'Sails Of Charon' by Testament - Guitar Tutorial

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                                  TESTAMENT - SAILS ОF СНАRОN
                 SIGNS ОF СНАОS: THE BEST ОF TESTAMENT
                     Copyright 1997 Mayhem Records
                      Version 1.0 - FEBRUARY 2001

Transcribed by: Mike О'Neil
Solo Transcribed by: Andrew Theo

For Questions, Comments, Newest Version, or Corrections contact
Mike О'Neil: at [email protected]

Downloaded from the Catacombs of 's Death Tab Site at
 

..  - palm mute          /  - slide up to
   - slide down to      ~  - vibrato
 h  - hammer on          b  - bend
 p  - pull off            Suffixes for bend
                          ph - pinch harmonic
                           f - full bend    h - half bend
*  - see comment           r - release      t - tap bend
X  - percussion mute       ~ - vibrato bend
@  - slight palm mute     () - ghost note, sustained note

Tune to Eb

Riff A.1
|---------------------------------------------------------------------|
|---------------------------------------------------------------------|
|-4---4p2-----------2----------------------------------4p2--------2---|Gtr 
|---------5-4---4h5-----------2----------------2-----------5--4h5---1-| I
|---------------------3---3h5---2---2-2h3~-3h5---2---2----------------|
|---------------------------------------------------------------------|

Riff A.2
|---------------------------------------------------------------------|
|---------------------------------------------------------------------|
|-4---4p2-----------2----------------------------------4p2--------2---|Gtr 
|---------5-4---4h5-----------2----------------2-----------5--4h5---1-| I
|---------------------3---3h5---2---2-3-3--3h5---2---2----------------|
|---------------------------------------------------------------------|
|                                                                     |
|---------------------------------------------------------------------|
|---------------------------------------------------------------------|
|-7---7p5-4-------4-5----------------------------------7p5-4----4-5---|Gtr 
|-----------7---7-----------4-5--------------4-5--------------7-----4-|II
|---------------------7---7-----6---6-7-7--7-----6---6----------------|
|---------------------------------------------------------------------|

Riff A.2 continued
|-------------------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------------------|
|-4p2--------2-----4p2--------2--4p2--------2-----------|Gtr
|-----5--4h5-----------5--4h5--------5--4h5----5-4--7-5-| I
|--------------3~------------------------------3-2--5-3-|
|-------------------------------------------------------|
|                                                       |
|-------------------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------------------|
|-7p5-4----4-5-----7p5-4----4-5--7p5-4----4-5-----------|Gtr
|--------7----------------7-------------7------5-4--7-5-|II
|--------------7~------------------------------3-2--5-3-|
|-------------------------------------------------------|


Riff B.1
|------------------------------------------------|
|------------------------------------------------|
|-54-4-4-----54-4-4-----54-4-4-------5---5--5-|Gtr
|-54-4-4-----54-4-4-----54-4-4-------5---5--5-| I
|-32-2-2--33-32-2-2--33-32-2-2--33-3-3---3--3-|
|------------------------------------------------|
|          ..          ..          .. .          |
|                                                |
|------------------------------------------------|
|------------------------------------------------|
|-54-4-4-----54-4-4-----54-4-4-------5---5--5-|Gtr
|-54-4-4-----54-4-4-----54-4-4-------5---5--5-|II
|-32-2-2--33-32-2-2--33-32-2-2--33-3-3---3--3-|
|------------------------------------------------|
           ..          ..          .. .

Riff B.1 continued
|------------------------------------------------|
|-54-4-4-----54-4-4-----54-4-4-------5--/7--5-|
|------------------------------------------------|Gtr
|------------------------------------------------| I
|------------------------------------------------|
|------------------------------------------------|
|                                                |
|------------------------------------------------|
|------------------------------------------------|
|-54-4-4-----54-4-4-----54-4-4-------5---7--5-|Gtr
|-54-4-4-----54-4-4-----54-4-4-------5---7--5-| II
|-32-2-2--33-32-2-2--33-32-2-2--33-3-3---5--3-|
|------------------------------------------------|
           ..          ..          .. .

