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Testament - Confusion Fusion

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As recorded by Testament
(From the 1989 Album PRACTICE WHAT YOU PREACH)
Transcribed by John Tapella
Music by Testament
Gtr I (E A D G B E) - 'Untitled'
Gtr II (E A D G B E) - 'Untitled'
Intro
Q=180
4/4
Gtr I
W H Q E E H H E E E E Q E E
|----------|---------x-x-|------x\----|-xSx-x----------| |----------|-------------|------------|----------------| |----------|-------------|------------|----------------| |----------|-------------|------------|----------------| |----------|-------------|------------|------------3-3-| |----------|-------------|------------|----------------|

F#5
Gtr I
+W +W +W +W
|------------|------------|------------|--------| |------------|------------|------------|--------| |------------|------------|------------|--------| |------------|------------|------------|--------| |-(3)--------|-(3)--------|-(3)--------|-(3)----| |------------|------------|------------|--------|

|
| Gtr II
| <
| W W +W +W
|------------|------------|------------|--------| |------------|------------|------------|--------| |------------|------------|------------|--------| |------------|--4---------|-(4)--------|-(4)----| |------------|------------|------------|--------| |------------|--2---------|-(2)--------|-(2)----|

Main Riff
(C7)
E E E E E E E E +E E E E E E E E
|------------------------|--------------------------| |------------------------|--------------------------| |-------------------8-11-|-(11)----------------8-11-| |-------------7-10-------|---------------7-10-------| |-------6--9-------------|---------6--9-------------| |--5-8-------------------|------8-------------------|

|
| E E E E E E E E +E E E E E E E E
|------------------------|--------------------------| |---------------------13-|-(13)------------------13-| |---------------11-14----|-----------------11-14----| |---------10-13----------|-----------10-13----------| |----9-12----------------|------9-12----------------| |-11---------------------|--------------------------|

+E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E
|--------------------------|-------------------------| |--------------------------|-10-13-10----------------| |-(11)----------------8-11-|----------11--8----------| |---------------7-10-------|----------------10--7----| |---------6--9-------------|-----------------------9-| |------8-------------------|-------------------------|

|
| +E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E
|--------------------------|-11-14-11----------------| |-(13)------------------13-|----------13-------------| |-----------------11-14----|-------------14-11-------| |-----------10-13----------|-------------------13-10-| |------9-12----------------|-------------------------| |--------------------------|-------------------------|

+E E E E E E E E +E E E E E E E E
|--------------------------|--------------------------| |--------------------------|--------------------------| |---------------------8-11-|-(11)----------------8-11-| |---------------7-10-------|---------------7-10-------| |--(9)----6--9-------------|---------6--9-------------| |------8-------------------|------8-------------------|

|
| +E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E
|--------------------------|--------------------------| |-----------------------13s|==10-------------------13-| |-----------------11-14----|-----------------11-14----| |-(10)------10-13----------|-----------10-13----------| |------9-12----------------|------9-12----------------| |--------------------------|--------------------------|

+E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E
|--------------------------|-------------------------| |--------------------------|-10-13-10----------------| |-(11)----------------8-11-|----------11--8----------| |---------------7-10-------|----------------10--7----| |---------6--9-------------|-----------------------9-| |------8-------------------|-------------------------|

|
| +E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E
|--------------------------|-11-14-11----------------| |-(13)------------------13-|----------13-------------| |-----------------11-14----|-------------14-11-------| |-----------10-13----------|-------------------13-10-| |------9-12----------------|-------------------------| |--------------------------|-------------------------|

+E E E E E E E E +E E E E E E E E
|--------------------------|---------------------------| |--------------------------|---------------------------| |---------------------8-11-|-(11)-----------------8-11-| |---------------7-10-------|----------------7-10-------| |--(9)----6--9-------------|----------6--9-------------| |------8-------------------|-------8-------------------|

|
| +E E E E E E E E +E E E E E E E E
|--------------------------|---------------------------| |-----------------------13-|-(13)\------------------13-| |-----------------11-14----|------------------11-14----| |-(10)------10-13----------|------------10-13----------| |------9-12----------------|-------9-12----------------| |--------------------------|---------------------------|

