DEATH - VOICE OF THE SOUL From the Album THE SOUND OF PERSEVERANCE Copyright 1998 NUCLEAR BLAST Version 1.0 - Septemer 1999 Lead Guitar Transcription Done by: Siroa Rhythm Guitar Transcription Done by: Kerry Vick Lead Guitar Additions/Corrections/Editing by: Kerry Vick for www.emptywords.org For Questions, Comments, Corrections, or Newest Version; Siroa at death_50@hotmail.com Kerry at nucleusmetal@home.com Notation: When two guitars are listed play all guitars simultaneously. b = bend / = slide up a.h. = artificial bf= bend full br= bend release harmonic h = hammer-on = slide down n.h. = harmonic p = pull-off . = palm mute(pm) t = tapping = tremolo picking Tuning = D (D,G,C,F,A,D) SECTION 1 - Rhythm guitar ------------------------- Riff A - Acoustic Guitar |---------------5h7h8-7---|----------------5h7h8-7---10---| |----0h5h7-5------------8-|----0h5h7-7-------------8----7-| |-------------------------|-------------------------------| |-------------------------|-------------------------------| |-------------------------|-------------------------------| |-0-----------0-----------|-0-----------0-----------------| Play Riff A ten times Chords A.1 - Chords only (listen for pattern) |---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---| |-5-|-3-|-5-|-3-|-6-|-8-|-6-|-8-| |-4-|-2-|-4-|-2-|-5-|-7-|-5-|-7-| |-2-|-0-|-2-|-0-|-3-|-5-|-3-|-5-| |---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---| |---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---| Chords A.2 - Chords only (listen for pattern) |---|---|---|---|---| |-5-|---|-5-|---|---| |-4-|-5-|-4-|-5-|-2-| |-2-|-5-|-2-|-5-|-2-| |---|-3-|---|-3-|-0-| |---|---|---|---|---| Play Chords A.1 two times Play Chords A.2 two times Riff B - Acoustic Guitar |--------------------------0-------|--------------------------0-------| |-------0----------------0---0-----|-------0----------------0---0-----| |-----5---5------------5-------5---|-----5---5------------5-------5---| |---2-------2---2----2-----------2-|---2-------2---2----2-----------2-| |-0-----------0----0---------------|-3-----------3----3---------------| |----------------------------------|----------------------------------| Riff C - Acoutic Guitar |----------------------------------|---------------------------------| |---------0----------------0-------|-------------------------0-------| |-----------0----------------0-----|-----------------------0---0-----| |-----5-------5--------5-------5---|-----3-----5---------4-------4---| |---5---5-------5----5---5-------5-|---3-----5-----7---2-----------2-| |-3----------------3---------------|-1-----3-----5---0---------------| Play Riff B two times Play Riff C two times Play Riff B two times Play Riff C two times Play Riff B two times Play Riff C two times Chords B.1 - Chords only (listen for pattern) |---|---|---|---| |---|---|-5-|-3-| |-5-|-4-|-4-|-2-| |-5-|-4-|-2-|-0-| |-3-|-2-|---|---| |---|---|---|---| Chords B.2 - Chords only (listen for pattern) |---|---|-0----------| |---|---|---0--------| |-5-|-4-|-----0----4-| |-5-|-4-|-------4--4-| |-3-|-2-|----------2-| |---|---|------------| Play Chords B.1 three times Play Chords B.2 one time SECTION 2 - Lead Guitar ----------------------- Lead A.1 |-------------------------------------------------------| |-12~-12/13-13~-13/15-15~-15/17-17/15-15/13-13-13/12-12-| |-------------------------------------------------------|GTR I |-------------------------------------------------------| |-------------------------------------------------------| |-------------------------------------------------------| Lead A.2 |-14~-14/12-12~-12/15-15~-15/14-14/10-10~-10/19-19~--| |----------------------------------------------------| |----------------------------------------------------|GTR I |----------------------------------------------------| |----------------------------------------------------| |----------------------------------------------------| Lead A.3 |12-12-15-14-12-14~--14-14-17-15-14-15~--15-15-19-17-15-17~-24bfr~-| |------------------------------------------------------------------| |------------------------------------------------------------------|GTR I |------------------------------------------------------------------| |------------------------------------------------------------------| |------------------------------------------------------------------| Lead A - Fill (play under A.1, A.2, A.3) |-----------------------------------------------------| |-----------------------------------------------------| |-----------------------------------------------------|GTR II |-9~-9/10-10~-10/12-12~-12/14-14/12-12/10-10-10/9--9~-| |-----------------------------------------------------| |-----------------------------------------------------| Lead B.1 |-19----17----------------------------------------| |----20----20-19-19-19-17-15-15/17-17~------------| |-------------------------------------------------|GTR I |-------------------------------------------------| |-------------------------------------------------| |-------------------------------------------------| |-------------------------------------------------| |----------12----10-------------------------------| |-------------12----12-11-11-11-9-9-9-7-7-7/9-9~--|GTR II |-------------------------------------------------| |-------------------------------------------------| |-------------------------------------------------| Lead B.2 |-24bf~------24br~---------------------------------| |-------------------------17-17/19-19/20-19/20/19~-| |--------------------------------------------------|GTR I |--------------------------------------------------| |--------------------------------------------------| |--------------------------------------------------| |--------------------------------------------------| |-12----10-----------------------------------------| |----12----12-11-11-11-9-7-7/9-9~~~----------------|GTR II |--------------------------------------------------| |--------------------------------------------------| |--------------------------------------------------| Play Lead A.1 one time w/fill Play Lead B.1 one time Play Lead A.1 one time w/fill Play Lead B.1 one time Play Lead A.2 one time w/fill Play Lead B.1 one time Play Lead A.3 one time w/fill Play Lead B.2 one time Lead C.1 |-7h8h10t14~~--------7h8h10t15~~---------|GTR I |-----------5h7h8t12~~---------5h7h8t13~~|GTR II |----------------------------------------| |----------------------------------------| |----------------------------------------| |----------------------------------------| continuation of Lead C.1 |-7h8h10t17~~---------7h8h10t15~~----------|GTR I |-----------5h7h8t15~~----------5h7h8t13~~-|GTR II |------------------------------------------| |------------------------------------------| |------------------------------------------| |------------------------------------------| Lead C.2 |-7h8h10t14~-7h8h10t15~-7h8h10t14~-7h8h10t17~-7h8h10t15~-7h8h10t14~-| |-------------------------------------------------------------------| |-------------------------------------------------------------------|GTR I |-------------------------------------------------------------------| |-------------------------------------------------------------------| |-------------------------------------------------------------------| |-------------------------------------------------------------------| |-5h7h8t12~--5h7h8t13~--5h7h8t12~--5h7h8t15~--5h7h8t13~--5h7h8t12~--| |-------------------------------------------------------------------|GTR II |-------------------------------------------------------------------| |-------------------------------------------------------------------| |-------------------------------------------------------------------| Lead C.3 |-7h8h10t14~-7h8h10t15~-7h8h10t14~-7h8h10t17~-7h8h10t15~-7h8h10t14~-| |-------------------------------------------------------------------| |-------------------------------------------------------------------|GTR I |-------------------------------------------------------------------| |-------------------------------------------------------------------| |-------------------------------------------------------------------| |-------------------------------------------------------------------| |---------------------------------------------10-12-13--------------| |-9-11-12---------------9-11-12--------------------------9-11-12----|GTR II |-----------7--9-10----------------7--9-10--------------------------| |-------------------------------------------------------------------| |-------------------------------------------------------------------| Play Lead C.1 one time Play Lead C.2 two times Play Lead C.3 two times Lead D.1 |------------------------------------------------| |---------10-12----10-------10-12-13-12-10-------| |-9-11-12-------12----11-12----------------12-11-|GTR II |------------------------------------------------| |------------------------------------------------| |------------------------------------------------| Lead D.2 |----------------------------------------| |---------10-12----10-------10-12-13-12~-| |-9-11-12-------12----11-12--------------|GTR II |----------------------------------------| |----------------------------------------| |----------------------------------------| Lead D.3 |-----------------------------------------------10-8~-7~-| |---------10-12----10-------10-12-13-12~-10-12~----------| |-9-11-12-------12----11-12------------------------------|GTR II |--------------------------------------------------------| |--------------------------------------------------------| |--------------------------------------------------------| Lead D - Fill (play under D.1, D.2, D.3) |-t15p10-t14p10-t12p10-t14p10-t12p10-t14p10-t15p10-t14p10-| |---------------------------------------------------------| |---------------------------------------------------------| |---------------------------------------------------------| |---------------------------------------------------------| |---------------------------------------------------------| continuation