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Date:     Sat, 30 Jan 93 22:23:03 PST
From: Alan Harder 
Subject:  o/overkill/years_of_decay.tab

Years of Decay
Overkill

Intro: Gtr II fades in with an E power chord with lots 'o feedback...

Gtr I (accoustic, let notes ring)
                                   end  repeat
   RhyFig1                     RhyFig1 RhyFig1
   Emadd9           Cmaj7sus#4                 Emadd9
e |----------------|------------------|---|---|-0------|
B |--------0-------|------0-----------|---|---|-0------|
G |------0---0-----|----0---0---------|---|---|-0------|
D |----4-------4---|--4-------4-------|---|---|-4------|
A |--2-----------2-|3-----------3/5-3-|---|---|-2------|
E |0---------------|------------------|---|---|-0------|


With verse, play RhyFig1 3.5 times... then into:

                                 end                                end
  RhyFig2                    RhyFig2 RhyFig3                    RhyFig3
   C                Dadd4            Emadd9          Gmaj7   Gmaj7/F#
e |----------------|--------------0-|----------------|----------------|
B |--------1-----1-|--------3-----0-|--------0-------|----------------|
G |----0-----0-----|----0-----0-----|------0---0-----|------0-------0-|
D |--2---2-----2---|--4---4-----4---|----4-------4---|----4-------4---|
A |3---------------|5---------------|--2-----------2-|--2-------2-----|
E |----------------|----------------|0---------------|3-------2-------|


Beginning in the last bar of RhyFig3, play Fill 1 (during 1st verse only):

  Fill 1 (clean elec)
e |--------------|-----------|
B |8------7------|5----------|   Then the second half of the 1st verse:
G |--------------|-----------|   RhyFig1 3.5 times, then RhyFig2, and
D |--------------|-----------|   RhyFig3 5 times... then on to Guitar
A |--------------|-----------|   Solo I (accoustic)..
E |--------------|-----------|

  Guitar Solo I
  w/ RhyFig1 (3.5 times)
   Emadd9           Cmaj7sus#4               Emadd9
e |-------------------|----------------------|------------------|
B |-------------------|----------------------|------------------|
G |-------------------|7h9--------7----7h9p7-|------------------|
D |/9-----------7--9--|----------------------|9-----------------|
A |-------------------|----------------------|------------------|
E |-------------------|----------------------|------------------|


 Cmaj7sus#4                  Emadd9           Cmaj7sus#4
      Full
       )\
  rake/  \                             rake
e |--------------------------|------------7--8-|10---8--7--7h8p7------7h8p7|
B |--10-----7--8-------8--10-|-----------x-----|-----------------10--------|
G |-x-------------9----------|7---------x------|---------------------------|
D |x-------------------------|-----------------|---------------------------|
A |--------------------------|-----------------|---------------------------|
E |--------------------------|-----------------|---------------------------|


                           w/RhyFig2           Half
  Emadd9                    C                   )\Dadd4
                                               /  \
e |----------------------7-|8----7--8----10----7-|------------7--8--|
B |10--------/10--8--10----|---------------------|------------------|
G |------------------------|---------------------|------------------|
D |------------------------|---------------------|------------------|
A |------------------------|---------------------|------------------|
E |------------------------|---------------------|------------------|


   Emadd9 (backing guitar ends)
   Full
    )\                   Free time
   /  \
e |8----7--10--7h8p7-------|---------------:-3---------2---------|
B |------------------10----|7h8p7----------:---------------------|
G |------------------------|-------9-------:---------------------|
D |------------------------|---------------:---------------------|
A |------------------------|---------------:---------------------|
E |------------------------|---------------:-3---------2---------|


 Then on to verse 2... RhyFig's 1 (3.5 times), 2, 3, 1 (3.5 times), 2,
  3 (4 times), ending with the same chord as in the intro.. the electric
  fades in with some E's before the drum fill, and then:

  (elec, distortion)                                end
                   RhyFig4                      RhyFig4
   G5     F#5       E5              Gmaj7   Gmaj7/F#
e |----------------|----------------|----------------|    Repeat RhyFig4
B |----------------|----------------|----------------|    3 more times..
G |----------------|----------------|------0-------0-|
D |----------------|----------------|----4-------4---|
A |5-5-5-5-4-4-4-4-|2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-|--2-------2-----|
E |3-3-3-3-2-2-2-2-|0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|3-------2-------|

