DEATH - "Voice Of The Soul" Tablature
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From the Album THE SOUND OF PERSEVERANCE
Copyright 1998 NUCLEAR BLAST
Version 1.0 - Septemer 1999
Lead Guitar Transcription Done by: Siroa
Rhythm Guitar Transcription Done by: Kerry Vick
Lead Guitar Additions/Corrections/Editing by: Kerry Vick
For Questions, Comments, Corrections, or Newest Version;
Siroa at death_50@hotmail.com
Kerry at control_denied@hotmail.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
Tuning = D (D,G,C,F,A,D)
SECTION 1 - Rhythm guitar
-------------------------
Riff A - Acoustic Guitar
|---------------5h7h8-7---|----------------5h7h8-7---10---|
|----0h5h7-5------------8-|----0h5h7-7-------------8----7-|
|-------------------------|-------------------------------|
|-------------------------|-------------------------------|
|-------------------------|-------------------------------|
|-0-----------0-----------|-0-----------0-----------------|
Play Riff A ten times
Chords A.1 - Chords only (listen for pattern)
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|-5-|-3-|-5-|-3-|-6-|-8-|-6-|-8-|
|-4-|-2-|-4-|-2-|-5-|-7-|-5-|-7-|
|-2-|-0-|-2-|-0-|-3-|-5-|-3-|-5-|
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Chords A.2 - Chords only (listen for pattern)
|---|---|---|---|---|
|-5-|---|-5-|---|---|
|-4-|-5-|-4-|-5-|-2-|
|-2-|-5-|-2-|-5-|-2-|
|---|-3-|---|-3-|-0-|
|---|---|---|---|---|
Play Chords A.1 two times
Play Chords A.2 two times
Riff B - Acoustic Guitar
|--------------------------0-------|--------------------------0-------|
|-------0----------------0---0-----|-------0----------------0---0-----|
|-----5---5------------5-------5---|-----5---5------------5-------5---|
|---2-------2---2----2-----------2-|---2-------2---2----2-----------2-|
|-0-----------0----0---------------|-3-----------3----3---------------|
|----------------------------------|----------------------------------|
Riff C - Acoutic Guitar
|----------------------------------|---------------------------------|
|---------0----------------0-------|-------------------------0-------|
|-----------0----------------0-----|-----------------------0---0-----|
|-----5-------5--------5-------5---|-----3-----5---------4-------4---|
|---5---5-------5----5---5-------5-|---3-----5-----7---2-----------2-|
|-3----------------3---------------|-1-----3-----5---0---------------|
Play Riff B two times
Play Riff C two times
Play Riff B two times
Play Riff C two times
Play Riff B two times
Play Riff C two times
Chords B.1 - Chords only (listen for pattern)
|---|---|---|---|
|---|---|-5-|-3-|
|-5-|-4-|-4-|-2-|
|-5-|-4-|-2-|-0-|
|-3-|-2-|---|---|
|---|---|---|---|
Chords B.2 - Chords only (listen for pattern)
|---|---|-0----------|
|---|---|---0--------|
|-5-|-4-|-----0----4-|
|-5-|-4-|-------4--4-|
|-3-|-2-|----------2-|
|---|---|------------|
Play Chords B.1 three times
Play Chords B.2 one time
SECTION 2 - Lead Guitar
-----------------------
Lead A.1
|-------------------------------------------------------|
|-12~-12/13-13~-13/15-15~-15/17-17/15-15/13-13-13/12-12-|
|-------------------------------------------------------|GTR I
|-------------------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------------------|
Lead A.2
|-14~-14/12-12~-12/15-15~-15/14-14/10-10~-10/19-19~--|
|----------------------------------------------------|
|----------------------------------------------------|GTR I
|----------------------------------------------------|
|----------------------------------------------------|
|----------------------------------------------------|
Lead A.3
|12-12-15-14-12-14~--14-14-17-15-14-15~--15-15-19-17-15-17~-24bfr~-|
|------------------------------------------------------------------|
|------------------------------------------------------------------|GTR I
|------------------------------------------------------------------|
|------------------------------------------------------------------|
|------------------------------------------------------------------|
Lead A - Fill (play under A.1, A.2, A.3)
|-----------------------------------------------------|
|-----------------------------------------------------|
|-----------------------------------------------------|GTR II
|-9~-9/10-10~-10/12-12~-12/14-14/12-12/10-10-10/9--9~-|
|-----------------------------------------------------|
|-----------------------------------------------------|
Lead B.1
|-19----17----------------------------------------|
