First Strike Is Deadly by Testament #----------------------------------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. # #------------------------------------------------------------------------------# FIRST STRIKE IS DEADLY (Bassline) As recorded by Testament (From the 1987 Album THE LEGACY) Transcribed by cbliss66@aol.com Words by Souza, Christian Music by Peterson, Skolnick Arranged by Testament Gtr I (E A D G) - 'Bass' Intro Fast Rock Q=210 4/4 3/4 Gtr I 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 ||------------------|-----------------|-----------------|--------------|| ||o-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-------------o|| ||o-------2-------2-|-------2---------|-----------------|-------------o|| ||--0-3-2---0-3-2---|-0-3-2---0-1-1-1-|-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-|-1-1-1-1-1-1--|| Slower Q=200 $ 4/4 E Q. E Q. E Q S S E E E E E Q. E Q. E Q. H |---------------|------------------|---------------|--------------| |---------------|------------------|---------------|--------------| |---------------|------------------|---------------|--------------| |-0------0------|-0----0-0-0-0-0-0-|-0------0------|-0------7\----| 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 ||------------------|-----------------|-----------------|-------------------|| ||o-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|------------------o|| ||o-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-4s5---------2s3--o|| ||--0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-1-|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|-----0-3s2-0-------|| To Coda q q E E Q q E E E E E E q q E E Q E E. E. E. E. E ||---------------|----------------|--------------|-------------------|| ||o--------------|----------------|--------------|------------------o|| ||o---------2s3--|------2s3-2-0---|---------2s3--|-2-0--2--3--5--3--o|| ||--2--2--2------|-2--2---------2-|-2--2--2------|-------------------|| 1st and 2nd Verses Faster Q=206 E E E E E E E E E E E a Q E E E E E E E E E E E E E. E. Q E E ||------------------|------------------|-----------------|-----------------| ||o-----------------|------------------|-----------------|-----------------| ||o-----------------|------------------|-----------------|-2-0--2--3----3--| ||--2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-|-2-2-2-2s3--2-0-2-|-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-|------------0----| E E E E E E E E E E E a Q E E E E E E E E E E E E E. E. Q Q |-----------------|------------------|-----------------|---------------| |-----------------|------------------|-----------------|---------------| |-----------------|------------------|-----------------|-2-0--2--3--3--| |-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-|-2-2-2-2s3--2-0-2-|-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-|---------------| E E E E E E E E E E E a Q E E E E E E E E E E E E E. E. Q E E |-----------------|------------------|-----------------|----------------| |-----------------|------------------|-----------------|----------------| |-----------------|------------------|-----------------|-2-0--2--3----3-| |-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-|-2-2-2-2s3--2-0-2-|-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-|------------0---| E E E E E E E E E E E a Q E E E E E E E E E E E E E. E. E. E. E |-----------------|------------------|-----------------|------------------|| |-----------------|------------------|-----------------|------------------|| |-----------------|------------------|-----------------|-2-0--2--3--5--3--|| |-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-|-2-2-2-2s3--2-0-2-|-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-|------------------|| Chorus E E E E E E Q E E E E E E E E E E E E E E Q E E. E. E. E. E |----------------|-----------------|----------------|-----------------| |----------------|-----------------|----------------|-----------------| |-----------2s3--|-------2s3-2-0---|-----------2s3--|-2-0--2--3--5--3-| |-2-2-2-2-2------|-2-2-2---------2-|-2-2-2-2-2------|-----------------| 1. E E E E E E Q E E E E E E E E E E E E E E Q E E. E. E. E. E |----------------|-----------------|----------------|------------------|| |----------------|-----------------|----------------|-----------------o|| |-----------2s3--|-------2s3-2-0---|-----------2s3--|-2-0--2--3--5--3-o|| |-2-2-2-2-2------|-2-2-2---------2-|-2-2-2-2-2------|------------------|| 2. F E E. E. E. E. E E E. E. E. E. E |-----------------|-----------------| |-----------------|-----------------| |-2-0--2--3--5--3-|-5-6--5--6--7--8-| |-----------------|-----------------| aster Q=213 3/4 