Absence Of Light Tab by Testament "Absence of Light", by Testament, from the album "Souls of Black" Intro 2x (2nd time doubeled guitars) -\ 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + E|-----------------------------------------------------------------| B|-----------------------------------------------------------------| G|-----------------------------------------------------------------| D|-7-8-9---6-5---5-4---9-8---8-7---7-8-9---6-5---5-4---9-8---7-8-9-| A|-5-6-7---7-6---6-5--10-9---9-8---5-6-7---7-6---6-5--10-9---5-6-7-| E|-------0-----0-----0-----0-----0-------0-----0-----0-----0-------| | . . . . . . . . . | E|-----------------------------------------------------------------| B|-----------------------------------------------------------------| G|-----------------------------------------------------------------| D|-7-8-9---------------------------7-8-9---------------------7-8-9-| A|-5-6-7---------------------------5-6-7---------------------5-6-7-| E|-----------------------------------------------------------------| TWO THREE FOUR - Riff 1 1x -\ 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + E|-----------------------------------------------------------------| B|-----------------------------------------------------------------| G|-----------------------------------------------------------------| D|-9-------12------------------7-8-9-------12--------8-9-4-5---4-5-| A|-7-------10------8-------7---5-6-7-------10------6-9-105-6-6-5-6-| E|---0-0-0---0-0-0-6-0-0-0-5-0-------0-0-0---0-0-0-7---------7-----| PM . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . E|-----------------------------------------------------------------| B|-----------------------------------------------------------------| G|-----------------------------------------------------------------| D|-6-------12------------------7-8-9-------12----------------------| A|-7-------10------8-------7---5-6-7-------10------5-2---2---2-----| E|---0-0-0---0-0-0-6-0-0-0-5-0-------0-0-0---0-0-0-3-0---0---0-000-| PM . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ... Verse Riff 2x -\ 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + E|-----------------------------------------------------------------| B|-----------------------------------------------------------------| G|-----------------------------------------------------------------| D|-6-5-4-------6-5-4-----6---5-4---6-5-4-------4-5-6---------------| A|-7-6-5-------7-6-5-----7---6-5---7-6-5-------5-6-7---------------| E|-------0-000-------0-0---------0-------0-000---------000-000-000-| PM . ... . . . . ... ... ... ... -\ 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + E|-----------------------------------------------------------------| B|-----------------------------------------------------------------| G|-----------------------------------------------------------------| D|-6-5-4-------6-5-4-----6---5-4---6-5-4-------4-5-----------------| A|-7-6-5-------7-6-5-----7---6-5---7-6-5-------5-6-7-6-5---5-------| E|-------0-000-------0-0---------0-------0-000-----------7---7-6-5-| PM . ... . . . . ... . . . . . . . . Bridge Riff -\ 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + E|-----------------------------------------------------------------| B|-----------------------------------------------------------------| G|-----------------------------------------------------------------| D|-2-------2-----2-----------------8-------8-----8-----------------| A|-2-------2-----2---3-2---2-1---0-8-------8-----8---3-2---2-1---0-| E|---0-0-0---0-0---0-----0-----0-----6-6-6---6-6---6-----0-----0---| | . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . | E|-----------------------------------------------------------------| B|-8-------------------------------11------------------------------| G|-7-----------------9-8---8-7-----10----------------9-8---8-7-----| D|-5---------------5-----5-----8-7-8---------------5-----5-----8-7-| A|-----------------------------------------------------------------| E|-----------------------------------------------------------------| PM . . . . . . . . -\ 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + E|-----------------------------------------------------------------| B|-----------------------------------------------------------------| G|-----------------------------------------------------------------| D|-2---2---2-2---2-----------------3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3---------------| A|-2---2---2-2---2---3-2---2-1---0-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1---------------| E|---0---0-----0---0-----0-----0-----------------------------------| | . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . | E|-----------------------------------------------------------------| B|-8---------------------------------------11----------------------| G|-7-----------------9-8---8-7-------------10----------------------| D|-5---------------5-----5-----8-7-8-8-8-8-8-----------------------| A|-----------------------------------------------------------------| E|-----------------------------------------------------------------| PM . . . . . . . . Verse Riff 1x Chorus 1x -\ 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + E|-----------------------------------------------------------------| B|-----------------------------------------------------------------| G|-----------------------------------------------------------------| D|-----------------------------------------------------------------| A|-2-------7-6---6-5---4-----------2-------7-6---6-5---3-----------| E|-0-0-0-0-8-7-0-7-6-0-2-----------0-0-0-0-8-7-0-7-6-0-1-----------| | . . . . . . . . . . | E|-----------------------------------------------------------------| B|-----------------------------------------------------------------| G|---------9-8---8-7-----------------------9-8---8-7---------------| D|-----------------------------------------------------------------| A|-2-------------------4-----------2-------------------3-----------| E|-0-0-0-0-----0-----0-2-----------0-0-0-0-----0-----0-1-----------| PM . . . . . . . . . . -\ 