+E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E
|--------------------------|-------------------------| |--------------------------|-10-13-10----------------| |-(11)----------------8-11-|----------11--8----------| |---------------7-10-------|----------------10--7----| |---------6--9-------------|-----------------------9-| |------8-------------------|-------------------------|

|
| +E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E
|--------------------------|-11-14-11----------------| |-(13)------------------13-|----------13-------------| |-----------------11-14----|-------------14-11-------| |-----------10-13----------|-------------------13-10-| |------9-12----------------|-------------------------| |--------------------------|-------------------------|

G#5 D5 G#5 D5
12/8 9/8
E E E E E E E E E E E E H +H E
|---------------------------10-|-(10)-------(10)\---------| |--------------------7----8----|---8---------(8)\---------| |-------------5-7--8---9-------|---9---------(9)\---------| |------4-6--7------------------|------------------------4-| |-6--6-------------------------|--------------------------| |------------------------------|--------------------------|

|
| PM-------------------|

| Q. Q. Q. Q. E E E E E E E E E
|------------------------------|--------------------------| |------------------------------|--------------------------| |---------------8--------------|--------------------------| |--------7------6------7-------|---7--7-7-7---7---7-7-7-7-| |-6------5-------------5-------|---5--5-5-5---5---5-5-5-5-| |-4----------------------------|--------------------------|

G#5 D5 G#5 D5 Fm
12/8
E E E E E E E E E E E E W.
|---------------------------10-|--------------------------------------| |--------------------7----8----|--9-----------------------------------| |-------------5-7--8---9-------|-10-----------------------------------| |------4-6--7------------------|--------------------------------------| |-6--6-------------------------|--------------------------------------| |------------------------------|--------------------------------------|

|
| Q. Q. Q. Q. Q. +Q +E +Q +E +Q.
|------------------------------|--------------------------------------| |------------------------------|--------------------------------------| |---------------8--------------|--------------------------------------| |--------7------6------7-------|--------------------------------------| |-6------5-------------5-------|--8----(8)b9===(8)r(8)b9===(8)r(8)----| |-4----------------------------|--------------------------------------|

4/4
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
+W +W +W +H. Q
|---------------|---------------|---------------|----------------------| |---------------|---------------|---------------|----------------------| |-([10])--------|-([10])--------|-([10])--------|-([10])---------------| |---------------|---------------|---------------|----------------------| |---------------|---------------|---------------|-----------------11\--| |---------------|---------------|---------------|----------------------|

|
| ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
| +W +W +W Q H Q
|---------------|---------------|---------------|----------------------| |---------------|---------------|---------------|----------------------| |---------------|---------------|---------------|----------------------| |---------------|---------------|---------------|----------------------| |---(8)---------|---(8)---------|---(8)---------|----------------------| |---------------|---------------|---------------|---------11\----/11\--|

(C7)
E E E E E E E E +E E E E E E E E
|-----------------------|--------------------------| |-----------------------|--------------------------| |------------------8-11-|-(11)----------------8-11-| |------------7-10-------|---------------7-10-------| |------6--9-------------|---------6--9-------------| |---8-------------------|------8-------------------|

|
| E E E E E E E E +E E E E E E E E
|-----------------------|--------------------------| |--------------------13-|-(13)------------------13-| |--------------11-14----|-----------------11-14----| |--------10-13----------|-----------10-13----------| |---9-12----------------|------9-12----------------| |-----------------------|--------------------------|

+E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E
|--------------------------|-------------------------|| |--------------------------|-10-13-10----------------|| |-(11)----------------8-11-|----------11--8----------|| |---------------7-10-------|----------------10--7----|| |---------6--9-------------|-----------------------9-|| |------8-------------------|-------------------------||

|
| +E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E
|--------------------------|-11-14-11----------------|| |-(13)------------------13-|----------13-------------|| |-----------------11-14----|-------------14-11-------|| |-----------10-13----------|-------------------13-10-|| |------9-12----------------|-------------------------|| |--------------------------|-------------------------||

+E E E E E E E E +E E E E E E E E
|--------------------------|--------------------------| |--------------------------|--------------------------| |---------------------8-11-|-(11)----------------8-11-| |---------------7-10-------|---------------7-10-------| |--(9)----6--9-------------|---------6--9-------------| |------8-------------------|------8-------------------|

|
| +E E E E E E E E +E E E E E E E E
|--------------------------|--------------------------| |-----------------------13-|-(13)------------------13-| |-----------------11-14----|-----------------11-14----| |-(10)------10-13----------|-----------10-13----------| |------9-12----------------|------9-12----------------| |--------------------------|--------------------------|

