• Song:

    The Preacher

  • Artist:

    Testament

  • Album:

    Days of Darkness (disc ...

                                 Testament-The Preacher
                         From the Album LIVE AT THE FILLMORE
                                 Originally from the album NEW WORLD ORDER      
                              
                           Version 2.0 - September 1999
                                 
Transcribed by: LALITH VIPULANANTHAN (Count Zero)    chtorran@hotmail.com
                
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.  - palm mute                /  - slide up to         
  - slide down to            ~  - vibrato             
h (x2444x@1)- hammer on                b (x24432@1)- bend 
p  - pull off                 Suffixes for bend    
t  - tap with fin (131113@1)           f- (133111@1)full bend    h- (x2444x@1)half bend
*  - see comment              r - release      t - tap bend
X  - percussion mute          ~ - vibrato bend
"  - tremelo note             () - ghost note, sustained note

Tuning: D (all strings down 1 step)

Riff A1 (intro)

|-------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------|   Gtrs 1+2
|-6----(6)------(6)-------------------------|
|-4----(4)------(4)-------------------------|
|---------------------------2-2-2-22-2-22-2-|
                            . . . .. . .. .

Repeat A1


Riff A2

|----------------------------------------10-|
|------------------------------------7-10---|
|----------------------------------------7--|   Gtrs 1+2        
|-6-6-4h6p4-4-6-7/9-66-4h6p4-4-6-7-9-4-7----|  (Gtr 1 plays upper part)
|-4-4-------2-4-5/7-44-------2-4-5/7--------|
|----------0-0-0------------0-0-0-----------|
           . . .             . . .

|-----------------------------------------|
|-----------------------------------------|
|-----------------------------------------|     Gtrs 1+2
|-6-6-4h6p4-4-6-7/9-66-4h6p4-4-6-7--------|
|-4-4-------2-4-5/7-44-------2-4-5-5-5-5--|
|----------0-0-0------------0-0-0--3-3-3--|
           . . .            . . .  . . .


Riff B

|-------------16------------------16------------------16------------------1916-----|
|-----------17--17--~~----------17--17--~~----------17--17--~~----------17----17~~-|
|---------16------1615--------16------1614--------16------1617--------16--------17-| Gtr 1
|-----1417----------------1417----------------1417----------------1417-------------|
|----------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|-0000----------------0000----------------0000----------------0000-----------------|
  ....                ....                ....                ....

|--------------------------------------------------7-----|
|----------8------------8------------8--------------8----|
|---------9-9-~--------9-9-~--------9-9-~~--------9--9~~-|      Gtr 2
|--------9---98-------9---97-------9---910-------9----10-|
|-----710----------710----------710-----------710--------|
|-0000---------0000---------0000----------0000-----------|
  ....         ....         ....          .... 


Riff C1

|------------------------------------------------------------------|
|------------------------------------------------------------------|
|------------------------------------------------------------------|
|--------------------------------------------------------------8---| Gtrs 1+2
|---------------------------------8----------------------------6-8-|
|-0-00-0-0-00-0-0-00-0-0-00-0-00-06-0-00-0-0-00-0-0-00-0-0-00-0--6-|
  . .. . . .. . . .. . . .. . .. .  . .. . . .. . . .. . . .. .

|------------------------------------|
|------------------------------------|
|------------------------------------|
|------------------------------------| Gtrs 1+2
|---------------------------------10-|
|-0-00-0-0-00-0-0-00-0-0-00-0-00-08--|
  . .. . . .. . . .. . . .. . .. . 


Fill 1

|-------------16--------|
|-----------17--17--~~--|
|---------16------1615--| Gtr 1
|-----1417--------------|
|-----------------------|
|-0000------------------|
  ....              

|-----------------|
|----------8------|
|---------9-9-~---|     Gtr 2 
|--------9---98---|
|-----710---------|
|-0000------------|
  ....         


