MASS OBLITERATION As recorded by Suffocation (From the 1991 Album EFFIGY OF THE FORGOTTEN) Words and Music by Suffocation Arranged by Suffocation Transcribed by Sigbjørn Henning Conntact: Siggi_scratch@hotmail.com Gtr I (C F Bb Eb G C) - 'Doug Cerrito' Gtr II (C F Bb Eb G C) - 'Terrance Hobbs' Q=175 15/8 16/8 Gtrs I, II E Q E E Q E E E E E E E E E E Q E E Q E E E E E E E E |-----------------------------|--------------------------------| |-----------------------------|--------------------------------| |-----------------------------|--------------------------------| |------4-3-4------------5-4---|--------4-3-4------------5-4----| |-4-3--2-1-2--3-4-3-2-3-----6-|-4S3S4--2-1-2--3-4-3-2-3-----6--| |-2-1-------------------------|-2S1S2--------------------------| 15/8 16/8 Gtr I E Q E E Q E E E E E E E E E E Q E E Q E E E E E E E E |-----------------------------|--------------------------------| |-----------------------------|--------------------------------| |-----------------------------|--------------------------------| |------4-3-4------------5-4---|---------4-3-4------------5-4---| |-4-3--2-1-2--3-4-3-2-3-----6-|--4S3S4--2-1-2--3-4-3-2-3-----6-| |-2-1-------------------------|--2S1S2-------------------------| | | Gtr II | E Q E E Q E E E E E E E E E E Q E E Q E E E E E E E E |-----------------------------|--------------------------------| |-----------------------------|--------------------------------| |-----------------------------|--------------------------------| |------4-3-4------------5-4---|---------4-3-4------------7-6---| |-4-3--2-1-2--3-4-3-2-3-----6-|--4S3S4--2-1-2--5-6-5-4-5-----8-| |-2-1-------------------------|--2S1S2-------------------------| 15/8 17/8 Gtrs I, II PM----------| E Q E E Q E E E E E E E E E E Q E E Q E Q Q Q Q |-----------------------------|-------------------------------| |-----------------------------|-------------------------------| |-----------------------------|-------------------------------| |------4-3-4------------5-4---|---------4-3-4-----------------| |-4-3--2-1-2--3-4-3-2-3-----6-|--4S3S4--2-1-2--5--4--4--4--4--| |-2-1-------------------------|--2S1S2---------3--2--2--2--2--| Q=135 8/4 Gtrs I, II 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 |-----------------------------------------------------------------| |-----------------------------------------------------------------| |-----------------------------------------------------------------| |-----------------4-4-3-3-5-5-------------------------------------| |---------4-4-5-5-------------4-4---------3-3-4-4-2-2---------0-0-| |-2-2-3-3-------------------------2-2-3-3-------------3-3-1-1-----| 9/4 Gtrs I, II PM PM--| S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S Q E E E E |-------------------------------------------------------------| |-------------------------------------------------------------| |-------------------------------------------------------------| |-----------------4-4-3-3-5-5---------------------------------| |---------4-4-5-5-------------4-4---------3-3-4-4-4----3-4-3--| |-2-2-3-3-------------------------2-2-3-3---------2----1-2-1--| Q=220 4/2 Gtrs I, II 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 |-----------------------------------------------------------------| |-----------------------------------------------------------------| |-----------------------------------------------------------------| |---------------------------------4-4-4---3-3-3---5-5-5-----------| |-----------------4-4-4---5-5-5---------------------------4-4-4---| |-2-2-2---3-3-3---------------------------------------------------| Gtrs I, II 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 |-----------------------------------------------------------------| |-----------------------------------------------------------------| |-----------------------------------------------------------------| |-----------------------------------------------------------------| |-----------------3-3-3---4-4-4---2-2-2-------------------0-0-0---| |-2-2-2---3-3-3---------------------------3-3-3---1-1-1-----------| 4/2 Gtrs I, II 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 |-----------------------------------------------------------------| |-----------------------------------------------------------------| |-----------------------------------------------------------------| |---------------------------------4-4-4---3-3-3---5-5-5-----------| |-----------------4-4-4---5-5-5---------------------------4-4-4---| |-2-2-2---3-3-3---------------------------------------------------| Q=145 7/4 Gtrs I, II S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S Q E E E E |--------------------------------------------| |--------------------------------------------| |--------------------------------------------| |--------------------------------------------| |-----------------3-3-3---4-4-4---4----3-4-3-| |-2-2-2---3-3-3-------------------2----1-2-1-| Q=130 