'FLESH AND THE POWER IT HOLDS' BY DEATH

FROM "THE SOUND OF PERSEVERANCE" CD

COPYRIGHT 1998 NUCLEAR BLAST USA

NOTES:

Tuning: Tune down one whole step (1:D, 2:G, 3:C, 4:F, 5:A, 6:D)

Timing: Listen to music for actual timing...

Notation: When two guitars are listed play all guitars simultaneously.

b = bend / = slide up a.h. = artificial

bf= bend full br= bend release harmonic

h = hammer-on \ = slide down

p = pull-off . = palm mute(pm) t = tapping

" = tremolo picking

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Riff A

|-------------------------------------------------------|

|------12-12/18-------------12-12/15--------------12----|

|---11----------17-------11----------14--------11----11-|GTR I

|-9----------------15~-9----------------12~-9-----------|

|-------------------------------------------------------|

|-------------------------------------------------------|

| |

|-------------------------------------------------------|

|------12-12/18-------------12-12/15--------------24----|

|---11----------17-------11----------14--------23----23-|GTR II

|-9----------------15~-9----------------12~-21----------|

|-------------------------------------------------------|

|-------------------------------------------------------|

continuation of Riff A

|----------------------------------------------------------------------|

|------12-12/18--------------15-18-------------17-20-------------22----|

|---11----------17--------14-------17-------16-------19-------21----21-|GTR I

|-9----------------15~-12-------------15-14-------------17-19----------|

|----------------------------------------------------------------------|

|----------------------------------------------------------------------|

| |

|----------------------------17-20-------------19-22-------------24----|

|------12-12/18-----------17-------20-------19-------22-------24----24-|

|---11----------17-----14-------------17-16-------------19-21----------|GTR II

|-9----------------15~-------------------------------------------------|

|----------------------------------------------------------------------|

|----------------------------------------------------------------------|

Play Riff A three times

 

Riff B.1

|---------------------------------------------------|

|---------------------------------------------------|

|---------------------------------------------------|GTR I

|---7---7~---10---10-9-------12---12~---10---9\10/9-|

|-0---0----0----0------10--0----0-----0----0--------|

|---------------------------------------------------|

| |

|---------------------------------------------------|

|---------------------------------------------------|

|---------------------------------------------------|GTR II

|-7------------------------7------------------------|

|-7------------------------7------------------------|

|-5------------------------5------------------------|

 

Riff B.2

|----------------------------------------------------|

|----------------------------------------------------|

|----------------------------------------------------|GTR I

|---7---7~---10---10-9-------12---12~---10---9\10/9--|

|-0---0----0----0------10--0----0-----0----0---------|

|----------------------------------------------------|

| |

 

 

|----------------------------------------------------|

|----------------------------------------------------|

|---14---14~--17---17-16-----19---19~---17--16\17/16-|GTR II

|-----------------------17---------------------------|

|-0----0----0----0---------0----0-----0----0---------|

|----------------------------------------------------|

| |

|----------------------------------------------------|

|----------------------------------------------------|

|---/9--------/4-------------------------------------|GTR III

|---/7--------/2-------------/10--------/5-----------|

|----------------------------/08--------/3-----------|

|----------------------------------------------------|

Play Riff B.1 two times

Play Riff B.2 two times

 

Riff C

|---------------------------------|

|---------------------------------|

|-----9---9-----------------------|GTR I

|---7-------7---7---10-09h10p09---|

|-0-----0-----0---0------------10-|

|---------------------------------|

| . . . . . |

| |

|---------------------------------|

|-------------------13-12h13p12---|

|-----9---9--------------------12-|GTR II (2nd time only)

|---7-------7---7-----------------|

|-0-----0-----0---0---------------|

|---------------------------------|

. . . . .

continuation of Riff C

|--------------------------------------------------|

|--------------------------------------12----------|

|------12---12-----------10-09h10p09---------12----|GTR I

|---10---------10---10--------------10-----9----9--|

|-0-------0-------0----0---------------------------|

|--------------------------------------------------|

| . . . . |

| |

|--------------------------------------15----------|

|------------------------13-12h13p12---------15----|

|------12---12----------------------12----12----12-|GTR II (2nd time only)

|---10---------10---10-----------------------------|

|-0-------0-------0----0---------------------------|

|--------------------------------------------------|

. . . .

