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EMPTY WORDS As recorded by Death (From the 1995 Album SYMBOLIC) Gtr I (D G C F A D) - 'Chuck Schuldiner' Gtr II (D G C F A D) - 'Bobby Koelble' Gtr III (D G C F A D) - 'Chuck Schuldiner (Clean)' Intro Melodic Metal Q=100 4/4 Gtr III E E E E E E E E E H. +E E E E E E E E E E E E H +E 4x ||------------------|------------------|-----------------|-------------------|| ||o-----------------|------------------|-----------------|------------------o|| ||------9-----9---9-|----12-------(12)-|-----9-----9---7-|---10---9----(9)---|| ||----7-----7-------|------------------|---7-----7-------|-------------------|| ||o-0-----8-----7---|-10---------------|-0-----8-----5---|-8----7-----------o|| ||------------------|------------------|-----------------|-------------------|| Verse Moderate Metal Q=121 $ C5B5G5G#F5 C5B5G5G#5 C5B5G5G#E5 Gtr I PM~~~~~~~~~ PM| ~ E E E E H E E E H +E E E E E H E E E E H |--------------|----------------|--------------|--------------| |--------------|----------------|--------------|--------------| |--------------|----------------|--------------|--------------| |--------------|----------------|--------------|-3s5-5s6-5----| |-3-2-----3----|-3-2------------|-3-2-----2----|--------------| |-----3-4-1----|-----3-4----(4)-|-----3-4-0----|--------------| | | Gtr II | PM PM| ~ | E E E E H E E E H +E E E E E H E E E E H |--------------|----------------|--------------|--------------| |--------------|----------------|--------------|-6s8-8s9-8----| |--------------|----------------|--------------|--------------| |-5-4----------|-5-4------------|-5-4----------|--------------| |-3-2-5-6-3----|-3-2-5-6----(6)-|-3-2-5-6-2----|--------------| |-----3-4-1----|-----3-4----(4)-|-----3-4-0----|--------------| C5B5G5G#F5 C5B5G5G#5 C5B5G5G#E5 PM~~~~~~~~~ PM| ~~ E E E E H E E E H +E E E E E H E E E E H |--------------|----------------|--------------|---------------| |--------------|----------------|--------------|---------------| |--------------|----------------|--------------|---------------| |--------------|----------------|--------------|-3s5-5s6--8----| |-3-2-----3----|-3-2------------|-3-2-----2----|---------------| |-----3-4-1----|-----3-4----(4)-|-----3-4-0----|---------------| | | PM PM| ~~ | E E E E H E E E H +E E E E E H E E E E H |--------------|----------------|--------------|---------------| |--------------|----------------|--------------|-6s8-8s9-11----| |--------------|----------------|--------------|---------------| |-5-4----------|-5-4------------|-5-4----------|---------------| |-3-2-5-6-3----|-3-2-5-6----(6)-|-3-2-5-6-2----|---------------| |-----3-4-1----|-----3-4----(4)-|-----3-4-0----|---------------| C5B5G5G#F5 C5B5G5G#5 C5B5G5G#E5 PM~~~~~~~~~ PM| ~ E E E E H E E E H +E E E E E H E E E E H |--------------|----------------|--------------|--------------| |--------------|----------------|--------------|--------------| |--------------|----------------|--------------|--------------| |--------------|----------------|--------------|-3s5-5s6-5----| |-3-2-----3----|-3-2------------|-3-2-----2----|--------------| |-----3-4-1----|-----3-4----(4)-|-----3-4-0----|--------------| | | PM PM| ~ | E E E E H E E E H +E E E E E H E E E E H |--------------|----------------|--------------|--------------| |--------------|----------------|--------------|-6s8-8s9-8----| |--------------|----------------|--------------|--------------| |-5-4----------|-5-4------------|-5-4----------|--------------| |-3-2-5-6-3----|-3-2-5-6----(6)-|-3-2-5-6-2----|--------------| |-----3-4-1----|-----3-4----(4)-|-----3-4-0----|--------------| Pre Chorus Q=124 A5 E5 A5 F5 C#5 G#5 PM---------| ~ W W E E E E E E E T T S E E E E E E Q ||-----------|----------|-------------------------|-----8--7--------------|| ||o----------|----------|---------------10-9h10p9-|----------10-9--------o|| ||-----------|----------|--------10-9-7-----------|-10------------10-9----|| ||--7--------|-2--------|-10-9-7------------------|-----------------------|| ||o-7--------|-2--------|-------------------------|----------------------o|| ||--5--------|-0--------|-------------------------|-----------------------|| | | W W H H H H ||-----------|----------|-------------------------|-----------------------|| ||o----------|----------|-------------------------|----------------------o|| ||-----------|----------|-------------------------|--6--------------------|| ||--7--------|-2--------|--7--------3-------------|--6----------6---------|| ||o-7--------|-2--------|--7--------3-------------|--4----------6--------o|| ||--5--------|-0--------|--5--------1-------------|-------------4---------|| A5 E5 W W |----------|------| |----------|------| |----------|------| |-7--------|-2----| |-7--------|-2----| |-5--------|-0----| | | W W |----------|------| |----------|------| |----------|------| |-7--------|-2----| |-7--------|-2----| |-5--------|-0----| A5 F5 T T T T S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S |-19-15p13p12-19-15p13p12-19-15p13p12-19-15p13p12-| |-------------------------------------------------| |-------------------------------------------------| |-------------------------------------------------| |-------------------------------------------------| |-------------------------------------------------| | | H H |-------------------------------------------------| |-------------------------------------------------| |-------------------------------------------------| |--7-----------------------3----------------------| |--7-----------------------3----------------------| |--5-----------------------1----------------------| C#5 G#5 T T S S S S S S S S Q +Q |-19-15p13p12-19-15p13p12-20b22===(20)r==| |----------------------------------------| |----------------------------------------| |----------------------------------------| |----------------------------------------| |----------------------------------------| | | H H |----------------------------------------| |----------------------------------------| |--6-------------------------------------| |--6-----------------------6-------------| |--4-----------------------6-------------| |--------------------------4-------------| A5 E5 ~~~~~~~ |--3--| |--3--| |--3--| |--3--| |--3--| |--3--| E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E +Q +E |-20-20-20-20s19-19-19s17-13-13s12-12-|-12s10-10-10s12-12-12-(12)--(12)\-| |-------------------------------------|----------------------------------| |-------------------------------------|----------------------------------| |-------------------------------------|----------------------------------| |-------------------------------------|----------------------------------| |-------------------------------------|----------------------------------| | | W W |-------------------------------------|----------------------------------| |-------------------------------------|----------------------------------| |-------------------------------------|----------------------------------| |--7----------------------------------|--2-------------------------------| |--7----------------------------------|--2-------------------------------| |--5----------------------------------|--0-------------------------------| A5 F5 C#5 G# ~ H H H H |-----------|-----------| |-----------|-----------| |-----------|-6---------| |-7----3----|-6---------| |-7----3----|-4---------| |-5----1----|------4----| | | H H H H |-----------|-----------| |-----------|-----------| |-----------|-6---------| |-7----3----|-6----6----| |-7----3----|-4----6----| |-5----1----|------4----| Q=116 Gtrs I, II PM----| ~ PM----------------------| ~ PM------------| S S S S Q S S S S S S S S S S S S Q S S S S S S S S ||-----------------------------|-----------------------------|| ||o----------------------------|----------------------------o|| ||-----------------------------|-----------------------------|| ||-----------------------------|-----------------------------|| ||o--------------------7-8-7-5-|--------------------5-6-5-3-o|| ||--5-7-8-7-6--5-7-8-7---------|-4-6-7-6-5--4-6-7-6----------|| F5 S S S S S S S S Q S S S S ||-----------------------------| ||o----------------------------| ||-----------------------------| ||------------------3----------| ||o-----------------3----------| ||--0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-1--0-0-0-0-| 1. 2. G5 G#5 G5 ~~~ S S S S Q S S S S Q S S S S Q S S S S Q |------------------------||-------------------------| |-----------------------o||-------------------------| |------------------------||-------------------------| |---------5----------6---||---------5---------------| |---------5----------6--o||---------5----------[6]--| |-0-0-0-0-3--0-0-0-0-4---||-0-0-0-0-3--0-0-0-0------| PM----| ~ PM----------------------| ~ PM------------| S S S S Q S S S S S S S S S S S S Q S S S S S S S S ||-----------------------------|-----------------------------|| ||o----------------------------|----------------------------o|| ||-----------------------------|-----------------------------|| ||-----------------------------|-----------------------------|| ||o--------------------7-8-7-5-|--------------------5-6-5-3-o|| ||--5-7-8-7-6--5-7-8-7---------|-4-6-7-6-5--4-6-7-6----------|| F5 S S S S S S S S Q S S S S ||-----------------------------| ||o----------------------------| ||-----------------------------| ||------------------3----------| ||o-----------------3----------| ||--0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-1--0-0-0-0-| 1. 2. G5 G#5 G5 ~~~ S S S S Q S S S S Q S S S S Q S S S S Q |------------------------||-------------------------| |-----------------------o||-------------------------| |------------------------||-------------------------| |---------5----------6---||---------5---------------| |---------5----------6--o||---------5----------[6]--| |-0-0-0-0-3--0-0-0-0-4---||-0-0-0-0-3--0-0-0-0------| Q=112 E5 F5 D5 G5 E5 F5 3/4 5/8 Gtr I H. Q.. E. |------------|--------------| |------------|--------------| |------------|--------------| |------------|--------------| |------------|--------------| |------------|--------------| | | Gtr II | Q Q Q Q E. E. |------------|--------------| |------------|--------------| |------------|--------------| |-9---10--7--|-12----9--10--| |-7----8--5--|-10----7---8--| |------------|--------------| E5 F5 D5 G5 E5 F5 3/4 5/8 PM------------------------------------| S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S |--------------------------|-------------------------| |--------------------------|-------------------------| |--------------------------|-------------------------| |--------------------------|-------------------------| |--------------------------|-------------------------| |---0-0-0--0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|--0-0-0-0-0--0-0--0--0-0-| | | Q