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PHOENIX RISING
As recorded by Annihilator
(From the 1993 Album SET THE WORLD ON FIRE)
Transcribed by Pete Hawthorne
Words by Ralph Murphy Music by Jeff Waters
Arranged by Jeff Waters
Gtr I (E A D G B E) - 'Jeff Waters'
Gtr II (E A D G B E) - 'Neil Goldberg'
Gtr III (E A D G B E) - 'Jeff harmony'
Intro
Q=58
Dm Bb
4/4
Gtr I
H.. S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S
|---------------||-------------0-------------------|
|---------------||-------6-------6-----------------|
|---------------||-----0---0---------5-------5-----|
|---------------||---7-------7-----8---8---8---8---|
|-------------5-||-5---------------------5-------5-|
|---------------||---------------------------------|
|
| Gtr II
| W W
|---------------||---------------------------------|
|---------------||---------------------------------|
|---------------||---------------------------------|
|---------------||---------------------------------|
|---------------||---------------------------------|
|---------------||---------------------------------|
Dm Bb
S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S
|-------------0----------------------|
|-------6-------6------------6p5-----|
|-----0---0---------5----------------|
|---7-------7-----8---8---8----------|
|-5---------------------5--------5---|
|------------------------------------|
|
| H Q E. S
|------------------------------------|
|------------------------------------|
|------------------------------------|
|------------------------------------|
|--------------------------------5---|
|------------------------------------|
Dm Bb Dm Bbmaj7add6
2/4
Gtrs I, II
S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S H +Q +E. S
|-------------0-------------------|-------------0---^5----||-(5)--(5)---|
|-------6-------6-----------------|-------6-------6-^6----||-(6)--(6)---|
|-----0---0---------5-------5-----|-----0---0-------^5----||-(5)--(5)---|
|---7-------7-----8---8---8---8---|---7-------7-----^7----||-(7)--(7)---|
|-5---------------------5-------5-|-5---------------^5----||-(5)--(5)-5-|
|---------------------------------|-----------------------||------------|
Verse
Dm Bb Dm Bb
4/4
S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S
||--------------0-------------------|-------------0-------------------|
||o-------6-------6-----------------|-------6-------6-----------6p5---|
||------0---0---------5-------5-----|-----0---0---------5-------------|
||----7-------7-----8---8---8---8---|---7-------7-----8---8---8-------|
||o-5---------------------5-------5-|-5---------------------5-------5-|
||----------------------------------|---------------------------------|
1.
Dm Bb Dm Bb
S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S
|-------------0-------------------|-------------0--------------------||
|-------6-------6-----------------|-------6-------6-----------6p5---o||
|-----0---0---------5-------5-----|-----0---0---------5--------------||
|---7-------7-----8---8---8---8---|---7-------7-----8---8---8--------||
|-5---------------------5-------5-|-5---------------------5-------5-o||
|---------------------------------|----------------------------------||
2.
Dm Bb
S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S
|-------------0-------------------||
|-------6-------6-----------6p5---||
|-----0---0---------5-----------5-||
|---7-------7-----8---8---8-------||
|-5---------------------5---------||
|---------------------------------||
Chorus
F C
S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S
|---------------------------------|
|-----1-----1---------1-----1-----|
|---0-----0-----0---0-----0---0---|
|-3-----3-----3---2-----2-------2-|
|---------------------------------|
|---------------------------------|
Dm Bb F C
S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S
|-------------0-------------------|---------------------------------|
|-------6-------6-----------6p5---|-----1-----1---------1-----1-----|
|-----0---0---------5-----------5-|---0-----0-----0---0-----0---0---|
|---7-------7-----8---8---8-------|-3-----3-----3---2-----2-------2-|
|-5---------------------5---------|---------------------------------|
|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
Dm Bb Bbmaj7add6
2/4
S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S H +Q +E. S
|-------------0-------------------|-------------0---^5----||-(5)--(5)---||
|-------6-------6-----------------|-------6-------6-^6----||-(6)--(6)---||
|-----0---0---------5-------5-----|-----0---0-------^5----||-(5)--(5)---||
|---7-------7-----8---8---8---8---|---7-------7-----^7----||-(7)--(7)---||
|-5---------------------5-------5-|-5---------------^5----||-(5)--(5)-5-||
|---------------------------------|-----------------------||------------||
Verse 2
Dm Bb Dm Bb
4/4
S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S
||--------------0-------------------|-------------0-------------------|
||o-------6-------6-----------------|-------6-------6-----------6p5---|
||------0---0---------5-------5-----|-----0---0---------5-------------|
||----7-------7-----8---8---8---8---|---7-------7-----8---8---8-------|
||o-5---------------------5-------5-|-5---------------------5-------5-|
||----------------------------------|---------------------------------|
Dm Bb
S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S
|-------------0-------------------|
|-------6-------6-----------------|
|-----0---0---------5-------5-----|
|---7-------7-----8---8---8---8---|
|-5---------------------5-------5-|
|---------------------------------|
1. 2.
