The Philosopher Death
As recorded by Death
(From the 1993 Album INDIVIDUAL THROUGHT PATTERNS)
Transcribed by Cyn+Satan
Words and Music by Chuck
Arranged by Chuck
Gtr I (D G C F A D) - 'Untitled'
Gtr II (D G C F A D) - 'Untitled'
Gtr III (D G C F A D) - 'Untitled'
Gtr IV (D G C F A D) - 'Untitled'
Gtr V (D G C F A D) - 'Untitled'
Intro
Moderate Death Metal Q=126
[4/4] Gtr V
T T T T
|-3-| |-3-| |-3-| |-3-| |-3--| |-3--| |-3--| |-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]
||----------------------------|-----------------------------------|
||o-0h5h8-12p8p5p0h5h8-12p8p5p|==0h7h10-15p10p7p0h7h10-13p10p7p===|
||----------------------------|-----------------------------------| ||----------------------------|-----------------------------------| ||o---------------------------|-----------------------------------| ||----------------------------|-----------------------------------|
|
| Gtrs I, II
| W W
||----------------------------|-----------------------------------| ||o---------------------------|-----------------------------------| ||----------------------------|-----------------------------------| ||----------------------------|-----------------------------------| ||o-7-------------------------|-12--------------------------------| ||----------------------------|-----------------------------------|
T T T T
|-3-| |-3-| |-3-| |-3-| |-3-| |-3-| |-3-| |-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]
|----------------------------|----------------------------|| |--0h5h8-12p8p5p0h5h8-12p8p5p|=0h4h7-12p7p4p0h4h7-10p7p4-o|| |----------------------------|----------------------------|| |----------------------------|----------------------------|| |----------------------------|---------------------------o|| |----------------------------|----------------------------||
|
| W W
|----------------------------|----------------------------|| |----------------------------|---------------------------o|| |----------------------------|----------------------------|| |----------------------------|----------------------------|| |-10-------------------------|-6-------------------------o|| |----------------------------|----------------------------||
Half-Time Q=63
$
3/4 3/8 3/4
Gtrs I, II, III, IV
PM--| PM--------| PM--| PM--------| |-3-| |-3-| |-3-| |-3-| |-3-| |-3-|
Q Q Q E S S S e S S S S S S E E E E E S S S e S S S S S S E
|----------||-------------------------|-------|--------------------------| |----------||-------------------------|-------|--------------------------| |-4--------||-------------------------|-4-----|--------------------------| |-4--2--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--||-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-|---0-2-|-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1--|
1st & 2nd Verses
3/8 3/4 3/8 3/4
PM--| PM--------| PM--| PM--------| |-3-| |-3-| |-3-| |-3-| |-3-| |-3-|
E E E E S S S e S S S S S S E E E E E S S S e S S S S S S E 3x
||--------||-------------------------|-------|----------------------------|| ||o-------||-------------------------|-------|---------------------------o|| ||--4-----||-------------------------|-4-----|----------------------------|| ||--4-2-4-||-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---|| ||o-2-2-4-||-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--o|| ||----0-2-||-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-|---0-2-|-1-1-1-1-1--1-1-1-1-1-1-1---||
Pre-Chorus
Double-time Q=120
[4/4] Gtrs I, III
PM------| ~~~~~~~~ PM------| |---3---| |---3---|
Q S S S E +E S S S S S E
|-----------------------------------------------------| |-----------------------------------------------------| |-----------------------------------------------------| |-2---------------2---(2)-----------------1h==2---4---| |-2---------------------------------------------------| |-0---0---0---0---------------0---0---0---------------|
|
| Gtrs II, IV
| PM------| ~~~~~~~~~~ PM------| | |---3---| |---3---|
| Q S S S E +E S S S S S E
|-----------------------------------------------------| |-----------------------------------------------------| |-------------------------------------------3h==4---6-| |---2---------------2-----(2)-------------------------| |---2-------------------------------------------------| |---0---0---0---0---------------0---0---0-------------| PM--| ~~~~~~ PM--| PM------|
|-3-| |-3-|
Q S S S E +E S S E E Q S S S E +E S S e S S
|------------------------|---------------------------| |------------------------|---------------------------| |------------------------|---------------------------| |----------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------|
