Death - Trapped In The Corner Tab

                         Version 1.1 - September 2001
     Rythm Figures transcribed by : Richard Broadhead II()
     Lead guitars transcribed by  : Robin van der Harst
     Corrections for lead guitars possibly coming soon.

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.  - palm mute                          ph    - pinched harmonic
/  - slide up to                        ah    - artificial harmonic
\  - slide down to                      hr    - harmonic
~  - vibrato                            p     - pull off
bf - full bend                          h     - hammer on
bh - bend half a step                   ()    - ghost note
r  - release bend                       pbh,f - prebend(h-half step, f-full)
t  - tap                                th    - tap harmonic

INTRO (throughout intro light palm muting on both guitars)

10 11 10~ 10 11 10 11 10 GTR
8 8 8 8 11
|
GTR
10 11 10~ 10 11 10 11 10
8 8 8 8 11
13 14 13~ 13 14 13 14 13 GTR
11 11 11 11 14
|
8 9 8~ 8 9 8 9 8 GTR
6 6 6 6 9
12 13 12 13 12 13 12 13 12 GTR
10 10 10 10 10
|
7 8 7 8 7 8 7 8 7 GTR
5 5 5 5 5
15 16 15 16 15 16 15 16 15 GTR
13 13 13 13 13
|
10 11 10 11 10 11 10 11 10 GTR
8 8 8 8 8

Play the INTRO one more time, for a total of two times

Riff A

10 10 10 10
9 9 9 9 9 9 9 9 9 9 GTR
7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7
|
GTR
7 7
7 7
5 5

Continuation of riff A (end of riff A)

13 13 8 8
12 12 12 12 12 7 7 7 7 7 GTR
10 10 10 10 5 5 5 5 5
|
5 GTR
5 5
3 5
3

Play Riff A again for a total of two times, then play Riff B

Riff B (end of Riff B)

10 10 10 10
9 9 9 9 9 9 9 9 9 9 GTR
7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7
|
GTR
7 7
7 7
5 5

Riff C (end of Riff C)

GTR & GTR
4 4 3 3
6 222 222 6 222 222 5 111 111 5 111 111
... ... ... ... ... ... ... ...

Play Riff C again for a total of two times

Riff D (end of Riff D)

GTR & GTR
0 000 3 000 2 000 5 000 3 000 7 000 5 000 8 000
... ... ... ... ... ... ... ...

Play Riff D again for a total of two times

Play Riff C two times

Now play this slight variation on Riff D

Riff E (end of Riff E)

GTR & GTR
10
0 000 3 000 2 000 5 000 3 000 7 000 5 000 8
... ... ... ... ... ... ...
10
9 7 9 9 GTR
7h9h10p9 9~ 7h9h10 7
0 0 0 0
| . . . . |
GTR
7 7 7 7
7 7 7 7
5 5 5 5
. . . .
10
ph 9 7 9 9 GTR
7h9h10p9 9~ 7h9h10 7
0 0 0 0
| . . . . |
GTR
7 7 7 7
7 7 7 7
5 5 5 5
. . . .

Riff F (end of Riff F) Riff G (end of Riff G)

10 GTR
GTR & GTR 9 7 9 9 1
7h9h10p9 9~ 7h9h10 7 &
0 0 0 0 2
. . . .

Now play Riff F, Riff G, Riff F, Riff G, Riff F, Riff G

Riff H (end of Riff H)

GTR
&
8 8 8 8 GTR
6p5 7 6p5 7 7 8 6p5 7 6p5 7 8 7
6p5h6p5 5~ 6p5h6p5 5 5 6~ 6p5h6p5 5~ 6p5h6p5 5 6 5~

Play Riff H three more times for a total of four times.

Riff I (During Andy's Solo) (end of Riff I)

GTR
7 8 7 8 5 7 7 8 7 8 8 10~
0000 00 0000 00 0000 00 000000 00 0000 00 0000 00
.... .. .... .. .... .. ...... .. .... .. .... ..

Play Riff I again for a total of two times.

Riff J (During Andy's Solo) (end of Riff J)

GTR
7 8 7 8 5 7 7 8 7 8 8 10~
6666 66 6666 66 6666 66 666666 66 6666 66 6666 66
.... .. .... .. .... .. ...... .. .... .. .... ..