Dm Bb Dm Bb
S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S
|-------------0--------------------||-------------0-------------------|
|-------6-------6-----------6p5---o||-------6-------6-----------6p5---|
|-----0---0---------5--------------||-----0---0---------5-----------5-|
|---7-------7-----8---8---8--------||---7-------7-----8---8---8-------|
|-5---------------------5-------5-o||-5---------------------5---------|
|----------------------------------||---------------------------------|
Chorus 2
F C
S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S
|---------------------------------|
|-----1-----1---------1-----1-----|
|---0-----0-----0---0-----0---0---|
|-3-----3-----3---2-----2-------2-|
|---------------------------------|
|---------------------------------|
Dm Bb F C
S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S
|-------------0-------------------|---------------------------------|
|-------6-------6-----------6p5---|-----1-----1---------1-----1-----|
|-----0---0---------5-----------5-|---0-----0-----0---0-----0---0---|
|---7-------7-----8---8---8-------|-3-----3-----3---2-----2-------2-|
|-5---------------------5---------|---------------------------------|
|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
Dm Bb Dm Bbmaj7add6
S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S H
|-------------0-------------------|-------------0---^5----||
|-------6-------6-----------------|-------6-------6-^6----||
|-----0---0---------5-------5-----|-----0---0-------^5----||
|---7-------7-----8---8---8---8---|---7-------7-----^7----||
|-5---------------------5-------5-|-5---------------^5----||
|---------------------------------|-----------------------||
Middle / Guitar solo
G#m F# E F#
S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S
|-------9-----7---------7-----6---|-------6-----4---------4-------6-|
|-----0---0-----0-----0---0-----0-|---0-----0-----0-----0-------0---|
|---8-------8-------6-------6-----|-------------------4-------6-----|
|-6---------------4---------------|-----6-----6-----2-------4-------|
|---------------------------------|-7-------------------------------|
|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
G#m F#
S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S
|-------9-----7---------7-----6-----|
|-----0---0-----0-----0---0-----0---|
|---8-------8-------6-------6-------|
|-6---------------4-----------------|
|-----------------------------------|
|-----------------------------------|
E F#
Gtr II
S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S
|-------6-----4---------4-------------6---|
|---0-----0-----0-----0-----------0-------|
|-------------------4---------6-----------|
|-----6-----6-----2-------4---------------|
|-7---------------------------------------|
|-----------------------------------------|
|
| Gtr I
| H Q T T T T T T T T
|-----------------------------------------|
|-----------------------------------4-5-7-|
|-----------------------------3-4-6-------|
|-------------------------4-6-------------|
|-----------------------------------------|
|-----------------------------------------|
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G#m F# E F#
S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S
|-------9-------7---------7-----6---|-------6-----4---------4---------6---|
|-----0----0------0-----0---0-----0-|---0-----0-----0-----0---------0-----|
|---8---------8-------6-------6-----|-------------------4---------6-------|
|-6-----------------4---------------|-----6-----6-----2-------4-----------|
|-----------------------------------|-7-----------------------------------|
|-----------------------------------|-------------------------------------|
|
| ~~~~~~ ~
| E S S +H S S E E S S H S a S S S
|-4---4-----------------------4-----|---------------------------------6---|
|-------4-(4)-----------------------|-7-----5-5---------------------9-----|
|-----------------------------------|---------------------------6s8-------|
|-----------------------------------|-----6-------------------------------|
|-----------------------------------|-------------------------------------|
|-----------------------------------|-------------------------------------|
G#m F# E F#
S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S
|---------9--------7---------7-----6---|-------------6--------4---------4---------6-||
|-------0----0-------0-----0---0-----0-|---0--------------0-----0-----0--------0----||
|-----8---------8--------6-------6-----|----------------------------4-------6-------||
|---6------------------4---------------|--------6-----------6-----2-------4---------||
|--------------------------------------|-7------------------------------------------||
