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Tuning: C F A# D# G C
"What Color Is Death" (3:19) from the album "When The Kite String Pops" - Acid Bath Released August 8, 1994. It seems like this is easily Acid Bath's most technical song. I've tried to pick it apart as accurately as I can. The solo is somewhat hard to make out due to the heavy wah but I think I got it pretty close. -AE Quick note: all symbols are explained at the bottom, however: notes in parentheses are artificial/pinch harmonics [example: (7)]. For the section with wah, // means open wah, and \\ means closed wah. / means slide up; \ means slide down. ~ means vibrato. Have fun! [Intro] (0:00) (Guitar 1, left side) C |----|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|--------------------| G |----|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|--------------------| D#|----|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|--------------------| A#|----|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|--------------------| F |-2--|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|--------------------| C |-0--|-1-0-1-0-1-0-1-0-1-0-1-0-1-0-1~-|-1-0-1-0-1-0-1-0-1-0-1-0-1-0-1~-|-1-0-1-0-1-0-1-0-3b-| PM * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * (0:00) (Guitar 2, right side) C |--------|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|--------------------| G |--------|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|--------------------| D#|--------|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|--------------------| A#|-2~/-9~-|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|--------------------| F |--------|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|--------------------| C |--------|-1-0-1-0-1-0-1-0-1-0-1-0-1-0-1~-|-1-0-1-0-1-0-1-0-1-0-1-0-1-0-1~-|-1-0-1-0-1-0-1-0-3b-| PM * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * [Verse] (0:07) (Both guitars) C |--------------------------------|---------------------------------| G |--------------------------------|---------------------------------| D#|--------------------------------|---------------------------------| A#|--------------------------------|---------------------------------| F |--------------------------------|-----------------4-4---3-3---2h1-| C |-1-0-1-0-1-0-1-0-1-0-1-0-1-0-3~-|-1-0-1-0-1-0-1-0-----0-----0-----| (x2) PM * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * [Chorus] (0:14) (Guitar 1, left side) C |--------------------------------| |--------------------| G |--------------------------------| |--------------------| D#|--------------------------------| |--------------------| A#|--------------------------------| |--------------------| F |--------------------------------| |--------------------| C |-1-0-1-0-1-0-1-0-1-0-1-0-1-0-1~-| (x3) |-1-0-1-0-1-0-1-0-3b-| PM * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * (0:14) (Guitar 2, right side) C |---------------------------------| |--------------------| G |---------------------------------| |--------------------| D#|---------------------------------| |--------------------| A#|-----------------------------(7)-| |--------------------| F |-8-7-8-7-8-7-8-7-8-7-8-7-8-7-----| |-8-7-8-7-8-7-8-7----| C |---------------------------------| (x3) |-----------------3b-| PM * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * [Verse 2] (0:21) (Both guitars) C |--------------------------------|---------------------------------| G |--------------------------------|---------------------------------| D#|--------------------------------|---------------------------------| A#|--------------------------------|---------------------------------| F |--------------------------------|-----------------4-4---3-3---2h1-| C |-1-0-1-0-1-0-1-0-1-0-1-0-1-0-3~-|-1-0-1-0-1-0-1-0-----0-----0-----| (x2) PM * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * [Chorus 2] (0:28) (Guitar 1, left side) C |--------------------------------| |--------------------| G |--------------------------------| |--------------------| D#|--------------------------------| |--------------------| A#|--------------------------------| |--------------------| F |--------------------------------| |--------------------| C |-1-0-1-0-1-0-1-0-1-0-1-0-1-0-1~-| (x3) |-1-0-1-0-1-0-1-0-3b-| PM * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * (0:28) (Guitar 2, right side) C |---------------------------------| |--------------------| G |---------------------------------| |--------------------| D#|---------------------------------| |--------------------| A#|-----------------------------(7)-| |--------------------| F |-8-7-8-7-8-7-8-7-8-7-8-7-8-7-----| |-8-7-8-7-8-7-8-7----| C |---------------------------------| (x3) |-----------------3b-| PM * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * [Bridge] (0:36) (both guitars) C |-----------------|-----------------| G |-----------------|-----------------| D#|-----------------|-----------------| A#|---------5-------|---------3-------| F |-2-5-4-3-3-6-5-4-|-2-5-4-3-1-2-4-3-| C |-0-3-2-1---4-3-2-|-0-3-2-1---0-2-1-| PM * * * * * * * * * * * * * * (0:39) (Guitar 1, left side) C |-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------| G |-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------| D#|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------| A#|---------5-------|---------3-------|-----------------|-----------------| F |-2-5-4-3-3-6-5-4-|-2-5-4-3-1-2-4-3-|---------3-------|---------1-------| C |-0-3-2-1---4-3-2-|-0-3-2-1---0-2-1-|-0-3-2-1---4-3-2-|-0-3-2-1---0-2-1-| PM * * * * * * * * * * * * * * (0:39) (Guitar 2, right side) This part is kinda hard to hear, but it is there. C |-----------------|-----------------|--------|--------| G |-----------------|-----------------|--------|--------| D#|-----------------|-----------------|--------|--------| A#|---------5-------|---------3-------|--------|--------| F |-2-5-4-3-3-6-5-4-|-2-5-4-3-1-2-4-3-|-2~--2/-|-5~-4~\-| C |-0-3-2-1---4-3-2-|-0-3-2-1---0-2-1-|--------|--------| PM * * * * * * * * * * * * * * (0:45) (Guitar 1, left side) C |-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------| G |-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------| D#|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------| A#|---------5-------|---------3-------|-----------------|-----------------| F |-2-5-4-3-3-6-5-4-|-2-5-4-3-1-2-4-3-|---------3-------|---------1-------| C |-0-3-2-1---4-3-2-|-0-3-2-1---0-2-1-|-0-3-2-1---4-3-2-|-0-3-2-1---0-2-1-| PM * * * * * * * * * * * * * * (0:45) (Guitar 2, right side) C |-----------------|-----------------|--------|--------| G |-----------------|-----------------|--------|--------| D#|-----------------|-----------------|--------|--------| A#|---------5-------|---------3-------|--------|--------| F |-2-5-4-3-3-6-5-4-|-2-5-4-3-1-2-4-3-|-2~--2/-|-5~-4~\-| C |-0-3-2-1---4-3-2-|-0-3-2-1---0-2-1-|--------|--------| PM * * * * * * * * * * * * * * (0:51) (both guitars) C |-----------------|-----------------| G |-----------------|-----------------| D#|-----------------|-----------------| A#|---------5-------|---------3-------| F |-2-5-4-3-3-6-5-4-|-2-5-4-3-1-2-4-3-| C |-0-3-2-1---4-3-2-|-0-3-2-1---0-2-1-| (x2) PM * * * * * * * * * * * * * * [Switch to 3/4 time] (0:58) (both guitars) C |---------------------|---------------------|---------------------|-----------------| G |---------------------|---------------------|---------------------|-----------------| D#|---------------------|---------------------|---------------------|-----------------| A#|-----------6---------|-----------6---------|-----------6---------|-----------------| F |-5---------4---------|-5---------4---------|-5---------4---------|-5---------4-----| C |-3-0-0-0-0---0-0-0-0-|-3-0-0-0-0---0-0-0-0-|-3-0-0-0-0---0-0-0-0-|-3-0-0-0-0---3-0-| PM * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * C |---------------------|---------------------|---------------------|-------------| G |---------------------|---------------------|---------------------|-------------| D#|---------------------|---------------------|---------------------|-------------| A#|-----------4---------|-----------4---------|-----------4---------|-------------| F |-3---------2---------|-3---------2---------|-3---------2---------|-3-2-3-4-3-4-| C |-1-0-0-0-0---0-0-0-0-|-1-0-0-0-0---0-0-0-0-|-1-0-0-0-0---0-0-0-0-|-1-0-1-2-1-2-| PM * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * (1:09) (both guitars) C |---------------------|---------------------|---------------------|-----------------| G |---------------------|---------------------|---------------------|-----------------| D#|---------------------|---------------------|---------------------|-----------------| A#|-----------6---------|-----------6---------|-----------6---------|-----------------| F |-5---------4---------|-5---------4---------|-5---------4---------|-5---------4-----| C |-3-0-0-0-0---0-0-0-0-|-3-0-0-0-0---0-0-0-0-|-3-0-0-0-0---0-0-0-0-|-3-0-0-0-0---3-0-| PM * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * C |---------------------|---------------------|---------------------|-------------| G |---------------------|---------------------|---------------------|-------------| D#|---------------------|---------------------|---------------------|-------------| A#|-----------4---------|-----------4---------|-----------4---------|-------------| F |-3---------2---------|-3---------2---------|-3---------2---------|-3-2-3-4-3-4-| C |-1-0-0-0-0---0-0-0-0-|-1-0-0-0-0---0-0-0-0-|-1-0-0-0-0---0-0-0-0-|-1-0-1-2-1-2-| PM * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * [Solo] (1:21) (both guitars) C |---------------------|---------------------|---------------------|-----------------| G |---------------------|---------------------|---------------------|-----------------| D#|---------------------|---------------------|---------------------|-----------------| A#|-----------6---------|-----------6---------|-----------6---------|-----------------| F |-5---------4---------|-5---------4---------|-5---------4---------|-5---------4-----| C |-3-0-0-0-0---0-0-0-0-|-3-0-0-0-0---0-0-0-0-|-3-0-0-0-0---0-0-0-0-|-3-0-0-0-0---3-0-| PM * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * C |---------------------|---------------------|---------------------|-------------| G |---------------------|---------------------|---------------------|-------------| D#|---------------------|---------------------|---------------------|-------------| A#|-----------4---------|-----------4---------|-----------4---------|-------------| F |-3---------2---------|-3---------2---------|-3---------2---------|-3-2-3-4-3-4-| C |-1-0-0-0-0---0-0-0-0-|-1-0-0-0-0---0-0-0-0-|-1-0-0-0-0---0-0-0-0-|-1-0-1-2-1-2-| PM * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * ^ repeat this section twice under the solo. (1:21) (Lead 1, left side) wah \\ // \\ // \\ // \\// C |---------|---------|-------|-------| G |---------|---------|-12~---|-13~-\-| D#|-----12~-|-----12~-|-------|-------| A#|-12~-----|-12~-----|-------|-------| F |---------|---------|-------|-------| C |---------|---------|-------|-------| (1:26) (Lead 2, right side) wah \\ // \\ // \\ // \\ // C |-------------------------------------------------|-------------------------------------------------| G |-------------------------------------------------|-------------------------------------------------| D#|-------------------------------------------------|-------------------------------------------------| A#|-17h14-14h16h14-14h17h14-17h14-14h16h16-14h17h14-|-17h14-14h16h14-14h17h14-17h14-14h16h16-14h17h14-| F |-------------------------------------------------|-------------------------------------------------| C |-------------------------------------------------|-------------------------------------------------| wah // \\ // \\ // C |-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-|-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-| G |-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-|-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-| D#|-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-|-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-| A#|-------------------------|-------------------------| F |-------------------------|-------------------------| C |-------------------------|-------------------------| ^For that last bar, take your pick and frantically jab the strings against the frets. (1:32) (Lead 1, left side) wah // \\// \\ //\\//\\ // \\ C |-------------|---------|------| G |-------------|---------|------| D#|-16~--|-14~--|-17~-12~-|------| A#|------|------|---------|-14~--| F |-14~--|-12~--|-15~-10~-|-14~--| C |------|------|---------|------| (1:37) (Lead 2, right side) wah\\//\\//\\// \\//\\ //\\//\\ //\\// \\ C |---------|---------|---------|----------| G |---------|---------|---------|----------| D#|---------|---------|---------|----------| A#|-15~-14~-|-18~-17~-|-15~-14~-|----------| F |---------|---------|---------|-18~-17~\-| C |---------|---------|---------|----------| [Back to 4/4 time] (1:43) (Both guitars) C |---------------------------------|---------------------------------| G |---------------------------------|---------------------------------| D#|---------------------------------|---------------------------------| A#|---------------------------------|---------------------------------| F |-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-| C |---------------------------------|---------------------------------| C |---------------------------------|--------------------| G |---------------------------------|--------------------| D#|---------------------------------|--------------------| A#|---------------------------------|--------------------| F |-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-2b-| C |---------------------------------|--------------------| (1:43) (Lead 2, right side) wah \\ // \\ // \\ C |-----------------------------------------|---------------------------------| G |-----------------------------------------|---------------------------------| D#|-----------------10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-|-----------------8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-| A#|-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-------------------------|-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-----------------| F |-----------------------------------------|---------------------------------| C |-----------------------------------------|---------------------------------| \\ // \\ // C |-----------------------------------------|--------------------| G |-----------------------------------------|--------------------| D#|-----------------10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-|--------------------| A#|-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-------------------------|-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-9b-| F |-----------------------------------------|--------------------| C |-----------------------------------------|--------------------| (1:49) (Both guitars) C |---------------------------------|---------------------------------| G |---------------------------------|---------------------------------| D#|---------------------------------|---------------------------------| A#|---------------------------------|---------------------------------| F |-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-| C |---------------------------------|---------------------------------| C |---------------------------------|--------------------| G |---------------------------------|--------------------| D#|---------------------------------|--------------------| A#|---------------------------------|--------------------| F |-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-2b-| C |---------------------------------|--------------------| (x2) (2:01) (Both guitars) C |-------------|------------|-------------|-----------------| G |-------------|------------|-------------|-----------------| D#|-------------|------------|-------------|-----------------| A#|----------10-|----------8-|----------10-|---------4-5-----| F |-7-7-7-7--8--|-7-7-7-7--6-|-7-7-7-7--8--|-7-7-7-7-2-3-5-4-| C |-5-5-5-5-----|-5-5-5-5--6-|-5-5-5-5-----|-5-5-5-5-----3-2-| (x4) PM * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * (2:25) (both guitars) C |-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|---------------| G |-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|---------------| D#|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|---------------| A#|---------5-------|---------3-------|---------5-------|---------------| F |-2-5-4-3-3-6-5-4-|-2-5-4-3-1-2-4-3-|-2-5-4-3-3-6-5-4-|-2-5-4-3--(1~)-| C |-0-3-2-1---4-3-2-|-0-3-2-1---0-2-1-|-0-3-2-1---4-3-2-|-0-3-2-1-------| PM * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * (2:31) (both guitars) C |-----------------|-----------------| G |-----------------|-----------------| D#|-----------------|-----------------| A#|---------5-------|---------3-------| F |-2-5-4-3-3-6-5-4-|-2-5-4-3-1-2-4-3-| C |-0-3-2-1---4-3-2-|-0-3-2-1---0-2-1-| (x2) PM * * * * * * * * * * * * * * (2:37) (Both guitars) C |---------------------------------|---------------------------------| G |---------------------------------|---------------------------------| D#|---------------------------------|---------------------------------| A#|---------------------------------|---------------------------------| F |-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-| C |---------------------------------|---------------------------------| C |---------------------------------|--------------------|---| G |---------------------------------|--------------------|---| D#|---------------------------------|--------------------|---| A#|---------------------------------|--------------------|---| F |-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-2b-|-2-| C |---------------------------------|--------------------|-0-| [Tempo change] (2:44) (both guitars) C |-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------| G |-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------| D#|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------| A#|---------5-------|---------3-------|---------5-------|---------3-| F |-2-5-4-3-3-6-5-4-|-2-5-4-3-1-2-4-3-|-2-5-4-3-3-6-5-4-|-2-5-4-3-1-| C |-0-3-2-1---4-3-2-|-0-3-2-1---0-2-1-|-0-3-2-1---4-3-2-|-0-3-2-1---| PM * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * C |-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------|-----| G |-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------|-----| D#|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------|-----| A#|---------5-------|---------3-------|---------5-------|---------3-|-3-3-| F |-2-5-4-3-3-6-5-4-|-2-5-4-3-1-2-4-3-|-2-5-4-3-3-6-5-4-|-2-5-4-3-1-|-1-1-| C |-0-3-2-1---4-3-2-|-0-3-2-1---0-2-1-|-0-3-2-1---4-3-2-|-0-3-2-1---|-----| PM * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * (3:01) (both guitars) C |-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------| G |-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------| D#|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------| A#|---------5-------|---------3-------|---------5-------|---------3-| F |-2-5-4-3-3-6-5-4-|-2-5-4-3-1-2-4-3-|-2-5-4-3-3-6-5-4-|-2-5-4-3-1-| C |-0-3-2-1---4-3-2-|-0-3-2-1---0-2-1-|-0-3-2-1---4-3-2-|-0-3-2-1---| PM * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * C |-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------|-----|---| G |-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------|-----|---| D#|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------|-----|---| A#|---------5-------|---------3-------|---------5-------|---------3-|-3-3-|---| F |-2-5-4-3-3-6-5-4-|-2-5-4-3-1-2-4-3-|-2-5-4-3-3-6-5-4-|-2-5-4-3-1-|-1-1-|-2-| C |-0-3-2-1---4-3-2-|-0-3-2-1---0-2-1-|-0-3-2-1---4-3-2-|-0-3-2-1---|-----|-0-| PM * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * ************************************ | h Hammer-on | p Pull-off | b Bend | / Slide up | \ Slide down | // Wah open | \\ Wah closed | ~ Vibrato | PM Palm mute | () Artificial/pinch harmonic ************************************