#----------------------------------PLEASE NOTE---------------------------------# #This file is the author's own work and represents their interpretation of the # #song. You may only use this file for private study, scholarship, or research. # #------------------------------------------------------------------------------# FLESH AND THE POWER IT HOLDS (Bassline) As recorded by Death (From the 1998 Album THE SOUND OF PERSEVERANCE) Transcribed by livingzombie Words and Music by Chuck Schuldiner Gtr I (D G C F) - 'Scott Clenderin' Intro Q=91 4/4 Gtr I Wx4 E S S E E E E E E E S S E E E E S S S S |------------||--------------------|-----------------------| |------------||o-------------------|-------------------9---| |------------||o---------8-8-8-8-8-|---------5-5-5---9---9-| |------------||--7-7-7-7-----------|-7-7-7-7-------7-------| E S S E E E E E E S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S |-------------------|----------------------------------------|| |-------------------|--------------------------------7------o|| |---------8-8-8-8-8-|---7-----10-----9------12-----7---7----o|| |-7-7-7-7-----------|-5-----8------7-----10------5-----------|| Q.=59 1. 2. 6/8 H. +H. H. +H. E E E E E E ||----------|----------|---------|-----------||----------------| ||o---------|----------|---------|----------o||----------------| ||o-0-------|-(0)------|-0-------|-(0)------o||-8-8-8-10-10-10-| ||----------|----------|---------|-----------||----------------| E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E Q. E E E E E E ||--------------|----------------|-------------|-----------------|| ||o-------------|---10---10p9----|-------12----|----------------o|| ||o-0-0-0-0-0-0-|-0----0------10-|-0-0-0-------|-8-8-8-10-10-10-o|| ||--------------|----------------|-------------|-----------------|| Q=120 4/4 2/4 4/4 W H Wx2 |----------|------|--------| |----------|------|--------| |----------|------|--------| |----------|------|--------| 2/4 4/4 |-3--| |-3--| E E H. E E S S S E W E E S S S E E E E E |-------------|----------------|----------|---10-9-10-9----------------| |-------------|---10-9-10-9----|----------|-------------10-------------| |-0-----------|-------------10-|----------|----------------14----12----| |-------------|----------------|----------|-------------------15----15-| Pre-Verse Q=182 $ ~~ E S S E Q. E S S S S E E E E E E E ||---------------------|--------------------| ||o--------------------|--------------------| ||o-7-------8----7-----|-----8-----10---8---| ||----0-0-0--------0-0-|-0-0---0-0----0---0-| ~~ E S S E Q. E S S S S E E E E E E E |--------------------|----------------------| |--------------------|----------------7-----| |-7-------8----7-----|-----8-----10---------| |---0-0-0--------0-0-|-0-0---0-0----0---0---| ~~ E S S E Q. E S S S S E E E E E E E |--------------------|--------------------| |--------------------|--------------------| |-7-------8----7-----|-----8-----10---8---| |---0-0-0--------0-0-|-0-0---0-0----0---0-| 2/4 ~~ E S S E Q. E S S S S E E E E E E E H |--------------------|--------------------|------| |--------------------|----------------7---|------| |-7-------8----7-----|-----8-----10-------|------| |---0-0-0--------0-0-|-0-0---0-0----0-----|------| Verse 4/4 ~~ E S S E Q. E S S S S E E E E E E E |--------------------|--------------------| |--------------------|--------------------| |-7-------8----7-----|-----8-----10---8---| |---0-0-0--------0-0-|-0-0---0-0----0---0-| ~~ E S S E Q. E S S S S E E E E E E E |--------------------|---------------------| |--------------------|----------------7----| |-7-------8----7-----|-----8-----10--------| |---0-0-0--------0-0-|-0-0---0-0----0---0--| ~~ E S S E Q. E S S S S E E E E E E E |--------------------|--------------------| |--------------------|--------------------| |-7-------8----7-----|-----8-----10---8---| |---0-0-0--------0-0-|-0-0---0-0----0---0-| ~~ E S S E Q. E S S S S E E E E E Q |--------------------|-------------------| |--------------------|----------------7--| |-7-------8----7-----|-----8-----10------| |---0-0-0--------0-0-|-0-0---0-0----0----| Q=98 W W H H W |----------|----------|-----------|-------|| |----------|----------|-----------|------o|| |----------|----------|-----------|-5----o|| |-1--------|-0--------|-1----3----|-------|| Bridge Q=137 1.,2.,3. 2/4 E E E E E E E E E E E E S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S 4x ||------------------|-------------------------|-------------------|| ||o-6-----6-----6---|---6---------------------|------------------o|| ||o---5-----5-----5-|-----5-------------------|------------------o|| ||------4-----4-----|-4-----4-3-3-3---4-4-4---|-0-0-0---1-1-1-----|| 4. 5/4 4/4 S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S q S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S |------------------------------------||----------------------------------| |------------------------------------||o---------------------------------| |-----------------2-2-2---1-1-1------||o---------------------------------| |-0-0-0---1-1-1-------------------2--||--3-3-3---4-4-4---0-0-0---1-1-1---| 1.,2. 2. 