TESTAMENT:
Perilous Nation from the album Practice What You Preach (1989)
Lyrics by Alex Skolnick, Music by Testament, Vocal Arrangement by Chuck Billy
TAB EXPLANATION:
~~~ Vibrato finger (or w/bar)
\-½/ Bar dip
PM Palm muting
b+1 Bend the string whole step
b+½ Bend half step
b+1 r Bend the string up whole step and then release
pb+1 Bend note whole step and then strike it (Prebend)
ub+1 Unison bend (bend lower string one step)
INTRO:
Bass Guitar Guitar 1
(fade in) < < < < < <
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| | 4 | x | 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 |
| | 2 | x | 2 2 2 2 2 0 2 0 2 0 2 |
Guitar 1
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| 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 | 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 |
| 2 2 2 2 2 0 2 0 2 0 2 | 2 2 2 2 2 0 2 0 2 0 2 0 2 |
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|Guitar 2
| w/bar ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
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| | 5 |
| | 5 2 (2) |
| / 17 | 5 2 (2) |
| 9/ / / / | 3 0 (0) |
| 17 \ 9/ / / / | |
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| 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 | 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 |
| 2 2 2 2 2 0 2 0 2 0 2 | 2 2 2 2 2 0 2 0 2 0 2 0 2 |
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| | 4 5 |
| 2 | 4 5 |
| 2 5\ \4/5\ 4/5\\4/5 | 4 2 0 3 |
| 0 3\ \2/3\ 2/3\\2/3 | 2 0 |
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| 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 | 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 |
| 2 2 2 2 2 0 2 0 2 0 2 0 2 | 2 2 2 2 2 0 2 0 2 0 2 0 2 |
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| w/bar \ ½/ \ ½/ \ ½/ \ ½/ PM |
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| (5) 5 | |
| (5) 5 | 2 / |
| (3) 3 12\ | 4 4 4 4 0 4 4 / |
| 12\ | 2 2 0 2 2 2 x/ |
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| | 2 4 |
| | 4 2 4 |
| 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 | 4 4 4 0 4 4 4 2 4 |
| 2 2 2 2 2 0 2 0 2 0 2 0 2 | 2 0 2 2 0 2 2 |
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| | 2 4 |
| 2 7 6 5 4 | 4 2 4 |
| 4 4 4 4 0 5 4 3 2 | 4 4 4 0 4 4 4 4 2 4 |
| 2 2 0 2 | 2 0 2 2 2 0 2 2 |
Guitars 1 & 2
repeat previous and this
measure two times
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| 7 6 5 4 | 4 6 | 7 10 |
| 7 6 5 4 | 4 6 | 7 10 |
| (4) 4 4 0 5 4 3 2 | 2 4 | 5 8 |
| (2) 0 2 | | |
Verse: (Bold is the one who dares...)
Main riff Guitars 1&2
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| 2 2 | 7 6 5 4 |
| 4 2 2 | 7 6 5 4 |
| 4 4 4 0 4 4 4 0 4 | 4 4 5 4 3 2 |
| 2 0 2 2 0 2 2 | 0 2 0 |
Guitars 1 & 2 play main riff
(renegation man, no one he yields...)
(Bleeding hearts and their empty minds...)
|1.
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| | 7 6 5 4 |
| | 7 6 5 4 |
| 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 | 4 4 4 4 4 4 5 4 3 2 |
| 2 2 2 2 0 2 0 2 2 2 2 0 2 0 | 2 2 2 2 0 2 |
(Blind is the one who censors...)
