Savatage - Devastation guitar tab
Tabs: DevastationTabulature for "Devastation"
Off the album "Hall of the Mountain King"
Written by Savatage
Transcribed by Brent Passarella brent42@cris.com
(Bass Drum)
(heavy distortion/ with slight chorus)
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D--|------------2-------------------2-----2----
A--|----------------2----h--2-------------0----
E--|-/12-0-0-0---------3^5---0-0-0------------
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G--|---------------------------------2----
D--|-------2-------------------2-----2----
A--|-----------2----h--2-------------0----
E--|-0-0-0---------3^5---0-0-0------------
E--|----------------------------------------------------------------------------
B--|----------------------------------------------------------------------------
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D--|-------2-------------------2-----2-----------2-------------------2-----2----
A--|-----------2----h--2-------------0---------------2----h--2-------------0----
E--|-0-0-0---------3^5---0-0-0-------------0-0-0---------3^5---0-0-0------------
E--|----------------------------------------------
B--|----------------------------------------------
G--|-------p---------p----------p----0-0-0--h--2--
D--|------2^0-2-----2^0-2------2^0-2-------4^5----
A--|----------------------------------------------
E--|-0--0---------0----------0--------------------
p.m===|
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G--|-------p---------p----------p-----------p-----
D--|------2^0-2-----2^0-2------2^0-2-------5^4-0--
A--|---------------------------------2-2-2--------
E--|-0--0---------0----------0--------------------
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G--|-------p---------p----------p----0-0-0--h--2--
D--|------2^0-2-----2^0-2------2^0-2-------4^5----
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E--|-0--0---------0----------0--------------------
p.m===|
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D--|------2^0-2-----2^0-2------2^0-2-------5^4-0--
A--|---------------------------------2-2-2--------
E--|-0--0---------0----------0--------------------
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E--|---------------------------------------------------------------
B--|---------------------------------------------------------------
G--|----------------s----------12-11-7---------------4---------4---
D--|-2-------------7/9---------------7---------------4---------4---
A--|-2-------------7/9---------10-9--5-5-5-5-5-5-5-52-2-2-2-2-2---
E--|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-----0-0-0-0-----------------------------------3-
Waiting for disaster Blackness in the night.....
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E--|---------------------------------------------------------------
B--|---------------------------------------------------------------
G--|----------------s----------12-11-7---------------4---------4---
D--|-2-------------7/9---------------7---------------4---------4---
A--|-2-------------7/9---------10-9--5-5-5-5-5-5-5-52-2-2-2-2-2---
E--|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-----0-0-0-0-----------------------------------3-
Nowhere to run, nowhere to hide...
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B--|----------------------------------------------------------------------------
G--|---------------------------------2-------------------------------------2----
D--|-------2-------------------2-----2-----------2-------------------2-----2----
A--|-----------2----h--2-------------0---------------2----h--2-------------0----
E--|-0-0-0---------3^5---0-0-0-------------0-0-0---------3^5---0-0-0------------
pm|==========| |=====| |===========| |=====|
E--|---------------------------------------------------------------
B--|---------------------------------------------------------------
G--|----------------s----------12-11-7---------------4---------4---
D--|-2-------------7/9---------------7---------------4---------4---
A--|-2-------------7/9---------10-9--5-5-5-5-5-5-5-52-2-2-2-2-2---
E--|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-----0-0-0-0-----------------------------------3-
the four horsemen have started.....
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E--|---------------------------------------------------------------
B--|---------------------------------------------------------------
G--|----------------s----------12-11-7---------------4---------4---
D--|-2-------------7/9---------------7---------------4---------4---
A--|-2-------------7/9---------10-9--5-5-5-5-5-5-5-52-2-2-2-2-2---
E--|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-----0-0-0-0-----------------------------------3-
Glaring down at the ground.....
E--|--------------------------------------------------------- *this is a
B--|--------------------------------------------------------- harmonic created
G--|-4------2------2----2*---------5------2------4----------- playing the note
D--|-2------0------2---------------5------0------2----------- while at the same
A--|---------------0---------------3------------------------- gently touching
E--|--------------------------------------------------------- the 17th fret*
Total Devastation Prepare yourself for death
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B--|---------------------------------------------
G--|-4------2------2---------------5------2------
D--|-2------0------2---------------5------0------
A--|---------------0---------------3-------------
E--|---------------------------------------------
This world's insane
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G--|-------p---------p----------p----0-0-0--h--2--
D--|------2^0-2-----2^0-2------2^0-2-------4^5----
A--|----------------------------------------------
E--|-0--0---------0----------0--------------------
p.m===|
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B--|----------------------------------------------
G--|-------p---------p----------p-----------p-----
D--|------2^0-2-----2^0-2------2^0-2-------5^4-0--
A--|---------------------------------2-2-2--------
E--|-0--0---------0----------0--------------------
pm|==========| |=====| |===========| |=====|
E--|---------------------------------------------------------------
B--|---------------------------------------------------------------
G--|----------------s----------12-11-7---------------4---------4---
D--|-2-------------7/9---------------7---------------4---------4---
A--|-2-------------7/9---------10-9--5-5-5-5-5-5-5-52-2-2-2-2-2---
E--|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-----0-0-0-0-----------------------------------3-
Start your fields afire....
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E--|---------------------------------------------------------------
B--|---------------------------------------------------------------
G--|----------------s----------12-11-7---------------4---------4---
D--|-2-------------7/9---------------7---------------4---------4---
A--|-2-------------7/9---------10-9--5-5-5-5-5-5-5-52-2-2-2-2-2---
E--|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-----0-0-0-0-----------------------------------3-
To reach the end upon judgement day.....
