Tablature for Slaughter's Prelude

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PRELUDE
As recorded by Slaughter
(From the 1995 Album FEAR NO EVIL)

Transcribed by Angie Jepson

Words and Music by Mark Slaughter and Dana Strum

Gtr I (D G C F A D) - 'Untitled'
Gtr II (D G C F A D) - 'Untitled'
Gtr III (D G C F A D) - 'Untitled'

   Intro
    Moderately Q=138
   4/4
    Gtr I
     W                         W
||--------------------------|---------------------------|
||o-------------------------|---------------------------|
||--------------------------|---------------------------|
||--------------------------|---------------------------|
||o-------------------------|---------------------------|
||--------------------------|---------------------------|
|
|   Gtr II
|    E  E  E  E  E  E  E  E    E  E  E  E   E  E  E   E
||--^3-------^2-------^5----|----^2-------^-2-------^-2-|
||o----^5-------^5-------^5-|-------^5--------^5--------|
||--------^4-------^4-------|-^4-------^4--------^4-----|
||--------------------------|---------------------------|
||o-------------------------|---------------------------|
||--------------------------|---------------------------|
|
|   Gtr III
|    E  E  E  E  E  E  E  E    E  E  E  E   E  E  E   E
||--^7-------^5-------^5----|----^7---------------------|
||o----^8-------^8-------^8-|-------^8----^10----^8-^10-|
||--------^9-------^9-------|-^9-------^9-----^9--------|
||--------------------------|---------------------------|
||o-------------------------|---------------------------|
||--------------------------|---------------------------|


   W                         H            E  E    Q
|-------------------------|-------------------------------||
|-------------------------|------------------------------o||
|-------------------------|-------------------------------||
|-------------------------|----------------------(x)------||
|-------------------------|-----------------(x)\---------o||
|-------------------------|-------------------------------||
|
|  E  E  E  E  E  E  E  E    E  E  E  E   E  E    E    E
|-^3-------^2-------^5----|----^2-------^-2----------^-2--||
|----^5-------^5-------^5-|-------^5--------^5-----------o||
|-------^4-------^4-------|-^4-------^4----------^4-------||
|-------------------------|-------------------------------||
|-------------------------|------------------------------o||
|-------------------------|-------------------------------||
|
|  E  E  E  E  E  E  E  E    E  E  E  E   E  E    E    E
|-^7-------^5-------^5----|----^7-------------------------||
|----^8-------^8-------^8-|-------^8----^10------^8--^10-o||
|-------^9-------^9-------|-^9-------^9-----^9------------||
|-------------------------|-------------------------------||
|-------------------------|------------------------------o||
|-------------------------|-------------------------------||


 Pre-Verse
                           ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
  +H         +H           +W                     +W
|----------------------|----------------------|--------------------|
|----------------------|----------------------|--------------------|
|----------------------|----------------------|--------------------|
|-(x)-------(14)-------|-(14)-----------------|-(14)---------------|
|----------------------|----------------------|--------------------|
|----------------------|----------------------|--------------------|
|
|  E  E E E   E  E E E     E  E E E  E E E  E     E  E E E E E E E
|--3------2--------5---|------2------2------2-|---3------2-----5---|
|-----5-------5------5-|--------5------5------|------5-----5-----5-|
|-------4--------4-----|---4------4------4----|--------4-----4-----|
|----------------------|----------------------|--------------------|
|----------------------|----------------------|--------------------|
|----------------------|----------------------|--------------------|
|
|  E  E E E   E  E E E     E  E E E  E E E  E     E  E E E E E E E
|--7------5--------5---|------7---------------|---7------5-----5---|
|-----8-------8------8-|--------8---10---8-10-|------8-----8-----8-|
|-------9--------9-----|---9------9----9------|--------9-----9-----|
|----------------------|----------------------|--------------------|
|----------------------|----------------------|--------------------|
|----------------------|----------------------|--------------------|


