First Strike Is Deadly by Testament T E S T A M E N T - F I R S T S T R I K E I S D E A D L Y [2 0 0 1] From the Album FIRST STRIKE STILL DEADLY Copyright 2001 SPITFIRE RECORDS New Version 1.1 - APR '02 Originally Transcribed by: Jarle Hille Olsen New Version by: death8699 For Questions, Comments, Newest Version, or Corrections contact death8699: at ArchEnemies@aol.com Check Out Death8699.com, With More Transcriptions On It: http://www.death8699.com . - 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) --F I R S T S T R I K E I S D E A D L Y-- [Drum Fill] [Riff 1] [------------------------------------------------------------] [------------------------------------------------------------] [*----------------------------------------------------------*]Gtrs [*-------5-----4-----5-----4-----5--4-----------------------*]I&II [-----0--3--0--2-----3--0--2-----3--2--0--3---3--3--3--3--3--] [--2--------------2-----------2-----------1---1--1--1--1--1--] . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . [End Riff 1] [------------------------------------------] [------------------------------------------] [*----------------------------------------*]Gtrs [*----------------------------------------*]I&II [--3-3-3--3--3--3--3--3---3-3-3-3-3--/--\--] [--1-1-1--1--1--1--1--1---1-1-1-1-1--/--\--] . . . . . . . . . . . . sl sl Riff 1 [1tx] [Riff 2] [End Riff 2] [-------------------------------------------|-----------------------------------] [-------------------------------------------|-----------------------------------] [*------------------------------------------|----------------------------------*]Gtr [*--7-6\5---7-6\5---7-6\5-----------5---7/8-|---7-6\5---7-6\5---6/7-----5---5/6*] I [---7-6\5---7-6\5---7-6\5-----------5---7/8-|---7-6\5---7-6\5---4/5-----3---3/4-] [-0----sl-0----sl-0----sl-000-0-0-0---0--sl-|-0----sl-0----sl-0--sl-0-3---x--sl-] . . . ... . . . . . . . . . [-------------------------------------------|-----------------------------------] [-------------------------------------------|-----------------------------------] [*------------------------------------------|----------------------------------*]Gtr [*----------------------------------5---7/8-|---7-6\5---7-6\5---6/7-----5---5/6*] II [-2-------2-------2-----------------5---7/8-|---7-6\5---7-6\5---4/5-----3---3/4-] [-0-------0-------0-------000-0-0-0---0--sl-|-0----sl--0---sl-0--sl-0-3---x--sl-] ... . . . . . . . . . [Riff 2.a] [----------------------------------------|-----------------------------------] [----------------------------------------|-----------------------------------] [*---------------------------------------|----------------------------------*]Gtrs [*--7-6\5---7-6\5---7-6\5--------5---7/8-|---7-6\5---7-6\5---6/7-----5---5/6*]I&II [---7-6\5---7-6\5---7-6\5--------5---7/8-|---7-6\5---7-6\5---4/5-----3---3/4-] [-0----sl-0----sl-0----sl--0-0-0---0--sl-|-0----sl-0----sl-0--sl-0-3---x--sl-] . . . . . . . . . . . . [End Riff 2.a] [----------------------------------------|-----------------------------------] [----------------------------------------|-----------------------------------] [*---------------------------------------|----------------------------------*]Gtrs [*--7-6\5---7-6\5---7-6\5-------5---7/8--|---7-6\5---7-6\5---6/7-----5---5\4*]I&II [---7-6\5---7-6\5---7-6\5-------5---7/8--|---7-6\5---7-6\5---4/5-----3---3\2-] [-0----sl-0----sl-0----sl-0-000---0--sl--|-0----sl-0----sl-0--sl-0-3---x--sl-] . . . . ... . . . . . . Riff 2.a [1tx] [Riff 3] [---------------------------------------------------------------] [---------------------------------------------------------------] [*-------------------------------------------------------------*]Gtrs [*--------4---5-------4-/-5-4-2----------4---5--4-2-4----------*]I&II [-4--4--4-2---3-4--4--2-/-3-2-0-4--4--4--2---3--2-0-2--3--5--3--] [-2--2--2-^---^-2--2----sl------2--2--2--^---^--^------3--5--3--] * * * * * * * * . . . . . [End Riff 3] [---------------------------------------------------------------] [---------------------------------------------------------------] [*-------------------------------------------------------------*]Gtrs [*--------4---5-------4-/-5-4-2----------4---5--4-2-4----------*]I&II [-4--4--4-2---3-4--4--2-/-3-2-0-4--4--4--2---3--2-0-2--3--5--3--] [-2--2--2-^---^-2--2----sl------2--2--2--^---^--^------3--5--3--] . . . . . * * * . . . . . _____________ [* = Staccatos] [_____________] Riff 3 [1tx] [Riff 4] [--------------------------------------------------------] [--------------------------------------------------------] [*------------------------------------------------------*]Gtrs [*------------------------------------4-/5-4-2----------*]I&II [-------------------------------------2-/3-2-0-----------] [-2-222-2-2-2-222-2-2-222222222222222---sl-----2-2-222-2-] . ... . . . ... . . ............... . . ... . [--------------------------------------------------------] [--------------------------------------------------------] [*------------------------------------------------------*]Gtrs [*------------4-2-45-7-5--------------------------4-/5--*]I&II [-------------2-0-23-5-3--------------------------2-/3---] [-2-2-222-2-2------------2-2-222-2-2-222-2-222-2-2--sl---] . . ... . . . . . . . . ... . . ... . ... . . _______________ _____________ |1. |2. [End Riff 4] [-------------------------|---------------|--------------] [-------------------------|---------------|--------------] [*------------------------|------5-5------|-------------*]Gtrs [*4-2---------------------|---24-5-5------|---24--------*]I&II [-2-0---------------------|-2-02-3-3------|-2-02-3-5-3---] [-----2-2-222-2-2-222-2-2-|-2----3-3---|-2----3-5-3---] . . ... . . ... . . .. * .. . . . ________________ [* = Pickup note.] [________________] [Riff 4.a] [---------------------------------------------------------------] [---------------------------------------------------------------] [*-------------------------------------------------------------*]Gtrs [*-----------------4-/-5-5-------------4-/-5-4-2---------------*]I&II [-4----------------2-/-3-3-4-----------2-/-3-2-0-4--------------] [-2-22222222222222---sl----2-222222222---sl------2-222222222222-] ^ .............. ^ ......... ^ ............ [End Riff 4.a] [------------------------------] [------------------------------] [*----------------------------*]Gtrs [*4-/-5--5--4-2-4-------------*]I&II [-2-/-3--3--2-0-2--3---5---3---] [---sl-------------3---5---3---] . . . . . Riff 4.a [1tx] Riff 4 [1tx] Riff 4.a [1tx] [Riff 4.b] [---------------------------------------------------------------] [---------------------------------------------------------------] [*-------------------------------------------------------------*]Gtrs [*-----------------4-/-5-5-------------4-/-5-4-2---------------*]I&II [-4----------------2-/-3-3-4-----------2-/-3-2-0-4--------------] [-2-22222222222222---sl----2-222222222---sl------2-222222222222-] ^ .............. ^ ......... ^ ............ [End Riff 4.b] [---------------------------------------------------------------] [---------------------------------------------------------------] [*-------------------------------------------------------------*]Gtrs [*4-/-5-5----4--2-4--5--4-5--7--5-7--9--7-9--10--9-10-12--9--\-*]I&II [-2-/-3-3----2--0-2--3--2-3--5--3-5--7--5-7--8---7-8--10--7--\--] [---sl-------------------------------------------------------sl-] . . . [Riff 5] [-----|-----------------------------------------------] [-----|-----------------------------------------------] [*----|----------------------------------------------*]Gtrs [*----|-----------------7----------------------------*]I&II [--|--------7_8_7----7-----------------------------] [--|-0-0-0---h-p---0---0-0-0-0-0-0-5_6_5_3_0-0-0-0-] . . . . . . . . . . h p p p . . . __________ ___________ |1,3. ||2,4. [End] [-----------------------------|----------|------------] [-----------------------------|----------|------------] [*----------------------------|----------|-----------*]Gtrs [*-----------6_7_6------------|-3---2----|-3---------*]I&II [---7_8_7-----h-p----7_8_7----|-1---0-|-1-----3-] [-0--h-p---0-------0--h-p---0-|-------|-------1-] . . . . ________________ [ = Pickup note] [________________] [Riff 5.a] [-----|-----------------------------------------------] [-----|-----------------------------------------------] [*----|---------------9------------------------------*]Gtr [*----|-------6_7_6---9-------------7_8_7-5\2--------*] II [--|--------h-p-------------------h-p---sl---------] [--|-0-0-0-------0---0-0-0-0-0-0-----------0-0-0-0-] . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ___________ _____________ |1,3. ||2,4. [End] [--------------------------|-----------|--------------] [--------------------------|-----------|--------------] [*----------4_5_4----------|-----------|-------------*]Gtr [*-6_7_6-----h-p-----6_7_6-|-3-----2---|-3-----------*] II [---h-p---------------h-h--|-1-----0|-1-----3---] [--------0--------0--------|--------|-------1---] . . ________________ [ = Pickup note] [________________] [Riff 6] [-----|------------------------------------------------] [-----|------------------------------------------------] [*----|-----------------------------------------------*]Gtrs [*----|---------------9-/-10---------10-\-9-----------*]I&II [--|-------7-/-8---7-/-8----------8--\-7---8-\-7----] [--|-0-0-0-5-/-6-0---sl---0-0-0-0----sl--0-6-\-5-0--] . . . sl . . . . . . sl . [End Riff 6] [--------------------------------------------------] [--------------------------------------------------] [*------------------------------------------------*]Gtrs [*-----------------9-/-10---8--7---7--8--7-/-8----*]I&II [--------8-/-7-----7-/-8----8--7------8--7-/-8-----] [--0-0-0-6-/-5--0----sl---0------0---------sl---0--] . . . sl . . . . ________________ [ = Pickup note] [________________] Riff 6 [3tx] [Riff 7] [------------------------------------------------------] [------------------------------------------------------] [*----------------------------------------------------*]Gtrs [*----------------------------------------2-----4-----*]I&II [-2------2----4---4---4--4-5-----5--------0-----2--5---] [-0--0-0-0--x-2-x-2-x-2--2-3-3-3-3-3-333--^-3-2-^--3---] ^ . . ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ . . ^ . ... . . ^ [End Riff 7] [------------------------------------------------------] [------------------------------------------------------] [*----------------------------------------------------*]Gtrs [*---------------------------------------2-----5-4----*]I&II [-2------2----4---4---4--4-5-----5-------0-----3-2-5---] [-0--0-0-0--x-2-x-2-x-2--2-3-3-3-3-3-333-^-3-2-^-^-3---] ^ . . ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ . . ^ . ... . . ^ [Riff 8] [-----------------------------------|-------------------------------------] [-----------------------------------|-------------------------------------] [*----------------------------------|------------------------------------*]Gtrs [*-2--------------------------------|-------------5----------------10----*]I&II [--0-0-0-0-0-0-0-3----------------5-|-------------3-3"-3-3-3-3-3-3-8-8-8--] [--^-------------1-1"-1-1-1-1-1-1-3-|-3-3-3-3-3-3-^----------------^------] . . . . . . ^ . . . . . . . ^ . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . [End Riff 8] [-----------------------------------|-------------------------------------] [-----------------------------------|-------------------------------------] [*----------------------------------|------------------------------------*]Gtrs [*--10----1010\-3-----3-------------|------------------------------------*]I&II [---8-8-8-8-8-\-1-1-1-1-1-1-2-------|2/3--------------------0-----0-------] [---^-----^---sl^-----^-----0-0-0-0-|0/1-0-0-0-1"-0-0-0-1-3---3-1---3-1-0-] . . . . . . ^ . . . sl . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . [Riff 8.a] [------------------------------------------------------------] [------------------------------------------------------------] [*----------------------------------------------------------*]Gtrs [*-2--2-------------------------------5-5/------10----------*]I&II [--0--0-------3--3--------5--5--------3-3/---0--8--0---------] [--^--^-0-3-2-1--1-0-1-0--3--3-0-3-0--^--sl-----^-----0-0-0--] . . . ^ ^ . . . ^ ^ . . . . . . . . [End Riff 8.a] [------------------------------------------------------------] [------------------------------------------------------------] [*----------------------------------------------------------*]Gtrs [*-10-----10----10\--3-----3--------------------------------*]I&II [--8--8-8-8-8-8-8-\--1-1-1-1-0-1-0-5-----5-----0-----0-------] [--^------^-------sl-^-----^-------3-3-3-3-1-3---3-1---3-1-0-] . . . . . . . . . ^ . . ^ . . . . . . . . . [Riff 8.b] [------------------------------------------------------------] [------------------------------------------------------------] [*----------------------------------------------------------*]Gtrs [*-2--2-------------------------------5-5/------10----------*]I&II [--0--0-------3--3--------5--5--------3-3/---0--8--0---------] [--^--^-0-3-2-1--1-0-1-0--3--3-0-3-0--^--sl-----^-----0-0-0--] . . . ^ ^ . . . ^ ^ . . . . . . . . [End Riff 8.b] [------------------------------------------------------------] [------------------------------------------------------------] [*----------------------------------------------------------*]Gtrs [*-10-----10----10\--3-----3--------------------------------*]I&II [--8--8-8-8-8-8-8-\--1-1-1-1-0-1-0-5-----5-----0-----0-------] [--^------^-------sl-^-----^-------3-3-3-3-1-3---3-1---3-1-0-] . . . . . . . . . ^ . . ^ . . . . . . . . . Riff 8.a [1tx] Riff 8.b [1tx] [Guitar Solo] [**] [-----------------------------------------------------------------------] [-------------------------------------------10_b_12__r_10-10_8----8-----] [*------9-11-12-9~\---9-11-12-9~----9-11-12-----------------p--11---9~-*]Gtr [*/--12--------a.h.12------------12-------------------------------a.h.-*]III [-sl--------------------------------------------------------------------] [-----------------------------------------------------------------------] [-----------------------------------------------------------------------] [-----15--13-12---------------------------------------------------------] [*---x----------14-14/16-14-12/14-12--------------9-10-9\7----7--------*]Gtr [*--x---------------sl-------sl------14~--\-10/12-------sl-10---7~--\--*]III [--x---------------------------------a.h.