T E S T A M E N T - A L O N E I N T H E D A R K [2 0 0 1]
From the Album FIRST STRIKE STILL DEADLY
Copyright 2001 SPITFIRE RECORDINGS
New Version 1.1 - APR '02
Originally Transcribed by: Jarle Hille Olsen
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. - palm mute / - slide up to
\ - slide down to ~ - vibrato
" - tremelo picking ( ) - ghost note
b - bend h - hammer-on
fb - full bend (1 step) p - pull-off
hb - half bend (1/2 step) r - release a bend
t - tapping ah - artificial harmonic
Tune Gtr to D [D,G,C,F,A,D]
--A L O N E I N T H E D A R K--
[Rhy.Fig.1]*
[----------|-----------|----------|---------------]
[----------|-----------|----------|---------------]
[*---------|-----------|----------|--------------*][Gtrs.1&2]
[*--2------|-----------|---2------|---/10--\-----*]
[---0------|---3-------|---0------|---/8---\------]
[----------|---1-------|----------|---sl---sl-----]
^ ^ ^
[----------|-----------|----------|---------------]
[----------|-----------|----------|---------------]
[*--9------|-----------|---9------|--------------*][Gtrs.1&2]
[*--7------|---10------|---7------|-5/7-7"-7\5-5"*]
[---0------|---8-------|---0------|---------------]
[----------|---8-------|----------|-3/5----5\3----]
^ ^ ^ sl . sl .
[End]
[----------|--------------------------------------]
[----------|--------------------------------------]
[*---------|---7---9---10--------------------\---*][Gtrs.1&2]
[*----10-\-|-------------------------------------*]
[--x--8--\-|---5---7---8---------------------\----]
[--x--8--\-|---------------------------------sl---]
. sl ^
___________________________
[* = Hold chords throughout.]
[___________________________]
[Solo 1 - Gtr.3]*
[-------------------------------------------------------------------------]
[-----12_13-12_13_12----------12_13-12_13_12-----15_b17~-15-13-12_13_12---]
[*/14---h-----h--p---13_14-14~--h-----h--p--13_14----------------h--p----*]
[*sl-------------------h----------------------h--------------------------*]
[-------------------------------------------------------------------------]
[-------------------------------------------------------------------------]
[--------------15_12------------------------------------------------------]
[----------------p--1312--------------------------------------------------]
[*-14------14~----------14-----------------------------------------------*]
[*---14--14---------------14-------------------------------------141517--*]
[-----<15>------------------151412------151412----------121415/17---------]
[---------------------------------151312------1513121315------sl----------]
^
[Ghost note]
[-----------------------------------------------------------19_b20_r19_17-]
[-------15-------------------------------20_b2220_b22_r21_b22---------p---]
[*141617--171614------------------------x--------------------------------*]
[*--------------171514----------------x----------------------------------*]
[---------------------171514--------x-------------------------------------]
[---------------------------171513~---------------------------------------]
^
[Rake]
[--------------------------------------12-13-15-15/17\151312--------------]
[------------------------------------13-----------sl-sl-----13------13~---]
[*19_b20_r1917\16141612/1414~1412--14-------------------------14--14-----*]
[*------------sl---h---sl------p-15-----------------------------15-------*]
[-------------------------------------------------------------------------]
[-------------------------------------------------------------------------]
^ ^
[Rake] [Rakes]
[End Solo 1]
[----------141517/191514------------1719--19_b20___r19--------------------]
[--------15------sl-----15------1519-------------------18~~~~~~~~~~~~\----]
[*-----16-----------------16--16--h----------------------------------sl--*]
[*15/17---------------------17-------------------------------------------*]
[---sl--------------------------------------------------------------------]
[-------------------------------------------------------------------------]
^ ^
[Rakes] [Rakes]
________________________________________________
[* = Modified/Re-formatted by death8699 (2.5.02).]
[________________________________________________]
[Rhy. Fig. 2]*
[--------------------------|----------------------------]
[--------------------------|----------------------------]
[*-------------------------|---------------------------*][Gtr.1]
[*-0__2-------2--------8\--|-0__2-------2--------3-----*]
[--0-h--0--0--0--0--0--6\--|-0-h--0--0--0--0--0--1------]
[--^----------^--------^sl-|-^----------^--------^------]
. . . . . . . .
