/---------------------------------------------------------------------------/ The following is the author's own interpretation of the song, to be used -/ for studying or private use only, removal of any part of this ten line -/ place inwhich the tab was downloaded. Publishing as well as printing of -/ owner of the song. Failure to apply to these laws result will in legal -/ action from the appropriate parties. -/---------------------------------------------------------------------------downloaded from Displacer's Tablature Site atjoin the death/black tab emailing list by filling out the freeTESTAMENT - FIRST STRIKE IS DEADLY 2001From the Album FIRST STRIKE STILL DEADLYCopyright 2001 SPITFIRE RECORDSFull Version - OCTOBER 2002Re-Transcribed/Editing/Updated by: Death8699 (Ryan Fanucchi)Based On Previous Tabs & Solos by: Jarle Olsen & Zac BroaddusFor Questions, Comments, Newest Version, or Corrections contactCheck Out Jarle's Web Site, With More Transcriptions On It:. - palm mute ph - pinched harmonic/ - slide up to ah - artificial harmonic\ - slide down to th - tap harmonic~ - vibrato hr - natural harmonich - hammer on b - bendp - pull off Suffixes for bendt - tap with finger f - full bend h - half bend" - tremolo picking r - release t - tap bendX - percussion mute p - pick when bent> - accented note Prefixes() - ghost note, sustained note p - pre-bend w - use bar* - see comment d - don't pick start of bendI have spent the past 6 months on these songs trying toget them as perfect as possible. If you think furthercorrections are needed, have the updated solos, or abetter version of this song please mail me at ArchEnemiesbeen hard at work making my previous 'FSSD' tabs better.Enjoy!--Miscellaneous Notes--P.M.H. - palm mute heavy(**) - see comment(s)Gtr.1 - right channel (Eric Peterson)Gtr.2 - left channel (Alex Skolnick)Tune Gtr to D (D,G,C,F,A,D)--FIRST STRIKE IS DEADLY--(Drum Fill)Rhy.Fig.1||----------------------------------|----------------------------------|| ||----------------------------------|----------------------------------|| ||*---------------------------------|----------------------------------||[Gtrs.1&2] ||*----5-----4-----5-----4-----5--4-|----------------------------------|| ||--4--3--0--2--4--3--0--2--4--3--2-|-0--3-----3--3--3--3--3--3--------|| ||--2-----------2-----------2-------|----1-----1--1--1--1--1--1--------|||| . . . . . . . . . . . . |______|_______| |||| 6 |||| |||| ||||----------------------------------|----------------------------------|| ||----------------------------------|----------------------------------|| ||----------------------------------|---------------------------------*||[Gtrs.1&2] ||----------------------------------|---------------------------------*|| ||--333--3--3--3--3--3--3----3333-3/|/X____________________________\---|| ||--111--1--1--1--1--1--1----1111-1/|/X____________________________\---||... |______|_______| ....(**)Slides6(**) = Slide chord up and down the fretboard.1xRepeat Rhy.Fig.1Rhy.Fig.2||----------------------------------|----------------------------------|| ||----------------------------------|----------------------------------|| ||*---------------------------------|----------------------------------||[Gtr.1] ||*----7--6\5-----7--6\5-----7--6\5-|------------------5-----7/8-------|| ||-----7--6\5-----7--6\5-----7--6\5-|------------------5-----7/8-------|| ||--0------sl--0------sl--0------sl-|-0-0-0---0--0--0-----0---sl-------|||| . . . . . . . . . . |||| |||| |||| ----------P.M.H.---------- || ||----------------------------------|----------------------------------|| ||----------------------------------|----------------------------------|| ||----------------------------------|----------------------------------||[Gtr.2] ||----------------------------------|----------------------------------|| ||--2----------2----------2---------|-2-2-2---2--2--2--5--2--(2)-------|| ||--0----------0----------0---------|-0-0-0---0--0--0--3--0--(0)-------||. . . . . . . .--Both guitars--|----------------------------------|----------------------------------|| |----------------------------------|----------------------------------|| |----------------------------------|---------------------------------*||[Gtrs.1&2] |-----7--6\5-----7--6\5--------6/7-|-------5-----5/6-----------------*|| |-----7--6\5-----7--6\5--------4/5-|-------3-----3/4------------------|| |--0------sl--0------sl--0--0---sl-|-0--3-----X---sl------------------||. . . . . .Rhy.Fig.2a(**)||----------------------------------|----------------------------------|| ||----------------------------------|----------------------------------|| ||*---------------------------------|----------------------------------||[Gtrs.1&2] ||*----7--6\5-----7--6\5-----7--6\5-|------------------5-----7/8-------|| ||-----7--6\5-----7--6\5-----7--6\5-|------------------5-----7/8-------|| ||--0------sl--0------sl--0------sl-|-0-0-0---0--0--0-----0--sl--------|||| . . . . . . . . . . |||| |||| ||||----------------------------------|----------------------------------|| ||----------------------------------|----------------------------------|| ||----------------------------------|---------------------------------*||[Gtrs.1&2] ||-----7--6\5-----7--6\5--------6/7-|-------5-----5/6-----------------*|| ||-----7--6\5-----7--6\5--------4/5-|-------3-----3/4------------------|| ||--0------sl--0------sl--0--0---sl-|-0--3-----X--sl-------------------||. . . . . .