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + E|-----------------------------------------------------------------| B|-----------------------------------------------------------------| G|-----------------------------------------------------------------| D|-----------------------------------------------------------------| A|-2-------7-6---6-5---5-----------2-------7-6---6-5---4-----------| E|-0-0-0-0-8-7-0-7-6-0-3-----------0-0-0-0-8-7-0-7-6-0-2-----------| | . . . . . . . . . . | E|-----------------------------------------------------------------| B|-----------------------------------------------------------------| G|---------9-8---8-7-----------------------9-8---8-7---------------| D|-----------------------------------------------------------------| A|-2-------------------5-----------2-------------------4-----------| E|-0-0-0-0-----0-----0-3-----------0-0-0-0-----0-----0-2-----------| PM . . . . . . . . . . -\ 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + E|-----------------------------------------------------------------| B|-----------------------------------------------------------------| G|-----------------------------------------------------------------| D|-----------------------------------------------------------------| A|-2-------7-6---6-5---11----------2-------7-6---6-5---10----------| E|-0-0-0-0-8-7-0-7-6-0-9-----------0-0-0-0-8-7-0-7-6-0-8-----------| | . . . . . . . . . . | E|-----------------------------------------------------------------| B|-----------------------------------------------------------------| G|---------9-8---8-7-----------------------9-8---8-7---------------| D|--------10-9---9-8----------------------10-9---9-8---------------| A|-2-------------------11----------2-------------------10----------| E|-0-0-0-0-----0-----0-9-----------0-0-0-0-----0-----0-8-----------| PM . . . . . . . . . . -\ 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + E|-----------------------------------------------------------------| B|-----------------------------------------------------------------| G|-----------------------------------------------------------------| D|-----------------------------------------------------------------| A|-2-------7-6---6-5---12----------2-------7-6---6-5---11----------| E|-0-0-0-0-8-7-0-7-6-0-10----------0-0-0-0-8-7-0-7-6-0-9-----------| | . . . . . . . . . . | E|-----------------------------------------------------------------| B|-----------------------------------------------------------------| G|---------9-8---8-7-----------------------9-8---8-7---------------| D|--------10-9---9-8----------------------10-9---9-8---------------| A|-2-------------------12----------2-------------------11----------| E|-0-0-0-0-----0-----0-10----------0-0-0-0-----0-----0-9-----------| PM . . . . . . . . . . Riff 1 1x Solo Riff A 2x -\ 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + E|-----------------------------------------------------------------| B|-----------------------------------------------------------------| G|-----------------------------------------------------------------| D|-----------------------------------------------------------------| A|-----7-8-----5-7-----4-5-----5-4-----7-8-----5-7-----4-5---------| E|-00005-6-00003-5-00002-3-00003-2-00005-6-00003-5-00002-2-3-2-1-0-| PM .... .... .... .... .... .... .... . . . . Solo Riff B 1x -\ 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + E|-----------------------------------------------------------------| B|-----------------------------------------------------------------| G|-----------------------------------------------------------------| D|---------------------------------------------------8-8\7---7-7\5-| A|-2-2---2---2---2---2-2-------5---2-2---2---2---------------------| E|-0-0---0---0---0---0-0-0-00003---0-0---0---0-000-0-6-6p5-0-5-5p3-| . . . . . . . . .... . . . . ... . . . . Ending -\ 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + E|-----------------------------------------------------------------| B|-----------------------------------------------------------------| G|-----------------------------------------------------------------| D|-----------------------------------------------------------------| A|-2-2---2---2-----2-2---------5---2-2---2---2---------------------| E|-0-0---0---0-000-0-0---0-00003---0-0---0---0-000-----------------| Solo Riff A 2x Solo Riff B 1x (no ending) Solo Riff C 1x -\ 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + E|-----------------------------------------------------------------| B|-----------------------------------------------------------------| G|-----------------------------------------------------------------| D|-----------------------------------------------------------------| A|-2-2---2---2-----2-2---------5---2-2---2---2-------3-2-----2-----| E|-0-0---0---0-000-0-0---0-00003---0-0---0---0---0-0-----5-0---5-3-| PM . . . . ... . . . .... . . . . . . . Interlude -\ 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + E|-----------------------------------------------------------------| B|-----------------------------------------------------------------| G|-----------------------------------------------------------------| D|-5-5---5---5---5---------5/7-5---5-5---5---5---5---5---5-5--4--2-| A|-3-3---3---3---3---3-3-3-3/5-3---3-3---3---3---3---3---3-3--2--0-| E|-----------------------------------------------------------------| . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Solo Riff B 1x Interlude -\ 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + E|-----------------------------------------------------------------| B|-----------------------------------------------------------------| G|-----------------------------------------------------------------| D|-5-5---5---5---5---------5/7-5---2-2---2---2---2---2---2-3--2--5-| A|-3-3---3---3---3---3-3-3-3/5-3---0-0---0---0---0---0---0-1--0--3-| E|-----------------------------------------------------------------| . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Solo Riff C 1x Verse Riff 1x Chorus 1x Riff 1 1x END! Transcribed by Axel Hallingbäck - oedward@hotmail.com