DEATH ANGEL
"Left for Dead"
From the album "The Dream Calls for Blood" (2013)
Tuning: Eb Ab Db Gb Bb Eb
Tempo: 180 bpm
RIFF A (INTRO/CHORUS)
S S S S E S S E S S S S S S E S S Q E S S Q
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||--------------------------------|---------------------|
||--------------------------------|--------6---------5--|
||--0-0-0-0-3--0-0-6--0-0-0-0-0-0-|-0--0-0-5--0--0-0-4--|
S S S S E S S E S S S S S S E S S Q E S S Q
|-------------------------------|---------------------|
|-------------------------------|---------------------|
|-------------------------------|---------------------|
|-------------------------------|---------------------|
|-------------------------------|--------5---------4--|
|-0-0-0-0-3--0-0-2--0-0-0-0-0-0-|-0--0-0-4--0--0-0-3--|
S S S S E S S E S S S S S S E S S Q E S S Q
|-------------------------------|---------------------|
|-------------------------------|---------------------|
|-------------------------------|---------------------|
|-------------------------------|---------------------|
|-------------------------------|--------4---------5--|
|-0-0-0-0-3--0-0-4--0-0-0-0-0-0-|-0--0-0-3--0--0-0-4--|
S S S S S S S S S S S S E E
|--------------------------------|
|--------------------------------|
|--------------------------------|
|--------------------------------|
|-------------------------3--2---|
|-0-0-0-0-1-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-1--0---|
RIFF B (PRE-VERSE)
PM-----------------------| PM| PM|
+S +S S S S S S S S S S S S S E +E E E Q E E E
|-----------------------------------|------------------|
|-----------------------------------|------------------|
|-----------------------------------|------------------|
|-----------------------------------|------------------|
|---------------------------------6-|-(6)-----5------6-|
|-(0)-(0)-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-5h6---|-----3-5----5-6---|
PM--------------------| PM| PM|
S S S S S S S S S S S S S S E +E E E Q E E E
|-------------------------------|------------------|
|-------------------------------|------------------|
|-------------------------------|------------------|
|-------------------------------|------------------|
|-----------------------------6-|-(6)-----5------3-|
|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-5h6---|-----3-5----1-3---|
S S S S S S S S S S S S S S E +E E E Q E E E
|-------------------------------|------------------|
|-------------------------------|------------------|
|-------------------------------|------------------|
|-------------------------------|------------------|
|-----------------------------6-|-(6)-----5------6-|
|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-5h6---|-----3-5----5-6---|
S S S S E S S S S E S S E S S S S E S S S S E S S E
|------------------------------|------------------------------|
|------------------------------|------------------------------|
|------------------------------|------------------------------|
|------------------------------|------------------------------|
|---------3----------3------3--|---------3----------3------3--|
|-2-2-2-2----2-2-2-2----2-2----|-1-1-1-1----1-1-1-1----1-1----|
RIFF C (VERSE)
S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S E E E E E E E E
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||o---------------------------------|-----------------o||
||----------------------------------|---------------4--||
||----------------------------------|---------4---3----||
||o---------------------------------|---4---3---5-----o||
||--0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|-3---5------------||
S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S E E E E E E E E
|---------------------------------|-----------------|
|---------------------------------|-----------------|
|---------------------------------|-3---------------|
|---------------------------------|---4---3---------|
|---------------------------------|-----5---4---3---|
|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|-----------5---4-|
S S S S E S S S S E S S E S S S S E S S S S E S S E
|------------------------------|------------------------------|
|------------------------------|------------------------------|
|------------------------------|------------------------------|
|------------------------------|------------------------------|
|---------3----------3------3--|---------3----------3------3--|
|-2-2-2-2----2-2-2-2----2-2----|-1-1-1-1----1-1-1-1----1-1----|
S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S E E E E E E E E
||----------------------------------|---------------------------||
||o---------------------------------|--------------------------o||
||----------------------------------|----------------------16---||
||----------------------------------|-------------16----15------||
||o---------------------------------|----16----15----17--------o||
||--0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|-15----17------------------||
S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S E E E E E E E E
|---------------------------------|-------------------------|
|---------------------------------|-------------------------|
|---------------------------------|-15----------------------|
|---------------------------------|----16----15-------------|
|---------------------------------|-------17----16----15----|
|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|----------------17----16-|
S S S S E S S S S E S S E
|------------------------------------------|
|------------------------------------------|
|------------------------------------------|
|------------------------------------------|
|-------------15--------------15--------15-|
|-14-14-14-14-----14-14-14-14-----14-14----|
S S S S E S S S S E S S E
|-------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------|
