Alone In The Dark Tab by Testament

Alone In The Dark tab by Testament

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TESTAMENT-ALONE   THE DARK
From the Album FIRST STRIKE STILL DEADLY


.  - palm mute                  /  - slide up to
  - slide down to              ~  - vibrato
"  - tremelo picking           () - ghost note
b  - bend                       h  - hammer-on
fb - full bend (1 step)         p  - pull-off
hb - half bend (1/2 step)       r  - release a bend
t  - tapping                    ah - artificial harmonic

Tune Gtr to D D,G,C,F,A,D:

--A L O N E  I N  T H E  D A R K--

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Accuracy Rating: - Votes: -

Rhy.Fig.1:*
----------|-----------|----------|---------------:
----------|-----------|----------|---------------:
*---------|-----------|----------|--------------*:Gtrs.1&2:
*--2------|-----------|---2------|---/10-------*:
---0------|---3-------|---0------|---/8---------:
----------|---1-------|----------|---sl---sl-----:
    ^          ^           ^

----------|-----------|----------|---------------:
----------|-----------|----------|---------------:
*--9------|-----------|---9------|--------------*:Gtrs.1&2:
*--7------|---10------|---7------|-5/7-7"-75-5"*:
---0------|---8-------|---0------|---------------:
----------|---8-------|----------|-3/5----53----:
    ^          ^           ^         sl .   sl .

                                              End:
----------|--------------------------------------:
----------|--------------------------------------:
*---------|---7---9---10-----------------------*:Gtrs.1&2:
*----10--|-------------------------------------*:
--x--8---|---5---7---8-------------------------:
--x--8---|---------------------------------sl---:
   .     sl            ^

 ___________________________
* = Hold chords throughout.:
___________________________:


Solo 1 - Gtr.3:*
-------------------------------------------------------------------------:
-----12_13-12_13_12----------12_13-12_13_12-----15_b17~-15-13-12_13_12---:
*/14---h-----h--p---13_14-14~--h-----h--p--13_14----------------h--p----*:
*sl-------------------h----------------------h--------------------------*:
-------------------------------------------------------------------------:
-------------------------------------------------------------------------:


--------------15_12------------------------------------------------------:
----------------p--1312--------------------------------------------------:
*-14------14~----------14-----------------------------------------------*:
*---14--14---------------14-------------------------------------141517--*:
-----------------------151412------151412----------121415/17---------:
---------------------------------151312------1513121315------sl----------:
       ^
  Ghost note:
-----------------------------------------------------------19_b20_r19_17-:
-------15-------------------------------20_b2220_b22_r21_b22---------p---:
*141617--171614------------------------x--------------------------------*:
*--------------171514----------------x----------------------------------*:
---------------------171514--------x-------------------------------------:
---------------------------171513~---------------------------------------:
                                    ^
                                  Rake:
--------------------------------------12-13-15-15/17151312--------------:
------------------------------------13-----------sl-sl-----13------13~---:
*19_b20_r191716141612/1414~1412--14-------------------------14--14-----*:
*------------sl---h---sl------p-15-----------------------------15-------*:
-------------------------------------------------------------------------:
-------------------------------------------------------------------------:
                                  ^                         ^
                                Rake:                   Rakes:
                                                               End Solo 1:
----------141517/191514------------1719--19_b20___r19--------------------:
--------15------sl-----15------1519-------------------18~~~~~~~~~~~~----:
*-----16-----------------16--16--h----------------------------------sl--*:
*15/17---------------------17-------------------------------------------*:
---sl--------------------------------------------------------------------:
-------------------------------------------------------------------------:
    ^                       ^
 Rakes:                 Rakes:

 ________________________________________________
* = Modified/Re-formatted by death8699 (2.5.02).:
________________________________________________:


Rhy. Fig. 2:*
--------------------------|----------------------------:
--------------------------|----------------------------:
*-------------------------|---------------------------*:Gtr.1:
*-0__2-------2--------8--|-0__2-------2--------3-----*:
--0-h--0--0--0--0--0--6--|-0-h--0--0--0--0--0--1------:
--^----------^--------^sl-|-^----------^--------^------:
        .  .     .  .            .  .     .  .