|----------------------------------|----------------------------------|| |----------------------------------|----------------------------------|| |----------------------------------|----------------------------------||[Gtrs.1&2] |-----7--6\5-----7--6\5-----7--6\5-|------------------5-----7/8-------|| |-----7--6\5-----7--6\5-----7--6\5-|------------------5-----7/8-------|| |--0------sl--0------sl--0------sl-|-0-0-0---0--0--0-----0--sl--------||| . . . . . . . . . . ||| ||| |||----------------------------------|----------------------------------|| |----------------------------------|----------------------------------|| |----------------------------------|---------------------------------*||[Gtrs.1&2] |-----7--6\5-----7--6\5--------6/7-|-------5-----5\4-----------------*|| |-----7--6\5-----7--6\5--------4/5-|-------3-----3\2------------------|| |--0------sl--0------sl--0--0--sl--|-0--3-----X---sl--/X\(***)--------||. . . . . . (Slides)(**) = This riff has many different gallop variations. I've put in thebackbone of them, but listen to the CD for the slight differences.They execute so many different fills though I'm trying to keepthis as simple and understandable as possible.(***) = Slide last time only.Rhy.Fig.3||-------------------------------|--------------------------------| ||-------------------------------|--------------------------------| ||*------------------------------|--------------------------------|[Gtrs.1&2] ||*-------------4/5--------------|-4/5-4--2---------------4/5-----| ||--4---4---4---2/3------4---4---|-2/3-2--0--5--4---4---4-2/3-----| ||--2---2---2---sl-------2---2---|-sl--------3_02---2---2-sl------||| p ||| ||| ---------------P.M.H.--------------- | ||-------------------------------|--------------------------------| ||-------------------------------|--------------------------------| ||-------------------------------|--------------------------------|[Gtrs.1&2] ||--4------2------4------5-------|--7---------5-------------------| ||--2------0------2------3-------|--5---------3-------------------| ||---------0------2------3-------|--5---------3-------------------| |--------------------------------|--------------------------------|| |--------------------------------|--------------------------------|| |--------------------------------|--------------------------------||[Gtrs.1&2] |--------------4/5---------------|-4/5-4--2---------------4/5-----|| |--4---4---4---2/3------4---4----|-2/3-2--0--5--4---4---4-2/3-----|| |--2---2---2---sl-------2---2----|-sl--------3_02---2---2-sl------||| . . . . . p ||| ||| ||| ---------------P.M.H.--------------- || |--------------------------------|--------------------------------|| |--------------------------------|--------------------------------|| |--------------------------------|-------------------------------*||[Gtrs.1&2] |--4------2------4------5--------|--7---------5------------------*|| |--2------0------2------3--------|--5---------3-------------------|| |---------0------2------3--------|--5---------3-------------------||Rhy.Fig.4||------------------------------------|----------------------------------| ||------------------------------------|----------------------------------| ||*-----------------------------------|----------------------------------|[Gtrs.1&2] ||*-----------------------------------|----------------------------------| ||-<4>--------------------------------| ___________16th Notes__________--| ||-<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 2 2 2|-|. . . . . . . . . . . . |___|___|___|___|___|___|___|___|4 4 4 4|-------------------------------------|----------------------------------| |-------------------------------------|----------------------------------| |-------------------------------------|----------------------------------|[Gtrs.1&2] |--4/5--4--2--------------------------|--------------------4---2---4-----| |--2/3--2--0--5---<4>-----------------|--------------------2---0---2-----| |--sl---------3_0-<2>2--2--2-2-2--2---|-2--2--2-2-2--2--2----------------|| p . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . || || ||-------------------------------------|----------------------------------| |-------------------------------------|----------------------------------| |-------------------------------------|----------------------------------|[Gtrs.1&2] |--5---7---5--------------------------|----------------------------------| |--3---5---3-<4>----------------------|------------____16th's Con't___---| |------------<2>2--2-2-2--2--2--2--2--|-2-2--2--2-|2 2 2 2|2 2 2 2|2 2|--|. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . |___|___|___|___|_|_|4 4 2|-------------------------------------|----------------------------------|| |-------------------------------------|----------------------------------|| |-------------------------------------|----------------------------------||[Gtrs.1&2] |--------------4/5---4--2-------------|----------------------------------|| |-___16th's__--2/3---2--0--5---<4>----|----------------------------------|| ||2 2 2 2|2 2|-sl----------3_0-<2>-2--|-2--2-2-2--2--2--2--2-2-2--2--2---|||___|___|_|_| p . . . . . . . . . . . . .4 2------1st Ending------- -------2nd Ending------- |-------------------------------------|----------------------------------|| |-------------------------------------|----------------------------------|| |-------------------------------------|---------------------------------*||[Gtrs.1&2] |---4--2---4---5---5------------------|--4---2---5------7------5--------*|| |---2--0---2---3---3------------------|--2---0---3------5------3---------|| |------0---2---3---3--------------X\--|------0---3------5------3---/X\---||. . sl . . . . (Slides)Rhy.Fig.4a||-----------------------------------|-----------------------------------| ||-----------------------------------|-----------------------------------| ||*----------------------------------|-----------------------------------|[Gtrs.1&2] ||*----------------------4/5---5-----|------------------4/5---4--2-------| ||--<4>------------------2/3---3-----|-<4>--------------2/3---2--0--5----| ||--<2>-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2--sl----------|-<2>-2-2-2-2-2-2--sl----------3_0--|. . . . . . . . . . . . . . p---------1st Ending--------- |------------------------------------|-----------------------------------| |------------------------------------|-----------------------------------| |------------------------------------|-----------------------------------|[Gtrs.1&2] |-----------------------4/5---5------|-4---2---4---5------7------5-------| |--<4>------------------2/3---3------|-2---0---2---3------5------3-------| |--<2>-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2--sl-----------|-----0---2---3------5------3-------| . . . . . . . . -----------P.M.H.----------- -----------2nd Ending----------- |------------------------------------|| |------------------------------------|| |-----------------------------------*||[Gtrs.1&2] |--4---2---4---5------7------5------*|| |--2---0---2---3------5------3-------|| |------0---2---3------5------3--/X\--|| -----------P.M.H.-----------(Slides)1xRepeat Rhy.Fig.41xRepeat Rhy.Fig.4a (**)(**) = End riff using Fill 1.Fill 1|--------------------------------------------| |--------------------------------------------| |--------------------------------------------|[Gtrs.1&2] |--4------2----4----5------4----5----7-------| |--2------0----2----3------2----3----5-------| |--------------------------------------------|| || || ------P.M.H.------ | |--------------------------------------------| |--------------------------------------------| |--------------------------------------------|[Gtrs.1&2] |--5----7----9----7----9----10----12--9/14\--| |--3----5----7----5----7----8-----10--7/14\--| |-----------------5----7----8-----10--7/12\--|sl slRhy.Fig.5||--------------------------------------------------------------------| ||--------------------------------------------------------------------| ||*-------------------------------------------------------------------|[Gtrs.1&2] ||*-------------------------7-----------------------------------------| ||--<2>-----------7_8_7-----7------------------------------5----------| ||--<0>--0--0--0---h-p---0-----0--0--0--0--0--0--5_6_5--0--3_0--------||| . . . . . . . . . . h p . p ||| ||| |||--------------------------------------------------------------------| ||--------------------------------------------------------------------| ||--------------------------------------------------------------------|[Gtrs.1&2] ||-------------------------6__(7)--------------3--------2-------------| ||--------------7__(8)------tr--------7__8-----1--------0-------------| ||--0--0--0--0---tr-----0----------0---tr---0-------------------------|. . . . . . .|---------------------------------------------------------------------|| |---------------------------------------------------------------------|| |---------------------------------------------------------------------||[Gtrs.1&2] |---------------------------------------------------------------------|| |--------------7_8_7\-----5-------------------------------5-----------|| |--0--0--0--0---h-psl-0---3---0--0--0--0--0--0--5_6_5--0--3_0---------||| . . . . . . . . . . h p . p ||| ||| |||---------------------------------------------------------------------|| |---------------------------------------------------------------------|| |--------------------------------------------------------------------*||[Gtrs.1&2] |-------------------------6__(7)--------------3----------------------*|| |--------------7__(8)------tr--------7__8-----1--------3--------------|| |--0--0--0--0---tr-----0----------0---tr---0-----------1--------------||. . . . . . .Rhy.Fig.5a(**)||--------------------------------------------------------------------| ||--------------------------------------------------------------------| ||*-------------------------------------------------------------------|[Gtr.2] ||*-------------6_7_6-----7-------------------------------------------| ||---------------h-p------7--------------------7_8_7-----5------------| ||--0--0--0--0---------0-----0--0--0--0--0--0---h-p---0--3_0----------||| . . . . . . . . . . . . p ||| ||| |||--------------------------------------------------------------------| ||--------------------------------------------------------------------| ||-----------------------7__8-----------------------------------------|[Gtr.2] ||--------------6__7------tr------6__7-----3--------2-----------------| ||---------------tr----------------tr------1--------0-----------------| ||--0--0--0--0--------0--------0--------0-----------------------------|. . . . . . .