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First Strike Is Deadly

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

                        New Version 1.1 - APR '02

Originally Transcribed by: Jarle Hille Olsen
           New Version by: death8699

For Questions, Comments, Newest Version, or Corrections contact
 death8699: at [email protected]

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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)

--F I R S T  S T R I K E  I S  D E A D L Y--

Drum Fill

Riff 1
------------------------------------------------------------
------------------------------------------------------------
*----------------------------------------------------------*Gtrs
*-------5-----4-----5-----4-----5--4-----------------------*I&II
-----0--3--0--2-----3--0--2-----3--2--0--3---3--3--3--3--3--
--2--------------2-----------2-----------1---1--1--1--1--1--
   .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .      . . . . . . .

                                End Riff 1
------------------------------------------
------------------------------------------
*----------------------------------------*Gtrs
*----------------------------------------*I&II
--3-3-3--3--3--3--3--3---3-3-3-3-3--/--\--
--1-1-1--1--1--1--1--1---1-1-1-1-1--/--\--
   . . .  .  .  .  .  .   . . . .   sl  sl
 

Riff 1 1tx


Riff 2                                                             End Riff 2
-------------------------------------------|-----------------------------------
-------------------------------------------|-----------------------------------
*------------------------------------------|----------------------------------*Gtr
*--7-6\5---7-6\5---7-6\5-----------5---7/8-|---7-6\5---7-6\5---6/7-----5---5/6* I
---7-6\5---7-6\5---7-6\5-----------5---7/8-|---7-6\5---7-6\5---4/5-----3---3/4-
-0----sl-0----sl-0----sl-000-0-0-0---0--sl-|-0----sl-0----sl-0--sl-0-3---x--sl-
  .       .       .       ... . . .   .       .       .       .     . .   

-------------------------------------------|-----------------------------------
-------------------------------------------|-----------------------------------
*------------------------------------------|----------------------------------*Gtr 
*----------------------------------5---7/8-|---7-6\5---7-6\5---6/7-----5---5/6* II
-2-------2-------2-----------------5---7/8-|---7-6\5---7-6\5---4/5-----3---3/4-
-0-------0-------0-------000-0-0-0---0--sl-|-0----sl--0---sl-0--sl-0-3---x--sl-
                          ... . . .   .       .        .      .     . .   


Riff 2.a
----------------------------------------|-----------------------------------
----------------------------------------|-----------------------------------
*---------------------------------------|----------------------------------*Gtrs
*--7-6\5---7-6\5---7-6\5--------5---7/8-|---7-6\5---7-6\5---6/7-----5---5/6*I&II
---7-6\5---7-6\5---7-6\5--------5---7/8-|---7-6\5---7-6\5---4/5-----3---3/4-
-0----sl-0----sl-0----sl--0-0-0---0--sl-|-0----sl-0----sl-0--sl-0-3---x--sl-
  .       .       .        . . .   .       .       .       .     . .   
       
                                                                End Riff 2.a
----------------------------------------|-----------------------------------
----------------------------------------|-----------------------------------
*---------------------------------------|----------------------------------*Gtrs
*--7-6\5---7-6\5---7-6\5-------5---7/8--|---7-6\5---7-6\5---6/7-----5---5\4*I&II
---7-6\5---7-6\5---7-6\5-------5---7/8--|---7-6\5---7-6\5---4/5-----3---3\2-
-0----sl-0----sl-0----sl-0-000---0--sl--|-0----sl-0----sl-0--sl-0-3---x--sl-
  .       .       .       . ...   .        .       .       .     . .   


Riff 2.a 1tx


Riff 3
---------------------------------------------------------------
---------------------------------------------------------------
*-------------------------------------------------------------*Gtrs
*--------4---5-------4-/-5-4-2----------4---5--4-2-4----------*I&II
-4--4--4-2---3-4--4--2-/-3-2-0-4--4--4--2---3--2-0-2--3--5--3--
-2--2--2-^---^-2--2----sl------2--2--2--^---^--^------3--5--3--
  *  *  *       *  *            *  *  *           . .  .  .  .
           
                                                     End Riff 3
---------------------------------------------------------------
---------------------------------------------------------------
*-------------------------------------------------------------*Gtrs
*--------4---5-------4-/-5-4-2----------4---5--4-2-4----------*I&II
-4--4--4-2---3-4--4--2-/-3-2-0-4--4--4--2---3--2-0-2--3--5--3--
-2--2--2-^---^-2--2----sl------2--2--2--^---^--^------3--5--3--
  .  .  .       .  .            *  *  *           . .  .  .  . 