Q=200 3/4 6/4 Gtrs I, II Gtr I PM--------| E E E E E E 4x E S S S S E S S S S E S S S S E E E ||---------------||-|-------------------------------------| ||o-------------o||-|-------------------------------------| ||---------------||-|-------------------------------------| ||---------------||-|-----------5-------------------------| ||o-3-5-6-8-7-5-o||-|-5-------------------5-----------6p5-| ||--1-3-4-6-5-3--||-|---3-3-3-3---3-3-3-3---3-3-3-3-4-----| 7/4 Gtr I E S S S S E S S S S E S S S S E Q Q |---------------------------------------| |---------------------------------------| |---------------------------------------| |-----------4---------------------------| |-4-------------------4---------5h6-----| |---2-2-2-2---2-2-2-2---2-2-2-2------3--| | | Gtr II | E S S S S E S S S S E S S S S E Q Q |---------------------------------------| |---------------------------------------| |---------------------------------------| |---------------------------------------| |-4-------------------4---------5h6-----| |-2-------------------2--------------3--| 13/8 Gtrs I, II E S S S S E S S S S E S S S S E E E E ||----------------------------------------| ||o---------------------------------------| ||----------------------------------------| ||------------5---------------------------| ||o-5-------------------5-----------6p5-4-| ||----3-3-3-3---3-3-3-3---3-3-3-3-4-------| S S S S E S S S S E S S S S E Q Q 3x |--------------------------------------|| |-------------------------------------o|| |--------------------------------------|| |---------4----------------------------|| |-------------------4---------5h6-----o|| |-2-2-2-2---2-2-2-2---2-2-2-2------3---|| Q=150 9/4 Gtr I 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 E E E E |-----------------------------------------------------------------| |-----------------------------------------------------------------| |-----------------------------------------------------------------| |-----------------------------------------------------------------| |---------5h6p4h5p4---------6---------5---------5h6p4h5p4-5---6---| |-3-3-3-3-----------3-3-3-6---3-3-3-6---3-3-3-3-----------3---4---| Q=170 5/2 Gtrs I, II 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 E E E E E E |---------------------------------------------------------------------| |---------------------------------------------------------------------| |---------------------------------------------------------------------| |---------------------------------------------------------------------| |---------5h6p4h5p4---------6---------5---------5h6p4h5p4-------------| |-3-3-3-3-----------3-3-3-6---3-3-3-6---3-3-3-3-----------3-3-3-4-4-4-| Q=150 3/4 19/16 Gtrs I, II E E E E E E S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S 3x |-------------||------------------------------------------|| |-------------||o----------------------------------------o|| |-------------||------------------------------------------|| |-------------||------------------------------------------|| |-------------||o---------5h6p4h5p4---------6---------5--o|| |-7-7-7-6-6-6-||--3-3-3-3-----------3-3-3-6---3-3-3-6-----|| Q=170 11/4 S S S S S S S S S E E E E E E E E E E E E Q S S S S S S S |-------------------------------------------------------------|| |-------------------------------------------------------------|| |-------------------------------------------------------------|| |-------------------------------------------------------------|| |---------5h6p4h5p4-------------------------4-----------------|| |-3-3-3-3-----------3-3-3-4-4-4-7-7-7-6-6-6-2-----------------|| Q=150 6/2 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 4x ||---------------------------------------------------------|| ||o-------------------------------------------------------o|| ||---------------------------------------------------------|| ||--------------------------[5]----------------------------|| ||o-3-5-4-7-4-[4]-3-5-4-5-6-----3-5-4-6-3-[4]-3-5-4-7-4-5-o|| ||--1-3-2-5-2-----1-3-2-3-4-----1-3-2-4-1-----1-3-2-5-2-3--|| Q=220 8/4 Gtr I 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 |-----------------------------------------------------------------| |-----------------------------------------------------------------| |-----------------------------------------------------------------| |-----------------------------------------------------------------| |---------6-6-6-6-5-5-5-5---------5-5-5-5-------------------------| |-3-3-3-3-----------------4-4-4-4---------4-4-4-4-3-3-3-3-2-2-2-2-| 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 |-----------------------------------------------------------------| |-----------------------------------------------------------------| |-----------------------------------------------------------------| |-----------------------------------------------------------------| |-4-4-4-4---------------------------------1-1-1-1-3-3-3-3-4-4-4-4-| |---------2-2-2-2-3-3-3-3-2-2-2-2-1-1-1-1-------------------------| 