#----------------------------------PLEASE NOTE---------------------------------# #This file is the author's own work and represents their interpretation of the # #song. You may only use this file for private study, scholarship, or research. # #------------------------------------------------------------------------------# THE HAUNTING (Bassline) As recorded by Testament (From the 1987 Album THE LEGACY) Transcribed by cbliss66@aol.com Words by Souza, Peterson Music by Skolnick, Peterson Arranged by Testament Gtr I (E A D G) - 'Greg' Intro Fast Rock Q=205Slightly Slower Q=200 6/4 Gtr I Wx7 W. W. |----------------||---------------|-------| |----------------||---------------|-------| |----------------||---------------|-------| |----------------||-7-------------|-7-----| W. W. e E Q W W |---------------|---------------|-----------------|------| |---------------|---------------|-----------------|------| |---------------|---------------|-2---------------|------| |-6-------------|-6-------------|-----------------|------| 4/4 W W E E Q E E Q E E Q H |--------------|--------------||---------------|-------------| |--------------|--------------||---------------|-------------| |--------------|--------------||---------------|-------------| |--------------|--------------||-7-7----7-7----|-7-7---------| E E Q E E Q E E Q H E E Q E E Q E E Q H |---------------|-------------|---------------|-------------| |---------------|-------------|---------------|-------------| |---------------|-------------|---------------|-------------| |-7-7----7-7----|-7-7---------|-6-6----6-6----|-6-6---------| Faster Q=210 E E Q E E Q E E E E E E E E E E Q E E Q E E E E E E E E |---------------|-----------------||---------------|-----------------| |---------------|-----------------||---------------|-----------------| |---------------|-----------------||---------------|-----------------| |-6-6----6-6----|-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-||-7-7-7--7-7-7--|-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-| Slightly Faster Q=212 E E Q E E Q E E E E E E E E E E Q E E Q E E E E E E E E |---------------|-----------------|---------------|-----------------| |---------------|-----------------|---------------|-----------------| |---------------|-----------------|---------------|-----------------| |-7-7-7--7-7-7--|-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-|-8-8-8--8-8-8--|-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-| $ E E Q E E Q E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E |---------------|-----------------||-----------------|------------------| |---------------|-----------------||-----4h5---------|------------------| |---------------|-----------------||-------------4h5-|-----0-1---0------| |-7-7-7--7-7-7--|-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-||-0-0-----0-0-----|-0-0-----3---3-1--| E E E E E E E E E E E E Q Q E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E |-----------------|---------------|-----------------|-----------------| |-----4h5---------|---------------|-----4h5---------|-----------------| |-------------4h5-|-----0-1-------|-------------4h5-|-----0-1---0-----| |-0-0-----0-0-----|-0-0-----3--1--|-0-0-----0-0-----|-0-0-----3---3-1-| Verses Verse Tempo Q=206 E E E E E E E E E E E E H E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E |-----------------|--------------||-----------------|-----------------| |-----4h5---------|--------------||-----4h5---------|-----------------| |-------------4h5-|-----0-1------||-------------4h5-|-----0-1---0-----| |-0-0-----0-0-----|-0-0-----3----||-0-0-----0-0-----|-0-0-----3---3-1-| E E E E E E E E E E E E Q Q E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E |-----------------|---------------|-----------------|-----------------| |-----4h5---------|---------------|-----4h5---------|-----------------| |-------------4h5-|-----0-1-------|-------------4h5-|-----0-1---0-----| |-0-0-----0-0-----|-0-0-----3--1--|-0-0-----0-0-----|-0-0-----3---3-1-| Chorus Chorus Tempo Q=207 E E E E E E E E E E E E Q Q Q E E E E E E a E E E E E E E E |-----------------|---------------||----------------|-------------------| |-----4h5---------|---------------||----------------|-5h7p5---5---------| |-------------4h5-|-----0-1-------||----------7---6-|-------7---7-6-5---| |-0-0-----0-0-----|-0-0-----3--1--||-5--5-5-5---5---|-----------------8-| Q E E E E E E S S E E E E E E E Q E E E E E E a E E E E E E E E |----------------|-------------------|----------------|---------------------| |----------------|-----------7-5---5-|----------------|-5h7p5---5-----------| |----------7---6-|-5-5-6-7-------7---|----------7---6-|-------7---7-6-5-----| |-5--5-5-5---5---|---------5---------|-5--5-5-5---5---|-----------------8---| D.S. Q E E E E E E E E E E E E E E |----------------|-----------------|| |----------------|---------7-5---5-|| |----------7---6-|-----5-------7---|| |-5--5-5-5---5---|-5-8---5---------|| Slower Q=201 Faster Q=212 6/4 