'The Formative Years' by Atheist - Guitar Tutorial

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         Title : The Formative Years
        Artist : Atheist
         Album : Unquestionable Presence
Transcribed by : J. Litvak, converted and corrected by : Coypu
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INTRO: 
|------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|---------------------5/7-----------------------------5/7----------------|
|-------------5-7-8-5-------------------------5-7-8-5--------------------|
|-6--5------5-------------6-5-----5-7-8-------------------6-5-----5-7-8--|

SECTION A: 
|-----------------------------------------------------------------------|
|-----------------------------------------------------------------------|
|-----------------------------------------------------------------------|
|-5-5-5--5--5--5--5--5--5-----5-5-5--5--5--5--5--5--5-----5-5-5--5--5---|

|---------------------------------------------|
|---------------------------------------------|
|---------------------------------------------|
|--5-5-5--5--5----5-5-5--5-5-5--5-5-5--5-5-5--|

REPEAT INTRO 
REPEAT SECTION A:

SECTION B: 
|----------------2--3--2--------------------------------|
|*-----2--3---------------3------3--4------------------*|
|*--0--------0----------------1------------3--4--3-----*|
|--------------------------------------1------------4---|

SECTION C: 
|---------------------------------------------------------------------|
|---------------------------------------------------------------------|
|--3------------------------------1----4----3-------------------------|
|---------------------------------------------------------------------|

|---------------------------------------------------------------------|
|---------------------------------------------------------------------|
|-----1----4----------------------------------------------------------|
|----------------5-5-5--5--5--5--5--5--5-----5-5-5--5--5--5--5--5--5--|

SECTION D:
|------------------------------------------------------------|
|------------------------------------------------------------|
|------------------------------------------------------------|
|-5-5-5--5--5----5-5-5--5--5----5-5-5--5-5-5--5-5-5--5-5-5---|

|--------------------------------------------------------------------|
|---------3---------------3----------------3-------------------------|
|-3---------------3----------------3---------------3--------0--1--2--|
|---1-1-1---1-1-1---1-1-1---1-1-1----1-1-1---1-1-1---1-1-1-----------|

|---------------------------------------------------------------------|
|---------3---------------3----------------3--------------------------|
|-3---------------3----------------3---------------3--------0--1--2---|
|---1-1-1---1-1-1---1-1-1---1-1-1----1-1-1---1-1-1---1-1-1------------|

SECTION E:
|-------------------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------------------|
|------7--8------5--6-----6------7--8------5--6-----6---|
|---5--------3---------4------5--------3---------4------|

SECTION F:
|----------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|----------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|-----7---8-----5--6-----6------7---8------5--6-----6-----0-(7)--------------|
|--5---------3--------4------5---------3---------4---------------------------|

LEAD 1 SECTION: Definately not 100-1077945932ke the original but it sounds close and works well.
|--------------------------------------13-----13---------------------------|
|-x---------2------2------3----------------------13------------------------|
|----------------------------------11--11--11-------11-10-11-------10------|
|------------------------------------------------------------11/10----12---|

|------------7h9-7--------------------6h8-------|
|--------7h9-------9p7--------6---6h8-----------|
|------7---------------9--6h8--h8---------------|
|---10------------------------------------------|

|-------------------11h13-14---------8--7h8-7----6h7-6----5h6-5----|
|----------10h11-13----------------8-----------8--------7--------7-|
|-10h11-13---------------------------------------------------------|
|------------------------------------------------------------------|

|---------9------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------6-------6-------4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-2-2-2-2--|
|-7-----7------------8---8------------------6--------------------------------------------------|
|----------------------8-----------------------------------------------------------------------|

|--------9-------------10------------13------|
|-----9-----9--------------------------------|
|--7-----------7--8-8------------11----------|
|--------------------------------------------|

SECTION G (Bass and drums), play along with the song and use 4 fingers if possible!
|---------------------------------------------------------------|
|---------------------------------------------------------------|
|-6--5--------------------------3-----------------------3-----1-|
|-------0--0-0-0-0-....-0-0-0-0---0-0-0-0-....-0-0-0-0-----1----|

