Testament

Testament - The Ritual guitar tab

TESTAMENT:

The Ritual

from the album The Ritual

Lyrics by Chuck Billy, Eric Peterson, Alex Skolnic and Del James

Music by Eric Peterson and Alex Skolnick

Tabbed by Juhani Moilanen

E-mail corrections to: amoilane@hotmail.com

There is lot of things here that doesn't sound right to me so

if you have better ideas to the verse section, let me know...

Intro: (Figure A)

Gtr. 1 ("clean")

|----------------7------------------7-----|-----0---7----------------0------------|----7-------------------7--------|

|----------------7-----7------------7-----|------------7--------------------------|----7-----7-------------7--------|

|----------------7------------------------|---------------7-----------------------|----7----------------------------|

|---------------------------10p8----------|---------------------------------------|----------------10p8-------------|

|-----------------------------------------|---------------------------------------|---------------------------------|

|-----------------------------------------|---------------------------------------|---------------------------------|

|

|Gtr. 2 ("clean")

|Let chords ring throughout

|-----------------------------------------|---------------------------------------|---------------------------------|

|------------0--3---------------0--3------|-----------0--3---------------0--3-----|-----------0--3-----------0-3----|

|---------5--------5---------5--------5---|--------5--------5---------5--------5--|--------5--------5------5-----5--|

|------4------------------4---------------|-----4------------------4--------------|-----4----------------4----------|

|---2------------------2------------------|--2------------------2-----------------|--2-----------------2------------|

|-----------------------------------------|---------------------------------------|---------------------------------|

|-----------------------10-----------------------|--------7----------------------7----|----0-----7------------0-------|

|---------------------------------10-------------|--------7----------7-----------7----|-------------7------7----------|

|---------------------------------11-------------|--------7---------------------------|----------------7--------------|

|------------------------------------------------|------------------------10p9--------|-------------------------------|

|------------------------------------------------|------------------------------------|-------------------------------|

|------------------------------------------------|------------------------------------|-------------------------------|

|

|---------------------0-----------0-----0--------|------------------------------------|-------------------------------|

|-----------6------------6-----------6-----6-----|-----------0--3------------0--3-----|-----------0--3---------0-3----|

|--------------7------------7-----------------7--|--------5---------------5--------5--|--------5-------5-----5-----5--|

|-----4-----------7------------7-----------------|-----4---------------4--------------|-----4--------------4----------|

|---2---5----------------------------------------|------------------2-----------------|--2---------------2------------|

|------------------------------------------------|--7---------------------------------|-------------------------------|

Gtr 4 (w/dist.)

~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ P.M. on 6th & 5th

string

|---0-----7------------------------7-----|--------------------10-------------------|--------------------------------------|

|---------7----------7-------------7-----|--------------------------10------10-----|--------------------------------------|

|---------7------------------------------|-----------------------------------------|--------------------------------------|

|-----------------------10--9------------|-----------------------------------------|--------9-----7-----------------------|

|----------------------------------------|-------------------------------10/12-0--|-----9-----9----9---10-9-7h9----9---7-|

|----------------------------------------|--10----------------------------------0--|--7---------------7----------10---8---|

|

|----------------------------------------|---------------------0-----------0--------0-------|----------------------------|

|------------0--3---------------0--3-----|------------6-----------6--------------6----6-----|----------------------------|

|---------5--------5---------5--------5--|--------5------7-----------7-------------------7--|--4--------4-------------5--|

|------4------------------4--------------|-----4------------7-----------7-------------------|--4--------4-------------5--|

|---2------------------2-----------------|--2-----------------------------------------------|--2--------2----------------|

|----------------------------------------|--------------------------------------------------|----------------------------|

P.H.~~

|-------------------------------------------------------------|----------------------------------------------------|

|-------------------------------------------------------------|----------------------------------------------------|

|-------------------------------------------------------------|----------------------------------------------------|

|-----------9-----7--------------------------9------------11--|--------9-----7-------------------------------------|

|--------9-----9-----9-----10--9----9h10h12-----11h12h14------|-----9-----9-----9-----10----9--7--9------9-----7---|

|-----7-----------------7-------------------------------------|--7-----------------7-----------------10-----8------|

|

|

P.M.------|

|-------------------------------------------------------------|----------------------------------------------------|

|-------------------------------------------------------------|----------------------------------------------------|

|-------54----4-----4-----------------------4----------------|---4-----------4-------------------4----------5-----|

|-------54----4-----4-----------------------4----------------|---4-----------4-------------------4----------5-----|

|--------------------2-----------------------2----------------|---2-----------2-----------2--2----2----------------|

|-------------------------------------------------------------|----------------------------------------------------|

