Nostrovia Testament
As recorded by Testament
(From the 1997 Album DEMONIC)
Transcribed by MetalVital the "Frantic Machine"
Words by Chuck Billy Music by Eric Peterson
Gtr I (Db Ab Db Gb Bb Eb) - 'Gtr I'
Gtr II (Db Ab Db Gb Bb Eb) - 'Gtr II'
Intro
Moderate Rock Q.=144
[G5] [A5] [Ab5] [G5] [A5] [Ab5]
[6/4] Gtrs I, II
PM-| PM-|
W. H. Q q Q W. H. Q q Q 4x
||----------------|-------------------|---------------|--------------------|| ||o---------------|-------------------|---------------|-------------------o|| ||----------------|-------------------|---------------|--------------------|| ||----------------|-------------------|---------------|--------------------|| ||o-5-------------|-7-------6\--------|-5-------------|-7-------6\--------o|| ||--5-------------|-7-------6\--6--6--|-5-------------|-7-------6\--6--6---||
[A5]Gtr I[G5] [A5]
PM---| PM---| PM-----
Q. q. H. Q. q. Q Q Q
|-----------------------|--------------------| |-----------------------|--------------------| |-----------------------|--------------------| |-----------------------|--------------------| |-7----7----7-----------|-7----7----7--5--7--| |-7----7----7-----------|-7----7----7--5--7--|
|
| Gtr II
| PM---| PM---| PM-----
| Q. q. H +Q Q. q. Q Q Q
|-----------------------|--------------------| |-----------------------|--------------------| |-----------------------|--------------------| |-----------------------|--------------------| |-7----7----7-----(7)\--|-7----7----7--5--7--| |-7----7----7-----(7)\--|-7----7----7--5--7--|
[Ab5] [B5] [Ab5(G5)]
------| PM-| PM
Q. q. H +Q Q Q Q Q Q Q
|----------------------|-----------------------| |----------------------|-----------------------| |----------------------|-----------------------| |----------------------|-----------------------| |-6----6----6----(6)\--|-------9--(9)s=6-------| |-6----6----6----(6)\--|-6s=9--9---9s==6--5----|
|
|------| PM-| PM
| Q. q. H +Q Q Q Q Q Q Q
|----------------------|-----------------------| |----------------------|-----------------------| |----------------------|-----------------------| |----------------------|-----------------------| |-6----6----6----(6)\--|-------9--(9)s=6-------| |-6----6----6----(6)\--|-6s=9--9---9s==6--5----|
[A5] [C5] [A5]
PM---| PM-| PM--
Q. q. H. Q Q Q Q Q Q
|-------------------|--------------------------| |-------------------|--------------------------| |-------------------|--------------------------| |-------------------|--------------------------| |-7----7----7-------|-(7)s=10--10--(10)s=7-----| |-7----7----7-------|--7s==10--10---10s==7--5--|
|
| PM---| PM-| PM--
| Q. q. H. Q Q Q Q Q Q
|-------------------|--------------------------| |-------------------|--------------------------| |-------------------|--------------------------| |-------------------|--------------------------| |-7----7----7-------|-(7)s=10--10--(10)s=7-----| |-7----7----7-------|--7s==10--10---10s==7--5--|
[Ab5] [F5] [Ab5]
------| PM----|
Q. q. H Q H. Q q Q
|----------------------|--------------------|| |----------------------|--------------------|| |----------------------|--------------------|| |----------------------|--------------------|| |-6----6----6\----(3)S=|=6------------------|| |-6----6----6\----(3)S=|=6-------6--6--6----||
|
|------| PM----|
| Q. q. Q Q +Q H. Q q Q
|----------------------|--------------------|| |----------------------|--------------------|| |----------------------|--------------------|| |----------------------|--------------------|| |-6----6----6s=3--(3)S=|=6------------------|| |-6----6----6s=3--(3)S=|=6-------6--6--6----||
Verse 1
[G5]Gtrs I, II[(A5)] [(Ab5)]
PM-|
W. Q E E E E Q q Q
|---------------|----------------------| |---------------|----------------------| |---------------|----------------------| |---------------|----------------------| |-5-------------|----------------6--6--| |-5-------------|-7--7-7-7-5-6\--6--6--|
[G5] [(A5)] [(Ab5)] PM-|
W. Q E E E E Q q Q
|---------------|------------------------| |---------------|------------------------| |---------------|------------------------| |---------------|------------------------| |-5-------------|----------------6--6----| |-5-------------|-7--7-7-7-5-6\--6--6----|
[G5] [(A5)] [(Ab5)] PM-|
W. Q E E E E Q q Q
|---------------|----------------------| |---------------|----------------------| |---------------|----------------------| |---------------|----------------------| |-5-------------|----------------6--6--| |-5-------------|-7--7-7-7-5-6\--6--6--|
[G5] [(A5)] [(Ab5)] PM-[G5]|
W. Q E E E E Q q Q
