• Song:

    Reign Of Terror

  • Artist:

    Testament

  • Album:

    Days of Darkness (disc ...

T E S T A M E N T - R E I G N  O F  T E R R O R [2 0 0 1]
                 From the Album FIRST STRIKE STILL DEADLY
                     Copyright 2001 SPITFIRE RECORDS

                           New Version - FEB '02

Originally Transcribed by: Jarle Hille Olsen
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.  - palm mute                  /  - slide up to
\  - slide down to              ~  - vibrato
"  - tremelo picking           ( ) - ghost note
b  - bend                       h  - hammer-on
fb - full bend (1 step)         p  - pull-off
hb - half bend (1/2 step)       r  - release a bend
t  - tapping                    ah - artificial harmonic

Tune Gtr to D (D,G,C,F,A,D)

--R E I G N  O F  T E R R O R--

[Riff A]
[-----------------------------:-------------------]
[-----------------------------:-------------------]
[*--9---8-----------9---------:---9---10---------*][GTRS 1&2]
[*--9---8---10--9---9-[tacet]-:---9---10-[tacet]-*] 
[---7---6---10--9---7---------:---7---8-----------]
[---7---6---8---7---0---------:---0---8-----------]
                    *    ^            *     ^
                     [GTRS 3&4]          [GTRS 3&4]    

                           [End Riff A]
[-----------------:-------------------]
[-----------------:-------------------]
[*--9---8---------:---9---10---------*][GTRS 1&2]
[*--9---8-[tacet]-:---9---10-[tacet]-*] 
[---7---6---------:---7---8-----------]
[---0---6---------:---0---8-----------]
        *   ^             *    ^
         [GTRS 3&4]          [GTRS 3&4]
 

[* = Staccatos .]


[Riff A.1] 
[--------------------------------------------------------------------]
[--------------------------------------------------------------------]
[*-----------_9-------------------_9---------------------_9---------*][GTR 3]
[*-------_10----_10------------_10---_10-------------_10----_10-----*]
[--12_0_7-----------_12--12_0_7----------_12---12_0_7-----------_12--]
[--------------------------------------------------------------------]
    tp h h   h  h   h     tp h h  h  h   h      tp h h   h  h   h

[--------------------------------------------------------------------]
[------------_12-------------------_12--------------------_12--------]
[*--------_12---_12-------------_12---_12--------------_12---_12----*][GTR 4]
[*-14_9_12----------_14--14_9_12----------_14---14_9_12---------_14-*] 
[--------------------------------------------------------------------]
[--------------------------------------------------------------------]
    tp h  h  h  h   h     tp h  h  h  h   h      tp h  h  h  h  h
             
[-------------------------]
[-------------------------]
[*-----------_9----------*][GTR 3]
[*-------_10-----_10-----*]
[--12_0_7------------_12--]
[-------------------------]
    tp h h   h   h   h

             [End Riff A.1]
[-------------------------]
[------------_12----------]
[*--------_12---_12------*][GTR 4]
[*-14_9_12----------_14--*] 
[-------------------------]
[-------------------------]
    tp h  h  h  h   h


Riff A + A.1 [1tx]


[Riff B]
[------------------:---------------------:----------------------]
[------------------:---------------------:----------------------]
[*-9---8-----------:--11--10-------------:--13---12------------*][GTRS 1&2]
[*-9---8---10---9--:--11--10---12---11---:--13---12---14---13--*]
[--7---6---10---9--:--9---8----12---11---:--11---10---14---13---]
[--7---6---8----7--:--9---8----10----9---:--11---10---12---11---]

  [End Riff B]                                                           
[------------]
[------------]
[*--9-------*][GTRS 1&2]
[*--9-------*]
[---7--------]
[---0--------]
    ^
  [Hold]


[Fill 1] 
[--------12"---"---\-]
[--------12"---"---\-]
[*-(9)---9"----"---\*][GTR 2]
[*-(9)--------------*]
[--(7)---------------]
[--(0)---------------]


[* = {"} this symbol means that you tremelo pick 4 notes each time.]


[Riff C] 
[--------------------------------------------------------]
[--------------------------------------------------------]
[*--10-\9--------10-\9---------10-\9--------10-\9---10--*][GTR 1]
[*------------------------------------------------------*]
[----8-\7---------8-\7----------8-\7---------8-\7----8---]
[----------0-0-0---------0-0-0--------0-0-0--------------]
           . . .         . . .        . . .