| |-3-| |-3-|
| Q S S S E +E S S E E Q S S S E +E S S e S S
|------------------------|---------------------------| |------------------------|---------------------------| |------------------------|---------------------------| |----------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-|
Gtrs I, II, III, IV
PM--| ~ ~ PM--| PM------| PM--| ~ |-3-| |-3-| |-3-|
Q S S S E +E S S Q Q S S S E +E S S e S S Q S S S E +E S S Q
|-----------------------|---------------------------|-----------------------| |-----------------------|---------------------------|-----------------------| |-----------------------|---------------------------|-----------------------| |-----------------------|---------------------------|-----------------------| |-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
~
H H E E H Q H H
|-----------|-------------|-----------| |-----------|-------------|-----------| |-----------|-------------|-----------| |------4----|-8-9-8-------|------4----| |-2---------|-6-7-6-------|-2---------| |-0---------|----------7--|-0---------| PM--| PM------|
|-3-|
E E Q Q Q Q S S S E +E S S e S S
|--------------||-----------------------------| |--------------||-----------------------------| |--------------||-----------------------------| |-8-9-8--4--6--||-----------------------------| |-6-7-6--2--4--||-6--------7-(7)\-6-6-6-6-6---| |--------------||-4--4-4-7--------4-4-4-4-4---|
To Coda
PM--| ~ PM--| PM------| PM--| ~ |-3-| |-3-| |-3-|
Q S S S E +E S S Q Q S S S E +E S S e S S Q S S S E +E S S Q
|-----------------------|---------------------------|-----------------------| |-----------------------|---------------------------|-----------------------| |-----------------------|---------------------------|-----------------------| |-----------------------|---------------------------|-----------------------| |-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--|
Interlude
Q.=132
12/8
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]
|-------------------------|-------------------------| |-------------------------|-------------------------| |-------------------------|-------------------------| |-------7-----------7-----|-------5-----------5-----| |-------------------------|-3-3-3---3-3-3-3-3---3-3-| |-5-5-5---5-5-5-5-5---5-5-|-------------------------| -----------------------|
[E] [E] [E] [E] [E] [E] [E] [E] [E] [E] [E] [E]
|---------------------------| |---------------------------| |---------------------------| |---------------------------| |---5---5---5---5---5---5---| |-3---3---3---3---3---3-----|
Guitar Solo
12/8
Gtrs III, IV
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 Q.
|-------------------------||--------------------------------| |-------------------------||--------------------------------| |-------------------------||--------------------------------| |-------7-----------7-----||----------5----------------7----| |-5-5-5---5-5-5-5-5---5-5-||--------------------------------| |-------------------------||--5--5-5----5--5----5--5-5------|
|
| Gtr V
| W Q Q Q. Q E +H.
|-------------------------||--------------------------------| |-------------------------||-10------12---12--(12)----------| |-------------------------||--7-------9---(9)--(9)----------| |-------------------------||--------------------------------| |-------------------------||--------------------------------| |-------------------------||--------------------------------| PM---| PM------| ~~ PM--| PM--------| PM|
E E E E E E E E E Q. E E E E E E E E E E E E
|----------------------------------|-------------------------------------| |----------------------------------|-------------------------------------| |----------------------------------|-------------------------------------| |----------5--------------7--------|-------------------------------------| |---3--3-3---3-3-3-3---3-----------|----------5----------------5---------| |----------------------------------|--3-3--3-----3--3--3-3--3-----3--3---|
|
| ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
| +W +H Q E E E E Q E E E E
|----------------------------------|-------------------------------------| |-(12)---------------(12)----------|-10h==12-12-12-12-12---13-13-13-13---| |--(9)----------------(9)----------|--7----9--9--9--9--9---10-10-10-10---| |----------------------------------|-------------------------------------| |----------------------------------|-------------------------------------| |----------------------------------|-------------------------------------| 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 Q.
