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                           Carnival of Souls
                           By Savage Messiah

From the album Plague of Conscience (c) Earache Records 2012
 
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Notation Legend.-                       
       % = repeat last bar
       / = slide up
        = slide down
       . = palm mute 
       p = pull off
       h= (x2444x@1)hammer on
       /// = vibrato (it's up to you if you want to use the bar or not)
       b?   = bend half step or equivalent
       pb?  = pre-bend 
       br?  = bend and release
       pbr? = pre-bend and release

Tuning: C#, G#, c#, F#, A#, D#

Fast Rock = 180bpm

Intro (clean):

|------------------------------------------------------|
 |------------------------------------------------------|
 |----10/9-9--------10/9-7-----10/9-9-------10/9-9------|
 |-----------7------------7----------8-------------12---|
 |--5---------5---5--------5--8-------8---8----------8--|
 |-0-----------0-0-----------8---------8-8------------8-|

Heavy intro:

chords: C#, A5
                              Harmony part (minor 3rd)
 |--------------------------|--------------------|
 |--------------------------|-10/8-8---10/8-8----|
 |-10/9-9~~----10/9-9-------|-----------------10-|
 |--------------------12----|--------------------|
 |--------------------------|--------------------|
 |--------------------------|--------------------|



Heavy Intro Riff:

|---------------------------------|-----------------------------------|
 |---------------------------------|-----------------------------------|
 |---------------------------------|-----------------------------------|
 |-------------------------------8-|-----------------------------------|
 |----------5/6-5-3----------5-6-6-|----------5/6-5-3------6---------1-|
 |-00000000-5/6-5-3-00000000-5-6---|-00000000-5/6-5-3-4300-6----4300-1-|



Bridge:
 
 |------------------------------------------|
 |------------------------------------------|
 |------------------------------------------|
 |-7-6-------------------4------5~----------|
 |-5-4----6-5----1-0--/6---6--3-----6-6-6---|
 |-----00-6-5-00-1-0----------------6-6-6---|



Verse Riff:

|-----------------------------------------------------------------------|
 |-----------------------------------------------------------------------|
 |-----------------------------------------------------------------------|
 |------h-p-p--8----------h-p-p--8-7--------h-p-p--8----------h-p-p--5-4-|
 |-0---5-9-5-0-6-----0-0-5-9-5-0-6-5-0-----5-9-5-0-6-----0-0-5-9-5-0-6-5-|
 |-0-0-----------0-0-0-0-------------0---0-----------0-0-0-0-------------|



Pre-Chorus Riff:

|------------------------------------------------------------------------|
 |------------------------------------------------------------------------|
 |------------------------------------------------------------------------|
 |-7----------------p------p------p---7----------------p------p-----8888--|
 |-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-6-5555-8-5555-6-5--5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-6-5555-8-5555-------|
 |------------------------------------------------------------------------|



Bridge:

|-------------------------|
 |-------------------------|
 |-------------------------|
 |--------------p------4-5-|
 |--p-----h--3-5-3-5-6-----|
 |-1-0-1/3-6---------------|



Chorus:
  Lead:
 |-----------------------------------------------|-----------------------------------------|
 |----------------------------------------h--p---|----------------13--13--13--------h--p---|
 |----12-14---15---12-14--14---14-15-14-12-14-12-|---12-14--15--12----------15-14-12-14-12-|
 |-12------12----12-----12---12------------------|-12-----12--12----12--12-----------------|
 |-----------------------------------------------|-----------------------------------------|
 |-----------------------------------------------|-----------------------------------------|
                                                                                         
  Rhythm:                                                                                      
 |-------------------------------------------------------------------|
 |-------------------------------------------------------------------|
 |-------------------------------------------------------------------|
 |-------------------------------------------------------------------|
 |-------------------------------------------------------------------|
 |-000-100-000-0-100-000-0-100-100-555-555-555-5-555-555-555-111-000-|



Break out riff:

|---------------------------------------------|
 |---------------------------------------------|
 |---------------------------------------------|
 |---------------------------------------------|
 |-------------------1-1-------------------6-5-|
 |-65-00-54-00-43-00-1-1-65-00-54-00-43-00-6-5-|



Reprise Heavy Intro

Solo 1 Backing:

|----------------------------------------|
 |----------------------------------------|
 |-----------8----------5/7-7/11-118-87-|
 |-7----5----8----7-----------------------|
 |-5----6----6----5-----3/5-5/9--9-6-65-|
 |----------------------------------------|



sOLO 2:

|----------------------------------------------------------------|
 |----------------------------------------------------------------|
 |----------------------------------------------------------------|
 |------5-8-7-5-7-------5-8-8-8-8-------5-8-7-5-7-----------------|
 |------3-6-5-3-5-------3-6-6-6-6-------3-6-5-3-5-----------------|
 |-1001------------1001------------1001-----------100-100-100-100-|

|-----------------------------------------------------------|
 |-----------------------------------------------------------|
 |-----------------------------------------------------------|
 |--------------------------------------------------/8-8-8-8-|
 |-----1-0------------1-0----------1-0----------1-0-/6-6-6-6-|
 |-100-1-0--------100-1-0------100-1-0------100-1-0----------|

SOLO 3:

|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
 |-------------------------------------------------------------------|
 |-------------------------------------------------------------------|
 |-----7-----8-----5-----7-----5/7------7-----8-----5-----7----------|
 |-----5-----6-----3-----5-----3/5------5-----6-----3-----5-----3/5--|
 |-0-0---0-0---0-0---0-0---0-0------0-0---0-0---0-0---0-0---0-0-3/5--|

SOLO 4:

|-----------------------------------------------------------|
 |-----------------------------------------------------------|
 |-----------------------------------------------------------|
 |-----7----8----5----7----5/7-----7----8----5----7----------|
 |-----5----6----3----5----3/5-----5----6----3----5-----3/5--|
 |-0000-0000-0000-0000-0000----0000-0000-0000-0000-0000-3/5--|
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