Testament - Beginning Of The End Chords & Tabs

 

Beginning Of The End Chords & Tabs

Testament Chords & Tabs

Version: 3 Type: Tab

Beginning Of The End Tab

   
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BEGINNING OF THE END
As recorded by Testament
(From the 1990 Album SOULS OF BLACK)

Transcribed by Dave Whitehill
	

Music by Eric Peterson

Gtr I (E A D G B E) - 'Untitled'
Gtr II (E A D G B E) - 'Untitled'

  Q=160
  N.C.(Am)        G5E5  (Am)                E5  (Am)                G5E5  (Am)
 4/4
  Gtr I
  E E S S S S S S E E S S   E E S S E S S E E S S   E E S S S S S S E E S S
|-----------------3-0-----|-----------------0-----|-----------------3-0------|
|-----1p0-1p0-1p0-3-0-----|-----1p0---------0-----|-----1p0-1p0-1p0-3-0------|
|---2---------------------|---2-----3-2p0---------|---2----------------------|
|-------------------------|---------------3-------|--------------------------|
|-0-------------------0-0-|-0-----------------0-0-|-0-------------------0-0--|
|-------------------------|-----------------------|--------------------------|


                  F5            F#5E5    N.C.(Am)        G5E5  (Am)
  E E S S E S S E Q    +E  Q.   Q  E E   E E S S S S S S E E S S
|--------------------|-----------------|-----------------3-0-----|
|-----1p0---------6--|-(6)-6----7------|-----1p0-1p0-1p0-3-0-----|
|---2-----3-2p0---5--|-(5)-5----6------|---2---------------------|
|---------------3-3--|-(3)-3----4------|-------------------------|
|-0------------------|-------------2-0-|-0-------------------0-0-|
|--------------------|-------------0---|-------------------------|


                  E5  N.C.(Am)            G5E5  (Am)                F
  E E S S E S S E E S S   E E S S S S S S E E S S   E E S S E S S E Q
|-----------------0-----|-----------------3-0-----|-----------------5--|
|-----1p0---------0-----|-----1p0-1p0-1p0-3-0-----|-----1p0---------6--|
|---2-----3-2p0---------|---2---------------------|---2-----3-2p0---5--|
|---------------3-------|-------------------------|---------------3-3--|
|-0-----------------0-0-|-0-------------------0-0-|-0------------------|
|-----------------------|-------------------------|--------------------|


  F5       F#5  E5      N.C.(Am)                      G5    E5    (Am)
  Gtr II
   H       Q  E  S  S    S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S S  S
|---------------------|----10-11h12-11-------11------------------------|
|---------------10-12-|-13-------------13-12----13-12-10-13-12-10-9-12-|
|---------------------|------------------------------------------------|
|---------------------|------------------------------------------------|
|---------------------|------------------------------------------------|
|---------------------|------------------------------------------------|
|
| Gtr I
| +E  Q.   Q  E  E       E     E     S  S  S  S  S  S  E     E    S  S
|-(5)-5----6----------|--------------------------------3-----0---------|
|-(6)-6----7----------|--------------1p=0--1p=0--1p=0--3-----0---------|
|-(5)-5----6----------|--------2---------------------------------------|
|-(3)-3----4----------|------------------------------------------------|
|-------------2--0----|--0----------------------------------------0--0-|
|-------------0-------|------------------------------------------------|


                                E5  (Am)
   S S  S  S S  S S S  S S S  S S S  S S
|-----------------------------------------|
|-10-9----10-9------9---------------------|
|------10------10-9---10-9-7-10-9-7----9--|
|-----------------------------------10----|
|-----------------------------------------|
|-----------------------------------------|
|
|  E    E    S  S E    S S E    E    S S
|-------------------------------0---------|
|------------1p=0---------------0---------|
|-------2---------3----2p0----------------|
|--------------------------3--------------|
|--0---------------------------------0-0--|
|-----------------------------------------|


  N.C.(Am)               G5  E5  (Am)
  S  S S S  S S S  S S S S S S S S S
|------------------------------------|
|------------------------------------|
|-7------7---------------------------|
|---10-9---10p9-7-10-9-7-6-9-7p6---7-|
|--------------------------------8---|
|------------------------------------|
|
| E    E    S S S  S S S E   E   S S
|------------------------3---0-------|
|-----------1p0-1p=0-1p0-3---0-------|
|-2----2-------------------------2-2-|
|------------------------------------|
|------------------------------------|
|------------------------------------|

