Testament – Killing Season (Guitar Tab)

Half-Step Down (Eb-Ab-Db-Gb-Bb-Eb)

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------------------------------------------------------------------------------- ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Tabbed by: Satanblaster Great groove in this one! Make sure to use heavy palm muting throughout the song or you won't get the sound you are looking for. Tuning: Half step down (Eb) [Intro]
eb|----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
Bb|----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
Gb|----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
Db|----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
Ab|-------7---7~---7-7\---7-----8-7-5-7-5---------10---10---10-10\---10---12-10-9----------|
Eb|-0-0-0---0----0------0---0-0-----------7-0-0-0----0----0--------0----0---------12-11-10-|

    Gtr.1
eb|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
Bb|------------------------------------------------------------------------8-|
Gb|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
Db|------------------------------------------------------------------------9-|
Ab|-------5---5-----7---10-----10----12-10-9----------------7---7---7\5----7-|
Eb|-0-0-0-3-0-3-0-0---0----0-0---0-0---------12-11-10-0-0-0---0---0-----5----|

  | Gtr.2
eb|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
Bb|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
Gb|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
Db|-----------------5---8------8-----10-9--7-------------------------------9-|
Ab|-------5---5------------------------------10-9--8--------7---7---7\5----7-|
Eb|-0-0-0-3-0-3-0-0---0----0-0---0-0------------------0-0-0---0---0-----5--0-|
[Verse Riff 1]
eb|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
Bb|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
Gb|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
Db|---4-3-2-----------------------------4-3-2--------------------------------|
Ab|-2-2-1-0-5--2----2-2-2-1-1-1-------2-2-1-0-5-2---2-2-2-1-0-1--------------|
Eb|-0-------3--0--0-------------3-3-3-0-------3-0-0-------------3-0-3--------|
    pm            pm-----------------|            pm-----------------|

Fill at 0:31 and at 0:44
eb|----------------------|
Bb|----------------------|
Gb|----------------------|
Db|----------------------|
Ab|-2-1---1-----3--------|
Eb|-----3---3-2---2-1-0--|
[Solo Background + Chorus Riff]
eb|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
Bb|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
Gb|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
Db|-------------3--------3------------------5-5-5-5-5-5-5--------------------|
Ab|-2-2---2-5---1--1-1-1-1-5-4--2-2---2-5---7-7-7-7-7-7-7-9-8-7--2-----------|
Eb|-0-0-0-0-3-0------------3-2--0-0-0-0-3-0-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-6-5--0-----------|
[Guitar Solo]
eb|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
Bb|----------------------------------15~-------------------------------------|
Gb|-14b(16)-14-12-----12-14b(16)r-14-----------------------------------------|
Db|---------------14~--------------------------------------------------------|
Ab|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
Eb|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|

    Gtr 1
eb|-19-17-15--17-15-----15---------------------------------------------------|
Bb|-----------------19-----19-17--19-17-15--17-15----15----------------------|
Gb|-----------------------------------------------16----16-14--14b(16~)------|
Db|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
Ab|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
Eb|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|

  | Gtr 2
Eb|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
Bb|-20-19-17--19-17-----17---------------------------------------------------|
Gb|-----------------19-----19-17--19-17-16--17-16-----16---------------------|
Db|-----------------------------------------------19-----19-17--19b(21~)-----|
Ab|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
Eb|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|

        Weird triplet feel here
Eb|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
Bb|-----17-17--17-17------15-15-16-16--17b(up)-------------------------------|
Gb|--------16--15-14--12~-12-13-14-15--16b(up)-------------------------------|
Db|-14~-14-14--14-14---------------------------------------------------------|
Ab|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
Eb|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
Verse Riff again [Modified Verse] (1:13)
eb|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
Bb|-----------------------------------------------------Repeat twice---------|
Gb|--------------------------------------------------------then--------------|
Db|-----------------------------------------------------add harmony----------|
Ab|-------2-2-2-1-1-1--------------2-2-2-1-1-1-------------------------------|
Eb|-0-0-0-------------3-3-3--0-0-0-------------3-3-3-------------------------|

   Harmony                                            Extra to end
eb|-------------------------------------------------|------------------------|
Bb|-------------------------------------------------|------------------------|
Gb|-------------------------------------------------|-4-4-4--7-7-7--8-8-8----|
Db|-------------------------------------------------|------------------------|
Ab|-------6-6-6-5-5-5-4-4-4-------6-6-6-5-5-5-4-4-4-|-2-2-2--5-5-5--6-6-6----|
Eb|-0-0-0-------------------0-0-0-------------------|------------------------|
"When I was sent away"
eb|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
Bb|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
Gb|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
Db|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
Ab|-2-5-7-8--2--------------------2-5-7-8--2---------------------------------|
Eb|-0-3-5-6--0-3-3-3-5-5-5-6-6-6--0-3-5-6--0-3-3-3-5-5-5-6-6-6---------------|

The chaotic messaround part
    Gtr.1
eb|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
Bb|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
Gb|---------------------------------------------3-4-5-6----------------------|
Db|-8----9-9-9--8--(8)---------8---------8-(8)-------------------------------|
Ab|-8----9-9-9--8--(9)--9-9-9--8--9-9-9--8-(9)--1-2-3-4----------------------|
Eb|-6----7-7-7--6--(6)--7-7-7--6--7-7-7--6-(6)-------------------------------|

  | Gtr.2 (it's close)
eb|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
Bb|-11--121212-11------------------------------------------------------------|
Gb|-10--111111-10--9-8-6-8-6---6---------------------------------------------|
Db|-8---9-9-9--8-------------9---9-8--9-8-6-8-6------------------------------|
Ab|---------------------------------------------9----------------------------|
Eb|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
[Chorus]
eb|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
Bb|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
Gb|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
Db|-------------3--------3------------------5-5-5-5-5-5-5--------------------|
Ab|-2-2---2-5---1--1-1-1-1-5-4--2-2---2-5---7-7-7-7-7-7-7-9-8-7--2-----------|
Eb|-0-0-0-0-3-0------------3-2--0-0-0-0-3-0-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-6-5--0-----------|

                                           "Killing season!!"
eb|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
Bb|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
Gb|-----------------------------------------3--4----5--6---------------------|
Db|-------------3--------3---------------------------------------------------|
Ab|-2-2---2-5---1--1-1-1-1-5-4--2-2---2-5---1--2----3--4---------------------|
Eb|-0-0-0-0-3-0------------3-2--0-0-0-0-3-0----------------------------------|
The main guitar solo played over Verse Riff Modified Verse Riff Blast away on blues scale or whatever "When I was sent away" Riff Intro Then again verses and others, chorus and so on. [Final Chorus Riffing]
eb|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
Bb|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
Gb|-------------------------------------3-4-5-6------------------------------|
Db|---------------3-------3--------------------------------------------------|
Ab|-2-------2-5-2-1-1-1-1-1-5-4-2-------1-2-3-4------------------------------|
Eb|-0-0-0-0-0-3-0-----------3-2-0-0-0-0--------------------------------------|

eb|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
Bb|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
Gb|------------------3-4-5-6-------------------------------------------------|
Db|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
Ab|-------7----7---7-1-2-3-4-------------------------------------------------|
Eb|-0-0-0---0----0-----------------------------------------------------------|
Do the intro once more and end on the Em7 chord. pm : Palm Mute b(xx): Bend to xx note ~ : Vibrato (x) : Ghost note (don't pick it) \ : Slide down / : Slide up