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DEATH - EMPTY WORDS
From the Album SYMBOLIC
Copyright 1995 The All Blacks B.V.
Version 1.0 - July 96
Transcribed by: Dave Hatfield
for questions, comments, corrections, or newest version please email Rich at
rich@dsrmusic.com
Tuning:D, tune every string down one step
. - palm mute / - slide up to
\ - slide down to ~ - vibrato
h - hammer on b - bend
p - pull off Suffixes for bend
t - tap with finger f - full bend h - half bend
() - ghost note r - release t - tap bend
* - see comment p - pick when bent
Repeat Four Times And Fade In
||------0-----0-----0------|-----0-----0-----------------0--||
||------0-----0-----0--5/8-|-----0-----0-----------------0--||
||*--------------------4/7-|-----------------9/10-10-------*||
||*---2-----2-----2--------|---2-----2---0---9/10-10-------*||
||--0----------------------|-0-------------7---------5/7----||
||--------1-----0----------|-------1------------------------||
Riff A
|-----------|---------|-----------|
|-----------|---------|-----------| Gtr I
|-----------|---------|-----------| &
|-5-4-------|-5-4-----|-5-4-------| Gtr II
|-3-2-5-6-3-|-3-2-5-6-|-3-2-5-6-2-|
|-----3-4-1-|-----3-4-|-----3-4-0-|
. .
_______________ ___________________
| 1,3 | 2. (end of Riff A)
|-13/15-15/16-15~-|-13/15-15/16-16/18~-| Gtr II
|-----------------|--------------------|
|-----------------|--------------------|
|--3/5---5/6---5~-|--3/5---5/6---6/8~--| Gtr I
|-----------------|--------------------|
|-----------------|--------------------|
______________________________________
Riff B | 1,2
|---------|------------------------------------------|
|---------|------------------------------------------|
|---------|------------------------------------------| Gtr I
|-2-------|-3-------------6--------------------------|
|-0---2---|-1-----3-------4-----------6--------------|
|-----0---|-------1-------------------4--------------|
|
|---------|----------------------------8-7-----------|
|---------|---------------10-9h10p9--------10-9------|
|---------|--------10-9-7-----------10----------10-9-| Gtr II
|---------|-10-9-7-----------------------------------|
|---------|------------------------------------------|
|---------|------------------------------------------|
continuation of Riff B
|-------|-------------------------------------------------------------|
|-------|-------------------------------------------------------------|
|-------|-------------------------------------------------------------| GTR 1
|-2-----|-3-----------------------------------------------------------|
|-0---2-|-1---------------------------------------------3-------------|
|-----0-|-----------------------------------------------1-------------|
| T T T
|-------|-12h13h15-19----*-------12h13h15-19-----*------12h13h15-19---|
|-------|-------------------------------------------------------------|
|-------|-------------------------------------------------------------| GTR 2
|-------|-------------------------------------------------------------|
|-------|-------------------------------------------------------------|
|-------|-------------------------------------------------------------|
| T T
|-------|-----*-------12h13h15-19-----*------12h13h15-19-----*--------|
|-------|-------------------------------------------------------------|
|-------|-------------------------------------------------------------| GTR 3
|-------|-------------------------------------------------------------|
|-------|-------------------------------------------------------------|
|-------|-------------------------------------------------------------|
continuation of Riff B
|-----------------------------------------------------------------------|
|-----------------------------------------------------------------------|
|-----------------------------------------------------------------------| GTR
|------------------------------------6----------------------------------| 1
|------------------------------------4----------------------------------|
|-----------------------------------------------------------------------|
| T T T
|----*--------12h13h15-19------*------12h13h15-19-----*-----12h13h15-19-|
|-----------------------------------------------------------------------|
|-----------------------------------------------------------------------| GTR
|-----------------------------------------------------------------------| 2
|-----------------------------------------------------------------------|
|-----------------------------------------------------------------------|
| T T T
|-12h13h15-19-----*-------12h13h15-19------------12h13h15-19----*-------|
|-----------------------------------------------------------------------|
|-----------------------------------------------------------------------| GTR
|-----------------------------------------------------------------------| 3
|-----------------------------------------------------------------------|
|-----------------------------------------------------------------------|
continuation of Riff B (gtr 1)
|----------------------|----------------------------------------------------|
|----------------------|----------------------------------------------------|
|----------------------|----------------------------------------------------|
