The Haunting Testament
THE HAUNTING (Bassline)
As recorded by Testament
(From the 1987 Album THE LEGACY)
Transcribed by cbliss66@aol.com
Words by Souza, Peterson Music by Skolnick, Peterson
Arranged by Testament
Gtr I (E A D G) - 'Greg'
Intro
Fast Rock Q=205Slightly Slower Q=200
[6/4] Gtr I
Wx7 W. W.
|----------------||---------------|-------| |----------------||---------------|-------| |----------------||---------------|-------| |----------------||-7-------------|-7-----|
W. W. e E Q W W
|---------------|---------------|-----------------|------| |---------------|---------------|-----------------|------| |---------------|---------------|-2---------------|------| |-6-------------|-6-------------|-----------------|------|
W W [4/4] E E Q E E Q E E Q H
|--------------|--------------||---------------|-------------| |--------------|--------------||---------------|-------------| |--------------|--------------||---------------|-------------| |--------------|--------------||-7-7----7-7----|-7-7---------|
E E Q E E Q E E Q H E E Q E E Q E E Q H
|---------------|-------------|---------------|-------------| |---------------|-------------|---------------|-------------| |---------------|-------------|---------------|-------------| |-7-7----7-7----|-7-7---------|-6-6----6-6----|-6-6---------|
Faster Q=210
E E Q E E Q E E E E E E E E E E Q E E Q E E E E E E E E
|---------------|-----------------||---------------|-----------------| |---------------|-----------------||---------------|-----------------| |---------------|-----------------||---------------|-----------------| |-6-6----6-6----|-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-||-7-7-7--7-7-7--|-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-|
Slightly Faster Q=212
E E Q E E Q E E E E E E E E E E Q E E Q E E E E E E E E
|---------------|-----------------|---------------|-----------------| |---------------|-----------------|---------------|-----------------| |---------------|-----------------|---------------|-----------------| |-7-7-7--7-7-7--|-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-|-8-8-8--8-8-8--|-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-|
$
E E Q E E Q E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E
|---------------|-----------------||-----------------|------------------| |---------------|-----------------||-----4h5---------|------------------| |---------------|-----------------||-------------4h5-|-----0-1---0------| |-7-7-7--7-7-7--|-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-||-0-0-----0-0-----|-0-0-----3---3-1--|
E E E E E E E E E E E E Q Q E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E
|-----------------|---------------|-----------------|-----------------| |-----4h5---------|---------------|-----4h5---------|-----------------| |-------------4h5-|-----0-1-------|-------------4h5-|-----0-1---0-----| |-0-0-----0-0-----|-0-0-----3--1--|-0-0-----0-0-----|-0-0-----3---3-1-|
Verses
Verse Tempo Q=206
[E] [E] [E] [E] [E] [E] [E] [E] [E] [E] [E] [E] [B] [E] [E] [E] [E] [E] [E] [E] [E] [E] [E] [E] [E] [E] [E] [E] [E]
|-----------------|--------------||-----------------|-----------------| |-----4h5---------|--------------||-----4h5---------|-----------------| |-------------4h5-|-----0-1------||-------------4h5-|-----0-1---0-----| |-0-0-----0-0-----|-0-0-----3----||-0-0-----0-0-----|-0-0-----3---3-1-|
E E E E E E E E E E E E Q Q E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E
|-----------------|---------------|-----------------|-----------------| |-----4h5---------|---------------|-----4h5---------|-----------------| |-------------4h5-|-----0-1-------|-------------4h5-|-----0-1---0-----| |-0-0-----0-0-----|-0-0-----3--1--|-0-0-----0-0-----|-0-0-----3---3-1-|
Chorus
Chorus Tempo Q=207
E E E E E E E E E E E E Q Q Q E E E E E E A E E E E E E E E
|-----------------|---------------||----------------|-------------------| |-----4h5---------|---------------||----------------|-5h7p5---5---------| |-------------4h5-|-----0-1-------||----------7---6-|-------7---7-6-5---| |-0-0-----0-0-----|-0-0-----3--1--||-5--5-5-5---5---|-----------------8-|
Q E E E E E E S S E E E E E E E Q E E E E E E A E E E E E E E E
|----------------|-------------------|----------------|---------------------| |----------------|-----------7-5---5-|----------------|-5h7p5---5-----------| |----------7---6-|-5-5-6-7-------7---|----------7---6-|-------7---7-6-5-----| |-5--5-5-5---5---|---------5---------|-5--5-5-5---5---|-----------------8---|
D.S.