 _____________
* = Staccatos
_____________


Riff 3 1tx


Riff 4 
--------------------------------------------------------
--------------------------------------------------------
*------------------------------------------------------*Gtrs
*------------------------------------4-/5-4-2----------*I&II
-------------------------------------2-/3-2-0-----------
-2-222-2-2-2-222-2-2-222222222222222---sl-----2-2-222-2-
  . ... . . . ... . . ...............          . . ... .               

--------------------------------------------------------
--------------------------------------------------------
*------------------------------------------------------*Gtrs
*------------4-2-45-7-5--------------------------4-/5--*I&II
-------------2-0-23-5-3--------------------------2-/3---
-2-2-222-2-2------------2-2-222-2-2-222-2-222-2-2--sl---
  . . ... . .   . .  . . . . ... . . ... . ... . .
                           _______________  _____________
                          |1.             |2. End Riff 4
-------------------------|---------------|--------------
-------------------------|---------------|--------------
*------------------------|------5-5------|-------------*Gtrs
*4-2---------------------|---24-5-5------|---24--------*I&II
-2-0---------------------|-2-02-3-3------|-2-02-3-5-3---
-----2-2-222-2-2-222-2-2-|-2----3-3-<2>--|-2----3-5-3---
      . . ... . . ... . .     ..      *       .. . . .

 ________________
* = Pickup note.
________________


Riff 4.a 
---------------------------------------------------------------
---------------------------------------------------------------
*-------------------------------------------------------------*Gtrs
*-----------------4-/-5-5-------------4-/-5-4-2---------------*I&II
-4----------------2-/-3-3-4-----------2-/-3-2-0-4--------------
-2-22222222222222---sl----2-222222222---sl------2-222222222222-
  ^ ..............         ^ .........           ^ ............

                  End Riff 4.a
------------------------------
------------------------------
*----------------------------*Gtrs
*4-/-5--5--4-2-4-------------*I&II
-2-/-3--3--2-0-2--3---5---3---
---sl-------------3---5---3---
              . .  .   .   .


Riff 4.a 1tx
Riff 4   1tx
Riff 4.a 1tx
                         

Riff 4.b
---------------------------------------------------------------
---------------------------------------------------------------
*-------------------------------------------------------------*Gtrs
*-----------------4-/-5-5-------------4-/-5-4-2---------------*I&II
-4----------------2-/-3-3-4-----------2-/-3-2-0-4--------------
-2-22222222222222---sl----2-222222222---sl------2-222222222222-
  ^ ..............         ^ .........           ^ ............ 

                                                   End Riff 4.b
---------------------------------------------------------------
---------------------------------------------------------------
*-------------------------------------------------------------*Gtrs
*4-/-5-5----4--2-4--5--4-5--7--5-7--9--7-9--10--9-10-12--9--\-*I&II
-2-/-3-3----2--0-2--3--2-3--5--3-5--7--5-7--8---7-8--10--7--\--
---sl-------------------------------------------------------sl-
                                                 . .   .  


Riff 5
-----|-----------------------------------------------
-----|-----------------------------------------------
*----|----------------------------------------------*Gtrs
*----|-----------------7----------------------------*I&II
-<2>-|--------7_8_7----7-----------------------------
-<0>-|-0-0-0---h-p---0---0-0-0-0-0-0-5_6_5_3_0-0-0-0-
        . . .         .   . . . . . .  h p p p  . . . 
                               __________  ___________
                              |1,3.      ||2,4.   End
-----------------------------|----------|------------
-----------------------------|----------|------------
*----------------------------|----------|-----------*Gtrs
*-----------6_7_6------------|-3---2----|-3---------*I&II
---7_8_7-----h-p----7_8_7----|-1---0<2>-|-1-----3<2>-
-0--h-p---0-------0--h-p---0-|------<0>-|-------1<0>-
  .        .       .        .                    

 ________________
<> = Pickup note
________________


Riff 5.a 
-----|-----------------------------------------------
-----|-----------------------------------------------
*----|---------------9------------------------------*Gtr
*----|-------6_7_6---9-------------7_8_7-5\2--------* II
-<7>-|--------h-p-------------------h-p---sl---------
-<0>-|-0-0-0-------0---0-0-0-0-0-0-----------0-0-0-0-
        . . .       .   . . . . . .           . . . . 
                            ___________  _____________
                           |1,3.       ||2,4.     End
--------------------------|-----------|--------------
--------------------------|-----------|--------------
*----------4_5_4----------|-----------|-------------*Gtr
*-6_7_6-----h-p-----6_7_6-|-3-----2---|-3-----------* II
---h-p---------------h-h--|-1-----0<2>|-1-----3-<2>--
--------0--------0--------|--------<0>|-------1-<0>--
         .        .                 