[ Tab from: https://www.guitartabs.cc/tabs/t/testament/beginning_of_the_end_tab_ver_3.html ]
                     F         F5               F#5    E5
        ~~~~~~~~~~                                     PM|
  S S E Q     +Q     E  S  S    E   E   E  E     E E E S S
|----------------------------|-13--12--13-12b13r12-----3-7-|
|-------------------------13-|-----------------------------|
|----------------------10----|-----------------------------|
|-7-6------------------------|-----------------------------|
|-----8-7-----(7)------------|-----------------------------|
|----------------------------|-----------------------------|
|
| E   E S S E  S S E Q         +E   Q.           Q   E E
|----------------------------|-----------------------------|
|-------1p0----------6-------|-(6)--6------------7---------|
|-2---2-----3--2p0---5-------|-(5)--5------------6-----2---|
|------------------3-3-------|-(3)--3------------4---------|
|----------------------------|-----------------------2-----|
|----------------------------|-----------------------0-----|


  N.C.(Am)            G5  E5  (Am)                            E5  (Am)
  PM------------|                                               PM-------
                                                        |-3-|   |--3--|
  S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S   S S S S S S S S e   S S S e S S   S
|-6-3-7-6-3-7-6-3-7p6-3-7-6-3-7-6-|-3-7-6-3-7-6-3-7-6---7-6-3-6---------|
|---------------------------------|-----------------------------6-5---3-|
|---------------------------------|-------------------------------------|
|---------------------------------|-------------------------------------|
|---------------------------------|-------------------------------------|
|---------------------------------|-------------------------------------|
|
| E   E   S S S S S S E   E   S S   E   E   S S E   S S E     E S   S
|---------------------3---0-------|---------------------------0---------|
|---------1p0-1p0-1p0-3---0-------|---------1p0---------------0---------|
|-2---2-----------------------2-2-|-2---2-------3---2p0---------2---2---|
|---------------------------------|---------------------3---------------|
|---------------------------------|-------------------------------------|
|---------------------------------|-------------------------------------|


 -------------------------|
    |-3-|     |--3--|     |-3-|
  e S S S e   S S   S e   S S S E E
|-------------------------------------|
|-5-----------------------------------|
|---7-5-4-5---------------------------|
|-------------7-5---4-5---3-2-0-2-----|
|-------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------|
|
| E E     S S S   S   S S E     E S S
|-------------------------3-----0-----|
|---------1p0-1p==0---1p0-3-----0-----|
|-2-2-----------------------------2-2-|
|-------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------|


  N.C.(Am)           F5   N.C.
 3/4                4/4
  E E S S E S S E    Q.   Q.   Q
|-----------------||--------------|
|-----1p0---------||--------------|
|-2-2-----3-2p0---||-5------------|
|---------------3-||-3---------4--|
|-----------------||------3-------|
|-----------------||--------------|
|
| E E S S E S S E    Q.   Q.   Q
|-----------------||--------------|
|-----1p0---------||--------------|
|-2-2-----3-2p0---||-5------------|
|---------------3-||-3---------4--|
|-----------------||------3-------|
|-----------------||--------------|


  +E  Q.   E E Q    Q.   Q.   Q    +E  Q.   E E Q
|-----------------|--------------|-----------------*|
|-----------------|--------------|-----------------*|
|-----------------|--------------|-----------------*|
|-(4)------6-5-4--|-3---------4--|-(4)------6-5-4--*|
|-----3-----------|------3-------|-----3-----------*|
|-----------------|--------------|-----------------*|
|
| +E  Q.   E E Q    Q.   Q.   Q    +E  Q.   E E Q
|-----------------|--------------|-----------------*|
|-----------------|--------------|-----------------*|
|-----------------|--------------|-----------------*|
|-(4)------6-5-4--|-3---------4--|-(4)------6-5-4--*|
|-----3-----------|------3-------|-----3-----------*|
|-----------------|--------------|-----------------*|



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