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                              Death : Symbolic
                              ----------------
                      from the album 'Symbolic' (1995)
                         Tabbed by Antti Leiviska
                           amok@linux.muhos.fi

 Hey all Death-fans!
 *******************

Here's the tab for the opening song from the latest Death album
Symbolic. The solo isn't tabbed because I can't play it :(
If someone has the solo, please e-mail it to me, I would
appreciate it.

I included timing and I think it is pretty correct. The palm-muted
section in Rhy.Fig.2 is a real killer for your picking hand, so'
practice it first slowly with a metronome gradually increasing
tempo. This helps your learning a lot. And play the ending of
Rhy.Fig.4 and Rhy.Fig.6 with downstrokes.

Send feedback, corrections and additions to amok@linux.muhos.fi.
  Have fun!

     Chuck Schuldiner - guitar and vocals
     Kelly Conlon - bass
     Gene Hoglan - drums
     Bobby Koelble - guitar

Legend:
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p.m. = palm muting
7~~  = vibrato
p.h. = pinch harmonic
n.h. = natural harmonic
7p5  = pull-off
5p7  = hammer-on
/    = slide up
\    = slide down
X    = percussive noise from a left-hand muted string
^    = short notes (staccato)

Tune down 1 whole step (low to high: D G C F A D)
The song starts in 4/4.

Rhy.Fig.1 (play 7 times)

    1   &   2   &   3   &   4   &   1   &   2   &   3   &   4   &
D-|-------------------------------|-------------------------------|
A-|-------------------------------|-------------------------------|
F-|-9-----------------------9-----|-----------------9-------------|
C-|-9-----------------------9-----|-----------------9-------------|
G-|-7-----------8~~~--------7-----|---------8~~~----7-----------8-|
D-|-----0---0-------------------0-|-0---0---------------0---0-----|
        p.m..                   p.m......               p.m..

                      end Rhy.Fig.1
   1   &    2   &   3   &   4   &
            guitar 2
D-|---------------------10--------|
A-|-------------10----------------|
F-|---------12------12------12--10|
C-|-------------------------------|
G-|-(8~~~)------5-----------3-----|
D-|---------3-------3---1-------1-|
            guitar 1

            (Guitar 2 plays the higher notes only in 2nd time and ends
            vibrating 4th string/9th fret note [A in this tuning] )

Rhy.Fig.2 (play 6 times)
    Faster
    1   &   2   &   3   &   4   &     1   &   2   &   3   &   4   &
D-|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
A-|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
F-|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
C-|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
G-|-----------------9---10----------|-----------------12--10--9---10--|
D-|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0---------0-0-0-0-|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-----------------|
    p.m............         p.m......................

                                                          end Rhy.Fig.2
    1   &   2   &   3   &   4   &     1   &   2   &   3   &   4   &
D-|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
A-|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
F-|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
C-|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
G-|-----------------9---10----------|---------9---10--9---7-----------|
D-|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0---------0-0-0-0-|-0-0-0-0-----------------8~~~----|
    p.m............         p.m..............


Rhy.Fig.3 (play 6 times)
    Half-time feel
    1   &   2   &   3   &   4   &   1   &   2   &   3   &   4   &
D-|-------------------------------|--------------------------------|
A-|-------------------------------|--------------------------------|
F-|-------------------------------|--------------------------------|
C-|-6-----------------------7-----|-6------------------------------|
G-|-6-----------------------------|---------7~~~-------------------|
D-|-4-----------------------------|--------------------------------|

                                                       end Rhy.Fig.3
    1   &   2   &   3   &   4   &   1   &   2   &   3   &   4   &
D-|-------------------------------|--------------------------------|
A-|-------------------------------|--------------------------------|
F-|-------------------------------|--------------------------------|
C-|---------7---------------7-----|-6------------------------------|
G-|---------7---------------------|---------7-------6~~~-----------|
D-|-5-5-5-5-5---------------------|--------------------------------|
    pm.....       (6th time p.h......................)


Rhy.Fig.4 (play four times)
    Slightly faster
    1   &   2   &   3   &   4   &   1   &   2   &   3   &   4   &
D-|-------------------------------|--------------------------------|
A-|-----6-------6-------5-------5-|--------------------------------|
F-|-----5-------5-------4-------4-|--------------------------------|
C-|-----3-------3-------2-------2-|-3p2p0--------------------------|
G-|-------------------------------|---------3~~~----2~~~-----------|
D-|-0---------------0-------------|-------------------------4~~~---|
    p.m.           p.m.
                                                       end Rhy.Fig.4
    1   &   2   &   3   &   4   &   1   &   2   &   3   &   4   &
D-|-------------------------------|--------------------------------|
A-|-----6-------6-------5-------5-|--------------------------------|
F-|-----5-------5-------4-------4-|--------------------------------|
C-|-----3-------3-------2-------2-|--------------------------------|
G-|-------------------------------|-3-------2-----------3---2------|
D-|-0---------------0-------------|-----4-------3---1-----------3--|
    p.m.           p.m.             p.m..........................