 ________________
<> = Pickup note
________________ 


Riff 6
-----|------------------------------------------------
-----|------------------------------------------------
*----|-----------------------------------------------*Gtrs
*----|---------------9-/-10---------10-\-9-----------*I&II
-<2>-|-------7-/-8---7-/-8----------8--\-7---8-\-7----
-<0>-|-0-0-0-5-/-6-0---sl---0-0-0-0----sl--0-6-\-5-0--
        . . .   sl  .        . . . .        .   sl  .
 
                                        End Riff 6
--------------------------------------------------
--------------------------------------------------
*------------------------------------------------*Gtrs
*-----------------9-/-10---8--7---7--8--7-/-8----*I&II
--------8-/-7-----7-/-8----8--7------8--7-/-8-----
--0-0-0-6-/-5--0----sl---0------0---------sl---0--
   . . .   sl   .         .      .              .

 ________________
<> = Pickup note
________________ 


Riff 6 3tx


Riff 7 
------------------------------------------------------
------------------------------------------------------
*----------------------------------------------------*Gtrs
*----------------------------------------2-----4-----*I&II
-2------2----4---4---4--4-5-----5--------0-----2--5---
-0--0-0-0--x-2-x-2-x-2--2-3-3-3-3-3-333--^-3-2-^--3---
  ^  . . ^    ^   ^   ^  ^ ^ . . ^ . ...    . .    ^   

                                            End Riff 7
------------------------------------------------------
------------------------------------------------------
*----------------------------------------------------*Gtrs
*---------------------------------------2-----5-4----*I&II
-2------2----4---4---4--4-5-----5-------0-----3-2-5---
-0--0-0-0--x-2-x-2-x-2--2-3-3-3-3-3-333-^-3-2-^-^-3---
  ^  . . ^    ^   ^   ^  ^ ^ . . ^ . ...   . .     ^


Riff 8 
-----------------------------------|-------------------------------------
-----------------------------------|-------------------------------------
*----------------------------------|------------------------------------*Gtrs
*-2--------------------------------|-------------5----------------10----*I&II
--0-0-0-0-0-0-0-3----------------5-|-------------3-3"-3-3-3-3-3-3-8-8-8--
--^-------------1-1"-1-1-1-1-1-1-3-|-3-3-3-3-3-3-^----------------^------
     . . . . . . ^ .  . . . . . . ^   . . . . . .   .  . . . . . .   . .

                                                               End Riff 8
-----------------------------------|-------------------------------------
-----------------------------------|-------------------------------------
*----------------------------------|------------------------------------*Gtrs
*--10----1010\-3-----3-------------|------------------------------------*I&II
---8-8-8-8-8-\-1-1-1-1-1-1-2-------|2/3--------------------0-----0-------
---^-----^---sl^-----^-----0-0-0-0-|0/1-0-0-0-1"-0-0-0-1-3---3-1---3-1-0-
      . .         . .   . . ^ . . .   sl . . . .  . . . . . . . . . . . .


Riff 8.a 
------------------------------------------------------------
------------------------------------------------------------
*----------------------------------------------------------*Gtrs
*-2--2-------------------------------5-5/------10----------*I&II
--0--0-------3--3--------5--5--------3-3/---0--8--0---------
--^--^-0-3-2-1--1-0-1-0--3--3-0-3-0--^--sl-----^-----0-0-0--
        . . . ^  ^ . . .  ^  ^ . . .         .     .  . . .

                                                End Riff 8.a
------------------------------------------------------------
------------------------------------------------------------
*----------------------------------------------------------*Gtrs
*-10-----10----10\--3-----3--------------------------------*I&II
--8--8-8-8-8-8-8-\--1-1-1-1-0-1-0-5-----5-----0-----0-------
--^------^-------sl-^-----^-------3-3-3-3-1-3---3-1---3-1-0-
      . .   . .        . .   . . . ^ . . ^ . . . . . . . . .


Riff 8.b 
------------------------------------------------------------
------------------------------------------------------------
*----------------------------------------------------------*Gtrs
*-2--2-------------------------------5-5/------10----------*I&II
--0--0-------3--3--------5--5--------3-3/---0--8--0---------
--^--^-0-3-2-1--1-0-1-0--3--3-0-3-0--^--sl-----^-----0-0-0--
        . . . ^  ^ . . .  ^  ^ . . .         .     .  . . .

