Beginning of the End Testament
As recorded by Testament
(From the 1990 Album SOULS OF BLACK)
Transcribed by Dave Whitehill
Music by Eric Peterson
Gtr I (E A D G B E) - 'Untitled'
Gtr II (E A D G B E) - 'Untitled'
Q=160
N.C.(Am) G5E5 (Am) E5 (Am) G5E5 (Am)
[4/4] Gtr I
E E S S S S S S E E S S E E S S E S S E E S S E E S S S S S S E E S S
|-----------------3-0-----|-----------------0-----|-----------------3-0------| |-----1p0-1p0-1p0-3-0-----|-----1p0---------0-----|-----1p0-1p0-1p0-3-0------| |---2---------------------|---2-----3-2p0---------|---2----------------------| |-------------------------|---------------3-------|--------------------------| |-0-------------------0-0-|-0-----------------0-0-|-0-------------------0-0--| |-------------------------|-----------------------|--------------------------|
F5 F#5E5 N.C.(Am) G5E5 (Am)
E E S S E S S E Q +E Q. Q E E E E S S S S S S E E S S
|--------------------|-----------------|-----------------3-0-----| |-----1p0---------6--|-(6)-6----7------|-----1p0-1p0-1p0-3-0-----| |---2-----3-2p0---5--|-(5)-5----6------|---2---------------------| |---------------3-3--|-(3)-3----4------|-------------------------| |-0------------------|-------------2-0-|-0-------------------0-0-| |--------------------|-------------0---|-------------------------|
E5 N.C.(Am) G5E5 (Am) F
E E S S E S S E E S S E E S S S S S S E E S S E E S S E S S E Q
|-----------------0-----|-----------------3-0-----|-----------------5--| |-----1p0---------0-----|-----1p0-1p0-1p0-3-0-----|-----1p0---------6--| |---2-----3-2p0---------|---2---------------------|---2-----3-2p0---5--| |---------------3-------|-------------------------|---------------3-3--| |-0-----------------0-0-|-0-------------------0-0-|-0------------------| |-----------------------|-------------------------|--------------------|
F5 F#5 E5 N.C.(Am) G5 E5 (Am)
Gtr II
H Q E S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S
|---------------------|----10-11h12-11-------11------------------------| |---------------10-12-|-13-------------13-12----13-12-10-13-12-10-9-12-| |---------------------|------------------------------------------------| |---------------------|------------------------------------------------| |---------------------|------------------------------------------------| |---------------------|------------------------------------------------|
|
| Gtr I
| +E Q. Q E E E E S S S S S S E E S S
|-(5)-5----6----------|--------------------------------3-----0---------| |-(6)-6----7----------|--------------1p=0--1p=0--1p=0--3-----0---------| |-(5)-5----6----------|--------2---------------------------------------| |-(3)-3----4----------|------------------------------------------------| |-------------2--0----|--0----------------------------------------0--0-| |-------------0-------|------------------------------------------------|
S S S S S S S S S S S S [E5]S S [(Am)] S S
|-----------------------------------------| |-10-9----10-9------9---------------------| |------10------10-9---10-9-7-10-9-7----9--| |-----------------------------------10----| |-----------------------------------------| |-----------------------------------------|
|
| E E S S E S S E E S S
|-------------------------------0---------| |------------1p=0---------------0---------| |-------2---------3----2p0----------------| |--------------------------3--------------| |--0---------------------------------0-0--| |-----------------------------------------|
N.C.(Am) G5 E5 (Am)
S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S
|------------------------------------| |------------------------------------| |-7------7---------------------------| |---10-9---10p9-7-10-9-7-6-9-7p6---7-| |--------------------------------8---| |------------------------------------|
|
| E E S S S S S S E E S S
|------------------------3---0-------| |-----------1p0-1p=0-1p0-3---0-------| |-2----2-------------------------2-2-| |------------------------------------| |------------------------------------| |------------------------------------|
~~~~~~~~~~ [F] [F5] [F#5] [E5]PM|
S S e Q +Q E S S e e e E E E E S S
|----------------------------|-13--12--13-12b13r12-----3-7-| |-------------------------13-|-----------------------------| |----------------------10----|-----------------------------| |-7-6------------------------|-----------------------------| |-----8-7-----(7)------------|-----------------------------| |----------------------------|-----------------------------|
|
| E E S S E S S E Q +E Q. Q E E
|----------------------------|-----------------------------| |-------1p0----------6-------|-(6)--6------------7---------| |-2---2-----3--2p0---5-------|-(5)--5------------6-----2---| |------------------3-3-------|-(3)--3------------4---------| |----------------------------|-----------------------2-----| |----------------------------|-----------------------0-----|
N.C.(Am) G5 E5 (Am) E5 (Am)
PM------------| PM------- |-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 e S S S e S S S
|-6-3-7-6-3-7-6-3-7p6-3-7-6-3-7-6-|-3-7-6-3-7-6-3-7-6---7-6-3-6---------| |---------------------------------|-----------------------------6-5---3-| |---------------------------------|-------------------------------------| |---------------------------------|-------------------------------------| |---------------------------------|-------------------------------------| |---------------------------------|-------------------------------------|
|
| E E S S S S S S E E S S E E S S E S S E E S S
|---------------------3---0-------|---------------------------0---------| |---------1p0-1p0-1p0-3---0-------|---------1p0---------------0---------| |-2---2-----------------------2-2-|-2---2-------3---2p0---------2---2---| |---------------------------------|---------------------3---------------| |---------------------------------|-------------------------------------| |---------------------------------|-------------------------------------| -------------------------| |-3-| |--3--| |-3-|
e S S S e S S S e S S S E E
|-------------------------------------| |-5-----------------------------------| |---7-5-4-5---------------------------| |-------------7-5---4-5---3-2-0-2-----| |-------------------------------------| |-------------------------------------|
|
| E E S S S S S S E E S S
|-------------------------3-----0-----| |---------1p0-1p==0---1p0-3-----0-----| |-2-2-----------------------------2-2-| |-------------------------------------| |-------------------------------------| |-------------------------------------|
N.C.(Am) F5 N.C.
[3/4] E E S S E S S E [4/4] Q. Q. Q
|-----------------||--------------| |-----1p0---------||--------------| |-2-2-----3-2p0---||-5------------| |---------------3-||-3---------4--| |-----------------||------3-------| |-----------------||--------------|
|
| E E S S E S S E Q. Q. Q
|-----------------||--------------| |-----1p0---------||--------------| |-2-2-----3-2p0---||-5------------| |---------------3-||-3---------4--| |-----------------||------3-------| |-----------------||--------------|
+E Q. E E Q Q. Q. Q +E Q. E E Q
|-----------------|--------------|-----------------*| |-----------------|--------------|-----------------*| |-----------------|--------------|-----------------*| |-(4)------6-5-4--|-3---------4--|-(4)------6-5-4--*| |-----3-----------|------3-------|-----3-----------*| |-----------------|--------------|-----------------*|
|
| +E Q. E E Q Q. Q. Q +E Q. E E Q
|-----------------|--------------|-----------------*| |-----------------|--------------|-----------------*| |-----------------|--------------|-----------------*| |-(4)------6-5-4--|-3---------4--|-(4)------6-5-4--*| |-----3-----------|------3-------|-----3-----------*| |-----------------|--------------|-----------------*|
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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