+E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E
|--------------------------|-------------------------| |--------------------------|-10-13-10----------------| |-(11)----------------8-11-|----------11--8----------| |---------------7-10-------|----------------10--7----| |---------6--9-------------|-----------------------9-| |------8-------------------|-------------------------|

|
| +E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E
|--------------------------|-11-14-11----------------| |-(13)------------------13-|----------13-------------| |-----------------11-14----|-------------14-11-------| |-----------10-13----------|-------------------13-10-| |------9-12----------------|-------------------------| |--------------------------|-------------------------|

G#5 D5 G#5 D5
12/8 9/8
E E E E E E E E E E E E H +H E
|---------------------------10-|-(10)-------(10)\---------| |--------------------7----8----|---8---------(8)\---------| |-------------5-7--8---9-------|---9---------(9)\---------| |------4-6--7------------------|------------------------4-| |-6--6-------------------------|--------------------------| |------------------------------|--------------------------|

|
| PM-------------------|

| Q. Q. Q. Q. E E E E E E E E E
|------------------------------|--------------------------| |------------------------------|--------------------------| |---------------8--------------|--------------------------| |--------7------6------7-------|---7--7-7-7---7---7-7-7-7-| |-6------5-------------5-------|---5--5-5-5---5---5-5-5-5-| |-4----------------------------|--------------------------|

G#5 D5 G#5 D5 Fm
12/8
E E E E E E E E E E E E W.
|---------------------------10-|--------------------------------------| |--------------------7----8----|--9-----------------------------------| |-------------5-7--8---9-------|-10-----------------------------------| |------4-6--7------------------|--------------------------------------| |-6--6-------------------------|--------------------------------------| |------------------------------|--------------------------------------|

|
| Q. Q. Q. Q. Q. +Q +E +Q +E +Q.
|------------------------------|--------------------------------------| |------------------------------|--------------------------------------| |---------------8--------------|--------------------------------------| |--------7------6------7-------|--------------------------------------| |-6------5-------------5-------|--8----(8)b9===(8)r(8)b9===(8)r(8)----| |-4----------------------------|--------------------------------------|

Bridge
D#5 E7 C#5 D5 D#5 E7 C#5 D5
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
|-------------------------|-------------------------| |-------------------------|-------------------------| |-----8---8-------7---7---|-----8---8-------7---7---| |---8---8---8---6---6---6-|---8---8---8---6---6---6-| |-6-----------7-----------|-6-----------7-----------| |-------------------------|-------------------------|

|
| PM-------------------------------------------------

| Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q
|-------------------------|-------------------------| |-------------------------|-------------------------| |-------------------------|-------------------------| |-8---8---8---9---6---7---|-8---8---8---9---6---7---| |-6---6---6---7---4---5---|-6---6---6---7---4---5---| |-------------------------|-------------------------|

D#5 E7 C#5 D5 D#5E5 F5 F#5 G5 A#5
E E E E E E E E E E E E Q Q Q Q Q Q
|-------------------------|-------------------------| |-------------------------|-------------------------| |-----8---8-------7---7---|-------------------------| |---8---8---8---6---6---8-|-8--9--10--11--12--15\---| |-6-----------7-----------|-6--7---8---9--10--13\---| |-------------------------|-------------------------|

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

| Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q
|-------------------------|-------------------------| |-------------------------|-------------------------| |-------------------------|-------------------------| |-8---8---8---9---6---7---|-8--9--10--11--12--15\---| |-6---6---6---7---4---5---|-6--7---8---9--10--13\---| |-------------------------|-------------------------|

G#5 G#/D G#5 E7 G#5 E G#5 D#7 G#5 G#/D G#5 E
PM| PM PM| PM PM| PM PM| PM PM| PM 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 E E E E E E E E E E E E E
|-------------------------|-------------------------|--------------------------| |-------------------------|-------------------------|--------------------------| |-----------4-----------7-|-----------4-----------6-|-----------4---------4----| |-----6---6-------6---6---|-----6---6-------6---5---|-----6---6-------6-----6--| |---6---5-------6---7-----|---6---5-------6---6-----|---6---5-------6---7------| |-4-----------4-----------|-4-----------4-----------|-4-----------4------------|

|
| PM----------------------------------------------------------------------|

| E E E E Q E E E E Q E E E E Q E E E E Q E E E E Q E E E E Q
|-------------------------|-------------------------|--------------------------| |-------------------------|-------------------------|--------------------------| |-------------------------|-------------------------|--------------------------| |-------------------------|-------------------------|--------------------------| |-6-6-6-5-5---6-6-6-7-7---|-6-6-6-7-7---6-6-6-6-6---|-6-6-6-5-5---6-6-6-7-7----| |-------------------------|-------------------------|--------------------------|

