Years Of Decay tab by Overkill

Years of Decay
Overkill

Intro: Gtr II fades in with an E power chord with lots 'o feedback...

Gtr I (accoustic, let notes ring)
                  end repeat
  RhyFig1           RhyFig1 RhyFig1
  Emadd9      Cmaj7sus#4         Emadd9
e |----------------|------------------|---|---|-0------|
B |--------0-------|------0-----------|---|---|-0------|
G |------0---0-----|----0---0---------|---|---|-0------|
D |----4-------4---|--4-------4-------|---|---|-4------|
A |--2-----------2-|3-----------3/5-3-|---|---|-2------|
E |0---------------|------------------|---|---|-0------|

With verse, play RhyFig1 3.5 times... then into:

                 end                end
 RhyFig2          RhyFig2 RhyFig3          RhyFig3
  C        Dadd4      Emadd9     Gmaj7  Gmaj7/F#
e |----------------|--------------0-|----------------|----------------|
B |--------1-----1-|--------3-----0-|--------0-------|----------------|
G |----0-----0-----|----0-----0-----|------0---0-----|------0-------0-|
D |--2---2-----2---|--4---4-----4---|----4-------4---|----4-------4---|
A |3---------------|5---------------|--2-----------2-|--2-------2-----|
E |----------------|----------------|0---------------|3-------2-------|


Beginning in the last bar of RhyFig3, play Fill 1 (during 1st verse only):

 Fill 1 (clean elec)
e |--------------|-----------|
B |8------7------|5----------|  Then the second half of the 1st verse:
G |--------------|-----------|  RhyFig1 3.5 times, then RhyFig2, and
D |--------------|-----------|  RhyFig3 5 times... then on to Guitar
A |--------------|-----------|  Solo I (accoustic)..
E |--------------|-----------|

 Guitar Solo I
 w/ RhyFig1 (3.5 times)
  Emadd9      Cmaj7sus#4        Emadd9
e |-------------------|----------------------|------------------|
B |-------------------|----------------------|------------------|
G |-------------------|7h9--------7----7h9p7-|------------------|
D |/9-----------7--9--|----------------------|9-----------------|
A |-------------------|----------------------|------------------|
E |-------------------|----------------------|------------------|


 Cmaj7sus#4         Emadd9      Cmaj7sus#4
   Full
   )\
 rake/ \               rake
e |--------------------------|------------7--8-|10---8--7--7h8p7------7h8p7|
B |--10-----7--8-------8--10-|-----------x-----|-----------------10--------|
G |-x-------------9----------|7---------x------|---------------------------|
D |x-------------------------|-----------------|---------------------------|
A |--------------------------|-----------------|---------------------------|
E |--------------------------|-----------------|---------------------------|


              w/RhyFig2      Half
 Emadd9          C         )\Dadd4
                        / \
e |----------------------7-|8----7--8----10----7-|------------7--8--|
B |10--------/10--8--10----|---------------------|------------------|
G |------------------------|---------------------|------------------|
D |------------------------|---------------------|------------------|
A |------------------------|---------------------|------------------|
E |------------------------|---------------------|------------------|


  Emadd9 (backing guitar ends)
  Full
  )\          Free time
  / \
e |8----7--10--7h8p7-------|---------------:-3---------2---------|
B |------------------10----|7h8p7----------:---------------------|
G |------------------------|-------9-------:---------------------|
D |------------------------|---------------:---------------------|
A |------------------------|---------------:---------------------|
E |------------------------|---------------:-3---------2---------|


 Then on to verse 2... RhyFig's 1 (3.5 times), 2, 3, 1 (3.5 times), 2,
 3 (4 times), ending with the same chord as in the intro.. the electric
 fades in with some E's before the drum fill, and then:

 (elec, distortion)                end
          RhyFig4           RhyFig4
  G5   F#5    E5       Gmaj7  Gmaj7/F#
e |----------------|----------------|----------------|  Repeat RhyFig4
B |----------------|----------------|----------------|  3 more times..
G |----------------|----------------|------0-------0-|
D |----------------|----------------|----4-------4---|
A |5-5-5-5-4-4-4-4-|2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-|--2-------2-----|
E |3-3-3-3-2-2-2-2-|0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|3-------2-------|

