Pestilence 

" Echoes of death"

album: Consuming impulse 
year: 1989

guitar: Patrick Mameli & Patrick Uterwijk
composition: Pestilence

!! tune down low E to D !!


tab submitted by Michiel, March 2009
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explanation signs:

PM--- = palm muting (mute strings)
7p5 = pull-off 
t5 = tab 
8b9 = bend 8th fret to 9th 
7b8r7 = bend 7th fret to 8th and release to old position 
~ = vibration 
\ = slide down 
/ = slide up 
10.10 = play very fast behind each other 
>7 = give accent 
* = unclear 
R = rest 


RIFF A both guitars 

E ---------------------------------------|
B ---------------------------------------|
G ---------------------------------------|
D ---------------------------------------|
A ->7-------------------0-------0---->9--|
D ->7-0-0-0-0-7-0-0-0-3---3-0-5---5-->9--|
      PM-----   PM-----------------

note 1: at the begin of the song, guitar 2 enters with A5 and B5 chord, followed by a solo
note 2: after the first 6 times, a break follows while only the first A5 chord is played

RIFF B both guitars 

E ---------------|---------------|---------------|----------|
B ---------------|---------------|---------------|----------|
G ---------------|---------------|---------------|----------|
D ---------------|---------------|---------------|-6-----3--|
A ->6--3---------|->6--3---------|->6--3---------|-6--0--3--|
D ->6--3-0-0-0-0-|->6--3-0-0-0-0-|->6--3-0-0-0-0-|-6--0--3--|
         PM-----         PM-----         PM---------------         

E ---------------|---------------|---------------|-------------|
B ---------------|---------------|---------------|-------------|
G ---------------|---------------|---------------|-------------|
D ---------------|---------------|---------------|-6-----------|
A ->6--3---------|->6--3---------|->6--3---------|-6-----6--7--|
D ->6--3-0-0-0-0-|->6--3-0-0-0-0-|->6--3-0-0-0-0-|-6--0--6--7--|
         PM-----         PM-----         PM------     PM      

note: bar 4 is shorter

RIFF C

guitar 1 (Patrick Mameli)

E ------------------------|-------------------------------|
B ------------------------|-------------------------------|
G -2----------->9--8------|-2-----*--------->14-13------*-|
D -0-----7--9-->7--6------|-0-----*--------->12-11------*-|
A -0-----5--7-->7--6------|-0-----*10---9---------------*-|
D -0----------------------|-0-----------------------------|

guitar 2 (Patrick Uterwijk)

E ------------------------|------------------------------|
B ------------------------|------------------------------|
G -----------------8------|-------*-------->11-10------*-|
D -------7----->7--6------|-------*-------->-9--8------*-|
A -0-----5--7-------------|-0-----*7---6---------------*-|
D -0----------------------|-0----------------------------|

RIFF D (slower part)

guitar 1 

E ----------------------|
B ----------------------|
G ------10---------8----|
D -8----8-----8----6----|
A -0----------0---------|
D ----------------------|

guitar 2 (with effect) 

E -----------------------------------|
B -t17----t18----t18\17----t17\16----|
G -----------------------------------|
D -----------------------------------|
A -----------------------------------|
D -----------------------------------|

BREAK AFTER RIFF D

guitar 1 

roughly something like this: 

E ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B -*14/15b17r15p14p13p12-14p13p12-------------------------------------------------*-|
G -*------------------------------14-13-12-12-12-12-11-10-10-10-9-8-7-7-7-6~---\--*-|
D ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------|

note 1: about bended 15th position: bend 3/4 note
note 2: guitar 2 plays more or less the same, but everything is played an half note lower 
(start at 13th position B-string and end at 5th position G-string)

RIFF E both guitars 

E -------------------------------------------------------------|
B -------------------------------------------------------------|
G -------------------------------------------------------------|
D ------------------------------------------------------->7----|
A ----------->6---------------------->3------>6------3--->7->6-|
D -0-0-0-0-0->6--0--0--R-0.0.0-R-0-0->3--0-0->6--0-0-3-0->7->6-|
   PM-------     PM-----------------     PM-     PM-   PM

E --------------------------------------------------------------|
B --------------------------------------------------------------|
G --------------------------------------------------------------|
D --------------------------------------------------------------|
A ----------->6---------------------->3------>6------/>8->7->6--|
D -0-0-0-0-0->6--0--0--R-0.0.0-R-0-0->3--0-0->6--0-0-/>8->7->6--|
   PM-------     PM-----------------     PM-     PM-  

BREAK NA RIFF E/BREAK AFTER RIFF E

guitar 1     guitar 2 

E ---------| ---------|
B ---------| ---------|
G ---------| ---------|
D -0-------| -7-------|
A -0-------| -5-------|
D -0-------| -0-------|

RIFF F guitar 1 

E ---------------------------|
B ---------------------------|
G ----------------------8----|
D -0----7--3----2----8--6----|
A -0----7--3----2----8--6----|
D -0----7--3----2----8-------|

note: guitar 2 plays solo; and afterwards guitar 1 plays solo, while guitar 2 plays riff A