of Lead D - Fill (play under D.1, D.2, D.3) |-t15p10-t17p10-t15p10-t14p10-t12p10-t14p10-t15p10-t12p10-| |---------------------------------------------------------| |---------------------------------------------------------| |---------------------------------------------------------| |---------------------------------------------------------| |---------------------------------------------------------| Play Lead D.1 one time w/fill Play Lead D.2 one time w/fill Play Lead D.1 one time w/fill Play Lead D.3 one time w/fill Lead E.1 |-12~-14~-15~-/17~-15~-14/-| |--------------------------| |--------------------------|GTR I |--------------------------| |--------------------------| |--------------------------| |--------------------------| |--------------------------| |-9~--11~-12~-/14~-12~-12/-|GTR II |--------------------------| |--------------------------| |--------------------------| Lead E.2 |-12~-14~--20~-19~-| |------------------| |------------------|GTR I |------------------| |------------------| |------------------| |------------------| |------------------| |-9~--11~--17~ 16~-|GTR II |------------------| |------------------| |------------------| Play Lead E.1 three times Play Lead E.2 one time Lead F.1 - Fade in |-14~------17~-|GTR I |----------------| |-11~------14~-|GTR II |----------------| |----------------| |----------------| Play Lead F.1 one time Lead G.1 |-22b-22~-22/20/10-10-10/15-15-17-15-14/15-14~--| |------------------------------------------------| |------------------------------------------------|GTR I |------------------------------------------------| |------------------------------------------------| |------------------------------------------------| |------------------------------------------------| |-20b-20~-20/18/8--8--8/13--13-15-13-12/13-12~--| |------------------------------------------------|GTR II |------------------------------------------------| |------------------------------------------------| |------------------------------------------------| Lead G.2 |-------------------------------------| |-12-12-------------------------------| |-------12-12-------------------------|GTR I |-------------10-10-9--9--7--7--9--9--| |-------------------------------------| |-------------------------------------| |-19-19-------------------------------| |-------20-20-13-13-12-12-10-10-12-12-| |-------------------------------------|GTR II |-------------------------------------| |-------------------------------------| |-------------------------------------| continuation of Lead G.2 (* natural harmonics |--------------------------------------------12*----12*----| |-----------------------------------------------12*----12*-| |----------------------------------------------------------|GTR I |-10-10-12-12br-10-10-9--12br-10--9/10-9~------------------| |----------------------------------------------------------| |------------------------------------------12*-------------| |--------------------------------------------12*----12*----| |-13-13-14-14br-13-13-12-14br-13-12/13-12~------12*----12*-| |----------------------------------------------------------|GTR II |----------------------------------------------------------| |----------------------------------------------------------| |------------------------------------------12*-------------| Lead G.3 |-24bf~~--| |---------| |---------|GTR I |---------| |---------| |---------| Play Lead G.1 one time Play Lead G.2 two times Play Lead G.3 one time Play Lead E.1 one time Play Lead E.2 one time Lead H.1 |-20-19-17----------------------| |----------20-19-17-19~---------| |-------------------------------|GTR I |-------------------------------| |-------------------------------| |-------------------------------| |-------------------------------| |----------------------17-19-20-| |-------------------------------|GTR II |-------------------------------| |-------------------------------| |-------------------------------| Lead H.2 |-20-19-17----------------------| |----------20-19-17-19~---------| |-------------------------------|GTR I |-------------------------------| |-------------------------------| |-------------------------------| |----------------------------17-| |----------------------19-20----| |-------------------------------|GTR II |-------------------------------| |-------------------------------| |-------------------------------| Lead H.3 |-24-24bf-24bf-24bf~-24bf-24bf-24bf~-| |---------------------------------------| |---------------------------------------|GTR I |---------------------------------------| |---------------------------------------| |---------------------------------------| Play Lead H.1 one time Play Lead H.2 one time Play Lead H.1 one time Play Lead H.3 one time END.