Chuck Schuldiner - guitar and vocals Kelly Conlon - bass Gene Hoglan - drums Bobby Koelble - guitar Tune down 1 whole step (low to high: D G C F A D) The song starts in 4/4. Rhy.Fig.1 (play 7 times) 1 & 2 & 3 & 4 & 1 & 2 & 3 & 4 & D-|-------------------------------|-------------------------------| A-|-------------------------------|-------------------------------| F-|-9-----------------------9-----|-----------------9-------------| C-|-9-----------------------9-----|-----------------9-------------| G-|-7-----------8~~~--------7-----|---------8~~~----7-----------8-| D-|-----0---0-------------------0-|-0---0---------------0---0-----| p.m.. p.m...... p.m.. end Rhy.Fig.1 1 & 2 & 3 & 4 & guitar 2 D-|---------------------10--------| A-|-------------10----------------| F-|---------12------12------12--10| C-|-------------------------------| G-|-(8~~~)------5-----------3-----| D-|---------3-------3---1-------1-| guitar 1 (Guitar 2 plays the higher notes only in 2nd time and ends vibrating 4th string/9th fret note [A in this tuning] ) Rhy.Fig.2 (play 6 times) Faster 1 & 2 & 3 & 4 & 1 & 2 & 3 & 4 & D-|---------------------------------|---------------------------------| A-|---------------------------------|---------------------------------| F-|---------------------------------|---------------------------------| C-|---------------------------------|---------------------------------| G-|-----------------9---10----------|-----------------12--10--9---10--| D-|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0---------0-0-0-0-|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-----------------| p.m............ p.m...................... end Rhy.Fig.2 1 & 2 & 3 & 4 & 1 & 2 & 3 & 4 & D-|---------------------------------|---------------------------------| A-|---------------------------------|---------------------------------| F-|---------------------------------|---------------------------------| C-|---------------------------------|---------------------------------| G-|-----------------9---10----------|---------9---10--9---7-----------| D-|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0---------0-0-0-0-|-0-0-0-0-----------------8~~~----| p.m............ p.m.............. Rhy.Fig.3 (play 6 times) Half-time feel 1 & 2 & 3 & 4 & 1 & 2 & 3 & 4 & D-|-------------------------------|--------------------------------| A-|-------------------------------|--------------------------------| F-|-------------------------------|--------------------------------| C-|-6-----------------------7-----|-6------------------------------| G-|-6-----------------------------|---------7~~~-------------------| D-|-4-----------------------------|--------------------------------| end Rhy.Fig.3 1 & 2 & 3 & 4 & 1 & 2 & 3 & 4 & D-|-------------------------------|--------------------------------| A-|-------------------------------|--------------------------------| F-|-------------------------------|--------------------------------| C-|---------7---------------7-----|-6------------------------------| G-|---------7---------------------|---------7-------6~~~-----------| D-|-5-5-5-5-5---------------------|--------------------------------| pm..... (6th time p.h......................) Rhy.Fig.4 (play four times) Slightly faster 1 & 2 & 3 & 4 & 1 & 2 & 3 & 4 & D-|-------------------------------|--------------------------------| A-|-----6-------6-------5-------5-|--------------------------------| F-|-----5-------5-------4-------4-|--------------------------------| C-|-----3-------3-------2-------2-|-3p2p0--------------------------| G-|-------------------------------|---------3~~~----2~~~-----------| D-|-0---------------0-------------|-------------------------4~~~---| p.m. p.m. end Rhy.Fig.4 1 & 2 & 3 & 4 & 1 & 2 & 3 & 4 & D-|-------------------------------|--------------------------------| A-|-----6-------6-------5-------5-|--------------------------------| F-|-----5-------5-------4-------4-|--------------------------------| C-|-----3-------3-------2-------2-|--------------------------------| G-|-------------------------------|-3-------2-----------3---2------| D-|-0---------------0-------------|-----4-------3---1-----------3--| p.m. p.m. p.m.......................... Rhy.Fig.5 Slightly slower end Rhy.Fig.5 1 & 2 & 3 & 4 & 1 & 2 & 3 & 4 & D-|-------------------------------|--------------------------------| A-|-------------------------------|--------------------------------| F-|-------------------------------|--------------------------------| C-|-2-----------------------------|(2)-----------------------------| G-|-2-----------------------------|(2)-----------------------------| D-|-0-----------------------------|(0)-----------------------------| Rhy.Fig.6 (one bar, play 14 times) 1 & 2 & 3 & 4 & D-|-------------------------------| A-|-------------------------------| F-|-------------------------------| C-|-------------------------------| G-|-3-------2-----------3---2-----| D-|-----4-------3---1-----------3-| p.m.......................... Rhy.Fig.7 (under Chuck's solo, play 6 times) guitar 1 end Rhy.fig.7 1 & 2 & 3 & 4 & 1 & 2 & 3 & 4 & D-|-------------------------------|--------------------------------| A-|-------------------------------|--------------------------------| F-|-------------------------------|-------------7-------9----------| C-|-4-----------------------------|-3-----------7-------9----------| G-|-4-----------------------------|-3-----------5-------7----------| D-|-2-----------------------------|-1------------------------------| | | guitar 2 (overdub) D-|-------------------------------|--------------------------------| A-|-------------------------------|--------------------------------| F-|-------------------------------|-------------7-------9----------| C-|-4-----------------------------|-3------------------------------| G-|-4-----------------------------|-3-----------5-------7----------| D-|-2-----------------------------|-1------------------------------| Rhy.Fill 1 (6/4) 1 & 2 & 3 & 4 & 5 & 6 & D-|-----------------------------------------------| A-|-----------------------------------------------| F-|-----------------------------------------------| C-|-----------------5---------------3-------------| G-|-----2---------------3-----------3-------------| D-|-0-------------------------------1-------------| ^ ^ Rhy.Fig.8 (4/4, play 6 times) Faster 1 2 3 4 | 1 2 3 4 1 2 3 4 | 1 2 3 4 D-|----------------|-----------------|----------------|-----------------| A-|----------------|-----------------|----------------|-----------------| F-|----------------|-----------------|----------------|-----------------| C-|----------------|-----------------|----------------|-----------------| G-|-5--------------|-4---------------|----------------|-----------------| D-|-----2-2-2-2-2-2|-----2-2-2-2-2-2-|-3---2-2-2-2-2-2|-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-| p.m........ p.m........ p.m......................... End Rhy.Fig.8 1,2,3,4,5ùùùùùùùùùùùùùùùùùùùùùùùù| 1 2 3 4 | 1 2 3 4 1 2 3 4 | 1 2 3 4 D-|----------------|-----------------|----------------|-----------------| A-|----------------|-----------------|----------------|-----------------| F-|----------------|-----------------|----------------|-----------------| C-|----------------|-----------------|----------------|-----------------| G-|-5---2-2-2-2-2-2|-4---------------|-2--------------|-----------------| D-|----------------|-----5-5-5-5-5-5-|-----3-3-3-3-3-3|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-| p.m........ p.m........ p.m......................... Slower 6ùùùùùùùùùùùùùùùùùùùùùùùùùùùùù| 1 & 2 & 3 & 4 & D-|-------------------------------| A-|-------------------------------| F-|-------------------------------| C-|-------------------------------| G-|-7-----------------------------| D-|-----4~~~--------3~~~----------| Play Rhy.Fig 1 five times Play Rhy.Fig 2 six times Play Rhy.Fig 3 six times Play Rhy.Fig 4 four times Play Rhy.Fig 5 Play Rhy.Fig 6 until fade out