|---------------------------------------------------------------------|| |---------------------------------------------------------------------|| |---------------------------------------------------------------------||[Gtr.2] |--------------6_7_6\-------------------------------------------------|| |---------------h-psl-----5--------------------7_8_7-----5------------|| |--0--0--0--0----------0--3--0--0--0--0--0--0---h-p---0--3_0----------||| . . . . . . . . . . . p ||| ||| |||---------------------------------------------------------------------|| |---------------------------------------------------------------------|| |-----------------------7__8-----------------------------------------*||[Gtr.2] |--------------6__7------tr------6__7-----3--------------------------*|| |---------------tr----------------tr------1--------3------------------|| |--0--0--0--0--------0--------0--------0-----------1------------------||. . . . . . .(**) = Gtr.2 doubles Gtr.1; Gtr.1 plays Rhy.Fig.5.Rhy.Fig.6(**)||--------------------------------------------------------------------| ||--------------------------------------------------------------------| ||*------------------------------------10\9---------------------------|[Gtrs.1&2] ||*----------------------9/10-----------------------------------------| ||--<2>----------7/8-----7/8------------8\7-----8\7-----------8\7-----| ||--<0>-0--0--0--5/6--0--sl----0--0--0---sl--0--6\5--0--0--0--6\5--0--||| . . . sl . . . . . sl . . . sl . ||| ||| ||| --------Gtr.1 Fill-------- | ||--------------------------------------------------------------------| ||--------------------------------------------------------------------| ||---------------10\9---------------9/10------------------------------|[Gtrs.1&2] ||--9/10-------------------7--------------------------------9/10------| ||--7/8-----------8\7----------8----7/8-------------7/8-----7/8-------| ||--sl----0--0-----sl--0------------sl-----0--0--0--5/6--0--sl--------|. . . . . . sl .-----Gtr.2 Fill|---------------------------------------------------------------------| |---------------------------------------------------------------------| |----------10\9-------------------------------------------------------|[Gtrs.1&2] |-----------------------------------------9/10--------10___9----------| |-----------8\7-----8\7-----------8\7-----7/8------------p-----7------| |--0--0--0---sl--0--6\5--0--0--0--6\5--0--sl----0--0------------------|. . . . sl . . . sl . . . .----------------- -----------Gtr.2 2nd Fill----------- |------------------------------------12-------------------------------|| |---------------------13___12-------------13---12___13----------------|| |--9---------------------p------------------------h------------------*||[Gtrs.1&2] |------10---9___10--------------14-----------------------------------*|| |-------------h-------------------------------------------------------|| |---------------------------------------------------------------------||.(**) = Gtr.1 plays same fill upon all repeats, Gtr.2 doublesw/at least 2 harmony fills. Listen to the song for abetter idea as to what I'm talking about. Alex playsthe fills without a specific consistency but alwaysfitting them in right in conjunction with Eric.1xRepeat Rhy.Fig.6Rhy.Fig.7(w/Solo)||------------------------------|------------------------------|| ||------------------------------|------------------------------|| ||*-----------------------------|------------------------------||[Gtrs.1&2] ||*-----------------------------|------------------------------|| ||--2----------2--------4--X--4-|-X--X--4--4--5--------5-------|| ||--0----0--0--0-----0--2--X--2-|-X--X--2--2--3--3--3--3----3--|||| . . . . . . |||| |||| -------1st Ending------- --------2nd Ending-------- || ||------------------------------|------------------------------|| ||------------------------------|------------------------------|| ||------------------------------|-----------------------------*||[Gtrs.1&2] ||---------2--------4-----------|--------2---------5--4-------*|| ||---------0--------2-----5-----|--------0---------3--2---5----|| ||--3-3-3-----3--2--------3-----|-3-3-3------3--2---------3----||. . . . . . . . . . . . .Rhy.Fig.8(w/Solo)||---------------------|---------------------|---------------------| ||---------------------|---------------------|---------------------| ||*--------------------|---------------------|---------------------|[Gtrs.1&2] ||*-2(2)---------------|---------------------|---------------------| ||--0(0)0--0--0--0-0-0-|-3-------------------|-5-------------------| ||---------------------|-1---1--1--1--1-1-1--|-3---3--3--3--3-3-3--|. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .|----------------------|---------------------|---------------------| |----------------------|---------------------|---------------------| |----------------------|-5----------5--------|-5---------5---------|[Gtr.1] |--5-------------------|-3---3--3---3---3--3-|-3---3--3--3---3--3--| |--3--3--3--3--3-3-3---|---------------------|---------------------| |----------------------|---------------------|---------------------|| . . . . . . . . . . . . . . || || ||----------------------|---------------------|---------------------| |----------------------|---------------------|---------------------| |----------------------|---------------------|---------------------|[Gtr.2] |--5-------------------|---------------------|---------------------| |--3--3--3--3--3-3-3---|-3----------3--------|-3---------3---1--1--| |----------------------|-1---1--1---1---1--1-|-1---1--1--1---------|. . . . . . . . . . . . . .|----------------------|---------------------|---------------------|| |----------------------|---------------------|---------------------|| |----------------------|---------------------|---------------------||[Gtrs.1&2] |--3----------3--------|------------2/3------|-----------2---------|| |--1---1--1---1---1--1-|-2----------2/3------|-3-3-3-----2---------|| |----------------------|-0---0--0---sl----0--|-1-1-1-0-----------0-||| . . . . . . . . . . . . ||| ||| |||----------------------|---------------------|---------------------|| |----------------------|---------------------|---------------------|| |----------------------|---------------------|--------------------*||[Gtrs.1&2] |----------------------|---------------0-----|--------------------*|| |----------------0-----|-2------3------------|-3------2------------|| |--1------3------------|---------------------|---------------1-----||. . . . . . . . .Rhy.Fig.9(w/Solo) --P.M.H.--||-----------------------------------|-----------------------------------| ||-----------------------------------|-----------------------------------| ||*----------------------------------|----------------------------5------|[Gtrs.1&2] ||*-2---2----------------------------|-------------5---5-------2--3--2---| ||--0---0--0-2-----3---3-----------5-|-5-----------3---3-------0--3--0---| ||-------------3-2-1---1--0--1--0--3-|-3--0--3--0--------------0-----0---|. . . . . . . . . .|------------------------------------|-----------------------------------|| |------------------------------------|-----------------------------------|| |--5--------5------------------------|-----------------------------------||[Gtrs.1&2] |--3--3--3--3--3--3-----3---------3--|-------3/4-------------------------|| |-----------------------1---1--1--1--|-1--1--1/2----------2---------2----|| |------------------------------------|-------sl--0--3_0---0---0--0--0----||| . . . . . . . . . p . . ||| ||| ||| |||------------------------------------|-----------------------------------|| |------------------------------------|-----------------------------------|| |------------------------------------|----------------------------------*||[Gtrs.1&2] |---------------2--------------------|----------------0-----------------*|| |--------2------2--------------------|-0----2----3---------3----2--------|| |--0--0--0------------0----1----3----|-------------------------------1---||. . . . . . . . . . . .Rhy.Fig.9a(w/Solo)||-------------------------------------|-------------------------------------|| ||-------------------------------------|-------------------------------------|| ||*------------------------------------|---------------------------------5---||[Gtrs.1&2] ||*-2-----2----------------------------|--------------------5------------3---|| ||--0-----0--0--2--------3-------------|-2--3--5------------3----------------|| ||-----------------3--2--1-------------|-0--1--3------0--3---------0--0------|||| . . . . . . . . |||| |||| ||||-------------------------------------|-------------------------------------|| ||-------------------------------------|-------------------------------------|| ||--------5----------------------------|------------------------------------*||[Gtrs.1&2] ||--3--3--3---3--3--3---------3--------|-3/4------------------------------2-*|| ||------------------1---1--1--1---1--1-|-1/2-------2---------2---------2--2--|| ||-------------------------------------|-sl--0-3_0-0---0--0--0---0--0--0-----||. . . . . . . . . p . . . .|--------------------------------------|| |--------------------------------------|| |-------------------------------------*||[Gtrs.1&2] |-----------------------0-------------*|| |-----------0---2---3-------3---2------|| |--0--1--3--------------------------1--||. . . . . . . . . .Rhy.Fig.9b(**)||--------------------------------|---------------------------------| ||--------------------------------|---------------------------------| ||*-------------------------------|---------------------------------|[Gtrs.1&2] ||*-2-----------------------------|-5--5--5--5--------5---------5---| ||--0-----0--2--------3-----------|-5--5--5--5--------3---3--3--3---| ||--------------3--2--1------0--3-|-------------0--0----------------|. . . . . . . . . .