Solo: Andy LaRocque

13 14
13 14 13 2 Guitars, but they don't sound
15 14 12 14 12 the same (1 with delay, think)
||
13 14
13 14 13
15 14 12 14 12
|(falls together with last 2 notes of above)
10~ 10\
GTR.1
4 3
4 1 5~~
| . . . . | | |
13~ 13\
GTR.2
7 6
7 4 8~~
pm . . . . tremolo cricket
17bf~ 17 16 12~~~~~~~~~~~
| tremolo cricket (very fast)
13 16 13 13 15
17bh~ 17 15 13~~~~~~~~~~~ 15 13 15 13 13 15 13 15
14 15 16
(tremolo picking not every note written, but play it this way)
12 13 12 13 15 13 15 17 15 17 18 17 19\
14 16 17 14 16 17\20 22 20 19
13 14 16 14 16 18 22 20 22 20
12 14 15 19~
15 16 15 13 15 13 13 15 16 15 13 15 13 13
16 16
15 16 15 13 15 13 13
16 15~
p p p p p h p
22 18 22 18 22 18 22 18 22 18 18 22 18
20 20 20
19 19 19 19~~
18bf~ 18 20 18 20bf~ 18 18~
GTR. 1
| |
20bf~ 20 22 20 22bf~ 20 20~
GTR. 2
h p
10~ 11 10 11 10 10 11 10~
12 GTR. 1
| |
h p
13~ 15 13 15 13 13 15 13~
15 GTR. 2
h p
13 12 15 13 17 15 18 17 18 17 15 17 18 17
15 14 17~
GTR. 1
| h p |
15 18 17 20 18 22 20 22 20 18 20 22 20 13~
18 17 18
GTR. 2
15 14
15 14~ GTR. 1
| |
18 17 15 14~
GTR. 2
h p
15 17 15\12 10 12 10 h p
14 10 11 10
12 12 11 12 11 12 12 9 11 12 (very fast)
9 12
15~ 17 17bfr 15 15
10 11 12~\ 18 15~
13 13
15 12
15 15 12 15 12 12 13 12 12
13 15 15 10~
12 15bf~ 12
13 15 13 13 15bf~
/14 14 14 14 GTR. 1
14
~~~~~~~~ 12 15
| . . . . . ||
15bf~
GTR. 2

Play Riff J again for a total of two times

Play Riff I two times again, and Riff J two times again

Riff K (During Chuck's Solo)

GTR
888888888888 777777777777
555555555555 888888888888
................................................

Continuation of Riff K (end of Riff K)

GTR
888888888888 555777555 555
555555555555 888 888 888777
................................................

Solo: Chuck Schuldiner

t p h p t p h p t p h p t p h p t p h p t p h p
12 5 8 5 13 5 8 5 12 5 8 5 13 5 8 5 12 5 8 5 13 5 8 5
t p h p t p h p t p h p t p h p t p h p t p h p
15 5 8 5 13 5 8 5 12 5 8 5 13 5 8 5 12 5 8 5 13 5 8 5
t p h p t p h p t p h p t p h p t p h p t p h p
15 5 8 5 13 5 8 5 15 5 8 5 13 5 8 5 12 5 8 5 13 5 8 5
t p h p t p h p t p h p t p h p t p h p t p h p
15 5 8 5 13 5 8 5 12 5 8 5 13 5 8 5 12 5 8 5 13 5 8 5
12~ 13 12 10
10~ GTR.1
|
12~ 13 12 10
13~
GTR.2
17 17
15 17 18 18 17 15 15 17 18 18 17 15
14 16 17 17 16 14 16 17 17 16
tremolo picking very fast (not every note written)
19 20\12 13 12 10 12 10 12 10
12 13 10 12 10 12 10
14~ \
less fast
15 17 18 17~
10 9 14 16 17
10
12~
15 / 17 17 17 17 17 17\12 12 12 12 12 12/15 15 15 15 15 15 15\
tremolo picking very fast (not every note written)
12 13 12 10 12 10 10
13 13 13 13 13 13 13 13 12 10 12 10
12 10 9~
p.h.
10~

Play Riff K again for a total of two times

Structure for rest of song

Riff A two times

Riff B

Riff C two times

Riff D two times

Riff C two times

Riff D

Riff E

Bass Tab Transcribed by Shane Boulos

No Bass the first time the intro is played

*
F
C hr hr hr hr
G 5 5 5 5
D 111111111111114444444444444433333333333333

Riff A

2 2 2 2
2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2
0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

Continuation of Riff A

3 3
3 3 3 3 3 5 5
