Return To Serenity tab by Testament

Tabs with lyrics

[electic and acoustic versions]

Return to Serenity  By: Testament
>From the album  The Ritual

  guitar 1     guitar 2 (play over what guitar 1 is playing)
e|------------|----8---7---5---------12---10--8--------17-----15--12-|
BB|------------|------------------------------------------------------|
G+G|------------|--9---7-----5------12---10-----9-----17-----16-----14-|
D MajorD|------2---3-|------------------------------------------------------|
A augmentedA|--0---------|------------------------------------------------------|
E MajorE|------------|------------------------------------------------------|

  guitar 1
e|---------------------------------------|--------------------------|
BB|---------------------------------------|--------0-----------------|
G+G|------------------------h-p------------|------0---0-------0-------|
D MajorD|----2--3-3~5--3-2-3-3--2>3<2-0--2--0---|----2-------2---2---------|
A augmentedA|-0--------sl.-------------------------4|--4-----------3-----2-----|
E MajorE|---------------------------------------|----------------------3-2-|


the heavy distorted part with the lead goes here but I haven't figured it out yet.

  guitar 1  (He sings the verse over this part)
e|--------------------------------------------------------------------|
BB|--------------------------------------------------------------0-----|
G+G|------------------------------------------2-------2--2------------2-|
D MajorD|------4-------4--------0-------0-------4-------4-----2-----2--------|
A augmentedA|----2-------2-------2-------2-------5-------5--------0--------------|
E MajorE|-0-------0-------3-------3------------------------------------------|


  guitar 2 (goes something like this, I'm not 100% sure if it's right cause he uses some kind of delay)
e|--------------------10---p-----------------h-h---------7---p--------|
BB|-----8-10~12-----------12<10~8------------7>8>10---------10<8-------|
G+G|---9-----sl-------------------sl--------9---------------------9-----|
D MajorD|--------------------------------------------------------------------|
A augmentedA|--------------------------------------------------------------------|
E MajorE|--------------------------------------------------------------------|

h>=hammer on             that's all I got right now when I get the
p<=pull off              rest I'll be sure to send it.
~sl.=slide


                             EDWARDO.
                                      "STICK THAT IN YOUR PIPE AND SMOKE IT"  Homer J. Simpson


5 jan 96

Band:Testament
Album:Live at the Fillmore

Tuning:1 full step down


NOTE:This version is an acoustic version so it may be different than the original.  I haven't heard the original so I don't know.  And finally, Edwardo, I was going to send  you a copy of my version, but you didn't leave your eMail address and I didn't copy any of your tab.  This is all mine.

e|-------------------------------------------------------------|
BB|-------------------------------------------------------------|
G+G|-------------------------------------------------------------|
D MajorD|---2--2h3----------------------------------------------------|
A augmentedA|0------------------------------------------------------------|
E MajorE|-------------------------------------------------------------|

e|-------------------------------------------------------------|
BB|-------------------------------------------------------------|
G+G|-------------------------------------------------------------|
D MajorD|---2--2h3----------------------------------------------------|
A augmentedA|0------------------------------------------------------------|
E MajorE|-------------------------------------------------------------|

2 guitars

e|------------------------------|------------------------------|
BB|------------------------------|------------------------------|
G+G|------------------------------|------------------------------|
D MajorD|--2--2h3----------------------|--2--2h3----------------------|
A augmentedA|0-----------------------------|0-----------------------------|
E MajorE|------------------------------|------------------------------|
 |                              |                              |
e|--------------------8----7---5|--------------------12---10--8|
BB|-----------------/5----5-----5|-----------------/8----8-----8|
G+G|------------------------------|------------------------------|
D MajorD|------------------------------|------------------------------|
A augmentedA|------------------------------|------------------------------|
E MajorE|------------------------------|------------------------------|
                              _____________
                             |1.
e|---------------------------|------------------------------|
BB|---------------------------|------------------------------|
G+G|---------------------------|--2-3-5--3-2------------------|
D MajorD|--2--2h3-------------------|0-----------------------------|
A augmentedA|0--------------------------|------------------------------|
 |                           |                              |
e|-------------- 17----15--12|------------------------------|
BB|-----------/13----13-----13|------------------------------|
G+G|---------------------------|------------------------------|
D MajorD|---------------------------|------------------------------|
A augmentedA|---------------------------|------------------------------|
E MajorE|---------------------------|------------------------------|
  _______________________________
 |2.
e|-------------------------------|
BB|-------------------------------|
G+G|-------------------------------|
D MajorD|--2-3-5--3-2-3-3-2h3p2---2-----|
A augmentedA|0----------------------5---5--4|
E MajorE|-------------------------------|

e|-------------------------|-3-|
BB|------0------------------|-0-|
G+G|----0---0-------0--------|-0-| |hit that chord 13 times
D MajorD|--2-------2---2----------|-2-|
A augmentedA|4-----------3------2-----|-2-|
E MajorE|---------------------3-2-|-0-|


solo #1 (I don't know the chords that are played over the solo)

e|---------------------------------------------------|
BB|----------8---7---------------------------8--(8)*--|
G+G|-------7----------9--7--9--999-9-9--7--9-----------|
D MajorD|/7--9----------------------------------------------|
A augmentedA|---------------------------------------------------|
E MajorE|---------------------------------------------------|

e|------------------------------------------------------|
BB|-------8---7------7-----------------------------------|
G+G|----7---------9------10-------------------------------|
D MajorD|/9-----------------------10**--10---------------------|
A augmentedA|--------------------------------------5---------------|
E MajorE|-----------------------------------------7--5**--3---0|

e|-------7----------10--7-------------------------------|
BB|---------8p7------x------8p7------7-----7--{9------}\-|
G+G|----7---------9---x-----------9------9----------------|
D MajorD|/9----------------------------------------------------|
A augmentedA|------------------------------------------------------|
E MajorE|------------------------------------------------------|

e|----12--15**-12---10--7-----------------------------------|
BB|/15----------------------8**-8----------------------------|
G+G|---------------------------------9--7--------------------9|
D MajorD|---------------------------------------9-7----------7--9--|
A augmentedA|-------------------------------------------10---10--------|
E MajorE|----------------------------------------------------------|

play 2 times
e|----------------------------------------------------------0-0---|
BB|----------------------------------------------------------0-0--0|
G+G|----------------------------------------------------------2-2---|
D MajorD|------4--------0--------0--------0------5--7------5--7----2-2---|
A augmentedA|---2--------2--------2--------2------5---------5----------0-0---|
E MajorE|0--------0--------3--------3------------------------------0-0---|
                                                   / \
                                                    |
                                                    ??

play this riff over the riff above when the riff above starts its repeat

e|------5--7---7h10p7--------------5--5---5h7p5-------|
BB|5--8----------------8------5--8----------------8--5-|
G+G|----------------------------------------------------|
FF|----------------------------------------------------|
A augmentedA|----------------------------------------------------|
E MajorE|----------------------------------------------------|

KEY:

* = Full Bend
** = Full Bend and release
h = Hammer-on
p = Pull-off
/ = slide up to the note it precedes
\ = slide down from the note it follows
(8) = Ghost note
{9  } = Tremolo picking

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