|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|| |---------------------------------|---------------------------------|| |--------5---------5--------------|---------------------------------||[Gtrs.1&2] |--------3---3--3--3---3--3--3----|-------3--------3/4--------------|| |--3--3----------------------1----|-1--1--1--1--1--1/2-------2------|| |---------------------------------|----------------sl--0-3_0-0---0--||| . . . . . . . . . . . p . ||| ||| ||| |||---------------------------------|---------------------------------|| |---------------------------------|---------------------------------|| |---------------------------------|--------------------------------*||[Gtrs.1&2] |-------------------2-------------|-------------0------------------*|| |-----2---------2---2-------------|-0---2---3-------3---2-----------|| |--0--0---0--0--0------0---1---3--|-------------------------1-------||. . . . . . . . . . . . .(**) = First few bars, omit after Bb5 chords and substitute Fill 2.Play Fill 2 once.1xRepeat Rhy.Fig.9Solo(Gtr.3)|--------------------------------------|--------------------------------------| |--------------------------------------|-----------10_b_12__r_10-10_8---8-----| |-----9-11-12-9~-------9-11-12-9~------|----9-11-12----------------p--11--9~--| |-/12--------p.h.---12-----------------|-12------------------------------p.h.-| |-sl-----------------------------------|--------------------------------------| |--------------------------------------|--------------------------------------|| || ||--------------------------------------|--h-----------------------------------| |-/15----13___12-12-10-10___12-10-8----|-810-8-7-8--------p-------------------| |-sl--------p-------------h------------|-----------9b11__r__7-9~--7-----------| |--------------------------------------|-------------------------9--9-7_5-----| |--------------------------------------|-------------------------------p--7_5-| |--------------------------------------|-----------------------------------p--| ||-12121212121212121213-12-10-12-10--8-10--8--7-8-7-5--------------------|| ||--|_|_|-|_|_|-|_|_|-|__|__|--|__|__|--|__|__|-|_|_|-8-6-5-6-5-3-5~-(5)-|| ||----3-----3-----3------3--------3--------3------3---|_|_|-|_|_|--------|| ||------------------------------------------------------3-----3----------|| ||-----------------------------------------------------------------------|| ||-----------------------------------------------------------------------|||| |||| ||||-----------------------------------------------------------------------|| ||--5-8-6-5-6-5-3--------------------------------------------------------|| ||--|_|_|-|_|_|---9-7-5-7-5-4-5~-4-5---4---------------------------------|| ||----3-----3-----|_|_|-|_|_|--------7---5-7-3-5-2-3---2-----------------|| ||------------------3-----3------|_|_|-|_|_|-|_|_|---5---3-5-2-3---2-----|| ||---------------------------------3-----3-----3---|_|_|-|_|_|---5---4~--||3 3 |_|_|3(Arpeggios)||------------------------|-------------------------|-------------------------|| ||-----------5------------|-------------13-17_13----|--------------10-13_10---|| ||-------4-7---7_5-7/9~---|----------14------p---14-|-----------10------p-----|| ||-----6--------p---sl----|-------14----------------|--------10---------------|| ||---7--------------------|/12-15-------------------|-8--12-------------------|| ||-0----------------------|sl-----------------------|-------------------------|||| |||| |||| ||||-------------------p----|-------------------------|--------------17--20_17--|| ||---------------121512---|-------------17-20_17----|-----------18-------p----|| ||-10---------12-------12-|----------17------p---17-|--------17---------------|| ||---------12-------------|-------17----------------|-15--19------------------|| ||---10-14----------------|-15-19-------------------|-------------------------|| ||------------------------|-------------------------|-------------------------|||| |||| |||| ||||------------------------|-------------------------|------16___19------------|| ||-18---------------------|-15---18___15------------|-17------h---------------|| ||---------------------15-|---------p------15---16--|-------------------------|| ||----------------15------|-------------------------|-------------------------|| ||------13---17-----------|-------------------------|-------------------------|| ||------------------------|-------------------------|-------------------------|||| |||| |||| ||||---------12___16--------|-------------------------|-------------------------|| ||-----12-----h-----------|---------12___17---15----|-13~---(13)(**)----------|| ||-13---------------------|-----13-----h------------|-------------------------|| ||------------------------|-14----------------------|-------------------------|| ||------------------------|-------------------------|-------------------------|| ||------------------------|-------------------------|-------------------------||(**) = End of guitar solo, lead