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Testament - "Afterlife"
From "The Formation of Damnation" Album
tuning - Eb MajorEb AbAb DbDb GbGb Bb majorBb eb
tabbed by jjhand

Please rate this so others will check it out too. I spent a
while getting the harmonized parts right so I hope you like it.


Main Riff, (played 2x)
e|------------------------|-------------------------|
BB|------------------------|-------------------------|
G+G|----------4-------------|-------------------------|
D MajorD|----------4----5--4--4--|-4--4--4--5--5--4--4--5--|
A augmentedA|-2--2--2--2----5--4--4--|-4--4--4--5--5--4--4--5--|
E MajorE|-0--0--0-------3--2--2--|-2--2--2--3--3--2--2--3--|
PM * * *

e|-------------------------|----------------------|
BB|-------------------------|----------------------|
G+G|----------4--4-----------|----------------------|
D MajorD|----------4--4--5--4--4--|-4--4--4--------------|
A augmentedA|-2--2--2--2--2--5--4--4--|-4--4--4---2---1---2--|
E MajorE|-0--0--0--------3--2--2--|-2--2--2---3---2---3--|
PM * * *

Verse 1, play 2x
e|---------------------|--------------------------|
BB|---------------------|--------------------------|
G+G|---------------------|--------------------------|
D MajorD|---------------------|------------5--5--5-5-5---|
A augmentedA|-6/7--7--7--6--6--6--|-6/7--7--7--5--5--5-5-5---|
E MajorE|------------7--7--7--|------------3--3--3-3-3---|
PM   * *   * *     * *   * * * *

e|---------------------|--------------------------|
BB|---------------------|--------------------------|
G+G|---------------------|--------------------------|
D MajorD|---------------------|--------5--5--5--5--5--5--|
A augmentedA|-6/7--7--7--6--6--6--|-6/7--7-5--5--5--5--5--5--|
E MajorE|------------7--7--7--|--------3--3--3--3--3--3--|
PM   * *   * *     *  * * * * *


Verse 1 part 2,

 two guitars (or harmonizer used):
e|---------------------|--------------------------|
BB|---------------------|--------------------------|
G+G|---------------------|--------------------------|
D MajorD|-4/5--5--5-----------|-4/5--5--5--5--5--5-5-5---|
A augmentedA|-6/7--7--7--6--6--6--|-5h7--7--7--5--5--5-5-5---|
E MajorE|------------7--7--7--|------------3--3--3-3-3---|
PM   * *   * *     * *   * * * *

e|---------------------|----------------------------|
BB|---------------------|----------------------------|
G+G|---------------------|----------------------------|
D MajorD|-4/5--5--5-----------|-9-----4--5--5-4h5p4--------|
A augmentedA|-6/7--7--7--6--6--6--|-7--6--6--7--7-6h7p6--5--2--|
E MajorE|------------7--7--7--|----8-----------------7--3--|
PM   * *   * *

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Play Main Riff again (2x)


Chorus- play all 3x
e|-------------------------|--------------------------|
BB|-------------------------|--------------------------|
G+G|-------------------------|--------------------------|
D MajorD|-2--------5-----4----2p0-|-2--------5-----3-----2p0-|
A augmentedA|-2--------5-----4--------|-2--------5-----3---------|
E MajorE|-0--0--0--3--0--2--0-----|-0--0--0--3--0--1--0------|
PM  * *   *   *     * *   *   *

e|-------------------------|----------------------------|
BB|-------------------------|----------------------------|
G+G|-------------------------|----------------------------|
D MajorD|-2--------5-----4----2p0-|-2-----4--5--5-4h5p4--------|
A augmentedA|-2--------5-----4--------|-2--6--6--7--7-6h7p6--5--2--|
E MajorE|-0--0--0--3--0--2--0-----|-0--8-----------------7--3--|
PM  * *   *   *


Play Main Riff 1x


Verse 2 - play 2x with mostly PM notes
e|-------------------------|-------------------------|
BB|-------------------------|-------------------------|
G+G|----------4--4-----------|-------------------------|
D MajorD|----------4--4--5-----4--|-4--4--4--5--5--4--4--5--|
A augmentedA|-2--2--2--2--2--5-----4--|-4--4--4--5--5--4--4--5--|
E MajorE|-0--0--0--------3-----2--|-2--2--2--3--3--2--2--3--|
PM * * *

e|-------------------------|----------------------|
BB|-------------------------|----------------------|
G+G|----------4--4-----------|----------------------|
D MajorD|----------4--4--5-----4--|-4--4--4--------------|
A augmentedA|-2--2--2--2--2--5-----4--|-4--4--4---2---1---2--|
E MajorE|-0--0--0--------3-----2--|-2--2--2---3---2---3--|
PM * * *


