Testament - Blessed In Contempt guitar tab
TESTAMENT - BLESSED IN CONTEMPT
(Practice What You Preach, 1989)
Key
= after note = vibrato
^ after note = heavy vibrato
= slide down
/ = slide up
+ = tap
h = hammer
p = pull
n = natural harmonic
s = pinching harmonic (squeal)
* = tremolo pick
t = trill
b = bend
|-3-| = triplet
n number above the tab = play the first part then the first finishing part
play the first part a second time and then play the second finishing part
etc.
Intro
E ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
B ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
G -4-3----------------------------------------4-3-------------------------------------------------------------------
D ---------4-3-------------------------------------------------------------------4-3--------------------------------
A -2-1----------------------------------------2-1-------------------------------------------------------------------
E -----0-0-2-1-0-0-2-11-1-1-2-11-1-1-0-00-0-0-----0-0-2-11-1-1-2-11-1-1-0-00-0-0-2-1-0-0-2-11-1-1-2-11-1-1-0-00-0-0-
E -------------------------------------------------
B -----------------------------------------------8-
G -4-3-----------------------9----9----9----9----9-
D ---------------------------9----9----9----9----9-
A -2-1-----------------------7----7----7----7----7-
E -----0-0-2-11-1-1-2-11-1-1-----------------------
Fill 1
E ---------------------------------------------------------------------------
B ---------------------------------------------------------------------------
G -9--------------------9-----------------9---9---9--10-10----------10---9---
D -9--------------------9-------------7===9---9--------------2------10---7---
A -7---------7-8--------7---------7-8-----7---7---7--8 -8 ---2------8 ---5---
E -----0-0-0------0-0-0-----0-0-0----------------------------0---------------
Riff 1
E -------------------------------------------------------------------
B -------------------------------------------------------------------
G -9-------------------9-----10-----------------------------------6--
D -9-------------------9-----10-----9--8------------------8---9---6--
A -7-------------------7-----8 -----9--8------------------8---9---4--
E ----0-00-00-00-00-00---0-0----0-0-7--6--6-6-66-66-66-66-6---7------
Riff 2
E --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
B ----------------------------------------15t16-----------------17============================
G ---------------------------13t14--------------------14-b16----------------------------------
D --------------12t14-------------------------------------------------------------------------
A -11t12--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
E --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Riff 2A
E -----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
B ------------------------------------12t13------------------------------------------------------
G ------------------------9t10---------------------9----10----11----10----9----10----11----12----
D ------------9t10---------------------------------9----10----11----10----9----10----11----12----
A -7t8---------------------------------------------7----8 ----9 ----8 ----7----8 ----9 ----10----
E -----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Riff 2B
E --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
B ----------------------------------------15t16-----------------17============================
G ---------------------------13t14--------------------14-b16----------------------------------
D --------------12t14-------------------------------------------------------------------------
A -11t12--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
E --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
E ---------------------------------------------------
B ----------15---------------------------------------
G -14b15--------------14b16--14-12-------------------
D ---------------------------------14----------------
A ---------------------------------------------------
E ---------------------------------------------------
Riff 2C
E -----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
B ------------------------------------12t13------------------------------------------------------
G ------------------------9t10---------------------9----10----11----10----9----10----11----12----
D ------------9t10---------------------------------9----10----11----10----9----10----11----12----
A -7t8---------------------------------------------7----8 ----9 ----8 ----7----8 ----9 ----10----
E -----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
E -----------------------------------------------
B -----------------------------------------------
G ------------------------9----10----11----10----
D -9----10----11----10----9----10----11----10----
A -7----8 ----9 ----8 ----7----8 ----9 ----8 ----
E -7----8 ----9 ----8 ---------------------------
Riff 3
E -----------------------------------------------------------------
B -----------------------------------------------------------------
G -9-------------------------------9-------------------------------
D -9-----9---8---7---------6-----6-9-----9---8---7---8-7---8-7-8-7-
A -7-----7---7---8---8-7-5---8-7---7-----7---7---8---8-7---8-7-8-7-
E ---0-0---0---0---0-----------------0-0---0---0---0-6-5-0-6-5-6-5-
Riff 3A
E ----------------------------------------------------------------
B ----------------------------------------------------------------
G -9------------------------------9-------------------------------
D -9-----9---8---7---7-6---9-7-6--9-----9---8---7-----------------
A -7-----7---7---8-------8--------7-----7---7---8---5-4---5-4-5-4-
E ---0-0---0---0---0----------------0-0---0---0---0-6-5-0-6-5-6-5-
Riff 4
E ------------------------------------
B ------------------------------------
G ------------------------------------
D ------------------------------------
A ----------------------5-4---5-4-5-4-
E -0-00-0-0-00-0-0-00-0-6-5-0-6-5-6-5-
Riff 4A
E -------------------
B -------------------
G -------------------
D -------------------
A -------------------
E -0-00-0-0-00-0-0-0-
Riff 5
E --------------------------------------------------------------
B --------------------------------------------------------------
G -------------------9------------------------------------------
D -------6-----------9-----8--7--------6-7-6-------9-----8---7--
A -5-7-8---8-7-5-7---7-----8--7--5-7-8-------8-7---7-----7---7--
E -----------------0---0-0-6--5------------------0---0-0---0----
Riff 5A
E -------------------------------------------------------------------
B --------9-------------------------------9-10-9---------------------
G -7-9-10---10-9-7-9---9-----------7-9-10--------10-9---9------------
D ---------------------9-----8--7-----------------------9-----8---7--
A ---------------------7-----8--7-----------------------7-----7---7--
E -------------------0---0-0-6--5---------------------0---0-0---0----
Riff 6
E -------------------------------------------------------
B -------------------------------------------------------
G -9------------12--7--10-----9------------12--7--10-----
D -9------------12--7--10-----9------------12--7--10-----
A -7------------10--5--8 -----7------------10--5--8 -----
E ----0-0-0-0-0------------------0-0-0-0-0---------------
Riff 6A
E -----------------------------------------------------------
B -----------------------------------------------------------
G -------10-9-----12--7--10-----------10-9-----12--7--10-----
D -----7----------12--7--10---------7----------12--7--10-----
A -7-8------------10--5--8 -----7-8------------10--5--8 -----
E ------------0-0--------------------------0-0---------------
Fill 3
E ------
B ------
G -9----
D -9----
A -7----
E ------
Order
Intro x 1
Fill 1 x 1
Riff 1 x 2
Riff 2/2A x 1
Riff 3 x 1
Riff 3/3A x 1
Riff 4 x 8
Riff 3/3A x 1
Riff 4 x 7
Riff 4A x 1
Riff 1 x 2
Riff 3/3A x 2
Riff 5 x 2
Riff 5/5A x 2
Riff 4 x 8
Fill 1 x 2
Riff 1 x 2
Riff 2B/2C x 1
Solo over Riff 3/3A x 2
Solo over Riff 4 x 8
Solo over Riff 6 x 2
Riff 6/6A x 5
Fill 3 x 1
Tabbed by Radiohater 2004