[--------------------------|----------------------------]
[--------------------------|----------------------------]
[*--------[[tacet]]--------|----------[[tacet]]--------*][Gtr.2]
[*-2-----------------------|---------------------------*]
[--0-----------------------|----------------------------]
[--*-----------------------|----------------------------]
[1st Ending]
[--------------------------|----------------------------]
[--------------------------|----------------------------]
[*-------------------------|---------------------------*][Gtr.1]
[*-0__2--------2--------8\-|-2-x2-----5--0__2--------2-*]
[--0-h---0--0--0--0--0--6\-|-0-X0--3--3--0-h---0--0--0--]
[--^-----------^--------^sl|-^--^--1--^--------------^--]
. . . . ^ . .
[Both]
Con't
[--------------------------|----------------------------]
[--------------------------|----------------------------]
[*-------------------------|---------------------------*][Gtrs.1&2]
[*-------8\---0__2--------2|-------3---0__2--------2---*]
[--0--0--6\---0-h---0--0--0|-0--0--1---0-h---0--0--0----]
[--------^sl--^-----------^|-------^---^-----------^----]
. . . . . . . .
[2nd Ending]
[--------------------------|----------------------------]
[--------------------------|----------------------------]
[*-------------------------|---------------------------*][Gtrs.1&2]
[*-------8\------2---------|----5----------------------*]
[--0--0--6\------0------3--|----3-----------------------]
[--------^sl-----*------1--|----^-----------------------]
. . [Pause] ^
[Melodic Fill]
[2tx]
[--------------------------------|--------------------------------]
[---/10~----\9------------8------|-------------7------------------]
[*---------------10--9~-------10-|--8-----8---------8---7-(7)-\--*][Gtr.3]
[*--/7~-----\6------------5------|-------------4-----------------*]
[---sl------sl---8---7~-------8--|--6~----6---------6---5-(5)-\---]
[--------------------------------|----------------------^-----sl--]
[Hold] [End]
________________________________
[* = Gtr.2 comes in only before: ]
[Melodic fill, vocal, Guitar solo]
[________________________________]
Rhy.Fig.2 [2tx]
Rhy.Fig.2 + Melodic Fill [2tx]
[Bridge Fill] [End]
[--------------|---------------]
[--------------|---------------]
[*-------------|--------------*][Gtrs.1&2]
[*-3/5-5---7---|---/10\---5---*]
[--1/3-3---5---|---/8-\---3-x\-]
[---sl-^---^---|---sl-sl--^-x\-]
[Hold] sl
[Rhy. Fig. 3]
[-----------------------------|----------------------------]
[-----------------------------|----------------------------]
[*----------------------------|---------------------------*][Gtr.1]
[*--sl------------------------|--sl---------------4----5\-*]
[--2/4-----------5\4--------4-|-2/4---------------2_0--3\--]
[--0_2--2--2--2--3\2--2--2--2-|-0_2--2--2--2-222---p----sl-]
h . . . sl . . ^ h . . . ...
[-----------------------------|----------------------------]
[-----------------------------|----------------------------]
[*----------------------------|---------------------------*][Gtr.2]
[*--sl------------------------|--sl---------------4-------*]
[--2/4-----------5\4--------4-|-2/4---------------2_0--3~~~]
[--0_2--2--2--2--3\2--2--2--2-|-0_2--2--2--2-222---p--a.h.-]
h . . . sl . . ^ h . . . ...
[-------------------------------]
[-------------------------------]
[*-----------------------------*][Gtrs.1&2]
[*--sl-------------------------*]
[--2/4-----------5\4--------4---]
[--0_2--2--2--2--3\2--2--2--2---]
h . . . sl . . ^
_______________________________
|1. |
[-------------------------------]
[--------------------------7\---]
[*-------------------5--8---sl-*][Gtr.1]
[*-------------4--7------------*]
[--------3--6-------------------]
[--2--5-------------------------]
. . . . . . . .
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|1. |
[-------------------------------]
[--------------------------10\--]
[*-------------------8-11----sl*][Gtr.2]
[*-------------7-10------------*]
[--------6--9-------------------]
[--5--8-------------------------]
. . . . . . . .
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|2. |
[-------------------------------]
[--------------------------7~~~~]
[*-------------------5--7------*][Gtr.1]
[*-------------4--7------------*]
[--------3--6-------------------]
[--2--5-------------------------]
. . . . . . . .