SECTION H:
|--------------------------------------------------------|
|---4-3-2-------------4-3-2------------------------------|
|*--------4-3-2-------------4-3-2------------------------|
|---------------2-----------------2-----------(2)--------|

|-------------------------------------------------------|
|-8-7-6-------------8-7-6-------------------------------|
|-------8-7-6-------------8-7-6-------------------------|
|-------------6-----------------6-----------(6)---------|
                             
|------------------------------------------------------------------|
|--11-10-9----------------11-10-9----------------------------------|
|----------11-10-9----------------11-10-9--------------------------|
|-------------------9----------------------9------------(9)--------|

|--------------------------------------------------------|
|-4-3-2-------------4-3-2--------------------------------|
|-------4-3-2-------------4-3-2-------------------------*|
|-------------2------------------2-----------(2)---------|
      
SECTION I:
|----------------------------------------------------------------------|
|-------------------7-7-7-7--------------------------------------------|
|--5-5-5-5-5-5-8-8----------8-8-8-8---------------------------7-7-7-7--|
|------------------------------------8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8--5-5-5-5----------|

|----------------------------------------------------------------------|
|------------------7-7-7-7---------------------------------------------|
|-5-5-5-5-5-5-8-8----------8-8-8-8---------------------------7-7-7-7--*|
|-----------------------------------8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-5-5-5-5------------|

SECTION К: 
|---------------------------------------------------------------|
|---------------------------------------------------------------|
|---------2-2-2---1-1-1------------------2-2-2---1-1-1----------|
|---0--0-----------------3-3-3---0-0-0------------------3-3-3---|

|------------------------------------------------------------|
|------------------------------------------------------------|
|---------2-2-2---1-1-1--------------------------------------|
|--0-0-0-----------------3-3-0-0-0---------------------------|

|-------------------------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------------------------|
|---------2-2-2---1-1-1-----------------2-2-2---1-1-1---------|
|--0-0-0-----------------3-3-3---0-0-0-----------------3-3-3--|

|--------------------------------------------------------------------|
|--------------------------------------------------------------------|
|---------2-2-2---1-1-1---------1--2-------1--2-------1--2--2--2----|
|--0-0-0-----------------3-3-3-------0-0-0------0-0-0----------------|

|------------------------------------------------------------|
|------------------------------------------------------------|
|-------2-2-2---1-1-1-----------------2-2-2---1-1-1----------|
|-0--0-----------------3-3-3---0-0-0-----------------3-3-3---|

|------------------------------------------------------|
|------------------------------------------------------|
|----------2-2-2---1-1-1---------------------x--------|
|--0-0-0------------------3-3-0-0--0---------x--------|

|--------------------------------------------------------------|
|--------------------------------------------------------------|
|---------2-2-2---1-1-1-----------------2-2-2---1-1-1----------|
|--0-0-0-----------------3-3-3---0-0-0-----------------3-3-3---|

|------------------------------------------------------------|
|------------------------------------------------------------|
|---------2-2-2---1-1-1-----------------2---------2---1--1---|
|-0-0-0-------------------3-3-3---2-1-0-----1-1-1------------|

|-----------------------------------------------------------|
|-----------------------------------------------------------|
|--------2---------2---1--1---------2----------2---1--1-----|
|--2-1-0-----1-1-1------------2-1-0-----1-1--1--------------|

SECTION L:
|-------------------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------------------|
|-----7--8-------5--6-----6------7--8------5--6-----6---|
|--5--------3----------4------5--------3---------4------|
                     
|-----9--10------7--8-----8-------9--10------7--8-----8---|
|--7---------5---------6-------7---------5---------6------|
|---------------------------------------------------------|
|---------------------------------------------------------|

END:
|-------------------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------------------|
|-----7--8------5--6-----6------7--8-------5--6-----6---|
|--5--------3---------4------5--------3----------4------|

|---------------------------------------------|
|---------------------------------------------|
|-----------------------7--8------5--6-----6--|
|--------------------5--------3---------4-----|
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