The Philosopher Death
THE PHILOSOPHER
As recorded by Death
(From the 1993 EP INDIVIDUAL THOUGHT PATTERNS)
Words and Music by Chuck Schuldiner
5 7 [A5]7 x x x 6 8 [Bb5]8 x x x 0 2 [E5]2 x x x 1 3 [F5]3 x x x
Intro
Gtr I
T T T T T
|--------------------------------|---------------------------------|
|-(12)p0h5h8-12p8p5p0h5h8-12p8p5p|=0h7h10-15p10p7p0h7h10-13p10p7p==|
|--------------------------------|---------------------------------| |--------------------------------|---------------------------------| |--------------------------------|---------------------------------| |--------------------------------|---------------------------------|
T T T T
|---------------------------|----------------------------|
|-0h5h8-12p8p5p0h5h8-12p8p5p|=0h4h7-12p7p4p0h4h7-10p7p4p=|
|---------------------------|----------------------------| |---------------------------|----------------------------| |---------------------------|----------------------------| |---------------------------|----------------------------|
T T T T
|---------------------------|--------------------------------|
|-0h5h8-12p8p5p0h5h8-12p8p5p|=0h7h10-15p10p7p0h7h10-13p10p7p=|
|---------------------------|--------------------------------| |---------------------------|--------------------------------| |---------------------------|--------------------------------| |---------------------------|--------------------------------|
T T T T
|---------------------------|---------------------------| |-0h5h8-12p8p5p0h5h8-12p8p5p|=0h4h7-12p7p4p0h4h7-10p7p4-| |---------------------------|---------------------------| |---------------------------|---------------------------| |---------------------------|---------------------------| |---------------------------|---------------------------|
Gtrs I, II
PM--| PM--------| |----------||-------------------------| |----------||-------------------------| |-4--------||-------------------------| |-4--2--4--||-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-| |-2--2--4--||-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-| |----0--2--||-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-| PM--| PM--------| |-------|-------------------------|--------|| |-------|-------------------------|--------|| |-4-----|-------------------------|-4------|| |-4-2-4-|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|-4-2-4--|| |-2-2-4-|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|-2-2-4--|| |---0-2-|-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-|---0-2--||
1st Verse
PM--| PM--------|
5x
||--------------------------|--------|| ||o-------------------------|-------o|| ||--------------------------|-4------|| ||--3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|-4-2-4--|| ||o-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|-2-2-4-o|| ||--1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-|---0-2--|| PM--| PM--------| |--------------------------|| |--------------------------|| |--------------------------|| |-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3--|| |-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3--|| |-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1--||
Pre-Chorus
PM--| ~~~~~~PM--|
|---------------------------| |---------------------------| |---------------------3h4-6-| |-2-------2-(2)-------1h2-4-| |-2-------------------------| |-0-0-0-0-------0-0-0-------|
Gtrs I, II
PM--| ~~~~~~ PM--| ~~~~~~~PM------| |------------------------|---------------------------| |------------------------|---------------------------| |------------------------|---------------------------| |----------2-(2)-2p1-----|---------------------------| |--------------------2-4-|-6--------7-(7)\-6-6-6-6-6-| |-0--0-0-0---------------|-4--4-4-7--------4-4-4-4-4-| PM--| ~~~~~~ ~ PM--| ~~~~~~~PM------| PM--| ~~~~~~ ~ |---------------------|--------------------------|---------------------| |---------------------|--------------------------|---------------------| |---------------------|--------------------------|---------------------| |---------------------|--------------------------|---------------------| |-6-------6-(6)-------|-6-------7-(7)\-6-6-6-6-6-|-6-------6-(6)-------| |-4-4-4-4-------0h3-3-|-4-4-4-7--------4-4-4-4-4-|-4-4-4-4-------0h3-3-|
Chorus
~
|----------------|-------------------| |----------------|-------------------| |----------------|-------------------| |----4--8-9-8----|----4--8-9-8-4-6---| |-2-----6-7-6----|-2-----6-7-6-2-4---| |-0------------7-|-0-----------------| PM--| ~~~~~~~PM------| PM--| ~~~~~~ |---------------------------|-----------------------| |---------------------------|-----------------------| |---------------------------|-----------------------| |---------------------------|-----------------------| |-6--------7-(7)\-6-6-6-6-6-|-6--------6-(6)--------| |-4--4-4-7--------4-4-4-4-4-|-4--4-4-4-------0h3-3--| PM--| ~~~~~~~PM------| |-----------------------------| |-----------------------------| |-----------------------------| |-----------------------------| |-6--------7-(7)\-6-6-6-6-6---| |-4--4-4-7--------4-4-4-4-4---|
PM--| ~~~~~~
|----------------------|| |----------------------|| |----------------------|| |----------------------|| |-6--------6-(6)-------|| |-4--4-4-4-------0h3-3-||
Interlude