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|2. |
[-------------------------------]
[--------------------------10~~~]
[*-------------------8-11------*][Gtr.2]
[*-------------7-10------------*]
[--------6--9-------------------]
[--5--8-------------------------]
. . . . . . . . [End]
Rhy.Fig.2 [2tx]
Rhy.Fig.2 + Melodic Fill [2tx]
[Bridge Fill 2] [End]
[--------------|---------------]
[--------------|---------------]
[*-------------|--------------*][Gtrs.1&2]
[*-3/5-5---7---|---/10\---5---*]
[--1/3-3---5---|---/8-\---3-x\-]
[--1/3-3---5---|---/8-\---3-x\-]
sl ^ ^ sl sl ^ sl
[Hold]
Rhy.Fig.3 [1tx]
Rhy.Fig.2 [1tx]
[Pause]
[Rhythm over lead] [1tx]
[--------------|------------------------------|-------------]
[--------------|------------------------------|-------------]
[*-------------|------------------------------|------------*][Gtrs.1&2]
[*-2-----------|-//-9--10-\\------2-----------|-10--9\\----*]
[--0-----------|-//-7--8--\\------0-----------|-8---7\\-----]
[--^-----------|-sl-^--^--sl------^-----------|-^---^sl-----]
[Hold] [Hold] [End]
[Lead]
[End]
[-12\------------------------------|------------------------------------]
[---sl-----------------------------|----------------------------/13--10\]
[*------/9~~~~\--/10--9--7---------|--------------/9--7--/12--9-sl---sl*][Gtr.3]
[*------sl----sl-sl--------9-------|-------/10--7-sl-----sl------------*]
[----------------------------10--7-|-/8--7-sl---------------------------]
[----------------------------------|-sl---------------------------------]
[Rhy. Fig.4]
[--------------------------|-------------------------]
[--------------------------|-------------------------]
[*-------------------------|------------------------*][Gtrs.1&2]
[*-2-----------------------|------------------------*]
[--0---0--0--0--0--0--0--0-|-0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--]
[--------------------------|-------------------------]
^ . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
[A5]
[--------------------------|-------------------------]
[--------------------------|-------------------------]
[*-------------------------|------------------------*][Gtrs.1&2]
[*-------------------------|------------------------*]
[--3-----------------------|-------------------------]
[--1---1--1--1--1--1--1--1-|-1--1--1--1--1--1--1--1--]
^ . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
[F5]
[--------------------------|-------------------------]
[--------------------------|-------------------------]
[*-------------------------|------------------------*][Gtrs.1&2]
[*-2-----------------------|------------------------*]
[--0---0--0--0--0--0--0--0-|-0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--]
[--------------------------|-------------------------]
^ . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
[A5]
[2tx]
[--------------------------|-------------------------]
[--------------------------|-------------------------]
[*-------------------------|------------------------*][Gtrs.1&2]
[*-10---------10-------10--|----10-------10-------10*]
[--8----8--8--8--8--8--8---|-8--8--8--8--8--8--8--8--]
[--------------------------|-------------------------]
^ . . . . . . . . . [End]
[F5II]
[Rhy.Fig.4a]
[------------------------|--------------------------]
[------------------------|--------------------------]
[*----2--0-------0-------|---------0--2-----2-/-\--*][Gtr.3]
[*-0--2--0-3--0--0--3--2-|-0-2--3--0--2--3--2-/-\--*]
[--0-------3--0-----3--2-|-0-2--3--------3---sl-sl--]
[------------------------|--------------------------]
. . . . . . . . . . . . . .
[2tx]
[------------------------|--------------------------]
[------------------------|--------------------------]
[*-----------------------|-------------------------*][Gtr.3]*
[*----2--0-------0-------|---------0--2--3--2~~----*]
[--0-------3--0-----3--2-|-0-2--3----------a.h.-----]
[------------------------|--------------------------]
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . [End]
_______________________________________________________
[Note: Use chords in brackets only under the solo. This]
[is the chord progression: [A5, F5, A5, F5II]. Be sure ]
[to sustain each chord. ]
[_______________________________________________________]
_________________________________
[Rhy. Fig.5]
[3tx]|Last time
[--------------------------|----------------------------------]
[--------------------------|----------------------------------]
[*-------------------------|---------------------------------*][Gtrs.1&2]
[*-2--------2--------2-----|-10-------10-------10---9\-------*]
[--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--|-8--8--8--8--8--8--8--8-7\--2--2--]
[--^--------^--------^-----|-^--------^--------^----7\--------]
. . . . . . . . . . sl . .