Riff B.2
|------------------------------------------------|
|-54-4-4-----54-4-4-----54-4-4-------5--/7--5-|
|------------------------------------------------|Gtr
|------------------------------------------------| I
|------------------------------------------------|
|------------------------------------------------|
|                                                |
|------------------------------------------------|
|------------------------------------------------|
|-54-4-4-----54-4-4-----54-4-4-------5---7--5-|Gtr
|-54-4-4-----54-4-4-----54-4-4-------5---7--5-| I
|-32-2-2--33-32-2-2--33-32-2-2--33-3-3---5--3-|
|------------------------------------------------|
           ..          ..          .. .

Riff B.2 continued
|------------------------------------------------|
|-54-4-4----------------------------------------|
|-------------54-4-4-----54-4-4-------5---5--5-|Gtr
|------------------------------------------------| I
|------------------------------------------------|
|------------------------------------------------|
|                                      ph  ph ph |
|                                                |
|------------------------------------------------|
|------------------------------------------------|
|-54-4-4-----54-4-4-----54-4-4-------5---5--5-|Gtr
|-54-4-4-----54-4-4-----54-4-4-------5---5--5-| II
|-32-2-2--33-32-2-2--33-32-2-2--33-3-3---3--3-|
|------------------------------------------------|
           ..          ..          .. .


Riff C (play 5 times under Solo Part I)
|------------------------------------------------|
|------------------------------------------------|
|-54-4-4-----54-4-4-----54-4-4--55-5-5---5-55-|Gtrs
|-54-4-4-----54-4-4-----54-4-4--55-5-5---5-55-|I&II
|-32-2-2--33-32-2-2--33-32-2-2--33-3-3---3-33-|
|------------------------------------------------|
           ..          ..          .. . .   . ..

Riff C continued
|------------------------------------------------|
|------------------------------------------------|
|-54-4-4-----54-4-4-----54-4-4--55-5-5---5--5-|Gtrs
|-54-4-4-----54-4-4-----54-4-4--55-5-5---5--5-|I&II
|-32-2-2--33-32-2-2--33-32-2-2--33-3-3---3--3-|
|------------------------------------------------|
           ..          ..          .. . .   .  .


 Solo Part I (Parts I&II by Andrew Theo)
|----------------------17-----------------------------------|
|----------------------------7--8--10-8--7-----8--7----------|
|----------------11/14----------------------9--------9--8--9-|
|-----------9/13---------------------------------------------|
|-2/6--6/12--------------------------------------------------|
|------------------------------------------------------------|

|----------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|-7--8--7-----75-----54-----------4--5--4----------------------------------|
|----------9-------8-------5--4--5-----------7--5--4--2--5--4--2-------------|
|-----------------------------------------------------------------5--4-----4-|
|-----------------------------------------------------------------------7----|
|----------------------------------------------------------------------------|

|--------------------------------------------------------------------|
|--------------------------------------------------------------------|
|-------4--5--7--5--4--------------4~--------------------------------|
|-5--7-----------------7--5--4---------4~--4--5--7--5--4-----4--5/11-|
|-------------------------------7-------------------------7----------|
|--------------------------------------------------------------------|

|-------------------------15----------------14----------------12-|
|-------------------12-13----13-1210-10-12----12-108--8--10----|
|-11-12-14-12-11-------------------------------------------------|
|----------------14----------------------------------------------|
|----------------------------------------------------------------|
|----------------------------------------------------------------|

|---------------10---------------8-----------------------------5-------------|
|-10-87--7--8-----8--75--4--5-----5--4-----------7--------------8--7--5----|
|-----------------------------------------5--4--5-----5--4-----------------8-|
|-----------------------------------------------------------7----------------|
|----------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|----------------------------------------------------------------------------|

|---------------------------|
|---------------------------|
|-54--------------4--5/10--|
|------7--5--3--------------|
|---------------7-----------|
|---------------------------|

|-------------------15-14-15-14-------12-11------------------------|
|-13-12-10-12----10----------------------------10~--13-12-10-12----|
|-------------11----------------------------11------------------10-|
|-------------------------------13-14------------------------------|
|------------------------------------------------------------------|
|------------------------------------------------------------------|