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 |-----------------------------------------------------------------| |-----------------------------------------------------------------| |-----------------------------------------------------------------| |-----------------------------------------------------------------| |---------6-6-6-6-5-5-5-5---------5-5-5-5-------------------------| |-3-3-3-3-----------------4-4-4-4---------4-4-4-4-3-3-3-3-2-2-2-2-| 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 |-----------------------------------------------------------------|| |-----------------------------------------------------------------|| |-----------------------------------------------------------------|| |---------5-5-5-5-4-4-4-4-----------------------------------------|| |-2-2-2-2-------------------------4-4-4-4-3-3-3-3-----------------|| |-------------------------1-1-1-1-----------------2-2-3-3-2-2-2-2-|| Gtrs I, II 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 ||------------------------------------------------------------------| ||o-----------------------------------------------------------------| ||------------------------------------------------------------------| ||------------------------------------------------------------------| ||o---------6-6-6-6-5-5-5-5---------5-5-5-5-------------------------| ||--3-3-3-3-----------------4-4-4-4---------4-4-4-4-3-3-3-3-2-2-2-2-| 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 |-----------------------------------------------------------------| |-----------------------------------------------------------------| |-----------------------------------------------------------------| |-----------------------------------------------------------------| |-4-4-4-4---------------------------------1-1-1-1-3-3-3-3-4-4-4-4-| |---------2-2-2-2-3-3-3-3-2-2-2-2-1-1-1-1-------------------------| 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 |-----------------------------------------------------------------| |-----------------------------------------------------------------| |-----------------------------------------------------------------| |-----------------------------------------------------------------| |---------6-6-6-6-5-5-5-5---------5-5-5-5-------------------------| |-3-3-3-3-----------------4-4-4-4---------4-4-4-4-3-3-3-3-2-2-2-2-| 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 |---------------------------------------------------------------------|| |--------------------------------------------------------------------o|| |---------------------------------------------------------------------|| |---------5-5-5-5-4-4-4-4---------------------------------------------|| |-2-2-2-2-------------------------4-4-4-4-3-3-3-3--------------------o|| |-------------------------1-1-1-1-----------------2-2-3-3-2-2-2-2-----|| 15/8 16/8 Gtr I E Q E E Q E E E E E E E E E E Q E E Q E E E E E E E E |-----------------------------|--------------------------------| |-----------------------------|--------------------------------| |-----------------------------|--------------------------------| |------4-3-4------------5-4---|--------4-3-4------------5-4----| |-4-3--2-1-2--3-4-3-2-3-----6-|-4S3S4--2-1-2--3-4-3-2-3-----6--| |-2-1-------------------------|-2S1S2--------------------------| | | Gtr II | E Q E E Q E E E E E E E E E E Q E E Q E E E E E E E E |-----------------------------|--------------------------------| |-----------------------------|--------------------------------| |-----------------------------|--------------------------------| |------4-3-4------------5-4---|--------4-3-4------------7-6----| |-4-3--2-1-2--3-4-3-2-3-----6-|-4S3S4--2-1-2--5-6-5-4-5-----8--| |-2-1-------------------------|-2S1S2--------------------------| Q=130 Q=120 3/4 5/4 Gtr I PM-------| S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S E E E E |-------------------------|-------------------------------------|| |-------------------------|-------------------------------------|| |-------------------------|-------------------------------------|| |-----------------2-2-2-2-|-------------------------------------|| |-------------------------|-1-1-2-2-----------------6--4--5--3--|| |-0-0-0-0-4-4-3-3---------|---------0-0-0-0-4-4-3-3-4--2--3--1--|| | | Gtr II | PM-------| | Q S S S S S S S S S S S S Q S S S S E E E E |-------------------------|-------------------------------------|| |-------------------------|-------------------------------------|| |-------------------------|-------------------------------------|| |-------------------------|-------------------------------------|| |-2-----------------------|---------2---------------6--4--5--3--|| |-0-----------------------|---------0---------------4--2--3--1--|| Q=130 