______________________________________________________________
|
[--------------------------|----------------------------------]
[--------------------------|----------------------------------]
[*-------------------------|---------------------------------*][Gtrs.1&2]
[*-2/3-----2/3--------7----|---------5--------[[dim]]--------*]
[--2/3-----2/3--5--5--5----|--3------3------------------------]
[---sl--X---sl--------^----|--1------^------------------------]
. . [[[[[[Hold]]]]]] [End]
[Solo 2 - Gtr.3]*
[-------------------------------------------------------------12_13-12---]
[---------------------------------------------------------------h--------]
[*--------------------------[[tacet]]-----------------------------------*]
[*----------------------------------------------------------------------*]
[------------------------------------------------------------------------]
[------------------------------------------------------------------------]
[-10-12---13_12-10-------------------------------------------------------]
[-----------p------13_12-10----12_10-8-10_8------------------------------]
[*-------------------p------9~---p-------p--10-12_10-9-10_9-------------*]
[*-----------------------------------------------p-------p--12-10_12-10\*]
[----------------------------------------------------------------h-----sl]
[------------------------------------------------------------------------]
[----------------------------------------------------------12_10-8-10-8--]
[------------------------------------13-12_13-12----12-------p-----------]
[*------------------------9-10-12-14------h------14----14~--------------*]
[*--9_10-9--------9-10-12-----------------------------------------------*]
[----h-----12~-12--------------------------------------------------------]
[------------------------------------------------------------------------]
[-----8------------------------------------------------------------------]
[--12---12_10-12_10-8----------------------------------------------------]
[*--------p-----p-----10_9-7----7-9~7b_9__r---7~-9-10_9-7-9_7-----------*]
[*----------------------p----10------------10--------p-----p--10~-9-10--*]
[------------------------------------------------------------------------]
[------------------------------------------------------------------------]
[----------7-8_7----7-8-10-8_12-8---------------15-----------------------]
[-------------p--10---------h-----10-------/15_b17--15~-13\12----12------]
[*----9------------------------------9--------------------sl--14----12~-*]
[*-12---12-----------------------------7~-------------------------------*]
[------------------------------------------------------------------------]
[------------------------------------------------------------------------]
[-(12)-12-12-12-13-13-13-15-15-15-17-17-17-19-19-19-20-20-20-------------]
[------------------------------------------------------------20_b22------]
[*----------------------------------------------------------------------*]
[*----------------------------------------------------------------------*]
[------------------------------------------------------------------------]
[------------------------------------------------------------------------]
[----------------------------------------12_17--12-----------------------]
[----20_b22__r_18-17--18-15-13--------13---h-------13--------------------]
[*-----------------------------14--14-----------------------------------*]
[*----------------------------------------------------15-14-12-14-------*]
[-----------------------------------------------------------------15-----]
[------------------------------------------------------------------------]
[End Solo 2]
[---------------------------------------------------------]
[-----------------------------------12-13-15-15/17-(17)---]
[*----------------------------12-14------------sl--------*]
[*-12----------------12-14-15----------------------------*]
[-----14-15-12-14-15--------------------------------------]
[---------------------------------------------------------]
_______________________________________
[* = Re-formatted by death8699 (2.5.02).]
[_______________________________________]
Rhy.Fig.2 [4tx]
Rhy.Fig.2 + Melody Fill [2tx]
[Bridge Fill 3] [End]
[----------------|-------------]
[----------------|-------------]
[*---------------|------------*][Gtrs.1&2]
[*-3/5-----------|------------*]
[--1/3----3------|------2------]
[---sl----1------|------0------]
^ ^
[Hold]
Rhy.Fig.3 [1tx]
Rhy.Fig.2 [1tx]
________________________
[* = Use below ending the]
[last time on this riff. ]
[________________________]
[Final]
[-------------------------------]
[-------------------------------]
[*-----------------------------*][Gtrs.1&2]
[*-0__2-------2--------8\----2-*]
[--0-h--0--0--0--0--0--6\----0--]
[--^----------^--------^sl---^--]
. . . . [End]
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