W. W. W. W. |---------------|---------------|---------------|-------| |---------------|---------------|---------------|-------| |---------------|---------------|---------------|-------| |-7-------------|-7-------------|-6-------------|-6-----| E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E |-------------------------|-------------------------|--------------------------| |-------------------------|-------------------------|--------------------------| |-------------------------|-------------------------|--------------------------| |-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-|-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-|-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6--| E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E |-------------------------|-------------------------|--------------------------| |-------------------------|-------------------------|--------------------------| |-------------------------|-------------------------|--------------------------| |-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-|-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-|-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7--| Bridge Fast Rock Q=200 4/4 E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E W |-------------------------|-------------------------||------| |-------------------------|-------------------------||------| |-------------------------|---------------------5-4-||------| |-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-|-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-----||-0----| +W +W +H +E E E E W |------------|------------|------------------|------| |------------|------------|------------------|------| |------------|------------|------------------|------| |-(0)--------|-(0)--------|-(0)----(0)-3-5-6-|------| 5/8 W H Q E E Q E E E |----------|-------------|----------|| |----------|-------------|----------|| |----------|-------------|----------|| |----------|-----------6-|----6-5-3-|| Bridge Verse 4/4 E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E |-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------| |-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------| |-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------| |-0-0-6-0-5-0-0-6-|-0-5-0-3---6-5-3-|-0-0-6-0-5-0-0-6-|-0-5-0-3---3-5-6-| 5/8 E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E Q E E E |-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|----------|| |-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|----------|| |-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|----------|| |-0-0-6-0-5-0-0-6-|-0-5-0-3---6-5-3-|-0-0-6-0-5-0-0-6-|----6-5-3-|| Guitar Solo (Skolnick) 4/4 Q E E S S Q E +E E E E Q Q Q E E Q e E +E e Q Q Q |-----------------|-----------------|---------------|-----------------| |--------2h4----4-|-(4)-2-----2-----|---------------|-----------------| |-----------------|-------4-2----4--|---------------|-----------------| |-2--2-2-----2----|-----------------|-2--2-2-2--2-2-|-(2)-2-2--2--1---| Q E E E E E E +E E E E E E E E Q E E E E E E +E e Q Q Q |----------------|-------------------|----------------|-----------------| |----------------|-------------------|----------------|-----------------| |--------7p6---7-|-(7)---------------|--------7p6---7-|-(7)-------------| |-0--0-0-----0---|-----0-0-0-0-2-4-5-|-0--0-0-----0---|-----0-0--0--1---| Q E E Q E E Q E E E E E E Q E E Q e E +E e Q Q Q |---------------|----------------|---------------|-----------------| |---------------|----------------|---------------|-----------------| |---------------|----------------|---------------|-----------------| |-2--2-2-2--2-2-|-2--2-2-2-2-2-2-|-2--2-2-2--2-2-|-(2)-2-2--2--1---| Q E E E E E E +E E E E E E E E Q E E E E E E +E e Q Q Q |----------------|-------------------|----------------|-----------------|| |----------------|-------------------|----------------|-----------------|| |--------7p6---7-|-(7)---------------|--------7p6---7-|-(7)-------------|| |-0--0-0-----0---|-----0-0-0-0-2-4-5-|-0--0-0-----0---|-----0-0--0--1---|| Guitar Solo (Peterson) E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E ||------------------|-----------------|-----------------|------------------| ||o-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-4-2---2----------| ||o-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----4---4-3-2----| ||--2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-|-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-|-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-|---------------2/-| E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E Q Q Q |-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|----------------|| |-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|---------------o|| |-------------6-7-|-----------------|-------------6-7-|---------------o|| |-0-0-0-0-0-0-----|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|-0-0-0-0-0-0-----|-0-0-0--0--1----|| 4/4 