'Spirit Crushers' by Death - Guitar Tutorial

            Artist:          Death
Title:           Spirit Crusher Solos
Album:           The Sound Of Perseverance
Transcribed by:  Stefanos Danakos
Email:           [email protected]
Web Site:        http://www.metalprovider.com/sdanakos


V. 1.0
9/1/2002

Tab notation:

p   = pull-off             X   = dead note (left hand)
h   = hammer-on            *   = palm mute (right hand)
t   = tap-on               .   = slight palm mute
X  = pick slide           NH  = natural harmonic
~   = vibrato              PH  = pinch harmonic
// = tremolo bar vibrato  AH  = artificial harmonic
/   = slide up             ( ) = ghost note/bend note
   = slide down           tr  = trill
^   = bend                 tm  = trem picking
^r  = bend and release     *   = special note/info
g.^ = gradual bend         S   = rest                 

Tuning :
 
 (6) = D       (3) = F
 (5) = G       (2) = A
 (4) = C       (1) = d

Tempo = 132


SOLO 1:
->(3:00-3:22)

d)|--19-20-24-20-19-24-20-19-------------------19-20-24-20-19-24-20-19-------------------------|
A)|--------------------------19-20-19-20-19-20-------------------------19-20-19-20-19-20-19-20-|
F)|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
C)|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------| Lead Gtr.
G)|--_____________________________________very fast picking___________________________________-|
D)|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
  |                                                                                            |
d)|--12-13-17-13-12-17-13-12-------------------12-13-17-13-12-17-13-12-------------------------|
A)|--------------------------12-13-12-13-12-13-------------------------12-13-12-13-12-13-12-13-|
F)|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
C)|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------| Harmony Gtr.
G)|--_____________________________________very fast picking___________________________________-|
D)|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|


d)|--19-20-24-20-19-24-20-19-------------------19-20-24-20-19-24-20-19-------------------------|
A)|--------------------------19-20-19-20-19-20-------------------------19-20-19-20-19-20-19-20-|
F)|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
C)|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------| Lead Gtr.
G)|--_____________________________________very fast picking___________________________________-|
D)|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
  |                                                                                            |
d)|--12-13-17-13-12-17-13-12-------------------12-13-17-13-12-17-13-12-------------------------|
A)|--------------------------12-13-12-13-12-13-------------------------12-13-12-13-12-13-12-13-|
F)|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
C)|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------| Harmony Gtr.
G)|--_____________________________________very fast picking___________________________________-|
D)|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|


d)|--19-20-24-24-24-24--19-20-19-20-19-24-24-24-24--19-20-19-20-19-17--|
A)|--------------------------------------------------------------------|
F)|--------------------------------------------------------------------|
C)|--------------------------------------------------------------------| Lead Gtr.
G)|--_______________________very fast picking________________________--|
D)|--------------------------------------------------------------------|
  |                                                                    |
d)|--12-13-17-17-17-17--12-13-12-13-12-17-17-17-17--12-13-12-13-12-----|
A)|----------------------------------------------------------------15~-|
F)|--------------------------------------------------------------------|
C)|--------------------------------------------------------------------| Harmony Gtr.
G)|--_______________________very fast picking_____________________-----|
D)|--------------------------------------------------------------------|


d)|--17/-19-19-19-19-19/20-20-20-20-20-20-20-20-|
A)|----------------------------------------------|
F)|----------------------------------------------|
C)|----------------------------------------------| Lead Gtr.
G)|----------------------------------------------|
D)|----------------------------------------------|
  |                                              |
d)|----------------------------------------------|
A)|-(15)-----------------------------------------|
F)|---------------------S------------------------|
C)|----------------------------------------------| Harmony Gtr.
G)|----------------------------------------------|
D)|----------------------------------------------|