G#5 E G#5 D# E G#5 EmB5 F#5G5 G#5 E5 N.C.E5/B
PM| PM PM| PM PM----| PM------|

E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E Q Q Q E E E E E E Q Q Q
|-------------------------|----------------------|------------------------|| |-------------------------|----------------------|------------------------|| |-----------7-------------|-------------4--------|-------------4----------|| |-----6---6-------6---5-8s|=6-6-6-6-6---4--4--5--|-6-6-6-6-6-2----5/--9---|| |---6---7-------6---6-----|---7-7-6-6---2--4--5--|-6-6-6-6-6-2-2------7---|| |-4-----------4-----------|-----------0----2--3--|----------------3/--7---||

|
| PM----------------| PM------| PM------|

| E E E E Q E E E E Q E E E E E E Q Q Q E E E E E E Q Q Q
|-------------------------|----------------------|------------------------|| |-------------------------|----------------------|------------------------|| |-------------------------|-------------4--------|-------------4----------|| |-------------------------|---6-6-6-6-6-4--4--5--|-6-6-6-6-6-2----5/--9---|| |-6-6-6-7-7---6-6-6-6-----|---7-7-6-6-5-2--4--5--|-6-6-6-6-6-2-2------7---|| |-------------------------|----------------2--3--|----------------3/--7---||

G#5 E5 N.C.E5/B G#5 E5B5 F#5G5 G#5 E5C#5E5/D#5/A#
Gtrs I, II
PM--------| PM--------| PM------|

E E E E E E Q Q Q E E E E E E Q Q Q E E E E E E Q Q Q
||------------------------|----------------------|-----------------------|| ||o-----------------------|----------------------|----------------------o|| ||--------------4---------|-------------4--------|-----------------------|| ||--6-6-6-6-6-2----5/--9--|-6-6-6-6-6-2-4--4--5--|-6-6-6-6-6-2-6--9--8---|| ||o-6-6-6-6-6-2-2------7--|-6-6-6-6-6-2-2--4--5--|-6-6-6-6-6-2-4--7--6--o|| ||-----------------3/--7--|----------------2--3--|-------------4--7--6---||

G#5 D5 G#5 D5
12/8 9/8
Gtr I
E E E E E E E E E E E E H +H E
|---------------------------10-|-(10)-------(10)\---------| |--------------------7----8----|---8---------(8)\---------| |-------------5-7--8---9-------|---9---------(9)\---------| |------4-6--7------------------|------------------------4-| |-6--6-------------------------|--------------------------| |------------------------------|--------------------------|

|
| Gtr II
| PM-------------------|

| Q. Q. Q. Q. E E E E E E E E E
|------------------------------|--------------------------| |------------------------------|--------------------------| |---------------8--------------|--------------------------| |--------7------6------7-------|---7--7-7-7---7---7-7-7-7-| |-6------5-------------5-------|---5--5-5-5---5---5-5-5-5-| |-4----------------------------|--------------------------|

G#5 D5 G#5 D5 Fm
12/8
E E E E E E E E E E E E W.
|---------------------------10-|--------------------------------------| |--------------------7----8----|--9-----------------------------------| |-------------5-7--8---9-------|-10-----------------------------------| |------4-6--7------------------|--------------------------------------| |-6--6-------------------------|--------------------------------------| |------------------------------|--------------------------------------|

|
| Q. Q. Q. Q. Q. +Q +E +Q +E +Q.
|------------------------------|--------------------------------------| |------------------------------|--------------------------------------| |---------------8--------------|--------------------------------------| |--------7------6------7-------|--------------------------------------| |-6------5-------------5-------|--8----(8)b9===(8)r(8)b9===(8)r(8)----| |-4----------------------------|--------------------------------------|