--------------------------|----------------------------:
--------------------------|----------------------------:
*--------[[tacet:]--------|----------[tacet:]--------*]Gtr.2:
*-2-----------------------|---------------------------*:
--0-----------------------|----------------------------:
--*-----------------------|----------------------------:

                           1st Ending:
--------------------------|----------------------------:
--------------------------|----------------------------:
*-------------------------|---------------------------*:Gtr.1:
*-0__2--------2--------8-|-2-x2-----5--0__2--------2-*:
--0-h---0--0--0--0--0--6-|-0-X0--3--3--0-h---0--0--0--:
--^-----------^--------^sl|-^--^--1--^--------------^--:
         .  .     .  .             ^           .  .
                                 Both:
Con't
--------------------------|----------------------------:
--------------------------|----------------------------:
*-------------------------|---------------------------*:Gtrs.1&2:
*-------8---0__2--------2|-------3---0__2--------2---*:
--0--0--6---0-h---0--0--0|-0--0--1---0-h---0--0--0----:
--------^sl--^-----------^|-------^---^-----------^----:
   .  .             .  .     .  .            .  .

2nd Ending:
--------------------------|----------------------------:
--------------------------|----------------------------:
*-------------------------|---------------------------*:Gtrs.1&2:
*-------8------2---------|----5----------------------*:
--0--0--6------0------3--|----3-----------------------:
--------^sl-----*------1--|----^-----------------------:
   .  .       Pause:   ^


Melodic Fill:                               2tx:
--------------------------------|--------------------------------:
---/10~----9------------8------|-------------7------------------:
*---------------10--9~-------10-|--8-----8---------8---7-(7)---*:Gtr.3:
*--/7~-----6------------5------|-------------4-----------------*:
---sl------sl---8---7~-------8--|--6~----6---------6---5-(5)----:
--------------------------------|----------------------^-----sl--:
                                                      Hold:  End:

 ________________________________
* = Gtr.2 comes in only before: :
Melodic fill, vocal, Guitar solo:
________________________________:


Rhy.Fig.2                2tx:
Rhy.Fig.2 + Melodic Fill 2tx:


Bridge Fill:              End:
--------------|---------------:
--------------|---------------:
*-------------|--------------*:Gtrs.1&2:
*-3/5-5---7---|---/10---5---*:
--1/3-3---5---|---/8----3-x-:
---sl-^---^---|---sl-sl--^-x-:
         Hold:              sl


Rhy. Fig. 3:
-----------------------------|----------------------------:
-----------------------------|----------------------------:
*----------------------------|---------------------------*:Gtr.1:
*--sl------------------------|--sl---------------4----5-*:
--2/4-----------54--------4-|-2/4---------------2_0--3--:
--0_2--2--2--2--32--2--2--2-|-0_2--2--2--2-222---p----sl-:
    h   .  .  .   sl  .  .  ^    h   .  .  . ...

-----------------------------|----------------------------:
-----------------------------|----------------------------:
*----------------------------|---------------------------*:Gtr.2:
*--sl------------------------|--sl---------------4-------*:
--2/4-----------54--------4-|-2/4---------------2_0--3~~~:
--0_2--2--2--2--32--2--2--2-|-0_2--2--2--2-222---p--a.h.-:
    h   .  .  .   sl  .  .  ^    h   .  .  . ...


-------------------------------:
-------------------------------:
*-----------------------------*:Gtrs.1&2:
*--sl-------------------------*:
--2/4-----------54--------4---:
--0_2--2--2--2--32--2--2--2---:
    h   .  .  .   sl  .  .  ^
 _______________________________
|1.                             |
-------------------------------:
--------------------------7---:
*-------------------5--8---sl-*:Gtr.1:
*-------------4--7------------*:
--------3--6-------------------:
--2--5-------------------------:
   .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .
 _______________________________
|1.                             |
-------------------------------:
--------------------------10--:
*-------------------8-11----sl*:Gtr.2:
*-------------7-10------------*:
--------6--9-------------------:
--5--8-------------------------:
   .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .
 _______________________________
|2.                             |
-------------------------------:
--------------------------7~~~~:
*-------------------5--7------*:Gtr.1:
*-------------4--7------------*:
--------3--6-------------------:
--2--5-------------------------:
   .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .
 _______________________________
|2.                             |
-------------------------------:
--------------------------10~~~:
*-------------------8-11------*:Gtr.2:
*-------------7-10------------*:
--------6--9-------------------:
--5--8-------------------------:
   .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .   End:


