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Lack Of Comprehension
Death
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LACK OF COMPREHENSION (Bassline)
As recorded by Death
(From the 1991 Album HUMAN)
Transcribed by Blackacid (blkacid@acidpit.org)
Words and Music by Chuck Schuldiner
Arranged by Chuck Schuldiner
Gtr I (D G C F) - 'Untitled'
Q=100
4/4
Gtr I
|-3--|
E H.. +W E H.. Q Q Q Q Q
|---------------|------------|-------------|----------------|
|-[5]-----------|------------|-------------|-----------[7]--|
|-----3---------|-(3)--------|---3---------|----3S10--------|
|---------------|------------|-------------|-3-------8------|
|-3-| |-3-|
H. Q E E S E. E E Q E. E. E. S S S E. E E. E. E. S S S E. E
|------------|-----------------|-10--9--7--7-9-7-------|-----------------------|
|------------|-2-4----------4--|-----------------10--9-|-10--9--7--7-9-7-------|
|-2-------2--|-----4-5--4-2----|-----------------------|-----------------10--9-|
|------------|-----------------|-----------------------|-----------------------|
H. E E E E E. S S S S S S S S S
|-------------|--------------------------|
|-------------|-2-4----------------2-4-5-|
|-3-------3-5-|--------------2-3-5-------|
|-------------|-----2--2-3-5-------------|
|-3-|
+E H +E E E E E. E S S S E. E E
|------------------|--------2h4p2---------|
|-(5)--------------|-2-4--4-------5--4----|
|-----3----(3)-3-5-|-------------------3--|
|------------------|----------------------|
|-3-| |-3-|
W E Q E H E. E. E. S S S E. E E. E. E. S S S E. E
|----------|-------------|-----------------------|-----------------------|
|----------|-2-4---------|-10--9--7--7h9p7-------|-----------------------|
|-2--------|------5-2----|-----------------10--9-|-10--9--7--7h9p7-------|
|----------|-------------|-----------------------|-----------------10--8-|
Q=120
$
S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S
|-----------------------------------|
|-----------------------------------|
|-------9-----------10-----------12-|
|-8-8-8---8-8-8-8-8----8-8-8-8-8----|
S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S
|----------------------------------|------------------------------------|
|----------------------------------|------------------------------------|
|-----------10-----------9---------|---10-----------12-----------14-----|
|-8-8-8-8-8----8-8-0-0-0---0-0-0-0-|-0----0-0-0-0-0----0-0-0-0-0----0-0-|
S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S
|-----------------------------------|
|-----------------------------------|
|-------9-----------10-----------12-|
|-8-8-8---8-8-8-8-8----8-8-8-8-8----|
S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S e.
|----------------------------------|-----------------------------------|
|----------------------------------|-----------------------------------|
|-----------10-----------9---------|---10-----------12-----------14----|
|-8-8-8-8-8----8-8-0-0-0---0-0-0-0-|-0----0-0-0-0-0----0-0-0-0-0-------|
S S S S S S S S S S E S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S
|-------------------------------|---------------------------------|
|-------------------------------|---------------------------------|
|-------------------6-----------|---------------------------------|
|-4-4-4-5-4-4-3-3-3-4---4-4-4-5-|-4-4-3-3-3-4-3-3-4-4-4-5-4-4-3-3-|
S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S
|----------------------------------|
|----------------------------------|
|----------------------------------|
|-3-4-3-3-4-4-4-5-4-4-3-3-3-4-3-3--|
S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S
|-----------------------------------|
|-----------------------------------|
|-------9-----------10-----------12-|
|-8-8-8---8-8-8-8-8----8-8-8-8-8----|
S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S
|----------------------------------|------------------------------------|
|----------------------------------|------------------------------------|
|-----------10-----------9---------|---10-----------12-----------14-----|
|-8-8-8-8-8----8-8-0-0-0---0-0-0-0-|-0----0-0-0-0-0----0-0-0-0-0----0-0-|
S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S
|-----------------------------------|
|-----------------------------------|
|-------9-----------10-----------12-|
|-8-8-8---8-8-8-8-8----8-8-8-8-8----|
S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S e.
