• Song:

    Dog Faced Gods

  • Artist:

    Testament

  • Album:

    Signs of Chaos-Best of ...

tune down 1 whole step
tab made by:Tomi Ihanam?ki


intro (fig1):
                           a.h.------ 
------------------------------------------------------------------------
------------------------------------------------------------------------
---------------------------------------------------------6-----6--5--3--
----------------------------4p3--------------------------6-----6--5--3--  x2
---------------4p3--------------5p4------------------4p3-4-----4--3--1--
-3333-6p3-3333-----3333-6p3------------3333-6p3-3333--------------------

fig. 2:
palm muted all the time
-------------------------------|--------------------------------|
-------------------------------|--------------------------------|
-------------------------------|--------------------------------|
-------------------------------|--------------------------------|
--------------------------3----|--------------------------------|
0-1-0-2-0-1-0-2-0-1-0-2-0---2p1|-0-1-0-2-0-1-0-2-0-1-0-2-0-3-333|


-------------------------------|------------------------------|
-------------------------------|------------------------------|
-------------------------------|------------------------------|
-------------------------------|-------------------5--4--3--4-| x2
--------------------------3----|-------------2222--5--4--3--4-|
0-1-0-2-0-1-0-2-0-1-0-2-0---2p1|-0-1-0-2-0-1-0000--3--2--1--2-|

play with slide!(slide in Testament..yes it is..):  kind of messy looking,but..(fig.3)
   E5                          G5 F#5 F5   E5               G5     F#5  
-----------------------------------------|-----------------------------
-----------------------------------------|-----------------------------
-----------------------------------------|-----------------------------
-----------------------------------------|------9/-10--(b9)--------------
5/-7/-8\-7---8--11--12---11--8--7--------|-(7)--------------12/-14\-12-
-----------------------------------------|-----------------------------


  F5     F#5   E5                         G5 F#5 F5  E5      G5  F#5  F5 F#5 
-------------|--------------------------------------|-----------------------|
-------------|--------------------------------------|-----------------------|
-------------|--------------------------------------|-----------------------|
-------------|--------------------------------------|-----------------------|
--11/ 12\-11-|-7----7/-8--11---12--11--8--7---------|2/--5----7-------5-----|
-------------|--------------------------------------|-----------------------|

play with fig.2
"Of dog faced gods,...."

fig.4:
"The     blood..."
----------------------------------------------------|
----------------------------------------------------|
----------------------------------------------------|
-------------------------------------------8-----7--|
----8-8-7-5-7----8-8-7-5-7-----------------8-----7--|
0-0------------0------------0---0-0-0-0-0--6-----5--|


"Dripping.."                                                           
-----------------------------------------------|
-----------------------------------------------|
-----------------------------------------4--3--|
-----------------------------8--7--5-----4--3--|
----8-8-7-5-7-----8-8-7-5-7--8--7--5-----2--1--|
0-0-------------0------------6--5--3--0--------|


play fig.4:
"Trough the Nile sands whisper..."


Put a slide on your finger again and..:
E5                          G5 F#5 F5 E5             G5   F#5  F5   F#5
-------------------------------------|-----------------------------------|
-------------------------------------|-----------------------------------|
-------------------------------------|-----------------------------------|
-------------------------------------|-----9/-10\-(b9)--7/-9\-7---6/-7/-(b9)-|
7/-8\-7---8--11--12--11--8--7--------|(7)--------------------------------|
-------------------------------------|-----------------------------------|

E5                             G5 F#5 F5 E5        G5  F#5  F5 F#5
----------------------------------------|--------------------------|
----------------------------------------|--------------------------|
----------------------------------------|----------7/-(b9)-----------|
(9)----10--10/12--10---9/-10\-(b9)-7-----9|10---12-------------------|
----------------------------------------|--------------------------|
----------------------------------------|--------------------------|

verse2: play same riffs but start like this:
with slide:
---------------|
---------------|
---------------|
---------------|
7--7/-10---(10)|
---------------|

Chorus:
Confirm     who   I       am,    contort   all I     can  conceive    sorcer  - y
-----------------------------|--------------------------|------------------------|
-----------------------------|--------------------------|------------------------|
---3--4----------------------|----3--4------------------|----3--4----------------|
---3--4------4/5--4---2--2--4|----3--4------5--4--2-2--4|----3--4------5--4-----4|
2--1--2------4/5--4---2--2--4|-2--1--2------5--4--2-2--4|-2--1--2------5--4-----4|
0---------0--2/3--2---0--0--2|-0---------0--3--2--0-0--2|-0---------0--3--2-----2|

  corrodes     disbe  -  lief
-----------------------------|---------------------|
-----------------------------|---------------------|
----3--4---------------------|---------------------|
----3--4-------5--4--2-2--4--|---5-----5----5-----5|first time once, 2nd time twice
2---1--2---2---5--4--2-2--4--|---5-----5----5-----5|
0----------0---3--2--0-0--2--|0003--0003-0003--0003|

after chorus play fig.4 2 times

then it goes like this:
                       harmony:
-----------------------|--------------------------------------|
-----------------------|--------------------------------------|
-----------------------|--------------------------------------|
-----------------------|--------5----------5----------5-7b(1)-|
----7-----7-----7-----7|--------7----------7----------7-------|
0-0---0-0---0-0---0-0--|0/0-0/0----0/0-0/0----0/0-0/0---------|

then comes the strange wah wah part:
play with wah
---------------------------------------------|--------------------------|
---------------------------------------------|--------------------------|
---------------------------------------------|--------------------------|
-2----(b9)-8----7--7--7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7--8--7--3|-2---(b9)-8--7--7-----------|
-2----(b9)-8----7--7--7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7--8--7--3|-2---(b9)-8--7--7---7--8--3-|
-0----/7--6----5--5--5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5--6--5--1|-0---7--6--5--5---5--6--1-|