Rhy.Fig.2                2tx:
Rhy.Fig.2 + Melodic Fill 2tx:


Bridge Fill 2:            End:
--------------|---------------:
--------------|---------------:
*-------------|--------------*:Gtrs.1&2:
*-3/5-5---7---|---/10---5---*:
--1/3-3---5---|---/8----3-x-:
--1/3-3---5---|---/8----3-x-:
    sl ^   ^      sl sl   ^ sl
         Hold:


Rhy.Fig.3 1tx:
Rhy.Fig.2 1tx:


Pause:


Rhythm over lead:                                      1tx:
--------------|------------------------------|-------------:
--------------|------------------------------|-------------:
*-------------|------------------------------|------------*:Gtrs.1&2:
*-2-----------|-//-9--10-\------2-----------|-10--9\----*:
--0-----------|-//-7--8--\------0-----------|-8---7\-----:
--^-----------|-sl-^--^--sl------^-----------|-^---^sl-----:
 Hold:                        Hold:                   End:


Lead:                                            End:
-12------------------------------|------------------------------------:
---sl-----------------------------|----------------------------/13--10:
*------/9~~~~--/10--9--7---------|--------------/9--7--/12--9-sl---sl*:Gtr.3:
*------sl----sl-sl--------9-------|-------/10--7-sl-----sl------------*:
----------------------------10--7-|-/8--7-sl---------------------------:
----------------------------------|-sl---------------------------------:


Rhy. Fig.4:
--------------------------|-------------------------:
--------------------------|-------------------------:
*-------------------------|------------------------*:Gtrs.1&2:
*-2-----------------------|------------------------*:
--0---0--0--0--0--0--0--0-|-0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--:
--------------------------|-------------------------:
   ^   .  .  .  .  .  .  .   .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .
 A5:

--------------------------|-------------------------:
--------------------------|-------------------------:
*-------------------------|------------------------*:Gtrs.1&2:
*-------------------------|------------------------*:
--3-----------------------|-------------------------:
--1---1--1--1--1--1--1--1-|-1--1--1--1--1--1--1--1--:
   ^   .  .  .  .  .  .  .   .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .
  F5:

--------------------------|-------------------------:
--------------------------|-------------------------:
*-------------------------|------------------------*:Gtrs.1&2:
*-2-----------------------|------------------------*:
--0---0--0--0--0--0--0--0-|-0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--:
--------------------------|-------------------------:
   ^   .  .  .  .  .  .  .   .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .
  A5:
                                                 2tx:
--------------------------|-------------------------:
--------------------------|-------------------------:
*-------------------------|------------------------*:Gtrs.1&2:
*-10---------10-------10--|----10-------10-------10*:
--8----8--8--8--8--8--8---|-8--8--8--8--8--8--8--8--:
--------------------------|-------------------------:
   ^    .  .     .  .        .     .  .     .  . End:
 F5II:


Rhy.Fig.4a:
------------------------|--------------------------:
------------------------|--------------------------:
*----2--0-------0-------|---------0--2-----2-/---*:Gtr.3:
*-0--2--0-3--0--0--3--2-|-0-2--3--0--2--3--2-/---*:
--0-------3--0-----3--2-|-0-2--3--------3---sl-sl--:
------------------------|--------------------------:
  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .   . .  .  .  .  .
                                                2tx:
------------------------|--------------------------:
------------------------|--------------------------:
*-----------------------|-------------------------*:Gtr.3:*
*----2--0-------0-------|---------0--2--3--2~~----*:
--0-------3--0-----3--2-|-0-2--3----------a.h.-----:
------------------------|--------------------------:
   .  .  . .  .  .  .  .   . .  .  .  .  .      End:

 _______________________________________________________
Note: Use chords in brackets only under the solo.  This:
is the chord progression: [A5, F5, A5, F5II:.  Be sure ]
to sustain each chord.                                 :
_______________________________________________________:

