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CONFUSION FUSION
As recorded by Testament
(From the 1989 Album PRACTICE WHAT YOU PREACH)
Transcribed by John Tapella
Music by Testament
Gtr I (E A D G B E) - 'Untitled'
Gtr II (E A D G B E) - 'Untitled'
Intro
Q=180
4/4
Gtr I
W H Q E E H H E E E E Q E E
|----------|---------x-x-|------x\----|-xSx-x----------|
|----------|-------------|------------|----------------|
|----------|-------------|------------|----------------|
|----------|-------------|------------|----------------|
|----------|-------------|------------|------------3-3-|
|----------|-------------|------------|----------------|
F#5
Gtr I
+W +W +W +W
|------------|------------|------------|--------|
|------------|------------|------------|--------|
|------------|------------|------------|--------|
|------------|------------|------------|--------|
|-(3)--------|-(3)--------|-(3)--------|-(3)----|
|------------|------------|------------|--------|
|
| Gtr II
| <
| W W +W +W
|------------|------------|------------|--------|
|------------|------------|------------|--------|
|------------|------------|------------|--------|
|------------|--4---------|-(4)--------|-(4)----|
|------------|------------|------------|--------|
|------------|--2---------|-(2)--------|-(2)----|
Main Riff
(C°7)
E E E E E E E E +E E E E E E E E
|------------------------|--------------------------|
|------------------------|--------------------------|
|-------------------8-11-|-(11)----------------8-11-|
|-------------7-10-------|---------------7-10-------|
|-------6--9-------------|---------6--9-------------|
|--5-8-------------------|------8-------------------|
|
| E E E E E E E E +E E E E E E E E
|------------------------|--------------------------|
|---------------------13-|-(13)------------------13-|
|---------------11-14----|-----------------11-14----|
|---------10-13----------|-----------10-13----------|
|----9-12----------------|------9-12----------------|
|-11---------------------|--------------------------|
+E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E
|--------------------------|-------------------------|
|--------------------------|-10-13-10----------------|
|-(11)----------------8-11-|----------11--8----------|
|---------------7-10-------|----------------10--7----|
|---------6--9-------------|-----------------------9-|
|------8-------------------|-------------------------|
|
| +E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E
|--------------------------|-11-14-11----------------|
|-(13)------------------13-|----------13-------------|
|-----------------11-14----|-------------14-11-------|
|-----------10-13----------|-------------------13-10-|
|------9-12----------------|-------------------------|
|--------------------------|-------------------------|
+E E E E E E E E +E E E E E E E E
|--------------------------|--------------------------|
|--------------------------|--------------------------|
|---------------------8-11-|-(11)----------------8-11-|
|---------------7-10-------|---------------7-10-------|
|--(9)----6--9-------------|---------6--9-------------|
|------8-------------------|------8-------------------|
|
| +E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E
|--------------------------|--------------------------|
|-----------------------13s|==10-------------------13-|
|-----------------11-14----|-----------------11-14----|
|-(10)------10-13----------|-----------10-13----------|
|------9-12----------------|------9-12----------------|
|--------------------------|--------------------------|
+E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E
|--------------------------|-------------------------|
|--------------------------|-10-13-10----------------|
|-(11)----------------8-11-|----------11--8----------|
|---------------7-10-------|----------------10--7----|
|---------6--9-------------|-----------------------9-|
|------8-------------------|-------------------------|
|
| +E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E
|--------------------------|-11-14-11----------------|
|-(13)------------------13-|----------13-------------|
|-----------------11-14----|-------------14-11-------|
|-----------10-13----------|-------------------13-10-|
|------9-12----------------|-------------------------|
|--------------------------|-------------------------|
+E E E E E E E E +E E E E E E E E
|--------------------------|---------------------------|
|--------------------------|---------------------------|
|---------------------8-11-|-(11)-----------------8-11-|
|---------------7-10-------|----------------7-10-------|
|--(9)----6--9-------------|----------6--9-------------|
|------8-------------------|-------8-------------------|
|
| +E E E E E E E E +E E E E E E E E
|--------------------------|---------------------------|
|-----------------------13-|-(13)\------------------13-|
|-----------------11-14----|------------------11-14----|
|-(10)------10-13----------|------------10-13----------|
|------9-12----------------|-------9-12----------------|
|--------------------------|---------------------------|
+E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E
|--------------------------|-------------------------|
|--------------------------|-10-13-10----------------|
|-(11)----------------8-11-|----------11--8----------|
|---------------7-10-------|----------------10--7----|
|---------6--9-------------|-----------------------9-|
|------8-------------------|-------------------------|
|
| +E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E
|--------------------------|-11-14-11----------------|
|-(13)------------------13-|----------13-------------|
|-----------------11-14----|-------------14-11-------|
|-----------10-13----------|-------------------13-10-|
|------9-12----------------|-------------------------|
|--------------------------|-------------------------|
G#5 D5 G#5 D5
12/8 9/8
E E E E E E E E E E E E H +H E
|---------------------------10-|-(10)-------(10)\---------|
|--------------------7----8----|---8---------(8)\---------|
|-------------5-7--8---9-------|---9---------(9)\---------|
|------4-6--7------------------|------------------------4-|
|-6--6-------------------------|--------------------------|
|------------------------------|--------------------------|
|
| PM-------------------|
| Q. Q. Q. Q. E E E E E E E E E
|------------------------------|--------------------------|
|------------------------------|--------------------------|
|---------------8--------------|--------------------------|
|--------7------6------7-------|---7--7-7-7---7---7-7-7-7-|
|-6------5-------------5-------|---5--5-5-5---5---5-5-5-5-|
|-4----------------------------|--------------------------|
G#5 D5 G#5 D5 Fm
12/8
E E E E E E E E E E E E W.
