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NOSTROVIA
As recorded by Testament
(From the 1997 Album DEMONIC)
Transcribed by MetalVital the "Frantic Machine"
Words by Chuck Billy Music by Eric Peterson
Gtr I (Db Ab Db Gb Bb Eb) - 'Gtr I'
Gtr II (Db Ab Db Gb Bb Eb) - 'Gtr II'
Intro
Moderate Rock Q.=144
G5 A5 Ab5 G5 A5 Ab5
6/4
Gtrs I, II
PM-| PM-|
W. H. Q q Q W. H. Q q Q 4x
||----------------|-------------------|---------------|--------------------||
||o---------------|-------------------|---------------|-------------------o||
||----------------|-------------------|---------------|--------------------||
||----------------|-------------------|---------------|--------------------||
||o-5-------------|-7-------6\--------|-5-------------|-7-------6\--------o||
||--5-------------|-7-------6\--6--6--|-5-------------|-7-------6\--6--6---||
A5 G5 A5
Gtr I
PM---| PM---| PM-----
Q. q. H. Q. q. Q Q Q
|-----------------------|--------------------|
|-----------------------|--------------------|
|-----------------------|--------------------|
|-----------------------|--------------------|
|-7----7----7-----------|-7----7----7--5--7--|
|-7----7----7-----------|-7----7----7--5--7--|
|
| Gtr II
| PM---| PM---| PM-----
| Q. q. H +Q Q. q. Q Q Q
|-----------------------|--------------------|
|-----------------------|--------------------|
|-----------------------|--------------------|
|-----------------------|--------------------|
|-7----7----7-----(7)\--|-7----7----7--5--7--|
|-7----7----7-----(7)\--|-7----7----7--5--7--|
Ab5 B5 Ab5(G5)
------| PM-| PM
Q. q. H +Q Q Q Q Q Q Q
|----------------------|-----------------------|
|----------------------|-----------------------|
|----------------------|-----------------------|
|----------------------|-----------------------|
|-6----6----6----(6)\--|-------9--(9)s=6-------|
|-6----6----6----(6)\--|-6s=9--9---9s==6--5----|
|
|------| PM-| PM
| Q. q. H +Q Q Q Q Q Q Q
|----------------------|-----------------------|
|----------------------|-----------------------|
|----------------------|-----------------------|
|----------------------|-----------------------|
|-6----6----6----(6)\--|-------9--(9)s=6-------|
|-6----6----6----(6)\--|-6s=9--9---9s==6--5----|
A5 C5 A5
PM---| PM-| PM--
Q. q. H. Q Q Q Q Q Q
|-------------------|--------------------------|
|-------------------|--------------------------|
|-------------------|--------------------------|
|-------------------|--------------------------|
|-7----7----7-------|-(7)s=10--10--(10)s=7-----|
|-7----7----7-------|--7s==10--10---10s==7--5--|
|
| PM---| PM-| PM--
| Q. q. H. Q Q Q Q Q Q
|-------------------|--------------------------|
|-------------------|--------------------------|
|-------------------|--------------------------|
|-------------------|--------------------------|
|-7----7----7-------|-(7)s=10--10--(10)s=7-----|
|-7----7----7-------|--7s==10--10---10s==7--5--|
Ab5 F5 Ab5
------| PM----|
Q. q. H Q H. Q q Q
|----------------------|--------------------||
|----------------------|--------------------||
|----------------------|--------------------||
|----------------------|--------------------||
|-6----6----6\----(3)S=|=6------------------||
|-6----6----6\----(3)S=|=6-------6--6--6----||
|
|------| PM----|
| Q. q. Q Q +Q H. Q q Q
|----------------------|--------------------||
|----------------------|--------------------||
|----------------------|--------------------||
|----------------------|--------------------||
|-6----6----6s=3--(3)S=|=6------------------||
|-6----6----6s=3--(3)S=|=6-------6--6--6----||
Verse 1
G5 (A5) (Ab5)
Gtrs I, II
PM-|
W. Q E E E E Q q Q
|---------------|----------------------|
|---------------|----------------------|
|---------------|----------------------|
|---------------|----------------------|
|-5-------------|----------------6--6--|
|-5-------------|-7--7-7-7-5-6\--6--6--|
G5 (A5) (Ab5)
PM-|
W. Q E E E E Q q Q
|---------------|------------------------|
|---------------|------------------------|
|---------------|------------------------|
|---------------|------------------------|
|-5-------------|----------------6--6----|
|-5-------------|-7--7-7-7-5-6\--6--6----|
G5 (A5) (Ab5)
PM-|
W. Q E E E E Q q Q
|---------------|----------------------|
|---------------|----------------------|
|---------------|----------------------|
|---------------|----------------------|
|-5-------------|----------------6--6--|
|-5-------------|-7--7-7-7-5-6\--6--6--|
G5 (A5) (Ab5) G5
PM-|
W. Q E E E E Q q Q
|---------------|------------------------||
