Dead But Dreaming Guitar Tabs by Deicide

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Song: Dead But Dreaming
Artist: Deicide
Album: Legion (1992)

Tabbed by Chris Rezendes (dudemcrude@yahoo.com)
Updated: 8-30-02

Tuning: Standard

Notation Key
v: vibrato
t: tremolo bar
^: bend
.: palm mute
~: trill
p: pull-off
h: hammer-on
x: ghost note
/: slide up
\: slide down

Comments:  Legion is the hardest Deicide album to play.  Of course, as guitarists, we always love challenges, but this is one song I'd rather not try to play live.  Anyway, I think I did a fine job on the tab, and if you feel inclined to do so, you are welcome to e-mail me, tab related or not.  Whatever.  Enjoy.
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Intro x1
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B|----------|------------|-----------|-------------|---------|-----------|-----------------|
G|----------|------------|-----------|-------------|---------|-----------|-----------------|
D|----------|------------|--------3--|--------4----|---------|-----------|--------3---4----|
A|-------4--|-------4-5--|------5-1--|------6-2-5--|------4--|------4-5--|------5-1-6-2-5--|
E|--000--2--|--000--2-3--|--000-3----|--000-4---3--|--000-2--|--000-2-3--|--000-3---4---3--|
    ...        ...          ...         ... . .       ...       ...         ... . . . .
 
e|---------------|
B|---------------|
G|---------------|
D|------------3--|
A|-0-1-2-3-4--1--|
E|---------------|
   . . . . . 

Fig. 1 x2
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B|-------------------|-------------------|-------------------|-------------------|
G|-------------------|-------------------|-------------------|-------------------|
D|--5---3-----5------|--5---3-----5------|--5---3-----5------|--5---3------------|
A|--3---1-----3---1--|--3---1-----3---1--|--3---1-----3---1--|--3---1---1-2-3-4--|
E|----0---0-2---3----|----0---0-2---3----|----0---0-2---3----|----0---0----------|
      .   . .   . .       .   . .   . .       .   . .   . .       .   . . . . . 

Fig. 2 x1 
    Out of my mind into a world between        In search of the ancient artistry
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B|-------------------|---------------------|-------------------|---------------------|
G|-------------------|---------------------|-------------------|---------------------|
D|--5---3-----5------|--5---3--------------|--5---3-----5------|--5---3--------------|
A|--3---1-----3---1--|--3---1--------------|--3---1-----3---1--|--3---1--------------|
E|----0---0-2---3----|----0---0-000000000--|----0---0-2---3----|----0---0-000000000--|
      .   . .   . .       .   .                 .   . .   . .       .   . 

    Lord Kur, before your sword I see
e|-------------------|---------------------|
B|-------------------|---------------------|
G|-------------------|---------------------|
D|--5---3-----5------|--5---3--------------|
A|--3---1-----3---1--|--3---1--------------|
E|----0---0-2---3----|----0---0-111111111--|
      .   . .   . .       .   .

    The house of death is opening
e|-------------------|---------------------|
B|-------------------|---------------------|
G|-------------------|---------------------|
D|--5---3-----5------|--5---3--------------|
A|--3---1-----3---1--|--3---1--------------|
E|----0---0-2---3----|----0---0-000000000--|
      .   . .   . .       .   .          
  
    Hanging from their primal sleep           Forbidden to be seen
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B|-------------------|---------------------|-------------------|---------------------|
G|-------------------|---------------------|-------------------|---------------------|
D|--5---3------------|--5---3--------------|--5---3-----5------|--5---3--------------|
A|--3---1---1-2-3-4--|--3---1--------------|--3---1-----3---1--|--3---1--------------|
E|----0---0----------|----0---0-000000000--|----0---0-2---3----|----0---0-000000000--|
      .   . . . . .       .   .                 .   . .   . .       .   .

   Spirits of the elder gods                  Are dead but must live on
e|-------------------|---------------------|-------------------|---------------------|
B|-------------------|---------------------|-------------------|---------------------|
G|-------------------|---------------------|-------------------|---------------------|
D|--5---3-----5------|--5---3--------------|--5---3-----5------|--5---3--------------|
A|--3---1-----3---1--|--3---1--------------|--3---1-----3---1--|--3---1--------------|
E|----0---0-2---3----|----0---0-111111111--|----0---0-2---3----|----0---0-222222222--|
      .   . .   . .       .   .                 .   . .   . .       .   .

   Still to life and yet they breath         Dead but dreaming...
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B|-------------------|---------------------|-------------------|
G|-------------------|---------------------|-------------------|
D|--5---3------------|--5---3--------------|--5---3------------|
A|--3---1---1-2-3-4--|--3---1--------------|--3---1---1-2-3-4--|
E|----0---0----------|----0---0-000000000--|----0---0----------|
      .   . . . . .       .   .                 .   . . . . .

Riff 1 x3
e|--------------------------------------|--------------------------------------|
B|--------------------------------------|--------------------------------------|
G|--------------------------------------|--------------------------------------|
D|--------------------------------------|--------------------------------------|
A|--------------------------------------|------------------------5-6-----------|
E|--000-2-3--000-1-2--000-5-6--000-3-4--|--000-2-3--000-1-2--000------000-5-8--|

Repeat Fig. 1 x2
Repeat Fig. 2 x1
Repeat Riff 1 x3

Fig. 3 (As I smear my blood on thy sword...) x8  
e|-------------------|
B|-------------------|
G|-------------------|
D|------5-------3----|
A|------3-------1----|
E|--2-3---0-1-2---0--|
    . .   . . .   .

Riff 2 x3
e|---------------------------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------------------------|
G|---------------------------------------------------|
D|---------------------------------------------------|
A|------------------------------111---------222------|
E|--000-222-000-222-333-000-333-----000-444-----333--|

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B|-----------------------------------------------|
G|-----------------------------------------------|
D|-----------------------------------------------|
A|------------------------------111-----222------|
E|--000-222-000-222-333-000-333-----444-----333--|

Riff 3 (Screaming ancient incantation, sleep unbinded by my sight...) x2
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B|-------------------|-------------------|-------------------|-------------------|
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D|-------------------|-------------------|-------------------|-------------------|
A|-------------------|------333----------|-------------------|-------------------|
E|--111-444-111-000--|--111-----111-000--|--111-333-444-000--|--111-444-111-000--|

Fig. 4 x3
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B|----------|------------|-----------|-------------|---------|-----------|---------------------|
G|----------|------------|-----------|-------------|---------|-----------|---------------------|
D|----------|------------|--------3--|--------4----|---------|-----------|--------3---4--------|
A|-------4--|-------4-5--|------5-1--|------6-2-5--|------4--|------4-5--|------5-1-6-2-5------|
E|--000--2--|--000--2-3--|--000-3----|--000-4---3--|--000-2--|--000-2-3--|--000-3---4---3-000--|
    ...        ...          ...         ... . .       ...       ...         ... . . . .   ...

Repeat Riff 3 x2
Repeat Fig. 3 x13

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