Leprosy Death
LEPROSY (Bassline)
As recorded by Death
(From the 1988 Album LEPROSY)
Transcribed by Ben Price
Words and Music by Chuck Shuldiner
Arranged by Death
Gtr I (D G C F) - 'Untitled'
Q=85
[4/4] Gtr I
Q Q H Q Q H Q Q H Q Q H
||-------------|-------------||-||-------------|-------------|| ||o------------|------------o||-||o------------|------------o|| ||o-1--2--5----|-0--1--4----o||-||o-1--2--5----|-0--1--4----o|| ||-------------|-------------||-||-------------|-------------|| |-3-| |-3-| |-3-| |-3-| |-3-| |-3-| |-3-| |-3-|
[E] [E] [E] [E] [E] [E] [E] [E] [E] [E] [E] [E] [E] [E] [E] [E] [E] [E] [E] [E] [E] [E] [E] [E]
||----------------2-3---2-3-|-----------------------------|| ||o---3-4---3-4-0-----0-----|---2-3---2-3---6-7---6-7----o|| ||o-1-----1-----------------|-0-----0-----4-----4--------o|| ||--------------------------|-----------------------------||
$
|-3-| |-3-| |-3-| |-3-| |-3-| |-3-| |-3-| |-3-|
S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S
||--------------------------------------------------| ||o-------------------------------------------------| ||o-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-4-4-4-4-4-4-------------| ||--------------------------------------4-4-4-4-4-4-| |-3-| |-3-| |-3-| |-3-| |-3-| |-3-| |-3-| |-3-|
S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S
|--------------------------------------------------| |--------------------------------------------------| |-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3--| |--------------------------------------------------| |-3-| |-3-| |-3-| |-3-| |-3-| |-3-| |-3-| |-3-|
S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S
|-------------------------------------------------| |-------------------------------------------------| |-------------------------2-2-2-2-2-2-------------| |-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-------------2-2-2-2-2-2-| |-3-| |-3-| |-3-| |-3-| |-3-| |-3-| |-3-| |-3-|
S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S 3x
|---------------------------------------------------|| |--------------------------------------------------o|| |-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1--o|| |---------------------------------------------------|| |-3-| |-3-| |-3-| |-3-| |-3-| |-3-| |-3-| |-3-|
S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S
|-------------------------------------------------| |-------------------------------------------------| |-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-4-4-4-4-4-4-------------| |-------------------------------------4-4-4-4-4-4-| |-3-| |-3-| |-3-| |-3-| |-3-| |-3-| |-3-| |-3-|
S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S
|--------------------------------------------------| |--------------------------------------------------| |-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3--| |--------------------------------------------------| |-3-| |-3-| |-3-| |-3-| |-3-| |-3-| |-3-| |-3-|
S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S
|-------------------------------------------------| |-------------------------------------------------| |-------------------------2-2-2-2-2-2-------------| |-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-------------2-2-2-2-2-2-| |-3-| |-3-| |-3-| |-3-| |-3-| |-3-|
S S S S S S S S S S S S E E E E E E
|----------------------------------------| |-------------------------4-3-1-3--------| |-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1---------4-3----| |----------------------------------------|
Q=220
W H Q Q W +H H
||-----------|------------|----------|------------| ||o----------|------------|----------|------------| ||o----------|-2----3-----|----------|------------| ||--1--------|---------3--|-0--------|-(0)----0---|
W H Q Q W +H H 3x
|----------|------------|----------|--------------|| |----------|------------|----------|-------------o|| |----------|-3----2-----|----------|-------------o|| |-1--------|---------3--|-0--------|-(0)----0-----||
W H Q Q W +H H W H Q Q
|----------|------------|----------|-------------|----------|-------------| |----------|------------|----------|-------------|----------|-------------| |----------|-2----3-----|----------|-------------|----------|-3----2------| |-1--------|---------3--|-0--------|-(0)----0----|-1--------|---------3---|
Q=142
E E Q H H Q E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E
|-------------|-------------|-----------------|-----------------| |-------------|-------------|-----------------|-----------------| |-------------|-----------1-|-------5-4-------|-------5-4-------| |-0-----------|-------------|-3-5-6-----5-6-5-|-3-5-6-----5-6-5-|