                                 Verse
                                   ~~
   +Q.      E  a  +Q.      +E      W
|------------------------------||--------------------|
|------------------------------||--------------------|
|----------11-11-(11)-----(11)-||--------------------|
|-(14)-------------------------||-14-----------------|
|------------------------------||--------------------|
|------------------------------||--------------------|
|
|   E  E E  E      E  E E   E      E E E E E E E E
|------2-----------2--------2--||--3-----2-----5-----|
|--------5------------5--------||----5-----5-----5---|
|---4-------4-----------4------||------4-----4-------|
|------------------------------||--------------------|
|------------------------------||--------------------|
|------------------------------||--------------------|
|
|   E  E E  E      E  E E   E      E E E E E E E E
|------7-----------------------||--7-----5-----5-----|
|--------8--------10----8--10--||----8-----8-----8---|
|---9-------9---------9--------||------9-----9-------|
|------------------------------||--------------------|
|------------------------------||--------------------|
|------------------------------||--------------------|


    ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
   +W                     +W
|----------------------|--------------------|
|----------------------|--------------------|
|----------------------|--------------------|
|-(14)-----------------|-(14)---------------|
|----------------------|--------------------|
|----------------------|--------------------|
|
|   E  E E E  E E E  E     E  E E E E E E E
|------2------2------2-|---3------2-----5---|
|--------5------5------|------5-----5-----5-|
|---4------4------4----|--------4-----4-----|
|----------------------|--------------------|
|----------------------|--------------------|
|----------------------|--------------------|
|
|   E  E E E  E E E  E     E  E E E E E E E
|------7---------------|---7------5-----5---|
|--------8---10---8-10-|------8-----8-----8-|
|---9------9----9------|--------9-----9-----|
|----------------------|--------------------|
|----------------------|--------------------|
|----------------------|--------------------|


                          Pre-Chorus
   H          Q    E  E     a  +E    a   +H..
|-----------------12----||--------------------------------|
|--------------------12-||-15-(15)-(15)-(15)--------------|
|-----------/12---------||--------------------------------|
|-14\-------------------||--------------------------------|
|-----------------------||--------------------------------|
|-----------------------||--------------------------------|
|
|  E  E E E   E E  E  E         E         E   E E E E E E
|-----2-------2-------2-||------3---------------2-----5---|
|-------5-------5-------||----------------5-------5-----5-|
|--4------4--------4----||--------------------4-----4-----|
|-----------------------||--------------------------------|
|-----------------------||--------------------------------|
|-----------------------||--------------------------------|
|
|  E  E E E   E E  E  E         E         E   E E E E E E
|-----7-----------------||------7---------------5-----5---|
|-------8----10----8-10-||----------------8-------8-----8-|
|--9------9-----9-------||--------------------9-----9-----|
|-----------------------||--------------------------------|
|-----------------------||--------------------------------|
|-----------------------||--------------------------------|


   +H         Q.      +S   S    a  +E    a   H..
|----------------------------|-------------------------------|
|-(15)-------15------(15)p12-|-15-(15)-(15)-15---------------|
|----------------------------|-------------------------------|
|----------------------------|-------------------------------|
|----------------------------|-------------------------------|
|----------------------------|-------------------------------|
|
|   E  E E E  E  E E   E            E        E   E E E E E E
|------2------2--------2-----|------3--------------2-----5---|
|--------5-------5-----------|---------------5-------5-----5-|
|---4------4-------4---------|-------------------4-----4-----|
|----------------------------|-------------------------------|
|----------------------------|-------------------------------|
|----------------------------|-------------------------------|
|
|   E  E E E  E  E E   E            E        E   E E E E E E
|------7---------------------|------7--------------5-----5---|
|--------8---10----8--10-----|---------------8-------8-----8-|
|---9------9-----9-----------|-------------------9-----9-----|
|----------------------------|-------------------------------|
|----------------------------|-------------------------------|
|----------------------------|-------------------------------|


