• Song:

    Sewn Shut Eyes

  • Artist:

    Testament

  • Album:

    TestamentThe Gathering

it's not perfect but nothing is


                                   string#s
                                    654321
m = palm mute                 nut-> ------|    ------|
/= slide                            ------|    ------|      
p = pull off                        ------|    ------|
h = hammer on            fingering  1-----| to 1-----|
s = squealie/pinch harmonic         ------|    ------| 
v = vibrato                         -3----|    23----|
x = mute



lower tuning 1 1/2 steps                    /\
                      for here  and here try|| to play it fast enough
    intro                   |         |
    m m m                 m m        m m                               m m
C#|-------------|-----------------------------------------------------------|
Ab|-------------|-----------------------------------------------------------|
E |-------------|-----------------------------------------------------------|
B |----------2--|---------------7----------2---------------------------2----|
F#|-4-5-4----2--|----5--5-5-5---5--5-5-5---2-----8-7-5------------7-5--2----|
C#|-2-3-2----0--|----3--3-5-3------3-5-3---0----------8-7-5-7-8-7-5-3--0----|



 |-----------------------------------------------------|
 |-----------------------------------------------------|
 |-----------------------------------------------------|
 |---------------7----------2--------------------------|
 |----5--5-5-5---5--5-5-5---2--------8-7-5-------------|
 |----3--3-5-3------3-5-3---0--------------0-2-3-5-3-2-|                    


  riff #1 / chorus
 |----------------------------------------------------| \
 |----------------------------------------------------| |
 |----------------------------------------------------| |
 |----------------------------------------------------| |
 |----------------------------------------------------| |
 |-7-6-0--6-5-0--5-4-0--3-4-5--7-6-0--6-5-0--5-4-0-3s-| |
                                                        |
                                                        \ x4
                                                        /       
 |-----------------------------------------------------||          
 |-----------------------------------------------------||         
 |-----------------------------------------------------||         
 |-----------------------------------------------------||         
 |-----------------------------------------------------||         
 |-7-6-0--6-5-0--5-4-0--3-4-5--7-0-6-0-5-0-0-2-3-5-3-2-|/                          


  the ending bit might also go like this with
 |-------------------|slight pinch harmonics
 |-------------------|on the 7 6 and 5 
 |-------------------|
 |-------------------|
 |-------------------|
 |-7-6-5-0-2-3-5-3-2-|





 
 (I spread the notes far apart to show the timing) 
                       ||
                      \||/               ending one          ending two             
  riff #2 / verse      \/                                                      
   m  m  m  m  m  m   mm m  m  m  m                                                   
 |----------------------------------|--------------------|
 |----------------------------------|--------------------|
 |----------------------------------|--------------------|
 |----------------------------------|--------------------|
 |----------------------------------|-8-7-5-7-5-5-5------|
 |-0--0--0--0--0--0---00-0--0--0--0-|----------7-7-7-5-3-|                  


      alternate endings one and two,
      and play third ending before 
      transitioning into any other riff 
 |-------------------|   |------------------|
 |-------------------|   |------------------|
 |-------------------|   |------------------| - ending three
 |----------8-7-7----|   |----------8-7-5sv-|
 |-8-7-5-5-8---7-8-5-|   |-8-7-5-5-8---7----|
 |------7------------|   |------7-----------|







  riff #3     m m m m
 |-------------------------------------|                                    
 |-------------------------------------|
 |-------------------------------------|
 |-2-2-2-2--2---------2-2-2-2----------|
 |-2-2-2-2--2---------2-2-2-2-7-5-5----|
 |-0-0-0-0--0-5-4-3-2-0-0-0-0----7-7-5-|


   riff #4 / interlude presolo
 |-------------------------------------------------------------------| 
 |-------------------------------------------------------------------|      
 |-------------------------------------------------------------------|   
 |--9-8-7----9-8-----9-8-7----12-10-9-10-9-7--9-8-7----9-8-----9-8-7-| 
 |-7-7---10-7-7-10v-7-7---10-7---------------7-7---10-7-7-10v-7-7----| 
 |-------------------------------------------------------------------| 


 |-------------------|
 |-------------------|
 |-------------------|
 |-----12-10-9-10-9-7|
 |-10-7--------------|
 |-------------------|




  riff #5 
  left guitar
 |-------------------------------------------------|
 |-------------------------------------------------|
 |-------------------------------------------------| x2
 |-------7----9-7--7------------7----12-10-9-10-9-7|
 |-7-9-10-10-9---10-10-9--7-9-10-10-9--------------|
 |-------------------------------------------------|