|---------------------------10-|--------------------------------------|
|--------------------7----8----|--9-----------------------------------|
|-------------5-7--8---9-------|-10-----------------------------------|
|------4-6--7------------------|--------------------------------------|
|-6--6-------------------------|--------------------------------------|
|------------------------------|--------------------------------------|
|
| Q. Q. Q. Q. Q. +Q +E +Q +E +Q.
|------------------------------|--------------------------------------|
|------------------------------|--------------------------------------|
|---------------8--------------|--------------------------------------|
|--------7------6------7-------|--------------------------------------|
|-6------5-------------5-------|--8----(8)b9===(8)r(8)b9===(8)r(8)----|
|-4----------------------------|--------------------------------------|
4/4
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
+W +W +W +H. Q
|---------------|---------------|---------------|----------------------|
|---------------|---------------|---------------|----------------------|
|-([10])--------|-([10])--------|-([10])--------|-([10])---------------|
|---------------|---------------|---------------|----------------------|
|---------------|---------------|---------------|-----------------11\--|
|---------------|---------------|---------------|----------------------|
|
| ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
| +W +W +W Q H Q
|---------------|---------------|---------------|----------------------|
|---------------|---------------|---------------|----------------------|
|---------------|---------------|---------------|----------------------|
|---------------|---------------|---------------|----------------------|
|---(8)---------|---(8)---------|---(8)---------|----------------------|
|---------------|---------------|---------------|---------11\----/11\--|
(C°7)
E E E E E E E E +E E E E E E E E
|-----------------------|--------------------------|
|-----------------------|--------------------------|
|------------------8-11-|-(11)----------------8-11-|
|------------7-10-------|---------------7-10-------|
|------6--9-------------|---------6--9-------------|
|---8-------------------|------8-------------------|
|
| E E E E E E E E +E E E E E E E E
|-----------------------|--------------------------|
|--------------------13-|-(13)------------------13-|
|--------------11-14----|-----------------11-14----|
|--------10-13----------|-----------10-13----------|
|---9-12----------------|------9-12----------------|
|-----------------------|--------------------------|
+E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E
|--------------------------|-------------------------||
|--------------------------|-10-13-10----------------||
|-(11)----------------8-11-|----------11--8----------||
|---------------7-10-------|----------------10--7----||
|---------6--9-------------|-----------------------9-||
|------8-------------------|-------------------------||
|
| +E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E
|--------------------------|-11-14-11----------------||
|-(13)------------------13-|----------13-------------||
|-----------------11-14----|-------------14-11-------||
|-----------10-13----------|-------------------13-10-||
|------9-12----------------|-------------------------||
|--------------------------|-------------------------||
+E E E E E E E E +E E E E E E E E
|--------------------------|--------------------------|
|--------------------------|--------------------------|
|---------------------8-11-|-(11)----------------8-11-|
|---------------7-10-------|---------------7-10-------|
|--(9)----6--9-------------|---------6--9-------------|
|------8-------------------|------8-------------------|
|
| +E E E E E E E E +E E E E E E E E
|--------------------------|--------------------------|
|-----------------------13-|-(13)------------------13-|
|-----------------11-14----|-----------------11-14----|
|-(10)------10-13----------|-----------10-13----------|
|------9-12----------------|------9-12----------------|
|--------------------------|--------------------------|
+E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E
|--------------------------|-------------------------|