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| | 7 6 5 4 |
| | 7 6 5 4 |
| 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 | 4 4 4 4 4 4 5 4 3 2 |
| 2 2 2 2 0 2 0 2 2 2 2 0 2 0 | 2 2 2 2 0 2 |
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|2.
thrill
| 5 5 5 / 8 8 8 8 /11 11 11 11 \ 10 10 \ 8 8 8 / 10 | 5 5 5 / 8 8 8 8 / 11 |
| | 10h13p10 |
| 2 2 2 / 5 5 5 5 / 8 8 8 8 \ 7 7 \ 5 5 5 / 7 | 2 2 2 / 5 5 5 5 / 8 8 11 |
| | 7 10 |
| | 6 9 |
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thrill
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| | 8h11p8 |
| | 7 10 |
| 4 4 4/7 7 7 7/10 10 10 10\9 9\7 7/9 | 4 4 4/7 7 7 7/10 10 6 9 |
| 2 2 2/5 5 5 5/8 8 8 8\7 7\5 5/7 | 2 2 2/5 5 5 5/8 8 8 |
PM-------------------------|
| 5 5 5 / 8 8 8 8 / 11 11 11 \ 10 10 \ 8 8 / 10 | 5 5 5 / 8 8 8 8 |
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| 2 2 2 / 5 5 5 5 / 8 8 8 \ 7 7 \ 5 5 / 7 | 2 2 2 / 5 5 5 5 |
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| | 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 |
| | 8 8 8 8 8 8 8 0 |
PM-------------------------|
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| 4 4 4/7 7 7 7/10 10 10 10/9 9\7 7/9 | 4 4 4/7 7 7 7 7 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 |
| 2 2 2/5 5 5 5/8 8 8 8/7 7\5 5/7 | 2 2 2/5 5 5 5 5 8 8 8 8 8 8 8 0 |
(Men are poor and lost at war of the ideology...)
thrill
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| | 10 10h13p10 |
| | 8 |
| | 7 10 |
| 4 4 4/7 7 7/ 10 10 10 10 9\7 7/9 | 4 4 4/7 7 7 10 6 9 |
| 2 2 2/5 5 5/ 8 8 8 8 7\5 5/7 | 2 2 2/5 5 5 8 |
thrill
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| | 8h11p8 |
| | 7 10 |
| | 9 |
| 4 4 4/7 7 7/ 10 10 10 10 9\7 7/9 | 4 4 4/7 7 7 10 10 6 |
| 2 2 2/5 5 5/ 8 8 8 8 7\5 5/7 | 2 2 2/5 5 5 8 8 8 |
(No solution will prevail, unless we can be...)
| 5 5 5 / 8 8 8 8 / 11 11 11 11 \ 10 10 \ 8 8 / 10 | 5 5 5 / 8 8 8 8 / 11 |
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| 2 2 2 / 5 5 5 5 / 8 8 8 8 \ 7 7 \ 5 5 / 7 | 2 2 2 / 5 5 5 5 / 8 |
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| 4 4 4/7 7 7 7/10 10 10 10\9 9\7 7/9 | 4 4 4/7 7 7 7/10 |
| 2 2 2 5 5 5 5/8 8 8 8 \7 7\5 5/7 | 2 2 2/5 5 5 5/8 |
(Free of anger, free of pain, free of hatred that we obtain...)
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| 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 | 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 |
| 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 | 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 |
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(Tell me what this place was meant to be..)
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| 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 |
| 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 7 7 7 7 6 6 6 |
| 5 5 5 5 4 4 4 |
Guitars 1 & 2 play main riff on this part:
(Can you see, can you see what it does to me,
Can you hear, can you read, can you see what it did to me...)
Figure before 2nd verse:
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| | 7 6 5 4 |
| 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 | 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 5 4 3 2 |
| 2 2 2 2 2 0 2 0 2 0 2 0 2 2 | 2 2 2 2 2 0 2 0 |
Second verse:
Guitars 1 & 2 plays main riff two times
(Totalitarians, in a perilous nation, forcing throught control, turns to desolation...)
On this part, use same riff that was on "Bleeding hearts etc."-part
(Listen to the leaders speak, he's your only friend...)
