DESTRUCTION - THE RITUAL
(Infernal Overkill, 1985)

Key
= after note = vibrato
^ after note = heavy vibrato 
 = slide down
/ = slide up
+ = tap
h = hammer
p = pull
n = natural harmonic
s = pinching harmonic (squeal)
* = tremolo pick
t = trill
b = bend
|-3-| = triplet

n number above the tab = play the first part then the first finishing part
                         play the first part a second time and then play the second finishing part
                         etc.

Fill 1

E -------------
B -------------
G -12--11--10--
D -12--11--10--
A -10--9 --8 --
E -------------

Riff 1

E -------------------------------------------------------------
B -------------------------------------------------------------
G -9--------9--------9------------------------------12--11--10-
D -9--------9--------9--------8--3--------3---------12--11--10-
A -7--n7-n7-7--n7-n7-7--n7-n7-8--3--------3------0--10--9 --8 -
E ----------------------------6--1----1-1-1--1-1---------------

E ------------------------------------------------------------
B ------------------------------------------------------------
G -9--------9--------9--------9-------------------12--11--10--
D -9--------9--------9--------9-------------3--3--12--11--10--
A -7--n7-n7-7--n7-n7-7--n7-n7-7-0-1--0-1----3--3--10--9 --8 --
E ----------------------------------------0-1--1--------------

Riff 1A

E -------------------------------------------------------------
B -------------------------------------------------------------
G -9--------9--------9------------------------------12--11--10-
D -9--------9--------9--------8--3--------3---------12--11--10-
A -7--n7-n7-7--n7-n7-7--n7-n7-8--3--------3------0--10--9 --8 -
E ----------------------------6--1----1-1-1--1-1---------------

E ----------------------------------------------------------
B ----------------------------------------------------------
G -9--------9--------9--------9-----------------------------
D -9--------9--------9--------9-------------3--3--3--3------
A -7--n7-n7-7--n7-n7-7--n7-n7-7-0-1--0-1----3--3--3--3------
E ----------------------------------------0-1--1--1--1--0-0-

Riff 2

E ---------------------------------------------------------------
B ---------------------------------------------------------------
G ---------------------------------------------------------------
D -2------3-2-----3------5-3-----8-7-----7-5-----5-3-----3-2-3-2-
A ----0-0-----0-0----0-0-----0-0-----0-0-----0-0-----0-0---------
E ---------------------------------------------------------------

Riff 2A

E ---------------------------------------------------------------
B ---------------------------------------------------------------
G ---------------------------------------------------------------
D ---------------------------------------------------------------
A -2------3-2-----3------5-3-----8-7-----7-5-----5-3-----3-2-3-2-
E ----0-0-----0-0----0-0-----0-0-----0-0-----0-0-----0-0---------

Riff 3

E -------------------------------------------------------------
B -------------------------------------------------------------
G -----------------------4----5------------------------4----5--
D -----------------------4----5------------------------4----5--
A -----------------------2----3------------------------2----3--
E -0-0-0-0-3-0-0-0-1-0-0---------0-0-0-0-3-0-0-0-1-0-0---------

Riff 3A

E -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
B -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
G -----------------------4----5------------------------4----5--------------------------------------
D -----------------------4----5------------------------2----3--2--------8--------5--------3--------
A -----------------------2----3------------------------2----3--2--------8--------5--------3--------
E -0-0-0-0-3-0-0-0-1-0-0---------0-0-0-0-3-0-0-0-1-0-0---------0--------6--------3--------1--------

Riff 3B

E ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ -------------
B ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ -------------
G -----------------------4----5------------------------4----5------------------------------- -12--11--10--
D -----------------------4----5------------------------4----5--2--------8--------5--------3- -12--11--10--
A -----------------------2----3------------------------2----3--2--------8--------5--------3- -10--9 --8 --
E -0-0-0-0-3-0-0-0-1-0-0---------0-0-0-0-3-0-0-0-1-0-0---------0--------6--------3--------1- -------------

Riff 4

E ------------------------------------------------------
B ------------------------------------------------------
G -9------9------9------9--9--9------9------9------9--9-
D -9------9------9------9--9--9------9------9------9--9-
A -7--7-7-7--7-7-7--7-7-7--7--7--7-7-7--7-7-7--7-7-7--7-
E ------------------------------------------------------