  right guitar
 |-----------------------------------------------------------------|
 |-----------------------------------------------------------------|
 |-----------------------------------------------------------------| x2
 |---------10-----12-10--10---------------10-----15-13-12-15-12-13-|
 |-10-12-13--13-12-----13--13-12--10-12-13--13-12------------------|
 |-----------------------------------------------------------------|



  left guitar - repeat riff #4 twice

  right guitar
 |--------------------------------------------------------------|
 |--------------------------------------------------------------|
 |--------------------------------------------------------------| x2
 |---12--11-10-----12--10--------12--13-13-10-15-13-12-15-13-12-|
 |-10--10-----13-10--10--13-12-10--10---------------------------|
 |--------------------------------------------------------------|


  2nd guitar during solo
 |--------------------------------------------------------|
 |--------------------------------------------------------|
 |--------------------------------------------------------| x2
 |-2-2-2-----------2-2-2------2-2-2-----------9-----------|
 |-2-2-2-8s-8s-8sv-2-2-2-7sv--2-2-2-8s-8s-8sv-7-9-8-5-7-8-|
 |-0-0-0-----------0-0-0------0-0-0-------------7-6-3-5-6-|


   riff# 6 right after solo
 |------------------------------------|
 |------------------------------------|
 |------------------------------------|
 |-12----7--9----7--12----7--9------7-|
 |-10----5--7----5--10----5--7------5-|
 |------------------------------------|


   riff# 7
   left guitar
 |-------------------------------------------------------------| 
 |-------------------------------------------------------------| 
 |-9-9-9-9-9-9---999-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-7-7-7---9-9-9-9-9-9-| 
 |-------------------------------------------------------------| 
 |-7-7-7-7-7-7---777-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-5-5-5---7-7-7-7-7-7-|
 |-------------------------------------------------------------| 
   ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^                                     ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^             
   

 |-----------------------------|
 |-----------------------------|
 |-999-9-9-9-9-12-12-12-12-12--|
 |-----------------------------|
 |-777-7-7-7-7-10-10-10-10-10--|
 |-----------------------------|
                     1*



   still left
 |------------------------------------------------| 
 |------------------------------------------------| 
 |-15-15-15-15-15-15-12-12-12-12-12-12---12-12-12-| 
 |------------------------------------------------| 
 |-13-13-13-13-13-13-10-10-10-10-10-10---10-10-10-| 
 |------------------------------------------------| 
                     ^  ^  ^  ^  ^  ^    \fast3 /



 |----------------------------------|
 |----------------------------------|
 |-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-|
 |----------------------------------|
 |-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-|
 |----------------------------------|
               2*



   still left
 |--------------------------------------------------------|
 |--------------------------------------------------------|
 |-9---7---9-9-9-9-9-9---999--9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-7-7-7-|
 |--------------------------------------------------------|
 |-7---5---7-7-7-7-7-7---777--7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-5-5-5-|
 |--------------------------------------------------------|
           ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^               3*


   right guitar (the 1* 2* and 3* are to show about where 
 |----------------------| the two guitars line up for this)
 |----------------------|
 |----------------------|
 |------------------x-x-|
 |------------------x-x-|
 |--12\----0/12-----x-x-|



   right guitar (now use the ^'s to line it up)
 |----------------------------------------------------------| 
 |----------------------------------------------------------| 
 |----------------------------------------------------------| 
 |-2-2-2-2-2-2----2-2-2-2-2-2----5-5-5-5-5-5----2-2-2-2-2-2-| 
 |-2-2-2-2-2-2----2-2-2-2-2-2----5-5-5-5-5-5----2-2-2-2-2-2-| 
 |-0-0-0-0-0-0----0-0-0-0-0-0----3-3-3-3-3-3----0-0-0-0-0-0-| 
   ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^    ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^    ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^    ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^



|-----------------|
|-----------------|
|-----------------|
|---2-------------|
|---2-7v7v7v-5vvv-|
|---0-------------|


   ending
 |------|---------------------------------|
 |------|---------------------------------|
 |------|then play intro minus first box,-|
 |-2----|---------------------------------|
 |-2----|---------------------------------|
 |-0----|---------------------------------|

 

 and end on this, youll see how it goes
 |--------------|
 |--------------|
 |--------------|
 |-10-9-7-------|
 |-8--7-5-9-8-9-|
 |--------7-6-7-|
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