                             _________________________________
Rhy. Fig.5: 3tx:|Last time
--------------------------|----------------------------------:
--------------------------|----------------------------------:
*-------------------------|---------------------------------*:Gtrs.1&2:
*-2--------2--------2-----|-10-------10-------10---9-------*:
--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--|-8--8--8--8--8--8--8--8-7--2--2--:
--^--------^--------^-----|-^--------^--------^----7--------:
      .  .     .  .     .       .  .     .  .     .  sl .  .
______________________________________________________________
                                                              |
--------------------------|----------------------------------:
--------------------------|----------------------------------:
*-------------------------|---------------------------------*:Gtrs.1&2:
*-2/3-----2/3--------7----|---------5--------[[dim:]--------*]
--2/3-----2/3--5--5--5----|--3------3------------------------:
---sl--X---sl--------^----|--1------^------------------------:
                .  .  [[[[[Hold:]]]]]                    End:


Solo 2 - Gtr.3:*
-------------------------------------------------------------12_13-12---:
---------------------------------------------------------------h--------:
*--------------------------[[tacet:]-----------------------------------*]
*----------------------------------------------------------------------*:
------------------------------------------------------------------------:
------------------------------------------------------------------------:


-10-12---13_12-10-------------------------------------------------------:
-----------p------13_12-10----12_10-8-10_8------------------------------:
*-------------------p------9~---p-------p--10-12_10-9-10_9-------------*:
*-----------------------------------------------p-------p--12-10_12-10*:
----------------------------------------------------------------h-----sl:
------------------------------------------------------------------------:


----------------------------------------------------------12_10-8-10-8--:
------------------------------------13-12_13-12----12-------p-----------:
*------------------------9-10-12-14------h------14----14~--------------*:
*--9_10-9--------9-10-12-----------------------------------------------*:
----h-----12~-12--------------------------------------------------------:
------------------------------------------------------------------------:


-----8------------------------------------------------------------------:
--12---12_10-12_10-8----------------------------------------------------:
*--------p-----p-----10_9-7----7-9~7b_9__r---7~-9-10_9-7-9_7-----------*:
*----------------------p----10------------10--------p-----p--10~-9-10--*:
------------------------------------------------------------------------:
------------------------------------------------------------------------:


----------7-8_7----7-8-10-8_12-8---------------15-----------------------:
-------------p--10---------h-----10-------/15_b17--15~-1312----12------:
*----9------------------------------9--------------------sl--14----12~-*:
*-12---12-----------------------------7~-------------------------------*:
------------------------------------------------------------------------:
------------------------------------------------------------------------:


-(12)-12-12-12-13-13-13-15-15-15-17-17-17-19-19-19-20-20-20-------------:
------------------------------------------------------------20_b22------:
*----------------------------------------------------------------------*:
*----------------------------------------------------------------------*:
------------------------------------------------------------------------:
------------------------------------------------------------------------:


----------------------------------------12_17--12-----------------------:
----20_b22__r_18-17--18-15-13--------13---h-------13--------------------:
*-----------------------------14--14-----------------------------------*:
*----------------------------------------------------15-14-12-14-------*:
-----------------------------------------------------------------15-----:
------------------------------------------------------------------------:

                                               End Solo 2:
---------------------------------------------------------:
-----------------------------------12-13-15-15/17-(17)---:
*----------------------------12-14------------sl--------*:
*-12----------------12-14-15----------------------------*:
-----14-15-12-14-15--------------------------------------:
---------------------------------------------------------:

 _______________________________________
* = Re-formatted by death8699 (2.5.02).:
_______________________________________:


Rhy.Fig.2               4tx:
Rhy.Fig.2 + Melody Fill 2tx:


Bridge Fill 3:            End:
----------------|-------------:
----------------|-------------:
*---------------|------------*:Gtrs.1&2:
*-3/5-----------|------------*:
--1/3----3------|------2------:
---sl----1------|------0------:
          ^             ^
        Hold:


Rhy.Fig.3 1tx:
Rhy.Fig.2 1tx:

 ________________________
* = Use below ending the:
last time on this riff. :
________________________:


Final:
-------------------------------:
-------------------------------:
*-----------------------------*:Gtrs.1&2:
*-0__2-------2--------8----2-*:
--0-h--0--0--0--0--0--6----0--:
--^----------^--------^sl---^--:
        .  .     .  .      End:


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