|----------------------------------|-----------------------------------|
|----------------------------------|-----------------------------------|
|-----------10-----------9---------|---10-----------12-----------14----|
|-8-8-8-8-8----8-8-0-0-0---0-0-0-0-|-0----0-0-0-0-0----0-0-0-0-0-------|
S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S
|---------------------------------|
|---------------------------------|
|---------------------------------|
|-4-4-4-5-4-4-3-3-3-4-4-3-4-4-4-5-|
S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S E S S S S S S S S S S S S
|---------------------------------|--------------------------------|
|---------------------------------|--------------------------------|
|---------------------------------|---6----------------------------|
|-4-4-3-3-3-4-3-3-4-4-4-5-4-4-3-3-|-3-4---4-4-4-5-4-4-3-3-3-4-3-3--|
Q=190
|-3-| |-3-| |-3-| |-3-|
W H E Q. E E E E E E E E E E E E
|----------|-------------|-------------------------|
|----------|--------7\---|-------------------------|
|----------|-------------|-------------------------|
|----------|-------------|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|
|-3-| |-3-| |-3-| |-3-| |-3-| |-3-| |-3-| |-3-| |-3-|
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 Q.
|-------------------------|-------------------------|------------------|
|-------------------------|-------------------------|------------------|
|-------------------------|-------------------------|------------------|
|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-|-2-2-2-2-3-0-5----|
|-3-| |-3-| |-3-| |-3-| |-3-| |-3-| |-3-| |-3-| |-3-| |-3-| |-3-| |-3-|
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
|-------------------------|-------------------------|--------------------------|
|-------------------------|-------------------------|--------------------------|
|-------------------------|-------------------------|--------------------------|
|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2--|
To Coda
|-3-| |-3-| |-3-| |-3-| |-3-| |-3-| |-3-| |-3-| |-3-|
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 E E
|------------------|-------------------------|-------------------------|
|------------------|-------------------------|-------------------------|
|------------------|-------------------------|-------------------------|
|-2-2-2-2-3-0-5----|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|
|-3-| |-3-| |-3-|
E E E Q H E E E Q H E E E Q E E E E
|---------------|---------------|------------------|
|---------------|---------------|------------------|
|-------2-------|-------3-------|-------2--3p2---5-|
|-0-0-0-0-------|-1-1-1-1-------|-0-0-0-0------3---|
|-3-| |-3-|
S S E E E E E E E E E E Q E E E E E E E Q E E E E
|-------------------|------------------|------------------|
|-------------------|------------------|------------------|
|-------3p2---5p2---|-------2--3p2---5-|-------3--3p2-----|
|-0-0-0-----3-----3-|-0-0-0-0------3---|-1-1-1-1------3p1-|
|-3-| |-3-|
E E E Q E E E E S S E E E E E E E E E E Q E E E E
|------------------|-------------------|------------------|
|------------------|-------------------|------------------|
|-------2--3p2---5-|-------3p2---5p2---|-------2--3p2---5-|
|-0-0-0-0------3---|-0-0-0-----3-----3-|-0-0-0-0------3---|
|-3-| |-3-|
E E E Q E E E E E E E Q E E E E S S E E E E E E E
|------------------|------------------|-------------------|
|------------------|------------------|-------------------|
|-------3--3p2-----|-------2--3p2---5-|-------3p2---5p2---|
|-1-1-1-1------3p1-|-0-0-0-0------3---|-0-0-0-----3-----3-|
|-3-| |-3-| |-3-|
E E E Q E E E E E E E Q E E E E E E E Q E E E E
|------------------|------------------|------------------|
|------------------|------------------|------------------|
|-------2--3p2---5-|-------3--3p2-----|-------2--3p2---5-|
|-0-0-0-0------3---|-1-1-1-1------3p1-|-0-0-0-0------3---|
Q=120
S S E E E E E E E W E E H.