Verse Riff 2 second part:
e|-----------------------|------------------------|
BB|-----------------------|------------------------|
G+G|----------4-----7---10-|-10-10-10-12----10--12--|
D MajorD|-----------------------|------------------------|
A augmentedA|-2--2--2--2-----5----8-|-8--8--8--10----8---10--|
E MajorE|-0--0--0---------------|------------------------|
PM * * *

e|-----------------------|------------------------|
BB|-----------------------|------------------------|
G+G|-----------------------|----------12----10--12--|
D MajorD|----------4-----7------|-10-10-10---------------|
A augmentedA|-2--2--2--2-----5------|-8--8--8--10----8---10--|
E MajorE|-0--0--0--------5------|-8--8--8----------------|
PM * * *

e|-----------------------|-------------------------|
BB|----------3-----7------|-9--9--9--11----9----11--|
G+G|----------4-----7------|-10-10-10-12----10---12--|
D MajorD|-----------------------|-------------------------|
A augmentedA|-2--2--2---------------|-------------------------|
E MajorE|-0--0--0---------------|-------------------------|
PM * * *

e|-----------------------|-------------------------|
BB|-----------------------|-------------------------|
G+G|-----------4----7---10-|-(10)--------------------|
D MajorD|-----------4----7---10-|-(10)--------5---3---5---|
A augmentedA|-----------2----5----8-|--(8)--------5---3---5---|
E MajorE|-0--0-0-0--2----5----8-|--(8)--------3---1---3---|
PM * * * *



Play Chorus again 2x, then play the last time as:
e|-------------------------|-------------------------|
BB|-------------------------|-------------------------|
G+G|-------------------------|-------------------------|
D MajorD|-2--------5-----4----2p0-|-2--------5--2p0---------|
A augmentedA|-2--------5-----4--------|-2--------5------2p0-----|
E MajorE|-0--0--0--3--0--2--0-----|-0--0--0--3----------3p0-|
PM  * *   *   *     * *

e|-------------------------|----------------------------|
BB|-------------------------|----------------------------|
G+G|-------------------------|----------------------------|
D MajorD|-2--------5-----4----2p0-|-2-----4--5--5-4h5p4--------|
A augmentedA|-2--------5-----4--------|-2--6--6--7--7-6h7p6--5--2--|
E MajorE|-0--0--0--3--0--2--0-----|-0--8-----------------7--3--|
PM  * *   *   *     * *   *   *



Pre-Solo riff 1 (2:13)
e|----------|-----------|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
BB|----------|-----------|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
G+G|----------|-----------|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
D MajorD|-2--------|-----5PH~--|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
A augmentedA|-2--------|-/7--------|-5h7-----5h7-----5h7---------7p5-|---------------------------------|
E MajorE|-0--------|-----------|-----0-0-----0-0-----0-0-0-0-----|-0-0-0-0-7p5-0-0-5p3-0-0-3p1-0-0-|
             PM open E MajorE string


play 2x, including ending on next line
e|------------------------|-----------------------|------------------------|
BB|------------------------|-----------------------|------------------------|
G+G|-9----------------------|-9---------------------|-9----------------------|
D MajorD|-9-----------8----------|-9-----------5----5----|-9-----------8----------|
A augmentedA|-7-----------8----------|-7-----------5----5----|-7-----------8----------|
E MajorE|-----0-0-0-0-6----------|-----0-0-0-0-3----3----|-----0-0-0-0-6----------|
PM open E MajorE string


ending
e|-------------------------------|
BB|-------------------------------|
G+G|-9\7---------------------------|
D MajorD|-9\7---------------------------|
A augmentedA|-7\5---------------------------|
E MajorE|-------3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|


