Testament "Demonic Refusal" from "Demonic (11107-2)" track 1 and "Signs of Chaos: The Best of Testament (11120-2)" track 6 Music by Eric Peterson, Words by Chuck Billy Published by Burnt Offerings/Fierce/Mayhem Tabbed by Kevin Burnes Typed up by Adam de Angeli email:[email protected] Tuning: DADGBE Wherever you see a double line the riff might split up somewhere (depending on where in the song you are). Not all repeats are shown, but this tab should make it pretty damn easy to learn the song. For palm mutes, start at the note above for the next note above the "P" and stop and either the "|" if given or the "M". The counting is shown above the staff for convienience. The the count is "* & a" there are some triplets in there. Any questions or comments email me. Effects are just distortion, as far as I can tell. Copyrights of song: Testament Copyrights of transcription: Kevin's during intro, lead guitar plays artificial harmonics on G string at 3rd and 5th frets with whammy bar every other measure. listen to the song to figure it out. A. 1 & 2 & 3 & 4 & |1 & 2 & 3 & 4 & ||---------------------------------|-------------------------------- ||---------------------------------|-------------------------------- ||:--------------------------------|-------------------------------- ||:0---0---0---0---0---0---0---0---|6---6---6---6---6---6---6---6--- ||-0---0---0---0---0---0---0---0---|6---6---6---6---6---6---6---6--- ||-0---0---0---0---0---0---0---0---|6---6---6---6---6---6---6---6--- 1 & 2 & 3 & 4 & |1 & 2 & 3 & 4 & --------------------------------|---------------------------------|| --------------------------------|---------------------------------|| --------------------------------|5---5---5---5---5---5---5---5---:|| 0---0---0---0---0---0---0---0---|5---5---5---5---5---5---5---5---:|| 0---0---0---0---0---0---0---0---|3---3---3---3---3---3---3---3----|| 0---0---0---0---0---0---0---0---|---------------------------------|| B 1 & 2 & 3 & 4 & |1 & 2 & 3 & 4 & | --------------------------------|--------------------------------| --------------------------------|--------------------------------| 5---5---5---5---5---5---5---5---|5---------------8---8---8---8---| 5---5---5---5---5---5---5---5---|5---------------8---8---8---8---| 3---3---3---3---3---3---3---3---|3---------------6---6---6---6---| --------------------------------|--------------------------------| C. verse 1 & 2 & 3 & 4 & |1 & 2 & 3 & 4 & ||---------------------------------|-------------------------------- ||---------------------------------|-------------------------------- ||:--------------------------------|-------------------------------- ||:0-------------------------------|3-----------4-------0-------0--- ||-0-------------------------------|3-----------4-------0-------0--- ||-0---0---0---0---0---0---0---0---|----0---0-------0-0-----0-0----- PM..........................| PM...| PMPM PMPM 1 & 2 & 3 & 4 & |1 & 2 & 3 & 4 & --------------------------------|---------------------------------|| --------------------------------|---------------------------------|| --------------------------------|--------------------------------:|| 0-------------------------------|3-----------4-------4---3---1---:|| 0-------------------------------|3-----------4-------4---3---1----|| 0---0---0---0---0---0---0---0---|----0---0-------0---4---3---1----|| PM..............................| PM...| D. Other verse: x's here might be palmed 0's, pretty sure they're x's though 1 & 2 & 3 & 4 & || ||----------------------------------|| ||----------------------------------|| ||:--------------------------------:|| ||:x-x-0---x-x-0---0---4---3---1---:|| ||-x-x-0---x-x-0---0---4---3---1----|| ||-x-x-0---x-x-0---0---4---3---1----|| PM| PM| PM E. Prechorus 1 & 2 & 3 & 4 & || 1 & 2 & 3 & 4 & ||----------------------------------||----------------------------------|| ||----------------------------------||----------------------------------|| ||:--------------------------------:||:5---5---5---5---5---5---5---5---:|| ||:4---4---4---4---4---4---4---4---:||:5---5---5---5---5---5---5---5---:|| ||-4---4---4---4---4---4---4---4----||-3---3---3---3---3---3---3---3----|| ||-4---4---4---4---4---4---4---4----||----------------------------------|| F. Chorus: Time for this part is hard to figure out. Dotted eighth-sixteenth patterns are slightly too irregular, triplets are too regular. listen and just play it like Testament does. ||--------------------------|--------------------------------|| ||--------------------------|--------------------------------|| ||:-6---------------6-------|--6----------------------------:|| ||:-6---5---3---5---6---5---|--6---5---3---5---x---x-x-x----:|| ||--4---5---3---5---4---5---|--4---5---3---5---x---x-x-x-----|| ||------5---3---5-------5---|------5---3---5---x---x-x-x-----|| G. more sure of the time here... 1 & 2 & 3 & a || 1 & 2 & 3 & a 3x ||---------------------------------||---------------------------------|| ||---------------------------------||---------------------------------|| ||-6--------------------6----------||:6---------------6--------------:|| ||-6----5-----3----5----6-----5----||:6---------------6----5----5----:|| ||-4----5-----3----5----4-----5----||-4---------------4----5----5-----|| ||------5-----3----5----------5----||----------------------5----5-----|| 1 & 2 & 3 & 4 & || ||--------------------------------|| ||--------------------------------|| ||6---------------8---8---8---8---|| ||6---------------8---8---8---8---|| ||4---------------6---6---6---6---|| ||--------------------------------|| H. later.... 1 & a 2 & a 3 & 4 & |1 & a 2 & a 3 & 4 & ||-----------------------------|-----------------------------|| ||-----------------------------|-----------------------------|| ||:----------------------------|----------------------------:|| ||:------------6---5---3---5---|------------6---5---6---5---:|| ||-------------6---5---3---5---|------------6---5---6---5----|| ||-6665556665--6---5---3---5---|6665556665--6---5---6---5----|| PM.......| PM.......| guitar 1 on bottom, guitar 2 on top for trills. trills are not quite as written (same notes, slightly different rhythm) chords after trills are played by both guitars and accented I. 1 & 2 & 3 & 4 & |1 & 2 & 3 & 4 & ||--------------------------------|--------------------------------|| ||--------------------------------|--------------------------------|| ||------------------------5---4---|------------------------5---4---|| ||------------------------5---4---|45454---34343---23232---5---4---|| ||56565---45454---34343---3---2---|56565---45454---34343---3---2---|| ||--------------------------------|--------------------------------|| tr. tr. tr. tr. tr. tr. J 1 & a 2 & 3 & 4 & ||1 & a 2 & 3 & 4 & ||------------------------------||--------------------------------|| ||------------------------------||--------------------------------|| ||------------------------------||--------------------------------|| ||----------4---3---1---3---4---||----------4---3---1---3---------|| ||------------------------------||--------------------------------|| ||0000000---4---3---1---3---4---||0000000---4---3---1---3---------|| PM....| PM....| back to verse. Lyrics A. You take my hand and sympathize You felt the flesh. You realized You took my will, now I'm deprived Save myself, just save myself B. I.... can not be taken unto All that I have can not be taken C. She has ways mischievous Takes your soul in pact Demonic chants of Manatu Save your soul, just save your soul D. A strong will is my defense For the future and past E. I... feel what I feel I... seen what I've seen I... have what I have All I have is from me.. yeah!!!!(?) F. Yeah he feeds on innocence Dreams the taste of war Smells the fear that