|-------15-14-15-14-------12-11------------------------------------|
|----10----------------------------10~-------------10-7-----7------|
|-10----------------------------11-----------------------8---------|
|-------------------13-14--------------9--9--8--7--------------10-|
|------------------------------------------------------------------|
|------------------------------------------------------------------|

|----5--8--5--8--5--8--5--5--------5--8--5--5--------5--8--5--5----|
|-7--------------------------4--7--------------4--7--------------4-|
|------------------------------------------------------------------|Gtr
|------------------------------------------------------------------| I
|------------------------------------------------------------------|
|------------------------------------------------------------------|
|                                                                  |
|----11-14-11-14-11-14-11-11-------11-14-11-11-------11-14-11-11---|
|-13-------------------------10-13-------------10-13-------------10|
|------------------------------------------------------------------|Gtr
|------------------------------------------------------------------|II
|------------------------------------------------------------------|
|------------------------------------------------------------------|

|----5--8--5---5--6--9--6--6-----6-7--10-7--7------7--8-11--8--8-----8--9-12-|
|-7---------------------------8-----------------9----------------10----------|
|----------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|----------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|----------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|----------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|                                                                            |
|----11-14-11-11-12-15-12-12----12-13-16-13-13----13-14-17-14-14----14-15-18-|
|-13-------------------------14----------------15----------------16----------|
|----------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|----------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|----------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|----------------------------------------------------------------------------|

|-9--9------9-|
|-------11----|
|-------------|
|-------------|
|-------------|
|-------------|
|
|-15-15----15-|
|-------17----|
|-------------|
|-------------|
|-------------|
|-------------|

Solo Part II

|-19~-19~-19~-19~-19b(20)-19b(20)-19b(20)19----17~-14----14--5/8-|
|-------------------------------------------19--------16---------|
|----------------------------------------------------------------|
|----------------------------------------------------------------|
|----------------------------------------------------------------|
|----------------------------------------------------------------|

|-11----8---------------------------------------|
|----10----7--10----7--------------------7------|
|----------------8--------8-----8-----------8---|
|----------------------10----10----10-7---------|
|-----------------------------------------------|
|-----------------------------------------------|


Riff D (play once under Solo Part II)
|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------------------------------|Gtrs
|-4--4----2----5--4--4------2----5--4--4------2----5--4--4----2-5-5-|I&II
|-2--2----0-00-3--2--2---00-0-00-3--2--2---00-0-00-3--2--2----0-3-3-|
|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
            ..           ..   .. .         ..   ..            . . .

Riff E 
||--------------------------------------------------------------------|
||--------------------------------------------------------------------|
|||Gtrs
|||    I&II
||--2--2--00-0-00-3--2--2---00-0-00-3--2--2---00-0-00-3--2--2---0-3-3-|
||--------------------------------------------------------------------|
          ..   ..           ..   .. .         ..   ..           . . .

                                                       ________   ________
Riff E continued                                      |1.        |2.      
|--------------------------------------------------------------||---------|
|--------------------------------------------------------------||---------|
|-------------------------------------------------------Play--||--Play---|
|-4--4-----2----5--4--4------2----5--4--4------2----5---fill--||--fill---|
|-2--2--00-0-00-3--2--2---00-0-00-3--2--2---00-0-00-3----E1----||---E2----|
|--------------------------------------------------------------||---------|
        ..   ..           ..   .. .         ..   ..

Fill E1
|----------------------------|----|
|----------------------------|----| NОТЕ: This pinch harmonic is held out by
|-4--2---2-------------------|-4~-|       a third guitar just as you repeat
|------5----5-4-5--4-2-------|----|       Riff E for a second time
|----------------------5-3-2-|----|
|----------------------------|----|
                               ph

Fill E2
|----------------------------|
|----------------------------|
|-4--2---2-----------------4-|
|------5----5-4-5--4-2-4-5---|
|----------------------------|
|----------------------------|


Riff F
|---------------------------------------------------|
|---------------------------------------------------|
|---------------------------------------------------|Gtr
|------------------2------------------------2-------| I
|-3--3-2-3---2-3-5---5-3-2-3--3-2-3---2-3-5---5-3-2-|
|---------------------------------------------------|
|            . . .   . . .            . . .   . . . |
|                                                   |
|---------------------------------------------------|
|---------------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------4-------|Gtr
|------------------5-------5--5-4-5---4-5-7---7-5-4-|II
|-7--7-6-7---6-7-9---9-7-6--------------------------|
|---------------------------------------------------|
             . . .   . . .            . . .   . . .

