosity
Copyright (c) Relapse records 1990
Version 2.0 - 04-21-05
Originally trancribed by: Richard Broadhead
Transcribed By: Niklas Spångberg(blood_throne@hotmail.com)
Solos transcribed by: Antoine Poliquin(legrandtony@hotmail.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
Tuning D G C F A D
If you got any comments, suggestions or corrections, please email me.
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Riff A
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|-------------------------------|
|-------------------------------|Gtr
|---------------------5-------4-|I&II
|-----7-------6---33333---22222-|
|-55555---44444-----------------|
.... .... .... ....
Play Riff A twice
Riff B
|----------------------------------|
|----------------------------------|
|----------------------------------|Gtr
|----------------------------------|I&II
|-----------------3333333322222222-|
|-5555555544444444-----------------|
................................
Play Riff B twice
Riff C
|------------------------------------------------------------------|
|------------------------------------------------------------------|
|------------------------------------------------------------------|Gtr
|------------------------------------------------------------------|I&II
|---------3333333322222222----------------555555554444444400000000-|
|-00000000----------------3333333344444444-------------------------|
................................................................
Continuation of Riff C
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|----------------------------------------------------------------------|
|----------------------------------------------------------------------|Gtr
|----------------------------------------------------------------------|I&II
|---------3333333322222222----------------555555554444444400001111-----|
|-00000000----------------3333333344444444------------------------1111-|
....................................................................
Play Riff C 4 times
Riff D
|-------------------------|
|-------------------------|
|-------------------------|
|-6--5--------5--4--------|
|-4--3--6--7--3--2--5—-6~-|
|-------4--5--------3—-4~-|
Play Riff D 4 times
Riff E
|------------------------------------------|
|------------------------------------------|
|------------------------------------3-4-3-|
|---------3--------3--------3--------3-4-3-|
|---------1--------1--------1--------1-2-1-|
|-00000000-00000000-00000000-00111111------|
........ ........ ........ ........
Play Riff E 4 times
Now, go back and
Play Riff A twice
Play Riff B 4 times
Fill A
|---------------|
|----8~------7~-|
|-6~------4~----|Gtr
|---------------| I
|---------------|
|---------------|
| |
|---------------|
|---------------|
|---------------|Gtr
|----5~------4~-|II
|-4~------2~----|
|---------------|
Play Fill A twice
Riff F
________________________ ________________________
|Play twice |Play twice
|-------------------------|----------------------------------|
|-------------------------|----------------------------------|
|-------------------------|-----------------9----------------|Gtr
|-------------6-----------|---------6-8--9-----9--8--6-------| I
|-------4-6-7---7-6-4-----|-6-8--9---------------------9--8--|
|-4-6-7---------------7-6-|----------------------------------|
|________________________ __________________________________|
|Play twice |Play twice |
|-------------------------|-----------------11---------------|
|-------------9-----------|---------9-11-12----12-11-9-------|
|-------6-8-9---9-8-6-----|-8-10-11--------------------11-10-|Gtr
|-6-8-9---------------9-8-|----------------------------------|II
|-------------------------|----------------------------------|
|-------------------------|----------------------------------|
continuation of Riff F
______________________________ ________________ _____
|Play Twice |End 1 |End 2
|------------------------------|------------------|-----------------|-----|
|------------------------------|------------------|-----------------|-----|
|------------------------------|------------------|-11--------------|-11~-|Gtr
|---------------9--------------|----------9-11-12-|----12-11-9------|-----| I
|--------7-9-10---10-9-7-------|--9--11-12--------|-----------12-11-|-----|
|-7-9-10-----------------10-9--|------------------|-----------------|-----|
| |
|______________________________ ________________ _____|
|Play twice |End 1 |End 2|
|------------------------------|------------------|-14--------------|-14~-|
|---------------12-------------|---------12-14-15-|---15-14-12------|-----|
|--------9-11-12--12-11-9------|-11-13-14---------|-----------14-13-|-----|Gtr
|-9-11-12----------------12-11-|------------------|-----------------|-----|II
|------------------------------|------------------|-----------------|-----|
|------------------------------|------------------|-----------------|-----|
Play Riff F twice
SOLO(James Murphy)
|-------------------------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------------------------|
|--------------------------------------------------7-9h11p9p7-|Gtr
|------7h9p7---------7-9h10p9p7-9-7---------7-9-10------------|II
|-9-10-------10-9-10----------------10-9-10-------------------|
|-------------------------------------------------------------|
Very fast tremolo picking
|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------------------------19~-|
|9----------------------12-14-16-14-12-14-12----------------------|Gtr
|--12----------12-14-16----------------------16-14-------a.h.-----|II
|-----15-14-15-------------------------------------15-14-16~------|
|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
|-14h15p14p12----12----------------12-14-15-14-12----------------|
|-------------15----15-13-12h13h15----------------15-13-12-15p13-|
|----------------------------------------------------------------|Gtr
|----------------------------------------------------------------|II