4/4
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
W +W +W +H. Q
|-------------|---------------|---------------|----------------------| |-------------|---------------|---------------|----------------------| |-[10]--------|-([10])--------|-([10])--------|-([10])---------------| |-------------|---------------|---------------|----------------------| |-------------|---------------|---------------|-----------------11\--| |-------------|---------------|---------------|----------------------|

|
| ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
| W +W +W Q H Q
|-------------|---------------|---------------|----------------------| |-------------|---------------|---------------|----------------------| |-------------|---------------|---------------|----------------------| |-------------|---------------|---------------|----------------------| |---8---------|---(8)---------|---(8)---------|----------------------| |-------------|---------------|---------------|---------11\----/11\--|

Main Riff
(C7)
E E E E E E E E +E E E E E E E E
|-----------------------|--------------------------| |-----------------------|--------------------------| |------------------8-11-|-(11)----------------8-11-| |------------7-10-------|---------------7-10-------| |------6--9-------------|---------6--9-------------| |---8-------------------|------8-------------------|

|
| E E E E E E E E +E E E E E E E E
|-----------------------|--------------------------| |--------------------13-|-(13)------------------13-| |--------------11-14----|-----------------11-14----| |--------10-13----------|-----------10-13----------| |---9-12----------------|------9-12----------------| |-----------------------|--------------------------|

+E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E
|--------------------------|--------------------------|| |--------------------------|-10-13-10-----------------|| |-(11)----------------8-11-|----------11--8-----------|| |---------------7-10-------|----------------10--7-----|| |---------6--9-------------|-----------------------9--|| |------8-------------------|--------------------------||

|
| +E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E
|--------------------------|-11-14-11-----------------|| |-(13)------------------13-|----------13--------------|| |-----------------11-14----|-------------14-11--------|| |-----------10-13----------|-------------------13-10--|| |------9-12----------------|--------------------------|| |--------------------------|--------------------------||

E E E E E E E E +E E E E E E E E
||-------------------------|--------------------------| ||o------------------------|--------------------------| ||--------------------8-11-|-(11)----------------8-11-| ||--------------7-10-------|---------------7-10-------| ||o--9----6--9-------------|---------6--9-------------| ||-----8-------------------|------8-------------------|

|
| E E E E E E E E +E E E E E E E E
||-------------------------|--------------------------| ||o---------------------13-|-(13)------------------13-| ||----------------11-14----|-----------------11-14----| ||--10------10-13----------|-----------10-13----------| ||o----9-12----------------|------9-12----------------| ||-------------------------|--------------------------|

+E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E
|--------------------------|---------------------------|| |--------------------------|-10-13-10-----------------o|| |-(11)----------------8-11-|----------11--8------------|| |---------------7-10-------|----------------10--7------|| |---------6--9-------------|-----------------------9--o|| |------8-------------------|---------------------------||

|
| +E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E
|--------------------------|-11-14-11------------------|| |-(13)------------------13-|----------13--------------o|| |-----------------11-14----|-------------14-11---------|| |-----------10-13----------|-------------------13-10---|| |------9-12----------------|--------------------------o|| |--------------------------|---------------------------||

G#5 D5 G#5 D5
12/8 9/8
E E E E E E E E E E E E H +H E
|---------------------------10-|-(10)-------(10)\---------| |--------------------7----8----|---8---------(8)\---------| |-------------5-7--8---9-------|---9---------(9)\---------| |------4-6--7------------------|------------------------4-| |-6--6-------------------------|--------------------------| |------------------------------|--------------------------|

|
| PM-------------------|

| Q. Q. Q. Q. E E E E E E E E E
|------------------------------|--------------------------| |------------------------------|--------------------------| |---------------8--------------|--------------------------| |--------7------6------7-------|---7--7-7-7---7---7-7-7-7-| |-6------5-------------5-------|---5--5-5-5---5---5-5-5-5-| |-4----------------------------|--------------------------|

G#5 D5 G#5 D5 Fm
12/8
E E E E E E E E E E E E W.
|---------------------------10-|--------------------------------------*| |--------------------7----8----|--9-----------------------------------*| |-------------5-7--8---9-------|-10-----------------------------------*| |------4-6--7------------------|--------------------------------------*| |-6--6-------------------------|--------------------------------------*| |------------------------------|--------------------------------------*|

|
| Q. Q. Q. Q. Q. +Q +E +Q +E +Q.
|------------------------------|--------------------------------------*| |------------------------------|--------------------------------------*| |---------------8--------------|--------------------------------------*| |--------7------6------7-------|--------------------------------------*| |-6------5-------------5-------|--8----(8)b9===(8)r(8)b9===(8)r(8)----*| |-4----------------------------|--------------------------------------*|

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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