Guitar Solo:
(Guitar 1)
< < < < < < < < < < <
(Guitar 2)
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| | this |
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| 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 | 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 |
| 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 0 2 | 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 0 2 |
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| 12 12 14 14 12 14 |
| 10 7 9 10 12 9 10 12 14 11 12 14 13 14 |
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~~~~~~~~~
| 17 14 12 14 12 12 |
| 14 14 12 14 12 10 14 12 9 7 7 9 |
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| 14 17 |
| 10 7 9 10 12 9 10 12 14 10 12 14 17 17 12 14 19 |
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~~~~~~~~~~ b+1
| 19p17p14 17 14 14 |
| 17 17 14 17 14 17 14 9 |
| 16 16 14 11 |
| 16 (16) |
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~~~~~~~~~
| 12 12 14 14 12 14 |
| 10 7 9 10 12 9 10 12 14 11 12 14 13 14 |
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|(Guitar 2)
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| 2 2 |
| 4 4 4 4 0 4 4 4 4 0 4 |
| 2 2 0 2 2 2 2 2 2 |
~~~~~~~~~
| 17 14 12 14 12 12 |
| 14 14 12 14 12 10 14 12 9 10 7 9 |
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| 2 7 6 5 4 |
| (4) 4 4 4 0 5 4 3 2 |
| (2) 2 0 2 |
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
| 14 17 |
| 10 7 9 10 12 9 10 12 14 10 12 14 17 17 12 14 19 |
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| 2 2 |
| 4 4 4 4 0 4 4 4 4 0 4 |
| 2 2 0 2 2 2 0 2 2 |
Strike note while bending
~~~~~~~~~~ b+1 the previous note 1 whole step
| 19 17 14 17 14 14 12 12 |
| 17 17 14 14 14 |
| 13 16 11 (11) 11 |
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| 2 7 6 5 4 |
| (4) 4 4 4 0 5 4 3 2 |
| (2) 2 0 2 |
still bending... and release
r ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ b+1
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| 6 6 6 4 6 4 6 4 6 4 6 | 6 6 6 4 6 4 6 4 6 4 6 |
| 4 4 4 2 4 2 4 2 4 2 4 | 4 4 4 2 4 2 4 2 4 2 4 |
b+1
slowly b+1
| 2 2 5 2 5 |
| 2 2 2 / 6 2 |
| (4) 4 4 |
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| 2 2 |
| 4 4 4 4 0 4 4 4 4 0 4 |
| 2 2 0 2 2 2 2 2 2 |
b+1
slowly
| 2 2 7h8p7p5 7h8p7p5 7h8p7p5 |
| 2 / 6 2 7p5 7p5 7 |
| (4) |
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| 2 7 6 5 4 |
| (4) 4 4 4 0 5 4 3 2 |
| (2) 2 0 2 |
Guitar 2 continues playing previous two bars (three times)
pb+1 a.h. a.h.
