MASS OBLITERATION As recorded by Suffocation (From the 1991 Album EFFIGY OF THE FORGOTTEN) Words and Music by Suffocation Arranged by Suffocation Transcribed by Sigbjrn Henning Conntact: Siggi_scratch@hotmail.com Gtr I (C F Bb Eb G C) - 'Doug Cerrito' Gtr II (C F Bb Eb G C) - 'Terrance Hobbs' Q=175 15/8 16/8 Gtrs I, II E Q E E Q E E E E E E E E E E Q E E Q E E E E E E E E
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|-4-3--2-1-2--3-4-3-2-3-----6-|-4S3S4--2-1-2--3-4-3-2-3-----6--|
|-2-1-------------------------|-2S1S2--------------------------|
15/8 16/8 Gtr I E Q E E Q E E E E E E E E E E Q E E Q E E E E E E E E
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|------4-3-4------------5-4---|---------4-3-4------------5-4---|
|-4-3--2-1-2--3-4-3-2-3-----6-|--4S3S4--2-1-2--3-4-3-2-3-----6-|
|-2-1-------------------------|--2S1S2-------------------------|
| | Gtr II | E Q E E Q E E E E E E E E E E Q E E Q E E E E E E E E
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|------4-3-4------------5-4---|---------4-3-4------------7-6---|
|-4-3--2-1-2--3-4-3-2-3-----6-|--4S3S4--2-1-2--5-6-5-4-5-----8-|
|-2-1-------------------------|--2S1S2-------------------------|
15/8 17/8 Gtrs I, II
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E Q E E Q E E E E E E E E E E Q E E Q E Q Q Q Q
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|------4-3-4------------5-4---|---------4-3-4-----------------|
|-4-3--2-1-2--3-4-3-2-3-----6-|--4S3S4--2-1-2--5--4--4--4--4--|
|-2-1-------------------------|--2S1S2---------3--2--2--2--2--|
Q=135 8/4 Gtrs I, II 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
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|-----------------4-4-3-3-5-5-------------------------------------|
|---------4-4-5-5-------------4-4---------3-3-4-4-2-2---------0-0-|
|-2-2-3-3-------------------------2-2-3-3-------------3-3-1-1-----|
9/4 Gtrs I, II PM PM--| 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 E E E E
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|-----------------4-4-3-3-5-5---------------------------------|
|---------4-4-5-5-------------4-4---------3-3-4-4-4----3-4-3--|
|-2-2-3-3-------------------------2-2-3-3---------2----1-2-1--|
Q=220 4/2 Gtrs I, II 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
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|---------------------------------4-4-4---3-3-3---5-5-5-----------|
|-----------------4-4-4---5-5-5---------------------------4-4-4---|
|-2-2-2---3-3-3---------------------------------------------------|
Gtrs I, II 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
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|-----------------3-3-3---4-4-4---2-2-2-------------------0-0-0---|
|-2-2-2---3-3-3---------------------------3-3-3---1-1-1-----------|
4/2 Gtrs I, II 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
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|-----------------4-4-4---5-5-5---------------------------4-4-4---|
|-2-2-2---3-3-3---------------------------------------------------|
Q=145 7/4 Gtrs I, II S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S Q E E E E
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|-2-2-2---3-3-3-------------------2----1-2-1-|
Q=130 Q=200 3/4 6/4 Gtrs I, II Gtr I
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E E E E E E 4x E S S S S E S S S S E S S S S E E E
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7/4 Gtr I E S S S S E S S S S E S S S S E Q Q
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|-4-------------------4---------5h6-----|
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| | Gtr II | E S S S S E S S S S E S S S S E Q Q
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13/8 Gtrs I, II E S S S S E S S S S E S S S S E E E E
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S S S S E S S S S E S S S S E Q Q 3x
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|-2-2-2-2---2-2-2-2---2-2-2-2------3---||
Q=150 9/4 Gtr I 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 E E
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|-3-3-3-3-----------3-3-3-6---3-3-3-6---3-3-3-3-----------3---4---|
Q=170 5/2 Gtrs I, II 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 E E E E
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|---------5h6p4h5p4---------6---------5---------5h6p4h5p4-------------|
|-3-3-3-3-----------3-3-3-6---3-3-3-6---3-3-3-3-----------3-3-3-4-4-4-|
Q=150 3/4 19/16 Gtrs I, II E E E E E E S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S 3x
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|-7-7-7-6-6-6-||--3-3-3-3-----------3-3-3-6---3-3-3-6-----||
Q=170 11/4 S S S S S S S S S E E E E E E E E E E E E Q S S S S S S S
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Q=150 6/2
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E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E 4x
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Q=220 8/4 Gtr I 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
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|-3-3-3-3-----------------4-4-4-4---------4-4-4-4-3-3-3-3-2-2-2-2-|
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
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|-4-4-4-4---------------------------------1-1-1-1-3-3-3-3-4-4-4-4-|
|---------2-2-2-2-3-3-3-3-2-2-2-2-1-1-1-1-------------------------|
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
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|-3-3-3-3-----------------4-4-4-4---------4-4-4-4-3-3-3-3-2-2-2-2-|
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
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|-2-2-2-2-------------------------4-4-4-4-3-3-3-3-----------------||
|-------------------------1-1-1-1-----------------2-2-3-3-2-2-2-2-||
Gtrs I, II 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
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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
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|-4-4-4-4---------------------------------1-1-1-1-3-3-3-3-4-4-4-4-|
|---------2-2-2-2-3-3-3-3-2-2-2-2-1-1-1-1-------------------------|
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
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|---------6-6-6-6-5-5-5-5---------5-5-5-5-------------------------|
|-3-3-3-3-----------------4-4-4-4---------4-4-4-4-3-3-3-3-2-2-2-2-|
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