Solo 1 - Lead
e|---------------------|---------------------------|-12--12h13--12--12-13p12-15p12-16p12-15p12-|
BB|-15b17~----15b17~----|-15b17~--15p12-15~---12h15-|---12-----15--15---------------------------|
G+G|---------------------|---------------------------|-------------------------------------------|
D MajorD|---------------------|---------------------------|-------------------------------------------|
A augmentedA|---------------------|---------------------------|-------------------------------------------|
E MajorE|---------------------|---------------------------|-------------------------------------------|
 |
 | Rhythm (all PM, except ^ accented notes)
e|-----------------------------|-----------------------------|-----------------------------|
BB|-----------------------------|-----------------------------|-----------------------------|
G+G|-----------------------------|-----------------------------|-----------------------------|
D MajorD|---^-------------------------|---^-------------------------|---^-------------------------|
A augmentedA|-5h7---------^---------------|-5h7---------^---------------|-5h7-------------------------|
E MajorE|-----0-0-0-0-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-|-----0-0-0-0-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|-----0-0-0-0-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-|


 Lead
e|-13-12--12--------------------|------------------|-----------------------------------------|
BB|------15--15-12---------------|---12-------------|-----------------------------------------|
G+G|---------------14-12----------|---12-------------|-----------------------------------------|
D MajorD|--------------------14-14~~---|----------14~~----|---14-19p14-20p14-19p14-14\12------------|
A augmentedA|------------------------------|------------------|-14--------------------------14-10h12~~--|
E MajorE|------------------------------|------------------|-----------------------------------------|
 |
 | Rhythm
e|-----------------------------|-----------------------------|-----------------------------|
BB|-----------------------------|-----------------------------|-----------------------------|
G+G|-----------------------------|-----------------------------|-----------------------------|
D MajorD|---^-------------------------|---^-------------------------|---^-------------------------|
A augmentedA|-5h7---------^---^-----------|-5h7---------^---------------|-5h7---------^---------------|
E MajorE|-----0-0-0-0-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|-----0-0-0-0-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-|-----0-0-0-0-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|


e|---------------------------------|-------------------------------------------|
BB|---------------------------------|-------------------------------------------|
G+G|---------------------------------|----------12-----12h14-----14h15-12h14~----|
D MajorD|---------------------------------|-14-----14--12h14-----12h14----------------|
A augmentedA|-(12~)--10h12~-10h12h13-10h12~---|---12h14-----------------------------------|
E MajorE|---------------------------------|-------------------------------------------|
 |
 | Rhythm
e|---------------------------------|-----------------------------|
BB|---------------------------------|-----------------------------|
G+G|---------------------------------|-----------------------------|
D MajorD|----^----------------------------|---^-------------------------|
A augmentedA|--5h7-----------^----------------|-5h7---------^---^-----------|
E MajorE|-------0-0-0-0--6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6--|-----0-0-0-0-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|


Harmonized solo (can be played with harmonizer effect or second lead guitar)
e|-----------------------------|-------------------------|-10---14---10---------------|
BB|---11-10h11p10-8-10-12-10~---|-11-10h11p10-8-10-12-13--|-12---12---12-13---12---13--|
G+G|---12-11h12p11-9-11-12-11~---|-12-11h12p11-9-11-12-14--|--------------14---12---14--|
D MajorD|-----------------------------|-------------------------|----------------------------|
A augmentedA|-----------------------------|-------------------------|----------------------------|
E MajorE|-----------------------------|-------------------------|----------------------------|
 |
 | Rhythm
e|-----------------------------|-------------------------|----------------------------|
BB|--^--------------------------|-^-----------------------|-^--------------------------|
G+G|--9-----9--9---^-------------|-9----9--9---^-----------|-9-----9--9---^-------------|
D MajorD|--9-----9--9---8-----8--8----|-9----9--9---5--5--5--5--|-9-----9--9---8-----8--8----|
A augmentedA|--7-----7--7---8-----8--8----|-7----7--7---5--5--5--5--|-7-----7--7---8-----8--8----|
E MajorE|--7-----7--7---6-----6--6----|-7----7--7---3--3--3--3--|-7-----7--7---6-----6--6----|