P.M.--| P.M. P.M. b+½ r

|-------------------------------------------------|----------------------------------|----------------------------------|

|-------------------------------------------------|----------------------------------|----------------------------------|

|-------------------------------------------------|----------------------------------|----------------------------------|

|--------12------10-----------------11-----(11)---|----------------------------------|----------------------------------|

|-----9------12------12-----13------12-----(12)---|----------------------------------|----------------------------------|

|--7--------------------10------------------------|----------------------------------|----------------------------------|-

|

| ~~~~~~~~~ Both gtrs.

|-------------------------------------------------|----------------------------------|----------------------------------|

|-------------------------------------------------|----------------------------------|--------------------------------6-|

|---54-------------------------------------------|--4------4---------4-----------5--|-4--------4--------4------------5-|

|---54---------------------------------------x--|--4--4-4-4---4--4--4--4--4--4--5--|-4--4--4--4--4--4--4--4--4--4---5-|

|-----------5---------------------(5)---------x--|--2--2-2-2---2--2--2--2--2--2--3--|-2--2--2--2--2--2--2--2--2--2---3-|

|-------------------------------------------------|-----2-2-----2--2-----2--2--2-----|----2--2-----2--2-----2--2--2-----|

|------------------------------------------------------------|----------------------------------------------------------|

|--------------------------------------------------------6---|----------------------------------------------------------|

|------4-------------------4---------------4-------------5---|----4--------------4------------------4-------------------|

|------4--------4---4------4-----4---4-----4-----4---4---5---|----4----4---4-----4-------4---4------4-------------------|

|------2--------2---2------2-----2---2-----2-----2---2---3---|----2----2---2-----2-------2---2------2-------------------|

|---------------2---2------------2---2-----------2---2-------|---------2---2-------------2---2--------------------------|

Verses

Gtr 2 (Gtr. 1 repeats fig. A simile)

1. Say hello... I've go to go...

The ritual calls to me

2. Revelation ....

3. Say good bye...

|-----------------------------------------|---------------------------------------|---------------------------------|

|------------0--3---------------0--3------|-----------0--3---------------0--3-----|-----------0--3-----------0-3----|

|---------5--------5---------5--------5---|--------5--------5---------5--------5--|--------5--------5------5-----5--|

|------4------------------4---------------|-----4------------------4--------------|-----4----------------4----------|

|---2------------------2------------------|--2------------------2-----------------|--2-----------------2------------|

|-----------------------------------------|---------------------------------------|---------------------------------|

Screams twist in harmony.... Blinding lights reveal...

|---------------------0-----------0-----0--------|-----------------------------------------|

|-----------6------------6-----------6-----6-----|------------0--3---------------0--3------|

|--------------7------------7-----------------7--|---------5--------5---------5--------5---|

|-----4-----------7------------7-----------------|------4------------------4---------------|

|---2---5----------------------------------------|---2------------------2------------------|

|------------------------------------------------|-----------------------------------------|

.... thoughts that shouldn't be... The ritual calls to me...

silent insanity....

|---------------------------------|-----------------------------------|------------------0-----------0-------0------|

|---------0--3------------0--3----|---------0--3-------------0--3-----|---------6-----------6-------------6----6----|

|------5-------5-------5--------5-|------5--------5-------5--------5--|------5----7-----------7------------------7--|

|---4---------------4-------------|---4----------------4--------------|---4----------7-----------7------------------|

|-2---------------2---------------|-2----------------2----------------|-2-------------------------------------------|

|---------------------------------|-----------------------------------|---------------------------------------------|

Chorus (Figure C)

Gtrs. 3 & 4

~~~~

~~~~~

|------------------------------------------|------------------------------------------------------------------|

|------------------------------------------|------------------------------------------------------------------|

|------------------------------------------|------------------------------------------------------------------|

|---4-------------4------------------------|---4---------------4--------------4-------------------------------|

|---4-----4---4---4------4---4---4---------|---4-----4----4----4------4---4---4-------4----4-----4------------|

|---2-----2---2---2------2---2---2----3----|---2-----2----2----2------2---2---2-------2----2-----2------3-----|