3/4 5/4 Gtrs I, II 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 ||--------------------------|-----------------------------------------|| ||o-------------------------|----------------------------------------o|| ||--------------------------|-----------------------------------------|| ||------------------2-2-2-2-|-----------------------------------------|| ||o-------------------------|-1-1-2-2--------------------------------o|| ||--0-0-0-0-4-4-3-3---------|---------0-0-0-0-4-4-3-3-4-4-2-2-3-3-1-1-|| Q=110 6/4 2/4 PM----| S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S E E E E 3x |--------------------------------------------------||--------------|| |--------------------------------------------------||o------------o|| |--------------------------------------------------||--------------|| |-----------------2-2-2-2--------------------------||--------------|| |--------------------------1-1-2-2-----------------||o-6-4-5-3----o|| |-0-0-0-0-4-4-3-3------------------0-0-0-0-4-4-3-3-||--4-2-3-1-----|| Q=190 8/2 PM| PM PM| PM PM| PM----------------| E E E E Q E E E E Q E E Q E E E E Q E E E E E E E E E E 6x ||----------------------------------------------------------------|| ||o--------------------------------------------------------------o|| ||----------------------------------------------------------------|| ||------3---3------3---3------4------3---3------------------------|| ||o-----1---1------1---1------2------1---1------4-5-7-6-5-8-7-6--o|| ||--0-0---0----0-0---0----0-0----0-0---0----0-0-2-3-5-4-3-6-5-4---|| 9/4 Q W W |------------------|| |------------------|| |------------------|| |------------------|| |-2----------------|| |-0----------------|| Q=135 8/4 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 |-------------------------------------------------------------------| |-------------------------------------------------------------------| |-------------------------------------------------------------------| |-----------------4-4-3-3-5-5---------------------------------------| |---------4-4-5-5-------------4-4---------3-3-4-4-2-2---------0-0---| |-2-2-3-3-------------------------2-2-3-3-------------3-3-1-1-------| 9/4 PM PM--| S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S Q E E E E |-------------------------------------------------------------| |-------------------------------------------------------------| |-------------------------------------------------------------| |-----------------4-4-3-3-5-5---------------------------------| |---------4-4-5-5-------------4-4---------3-3-4-4-4----3-4-3--| |-2-2-3-3-------------------------2-2-3-3---------2----1-2-1--| Q=220 8/4 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 |-----------------------------------------------------------------| |-----------------------------------------------------------------| |-----------------------------------------------------------------| |---------------------------------4-4-4---3-3-3---5-5-5-----------| |-----------------4-4-4---5-5-5---------------------------4-4-4---| |-2-2-2---3-3-3---------------------------------------------------| 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 |-----------------------------------------------------------------| |-----------------------------------------------------------------| |-----------------------------------------------------------------| |-----------------------------------------------------------------| |-----------------3-3-3---4-4-4---2-2-2-------------------0-0-0---| |-2-2-2---3-3-3---------------------------3-3-3---1-1-1-----------| 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 |-----------------------------------------------------------------| |-----------------------------------------------------------------| |-----------------------------------------------------------------| |---------------------------------4-4-4---3-3-3---5-5-5-----------| |-----------------4-4-4---5-5-5---------------------------4-4-4---| |-2-2-2---3-3-3---------------------------------------------------| Q=145 7/4 S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S Q E E E E |--------------------------------------------|| |--------------------------------------------|| |--------------------------------------------|| |--------------------------------------------|| |-----------------3-3-3---4-4-4---4----3-4-3-|| |-2-2-2---3-3-3-------------------2----1-2-1-|| Q=130 3/4 6/4 13/8 PM------| PM------------------| PM------------------| E E E E E E 4x E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E Q ||---------------||-|-------------------------|----------------------------- ||o-------------o||-|-------------------------|----------------------------- ||---------------||-|-------------------------|----------------------------- ||---------------||-|-------------------------|---------------4---4--------- ||o-3-5-6-8-7-6-o||-|-5-5-5-6-6-6-5-5-5-4-4-4-|-5-5-5-6-6-6-3-2-3-2-3-[2]--- ||--1-3-4-6-5-4--||-|-3-3-3-4-4-4-3-3-3-2-2-2-|-3-3-3-4-4-4-1---1---1------- 