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/    The following is the author's own interpretation of the song, to be    /
/                     used for private use and studying                     /
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                           OBITUARY - DYING
                     From the Album CAUSE OF DEATH
                       Copyright RC Records 1990

Transcribed by: James Williams (INVERTED)

For Questions, Comments, Newest Version, or Corrections contact
 James: at smann@ainet.com

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..  - 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
  
Tuning "D"G"C"F"A"D" (one whole step down)
  
Note: This song has a very crunchy sound. So if I put 
      palm mute for a note do it or it will sound f*?#ed
      up. For best sound play through an Overdrive, it
      has a warmer tone and is what Obituary used on most
      of their songs.
  
Riff 1 - A       (on forth repetition stop here---|)         
|-----------------------------------------------------------|
|-----------------------------------------------------------|
|-----------------------------------------------------------|
|--3--------------------------------------------------------|
|--1-----------3--------------------------------------------|
|-----0-0-0-0--1--0-0-0-0--3-2-2-1-3-2-2-1-3-2-2-1-3-2-2-1--|
pm    . . . .     . . . .  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 
                                                   ^
Riff 1 - B
|---------------------------------------------------------|
|---------------------------------------------------------|
|---------------------------------------------------------|
|-----3--4------------------------------------------------|
|--3--1--2-----------3------------------------------------|
|--1--------0-0-0-0--1--0-0-0-0--3-2-2-1-3-2-2-1-3-2-2-1--|
pm          . . . .     . . . .  . . . . . . . . . . . .
  
Fill 1
||----------------------------||
||----------------------------||
||----------------------------||
||-----3--4x---4--------------||
||--3--1--2x---2--4--3x---3x--||
||--1-------------2--1x---1x--||
  
Note: Riffs 2 - A and 2 - B go together but in different  
      patterns so listen to song and refer to song structure
      for exact timing and intervals.
  
Riff 2 - A
|----------------------------------|
|----------------------------------|
|----------------------------------|
|----------------------------------|
|----------------------------------|
|--0-0-0-0-0--0--0-0-0-0--0-0-0-0--|
pm . . . . .  .  . . . .  . . . .
  
Riff 2 - B  
|--------------------------------|
|--------------------------------|
|--------------------------------|
|--3--------5-----------------7--|
|--1--------3--------5--------5--|
|--------------------3-----------|
( let ring.......................)
  
Riff 2 - C
|------------------|
|------------------|
|------------------|
|------------------|
|------------------|
|--0-0-0-0-0-0--0--|
pm . . . . . .  .
  
The fast part of the song (double time feel)
all strings played open no palm mute.
  
Riff 3 - A
|----------------------------------|
|----------------------------------|
|----------------------------------|
|------------3---------------3--4--|
|------------1------------3--1--2--|
|--00000000-----00000000--1--------|
  
Riff 3 - B
|----------------------------------------------------|
|----------------------------------------------------|
|----------------------------------------------------|
|------------3---------------------------------------|
|------------1---------------------------------------|
|--00000000-----33333333-44444444-11111111-22222222--|
  
Riff 3 - C
|---------------------------------------|
|---------------------------------------|
|---------------------------------------|
|---------------------------------------|
|---------------------------------------|
|--33333333-44444444-11111111-22222222--|
  
Riff 3 - D
|---------------------------------------|
|---------------------------------------|
|---------------------------------------|
|---------------------------------------|
|--5--------6--------3--------4---------|
|--3--------4--------1--------2---------|
  
Riff 4 - A                                 Fill 2
|---------------------------------------|  ||--------||
|---------------------------------------|  ||--------||
|---------------------------------------|  ||--------||
|--7---------3-------4-------5----6-----|  ||--------||
|--5------3--1----4--2----5--3----4--6--|  ||--------||
|---------1-------2-------3----------4--|  ||--5///--||
  
Riff 4 - B (Tremolo pick very fast!)
|----------------------------------------|
|----------------------------------------|
|----------------------------------------|
|----------------------------------------|
|--5"-----3"-1"---4"-2"---5"-3"---4"-6"--|
|----------------------------------------|
  
Fill 3
||--------------------------------------||
||--------------------------------------||
||--------------------------------------||
||--------------------------------------||
||--5x-------6x-------3x-------4x-------||
||--3x-------4x-------1x-------2x-------||
  
Riff 5 Guitar - 1 ( Half time feel )
|-------------------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------------------|Gtr 1
|--------------------------3----------------------------|
|--------------------------1-------------------------3--|
|--0-0-0-0-0--0-0--0-0-0-0---0-0-0-0-0--0-0--0-0-0-0-1--|
pm . . . . .  . .  . . . .   . . . . .  . .  . . . . .
  