Riff F continued
|--------------------------------------------------------|
|--------------------------------------------------------|
|--------------------------------------------------------|Gtr
|------------------2--------5-4-2---4-2-------INСОМРLЕТЕ-| I
|-3--3-2-3---2-3-5---5-3-2--------5-----5-3--------------|
|--------------------------------------------------------|
|            . . .   . . .                               |
|                                                        |
|--------------------------------------------------------|
|------------------5--------8-7-5---7-5------------------|
|-5--5-4-5---4-5-7---7-5-4--------7-----7-5--------------|Gtr
|---------------------------------------------INСОМРLЕТЕ-|II
|--------------------------------------------------------|
|--------------------------------------------------------|
             . . .   . . .

Riff G
|--------------------------------------|-----------|
|-5bf----------------------------------|-----------|
|--------------------------------------|---Play----|Gtr
|---------2-2-2-5-5-5--4--4-----2----5-|--Fill-E1--| I
|---------0-0-0-3-3-3--2--2--00-0-00-3-|-----------|
|--------------------------------------|-----------|
|         . . . . . .        ..   ..   |           |
|                                      |           |
|--------------------------------------|-----------|
|--------------------------------------|-----------|
|-4bf----------------------------------|---Play----|Gtr
|---------2-2-2-5-5-5--4--4-----2----5-|--Fill-E1--|II
|---------0-0-0-3-3-3--2--2--00-0-00-3-|-----------|
|--------------------------------------|-----------|
          . . . . . .        ..   ..

Riff H
|-----------------------------------------------------|-----------|
|-----------------------------------------------------|-----------|
|-----------------------------------------------------|---Play----|Gtrs
|-4--4-----2----5--4--4------2----5--4--4------2----5-|--Fill-E2--|I&II
|-2--2--00-0-00-3--2--2---00-0-00-3--2--2---00-0-00-3-|-----------|
|-----------------------------------------------------|-----------|
        ..   ..           ..   .. .         ..   ..

Repeat Riff F
Repeat Riff G

Riff I
|-----------------------------------------------------|
|-----------------------------------------------------|
|-----------------------------------------------------|Gtrs
|-4--4-----2----5--4--4------2----5--4--4------2----5-|I&II
|-2--2--00-0-00-3--2--2---00-0-00-3--2--2---00-0-00-3-|
|-----------------------------------------------------|
        ..   ..           ..   .. .         ..   ..

Riff I continued
|----------------------------------|
|----------------------------------|
|-4--2---2---------------------2-4-|
|------5----5-4-5--4--2--4--5----*-|
|----------------------------------|
|----------------------------------|
                   .  .  .  .  .

  * This note signifies the start of the next riff. Guitar I
    plays this note anyway, and guitar II plays it and stops

Repeat Riff A.1

Riff J
|-----------------------------------------------------------------------|
|-----------------------------------------------------------------------|
|-4---4p2-----------2---------------------------------------------------|Gtr 
|---------5-4---4h5-----------2---------------------------------------| I
|---------------------3---3h5---2-(2)--2h3----5----7--9--10-12-14-15--|
|-----------------------------------------------------------------------|
|                                                                       |
|-----------------------------------------------------------------------|
|-----------------------------------------------------------------------|
|-7---7p5-4-------4-5---------------------------------------------------|Gtr 
|-----------7---7-----------4-5--------------------5--7--9--10-12-14--|II
|---------------------7---7-----6-(6)--6h7----9-----------------------|
|-----------------------------------------------------------------------|


Repeat Riff D
Repeat Riff H

Riff К (played over Riff D)
|-----------------------------------------------|
|-----------------------------------------------|
|-----------------------------------------------|
|-C-О-M-I-N-G---S-О-О-N-------------------------|
|-----------------------------------------------|
|-----------------------------------------------|