melody follows.Lead Melody(**)||-----------------------------------------------------------------------| ||-----------------------------------------------------------------------| ||*-14-16-17--16_14-----12-14-16--14_12-----10-12-14--12_10-----9_10-----|[Gtr.3] ||*-------------p---15~-------------p---14~-------------p---12~--h-------| ||-----------------------------------------------------------------------| ||-----------------------------------------------------------------------||| ||| ||| |||-----------------------------------------------------------------------| ||-----------------------------------------------------------------------| ||*-10-12-14--12_10-----9-10-12---10_9------7--9-10---9_7----------------|[Gtr.4] ||*-------------p---12~-------------p---10~------------p----8~--9_10-----| ||---------------------------------------------------------------h-------| ||-----------------------------------------------------------------------| |-------------------------------17-19-20--19_17-----15-17-19--17_15------| |-----------9__(10)--12__(13)---------------p---18~-------------p---17~--| |--9__(10)---tr--------tr------------------------------------------------|[Gtr.3] |---tr-------------------------------------------------------------------| |------------------------------------------------------------------------| |------------------------------------------------------------------------|| || || ||-------------------------------13-15-17--15_13-----12-13-15--13_12------| |---------------------9__(10)---------------p---15~-------------p---13~--| |-----------9__(10)----tr------------------------------------------------|[Gtr.4] |--9__(10)---tr----------------------------------------------------------| |---tr-------------------------------------------------------------------| |------------------------------------------------------------------------| |--13-15-17--15_13---------------------12__(13)--16__(17)--12__(13)------|| |--------------p---15~-12_13-12__(13)----tr--------tr--------tr----------|| |------------------------h-----tr---------------------------------------*||[Gtr.3] |-----------------------------------------------------------------------*|| |------------------------------------------------------------------------|| |------------------------------------------------------------------------||| ||| ||| |||--10-12-13--12_10---------------------12__(13)--16__(17)--12__(13)(***)-|| |--------------p---11~-12_13-12__(13)----tr--------tr--------tr----------|| |------------------------h-----tr---------------------------------------*||[Gtr.4] |-----------------------------------------------------------------------*|| |------------------------------------------------------------------------|| |------------------------------------------------------------------------||(**) = Gtrs.3&4 repeat 2 times. Played w/Rhy.Figs.9a, 9b & 9 1 time each.On the last part of Rhy.Fig.9, some notes Gtrs.1&2 omit and play adifferent ending.(***) = Last time use this trill numerous times upon fading out of riffcompletely.Fill 2(w/Gtrs.3&4)(**)||-------------------------------------------------------|| ||-------------------------------------------------------|| ||*-9~-----------11~------------------------10~(10)\----*||[Gtr.1] ||*----------------------------7~-----------------------*|| ||--7~-----------9~-------------------------8~--(8)\-----|| ||-----------------------------5~------------------sl----|||| |||| |||| ---Sustain--- || ||-------------------------------------------------------|| ||-------------------------------------------------------|| ||*------------------------------tr---------------------*||[Gtr.2] ||*----tr-----------tr---------7___(8)--------tr--------*|| ||--7___(8)------9___(10)-------------------8___(9)------|| ||-------------------------------------------------------||(**) = Gtrs.1&2 use pick slides and scr*pes here to segueinto Rhy.Fig.10.Rhy.Fig.10||--------------------------------------------------------------| ||--------------------------------------------------------------| ||--------------------------------------------------------------|[Gtrs.1&2] ||----------------------------------6/7-------------------5/6---| ||------4---5-------4---5-------4---4/5-------4---5-------3/4---| ||--0---2---3---0---2---3---0---2---sl----0---2---3---0---sl----||| . . . . . . . . . . . . ||| |||--------------------------------------------------------------| ||--------------------------------------------------------------| ||--------------------------------------------------------------|[Gtrs.1&2] ||----------------------------------6/7-------------------5\4---| ||------4---5-------4---5-------4---4/5-------4---5-------3\2---| ||--0---2---3---0---2---3---0---2---sl----0---2---3---0----sl---|. . . . . . . . . . . .