#----------------------------------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. # #------------------------------------------------------------------------------# CONFUSION FUSION As recorded by Testament (From the 1989 Album PRACTICE WHAT YOU PREACH) Transcribed by John Tapella Music by Testament Gtr I (E A D G B E) - 'Untitled' Gtr II (E A D G B E) - 'Untitled' Intro Q=180 4/4 Gtr I W H Q E E H H E E E E Q E E |----------|---------x-x-|------x----|-xSx-x----------| |----------|-------------|------------|----------------| |----------|-------------|------------|----------------| |----------|-------------|------------|----------------| |----------|-------------|------------|------------3-3-| |----------|-------------|------------|----------------| F#5 Gtr I +W +W +W +W |------------|------------|------------|--------| |------------|------------|------------|--------| |------------|------------|------------|--------| |------------|------------|------------|--------| |-(3)--------|-(3)--------|-(3)--------|-(3)----| |------------|------------|------------|--------| | | Gtr II | < | W W +W +W |------------|------------|------------|--------| |------------|------------|------------|--------| |------------|------------|------------|--------| |------------|--4---------|-(4)--------|-(4)----| |------------|------------|------------|--------| |------------|--2---------|-(2)--------|-(2)----| Main Riff (C°7) E E E E E E E E +E E E E E E E E |------------------------|--------------------------| |------------------------|--------------------------| |-------------------8-11-|-(11)----------------8-11-| |-------------7-10-------|---------------7-10-------| |-------6--9-------------|---------6--9-------------| |--5-8-------------------|------8-------------------| | | E E E E E E E E +E E E E E E E E |------------------------|--------------------------| |---------------------13-|-(13)------------------13-| |---------------11-14----|-----------------11-14----| |---------10-13----------|-----------10-13----------| |----9-12----------------|------9-12----------------| |-11---------------------|--------------------------| +E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E |--------------------------|-------------------------| |--------------------------|-10-13-10----------------| |-(11)----------------8-11-|----------11--8----------| |---------------7-10-------|----------------10--7----| |---------6--9-------------|-----------------------9-| |------8-------------------|-------------------------| | | +E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E |--------------------------|-11-14-11----------------| |-(13)------------------13-|----------13-------------| |-----------------11-14----|-------------14-11-------| |-----------10-13----------|-------------------13-10-| |------9-12----------------|-------------------------| |--------------------------|-------------------------| +E E E E E E E E +E E E E E E E E |--------------------------|--------------------------| |--------------------------|--------------------------| |---------------------8-11-|-(11)----------------8-11-| |---------------7-10-------|---------------7-10-------| |--(9)----6--9-------------|---------6--9-------------| |------8-------------------|------8-------------------| | | +E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E |--------------------------|--------------------------| |-----------------------13s|==10-------------------13-| |-----------------11-14----|-----------------11-14----| |-(10)------10-13----------|-----------10-13----------| |------9-12----------------|------9-12----------------| |--------------------------|--------------------------| +E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E |--------------------------|-------------------------| |--------------------------|-10-13-10----------------| |-(11)----------------8-11-|----------11--8----------| |---------------7-10-------|----------------10--7----| |---------6--9-------------|-----------------------9-| |------8-------------------|-------------------------| | | +E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E |--------------------------|-11-14-11----------------| |-(13)------------------13-|----------13-------------| |-----------------11-14----|-------------14-11-------| |-----------10-13----------|-------------------13-10-| |------9-12----------------|-------------------------| |--------------------------|-------------------------| +E E E E E E E E +E E E E E E E E |--------------------------|---------------------------| |--------------------------|---------------------------| |---------------------8-11-|-(11)-----------------8-11-| |---------------7-10-------|----------------7-10-------| |--(9)----6--9-------------|----------6--9-------------| |------8-------------------|-------8-------------------| | | +E E E E E E E E +E E E E E E E E |--------------------------|---------------------------| |-----------------------13-|-(13)------------------13-| |-----------------11-14----|------------------11-14----| |-(10)------10-13----------|------------10-13----------| |------9-12----------------|-------9-12----------------| |--------------------------|---------------------------| +E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E |--------------------------|-------------------------| |--------------------------|-10-13-10----------------| |-(11)----------------8-11-|----------11--8----------| |---------------7-10-------|----------------10--7----| |---------6--9-------------|-----------------------9-| |------8-------------------|-------------------------| | | +E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E |--------------------------|-11-14-11----------------| |-(13)------------------13-|----------13-------------| |-----------------11-14----|-------------14-11-------| |-----------10-13----------|-------------------13-10-| |------9-12----------------|-------------------------| |--------------------------|-------------------------| G#5 D5 G#5 D5 12/8 9/8 E E E E E E E E E E E E H +H E |---------------------------10-|-(10)-------(10)---------| |--------------------7----8----|---8---------(8)---------| |-------------5-7--8---9-------|---9---------(9)---------| |------4-6--7------------------|------------------------4-| |-6--6-------------------------|--------------------------| |------------------------------|--------------------------| | | PM-------------------| | Q. Q. Q. Q. E E E E E E E E E |------------------------------|--------------------------| |------------------------------|--------------------------| |---------------8--------------|--------------------------| |--------7------6------7-------|---7--7-7-7---7---7-7-7-7-| |-6------5-------------5-------|---5--5-5-5---5---5-5-5-5-| |-4----------------------------|--------------------------| G#5 D5 G#5 D5 Fm 12/8 E E E E E E E E E E E E W. |---------------------------10-|--------------------------------------| |--------------------7----8----|--9-----------------------------------| |-------------5-7--8---9-------|-10-----------------------------------| |------4-6--7------------------|--------------------------------------| |-6--6-------------------------|--------------------------------------| |------------------------------|--------------------------------------| | | Q. Q. Q. Q. Q. +Q +E +Q +E +Q. |------------------------------|--------------------------------------| |------------------------------|--------------------------------------| |---------------8--------------|--------------------------------------| |--------7------6------7-------|--------------------------------------| |-6------5-------------5-------|--8----(8)b9===(8)r(8)b9===(8)r(8)----| |-4----------------------------|--------------------------------------| 4/4 ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ +W +W +W +H. Q |---------------|---------------|---------------|----------------------| |---------------|---------------|---------------|----------------------| |-([10])--------|-([10])--------|-([10])--------|-([10])---------------| |---------------|---------------|---------------|----------------------| |---------------|---------------|---------------|-----------------11--| |---------------|---------------|---------------|----------------------| | | ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ | +W +W +W Q H Q |---------------|---------------|---------------|----------------------| |---------------|---------------|---------------|----------------------| |---------------|---------------|---------------|----------------------| |---------------|---------------|---------------|----------------------| |---(8)---------|---(8)---------|---(8)---------|----------------------| |---------------|---------------|---------------|---------11----/11--| (C°7) E E E E E E E E +E E E E E E E E |-----------------------|--------------------------| |-----------------------|--------------------------| |------------------8-11-|-(11)----------------8-11-| |------------7-10-------|---------------7-10-------| |------6--9-------------|---------6--9-------------| |---8-------------------|------8-------------------| | | E E E E E E E E +E E E E E E E E |-----------------------|--------------------------| |--------------------13-|-(13)------------------13-| |--------------11-14----|-----------------11-14----| |--------10-13----------|-----------10-13----------| |---9-12----------------|------9-12----------------| |-----------------------|--------------------------| +E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E |--------------------------|-------------------------|| |--------------------------|-10-13-10----------------|| |-(11)----------------8-11-|----------11--8----------|| |---------------7-10-------|----------------10--7----|| |---------6--9-------------|-----------------------9-|| |------8-------------------|-------------------------|| | | +E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E |--------------------------|-11-14-11----------------|| |-(13)------------------13-|----------13-------------|| |-----------------11-14----|-------------14-11-------|| |-----------10-13----------|-------------------13-10-|| |------9-12----------------|-------------------------|| |--------------------------|-------------------------|| +E E E E E E E E +E E E E E E E E |--------------------------|--------------------------| |--------------------------|--------------------------| |---------------------8-11-|-(11)----------------8-11-| |---------------7-10-------|---------------7-10-------| |--(9)----6--9-------------|---------6--9-------------| |------8-------------------|------8-------------------| | | +E E E E E E E E +E E E E E E E E |--------------------------|--------------------------| |-----------------------13-|-(13)------------------13-| |-----------------11-14----|-----------------11-14----| |-(10)------10-13----------|-----------10-13----------| |------9-12----------------|------9-12----------------| |--------------------------|--------------------------| +E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E |--------------------------|-------------------------| |--------------------------|-10-13-10----------------| |-(11)----------------8-11-|----------11--8----------| |---------------7-10-------|----------------10--7----| |---------6--9-------------|-----------------------9-| |------8-------------------|-------------------------| | | +E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E |--------------------------|-11-14-11----------------| |-(13)------------------13-|----------13-------------| |-----------------11-14----|-------------14-11-------| |-----------10-13----------|-------------------13-10-| |------9-12----------------|-------------------------| |--------------------------|-------------------------| G#5 D5 G#5 D5 12/8 9/8 E E E E E E E E E E E E H +H E |---------------------------10-|-(10)-------(10)---------| |--------------------7----8----|---8---------(8)---------| |-------------5-7--8---9-------|---9---------(9)---------| |------4-6--7------------------|------------------------4-| |-6--6-------------------------|--------------------------| |------------------------------|--------------------------| | | PM-------------------| | Q. Q. Q. Q. E E E E E E E E E |------------------------------|--------------------------| |------------------------------|--------------------------| |---------------8--------------|--------------------------| |--------7------6------7-------|---7--7-7-7---7---7-7-7-7-| |-6------5-------------5-------|---5--5-5-5---5---5-5-5-5-| |-4----------------------------|--------------------------| G#5 D5 G#5 D5 Fm 12/8 E E E E E E E E E E E E W. |---------------------------10-|--------------------------------------| |--------------------7----8----|--9-----------------------------------| |-------------5-7--8---9-------|-10-----------------------------------| |------4-6--7------------------|--------------------------------------| |-6--6-------------------------|--------------------------------------| |------------------------------|--------------------------------------| | | Q. Q. Q. Q. Q. +Q +E +Q +E +Q. |------------------------------|--------------------------------------| |------------------------------|--------------------------------------| |---------------8--------------|--------------------------------------| |--------7------6------7-------|--------------------------------------| |-6------5-------------5-------|--8----(8)b9===(8)r(8)b9===(8)r(8)----| |-4----------------------------|--------------------------------------| Bridge D#5 E7 C#5 D5 D#5 E7 C#5 D5 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 |-------------------------|-------------------------| |-------------------------|-------------------------| |-----8---8-------7---7---|-----8---8-------7---7---| |---8---8---8---6---6---6-|---8---8---8---6---6---6-| |-6-----------7-----------|-6-----------7-----------| |-------------------------|-------------------------| | | PM------------------------------------------------- | Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q |-------------------------|-------------------------| |-------------------------|-------------------------| |-------------------------|-------------------------| |-8---8---8---9---6---7---|-8---8---8---9---6---7---| |-6---6---6---7---4---5---|-6---6---6---7---4---5---| |-------------------------|-------------------------| D#5 E7 C#5 D5 D#5E5 F5 F#5 G5 A#5 E E E E E E E E E E E E Q Q Q Q Q Q |-------------------------|-------------------------| |-------------------------|-------------------------| |-----8---8-------7---7---|-------------------------| |---8---8---8---6---6---8-|-8--9--10--11--12--15---| |-6-----------7-----------|-6--7---8---9--10--13---| |-------------------------|-------------------------| | |---------------------| | Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q |-------------------------|-------------------------| |-------------------------|-------------------------| |-------------------------|-------------------------| |-8---8---8---9---6---7---|-8--9--10--11--12--15---| |-6---6---6---7---4---5---|-6--7---8---9--10--13---| |-------------------------|-------------------------| G#5 G#°/D G#5 E7 G#5 E G#5 D#7 G#5 G#°/D G#5 E PM| PM PM| PM PM| PM PM| PM 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 E E E E E E E E E E E E |-------------------------|-------------------------|--------------------------| |-------------------------|-------------------------|--------------------------| |-----------4-----------7-|-----------4-----------6-|-----------4---------4----| |-----6---6-------6---6---|-----6---6-------6---5---|-----6---6-------6-----6--| |---6---5-------6---7-----|---6---5-------6---6-----|---6---5-------6---7------| |-4-----------4-----------|-4-----------4-----------|-4-----------4------------| | | PM----------------------------------------------------------------------| | E E E E Q E E E E Q E E E E Q E E E E Q E E E E Q E E E E Q |-------------------------|-------------------------|--------------------------| |-------------------------|-------------------------|--------------------------| |-------------------------|-------------------------|--------------------------| |-------------------------|-------------------------|--------------------------| |-6-6-6-5-5---6-6-6-7-7---|-6-6-6-7-7---6-6-6-6-6---|-6-6-6-5-5---6-6-6-7-7----| |-------------------------|-------------------------|--------------------------| G#5 E G#5 D# E G#5 EmB5 F#5G5 G#5 E5 N.C.E5/B PM| PM PM| PM PM----| PM------| E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E Q Q Q E E E E E E Q Q Q |-------------------------|----------------------|------------------------|| |-------------------------|----------------------|------------------------|| |-----------7-------------|-------------4--------|-------------4----------|| |-----6---6-------6---5-8s|=6-6-6-6-6---4--4--5--|-6-6-6-6-6-2----5/--9---|| |---6---7-------6---6-----|---7-7-6-6---2--4--5--|-6-6-6-6-6-2-2------7---|| |-4-----------4-----------|-----------0----2--3--|----------------3/--7---|| | | PM----------------| PM------| PM------| | E E E E Q E E E E Q E E E E E E Q Q Q E E E E E E Q Q Q |-------------------------|----------------------|------------------------|| |-------------------------|----------------------|------------------------|| |-------------------------|-------------4--------|-------------4----------|| |-------------------------|---6-6-6-6-6-4--4--5--|-6-6-6-6-6-2----5/--9---|| |-6-6-6-7-7---6-6-6-6-----|---7-7-6-6-5-2--4--5--|-6-6-6-6-6-2-2------7---|| |-------------------------|----------------2--3--|----------------3/--7---|| G#5 E5 N.C.E5/B G#5 E5B5 F#5G5 G#5 E5C#5E5/D#5/A# Gtrs I, II PM--------| PM--------| PM------| E E E E E E Q Q Q E E E E E E Q Q Q E E E E E E Q Q Q ||------------------------|----------------------|-----------------------|| ||o-----------------------|----------------------|----------------------o|| ||--------------4---------|-------------4--------|-----------------------|| ||--6-6-6-6-6-2----5/--9--|-6-6-6-6-6-2-4--4--5--|-6-6-6-6-6-2-6--9--8---|| ||o-6-6-6-6-6-2-2------7--|-6-6-6-6-6-2-2--4--5--|-6-6-6-6-6-2-4--7--6--o|| ||-----------------3/--7--|----------------2--3--|-------------4--7--6---|| G#5 D5 G#5 D5 12/8 9/8 Gtr I E E E E E E E E E E E E H +H E |---------------------------10-|-(10)-------(10)---------| |--------------------7----8----|---8---------(8)---------| |-------------5-7--8---9-------|---9---------(9)---------| |------4-6--7------------------|------------------------4-| |-6--6-------------------------|--------------------------| |------------------------------|--------------------------| | | Gtr II | PM-------------------| | Q. Q. Q. Q. E E E E E E E E E |------------------------------|--------------------------| |------------------------------|--------------------------| |---------------8--------------|--------------------------| |--------7------6------7-------|---7--7-7-7---7---7-7-7-7-| |-6------5-------------5-------|---5--5-5-5---5---5-5-5-5-| |-4----------------------------|--------------------------| G#5 D5 G#5 D5 Fm 12/8 E E E E E E E E E E E E W. |---------------------------10-|--------------------------------------| |--------------------7----8----|--9-----------------------------------| |-------------5-7--8---9-------|-10-----------------------------------| |------4-6--7------------------|--------------------------------------| |-6--6-------------------------|--------------------------------------| |------------------------------|--------------------------------------| | | Q. Q. Q. Q. Q. +Q +E +Q +E +Q. |------------------------------|--------------------------------------| |------------------------------|--------------------------------------| |---------------8--------------|--------------------------------------| |--------7------6------7-------|--------------------------------------| |-6------5-------------5-------|--8----(8)b9===(8)r(8)b9===(8)r(8)----| |-4----------------------------|--------------------------------------| 4/4 ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ W +W +W +H. Q |-------------|---------------|---------------|----------------------| |-------------|---------------|---------------|----------------------| |-[10]--------|-([10])--------|-([10])--------|-([10])---------------| |-------------|---------------|---------------|----------------------| |-------------|---------------|---------------|-----------------11--| |-------------|---------------|---------------|----------------------| | | ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ | W +W +W Q H Q |-------------|---------------|---------------|----------------------| |-------------|---------------|---------------|----------------------| |-------------|---------------|---------------|----------------------| |-------------|---------------|---------------|----------------------| |---8---------|---(8)---------|---(8)---------|----------------------| |-------------|---------------|---------------|---------11----/11--| Main Riff (C°7) E E E E E E E E +E E E E E E E E |-----------------------|--------------------------| |-----------------------|--------------------------| |------------------8-11-|-(11)----------------8-11-| |------------7-10-------|---------------7-10-------| |------6--9-------------|---------6--9-------------| |---8-------------------|------8-------------------| | | E E E E E E E E +E E E E E E E E |-----------------------|--------------------------| |--------------------13-|-(13)------------------13-| |--------------11-14----|-----------------11-14----| |--------10-13----------|-----------10-13----------| |---9-12----------------|------9-12----------------| |-----------------------|--------------------------| +E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E |--------------------------|--------------------------|| |--------------------------|-10-13-10-----------------|| |-(11)----------------8-11-|----------11--8-----------|| |---------------7-10-------|----------------10--7-----|| |---------6--9-------------|-----------------------9--|| |------8-------------------|--------------------------|| | | +E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E |--------------------------|-11-14-11-----------------|| |-(13)------------------13-|----------13--------------|| |-----------------11-14----|-------------14-11--------|| |-----------10-13----------|-------------------13-10--|| |------9-12----------------|--------------------------|| |--------------------------|--------------------------|| E E E E E E E E +E E E E E E E E ||-------------------------|--------------------------| ||o------------------------|--------------------------| ||--------------------8-11-|-(11)----------------8-11-| ||--------------7-10-------|---------------7-10-------| ||o--9----6--9-------------|---------6--9-------------| ||-----8-------------------|------8-------------------| | | E E E E E E E E +E E E E E E E E ||-------------------------|--------------------------| ||o---------------------13-|-(13)------------------13-| ||----------------11-14----|-----------------11-14----| ||--10------10-13----------|-----------10-13----------| ||o----9-12----------------|------9-12----------------| ||-------------------------|--------------------------| +E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E |--------------------------|---------------------------|| |--------------------------|-10-13-10-----------------o|| |-(11)----------------8-11-|----------11--8------------|| |---------------7-10-------|----------------10--7------|| |---------6--9-------------|-----------------------9--o|| |------8-------------------|---------------------------|| | | +E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E |--------------------------|-11-14-11------------------|| |-(13)------------------13-|----------13--------------o|| |-----------------11-14----|-------------14-11---------|| |-----------10-13----------|-------------------13-10---|| |------9-12----------------|--------------------------o|| |--------------------------|---------------------------|| G#5 D5 G#5 D5 12/8 9/8 E E E E E E E E E E E E H +H E |---------------------------10-|-(10)-------(10)---------| |--------------------7----8----|---8---------(8)---------| |-------------5-7--8---9-------|---9---------(9)---------| |------4-6--7------------------|------------------------4-| |-6--6-------------------------|--------------------------| |------------------------------|--------------------------| | | PM-------------------| | Q. Q. Q. Q. E E E E E E E E E |------------------------------|--------------------------| |------------------------------|--------------------------| |---------------8--------------|--------------------------| |--------7------6------7-------|---7--7-7-7---7---7-7-7-7-| |-6------5-------------5-------|---5--5-5-5---5---5-5-5-5-| |-4----------------------------|--------------------------| G#5 D5 G#5 D5 Fm 12/8 E E E E E E E E E E E E W. |---------------------------10-|--------------------------------------*| |--------------------7----8----|--9-----------------------------------*| |-------------5-7--8---9-------|-10-----------------------------------*| |------4-6--7------------------|--------------------------------------*| |-6--6-------------------------|--------------------------------------*| |------------------------------|--------------------------------------*| | | Q. Q. Q. Q. Q. +Q +E +Q +E +Q. |------------------------------|--------------------------------------*| |------------------------------|--------------------------------------*| |---------------8--------------|--------------------------------------*| |--------7------6------7-------|--------------------------------------*| |-6------5-------------5-------|--8----(8)b9===(8)r(8)b9===(8)r(8)----*| |-4----------------------------|--------------------------------------*| 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