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                      DEATH - FLESH AND THE POWER IT HOLDS
                      From the Album THE SOUND OF PERSEVERANCE
                      Copyright 1998 Nuclear Blast

                      Version 2.5 - March 1999

Transcription Done by: Kerry Vick (nucleusmetal@home.com)


Notation: When two guitars are listed play all guitars simultaneously.
          b = bend              / = slide up            a.h. = artificial
          bf= bend full         br= bend release               harmonic
          h = hammer-on         \ = slide down          n.h. = harmonic
          p = pull-off          . = palm mute(pm)          t = tapping
          " = tremolo picking   > = abrupt stop            ~ = vibrato


Tuning = D (D,G,C,F,A,D)

 Riff A
|-------------------------------------------------------|
|------12-12/18-------------12-12/15--------------12----|
|---11----------17-------11----------14--------11----11-|GTR I
|-9----------------15~-9----------------12~-9-----------|
|-------------------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------------------|
|                                                       |
|-------------------------------------------------------|
|------12-12/18-------------12-12/15--------------24----|
|---11----------17-------11----------14--------23----23-|GTR II
|-9----------------15~-9----------------12~-21----------|
|-------------------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------------------|


 continuation of Riff A
|----------------------------------------------------------------------|
|------12-12/18--------------15-18-------------17-20-------------22----|
|---11----------17--------14-------17-------16-------19-------21----21-|GTR
|-9----------------15~-12-------------15-14-------------17-19----------| I
|----------------------------------------------------------------------|
|----------------------------------------------------------------------|
|                                                                      |
|----------------------------17-20-------------19-22-------------24----|
|------12-12/18-----------17-------20-------19-------22-------24----24-|
|---11----------17-----14-------------17-16-------------19-21----------|GTR
|-9----------------15~-------------------------------------------------| II
|----------------------------------------------------------------------|
|----------------------------------------------------------------------|

Play Riff A three times


 Riff B.1
|---------------------------------------------------|
|---------------------------------------------------|
|---------------------------------------------------|GTR I
|---7---7~---10---10-9-------12---12~---10---9\10/9-|
|-0---0----0----0------10--0----0-----0----0--------|
|---------------------------------------------------|
|                                                   |
|---------------------------------------------------|
|---------------------------------------------------|
|---------------------------------------------------|GTR II
|-7------------------------7------------------------|
|-7------------------------7------------------------|
|-5------------------------5------------------------|


 Riff B.2
|----------------------------------------------------|
|----------------------------------------------------|
|----------------------------------------------------|GTR I
|---7---7~---10---10-9-------12---12~---10---9\10/9--|
|-0---0----0----0------10--0----0-----0----0---------|
|----------------------------------------------------|
|                                                    |
|----------------------------------------------------|
|----------------------------------------------------|
|---14---14~--17---17-16-----19---19~---17--16\17/16-|GTR II
|-----------------------17---------------------------|
|-0----0----0----0---------0----0-----0----0---------|
|----------------------------------------------------|
|                                                    |
|----------------------------------------------------|
|----------------------------------------------------|
|---/9--------/4-------------------------------------|GTR III
|---/7--------/2-------------/10--------/5-----------|
|----------------------------/08--------/3-----------|
|----------------------------------------------------|


Play Riff B.1 two times
Play Riff B.2 two times


 Riff C
|---------------------------------|
|---------------------------------|
|-----9---9-----------------------|GTR I
|---7-------7---7---10-09h10p09---|
|-0-----0-----0---0------------10-|
|---------------------------------|
| . .   .     .   .               |
|                                 |
|---------------------------------|
|-------------------13-12h13p12---|
|-----9---9--------------------12-|GTR II (2nd time only)
|---7-------7---7-----------------|
|-0-----0-----0---0---------------|
|---------------------------------|
  . .   .     .   .

 continuation of Riff C
|--------------------------------------------------|
|--------------------------------------12----------|
|------12---12-----------10-09h10p09---------12----|GTR I
|---10---------10---10--------------10-----9----9--|
|-0-------0-------0----0---------------------------|
|--------------------------------------------------|
| . .     .       .                                |
|                                                  |
|--------------------------------------15----------|
|------------------------13-12h13p12---------15----|
|------12---12----------------------12----12----12-|GTR II
|---10---------10---10-----------------------------|(2nd Time Only)
|-0-------0-------0----0---------------------------|
|--------------------------------------------------|
  . .     .       .