PM--| PM------| PM--| PM------| PM--- |-------------------------|-------------------------| |-------------------------|-------------------------| |-------------------------|-------------------------| |-------7-----------7-----|-------5-----------5-----| |-------------------------|-3-3-3---3-3-3-3-3---3-3-| |-5-5-5---5-5-5-5-5---5-5-|-------------------------| -------------------------------| PM------| PM| |-------------------------|--------------------------|| |-------------------------|--------------------------|| |-------------------------|--------------------------|| |-------------------------|-------7-----------7------|| |---5---5---5---5---5---5-|-5-5-5---5-5-5-5-5---5-5--|| |-3---3---3---3---3---3---|--------------------------||
Guitar Solo
Gtrs I, II
PM---| PM-----------| PM---| PM------| PM| |----------------------------------|----------------------------| |----------------------------------|----------------------------| |----------------------------------|----------------------------| |----------7-----------------7-----|----------5-----------5-----| |----------------------------------|---3--3-3---3-3-3-3-3---3-3-| |--5--5-5-----5--5----5--5-5---5-5-|----------------------------|
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| Gtr III
| ~~~~
|----------------------------------|----------------------------| |-10------12----12--(12)-----------|-(12)-----------------------| |-(7)-----(9)---(9)--(9)-----------|--(9)-----------------------| |----------------------------------|----------------------------| |----------------------------------|----------------------------| |----------------------------------|----------------------------| |--------------------------------------------------| |--------------------------------------------------| |--------------------------------------------------| |--------------------------------------------------| |------------5-----------------------5-------------| |--3--3--3-------3---3---3--3---3---------3----3---|
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|--------------------------------------------------| |-10h===12--12--12--12--12-----13---13---13---13---| |-(7)---(9)-(9)-(9)-(9)-(9)---(10)-(10)-(10)-(10)--| |--------------------------------------------------| |--------------------------------------------------| |--------------------------------------------------| |-------------------------------------------| |-------------------------------------------| |-------------------------------------------| |---------------7---------------------7-----| |---5--5---5---------5----5----5--5-5---5-5-| |-------------------------------------------|
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|-------------------------------------------| |--13s====15---15---15---15--(15)-----------| |-(10)s==(12)-(12)-(12)-(12)-(12)-----------| |-------------------------------------------| |-------------------------------------------| |-------------------------------------------| PM---| PM---------| PM---| PM---------| PM| |-------------------------------------|------------------------------------| |-------------------------------------|------------------------------------| |-------------------------------------|------------------------------------| |-----------7-----------------7-------|-----------5----------------5-------| |-------------------------------------|--3--3--3-----3--3--3--3-3-----3-3--| |--5--5--5-----5--5--5--5--5-----5--5-|------------------------------------|
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|-------------12-13-17-13s12----------|------------------------------------| |----12-13-15----------------15-13-12-|----12-13-15-13-12------------------| |-14----------------------------------|-14----------------14-10-9----------| |-------------------------------------|---------------------------12-10-9--| |-------------------------------------|------------------------------------| |-------------------------------------|------------------------------------|
Gtrs I, II
|----------------------------------|------------------------------------| |----------------------------------|------------------------------------| |----------------------------------|------------------------------------| |----------------------------------|-----------7---------------7--------| |----------5----------------5------|--5--5--5-----5--5--5--5-5---5-5----| |--3--3-3-----3-3--3--3--3-----3-3-|------------------------------------|
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| Gtrs III, IV
| ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ T T ~~~
|----------------------------------|------------------------------------| |--------------------------12s13---|-18p15-18p15p13-12-12---------------| |-----------------------14---------|------------------------------------| |-12-10-9-(9)-----(9)-------9s10---|-15p12-15p12p10--9-(9)--------------| |-----------------------12---------|------------------------------------| |----------------------------------|------------------------------------| PM---------| PM---------------------| PM------------- |--------------------------------------------------------------------------| |--------------------------------------------------------------------------| |--------------------------------------------------------------------------| |------------------7-----------------------------------7-------------------| |--------------------------------------------------------------------------| |--5-----5-----5---------5-----5-----5-----5-----5-----------5-----5-------|
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| Gtr III