Q Q Q E. E. |--------------------------|-------------------------| |--------------------------|-------------------------| |--------------------------|-------------------------| |-9-------10-------7-------|-12-------9------10------| |-7--------8-------5-------|-10-------7-------8------| |--------------------------|-------------------------| E5 F5 D5 3/4 Gtr I T T T T T T T T T T T T T T T T T T T T T T T T T T T ||--12p7p5h7p5h7p5h7-13p7p5h7p5h7p5h7-10p7p5h7p5h7p5h7-| ||o----------------------------------------------------| ||-----------------------------------------------------| ||-----------------------------------------------------| ||o----------------------------------------------------| ||-----------------------------------------------------| | | Gtr II | Q Q Q ||-----------------------------------------------------| ||o----------------------------------------------------| ||-----------------------------------------------------| ||---9---------------10----------------7---------------| ||o--7----------------8----------------5---------------| ||-----------------------------------------------------| G5 E5 F5 5/8 T T T T T T T T T T T T T T T T T T T T T T T |-15p7p5h7p5h7p5h7-12p7p5h7p5h7-13p7p5h7p5h7---|| |---------------------------------------------o|| |----------------------------------------------|| |----------------------------------------------|| |---------------------------------------------o|| |----------------------------------------------|| | | Q E. E. |----------------------------------------------|| |---------------------------------------------o|| |----------------------------------------------|| |-12----------------9-----------10-------------|| |-10----------------7------------8------------o|| |----------------------------------------------|| Chorus Fast Metal Q=160 To Coda E5 C/E 4/4 Gtrs I, II PM------------| PM----| ~~ ~~ ~~ ~~ H S S S S S S S S H E E E E E Q. E Q. E Q. E Q. 4x ||------------------------|---------------|---------------|---------------|| ||o-----------------------|---------------|---------------|--------------o|| ||------------------------|---------------|--------7------|---------------|| ||---9--------------------|-10------------|-5--------5----|-7------9------|| ||o--7--------------------|--7------------|---3-----------|---5------7---o|| ||--------0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|-------0-0-0-0-|---------------|---------------|| Solo - Schuldiner Gtr I ~~~ ~ H.. S S W |------------------------------------|---------------------------------| |------------------------------------|---------------------------------| |------------------------------------|-7-------------------------------| |-7-----------------------------9h10-|---------------------------------| |------------------------------------|---------------------------------| |------------------------------------|---------------------------------| | | Gtr II | S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S |------------------------------------|---------------------------------| |------------------------------------|---------------------------------| |------------------------------------|---------------------------------| |------------------------------------|---------------------------------| |-0---0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0--0-|-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-| |------------------------------------|---------------------------------| C5 C5 C5 D5 D5 D5 ~~~~ ~~~ H.. S S H. +S S S S |----------------------------------|-------------------------------------| |-12-------------------------12h13-|-------------------------------------| |----------------------------------|-10--------------------(10)-14-16-17-| |----------------------------------|-------------------------------------| |----------------------------------|-------------------------------------| |----------------------------------|-------------------------------------| | | S S S S E S S S S E S S E S S S S E S S S S E S S E |----------------------------------|-------------------------------------| |----------------------------------|-------------------------------------| |----------------------------------|-------------------------------------| |------------5---------5------5----|-----------7---------7----------7----| |--3---3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3--3----|--5--5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5---5---5--5----| |----------------------------------|-------------------------------------| S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S |-------------------------------------------------| |-------------------------------------------------| |-16-14-16-14-12----12-14-12-14-16-14-16-17-16-17-| |----------------15-------------------------------| |-------------------------------------------------| |-------------------------------------------------| | | S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S |-------------------------------------------------| |-------------------------------------------------| |-------------------------------------------------| |-------------------------------------------------| |--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0-| |-------------------------------------------------| S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S |----------------------------15----15-17-15-17-19-| |-15----15-17-15-17-18-17-18----18----------------| |----17-------------------------------------------| |-------------------------------------------------| |-------------------------------------------------| |-------------------------------------------------| | | S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S |-------------------------------------------------| |-------------------------------------------------| |-------------------------------------------------| |-------------------------------------------------| |--1--1--1--1--1--1--1--1--1--1--1--1--1--1--1--1-| |-------------------------------------------------| C5 C5 C5 D5 D5 D5 H. S S S S W |-15b17====================15r-17h19h20-|-20b22===========================| |---------------------------------------|---------------------------------| |---------------------------------------|---------------------------------| |---------------------------------------|---------------------------------| |---------------------------------------|---------------------------------| |---------------------------------------|---------------------------------| | | S S S S E S S S S E S S E S S S S E S S S S E S S E |---------------------------------------|---------------------------------| |---------------------------------------|---------------------------------| |---------------------------------------|---------------------------------| |--------------5---------5---------5----|--------------7---------7-----7--| |--3-----3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3--3---3--3----|--5-----5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5--| |---------------------------------------|---------------------------------| ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ H H H Q E E |-20---------------20---------------|-20---------------20-------20r---22b24====| |-----------------------------------|------------------------------------------| |-----------------------------------|------------------------------------------| |-----------------------------------|------------------------------------------| |-----------------------------------|------------------------------------------| |-----------------------------------|------------------------------------------| | | S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S |-----------------------------------|------------------------------------------| |-----------------------------------|------------------------------------------| |-----------------------------------|------------------------------------------| |-----------------------------------|------------------------------------------| |--0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0--0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|--1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1--1-1-1-1--1--1--1-----1-| |-----------------------------------|------------------------------------------| C5 C5 C5 D5 D5 D5 ~~~ +E. +Q +S E E E E E E E E E Q. |-(22)-----(22)r====(22)-20---19-17------|----------------------------------| |-------------------------------------20-|-18---17--------------------------| |----------------------------------------|-----------19-17---16S==14--------| |----------------------------------------|----------------------------------| |----------------------------------------|----------------------------------| |----------------------------------------|----------------------------------| | | S S S S E S S S S E S S E S S S S E S S S S E S S E |----------------------------------------|----------------------------------| |----------------------------------------|----------------------------------| |----------------------------------------|----------------------------------| |---------------5--------------5-------5-|------------7------------7------7-| |---3--3-3---3--3-3---3---3-3--3--3-3--3-|--5-5--5-5--5--5-5--5-5--5--5-5-5-| |----------------------------------------|----------------------------------| ~~~ ~ E E Q. S S S E S S S S E S S S S E S S S E |--------------------------------------|-------------------------------------| |--------------------------------------|-------------------------------------| |-14---16---16-------------------7-----|--------9------------10-----9h10p9---| |-------------------------7h9h10-------|-7h9h10-------7h9h10-----------------| |--------------------------------------|-------------------------------------| |--------------------------------------|-------------------------------------| | | S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S |--------------------------------------|-------------------------------------| |--------------------------------------|-------------------------------------| |--------------------------------------|-------------------------------------| |--------------------------------------|-------------------------------------| |--0-0--0-0--0--0-0-0-0-0-0-0--0-0-0-0-|-1-1--1-1-1-1-1-1--1--1-1-1-1--1-1-1-| |--------------------------------------|-------------------------------------| C5 C5 C5 D5 D5 D5 ~~~ ~ +Q. E E E E S S S S E E H +E |---------------------------------|-------------------------------| |---------------------------------|-------------------------------| |-(9)---------9---10---9-7---9h10p|=9p7---------------------------| |---------------------------------|-----10---9-7-------------(7)--| |---------------------------------|-------------------------------| |---------------------------------|-------------------------------| | | S S S S E S S S S E S S E S S S S E S S S S E S S E |---------------------------------|-------------------------------| |---------------------------------|-------------------------------| |---------------------------------|-------------------------------| |-----------5----------5-----5----|----------7---------7------7---| |--3--3-3-3-3-3-3--3-3-3-3-3-3----|-5-5--5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5--5---| |---------------------------------|-------------------------------| Q=180 A5 E5 9/8 ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ E. E. E. Q. +E. +W +E ||-----------------------------|------------------| ||o-13--12--10--12----(12)-----|-(12)--------(12)-| ||-----------------------------|------------------| ||-----------------------------|------------------| ||o----------------------------|------------------| ||-----------------------------|------------------| | | W +E W +E ||-----------------------------|------------------| ||o----------------------------|------------------| ||-----------------------------|------------------| ||-----------------------------|------------------| ||o--7---------------------(7)-|---2----------(2)-| ||---5---------------------(5)-|---0----------(0)-| F5 G5 ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ E. E. E. E. E. E. W +E |---------------------10------|-----------------|| |-13--12--10--12--13----------|-12--------(12)-o|| |-----------------------------|-----------------|| |-----------------------------|-----------------|| |-----------------------------|----------------o|| |-----------------------------|-----------------|| | | W +E W +E |-----------------------------|-----------------|| |-----------------------------|----------------o|| |-----------------------------|-----------------|| |-----------------------------|-----------------|| |--3----------------------(3)-|--5---------(5)-o|| |--1----------------------(1)-|--3---------(3)--|| Q=176 E5 F5 ~~ ~~ E E H +E E E W +E ||-------------------------|----------------| ||o-12h13p12----(12)-12h13-|-10--------(10)-| ||-------------------------|----------------| ||-------------------------|----------------| ||o------------------------|----------------| ||-------------------------|----------------| | | H. +Q. W +E ||-------------------------|----------------| ||o------------------------|----------------| ||-------------------------|----------------| ||-------------------------|----------------| ||o--2-----------(2)-------|--3---------(3)-| ||---0-----------(0)-------|--1---------(1)-| G5 F5 ~~ ~~ E E H +E E E W +E |------------------------|-10--------(10)---|| |-12h13p12----(12)-12h13-|-----------------o|| |------------------------|------------------|| |------------------------|------------------|| |------------------------|-----------------o|| |------------------------|------------------|| | | H. +Q. W +E |------------------------|------------------|| |------------------------|-----------------o|| |------------------------|------------------|| |------------------------|------------------|| |--5-----------(5)-------|--3---------(3)--o|| |--3-----------(3)-------|--1---------(1)---|| E5 F5 Gtr I W +E W +E ||---------------|----------------| ||o--------------|----------------| ||---------------|----------------| ||--9--------(9)-|-10--------(10)-| ||o-7--------(7)-|--8---------(8)-| ||---------------|----------------| | | Gtr II | W +E W +E ||---------------|----------------| ||o--------------|----------------| ||---------------|----------------| ||---------------|----------------| ||o-2--------(2)-|--3---------(3)-| ||--0--------(0)-|--1---------(1)-| 1. 2. G5 F5 F5 W +E W +E Q H.. |----------------|-----------------||-------------| |----------------|----------------o||-------------| |----------------|-----------------||-------------| |-12--------(12)-|-10--------(10)--||--10---------| |-10--------(10)-|--8---------(8)-o||---8---------| |----------------|-----------------||-------------| | | W +E W +E Q H.. |----------------|-----------------||-------------| |----------------|----------------o||-------------| |----------------|-----------------||-------------| |----------------|-----------------||-------------| |--5---------(5)-|--3---------(3)-o||---3---------| |--3---------(3)-|--1---------(1)--||---1---------| Chorus Q=160 D.S. al Coda & E5 C/E 4/4 Gtrs I, II PM------------| PM----| ~~ ~~ ~~ ~~ H S S S S S S S S H E E E E E Q. E Q. E Q. E Q. 9x ||------------------------|---------------|---------------|---------------|| ||o-----------------------|---------------|---------------|--------------o|| ||------------------------|---------------|--------7------|---------------|| ||---9--------------------|-10------------|-5--------5----|-7------9------|| ||o--7--------------------|--7------------|---3-----------|---5------7---o|| ||--------0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|-------0-0-0-0-|---------------|---------------|| 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 - 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