|-------------15--------------15--------15--|
|-13-13-13-13-----13-13-13-13-----13-13-----|
Play RIFF A for Chorus
LEAD BREAK AFTER CHORUS (rhythm guitar plays RIFF B)
\2______
W +W W W
|-------------|---------------|--------------|--------|
|-------------|---------------|--------------|--------|
|-[12]--------|-([12])--------|-14b16--------|-0------|
|-------------|---------------|--------------|--------|
|-------------|---------------|--------------|--------|
|-------------|---------------|--------------|--------|
\1/ \1/
H Q Q +E Q. Q Q
|-[7]----[7]---[7]---|-([7])-15b17---15b17r=15b17r=|
|--------------------|-----------------------------|
|--------------------|-----------------------------|
|--------------------|-----------------------------|
|--------------------|-----------------------------|
|--------------------|-----------------------------|
|--3--| |--3--| |--3--| |--3--| |--3--|
E E E E E S S S E E E E E E E E E E E E E E W
|-15b17r15-13-12-13-12h13p12----12-|-13-15-12-13----12-------------------|----------|
|----------------------------15----|-------------15----13-15-12-13----12-|-15b17----|
|----------------------------------|-------------------------------14----|----------|
|----------------------------------|-------------------------------------|----------|
|----------------------------------|-------------------------------------|----------|
|----------------------------------|-------------------------------------|----------|
RIFF D (after second Chorus)
E E E Q E E E +E E E Q E E E +E E E Q E E E +E E E Q E E E
|-----------------|-------------------|-------------------|--------------------|
|-----------------|-------------------|-------------------|--------------------|
|-----------------|-------------------|-------------------|--------------------|
|------3----------|--------7----------|--------3------7-9-|--(9)---12-9--------|
|-2----1-2----3-2-|-(2)----5-2----3-2-|-(2)----1-2----5-7-|--(7)---10-7----3-2-|
|-0--0---0--0-1-0-|-(0)--0---0--0-1-0-|-(0)--0---0--0-----|------0------0--1-0-|
+E E E Q E E E +E E E Q E E E +E E E Q E E E +E E E H E
|-------------------|-------------------|-------------------|------------------|
|-------------------|-------------------|-------------------|------------------|
|-------------------|-------------------|-------------------|------------------|
|--------3----------|--------7----------|--------3------7-9-|-(9)----12--9-----|
|-(2)----1-2----3-2-|-(2)----5-2----3-2-|-(2)----1-2----5-7-|-(7)----10--7-----|
|-(0)--0---0--0-1-0-|-(0)--0---0--0-1-0-|-(0)--0---0--0-----|------0-----------|
RIFF E (breakdown)
Tempo: 166 bpm
S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S
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||o---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
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||o---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
||--0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-1-1-2-2-3-3-2-2-|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-3-2-1-0-3-2-1-0-|
S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S
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|----------------------------------o||
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|-----------------------------------||
|----------------------------------o||
|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-3S4S5S6S7S8S9S10--||
*slide up while picking
S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S
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||o---------------------------------|---------------------------------o||
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||----------------------------------|----------------------------------||
||o---------------------------------|---------------------------------o||
||--0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-1-1-2-2-3-3-2-2-|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-3-2-1-0-3-2-1-0--||
1ST ENDING
S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S E E E E E E E E
|---------------------------------|------------------||
|---------------------------------|-----------------o||
|---------------------------------|---------------4--||
|---------------------------------|---------4---3----||
|---------------------------------|---4---3---------o||
|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-1-1-2-2-3-3-2-2-|-3---5-----5------||
2ND ENDING
S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S E E E E E E E E
|---------------------------------|-----------------|
|---------------------------------|-----------------|
|---------------------------------|-3---------------|
|---------------------------------|---4---3---------|
|---------------------------------|-----5---4---3---|
|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-1-1-2-2-3-3-2-2-|-----------5---4-|
RIFF F (Rhythm part under solo)
S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S
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||o---------------------------------|---------------------------------o||
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||o---------------------------------|---------------------------------o||
||--3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-4-4-5-5-6-6-5-5-|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-6-5-4-3-6-5-4-3--||
E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E
|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
|-9-----9-9---9---|-8-----8-8---8---|-7-----7-7---7---|-5-----5-5---5---|
|-7-----7-7---7---|-7-----7-7---7---|-7-----7-7---7---|-7-----7-7---7---|
|---0-0-----0---0-|---0-0-----0---0-|---0-0-----0---0-|---0-0-----0---0-|
E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E
|-----------------|-----------------|
|-----------------|-----------------|
