DEATH - "open casket" Tablature

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/ The following is the author's own interpertation of the song, to be used/
/ for private use and studying /
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DEATH - OPEN CASKET
Copyright 19?? Relativity Records Inc./
Roadrunner Records B.V.

Version 1.0 - October 1996

Transcribed by: David Hatfield and Richard Broadhead II
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Tuning:D, tune every string down one step

. - palm mute ph - pinched harmonic
/ - slide up to ah - artificial harmonic
\ - slide down to th - tap harmonic
~ - vibrato hr - natural harmonic
h - hammer on p - pull off

() - ghost note, sustained note * - see comment


Riff A
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|-4-------------------------------4---------------5---------------|
|-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-5-2-2-2-2-2-2-2---2-2-2-2-2-2-2---2-2-2-2-2-2-2-|
| . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
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|-4---------------------------------------------------------------|
|-2---------------------------------------------------------------|
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continuation of Riff A | 1.
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|-5-----------------------------------------------6---------------|
|---3-3-3-3-3-3-3-6-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-5-3-3-3-3-3-3-3---3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|
| . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
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|-5---------------------------------------------------------------|
|-3---------------------------------------------------------------|
__________________
| 2.
|--------------------|
|--------------------|
|--------------------|
|-ph-----------------|
|-6~-----------------|
|--------------------|
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|--------------------|
|--------------------|
|--------------------|
|--------------------|
|-(5)----------------|
|-(3)----------------|

Play Riff A three times

Riff B
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|--------------------------------------------------|
|--------------------------------------------------|
|--------------------------------------------------|
|----777666------------------777666------666-------|
|-444------777666444333333444------777666---555555-|

Play Riff B 4 times

Riff C
|------------------------------------|
|------------------------------------|
|------------------------------------|
|----------------9-------------8-----|
|-6----7--6------7------9------6-----|
|-4----------7~---------7------------|

Play Riff C a total of 4 times

Riff D
|------------------------------|
|------------------------------|
|------------------------------|
|---------------8--------------|
|-----66--------66-------------|
|-4444--55555555--444433333333-|
.... ........ ........

Play Riff D 6 times

|--------------------------------------------------|
|--------------------------------------------------|
|--------------------------------------------------| GTR I
|--------------------------------------------------|
|----777666------------------777666------666-------|
|-444------777666444333333444------777666---555555-|
|
|--------------------------------------------------|
|--------------------------------------------------|
|--------------------------------------------------| GTR II
|----------------------------------------8---------|
|----------------6--5--------------------6--7------|
|----------------4--3-----------------------5------|

Play Riff B 5 times

Riff E
|----------------------------------------------------------|
|----------------------------------------------------------|
|----------------------------------------------------------|
|----------------------------------------------------------|
|-----------------------------------------3333333377777777-|
|-1111111111111111111111118888777744444444-----------------|
........................................................

Play Riff E a total of two times

Riff F (end of Riff F)
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|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
|------------------------------------------------66666666---------|
|-44444444777777776666666633333333444444447777777--------55555555-|
...............................................................

Play Riff F a total of two times
Play Riff E two times
Play Riff F four times

Riff G
|-------------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------------|
|-7-----8-----7-----8-----5-----6-----5-----6-----|
|---4-4---4-4---4-4---4-4---3-3---3-3---3-3---3-3-|
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Play Riff G 7 times

play 2 times play 2 times play 4 times
|-----------------|--------------------------|-----------------|
|-----------------|--------------------------|-----------------|
|-----------------|--------------------------|-----------------|
|---8-7-----8-7---|--------------------------|---8-7-----8-7---|
|-6-6-5-9-6-6-5-4-|----666555------666555----|-6-6-5-9-6-6-5-4-|
|-4-----7-4-----2-|-444------777444------222-|-4-----7-4-----2-|

Play Riff A 3 times
Play Riff B 4 times
Play Riff D 8 times

for questions, comments, corrections, or newest version please email Rich at
ferris@saturn.superlink.net

Check Out My Web Page, With More Transcriptions On It:
http://mars.superlink.net/~ferris/deathtab.htm

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