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Band:  (Death)
Album: (Spiritual Healing)
Song:  (Defensive Personalities)

Copyright (c)  (Relativity/Combat) (1990)
Version 1.0 - (1-6-04)

Transcribed By: (BestialWarrior)
Email:          (Bestialson2003@yahoo.com)


.  - palm mute           /  - slide up to
\  - slide down to       ~  - vibrato
h  - hammer on           b  - Bend
p  - pull off            Suffixes for bend
t  - tap                 f  - full bend    h - half bend
ph - pinched harmonic    q  - quarter bend t - tap bend
*  - see comment         ^  - Hold bend    r release bend
x  - Stuccatto           ~  - vibrato bend
,  - slight palm mute    () - ghost note, sustained note
"  - tremolo note        <> - Trill

Tunning : Dropped D.

Riff#1. Fast.
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|6-000000-7-000000-4-000000-6--||
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   ......   ......   ......  ..

Riff#2. Fast/Choppy like...
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|000222333000222333-0-5/6-000222333000222333-0-1-||
 .................. .     ..................

Riff#3. Slow.        Riff#3. Guitar 2.
Guitar 1.(4 times)   (2 times)        (2 times)
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|----------------||  |----------------|----7-8-----6-5-||
|----5-6-----4-3-||  |----5-6-----4-3-|5-6-----8-7-----||
|3-4-----6-5-----||  |3-4-----6-5-----|----------------||

Riff#4. Down stroke picking/ Slight p.m. where indicated..
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|------555666------444333-||
|333444------666555-------||
 ......''''''......''''''

Riff#5A. Chorus. Fast..                     #5b.
       (2 times)                             (2 times)
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|-----------------------------------------|44444444667777666633333333666777999|
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|44444444667777666633333333666777999777666|-----------------------------------|
 ......................................... ...................................
(Chorus, Continued...)
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|------||              Repeat#5a 2 times, then 5b once..
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|777666||
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 ......

Riff#6.                  *(check on repeating riffs,bottom)
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|4----6-7-6--3----6-7-9-7|-6--4----6-7-6--3----6-7-9-7-||
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Riff#7a. Interlude..  (2 times)
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|--8-9---8---6-----89---9-10----9---7---109----|
|6-----9---8---6-89---7------10---9---7----109-|
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Riff#7b. Interlude, cont..  (2 times)
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|--8-9---8---6-----89---9-10----9---7---109----||
|6-----9---8---6-89---7------10---9---7----109-||
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Riff#8. (during the first solo.)/Fast..
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|000000000000111111111111444444444444333333333333-||
 ................................................
Riff#9. (during the second solo.)/Fast..
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|222222222222333333333333-------------------------||
|------------------------333333333333444444444444-||
 ................................................

Repeat Riffs# 1,2,1,3,4,4,5b(only play up to asterisk, then:

End Riff.
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