                                                                       end
  RhyFig5                                                           RhyFig5
    F#5  NC  NC  A5                   F#5  NC    NC
   E5  G5  B5  G5  Gmaj7   Gmaj7/F#  E5  G5   D5    D5 C5 Gmaj7  Gmaj7/F#
e |----------------|----------------|--------------------|----------------|
B |----------------|----------------|--------------------|----------------|
G |----------------|------0-------0-|--------------------|------0-------0-|
D |--------4-------|----4-------4---|--------5/7---5/7-5-|----4-------4---|
A |2-4-5-0-2-0-5-7-|--2-------2-----|2-4-5-0-3/5-0-3/5-3-|--2-------2-----|
E |0-2-3-------3-5-|3-------2-------|0-2-3---------------|3-------2-------|

 Repeat RhyFig5...

                                  end
  RhyFig6                      RhyFig6
   F#5             Amaj7   C#5
e |----------------|----------------|
B |----------------|----------------|  Repeat RhyFig6
G |----------------|------6-------6-|  3 more times..
D |----------------|----6-------6---|
A |4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-|--4-------4-----|
E |2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-|5-------4-------|



   A5          B5 C5    G/B     C5  A5          B5    D5      C5 B5 C5
e |--------------|-----------------|--------------|--------------------|
B |--------------|-----------------|--------------|--------------------|
G |--------------|-----------------|--------------|--------------------|
D |--------------|-----------------|--------------|--------------------|
A |7---------7-9-|10-----10--10-10-|7---------7-9-|10/12------10--9-10-|
E |5---------5-7-|8------7---7--8--|5---------5-7-|8//10------8---7-8--|


   A5          B5 C5    G/B     C5  A5              F5      E5
e |--------------|-----------------|---------------|----------------|
B |--------------|-----------------|---------------|----------------|
G |--------------|-----------------|---------------|----------------|
D |--------------|-----------------|---------------|10------9-------|
A |7---------7-9-|10-----10--10-10-|7--------------|8-------7-------|
E |5---------5-7-|8------7---7--8--|5--------------|----------------|


Guitar Solo II
  w/RhyFig4 (4 times)          (continue same chord pattern)
   E5         Gmaj7   Gmaj7/F#              A.H...
   Full       Fu ll  Fu ll                   Full 
    )          )  )  )  )\                    )\
   /          /  /  /  /  \                  /  \
e |----------|------------------|-----------|----------------------|
B |----------|------------------|-----------|----------------------|
G |2---------|2--2--2--2---0h2p0|---------2-|4---2h4p2p0---------7-|
D |----------|------------------|2-----/4---|------------2----/9---|
A |----------|------------------|-----------|----------------------|
E |----------|------------------|-----------|----------------------|

                                     Full Full Full
                                       )\  )\  )\
                                      /  \/  \/  \
e |------------|---------------------|-------------------|
B |----------7-|8-10-7h8p7---7-------|-------------------|
G |9------/9---|-----------9---9-7-9-|9--------------(9)/|
D |------------|---------------------|-------------------|
A |------------|---------------------|-------------------|
E |------------|---------------------|-------------------|

                                                  w/RhyFig6 (4 times)
                                                     Full
                                                   F#5 )
                                                      /
e |15-13-12----13-12-------------------------------|------------------|
B |---------15-------15-13-15-13-13----13----------|17----------17-14-|
G |---------------------------------14----14-14-12-|------------------|
D |------------------------------------------------|------------------|
A |------------------------------------------------|------------------|
E |------------------------------------------------|------------------|

   Amaj7       C#5    (continue same chord pattern)
  Full Full Full Full    Full
     )   )   )   )\        )
    /   /   /   /  \      /         rake
e |17--17--17--17----14-|19------------14-17-|14--14---14-17-
B |---------------------|-------------x------|--17--17-------
G |---------------------|------------x-------|---------------
D |---------------------|--------------------|---------------
A |---------------------|--------------------|---------------
E |---------------------|--------------------|---------------

                         Full               Full       Full
                           )                ).....      )--\
                          /                /           /    \
e 14h17p14---14h17p14---|--------------------|---------------------|
B --------17---------17-|17------------17----|-----17--------------|
G ----------------------|-----------------16-|(16)----16-----14-16-|
D ----------------------|--------------------|---------------------|
A ----------------------|--------------------|---------------------|
E ----------------------|--------------------|---------------------|

