#----------------------------------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. # #------------------------------------------------------------------------------# RETURN TO SERENITY (Bassline) As recorded by Testament (From the 1992 Album THE RITUAL) Transcribed by cbliss66@aol.com Words by Chuck Billy, Eric Peterson and Del James Music by Eric Peterson Arranged by Testament Gtr I (Eb Ab Db Gb) - 'Bass' Intro Moderately Q=112Faster Q=120 C B BbF#F Eb 4/4 3/4 12/8 Gtr I Wx12 W H. Q. E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E |-------------|--------|--------------------|--------------------------|| |-------------|--------|--------------------|--------------------------|| |-------------|--------|-4-------3----2-----|--------------------------|| |-------------|--------|----------------3-2-|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0--|| Guitar Solo I Eb B C Q E E E E Q E E E E Q E E E E Q E E E E Q E E E E Q E E E E ||------------------------|-----------------------|-------------------------| ||o-----------------------|-----------------------|-------------------------| ||o------7---7------7---7-|-3--3-3-3---3--3-3-3---|-4--4-4-4---4--4-4-4-----| ||--0--0---0---0--0---0---|----------0----------0-|----------0----------0---| B Eb > Q E E E E E E E E E E W. Wx3 |-------------------------||-||---------------|--------| |------------------------o||-||---------------|--------| |-3--3-3-3---3-----2-----o||-||---------------|--------| |----------0-----3---3-0--||-||-0-------------|--------| 1st Verse Eb F# C# G# Eb F# H +E E H. Q +E +E E E H. H +E E H +E E |--------------------|------------------------|-----------------------| |--------------------|------------------------|-----------------------| |--------------------|-5--(5)-(5)-5-5-0-------|-----------------------| |-0----(0)-0-3-------|------------------------|-0----(0)-0-3----(3)-3-| C# G# Eb F# C# G# Q. Q E H. H +E E H. Q +E +E E E Q. E E E |-------------------|--------------------|---------------------------| |-------------------|--------------------|---------------------------| |-5----5--5-0-------|--------------------|-5--(5)-(5)-5-5-0----0-0-0-| |-------------------|-0----(0)-0-3-------|---------------------------| 2nd and 3rd Verses 6/8 12/8 H +E E H +E E H E E W. H +E E H. |-----------------------|----------|---------------||-------------------| |-----------------------|----------|---------------||o------------------| |-----------------------|-5----5-5-|-0-------------||o------------------| |-0----(0)-0-3----(3)-3-|----------|---------------||--0----(0)-0-3-----| Q +E +E E E H. H +E E H +E E Q. Q E H. |------------------------|-----------------------|-----------------| |------------------------|-----------------------|-----------------| |-5--(5)-(5)-5-5-0-------|-----------------------|-5----5--5-0-----| |------------------------|-0----(0)-0-3----(3)-3-|-----------------| H +E E H. Q +E +E E E H. H +E E H +E E |--------------------|------------------------|-----------------------| |--------------------|------------------------|-----------------------| |--------------------|-5--(5)-(5)-5-5-0-------|-----------------------| |-0----(0)-0-3-------|------------------------|-0----(0)-0-3----(3)-3-| Chorus 1. 6/8 12/8 H E E H. +H Q Q E a E +Q Q E E E E |----------|--------------------||---------------------------| |----------|--------------------||---------------------------| |-5----5-5-|--------------------||------5h7-(7)---------2----| |----------|-5-------(5)s===12--||-0--0----------0--0-3---3--| Q E a E +E E a E +E E E E E |--------------------------------| |--------------------------------| |------5h7-(7)---5h7-(7)---2---2-| |-0--0---------0---------3---3---| Q E a E +E E E S S E E E E H. E Q. Q |--------------------------------------|---------------------------|| |-----------------------------14-13----|-14-------14--------------o|| |------5h7-(7)s16-16-16-16-16-------16-|------------------(12)\---o|| |-0--0---------------------------------|---------------------------|| Chorus II 2. E E E E E E E E E E E E Q E a E +Q Q E E E E |-------------------------||--------------------------| |-------------------------||--------------------------| |-------------------------||------5h7-(7)---------2---| |-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-||-0--0----------0--0-3---3-| Q E a E +E E a E +E E E E E |--------------------------------| |--------------------------------| |------5h7-(7)---5h7-(7)---2---2-| |-0--0---------0---------3---3---| Q E a E +E E E S S E E E E |--------------------------------------| |-----------------------------14-13----| |------5h7-(7)s16-16-16-16-16-------16-| |-0--0---------------------------------| a Q. a Q. a Q E E E E Q E a E +Q Q E E E E |----------------------------------|----------------------------| |-12h14----------------------------|----------------------------| |----------12h14-------------2-----|------5h7-(7)---------2-----| |-------------------10h12--3---3-0-|-0--0----------0--0-3---3---| Q E a E +E E a E +E E E E E Q E a E +E E E S S E E E E |--------------------------------|--------------------------------------| |--------------------------------|--------------------------------------| |------5h7-(7)---5h7-(7)---2---2-|------5h7-(7)s16-16-16-16-16-16-16-16-| |-0--0---------0---------3---3---|-0--0---------------------------------| a Q. a Q. a Q E E E E |-----------------------------------|| |-12h14-----------------------------|| |----------12h14-------------2------|| |-------------------10h12--3---3-0--|| Guitar Solo II > W. W. W. |---------------|---------------||-------| |---------------|---------------||-------| |---------------|---------------||-------| |-0-------------|---------------||-------| W. H +E E H. |---------------|--------------------| |---------------|--------------------| |---------------|--------------------| |---------------|-0----(0)-0-3-------| Q +E +E E E H. H +E E H +E E |------------------------|--------------------------| |------------------------|--------------------------| |-5--(5)-(5)-5-5-0-------|--------------------------| |------------------------|-0----(0)-0-3----(3)-3----| Q +E +E E E Q. E E E |---------------------------| |---------------------------| |-5--(5)-(5)-5-5-0----0-0-0-| |---------------------------| H +E E H +E E Q +E +E E E Q. E E E |-----------------------|---------------------------| |-----------------------|---------------------------| |-----------------------|-5--(5)-(5)-5-5-0----0-0-0-| |-0----(0)-0-3----(3)-3-|---------------------------| 6/8 12/8 H +E E H +E E Q +E +E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E |-----------------------|----------------|-------------------------| |-----------------------|----------------|-------------------------| |-----------------------|-5--(5)-(5)-5-5-|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-| |-0----(0)-0-3----(3)-3-|----------------|-------------------------| Q E E E E Q E E E E Q E E E E Q E E E E Q E E E E Q E E E E ||------------------------|-----------------------|-------------------------| ||o-----------------------|-----------------------|-------------------------| ||o------7---7------7---7-|-3--3-3-3---3--3-3-3---|-4--4-4-4---4--4-4-4-----| ||--0--0---0---0--0---0---|----------0----------0-|----------0----------0---| > Q E E E E E E E E E E 4x W. Wx3 |-------------------------||-||---------------|--------| |------------------------o||-||---------------|--------| |-3--3-3-3---3-----2-----o||-||---------------|--------| |----------0-----3---3-0--||-||-0-------------|--------| 4th Verse H +E E H. Q +E +E E E H. H +E E H +E E |--------------------|------------------------|-----------------------| |--------------------|------------------------|-----------------------| |--------------------|-5--(5)-(5)-5-5-0-------|-----------------------| |-0----(0)-0-3-------|------------------------|-0----(0)-0-3----(3)-3-| Q. Q E H. H +E E H. Q +E +E E E Q. E E E |-------------------|--------------------|---------------------------| |-------------------|--------------------|---------------------------| |-5----5--5-0-------|--------------------|-5--(5)-(5)-5-5-0----0-0-0-| |-------------------|-0----(0)-0-3-------|---------------------------| 6/8 12/8 H +E E H. Q +E +E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E |--------------------|----------------|-------------------------|| |--------------------|----------------|-------------------------|| |--------------------|-5--(5)-(5)-5-5-|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|| |-0----(0)-0-3-------|----------------|-------------------------|| Chorus III Q E a E +Q Q E E E E Q E a E +E E a E +E E E E E |--------------------------|--------------------------------| |--------------------------|--------------------------------| |------5h7-(7)---------2---|------5h7-(7)---5h7-(7)---2---2-| |-0--0----------0--0-3---3-|-0--0---------0---------3---3---| Q E a E +E E E S S E E E E |--------------------------------------| |-----------------------------14-13----| |------5h7-(7)s16-16-16-16-16-------16-| |-0--0---------------------------------| a Q. a Q. a Q E E E E |----------------------------------| |-12h14----------------------------| |----------12h14-------------2-----| |-------------------10h12--3---3-0-| Q E a E +Q Q E E E E Q E a E +E E a E +E E E E E |--------------------------|----------------------------------| |--------------------------|----------------------------------| |------5h7-(7)---------2---|------5h7-(7)---5h7-(7)---2---2---| |-0--0----------0--0-3---3-|-0--0---------0---------3---3-----| Q E a E +E E E S S E E E E |--------------------------------------| |--------------------------------------| |------5h7-(7)s16-16-16-16-16-16-16-16-| |-0--0---------------------------------| > a Q. a Q. a Q E E E E W. |----------------------------------|-------| |-12h14----------------------------|-------| |----------12h14-------------2-----|-------| |-------------------10h12--3---3-0-|-0-----| Wx9 |--------*| |--------*| |--------*| |--------*| 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