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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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                    'FLESH AND THE POWER IT HOLDS' BY DEATH
                     FROM "THE SOUND OF PERSEVERANCE" CD
                     COPYRIGHT 1998 NUCLEAR BLAST USA

	Transcribed by Kerry Vick
	E-mail address: kvick@surfsouth.com

		 	  Version 2.0 - October 1998

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NOTES:
Tuning: Tune down one whole step (1:D, 2:G, 3:C, 4:F, 5:A, 6:D)

Timing: Listen to music for actual timing...

Notation: When two guitars are listed play all guitars simultaneously.
          b = bend        	/ = slide up            a.h. = artificial
          bf= bend full  	br= bend release               harmonic
          h = hammer-on         \ = slide down                 
          p = pull-off          . = palm mute(pm)          t = tapping
          " = tremolo picking

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 Riff A                                   
|-------------------------------------------------------|
|------12-12/18-------------12-12/15--------------12----|
|---11----------17-------11----------14--------11----11-|GTR I
|-9----------------15~-9----------------12~-9-----------|
|-------------------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------------------|
|                                                       |
|-------------------------------------------------------|
|------12-12/18-------------12-12/15--------------24----|
|---11----------17-------11----------14--------23----23-|GTR II
|-9----------------15~-9----------------12~-21----------|
|-------------------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------------------|

                      
 continuation of Riff A
|----------------------------------------------------------------------|
|------12-12/18--------------15-18-------------17-20-------------22----|
|---11----------17--------14-------17-------16-------19-------21----21-|GTR I
|-9----------------15~-12-------------15-14-------------17-19----------|
|----------------------------------------------------------------------|
|----------------------------------------------------------------------|
|                                                                      |
|----------------------------17-20-------------19-22-------------24----|
|------12-12/18-----------17-------20-------19-------22-------24----24-|
|---11----------17-----14-------------17-16-------------19-21----------|GTR II
|-9----------------15~-------------------------------------------------|
|----------------------------------------------------------------------|
|----------------------------------------------------------------------|

Play Riff A three times


 Riff B.1 
|---------------------------------------------------|
|---------------------------------------------------|
|---------------------------------------------------|GTR I
|---7---7~---10---10-9-------12---12~---10---9\10/9-|
|-0---0----0----0------10--0----0-----0----0--------|
|---------------------------------------------------|
|                                                   |
|---------------------------------------------------|
|---------------------------------------------------|
|---------------------------------------------------|GTR II
|-7------------------------7------------------------|
|-7------------------------7------------------------|
|-5------------------------5------------------------|


 Riff B.2
|----------------------------------------------------|
|----------------------------------------------------|
|----------------------------------------------------|GTR I
|---7---7~---10---10-9-------12---12~---10---9\10/9--|
|-0---0----0----0------10--0----0-----0----0---------|
|----------------------------------------------------|
|                                                    |
|----------------------------------------------------|
|----------------------------------------------------|
|---14---14~--17---17-16-----19---19~---17--16\17/16-|GTR II
|-----------------------17---------------------------|
|-0----0----0----0---------0----0-----0----0---------|
|----------------------------------------------------|
|	                                             |		   
|----------------------------------------------------|
|----------------------------------------------------|
|---/9--------/4-------------------------------------|GTR III
|---/7--------/2-------------/10--------/5-----------|
|----------------------------/08--------/3-----------|
|----------------------------------------------------|

Play Riff B.1 two times
Play Riff B.2 two times


 Riff C 
|---------------------------------|
|---------------------------------|
|-----9---9-----------------------|GTR I
|---7-------7---7---10-09h10p09---|
|-0-----0-----0---0------------10-|
|---------------------------------|
| . .   .     .   .               |
|                                 |
|---------------------------------|
|-------------------13-12h13p12---|
|-----9---9--------------------12-|GTR II (2nd time only)
|---7-------7---7-----------------|
|-0-----0-----0---0---------------|
|---------------------------------|
  . .   .     .   . 

 continuation of Riff C
|--------------------------------------------------|
|--------------------------------------12----------|
|------12---12-----------10-09h10p09---------12----|GTR I
|---10---------10---10--------------10-----9----9--|
|-0-------0-------0----0---------------------------|
|--------------------------------------------------|
| . .     .       .                                |
|                                                  |
|--------------------------------------15----------|
|------------------------13-12h13p12---------15----|
|------12---12----------------------12----12----12-|GTR II (2nd time only)
|---10---------10---10-----------------------------|
|-0-------0-------0----0---------------------------|
|--------------------------------------------------|
  . .     .       .

