The Ritual Testament
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")
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|Gtr. 2 ("clean")
|Let chords ring throughout
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Gtr 4 (w/dist.)
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ P.M. on 6th & 5th
string
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P.H.~~
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P.M.------| |-------------------------------------------------------------|----------------------------------------------------| |-------------------------------------------------------------|----------------------------------------------------| |-------5\4----4-----4-----------------------4----------------|---4-----------4-------------------4----------5-----| |-------5\4----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------------------------|----------------------------------|----------------------------------|-
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| ~~~~~~~~~ Both gtrs.
|-------------------------------------------------|----------------------------------|----------------------------------| |-------------------------------------------------|----------------------------------|--------------------------------6-| |---5\4-------------------------------------------|--4------4---------4-----------5--|-4--------4--------4------------5-| |---5\4---------------------------------------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...
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Screams twist in harmony.... Blinding lights reveal...
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.... thoughts that shouldn't be... The ritual calls to me...
silent insanity....
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Chorus (Figure C)
Gtrs. 3 & 4
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________________________________________________________
|1.
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__________________________________________________
|2 & 3.
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Gtr. 3 (Gtr.4
cont. sim.)
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Bridge (Figure D)
Gtrs 3& 4
dig in~~~~~
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(Gtrs. 1 & 2 repeat fig B sim.)
P.M.
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rake b+½ r ~~~~~~
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~~~~~~~ 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--18p14\12----12--17h12\9----9-14p9\7---7-12p7\5--------9-----------------| |--------------------------------------------------12-------------11----------9-----------------------------------| |-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------| |-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------| |-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------| |-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
~~~~~~
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b+1 b+1 b+1 b+1 r
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(Gtr.3 Upstemmed notes, Gtr.4 Downstemmed notes)
Bar dips (both notes)
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\½/ \½/ \½/ \½/ \½/ \½/ \½/
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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.~~~~
|------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|---------------------------| |------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|---------------------------| |---------11\9------9\7-----7\6-----6\4-----4------6h7p6p4---------------------------|---------------------------| |--11h12--------11-------9-------7-------7------------------7p5p4---7p5p4------------|---------------------------| |---------------------------------------------------------------------------7p5p4\2--|--------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] *
* * * * *
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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.
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