Riff C2 (verse)

|------------------------------------------------------------------|
|------------------------------------------------------------------|
|------------------------------------------------------------------|
|--------------------------------------------------------------8---| Gtrs 1+2
|---------------------------------8----------------------------6-8-|
|-0-00-0-0-00-0-0-00-0-0-00-0-00-06-0-00-0-0-00-0-0-00-0-0-00-0--6-|
  . .. . . .. . . .. . . .. . .. .  . .. . . .. . . .. . . .. .

|---------------------------------------------------------------------|
|---------------------------------------------------------------------|
|---------------------------------------------------------------------|
|---------------------------------------------------------------------| Gtrs 1+2
|---------------------------------10----------------------------5-5-5-|
|-0-00-0-0-00-0-0-00-0-0-00-0-00-0-8-0-00-0-0-00-0-0-00-0-0-00-03-3-3-|
  . .. . . .. . . .. . . .. . .. .   . .. . . .. . . .. . . .. .

|------------------------------------------------------------------|
|------------------------------------------------------------------|
|------------------------------------------------------------------|
|--------------------------------------------------------------8---| Gtrs 1+2
|---------------------------------8----------------------------6-8-|
|-0-00-0-0-00-0-0-00-0-0-00-0-00-06-0-00-0-0-00-0-0-00-0-0-00-0--6-|
  . .. . . .. . . .. . . .. . .. .  . .. . . .. . . .. . . .. .

|------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|------------------------------------------------------------------------| Gtrs 1+2
|---------------------------------10-------------------------------------|
|-0-00-0-0-00-0-0-00-0-0-00-0-00-0-8-0-00-0-0-00-0-0-00-0-0-1-3-44-4-3-1-|
  . .. . . .. . . .. . . .. . .. .   . .. . . .. . . .. . . . . .. . . .










Riff D1

|-------------------------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------------------------|
|--------------------------~----------------------------------| Gtrs 1+2
|-------------------------56----------------------------------|
|-0-0-7-0-0-6-0-0-7-0-0-60---0-0-7-0-0-6-0-0-7-0-1-3-44-4-3-1-|
  . .   . .   . .   . .  .   . .   . .   . .   . . . .. . . .

Riff D2

|-------------------------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------------------------|
|--------------------------~----------------------------------| Gtrs 1+2
|-------------------------56------------------9------(9)------|
|-0-0-7-0-0-6-0-0-7-0-0-60----0-0-7-0-0-6-0-0-7------(7)------|
  . .   . .   . .   . .  .    . .   . .   . .


Repeat C2
Repeat D1 
Repeat D2
Repeat A1 X 2
Repeat A2 


Riff E1 (under solo)

|------------------------------------------------------------------|
|------------------------------------------------------------------|
|------------------------------------------------------------------|
|--------------------------------------------------------------8---| Gtr 2
|---------------------------------8----------------------------6-8-|
|-0-00-0-0-00-0-0-00-0-0-00-0-00-06-0-00-0-0-00-0-0-00-0-0-00-0--6-|
  . .. . . .. . . .. . . .. . .. .  . .. . . .. . . .. . . .. .

|---------------------------------------------------------------------|
|---------------------------------------------------------------------|
|---------------------------------------------------------------------|
|---------------------------------------------------------------------| Gtr 2
|---------------------------------10----------------------------5-5-5-|
|-0-00-0-0-00-0-0-00-0-0-00-0-00-0-8-0-00-0-0-00-0-0-00-0-0-00-03-3-3-|
  . .. . . .. . . .. . . .. . .. .   . .. . . .. . . .. . . .. .

|------------------------------------------------------------------|
|------------------------------------------------------------------|
|------------------------------------------------------------------|
|--------------------------------------------------------------8---| Gtr 2
|---------------------------------8----------------------------6-8-|
|-0-00-0-0-00-0-0-00-0-0-00-0-00-06-0-00-0-0-00-0-0-00-0-0-00-0--6-|
  . .. . . .. . . .. . . .. . .. .  . .. . . .. . . .. . . .. .

|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------------------------------| Gtr 2
|---------------------------------10----------------------------5-5-|
|-0-00-0-0-00-0-0-00-0-0-00-0-00-0-8-0-00-0-0-00-0-0-00-0-0-00-03-3-|
  . .. . . .. . . .. . . .. . .. .   . .. . . .. . . .. . . .. .