-sl-sl----------------a.h.-sl--] [-x---------------------------------------------------------------------] [-------12--------------------------------------------------------------] [-----13--15_1313_12----------------------------------------------------] [*--14------p----p--1412_1412------------------------------121415/1715\*]Gtr [*14--------------------h----15141214151412----------121415-----sl---sl*]III [------------------------------------------1514121415-------------------] [-----------------------------------------------------------------------] [--------------------------------------12------------7-10-7/8-----------] [---15/1715~\------131517--------13-15----15-------8-------sl-10~-\-----] [*17--sl----sl---14-----------14-----------------9----------------sl---*]Gtr [*-------------14----------14-----------------10-----------------------*]III [-----------------------------------------------------------------------] [-----------------------------------------------------------------------] [-10----------------10----------------10----------------12--------------] [---13121310/1213-----13121310/1213-----13121310/1213-----15131512/1315-] [*---------sl----14----------sl----14-----------sl---14----------sl----*]Gtr [*---------------------------------------------------------------------*]III [-----------------------------------------------------------------------] [-----------------------------------------------------------------------] [----1713171513--13-----------------------------------------------------] [--------------17--1715171513-------------------------------------13----] [*16-------------------------16--------------------------------14------*]Gtr [*-----------------------------------14151714~----\---------14---------*]III [------------------------------141517-------------sl-/12-15-------------] [-----------------------------------------------------------------------] [-----------------------------------------------------------------------] [-17-13---------------10-13-10----------------12-15-12------------------] [*-----14----------10----------10----------12----------12----------17--*]Gtr [*--------------10----------------------12----------------------17-----*]III [----------8-12-------------------10-14-------------------15-19---------] [-----------------------------------------------------------------------] [-------------------------17-20-17---------------------------------16---] [-17-20-17-------------18---------18-------------15-18-15-------17------] [*---------17-------17------------------------15----------15-16--------*]Gtr [*------------15-19------------------------15--------------------------*]III [------------------------------------13-17------------------------------] [-----------------------------------------------------------------------] [End solo] [-19-------12-16----------------------] [-------12------------12-17-15-13~-\--] [*---13------------13--------------sl*]Gtr [*--------------14-------------------*]III [-------------------------------------] [-------------------------------------] [**] = See bottom of the page. [Melody] [**] [---------------------------------------------------------------------] [---------------------------------------------------------------------] [*14-16-17--16-14-----12-14-16--14-12-----10-12-14--12-10-----9_10---*]Gtr [*----------------15~-----------------14~-----------------12~--h-----*]III [---------------------------------------------------------------------] [---------------------------------------------------------------------] [------------------------------17-19-20--19-17-----15-17-19--17-15----] [----------9__(10)--12__(13)-------------------18~-----------------17~] [*9__(10)---tr--------tr---------------------------------------------*]Gtr [*-tr----------------------------------------------------------------*]III [---------------------------------------------------------------------] [---------------------------------------------------------------------] [--13-15-17--15-13---------------------12__(13)--16_(17)--12__(13)----] [------------------15~-12_13-12__(13)----tr--------tr-------tr--------] [*-----------------------h-----tr------------------------------------*]Gtr [*-------------------------------------------------------------------*]III [---------------------------------------------------------------------] [---------------------------------------------------------------------] [Gtr IV - Doubles Gtr III] [-------------------------|-------------------------------------------] [-------------------------|-------------------------------------------] [*------------------------|-10-12-14--12-10-----9-10-12--10-9-----7-9*]Gtr [*------------------------|-----------------12~---------------10~----*] IV [-------------------------|-------------------------------------------] [-------------------------|-------------------------------------------] [-------------------------------------------13-15-17--15-13-----12-13-] [----------------------------------9__(10)-----------------15~--------] [*10--9-7------------------9__(10)--tr-------------------------------*]Gtr [*--------8~-9_10-9__(10)---tr---------------------------------------*] IV [-------------h----tr-------------------------------------------------] [---------------------------------------------------------------------] [-15--13-12-----10-12-13--12-10---------------------12__(13)--16__(17)] [-----------13~-----------------11~-12_13-12__(13)----tr--------tr----] [*------------------------------------h-----tr-----------------------*]Gtr [*-------------------------------------------------------------------*] IV [---------------------------------------------------------------------] [---------------------------------------------------------------------] [End melody] [-12__(13)---] [---tr-------] [*----------*]Gtr [*----------*] IV [------------] [------------] [**] = See bottom of the page. [Fill 1] [----------------------------------] [----------------------------------] [*--------------------------------*]Gtrs [*----------------7_(8)-----------*]I&II [--7_(8)--9_(10)---tr----8_(9)-----] [---tr-----tr-------------tr-------] ______________________ [Riff 9] |1,3. | [----------------------------------|----------------------] [----------------------------------|----------------------] [*---------------------------------|---------------------*]Gtrs [*-------------4-/-5--------6-/-7--|--------------5-/-6--*]I&II [-----5--4-----4-/-5--------4-/-5--|-----4--5-----3-/-4---] [--0--3--2--0----sl---0--3----sl---|--0--2--3--0----sl----] . . . . . . . . . . _____________________ ____________________ |2. |4. [End Riff 9] [---------------------|--------------------] [---------------------|--------------------] [*--------------------|-------------------*] [*-------------5-\-4--|-------------------*] [-----4--5-----3-\-2--|-----4--5-----x-\---] [--0--2--3--0----sl---|--0--2--3--0--x-\---] . . . . . . . . sl Riff 2.a [1tx] [Riff 2.c] [----------------------------------------|-----------------------------------] [----------------------------------------|-----------------------------------] [*---------------------------------------|----------------------------------*]Gtrs [*---------------------------------------|----------------------------------*]I&II [---7-6\5---7-6\5---7-6\5--------5---7/8-|---7-6\5---7-6\5---4/5-----3---3/4-] [-0-5-4\3-0-5-4\3-0-5-4\3--0-0-0-3-0-5/6-|-0-5-4\3-0-5-4\3-0-4/5-0-3-3-x-3/4-] . sl . sl . sl . . . . sl . sl . sl . sl . . sl [End Riff 2.c] [----------------------------------------|-----------------------------------] [----------------------------------------|-----------------------------------] [*---------------------------------------|----------------------------------*]Gtrs [*---------------------------------------|----------------------------------*]I&II [---7-6\5---7-6\5---7-6\5--------5---7/8-|---7-6\5---7-6\5---4/5-----3---3/2-] [-0-5-4\3-0-5-4\3-0-5-4\3--0-0-0-3-0-5/6-|-0-5-4\3-0-5-4\3-0-4/5-0-3-3-x-3/2-] . sl . sl . sl . . . . sl . sl . sl . sl . . sl Riff 3 [1tx] [Final] [---------------------------------------------------------------] [---------------------------------------------------------------] [*-------------------------------------------------------------*]Gtrs [*--------4---5-------4-/-5-4-2----------4---5--4-2-4----------*]I&II [-4--4--4-2---3-4--4--2-/-3-2-0-4--4--4--2---3--2-0-2--3--5--3--] [-2--2--2-^---^-2--2----sl------2--2--2--^---^--^------3--5--3--] * * * * * * * * . . . . . [---------------------------------------------------------------] [---------------------------------------------------------------] [*-------------------------------------------------------------*]Gtrs [*--------4---5-------4-/-5-4-2----------4---5---4-2-4--5------*]I&II [-4--4--4-2---3-4--4--2-/-3-2-0-4--4--4--2---3---2-0-2--3----4--] [-2--2--2-^---^-2--2----sl------2--2--2--^---^---^------3----2--] * * * * * * * * . . ^ ^ [End] _____________ [* = Staccatos] [_____________] ________________________________________________________________ |[**] Solos are now completed/updated! I have recently modified | |the original solos done by Jarle, Alex Skolnick plays them a | |little different on FSSD. This pertains to both solos in this | |song. | |________________________________________________________________| Check Out Death8699.com, With More Transcriptions On It: http://www.death8699.co www.TAB6.com