Play Riff C two times


 Riff D
|-------------------------------|-----------------------------|
|-------------------------------|-----------------------------|
|-------------------------------|-----------------------------|GTRS I
|-------------------------------|---------------------------7-|  & II
|-7-----8~-7-----8-----10---8---|-7-----8~-7-----8-----10-----|
|---000------000---0-0----0---0-|---000------000---0-0----0---|
|   ...      ...   . .    .   . |   ...      ...   . .    .
|                               |
|-------------------------------|
|-------------------------------|
|-------------------------------|GTR III(every other time)
|-9----10~-9----10-----12--10---|
|-------------------------------|
|---000------000---0-0----0---0-|
    ...      ...   . .    .   .


 Riff E
|-------------------|
|-------------------|
|--------------7----|GTRS I
|-10---9---10--5--7-|  & II
|--8---7----8--5--5-|
|--8---7----8-----5-|


Play Riff D four times
Play Riff E one time
Play Riff D four times
Play Riff E one time


 Riff F
|-------------------------|-------------------------|
|-------------------------|-------------------------|
|-------------------------|-------------------------|GTR I
|-6-----6-----6-----6-----|-------------------------|
|---5-----5-----5-----5---|-5-5-5-6-6-6-2-2-2-3-3-3-|
|-----4-----4-----4-----4-|-3-3-3-4-4-4-0-0-0-1-1-1-|
|                           . . . . . . . . . . . . |
|                                                   |
|-------------------------|-------------------------|
|-------------------------|-------------------------|
|-8-----8-----8-----8-----|-------------------------|GTR II
|---7-----7-----7-----7---|-------------------------|
|-----6-----6-----6-----6-|-5-5-5-6-6-6-2-2-2-3-3-3-|
|-------------------------|-3-3-3-4-4-4-0-0-0-1-1-1-|
                            . . . . . . . . . . . .

Play Riff F four times (last time segue into Riff G.1)


 Riff G.1
|---------------------------------------|
|---------------------------------------|
|---------------------------------------|GTRS I
|-------------------------4-4-4-3-3-3---|  & II
|-5-5-5-6-6-6-2-2-2-3-3-3-2-2-2-1-1-1-4-|
|-3-3-3-4-4-4-0-0-0-1-1-1-------------2-|
  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .


Play Riff G.1 four times (last time segue into Riff G.2)


 Riff G.2
|----------------------------------------|
|----------------------------------------|
|----------------------------------------|GTRS I
|-----5-----6-------------4-4-4-3-3-3--4-|  & II
|-5-5-5-6-6-6-2-2-2-3-3-3-2-2-2-1-1-1--4-|
|-3-3-3-4-4-4-0-0-0-1-1-1--------------2-|
  . .   . .   . . . . . . . . . . . .


Play Riff G.2 four times


 Riff H
|--------------------------------------------|
|--------------------------------------------|
|--------------------------------------------|GTR I
|-5----55-5-5----55-5-5----55-5-4----44-4-4~-|
|---33--------33--------22--------22---------|
|--------------------------------------------|
|                                            |
|--------------------------------------------|
|--------------------------------------------|
|--------------------------------------------|GTR II
|-5---------5---------5---------4------------|
|-3---------3---------2---------2------------|
|--------------------------------------------|
|                                            |
|--------------------------------------------|
|--------------------------------------------|
|-7----77-7-7----77-7-7----77-7-6----66-6-6~-|GTR III(2nd time only)
|---55--------55--------44--------44---------|
|--------------------------------------------|
|--------------------------------------------|


 Riff I.1
|-------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------|GTRS I
|-------------------------------------|  & II
|-6--------6--------6--------6--------|
|---444444---444444---444444---444444-|
    ......   ......   ......   ......

 continuation of Riff I.1
|-------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------|GTRS I
|-------------------------------------|  & II
|-6--------6--------5--------5--------|
|---333333---333333---333333---333333-|
    ......   ......   ......   ......