|---------------------------------|--------------------------------------| |---------------------------------|--------------------------------------| |---------------------------------|--------------------------------------| |----------7----------------7-----|-----------5-----------------7--------| |--5-5--5-----5--5---5--5-5---5-5-|--------------------------------------| |---------------------------------|--5--5--5-----5--5--5--5--5-----------|
|
| ~~~~
| Q E E E E +H. E E E E E E E E E E E E
|---------------------------------|-------------12-13-17-13S12-----------| |-13s==15-15-15-15-(15)-----------|----12-13-15----------------15--13-12-| |-10s==12-12-12-12-(12)-----------|-14-----------------------------------| |---------------------------------|--------------------------------------| |---------------------------------|--------------------------------------| |---------------------------------|--------------------------------------| PM---| PM---------| ~~~ PM--| PM----------| PM|
E E E E E E E E E Q. E E E E E E E E E E E E
|------------------------------------|--------------------------------------| |------------------------------------|--------------------------------------| |------------------------------------|--------------------------------------| |-----------5----------------7-------|--------------------------------------| |--3--3--3-----3--3--3--3-3----------|---------5---------------5------------| |------------------------------------|--3-3--3---3--3--3--3--3----3--3------|
|
| ~~~~~~~~~~~~
| |--3--|
| E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E +H. +Q S S S
|------------------------------------|--------------------------------------| |----12-13-15-13-12------------------|------------------------------12p10---| |-14----------------14-10-9----------|---------------------------14---------| |---------------------------12--9h10-|-12---10---9-(9)---(9)---------9h10---| |------------------------------------|---------------------------12---------| |------------------------------------|--------------------------------------| 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 Q.
|---------------------------------------|------------------------------------------------------------------------| |---------------------------------------|------------------------------------------------------------------------| |---------------------------------------|------------------------------------------------------------------------| |-----------------7---------------7-----|--------------------5----------------------------------------7----------| |--5-----5-----5-----5-5---5--5-5---5-5-|------------------------------------------------------------------------| |---------------------------------------|--5-----5--5-----------------5-------5--------5--5--------5-------------|
|
| T ~~~~
| |--3--| |--3--| |------5------| |--3--|
| S S S S E Q. +H. S S E S S S S S S S S S S S E S S S E E E S S
|---------------------------------------|-12-13-15-12h13h15-12h13h15-12h13h15---12h13h15-15h17h19p15-19p17p15-17h| |-19p15-19p15-13-12------(12)-----------|------------------------------------------------------------------------| |---------------------------------------|------------------------------------------------------------------------| |-15p12-15p12-10--9-------(9)-----------|------------------------------------------------------------------------| |---------------------------------------|------------------------------------------------------------------------| |---------------------------------------|------------------------------------------------------------------------| PM---------| PM------------------| ~~~
E E E E E E E E E Q.
|----------------------------------------------------------| |----------------------------------------------------------| |----------------------------------------------------------| |-----------------5-----------------------------7----------| |--3--3--------3--------3-----3-----3--3-----3-------------| |----------------------------------------------------------|
|
| |--3--|
| E S S S E S S S S S S E S S E E E S S
|-19-20p17h19p15-17h19p17p15----17h20-19p17p15-17h19p17p15-| |----------------------------17----------------------------| |----------------------------------------------------------| |----------------------------------------------------------| |----------------------------------------------------------| |----------------------------------------------------------| PM------| PM------| PM---
[E] [E] [E] [E] [E] [E] [E] [E] [E] [E] [E] [E]
|---------------------------------------| |---------------------------------------| |---------------------------------------| |---------------------------------------| |--------------5-----------------5------| |--3-----3-3---------3-3-3-3-3------3-3-|
|
| S S Q +H. +Q.
