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Dance of Death Guitar Tablature
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Gtr I (E A D G B E) - 'Dance of Death'
transcribed by Rob Schenk, pthezone72@hotmail.com

Intro

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|--9--9------12--12------7-7-----5-5----5-5-----7-7----9-9----9-9---|
|-7-7--7---9---9---9----5-5-5---3-3-3--3-3-3---5-5-5--7-7-7--7-7-7--|
|-------------------------------------------------------------------|

|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
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|--9--9------12--12------7-7------------5-5-----7-7----9-9----9-9---|
|-7-7--7---9----9--9----5-5-5---7-7----3-3-3---5-5-5--7-7-7--7-7-7--|
|------------------------------5-5-5--------------------------------|


|---------------------7-7--------------|
|---7--8---10-8-----------10-8-7-------|
|-9--------------9---------------9-----|
|--------------------------------------|
|--------------------------------------|
|--------------------------------------|


|-7-7--10-7---------------7-7------------|
|-----------10-8-10-8---------10-8-7-----|
|---------------------9---------------9--|
|----------------------------------------|
|----------------------------------------|
|----------------------------------------|

(it sounds like fingerpicking to me or just quick picking, not too sure)

1:09

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|----------------------------------------------------------7------------------|
|-99999---1212121212---77777---55555--55555--77777--99999----10-9-7-9-10-9~~--|
|-77777---1010101010---55555---33333--33333--55555--77777---------------------|
|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------|


|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------|
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|----------------------------------------------------------7------------------|
|-99999---1212121212---77777----------55555--77777--99999----10-9-7-9-10-9~~--|
|-77777---1010101010---55555---77777--33333--55555--77777---------------------|
|------------------------------55555------------------------------------------|

Strumming part (listen to song to get right strum pattern - repeats like 8 times)
1:45

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|-9-9-9--/11-7-- -9-9-9--/11-7----9-9---11-11---7-7-------5-5---7-7---9-9---|
|-7-7-7--/9--5----7-7-7--/9--5----7-7----9--9---5-5--7-7--3-3---5-5---7-7---|
|------------------------------------------------------5-5--------------------|

end part slower
2:50

|-----------|
|-----------|
|--5--7--9--|
|--5--7--9--|
|--3--5--7--|
|-----------|


Interlude w/symphony
3:01

  E  E E  E E E q    E  E E  E E E q   
|--------------------------------------|
|------8------------------8------------|
|-9-11---11-9-7-9----9-11---11-9-7-9---|
|--------------------------------------|
|--------------------------------------|
|--------------------------------------|

E   E E  E E E q   E E  Q  E  E  Q
-------------------------------------|
-----8-------------------------------|
9-11---11-9-7-9----9-9-11-11-11-11---|
-------------------------------------|
-------------------------------------|
-------------------------------------|

   E  E E  E E E Q   E  E E  E E  E Q   
|-------------------------------------|
|-------8-----------------8---------8-|
|-11-11---11-9-7-9---9-11---11-9-11---|
|-------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------|

E  E  E  E E  E Q    E  E E  E E E  Q
---------------------------------------|
8-10-12-10-8----8---------8------------|
-------------11-----11-11---11-9-7-11--|
---------------------------------------|
---------------------------------------|
---------------------------------------|

   E  E E  E E E Q    E  E E  E E  E Q
|-------------------|-------------------|
|-------8-----------|------8---------8--|
|-11-11---11-9-7-9--|-9-11---11-9-11----|
|-------------------|-------------------|
|-------------------|-------------------|
|-------------------|-------------------|


  E  E  E  E E  E Q     E  E E  E E E  Q
|--------------------|--------------------|
|-8-10-12-10-8----8--|-------8------------|
|--------------11----|-11-11---11-9-7-11--|
|--------------------|--------------------|
|--------------------|--------------------|
|--------------------|--------------------|


   E  E E  E E E Q    E  E E  E E E q    
|-------------------|------------------|
|-------8-----------|------8-----------|
|-11-11---11-9-7-9--|-9-11---11-9-7-9--|
|-------------------|------------------|
|-------------------|------------------|
|-------------------|------------------|

 E  E E  E E E q    E E  Q   E  E  Q
------------------|-------------------|
------8-----------|-------------------|
-9-11---11-9-7-9--|-9-9-11--11-11-11--|
------------------|-------------------|
------------------|-------------------|
------------------|-------------------|