Riff L.1
|---------------------------------------------------|
|---------------------------------------------------|
|---------------------------------------------------|Gtr
|------------------2------------------------2-------| I
|-3--3-2-3---2-3-5---5-3-2-3--3-2-3---2-3-5---5-3-2-|
|---------------------------------------------------|
|            . . .   . . .            . . .   . . . |
|                                                   |
|---------------------------------------------------|
|---------------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------4-------|Gtr
|------------------5-------5--5-4-5---4-5-7---7-5-4-|II
|-7--7-6-7---6-7-9---9-7-6--------------------------|
|---------------------------------------------------|
             . . .   . . .            . . .   . . .

Riff L.1 continued
|--------------------------------------------------------|
|--------------------------------------------------------|
|--------------------------------------------------------|Gtr
|------------------2--------5-4-2---4-2-------INСОМРLЕТЕ-| I
|-3--3-2-3---2-3-5---5-3-2--------5-----5-3--------------|
|--------------------------------------------------------|
|            . . .   . . .                               |
|                                                        |
|--------------------------------------------------------|
|------------------4*-------8-7-5---7-5------------------|
|-5--5-4-5---4-5-7---7-5-4--------7-----7-5--------------|Gtr
|---------------------------------------------INСОМРЕLТЕ-|II
|--------------------------------------------------------|
|--------------------------------------------------------|
             . . .   . . .   

  * Sounds like a 4 but was meant to be 5

Riff L.2
|---------------------------------------------------|
|---------------------------------------------------|
|---------------------------------------------------|Gtr
|------------------4------------------------4-------| I
|-5--5-3-5---3-5-7---7-5-3-5--5-3-5---3-5-7---7-5-3-|
|---------------------------------------------------|
|            . . .   . . .            . . .   . . . |
|                                                   |
|---------------------------------------------------|
|---------------------------------------------------|
|------------------4------------------------5-------|Gtr
|-7--7-5-4---4-5-7---7-5-4-7--7-5-7---5-7-9---9-7-5-|II
|---------------------------------------------------|
|---------------------------------------------------|
             . . .   . . .            . . .   . . .

Riff L.2 continued
|---------------------------------------------------|
|---------------------------------------------------|
|------------------------------Fast-run-----5-(5)---|Gtr
|------------------4--------------------------------| I
|-5--5-3-5---3-5-7---7-5-3--------------------------|
|---------------------------------------------------|
|            . . .   . . .                          |
|                                                   |
|---------------------------------------------------|
|------------------5--------------------------------|
|-5--5-4-5---4-5-7---7-5-4-----Fast-run-----5-(5)---|Gtr
|---------------------------------------------------|II
|---------------------------------------------------|
|---------------------------------------------------|
             . . .   . . .


Riff M (over fadeout of previous riff)
|---------------------------------------------------|
|-----------------------------------4-(4)-----------|
|-----------------------------------4-(4)-----------|
|-/7-----5h7p54~-------------------4-(4)-----------|
|--------------------3--/6--2~---------------------|
|---------------------------------------------------|


Riff N (play twice)
|----------------------------------------------------------|
|---------------------------1---1-3-5-0----0--1---1-0----0-|
|-----------------------------------------------------2----|
|---/5~----5-4-2--1--1-2-4--2---2-3-5-1----2--2---2-2-2--2-|
|-2--------------------------------------------------------|
|----------------------------------------------------------|

|---------------------------|
|---------------------------|
|-4--2-0-*----*-0-----------|
|-5--4-2-1--2-1-2--1-(1)----|
|-----------3------2-(2)----|
|---------------------------|

  * These notes sound like they may be harmonized
    but I'm not sure by what

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12.21.2024, 00:04
As a beginner guitarist, I’m always on the lookout for awesome resources to help me learn, and this Testament tab is a gem! The way the solos are transcribed here really breaks things down and makes it easier for us newbies to follow along. I love seeing tabs for legendary tracks like "Sails of Charon" – it’s great for motivation! Can't wait to dive in and try playing this. It's so exciting to tackle the challenges of learning guitar, and finding tabs like this makes it fun and accessible. Thanks for sharing such valuable content!
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