Dead On Tab by Accept

Dead On tab by Accept

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Here's DEAD ON folks!!  The best song on the
latest ACCEPT's masterpiece DEATH ROW.

|------------------|--------------------|
|------------------|--------------------|
|------------------|-------------H------|
|-5--4-------------|-5--4--------/\-----|
|-5--4-------5-4-2-|-5--4--------5-7----|
|-3--2-0-0-2-3-2-0-|-3--2-0-0-00--------|
       PM_______|         PM____|
(This is the main riff played nearly through out the entire song (Chorus
 and Verses)

 Intro Solo                                                   AH
|----------|---------|--------|----------------|-----------------|
|----------|---------|--------|-------12-12-12-|---------12---12-|
|-9--------|---------|-12-----|-9-----12-12-12-|-9---------------|
|-9--------|---------|-12-----|-9--------------|-9---------------|
|-7--------|---------|-10-----|-7--------------|-7---------------|
|----------|---------|--------|----------------|-----------------|

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2nd Solo
           P            P
|---------/\-----------/\---------|-----------------------------------------|
|-12-----14-12-14(B)--14-12-------|------P----------------------------------|
|-12-----14-12-14(B)--14-12----12-|-12--/\------------P--------------AH-----|
|---------\/-----------\/---14----|----14-12----12---/\---------------------|
|---------P-------------P---------|----------14----14-12----------12-14-----|
|---------------------------------|----------------------15-14-15-----------|

|------------------------|-17\----------|
|------------------------|--------------|
|-X-12--12---X-X-X-12-12-|--------------|
|-X-11--11---X-X-X-14-14-|--------------|
|------------------------|--------------|
|------------------------|--------------|

Prechorus

(1st gtr) G5               F#5               G5
         |----------------|-----------------|-------------------------------|
         |----------------|-----------------|-------------------------------|
         |----------------|-----------------|-------------------------------|
(2nd gtr)|4-5-4-5-4-5-4-5-|-4-5-4-5-4-5-4-5-|2-5-4-2-5-4-2-5-4-2-5-4-2-5-4-2|
         |----------------|-------AH_____|--|-------------------------------|
         |----------------|-----------------|-------------------------------|
                                             PM____________________________|
 F#5 /   /   /   /
|---------------------------|
|---------------------------|
|---------------------------|
|4-5-2-5-4-2-5-4-5\---------|
|--------------------6\-----|
|--------------------6\-----|

The little interlude with a VERY SPECIAL EFFECT (!) is very difficult to
transcribe.  When I play this part, I switch my WAH on and I play an E5
power chord.  I follow the rythm with my wah pedal.

The last bar of the 3rd verse have a slight variation of the main riff.
(That's when UDO sings : "We are born to die")
|-----------------------------|
|-----------------------------|
|-----------------------------|
|-5--5--4--3--2-----X-X-X-X---|
|-5--5--4--3--2-----X-X-X-X---| After that, go directly to the chorus
|-3--3--2--1--0-----X-X-X-X---| Don't pass by the prechorus (and don't collect
                                200$ !!! 8->)

Here's the riffs for the solo part (beginning at the end of the 2nd chorus)

|----------------------------------|------------------------------|
|----------------------------------|------------------------------|
|----------------------------------|------------------------------|
|---5\4---5\4---5\4---5\4-----4/5--|---5\4---5\4---5\4---4/5-4----|
|-0-3\2-0-3\2-0-3\2-0-3\2-0-0-2/3--|-0-3\2-0-3\2-0-3\2-0-2/3-2----|
|----------------------------------|------------------------------|
  PM on low A________________|       PM similar---------|

Rythm of the next riff (the solo over this riff follow)
|----------------------------|-----------------------|
|----------------H-P---------|-----------------------|
|---------------/\/\---------|-----------------------|
|-----------2--0-2-0---------|-----------------------|
|-0-3-2-0-2----------3-2-0---|-0-3-2-0-3--2----0-0-0-|
|----------------------------|-----------------------|
Play this riff 2 times then play the same thing 2 times again but play
it on the 6th (E) and 5th (A) strings instead of the 5th and 4th.
After that replay 2 times this riff on the 5th and 4th strings (like the 2
first time!)

