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DRIFTING APART
As recorded by Accept
(From the 1994 Album DEATH ROW)
Transcribed by Niklas Buchmüller ( ACE_FREHLEY@gmx.de )
Words and Music by Instrumental
Gtr I (E A D G B E) - 'Lead'
Main Part A:
Q=55
4/4
Gtr I
S S S S +S S S S E S T T E +E
|--------------------------------------------------------|
|------------10-12b13r(12)-10----13-12-10----12-10-(10)-|
|-------[10]------------------12----------12-------------|
|-/[12]--------------------------------------------------|
|--------------------------------------------------------|
|--------------------------------------------------------|
S S S S Q S S S S Q
|--------------------------------|
|----------12-12----------10-10--|
|-------12--------------9--------|
|---/12-------------/12----------|
|--------------------------------|
|--------------------------------|
S S S S E +S T T E +Q +E
|--------------------------------------------|
|----------12-12b13r(12)-10s8s10-(10)--(10)-|
|-------12-----------------------------------|
|---/12--------------------------------------|
|--------------------------------------------|
|--------------------------------------------|
S S S S +S S S S E S T T Q
|----------------------------------------------------|
|---------------12b13r(12)-10----13-12-10----12-10---|
|----------[10]---------------12----------12---------|
|-----[12]-------------------------------------------|
|----------------------------------------------------|
|-/10------------------------------------------------|
S S S S Q S S S S Q
|--------------------------------|
|----------12-12----------10-10--|
|-------12--------------9--------|
|---/12-------------/12----------|
|--------------------------------|
|--------------------------------|
~~ ~~~~~~~~
S S S S E +E S E. +Q +E S T T Q +Q +E E
|------------------------------------|-----------------------------|
|----------12-12b13r(12)-10----------|-----------------------------|
|-------12------------------/9--(9)--|-(9)-7-9-9-9b10r=(9)--(9)----|
|---/12------------------------------|-----------------------------|
|------------------------------------|-----------------------------|
|------------------------------------|-----------------------------|
~~
E E E E Q Q Q. S S S a E. +E S S Q +E E E E E a E
|------------------|-12----10----10-10s12--(12)-----|----------------------|
|------------------|----------13---------------------|----------------------|
|-9-7-9s16-16--13--|---------------------------------|--------------1-2-2s4-|
|------------------|-----------------------------0-2-|-2b3r=(2)-2-0---------|
|------------------|---------------------------------|----------------------|
|------------------|---------------------------------|----------------------|
7
+E E E E E +E Q +E S S Q +E E Q
|---------------------------|------------------------------|
|-------------------13b15===|=(13)r-13-12-10--(10)--------|
|-(4)-----------------------|------------------------------|
|-------0-2-2b3r(2)---------|------------------------------|
|---------------------------|------------------------------|
|---------------------------|-------------------------10---|
S S S S +S S S S E S T T Q
|---------------------------------------------------|
|------------10-12b13r(12)-10----13-12-10----12-10--|
|-------[10]------------------12----------12--------|
|-/[12]---------------------------------------------|
|---------------------------------------------------|
|---------------------------------------------------|
+Q S S S +S S S S +S S S E
|----------------------------------------------------------|
|-(10)--10-12-12b13r(12)-10-12-[13]b15r([13])-10-13-15b17-|
|----------------------------------------------------------|
|----------------------------------------------------------|
|----------------------------------------------------------|
|----------------------------------------------------------|
S +S a Q S S S +S S S S E T T
|-------------------10-12-12b13r(12)-10-13-12-10----10-|
|-15b17r(15)p13-15-------------------------------13----|
|------------------------------------------------------|
|------------------------------------------------------|
|------------------------------------------------------|
|------------------------------------------------------|
Guitar Solo:
~
S S +E Q S S a E S E T T
|-------------------------------------|
|-13-10-(10)s8------------------------|
|---------------10-9-10p9-------------|
|-------------------------10-12-10-12-|
|-------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------|
7
T T T T +E Q E E E E
|------------------------------------------------|
|-----------------------13----13----13----13-----|
|-----------------------12b14-12b14-12b14-12b14==|
|-10---------------------------------------------|
|----12-10---------------------------------------|
|----------10-(10)-10----------------------------|
7
+S +S S. T T T T T T T T Q S S S X X S
|---------------------------------------------------------|
|---------------------------------------------------------|
|-(12)r(12)-10--10h12p10s9h10p9---------------9-10-9h10p9-|
|-------------------------------10s12------12-------------|
|---------------------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------10------------------|
|-3--|
T T T T T T X X T T X X X X T T T E S E. E T T T
|---------------------------------------------------10-15b17-10--------------|
|------------------------------10-13p10-12p10----10-------------10-------10-|
|----9-10-10s12-10h12p10-12b14----------------12------------------------x----|
|-12------------------------------------------------------------------x------|
|----------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|----------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|------3------| |--3--| |-3--| |--3--|
E T T T T T T T T T E +E E S S S S S S S
|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
|-12-13p12p10------------------------------10---------------------|
|-------------12p10p9-------------------------12-10-9-------------|
|---------------------12p10---------------------------12-10-------|
|---------------------------12-10b12r(10)------------------12-10-|
|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
7
~
E E E +E +T T T T T T T T Q
|-----------------------------------------|
|-----------------------------------------|
|-------9b10r(9)-(9)h10h12p10p9h10p9s7-9--|
|-----------------------------------------|
|-----------------------------------------|
|-12--------------------------------------|
T T E. T T E S S E S S a E S
|--------------------------------10s12----|
|--------10-12-13-12-10-10-10-13-------12-|
|-7p5-------------------------------------|
|-----7----------------------------------|
|-----------------------------------------|
|-----------------------------------------|
S E S X X X X X X X X T T S Q S S E
|----------12h13p12p10----10----------------------------------|
|----------------------13----13p12p10-10-13-13b15--13-12-10--|
|-12-12------------------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------------------------|
~~~~~~~~~~~
E E E Q E S S S +S
|-17-19-19b20-19b20--17-------17------------|
|-----------------------20b22----20b22r(20)-|
|-------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------|
~~
|------3-------| |------3-------| |--3--| |--3--| |-3--| |-3--| |---5---|
Q T T T T T T T T T T T T T T T T T T T T T T T T T T T T T T S.