|--------------------------------------|--------------------------------------------||
|
| ~~
| |----3----|
| a E S S +S E. Q E S S E E E a Q Q E S S
|-6-7---6----------------------------7-|-9---11---12---9h11-------------------------||
|---------7-(7)--------------------9---|--------------------------------------------||
|---------------8------------------8---|--------------------------------------------||
|--------------------------------------|--------------------------------------14-16-||
|--------------------------------------|--------------------------------------------||
|--------------------------------------|--------------------------------------------||
|
| Gtr III
| W W
|--------------------------------------|--------------------------------------------||
|--------------------------------------|--------------------------------------------||
|--------------------------------------|--------------------------------------------||
|--------------------------------------|--------------------------------------------||
|--------------------------------------|--------------------------------------------||
|--------------------------------------|--------------------------------------------||
B F#
S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S
|----------12-------11--------------7-----------6------|
|-----0-----------0-----0--------0-----0-----------0---|
|-----------------------------6-----------6------------|
|--9-----9-----9-----------4---------------------------|
|------------------------------------------------------|
|------------------------------------------------------|
|
| S S S S S S S S S S S S S T T S S
|------------------------------------------------------|
|------------------------------------------------------|
|-16-------16----16-------15-------15----15h16p15------|
|----16-16----16----16-16----16-16----16----------16---|
|------------------------------------------------------|
|------------------------------------------------------|
|
| S S S S S S S S S S S S S T T S S
|------------------------------------------------------|
|-16-------16----16-------14-------14----14h16p14------|
|----16-16----16----16-16----15-15----15----------15---|
|------------------------------------------------------|
|------------------------------------------------------|
|------------------------------------------------------|
G#m E
S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S
|-----------0-----0---------0--------0----|
|---------0---0-----0-----0----0--------0-|
|-------6-------6-------6---------6-------|
|-----6---------------6-------------------|
|-----------------------------------------|
|-----------------------------------------|
|
| ~~
| a H Q S S S S
|--------------------------------------11-|
|-----------------------------11-12-14----|
|-----------------------------------------|
|-16S18-----------------------------------|
|-----------------------------------------|
|-----------------------------------------|
B F# E F#
S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S
|--------------12--------11-----------------7---------6-------|--------4-----4---------4----------||
|----0-----------------0-----0---------0--------0-----------0-|------0---0-----0-----0-----2------||
|---------------------------------6----------------6----------|----4-------4-------4---------4----||
|--9------9---------9-----------4-----------------------------|--2---------------2-------4-----0--||
|-------------------------------------------------------------|-----------------------------------||
|-------------------------------------------------------------|-----------------------------------||
|
| ~~
| |----3----| |----3----|
| E E E +E S S E E E +E T T S H H
|-11----------------------------------------------------------|-----------------------------------||
|------12---12----(12)------12-12-----------------------------|-----------------------------------||
|------------------------11--------------------------11h13p11-|-11--------------------------------||
|-----------------------------------13---13---(13)------------|-----------------------------------||
|-------------------------------------------------------------|-----------------------------------||
|-------------------------------------------------------------|-----------------------------------||
Dm Bb
S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S
|-------------0-------------------|
|-------6-------6-----------------|
|-----0---0---------5-------5-----|
|---7-------7-----8---8---8---8---|
|-5---------------------5-------5-|
|---------------------------------|
Chorus 3
Dm Bb F C
