DEATH - SCAVENGER OF HUMAN SORROW
From the Album THE SOUND OF PERSEVERANCE
Copyright 1998 NUCLEAR BLAST
Version 1.0 - April 1999
Transcription Done By: Jeremy Disten
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. - palm mute / - slide up to
\ - slide down to ~ - vibrato
" - tremelo picking ( ) - ghost note
b - bend h - hammer-on
fb - full bend (1 step) p - pull-off
hb - half bend (1/2 step) r - release a bend
t - tapping ah - artificial harmonic
Tabbers Note - (I wasn't super anal when writing this, because if I)
(was, you'd have a 50 page transcription!!! I wrote )
(how the riff is played the majority of the time, ...if )
(they strummed a chord 1 extra time on the 5th repeat or)
(something stupid like that, I just ignored it.)
Death - Scavenger Of Human Sorrow
Tune To D (D,G,C,F,A,D)
Intro Solo p *
|-12------------19-20-19-17-19-17---------------------------------------|
|-----12--------------------------20-19-17-16-19-16-17-16---------------|
|---------9-----------------------------------------------19-17----16~~-|Gtr
|---------------------------------------------------------------19------| I
|-----------------------------------------------------------------------|
|-----------------------------------------------------------------------|
*=vibrate with whammy bar
Riff A.1
|---------------------------------------------------|
|---------------------------------------------------|
|---------------------------------------------------|Gtrs I
|--------------3-----------------5-------6----------| & II
|--------------3-----------------5-------4----6-----|
|-0-0000000000-1----0-0000000000-3---0030-0-4---4---|
. .......... . .......... ......
|---------------------------------------------------|
|--------------------------------------9------------|
|----------------------------------------8----------|Gtrs I
|--------------3-----------------6-9-8-----9-8-6----| & II
|--------------3---------------6-----------------7--|
|-0-0000000000-1----000000-4-7----------------------|
. .......... ...... .
Repeat Riff A.1 (2.5 Times)
Riff A.2
|--------------------------------------------|
|--------------------------------------9-----|
|----------------------------------------8---|Gtrs I
|--------------3-----------------6-9-8-----9-| & II
|--------------3---------------6-------------|
|-0-0000000000-1----000000-4-7---------------|
. .......... ...... .
Riff B.1
|------------------------|
|-5----------------------|
|---5-4-----------4-5-7--|Gtr I
|-------5/7-----7--------|
|------------------------|
|------------------------|
| |
| |
|------------------------|
|------------------------|
|-2----------------------|Gtr II
|---3-2---------------5~-|
|-------3/5~----5-7-8----|
|------------------------|
Riff B.2
|------------------------------------------------11------------------|
|---hp-----------5-6---5~-----hp-----------12-13----13-12----121312~-|
|--797-5-4-----------7-------797-5-4----------------------14---------|Gtr
|----------6~------------------------6~------------------------------| I
|--------------------------------------------------------------------|
|--------------------------------------------------------------------|
| |
| |
|--------------------------------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------------9------------------|
|---hp------------------------hp------------9-10----10--9-----9109~--|Gtr
|--575-----------7-8-5-7~----575--------------------------12---------| II
|------8-7-----------------------8-7---------------------------------|
|----------9~------------------------9~------------------------------|
. . . .
Repeat Riff B.2 (1 Time )
Repeat Riff B.1 (1 Time )
Repeat Riff B.2 (2 Times)
Riff C.1
|-------------------------------------------<5>~-|
|------------------------------------------------|
|------------------------------------------------|Gtrs I
|-7-8-5-7-----------------7-----8-----5----------| & II
|---------0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0---0-0---0-0---0-0------|
|------------------------------------------------|
. . . . . . . . . . . . . .
|------------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------8~---|
|-7---6-------------------------9-----7----------|Gtrs I
|---8---7-----------------8----------------------| & II
|---------0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0---0-0---0-0---0-0------|
|------------------------------------------------|
. . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Riff C.2
|------------------------------------------------|
|------------------------------------------------|
|--------------------------------------------6~--|Gtrs I
|-7-8-5-7-----------------7-----8-----5----------| & II
|---------0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0---0-0---0-0---0-0------|
|------------------------------------------------|
. . . . . . . . . . . . . .
|------------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------8~---|
|-7---6-------------------------9-----7----------|Gtrs I
|---8---7-----------------8----------------------| & II
|---------0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0---0-0---0-0---0-0------|
|------------------------------------------------|
. . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Repeat Riff C.2 (2 Times)
Riff D
|--------------------------------------------------------------------|
|--------------------------------------------------------------------|
|--------------------------------------------------------------------|Gtrs I
|-9---------------------------------9-----6--------------------------| & II
|-7----------------7-10-9~-9-12-10~-7-----6----------7-10-9~----9-7~-|
|---00000000000000--------------------00004-00000000---------10------|
..............
