Testament

Testament - First Strike Is Deadly guitar tab

TESTAMENT - FIRST STRIKE IS DEADLY

(The Legacy, 1988)

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 feel

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.

Riff 1

E ---------------------------------------------------------------

B ---------------------------------------------------------------

G ---5---4---5---4---5---4---------------------------------------

D -4-5---4-4-5---4-4-5---4-3-3-3-3-3-3-------3-3-3-3-------------

A -4-3-0-2-4-3-0-2-4-3-0-2-3-3-3-3-3-3-------3-3-3-3-------------

E -2-------2-------2-------1-1-1-1-1-1-11-11-1-1-1-1-11-11-11-11-

Riff 2

E ---------------------------------------------------------------

B ---------------------------------------------------------------

G ---2-1-0---2-1-0---2-1-0-----2-3---2-1-0---2-1-0-6-7-----------

D -2-2-1-0-2-2-1-0-2-2-1-0-2-2-2-3-2-2-1-0-2-2-1-0-6-7-----8--8--

A -2-------2-------2-------2-2-----2-------2-------4-5-----8--8--

E -0-------0-------0-------0-0-----0-------0-----------0-0-6--6--

Riff 3

E ------------------------------------------------------

B ------------------------------------------------------

G ---------4-5-------4-5-4-2-4---------4-5--4-2-4-5-7-8-

D -4--4--4-4-5--4--4-4-5-4-2-4-4--4--4-4-5--4-2-4-5-7-9-

A -4--4--4------4--4-----------4--4--4-2-3--2-0-2-3-5-7-

E -2--2--2------2--2-----------2--2--2------------------

|-3-| |-3-|

Riff 3A

E -----------------------------------------------------------------

B -----------------------------------------------------------------

G -------------------------4-5-4-2-4-------------------4-2-4-5-7-9-

D -4--------4--------4-----4-5-4-2-4-4--------4--------4-2-4-5-7-9-

A -4--------4--------4---------------4--------4--------2-0-2-3-5-7-

E -2-2-22-2-2-2-22-2-2-2-2-----------2-2-22-2-2-2-22-2-------------

|-3-| |-3-|

Riff 3B

E -------------------------------------------------------------------

B -------------------------------------------------------------------

G ----------4-5-------4-5-4-2-4---------4-5--4-2-4-5-6-5-6-7-6-7-8-9-

D -4--4--4--4-5--4--4-4-5-4-2-4-4--4--4-4-5--4-2-4-5-6-5-6-7-6-7-8-9-

A -4--4--4-------4--4-----------4--4--4------2-0-2-3-4-3-4-5-4-5-6-7-

E -2--2--2-------2--2-----------2--2--2------------------------------

|-3-| |-3-| |-3-| |-3-|

Riff 3C

E --------------------------------------------------- ---

B --------------------------------------------------- ---

G ----------4-5-------4-5-4-2-4---------4-5--4-2-4-5- ---

D -4--4--4--4-5--4--4-4-5-4-2-4-4--4--4-4-5--4-2-4-5- -4-

A -4--4--4-------4--4-----------4--4--4------2-0-2-3- -4-

E -2--2--2-------2--2-----------2--2--2-------------- -2-

|-3-|

Riff 4

E ------------------------------------------------------------------

B ------------------------------------------------------------------

G ------------------------4-3-------------------1h2-1---------------

D -2-2-2-2-2-3---2--2-2-2-4-3-3-2-2-2-2-2-2-3---------2-2h3-2-8--7--

A -2-2-2-2----------2-2-2-2-1-3-2-2-2-2-2---------------------8--7--

E -0-0-0-0-----0----0-0-0-----1-0-0-0-0-0-----0---------------6--5--

Riff 5

E -------------------------------------------------------------------

B -------------------------------------------------------------------

G -------------8-9-------9-8-----------------------------------------

D -------7-8---8-9-------------5---2-----7-8---8-9---10-9------------

A -------7-8---6-7-------7-7---5---2-----7-8---6-7---8 -7---10-8-7-8-

E -0-0-0-5-6-0-----0-0-0-----0-3-0-0-0-0-5-6-0------------0----------

Riff 6

E ------------------------------------------------------

B ------------------------------------------------------

G ------------------------------------------------------

D -2--2-2-2--2-4--4-4-4-4----5--5-5-5--5-7--7-7-7-8--7--

A -2--2-2-2--2-4--4-4-4-4----5--5-5-5--5-7--7-7-7-8--7--

E -0--0-0-0--0-2--2-2-2-2----3--3-3-3--3-5--5-5-5-6--5--

Riff 7A

E ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------

B ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------

G -2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2---------------------------------5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-----------------3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-

D -2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-

A -0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-

E -----------------1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-------------------1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-----------------

E ---------------------------------

B ---------------------------------

G ---------------------------------

D -2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-

A -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-

Riff 7

E ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------

B ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------

G -2----------------------------2-4-5--5-5-5--------------------3--3-3-3--3-3------------------------------

D -2------2-2-3------3-3-5------2-4-5--5-5-5--2-2-3--3-3-3--3-3-3--3-3-3--3-3-2--2-2-2--2-2-2--------------

A -0------2-2-3------3-3-5------0-2-3--3-3-3--2-2-3--3-3-3--3-3-1--1-1-1--1-1-2--2-2-2--2-2-2--------------

E --------0-0-1------1-1-3--------------------0-0-1--1-1-1--1-1---------------0--0-0-0--0-0-0--0-1-3-0-1-3-

Riff 8

E -------------------------------

B -------------------------------

G -----------------6-7-----5--5--

D ---4-5---4-5-----6-7-----5--5--

A ---4-5---4-5-----4-5-----3--3--

E -0-2-3-0-2-3-0-0-----0-2-------

Order

Riff 1 x 2

Riff 2 x 3

Riff 3 x 2

Riff 3A x 4

Riff 3 x 2

Riff 3A x 4

Riff 3 x 1

Riff 3B x 1

Riff 4 x 4

Riff 5 x 4

Solo over Riff 6 x 2

Solo over Riff 7A x 1

Solo over Riff 7 x 3

Riff 8 x 4

Riff 2 x 3

Riff 3 x 1

Riff 3C x 1

Tabbed by Radiohater 2002

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