                                           Chorus
              |---3---|      |----3----|
   +H         E  E    E  a  +E   E     E     a  +E    a   +H..
|------------12-----------------12-------||----------------------------------|
|-(15)----------15---12---------------15-||----------------------------------|
|-----------------------14-(14)----------||-14-(14)-(14)-(14)----------------|
|----------------------------------------||----------------------------------|
|----------------------------------------||----------------------------------|
|----------------------------------------||----------------------------------|
|
|   E  E E E  E    E         E      E            E         E   E E E E E E
|------2------2---------------------2----||------3---------------2-----5-----|
|--------5---------5---------------------||----------------5-------5-----5---|
|---4------4-----------------4-----------||--------------------4-----4-------|
|----------------------------------------||----------------------------------|
|----------------------------------------||----------------------------------|
|----------------------------------------||----------------------------------|
|
|   E  E E E  E    E         E      E            E         E   E E E E E E
|------7---------------------------------||------7---------------5-----5-----|
|--------8---10--------------8-----10----||----------------8-------8-----8---|
|---9------9-------9---------------------||--------------------9-----9-------|
|----------------------------------------||----------------------------------|
|----------------------------------------||----------------------------------|
|----------------------------------------||----------------------------------|


   +W                     +W
|----------------------|--------------------|
|----------------------|--------------------|
|-(14)-----------------|-(14)---------------|
|----------------------|--------------------|
|----------------------|--------------------|
|----------------------|--------------------|
|
|   E  E E E  E E E  E     E  E E E E E E E
|------2------2------2-|---3------2-----5---|
|--------5------5------|------5-----5-----5-|
|---4------4------4----|--------4-----4-----|
|----------------------|--------------------|
|----------------------|--------------------|
|----------------------|--------------------|
|
|   E  E E E  E E E  E     E  E E E E E E E
|------7---------------|---7------5-----5---|
|--------8---10---8-10-|------8-----8-----8-|
|---9------9----9------|--------9-----9-----|
|----------------------|--------------------|
|----------------------|--------------------|
|----------------------|--------------------|


                              Interlude
   +H         +E    E  E  E     a  +E   a  +H..
|---------------------12-14-||-14-(14)-14-(14)--------------|
|------------------12-------||------------------------------|
|-(14)-------(14)/----------||------------------------------|
|---------------------------||------------------------------|
|---------------------------||------------------------------|
|---------------------------||------------------------------|
|
|   E  E E E   E    E  E  E         E       E   E E E E E E
|------2-------2----------2-||------3-------------2-----5---|
|--------5----------5-------||--------------5-------5-----5-|
|---4------4-----------4----||------------------4-----4-----|
|---------------------------||------------------------------|
|---------------------------||------------------------------|
|---------------------------||------------------------------|
|
|   E  E E E   E    E  E  E         E       E   E E E E E E
|------7--------------------||------7-------------5-----5---|
|--------8----10-------8-10-||--------------8-------8-----8-|
|---9------9--------9-------||------------------9-----9-----|
|---------------------------||------------------------------|
|---------------------------||------------------------------|
|---------------------------||------------------------------|


   +W                     +W
|-(14)-----------------|-(14)---------------|
|----------------------|--------------------|
|----------------------|--------------------|
|----------------------|--------------------|
|----------------------|--------------------|
|----------------------|--------------------|
|
|   E  E E E  E E E  E     E  E E E E E E E
|------2------2------2-|---3------2-----5---|
|--------5------5------|------5-----5-----5-|
|---4------4------4----|--------4-----4-----|
|----------------------|--------------------|
|----------------------|--------------------|
|----------------------|--------------------|
|
|   E  E E E  E E E  E     E  E E E E E E E
|------7---------------|---7------5-----5---|
|--------8---10---8-10-|------8-----8-----8-|
|---9------9----9------|--------9-----9-----|
|----------------------|--------------------|
|----------------------|--------------------|
|----------------------|--------------------|


