#----------------------------------PLEASE NOTE---------------------------------# #This file is the author's own work and represents their interpretation of the # #song. You may only use this file for private study, scholarship, or research. # #------------------------------------------------------------------------------# PERILOUS NATION (Bassline) As recorded by Testament (From the 1989 Album PRACTICE WHAT YOU PREACH) Transcribed by B. Johnson Words by Skolnick Music by Testament Arranged by Billy, Skolnick Gtr I (D# G# C# F#) - 'Untitled' Intro Fast Rock Q=92 4/4 Gtr I S T T S S S S S S +S T T E S E S S T T S S S S S S +S T T E S E S |-----------------------------------|-----------------------------------| |-----------------------------------|-----------------------------------| |-----------------------------------|-----------------------------------| |-2-2-2-2-2-0-2-0-2-(2)---0-2-0-2---|-2-2-2-2-2-0-2-0-2-(2)---0-2-0-2---| S T T S S S S S S +S T T E S E S S T T S S S S S S +S T T E S E S |-----------------------------------|------------------------------------|| |-----------------------------------|------------------------------------|| |-----------------------------------|------------------------------------|| |-2-2-2-2-2-0-2-0-2-(2)---0-2-0-2---|-2-2-2-2-2-0-2-0-2-(2)---0-2-0-2----|| S T T S S S S S S +S T T E S E S S T T S S S S S S +S T T E S E S ||------------------------------------|-----------------------------------| ||o-----------------------------------|-----------------------------------| ||o-----------------------------------|-----------------------------------| ||--2-2-2-2-2-0-2-0-2-(2)---0-2-0-2---|-2-2-2-2-2-0-2-0-2-(2)---0-2-0-2---| S T T S S S S S S +S T T E S E S S T T S S S S S S +S T T E S E S |-----------------------------------|-------------------------------------|| |-----------------------------------|------------------------------------o|| |-----------------------------------|------------------------------------o|| |-2-2-2-2-2-0-2-0-2-(2)---0-2-0-2---|-2-2-2-2-2-0-2-0-2-(2)---0-2-0-2-----|| E E S S S S +E E S S S S +E E S S S S S S S S S S E 3x ||----------------------------|------------------------------|| ||o---------------------------|-----------------------------o|| ||o---------0-------------2---|-----------0-5---4---3---2---o|| ||--2-2-0-2---2-(2)-2-0-2---2-|-(2)-2-0-2--------------------|| Q.. S +H Q.. S +H |----------------|----------------|| |----------------|----------------|| |-2-----4-(4)----|-5-----8-(8)----|| |----------------|----------------|| 1st, 3rd Verses $ Q S S S S +Q S S S S +Q S S S S S S S S S E. ||--------------------------|---------------------------| ||o-------------------------|---------------------------| ||o--------0------------0---|------------5---4---3-2----| ||--2--0-2---2-(2)--0-2---2-|-(2)--0-2-0----------------| Q S S S S +Q S S S S +Q S S S S S S S S S E. |-------------------------|---------------------------| |-------------------------|---------------------------| |--------0------------0---|------------5---4---3-2----| |-2--0-2---2-(2)--0-2---2-|-(2)--0-2-0----------------| 1. S E S S S S S S E S S S S S S E S S S S s S S S S S E. |-----------------------------|----------------------------| |-----------------------------|----------------------------| |-----------------------------|-------------5---4---3---2--| |-2-2-2-2-0-2-0-2-2-2-2-0-2-0-|-2-2-2-2-0-2----------------| S E S S S S S S E S S S S S S E S S S S S S S S S S E. |-----------------------------|-----------------------------|| |-----------------------------|----------------------------o|| |-----------------------------|-------------5---4---3-2----o|| |-2-2-2-2-0-2-0-2-2-2-2-0-2-0-|-2-2-2-2-0-2-----------------|| 2. S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S H |---------------------------------|----------------------| |---------------------------------|----------------------| |---------------------------------|----------------------| |-2-2-2s5-5-5-5s8-8-8-8s7-7s5-5s7-|-2-2-2s5-5-5-5s8------| S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S E S S S S S S S S |---------------------------------|-------------------------------|| |---------------------------------|-------------------------------|| |---------------------------------|-------------------------------|| |-2-2-2s5-5-5-5s8-8-8-8s7-7s5-5s7-|-2-2-2s5-5-5-5-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-0-|| Chorus S S S S +S S E S S S S S S S S S S S S +S S S S H |----------------------------------|------------------------| |----------------------------------|------------------------| |----------------------------------|------------------------| |-2-2-2s5-(5)-5-5/-8-8-8-8-7s5-5s7-|-2-2-2s5-(5)-5-5s8------| 