[--------------------------------------------------------]
[--------------------------------------------------------]
[*--10-\9--------10-\9---------10-\9---------12-12121212*][GTR 1]
[*-------------------------------------------12-12121212*]
[----8-\7---------8-\7----------8-\7---------10-10101010-]
[----------0-0-0--------0-0-0---------0-0-0--------------]
           . . .        . . .         . . .   ^
                                             

[--------------------------------------------------------]
[--------------------------------------------------------]
[*--10-\9--------10-\9---------10-\9--------10-\9---10--*][GTRS 1&2]
[*------------------------------------------------------*]
[----8-\7---------8-\7----------8-\7---------8-\7----8---]
[----------0-0-0---------0-0-0--------0-0-0--------------]
           . . .         . . .        . . .
                                        
[--------------------------------------------------------]
[--------------------------------------------------------]
[*--10-\9--------10-\9----------------------------------*][GTRS 1&2]
[*----------------------------------5------4------------*]
[----8-\7---------8-\7--------------5------4-------------]
[----------0-0-0---------0-0-0--x\--3------2------0-0-0--]
           . . .         . . .                    . . .


[--------------------------------------------------------]
[--------------------------------------------------------]
[*--10-\9--------10-\9---------10-\9--------10-\9---10--*][GTRS 1&2]
[*------------------------------------------------------*]
[----8-\7---------8-\7----------8-\7---------8-\7----8---]
[----------0-0-0---------0-0-0--------0-0-0--------------]
           . . .         . . .        . . .

[--------------------------------------------------------]
[--------------------------------------------------------]
[*--10-\9--------10-\9---------10-\9---------12-12121212*][GTRS 1&2]
[*-------------------------------------------12-12121212*]
[----8-\7---------8-\7----------8-\7---------10-10101010-]
[----------0-0-0--------0-0-0---------0-0-0--------------]
           . . .        . . .         . . . 

[--------------------------------------------------------]
[--------------------------------------------------------]
[*--10-\9--------10-\9---------10-\9--------10-\9---10--*][GTRS 1&2]
[*--10-\9--------10-\9---------10-\9--------10-\9---10--*]
[----8-\7---------8-\7----------8-\7---------8-\7----8---]
[----------0-0-0---------0-0-0--------0-0-0--------------]
           . . .         . . .        . . .

                                              [End Riff C]
[--------------------------------------------------------]
[--------------------------------------------------------]
[*--10-\9--------10-\9----------------------------------*][GTRS 1&2]
[*--10-\9--------10-\9--------------5------4------------*]
[----8-\7---------8-\7--------------5------4-------------]
[----------0-0-0---------0-0-0--x\--3------2------0-0-0--]
           . . .         . . .                    . . .
     

Riff C [2tx]

 
[Riff D]
[-----------------------------------------------------]
[-----------------------------------------------------]
[*---------------------------------------------------*][GTRS 1&2]
[*------------------------------------------------3--*]
[--2----------------------------------------------1---]
[--0---0--0-0-0--0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0--0-0-0-0-0-----]
   *   .  . . .  . . . . . . . . . . .  . . . . . 

                                           [End Riff D]
[-----------------------------------------------------]
[-----------------------------------------------------]
[*---------------------------------------------------*][GTRS 1&2]
[*<3>---------------------------------------------3"-*]
[-<1>--1--1-1-1--1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1--1-1-1-1-1-1"--]
[-----------------------------------------------------]
       .  . . .  . . . . . . . . . . .  . . . . . 


[Chord]
[------------]
[------------]
[*----------*][GTRS 1&2]
[*--9-------*]
[---7--------]
[---0--------]
    ^
  [E5II]


[* = 2nd time sub E5II chord.]


Riff D.1 [1tx]


[Riff E]  
[---------:------------:------------:----------]
[---------:------------:------------:----------]
[*-9------:------------:-<9>-9------:-15------*][GTRS 1&2] 
[*-9------:-<8>-8------:-<9>-9------:-15------*]
[--7------:-<8>-8------:-<7>-7------:-13-------]
[--0------:-<6>-6------:-<0>-0------:----------]
   *            *            *         *

                                    [End Riff E]
[---------:------------:------------:----------]
[---------:------------:------------:----------]
[*-9------:-<15>-15----:-<9>-9------:-15------*][GTRS 1&2]
[*-9------:-<15>-15----:-<9>-9------:-15------*]
[--7------:-<13>-13----:-<7>-7------:-13-------]
[--0------:------------:-<0>-0------:-------x\-]
   *              *          *         *


[* = Hold chords throughout.]
[<> = Pickup chord.]