Riff E2

|---------------------------------------------|
|---------------------------------------------|
|---------------------------------------------| Gtr 2
|-6-6-4h6p4-4-6-7/9-7-66-4h6p4-4-6-7----------|
|-4-4-------2-4-5/7-5-44-------2-4-5----5-5-5-|
|----------0-0-0--------------0-0-0-----3-3-3-|
           . . .              . . .     . . .


Repeat E2

Gtr 1 repeats B (upper part)
Gtr 2 plays Riff E3



Riff E3

|---------------------------------------------------------------------|
|---------------------------------------------------------------------|
|---------------------------------------------------------------------|
|---------------------------------------------------------------------| Gtr 2
|---------------------------------8---------------------------------7-|
|-0-00-0-0-00-0-0-00-0-0-00-0-00-06-0-00-0-0-00-0-0-00-0-0-00-0-00-05-|
  . .. . . .. . . .. . . .. . .. .  . .. . . .. . . .. . . .. . .. .

|---------------------------------------------------------------------|
|---------------------------------------------------------------------|
|---------------------------------------------------------------------|
|---------------------------------------------------------------10-10-| Gtr 2
|---------------------------------10-----------------------------8--8-|
|-0-00-0-0-00-0-0-00-0-0-00-0-00-0-8-0-00-0-0-00-0-0-00-0-0-00-0------|
  . .. . . .. . . .. . . .. . .. .   . .. . . .. . . .. . . .. .

Gtrs 1+2 repeat B

Fill 2

|------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|--*-----------~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~-----------------------------------------------|
|-(17)--------(17)--------(17)--------17\9--------(9)-------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------------------------10-10-9----(9)---------| Gtr 1
|--------------------------------------------------------------8--8-7----(7)---5-5-5-|
|------------------------------------------------------------------------------3-3-3-|
  
* Note held on from end of Riff B

|------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|----9-7---7---9-7--------9-7---7---9----------9-7---7---9-7-------------------------|
|-------------------10-----------------10-7-------------------10-10-9----(9)---------| Gtr 2
|-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7--8-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7--8-5-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7--8--8-7----(7)---5-5-5-|
|------------------------------------------------------------------------------3-3-3-|
  . .  . . . . . . .   . . . . . . . .      . . . . . . . . .      



Riff F (last verse)

|------------------------------------------------------------------|
|------------------------------------------------------------------|
|------------------------------------------------------------------|
|--------------------------------------------------------------8---| Gtrs 1+2
|---------------------------------8----------------------------6-8-|
|-0-00-0-0-00-0-0-00-0-0-00-0-00-06-0-00-0-0-00-0-0-00-0-0-00-0--6-|
  . .. . . .. . . .. . . .. . .. .  . .. . . .. . . .. . . .. .

|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------------------------------| Gtrs 1+2
|---------------------------------10----------------------------5-5-|
|-0-00-0-0-00-0-0-00-0-0-00-0-00-0-8-0-00-0-0-00-0-0-00-0-0-00-03-3-|
  . .. . . .. . . .. . . .. . .. .   . .. . . .. . . .. . . .. .

|------------------------------------------------------------------|
|------------------------------------------------------------------|
|------------------------------------------------------------------|
|--------------------------------------------------------------8---| Gtrs 1+2
|---------------------------------8----------------------------6-8-|
|-0-00-0-0-00-0-0-00-0-0-00-0-00-06-0-00-0-0-00-0-0-00-0-0-00-0--6-|
  . .. . . .. . . .. . . .. . .. .  . .. . . .. . . .. . . .. .

|------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|------------------------------------------------------------------------| Gtrs 1+2
|---------------------------------10-------------------------------------|
|-0-00-0-0-00-0-0-00-0-0-00-0-00-0-8-0-00-0-0-00-0-0-00-0-0-1-3-44-4-3-1-|
  . .. . . .. . . .. . . .. . .. .   . .. . . .. . . .. . . . . .. . . .

Repeat D1 X 3
Repeat D2




Fill 3 (outro)

|------------------------------------------------|
|------------------------------------------------|
|------------------------------------------------|
|--*---------------------------------------------| Gtrs 1+2
|-(9)----(9)----(9)-------------------2-22-2-\-|
|-(7)----(7)----(7)----0-1-3-44-4-3-1-0-00-0-\-|
                       . . . .. . . . . .. 

  * chord held on from end of Riff D2

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