                                    end
 RhyFig5                              RhyFig5
  F#5 NC NC A5          F#5 NC  NC
  E5 G5 B5 G5 Gmaj7  Gmaj7/F# E5 G5  D5  D5 C5 Gmaj7 Gmaj7/F#
e |----------------|----------------|--------------------|----------------|
B |----------------|----------------|--------------------|----------------|
G |----------------|------0-------0-|--------------------|------0-------0-|
D |--------4-------|----4-------4---|--------5/7---5/7-5-|----4-------4---|
A |2-4-5-0-2-0-5-7-|--2-------2-----|2-4-5-0-3/5-0-3/5-3-|--2-------2-----|
E |0-2-3-------3-5-|3-------2-------|0-2-3---------------|3-------2-------|

 Repeat RhyFig5...

                 end
 RhyFig6           RhyFig6
  F#5       Amaj7  C#5
e |----------------|----------------|
B |----------------|----------------| Repeat RhyFig6
G |----------------|------6-------6-| 3 more times..
D |----------------|----6-------6---|
A |4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-|--4-------4-----|
E |2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-|5-------4-------|



  A5     B5 C5  G/B   C5 A5     B5  D5   C5 B5 C5
e |--------------|-----------------|--------------|--------------------|
B |--------------|-----------------|--------------|--------------------|
G |--------------|-----------------|--------------|--------------------|
D |--------------|-----------------|--------------|--------------------|
A |7---------7-9-|10-----10--10-10-|7---------7-9-|10/12------10--9-10-|
E |5---------5-7-|8------7---7--8--|5---------5-7-|8//10------8---7-8--|


  A5     B5 C5  G/B   C5 A5       F5   E5
e |--------------|-----------------|---------------|----------------|
B |--------------|-----------------|---------------|----------------|
G |--------------|-----------------|---------------|----------------|
D |--------------|-----------------|---------------|10------9-------|
A |7---------7-9-|10-----10--10-10-|7--------------|8-------7-------|
E |5---------5-7-|8------7---7--8--|5--------------|----------------|


Guitar Solo II
 w/RhyFig4 (4 times)     (continue same chord pattern)
  E5     Gmaj7  Gmaj7/F#       A.H...
  Full    Fu ll Fu ll          Full
  )     ) ) ) )\          )\
  /     / / / / \         / \
e |----------|------------------|-----------|----------------------|
B |----------|------------------|-----------|----------------------|
G |2---------|2--2--2--2---0h2p0|---------2-|4---2h4p2p0---------7-|
D |----------|------------------|2-----/4---|------------2----/9---|
A |----------|------------------|-----------|----------------------|
E |----------|------------------|-----------|----------------------|

                   Full Full Full
                   )\ )\ )\
                   / \/ \/ \
e |------------|---------------------|-------------------|
B |----------7-|8-10-7h8p7---7-------|-------------------|
G |9------/9---|-----------9---9-7-9-|9--------------(9)/|
D |------------|---------------------|-------------------|
A |------------|---------------------|-------------------|
E |------------|---------------------|-------------------|

                         w/RhyFig6 (4 times)
                           Full
                          F#5)
                           /
e |15-13-12----13-12-------------------------------|------------------|
B |---------15-------15-13-15-13-13----13----------|17----------17-14-|
G |---------------------------------14----14-14-12-|------------------|
D |------------------------------------------------|------------------|
A |------------------------------------------------|------------------|
E |------------------------------------------------|------------------|

  Amaj7    C#5  (continue same chord pattern)
 Full Full Full Full  Full
  ) ) ) )\    )
  /  /  /  / \   /     rake
e |17--17--17--17----14-|19------------14-17-|14--14---14-17-
B |---------------------|-------------x------|--17--17-------
G |---------------------|------------x-------|---------------
D |---------------------|--------------------|---------------
A |---------------------|--------------------|---------------
E |---------------------|--------------------|---------------

             Full        Full    Full
             )        ).....   )--\
             /        /      /  \
e 14h17p14---14h17p14---|--------------------|---------------------|
B --------17---------17-|17------------17----|-----17--------------|
G ----------------------|-----------------16-|(16)----16-----14-16-|
D ----------------------|--------------------|---------------------|
A ----------------------|--------------------|---------------------|
E ----------------------|--------------------|---------------------|