   E  E E  E E E Q    E  E E  E E E q    
|-------------------|------------------|
|-------8-----------|------8-----------|
|-11-11---11-9-7-9--|-9-11---11-9-7-9--|
|-------------------|------------------|
|-------------------|------------------|
|-------------------|------------------|

E  E E  E E E q    E E  Q   E  E  Q 
------------------|-------------------|
------8-----------|-------------------|
-9-11---11-9-7-9--|-9-9-11--11-11-11--|
------------------|-------------------|
------------------|-------------------|
------------------|-------------------|


   E  E E  E E E Q    E  E E  E E  E Q
|-------------------|-------------------|
|-------8-----------|------8---------8--|
|-11-11---11-9-7-9--|-9-11---11-9-11----|
|-------------------|-------------------|
|-------------------|-------------------|
|-------------------|-------------------|


  E  E  E  E E  E Q     E  E E  E E E  Q
|--------------------|--------------------|
|-8-10-12-10-8----8--|-------8------------|
|--------------11----|-11-11---11-9-7-11--|
|--------------------|--------------------|
|--------------------|--------------------|
|--------------------|--------------------|


   E  E E  E E E Q    E  E E  E E  E Q
|-------------------|-------------------|
|-------8-----------|------8---------8--|
|-11-11---11-9-7-9--|-9-11---11-9-11----|
|-------------------|-------------------|
|-------------------|-------------------|
|-------------------|-------------------|


  E  E  E  E E  E Q     E  E E  E E E  Q
|--------------------|--------------------|
|-8-10-12-10-8----8--|-------8------------|
|--------------11----|-11-11---11-9-7-11--|
|--------------------|--------------------|
|--------------------|--------------------|
|--------------------|--------------------|


   E  E E  E E E Q
|---------------------|
|-------8-------------|
|-11-11---11-9-7-9----|
|---------------------|
|---------------------|
|---------------------|

3:32
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|----------------------------------5-4-2---2------------------------|
|--9----11 12----14--7----12--9----------5---5-4-2------------------|
|--7----9--10----12--5----10--7-------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------------------------------|

|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
|--9----11 12----14--7----12--9-------------------------------------|
|--7----9--10----12--5----10--7-------10---9------------------------|
|--------------------------------------8---7------------------------|

|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
|----------------------------------5-4-2---2------------------------|
|--9----11 12----14--7----12--9----------5---5-4-2------------------|
|--7----9--10----12--5----10--7-------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------------------------------|

|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
|--9----11 12----14--7----12--9-------------------------------------|
|--7----9--10----12--5----10--7-------10---9------------------------|
|--------------------------------------8---7------------------------|

repeat interlude part at 4:02

4:33 repeat this rhythm under solo 1

|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
|----------------------------------5-4-2---2------------------------|
|--9----11 12----14--7----12--9----------5---5-4-2------------------|
|--7----9--10----12--5----10--7-------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------------------------------|

|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
|--9----11 12----14--7----12--9-------------------------------------|
|--7----9--10----12--5----10--7-------10---9------------------------|
|--------------------------------------8---7------------------------|

|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
|----------------------------------5-4-2---2------------------------|
|--9----11 12----14--7----12--9----------5---5-4-2------------------|
|--7----9--10----12--5----10--7-------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------------------------------|

|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
|--9----11 12----14--7----12--9-------------------------------------|
|--7----9--10----12--5----10--7-------10---9------------------------|
|--------------------------------------8---7------------------------|

5:02 play this rhythym under Solo 2

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|--11--- 14--7---14--9---14--11------11--- 14--7---14--9---14--11---|
|--9-----12--5---12--7---12--9-------9-----12--5---12--7---12--9----|
|-------------------------------------------------------------------|

|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
|--9----11 12----14--7----12--9-------------------------------------|
|--7----9--10----12--5----10--7-------10---9------------------------|
|--------------------------------------8---7------------------------|


