Testament

The Ballad(Tabs)

Testament

Key: E5

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	        |--0--0--|-------------------4-----0-----0h2-|-------4----0----0h2-0--0--------| 
|--5--3--|-----2-----2---------2-----2-------|--2------2----2------5--3--------| 
|--6--4--|.------3-----3---3-----3-----------|----4----------------6--4-------.| 
|--7--5--|.--4-----4-----4-------------4-----|-4----5----4---4-----7--5-2h4h6-.| 
|--------|-----------------------------------|---------------------------------| 
|--------|-----------------------------------|---------------------------------| 

|--------------------------------------------------------------------| 
|------------------------------------------2-5-4-2-------------------| 
|-------------------1-3-4-5~~(1)----1-----5-------4-3-1-3-1~~--------| 
|-4------------1-2-4-------------2----4--4-------------------2-2/6-4-| 
|---4-----1h2h4------------------------------------------------------| 
|--------------------------------------------------------------------| 

|-----------------9p--7p5---------------------------------------------| 
|-----------4-5-7--------9p7p5-5--7-5h7--4h5p4-2----------------------| 
|------3-4-5------------------------------------4-3-1-----------------| 
|-2-4-6----------------------------------------------4-2-1------------| 
|---------------------------------------------------------4-2-1-------| 
|--------------------------------------------------------------4-2-0--| 

  guitar 1 
|-11h12p11p9--------------------------------------------------| 
|-----------12p11p9-11h12p11p9--------------------------------| 
|-----------------------------11p9p8-9h11p9p8-----------------| 
|--------------------------------------------11p9p8-9h1p9p8---| 
|----------------------------------------------------------11-| 
|-------------------------------------------------------------| 
| guitar 2                                                    | 
|----------0----------------------0---------------------------| 
|---0--------0-0---0----0-0--0-----------0------0-------------| 
|-----3-------------------------------------------------------| 
|-------2-----------------------2-----------------------------| 
|-------------------------------------------------------------| 
|-0-----------------------------------------------------------| 

  guitar 1 
|----12*----0h4h6h7-6-4--------------------| 
|-12*------------------5-/7-5/7-5/7--------| 
|------------------------------------------| 
|------------------------------------------| 
|------------------------------------------| 
|------------------------------------------| 
| guitar 2                                 | 
|--------0---------0-----------------------| 
|------------0-----------------------------| 
|-1---1----------1----1-1-1-1---1----------| 
|------------------------------------4-----| 
|------------------------------------------| 
|------------------------------------------| 

|-18hb--16-16~~--16-14------------------------------------------------------14---| 
|---------------------17-14----------------------------------14--16-14-17-16--17-| 
|--------------------------16-15--------------15--15-13-16-15--16----------------| 
|-------------------------------16-14-13-16-14--16-------------------------------| 
|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------| 
|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------| 

|-16-14-18-16-14---------------------------------------------------12--------------------| 
|---------------17-16-14--------------------------------------14-16--16/hb\--------------| 
|-----------------------16-15-13---15/-(16)13---------13-15-16--------------x-13/hb\15---| 
|-------------------------------14---------------14-16--------------------------------16-| 
|----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------| 
|----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------| 

|---------------------------------------------| 
|---------------------------------------------| 
|---------------------------------------------| 
|----------13h14h16--13-----------------------| 
|--13h14h16--------16--13h14--13--------------| 
|---------------------------16--14h16p14-14---| 

  guitar 1 
|------------------------------2-0-0h2-----------------------| 
|------------------------------------------------------------| 
|-----11/3--9----9/11---11\----------------------------------| 
|----------------------------------------10-9-7--------------| 
|-----9/11--7----7/9----9\---------------------10-9-7--------| 
|----------------------------------------------------10-7----| 
| guitar 2                                                   | 
|------0-------0---------------------------------------------| 
|--------0--------------------------2----------2--0-0--------| 
|-1-1------1------1-1-1-1---1----------3---------------------| 
|------------------------------4--4-------4------------------| 
|------------------------------------------------------------| 
|------------------------------------------------------------| 

Clean part under lyrics - repeat as needed 

  guitar 1 
|----------------------------9--10--9--7-------7--8--7--5------7--5------0---3-| 
|------------------3-------7--7---7--7--7-----6-6--6--6--6---6--6-------8--3---| 
|---------------0-0-0-0-0-7-7--7---7--7--7---7---5--5--5--5-5-5--5-----9----4--| 
|--------------2---------2------------------7--------------7---------10---5----| 
|------------------------------------------5-----------------------------------| 
|-10h12-------0----------------------------------------------------------------| 
| guitar 2                                                                     | 
|------0----------0-------2-0-------0------1-0--1--0-1-0h1p0-----0-0-----------| 
|-----0-0--------0-0-----3-3-3------3-----3-3-3--3----------1-0-1-1-1----------| 
|----0---0-0----0---0-0-4-----4---4------------2--2------------------0--0------| 
|---2-----0----2---------------4-4-4-----0-----------------------------2--0----| 
|-------------------------------2------------------------------0------3----2---| 
|-0-----------0----------------------------------------------------------3--3--| 

