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Death : Symbolic
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           from the album 'Symbolic' (1995)
             Tabbed by Antti Leiviska
              amok@linux.muhos.fi

 Hey all Death-fans!
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Here's the tab for the opening song from the latest Death album
Symbolic. The solo isn't tabbed because I can't play it :(
If someone has the solo, please e-mail it to me, I would
appreciate it.

I included timing and I think it is pretty correct. The palm-muted
section in Rhy.Fig.2 is a real killer for your picking hand, so'
practice it first slowly with a metronome gradually increasing
tempo. This helps your learning a lot. And play the ending of
Rhy.Fig.4 and Rhy.Fig.6 with downstrokes.
🎸
Accuracy Rating: - Votes: -
Send feedback, corrections and additions to amok@linux.muhos.fi.
 Have fun!

   Chuck Schuldiner - guitar and vocals
   Kelly Conlon - bass
   Gene Hoglan - drums
   Bobby Koelble - guitar

🏷Legend:
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p.m. = palm muting
7~~ = vibrato
p.h. = pinch harmonic
n.h. = natural harmonic
7p5 = pull-off
5p7 = hammer-on
/  = slide up
\  = slide down
X  = percussive noise from a left-hand muted string
^  = short notes (staccato)

Tune down 1 whole step (low to high: D G C F A D)
The song starts in 4/4.

Rhy.Fig.1 (play 7 times)

  1  &  2  &  3  &  4  &  1  &  2  &  3  &  4  &
D-|-------------------------------|-------------------------------|
A-|-------------------------------|-------------------------------|
F-|-9-----------------------9-----|-----------------9-------------|
C-|-9-----------------------9-----|-----------------9-------------|
G-|-7-----------8~~~--------7-----|---------8~~~----7-----------8-|
D-|-----0---0-------------------0-|-0---0---------------0---0-----|
    p.m..          p.m......        p.m..

           end Rhy.Fig.1
  1  &  2  &  3  &  4  &
      guitar 2
D-|---------------------10--------|
A-|-------------10----------------|
F-|---------12------12------12--10|
C-|-------------------------------|
G-|-(8~~~)------5-----------3-----|
D-|---------3-------3---1-------1-|
      guitar 1

      (Guitar 2 plays the higher notes only in 2nd time and ends
      vibrating 4th string/9th fret note [A in this tuning])

Rhy.Fig.2 (play 6 times)
  Faster
  1  &  2  &  3  &  4  &   1  &  2  &  3  &  4  &
D-|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
A-|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
F-|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
C-|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
G-|-----------------9---10----------|-----------------12--10--9---10--|
D-|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0---------0-0-0-0-|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-----------------|
  p.m............     p.m......................

                             end Rhy.Fig.2
  1  &  2  &  3  &  4  &   1  &  2  &  3  &  4  &
D-|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
A-|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
F-|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
C-|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
G-|-----------------9---10----------|---------9---10--9---7-----------|
D-|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0---------0-0-0-0-|-0-0-0-0-----------------8~~~----|
  p.m............     p.m..............


Rhy.Fig.3 (play 6 times)
  Half-time feel
  1  &  2  &  3  &  4  &  1  &  2  &  3  &  4  &
D-|-------------------------------|--------------------------------|
A-|-------------------------------|--------------------------------|
F-|-------------------------------|--------------------------------|
C-|-6-----------------------7-----|-6------------------------------|
G-|-6-----------------------------|---------7~~~-------------------|
D-|-4-----------------------------|--------------------------------|

                            end Rhy.Fig.3
  1  &  2  &  3  &  4  &  1  &  2  &  3  &  4  &
D-|-------------------------------|--------------------------------|
A-|-------------------------------|--------------------------------|
F-|-------------------------------|--------------------------------|
C-|---------7---------------7-----|-6------------------------------|
G-|---------7---------------------|---------7-------6~~~-----------|
D-|-5-5-5-5-5---------------------|--------------------------------|
  pm.....    (6th time p.h......................)


