• Song:

    Symbolic

  • Artist:

    Death

  • Album:

    Live in L.A. Death & Ra...

Chuck Schuldiner - guitar and vocals
Kelly Conlon - bass
Gene Hoglan - drums
Bobby Koelble - guitar

Tune down 1 whole step (low to high: D G C F A D)
The song starts in 4/4. 

Rhy.Fig.1 (play 7 times)
    
    1   &   2   &   3   &   4   &   1   &   2   &   3   &   4   &    
D-|-------------------------------|-------------------------------|
A-|-------------------------------|-------------------------------|
F-|-9-----------------------9-----|-----------------9-------------|
C-|-9-----------------------9-----|-----------------9-------------|
G-|-7-----------8~~~--------7-----|---------8~~~----7-----------8-|
D-|-----0---0-------------------0-|-0---0---------------0---0-----|
        p.m..                   p.m......               p.m..                  
                                                                               
                      end Rhy.Fig.1
   1   &    2   &   3   &   4   &     
            guitar 2
D-|---------------------10--------|             
A-|-------------10----------------|   
F-|---------12------12------12--10|   
C-|-------------------------------|   
G-|-(8~~~)------5-----------3-----|   
D-|---------3-------3---1-------1-|   
            guitar 1
            
            (Guitar 2 plays the higher notes only in 2nd time and ends 
            vibrating 4th string/9th fret note [A in this tuning] )

Rhy.Fig.2 (play 6 times)                                                                       
    Faster
    1   &   2   &   3   &   4   &     1   &   2   &   3   &   4   &
D-|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
A-|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
F-|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
C-|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
G-|-----------------9---10----------|-----------------12--10--9---10--|
D-|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0---------0-0-0-0-|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-----------------|
    p.m............         p.m......................                         
                                                                               
                                                          end Rhy.Fig.2
    1   &   2   &   3   &   4   &     1   &   2   &   3   &   4   &
D-|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
A-|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
F-|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
C-|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
G-|-----------------9---10----------|---------9---10--9---7-----------|
D-|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0---------0-0-0-0-|-0-0-0-0-----------------8~~~----|
    p.m............         p.m..............                                 
                                                                               

Rhy.Fig.3 (play 6 times)
    Half-time feel
    1   &   2   &   3   &   4   &   1   &   2   &   3   &   4   &  
D-|-------------------------------|--------------------------------|
A-|-------------------------------|--------------------------------|
F-|-------------------------------|--------------------------------|
C-|-6-----------------------7-----|-6------------------------------|
G-|-6-----------------------------|---------7~~~-------------------|
D-|-4-----------------------------|--------------------------------|
                                                     
                                                       end Rhy.Fig.3
    1   &   2   &   3   &   4   &   1   &   2   &   3   &   4   &
D-|-------------------------------|--------------------------------|
A-|-------------------------------|--------------------------------|
F-|-------------------------------|--------------------------------|
C-|---------7---------------7-----|-6------------------------------|
G-|---------7---------------------|---------7-------6~~~-----------|
D-|-5-5-5-5-5---------------------|--------------------------------|
    pm.....       (6th time p.h......................)                                                        
    
    
Rhy.Fig.4 (play four times)    
    Slightly faster                 
    1   &   2   &   3   &   4   &   1   &   2   &   3   &   4   &                                                                   
D-|-------------------------------|--------------------------------|
A-|-----6-------6-------5-------5-|--------------------------------|
F-|-----5-------5-------4-------4-|--------------------------------|
C-|-----3-------3-------2-------2-|-3p2p0--------------------------|
G-|-------------------------------|---------3~~~----2~~~-----------|
D-|-0---------------0-------------|-------------------------4~~~---|
    p.m.           p.m.                                                        
                                                       end Rhy.Fig.4
    1   &   2   &   3   &   4   &   1   &   2   &   3   &   4   &              
D-|-------------------------------|--------------------------------|
A-|-----6-------6-------5-------5-|--------------------------------|
F-|-----5-------5-------4-------4-|--------------------------------|
C-|-----3-------3-------2-------2-|--------------------------------|
G-|-------------------------------|-3-------2-----------3---2------|
D-|-0---------------0-------------|-----4-------3---1-----------3--|
    p.m.           p.m.             p.m..........................              
    