d)|--19--19~-----------------|--------------------------|
A)|--------------------------|--------------------------|
F)|-----------------/17--17--|--17--17-16--16~---------|
C)|--------------------------|--------------------------|
G)|--------------------------|--------------------------|
D)|--------------------------|--------------------------|


d)|---------------------------------------------------------------|--------------------|
A)|-----------------------------15-15-15--------------------------|--------------------|
F)|--14-14-14-16-16-16-14-14-14----------17-17-17-17-16h17p16-14--|--16~---------------|
C)|---------------------------------------------------------------|--------------------|
G)|--___________tremolo picking_____________________--------------|--------------------|
D)|---------------------------------------------------------------|--------------------|
     .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  Slight PM

d)|--17h19p17-----17--19--19/20~~------|--19h20p19-----19--20--20/22~~------|--24^(26)-r---------|
A)|-----------18-----------------------|-----------20-----------------------|-----Full-----------|
F)|------------------------------------|------------------------------------|--------------------|
C)|------------------------------------|------------------------------------|--------------------|
G)|------------------------------------|------------------------------------|--------------------|
D)|------------------------------------|------------------------------------|--------------------|


d)|-(24)-------------------|
A)|------15/-17--17~-------|
F)|------------------------|
C)|------------------------| Lead Gtr.
G)|------------------------|
D)|------------------------|
  |                        |
d)|------------------------|
A)|------------------------|
F)|------12/-14--14~-------|
C)|------------------------| Harmony Gtr.
G)|------------------------|
D)|------------------------|


SOLO 2:
->(3:22-3:35)

d)|-----------------------------|------------------------------|------------------------------|
A)|--14~---------15----14h15p14-|------------------------------|------------------------12----|
F)|-----------------------------|--11~-------11----13----14----|--13~-------13----14----------|
C)|-----------------------------|------------------------------|------------------------------| Lead Gtr.
G)|-----------------------------|------------------------------|------------------------------|
D)|-----------------------------|------------------------------|------------------------------|
  |                                                                                           |
d)|--16~---------17----16h17p16-|------------------------------|------------------------14----|
A)|-----------------------------|--14~-------14----16----17----|--16~-------16----17----------|
F)|-----------------------------|------------------------------|------------------------------|
C)|-----------------------------|------------------------------|------------------------------| Harmony Gtr.
G)|-----------------------------|------------------------------|------------------------------|
D)|-----------------------------|------------------------------|------------------------------|


d)|------------------------------------|---------------------------------------------|
A)|--14----15----14----12--------------|------------14h15p14----14-14-15-15-14-14-15-|
F)|-------------------------14~--13h14-|--13~----------------16----------------------|
C)|------------------------------------|---------------------------------------------| Lead Gtr.
G)|------------------------------------|---------------------------------------------|
D)|------------------------------------|---------------------------------------------|
  |                                                                                  |
d)|--16----17----16----14--------------|---------------------------------------------|
A)|-------------------------17~--16-17-|--16~----------------------------------------|
F)|------------------------------------|------------S--------------------------------|
C)|------------------------------------|---------------------------------------------| Harmony Gtr.
G)|------------------------------------|---------------------------------------------|
D)|------------------------------------|---------------------------------------------|


d)|-----------------------14-14-------14-14-16-16-14-14-16-16-17-17-16-16-17-|
A)|--15-17-17-15-15-17-17-------17-17----------------------------------------|
F)|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
C)|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G)|--___________________________very fast picking___________________________-|
D)|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|


d)|--17-19-19-17-17-19-19-21-21-19-19-21-21-22-22-21-21-22-22-24-24-22-22-24-|
A)|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
F)|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
C)|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G)|--___________________________very fast picking___________________________-|
D)|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|


d)|--24^(26)----------------24^(26)--24^(26)r--------|
A)|-----Full-------------------Full-----Full---------|
F)|--------------------------------------------------|
C)|--------------------------------------------------|
G)|--------------------------------------------------|
D)|--------------------------------------------------|