Rhy.Fig.4 (play four times)
  Slightly faster
  1  &  2  &  3  &  4  &  1  &  2  &  3  &  4  &
D-|-------------------------------|--------------------------------|
A-|-----6-------6-------5-------5-|--------------------------------|
F-|-----5-------5-------4-------4-|--------------------------------|
C-|-----3-------3-------2-------2-|-3p2p0--------------------------|
G-|-------------------------------|---------3~~~----2~~~-----------|
D-|-0---------------0-------------|-------------------------4~~~---|
  p.m.      p.m.
                            end Rhy.Fig.4
  1  &  2  &  3  &  4  &  1  &  2  &  3  &  4  &
D-|-------------------------------|--------------------------------|
A-|-----6-------6-------5-------5-|--------------------------------|
F-|-----5-------5-------4-------4-|--------------------------------|
C-|-----3-------3-------2-------2-|--------------------------------|
G-|-------------------------------|-3-------2-----------3---2------|
D-|-0---------------0-------------|-----4-------3---1-----------3--|
  p.m.      p.m.       p.m..........................


Rhy.Fig.5
  Slightly slower                  end Rhy.Fig.5
  1  &  2  &  3  &  4  &  1  &  2  &  3  &  4  &
D-|-------------------------------|--------------------------------|
A-|-------------------------------|--------------------------------|
F-|-------------------------------|--------------------------------|
C-|-2-----------------------------|(2)-----------------------------|
G-|-2-----------------------------|(2)-----------------------------|
D-|-0-----------------------------|(0)-----------------------------|


Rhy.Fig.6 (one bar, play 14 times)
  1  &  2  &  3  &  4  &
D-|-------------------------------|
A-|-------------------------------|
F-|-------------------------------|
C-|-------------------------------|
G-|-3-------2-----------3---2-----|
D-|-----4-------3---1-----------3-|
  p.m..........................


Rhy.Fig.7 (under Chuck's solo, play 6 times)
  guitar 1                      end Rhy.fig.7
  1  &  2  &  3  &  4  &  1  &  2  &  3  &  4  &
D-|-------------------------------|--------------------------------|
A-|-------------------------------|--------------------------------|
F-|-------------------------------|-------------7-------9----------|
C-|-4-----------------------------|-3-----------7-------9----------|
G-|-4-----------------------------|-3-----------5-------7----------|
D-|-2-----------------------------|-1------------------------------|
 |
 | guitar 2 (overdub)
D-|-------------------------------|--------------------------------|
A-|-------------------------------|--------------------------------|
F-|-------------------------------|-------------7-------9----------|
C-|-4-----------------------------|-3------------------------------|
G-|-4-----------------------------|-3-----------5-------7----------|
D-|-2-----------------------------|-1------------------------------|


Rhy.Fill 1 (6/4)
  1  &  2  &  3  &  4  &  5  &  6  &
D-|-----------------------------------------------|
A-|-----------------------------------------------|
F-|-----------------------------------------------|
C-|-----------------5---------------3-------------|
G-|-----2---------------3-----------3-------------|
D-|-0-------------------------------1-------------|
    ^        ^


Rhy.Fig.8 (4/4, play 6 times)
  Faster
  1  2  3  4 | 1  2  3  4   1  2  3  4 | 1  2  3  4
D-|----------------|-----------------|----------------|-----------------|
A-|----------------|-----------------|----------------|-----------------|
F-|----------------|-----------------|----------------|-----------------|
C-|----------------|-----------------|----------------|-----------------|
G-|-5--------------|-4---------------|----------------|-----------------|
D-|-----2-2-2-2-2-2|-----2-2-2-2-2-2-|-3---2-2-2-2-2-2|-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-|
    p.m........   p.m........    p.m.........................

                              End Rhy.Fig.8
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  1  2  3  4 | 1  2  3  4   1  2  3  4 | 1  2  3  4
D-|----------------|-----------------|----------------|-----------------|
A-|----------------|-----------------|----------------|-----------------|
F-|----------------|-----------------|----------------|-----------------|
C-|----------------|-----------------|----------------|-----------------|
G-|-5---2-2-2-2-2-2|-4---------------|-2--------------|-----------------|
D-|----------------|-----5-5-5-5-5-5-|-----3-3-3-3-3-3|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|
    p.m........   p.m........    p.m.........................

  Slower
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  1  &  2  &  3  &  4  &
D-|-------------------------------|
A-|-------------------------------|
F-|-------------------------------|
C-|-------------------------------|
G-|-7-----------------------------|
D-|-----4~~~--------3~~~----------|

Play Rhy.Fig 1 five times
Play Rhy.Fig 2 six times
Play Rhy.Fig 3 six times
Play Rhy.Fig 4 four times
Play Rhy.Fig 5
Play Rhy.Fig 6 until fade out



   amok@linux.muhos.fi
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