12/8 PM--------------------------------------------| E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E Q |-------------------------|--------------------------- |-------------------------|--------------------------- |-------------------------|--------------------------- |-------------------------|---------------4---4------- |-5-5-5-6-6-6-5-5-5-3-3-3-|-5-5-5-6-6-6-3-2-3-2-3-[2]- |-3-3-3-4-4-4-3-3-3-1-1-1-|-3-3-3-4-4-4-1---1---1----- 6/4 13/8 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 Q |-------------------------|----------------------------| |-------------------------|----------------------------| |-------------------------|----------------------------| |-------------------------|---------------4---4--------| |-5-5-5-6-6-6-5-5-5-4-4-4-|-5-5-5-6-6-6-3-2-3-2-3-[2]--| |-3-3-3-4-4-4-3-3-3-2-2-2-|-3-3-3-4-4-4-1---1---1------| 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 |---------------------------|----------------------------| |---------------------------|----------------------------| |---------------------------|----------------------------| |---------------------------|----------------4---4-------| |-5-5-5-/6-6-6-5-5-5-/3-3-3-|-5-5-5-/6-6-6-3-2-3-2-3-[2]-| |-3-3-3-/4-4-4-3-3-3-/1-1-1-|-3-3-3-/4-4-4-1---1---1-----| Q=140 8/4 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 ||-------------------------------------------------------------------| ||o------------------------------------------------------------------| ||-------------------------------------------------------------------| ||-------------------------------------------------------------------| ||o---------6-6-5-5---------5-5-4-4---------6-6-5-5------------------| ||--3-3-3-3---------2-2-2-2---------3-3-3-3---------2-2-2-2-3-3-5-5--| 8/4 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 |------------------------------------------------------------------|| |-----------------------------------------------------------------o|| |------------------------------------------------------------------|| |------------------------------------------------------------------|| |---------6-6-5-5---------5-5-4-4---------6-6-5-5-----------------o|| |-3-3-3-3---------2-2-2-2---------3-3-3-3---------2-4-5-1-2-4-4-5--|| 4/4 S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S |---------------------------------| |---------------------------------| |---------------------------------| |---------------------------------| |---------------------------------| |-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-6-6-5-5-6-6-5-5-| 11/8 S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S |------------------------------------------------| |------------------------------------------------| |------------------------------------------------| |------------------------------------------------| |---------------5--------------------------------| |-2-2-2-2-2-2-2----2-2-3-3-2-2-3-3-2-2-3-3-2-2---| 4/4 S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S ||----------------------------------| ||o---------------------------------| ||----------------------------------| ||----------------------------------| ||o---------------------------------| ||--3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-6-6-5-5-6-6-5-5-| 13/8 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 |------------------------------------------------------|| |-----------------------------------------------------o|| |------------------------------------------------------|| |------------------------------------------------------|| |---------------5-----------------------4-------------o|| |-2-2-2-2-2-2-2---2-2-3-3-2-2-3-3-2-2-3---2-2-3-3-2-2--|| Q=130 6/4 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 ||--------------------------|------------------------| ||o-------------------------|------------------------| ||--------------------------|------------------------| ||--------------------------|-------5-----------5----| ||o-5-5-5-4-4-4-5-5-5-4-4-4-|-5-4-5-3-4-5-5-4-5-3-4-5| ||--3-3-3-2-2-2-3-3-3-2-2-2-|-3-2-3---2-3-3-2-3---2-3| 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 |-------------------------|--------------------------|| |-------------------------|-------------------------o|| |-------------------------|--------------------------|| |-------------------------|-----8-----8-----8-----8--|| |-5-5-5-4-4-4-5-5-5-4-4-4-|-6-8-6-6-8-6-6-8-6-6-8-6-o|| |-3-3-3-2-2-2-3-3-3-2-2-2-|-4-6---4-6---4-6---4-6----|| 11/8 PM----------------| E E E E E E E E E Q |------------------------*| |------------------------*| |------------------------*| |------------------------*| |-5-5-5-6-6-6-5-5-5-4----*| |-3-3-3-4-4-4-3-3-3-2----*| 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