2/4 S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S |---------------------------------||-----------------|| |---------------------------------||-----------------|| |---------------------------------||-----------------|| |-2-2-2s5-5-5-5s8-8-8-8s7-7s5-5s7-||-2-2-2s5-5-5-5s8-|| 4/4 |----6----| |----6----| |----6----| |----6----| S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S |-------------------------------------------------| |-------------------------------------------------| |-------------------------------------------------| |-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-| |----6----| |----6----| |----6----| |----6----| S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S |---------------------------------------------------| |---------------------------------------------------| |---------------------------------------------------| |-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7---| To Coda |-3-| S S S S S S S S S S S S E E E |-------------------------------|| |-------------------------------|| |-------------------------------|| |-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-5-5-5-5-4-4-4-|| Q S S S S +Q S S S S +Q S S S S S S S S S E. ||--------------------------|----------------------------|| ||o-------------------------|---------------------------o|| ||o--------0------------0---|------------5---4---3-2----o|| ||--2--0-2---2-(2)--0-2---2-|-(2)--0-2-0-----------------|| S T T S S S S S S +E S S S S E S T T S S S S S S +E E E E ||----------------------------------|-------------------------------|| ||o---------------------------------|------------------------------o|| ||o---------------------------------|-----------------5-(5)-4-3-2--o|| ||--2-2-2-2-2-0-2-0-2-(2)-0-2-0-2-2-|-2-2-2-2-2-0-2-0---------------|| 2nd Verse Q S S S S +Q S S S S +Q S S S S S S S S S E. |-------------------------|---------------------------| |-------------------------|---------------------------| |--------0------------0---|------------5---4---3-2----| |-2--0-2---2-(2)--0-2---2-|-(2)--0-2-0----------------| Q S S S S +Q S S S S +Q S S S S S S S S S E. |-------------------------|---------------------------| |-------------------------|---------------------------| |--------0------------0---|------------5---4---3-2----| |-2--0-2---2-(2)--0-2---2-|-(2)--0-2-0----------------| S E S S S S S S E S S S S S S E S S S S s S S S S S E. |-----------------------------|----------------------------| |-----------------------------|----------------------------| |-----------------------------|-------------5---4---3---2--| |-2-2-2-2-0-2-0-2-2-2-2-0-2-0-|-2-2-2-2-0-2----------------| S E S S S S S S E S S S S S S E S S S S s S S S S S E. |-----------------------------|----------------------------|| |-----------------------------|----------------------------|| |-----------------------------|-------------5---4---3---2--|| |-2-2-2-2-0-2-0-2-2-2-2-0-2-0-|-2-2-2-2-0-2----------------|| Guitar Solo S T T T T T T S S E S T T T T T T S S E ||------------------------------------------| ||o-----------------------------------------| ||o-----------------------------------------| ||--2-2-2-2-2-2-2-0-2---2-2-2-2-2-2-2-0-2---| S T T T T T T S S E S T T T T T T S S E 3x |-------------------------------------------|| |------------------------------------------o|| |------------------------------------------o|| |-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-0-2---2-2-2-2-2-2-2-0-2-----|| E E S S S S +E E S S S S +E E S S S S +E E E E |---------------------------|-------------------------| |---------------------------|-------------------------| |---------0-------------0---|-----------0-5-(5)-4-3-2-| |-2-2-0-2---2-(2)-2-0-2---2-|-(2)-2-0-2---------------| E E S S S S +E E S S S S +E E S S S S +E E E E |---------------------------|-------------------------| |---------------------------|-------------------------| |---------0-------------0---|-----------0-5-(5)-4-3-2-| |-2-2-0-2---2-(2)-2-0-2---2-|-(2)-2-0-2---------------| E S S S S S S +E S S E E E S S S S S S +E S S E E |---------------------------|---------------------------| |---------------------------|---------------------------| |---------------------------|---------------------------| |-4-4-4-2-4-2-4-(4)-2-4-2-4-|-4-4-4-2-4-2-4-(4)-2-4-2-4-| E E S S S S +E E S S S S +E E S S S S +E E E E 4x ||----------------------------|--------------------------|| ||o---------------------------|-------------------------o|| ||o---------0-------------0---|-----------0-5-(5)-4-3-2-o|| ||--2-2-0-2---2-(2)-2-0-2---2-|-(2)-2-0-2----------------|| S T T T T T T S S E S T T T T T T S S E |-----------------------------------------| |-----------------------------------------| |-----------------------------------------| |-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-0-2---2-2-2-2-2-2-2-0-2---| S T T T T T T S S E S T T T T T T S S E |-------------------------------------------| |-------------------------------------------| |-------------------------------------------| |-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-0-2---2-2-2-2-2-2-2-0-2-----| S T T T T T T S S E S T T T T T T S S E |-----------------------------------------| |-----------------------------------------| |-----------------------------------------| |-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-0-2---2-2-2-2-2-2-2-0-2---| S T T T T T T S S E S T T T T T T S S E |-------------------------------------------|| |-------------------------------------------|| |-------------------------------------------|| |-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-0-2---2-2-2-2-2-2-2-0-2-----|| Bridge S T T T T T T S S E S T T T T T T S S E |-----------------------------------------| |-----------------------------------------| |-----------------------------------------| |-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-0-2---2-2-2-2-2-2-2-0-2---| S T T T T T T S S E S T T T T T T S S E |-------------------------------------------| |-------------------------------------------| |-------------------------------------------| |-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-0-2---2-2-2-2-2-2-2-0-2-----| S T T T T T T S S E S T T T T T T S S E |-----------------------------------------| |-----------------------------------------| |-----------------------------------------| |-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-0-2---2-2-2-2-2-2-2-0-2---| S T T T T T T S S E S T T T T T T S S E |-------------------------------------------| |-------------------------------------------| |-------------------------------------------| |-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-0-2---2-2-2-2-2-2-2-0-2-----| Q S S S S +Q S S S S +Q S S S S S S S S S E. |-------------------------|---------------------------| |-------------------------|---------------------------| |--------0------------0---|------------5---4---3-2----| |-2--0-2---2-(2)--0-2---2-|-(2)--0-2-0----------------| D.S. al Coda Q S S S S +Q S S S S +Q S S S S S S S S S E. |-------------------------|---------------------------|| |-------------------------|---------------------------|| |--------0------------0---|------------5---4---3-2----|| |-2--0-2---2-(2)--0-2---2-|-(2)--0-2-0----------------|| Out-Chorus-Guitar Solo & |-3-| |----6----| |----6----| |----6----| |----6----| Q S S S S +E E E E E S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S |------------------------||-------------------------------------------------| |------------------------||-------------------------------------------------| |--------0---------------||-------------------------------------------------| |-2--0-2---2-(2)-2-0-2-5-||-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-| |----6----| |----6----| |----6----| |----6----| S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S |-------------------------------------------------| |-------------------------------------------------| |-------------------------------------------------| |-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-| |-3-| S S S S S S S S S S S S E E E |-------------------------------| |-------------------------------| |-------------------------------| |-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-5-5-5-5-4-4-4-| Q S S S S +Q S S S S +Q S S S S S S S S S E. ||--------------------------|---------------------------| ||o-------------------------|---------------------------| ||o--------0------------0---|------------5---4---3-2----| ||--2--0-2---2-(2)--0-2---2-|-(2)--0-2-0----------------| Q S S S S +Q S S S S +Q S S S S S S S S S E. |-------------------------|----------------------------|| |-------------------------|---------------------------o|| |--------0------------0---|------------5---4---3-2----o|| |-2--0-2---2-(2)--0-2---2-|-(2)--0-2-0-----------------|| > S T T T T T T S S E S T T T T T T S S E |-----------------------------------------|| |-----------------------------------------|| |-----------------------------------------|| |-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-0-2---2-2-2-2-2-2-2-0-2---|| S T T T T T T S S E S T T T T T T S S E 10x ||-------------------------------------------|| ||o-----------------------------------------o|| ||o-----------------------------------------o|| ||--2-2-2-2-2-2-2-0-2---2-2-2-2-2-2-2-0-2----|| 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