                     Full
                     ).....\
                     /    \
e |------------------------|-----------------------|
B |------------------------|-------------17--------|
G |14----------------14-16-|14---------------------|
D |------16-14-16----------|-------16-14-----------|
A |------------------------|-----------------------| Bends in upcoming
E |------------------------|-----------------------| passage are on low
                           note only (B str on
 w/RhyFig4 (4 times, normal chord pattern)      12/15, G str on 15/14)
   Full
   )
   /
e |-12-----------12-15-|17-15-12h15p12---15h19p15---14h17p14---|
B |-15-----------------|--------------15---------17---------15-|
G |--------------------|---------------------------------------|
D |--------------------|---------------------------------------|
A |--------------------|---------------------------------------|
E |--------------------|---------------------------------------|

   Full      Full     Full
   )       )      )\
   /        /      / \
e |-12-----------------|---------------------|------------------------|
B |-15-----------15-15-|------15-15----------|------------------------|
G |-----------------14-|---------14----12-14-|12----------------12-14-|
D |--------------------|---------------------|------14-12-14----------|
A |--------------------|---------------------|------------------------|
E |--------------------|---------------------|------------------------|

  Full     Full
  )\      )
  / \     /
e |--------------------|--------------------------------|
B |--------------15----|--------------------------------|
G |14----12h14p12------|------------------------------6-|  long note with
D |--------------------|------------------7-5-7-6-7-9---|  gradual release
A |--------------------|--------4-5-4-5-7---------------|   of bend
E |--------------------|2/3-5-7-------------------------|     |
                                 Full
                                  )
                                  /
e |---------------7----7-8-10-8-7----8-7-|-------------------------------|
B |--------7-9-10---10------------10-----|10-8-10-10-8p7---8-7-----------|
G |7-9-8-9-------------------------------|---------------9-----9-7-9-----|
D |--------------------------------------|-------------------------------|
A |--------------------------------------|-------------------------------|
E |--------------------------------------|-------------------------------|

Then play verse 3.. same RhyFig pattern as verse 1, but played on a clean
electric.. then moving into the outro, play RhyFig4 3 times, a couple bars
of E5 eight notes, followed by an E major (022100 low to high)...

                                    end
      RhyFig7                          RhyFig7
   (sl)  E   D E B5 C   G5 F#5 E   D E B5 C   G5 F#5
e |--------|---------------|--------------|---------------|---------------|
B |--------|--(9)-(7)(9)---|(5)-(5)-------|--(9)-(7)(9)---|(5)-(5)--------|
G |--------|---9---7--9--4-|-5---5--------|---9---7--9--4-|-5---5--12--11-|
D |--------|---9---7--9--4-|-5---5--------|---9---7--9--4-|-5---5--12--11-|
A |--------|2--7---5--7--2-|-3---3--5--4--|2--7---5--7--2-|-3---3--10--9--|
E |-/(15)\-|0--------------|--------3--2--|0--------------|---------------|


 w/RhyFig7
 Fdbk..........pick sl
e |---|---|---|--------|
B |---|---|---|--------| This is followed by 3 measures of RhyFig7 with
G |---|---|---|--------| vocals, a pick slide at the end of the 3rd
D |---|---|---|--------| measure, and then into this:
A |7--|---|---|--------| (RhyFig7 continues until end...)
E |---|---|---|--x\x\\-|


  (bends on B str)            A.H............
  Full   Full              Full Full Full Full
   )    )...\            )\ )\ )\ )\
   /    /   \            / \ / \ / \ / \
e |12-------12----------------|--------------------------------------|
B |15-------15--------12h15p12|12------------------------------------|
G |---------------------------|------14-12-12---14---14---14---12-14-|
D |---------------------------|--------------------------------------|
A |---------------------------|--------------------------------------|
E |---------------------------|--------------------------------------|

  1/4         1/4                    Full  Full
  )         )                    )\   )
  /          /    A.H.              / \  /
e |---------------------------------------|----------------------------------|
B |---------------------------------------|----------------------------------|
G |12------------12-14-12--12--------12-14|12h14-12h14-12--12-14-14-p12-14---|
D |----14-12-14---------------14-14-------|----------------------------------|
A |---------------------------------------|----------------------------------|
E |---------------------------------------|----------------------------------|

 RhyFig7 is repeated w/ random guitar effects until end, fading out....