Riff 5 - A through 5 - C are played by guitar 2 and double
over "Riff 5 guitar 1" read song stucture for exact pattern.
  
Riff 5 - A
|-------------------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------------------|Gtr 2
|--------------------------3----------------------------|
|--------------------------1-1h2p1h3p1---------------3--|
|--0-0-0-0-0--0-0--0-0-0-0--------------0-0--0-0-0-0-1--|
pm . . . . .  . .  . . . .              . .  . . . .
  
Riff 5 - B
|--------------------------------------------------------|
|--------------------------------------------------------|
|--------------------------------------------------------|Gtr 2
|--------------------------3-----------------------------|
|--1h2p1h3p1---------------1-1h2p1h3p1--------------ph---|
|-------------0-0--0-0-0-0--------------0-0--0-0-0-0-1~--|
pm            . .  . . . .              . .  . . . .
  
Riff 5 - C
|-------------------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------------------|Gtr 2
|--------------------------3----------------------------|
|--1h2p1h3p1---------------1-1h2p1h3p1---------------3--|
|-------------0-0--0-0-0-0--------------0-0--0-0-0-0-1--|
pm            . .  . . . .              . .  . . . .
  
The slow evil part with ghastly sounding vocals.
  
We're dying for are souls to learn...
We're dying for are souls to burn...
We're dying....
  
Riff 6 - A
|-----------------------------------------------------|
|-----------------------------------------------------|
|-----------------------------------------------------|
|--5--------4--------2--3--3--------5--------4--------|
|--3--------2--------2--3--1--------3--------2--------|
|--3--------2--------0--1-----------3--------2--------|
(let ring.............................................)
  
Riff 6 - B
|----------------------------|
|----------------------------|
|----------------------------|
|--5--------4--------2--3----|
|--3--------2--------2--3----|
|--3--------2--------0--1----|
(let ring....................)
  
Riff 7
|--------------------------------------------|
|--------------------------------------------|
|--------------------------------------------|
|-----------------------------------2--3--3--|
|--5--4--------4--3-----------------2--3--1--|
|--3--2--0--0--2--1--0--0--0--0--0--0--1-----|
pm       .  .        .  .  .  .  .
  
SONG STUCTURE
  
Riff (1-A) x 4
Riff (1-B) x 4
Fill ( 1 ) x 1
Riff (2-A) x 8
Riff (2-B) x 1
Riff (2-A) x 2 
Riff (2-B) x 1
Riff (2-A) x 2
Riff (2-B) x 1
Riff (2-A) x 2
Riff (2-B) x 1
Riff (2-C) x 12
Riff (2-B) x 2
Riff (3-A) x 1
Riff (3-B) x 1
Riff (3-A) x 1
Riff (3-B) x 1
Riff (3-C) x 4
Riff (3-A) x 1
Riff (3-B) x 1
Riff (3-A) x 1
Riff (3-B) x 1
Riff (3-C) x 2|
Riff (3-D) x 1|--- Gtr 1|
Riff (3-C) x 1|         |--- Both guitars  
                        |    play together.
Riff (3-C) x 2|--- Gtr 2| 
Riff (3-D) x 2|
Riff (4-A) x 2
Fill ( 2 ) x 1
Riff (4-B) x 2
Fill ( 3 ) x 1
Riff ( 5 ) x 6|--- Gtr 1|
                        |
Riff (5-A) x 1|         |--- Both guitars
Riff (5-B) x 1|         |    play together.
Riff (5-C) x 1|--- Gtr 2|
Riff (5-B) x 1|
Riff (5-C) x 2|
Riff (6-A) x 2
Riff ( 7 ) x 1
Riff (6-B) x 1
Riff ( 7 ) x 1
Riff (6-A) x 1
Riff ( 7 ) x 1
Riff (6-A) x 2
Riff ( 7 ) x 2
Riff (6-A) x 1 End !
  
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