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Band: Bathory
Song: Pace 'til Death
Transcribed by: Warrick McPherson
E-mail: sirwarrick@hotmail.com
Tuning: Standard E
Notation:
/\ - Slide
M - Palm Mute
P - Pull Off
H - Hammer On
Riff 1 - Opening riff
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|-2-4---8\5---2-4---8\4---2-4---8-5---2-4---8\4-|
|-0-2-0-6\3---0-2-0-6\2---0-2-0-6\3---0-2-0-6\2-|
M M M M M M M M M M M M
Fill 1
|-5-5-2-7-5\2-|
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|-2-4---8\5---2-4---8\4---2-4---8-5---2-4---8\\-|
|-0-2-0-6\3---0-2-0-6\2---0-2-0-6\3---0-2-0-6\\-|
M M M M M M M M M M M M
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|----------------------------------------|
|-4-4--4-4--4-4--4-4--4-4--4-4--4-4--4-4-|
|-4-4--4-4--4-4--4-4--4-4--4-4--4-4--4-4-|
|-2-2--2-2--2-2--2-2--2-2--2-2--2-2--2-2-|
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|---------------------------------|
|---------------------------------|
|---------------------------------|
|-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-44444444-4444/\-|
|-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-22222222-2222/\-|
Riff 2
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|-------------------------------------|
|--------4---5---------------4---5----|
|-000000-2p0-3p0--0000000000-2p0-3p0--|
Riff 3 - Verse riff
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|-------------------------------------|
|--------4---5---------------4---5----|
|-000000-2p0-3p0--0000000000-2p0-3p0--|
|-------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------|
|--------4---5---------------4---5----|
|-000000-2p0-3p0--0000000000-2p0-3p0--|
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|---------------------------------------------------------|
|---------------------------------------------------------|
|-4-4--4-4-4--4-5/8-8--6/8-8---4-4--4-4-4--4-5/8-8--6/8-8-|
|-4-4--4-4-4--4-5/8-8--6/8-8---4-4--4-4-4--4-5/8-8--6/8-8-|
|-2-2--2-2-2--2-3/6-6--4/6-6---2-2--2-2-2--2-3/6-6--4/6-6-|
Riff 4 - Chorus
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|-66666666-66666666-66666666-66666666-|
|-44444444-44444444-44444444-44444444-|
|-------------------55555555-55555555-|
|---------------------------------------------|
|---------------------------------------------|
|---------------------------------------------|
|-55555555-55555555-55555555-55555555--3------|
|-33333333-33333333-33333333-33333333--1--3-5-|
|-------------------44444444-44444444-----1-3-|
Riff 5
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|--------3------3------3-3-3---------3------3------3-----|
|--------1------1------1-1-1---------1------1------1-3-5-|
|-000000---0000---0000--------000000---0000---0000---1-3-|
|--------------------------------------------------------|
|--------------------------------------------------------|
|--------------------------------------------------------|
|--------3------3------3-3-3---------3------3------3-----|
|--------1------1------1-1-1---------1------1------1-3-5-|
|-000000---0000---0000--------000000---0000---0000---1-3-|
Pace 'till
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|--------3------3------3-3-3---------3------3------3-----|
|--------1------1------1-1-1---------1------1------1-3-5-|
|-000000---0000---0000--------000000---0000---0000---1-3-|
Death!!
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|--------3------3------3-3-3---------3-3-3-|
|--------1------1------1-1-1---------1-1-1-|
|-000000---0000---0000--------000000-------|
Note: Watch out for that last bar, it ends quite abruptly
Now go back and play:
Riff 3
Riff 4, then move onto riff 6
Riff 6
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|---------------------------------|
|---------------------------------|
|---------------------------------|
|-------4-------4-------4---4---4-|
|-0-0-0-2-0-0-0-2-0-0-0-2-0-2-0-2-|
M M M M M M M M M M M M M M M M
Riff 7 - Played underneath the solo
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|----------------------------------------------------|
|----------------------------------------------------|
|-------3-3----------3-3----------3-3----------3-----|
|-------1-1-3--------1-1-3--------1-1-3--------1-3-5-|
|-0-0-0-----1--0-0-0-----1--0-0-0-----1--0-0-0---1-3-|
M M M M M M M M M M M M
Riff 8 - Also played underneath the solo
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|-------4---4-4--------4---4-4--------4---4-4--------4---4-4-|
|-0-0-0-2-0-2-2--0-0-0-2-0-2-2--0-0-0-2-0-2-2--0-0-0-2-0-2-2-|
M M M M M M M M M M M M M M M M
Now go back and play riff 7 again, but this time end it with
the fill below:
Fill 2
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|---------|
|---------|
|-6---5---|
|-4-6-3-5-|
|---4---3-|
Now move onto riff 9
Riff 9
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|-----------------------------------------------------------|
|-----------------------------------------------------------|
|---------------------------------------------------------6-|
|---------------------------------------------------------4-|
|-000000-000000-1p00000-000000-2p00000-000000-3p00000-3p0---|
|-----------------------------------------------------------|
|-----------------------------------------------------------|
|-----------------------------------------------------------|
|---------------------------------------------------------6-|
|---------------------------------------------------------4-|
|-000000-000000-1p00000-000000-2p00000-000000-3p00000-3p0---|
Note: The spacing is simply for timing purposes, and to make it
easier to read.
Riff 10 - Played underneath the solo
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|-----------------------------------------------------------5-|
|-0h22222-5p22222-3p22222-222222-0h22222-222222-3p22222-3p2-3-|
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|-----------------------------------------------------------5-|
|-0h22222-2222222-3p22222-222222-0h22222-222222-3p22222-3p2-3-|
Now go back and play:
Riff 9
Riff 10
Riff 9 - except this time end it with fill 2
Riff 3
Riff 4
Congratulations.....you have now finished the song.
Any questions/suggestions just e-mail me.