|----20----20-19-19-19-17-15-15/17-17~------------|
|-------------------------------------------------|GTR I
|-------------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------------|
|----------12----10-------------------------------|
|-------------12----12-11-11-11-9-9-9-7-7-7/9-9~--|GTR II
|-------------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------------|
Lead B.2
|-24bf~------24br~---------------------------------|
|-------------------------17-17/19-19/20-19/20/19~-|
|--------------------------------------------------|GTR I
|--------------------------------------------------|
|--------------------------------------------------|
|--------------------------------------------------|
|--------------------------------------------------|
|-12----10-----------------------------------------|
|----12----12-11-11-11-9-7-7/9-9~~~----------------|GTR II
|--------------------------------------------------|
|--------------------------------------------------|
|--------------------------------------------------|
Play Lead A.1 one time w/fill
Play Lead B.1 one time
Play Lead A.1 one time w/fill
Play Lead B.1 one time
Play Lead A.2 one time w/fill
Play Lead B.1 one time
Play Lead A.3 one time w/fill
Play Lead B.2 one time
Lead C.1
|-7h8h10t14~~--------7h8h10t15~~---------|GTR I
|-----------5h7h8t12~~---------5h7h8t13~~|GTR II
|----------------------------------------|
|----------------------------------------|
|----------------------------------------|
|----------------------------------------|
continuation of Lead C.1
|-7h8h10t17~~---------7h8h10t15~~----------|GTR I
|-----------5h7h8t15~~----------5h7h8t13~~-|GTR II
|------------------------------------------|
|------------------------------------------|
|------------------------------------------|
|------------------------------------------|
Lead C.2
|-7h8h10t14~-7h8h10t15~-7h8h10t14~-7h8h10t17~-7h8h10t15~-7h8h10t14~-|
|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------------------------------|GTR I
|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
|-5h7h8t12~--5h7h8t13~--5h7h8t12~--5h7h8t15~--5h7h8t13~--5h7h8t12~--|
|-------------------------------------------------------------------|GTR II
|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
Lead C.3
|-7h8h10t14~-7h8h10t15~-7h8h10t14~-7h8h10t17~-7h8h10t15~-7h8h10t14~-|
|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------------------------------|GTR I
|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
|---------------------------------------------10-12-13--------------|
|-9-11-12---------------9-11-12--------------------------9-11-12----|GTR II
|-----------7--9-10----------------7--9-10--------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
Play Lead C.1 one time
Play Lead C.2 two times
Play Lead C.3 two times
Lead D.1
|------------------------------------------------|
|---------10-12----10-------10-12-13-12-10-------|
|-9-11-12-------12----11-12----------------12-11-|GTR II
|------------------------------------------------|
|------------------------------------------------|
|------------------------------------------------|
Lead D.2
|----------------------------------------|
|---------10-12----10-------10-12-13-12~-|
|-9-11-12-------12----11-12--------------|GTR II
|----------------------------------------|
|----------------------------------------|
|----------------------------------------|
Lead D.3
|-----------------------------------------------10-8~-7~-|
|---------10-12----10-------10-12-13-12~-10-12~----------|
|-9-11-12-------12----11-12------------------------------|GTR II
|--------------------------------------------------------|
|--------------------------------------------------------|
|--------------------------------------------------------|
Lead D - Fill (play under D.1, D.2, D.3)
|-t15p10-t14p10-t12p10-t14p10-t12p10-t14p10-t15p10-t14p10-|
|---------------------------------------------------------|
|---------------------------------------------------------|
|---------------------------------------------------------|
|---------------------------------------------------------|
|---------------------------------------------------------|
continuation of Lead D - Fill (play under D.1, D.2, D.3)
|-t15p10-t17p10-t15p10-t14p10-t12p10-t14p10-t15p10-t12p10-|
|---------------------------------------------------------|
|---------------------------------------------------------|
|---------------------------------------------------------|