1 1 1 1 5 0 3 5 0 3 0 3 0

Play Riff A again, then play only the first 2 measures of Riff A

I'm going to call this Riff C so it follows the guitar

1 4 1 4 0 3 0 3
333 333 333 333 111 111 111 111

Continuation of Riff C (end of Riff C)

3 / \
1 4 0 3 0 3
333 333 111 111 111

Play Riff C again

Riff D

0 0 0 0 3 3 3 3 2 2 2 2 5 5 5 5 3 3 3 3 7 7 7 7 5 5 5 5 8 8 8 8

Play Riff D again, then Riff C twice then Riff D

Play Slap Bass Here
14\
14\
0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 12\ 0 0 0 0 3 0 0 0 0
000 3 5 5
7/9\7/9\7/9
7/9\7/9\7/9
0 0 0 0 5/7\5/7\5/7 0 0 0 0
12 \

I'm going to call this Riff H so it follows the guitar

3 3 3 3
1 1 1 1
000 1 0 000 1 0 0 1 000 1 0 000 1 00 11 0

Play Riff H a total of 2 times

Andy's Solo Rhythm

7 8 7 8 5 7 7 8 7 8 8 10
0000 00 0000 00 0000 00 0000 00 0000 00 0000 00

Continuation of Andy's Solo Rhythm (end of Andy's Rhythm)

7 8 7 8 5 7 7 8 7 8 8 10
6666 66 6666 66 6666 66 6666 66 6666 66 6666 66

Play Andy's Solo Rhythm a total of two times

_________________________

Chuck's Solo Rhythm | 1,3

000000000000888888888888333333333333777777777777
_________________________ | 2,4
333555777555333555333222

Play Riff A, then play only the first two measures of Riff A

Then play Riff C, Riff D, Riff C, Riff D

another version of teh bass:

No Bass the first time the intro is played

*
F
C hr hr hr hr
G 5 5 5 5
D 111111111111114444444444444433333333333333

Riff A

2 2 2 2
2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2
0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

Continuation of Riff A

10 10 7 7
10 10 10 10 10 7 7 7 7 7
8 8 8 5 5 5

Play Riff A again, then play only the first 2 measures of Riff A

I'm going to call this Riff C so it follows the guitar

1 4 1 4 0 3 0 3
333 333 333 333 111 111 111 111

Continuation of Riff C (end of Riff C)

8/10
1 4 1 0 3 0 3
333 333 333 111 111 111

Play Riff C again

Riff D

0 0 0 0 3 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 5 0 0 0 3 0 0 0 7 0 0 0 5 0 0 0 8 0 0 0
0 0 0 0 3 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 5 0 0 0 3 0 0 0 7 0 0 0 5 0 0 0 8~~

Play Riff C twice then Riff D

Play Slap Bass Here
9\
7\
0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 h2p 0 3 3p0
7/9\7/9\7/9\7
7/9\7/9\7/9\7
0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 5/7\5/7\5/7\5 0 0 0 0
12 \

I'm going to call this Riff H so it follows the guitar

play 1x
8 8
6p5 6p5
6p5 5~ 6p5 5 5 6~
8 8
6p5 6p5
6p5 5~ 5h6p5 6p5 5 6 5~
play 3x
8 7~ 8
6p5 7h8 6p5
6p5 5~ 6p5 5 5 6~
8 8
6p5 6p5
6p5 5~ 5h6p5 6p5 5 6 5~

Andy's Solo Rhythm

7 8 7 8 5 7
0000 00 0000 00 0000 00 00
7 8 7 8 8 10
0000 00 0000 00 0000 00

Continuation of Andy's Solo Rhythm (end of Andy's Rhythm)

7 8 7 8 5 7
6666 66 6666 66 6666 66 66
7 8 7 8 8 10
6666 66 6666 66 6666 66

Play Andy's Solo Rhythm a total of two times

Chuck's Solo Rhythm

play 4x part 1
000000000000888888888888 333333333333777777777777
part 3
333333333333 7777 7777
pt.'s 2 & 4
333555777555333555333222

Play Riff A, then play only the first two measures of Riff A

Then play Riff C, Riff D, Riff C, Riff D

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