 Riff I.2
|-------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------|GTR I
|-------------------------------------|
|-6--------6--------6--------6--------|
|---444444---444444---444444---444444-|
|   ......   ......   ......   ...... |
|                                     |
|-------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------|GTR II
|-8--------8--------8--------8--------|
|---666666---666666---666666---666666-|
|-------------------------------------|
    ......   ......   ......   ......

 continuation of Riff I.2
|---------------------------------|
|---------------------------------|
|---------------------------------|GTR I
|----------------------------a.h.-|
|-6--------6--------5--------5~---|
|---333333---333333---333333------|
|   ......   ......   ......      |
|                                 |
|---------------------------------|
|---------------------------------|
|----------------------------a.h.-|GTR II
|-8--------8--------7--------7~---|
|---555555---555555---555555------|
|---------------------------------|
    ......   ......   ......


Play Riff H two times
Play Riff I.1 one time
Play Riff I.2 one time
Play Riff H two times
Play Riff I.1 one time
Play Riff I.2 one time


 Riff J
|----------------------------------------------------------|
|----------------------------------------------------------|
|----------------------------------------------------------|GTR I
|----------4/5~-----------8\7~-----------4/5~----7/8\7-6~--|
|-2-2-2-2--------2-2-2-2--------2-2-2-2--------2-----------|
|-0-0-0-0--2/3~--0-0-0-0--6\5~--0-0-0-0--2/3~--0-5/6\5-4~--|
| . . . .        . . . .        . . . .        .           |
|                                                          |
|----------------------------------------------------------|
|----------------------------------------------------------|
|----------6/7~----------10\9~-----------6/7~----9/10\9-8~-|GTR II
|----------4/5~-----------8\7~-----------4/5~----7/08\7-6~-|
|-2-2-2-2--------2-2-2-2--------2-2-2-2--------2-----------|
|-0-0-0-0--------0-0-0-0--------0-0-0-0--------0-----------|
  . . . .        . . . .        . . . .        .


Play Riff J four times


 Riff K.1
|-------------------------|
|-------------------------|
|-------------------------|GTRS I
|-5---------5-------------|  & II
|---4---4-----4---4---4---|
|-----2---2-----2---2---2-|


 Riff K.2
|---------------------------------|
|---------------------------------|
|---------------------------------|GTRS I
|-----4-----5-----4---------------|  & II
|---2-----2-----2-----2-5---2-4---|
|-0-----0-----0-----0-----0-----0-|

 continuation of Riff K.2
|---------------------------------|
|---------------------------------|
|-----------------4-----2---------|GTRS I
|-----4-----5-----------------4---|  & II
|---2-----2-----2-----2-----2---5-|
|-0-----0-----0-----0-----0-------|


Repeat 3 times:
Play Riff K.1 four times
Play Riff K.2 one time


Riff L (under bass interlude)
|-----------------------------------------|
|-----------------------------------------|
|-----------------------------------------|GTRS I
|-3----2----3----2----3----2----3----2----|  & II
|-3----2----3----2----3----2----3----2----|
|-1----0----1----0----1----0----1----0----|


Play Riff L one time
Play Riff D four times
Play Riff E one time
Play Riff D four times
Play Riff E one time
Play Riff F four times (last time segue into Riff G.1)
Play Riff G.1 four times (last time segue into Riff G.2)
Play Riff G.2 four times
Play Riff H two times
Play Riff I.1 one time
Play Riff I.2 one time
Play Riff H two times
Play Riff I.1 one time
Play Riff I.2 one time
END.