solo(interlude) 
|-----------------------------------------------------------------8-7-5-----| 
|----------------------------------------------------------6-5-6-8-----8-5--| 
|---3---------------------------------7---------------7\--------------------| 
|-----4---------5-7-7/hb\p5-7-5-7h9----9-7-7h9--9-9-9-----------------------| 
|-------5---/7--------------------------------------------------------------| 
|-0-------3-----------------------------------------------------------------| 

|--------------------------------------5\---------------| 
|--------------------------------------5\\--------------| 
|-7/fb\p5------------------5---5-7p5h7-5\\--------------| 
|--------7p5-7~~--7p5-5h7p5--7-----------\--------------| 
|-------------------------------------------------------| 
|-------------------------------------------------------| 

'the games are played with your life on the line...' {repeat as needed} 
|---0----0-0--|---0--------0-|------|---0-------| 
|---0----0-0--|---3--------3-|---6--|---1--1--0-| 
|---0----0-0--|---4--7--4--4-|---7--|---2--0--0-| 
|---2----2-2--|-4-4--7--4--4-|-7-7--|---2--2--0-| 
|---2----2-2--|-2----5--2--2-|-5-5--|-0-0--4--2-| 
|-0----0------|--------------|------|---------0-| 

end with:           h------------| 
|-----5---------|---------------------| 
|-----5---------|---------------------| 
|-----5---0--0--|---5-----------------| 
|-----7---2--0--|-----4-----5--4------| 
|-----7---3--2--|-------3-------------| 
|-5---5------3--|-0-------3-----------| 
  
Solo {guitar 2 repeats back clean part as needed} 

  guitar 1 
|--------12-14-15-14-12-/14---12-------------7-9-10-9-7-5h6--5------------| 
|------12-----------------------15-12~~----/7-----------------7-7~~~~-----| 
|-------------------------------------------------------------------------| 
|-------------------------------------------------------------------------| 
|-------------------------------------------------------------------------| 
|-------------------------------------------------------------------------| 
| guitar 2                                                                | 
|------0-----------------------2--0---------------0--------1---3-----1----| 
|-----0----------------------3--3--3--------------3------3---3---3----3---| 
|----0---------------------4---------4-------4---------------------2---2--| 
|---2----------------------------------4---4---4--------0-----------------| 
|----------------------------------------2--------------------------------| 
|-0-----------------------------------------------------------------------| 

 guitar 1 
|-----------------------------------------------------------------| 
|--------6-------------5/----------5------------------------------| 
|----5-7---7-----------5/----------5-----------5-7/9~~---7-9/12~~-| 
|-5/7--------7p5/7~~---5/----7~~---5---7~~------------------------| 
|-----------------------------------------------------------------| 
|-----------------------------------------------------------------| 
| guitar 2                                          | 
|-0-1-0h1p0------------0---0------------------------| 
|-----------1-0------1---1-----1--------------------| 
|---------------------------------0------0----------| 
|--------------------------------------2-------0----| 
|-----------------0------------------3-----------2--| 
|--------------------------------------------3-----3| 

 guitar 1 
|--------------------------------7-10/fb----10-7--------------------| 
|----------10-11-12-10/fb~~---/7----------------10------------------| 
|------9-12---------------------------------------9/hb\p7-9-7~~-----| 
|-9h12---------------------------------------------------9-9--------| 
|-------------------------------------------------------------------| 
|-------------------------------------------------------------------| 

 guitar 1 
|---5-8-7-5/----------------------------8--------------6--------3---------| 
|--6--------8/fb\6-8-6-8-8/fb\-8-8/fb-----8/fb~~~~--/10-8------3----------| 
|-------------------7------------------------------------9----4--2/3~~~~--| 
|---------------------------------------------------------10-5------------| 
|-------------------------------------------------------------------------| 
|-------------------------------------------------------------------------| 

from now its just riffs with distortion: 

|-----------------------------------|-----------------------------------|--------------------------------| 
|-----------------------------------|-----------------------------------|--------------------------------| 
|-----------------------------------|-----------------------------------|--------------------------------| 
|-----------------------------------|-4--4-4-4--4-4-4--4--4--4--4--4--4-|-7--7-7-7---777-777-777-7-7777--| 
|-2--2-2-2--2-2-2--2--2--2--2--2--2-|-2--2-2-2--2-2-2--2--2--2--2--2--2-|-5--5-5-5---555-555-555-5-5555--| 
|-0--0-0-0--0-0-0--0--0--0--0--0--0-|-----------------------------------|--------------------------------| 
     . . .  . . .  .  .  .  .  .         . . .  . . .  .  .  .  .  .         . .     ... ... ...   .... 

end with (2guitars) 

|----------------8--------------------------| 
|-------------------6---------------3-------| 
|----------------------9---------4----------| 
|----------------5----5---10--5-------------| 
|-7--7-7-7--7777-3----3---5--5--5-----------| 
|-5--5-5-5--5555----------3--3--3-----------| 
     . .    ....      .   .  . 

