'Electric Crown' by Testament - Guitar Tutorial

Song lyrics:

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                       Electric Crown from T e s t A m e n T

                        from ritual
              Done by fatal; [email protected]


Intro (with distortion)
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|--------------------------------------|
|--------------------------------------|
|--------------9--------------7--9-----|
|-----4-5-4----7------4-5-4---7--9-----|
|---0-2-3-2----0----0-2-3-2---5--7-----|

Riff A
|--------------------------------|
|--------------------------------|
|--------------------------------|
|-----7-----5-----4-----5---4--5-|
|-----7-----5-----4-----5---4--5-|
|-0-0---0-0---0-0---0-0--0-0--0--|

Lead guitar (w/riff A on background)
|----5------------|
|------5---7------|
|--------5--------|
|-----------------|
|-----------------|
|-----------------|

Riff A is also for the background of verses(and some solos!)

a (v.little) variation of the intro is for the chorus

fatal,






Second version:




Author/Artist: TestAmenT
Title: Electric Crown
Album: The Ritual
Transcribed by: Nikhil Nair
Email: [email protected]

Standard tuning

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Note:
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1.During verse riff use slight pick harmonics while strumming the chords to get proper sound
2.Make sure you get the ringing sound while doing the (5557) natural harmonics
********************************************************************************************

Key:
. . = palm mute
( ) = slight pick (artificial) harmonics
< > = natural harmonics

intro
-|----------|--------------|----------------|--------------|----------------|-
-|----------|--------------|----------------|--------------|----------------|-
-|----------|--------------|----------------|--------------|----------------|-
-|---4-5-4--|-3-----4-5-4--|-6--8----4-5-4--|-3-----4-5-4--|-8--10----4-5-4-|-
-|---4-5-4--|-3-----4-5-4--|-6--8----4-5-4--|-3-----4-5-4--|-8--10----4-5-4-|-
-|-0-2-3-2--|-1---0-2-3-2--|-4--6--0-2-3-2--|-1---0-2-3-2--|-6--8---0-2-3-2-|-
                                                                              
(0:11)
-|--------------|----------------|--------------|----------------|-
-|--------------|----------------|--------------|----------------|-
-|--------------|----------------|--------------|----------------|-
-|-3-----4-5-4--|-6--8----4-5-4--|-3-----4-5-4--|-10--8----4-5-4-|-
-|-3-----4-5-4--|-6--8----4-5-4--|-3-----4-5-4--|-10--8----4-5-4-|-
-|-1---0-2-3-2--|-4--6--0-2-3-2--|-1---0-2-3-2--|-8---6--0-2-3-2-|-
                                                                              
(0:22)
-|-----------------------------------------------|----------------------------
-|-----------------------------------------------|----------------------------
-|*---------------------------------------------*|----------------------------
-|*-(2)-----(4)-----(2)---------(2)-------------*|-x7-------------------------
-|--(2)-----(4)-----(2)---------(2)--------------|----------------------------
-|------0-0-----0-0-----0-0-0-0-----0-0-0-000-0--|----------------------------
 |      . .     . .     . . . .     . . . ... .  |
 |						 | 2 guitars
 | (0:27 and 0:39)				 |
-|--------------------------------------------|----------------------------
-|-----------------------------------------|----------------------------
-|--------------------------------------------|--2nd-&-6th-time------------
-|-----------------------------------------------|----------------------------
-|-----------------------------------------------|----------------------------
-|-----------------------------------------------|----------------------------
                                                                              
(0:42)
-|-----------------------------------|----------------------------------------
-|-----------------------------------|----------------------------------------
-|-----------------------------------|----------------------------------------
-|--(2)-----(4)-----(2)---------(2)--|----------------------------------------
-|--(2)-----(4)-----(2)---------(2)--|----------------------------------------
-|------0-0-----0-0-----0-0-0-0------|----------------------------------------
        . .     . .     . . . . 

Verse 1 (0:45):
 Here we...
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-|-----------------------------------------------|----------------------------
-|*---------------------------------------------*|----------------------------
-|*-(2)-----(4)-----(2)---------(2)-------------*|-x8-------------------------
-|--(2)-----(4)-----(2)---------(2)--------------|----------------------------
-|------0-0-----0-0-----0-0-0-0-----0-0-0-000-0--|----------------------------
        . .     . .     . . . .     . . . ... .
(1:09)
die for
-|---------------------------|------------------------------------------------
-|---------------------------|------------------------------------------------
-|---------------------------|------------------------------------------------
-|-6-6-6-6--8-8-8-8----4-5-4-|------------------------------------------------
-|-6-6-6-6--8-8-8-8----4-5-4-|------------------------------------------------
-|-4-4-4-4--6-6-6-6--0-2-3-2-|------------------------------------------------

Solo 1 (not tabbed) over verse riff1 x3 and...

