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          T E S T A M E N T - T R I A L  B Y  F I R E [2 0 0 1]
                From the Album FIRST STRIKE STILL DEADLY
                     Copyright 2001 SPITFIRE RECORDS

                           New Version - FEB '02

Transcribed by: Jarle Hille Olsen
New Version by: death8699

For Questions, Comments, Newest Version, or Corrections contact
 death8699: at archenemies@aol.com

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.  - palm mute                  /  - slide up to
\  - slide down to              ~  - vibrato
"  - tremelo picking           ( ) - ghost note
b  - bend                       h  - hammer-on
fb - full bend (1 step)         p  - pull-off
hb - half bend (1/2 step)       r  - release a bend
t  - tapping                    ah - artificial harmonic

Tune Gtr to D (D,G,C,F,A,D)

--T R I A L  B Y  F I R E--

Intro [clean tone]                      
[-0---------0--------------0-----0-----0-----0-----0-----0-----0-----0---]
[-^--2------^--2-------------2-----2-----------2-----2-----------2-----2-]
[*------3--(3)----3-(3)--3-----3-----3----3------3-----3-----------0----*]Gtrs
[*-----------------------^----------------^-----------------4-----------*]I&II
[-----------------------------------------------------------^------------]
[------------------------------------------------------------------------]

                                                     n.h.
[----0--0--------------------------------------------|12----]
[-------0-----0------0-------------------------------|12----]
[*--------------0---------------1--------1-----------|12---*]Gtrs
[*4-----------------------2--------0--------0--------|12---*]I&II
[-^--------3------2----0-------------------------------^----]
[----------^------^----^-----4--------4-------4\3-3~--------]
                             ^        ^        sl ^


Riff A 
[----0------0--------0-----0--------0--------0-----------------------]
[-------2------2--------------2--------2--------0------0--------0----]
[*3--------3------3--------------0------------------------0---------*]Gtrs
[*^---------------------4-----------------4-------------------------*]I&II
[-----------------------^-----------------^---------3--------2-----0-]
[---------------------------------------------------^--------^-----^-]

                            (End Riff A)
[-------------------------------|12----]
[-------------------------------|12----]
[*------1--------1--------------|12---*]Gtrs
[*-2-------0--------0-----------|12---*]I&II
[--------------------------------^-----]
[----4--------4--------4\3-3~---n.h----]
     ^        ^         sl ^


Riff A 2tx [over lead]


Guitar Solo 1[**] 
[---------------------------18_14----------------------14_18-x------18-]
[-----------------------------p---------------------14---h-------19----]
[*--------[[tacet]]---------------18_15----------15--------------18---*]Gtr
[*----------------------------------p---------16----------------------*]III
[-------------------------------------------x--------------------------]
[---------------------------------------14-----------------------------]


[-19_b21_r18---------16-18-19------------------------------------------]
[------------19_b21--16-------19_b20-------17_b19---r_17~--------------]
[*------------------------------------------------------------15-16-18*]Gtr
[*--------------------------------------------------------------------*]III
[----------------------------------------------------------------------]
[----------------------------------------------------------------------]


[--------------------------------------------------15-------15-18-15---]
[----------15---------15-17----15-17-19-15---17-19----17-19------------]
[*15-16-18----16---18-------18----------------------------------------*]Gtr
[*--------------------------------------------------------------------*]III
[----------------------------------------------------------------------]
[----------------------------------------------------------------------]


[----------------------------------------------------------------------]
[-19-17-15-------------------------------------------------------------]
[*---------18-16-15------------15__16---------9_b11---r_9~b11-----11_9*]Gtr
[*------------------18~----\18----h----17~--------------------------p-*]III
[--------------------------sl------------------------------------------]
[----------------------------------------------------------------------]


[----------------------------------------------------------------------]
[------------------------------------------8------8-11-8---------------]
[*----------7--------7-9----7-9-11-7--9-11---9-11----------11-9-7-----*]Gtr
[*11-8-9-11---9---11-----11---------------------------------------11-9*]III
[----------------------------------------------------------------------]
[----------------------------------------------------------------------]

               (End Solo 1)
[-------------------------]
[-------------------------]
[*-----------------------*]Gtr
[*8-----------8__9-------*]III
[---11~---\11---h---10~---]
[---------sl--------------]


[**] = See bottom of the page.


Fill 1 [electrics]
[----------------]
[----------------]
[*--------------*]Gtrs
[*--------------*]I&II
[--/-x-\--\--\---]
[--/-x-\--\--\---]
  [[hand slides]]


Riff B [chorus]
[------------------------------------------------------------------]
[------------------------------------------------------------------]
[*11--------------------11--------12---------------------------5--*]Gtr 
[*11--------------------11--------12--------4---------5--------5--*] I
[-9---------------------9---------10--------4---------5--------3---]
[-^---0--0--0--0--0--0--^---0--0--^---0--0--^---0--0--^--0--0--^---]
      .  .  .  .  .  .      .  .      .  .      .  .     .  .