|-------------------|----------|-----------|
|-------------------|----------|-----------|
|-------3p2---5p2---|----------|-3S5S3-----|
|-0-0-0-----3-----3-|-0--------|-----------|
W H H W
|----------|-----------|------|
|----------|-----------|------|
|----------|-2---------|------|
|-3--------|------1----|-0----|
E E H. W H H
|-------------|----------|-----------|
|-------------|----------|-----------|
|-3S5S3-------|----------|-2---------|
|-------------|-3--------|------1----|
S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S
|---------------------------------|
|---------------------------------|
|---------------------------------|
|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|
E E E S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S
|---------------------------|---------------------------------|
|---------------------------|---------------------------------|
|-3S5S3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|---------------------------------|
|---------------------------|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|
S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S
|---------------------------------|
|---------------------------------|
|-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-----------------|
|-----------------1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-|
S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S E E E S S S S S S S S S S
|---------------------------------|---------------------------|
|---------------------------------|---------------------------|
|---------------------------------|-3S5S3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|
|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|---------------------------|
Q=190
W H H E E E E E E E E
|----------|-----------|-4---------------|
|----------|-----------|-----------------|
|----------|-2---------|---2-2-2-2-2-2-2-|
|-3--------|------1----|-----------------|
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---------------|-----------------|
|-5-------4-5-4-2-|-----------------|-5-------4-5-4-2-|
|---2-2-2---------|---2-2-2-2-2-2-2-|---2-2-2---------|
|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
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---------------|---------5-------|-4-------5-------|
|---------5-------|-4---------------|-----------------|
|---3-3-3---3-3-3-|---3-3-3---3-3-3-|---0-0-0---0-0-0-|
|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E
|---------7-5-4---|-4---------------|-----------------|
|-4-------------5-|-----------------|-5-------4-5-4-2-|
|---0-0-0---------|---2-2-2-2-2-2-2-|---2-2-2---------|
|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
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---------------|-----------------|-4---------------|
|-----------------|-5-------4-5-4-2-|---------5-------|
|---2-2-2-2-2-2-2-|---2-2-2---------|---3-3-3---3-3-3-|
|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
D.S. al Coda
E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E
|---------5-------|-4---------------|---------7-5-4---|
|-4---------------|---------5-------|-4-------------5-|
|---3-3-3---3-3-3-|---0-0-0---0-0-0-|---0-0-0---------|
|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
Q=190
&
|-3-| |-3-| |-3-|
E E E Q H E E E Q H E E E Q E E E E
|---------------|---------------|------------------|
|---------------|---------------|------------------|
|-------2-------|-------3-------|-------2--3p2---5-|
|-0-0-0-0-------|-1-1-1-1-------|-0-0-0-0------3---|
|-3-| |-3-|
S S E E E E E E E E E E Q E E E E E E E Q E E E E
|-------------------|------------------|------------------|
|-------------------|------------------|------------------|
|-------3p2---5p2---|-------2--3p2---5-|-------3--3p2-----|
|-0-0-0-----3-----3-|-0-0-0-0------3---|-1-1-1-1------3p1-|
|-3-| |-3-|
E E E Q E E E E S S E E E E E E E E E E Q E E E E
|------------------|-------------------|------------------|
|------------------|-------------------|------------------|
|-------2--3p2---5-|-------3p2---5p2---|-------2--3p2---5-|
|-0-0-0-0------3---|-0-0-0-----3-----3-|-0-0-0-0------3---|
|-3-| |-3-|
E E E Q E E E E E E E Q E E E E S S E E E E E E E
|------------------|------------------|-------------------|
|------------------|------------------|-------------------|
|-------3--3p2-----|-------2--3p2---5-|-------3p2---5p2---|
|-1-1-1-1------3p1-|-0-0-0-0------3---|-0-0-0-----3-----3-|
|-3-| |-3-| |-3-|
E E E Q H E E E Q H E E E Q E E E E S S E E E E E E E
|---------------|---------------|------------------|-------------------*|
|---------------|---------------|------------------|-------------------*|
|-------2-------|-------3-------|-------2--3p2---5-|-------3p2---5p2---*|
|-0-0-0-0-------|-1-1-1-1-------|-0-0-0-0------3---|-0-0-0-----3-----3-*|
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