________________________________________________________

|1.

|---------------------------------------------------|---------------------------------------------------------|

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

|----------------------------------------------2----|---4--------------4-----------------4--------------------|

|---2---------------2------------2-------------0----|---4-----4---4----4-------4---4-----4--------------------|

|---2------2---2----2-----2--2---2---2---2----------|---2-----2---2----2-------2---2-----2--------------------|

|---0------0---0----0-----0--0---0---0---0----------|---------2---2------------2---2--------------------------|

__________________________________________________

|2 & 3.

|-------------------------------------------------|-------------------------------|--------------------------------------|

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

|---4--------------4--------------------2---------|-----------2--------------2----|--4-----------4---------4---------2---|

|---4----4---4-----4------4----4--------2---------|---4-------2------3-------0----|--4----4--4---4---4--4--4--4-4--4-2---|

|---2----2---2-----2------2----2--------0---------|---4-------0------3-------0----|--2----2--2---2---2--2--2--2-2--2-0---|

|--------2---2------------2----2------------------|---2--------------1------------|-------2--2-------2--2-----2-2--------|

Gtr. 3 (Gtr.4

cont. sim.)

|-----------------------------|---------------------------------------------------|--------------------------------|

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

|---------2------------2------|--4-----------4-------------4/7---74----4-----2---|----------2---------------2-----|

|--4------2------3-----0------|--4----4--4---4-----4--4-----------------------2---|---4------2------3--------0-----|

|--4------0------3-----0------|--2----2--2---2-----2--2----2/5---52----2-----0---|---4------0------3--------0-----|

|--2-------------1------------|-------2--2---------2--2---------------------------|---2-------------1--------------|

|--------12------10-----------------------------------------|--------12------10-----------------------10------10------10-|

|---12-------12------12-----13--12--10--12------12------10--|----12------12------12------13---12--10---------------------|

|-9-------9-------7------9------------------12------10------|-9-------9-------7-------9----------------7--12---7---10----|

|----9--------9-------9-----10---9---7---9-------9-------7--|-----9-------9-------9------10----9--7-------------------12-|

|-7----------------------7------------------10-------8------|-7-----------------------7------7------------10--------8----|

|-----------------------------------------------------------|------------------------------------------------------------|

|

|-----------------------------------------------------------|------------------------------------------------------------|

|-----------------------------------------------------------|------------------------------------------------------------|

|-----------------------------------------------------------|------------------------------------------------------------|

|-2---------------------------------------------------------|------------------------------------------------------------|

|-2---------------------------------------------------------|------------------------------------------------------12---|

|-0---------------------------------------------------------|------------------------------------------------------------|

|---------12------10---7-----------------------------------------|----------12-------10-----------------------------|

|-----12------12--------------13---12--10--12-------12-------10--|------12------12-------12------13--------12-------|

|--9-------9-------7-------9--------------------12-------10------|--9------------------------9----------------------|

|------9-------9-------9------10----9---7---9--------9--------7--|-------9-------9---12----------10-------------9---|

|--7-----------------------7--------------------10--------8------|--7------------------------7---------7------------|

|----------------------------------------------------------------|--------------------------------------------------|

|

|----------------------------------------------------------------|--------------------------------------------------|

|----------------------------------------------------------------|--------------------------------------------------|

|----------------------------------------------------------------|--------------------------------------------------|

|--2-----------------------------------------------------------0h|2-------------------------------------------------|

|--2-------------------------------------------------------------|-------------------------7---75----5/7-----------|

|--0-------------------------------------------------------------|-------------------------5---53----3/5-----------|

Bridge (Figure D)

Gtrs 3& 4

dig in~~~~~

|----------------------------|---------------------------------|----------------------------------------------------|

|----------------------------|---------------------------------|----------------------------------------------------|

|----------------------------|---------------------------------|----------------------------------------------------|

|---4----4----3--------2-----|----2----2-----------------------|---2-------2-------------2--------------------------|

|---4----4----3--------2-----|----------------7---75---5/7----|---2---------------------2----7---75---5/7---------|

|---2----2----1--------0-----|----------------5---53---3/5----|---0---------------------0----5---53---3/5---------|

|----------------------------|---------------------------------|----------------------------------------------------|

|----------------------------|---------------------------------|----------------------------------------------------|

|----------------------------|---------------------------------|----------------------------------------------------|

|---4----4----3--------2-----|----2----2-----------------------|---2------------------------------------------------|

|---4----4----3--------2-----|----------------7---75---5/7----|---2--------------------------7---75---5/7---------|

|---2----2----1--------0-----|----------------5---53---3/5----|---0--------------------------5---53---3/5---------|

(Gtrs. 1 & 2 repeat fig B sim.)