E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E |-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------| |-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------| |-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------| |-0-0-6-0-5-0-0-6-|-0-5-0-3---6-5-3-|-0-0-6-0-5-0-0-6-|-0-5-0-3---3-5-6-| 5/8 E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E Q E E E |-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|----------|| |-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|----------|| |-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|----------|| |-0-0-6-0-5-0-0-6-|-0-5-0-3---6-5-3-|-0-0-6-0-5-0-0-6-|----6-5-3-|| 4/4 E E Q E E Q E E Q H E E Q E E Q E E Q Q Q |---------------|-------------|---------------|--------------| |---------------|-------------|---------------|--------------| |---------------|-------------|---------------|--------------| |-0-0----0-0----|-0-0---------|-0-0----0-0----|-0-0----3--1--| E E Q E E Q E E Q H E E Q E E Q E E Q H |---------------|-------------|---------------|-------------|| |---------------|-------------|---------------|-------------|| |---------------|-------------|---------------|-------------|| |-0-0----0-0----|-0-0---------|-0-0----0-0----|-0-0----3----|| E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E Q Q |-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|---------------| |-----4h5---------|-----------------|-----4h5---------|---------------| |-------------4h5-|-----0-1---0-----|-------------4h5-|-----0-1-------| |-0-0-----0-0-----|-0-0-----3---3-1-|-0-0-----0-0-----|-0-0-----3--1--| E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E H |-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|--------------|| |-----4h5---------|-----------------|-----4h5---------|--------------|| |-------------4h5-|-----0-1---0-----|-------------4h5-|-----0-1------|| |-0-0-----0-0-----|-0-0-----3---3-1-|-0-0-----0-0-----|-0-0-----3----|| Last Verse Verse Tempo Q=206 E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E Q Q ||------------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|| ||o-----4h5---------|-----------------|-----4h5---------|----------------o|| ||o-------------4h5-|-----0-1---0-----|-------------4h5-|-----0-1--------o|| ||--0-0-----0-0-----|-0-0-----3---3-1-|-0-0-----0-0-----|-0-0-----3--1----|| Chorus Chorus Tempo Q=207 Q E E E E E E a E E E E E E E E Q E E E E E E S S E E E E E E E |----------------|-------------------|----------------|---------------------| |----------------|-5h7p5---5---------|----------------|-----------7-5---5---| |----------7---6-|-------7---7-6-5---|----------7---6-|-5-5-6-7-------7-----| |-5--5-5-5---5---|-----------------8-|-5--5-5-5---5---|---------5-----------| Q E E E E E E a E E E E E E E E Q E E E E E E E E E E E E E E |----------------|-------------------|----------------|-----------------|| |----------------|-5h7p5---5---------|----------------|---------7-5---5-|| |----------7---6-|-------7---7-6-5---|----------7---6-|-----5-------7---|| |-5--5-5-5---5---|-----------------8-|-5--5-5-5---5---|-5-8---5---------|| Slower Q=201 6/4 W. W. W. W. |---------------|---------------|---------------|-------| |---------------|---------------|---------------|-------| |---------------|---------------|---------------|-------| |-7-------------|-7-------------|-6-------------|-6-----| e E Q W Wx9 |-----------------|--------*| |-----------------|--------*| |-----------------|--------*| |-7---------------|--------*| Duration Legend --------------- W - whole; H - half; Q - quarter; E - 8th; S - 16th; T - 32nd; X - 64th; a - acciaccatura + - note tied to previous; . - note dotted; .. - note double dotted Uncapitalized letters represent notes that are staccato (1/2 duration) Irregular groupings are notated above the duration line Duration letters will always appear directly above the note/fret number it represents the duration for. Duration letters with no fret number below them represent rests. Multi- bar rests are notated in the form Wxn, where n is the number of bars to rest for. Low melody durations appear below the staff Tablature Legend ---------------- h - hammer-on p - pull-off b - bend pb - pre-bend r - bend release (if no number after the r, then release immediately) /\ - slide into or out of (from/to "nowhere") s - legato slide S - shift slide - natural harmonic [n] - artificial harmonic n(n) - tapped harmonic ~ - vibrato tr - trill T - tap TP - trem. picking PM - palm muting \n/ - tremolo bar dip; n = amount to dip \n - tremolo bar down n/ - tremolo bar up /n\ - tremolo bar inverted dip = - hold bend; also acts as connecting device for hammers/pulls - volume swell (louder/softer) x - on rhythm slash represents muted slash o - on rhythm slash represents single note slash Misc Legend ----------- | - bar || - double bar ||o - repeat start o|| - repeat end *| - double bar (ending) : - bar (freetime) $ - Segno & - Coda Tempo markers - = BPM(8/16=s8/s16), where s8 = swing 8ths, s16 = swing 16ths