Q E E E E E E E E E E E E E E
|----------------|-----------------|| |----------------|---------7-5---5-|| |----------7---6-|-----5-------7---|| |-5--5-5-5---5---|-5-8---5---------||
Slower Q=201 Faster Q=212
[6/4] W. W. W. W.
|---------------|---------------|---------------|-------| |---------------|---------------|---------------|-------| |---------------|---------------|---------------|-------| |-7-------------|-7-------------|-6-------------|-6-----|
[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]
|-------------------------|-------------------------|--------------------------| |-------------------------|-------------------------|--------------------------| |-------------------------|-------------------------|--------------------------| |-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-|-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-|-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6--|
[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]
|-------------------------|-------------------------|--------------------------| |-------------------------|-------------------------|--------------------------| |-------------------------|-------------------------|--------------------------| |-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-|-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-|-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7--|
Bridge
Fast Rock Q=200
E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E [4/4] W
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+W +W +H +E E E E W
|------------|------------|------------------|------| |------------|------------|------------------|------| |------------|------------|------------------|------| |-(0)--------|-(0)--------|-(0)----(0)-3-5-6-|------|
5/8
W H Q E E Q E E E
|----------|-------------|----------|| |----------|-------------|----------|| |----------|-------------|----------|| |----------|-----------6-|----6-5-3-||
Bridge Verse
[4/4]
[E] [E] [E] [E] [E] [E] [E] [E] [E] [E] [E] [E] [E] [E] [E] [E] [E] [E] [E] [E] [E] [E] [E] [E] [E] [E] [E] [E] [E] [E] [E] [E]
|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------| |-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------| |-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------| |-0-0-6-0-5-0-0-6-|-0-5-0-3---6-5-3-|-0-0-6-0-5-0-0-6-|-0-5-0-3---3-5-6-|
( Tab from: http://www.guitartabs.cc/tabs/t/testament/the_haunting_btab.html )
5/8
E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E Q E E E
|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|----------|| |-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|----------|| |-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|----------|| |-0-0-6-0-5-0-0-6-|-0-5-0-3---6-5-3-|-0-0-6-0-5-0-0-6-|----6-5-3-||
Guitar Solo (Skolnick)
[4/4] Q E E S S Q E +E E E E Q Q Q E E Q E E +E E Q Q Q
|-----------------|-----------------|---------------|-----------------| |--------2h4----4-|-(4)-2-----2-----|---------------|-----------------| |-----------------|-------4-2----4--|---------------|-----------------| |-2--2-2-----2----|-----------------|-2--2-2-2--2-2-|-(2)-2-2--2--1---|
Q E E E E E E +E E E E E E E E Q E E E E E E +E E Q Q Q
|----------------|-------------------|----------------|-----------------| |----------------|-------------------|----------------|-----------------| |--------7p6---7-|-(7)---------------|--------7p6---7-|-(7)-------------| |-0--0-0-----0---|-----0-0-0-0-2-4-5-|-0--0-0-----0---|-----0-0--0--1---|
Q E E Q E E Q E E E E E E Q E E Q E E +E E Q Q Q
|---------------|----------------|---------------|-----------------| |---------------|----------------|---------------|-----------------| |---------------|----------------|---------------|-----------------| |-2--2-2-2--2-2-|-2--2-2-2-2-2-2-|-2--2-2-2--2-2-|-(2)-2-2--2--1---|
Q E E E E E E +E E E E E E E E Q E E E E E E +E E Q Q Q
|----------------|-------------------|----------------|-----------------|| |----------------|-------------------|----------------|-----------------|| |--------7p6---7-|-(7)---------------|--------7p6---7-|-(7)-------------|| |-0--0-0-----0---|-----0-0-0-0-2-4-5-|-0--0-0-----0---|-----0-0--0--1---||
Guitar Solo (Peterson)
[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]
||------------------|-----------------|-----------------|------------------| ||o-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-4-2---2----------| ||o-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----4---4-3-2----| ||--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/-|
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 Q Q Q