[E] [E] [E] [E] [E] [E] [E] [E] [E] [E] [E] [E] [E] [E] [E] [E] [E] [E] [E] [E] [E] [E] [E] [E] [E] [E] [E] [E] [E] [E] [E] [E]
|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------| |-------7-6-------|-------7-6-------|-------6-5-------|-------6-5-------| |-5-7-8-----7-8-7-|-5-7-8-----7-8-7-|-4-6-7-----6-7-6-|-4-6-7-----6-7-6-| |-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
[E] [E] [E] [E] [E] [E] [E] [E] [E] [E] [E] [E] [E] [E] [E] [E] [E] [E] [E] [E] [E] [E] [E] [E] [E] [E] [E] [E] [E] [E] [E] [E]
|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------| |-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------| |-------6-5-------|-------6-5-------|-------5-4-------|-------5-4-------| |-4-6-7-----6-7-6-|-4-6-7-----6-7-6-|-3-5-6-----5-6-5-|-3-5-6-----5-6-5-|
[E] [E] [E] [E] [E] [E] [E] [E] [E] [E] [E] [E] [E] [E] [E] [E] [E] [E] [E] [E] [E] [E] [E] [E] [E] [E] [E] [E] [E] [E] [E] [E]
|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------| |-------7-6-------|-------7-6-------|-------6-5-------|-------6-5-------| |-5-7-8-----7-8-7-|-5-7-8-----7-8-7-|-4-6-7-----6-7-6-|-4-6-7-----6-7-6-| |-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
Q=220
E E H. W W H Q Q
|-------------|----------|----------|------------| |-------------|----------|----------|------------| |-2-----------|----------|----------|------------| |-------------|----------|----------|------3--3--|
S S S S S S S S E S S S S S S E S S S S S S E S S S S S S
|-------------------------------|--------------------------------| |-----------------5-------------|-4-------------5----------------| |-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2---2-2-2-2-2-2-|---2-2-2-2-2-2---2-2-2-2-2-2----| |-------------------------------|--------------------------------|
E S S S S S S E S S S S S S E S S S S S S Q Q
|-----------------------------|-----------------------| |-4-------------5-------------|-4---------------------| |---3-3-3-3-3-3---3-3-3-3-3-3-|---3-3-3-3-3-3---------| |-----------------------------|---------------3--3----|
S S S S S S S S E S S S S S S E S S S S S S E S S S S S S
||--------------------------------|--------------------------------| ||o-------------------------------|--------------------------------| ||o-----------------5-------------|-4-------------5----------------| ||--2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2---2-2-2-2-2-2-|---2-2-2-2-2-2---2-2-2-2-2-2----|
E S S S S S S E S S S S S S E S S S S S S Q Q
|-----------------------------|------------------------|| |-----------------------------|-----------------------o|| |-4-------------5-------------|-4---------------------o|| |---3-3-3-3-3-3---3-3-3-3-3-3-|---3-3-3-3-3-3-0--0-----||
S S S S S S S S E S S S S S S E S S S S S S E S S S S S S
||--------------------------------|--------------------------------| ||o-----------------5-------------|-4-------------5----------------| ||o-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2---2-2-2-2-2-2-|---2-2-2-2-2-2---2-2-2-2-2-2----| ||--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
To Coda
E S S S S S S E S S S S S S E S S S S S S Q Q
|-----------------------------|-------------------------------|| |-4-------------5-------------|-4----------------------------o|| |---3-3-3-3-3-3---3-3-3-3-3-3-|---3-3-3-3-3-3----------------o|| |-----------------------------|---------------3--3------------||
Q=122
W W W H. E E
||-----------|----------|----------|-------------|| ||o----------|----------|----------|------------o|| ||o----------|----------|----------|------------o|| ||--0--------|-4--------|-1--------|-3-----3-1---||
S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S
||----------------------------------|----------------------------------| ||o---------------------------------|----------------------------------| ||o---------------------------------|----------------------------------| ||--0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4--|
S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S E E 4x
|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|| |---------------------------------|--------------------------------o|| |---------------------------------|--------------------------------o|| |-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-1-----||
Q=220
S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S
||----------------------------------|----------------------------------| ||o---------------------------------|----------------------------------| ||o-----------------2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-|-----------------1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1--| ||--0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-----------------|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3------------------|