                                          Full
                                           ).....\
                                          /       \
e |------------------------|-----------------------|
B |------------------------|-------------17--------|
G |14----------------14-16-|14---------------------|
D |------16-14-16----------|-------16-14-----------|
A |------------------------|-----------------------|  Bends in upcoming
E |------------------------|-----------------------|  passage are on low
                                                      note only (B str on
  w/RhyFig4 (4 times, normal chord pattern)           12/15, G str on 15/14)
      Full
       )
      /
e |-12-----------12-15-|17-15-12h15p12---15h19p15---14h17p14---|
B |-15-----------------|--------------15---------17---------15-|
G |--------------------|---------------------------------------|
D |--------------------|---------------------------------------|
A |--------------------|---------------------------------------|
E |--------------------|---------------------------------------|

      Full            Full         Full
       )               )            )\
      /               /            /  \
e |-12-----------------|---------------------|------------------------|
B |-15-----------15-15-|------15-15----------|------------------------|
G |-----------------14-|---------14----12-14-|12----------------12-14-|
D |--------------------|---------------------|------14-12-14----------|
A |--------------------|---------------------|------------------------|
E |--------------------|---------------------|------------------------|

    Full          Full
     )\            )
    /  \          /
e |--------------------|--------------------------------|
B |--------------15----|--------------------------------|
G |14----12h14p12------|------------------------------6-|   long note with
D |--------------------|------------------7-5-7-6-7-9---|   gradual release
A |--------------------|--------4-5-4-5-7---------------|      of bend
E |--------------------|2/3-5-7-------------------------|          |
                                                                  Full
                                                                    )
                                                                   /
e |---------------7----7-8-10-8-7----8-7-|-------------------------------|
B |--------7-9-10---10------------10-----|10-8-10-10-8p7---8-7-----------|
G |7-9-8-9-------------------------------|---------------9-----9-7-9-----|
D |--------------------------------------|-------------------------------|
A |--------------------------------------|-------------------------------|
E |--------------------------------------|-------------------------------|

Then play verse 3.. same RhyFig pattern as verse 1, but played on a clean
electric.. then moving into the outro, play RhyFig4 3 times, a couple bars
of E5 eight notes, followed by an E major (022100 low to high)...

                                                                        end
           RhyFig7                                                   RhyFig7
     (sl)   E      D  E  B5  C      G5 F#5 E      D  E  B5  C      G5  F#5
e |--------|---------------|--------------|---------------|---------------|
B |--------|--(9)-(7)(9)---|(5)-(5)-------|--(9)-(7)(9)---|(5)-(5)--------|
G |--------|---9---7--9--4-|-5---5--------|---9---7--9--4-|-5---5--12--11-|
D |--------|---9---7--9--4-|-5---5--------|---9---7--9--4-|-5---5--12--11-|
A |--------|2--7---5--7--2-|-3---3--5--4--|2--7---5--7--2-|-3---3--10--9--|
E |-/(15)\-|0--------------|--------3--2--|0--------------|---------------|


  w/RhyFig7 
  Fdbk..........pick sl
e |---|---|---|--------|
B |---|---|---|--------|  This is followed by 3 measures of RhyFig7 with
G |---|---|---|--------|  vocals, a pick slide at the end of the 3rd
D |---|---|---|--------|  measure, and then into this:
A |7--|---|---|--------|  (RhyFig7 continues until end...)
E |---|---|---|--x\x\\-|


   (bends on B str)                        A.H............
    Full     Full                           Full Full Full Full
      )        )...\                         )\   )\   )\   )\
     /        /     \                       /  \ /  \ /  \ /  \
e |12-------12----------------|--------------------------------------|
B |15-------15--------12h15p12|12------------------------------------|
G |---------------------------|------14-12-12---14---14---14---12-14-|
D |---------------------------|--------------------------------------|
A |---------------------------|--------------------------------------|
E |---------------------------|--------------------------------------|

   1/4                 1/4                                       Full   Full
     )                   )                                        )\      )
    /                   /        A.H.                            /  \    /
e |---------------------------------------|----------------------------------|
B |---------------------------------------|----------------------------------|
G |12------------12-14-12--12--------12-14|12h14-12h14-12--12-14-14-p12-14---|
D |----14-12-14---------------14-14-------|----------------------------------|
A |---------------------------------------|----------------------------------|
E |---------------------------------------|----------------------------------|

 RhyFig7 is repeated w/ random guitar effects until end, fading out....

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