P.M.

|-------------------------|----------------------------|---------------------------------------------|

|---------------------3---|------------9-7------------|---------------------------------------------|

|---------------------2---|----------------------------|---9----7------6h7p6-------------------------|

|--4----4----3--------0---|----7/9----(9)7--------7---|-----------------------9p7-------------------|

|--3----3----3------------|----------------------------|-----------------------------9p7h9-----------|

|--2----2----1------------|----------------------------|---------------------------------------------|

rake b+½ r ~~~~~~

|---------9-----(9)p7----5------7----------------------------------|-------------------------------------------------|

|------7-----------------------------7h10p7------------------------|---10h12---10------------------------------------|

|---7-----------------------------------------9p7-----9-----7------|---10h12---10------------------------------------|

|--------------------------------------------------9-----9---------|-----------------12p10---------------------------|

|------------------------------------------------------------------|------------------------1210--8------------7----|

|------------------------------------------------------------------|----------------------------------10-------------|

~~~~~~~ rake ~~~~~~~~

|--------------------------------7---------------------|-------------------------------------------------------------|

|-----------------------------7------------------------|----------------10-------------------------------------------|

|-----7------------7-------7----------7h9----9---------|--7----------------------------------------------------------|

|--7-----9---------------------------------------------|------9--7-------------7/9-----------------------------------|

|------------------------------------------------------|-------------------------------------------------------------|

|------------------------------------------------------|-------------------------------------------------------------|

Vol swells w/pedal------------------| P.M. on

5th-------| ~~~~~~~

|-----7--10--9--7-----------------------------------------|----------------------------------------------------------14--|

|--7---------------10--9--7-------------------------------|-------------------------------------13--15--13/15------------|

|----------------------------9--7--6----------------------|-----7-------10------12------12/14----------------------------|

|-------------------------------------9--7h9---7-----7h9--|--7-----------------------------------------------------------|

|-------------------------------------------------9-------|---------12------12------12-----------------------------------|

|---------------------------------------------------------|--------------------------------------------------------------|

pb+½ r ~~~~~~~~

|--18-----18----(18)--18--------14h18p14--18p1412----12--17h129----9-14p97---7-12p75--------9-----------------|

|--------------------------------------------------12-------------11----------9-----------------------------------|

|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|

|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|

|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|

|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|

~~~~~~

|--12p11h12p11p9h11p9---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|

|----------------------12--12-p-10p9h10p9h10----------------------------------------------------------------------|

|--------------------------------------------13p11p9-11p9----9----------------------------------------------------|

|---------------------------------------------------------13---13p10-13p10p9--10p9p8--9---------------------------|

|----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------10--10p9---------9h11----|

|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|

|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|

|---------------------------------------------------------------------------------11-------11h12--14p11h12h14-----|

|-----------------------------------------------------------11-------11--13p11h13----11-13------------------------|

|--------------------11-------11h13--14p11-13--14p11--13h14----13h14----------------------------------------------|

|-13p9h11--14--11-13----13h14-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|

|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|

b+1 b+1 b+1 b+1 r

|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|

|--15p13--14--15-15-14-15h17---17-----17------17--------17----(17)---14h15p14p12h14p1210h12p109h10p97h9p75----|

|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|

|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|

|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|

|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|

(Gtr.3 Upstemmed notes, Gtr.4 Downstemmed notes)