Play Riff C two times

 Riff D 
|------------------------------|----------------------------|
|------------------------------|----------------------------|
|------------------------------|--------------------------2-|GTRS I
|-2-----3~-2-----3-----5---3---|-2-----3~-2-----3-----5-----|  & II
|---000------000---0-0---0---0-|---000------000---0-0---0---|
|------------------------------|----------------------------|
|   ...      ...   . .   .   . |   ...      ...   . .   .
|                              |
|------------------------------|
|------------------------------|
|-4-----5~-4-----5-----7---5---|GTR III(every other time) 
|------------------------------|
|---000------000---0-0---0---0-|
|------------------------------|
    ...      ...   . .   .   . 

 Riff E 
|-------------------|
|-------------------|
|--------------7----|GTRS I
|-10---9---10--5--7-|  & II
|--8---7----8--5--5-|
|--8---7----8-----5-|

Play Riff D four times
Play Riff E one time
Play Riff D four times
Play Riff E one time

 Riff F 
|-------------------------|-------------------------|
|-------------------------|-------------------------|
|-------------------------|-------------------------|GTR I
|-6-----6-----6-----6-----|-------------------------|
|---5-----5-----5-----5---|-5-5-5-6-6-6-2-2-2-3-3-3-|
|-----4-----4-----4-----4-|-3-3-3-4-4-4-0-0-0-1-1-1-|
|                           . . . . . . . . . . . . |
|                                                   |
|-------------------------|-------------------------|
|-------------------------|-------------------------|
|-8-----8-----8-----8-----|-------------------------|GTR II
|---7-----7-----7-----7---|-------------------------|
|-----6-----6-----6-----6-|-5-5-5-6-6-6-2-2-2-3-3-3-|
|-------------------------|-3-3-3-4-4-4-0-0-0-1-1-1-|
                            . . . . . . . . . . . . 

Play Riff F four times (last time segue into Riff G.1)

 Riff G.1
|---------------------------------------|
|---------------------------------------|
|---------------------------------------|GTRS I
|-------------------------4-4-4-3-3-3---|  & II
|-5-5-5-6-6-6-2-2-2-3-3-3-2-2-2-1-1-1-4-| 
|-3-3-3-4-4-4-0-0-0-1-1-1-------------2-| 
  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Play Riff G.1 four times (last time segue into Riff G.2)

 Riff G.2
|----------------------------------------|
|----------------------------------------|
|----------------------------------------|GTRS I
|-----5-----6-------------4-4-4-3-3-3--4-|  & II
|-5-5-5-6-6-6-2-2-2-3-3-3-2-2-2-1-1-1--4-|
|-3-3-3-4-4-4-0-0-0-1-1-1--------------2-| 
  . .   . .   . . . . . . . . . . . . 

Play Riff G.2 four times

 Riff H
|--------------------------------------------|
|--------------------------------------------|
|--------------------------------------------|GTR I
|-5----55-5-5----55-5-5----55-5-4----44-4-4~-|
|---33--------33--------22--------22---------|
|--------------------------------------------|
|                                            |
|--------------------------------------------|
|--------------------------------------------|
|--------------------------------------------|GTR II
|-5---------5---------5---------4------------|
|-3---------3---------2---------2------------|
|--------------------------------------------|
|                                            |
|--------------------------------------------|
|--------------------------------------------|
|-7----77-7-7----77-7-7----77-7-6----66-6-6~-|GTR III(2nd time only)
|---55--------55--------44--------44---------|
|--------------------------------------------|
|--------------------------------------------|

 Riff I.1
|-------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------|GTRS I
|-------------------------------------|  & II
|-6--------6--------6--------6--------|
|---444444---444444---444444---444444-|
    ......   ......   ......   ......

 continuation of Riff I.1
|-------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------|GTRS I
|-------------------------------------|  & II
|-6--------6--------5--------5--------|
|---333333---333333---333333---333333-|
    ......   ......   ......   ......