-------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
--------------------------------------------------------5/7--6--5-(5)\---------|
-------------------6--5--(5)-(5)--x-x--5--6-------------5/7--6--5-(5)\---------|
5--------5-----/7--6--5--(5)-(5)--x-x--5--6--7--5--5\-2/4--3--2-(2)\--5-6----|
5--5-5-5-5-----/5--4--3--(3)-(3)--x-x--3--4-------------3/5--4--3-(3)\--3-4--6-|
3--3-3-3-3--3--------------------------------5--3--------------------------4-|

here comes the solo featuring James Murphy...:
play in harmony:
E5                       F5               D5        E5       F5
------------------------------------------------------------------|
-------------------------------------------------18-17h18p17
h17|
---------------17-16h17p16h16-----------16h1(b9)-----------------|
---------16h1(b9)-------------------------17------------------------|
------17--------------------------15h1(b9)--------------------------|
15h1(b9)------------------------------------------------------------| 
|                                                                 |
------------------------------------------------------------------|
-------------------------------------------------15-13h15p13
h13|
---------------14-12h14p12	h12-----------12h16------------------|
---------12h16--------------------------14------------------------|
------14--------------------------12h15---------------------------|
12h15-------------------------------------------------------------|

E5                                    F5                 D5        E5      F5       
-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
17h18p17p15h17p15h15h17p15p13h15p13
h13h15p13p12h13h15p13p12h13p12----12------|
------------------------------------------------------------------------14----14-12|
-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------|

 E5       F5                  D5   E5  F5           E5                         F5 D5         E5    F5     
---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
-----------------------------|
14b(1)----12h14p12----12---------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
-------------------14---14-12-14---14--12h14p12-----12--------------------------------------------------9|
------------------------------------------------14-----14-13-12h13p12---12h13p12---/-------a.h.----------|
----------------------------------------------------------------------15---------15b(1/4)--12-----(12)---|
again in harmony:
 E5                      F5               D5       E5       F5        E5                         F5              D5    E5 F5 
---------------------------------------------------13-12-10-12-10-12-13/15p13p12h13p12--12----------------------------------|
---------------------------------13-12-10-12-10-12------------------------------------15--15-13-12h13p12--12--------/---a.h.|
-----------------12-10-(b9)10-(b9)10------------------------------------------------------------------------14--14-12-14----12--|
-12-10-(b9)10-(b9)10------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|                                                                                                                           |
---------------------------------------------------17-15-13-15-13-15-17/19p17p15h17p15--15----------------------------------|
----------------------------------17-15-13-15-13-15-----------------------------------18--18-17-15h17p15--15--------/---a.h.|
-----------------16-14-12-14-12-14----------------------------------------------------------------------17--17-16-17b(1)16--|
15-14-12-14-12-14-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|

 E5                          F5                D5      E5       F5         E5                        F5                 G5        
-17p16p13h16p13h16h17p16p13h16p13h16h17p16p13h16p13----13---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
----------------------------------------------------17----17-16-13h16h17--17p16p13h16p13----13----------------13h16h17-17p16p13--a.h|
-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------16----16-14-13h14h16-------------------16--|
------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
rest of solo in harmony:
  E5                                       F5
-----------------------------------------------------------------------------|
------------------------------------------------------------------/------a.h.|
-------------------------------------------------14h16h17p16p14h16b(1/2)-16--|
----------14h15h17p15p14----------------14h15h17-----------------------------|
-14h15h17----------------17p15p14h15h17--------------------------------------|
-----------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|                                                                            |
-----------------------------------------------------------------------------|
-----------------------------------------------------------------------------|
-------------------------------------------------------------/---------------|
-------------------------------------------------7h9h10p9p7h9b(1/2)-----(b9)---|
----------7h8h10p8p7--------------------7h8h10-------------------------------|
--7h8h10-----------------10p8p7h8h10-----------------------------------------|

                                                                  /              /
-------------------------------------------------17h19h20p19p17h19b(1/2)-1(b9)---19b(1/2)-(19)--1(b9)------16-17p16--------------------|
----------17h18h20p18p17----------------17h18h20-----------------------------------------------------17--------17----------------t-|
-16h17h1(b9)---------------19p17p16h17h1(b9)-----------------------------------------------------------16------------16\9h10p9h10p(b9)-21|
-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|                                                                                                                                  |
------------------------------------------------------------------/----------------------------------------------------------------|
-------------------------------------------------10h12h13p12p10h12b(1/2)-12--------------------------------------------------------|
-----------9h10h12p10p(b9)-----------------9h10h12---------------------------------/-------------------------------------------------|
-9h10h12------------------12p10p9h10h12-----------------------------------------9b(1/2)--(9)---(b9)----------------------------------|
-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|

after solo play intro then verse3

after verse3 ends like this:"Travel trough time to the land unknown" play this:
                         G5   F#5 F5 F#5
-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
-------------------------12--11--10--11--------------------12--11--10--11|
-2------5---4--3--4--2--------------------2--(2)/--x\--x\--12--11--10--11|
-2------5---4--3--4--2---10--(b9)--8---(b9)---2--(2)/--x\--x\--10--(b9)--8---(b9)|
-0------3---2--1--2--0--------------------0--(0)-------------------------|

then play chorus and fig.4 once again.
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