|---------------|------------------------||
|---------------|------------------------||
|---------------|------------------------||
|-5-------------|----------------6--5----||
|-5-------------|-7--7-7-7-5-6\--6--5----||
Chorus
A5 G5 A5
Gtr I
PM---| PM---| PM-----
Q. q. H. Q. q. Q Q Q
|-------------------|--------------------|
|-------------------|--------------------|
|-------------------|--------------------|
|-------------------|--------------------|
|-7----7----7-------|-7----7----7--5--7--|
|-7----7----7-------|-7----7----7--5--7--|
|
| Gtr II
| PM---| PM---| PM-----
| Q. q. H. Q. q. Q Q Q
|-------------------|--------------------|
|-------------------|--------------------|
|-------------------|--------------------|
|-------------------|--------------------|
|-7\---7----7-------|-7----7----7--5--7--|
|-7\---7----7-------|-7----7----7--5--7--|
Ab5 B5 Ab5(G5)
------| PM-| PM
Q. q. H +Q Q Q Q Q Q Q
|----------------------|-----------------------|
|----------------------|-----------------------|
|----------------------|-----------------------|
|----------------------|-----------------------|
|-6----6----6----(6)\--|-------9--(9)s=6-------|
|-6----6----6----(6)\--|-6s=9--9---9s==6--5----|
|
|------| PM-| PM
| Q. q. H +Q Q Q Q Q Q Q
|----------------------|-----------------------|
|----------------------|-----------------------|
|----------------------|-----------------------|
|----------------------|-----------------------|
|-6----6----6----(6)\--|-------9--(9)s=6-------|
|-6----6----6----(6)\--|-6s=9--9---9s==6--5----|
A5 C5 A5
PM---| PM-| PM--
Q. q. H. Q Q Q Q Q Q
|-------------------|--------------------------|
|-------------------|--------------------------|
|-------------------|--------------------------|
|-------------------|--------------------------|
|-7----7----7-------|-(7)s=10--10--(10)s=7-----|
|-7----7----7-------|--7s==10--10---10s==7--5--|
|
| PM---| PM-| PM--
| Q. Q. H. Q Q Q Q Q Q
|-------------------|--------------------------|
|-------------------|--------------------------|
|-------------------|--------------------------|
|-------------------|--------------------------|
|-7----7----7-------|-(7)s=10--10--(10)s=7-----|
|-7----7----7-------|--7s==10--10---10s==7--5--|
Ab5 F5 Ab5 G5 A5 Ab5
------| PM----|
Q. q. H Q H. Q Q Q
|----------------------|--------------------||
|----------------------|--------------------||
|----------------------|--------------------||
|----------------------|--------------------||
|-6----6----6\----(3)S=|=6-------5--7--6----||
|-6----6----6\----(3)S=|=6-------5--7--6----||
|
|------| PM----|
| Q. q. H Q H. Q Q Q
|----------------------|--------------------||
|----------------------|--------------------||
|----------------------|--------------------||
|----------------------|--------------------||
|-6----6----6\----(3)S=|=6-------5--7--6----||
|-6----6----6\----(3)S=|=6-------5--7--6----||
Verse 2
G5 (A5) (Ab5)
Gtrs I, II
PM-|
W. Q E E E E Q q Q
|---------------|----------------------|
|---------------|----------------------|
|---------------|----------------------|
|---------------|----------------------|
|-5-------------|----------------6--6--|
|-5-------------|-7--7-7-7-5-6\--6--6--|
G5 (A5) (Ab5)
PM-|
W. Q E E E E Q q Q
|---------------|------------------------|
|---------------|------------------------|
|---------------|------------------------|
|---------------|------------------------|
|-5-------------|----------------6--6----|
|-5-------------|-7--7-7-7-5-6\--6--6----|
G5 (A5) (Ab5)
PM-|
W. Q E E E E Q q Q
|---------------|----------------------|
|---------------|----------------------|
|---------------|----------------------|
|---------------|----------------------|
|-5-------------|----------------6--6--|
|-5-------------|-7--7-7-7-5-6\--6--6--|
G5 (A5) (Ab5) G5
PM-|
W. Q E E E E Q q Q
|---------------|------------------------||
|---------------|------------------------||
|---------------|------------------------||
|---------------|------------------------||
|-5-------------|----------------6--5----||
|-5-------------|-7--7-7-7-5-6\--6--5----||
Outro
D5
W. +W. +W. +W.
|---------------|----------------|----------------|--------*|
|---------------|----------------|----------------|--------*|
|---------------|----------------|----------------|--------*|
|-0-------------|-(0)------------|-(0)------------|-(0)----*|
|-0-------------|-(0)------------|-(0)------------|-(0)----*|
|-0-------------|-(0)------------|-(0)------------|-(0)----*|
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