|--------------------------|-10-13-10----------------|
|-(11)----------------8-11-|----------11--8----------|
|---------------7-10-------|----------------10--7----|
|---------6--9-------------|-----------------------9-|
|------8-------------------|-------------------------|
|
| +E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E
|--------------------------|-11-14-11----------------|
|-(13)------------------13-|----------13-------------|
|-----------------11-14----|-------------14-11-------|
|-----------10-13----------|-------------------13-10-|
|------9-12----------------|-------------------------|
|--------------------------|-------------------------|
G#5 D5 G#5 D5
12/8 9/8
E E E E E E E E E E E E H +H E
|---------------------------10-|-(10)-------(10)\---------|
|--------------------7----8----|---8---------(8)\---------|
|-------------5-7--8---9-------|---9---------(9)\---------|
|------4-6--7------------------|------------------------4-|
|-6--6-------------------------|--------------------------|
|------------------------------|--------------------------|
|
| PM-------------------|
| Q. Q. Q. Q. E E E E E E E E E
|------------------------------|--------------------------|
|------------------------------|--------------------------|
|---------------8--------------|--------------------------|
|--------7------6------7-------|---7--7-7-7---7---7-7-7-7-|
|-6------5-------------5-------|---5--5-5-5---5---5-5-5-5-|
|-4----------------------------|--------------------------|
G#5 D5 G#5 D5 Fm
12/8
E E E E E E E E E E E E W.
|---------------------------10-|--------------------------------------|
|--------------------7----8----|--9-----------------------------------|
|-------------5-7--8---9-------|-10-----------------------------------|
|------4-6--7------------------|--------------------------------------|
|-6--6-------------------------|--------------------------------------|
|------------------------------|--------------------------------------|
|
| Q. Q. Q. Q. Q. +Q +E +Q +E +Q.
|------------------------------|--------------------------------------|
|------------------------------|--------------------------------------|
|---------------8--------------|--------------------------------------|
|--------7------6------7-------|--------------------------------------|
|-6------5-------------5-------|--8----(8)b9===(8)r(8)b9===(8)r(8)----|
|-4----------------------------|--------------------------------------|
Bridge
D#5 E7 C#5 D5 D#5 E7 C#5 D5
6/4
E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E
|-------------------------|-------------------------|
|-------------------------|-------------------------|
|-----8---8-------7---7---|-----8---8-------7---7---|
|---8---8---8---6---6---6-|---8---8---8---6---6---6-|
|-6-----------7-----------|-6-----------7-----------|
|-------------------------|-------------------------|
|
| PM-------------------------------------------------
| Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q
|-------------------------|-------------------------|
|-------------------------|-------------------------|
|-------------------------|-------------------------|
|-8---8---8---9---6---7---|-8---8---8---9---6---7---|
|-6---6---6---7---4---5---|-6---6---6---7---4---5---|
|-------------------------|-------------------------|
D#5 E7 C#5 D5 D#5E5 F5 F#5 G5 A#5
E E E E E E E E E E E E Q Q Q Q Q Q
|-------------------------|-------------------------|
|-------------------------|-------------------------|
|-----8---8-------7---7---|-------------------------|
|---8---8---8---6---6---8-|-8--9--10--11--12--15\---|
|-6-----------7-----------|-6--7---8---9--10--13\---|
|-------------------------|-------------------------|
|
|---------------------|
| Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q
|-------------------------|-------------------------|
|-------------------------|-------------------------|
|-------------------------|-------------------------|
|-8---8---8---9---6---7---|-8--9--10--11--12--15\---|
|-6---6---6---7---4---5---|-6--7---8---9--10--13\---|
|-------------------------|-------------------------|
G#5 G#°/D G#5 E7 G#5 E G#5 D#7 G#5 G#°/D G#5 E
PM| PM PM| PM PM| PM PM| 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 E E E E E E E E E E E E