E ----------------------------------------------------
B ----------------------------------------------------
G -5------5------5------5--5--4------4------4----4----
D -5------5------5------5--5--4------4------4----4----
A -3--3-3-3--3-3-3--3-3-3--3--2--0-0-2--0-0-2----2----
E ----------------------------------------------------

Riff 5

E ------------------------------------------------------
B ------------------------------------------------------
G ------------------------------------------------------
D -7------7------7------7--7--7------7------7------7--7-
A -7------7------7------7--7--7------7------7------7--7-
E -5--5-5-5--5-5-5--5-5-5--5--5--5-5-5--5-5-5--5-5-5--5-

E --------------------------------------------------------------
B --------------------------------------------------------------
G ----------------------------5------5------5------5------5--5--
D -5------5------5------5--5--5------5------5------5------5--5--
A -5------5------5------5--5--3--3-3-3--3-3-3--3-3-3--3-3-3--3--
E -3--3-3-3--3-3-3--3-3-3--3------------------------------------

E ------------------------------------------------------
B ------------------------------------------------------
G ------------------------------------------------------
D -7------7------7------7--7--7------7------7------7--7-
A -7------7------7------7--7--7------7------7------7--7-
E -5--5-5-5--5-5-5--5-5-5--5--5--5-5-5--5-5-5--5-5-5--5-

E ----------------------------------------------------
B ----------------------------------------------------
G ----------------------------9------9------9----9----
D -5------5------5------5--5--9------9------9----9----
A -5------5------5------5--5--7--7-7-7--7-7-7----7----
E -3--3-3-3--3-3-3--3-3-3--3--------------------------

Riff 6

E ------------------------------------------------------------
B ------------------------------------------------------------
G -9------9----9----------------9------9----------------------
D -9------9----9---------9------9------9--------------10------
A -7--7-7-7--7-7---------9------7--7-7-7--7-7---------10------
E ---------------7-7-7-7-7--7-7---------------8-8-8-8-8 --8-8-

E -----------------------------------------------------------
B -----------------------------------------------------------
G -9------9---------------------9------9--------------7------
D -9------9--------------9------9------9--------------7------
A -7--7-7-7--7-7---------9------7--7-7-7--7-7-5-5-5-5-5--5-5-
E ---------------7-7-7-7-7--7-7------------------------------

Riff 7

E ------------------------------------------------------
B ------------------------------------------------------
G -4------4------4------4--4--2------2------2------2--2-
D -4------4------4------4--4--2------2------2------2--2-
A -2--2-2-2--2-2-2--2-2-2--2--0--0-0-0--0-0-0--0-0-0--0-
E ------------------------------------------------------

E -------------------------------------------------------
B -------------------------------------------------------
G -------------------------------------------------------
D -5------5------5------5--5--5------5------5------5--5--
A -5------5------5------5--5--5------5------5------5--5--
E -3--3-3-3--3-3-3--3-3-3--3--3--3-3-3--3-3-3--3-3-3--3--

E ------------------------------------------------------
B ------------------------------------------------------
G -4------4------4------4--4--2------2------2------2--2-
D -4------4------4------4--4--2------2------2------2--2-
A -2--2-2-2--2-2-2--2-2-2--2--0--0-0-0--0-0-0--0-0-0--0-
E ------------------------------------------------------

E ----------------------------------------------------------
B ----------------------------------------------------------
G ----------------------------------------------------------
D -5------5------5------5--5--4------4------4------4--4--4--
A -5------5------5------5--5--4------4------4------4--4--4--
E -3--3-3-3--3-3-3--3-3-3--3--2--2-2-2--2-2-2--2-2-2--2--2--

Fill 2 

E ---------------
B ---------------
G -9----------9--
D -9----------9--
A -7------7-7-7--
E ---------------

Order

Fill 1 x 1
Riff 1 x 4
Riff 2 x 2
Riff 2A x 2
Riff 3 x 2
Riff 3A x 1
Riff 3B x 1
Riff 1 x 4
Riff 2 x 2
Riff 2A x 2
Riff 3 x 2
Riff 3A x 2
Solo over Riff 4 x 2
Solo over Riff 5 x 1
Solo over Riff 4 x 2
solo over Riff 5 x 1
Solo over Riff 6 x 2
Solo over Riff 7 x 1
Fill 1 x 1
Riff 1 x 4
Riff 2 x 2
Riff 2A x 2
Riff 3 x 2
Riff 3A x 1
Riff 3B x 1
Riff 1 x 4
Fill 2 x 1

Tabbed by Radiohater 2004