|-----------------------------------------------15h17h19p15-17h19p17p15h17h| |-17-18-20-17h18h=20-17h18h20-17h18h20-17h18h20----------------------------| |--------------------------------------------------------------------------| |--------------------------------------------------------------------------| |--------------------------------------------------------------------------| |--------------------------------------------------------------------------| -------------| PM---------------------| PM---| |--------------------------------------------------------------| |--------------------------------------------------------------| |--------------------------------------------------------------| |-----------------5--------------------------------5-----------| |--3-----3-----3-----3-----3-----3-----3-----3--------3-----3--| |--------------------------------------------------------------|
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|-19-20p17h19p15-17h19p17p15----17h19h20-19p17p15-17h19p17p15--| |----------------------------17--------------------------------| |--------------------------------------------------------------| |--------------------------------------------------------------| |--------------------------------------------------------------| |--------------------------------------------------------------| |-----------------------------------|----------------------------------------|| |-----------------------------------|-------------------------------------3--|| |-----------------------------------|-------------------------------------2--|| |-----------------------------------|--------------7----------------5s=4--0--|| |----------5------------------5-----|--5------5--5----5-5--5--5--5-----------|| |--3--3--3----3----3-3---3--3---3-3-|----------------------------------------||
|
| ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ ~~~~
|-17h19-20---20b22-----(22)---------|-20b22-(20)-----22---20-19-17h19p17-19--|| |-----------------------------------|----------------------------------------|| |-----------------------------------|----------------------------------------|| |-----------------------------------|----------------------------------------|| |-----------------------------------|----------------------------------------|| |-----------------------------------|----------------------------------------||
Gtr III
~~~~ ~~~~~~
|----------------------------17-------|-----------------------| |-20b22-(20)-20b22-(20)-(20)----20p17-|-------20--------------| |-------------------------------------|-20p17----17-16-(16)---| |-------------------------------------|-----------------------| |-------------------------------------|-----------------------| |-------------------------------------|-----------------------|
|
| Gtrs I, II
|-------------------------------------|-----------------------| |-------------------------------------|-----------------------| |-------------0-----------------------|-----------------------| |---------4-------------------3-------|--------6------------4-| |--2----------------------3-----------|-----6------------2----| |--------------------1----------------|--4-----------0--------|
1/4 6/8
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
|---------|----------------|------------------| |---------|----------------|------------------| |-(16)----|-(16)-----------|-(16)-------------| |---------|----------------|------------------| |---------|----------------|------------------| |---------|----------------|------------------|
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|---------|----------------|------------------| |---------|----------------|------------------| |---------|--------0-------|------------------| |---5s4-0-|------4-------3-|--------6-----4---| |---------|---2--------3---|------6-----2-----| |---------|----------1-----|---4------0-------|
Bridge
Gtrs I, II
|-----------||-------------|-------------|----------| |-----------||-------------|-------------|----------| |-----------||-----0-------|-------------|----------| |-5s4-0-----||---4-------3-|-----6-----4-|-5s4-0----| |-----------||-2-------3---|---6-----2---|----------| |-----------||-------1-----|-4-----0-----|----------| |-------------|-------------|-------|-------------|-------------|---------| |-------------|-------------|-------|-------------|-------------|---------| |-----0-------|-------------|-------|-----0-------|-------------|---------| |---4-------3-|-----6-----4-|-5s4-0-|---4-------3-|-----6-----4-|-5s4-0---| |-2-------3---|---6-----2---|-------|-2-------3---|---6-----2---|---------| |-------1-----|-4-----0-----|-------|-------1-----|-4-----0-----|---------| |-------------|--------|----------|| |-------------|--------|----------|| |-----0-------|--------|-4--------|| |---4-------3-|--------|-4--2--4--|| |-2-------3---|-6-6\-5-|-2--2--4--|| |-------1-----|-4------|----0--2--|| PM--| PM--------| |-------------------------|--------| |-------------------------|--------| |-------------------------|-4------| |-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|-4-2-4--| |-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|-2-2-4--| |-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-|---0-2--| PM--| PM--------| |-------------------------|--------|| |-------------------------|--------|| |-------------------------|-4------|| |-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|-4-2-4--|| |-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|-2-2-4--|| |-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-|---0-2--||
2nd Verse
PM--| PM--------|
5x