|-------------------------|-------------------------|--------------------------|
|-------------------------|-------------------------|--------------------------|
|-----------4-----------7-|-----------4-----------6-|-----------4---------4----|
|-----6---6-------6---6---|-----6---6-------6---5---|-----6---6-------6-----6--|
|---6---5-------6---7-----|---6---5-------6---6-----|---6---5-------6---7------|
|-4-----------4-----------|-4-----------4-----------|-4-----------4------------|
|
| PM----------------------------------------------------------------------|
| E E E E Q E E E E Q E E E E Q E E E E Q E E E E Q E E E E Q
|-------------------------|-------------------------|--------------------------|
|-------------------------|-------------------------|--------------------------|
|-------------------------|-------------------------|--------------------------|
|-------------------------|-------------------------|--------------------------|
|-6-6-6-5-5---6-6-6-7-7---|-6-6-6-7-7---6-6-6-6-6---|-6-6-6-5-5---6-6-6-7-7----|
|-------------------------|-------------------------|--------------------------|
G#5 E G#5 D# E G#5 EmB5 F#5G5 G#5 E5 N.C.E5/B
PM| PM PM| PM PM----| PM------|
E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E Q Q Q E E E E E E Q Q Q
|-------------------------|----------------------|------------------------||
|-------------------------|----------------------|------------------------||
|-----------7-------------|-------------4--------|-------------4----------||
|-----6---6-------6---5-8s|=6-6-6-6-6---4--4--5--|-6-6-6-6-6-2----5/--9---||
|---6---7-------6---6-----|---7-7-6-6---2--4--5--|-6-6-6-6-6-2-2------7---||
|-4-----------4-----------|-----------0----2--3--|----------------3/--7---||
|
| PM----------------| PM------| PM------|
| E E E E Q E E E E Q E E E E E E Q Q Q E E E E E E Q Q Q
|-------------------------|----------------------|------------------------||
|-------------------------|----------------------|------------------------||
|-------------------------|-------------4--------|-------------4----------||
|-------------------------|---6-6-6-6-6-4--4--5--|-6-6-6-6-6-2----5/--9---||
|-6-6-6-7-7---6-6-6-6-----|---7-7-6-6-5-2--4--5--|-6-6-6-6-6-2-2------7---||
|-------------------------|----------------2--3--|----------------3/--7---||
G#5 E5 N.C.E5/B G#5 E5B5 F#5G5 G#5 E5C#5E5/D#5/A#
Gtrs I, II
PM--------| PM--------| PM------|
E E E E E E Q Q Q E E E E E E Q Q Q E E E E E E Q Q Q
||------------------------|----------------------|-----------------------||
||o-----------------------|----------------------|----------------------o||
||--------------4---------|-------------4--------|-----------------------||
||--6-6-6-6-6-2----5/--9--|-6-6-6-6-6-2-4--4--5--|-6-6-6-6-6-2-6--9--8---||
||o-6-6-6-6-6-2-2------7--|-6-6-6-6-6-2-2--4--5--|-6-6-6-6-6-2-4--7--6--o||
||-----------------3/--7--|----------------2--3--|-------------4--7--6---||
G#5 D5 G#5 D5
12/8 9/8
Gtr I
E E E E E E E E E E E E H +H E
|---------------------------10-|-(10)-------(10)\---------|
|--------------------7----8----|---8---------(8)\---------|
|-------------5-7--8---9-------|---9---------(9)\---------|
|------4-6--7------------------|------------------------4-|
|-6--6-------------------------|--------------------------|
|------------------------------|--------------------------|
|
| Gtr II
| PM-------------------|
| Q. Q. Q. Q. E E E E E E E E E
|------------------------------|--------------------------|
|------------------------------|--------------------------|
|---------------8--------------|--------------------------|
|--------7------6------7-------|---7--7-7-7---7---7-7-7-7-|
|-6------5-------------5-------|---5--5-5-5---5---5-5-5-5-|
|-4----------------------------|--------------------------|
G#5 D5 G#5 D5 Fm
12/8
E E E E E E E E E E E E W.
|---------------------------10-|--------------------------------------|
|--------------------7----8----|--9-----------------------------------|
|-------------5-7--8---9-------|-10-----------------------------------|
|------4-6--7------------------|--------------------------------------|
|-6--6-------------------------|--------------------------------------|
|------------------------------|--------------------------------------|
|
| Q. Q. Q. Q. Q. +Q +E +Q +E +Q.