[------------------------------------------------------------------]
[------------------------------------------------------------------]
[*-------------------------------------------------------------5--*]Gtr
[*4---------------------4---------5---------4---------5--------5--*] II
[-4---------------------4---------5---------4---------5--------3---]
[-2---0--0--0--0--0--0--2---0--0--3---0--0--^---0--0--^--0--0--^---]
  ^   .  .  .  .  .  .  ^   .  .  ^   .  .      .  .     .  .

                                       (End Riff B)
[-------------------------------------------------]
[-------------------------------------------------]
[*---4-------------------------------------------*]Gtrs
[*---4------6------------5-----------------------*]I&II 
[----2_0----6------------5--------555-------5--5--]
[-0---p-----4------0--4--3------0-333-0--0--3--3--]
  .         ^            ^      . ... .  .  .  .


Riff B.1 [chorus]
[------------------------------------------------------------------]
[------------------------------------------------------------------]
[*11--------------------11--------12---------------------------5--*]Gtr
[*11--------------------11--------12--------4---------5--------5--*] I
[-9---------------------9---------10--------4---------5--------3---]
[-^---0--0--0--0--0--0--^---0--0--^---0--0--^---0--0--^--0--0--^---]
      .  .  .  .  .  .      .  .      .  .      .  .     .  .

[------------------------------------------------------------------]
[------------------------------------------------------------------]
[*-------------------------------------------------------------5--*]Gtr
[*4---------------------4---------5---------4---------5--------5--*] II
[-4---------------------4---------5---------4---------5--------3---]
[-2---0--0--0--0--0--0--2---0--0--3---0--0--^---0--0--^--0--0--^---]
  ^   .  .  .  .  .  .  ^   .  .  ^   .  .      .  .     .  .

                                  (End Riff B.1)
[----------------------------------------------]
[----------------------------------------------]
[*---4----------------------------------------*]Gtrs
[*---4------6------------5------------------5-*]I&II
[----2_0----6------------5--------555-------5--]
[-0---p-----4------0--4--3------0-333-0--0--*--]
  .         ^            ^      . ... .  .  [* = Staccato] 


[Guitars tacet, Drums + Vocals continue]

                                             
                                              _____________________
Fill 2 [Guitars in] Riff C                   |1.                   |
[------------------][------------------------|---------------------]
[------------------][------------------------|---------------------]
[*4--3------------*][*-----------------------|-4\3----------------*]Gtrs
[*4--3--4--3--5--4*][*-----------------------|-4\3-----5\4-----3/4*]I&II
[-2--1--4--3--5--4-][----3--44-3-----3--4444-|-2\1-----5\4-----3/4-]
[-^--^--2--1--3--2-][-0--1--22-1--0--1--2222-|-2\1--0--3\2--0--1/2-]
  .  .  .  .  .  *    .  .  .. .  .  .  ....    sl  .  ^sl  .  ^sl 
                 [* = Staccato]
 ______________________  _________________
|2,3.                  ||4.   (End Riff C)|
[----------------------|------------------]
[----------------------|------------------]
[*4\3------------------|-4--3------------*]Gtrs
[*4\3-----4\3-----5\4--|-4--3--4--3--5--4*]I&II
[-2\1-----4\3-----5\4--|-2--1--4--3--5--4-]
[-2\1--0--2\1--0--3\2--|-^--^--2--1--3--2-]
   sl  .  ^sl  .  ^sl    .  .  .  .  .  *
                                        [* = Staccato]


Riff C 1tx


Riff B.2 [chorus]
[-----------------------------------------------------------------]
[-----------------------------------------------------------------]
[*11-11-11-11-11-11----11--------12---------------------------5--*]Gtr
[*11-11-11-11-11-11----11--------12--------4---------5--------5--*] I
[-9--9--9--9--9--9-----9---------10--------4---------5--------3---]
[-^--------------------^---0--0--^---0--0--^---0--0--^--0--0--^---]
                           .  .      .  .      .  .     .  .

[-----------------------------------------------------------------]
[-----------------------------------------------------------------]
[*------------------------------------------------------------5--*]Gtr
[*4--4--4--4--4--4-----4---------5---------4---------5--------5--*] II
[-4--4--4--4--4--4-----4---------5---------4---------5--------3---]
[-2--2--2--2--2--2-----2---0--0--3---0--0--^---0--0--^--0--0--^---]
  ^                    ^   .  .  ^   .  .      .  .     .  .
                                   
                                   (End Riff B.2)
[-----------------------------------------------]
[-----------------------------------------------]
[*---4-----------------------------------------*]Gtrs
[*---4------6------------5---------------------*]I&II
[----2_0----6------------5--------555-------5-5-]
[-0---p-----4------0--4--3------0-333-0--0--3-3-]
  .         ^            ^      . ... .  .  . .


Riff B.3 [chorus]
[-----------------------------------------------------------------]
[-----------------------------------------------------------------]
[*11-11-11-11-11-11----11--------12---------------------------5--*]Gtr
[*11-11-11-11-11-11----11--------12--------4---------5--------5--*] I
[-9--9--9--9--9--9-----9---------10--------4---------5--------3---]
[-^--------------------^---0--0--^---0--0--^---0--0--^--0--0--^---]
                           .  .      .  .      .  .     .  .