Play Riff C two times

Riff D

|------------------------------|----------------------------|

|------------------------------|----------------------------|

|------------------------------|--------------------------2-|GTRS I

|-2-----3~-2-----3-----5---3---|-2-----3~-2-----3-----5-----| & II

|---000------000---0-0---0---0-|---000------000---0-0---0---|

|------------------------------|----------------------------|

| ... ... . . . . | ... ... . . .

| |

|------------------------------|

|------------------------------|

|-4-----5~-4-----5-----7---5---|GTR III(every other time)

|------------------------------|

|---000------000---0-0---0---0-|

|------------------------------|

... ... . . . .

Riff E

|-------------------|

|-------------------|

|--------------7----|GTRS I

|-10---9---10--5--7-| & II

|--8---7----8--5--5-|

|--8---7----8-----5-|

Play Riff D four times

Play Riff E one time

Play Riff D four times

Play Riff E one time

Riff F

|-------------------------|-------------------------|

|-------------------------|-------------------------|

|-------------------------|-------------------------|GTR I

|-6-----6-----6-----6-----|-------------------------|

|---5-----5-----5-----5---|-5-5-5-6-6-6-2-2-2-3-3-3-|

|-----4-----4-----4-----4-|-3-3-3-4-4-4-0-0-0-1-1-1-|

| . . . . . . . . . . . . |

| |

|-------------------------|-------------------------|

|-------------------------|-------------------------|

|-8-----8-----8-----8-----|-------------------------|GTR II

|---7-----7-----7-----7---|-------------------------|

|-----6-----6-----6-----6-|-5-5-5-6-6-6-2-2-2-3-3-3-|

|-------------------------|-3-3-3-4-4-4-0-0-0-1-1-1-|

. . . . . . . . . . . .

Play Riff F four times (last time segue into Riff G.1)

Riff G.1

|---------------------------------------|

|---------------------------------------|

|---------------------------------------|GTRS I

|-------------------------4-4-4-3-3-3---| & II

|-5-5-5-6-6-6-2-2-2-3-3-3-2-2-2-1-1-1-4-|

|-3-3-3-4-4-4-0-0-0-1-1-1-------------2-|

. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Play Riff G.1 four times (last time segue into Riff G.2)

Riff G.2

|----------------------------------------|

|----------------------------------------|

|----------------------------------------|GTRS I

|-----5-----6-------------4-4-4-3-3-3--4-| & II

|-5-5-5-6-6-6-2-2-2-3-3-3-2-2-2-1-1-1--4-|

|-3-3-3-4-4-4-0-0-0-1-1-1--------------2-|

. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Play Riff G.2 four times

Riff H

|--------------------------------------------|

|--------------------------------------------|

|--------------------------------------------|GTR I

|-5----55-5-5----55-5-5----55-5-4----44-4-4~-|

|---33--------33--------22--------22---------|

|--------------------------------------------|

| |

|--------------------------------------------|

|--------------------------------------------|

|--------------------------------------------|GTR II

|-5---------5---------5---------4------------|

|-3---------3---------2---------2------------|

|--------------------------------------------|

| |

|--------------------------------------------|

|--------------------------------------------|

|-7----77-7-7----77-7-7----77-7-6----66-6-6~-|GTR III(2nd time only)

|---55--------55--------44--------44---------|

|--------------------------------------------|

|--------------------------------------------|

Riff I.1

|-------------------------------------|

|-------------------------------------|

|-------------------------------------|GTRS I

|-------------------------------------| & II

|-6--------6--------6--------6--------|

|---444444---444444---444444---444444-|

...... ...... ...... ......

continuation of Riff I.1

|-------------------------------------|

|-------------------------------------|

|-------------------------------------|GTRS I

|-------------------------------------| & II

|-6--------6--------5--------5--------|

|---333333---333333---333333---333333-|

...... ...... ...... ......