                                                End Riff 8.b
------------------------------------------------------------
------------------------------------------------------------
*----------------------------------------------------------*Gtrs
*-10-----10----10\--3-----3--------------------------------*I&II
--8--8-8-8-8-8-8-\--1-1-1-1-0-1-0-5-----5-----0-----0-------
--^------^-------sl-^-----^-------3-3-3-3-1-3---3-1---3-1-0-
      . .   . .        . .   . . . ^ . . ^ . . . . . . . . .


Riff 8.a 1tx
Riff 8.b 1tx


Guitar Solo **
-----------------------------------------------------------------------
-------------------------------------------10_b_12__r_10-10_8----8-----
*------9-11-12-9~\---9-11-12-9~----9-11-12-----------------p--11---9~-*Gtr
*/--12--------a.h.12------------12-------------------------------a.h.-*III
-sl--------------------------------------------------------------------
-----------------------------------------------------------------------


-----------------------------------------------------------------------
-----15--13-12---------------------------------------------------------
*---x----------14-14/16-14-12/14-12--------------9-10-9\7----7--------*Gtr
*--x---------------sl-------sl------14~--\-10/12-------sl-10---7~--\--*III
--x---------------------------------a.h.-sl-sl----------------a.h.-sl--
-x---------------------------------------------------------------------


-------12--------------------------------------------------------------
-----13--15_1313_12----------------------------------------------------
*--14------p----p--1412_1412------------------------------121415/1715\*Gtr
*14--------------------h----15141214151412----------121415-----sl---sl*III
------------------------------------------1514121415-------------------
-----------------------------------------------------------------------


--------------------------------------12------------7-10-7/8-----------
---15/1715~\------131517--------13-15----15-------8-------sl-10~-\-----
*17--sl----sl---14-----------14-----------------9----------------sl---*Gtr
*-------------14----------14-----------------10-----------------------*III
-----------------------------------------------------------------------
-----------------------------------------------------------------------


-10----------------10----------------10----------------12--------------
---13121310/1213-----13121310/1213-----13121310/1213-----15131512/1315-
*---------sl----14----------sl----14-----------sl---14----------sl----*Gtr
*---------------------------------------------------------------------*III
-----------------------------------------------------------------------
-----------------------------------------------------------------------


----1713171513--13-----------------------------------------------------
--------------17--1715171513-------------------------------------13----
*16-------------------------16--------------------------------14------*Gtr
*-----------------------------------14151714~----\---------14---------*III
------------------------------141517-------------sl-/12-15-------------
-----------------------------------------------------------------------


-----------------------------------------------------------------------
-17-13---------------10-13-10----------------12-15-12------------------
*-----14----------10----------10----------12----------12----------17--*Gtr
*--------------10----------------------12----------------------17-----*III
----------8-12-------------------10-14-------------------15-19---------
-----------------------------------------------------------------------


-------------------------17-20-17---------------------------------16---
-17-20-17-------------18---------18-------------15-18-15-------17------
*---------17-------17------------------------15----------15-16--------*Gtr
*------------15-19------------------------15--------------------------*III
------------------------------------13-17------------------------------
-----------------------------------------------------------------------

                             End solo
-19-------12-16----------------------
-------12------------12-17-15-13~-\--
*---13------------13--------------sl*Gtr
*--------------14-------------------*III
-------------------------------------
-------------------------------------


** = See bottom of the page.


Melody **
---------------------------------------------------------------------
---------------------------------------------------------------------
*14-16-17--16-14-----12-14-16--14-12-----10-12-14--12-10-----9_10---*Gtr
*----------------15~-----------------14~-----------------12~--h-----*III
---------------------------------------------------------------------
---------------------------------------------------------------------


------------------------------17-19-20--19-17-----15-17-19--17-15----
----------9__(10)--12__(13)-------------------18~-----------------17~
*9__(10)---tr--------tr---------------------------------------------*Gtr
*-tr----------------------------------------------------------------*III
---------------------------------------------------------------------
---------------------------------------------------------------------


--13-15-17--15-13---------------------12__(13)--16_(17)--12__(13)----
------------------15~-12_13-12__(13)----tr--------tr-------tr--------
*-----------------------h-----tr------------------------------------*Gtr
*-------------------------------------------------------------------*III
---------------------------------------------------------------------
---------------------------------------------------------------------
                              
                            Gtr IV - Doubles Gtr III
-------------------------|-------------------------------------------
-------------------------|-------------------------------------------
*------------------------|-10-12-14--12-10-----9-10-12--10-9-----7-9*Gtr
*------------------------|-----------------12~---------------10~----* IV
-------------------------|-------------------------------------------
-------------------------|-------------------------------------------