 Riff I.2
|-------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------|GTR I
|-------------------------------------|
|-6--------6--------6--------6--------|
|---444444---444444---444444---444444-|
|   ......   ......   ......   ...... |
|                                     |
|-------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------|GTR II
|-8--------8--------8--------8--------|
|---666666---666666---666666---666666-|
|-------------------------------------|
    ......   ......   ......   ......

 continuation of Riff I.2
|---------------------------------|
|---------------------------------|
|---------------------------------|GTR I
|----------------------------a.h.-|
|-6--------6--------5--------5~---|
|---333333---333333---333333------|
|   ......   ......   ......      |
|                                 |
|---------------------------------|
|---------------------------------|
|----------------------------a.h.-|GTR II
|-8--------8--------7--------7~---|
|---555555---555555---555555------|
|---------------------------------|
    ......   ......   ......

Play Riff H two times
Play Riff I.1 one time
Play Riff I.2 one time
Play Riff H two times
Play Riff I.1 one time
Play Riff I.2 one time


 Riff J 
|----------------------------------------------------------|
|----------------------------------------------------------|
|----------------------------------------------------------|GTR I
|----------4/5~-----------8\7~-----------4/5~----7/8\7-6~--|
|-2-2-2-2--------2-2-2-2--------2-2-2-2--------2-----------|
|-0-0-0-0--2/3~--0-0-0-0--6\5~--0-0-0-0--2/3~--0-5/6\5-4~--|
| . . . .        . . . .        . . . .        .           |
|                                                          |
|----------------------------------------------------------|
|----------------------------------------------------------|
|----------6/7~----------10\9~-----------6/7~----9/10\9-8~-|GTR II
|----------4/5~-----------8\7~-----------4/5~----7/08\7-6~-|
|-2-2-2-2--------2-2-2-2--------2-2-2-2--------2-----------|
|-0-0-0-0--------0-0-0-0--------0-0-0-0--------0-----------|
  . . . .        . . . .        . . . .        . 

Play Riff J four times


 GUITAR INTERLUDE: UNDER SOLO
 Riff K.1
|-------------------------|
|-------------------------|
|-------------------------|GTRS I
|-5---------5-------------|  & II
|---4---4-----4---4---4---|
|-----2---2-----2---2---2-|

 Riff K.2
|---------------------------------|
|---------------------------------|
|---------------------------------|GTRS I
|-----4-----5-----4---------------|  & II
|---2-----2-----2-----2-5---2-4---|
|-0-----0-----0-----0-----0-----0-|

 continuation of Riff K.2
|---------------------------------|
|---------------------------------|
|-----------------4-----2---------|GTRS I
|-----4-----5-----------------4---|  & II
|---2-----2-----2-----2-----2---5-|
|-0-----0-----0-----0-----0-------|

Repeat 3 times:
Play Riff K.1 four times 
Play Riff K.2 one time

 Riff L (under bass interlude)
|-----------------------------------------|
|-----------------------------------------|
|-----------------------------------------|GTRS I
|-3----2----3----2----3----2----3----2----|  & II 
|-3----2----3----2----3----2----3----2----|
|-1----0----1----0----1----0----1----0----|

Play Riff L one time
 
Play Riff D four times
Play Riff E one time
Play Riff D four times
Play Riff E one time
Play Riff F four times (last time segue into Riff G.1)
Play Riff G.1 four times (last time segue into Riff G.2)
Play Riff G.2 four times
Play Riff H two times
Play Riff I.1 one time
Play Riff I.2 one time
Play Riff H two times
Play Riff I.1 one time
Play Riff I.2 one time
END.