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THE ABYSS
As recorded by Sepultura
(From the 1987 Album SCHIZOPHRENIA)
Transcribed by Kim Mikal Torp
Music by Max Cavalera, Igor Cavalera, Andreas Kisser and Paulo Jr.
Gtr I (E A D G B E) - 'Untitled'
Moderately bright Q=160
N.C.
4/4
Gtr I
E E E E E E E E E E E E E E Q E E E E E E E E
|----------0--------|----------0------|-----------------|
|------------0------|------------0----|---------0-------|
|--------8-----8----|--------8-----8--|-------3---3-----|
|-----10---------10-|-----10----------|-----5-------5---|
|---9---------------|---9-------------|---4-----------4-|
|-7-----------------|-7---------------|-2---------------|
E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E
|---------0-------|-----------------|---------0-------|
|-----------0-----|---------0-------|-----------0-----|
|-------3-----3---|-------3---3-----|-------3-----3---|
|-----5---------5-|-----5-------5---|-----5---------0-|
|---4-------------|---4-----------4-|---4-------------|
|-2---------------|-2---------------|-2---------------|
E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E
|----------0--------|----------0--------|----------0--------|
|------------0------|------------0------|------------0------|
|--------8-----8----|--------8-----8----|--------8-----8----|
|-----10---------10-|-----10---------10-|-----10---------10-|
|---9---------------|---9---------------|---9---------------|
|-7-----------------|-7-----------------|-7-----------------|
E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E
|----------0-------|-----------------|---------0-------|
|------------0-----|---------0-------|-----------0-----|
|--------8-----8p0-|-------3---3-----|-------3-----3---|
|-----10-----------|-----5-------5---|-----5---------5-|
|---9--------------|---4-----------4-|---4-------------|
|-7--------------0-|-2---------------|-2---------------|
2/4
E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E H
|-----------------|---------0-------|------|
|---------0-------|-----------0-----|------|
|-------3---3-----|-------3-----3---|------|
|-----5-------5---|-----5---------5-|------|
|---4-----------4-|---4-------------|-4----|
|-2---------------|-2---------------|------|
Q.=102
6/8
E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E Q E E E E E E
|---------------|--------0------|-----------0--|---------------|
|-------------2-|-3--2------3-2-|-0--2-0----2--|-------------2-|
|------3-3--4---|------4--------|--------3-----|------3-3--4---|
|----5----------|---------------|-3------4-----|----5----------|
|-4------1------|-2------4------|--------------|-4------1------|
|-2-------------|---------------|--------------|-2-------------|
Q. Q. Q. Q. Q. Q. Q. Q.
[ Tab from: https://www.guitartabs.cc/tabs/s/sepultura/the_abyss_tab_ver_2.html ]
E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E
|--------0------|-2--0---0------|---------------|---------------|
|-3--2------3-2-|------3----3-2-|-3--2---2--0---|-0-----------0-|
|------4--------|---------------|------4------0-|----0-3----3---|
|---------------|-0-------------|---------------|--------4------|
|-2------4------|--------4------|-2------1------|---------------|
|---------------|---------------|---------------|-3------2------|
Q. Q. Q. Q. Q. Q. Q. Q.
E E E Q. E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E Q.
|--------2----|----------------|------------------|----------------|
|-2-----------|--------------7-|-10--8-7----12-10-|----------------|
|----3--------|-------8-8--9---|------------------|-----12-11-9----|
|------4------|----10----------|------------------|----------------|
|-------------|-9-------6------|--7------9--------|-10-------------|
|-2-----------|-7--------------|------------------|----------------|
H. Q. Q. Q. Q. H.
Slower Q.=56 Q=120
9/8 6/8 4/4
E E E Q E E E E Q E Q E Q. Q. E E E E E E E E
|-0--------0---0-|----------------------|-----------|------------------|
|----12-10-8---7-|----------------------|-----------|------------------|
|----12-11-------|-^7--9-7-^6---7-4---3-|-----------|-----0-------0----|
|----------------|----------------------|-4----8----|-9-------9--------|
|----------------|-^9------^8-----------|-7----9----|---9---9---9---9--|
|-0--------9-----|----------------------|-----------|-7----------------|
Q. Q. Q. Q. Q. Q. Q. W
E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E W
|-----------------|-----------------|------*|
|-----------------|-----------------|------*|
|-----0-------0---|-----7-------6---|-4----*|
|-9-------9-------|-9-------8-------|-4----*|
|---9---9---9---9-|---9---9---9---9-|-5----*|
|-7---------------|-7-------6-------|-7----*|
W H H
Duration Legend
---------------
W - whole; H - half; Q - quarter; E - 8th; S - 16th; T - 32nd; X - 64th; a - acciaccatura
+ - note tied to previous; . - note dotted; .. - note double dotted
Uncapitalized letters represent notes that are staccato (1/2 duration)
Irregular groupings are notated above the duration line
Duration letters will always appear directly above the note/fret number it represents the
duration for. Duration letters with no fret number below them represent rests. Multi-
bar rests are notated in the form Wxn, where n is the number of bars to rest for. Low
melody durations appear below the staff
Tablature Legend
----------------
h - hammer-on
p - pull-off
b - bend
pb - pre-bend
r - bend release (if no number after the r, then release immediately)
/\ - slide into or out of (from/to "nowhere")
s - legato slide
S - shift slide
- natural harmonic
[n] - artificial harmonic
n(n) - tapped harmonic
~ - vibrato
tr - trill
T - tap
TP - trem. picking
PM - palm muting
\n/ - tremolo bar dip; n = amount to dip
\n - tremolo bar down
n/ - tremolo bar up
/n\ - tremolo bar inverted dip
= - hold bend; also acts as connecting device for hammers/pulls
<> - volume swell (louder/softer)
x - on rhythm slash represents muted slash
o - on rhythm slash represents single note slash
Misc Legend
-----------
| - bar
|| - double bar
||o - repeat start
o|| - repeat end
*| - double bar (ending)
: - bar (freetime)
$ - Segno
& - Coda
Tempo markers - = BPM(8/16=s8/s16), where s8 = swing 8ths, s16 = swing 16ths