|---------------------------------------------------------------|| |---------------------------------------------------------------|| |---------------------------------------------------------------||[Gtrs.1&2] |----------------------------------6/7-------------------5/6----|| |------4---5-------4---5-------4---4/5-------4---5-------3/4----|| |--0---2---3---0---2---3---0---2---sl----0---2---3---0---sl-----||| . . . . . . . . . . . . ||| ||| |||---------------------------------------------------------------|| |---------------------------------------------------------------|| |--------------------------------------------------------------*||[Gtrs.1&2] |----------------------------------6/7-------------------------*|| |------4---5-------4---5-------4---4/5-------4---5-------/X\----|| |--0---2---3---0---2---3---0---2---sl----0---2---3---0---/X\----||. . . . . . . . . . . .(Slides)1xRepeat Rhy.Fig.21xRepeat Rhy.Fig.2aRhy.Fig.2b(Gtr.2; w/Rhy.Fig.2a)||----------------------------------|-----------------------------------| ||----------------------------------|-----------------------------------| ||*---------------------------------|-----------------------------------|[Gtr.2] ||*---------------------------------|-----------------------------------| ||-----7--6\5-----7--6\5-----7--6\5-|-------------------5-------7/8-----| ||--0--5--4\3--0--5--4\3--0--5--4\3-|-0-0-0---0--0--0---3---0---5/6-----||| . sl . sl . sl . . . . . . . sl ||| ||| |||----------------------------------|-----------------------------------| ||----------------------------------|-----------------------------------| ||----------------------------------|-----------------------------------|[Gtr.2] ||------------------------------6/7-|---------5-------5/6---------------| ||-----7--6\5-----7--6\5--------4/5-|---------3-------3/4---------------| ||--0--5--4\3--0--5--4\3--0--0--4/5-|-0---3---3---X---3/4---------------|. sl . sl . . sl . . sl|-----------------------------------|-----------------------------------|| |-----------------------------------|-----------------------------------|| |-----------------------------------|-----------------------------------|| |-----------------------------------|-----------------------------------|| |-----7--6\5-----7--6\5-----7--6\5--|-------------------5-------7/8-----|| |--0--5--4\3--0--5--4\3--0--5--4\3--|-0-0-0---0--0--0---3---0---5/6-----||| . sl . sl . sl . . . . . . . sl ||| |||-----------------------------------|-----------------------------------|| |-----------------------------------|-----------------------------------|| |-----------------------------------|----------------------------------*|| |------------------------------6/7--|---------5-------5\4--------------*|| |-----7--6\5-----7--6\5--------4/5--|---------3-------3\2---------------|| |--0--5--4\3--0--5--4\3--0--0--4/5--|-0---3---3---X---3\2---------------||. sl . sl . . sl . . slRhy.Fig.3a||------------------------------|-------------------------------| ||------------------------------|-------------------------------| ||*-----------------------------|-------------------------------|[Gtrs.1&2] ||*-------------4/5-------------|-4/5-4--2---------------4/5----| ||--4---4---4---2/3------4---4--|-2/3-2--0--5--4---4---4-2/3----| ||--2---2---2---sl-------2---2--|-sl--------3_02---2---2-sl-----||| p ||| ||| ||| ---------------P.M.H.--------------- | ||------------------------------|-------------------------------| ||------------------------------|-------------------------------| ||------------------------------|-------------------------------|[Gtrs.1&2] ||-4------2------4------5-------|--7---------5------------------| ||-2------0------2------3-------|--5---------3------------------| ||--------0------2------3-------|--5---------3------------------| |-------------------------------|-------------------------------|| |-------------------------------|-------------------------------|| |-------------------------------|-------------------------------||[Gtrs.1&2] |--------------4/5--------------|-4/5-4--2---------------4/5----|| |--4---4---4---2/3------4---4---|-2/3-2--0--5--4---4---4-2/3----|| |--2---2---2---sl-------2---2---|-sl--------3_02---2---2-sl-----||| p ||| ||| --P.M.H.-- |||-------------------------------|-------------------------------|| |-------------------------------|-------------------------------|| |-------------------------------|------------------------------*||[Gtrs.1&2] |--4------2------4------5(5)----|------------------------------*|| |--2------0------2------3(3)----|--4----------------------------|| |---------0------2------3(3)----|--2----------------------------||(End!)--'FIRST STRIKE IS DEADLY' LYRICS--Music: Skolnick, PetersonLyrics: Souza, ChristianPrisoners of the venom masterGuilty for what you've been chargedSit in cells condemned to faceThe deadly snap of their jawsTerror stricken you lie and waitIn the final hourKnowing of your wretched fateAnd the serent powerFIRST STRIKE IS DEADLYThe evil path that you must takeIs filled with the slither of snakesTheir hiding and waiting for the time to lungeFor your flesh and your fateNo one escapes or comes out aliveFor the snakes they'll never loseFor if they hit you just one timeYou have just faced your doomFIRST STRIKE IS DEADLYDeadly strike bred to killThe venoms howling in your veinsPsychotic spell a gift from hellThe sound of a deadly lead remainsCheck Out Jarle's Web Site, With More Transcriptions On It:
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