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/--------------------------------------------------------------------------- / The following is the author's own interpretation of the song, to be used - / for studying or private use only, removal of any part of this ten line - / header is illegal!!! Removal of the transcribers name or anything - / relevant to the transcriber is also illegal, as so is the removal of the - / place inwhich the tab was downloaded. Publishing as well as printing of - / the tab is illegal without permission of the transcriber and copyright - / owner of the song. Failure to apply to these laws result will in legal - / action from the appropriate parties. - /--------------------------------------------------------------------------- downloaded from the Catacombs of Displacer's Death Tab Site at http://www.dsrmusic.com/metaltab join the death/black tab emailing list by filling out the free subscription form at http://www.dsrmusic.com/metaltab/join.htm Visit MetalTabs.com for more metal tablature TESTAMENT - FIRST STRIKE IS DEADLY 2001 From the Album FIRST STRIKE STILL DEADLY Copyright 2001 SPITFIRE RECORDS Full Version - OCTOBER 2002 Re-Transcribed/Editing/Updated by: death8699 Based On Previous Tabs & Solos by: Jarle Olsen & Zac Broaddus For Questions, Comments, Newest Version, or Corrections contact death8699: at ArchEnemies@aol.com Check Out Death8699.com, With More Transcriptions On It: http://www.death8699.com Check Out Jarle's Web Site, With More Transcriptions On It: http://www.jarleholsen.com . - palm mute ph - pinched harmonic / - slide up to ah - artificial harmonic - slide down to th - tap harmonic ~ - vibrato hr - natural harmonic h - hammer on b - bend p - pull off Suffixes for bend t - tap with finger f - full bend h - half bend " - tremolo picking r - release t - tap bend X - percussion mute p - pick when bent > - accented note Prefixes () - ghost note, sustained note p - pre-bend w - use bar * - see comment d - don't pick start of bend --Transcriber's Notes-- I have spent the past 6 months on these songs trying to get them as perfect as possible. If you think further corrections are needed, have the updated solos, or a better version of this song please mail me at ArchEnemies @aol.com. I plan on tabbing this entire album, I have been hard at work making my previous 'FSSD' tabs better. Enjoy! --Miscellaneous Notes-- P.M.H. - palm mute heavy (**) - see comment(s) Gtr.1 - right channel (Eric Peterson) Gtr.2 - left channel (Alex Skolnick) Tune Gtr to D (D,G,C,F,A,D) --FIRST STRIKE IS DEADLY-- (Drum Fill) [Rhy.Fig.1] ||----------------------------------|----------------------------------|| ||----------------------------------|----------------------------------|| ||*---------------------------------|----------------------------------||[Gtrs.1&2] ||*----5-----4-----5-----4-----5--4-|----------------------------------|| ||--4--3--0--2--4--3--0--2--4--3--2-|-0--3-----3--3--3--3--3--3--------|| ||--2-----------2-----------2-------|----1-----1--1--1--1--1--1--------|| || . . . . . . . . . . . . |______|_______| || || 6 || || || || || ||----------------------------------|----------------------------------|| ||----------------------------------|----------------------------------|| ||----------------------------------|---------------------------------*||[Gtrs.1&2] ||----------------------------------|---------------------------------*|| ||--333--3--3--3--3--3--3----3333-3/|/X____________________________---|| ||--111--1--1--1--1--1--1----1111-1/|/X____________________________---|| ... |______|_______| ....(**)Slides 6 (**) = Slide chord up and down the fretboard. Repeat Rhy.Fig.1 [1x] [Rhy.Fig.2] ||----------------------------------|----------------------------------|| ||----------------------------------|----------------------------------|| ||*---------------------------------|----------------------------------||[Gtr.1] ||*----7--65-----7--65-----7--65-|------------------5-----7/8-------|| ||-----7--65-----7--65-----7--65-|------------------5-----7/8-------|| ||--0------sl--0------sl--0------sl-|-0-0-0---0--0--0-----0---sl-------|| || . . . . . . . . . . || || || || || || ----------P.M.H.