Band: (EXODUS)
Album: (Tempo of the Damned)
Song: (Scar Spangled Banner)
. - 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 A D G B E
Riff #1 *Play 3 times
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|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
|-5p0-------------3p0---------------3p0-----------------------------|
|-----3-5--------------4-5---------------4-5------------------------|
|----------5p0---------------5p0------------------------------------|
Fill on 4th rep
|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
|--5p0--------------------------------------------------------------|
|------3-5----------6-----------------------------------------------|
|-----------3p0-----6-----------------------------------------------|
Play riff #1 - 8 times to drum fill.
Riff #2 Play 4 times
|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
|--5p0-----------------------3p0---------------5p0------------------|
|-------3-5-----------------------4-5----------------3-5------------|
|-------------5p0----0000----------------5p0--------------5p0-------|
....
|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
|--------3-4()5/6---------------------------------------------------|
|-0000---3-4()5/6---------------------------------------------------|
....
Vocals start.
Riff #3 This section played 2 times through
|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
|--5p0------------------------3p0--------------5p0------------------|
|-------3-5------------------------4-5---------------3-5------------|
|-------------5p0----0000----------------5p0---------------5p0------|
....
|-----------------------------------------------------------------------|
|-----------------------------------------------------------------------|
|-----------------------------------------------------------------------|
|----------------5p0-------------------3p0--------------5p0-------------|
|---------------------3-5--------------------4-5------------3-5---------|
|--0000000000--------------5p0--0000--------------5p0------------5p0----|
.......... ....
|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
|-----------3--4-()5/6----------------------------------------------|
|--0000-----3--4-()5/6----------------------------------------------|
....
Pre Chorus ("america")
Riff #4 Played 3 times
|---------------------------------------------------------------------|
|---------------------------------------------------------------------|
|---------------------------------------------------------------------|
|--5p0------------3p0------------------5p0----------------------------|
|------3-5-------------4-5------------------3-5-----------------------|
|-----------5p0-()-------------3p0-()--------------5p0-()-------------|
|---------------------------------------------------------------------|
|---------------------------------------------------------------------|
|---------------------------------------------------------------------|
----------------3p0---------------------------------------------------|
|---------------------4-5---------------------------------------------|
|--------------------------5p0--3-5-----------------------------------|
[ Tab from: http://www.guitaretab.com/e/exodus/56667.html ]
change on the 4th rep to
Riff#5
|----------------------------------------------------------------------|
|----------------------------------------------------------------------|
|----------------------------------------------------------------------|
|--5p0---------------3p0-------------5p0-------------------------------|
|------3-5----------------4-5--------------3-5------------6/7----6/7---|
|----------5p0-()-------------3p0--()-----------5p0---00--4/5-00-4/5---|
.. ..
Now change to
Riff#5a -- Played 3 times------------------------------------------| double time
|---------------------------------------------------------------------|
|---------------------------------------------------------------------|
|---------------------------------------------------------------------|
|--5p0-----------------6/7------6/7-----------------------------------|
|------4-5-------------4/5------4/5-----------------------------------|
|-----------5p0--3p0--------00------00--------------------------------|
.. ..
play 4th rep --change to lead #2
Riff 5b
|---------------------------------------------------------------------|
|---------------------------------------------------------------------|
|---------------------------------------------------------------------|
|--3p0----------------6--()----4/5/8/12------to lead #2---------------|
|------4-5------------4--()-------------------------------------------|
|-----------5p0--3p0--------------------------------------------------|
Play riff #1 8 times during lead.
Repeat first part of song.
At the end of Riff# 5b -- change to interlude
INTERLUDE
Riff #6 played 7 times
|---------------------------------------------------------------------|
|---------------------------------------------------------------------|
|---------------------------------------------------------------------|
|--6/7-----6/5-------6/7----6/7--6/7-----6/7-------8/9----------------|
|--4/5-----4/7-------4/5----4/5--4/5-----4/5-------6/7-----4/5--------|
|-------00------0000-----00-----------00------0000------00-4/5--------|
.. .... .. .. .... ..
On 8th rep switch to fill
|---------------------------------------------------------------------|
|---------------------------------------------------------------------|
|---------------------------------------------------------------------|
|-8/9---8/9----8/7----8/9---------------------------------------------|
|-6/7---6/7----6/9----6/7-----5-----STOP------------------------------|
|-----0------0------0------0--0---------------------------------------|
. . . . .
BASS WAH solo
To Buildup
Riff #7
|---------------------------------------------------------------------|
|---------------------------------------------------------------------|
|---------------------------------------------------------------------|
|---------------------------------------------------------------------|
|-0-3------5-5--------stop--0-3----5-5--------stop--0-3--5-5----------|
|-0-3------5-5---3p0--stop--0-3----5-5---3p0--stop--0-3--5-5--3p0-----|
|---------------------------------------------------------------------|
|---------------------------------------------------------------------|
|---------------------------------------------------------------------|
|---------------------------------------------------------------------|
|-0--5-5-5--3-3-3-----------------------------------------------------|
|-0--5-5-5--3-3-3-----------------------------------------------------|
. . . .
Vocals start ("red")
Riff #7a play 4 times
|---------------------------------------------------------------------|
|---------------------------------------------------------------------|
|---------------------------------------------------------------------|
|---------------------------------------------------------------------|
|--3p0--0h3p0--0h3p0--0h3-5-5--3p0------------------------------------|
|--3p0--0h3p0--0h3p0--0h3-5-5--3p0------------------------------------|
Riff 7b Played once after 7a
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|---------------------------------------------------------------------|
|---------------------------------------------------------------------|
|---------------------------------------------------------------------|
|--3p0-0h3p0-0h3p0--0h3/4--4-4-4\3-3-3-3/4-4-4-3p0--------------------|
|--3p0-0h3p0-0h3p0--0h3/4--4-4-4\3-3-3-3/4-4-4-3p0--------------------|
Play 7a and 7b together a total of 4 times
Change to lead #3
Play 7a and 7b together doubletime 8 times through
Play Riff #1 8 times
Repeat beginning of song.