 

Riff I.2

|-------------------------------------|

|-------------------------------------|

|-------------------------------------|GTR I

|-------------------------------------|

|-6--------6--------6--------6--------|

|---444444---444444---444444---444444-|

| ...... ...... ...... ...... |

| |

|-------------------------------------|

|-------------------------------------|

|-------------------------------------|GTR II

|-8--------8--------8--------8--------|

|---666666---666666---666666---666666-|

|-------------------------------------|

...... ...... ...... ......

continuation of Riff I.2

|---------------------------------|

|---------------------------------|

|---------------------------------|GTR I

|----------------------------a.h.-|

|-6--------6--------5--------5~---|

|---333333---333333---333333------|

| ...... ...... ...... |

| |

|---------------------------------|

|---------------------------------|

|----------------------------a.h.-|GTR II

|-8--------8--------7--------7~---|

|---555555---555555---555555------|

|---------------------------------|

...... ...... ......

Play Riff H two times

Play Riff I.1 one time

Play Riff I.2 one time

Play Riff H two times

Play Riff I.1 one time

Play Riff I.2 one time

 

Riff J

|----------------------------------------------------------|

|----------------------------------------------------------|

|----------------------------------------------------------|GTR I

|----------4/5~-----------8\7~-----------4/5~----7/8\7-6~--|

|-2-2-2-2--------2-2-2-2--------2-2-2-2--------2-----------|

|-0-0-0-0--2/3~--0-0-0-0--6\5~--0-0-0-0--2/3~--0-5/6\5-4~--|

| . . . . . . . . . . . . . |

| |

|----------------------------------------------------------|

|----------------------------------------------------------|

|----------6/7~----------10\9~-----------6/7~----9/10\9-8~-|GTR II

|----------4/5~-----------8\7~-----------4/5~----7/08\7-6~-|

|-2-2-2-2--------2-2-2-2--------2-2-2-2--------2-----------|

|-0-0-0-0--------0-0-0-0--------0-0-0-0--------0-----------|

. . . . . . . . . . . . .

Play Riff J four times

 

GUITAR INTERLUDE: UNDER SOLO

Riff K.1

|-------------------------|

|-------------------------|

|-------------------------|GTRS I

|-5---------5-------------| & II

|---4---4-----4---4---4---|

|-----2---2-----2---2---2-|

Riff K.2

|---------------------------------|

|---------------------------------|

|---------------------------------|GTRS I

|-----4-----5-----4---------------| & II

|---2-----2-----2-----2-5---2-4---|

|-0-----0-----0-----0-----0-----0-|

continuation of Riff K.2

|---------------------------------|

|---------------------------------|

|-----------------4-----2---------|GTRS I

|-----4-----5-----------------4---| & II

|---2-----2-----2-----2-----2---5-|

|-0-----0-----0-----0-----0-------|

Repeat 3 times:

Play Riff K.1 four times

Play Riff K.2 one time

Riff L (under bass interlude)

|-----------------------------------------|

|-----------------------------------------|

|-----------------------------------------|GTRS I

|-3----2----3----2----3----2----3----2----| & II

|-3----2----3----2----3----2----3----2----|

|-1----0----1----0----1----0----1----0----|

Play Riff L one time

Play Riff D four times

Play Riff E one time

Play Riff D four times

Play Riff E one time

Play Riff F four times (last time segue into Riff G.1)

Play Riff G.1 four times (last time segue into Riff G.2)

Play Riff G.2 four times

Play Riff H two times

Play Riff I.1 one time

Play Riff I.2 one time

Play Riff H two times

Play Riff I.1 one time

Play Riff I.2 one time

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