S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S 4x
|---------------------------------|------------------------------------|| |---------------------------------|-----------------------------------o|| |-----------------2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-|-----------------1-1-1-1-----------o|| |-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-----------------|-3-3-3-3-2-2-2-2---------1-1-1-1----||
S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S
|---------------------------------|-----------------------------------| |---------------------------------|-----------------------------------| |---------------------------------|-------------------------2-2-2-2---| |-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-----------|
S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S
|---------------------------------|-----------------------------------| |---------------------------------|-----------------------------------| |-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-|-----------------------------------| |---------------------------------|-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1---|
S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S
|---------------------------------|-----------------------------------| |---------------------------------|-----------------------------------| |---------------------------------|-------------------------2-2-2-2---| |-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-----------|
S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S
|---------------------------------|-----------------------------------| |---------------------------------|-----------------------------------| |-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3---| |---------------------------------|-----------------------------------|
S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S
|---------------------------------|-----------------------------------| |---------------------------------|-----------------------------------| |---------------------------------|-------------------------2-2-2-2---| |-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-----------|
S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S
|---------------------------------|-----------------------------------| |---------------------------------|-----------------------------------| |-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-|-----------------------------------| |---------------------------------|-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1---|
S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S Q
|---------------------------------|------------------------------| |---------------------------------|------------------------------| |---------------------------------|-------------------------2----| |-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2------|
D.S. al Coda &
W W Q H.
|----------|----------||----------*| |----------|----------||----------*| |-1--------|-3--------||----------*| |----------|----------||-0--------*|
Duration Legend
--------------- W - whole; H - half; Q - quarter; E - 8th; S - 16th; T - 32nd; X - 64th; a - acciaccatura
+ - note tied to previous; . - note dotted; .. - note double dotted
Uncapitalized letters represent notes that are staccato (1/2 duration)
Irregular groupings are notated above the duration line
Duration letters will always appear directly above the note/fret number it represents the
duration for. Duration letters with no fret number below them represent rests. Multi-
bar rests are notated in the form Wxn, where n is the number of bars to rest for. Low
melody durations appear below the staff
Tablature Legend
----------------
h - hammer-on
p - pull-off
b - bend
pb - pre-bend
r - bend release (if no number after the r, then release immediately)
/\ - slide into or out of (from/to "nowhere")
s - legato slide
S - shift slide
- natural harmonic
(n) - artificial harmonic
n(n) - tapped harmonic
~ - vibrato
tr - trill
T - tap
TP - trem. picking
PM - palm muting
\n/ - tremolo bar dip; n = amount to dip
\n - tremolo bar down
n/ - tremolo bar up
/n\ - tremolo bar inverted dip
= - hold bend; also acts as connecting device for hammers/pulls
- volume swell (louder/softer)
x - on rhythm slash represents muted slash
o - on rhythm slash represents single note slash
Misc Legend
-----------
| - bar
|| - double bar
||o - repeat start
o|| - repeat end
*| - double bar (ending)
: - bar (freetime)
$ - Segno
& - Coda
Tempo markers - = BPM(8/16=s8/s16), where s8 = swing 8ths, s16 = swing 16ths
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