'ive been robbed, i've been used...' part 
|-------------------------------------------------| 
|-------------------------------------------------| 
|-------------------------------------------------| 
|----------4--------7--------6--------5-4---------| 
|-2--------2--------5--------4--------3-2-5-------| 
|-0---------------------------------------3-------| 
                                      . . . 

Part with the lead fill 
|---------------------------|------------------------------------| 
|---------------------------|------------------------------------| 
|---------------------------|------------------------------------| 
|-4-------4-------4-------4-|-----2-------2-------2-------2------| 
|-4-------4-------4-------4-|-----2-------2-------2-------2------| 
|-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-|-2-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-2--| 
    . . .   . . .   . . .     . .   . . .   . . .   . . .   . .  

lead fill 
|----------------------------------------------------------| 
|-7-----9-7\5----Feedback------7--7h8p7----9-7\5-----------| 
|----------------------------------------------------------| 
|----------------------------------------------------------| 
|----------------------------------------------------------| 
|----------------------------------------------------------| 

|----------------------------------14h15p14----------------| 
|-7-----8-7\5----17-A.h.--7h8p7--------------7h8p7p5----0--| 
|----------------------------------------------------------| 
|----------------------------------------------------------| 
|----------------------------------------------------------| 
|----------------------------------------------------------| 

Solo 
|-12t7p5p0h7-12t7p5p0h5-|-----------------------|-----------------| 
|-----------------------|-12t7p5p0h7-12t7p5p0h5-|-----------------| 
|-----------------------|-----------------------|-----------------| 
|---x2------------------|-----------------------|--12t7p5p0h5h7---| 
|-----------------------|--x2-------------------|-----------------| 
|-----------------------|-----------------------|--x4-------------| 
(back guitar: E5           B5                     D5 

|------------------------------------7------------5----------------------| 
|--------------------------------7-----7--------------5----5-------------| 
|-------------------------------7-7------7~~-----7---7--7----------------| 
|--------------9----9----------9----------------7---------7---7~~p.h.~~--| 
|-0h2p0---7-10---10---10-7~~---------------------------------------------| 
|------------------------------------------------------------------------| 
(back guitar:A5  C5-B5-A5    |after repeat until mentioned 

|----8-7-5-----17-14-14----------14--16--17--16--17-16-14--------| 
|---x-------------------17/fb~~---------------------------x------| 
|--x-------------------------------------------------------13~~--| 
|-x---------4----------------------------------------------------| 
|----------------------------------------------------------------| 
|----------------------------------------------------------------| 
              |F#5               E5          
|-(14)---------------------------------------------------------------14-17--16--14----------| 
|-----14-----------------------------------------------------------14---------------17/fb~~-| 
|-------14--13-14------------------------------------------------14-------------------------| 
|---------15-----16-14-16-14-----------------------------------16---------------------------| 
|---------------------------16-17-14-16----------------------16-----------------------------| 
|--------------------------------------17-16-14p.h.~~---14h17-------------------------------| 
                                                        F#5 

|-14-16-17-19/fb--19/fb~~-------12h17---14-12---------------------------------------------------| 
|--------------------------------------------15-------------14-15h17p15p14-15p14----------------| 
|--------------------------x\------------------13---13-14-15--------------------16-12-12-14-12--| 
|--------------------------x\\------------------------------------------------------------------| 
|----------------------------\------------------------------------------------------------------| 
|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------| 

|------------------------------------------------| 
|------------------------------------------------| 
|-11h14p11--9/fb\p11--9/fb\p11--9/fb\p11p9\7-9-6-| 
|------------------------------------------------| 
|------------------------------------------------| 
|------------------------------------------------| 
                                                                                    p.h. 
|-------------------------------------------------------------------------7-9-10-9-7-9-| 
|-------------------------------------------------------------------7-9-10-------------| 
|-7p6-------------------------------------------6/1&hb\6-------6-7-9-------------------| 
|-----9-9p7-9p7------------------------6-7-9-6-7----------6-7-9------------------------| 
|---------------9/1&hb\--x--5-7-9-5-7-9------------------------------------------------| 
|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------| 

|-10-9----------9--12--9--------------------9h12p9----------------9h14p9--------------| 
|-----12-9-10-12---------(11)------------------------------------x------19------------| 
|-----------------------------9----------10-------(11)---------10---------(11)--------| 
|-------------------------------x-----11-------------(11)----11---------------11------| 
|---------------------------------11---------------------9-12-------------------9p.h.-| 
|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------| 

lead fill again 
|----------------------------------14h15p14----------------| 
|-7-----8-7\5----17-A.h.--7h8p7--------------7h8p7p5----0--| 
|----------------------------------------------------------| 
|----------------------------------------------------------| 
|----------------------------------------------------------| 
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