-------------------------------------------13-15-17--15-13-----12-13-
----------------------------------9__(10)-----------------15~--------
*10--9-7------------------9__(10)--tr-------------------------------*Gtr
*--------8~-9_10-9__(10)---tr---------------------------------------* IV
-------------h----tr-------------------------------------------------
---------------------------------------------------------------------


-15--13-12-----10-12-13--12-10---------------------12__(13)--16__(17)
-----------13~-----------------11~-12_13-12__(13)----tr--------tr----
*------------------------------------h-----tr-----------------------*Gtr
*-------------------------------------------------------------------* IV
---------------------------------------------------------------------
---------------------------------------------------------------------

  End melody
-12__(13)---
---tr-------
*----------*Gtr
*----------* IV
------------
------------


** = See bottom of the page.


Fill 1 
----------------------------------
----------------------------------
*--------------------------------*Gtrs
*----------------7_(8)-----------*I&II
--7_(8)--9_(10)---tr----8_(9)-----
---tr-----tr-------------tr-------


                                    ______________________
Riff 9                           |1,3.                  |
----------------------------------|----------------------
----------------------------------|----------------------
*---------------------------------|---------------------*Gtrs
*-------------4-/-5--------6-/-7--|--------------5-/-6--*I&II
-----5--4-----4-/-5--------4-/-5--|-----4--5-----3-/-4---
--0--3--2--0----sl---0--3----sl---|--0--2--3--0----sl----
   .  .  .  .         .  .            .  .  .  .
 _____________________ ____________________
|2.                   |4.       End Riff 9
---------------------|--------------------
---------------------|--------------------
*--------------------|-------------------*
*-------------5-\-4--|-------------------*
-----4--5-----3-\-2--|-----4--5-----x-\---
--0--2--3--0----sl---|--0--2--3--0--x-\---
   .  .  .  .            .  .  .  .    sl


Riff 2.a 1tx


Riff 2.c
----------------------------------------|-----------------------------------
----------------------------------------|-----------------------------------
*---------------------------------------|----------------------------------*Gtrs
*---------------------------------------|----------------------------------*I&II
---7-6\5---7-6\5---7-6\5--------5---7/8-|---7-6\5---7-6\5---4/5-----3---3/4-
-0-5-4\3-0-5-4\3-0-5-4\3--0-0-0-3-0-5/6-|-0-5-4\3-0-5-4\3-0-4/5-0-3-3-x-3/4-
  .    sl .    sl .    sl  . . .   .  sl   .    sl .    sl .  sl . .      sl
       
                                                                End Riff 2.c
----------------------------------------|-----------------------------------
----------------------------------------|-----------------------------------
*---------------------------------------|----------------------------------*Gtrs
*---------------------------------------|----------------------------------*I&II
---7-6\5---7-6\5---7-6\5--------5---7/8-|---7-6\5---7-6\5---4/5-----3---3/2-
-0-5-4\3-0-5-4\3-0-5-4\3--0-0-0-3-0-5/6-|-0-5-4\3-0-5-4\3-0-4/5-0-3-3-x-3/2-
  .    sl .    sl .    sl  . . .   .  sl   .    sl .    sl .  sl . .      sl


Riff 3 1tx


Final
---------------------------------------------------------------
---------------------------------------------------------------
*-------------------------------------------------------------*Gtrs
*--------4---5-------4-/-5-4-2----------4---5--4-2-4----------*I&II
-4--4--4-2---3-4--4--2-/-3-2-0-4--4--4--2---3--2-0-2--3--5--3--
-2--2--2-^---^-2--2----sl------2--2--2--^---^--^------3--5--3--
  *  *  *       *  *            *  *  *           . .  .  .  .
           
---------------------------------------------------------------
---------------------------------------------------------------
*-------------------------------------------------------------*Gtrs
*--------4---5-------4-/-5-4-2----------4---5---4-2-4--5------*I&II
-4--4--4-2---3-4--4--2-/-3-2-0-4--4--4--2---3---2-0-2--3----4--
-2--2--2-^---^-2--2----sl------2--2--2--^---^---^------3----2--
  *  *  *       *  *            *  *  *            . .  ^    ^
                                                           End
 _____________
* = Staccatos
_____________

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|** Solos are now completed/updated!  I have recently modified |
|the original solos done by Jarle, Alex Skolnick plays them a    |
|little different on FSSD.  This pertains to both solos in this  |
|song.                                                           |
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