---------- || ||----------------------------------|----------------------------------|| ||----------------------------------|----------------------------------|| ||----------------------------------|----------------------------------||[Gtr.2] ||----------------------------------|----------------------------------|| ||--2----------2----------2---------|-2-2-2---2--2--2--5--2--(2)-------|| ||--0----------0----------0---------|-0-0-0---0--0--0--3--0--(0)-------|| . . . . . . . . --Both guitars-- |----------------------------------|----------------------------------|| |----------------------------------|----------------------------------|| |----------------------------------|---------------------------------*||[Gtrs.1&2] |-----7--65-----7--65--------6/7-|-------5-----5/6-----------------*|| |-----7--65-----7--65--------4/5-|-------3-----3/4------------------|| |--0------sl--0------sl--0--0---sl-|-0--3-----X---sl------------------|| . . . . . . [Rhy.Fig.2a](**) ||----------------------------------|----------------------------------|| ||----------------------------------|----------------------------------|| ||*---------------------------------|----------------------------------||[Gtrs.1&2] ||*----7--65-----7--65-----7--65-|------------------5-----7/8-------|| ||-----7--65-----7--65-----7--65-|------------------5-----7/8-------|| ||--0------sl--0------sl--0------sl-|-0-0-0---0--0--0-----0--sl--------|| || . . . . . . . . . . || || || || || ||----------------------------------|----------------------------------|| ||----------------------------------|----------------------------------|| ||----------------------------------|---------------------------------*||[Gtrs.1&2] ||-----7--65-----7--65--------6/7-|-------5-----5/6-----------------*|| ||-----7--65-----7--65--------4/5-|-------3-----3/4------------------|| ||--0------sl--0------sl--0--0---sl-|-0--3-----X--sl-------------------|| . . . . . . |----------------------------------|----------------------------------|| |----------------------------------|----------------------------------|| |----------------------------------|----------------------------------||[Gtrs.1&2] |-----7--65-----7--65-----7--65-|------------------5-----7/8-------|| |-----7--65-----7--65-----7--65-|------------------5-----7/8-------|| |--0------sl--0------sl--0------sl-|-0-0-0---0--0--0-----0--sl--------|| | . . . . . . . . . . || | || | || |----------------------------------|----------------------------------|| |----------------------------------|----------------------------------|| |----------------------------------|---------------------------------*||[Gtrs.1&2] |-----7--65-----7--65--------6/7-|-------5-----54-----------------*|| |-----7--65-----7--65--------4/5-|-------3-----32------------------|| |--0------sl--0------sl--0--0--sl--|-0--3-----X---sl--/X(***)--------|| . . . . . . (Slides) (**) = This riff has many different gallop variations. I've put in the backbone of them, but listen to the CD for the slight differences. They execute so many different fills though I'm trying to keep this as simple and understandable as possible. (***) = Slide last time only. [Rhy.Fig.3] ||-------------------------------|--------------------------------| ||-------------------------------|--------------------------------| ||*------------------------------|--------------------------------|[Gtrs.1&2] ||*-------------4/5--------------|-4/5-4--2---------------4/5-----| ||--4---4---4---2/3------4---4---|-2/3-2--0--5--4---4---4-2/3-----| ||--2---2---2---sl-------2---2---|-sl--------3_02---2---2-sl------| || p | || | || ---------------P.M.H.--------------- | ||-------------------------------|--------------------------------| ||-------------------------------|--------------------------------| ||-------------------------------|--------------------------------|[Gtrs.1&2] ||--4------2------4------5-------|--7---------5-------------------| ||--2------0------2------3-------|--5---------3-------------------| ||---------0------2------3-------|--5---------3-------------------| |--------------------------------|--------------------------------|| |--------------------------------|--------------------------------|| |--------------------------------|--------------------------------||[Gtrs.1&2] |--------------4/5---------------|-4/5-4--2---------------4/5-----|| |--4---4---4---2/3------4---4----|-2/3-2--0--5--4---4---4-2/3-----|| |--2---2---2---sl-------2---2----|-sl--------3_02---2---2-sl------|| | . . . . . p || | || | || | ---------------P.M.H.--------------- || |--------------------------------|--------------------------------|| |--------------------------------|--------------------------------|| |--------------------------------|-------------------------------*||[Gtrs.1&2] |--4------2------4------5--------|--7---------5------------------*|| |--2------0------2------3--------|--5---------3-------------------|| |---------0------2------3--------|--5---------3-------------------|| [Rhy.Fig.4] ||------------------------------------|----------------------------------| ||------------------------------------|----------------------------------| ||*-----------------------------------|----------------------------------|[Gtrs.1&2] ||*-----------------------------------|----------------------------------| ||-

Testament - First strike is deadly (2001)