5:17 slow harmony solo

|------------------------------------------------|
|------------------------------------------------|
|-----9--7-----------7---------------------------|
|-11~-------11-9--11----11-9--7--9--7--9/11~~~---|
|------------------------------------------------|
|------------------------------------------------|

|------------------------------------------------|
|------------------------------------------------|
|-----9--7-----------7---------------------------|
|-11~-------11-9--11----11-9--7--9--7--6---------|
|----------------------------------------9~~~----|
|------------------------------------------------|

|------------------------------------------------|
|------------------------------------------------|
|-----9--7-----------7---------------------------|
|-11~-------11-9--11----11-9--7--9--7--9/11~~~---|
|------------------------------------------------|
|------------------------------------------------|

|------------------------------------------------|
|------------------------------------------------|
|-----9--7-----------7---------------------------|
|-11~-------11-9--11----11-9--7--9--7--6---------|
|----------------------------------------9~~~----|
|------------------------------------------------|

5:46 Rhythm under solo 3

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|--9--- 12--5---12--7---12--9------9--- 12--5---12--7---12--9-------|
|--7----10--3---10--5---10--7------7----10--3---10--5---10--7-------|
|-------------------------------------------------------------------|

|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
|--9--- 12--5---12--7---12--9------9--- 12--5---12--7---12--9-------|
|--7----10--3---10--5---10--7------7----10--3---10--5---10--7-------|
|-------------------------------------------------------------------|

6:15
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|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
|----------------------------------5-4-2---2------------------------|
|--9----11 12----14--7----12--9----------5---5-4-2------------------|
|--7----9--10----12--5----10--7-------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------------------------------|

|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
|--9----11 12----14--7----12--9-------------------------------------|
|--7----9--10----12--5----10--7-------10---9------------------------|
|--------------------------------------8---7------------------------|


6:29 slow harmony solo 2
|------------------------------------------------|
|------------------------------------------------|
|-----7--5-----------5---------------------------|
|-9~---------9-7--9------9-7--5--7--5--7/9~~-----|
|------------------------------------------------|
|------------------------------------------------|

|------------------------------------------------|
|------------------------------------------------|
|-----7--5-----------5---------------------------|
|-9~---------9-7--9------9-7--5--7--5--4---------|
|----------------------------------------7~~~----|
|------------------------------------------------|

|------------------------------------------------|
|------------------------------------------------|
|-----7--5-----------5---------------------------|
|-9~---------9-7--9------9-7--5--7--5--7/9~~-----|
|------------------------------------------------|
|------------------------------------------------|

|------------------------------------------------|
|------------------------------------------------|
|-----7--5-----------5---------------------------|
|-9~---------9-7--9------9-7--5--7--5--4---------|
|----------------------------------------7~~~----|
|------------------------------------------------|

|----------------------------------|
|----------------------------------|
|----------------------------------|
|----------------------------------|
|----10---9------------------------|
|-----8---7------------------------|


6:58  repeat interlude part

7:42 outro

|----------------------------------|
|---8--------8---------8-----------|
|-----9~~------9~~--------9~~------|
|----------------------------------|
|----------------------------------|
|----------------------------------|

|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
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|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
|--9--9------12--12------7-7-----5-5----5-5-----7-7----9-9----9-9---|
|-7-7--7---9---9---9----5-5-5---3-3-3--3-3-3---5-5-5--7-7-7--7-7-7--|
|-------------------------------------------------------------------|

|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
|--9--9------12--12------7-7------------5-5-----7-7----9-9----9-9---|
|-7-7--7---9---9---9----5-5-5---7-7----3-3-3---5-5-5--7-7-7--7-7-7--|
|------------------------------5-5-5--------------------------------|


|---------------------7-7--------------|
|---7--8---10-8-----------10-8-7-------|
|-9--------------9---------------9-----|
|--------------------------------------|
|--------------------------------------|
|--------------------------------------|


|-7-7--10-7---------------7-7------------|
|-----------10-8-10-8---------10-8-7-----|
|---------------------9---------------9--|
|----------------------------------------|
|----------------------------------------|
|----------------------------------------|

|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
|--9--9------12--12------7-7-----5-5----5-5-----7-7----9-9----9-9---|
|-7-7--7---10--10--10---5-5-5---3-3-3--3-3-3---5-5-5--7-7-7--7-7-7--|
|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
                                        slower until end
|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
|-----------------------------------------------------------8-------|
|---------------------------------------------------------9---9-----|
|--9--9------12--12------7-7------------5-5-----7-7-----9-----------|
|-7-7--7---10--10--10---5-5-5---7-7----3-3-3---5-5-5---7------------|
|------------------------------5-5-5--------------------------------|
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