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KILLING SEASON - Testament
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Tabbed by: Satanblaster
Great groove in this one! Make sure to use heavy palm muting troughout the song or
you wont get the sound you are looking for
Tuning: Half step down (Eb)
Intro
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|-------7---7~---7-7\---7-----8-7-5-7-5---------10---10---10-10\---10---12-10-9----------|
|-0-0-0---0----0------0---0-0-----------7-0-0-0----0----0--------0----0---------12-11-10-|
Gtr.1
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|-------5---5-----7---10-----10----12-10-9----------------7---7---7\5----7-|
|-0-0-0-3-0-3-0-0---0----0-0---0-0---------12-11-10-0-0-0---0---0-----5----|
| Gtr.2
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|-----------------5---8------8-----10-9--7-------------------------------9-|
|-------5---5------------------------------10-9--8--------7---7---7\5----7-|
|-0-0-0-3-0-3-0-0---0----0-0---0-0------------------0-0-0---0---0-----5--0-|
Verse Riff 1
pm pm|-----------------| pm|---------------|
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|---4-3-2-----------------------------4-3-2--------------------------------|
|-2-2-1-0-5--2----2-2-2-1-1-1-------2-2-1-0-5-2---2-2-2-1-0-1--------------|
|-0-------3--0--0-------------3-3-3-0-------3-0-0-------------3-0-3--------|
Fill at 0:31 and at 0:44
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|-3-2---2-1---1-0------|
|-----3-----3-----2----|
Solo background + Chorus riff
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|-------------3--------3------------------5-5-5-5-5-5-5--------------------|
|-2-2---2-5---1--1-1-1-1-5-4--2-2---2-5---7-7-7-7-7-7-7-9-8-7--2-----------|
|-0-0-0-0-3-0------------3-2--0-0-0-0-3-0-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-6-5--0-----------|
Guitar solo
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|----------------------------------15~-------------------------------------|
|-14b(16)-14-12-----12-14b(16)r-14-----------------------------------------|
|---------------14~--------------------------------------------------------|
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[ Tab from: http://www.guitaretab.com/t/testament/190500.html ]
gtr 1
|-19-17-15--17-15-----15---------------------------------------------------|
|-----------------19-----19-17--19-17-15--17-15----15----------------------|
|-----------------------------------------------16----16-14--14b(16~)------|
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| gtr 2
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|-20-19-17--19-17-----17---------------------------------------------------|
|-----------------19-----19-17--19-17-16--17-16-----16---------------------|
|-----------------------------------------------19-----19-17--19b(21~)-----|
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Wierd triplet feel here
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|-----17-17--17-17------15-15-16-16--17b(up)-------------------------------|
|--------16--15-14--12~-12-13-14-15--16b(up)-------------------------------|
|-14~-14-14--14-14---------------------------------------------------------|
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End of solo
Verse riff again
Modified verse 1:13
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|-----------------------------------------------------Repeat twice---------|
|--------------------------------------------------------then--------------|
|-----------------------------------------------------add harmony----------|
|-------2-2-2-1-1-1--------------2-2-2-1-1-1-------------------------------|
|-0-0-0-------------3-3-3--0-0-0-------------3-3-3-------------------------|
harmony extra to end
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|-------------------------------------------------|-4-4-4--7-7-7--8-8-8----|
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|-------6-6-6-5-5-5-4-4-4-------6-6-6-5-5-5-4-4-4-|-2-2-2--5-5-5--6-6-6----|
|-0-0-0-------------------0-0-0-------------------|------------------------|
"when I was sent away"
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|-2-5-7-8--2--------------------2-5-7-8--2---------------------------------|
|-0-3-5-6--0-3-3-3-5-5-5-6-6-6--0-3-5-6--0-3-3-3-5-5-5-6-6-6---------------|
The chaotic messaround part
gtr.1
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|---------------------------------------------3-4-5-6----------------------|
|-8----9-9-9--8--(8)---------8---------8-(8)-------------------------------|
|-8----9-9-9--8--(9)--9-9-9--8--9-9-9--8-(9)--1-2-3-4----------------------|
|-6----7-7-7--6--(6)--7-7-7--6--7-7-7--6-(6)-------------------------------|
| gtr.2 (its close)
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|-11--121212-11------------------------------------------------------------|
|-10--111111-10--9-8-6-8-6---6---------------------------------------------|
|-8---9-9-9--8-------------9---9-8--9-8-6-8-6------------------------------|
|---------------------------------------------9----------------------------|
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Chorus
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|-------------3--------3------------------5-5-5-5-5-5-5--------------------|
|-2-2---2-5---1--1-1-1-1-5-4--2-2---2-5---7-7-7-7-7-7-7-9-8-7--2-----------|
|-0-0-0-0-3-0------------3-2--0-0-0-0-3-0-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-6-5--0-----------|
"killing season!!"
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|-----------------------------------------3--4----5--6---------------------|
|-------------3--------3---------------------------------------------------|
|-2-2---2-5---1--1-1-1-1-5-4--2-2---2-5---1--2----3--4---------------------|
|-0-0-0-0-3-0------------3-2--0-0-0-0-3-0----------------------------------|
The main guitar solo played over
Verse riff
Modified verse riff Blast away on blues scale or whatever
"When i was sent away"-Riff
Intro
Then again verses and others, chorus ond so on
Final chorus riffing
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|-------------------------------------3-4-5-6------------------------------|
|---------------3-------3--------------------------------------------------|
|-2-------2-5-2-1-1-1-1-1-5-4-2-------1-2-3-4------------------------------|
|-0-0-0-0-0-3-0-----------3-2-0-0-0-0--------------------------------------|
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|------------------3-4-5-6-------------------------------------------------|
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|-------7----7---7-1-2-3-4-------------------------------------------------|
|-0-0-0---0----0-----------------------------------------------------------|
Do the intro once more and end on the Em7 chord
tab legend
pm : Palm Mute
b(xx): Bend to xx note
~ : Vibrato
(x) : Ghost note (dont pick it)
\ : slide down
/ : slide up