|-----------------------------------------------------------------------|
|-----------------------------------------------------------------------|
|-----------------------6~-6666--7~-------------------------------------|Gtr
|-9----------------9999-------------------------------------------------| I
|-7--------------------------------------------------7-10-9~-5555-<7>fb-|
|---00000000000000------------------0000000000000000--------------------|
| .............. ................ |
| |
|-----------------------------------------------------------------------|
|-----------------------------------------------------------------------|
|-----------------------------------------------------------------------|Gtr
|-9---------------------------------------------------------------------| II
|-7----------------7777-9~-9999-10~------------------7-10-9~-5555-<7>fb-|
|---00000000000000------------------0000000000000000--------------------|
.............. ................
Riff E
|-----------------------------------------------------------------------|
|-----------------------------------------------------------------------|
|-6--------7--------9-----------------11--------9--------7--------6/777-|Gtrs I
|-4--------5--------7--------9---------9--------7--------5--------4/555-|I&
|----------------------------7------------------------------------------|II
|---000000---000000---000000---000000----000000---000000---000000-------|
...... ...... ...... ...... ...... ...... ......
Riff F
|---------------------------------------------|
|---------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------p-------------|Gtrs I
|-9--------7--------10--------10-9---------12-| & II
|---000000---000000----000000------0-10-12----|
|---------------------------------------------|
...... ...... ......
|-------------------------------10-14-10--------|
|-----------------------8-7-10-----------12~----|
|--------------------9--------------------------|Gtr I
|-10--------9-----------------------------------|
|----000000---000000----------------------------|
|-----------------------------------------------|
| ...... ...... |
| |
|-----------------------------------7-----------|
|--------------------------------9-----9--------|
|---------------------------7------------10~----|Gtr II
|-10--------9--------7-10-9---------------------|
|----000000---000000----------------------------|
|-----------------------------------------------|
...... ......
Repeat Riff F (1 Time )
Repeat Riff D (1 Time )
Repeat Riff E (1 Time )
Repeat Riff F (2 Times)
Riff G (Bass Riff arranged for guitar)
|-------------|
|-------------|
|-------------|Bass
|--8----------| Gtr
|----6---6----|
|------4---4--|
Play Riff G (A Total of 8 Times)
Riff H
|--------------------------------------------------|
|--------------------------------------------------|
|-9-----------------------7------------------------|Gtrs I
|---7---7---8-----------5---5--6--------------9----| & II
|-----5---5---6---6---3----------4---4------7---7--|
|---------------4---4--------------2---2-/5--------|
Repeat Riff H (1 Time)
Riff I
|-7-----------------------5------------------------|
|--------------------------------------------------|
|---9---9---10----------7---7--8--------------11---|Gtr I
|-----7---7---8---8---5----------6---6------9----9-|
|---------------6---6--------------4---4-/7--------|
|--------------------------------------------------|
| |
| |
|--------------------------------------------------|
|--------------------------------------------------|
|-9-----------------------7------------------------|Gtr II
|---7---7---8-----------5---5--6--------------9----|
|-----5---5---6---6---3----------4---4------7---7--|
|---------------4---4--------------2---2-/5--------|
Repeat Riff I
Riff J (solo1)
|-----------------------------------------------------------------------|
|-----------------------------------------------------------------------|
|-------9-------------------9------10-------9------------------10-12-10-|Gtr
|-------9-------------------9------10-------9------------------10-12-10-|II
|-------7-------------------7-------8-------7-------------------8-10--8-|
|-0-0-0---0-0-0-1-0-1-0-0-0---0-0-0---0-0-0---0-0-0-1-0-1-0-0-0---------|
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Repeat Riff J (3 times)
Riff K (solo2)
|---------------------------------------------------------|
|---------------------------------------------------------|
|--4-----5-----------7-----------4-----5------------------|Gtr II
|--4-----5-----5-----7-----------4-----5-----5-----2----2-|
|--2-----3-----5-----5-----------2-----3-----5-----2----2-|
|--------------3-----------------------------3-----0-00-0-|
..
|---------------------------------------------------------|
|---------------------------------------------------------|
|--4-----5-----------7-----------4-----5------------------|Gtr II
|--4-----5-----5-----7-----------4-----5-----5-----2------|
|--2-----3-----5-----5-----------2-----3-----5-----2------|
|--------------3-----------------------------3-----0------|
Repeat Riff A.1 up to (but not including) Riff G in the same
order that you played it the first time. Then The song Ends! Yippie!
Artist: Death
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