Rhy.Fig.5    
    Slightly slower                                    end Rhy.Fig.5                                
    1   &   2   &   3   &   4   &   1   &   2   &   3   &   4   &
D-|-------------------------------|--------------------------------|
A-|-------------------------------|--------------------------------|
F-|-------------------------------|--------------------------------|
C-|-2-----------------------------|(2)-----------------------------|
G-|-2-----------------------------|(2)-----------------------------|
D-|-0-----------------------------|(0)-----------------------------|
                                                                                  
    
Rhy.Fig.6  (one bar, play 14 times)
    1   &   2   &   3   &   4   &                                                         
D-|-------------------------------|
A-|-------------------------------|
F-|-------------------------------|
C-|-------------------------------|
G-|-3-------2-----------3---2-----|
D-|-----4-------3---1-----------3-|
    p.m..........................                                                                           
    

Rhy.Fig.7 (under Chuck's solo, play 6 times)    
    guitar 1                                           end Rhy.fig.7                        
    1   &   2   &   3   &   4   &   1   &   2   &   3   &   4   &  
D-|-------------------------------|--------------------------------|
A-|-------------------------------|--------------------------------|
F-|-------------------------------|-------------7-------9----------|
C-|-4-----------------------------|-3-----------7-------9----------|
G-|-4-----------------------------|-3-----------5-------7----------|
D-|-2-----------------------------|-1------------------------------|
  |                                                                             
  | guitar 2 (overdub)                                                                   
D-|-------------------------------|--------------------------------|
A-|-------------------------------|--------------------------------|
F-|-------------------------------|-------------7-------9----------|
C-|-4-----------------------------|-3------------------------------|
G-|-4-----------------------------|-3-----------5-------7----------|
D-|-2-----------------------------|-1------------------------------|
                                                                               

Rhy.Fill 1 (6/4)
    1   &   2   &   3   &   4   &   5   &   6   &                              
D-|-----------------------------------------------|
A-|-----------------------------------------------|
F-|-----------------------------------------------|
C-|-----------------5---------------3-------------|
G-|-----2---------------3-----------3-------------|
D-|-0-------------------------------1-------------|
        ^               ^                                        


Rhy.Fig.8 (4/4, play 6 times)
    Faster
    1   2   3   4  | 1   2   3   4     1   2   3   4  | 1   2   3   4            
D-|----------------|-----------------|----------------|-----------------|
A-|----------------|-----------------|----------------|-----------------|
F-|----------------|-----------------|----------------|-----------------|
C-|----------------|-----------------|----------------|-----------------|
G-|-5--------------|-4---------------|----------------|-----------------|
D-|-----2-2-2-2-2-2|-----2-2-2-2-2-2-|-3---2-2-2-2-2-2|-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-|
        p.m........      p.m........       p.m.........................          
                                                          
                                                            End Rhy.Fig.8                    
                                       1,2,3,4,5ùùùùùùùùùùùùùùùùùùùùùùùù|  
    1   2   3   4  | 1   2   3   4     1   2   3   4  | 1   2   3   4
D-|----------------|-----------------|----------------|-----------------|
A-|----------------|-----------------|----------------|-----------------|
F-|----------------|-----------------|----------------|-----------------|
C-|----------------|-----------------|----------------|-----------------|
G-|-5---2-2-2-2-2-2|-4---------------|-2--------------|-----------------|
D-|----------------|-----5-5-5-5-5-5-|-----3-3-3-3-3-3|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|
        p.m........      p.m........       p.m.........................          
   
    Slower             
    6ùùùùùùùùùùùùùùùùùùùùùùùùùùùùù|
    1   &   2   &   3   &   4   &  
D-|-------------------------------|
A-|-------------------------------|
F-|-------------------------------|
C-|-------------------------------|
G-|-7-----------------------------|
D-|-----4~~~--------3~~~----------|
                                                                               
Play Rhy.Fig 1 five times
Play Rhy.Fig 2 six times                                                                              
Play Rhy.Fig 3 six times
Play Rhy.Fig 4 four times
Play Rhy.Fig 5 
Play Rhy.Fig 6 until fade out
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