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B--|---------------------------------------------------------
G--|-4------2------2---------------5------2------4-----------
D--|-2------0------2---------------5------0------2-----------
A--|---------------0---------------3-------------------------
E--|---------------------------------------------------------
Total Devastation Prepare yourself for death
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B--|---------------------------------------------
G--|-4------2------2---------------5------2------
D--|-2------0------2---------------5------0------
A--|---------------0---------------3-------------
E--|---------------------------------------------
This world's insane
pm===================================|
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G--|---------------------------------------4-5----
D--|-2------------2------------2-----------4-5----
A--|-2---2-2-2-2--2---2-2-2-2--2---2-2-2-2-2-3----
E--|-0---0-0-0-0--0---0-0-0-0--0---0-0-0-0--------
pm===================================|
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D--|-2------------2------------2-----------5-4----
A--|-2---2-2-2-2--2---2-2-2-2--2---2-2-2-2-3-2----
E--|-0---0-0-0-0--0---0-0-0-0--0---0-0-0-0--------
pm===================================|
E--|----------------------------------------------
B--|----------------------------------------------
G--|---------------------------------------4-5----
D--|-2------------2------------2-----------4-5----
A--|-2---2-2-2-2--2---2-2-2-2--2---2-2-2-2-2-3----
E--|-0---0-0-0-0--0---0-0-0-0--0---0-0-0-0--------
pm===========================================|
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D--|-2------------2------------2-----------------2-
A--|-2---2-2-2-2--2---2-2-2-2--2---2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-
E--|-0---0-0-0-0--0---0-0-0-0--0---0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-
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G--|-4-------------5-4-----7-5-4-------------5-4-----7-5----
D--|-4-------------5-4-----7-5-4-------------5-4-----7-5-4--
A--|-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-3-2-2-2/5-3-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-3-2-2-2/5-3-2--
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G--|-4-------------5-4-----7-5-4-------------5-4-----7-5-0--
D--|-4-------------5-4-----7-5-4-------------5-4-----7-5-2--
A--|-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-3-2-2-2/5-3-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-3-2-2-2/5-3----
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D--|------------2-------------------2-----2----
A--|----------------2----h--2-------------0----
E--|-/12-0-0-0---------3^5---0-0-0------------
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B--|--------------------------------------
G--|---------------------------------2----
D--|-------2-------------------2-----2----
A--|-----------2----h--2-------------0----
E--|-0-0-0---------3^5---0-0-0------------
E--|----------------------------------------------------------------------------
B--|----------------------------------------------------------------------------
G--|---------------------------------2-------------------------------------2----
D--|-------2-------------------2-----2-----------2-------------------2-----2----
A--|-----------2----h--2-------------0---------------2----h--2-------------0----
E--|-0-0-0---------3^5---0-0-0-------------0-0-0---------3^5---0-0-0------------
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E--|---------------------------------------------------------------
B--|---------------------------------------------------------------
G--|----------------s----------12-11-7---------------4---------4---
D--|-2-------------7/9---------------7---------------4---------4---
A--|-2-------------7/9---------10-9--5-5-5-5-5-5-5-52-2-2-2-2-2---
E--|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-----0-0-0-0-----------------------------------3-
We all had our chances at living....
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B--|---------------------------------------------------------------
G--|----------------s----------12-11-7---------------4---------4---
D--|-2-------------7/9---------------7---------------4---------4---
A--|-2-------------7/9---------10-9--5-5-5-5-5-5-5-52-2-2-2-2-2---
E--|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-----0-0-0-0-----------------------------------3-
What can you do when you're a fool...
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B--|---------------------------------------------------------
G--|-4------2------2---------------5------2------4-----------
D--|-2------0------2---------------5------0------2-----------
A--|---------------0---------------3-------------------------
E--|---------------------------------------------------------
Total Devastation Prepare yourself for death
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B--|---------------------------------------------
G--|-4------2------2---------------5------2------
D--|-2------0------2---------------5------0------
A--|---------------0---------------3-------------
E--|---------------------------------------------
This world's insane
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G--|-------p---------p----------p----0-0-0--h--2--
D--|------2^0-2-----2^0-2------2^0-2-------4^5----
A--|----------------------------------------------
E--|-0--0---------0----------0--------------------
p.m===|
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D--|------2^0-2-----2^0-2------2^0-2-------5^4-0--
A--|---------------------------------2-2-2--------
E--|-0--0---------0----------0--------------------
No no no no
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D--|------2^0-2-----2^0-2------2^0-2-------4^5----
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E--|-0--0---------0----------0--------------------
this world's insane
p.m===|
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D--|------2^0-2-----2^0-2------2^0-2-------5^4-0--
A--|---------------------------------2-2-2--------
E--|-0--0---------0----------0--------------------
E--|----------------------------------------------------------------
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D--|-------2--------------------3--------------------4--------------
A--|-----------2----h--2------------3----h--3------------4----h--4--
E--|-0-0-0---------3^5----1-1-1---------4^6----2-2-2---------5^7----
no no no
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G--|----------------------------------------------------------------
D--|-------5--------------------6--------------------7--------------
A--|-----------5----h--5------------6----h--6------------7----h--7--
E--|-3-3-3---------6^8----4-4-4---------7^9----5-5-5---------8^10---
ahh ahhh stop it
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D--|-------8--------------9--9--9--9--9--9--9--9--9-7-9---
A--|-----------8----h--8--7--7--7--7--7--7--7--7--7-5-7---
E--|-6-6-6---------9^11-----------------------------------
no