e|------15---15---15~----------|-19-17-15----15----------|-19-17-15-17-15----15------------|
BB|-15---17---17---17~----------|-20-19-17-19-17-19-17-15-|-20-19-17-19-17-19-17-19-17-15~--|
G+G|-16--------------------------|----------19----19-18-16-|----------------19----19-18-16~--|
D MajorD|-----------------------------|-------------------------|---------------------------------|
A augmentedA|-----------------------------|-------------------------|---------------------------------|
E MajorE|-----------------------------|-------------------------|-triplets (slightly faster)------|
 |
 | Rhythm
e|-----------------------------|-----------------------------|-------------------------|
BB|-^---------------------------|--^--------------------------|-^-----------------------|
G+G|-9---------------------------|--9-----9--9---^-------------|-9----9--9---^-----------|
D MajorD|-9----5--5--5--5--5--5--5----|--9-----9--9---8-----8--8----|-9----9--9---5--5--5--5--|
A augmentedA|-7----5--5--5--5--5--5--5----|--7-----7--7---8-----8--8----|-7----7--7---5--5--5--5--|
E MajorE|-7----3--3--3--3--3--3--3----|--7-----7--7---6-----6--6----|-7----7--7---3--3--3--3--|


e|-------------------------------------------------------|------------------------|
BB|-------------------------------------------------------|-15b17------------------|
G+G|----------------------------------------------12h15p12-|------------------------|
D MajorD|-----------------------------------12h14-12h14---------|------------------------|
A augmentedA|------------------12h13h14-12h13h14--------------------|------------------------|
E MajorE|-12h14h15-12h14h15-------------------------------------|------------------------|
 |
 | Rhythm
e|-------------------------------------|--------------------------------|
BB|--^----------------------------------|-^------------------------------|
G+G|--9-----9--9-----------^-------------|-9------------------------------|
D MajorD|--9-----9--9-----------8-----8--8----|-9--------5--6--6-5h6p5---------|
A augmentedA|--7-----7--7-----------8-----8--8----|-7-----6--6--7--7-6h7p6--5--2---|
E MajorE|--7-----7--7-----------6-----6--6----|-7-----8-----------------7--3---|


Break before Last Verse:
 w/ wah
e|-12\10-10/12-12\10-10/12-|-12/15-15-14-14-12-12-10-|-10/12-12\10-10/12-12---|
BB|-12\10-10/12-12\10-10/12-|-12/15-15-14-14-12-12-10-|-10/12-12\10-10/12-12---|
G+G|-------------------------|-------------------------|------------------------|
D MajorD|-------------------------|-------------------------|------------------------|
A augmentedA|-------------------------|-------------------------|------------------------|
E MajorE|-------------------------|-------------------------|------------------------|
  * rhythm plays Eb MajorEb power chord


e|-7p0-7p0-7p0-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-|
BB|-------------12-12-12-12-12-12-12-|
G+G|----------------------------------|
D MajorD|----------------------------------|
A augmentedA|----------------------------------|
E MajorE|----------------------------------|
 |
 |Rhythm
e|------------------------------|
BB|------------------------------|
G+G|------------------------------|
D MajorD|------------------------------|
A augmentedA|--7-7-7--7-7-7--7-7-7--7-7-7--|
E MajorE|--0-0-0--0-0-0--0-0-0--0-0-0--|
  PM ************************




Play Verse 1 Riff, then:
 two guitars (or harmonizer used):
e|---------------------|--------------------------|
BB|---------------------|--------------------------|
G+G|---------------------|--------------------------|
D MajorD|-4/5--5--5-----------|-4/5--5--5--5--5--5-5-5---|
A augmentedA|-6/7--7--7--6--6--6--|-5h7--7--7--5--5--5-5-5---|
E MajorE|------------7--7--7--|------------3--3--3-3-3---|
PM   * *   * *     * *   * * * *

e|---------------------|--------------------|
BB|---------------------|--------------------|
G+G|---------------------|-9\2----gradual-----| one guitar plays chord,
D MajorD|-4/5--5--5-----------|-9\2----slide-------| other guitar slides off
A augmentedA|-6/7--7--7--6--6--6--|-7------------------| top 2 notes
E MajorE|------------7--7--7--|--------------------|
PM   * *   * *


Play Verse Riff 2 second part

Play Chorus through unitl harmonized part is played slowly, then play ending:

Ending
e|------------------------------|------------------------------|----------|
BB|------------------------------|------------------------------|----------|
G+G|------------------------------|------------------------------|----------|
D MajorD|-2----------------------------|-(2)--------------------2-2-2-|-2--------|
A augmentedA|-2----------------------------|-(2)--------------------2-2-2-|-2--------|
E MajorE|-0----------------------------|-(0)--------------------0-0-0-|-0--------|


Key
| /  slide up
| \  slide down
| h  hammer-on
| p  pull-off
| ~  vibrato
| +  harmonic
| x  mute note
| PM palm mute
| () hold note
| ^  accent these notes

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