||--------------------------|----------|| ||o-------------------------|---------o|| ||--------------------------|-4--------|| ||--3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|-4-2-4----|| ||o-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|-2-2-4---o|| ||--1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-|---0-2----|| PM--| PM--------| |--------------------------|| |--------------------------|| |--------------------------|| |-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3--|| |-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3--|| |-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1--||
Pre-Chorus
PM--| ~~~~~~PM--|
|----------------------------| |----------------------------| |----------------------3h4-6-| |-2--------2-(2)-------1h2-4-| |-2--------------------------| |-0--0-0-0-------0-0-0-------| PM--| ~~~~~~ PM--| ~~~~~~~PM------| |------------------------|---------------------------| |------------------------|---------------------------| |------------------------|---------------------------| |----------2-(2)-2p1-----|---------------------------| |--------------------2-4-|-6--------7-(7)\-6-6-6-6-6-| |-0--0-0-0---------------|-4--4-4-7--------4-4-4-4-4-| PM--| ~~~~~~ ~ PM--| ~~~~~~~PM------| PM--| ~~~~~~ ~ |-----------------------|---------------------------|------------------------| |-----------------------|---------------------------|------------------------| |-----------------------|---------------------------|------------------------| |-----------------------|---------------------------|------------------------| |-6--------6-(6)--------|-6--------7-(7)\-6-6-6-6-6-|-6--------6-(6)---------| |-4--4-4-4-------0h3-3--|-4--4-4-7--------4-4-4-4-4-|-4--4-4-4-------0h3-3---|
Chorus
~
|----------------|--------------------| |----------------|--------------------| |----------------|--------------------| |----4--8-9-8----|----4--8-9-8-4-6----| |-2-----6-7-6----|-2-----6-7-6-2-4----| |-0------------7-|-0------------------| PM--| ~~~~~~~PM------| |---------------------------| |---------------------------| |---------------------------| |---------------------------| |-6--------7-(7)\-6-6-6-6-6-| |-4--4-4-7--------4-4-4-4-4-| PM--| ~~~~~~ PM--| ~~~~~~~PM------| |-----------------------|---------------------------| |-----------------------|---------------------------| |-----------------------|---------------------------| |-----------------------|---------------------------| |-6--------6-(6)--------|-6--------7-(7)\-6-6-6-6-6-| |-4--4-4-4-------0h3-3--|-4--4-4-7--------4-4-4-4-4-|
PM--| ~~~~~~ ~
|----------------------|| |----------------------|| |----------------------|| |----------------------|| |-6--------6-(6)-------|| |-4--4-4-4-------0h3-3-||
Gtr III
~~~~~~~~~~
|-------|------------------| |-------|-------12b13-(14)-| |-------|------------------| |-------|------------------| |-------|------------------| |-------|------------------| |--------------------------------------------------------------------12----------------------------| |-12-10-----------------------------------------------------------12----10b11r10-(10)--------------| |-------12-11h12p11p9-12p11p9-11-9h11h12p11p9-----------------------------------------12s11-14s16--| |---------------------------------------------10-9-10-13-10-13s14----------------------------------| |--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------| |--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
~~~~~~~~~~~~~
|-------------20----17-19--------------------------------17----17-19-------| |-17-------19----19-------19b20r(19)----19-(19)--(19)-19----19-------20-19-| |----16s17---------------------------17------------------------------------| |--------------------------------------------------------------------------| |--------------------------------------------------------------------------| |--------------------------------------------------------------------------| |------------------| |------------------| |-17---------------| |----19------------| |------------------| |------------------|
Outro
~~ ~~ ~~
|------------||-12----12-15-15-12----12-14-14-12----12-11-------| |------------||----12-------------12-------------12-------13----| |------------||-------------------------------------------------| |------------||-------------------------------------------------| |------------||-------------------------------------------------| |------------||-------------------------------------------------|
~~
|------13-12-14-16p14p13---------17h19h21p19p17-19-17-------------------------12s16-17h19-17-15----------------------------| |-(13)-------------------(15)-17----------------------20-17s16-19-16s17-19-20-------------------17h19p16-------------------| |--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------17-16----16-------| |--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------19----17-16-| |--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------| |--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------| |----------13b15-(13)-| |---------------------| |---------------------| |---------------------| |---------------------| |---------------------|
~~
|-----10-----------------10----10--10------10---10------10---10------10-----------------------------------*| |-13-----13b15-(13)-(13)-13b15r===(13)b15r(13)-(13)b15r(13)-(13)b15r(13)-(13)b15==(13)-(13)-(13)-(13)r----*| |---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------*| |---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------*| |---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------*| |---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------*|
Chuck FOREVER......................
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