|-17h19-20---(20)b22-----------(20)-----| |---------------------------------------| |---------------------------------------| |---------------------------------------| |---------------------------------------| |---------------------------------------|
H.=H Q.=76
6/8
Gtrs I, II, III, IV
----------| PM------------|
[E] [E] [E] [E] [E] [E] [E] [E] [E] [E] [E] [E] [E] [E] [E] [E] [E] [E]
|--------------------------------------------||---------------------------------| |-----------------------------------------3--||---------------------------------| |-----------------------------------------2--||-------------0-------------------| |--------------7---------------------5--4-0--||---------4--------------------3--| |--5-----5-5-------5--5--5--5-----5----------||--2------------------------3-----| |--------------------------------------------||------------------------1--------|
|
| ~~~~
| Q. +Q e E S S E Q. E +E E +E E S S
|-20b22======(20)r---20-19-17h19p17----------||-----------------------17--------| |-----------------------------------20-------||-20b22-(20)-20b22-(20)----20p17--| |--------------------------------------------||---------------------------------| |--------------------------------------------||---------------------------------| |--------------------------------------------||---------------------------------| |--------------------------------------------||---------------------------------|
2/8 6/8 2/8
E E E E E E S S E E E E E E E E E E E E E S S E
|---------------------|----------|----------------|----------------|-------| |---------------------|----------|----------------|----------------|-------| |---------------------|----------|--------0-------|----------------|-------| |--------6---------4--|---5s=4-0-|------4-------3-|--------6-----4-|-5s4-0-| |-----6--------2------|----------|---2--------3---|-----6------2---|-------| |--4--------0---------|----------|----------1-----|-4--------0-----|-------|
|
| >
| ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
| S S S S E +Q. +Q +H. +H. Q
|---------------------|----------|----------------|----------------|-------| |-------20------------|----------|----------------|----------------|-------| |-20p17----17-16-(16)-|-(16)-----|-(16)-----------|---(16)---------|-------| |---------------------|----------|----------------|----------------|-------| |---------------------|----------|----------------|----------------|-------| |---------------------|----------|----------------|----------------|-------|
Bridge
Q=120
D.S. al Coda
6/8 2/8 6/8 3/8 3/4
E E E E E E E E E E E E S S E 3x E E E E E E E E E Q Q Q
||--------------|-------------|--------||-------------|-------|-----------| ||o-------------|-------------|-------o||-------------|-------|-----------| ||------0-------|-------------|--------||-----0-------|-------|-4---------| ||----4-------3-|-----6-----4-|-5s4-0--||---4-------3-|-------|-4--2--4---| ||o-2-------3---|---6-----2---|-------o||-2-------3---|-6-6s5-|-2--2--4---| ||--------1-----|-4-----0-----|--------||-------1-----|-4-----|----0--2---|
Q=66
&
[5/4] Q. E +H. Q. E +H.
|------------------|-----------------------| |------------------|-----------------------| |------------------|-----------------------| |-7----8-(8)-------|-7----8-(8)------------| |-7----8-(8)-------|-7----8-(8)------------| |-5----6-(6)-------|-5----6-(6)------------|
|
| Gtr V
| ~~~~~
| W Q H H E E
|------------------|-----------------------| |------------------|-----------------12b13-| |------------------|-----------------------| |------------------|-----------------------| |------------------|-----------------------| |------------------|-----------------------|
Q. E +H.
|----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------| |----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------| |----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------| |--2------------------------------3------------(3)---------------------------------------------------| |--2------------------------------3------------(3)---------------------------------------------------| |--0------------------------------1------------(1)---------------------------------------------------|
|
| |-----5-----| |--3--| |--------6---------|
| E T T T T T T X X T T X X T T T E S S S S S S S S +S E T T T T
|--------------------------------------------------------------------12------------------------------| |-12--10----------------------------------------------------------12----12b13-(12)r12----------------| |--------12p11h12p11-9-12p11p9-11-9h11h12p11p9----------------------------------------12s11-14s16----| |-----------------------------------------------9--10h13p10-13-14------------------------------------| |----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------| |----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