E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E ||------------------|-----------------|---------------| ||o-----------------|-----------------|---------------| ||o---------7-8-----|-----------------|---------7-8---| ||--0-0-0-0-----0-0-|-0-0-0-0-6-7-5-6-|-0-0-0-0-------| 2/4 4/4 E E E E E E Q Q E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E |-------------|-------|-----------------|-----------------| |---6-7-------|-------|-----------------|-----------------| |---------7-8-|-------|---------7-8-----|-----------------| |-0-----0-----|-6--5--|-0-0-0-0-----0-0-|-0-0-0-0-6-7-5-6-| 3/4 2/4 4/4 E E E E E E E E E E E E Q Q E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E |-------------|-------------|--------||-||------------------|-----------------| |-------------|---6-7---2-3-|-------o||-||o-----------------|-----------------| |---------7-8-|-------------|-1-----o||-||o-------------6s7-|-----------------| |-0-0-0-0-----|-0-----0-----|----1---||-||--0-0-0-7s6-0-----|-0-0-0-7s6-0-3p0-| 3rd Verse 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 |-----------------|------------------||-||------------------|-----------------| |-----------------|-----------------o||-||o-----------------|-----------------| |-------------6s7-|---5-7-5---------o||-||o-------------6s7-|-----------------| |-0-0-0-7s6-0-----|-0-------3-1-0-1--||-||--0-0-0-7s6-0-----|-0-0-0-7s6-0-3p0-| Guitar Solo Slower Q=204 E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E Q E E Q E E +E E E E Q Q |-----------------|------------------||-||----------------|-----------------| |-----------------|-----------------o||-||o---------------|-----------------| |-------------6s7-|---5-7-5---------o||-||o---------------|-----------------| |-0-0-0-7s6-0-----|-0-------3-1-0-1--||-||--0--0-0-0--0-2-|-(2)-2-2-2-2--2--| Faster Q=215 Q E E Q E E +E E E E Q Q Q E E E E E E Q E E E E E E |---------------|------------------||-||----------------|----------------| |---------------|-----------------o||-||----------------|----------------| |---------------|-----------2-----o||-||----------------|----------------| |-3--3-3-3--3-5-|-(5)-5-5-5----3---||-||-5--5-5-5-5-5-5-|-1--1-1-1-1-1-1-| E E E E E E E E Q E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E |-----------------|----------------|-----------------|-----------------| |-----------------|----------------|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|-----------------| |-----------------|-3--3-3-3-3-3-3-|-----------------|-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-| |-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|----------------|-----------------|-----------------| Q E E Q E E Q Q E E E E W W |---------------|---------------|----------|------| |---------------|---------------|----------|------| |---------------|----3--2-3-2-0-|----------|------| |-0--0-0-0--0-0-|-0-------------|-5--------|-1----| W W W W |----------|----------|----------|------| |----------|----------|-3--------|------| |----------|-3--------|----------|-1----| |-3--------|----------|----------|------| Harmony Guitar Part Slower Q=210 Q E E Q E E Q E E Q E E Q E E Q E E Q E E Q E E |---------------|---------------||----------------|---------------| |---------------|---------------||o---------------|---------------| |---------------|---------------||o---------------|---------------| |-0--0-0-0--0-0-|-0--0-0-0--0-0-||--5--5-5-5--5-5-|-1--1-1-1--1-1-| Q E E Q E E Q E E Q E E Q E E Q E E Q E E Q E E |---------------|---------------|---------------|---------------| |---------------|---------------|-3--3-3-3--3-3-|---------------| |---------------|-3--3-3-3--3-3-|---------------|-1--1-1-1--1-1-| |-3--3-3-3--3-3-|---------------|---------------|---------------| D.S. al Coda Q E E Q E E Q E E Q E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E 4x |---------------|----------------||-||------------------|------------------|| |---------------|---------------o||-||o-----------------|-----------------o|| |---------------|---------------o||-||o-----------------|-4s5---------3s4-o|| |-0--0-0-0--0-0-|-0--0-0-0--0-0--||-||--0-2-3-0-2-3-0-2-|-----0-2s3-0------|| & q q E E Q q E E E E E E q q E E Q |--------------|----------------|--------------| |--------------|----------------|--------------| |---------2s3--|------2s3-2-0---|---------2s3--| |-2--2--2------|-2--2---------2-|-2--2--2------| E E. E. H +H Q +Q |--------------|------------------*| |--------------|------------------*| |-2-0--2--3----|-(3)--------------*| |--------------|--------2--(2)\---*| 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 \n/ - tremolo bar dip; n = amount to dip \n - 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 www.TAB6.com