DEATH - MENTALLY BLIND
From the Album INDIVIDUAL THOUGHT PATTERNS
Copyright 1993 Relativity Records Inc./
Roadrunner Records B.V.
Version 1.1 - May 96
Transcription made by: Richard Broadhead II()
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Tuning (1:D 2:A 3:F 4:C 5:G 6:D)
. - palm mute / - slide up to
\ - slide down to ~ - vibrato
h - hammer on b - bend
p - pull off Suffixes for bend
t - tap with finger f - full bend h - half bend
() - ghost note r - release t - tap bend
* - see comment p - pick when bent
Start the song with a pick scrape
Riff A
|------------------------|------------------------|
|------------------------|------------------------|
|------------------------|------------------------|
|-------------------3~---|-------------------3~---|
|---------------3-2------|---------------3-2------|
|-0-0-0-0-0-0-3----------|-0-0-0-0-0-0-3----------|
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
continuation of Riff A (end of Riff A)
|------------------------|-------------------------|
|------------------------|-------------------------|
|------------------------|-------------------------|
|-------------5----------|-------------5-----------|
|---------------5---8~---|---------------5---8p7---|
|-4-4-4-4-4-4-----4------|-4-4-4-4-4-4-----4-----8-|
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Play Riff A 2 more times for a total of 3 times
Riff B
|------------------------|-------------------------|
|------------------------|-------------------------|
|-2---------9------------|-------9-----------------|
|-2-----------10-7-10~---|---------10-7-10~--9~----|
|-0---0-0-0--------------|-0-0-0-------------------|
|------------------------|-------------------------|
. . . . . .
continuation of Riff B (end of Riff B)
|------------------------|-----------------------------|
|------------------------|-----------------------------|
|-2---------9------------|-------9---------------------|
|-2-----------10-7-10~---|---------10-7-10\9------9----|
|-0---0-0-0--------------|-0-0-0-------------10-8---10-|
|------------------------|-----------------------------|
. . . . . .
Play Riff B one more time for a total of two times
Riff C (end of Riff C)
|-------------------------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------------------------|
|-8------7------7------8------10------8------10------12-------|
|--555555-555555-666666-666666--777777-777777--888888--888888-|
...... ...... ...... ...... ...... ...... ...... ......
Play Riff C 1 more time, then pause
Then play Riff C one fifth up, then play riff C one fifth up, but
on the E stop and vibrato it.
Riff D Play from this bar to the end of the measure twice
|------|------12-------13-15----------12-------13-15----17~--------|
|------|---------12-13-------15~---------12-13-------15------------|
|-9----|-----------------------------------------------------------| GTR I
|-9----|-----------------------------------------------------------|
|-7----|-----------------------------------------------------------|
|-0----|-----------------------------------------------------------|
| Hold
|
|------|-----------------------------------------------------------|
|------|-----------------------------------------------------------|
|-9----|-9-----------------------9--------------------------10-----| GTR II
|-9----|-9-----------------------9--------------------------10-----|
|-7----|-7-----------------------7--------------------------8------|
|-0----|-0-----------------------0---------------------------------|
Hold Hold
GTR I solos, while GTR II plays the following
|-------------------|------------------|-------------------|-----------------|
|-------------------|------------------|-------------------|-----------------|
|-9----12-----------|-9----12--------7-|-9----12-----------|-9----12--------7|
|-9----12---7----10-|-9----12---7----7-|-9----12---7----10-|-9----12---7----7|
|-7----10---7----10-|-7----10---7----5-|-7----10---7----10-|-7----10---7----5|
|-0---------5----8--|-0---------5------|-0---------5----8--|-0---------5-----|
Play This 2 Times
|----------------------------------------------|
|----------------------------------------------|
|-------9----------11---------12----------14---|
|-2-2-2-7----2-2-2-9----2-2-2-10----2-2-2-12---|
|-0-0-0------0-0-0------0-0-0-------0-0-0------|
|----------------------------------------------|
. . . . . . . . . . . .
Pick slide, then play the following 16 times
|----------|
|----------|
|----------|
|-------7--|
|-0-0-0----|
|----------|
. . .
Play This Riff two times(GTR I plays top Riff, GTR II plays bottom Riff)
|----------------------------------------------------------------------|
|----------------------------------------------------------------------|
|---------------------------------------------------------10-9--7--9~--|
|-------------7------10~-----9~------------7------10~------------------|
|-7777-7-7777---7777----7777---7777-7-7777---7777----7777--------------|
|----------------------------------------------------------------------|
|*.... .... .... .... .... .... .... .... |
| |
|----------------------------------------------------------------------|
|---------------------------------------------------------13-12-10-12~-|
|-------------9------12~-----11~------------9-----12~------------------|
|------9-----------------------------9---------------------------------|
|-7777---7777---7777----7777----7777---7777---7777---7777--------------|
|----------------------------------------------------------------------|
*.... .... .... .... .... .... .... ....
* - slight palm mute
Play This Riff two times(GTR I plays top Riff, GTR II plays bottom Riff)
|----------------------------------------------------------------------|
|----------------------------------------------------------------------|
|---------------------------------------------------------10-9-7-9~----|
|-------------7~-----10~-----9~------------7~-----10~------------------|
|-7777-7~7777---7777----7777---7777-7~7777---7777----7777--------------|
|----------------------------------------------------------------------|
|*.... .... .... .... .... .... .... ....
|
|----------------------------------------------------------------------|
|---------------------------------------------------------13-12-10-12~-|
|-------------9~-----12~-----11~------------9~----12~------------------|
|------9~----------------------------9~--------------------------------|
|-7777---7777---7777----7777----7777---7777---7777---7777--------------|
|----------------------------------------------------------------------|
*.... .... .... .... .... .... .... ....
* - slight palm mute
Pick slide, then play Riff A 3 times
Play Riff B two times
Play Riff C 3 times, Riff C.1 one time
Play Riff D four times
|------------------------|-----------|
|------------------------|-----------|
|------------------------|-----------| GTR I
|-2----3-----0-----5-----|-2---------|
|-2----3-----0-----5-----|-2---------|
|-0----1-----------3-----|-0---------|
|
|------------------------|-----------|
|------------------------|-----------|
|------------------------|-----------| KEYBOARD & GTR II
|-14---15----12-----17---|-14--------|
|-14---15----12-----17---|-14--------|
|-12---13----10-----15---|-12--------|
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