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-|-----------------------------------|----------------------------------------
-|-----------------------------------|----------------------------------------
-|--(2)-----(4)-----(2)---------(2)--|----------------------------------------
-|--(2)-----(4)-----(2)---------(2)--|----------------------------------------
-|------0-0-----0-0-----0-0-0-0------|----------------------------------------
        . .     . .     . . . . 

Verse 2 (1:23):
 So alone...
-|-----------------------------------------------|----------------------------
-|-----------------------------------------------|----------------------------
-|*---------------------------------------------*|----------------------------
-|*-(2)-----(4)-----(2)---------(2)-------------*|-x8-------------------------
-|--(2)-----(4)-----(2)---------(2)--------------|----------------------------
-|------0-0-----0-0-----0-0-0-0-----0-0-0-000-0--|----------------------------
        . .     . .     . . . .     . . . ... .
(1:47)
to inquire
-|---------------------------|------------------------------------------------
-|---------------------------|------------------------------------------------
-|---------------------------|------------------------------------------------
-|-6-6-6-6--8-8-8-8----4-5-4-|------------------------------------------------
-|-6-6-6-6--8-8-8-8----4-5-4-|------------------------------------------------
-|-4-4-4-4--6-6-6-6--0-2-3-2-|------------------------------------------------

Chorus 1 (1:50)
As I...
-|--------------|----------------|--------------|----------------|-
-|--------------|----------------|--------------|----------------|-
-|--------------|----------------|--------------|----------------|-
-|-3-----4-5-4--|-6--8----4-5-4--|-3-----4-5-4--|-10--8----------|-
-|-3-----4-5-4--|-6--8----4-5-4--|-3-----4-5-4--|-10--8----------|-
-|-1---0-2-3-2--|-4--6--0-2-3-2--|-1---0-2-3-2--|-8---6--0-0-000-|-
							 . . ...

-|-----------------------------------------------|----------------------------
-|-----------------------------------------------|----------------------------
-|*---------------------------------------------*|----------------------------
-|*-(2)-----(4)-----(2)---------(2)-------------*|-x3-------------------------
-|--(2)-----(4)-----(2)---------(2)--------------|----------------------------
-|------0-0-----0-0-----0-0-0-0-----0-0-0-000-0--|----------------------------
 |      . .     . .     . . . .     . . . ... .  |
 |						 | 2 guitars
 |						 |
-|--------------------------------------------|----------------------------
-|-----------------------------------------|----------------------------
-|--------------------------------------------|--2nd-time------------------
-|-----------------------------------------------|----------------------------
-|-----------------------------------------------|----------------------------
-|-----------------------------------------------|----------------------------
                                                                              

-|-----------------------------------|----------------------------------------
-|-----------------------------------|----------------------------------------
-|-----------------------------------|----------------------------------------
-|--(2)-----(4)-----(2)---------(2)--|----------------------------------------
-|--(2)-----(4)-----(2)---------(2)--|----------------------------------------
-|------0-0-----0-0-----0-0-0-0------|----------------------------------------
        . .     . .     . . . . 

Verse 3 (2:13):
 I let...
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-|-----------------------------------------------|----------------------------
-|*---------------------------------------------*|----------------------------
-|*-(2)-----(4)-----(2)---------(2)-------------*|-x8-------------------------
-|--(2)-----(4)-----(2)---------(2)--------------|----------------------------
-|------0-0-----0-0-----0-0-0-0-----0-0-0-000-0--|----------------------------
        . .     . .     . . . .     . . . ... .
(2:37)
to inquire
-|---------------------------|------------------------------------------------
-|---------------------------|------------------------------------------------
-|---------------------------|------------------------------------------------
-|-6-6-6-6--8-8-8-8----4-5-4-|------------------------------------------------
-|-6-6-6-6--8-8-8-8----4-5-4-|------------------------------------------------
-|-4-4-4-4--6-6-6-6--0-2-3-2-|------------------------------------------------

Chorus 2 (2:40):
As I...
-|--------------|----------------|--------------|----------------|-
-|--------------|----------------|--------------|----------------|-
-|--------------|----------------|--------------|----------------|-
-|-3-----4-5-4--|-6--8----4-5-4--|-3-----4-5-4--|-6--8----4-5-4--|-
-|-3-----4-5-4--|-6--8----4-5-4--|-3-----4-5-4--|-6--8----4-5-4--|-
-|-1---0-2-3-2--|-4--6--0-2-3-2--|-1---0-2-3-2--|-4--6--0-2-3-2--|-

							
-|--------------|----------------|--------------|----------------|-
-|--------------|----------------|--------------|----------------|-
-|--------------|----------------|--------------|----------------|-
-|-3-----4-5-4--|-6--8----4-5-4--|-3-----4-5-4--|-10--8----------|-
-|-3-----4-5-4--|-6--8----4-5-4--|-3-----4-5-4--|-10--8----------|-
-|-1---0-2-3-2--|-4--6--0-2-3-2--|-1---0-2-3-2--|-8---6--0-0-000-|-
							 . . ...