S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S
|-------------0-------------------|---------------------------------|
|-------6-------6-----------6p5---|-----1-----1---------1-----1-----|
|-----0---0---------5-----------5-|---0-----0-----0---0-----0---0---|
|---7-------7-----8---8---8-------|-3-----3-----3---2-----2-------2-|
|-5---------------------5---------|---------------------------------|
|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
Dm Bb
S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S
|-------------0-------------------|
|-------6-------6-----------6p5---|
|-----0---0---------5-----------5-|
|---7-------7-----8---8---8-------|
|-5---------------------5---------|
|---------------------------------|
F C Dm Bb
S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S
|---------------------------------|-------------0-------------------|
|-----1-----1---------1-----1-----|-------6-------6-----------------|
|---0-----0-----0---0-----0---0---|-----0---0---------5-------5-----|
|-3-----3-----3---2-----2-------2-|---7-------7-----8---8---8---8---|
|---------------------------------|-5---------------------5-------5-|
|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
Dm Bbmaj7add6
2/4
S S S S S S S S H +H
|-------------0---^5----||-(5)----|
|-------6-------6-^6----||-(6)----|
|-----0---0-------^5----||-(5)----|
|---7-------7-----^7----||-(7)----|
|-5---------------^5----||-(5)----|
|-----------------------||--------|
Outro
Dm Bb F Bb Dm Bb F Bb
4/4
Gtr I
S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S
|---0-----------------0---------3-|---0-----------------0---------3--|
|-----3-------3-----3---3-----3---|-----3-------3-----3---3-----3----|
|-------2---2-----2---------3-----|-------2---2-----2---------3------|
|-0-------5-----3---------5-------|-0-------5-----3---------5--------|
|---------------------------------|----------------------------------|
|---------------------------------|----------------------------------|
|
| Gtr II
| S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S
|---0-1-------1-----1-0-1-------6-|---0-1-------1-----1-0-1-------6--|
|-------1---1-----1-----------6---|-------1---1-----1-----------6----|
|---------3-----2-----------7-----|---------3-----2-----------7------|
|-0-----------------------8-------|-0-----------------------8--------|
|---------------------------------|----------------------------------|
|---------------------------------|----------------------------------|
Dm Bb F Bb Dm
S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S W
|---0-----------------0---------3-|-^0----*|
|-----3-------3-----3---3-----3---|-^3----*|
|-------2---2-----2---------3-----|-^2----*|
|-0-------5-----3---------5-------|-^0----*|
|---------------------------------|-------*|
|---------------------------------|-------*|
|
| S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S W
|---0-1-------1-----1-0-1-------6-|-^5----*|
|-------1---1-----1-----------6---|-^6----*|
|---------3-----2-----------7-----|-^5----*|
|-0-----------------------8-------|-^7----*|
|---------------------------------|-^5----*|
|---------------------------------|-------*|
Duration Legend
---------------
W - whole; H - half; Q - quarter; E - 8th; S - 16th; T - 32nd; X - 64th; a - acciaccatura
+ - note tied to previous; . - note dotted; .. - note double dotted
Uncapitalized letters represent notes that are staccato (1/2 duration)
Irregular groupings are notated above the duration line
Duration letters will always appear directly above the note/fret number it represents the
duration for. Duration letters with no fret number below them represent rests. Multi-
bar rests are notated in the form Wxn, where n is the number of bars to rest for. Low
melody durations appear below the staff
Tablature Legend
----------------
h - hammer-on
p - pull-off
b - bend
pb - pre-bend
r - bend release (if no number after the r, then release immediately)
/\ - slide into or out of (from/to "nowhere")
s - legato slide
S - shift slide
- natural harmonic
[n] - artificial harmonic
n(n) - tapped harmonic
~ - vibrato
tr - trill
T - tap
TP - trem. picking
PM - palm muting
\n/ - tremolo bar dip; n = amount to dip
\n - tremolo bar down
n/ - tremolo bar up
/n\ - tremolo bar inverted dip
= - hold bend; also acts as connecting device for hammers/pulls
<> - volume swell (louder/softer)
x - on rhythm slash represents muted slash
o - on rhythm slash represents single note slash
Misc Legend
-----------
| - bar
|| - double bar
||o - repeat start
o|| - repeat end
*| - double bar (ending)
: - bar (freetime)
$ - Segno
& - Coda
Tempo markers - = BPM(8/16=s8/s16), where s8 = swing 8ths, s16 = swing 16ths
