Band: Malevolent Creation
Album: The will to kill
Song: The will to kill
. - 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 C#, F#, B, E, G#, C#
Riff 1 intro
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^2x, then last time
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Riff 2
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Guitar 1
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Riff 1
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Riff 2
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Guitar 1
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Fill
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Riff 3a under solo
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Riff 3b ( under solo)
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Riff 4
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[ Tab from: http://www.guitaretab.com/m/malevolent-creation/343367.html ]
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Riff 3a under solo 2
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Riff 3c also under solo 2 ( last time)
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Riff 3b
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Riff 4
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Riff 5 ( also under solo)
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Riff 1
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^2x, then last time
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Riff 2
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Guitar 1
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Ending
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|-4-3-4-7777-4-3-4-6666-4-3-4-7777-9999-3-2-3-2-|
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