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|-2-2-2-2-------------------------4-4-4-4-3-3-3-3--------------------o||
|-------------------------1-1-1-1-----------------2-2-3-3-2-2-2-2-----||
15/8 16/8 Gtr I E Q E E Q E E E E E E E E E E Q E E Q E E E E E E E E
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|-4-3--2-1-2--3-4-3-2-3-----6-|-4S3S4--2-1-2--3-4-3-2-3-----6--|
|-2-1-------------------------|-2S1S2--------------------------|
| | Gtr II | E Q E E Q E E E E E E E E E E Q E E Q E E E E E E E E
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|------4-3-4------------5-4---|--------4-3-4------------7-6----|
|-4-3--2-1-2--3-4-3-2-3-----6-|-4S3S4--2-1-2--5-6-5-4-5-----8--|
|-2-1-------------------------|-2S1S2--------------------------|
Q=130 Q=120 3/4 5/4 Gtr I
PM-------|
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 E E
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|-----------------2-2-2-2-|-------------------------------------||
|-------------------------|-1-1-2-2-----------------6--4--5--3--||
|-0-0-0-0-4-4-3-3---------|---------0-0-0-0-4-4-3-3-4--2--3--1--||
| | Gtr II
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|-2-----------------------|---------2---------------6--4--5--3--||
|-0-----------------------|---------0---------------4--2--3--1--||
Q=130 3/4 5/4 Gtrs I, II 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
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Q=110 6/4 2/4 PM----| 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 E E 3x
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|--------------------------1-1-2-2-----------------||o-6-4-5-3----o||
|-0-0-0-0-4-4-3-3------------------0-0-0-0-4-4-3-3-||--4-2-3-1-----||
Q=190 8/2
PM| PM PM| PM PM| PM----------------|
E E E E Q E E E E Q E E Q E E E E Q E E E E E E E E E E 6x
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||o-----1---1------1---1------2------1---1------4-5-7-6-5-8-7-6--o||
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9/4 Q W W
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Q=135 8/4 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 S S S S
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|---------4-4-5-5-------------4-4---------3-3-4-4-2-2---------0-0---|
|-2-2-3-3-------------------------2-2-3-3-------------3-3-1-1-------|
9/4 PM PM--| 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 E E E E
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|-----------------4-4-3-3-5-5---------------------------------|
|---------4-4-5-5-------------4-4---------3-3-4-4-4----3-4-3--|
|-2-2-3-3-------------------------2-2-3-3---------2----1-2-1--|
Q=220 8/4 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 S S S S
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|---------------------------------4-4-4---3-3-3---5-5-5-----------|
|-----------------4-4-4---5-5-5---------------------------4-4-4---|
|-2-2-2---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
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|-----------------3-3-3---4-4-4---2-2-2-------------------0-0-0---|
|-2-2-2---3-3-3---------------------------3-3-3---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
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|---------------------------------4-4-4---3-3-3---5-5-5-----------|
|-----------------4-4-4---5-5-5---------------------------4-4-4---|
|-2-2-2---3-3-3---------------------------------------------------|
Q=145 7/4 S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S Q E E E E
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|-2-2-2---3-3-3-------------------2----1-2-1-||
Q=130 3/4 6/4 13/8
PM------| PM------------------| PM------------------|
E E E E E E 4x E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E Q
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12/8
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E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E Q
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|-5-5-5-6-6-6-5-5-5-3-3-3-|-5-5-5-6-6-6-3-2-3-2-3-[2]-
|-3-3-3-4-4-4-3-3-3-1-1-1-|-3-3-3-4-4-4-1---1---1-----
6/4 13/8
PM------------------| PM------------------|
E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E Q
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|-5-5-5-6-6-6-5-5-5-4-4-4-|-5-5-5-6-6-6-3-2-3-2-3-[2]--|
|-3-3-3-4-4-4-3-3-3-2-2-2-|-3-3-3-4-4-4-1---1---1------|
6/4 E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E
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|-5-5-5-/6-6-6-5-5-5-/3-3-3-|-5-5-5-/6-6-6-3-2-3-2-3-[2]-|
|-3-3-3-/4-4-4-3-3-3-/1-1-1-|-3-3-3-/4-4-4-1---1---1-----|
Q=140 8/4 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 S S S S
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8/4 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 S S S S
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|-3-3-3-3---------2-2-2-2---------3-3-3-3---------2-4-5-1-2-4-4-5--||
4/4 S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S
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11/8 S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S
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|-2-2-2-2-2-2-2----2-2-3-3-2-2-3-3-2-2-3-3-2-2---|
4/4 S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S
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13/8 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
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|-2-2-2-2-2-2-2---2-2-3-3-2-2-3-3-2-2-3---2-2-3-3-2-2--||
Q=130 6/4
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E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E
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PM--------------------|
E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E
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|-------------------------|-----8-----8-----8-----8--||
|-5-5-5-4-4-4-5-5-5-4-4-4-|-6-8-6-6-8-6-6-8-6-6-8-6-o||
|-3-3-3-2-2-2-3-3-3-2-2-2-|-4-6---4-6---4-6---4-6----||
11/8
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E E E E E E E E E Q
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|-5-5-5-6-6-6-5-5-5-4----*|
|-3-3-3-4-4-4-3-3-3-2----*|
Tablature Legend
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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
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| - bar || - double bar ||o - repeat start o|| - repeat end *| - double bar (ending) : - bar (freetime) $ - Segno & - Coda
Source: http://www.guitartabs.cc/tabs/s/suffocation/mass_obliteration_tab.html