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| 4 2 4 2 2 2 |
| 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 |
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b+1 r b+1 r b+1
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| 1 1 2 2 1 1 4 4 2 2 6 6 4 4 7 7 6 6 9 9 7 9 (9) 9 (9) 16 |
| (4) |
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pb+1 pb+1 pb+1 pb+1 pb+1~~~ pb+1~ b+1½ r b+1
| 14 14 14 |
| 14 17 17 14 17 (17) 0 17 17 19 19 19 (19) |
| (16) 0 |
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b+1½ r-½ pb+1 pb+1 pb+1 pb+1 ------------|
| 14 17 14 21 21 21 21 |
| (19) (19) 17 14 14 17 14 17 14 17 14 |
| 16 16 16 |
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b+1 r b+1½ r b+1½ rake------|
| 21 (21) 17 21 14h17 |
| 19 19 16 19 19 (19) 14 |
| 18 18 14 |
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pb+1 pb+1 b+½
| 17 14 |
| 17 17p14 14 17p14 14 17p14 14 |
| 21 16 16 16 16 16p14 |
| 16 |
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b+½ r b+½ r b+½ b+½ r rake------| b+½ r b+½r b+½r b+½ rake------| ~~~~~~~~
| 14 16 (16) (16) (16) (16) 16 19 |
| 14 17 |
| 14 16 |
| (16) (16) (16) (16) (16) X |
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| Guitar 2 |
| plays |
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| 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 three times |
| 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 0 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 0 2 |
~~~~~~~~~~~~ rake------| b+½ r b+½ r b+1 r
| (19) 16 |
| 17 9 12 (12) 9 9 |
| 16 9 9 |
| 18 (18) (18) 11 11 6 / / 7 |
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b+½
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| 4 6p4 4 4 6 |
| 7 4 4 4 4h5p4 |
| 4 4 |
release b+1 r rake-------| b+1 r b+1 r
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| 14 17 14 |
| (6) 6 (6) X 14 16 |
| 16 18 14\11 (11) (11) |
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Guitar 2 continues playing the same figure
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| 5 2 2 | X 5 4 /5 \ 4 /5\4/ 5 |
| 2 | X 5 4 /5 \ 4 /5\4/ 5 |
| 0 | X |
Guitar 2 still same figure
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| 5 4 | 5 4 /5\ 4 5\ 4/ 5 5\ 4 5 5\ |
| 4 3 2 | 3 2 /3\ 2 3\ 2/ 3 3\ 2 3 3\ |
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Guitars 1 & 2
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| 2 2 | 7 6 5 4 |
| 4 2 2 | 7 6 5 4 |
| 4 4 4 0 4 4 4 0 4 | 4 4 5 4 3 2 |
| 2 0 2 2 0 2 2 | 0 2 0 |
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| 2 2 |
| 4 4 4 4 0 4 4 4 4 0 |
| 2 2 0 2 2 2 0 2 |
(Free of anger, free of pain, free of hatred that we obtain...)
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| 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 | 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 |
| 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 | 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 |
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(Tell me what this place was meant to be..)
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| 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 |
| 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 7 7 7 7 6 6 6 |
| 5 5 5 5 4 4 4 |
Guitars 1 & 2 play main riff twice
Pan right Pan left
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| 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 |
| 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 0 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 0 2 |
OUTRO:
Guitar 1. w/neck pickup
Guitar 2. plays previous figure through outro
vol swells w/pedal-------------------------------| b+1 r ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ rake----|
| 9 12 10 9 | 9 |
| 10 12 10 | 10 (10) 10 |
| 11 | 11 11 |
| 11 | |
| 9h10h12 12 | |
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| 12 9 9 12 9 9 |
| 10 11 10 9 |
| 11 9\6 12 11 9\5 10 |
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dig in A.H.
b+1 r ~~~~~~~~~~ b+1 r
| 12 9 |
| 10 X |
| 11 9\4 (4) (4) 2 4 (4) 2 |
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| | 5 7 7 |
| | 6 6 7 9 6 7 9 7 7 7 6 9 |
| 4 h 5p2 | 4 4 7 7 6 7 9 6 7 |
| | 9 |
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b+1 rb+1 r
| 14 17 16 14 |
| 9 10 9 10p9 17 17 14 |
| 9 11 9 11 11 11 (11) (11) (11) 18 16 |
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pb+1 ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ b+1 r b+1 r b+1 r b+½ r b+½ r b+½ r
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| 16 16 (16) (16) (16) 18 (18) 18 (18) (18) |
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pb+½ b+1 r b+1 r b+1 r b+1 r
| 19p17 19 (19) 17 19 (19) 17 19 (19) 17 19 (19) 17 |
| 19p 17 19 X 19 X 19 19 19 |
| 16 |
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(hope you understand what I'm trying to say here)
b+½ Hold bend +1 r½ +1 r½ +1 r½ +1 r½
| 22 (22) 21 20 19 17p18 |
| 19 17p16 |
| 18 17 |
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This is barely audible, but bend and release the last note (14th fret G-string) one and half step 11 times
Huh, that's it...