|------------------------------|--------------------------------------|
|------------------------------|--------------------------------------|
|---------------8--------------|--------------------------------------|
|--------7------6------7-------|--------------------------------------|
|-6------5-------------5-------|--8----(8)b9===(8)r(8)b9===(8)r(8)----|
|-4----------------------------|--------------------------------------|
4/4
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
W +W +W +H. Q
|-------------|---------------|---------------|----------------------|
|-------------|---------------|---------------|----------------------|
|-[10]--------|-([10])--------|-([10])--------|-([10])---------------|
|-------------|---------------|---------------|----------------------|
|-------------|---------------|---------------|-----------------11\--|
|-------------|---------------|---------------|----------------------|
|
| ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
| W +W +W Q H Q
|-------------|---------------|---------------|----------------------|
|-------------|---------------|---------------|----------------------|
|-------------|---------------|---------------|----------------------|
|-------------|---------------|---------------|----------------------|
|---8---------|---(8)---------|---(8)---------|----------------------|
|-------------|---------------|---------------|---------11\----/11\--|
Main Riff
(C°7)
E E E E E E E E +E E E E E E E E
|-----------------------|--------------------------|
|-----------------------|--------------------------|
|------------------8-11-|-(11)----------------8-11-|
|------------7-10-------|---------------7-10-------|
|------6--9-------------|---------6--9-------------|
|---8-------------------|------8-------------------|
|
| E E E E E E E E +E E E E E E E E
|-----------------------|--------------------------|
|--------------------13-|-(13)------------------13-|
|--------------11-14----|-----------------11-14----|
|--------10-13----------|-----------10-13----------|
|---9-12----------------|------9-12----------------|
|-----------------------|--------------------------|
+E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E
|--------------------------|--------------------------||
|--------------------------|-10-13-10-----------------||
|-(11)----------------8-11-|----------11--8-----------||
|---------------7-10-------|----------------10--7-----||
|---------6--9-------------|-----------------------9--||
|------8-------------------|--------------------------||
|
| +E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E
|--------------------------|-11-14-11-----------------||
|-(13)------------------13-|----------13--------------||
|-----------------11-14----|-------------14-11--------||
|-----------10-13----------|-------------------13-10--||
|------9-12----------------|--------------------------||
|--------------------------|--------------------------||
E E E E E E E E +E E E E E E E E
||-------------------------|--------------------------|
||o------------------------|--------------------------|
||--------------------8-11-|-(11)----------------8-11-|
||--------------7-10-------|---------------7-10-------|
||o--9----6--9-------------|---------6--9-------------|
||-----8-------------------|------8-------------------|
|
| E E E E E E E E +E E E E E E E E
||-------------------------|--------------------------|
||o---------------------13-|-(13)------------------13-|
||----------------11-14----|-----------------11-14----|
||--10------10-13----------|-----------10-13----------|
||o----9-12----------------|------9-12----------------|
||-------------------------|--------------------------|
+E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E
|--------------------------|---------------------------||
|--------------------------|-10-13-10-----------------o||
|-(11)----------------8-11-|----------11--8------------||
|---------------7-10-------|----------------10--7------||
|---------6--9-------------|-----------------------9--o||
|------8-------------------|---------------------------||
|
| +E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E
|--------------------------|-11-14-11------------------||
|-(13)------------------13-|----------13--------------o||
|-----------------11-14----|-------------14-11---------||
|-----------10-13----------|-------------------13-10---||
|------9-12----------------|--------------------------o||
|--------------------------|---------------------------||
G#5 D5 G#5 D5
12/8 9/8
E E E E E E E E E E E E H +H E
|---------------------------10-|-(10)-------(10)\---------|
|--------------------7----8----|---8---------(8)\---------|
|-------------5-7--8---9-------|---9---------(9)\---------|
|------4-6--7------------------|------------------------4-|
|-6--6-------------------------|--------------------------|
|------------------------------|--------------------------|
|
| PM-------------------|
| Q. Q. Q. Q. E E E E E E E E E
|------------------------------|--------------------------|
|------------------------------|--------------------------|
|---------------8--------------|--------------------------|
|--------7------6------7-------|---7--7-7-7---7---7-7-7-7-|
|-6------5-------------5-------|---5--5-5-5---5---5-5-5-5-|
|-4----------------------------|--------------------------|
G#5 D5 G#5 D5 Fm
12/8
E E E E E E E E E E E E W.
|---------------------------10-|--------------------------------------*|
|--------------------7----8----|--9-----------------------------------*|
|-------------5-7--8---9-------|-10-----------------------------------*|
|------4-6--7------------------|--------------------------------------*|
|-6--6-------------------------|--------------------------------------*|
|------------------------------|--------------------------------------*|
|
| Q. Q. Q. Q. Q. +Q +E +Q +E +Q.
|------------------------------|--------------------------------------*|
|------------------------------|--------------------------------------*|
|---------------8--------------|--------------------------------------*|
|--------7------6------7-------|--------------------------------------*|
|-6------5-------------5-------|--8----(8)b9===(8)r(8)b9===(8)r(8)----*|
|-4----------------------------|--------------------------------------*|
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