Bar dips (both notes)

~~~~~

½/ ½/ ½/ ½/ ½/ ½/ ½/

|-------------------------------------------------------------|----------------------10--9------------------------------|

|--7---10--------7----------------------------------------6---|--7----10---------7---10--9------------------------------|

|--7----9---9----7----7----9---6---7-----------------5h7------|--7-----9----9----7--------------------------------------|

|----------11---------9---11---7---9-----9-----7h9---7h9h11---|------------11-------------------------------------------|

|---------------------------------------11-----9h11-----------|---------------------------------------------------------|

|-------------------------------------------------------------|---------------------------------------------------------|

P.H.

|-----------------------------------------------------------------|---------------------------10------14----------------|

|--7----10--------5---7-------------------------------------------|-7---10---------------10---10---12/15----------------|

|--7-----9----9-------7---7-----9---6---7--4h6p4h6--------6h7h9---|-7---9---9---6--9--9--11-----------------------------|

|------------11-----------9----11---7---9--6h7p6h7--7/9---7h9h10--|---------11-----11/12--------------------------------|

|---------------------------------------------------9/11----------|-----------------------------------------------------|

|-----------------------------------------------------------------|-----------------------------------------------------|

Gtr.3

P.H. (bothnotes)

P.H. P.M. on 5th

string---------------------------| ~~~~ b1/4 ~~~~~~

|-----------------------------|---------------------------------------------------------|-------------------------------|

|-----------------------------|---------------------------------------------------------|-------------14----------------|

|-----------------------------|------------------------------------------------------9--|--9/11-------14----------------|

|--8------8----7--------------|-----9--12-----11--9-----12-----11---------12-----11-----|-----------------15-------12---|

|--9------9----------8--------|--9---------9---------9------9------12--9------9---------|-------------------------------|

|------------------------10---|---------------------------------------------------------|-------------------------------|

P.H.~~~~

|------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|---------------------------|

|------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|---------------------------|

|---------119------97-----76-----64-----4------6h7p6p4---------------------------|---------------------------|

|--11h12--------11-------9-------7-------7------------------7p5p4---7p5p4------------|---------------------------|

|---------------------------------------------------------------------------7p5p42--|--------0-----4------------|

|------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|--2-----------2------------|

Rhythm slashes:

E5

*

P.M. on

5th----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|

|----------------------------------------------------|-----------------------------------------------------------|

|----------------------------------------------------|-----------------------------------------------------------|

|--------9-----7-------------------------------------|--------9-----7---------------------7------7-------7-------|

|-----9-----9-----9-----10-----9--7--9------9-----7--|-----9-----9-----9-----10-----9--7-------------------------|

|--7-----------------7------7-----------10-----8-----|--7-----------------7------7-----------10------8-----------|

|----------------------------------------------------|-----------------------------------------------------------|

E (5th string 7th fret) E5

A5 G5 A5

* *

* * * * *

|-------------------------------------------------------|--------------------------------------------------------|

|-------------------------------------------------------|--------------------------------------------------------|

|--------9-----7---------------------7-------7-------7--|-----------9-----7--------------------------------------|

|-----9-----9-----9-----10-----9--7---------------------|-------9------9-----9------10-----9---------------------|

|--7-----------------7------7-----------10-------8------|---7-------------------7--------------------------------|

|-------------------------------------------------------|--------------------------------------------------------|

Repeat Bridge (Fig. D)

|-----------------------------------------|---------------------------------------|---------------------------------|

|------------0--3---------------0--3------|-----------0--3---------------0--3-----|-----------0--3-----------0-3----|

|---------5--------5---------5--------5---|--------5--------5---------5--------5--|--------5--------5------5-----5--|

|------4------------------4---------------|-----4------------------4--------------|-----4----------------4----------|

|---2------------------2------------------|--2------------------2-----------------|--2-----------------2------------|

|-----------------------------------------|---------------------------------------|---------------------------------|

|---------------------0-----------0-----0--------|

|-----------6------------6-----------6-----6-----|

|--------------7------------7-----------------7--|

|-----4-----------7------------7-----------------|

|---2---5----------------------------------------|

|------------------------------------------------|

End: rit.

|---------------------------------------------------------------------|----7-------------------------------------|

|---------------------------------------------------------------------|----/7-------------------------------------|

|-----------9-------7---------------------------7-----------------7---|----9-------------------------------------|

|-------9-------9------9-----10--------9---7--------------7-----------|----/9-------------------------------------|

|---7---------------------7--------------------------10-------8-------|----9-------------------------------------|

|---------------------------------------------------------------------|-------------------------------------------|

Get this song at:  amazon.com sheetmusicplus.com

Share your thoughts

Comments