Q. E +H.
|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| |---------------------------------------------------------------------------| |---------------------------------------------------------------------------| |--2-----------------------------------3-----(3)----------------------------| |--2-----------------------------------3-----(3)----------------------------| |--0-----------------------------------1-----(1)----------------------------|
|
| ~~~~~~~~~~~~~
| |-------6-------| |-----3------| |------6-------|
| S S S S S S S S T +T S S +Q +E E S S S S S S
|--------------20----17-19--------------------------------17----17-19-------| |-17--------19----19-------19b20r(19)----19-(19)--(19)-19----19-------20-19-| |-----16s17---------------------------17------------------------------------| |---------------------------------------------------------------------------| |---------------------------------------------------------------------------| |---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
Q. E +H. Q. E +H.
|-----------------------|-------------------| |-----------------------|-------------------| |-----------------------|-------------------| |--7--------8-(8)-------|-7-----8-(8)-------| |--7--------8-(8)-------|-7-----8-(8)-------| |--5--------6-(6)-------|-5-----6-(6)-------|
|
| T S. E W Q W
|-----------------------|-------------------| |-----------------------|-------------------| |-17--------------------|-------------------| |-----19----------------|-------------------| |-----------------------|-------------------| |-----------------------|-------------------|
Q. E +H.
|------------------------------------------------| |------------------------------------------------| |------------------------------------------------| |--2---------------3----(3)----------------------| |--2---------------3----(3)----------------------| |--0---------------1----(1)----------------------|
|
| ~~ ~~ ~~
| S S S S E S S S S E S S S S Q
|-12-----12s15-15-12----12s14-14-12----12s11-----| |-----12-------------12-------------12-------13--| |------------------------------------------------| |------------------------------------------------| |------------------------------------------------| |------------------------------------------------|
Q. E +H.
|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------| |--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------| |--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------| |---2---------------------------3-------------(3)--------------------------------------------------------------------------------| |---2---------------------------3-------------(3)--------------------------------------------------------------------------------| |---0---------------------------1-------------(1)--------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|
| ~~~~~~~
| |-----5-----| |-------6-------| |------6-------|
| +E T T X X X X T T T T T T T T T T T T T T T T T T T T T T T T X X T T T T S E +S
|------13-12-14-16p14p13-------17h19h21p19p17-19--17-------------------------12s16-17h19-17-15-----------------------------------| |-(13)-------------------15-17-----------------------20-16s17-19-16s17-19-20-------------------17h19-16--------------------------| |-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------17-16----16--------------| |-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------19----17-16-(16)---| |--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------| |--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
Q. E +H.
|------------------------| |------------------------| |------------------------| |-7----8-(8)-------------| |-7----8-(8)-------------| |-5----6-(6)-------------|
|
| W E. S
|------------------------| |------------------13b15-| |------------------------| |------------------------| |------------------------| |------------------------|
Q. E +H.
|--------------------------------------------------------------------------*| |--------------------------------------------------------------------------*| |--------------------------------------------------------------------------*| |--7-------------------8--(8)----------------------------------------------*| |--7-------------------8--(8)----------------------------------------------*| |--5-------------------6--(6)----------------------------------------------*|
|
| ~~~
| |----3----|
| Q S S +S +E S +S S +S +E E +E +E
|------10-----------------10---------10------------------------------------*| |-13------13b15r(13)-(13)-13b15r(13)-13b15r(13)b15r(13)-13b15-(13)r(13)----*| |--------------------------------------------------------------------------*| |--------------------------------------------------------------------------*| |--------------------------------------------------------------------------*| |--------------------------------------------------------------------------*|
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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