The solo over this riff :       _______________________ ___________________
                               |1.                     |2.      H P
|------------------H-P---------|-----------------------|-------/\-/\--------|
|-----------------/\/\---------|-----------------------|/12---10-12-10------|
|o------------9--7-9-7---------|----------------------o|---------------11---|
|o7-10-9-7-9-----------10-9-7--|-7-10-9-7-10--9--7-7-7o|--------------------|
|------------------------------|-----------------------|--------------------|
|------------------------------|-----------------------|--------------------|

|------------------------------------|------------15----15-12----12--|
|--------------12---10-12-10---------|-------------------\/---15-----|
|-9-12-11-9-11---------------12-11-9-|-9-12-11-9----------P----------|
|------------------------------------|-------------------------------|
|------------------------------------|-------------------------------|
|------------------------------------|-------------------------------|
I'm not able to transcribe the two other bars but I know that this is a run
in E aeolien (E F# G A B C D).
                              ______________________________________________
                              |1.                     |2.
|-----------------H-P---------|-----------------------|-/17----------------|
|----------------/\/\---------|-----------------------|--------------------|
|o------------9--7-9-7--------|----------------------o|--------------------|
|o7-10-9-7-9-----------10-9-7-|-7-10-9-7-10--9--7-7-7o|--------------------|
|-----------------------------|-----------------------|--------------------|
|-----------------------------|-----------------------|--------------------|

After that play the riff at the beginning of the solo part twice :
|----------------------------------|------------------------------|
|----------------------------------|------------------------------|
|----------------------------------|------------------------------|
|---5\4---5\4---5\4---5\4-----4/5--|---5\4---5\4---5\4---4/5-4----|
|-0-3\2-0-3\2-0-3\2-0-3\2-0-0-2/3--|-0-3\2-0-3\2-0-3\2-0-2/3-2----|
|----------------------------------|------------------------------|
  PM on low A________________|       PM similar---------|

Now you're in the solo, the rythm is the main riff of the song.
|----------------------------------|-----------15-----------------|
|-12--12-12----12---12-14(B)-14----|------------------------------|
|-12--12-12-12-12---12-14(B)-14----|------------------------------|
|-----------14---------------------|-5----------------------------|
|----------------------------------|-5----------------------------|
|----------------------------------|-3---0--0---------------------|

|---------------------|-----------------------12----12---12-------|
|---------------------|----------------12-----11(B)-11(B)11(B)----|
|---------------------|-------12----12----12----------------------|
|-5--4----------------|----12----12-------------------------------|
|-5--4----------------|-12----------------------------------------|
|-3--2-0-0-2-3-2------|-------------------------------------------|
           AH__|        NH__________________|

|--------15-----|--------15(B)-----|--------15----15---|---15-----|
|---------------|------------------|--------17(B)-17(B)...-17-----|
|---------------|------------------|-------------------|----------|
|-5-------------|-4----------------|-4-----------------|----------|
|-5-------------|-4----------------|-4-----------------|----------|
|-3-0-0-----0-0-|-2-0-0--------0-0-|-2-0-0-------------|----------|

That's it and don't forget : PM = Palm muting (I haven't written
                                  them all. Listen to the tape to know
                                  where they are!)
                             NH = Natural harmonic
                             AH = Artificial hormonic
                             B = Bend.
                             X = Muffled strings.
                             /,\ = Slide up, down
                             H   P
                             /\, /\ = Hammer on, pull off.

                             Transcribe by Steve "TABAC" Begin
                             (pierre@liq.com <-- not for long because
                             I'll subscribe myself in another place!!!)

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