DEATH - "BACK FROM THE DEAD"
FROM THEIR DEMO DAYS ...
Tabbed by: Antti Kivilahti (Aeuk)
Tuning for this tab: (approximately) 1 full step down ...
Listen to the original song to get the tempo / timings etc right.
(BTW - this is the first ever time I made a tablature, ehh ...)
. - palm mute
(other = listen to original demo mayhem)
RiffA
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|-8888---7777---11-----10--------------------------------------------------
|-6666---5555---9999---8888------------------------------------------------
.... .... .... ....
RiffB
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|-77777-8-7-8-----77777-8-7-8-----10-10--11-10-11-----10-10--11-10-8-------
|-55555-6-5-6-----55555-6-5-6-----88888--9--8--9------88888--9--8--6-------
RiffC.1 RiffC.2
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|-3----------5-----4------------------|-3----------------------------------
|-1----------3-----2------------------|-1----------------------------------
let this ring until riff D starts
RiffD.1 (slower tempo) RiffD.2 (faster tempo)
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|-------------4-5---------------------|-------------4-5--------------------
|-33334---3-332-3---------------------|-33334---33332-3--------------------
|-11112---1-11------------------------|-11112---1111-----------------------
.... . .. .... ....
RiffE (fast picking / tremolopickin - dont remember the actual term :)
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PLAY ORDER:
Play Riff A - 4 times
Play Riff B - 4 times
Play Riff C.1 - 4 times
Play Riff C.2 - 1 time
Play Riff D.1 - 4 times
Play Riff D.2 - 8 times
Play Riif B - 4 times
Play Riff C.1 - 4 times
Play Riff C.2 - 1 time
Play Riff D.1 - 4 times
Play Riff D.2 - 8 times
Play Riff E - 6 times (2nd guitar joins on 3rd play)
Play Riff C.1 - 4 times
Play Riff C.2 - 1 time ("end stroke")