|-----12-13p12p10----10h13p12p10----------------------------------------------------------------|
|-20--------------13-------------13p12p10-13p12p10h12p10----10----------------------------------|
|--------------------------------------------------------12----12p10p9-12p10p9h10p9s7h9p7-9b10r=|
|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|----3----| |-3-| |------3------|
+Q T T T T T T T T T S S T T T T T T T T Q
|----------------------------------------------------------|
|------------------------------------------------10--------|
|-(9)r--7h9p7s5h7p5s4-5-4----------------9h10h12----12b14--|
|-------------------------5-7----9h10h12-------------------|
|-----------------------------12---------------------------|
|----------------------------------------------------------|
|-3--| |-3--| |--3--| |-3--| |--3--|
T T T T T T T T T T T T T S S Q +Q T T T T
|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
|-----------------------------------------15b17r=(15)--13-13h15p13s=|
|----9h10p9----9-----------------------12---------------------------|
|-12--------12---12-10h12p10s9h10p9-14------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
|--3--|
T T T S a E +Q Q Q
|-------------------------------------|
|-12h13p12-10-10s[12]-([12])--12--10--|
|-------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------|
1/ 1/ 1/ 1/ 1/ 7
+E +E +E +E +E +E +E E
|-------------------------------------------|
|-(10)-(10)--(10)--(10)--(10)--(10)--(10)---|
|-------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------|
Main Part B:
S S S S +S S S S E S T T Q
|---------------------------------------------------|
|------------10-12b13r(12)-10----13-12-10----12-10--|
|-------[10]------------------12----------12--------|
|-/[12]---------------------------------------------|
|---------------------------------------------------|
|---------------------------------------------------|
+Q S S S S Q S S S S
|------------------------------------|
|-(10)-----------12-12----------10--|
|--------------12--------------9-----|
|----------/12-------------/12-------|
|------------------------------------|
|------------------------------------|
7 2
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
Q S S S S E +E Q H +E +E E E
|--------------------------------|-15b17=====(15)r(15)--------|
|-10-----------12-12b13r(12)-10--|----------------------------|
|-----------12-------------------|---------------------12-----|
|-------/12----------------------|---------------------12-----|
|--------------------------------|-------------------------0--|
|--------------------------------|----------------------------|
S S S S +S S S S E S T T Q +Q S S S +S S S S +S S S E
|---------------------------------------------------|------------------------------------------------------|
|------------10-12b13r(12)-10----13-12-10----12-10--|-(10)--10-12-12b13r(12)-10-12-13b14r(13)-10-13-15b17-|
|-------[10]------------------12----------12--------|------------------------------------------------------|
|-/[12]---------------------------------------------|------------------------------------------------------|
|---------------------------------------------------|------------------------------------------------------|
|---------------------------------------------------|------------------------------------------------------|
H.=H
S +S a Q S S S +S S S S S S S
|-------------------10-12-12b13r(12)-10-12-13----13-15-|
|-15b17r(15)p13-15----------------------------11-------|
|------------------------------------------------------|
|------------------------------------------------------|
|------------------------------------------------------|
|------------------------------------------------------|
Outro:
Q=40
7
~~~~~~
H +E +E E E E E E E E E +E +E
|-15b17=====(15)r(15)-15----|-----------------------------|
|---------------------15----|-15-13-12-10-8s10-(10)-(10)-|
|---------------------------|-----------------------------|
|---------------------------|-----------------------------|
|---------------------------|-----------------------------|
|---------------------------|-----------------------------|
|----3-----| |-3-|
Q Q S S T T T T T T T T T T T S S H H
|--------------------------------------------|-----------*|
|--------------------------------------------|-----------*|
|----12b14--12-10-9h10p9s7h9p7s5h7p5s4-------|-----------*|
|--------------------------------------------|-----------*|
|-0------------------------------------5s3s2-|-0---------*|
|--------------------------------------------|-----------*|
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------
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
/ - tremolo bar dip; n = amount to dip
- 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