-|-----------------------------------------------|----------------------------
-|-----------------------------------------------|----------------------------
-|*---------------------------------------------*|----------------------------
-|*-(2)-----(4)-----(2)---------(2)-------------*|-x3-------------------------
-|--(2)-----(4)-----(2)---------(2)--------------|----------------------------
-|------0-0-----0-0-----0-0-0-0-----0-0-0-000-0--|----------------------------
 |      . .     . .     . . . .     . . . ... .  |
 |						 | 2 guitars
 |						 |
-|--------------------------------------------|----------------------------
-|-----------------------------------------|----------------------------
-|--------------------------------------------|--2nd-time------------------
-|-----------------------------------------------|----------------------------
-|-----------------------------------------------|----------------------------
-|-----------------------------------------------|----------------------------
                                                                              

-|-----------------------------------|----------------------------------------
-|-----------------------------------|----------------------------------------
-|-----------------------------------|----------------------------------------
-|--(2)-----(4)-----(2)---------(2)--|----------------------------------------
-|--(2)-----(4)-----(2)---------(2)--|----------------------------------------
-|------0-0-----0-0-----0-0-0-0------|----------------------------------------
        . .     . .     . . . . 

Solo 2 (3:14) over verse riffs and over chorus riffs 1&2

bridge (4:05)
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-|-----------------------------------------------|----------------------------
-|*---------------------------------------------*|----------------------------
-|*-(2)-----(4)-----(2)---------(2)-------------*|-x3-------------------------
-|--(2)-----(4)-----(2)---------(2)--------------|----------------------------
-|------0-0-----0-0-----0-0-0-0-----0-0-0-000-0--|----------------------------
 |      . .     . .     . . . .     . . . ... .  |
 |						 | 2 guitars
 |						 |
-|--------------------------------------------|----------------------------
-|-----------------------------------------|----------------------------
-|--------------------------------------------|--2nd-time------------------
-|-----------------------------------------------|----------------------------
-|-----------------------------------------------|----------------------------
-|-----------------------------------------------|----------------------------
                                                                              

-|-----------------------------------|----------------------------------------
-|-----------------------------------|----------------------------------------
-|-----------------------------------|----------------------------------------
-|--(2)-----(4)-----(2)---------(2)--|----------------------------------------
-|--(2)-----(4)-----(2)---------(2)--|----------------------------------------
-|------0-0-----0-0-----0-0-0-0------|----------------------------------------
        . .     . .     . . . . 

Verse 4 (4:17):
 Now it's...
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-|-----------------------------------------------|----------------------------
-|*---------------------------------------------*|----------------------------
-|*-(2)-----(4)-----(2)---------(2)-------------*|-x8-------------------------
-|--(2)-----(4)-----(2)---------(2)--------------|----------------------------
-|------0-0-----0-0-----0-0-0-0-----0-0-0-000-0--|----------------------------
        . .     . .     . . . .     . . . ... .
(4:40)
will find
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-|---------------------------|------------------------------------------------
-|---------------------------|------------------------------------------------
-|-6-6-6-6--8-8-8-8----4-5-4-|------------------------------------------------
-|-6-6-6-6--8-8-8-8----4-5-4-|------------------------------------------------
-|-4-4-4-4--6-6-6-6--0-2-3-2-|------------------------------------------------

Chorus 3 (4:44):
As I...
-|--------------|----------------|--------------|----------------|-
-|--------------|----------------|--------------|----------------|-
-|--------------|----------------|--------------|----------------|-
-|-3-----4-5-4--|-6--8----4-5-4--|-3-----4-5-4--|-6--8----4-5-4--|-
-|-3-----4-5-4--|-6--8----4-5-4--|-3-----4-5-4--|-6--8----4-5-4--|-
-|-1---0-2-3-2--|-4--6--0-2-3-2--|-1---0-2-3-2--|-4--6--0-2-3-2--|-

							
-|--------------|----------------|--------------|----------------|-
-|--------------|----------------|--------------|----------------|-
-|--------------|----------------|--------------|----------------|-
-|-3-----4-5-4--|-6--8----4-5-4--|-3-----4-5-4--|-10--8----------|-
-|-3-----4-5-4--|-6--8----4-5-4--|-3-----4-5-4--|-10--8----------|-
-|-1---0-2-3-2--|-4--6--0-2-3-2--|-1---0-2-3-2--|-8---6--0-0-000-|-
							 . . ...
						 And I'll...
-|-----------------------------------------------|---------|-
-|-----------------------------------------------|---------|-
-|*----------------------------------------------|--------*|- x3
-|*-(2)-----(4)-----(2)---------(2)--------------|-10--8--*|-
-|--(2)-----(4)-----(2)---------(2)--------------|-10--8---|-
-|------0-0-----0-0-----0-0-0-0-----0-0-0-000-0--|-8---6---|-
        . .     . .     . . . .     . . . ... .

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-|*--------------*|-x5-------------------------
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Tags: alternative metal, death metal, groove metal, hard rock, metal, old school thrash, rock, thrash metal
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