|-----------------|-----------------|
|-9-----9-9---9---|-8-----8-8---8---|
|-7-----7-7---7---|-7-----7-7---7---|
|---0-0-----0---0-|---0-0-----0---0-|
E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E
|-----------------|-------------------------|
|-----------------|-------------------------|
|-----------------|-------------------------|
|-----------------|-------------------------|
|-9-----9-9---9---|-12-------12-12----12----|
|-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-|-11-11-11-11-11-11-11-11-|
W W W
|-----------|-----------|----------|--|
|-----------|-----------|----------|--|
|-----------|-----------|----------|--|
|-10--------|-13--------|----------|--|
|--9--------|-12--------|----------|--|
|--8--------|-11--------|-0--------|--|
SOLO
S S S S H S S S S W
|-----------------------------|-------------|
|-----------------------------|-------------|
|-----------------------------|-------------|
|-----------------------------|-------------|
|-10-11-10-8-10----10-11-10-8-|-8b10r=======|
|-----------------------------|-------------|
S S S S E E Q S S S S E E Q S S S S S S S S
|---------------------------|---------8-6-5---6-5-----|
|---------------------------|---------------8-----8-6-|
|------------------7h8p7----|-7-----------------------|
|-7h8p7----7-------------10-|---10-8------------------|
|-------10---10-8-----------|-------------------------|
|---------------------------|-------------------------|
W S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S
|----------|-------------------------------------------------|
|-8--------|-------------------------------------------------|
|----------|-------------------------------------------------|
|----------|-------------------------------12----15-12----12-|
|----------|-------15----17-15----15-13-15----15-------15----|
|----------|-15-18----18-------18----------------------------|
S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S
|-------------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------------|
|-------------15-12-17-12-15-12----12-15-12----12-|
|-15-12----12-------------------15----------15----|
|-------15----------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------------|
S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S
|-------------------------17-18-17-15-20-18-17-15-|
|-16-15----15-18-15----15-------------------------|
|-------17----------17----------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------------|
|--3--| |--3--| |--3--| |--3--|
Q. E E E E E E E E Q E E E E E E E
|----------20-------17-------|-15--------------------------|
|-17----17----17S15----15S12-|----12--12-15-12----12-------|
|----------------------------|-----------------14----14-12-|
|----------------------------|-----------------------------|
|----------------------------|-----------------------------|
|----------------------------|-----------------------------|
H S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S Q
|-------------------------------|---------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------|-------------------------12h15p12------------|
|-------------------------------|-------------12h14p12h14----------14-14b16---|
|-14----------------------------|-12h14p12h14---------------------------------|
|-------12h14p12h14-12h14p12h14-|---------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------|---------------------------------------------|
|---3----| |---3----|
E Q E E E E Q E Q. E E E Q
|---12-----------12-----------|---17b19---17b19r17p15-----|
|-------12-15b17----12-15b17--|-----------------------17--|
|-----------------------------|---------------------------|
|-----------------------------|---------------------------|
|-----------------------------|---------------------------|
|-----------------------------|---------------------------|
|--3--| |--3--|
E Q E Q Q Q Q Q Q S S S S Q
|---22b24--22-20-19----|--------------------------|
|-------------------22-|-20-19-18-19h20p19p18-19--|
|----------------------|--------------------------|
|----------------------|--------------------------|
|----------------------|--------------------------|
|----------------------|--------------------------|
S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S
|-17p14----14-17p14----14-14p11----11-14p11----11-|
|-------16----------16----------13----------13----|
|-------------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------------|
\1
S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S W
|-11p8----8-11p8----8-8p5---5-8p5-----|-[5]----|
|------10--------10-------7-------7---|--------|
|-----------------------------------8-|--------|
|-------------------------------------|--------|
|-------------------------------------|--------|
|-------------------------------------|--------|
whammy bar dive
After solo, tempo is back to 180 bpm
RIFF C for last verse
RIFF A for last chorus
RIFF D
FINAL RIFF
S S S S E S S S S E S S E S S S S E S S S S E S S E
|------------------------------|------------------------------|-------------|
|------------------------------|------------------------------|-------------|
|------------------------------|------------------------------|-------------|
|------------------------------|------------------------------|-------------|
|---------3----------3------3--|---------3----------3------3--|-2-----------|
|-2-2-2-2----2-2-2-2----2-2----|-1-1-1-1----1-1-1-1----1-1----|-0-----------|
Duration Legend
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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
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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
[n] - natural 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
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| - 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