|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|----------------|| |-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|---------------o|| |-------------6-7-|-----------------|-------------6-7-|---------------o|| |-0-0-0-0-0-0-----|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|-0-0-0-0-0-0-----|-0-0-0--0--1----||
[4/4]
[E] [E] [E] [E] [E] [E] [E] [E] [E] [E] [E] [E] [E] [E] [E] [E] [E] [E] [E] [E] [E] [E] [E] [E] [E] [E] [E] [E] [E] [E] [E] [E]
|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------| |-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------| |-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------| |-0-0-6-0-5-0-0-6-|-0-5-0-3---6-5-3-|-0-0-6-0-5-0-0-6-|-0-5-0-3---3-5-6-|
5/8
E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E Q E E E
|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|----------|| |-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|----------|| |-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|----------|| |-0-0-6-0-5-0-0-6-|-0-5-0-3---6-5-3-|-0-0-6-0-5-0-0-6-|----6-5-3-||
[4/4] E E Q E E Q E E Q H E E Q E E Q E E Q Q Q
|---------------|-------------|---------------|--------------| |---------------|-------------|---------------|--------------| |---------------|-------------|---------------|--------------| |-0-0----0-0----|-0-0---------|-0-0----0-0----|-0-0----3--1--|
E E Q E E Q E E Q H E E Q E E Q E E Q H
|---------------|-------------|---------------|-------------|| |---------------|-------------|---------------|-------------|| |---------------|-------------|---------------|-------------|| |-0-0----0-0----|-0-0---------|-0-0----0-0----|-0-0----3----||
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 Q Q
|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|---------------| |-----4h5---------|-----------------|-----4h5---------|---------------| |-------------4h5-|-----0-1---0-----|-------------4h5-|-----0-1-------| |-0-0-----0-0-----|-0-0-----3---3-1-|-0-0-----0-0-----|-0-0-----3--1--|
[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] [B]
|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|--------------|| |-----4h5---------|-----------------|-----4h5---------|--------------|| |-------------4h5-|-----0-1---0-----|-------------4h5-|-----0-1------|| |-0-0-----0-0-----|-0-0-----3---3-1-|-0-0-----0-0-----|-0-0-----3----||
Last Verse
Verse Tempo Q=206
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 Q Q
||------------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|| ||o-----4h5---------|-----------------|-----4h5---------|----------------o|| ||o-------------4h5-|-----0-1---0-----|-------------4h5-|-----0-1--------o|| ||--0-0-----0-0-----|-0-0-----3---3-1-|-0-0-----0-0-----|-0-0-----3--1----||
Chorus
Chorus Tempo Q=207
Q E E E E E E A E E E E E E E E Q E E E E E E S S E E E E E E E
|----------------|-------------------|----------------|---------------------| |----------------|-5h7p5---5---------|----------------|-----------7-5---5---| |----------7---6-|-------7---7-6-5---|----------7---6-|-5-5-6-7-------7-----| |-5--5-5-5---5---|-----------------8-|-5--5-5-5---5---|---------5-----------|
Q E E E E E E A E E E E E E E E Q E E E E E E E E E E E E E E
|----------------|-------------------|----------------|-----------------|| |----------------|-5h7p5---5---------|----------------|---------7-5---5-|| |----------7---6-|-------7---7-6-5---|----------7---6-|-----5-------7---|| |-5--5-5-5---5---|-----------------8-|-5--5-5-5---5---|-5-8---5---------||
Slower Q=201
[6/4] W. W. W. W.
|---------------|---------------|---------------|-------| |---------------|---------------|---------------|-------| |---------------|---------------|---------------|-------| |-7-------------|-7-------------|-6-------------|-6-----|
E E Q W Wx9
|-----------------|--------*| |-----------------|--------*| |-----------------|--------*| |-7---------------|--------*|
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
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h - hammer-on
p - pull-off
b - bend
pb - pre-bend
r - bend release (if no number after the r, then release immediately)
/\ - slide into or out of (from/to "nowhere")
s - legato slide
S - shift slide
- natural harmonic
(n) - artificial harmonic
n(n) - tapped harmonic
~ - vibrato
tr - trill
T - tap
TP - trem. picking
PM - palm muting
\n/ - tremolo bar dip; n = amount to dip
\n - tremolo bar down
n/ - tremolo bar up
/n\ - tremolo bar inverted dip
= - hold bend; also acts as connecting device for hammers/pulls
- volume swell (louder/softer)
x - on rhythm slash represents muted slash
o - on rhythm slash represents single note slash
Misc Legend
-----------
| - 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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