|---------------|------------------------|| |---------------|------------------------|| |---------------|------------------------|| |---------------|------------------------|| |-5-------------|----------------6--5----|| |-5-------------|-7--7-7-7-5-6\--6--5----||
Chorus
[A5]Gtr I[G5] [A5]
PM---| PM---| PM-----
Q. q. H. Q. q. Q Q Q
|-------------------|--------------------| |-------------------|--------------------| |-------------------|--------------------| |-------------------|--------------------| |-7----7----7-------|-7----7----7--5--7--| |-7----7----7-------|-7----7----7--5--7--|
|
| Gtr II
| PM---| PM---| PM-----
| Q. q. H. Q. q. Q Q Q
|-------------------|--------------------| |-------------------|--------------------| |-------------------|--------------------| |-------------------|--------------------| |-7\---7----7-------|-7----7----7--5--7--| |-7\---7----7-------|-7----7----7--5--7--|
[Ab5] [B5] [Ab5(G5)]
------| PM-| PM
Q. q. H +Q Q Q Q Q Q Q
|----------------------|-----------------------| |----------------------|-----------------------| |----------------------|-----------------------| |----------------------|-----------------------| |-6----6----6----(6)\--|-------9--(9)s=6-------| |-6----6----6----(6)\--|-6s=9--9---9s==6--5----|
|
|------| PM-| PM
| Q. q. H +Q Q Q Q Q Q Q
|----------------------|-----------------------| |----------------------|-----------------------| |----------------------|-----------------------| |----------------------|-----------------------| |-6----6----6----(6)\--|-------9--(9)s=6-------| |-6----6----6----(6)\--|-6s=9--9---9s==6--5----|
[A5] [C5] [A5]
PM---| PM-| PM--
Q. q. H. Q Q Q Q Q Q
|-------------------|--------------------------| |-------------------|--------------------------| |-------------------|--------------------------| |-------------------|--------------------------| |-7----7----7-------|-(7)s=10--10--(10)s=7-----| |-7----7----7-------|--7s==10--10---10s==7--5--|
|
| PM---| PM-| PM--
| Q. Q. H. Q Q Q Q Q Q
|-------------------|--------------------------| |-------------------|--------------------------| |-------------------|--------------------------| |-------------------|--------------------------| |-7----7----7-------|-(7)s=10--10--(10)s=7-----| |-7----7----7-------|--7s==10--10---10s==7--5--|
[Ab5] [F5] [Ab5] [G5] [A5] [Ab5]
------| PM----|
Q. q. H Q H. Q Q Q
|----------------------|--------------------|| |----------------------|--------------------|| |----------------------|--------------------|| |----------------------|--------------------|| |-6----6----6\----(3)S=|=6-------5--7--6----|| |-6----6----6\----(3)S=|=6-------5--7--6----||
|
|------| PM----|
| Q. q. H Q H. Q Q Q
|----------------------|--------------------|| |----------------------|--------------------|| |----------------------|--------------------|| |----------------------|--------------------|| |-6----6----6\----(3)S=|=6-------5--7--6----|| |-6----6----6\----(3)S=|=6-------5--7--6----||
Verse 2
[G5]Gtrs I, II[(A5)] [(Ab5)]
PM-|
W. Q E E E E Q q Q
|---------------|----------------------| |---------------|----------------------| |---------------|----------------------| |---------------|----------------------| |-5-------------|----------------6--6--| |-5-------------|-7--7-7-7-5-6\--6--6--|
[G5] [(A5)] [(Ab5)] PM-|
W. Q E E E E Q q Q
|---------------|------------------------| |---------------|------------------------| |---------------|------------------------| |---------------|------------------------| |-5-------------|----------------6--6----| |-5-------------|-7--7-7-7-5-6\--6--6----|
[G5] [(A5)] [(Ab5)] PM-|
W. Q E E E E Q q Q
|---------------|----------------------| |---------------|----------------------| |---------------|----------------------| |---------------|----------------------| |-5-------------|----------------6--6--| |-5-------------|-7--7-7-7-5-6\--6--6--|
[G5] [(A5)] [(Ab5)] PM-[G5]|
W. Q E E E E Q q Q
|---------------|------------------------|| |---------------|------------------------|| |---------------|------------------------|| |---------------|------------------------|| |-5-------------|----------------6--5----|| |-5-------------|-7--7-7-7-5-6\--6--5----||
Outro
[D5]W. +W. +W. +W.
|---------------|----------------|----------------|--------*| |---------------|----------------|----------------|--------*| |---------------|----------------|----------------|--------*| |-0-------------|-(0)------------|-(0)------------|-(0)----*| |-0-------------|-(0)------------|-(0)------------|-(0)----*| |-0-------------|-(0)------------|-(0)------------|-(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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