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[electic and acoustic versions]
From: darrenp@intrepid.axess.com (darrenp)
Subject: TAB Return to Serenity  by: Testament
Date: Tue, 17 Oct 95 02:01:20 PST

Return to Serenity  By: Testament
>From the album  The Ritual
Transcribed by: Edwardo                    tune down 1/2 step

  guitar 1     guitar 2 (play over what guitar 1 is playing)
e|------------|----8---7---5---------12---10--8--------17-----15--12-|
B|------------|------------------------------------------------------|
G|------------|--9---7-----5------12---10-----9-----17-----16-----14-|
D|------2---3-|------------------------------------------------------|
A|--0---------|------------------------------------------------------|
E|------------|------------------------------------------------------|

  guitar 1
e|---------------------------------------|--------------------------|
B|---------------------------------------|--------0-----------------|
G|------------------------h-p------------|------0---0-------0-------|
D|----2--3-3~5--3-2-3-3--2>3<2-0--2--0---|----2-------2---2---------|
A|-0--------sl.-------------------------4|--4-----------3-----2-----|
E|---------------------------------------|----------------------3-2-|


the heavy distorted part with the lead goes here but I haven't figured it out yet.

  guitar 1  (He sings the verse over this part)
e|--------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|--------------------------------------------------------------0-----|
G|------------------------------------------2-------2--2------------2-|
D|------4-------4--------0-------0-------4-------4-----2-----2--------|
A|----2-------2-------2-------2-------5-------5--------0--------------|
E|-0-------0-------3-------3------------------------------------------|


  guitar 2 (goes something like this, I'm not 100% sure if it's right cause he uses some kind of delay)
e|--------------------10---p-----------------h-h---------7---p--------|
B|-----8-10~12-----------12<10~8------------7>8>10---------10<8-------|
G|---9-----sl-------------------sl--------9---------------------9-----|
D|--------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|--------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|--------------------------------------------------------------------|



h>=hammer on             that's all I got right now when I get the
p<=pull off              rest I'll be sure to send it. 
~sl.=slide


                             EDWARDO.
                                      "STICK THAT IN YOUR PIPE AND SMOKE IT"  Homer J. Simpson


5 jan 96

Band:Testament
Song:Return to Serenity
Album:Live at the Fillmore
Tuning:1 full step down

NOTE:This version is an acoustic version so it may be different than the original.  I haven't heard the original so I don't know.  And finally, Edwardo, I was going to send  you a copy of my version, but you didn't leave your eMail address and I didn't copy any of your tab.  This is all mine.

e|-------------------------------------------------------------|
B|-------------------------------------------------------------|
G|-------------------------------------------------------------|
D|---2--2h3----------------------------------------------------|
A|0------------------------------------------------------------|
E|-------------------------------------------------------------|

e|-------------------------------------------------------------|
B|-------------------------------------------------------------|
G|-------------------------------------------------------------|
D|---2--2h3----------------------------------------------------|
A|0------------------------------------------------------------|
E|-------------------------------------------------------------|

2 guitars

e|------------------------------|------------------------------|
B|------------------------------|------------------------------|
G|------------------------------|------------------------------|
D|--2--2h3----------------------|--2--2h3----------------------|
A|0-----------------------------|0-----------------------------|
E|------------------------------|------------------------------|
 |                              |                              | 
e|--------------------8----7---5|--------------------12---10--8|
B|-----------------/5----5-----5|-----------------/8----8-----8|
G|------------------------------|------------------------------|
D|------------------------------|------------------------------|
A|------------------------------|------------------------------|
E|------------------------------|------------------------------|
                              _____________
                             |1.
e|---------------------------|------------------------------|
B|---------------------------|------------------------------|   
G|---------------------------|--2-3-5--3-2------------------|
D|--2--2h3-------------------|0-----------------------------|
A|0--------------------------|------------------------------|
 |                           |                              |
e|-------------- 17----15--12|------------------------------|
B|-----------/13----13-----13|------------------------------|
G|---------------------------|------------------------------|
D|---------------------------|------------------------------|
A|---------------------------|------------------------------|
E|---------------------------|------------------------------|
  _______________________________
 |2.
e|-------------------------------|
B|-------------------------------|
G|-------------------------------|
D|--2-3-5--3-2-3-3-2h3p2---2-----|
A|0----------------------5---5--4|
E|-------------------------------|

e|-------------------------|-3-|
B|------0------------------|-0-|
G|----0---0-------0--------|-0-| |hit that chord 13 times
D|--2-------2---2----------|-2-|
A|4-----------3------2-----|-2-|
E|---------------------3-2-|-0-|

solo #1 (I don't know the chords that are played over the solo)

e|---------------------------------------------------|
B|----------8---7---------------------------8--(8)*--|
G|-------7----------9--7--9--999-9-9--7--9-----------|
D|/7--9----------------------------------------------|
A|---------------------------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------------------------|

e|------------------------------------------------------|
B|-------8---7------7-----------------------------------|
G|----7---------9------10-------------------------------|
D|/9-----------------------10**--10---------------------|
A|--------------------------------------5---------------|
E|-----------------------------------------7--5**--3---0|

e|-------7----------10--7-------------------------------|
B|---------8p7------x------8p7------7-----7--{9------}\-|
G|----7---------9---x-----------9------9----------------|
D|/9----------------------------------------------------|
A|------------------------------------------------------|
E|------------------------------------------------------|

e|----12--15**-12---10--7-----------------------------------|
B|/15----------------------8**-8----------------------------|
G|---------------------------------9--7--------------------9|
D|---------------------------------------9-7----------7--9--|
A|-------------------------------------------10---10--------|
E|----------------------------------------------------------|

play 2 times
e|----------------------------------------------------------0-0---|
B|----------------------------------------------------------0-0--0|
G|----------------------------------------------------------2-2---|
D|------4--------0--------0--------0------5--7------5--7----2-2---|
A|---2--------2--------2--------2------5---------5----------0-0---|
E|0--------0--------3--------3------------------------------0-0---|
                                                   / \
                                                    |
                                                   ???

play this riff over the riff above when the riff above starts its repeat

e|------5--7---7h10p7--------------5--5---5h7p5-------|
B|5--8----------------8------5--8----------------8--5-|
G|----------------------------------------------------|
F|----------------------------------------------------|
A|----------------------------------------------------|
E|----------------------------------------------------|

KEY:

* = Full Bend
** = Full Bend and release
h = Hammer-on
p = Pull-off
/ = slide up to the note it precedes
\ = slide down from the note it follows
(8) = Ghost note
{9  } = Tremolo picking

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