Rhy.Fig.5
    Slightly slower                                    end Rhy.Fig.5
    1   &   2   &   3   &   4   &   1   &   2   &   3   &   4   &
D-|-------------------------------|--------------------------------|
A-|-------------------------------|--------------------------------|
F-|-------------------------------|--------------------------------|
C-|-2-----------------------------|(2)-----------------------------|
G-|-2-----------------------------|(2)-----------------------------|
D-|-0-----------------------------|(0)-----------------------------|


Rhy.Fig.6  (one bar, play 14 times)
    1   &   2   &   3   &   4   &
D-|-------------------------------|
A-|-------------------------------|
F-|-------------------------------|
C-|-------------------------------|
G-|-3-------2-----------3---2-----|
D-|-----4-------3---1-----------3-|
    p.m..........................


Rhy.Fig.7 (under Chuck's solo, play 6 times)
    guitar 1                                           end Rhy.fig.7
    1   &   2   &   3   &   4   &   1   &   2   &   3   &   4   &
D-|-------------------------------|--------------------------------|
A-|-------------------------------|--------------------------------|
F-|-------------------------------|-------------7-------9----------|
C-|-4-----------------------------|-3-----------7-------9----------|
G-|-4-----------------------------|-3-----------5-------7----------|
D-|-2-----------------------------|-1------------------------------|
  |
  | guitar 2 (overdub)
D-|-------------------------------|--------------------------------|
A-|-------------------------------|--------------------------------|
F-|-------------------------------|-------------7-------9----------|
C-|-4-----------------------------|-3------------------------------|
G-|-4-----------------------------|-3-----------5-------7----------|
D-|-2-----------------------------|-1------------------------------|


Rhy.Fill 1 (6/4)
    1   &   2   &   3   &   4   &   5   &   6   &
D-|-----------------------------------------------|
A-|-----------------------------------------------|
F-|-----------------------------------------------|
C-|-----------------5---------------3-------------|
G-|-----2---------------3-----------3-------------|
D-|-0-------------------------------1-------------|
        ^               ^


Rhy.Fig.8 (4/4, play 6 times)
    Faster
    1   2   3   4  | 1   2   3   4     1   2   3   4  | 1   2   3   4
D-|----------------|-----------------|----------------|-----------------|
A-|----------------|-----------------|----------------|-----------------|
F-|----------------|-----------------|----------------|-----------------|
C-|----------------|-----------------|----------------|-----------------|
G-|-5--------------|-4---------------|----------------|-----------------|
D-|-----2-2-2-2-2-2|-----2-2-2-2-2-2-|-3---2-2-2-2-2-2|-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-|
        p.m........      p.m........       p.m.........................

                                                            End Rhy.Fig.8
                                       1,2,3,4,5????????????????????????|
    1   2   3   4  | 1   2   3   4     1   2   3   4  | 1   2   3   4
D-|----------------|-----------------|----------------|-----------------|
A-|----------------|-----------------|----------------|-----------------|
F-|----------------|-----------------|----------------|-----------------|
C-|----------------|-----------------|----------------|-----------------|
G-|-5---2-2-2-2-2-2|-4---------------|-2--------------|-----------------|
D-|----------------|-----5-5-5-5-5-5-|-----3-3-3-3-3-3|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|
        p.m........      p.m........       p.m.........................

    Slower
    6?????????????????????????????|
    1   &   2   &   3   &   4   &
D-|-------------------------------|
A-|-------------------------------|
F-|-------------------------------|
C-|-------------------------------|
G-|-7-----------------------------|
D-|-----4~~~--------3~~~----------|

Play Rhy.Fig 1 five times
Play Rhy.Fig 2 six times
Play Rhy.Fig 3 six times
Play Rhy.Fig 4 four times
Play Rhy.Fig 5
Play Rhy.Fig 6 until fade out


Symbolic (music & lyrics Schuldiner)
--------

I don't mean to dwell
But I can't help myself
When I feel the vibe
And taste a memory
Of a time in life
When years seemed to stand still

I close my eyes
And sink within myself
Relive the gift of precious memories
In need of a fix called innocence

When did it begin?
The change to come was undetectable
The open wounds expose the importance of
Our innocence
A high that can never be bought or sold

Chorus:
   Symbolic acts - so vivid
   Yet at the same time
   Were invisible

Savor what you feel and what you see
Things that may not seem important now
But may be tomorrow

Do you remember when
Things seemed so eternal?
Heroes were so real...
Their magic frozen in time
The only way to learn
Is be aware and hold on tight

I close my eyes
And sink within myself
Relive the gift of precious memories
In need of a fix called innocence

When did it begin?
The change to come was undetectable
The open wounds expose the importance of
Our innocence
A high that can never be bought or sold

Repeat chorus


     amok@linux.muhos.fi
     'Arbeit macht fleisch' - Carcass