                                          _________________________
[Riff F]                                 |1-3.                     |
[----------------------------------------:-------------------------]
[----------------------------------------:-------------------------]
[*---------------------------------------:------------------------*][GTRS 1&2]
[*<2>------------------------------------:-----------7__8-----8\7-*]
[-<2>------------------------------------:--8__7__8-----------8\7--]
[-<0>--0--0-0-0--0--0-0-0-0--0--0-0-0--0-:-----------------0--6\5--]
       .  . . .  .  . . . .  .  . . .  .                   .
 _____________________
|4.        [End Riff F]
[---------------------]
[---------------------] 
[*--9---8------------*][GTRS 1&2]
[*--9---8---10---9---*]
[---7---6---10---9----]
[---7---6----8---7----]


Riff C [2tx]


[Riff D.1]
[------------------:-------------------:-------------------]
[------------------:-------------------:-------------------]
[*-----------------:-------------------:------------------*][GTRS 1&2]
[*-----------------:-------------------:------------------*]
[--2---------------:-2-----------------:-2------------2----]
[--0---0--0-0-0--0-:-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-:-0--0-0-0-0-0-0----]
       .  . . .  .     . . . . . . . .      . . . . . 

                                              [End Riff D.1]
[------------------:-------------------:-------------------]
[------------------:-------------------:-------------------]
[*-----------------:-------------------:------------------*][GTRS 1&2]
[*-3---------------:-3-----------------:-3------------3"/\*]
[--1---1--1-1-1--1-:-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-:-1--1-1-1-1-1-1"/\-]
[------------------:-------------------:-------------------]
       .  . . .  .     . . . . . . . .      . . . . . 


Riff D.1 [1tx]
Riff E [1tx]


[Riff G]  
[------------:--------:---------:----------:----------:---------]
[------------:--------:---------:----------:----------:---------]
[*-<9>--9----:-2------:-<10>-10-:-<15>-15--:-<14>-14\-:-9------*][GTRS 1&2]
[*-<7>--7----:-2------:-<10>-10-:-<15>-15--:-<14>-14\-:-7------*]
[--<0>--0-/\-:-0------:-<8>--8--:-<13>-13--:-<12>-12\-:-0-------]
[---------/\-:--------:---------:----------:----------:---------]
        * ^    *             *          *          *    *
        [Pick sl]

                     [End Riff G]
[----------:---------:----------]
[----------:---------:----------]
[*-<10>-10-:-<5>-5---:-<4>-4---*][GTRS 1&2]
[*-<10>-10-:-<5>-5---:-<4>-4---*]
[--<8>--8--:-<3>-3---:-<2>-2----]
[----------:---------:----------]
        *        *         *


[* = Hold chords throughout.]


Riff G [1tx]


[Riff H] 
[------------------------------------------------------------------]
[------------------------------------------------------------------]
[*----------------------------------------------------------------*][GTRS 1&2]
[*----------------------------------------------------------------*]
[--4------------------3-4------------------2-4------------------1--]
[--2--2-2-2--2--0--2--3-2--2-2-2--2--0--2--2-2--2-2-2--2--0--2--1--]
      . . .  .  .  .       . . .  .  .  .       . . .  .  .  .

               [End Riff H]
[-------------------------]
[-------------------------]
[*-----------------------*][GTRS 1&2]
[*-----------------------*]
[--4-----------------<3>--]
[--2--2-2-2--2--0--2-<1>--]
      . . .  .  .  .


Riff H [1tx]


[Riff H.1] 
[-----------------------------------------------------------------------]
[-----------------------------------------------------------------------]
[*---------------------------------------------------------------------*][GTRS 1&2]
[*-----------------------------------<5>-------------------------------*]
[-<4>--------------------------------<3>-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3--]
[-<2>-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-----------------------------------]
      . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .    . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 

[-------------------------------------------------------------------------]
[-------------------------------------------------------------------------]
[*-----------------------------------------------------------------------*][GTRS 1&2]
[*<4>---------------------------------<3>--------------------------------*]
[-<2>-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-<1>-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-----------------]
[---------------------------------------------------------2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-]
      . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .     . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
 
[End Riff H.1]
[------------]
[------------]
[*----------*][GTRS 1&2]
[*----------*]
[-<4>--[3]---]
[-<2>--[1]---]
        
 ______________________________________________________
[<> = Pickup chords.                                   ]
[[] = Omit this chord last time only, segue into Riff I]
[______________________________________________________]


Riff H [1tx]


[Riff I]
[----------------------------------------------------------------]
[----------------------------------------------------------------]
[*--------------------------------------------------------------*][GTRS 1&2]
[*-9------------------------------------------------------------*]
[--7--7--7--7--7--7--7--7--7--7--7--7--7--7--7--7--7-------7--7~~]
[--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0-5__6----a.h.]
   ^  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .

                                          [End Riff I]
[----------------------------------------------------]
[----------------------------------------------------]
[*-----------------------------8--------------------*][GTRS 1&2]
[*-----------------------------8------8------7\-----*]
[--7--7--7--7--7-7-7--7-7-7----6------8------7\------]
[--0--0--0--0--0-0-0--0-0-0----6------6------5\------]
   .  .  .  .  . . .  . . .


Riff I [1tx]


[Riff I.1]
[-----------------------------------------------------------------]
[-----------------------------------------------------------------]
[*---------------------------8\7---------------------------------*][GTRS 1&2]
[*---------------------------8\7----------------------------8\7--*]
[--7--7--7-7-7--7-7-7--7--7--6\5--7--7--7-7-7--7-7-7--7--7--8\7---]
[--0--0--0-0-0--0-0-0--0--0--6\5--0--0--0-0-0--0-0-0--0--0--6\5---]
   .  .  . . .  . . .  .  .       .  .  . . .  . . .  .  .

                                                     [End Riff I.1]
[-----------------------------------------------------------------]
[-----------------------------------------------------------------]
[*---------------------------8\------8---------------------------*][GTRS 1&2]
[*---------------------------8\------8------8------7\------------*]
[--7--7--7-7-7--7-7-7--7--7--6\------6------8------7\-------------]
[--0--0--0-0-0--0-0-0--0--0--6\------6------6------5\-------------]
   .  .  . . .  . . .  .  .


Riff I [1tx]
Riff I.1 [1tx]
Riff I [1tx]
Riff H [2tx] 
Riff H.1 [1tx]
Riff H [1tx]
Riff C [3tx]
Riff D [2tx]
Riff E [1tx]

                               ___________________________
[Riff F.1]                    |1.                         |
[-----------------------------:---------------------------]
[-----------------------------:---------------------------]
[*----------------------------:--------------------------*]
[*----------------------------:-------------7__8----8\7--*]
[--2--------------------------:----8__7__8----------8\7---]
[--0-0"--"--"--"--"--"--"--"--:-0----------------0--6\5---]
     *.  .  .  .  .  .  .  .    .                .
 __________________________________________________________________
|2-End                                                             |
[------------------------------------------------------------------]
[------------------------------------------------------------------]
[*----------------------------------------------------------------*][GTRS 1&2]
[*---------------------------------------------------7__8----8\7--*]
[-------------------------------------------8__7__8----------8\7---]
[--0--0--0"--"--"--"--0--0--0"--"--"--"--0----------------0--6\5---]
   .  .  .   .  .  .  .  .  .   .  .  .  .                .


[* = {"} this symbol means that you tremelo pick 4 notes each time.]


Riff B [1tx]


[Outro]
[------------------------------------------------------]
[------------------------------------------------------]
[*----------------------------------------------------*][GTRS 1&2]
[*----------------------------------------------------*]
[--2---2-2-2-2-2---2-2-2-2-2------2------2------2------]
[--0---0-0-0-0-0---0-0-0-0-0------0------0------0------]
   .   . . . . .   . . . . *      *      *      *    

[------------------------------------------------------]
[------------------------------------------------------]
[*-9----<9>----"--------------------------------------*][GTRS 1&2]
[*-9----<9>----"----[[[[[[[[[[[[[ noise ]]]]]]]]]]]]]-*]
[--7----<7>----"---------------------------------------]
[--0----<0>----"---------------------------------------]
   *

[-------------------------------------------]
[----------------------------------12\------]
[*--------------------9------------12\-----*][GTRS 1&2]
[*-------2------------9------------12\-----*]
[--------2------------7------------10\------]
[--0"----0------0"----0------0"-------------]
   .     *      .     *      .      ^
                                  [End]


[* = Hold chords throughout.]
[* = {"} this symbol means that you tremelo pick 4 notes each time.]
     

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