|---------------------------------------------------------|
|---------------------------------------------------------|
Play Lead D.1 one time w/fill
Play Lead D.2 one time w/fill
Play Lead D.1 one time w/fill
Play Lead D.3 one time w/fill
Lead E.1
|-12~-14~-15~-/17~-15~-14/-|
|--------------------------|
|--------------------------|GTR I
|--------------------------|
|--------------------------|
|--------------------------|
|--------------------------|
|--------------------------|
|-9~--11~-12~-/14~-12~-12/-|GTR II
|--------------------------|
|--------------------------|
|--------------------------|
Lead E.2
|-12~-14~--20~-19~-|
|------------------|
|------------------|GTR I
|------------------|
|------------------|
|------------------|
|------------------|
|------------------|
|-9~--11~--17~ 16~-|GTR II
|------------------|
|------------------|
|------------------|
Play Lead E.1 three times
Play Lead E.2 one time
Lead F.1 - Fade in
|-14~\------17~\-|GTR I
|----------------|
|-11~\------14~\-|GTR II
|----------------|
|----------------|
|----------------|
Play Lead F.1 one time
Lead G.1
|-22b-22~-22/20/10-10-10/15-15-17-15-14/15-14~-\-|
|------------------------------------------------|
|------------------------------------------------|GTR I
|------------------------------------------------|
|------------------------------------------------|
|------------------------------------------------|
|------------------------------------------------|
|-20b-20~-20/18/8--8--8/13--13-15-13-12/13-12~-\-|
|------------------------------------------------|GTR II
|------------------------------------------------|
|------------------------------------------------|
|------------------------------------------------|
Lead G.2
|-------------------------------------|
|-12-12-------------------------------|
|-------12-12-------------------------|GTR I
|-------------10-10-9--9--7--7--9--9--|
|-------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------|
|-19-19-------------------------------|
|-------20-20-13-13-12-12-10-10-12-12-|
|-------------------------------------|GTR II
|-------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------|
continuation of Lead G.2 (* natural harmonics
|--------------------------------------------12*----12*----|
|-----------------------------------------------12*----12*-|
|----------------------------------------------------------|GTR I
|-10-10-12-12br-10-10-9--12br-10--9/10-9~------------------|
|----------------------------------------------------------|
|------------------------------------------12*-------------|
|--------------------------------------------12*----12*----|
|-13-13-14-14br-13-13-12-14br-13-12/13-12~------12*----12*-|
|----------------------------------------------------------|GTR II
|----------------------------------------------------------|
|----------------------------------------------------------|
|------------------------------------------12*-------------|
Lead G.3
|-24bf~~--|
|---------|
|---------|GTR I
|---------|
|---------|
|---------|
Play Lead G.1 one time
Play Lead G.2 two times
Play Lead G.3 one time
Play Lead E.1 one time
Play Lead E.2 one time
Lead H.1
|-20-19-17----------------------|
|----------20-19-17-19~---------|
|-------------------------------|GTR I
|-------------------------------|
|-------------------------------|
|-------------------------------|
|-------------------------------|
|----------------------17-19-20-|
|-------------------------------|GTR II
|-------------------------------|
|-------------------------------|
|-------------------------------|
Lead H.2
|-20-19-17----------------------|
|----------20-19-17-19~---------|
|-------------------------------|GTR I
|-------------------------------|
|-------------------------------|
|-------------------------------|
|----------------------------17-|
|----------------------19-20----|
|-------------------------------|GTR II
|-------------------------------|
|-------------------------------|
|-------------------------------|
Lead H.3
|-24-24bf-24bf½-24bf~-24bf½-24bf-24bf½~-|
|---------------------------------------|
|---------------------------------------|GTR I
|---------------------------------------|
|---------------------------------------|
|---------------------------------------|
Play Lead H.1 one time
Play Lead H.2 one time
Play Lead H.1 one time
Play Lead H.3 one time
END.
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