Sepultura – The Abyss (Guitar Tab)

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#----------------------------------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. # #------------------------------------------------------------------------------# As recorded by Sepultura (From the 1987 Album SCHIZOPHRENIA) Transcribed by Kim Mikal Torp Music by Max Cavalera, Igor Cavalera, Andreas Kisser and Paulo Jr. Gtr I (E A D G B E) - 'Untitled'
  Moderately bright Q=160
  N.C.
 4/4
  Gtr I
  E E  E E E E E  E   E E  E E E E Q    E E E E E E E E
|----------0--------|----------0------|-----------------|
|------------0------|------------0----|---------0-------|
|--------8-----8----|--------8-----8--|-------3---3-----|
|-----10---------10-|-----10----------|-----5-------5---|
|---9---------------|---9-------------|---4-----------4-|
|-7-----------------|-7---------------|-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
|---------0-------|-----------------|---------0-------|
|-----------0-----|---------0-------|-----------0-----|
|-------3-----3---|-------3---3-----|-------3-----3---|
|-----5---------5-|-----5-------5---|-----5---------0-|
|---4-------------|---4-----------4-|---4-------------|
|-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
|----------0--------|----------0--------|----------0--------|
|------------0------|------------0------|------------0------|
|--------8-----8----|--------8-----8----|--------8-----8----|
|-----10---------10-|-----10---------10-|-----10---------10-|
|---9---------------|---9---------------|---9---------------|
|-7-----------------|-7-----------------|-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
|----------0-------|-----------------|---------0-------|
|------------0-----|---------0-------|-----------0-----|
|--------8-----8p0-|-------3---3-----|-------3-----3---|
|-----10-----------|-----5-------5---|-----5---------5-|
|---9--------------|---4-----------4-|---4-------------|
|-7--------------0-|-2---------------|-2---------------|

                                     2/4
  E E E E E E E E   E E E E E E E E   H
|-----------------|---------0-------|------|
|---------0-------|-----------0-----|------|
|-------3---3-----|-------3-----3---|------|
|-----5-------5---|-----5---------5-|------|
|---4-----------4-|---4-------------|-4----|
|-2---------------|-2---------------|------|

  Q.=102
 6/8
  E  E E E  E E   E  E E E  E E   E  E E E  Q    E  E E E  E E
|---------------|--------0------|-----------0--|---------------|
|-------------2-|-3--2------3-2-|-0--2-0----2--|-------------2-|
|------3-3--4---|------4--------|--------3-----|------3-3--4---|
|----5----------|---------------|-3------4-----|----5----------|
|-4------1------|-2------4------|--------------|-4------1------|
|-2-------------|---------------|--------------|-2-------------|
  Q.     Q.       Q.     Q.       Q.     Q.      Q.     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
|--------0------|-2--0---0------|---------------|---------------|
|-3--2------3-2-|------3----3-2-|-3--2---2--0---|-0-----------0-|
|------4--------|---------------|------4------0-|----0-3----3---|
|---------------|-0-------------|---------------|--------4------|
|-2------4------|--------4------|-2------1------|---------------|
|---------------|---------------|---------------|-3------2------|
  Q.     Q.       Q.     Q.       Q.     Q.       Q.     Q.

  E  E E Q.     E   E E E  E E    E  E E E   E  E    E   E  E Q.
|--------2----|----------------|------------------|----------------|
|-2-----------|--------------7-|-10--8-7----12-10-|----------------|
|----3--------|-------8-8--9---|------------------|-----12-11-9----|
|------4------|----10----------|------------------|----------------|
|-------------|-9-------6------|--7------9--------|-10-------------|
|-2-----------|-7--------------|------------------|----------------|
  H.            Q.      Q.        Q.     Q.          H.

  Slower Q.=56                                      Q=120
                  9/8                    6/8         4/4
  E   e  e Q   E    E  E E  Q   E Q   E   Q.   Q.     E E E E E E E E
|-0--------0---0-|----------------------|-----------|------------------|
|----12-10-8---7-|----------------------|-----------|------------------|
|----12-11-------|-^7--9-7-^6---7-4---3-|-----------|-----0-------0----|
|----------------|----------------------|-4----8----|-9-------9--------|
|----------------|-^9------^8-----------|-7----9----|---9---9---9---9--|
|-0--------9-----|----------------------|-----------|-7----------------|
  Q.       Q.       Q.      Q.    Q.      Q.   Q.     W

  E E E E E E E E   E E E E E E E E   W
|-----------------|-----------------|------*|
|-----------------|-----------------|------*|
|-----0-------0---|-----7-------6---|-4----*|
|-9-------9-------|-9-------8-------|-4----*|
|---9---9---9---9-|---9---9---9---9-|-5----*|
|-7---------------|-7-------6-------|-7----*|
  W                 H       H
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 <n> - 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 - <E/E./Q/Q./H/H.> = BPM(8/16=s8/s16), where s8 = swing 8ths, s16 = swing 16ths