Band: Death Angel
Album: The Ultra-Violence
Song: Thrashers
Copyright (c) (Under One Flag) (1987)
Version 1.0 - (13/04/05)
Transcribed By: Steve
Email: stephen.elvidge1@ntlworld.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 <> - Harmonic
Tunning E A D G B E
Intro
ph ph ph ph ph
E----------------------|
B----------------------|
G-5p0-3p0<3>-----------|
D-----------0-3p0------|
A-----------------3p0--|
E----------------------| Rpt 3 X
ph ph ph phPM
E--------------------------------|
B--------------------------------|
G-5p0-3p0<3>---------------------|
D-----------0-3p0----------------|
A-----------------0-3-2---3-2-3--|
E-----------------------3--------|
Guitar 1
ph ph ph ph ph
E[----------------------|
B[----------------------|
G[-5p0-3p0<3>-----------|
D[-----------0-3p0------|
A[-----------------3p0--|
E[----------------------|
[
[Guitar 2
E[----------------------|
B[----------------------|
G[----------------------|
D[-2--------------------|
A[-0--------------------|
E[----------------------| Rpt
Guitar 1
ph ph ph phPM ~~~~
E[--------------------------------|
B[--------------------------------|
G[-5p0-3p0<3>--------------5-4----|
D[-----------0-3p0----------------|
A[-----------------0-3-2----------|
E[-----------------------3--------|
[Guitar 2
E[--------------------------------|
B[--------------------------------|
G[--------------------------------|
D[-7--------------(7)-------------|
A[-0--------------(0)-------------|
E[--------------------------------|
Main Riff
Guitar 1
ph ph ph ph ph
E[----------------------|
B[----------------------|
G[-5p0-3p0<3>-----------|
D[-----------0-3p0------|
A[-----------------3p0--|
E[----------------------|
[Guitar 2
[[--------PM-------------|
E[------------------------|
B[------------------------|
G[------------------------|
D[-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2----|
A[-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0----|
E[------------------------| Rpt 3 X
Both guitars
ph
E-------------|
B-------------|
G-------------|
D-------------|
A-3-2---3-2-3-|
E-----3-------|
Rpt above Main Riffs again
Riff A
[----------PM--------------------|
E----------------------------------|
B----------------------------------|
G----------------------------------|
D-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2----------|
A-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-3-2------|
E-----------------------------3----|
[----------PM--------------------|
E----------------------------------|
B----------------------------------|
G----------------------------------|
D-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2----------|
A-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-3-2-3----|
E----------------------------------|
Rpt above riffs
Verse
Riff B
Guitar 1
[---------------PM---------------------------------------|
E[---------------------------------------------------------|
B[---------------------------------------------------------|
G[-----------------------------------------5-3-0-----------|
D[-555555555555555555555555555555555555555-------3-0-------|
A[-333333333333333333333333333333333333333-----------3-0---|
E[---------------------------------------------------------|
[
[Guitar 2
[ [---------------PM--------------------------------------|
E[-----------------------------------------8-6-------------|
B[---------------------------------------------8-6---------|
G[------------------------------/555535555---------7-5\2---|
D[-55555555555555555555555555555---------------------------|
A[-33333333333333333333333333333/--------------------------|
E[---------------------------------------------------------|
Rpt Riff A 2 X
Rpt Riff B
Chorus
E--------------------------|
B--------------------------|
G--------------------------|
D-7--(7)--10\9-/10/12\10\9-|
A-5--(5)--8-\7-/8-/10\8-\7-|
E--------------------------| Rpt
E-------------------------------------------------------|
B-------------------------------------------------------|
G-------------------------------------------------------|
D-9--(9)--10/9-/10/12\10\7-/9--(9)--10/9-/10/12--(12)---|
A-7--(7)--8-/7-/8-/10\8-\5-/7--(7)--8-/7-/8-/10--(10)---|
E-------------------------------------------------------|
Additional guitar ~~~~~~~~~~
E-------------------------------------------------------|
B-------------------------------------------------------|
G---------------------------------------------12--------|
D-------------------------------------------------------|
A-------------------------------------------------------|
E-------------------------------------------------------|
Rpt Main Riff
Rpt Riff A 2 X with harmonic finger slides.
Rpt Verse and chorus
Mid 8
Guitar 1
h h
E[-------------------------------------------------------------------|
B[-------------------------------------------------------8-------8---|
G[--------------------------------------/7-9-9-9p7-9-9-9---9-9-9---9\|
D[-2--2---2--2---2---------------------------------------------------|
A[-0--0---0--0---0--2--4--(4)-\2-----(2)-----------------------------|
E[------3------3----0--2--(2)-\0-----(0)-----------------------------|
[
[Guitar 2
[ [-------PM------------------|
E[---------------------------------------------------------------------|
B[---------------------------------------------------------------------|
G[---------------------------------------------------------------------|
D[-2--2---2--2---2-----------------------------------------------------|
A[-0--0---0--0---0--2--4--(4)-\2-----(2)---2-----2-----2---------------|
E[------3------3----0--2--(2)-\0-----(0)---0-000-0-000-0-000-5p3-5p3---|
[ Tab from: http://www.guitaretab.com/d/death-angel/62240.html ]
Guitar 1
h h h h h h
E[--------------------------------------/13-17p18p13-18p18p13-18p18\-|
B[-------------------------------------------------------------------|
G[-------------------------------------------------------------------|
D[-2--2---2--2---2---------------------------------------------------|
A[-0--0---0--0---0--2--4--(4)-\3-----(3)-----------------------------|
E[------3------3----0--2--(2)-\1-----(1)-----------------------------|
[
[Guitar 2
[ [----------PM---------------|
E[---------------------------------------------------------------------|
B[---------------------------------------------------------------------|
G[---------------------------------------------------------------------|
D[-2--2---2--2---2-----------------------------------------------------|
A[-0--0---0--0---0--2--4--(4)-\3-----(3)---3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3---|
E[------3------3----0--2--(2)-\1-----(1)---1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1---|
Rpt Main Riff
Rpt Riff A 4 X ,verse and chorus for backing for solo.