|----------------------------------------------------------------|
|----------------------------------------------------------------|
|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|-12-15-13-12-13-12---12h13p12--12-----12--12------------------------------|
|------------------14---------14--14-12--14--14p12-14p12p11h12p11----------|Gtr
|-----------------------------------------------------------------14-14fb~-|II
|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|--------------------------------------------------------------------|
|--------------------------------------------------------------------|
|-11~-11h12p11p9----9---------------9h11h12p11p9----11p9-----9p7-----|Gtr
|----------------12---12-10-9-10-12--------------12-----12p10---10p9-|II
|--------------------------------------------------------------------|
|--------------------------------------------------------------------|
|------------------------------------------|
|------------------------------------------|
|-9p7---7-----------------------------a.h.-|Gtr
|----10---10-9-10p9p7-----------------8~---|II
|---------------------9h10p9p7-9-7---------|
|----------------------------------10------|
Very fast tremolo picking
|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------10--10-12-10-12-13-12-10-12-13-12-13h15-15-15h17-15-|
|-12-11-9-11-9-11-12-11-12--12------------------------------------------------|
|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------|
Very fast tremolo picking
|-------------------------15-17-15-17-19-17-15--------|
|-17-19-17-15-17-15-17-19----------------------19bf~--|
|-----------------------------------------------------|Gtr
|-----------------------------------------------------|II
|-----------------------------------------------------|
|-----------------------------------------------------|
Very fast tremolo picking *=Just slide your left hand down the neck
|-/*--19h20~-19-17-19-20-19-17-19-17-15-17--------------17-19-20-19-17-|
|-/---------------------------------------20-19-17-19-20---------------|
|-/--------------------------------------------------------------------|Gtr
|----------------------------------------------------------------------|II
|----------------------------------------------------------------------|
|----------------------------------------------------------------------|
Very fast tremolo picking
|-----------------------------------------------|
|-20-19-17-20-19-17-19-17-15-19-17-15-13-15fb~~-|
|-----------------------------------------------|Gtr
|-----------------------------------------------|II
|-----------------------------------------------|
|-----------------------------------------------|
SOLO(Chuck Schuldiner)
|---------------------------------------------------------------|
|-----12--14------12--14------12--------14--15------14--15--14~-|
|-11----------11----------11--------12----------12--------------|Gtr
|---------------------------------------------------------------| I
|---------------------------------------------------------------|
|---------------------------------------------------------------|
|-----------------------------------------------------|
|-----12--14------12--14--12--11----------------------|
|-11----------11------------------12--11--------------|Gtr
|-----------------------------------------14--12--11~-| I
|-----------------------------------------------------|
|-----------------------------------------------------|
Very fast tremolo picking
|---------------------------------------|---------------|
|---------------------------------------|-8-8-7---------|<------noisy part
|---------------------------------------|-------9-7-----|Gtr
|--------------------7-9-7-9-7-9-10-7-9-|-----------11~-| I
|-9-7-9-10-9-10-12-10-------------------|---------------|
|---------------------------------------|---------------|
Very fast tremolo picking
|-----------------------------------------------------|
|-------11-12-11-12-14-12-12-11-----------------------|
|-7-9-11-----------------------13---------------------|Gtr
|--------------------------------14-13----------------| I
|-------------------------------------14--------------|
|----------------------------------------15-14-12-14~-|
|---------------14--15--14------14----------14--17~-|
|-17--------17--------------17------17--15----------|
|-19bf~---------------------------------------------|Gtr
|---------------------------------------------------| I
|---------------------------------------------------|
|---------------------------------------------------|
|-------------------12h15p12-----------------|
|----------------12----------12--------------|
|-------------12----------------12-----------|Gtr
|----------14----------------------14--------| I
|-------14----------------------------14-----|
|-12h16----------------------------------14~-|
Riff G(played during the solos)
|---------------|
|---------------|
|---------------|Gtr
|---6----5------|III
|-4-4--3-3--6-5-|
|-2----1----4-3-|
. .
Riff H(Played during the solos)
|---------------|
|---------------|
|---------------|Gtr
|---------------|III
|---2-------1---|
|-0---0-2-3---1-|
. . . . . . .
Play Riff G 4 times
Play Riff H twice
Play Riff G 4 times
Play Riff H twice
Play Riff G 4 times
Play Riff H twice
Riff I
|-------------------------|
|-------------------------|
|-------------------------|Gtr
|-------------------------|I&II
|---2-------3---2---5-4---|
|-0---0-3-1---0---0-----5-|
. . . . . . . . . . . .
Play Riff I 6 times
Riff J
|---------------|
|---------------|
|---------------|Gtr
|-345-----4-3---|I&II
|-123-3-5-2-1-3-|
|-----1-3-----1-|
... . . . .
Play Riff J 4 times
Play Riff I 4 times,
Play Riff J 4 times.
Now, go back and
Play Riff C 3 times.
Play Riff D 4 times.
Play Riff E 4 times.
End With
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|---|
|---|Gtr
|-4-|I&II
|-4-|
|-2-|
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