|----------------------|2---------------------------------------------------|
|-----------6----------|0-------------------------------2-------------------|
|-----------4----------|--------------------------------0-------------------|
| guitar 2
|--*--------20bf-20-20-|20-20\19-19-19\17-----------------------------------|
|----------------------|------------------20\18-18\17-17\15-15-15/17-17-17~-|
|----------------------|----------------------------------------------------|
|----------------------|----------------------------------------------------|
|----------------------|----------------------------------------------------|
|----------------------|----------------------------------------------------|
| T
|12h13h15-19-----------|
|----------------------| GTR 3
|----------------------|
|----------------------|
|----------------------|
|----------------------|
continuation of Riff B(end of Riff B)
|---------------------|
|---------------------|
|---------------------| GTR 1
|-3---------6---------|
|-1----3----4----6----|
|------1---------4----|
|
|---------------------|
|(17)~~~--------------|
|---------------------| GTR 2
|---------------------|
|---------------------|
|---------------------|
Riff C (end of Riff C)
|------------|-----------------|------------|-----------------|
|------------|-----------------|------------|-----------------|
|------------|-----------------|------------|-----------------| Gtr I
|------------|-----------------|------------|-----------------| &
|------------|-------5-7-8-7-5-|------------|-------3-5-6-5-3-| Gtr II
|-0-5-6-7-6~-|-5-6-7-----------|-0-3-5-6-5~-|-3-5-6-----------|
Play Riff C a total of two times
Riff D (end of Riff D)
|------------------------------|----------------------------------|
|------------------------------|----------------------------------|
|------------------------------|----------------------------------|
|------------------------------|----------------------------a.h.--|
|----------3----------5------6-|----------3----------5------7~----|
|-00000000-1-00000000-3-0000-4-|-00000000-1-00000000-3-0000-------|
........ ........ .... ........ ........ ....
Play Riff C two times, then play Riff D
Riff E.1
|------------------|
|------------------|
|------------------| Gtr I
|-9-10-7--/12-9-10-|
|-7-8--5--/10-7-8--|
|------------------|
Riff E.2(play with Riff E.1)
|------------------|
|------------------|
|------------------| Gtr II
|------------------|
|------------------|
|-0000000000000000-|
................
Riff E.3(play with Riff E.1)
|------------------------------------------------------------------------
|-T--------------T--------------T--------------T--------------T----------
|-16-9h12p9h12p9-17-9h12p9h12p9-16-9h12p9h12p9-19-9h12p9h12p9-14-9h12p9--
|------------------------------------------------------------------------
|------------------------------------------------------------------------
|------------------------------------------------------------------------
continuation of above
------------|
-T----------| Play Riff E.3 a total of two times
-16-9h12p9--|
------------| Gtr II
------------|
------------|
Riff F
|---------------------------------------------|
|---------------------------------------------|
|----------------------------7----------------| Gtr I & Gtr II
|-9---------10----------5-------5--7-----9----|
|-7---------7--------------3----------5-----7-|
|---0000000----0-0-0-0------------------------|
....... . . . .
Play Riff F a total of four times
Riff G(play four times with solos)
|---------------------------------------------------------------|
|---------------------------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------10----10--10----7----7--7-| Gtr II
|-------------------------------------10----10--10----7----7--7-|
|---------------------------------8888--8888--88--5555-5555-55--|
|-55555555555555556666666666666666------------------------------|
.................................... .... .. .... .... ..
Play Twice Play Twice
||-8-7-5-7~------|-8-7-5-7-8-10-7~--||-7h8p7~--7h8-5~--|-7h8p7~-7h8h10~-|| G2
||---------------|------------------||-----------------|----------------||
||*5-4-2-4~------|-5-4-3-4-5-7--4~-*||*4h5p4~--4h5-2~--|-4h5p4~-4h5h7~-*|| G3
||*don't play this part the 1st time||*----------------|---------------*||
||---------------|------------------||-----------------|----------------||
||---------------|------------------||-----------------|----------------||
||
||---------------|------------------||-----------------|----------------||
||---------------|------------------||-----------------|----------------||
||*--------------|-----------------*||*----------------|----------------||
||*-2------------|-----------------*||*----------------|----------------|| G1
||--0-----2------|-3------------5---||--2----------3---|-5-----------3--||
||--------0------|-1------------3---||--0----------1---|-3-----------1--||
Play twice
|----------------|
|----------------|
|----------------| Gtr I
|----------------|
|-2---3---5---3--|
|-0---1---3---1--|
|
|----------------|
|----------------|
|----------------| Gtr II
|----------------|
|-7~--8~--10~-8~-|
|----------------|
Play Riff A
Play Riff B
Play Riff C
Play Riff D
Play Riff C
Play Riff D
Play Riff E.1, E.2, E.3, E.4
Play Riff F(fade out)
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