Rpt Main Riff
Rpt Chorus
Rpt Main Riff
[-----PM-----] [-----PM-----------------|
E------------------------------------------------|
B------------------------------------------------|
G------------------------------------------------|
D-------------------/10-------------------\5-----|
A-555555555555556p56/8--555555555555556p56\3-----|
E------------------------------------------------| Rpt
[-----PM-----] [-----PM-------------------|
E--------------------------------------------------|
B--------------------------------------------------|
G--------------------------------------------------|
D-------------------/1010------------------\5-5----|
A-555555555555556p56/8-8-555555555555556p56\3-3----|
E--------------------------------------------------| Rpt 8 X
Guitar 1
E[----------------------------------------------------|
B[----------------------------------------------------|
G[----------------------------------------------------|
D[-2--5-5-2--5-5-2--5-5-2--5-5-2--5-5-2--5-5-2--5-5-2-|
A[-0--3-3-0--3-3-0--3-3-0--3-3-0--3-3-0--3-3-0--3-3-0-|
E[----------------------------------------------------|
[Guitar 2
E[----------------------------------------------------|
B[----------------------------------------------------|
G[-------------------------5-5----5-5----5-5----5-5---|
D[-------------------------5-5-7--5-5-7--5-5-7--5-5-7-|
A[----------------------------------------------------|
E[----------------------------------------------------|
[Guitar 3
E[----------------------------------------------------|
B[---------------------------------------131310-131310|
G[----------------------------------------------------|
D[----------------------------------------------------|
A[----------------------------------------------------|
E[----------------------------------------------------|
Rpt Mid 8
Rpt Main Riff
Rpt Chorus
Bass on own
E-----------------------------------------|
B-----------------------------------------|
G-----------------------------------------|
D---------------3-3-3--------------3-3----|
A---------------1-1-1--------------1-1----|
E--------------------------------------0--|
Riff C
E---------------------------------------|
B---------------------------------------|
G-9-9-9-9-9----------9-9-9-9-9----------|
D-9-9-9-9-9---7-7-7--9-9-9-9-9----------|
A-7-7-7-7-7---5-5-5--7-7-7-7-7---8-8-8--|
E---0---0---0----------0---0---0-6-6-6--| Rpt 12 X
E-------------|
B-------------|
G-------------|
D-9\7/9-7-----|
A-7\5/7-5-8---|
E---------6---| Rpt 3 X
Enters 3rd time
[--ph--]
E-------------|
B-------------|
G-9-7-9-7-----|
D---------8---|
A-------------|
E-------------|
Rock n Roll ending, crashes etc
E-------------------------------------------------------------------|
B-------------------------------------------------------------------|
G-------------------------------------------------------------------|
D-5------------------------(5)--------------------------------------|
A-3------------------------(3)--------------------------------------|
E-------------------------------------------------------------------|
Rpt Intro with these variations / additions.
ph ph ph phPM ph~~~~
E--------------------------------|
B--------------------------------|
G-5p0-3p0<3>--------------5------|
D-----------0-3p0----------------|
A-----------------0-3-2----------|
E-----------------------3--------|
Harmonic finger slide.
Harmonics
E--------------------------------|
B-<5>------<7>-<5>---------------|
G----<5>----------<5>------------|
D-------<5>----------------------|
A--------------------------------|
E--------------------------------|
Rpt Main Riff
Rpt Chorus
Rpt Riff C 2 X
[--------PM----------] [--------PM--------------------|
E----------------------------------------------------------|
B----------------------------------------------------------|
G----------------------------------------------------------|
D----------------------7-7-7-------------------------------|
A-2------2------2------5-5-5-2------2------2------8-8-8----|
E-0-0000-0-0000-0-0000-------0-0000-0-0000-0-0000-6-6-6----|
E-------------|
B-------------|
G-------------|
D-9\7/9-7-----|
A-7\5/7-5-8---|
E---------6---| Rpt 4 X
Guitar 1 Use pinch harmonics
E[-------------------------------------|
B[-9-----------------------------------|
G[---7-9---7-8-9-7-9br-7---9-7-9br-7---|
D[-----------------------8----------8--|
A[-------------------------------------|
E[-------------------------------------|
[Guitar 2 Use pinch harmonics
E[-------------------------------------|
B[-------------------------------------|
G[-9-7-9-7---7-9-7-9-7---7-9-7-9-7---7-|
D[---------8-----------8-----------8---|
A[-------------------------------------|
E[-------------------------------------|
Rock n Roll ending, crashes etc
E-------------------------------------------------------------------|
B-------------------------------------------------------------------|
G-------------------------------------------------------------------|
D-5------------------------(5)--------------------------------------|
A-3------------------------(3)--------------------------------------|
E-------------------------------------------------------------------|
Ending
E-----------------|
B-----------------|
G-----------------|
D-10\9-\7--4/5-2--|
A-8-\7-\5--2/3-0--|
E-----------------|
END