[-----------------------------------------------------------------]
[-----------------------------------------------------------------]
[*------------------------------------------------------------5--*]Gtr
[*4--4--4--4--4--4-----4---------5---------4---------5--------5--*] II
[-4--4--4--4--4--4-----4---------5---------4---------5--------3---]
[-2--2--2--2--2--2-----2---0--0--3---0--0--^---0--0--^--0--0--^---]
  ^                    ^   .  .  ^   .  .      .  .     .  .

                                  (End Riff B.3)
[----------------------------------------------]
[----------------------------------------------]
[*---4----------------------------------------*]Gtrs
[*---4------6------------5------------------5-*]I&II
[----2_0----6------------5--------555-------5--]
[-0---p-----4------0--4--3------0-333-0--0--*--]
  .         ^            ^      . ... .  .  [* = Staccato] 


Fill 2
Riff C 1tx
Riff B + B.1 1tx


Riff D                        (End Riff D)
[---------------------|------------------]
[---------------------|------------------]
[*--------------------|-----------------*]Gtrs
[*--------------------|-----------------*]I&II
[-4--3--4--5--6--7----|-7--5--6--7--3----]
[-4--3--4--5--6--7----|-7--5--6--7--3----]
  .  .  .  .  .  *      ^  .  .  .  ^  
                 [* = Staccato]


Riff D 3tx
Fill 3

                                   ______________  _____________
Riff E [over solo]                |1.            ||2.(End Riff E)
[---------------------------------|--------------|--------------]
[---------------------------------|--------------|--------------]
[*--------------------------------|-5-----4------|-------------*]Gtrs
[*2--------1--------2--------3----|-5-----4------|-5-----4-----*]I&II
[-2--------1--------2--------3----|-3-----2------|-5-----4------]
[-^--0--0--^--0--0--^--0--0--1----|-3-----2------|-3-----2------]
     .  .     .  .     .  .         ^     ^      ^     ^


Riff E 2tx


Riff F [over solo]
[----|-----|-----|-----|-----|-----|----------------------]
[----|-----|-----|-----|-----|-----|----------------------]
[*5--|-----|-----|--2--|--5--|--2--|------------------5--*]Gtrs
[*5--|--4--|--2--|--2--|--5--|--2--|--4-------4---4---5--*]I&II
[-3--|--4--|--3--|--0--|--3--|--0--|--4-------4---4---3---]
[-^--|--2--|--^--|--^--|--^--|--^--|--2--2-2--2---2---^---]
        ^                             ^  . .  ^   ^  

      (End Riff F)
[-----|----------]
[-----|----------]
[*-2--|--2------*]Gtrs
[*-2--|--2------*]I&II
[--0--|--0-------]
[--^--|--^---3~--]
             ^


Riff G [over solo]                    (End Riff G)
[------------------------------------------------]
[------------------------------------------------]
[*----------------------------------------------*]Gtrs
[*----------------------------------------------*]I&II
[-------44-3-------33-2--------3-----------3-----]
[-0--0--22-1-0--0--11-0--0--0--1--0--0--0--1--0--]
  .  .  .. . .  .  .. .  .  .  ^  .  .  .  ^  .


Riff G 3.5tx


Guitar Solo 2[**]
[-----------------------------------------------------------------------]
[------------------------------------------------12_b13-r_13~-----------]
[*----------------------------------------7-9-10-----------------------*]Gtr
[*-9_b10-r_10~----7-9-10-9-10-12-10-12-14------------------------------*]III
[-----------------------------------------------------------------------]
[-----------------------------------------------------------------------]


[-------------------------/20_15----------------------------------------]
[-------------------------sl-p---17---------------------15--------------]
[*----------------------------------16------------------14_b16---r__12-*]Gtr
[*---------17---14_15-17---------------17--------------------------p---*]III
[-----------------h-----------------------19_14-------------------------]
[--12--13-----------------------------------p---12~---------------------]


[------12-------12-------12-------12-------12-------12-------12-15___r--]
[---------15_b17---15_b17---15_b17---15_b17---15_b17---15_b17-----------]
[*14~------------------------------------------------------------------*]Gtr
[*---------------------------------------------------------------------*]III
[-----------------------------------------------------------------------]
[-----------------------------------------------------------------------]

                                             (End Solo 2)
[--_12---------------------12-14-14_b15----12-----------]
[--p---15_b17----------/12--------------------15_12-----]
[*---------------------sl-----------------------p---14-*]Gtr
[*-----------------------------------------------------*]III
[-------------------------------------------------------]
[-------------------------------------------------------]


[**] = See bottom of the page.


Fill 2
Riff C 2tx
Fill 2
Riff C 1tx
Riff B + B.1 2tx
Riff C 1tx
[End]

 ________________________________________________________________
|[**]  Solos are incomplete/not updated.  I have not yet modified|
|the original solos done by Jarle, Alex Skolnick plays them a    |
|little different on FSSD.  I think I may do more of a follow up |
|to make them more complete/updated.  This pertains to both solos|
|in this song.                                                   |
|________________________________________________________________|


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