3/4 S S S S S S S S q 3x S S S S S S S S Q |---------------------||---------------------| |--------------------o||---------------------| |-2-2-2---1-1-1------o||-2-2-2---1-1-1-------| |-----------------2---||-----------------2---| 4/4 3/4 S S E S S E S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S Q 4x ||------------------------------|---------------------|| ||o-----------------------------|--------------------o|| ||o-----------------------------|-2-2-2---1-1-1------o|| ||--3-3-3-4-4-4-0-0-0---1-1-1---|-----------------2---|| Q=192 4/4 E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E ||--------------------------|-------------------------| ||o-17-------17-17----17----|-17-------17-17----17----| ||o----15-15-------15----15-|----15-15-------15----15-| ||--------------------------|-------------------------| E E E E E E E E E E E Q. Q |-------------------------|---------------------| |-17-------17-17----17----|-16-------16----16---| |----14-14-------14----14-|----14-14------------| |-------------------------|---------------------| E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E |-------------------------|-------------------------| |-17-------17-17----17----|-17-------17-17----17----| |----15-15-------15----15-|----15-15-------15----15-| |-------------------------|-------------------------| E E E E E E E E E E E Q. Q |-------------------------|--------------------| |-17-------17-17----17----|-16-------16----16--| |----14-14-------14----14-|----14-14-----------| |-------------------------|--------------------| Verse E S S S S S S E S S S S S S E S S S S S S E S S S S S S |-----------------------------|-----------------------------| |-----------------------------|-----------------------------| |-6-------------6-------------|-6-------------6-------------| |---4-4-4-4-4-4---4-4-4-4-4-4-|---4-4-4-4-4-4---4-4-4-4-4-4-| E S S S S S S E S S S S S S E S S S S S S E S S S S S S |-----------------------------|--------------------------------| |-----------------------------|--------------------------------| |-6-------------6-------------|-5-------------5----------------| |---3-3-3-3-3-3---3-3-3-3-3-3-|---3-3-3-3-3-3---3-3-3-3-3-3----| E S S S S S S E S S S S S S E S S S S S S E S S S S S S |-----------------------------|-----------------------------| |-----------------------------|-----------------------------| |-6-------------6-------------|-6-------------6-------------| |---4-4-4-4-4-4---4-4-4-4-4-4-|---4-4-4-4-4-4---4-4-4-4-4-4-| 1. To Coda ~ E S S S S S S E S S S S S S E S S S S S S H |-----------------------------|---------------------|| |-----------------------------|--------------------o|| |-6-------------6-------------|-5-------------5----o|| |---3-3-3-3-3-3---3-3-3-3-3-3-|---3-3-3-3-3-3-------|| 2. Q=116 ~~ ~~ E E H. E E E E E Q. E E E E E Q. |-------------||-----------------|----------------| |-------------||o---------4s5----|---------8s7----| |-------------||o----------------|----------------| |-3-----------||--0-0-0-0--------|-0-0-0-0--------| 1.,2.,3. 4. 5/4 ~~ ~ ~~~~~~~~ E E E E E Q. E E E E H 4x E E E E Q +Q Q |----------------|---------------||-----------------------|| |---------4s5----|---7s8s7-6----o||---7s8s7-6--(6)-------|| |----------------|--------------o||-----------------------|| |-0-0-0-0--------|-0-------------||-0---------------------|| Solo Q=110 3/4 Wx2 E E E E E E E E E E E E |----------||--12-----------12-|----------------| |----------||o----11---11------|-11---11---11---| |----------||o-------9----9----|----9----9----9-| |----------||------------------|----------------| E E E E E E E E E E E E |-12-----------12-|-----------------| |----11---11------|-11---11---11----| |-------9----9----|----9----9----9--| |-----------------|-----------------| E E E E E E E E E E E E |-12-----------12-|----------------|| |----11---11------|-11---11---11---|| |-------9----9----|----9----9----9-|| |-----------------|----------------|| 4/4 E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E |-------------------------|-------------------------| |-------16-------17-------|-16----------------------| |----14-------14-------14-|-------14-17----14-16----| |-12-------12-------12----|----12-------12-------12-| E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E |-------------------------|-16-------14-------11----|| |-------16-------17-------|----------------------12-|| |----14-------14-------14-|-------14-------14-------|| |-12-------12-------12----|----12-------12----------|| 1.,2. 3/4 E E E E E E E E E E E E 3x |-12-----------12-|-----------------|| |----11---11------|-11---11---11---o|| |-------9----9----|----9----9----9-o|| |-----------------|-----------------|| Bass Interlude 3. E=213 4/4 3/8 5/8 7/8 W E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E |----------||----------||-----------------|----------------------| |----------||-15-------||o-------13-------|-------11-------------| |----------||----13----||o----12----12----|----12----12----------| |----------||-------12-||--11----------11-|-13----------13-12-11-| Ending Q=192 D.S. al Coda & 5/8 3/8 4/4 E E E E E E E E E E E E E 5x E E H. |----------------|----------------|-----------||-----------*| |-------12-------|-------10-------|-15-------o||-----------*| |----11----11----|----11----11----|----13----o||-----------*| |-10----------10-|-12----------12-|-------12--||-3---------*| 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