                                Breakdown
   +H         a  +E   E  E  E     a  +E    a   +H..
|-(14)---------------15-17-15-||-17-(17)-(17)-(17)---------------|
|------------15-(15)----------||---------------------------------|
|-----------------------------||---------------------------------|
|-----------------------------||---------------------------------|
|-----------------------------||---------------------------------|
|-----------------------------||---------------------------------|
|
|   E  E E E      E   E  E  E         E         E   E E E E E E
|------2----------2---------2-||------3---------------2-----5----|
|--------5------------5-------||----------------5-------5-----5--|
|---4------4-------------4----||--------------------4-----4------|
|-----------------------------||---------------------------------|
|-----------------------------||---------------------------------|
|-----------------------------||---------------------------------|
|
|   E  E E E      E   E  E  E         E         E   E E E E E E
|------7----------------------||------7---------------5-----5----|
|--------8-------10------8-10-||----------------8-------8-----8--|
|---9------9----------9-------||--------------------9-----9------|
|-----------------------------||---------------------------------|
|-----------------------------||---------------------------------|
|-----------------------------||---------------------------------|


   H        Q.      +S   S    a  +E    a   +H..
|-17-------17------(17)-15-|-17-(17)-(17)-(17)--------------|
|--------------------------|--------------------------------|
|--------------------------|--------------------------------|
|--------------------------|--------------------------------|
|--------------------------|--------------------------------|
|--------------------------|--------------------------------|
|
|  E E E E  E  E E   E            E         E   E E E E E E
|----2------2--------2-----|------3---------------2-----5---|
|------5-------5-----------|----------------5-------5-----5-|
|--4-----4-------4---------|--------------------4-----4-----|
|--------------------------|--------------------------------|
|--------------------------|--------------------------------|
|--------------------------|--------------------------------|
|
|  E E E E  E  E E   E            E         E   E E E E E E
|----7---------------------|------7---------------5-----5---|
|------8---10----8--10-----|----------------8-------8-----8-|
|--9-----9-----9-----------|--------------------9-----9-----|
|--------------------------|--------------------------------|
|--------------------------|--------------------------------|
|--------------------------|--------------------------------|


                                  Outro
   +H         +E   E  a  +Q         +H.            +E.    +S
|-(17)-------(17)----19-(19)----||-(19)-----------(19)---(19)--|
|-----------------17------------||-----------------------------|
|-------------------------------||-----------------------------|
|-------------------------------||-----------------------------|
|-------------------------------||-----------------------------|
|-------------------------------||-----------------------------|
|
|   E  E E E   E   E      E   E      H.             E  S   S
|------2-------2--------------2-||---0-------------------------|
|--------5---------5------------||---------------------7---8---|
|---4------4--------------4-----||-----------------------------|
|-------------------------------||-----------------------------|
|-------------------------------||-----------------------------|
|-------------------------------||-----------------------------|
|
|   E  E E E   E   E      E   E      E  E E E E E   E  E
|------7------------------------||------------0----------------|
|--------8----10----------8--10-||--------1-----1------1-------|
|---9------9-------9------------||----------0-------0----------|
|-------------------------------||------2----------------------|
|-------------------------------||---3-------------------------|
|-------------------------------||-----------------------------|


   ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~                    ~~~~
                |-----3------|
   H           +Q     Q      Q      a  H..                S  S
|-19----------(19)---17s====15---|-16h17-----------------14h15-|
|--------------------------------|-----------------------------|
|--------------------------------|-----------------------------|
|--------------------------------|-----------------------------|
|--------------------------------|-----------------------------|
|--------------------------------|-----------------------------|
|
|  Q.     S S   E  E    a Q            H.            a Q
|--------------------------------|-----------------------------|
|-10------7h8p==7-------7h8------|-----------------------------|
|------------------9-------------|-----9-------------7S8-------|
|--------------------------------|-----------------------------|
|--------------------------------|-----------------------------|
|--------------------------------|-----------------------------|
|
|  E  E E E     E  E      E    E       E   E E E E E   E  E
|--0-----------------------------|---------------0-------------|
|-----1---------1----------------|-----------------1-----------|
|-------0----------0-------------|-----------0---------0-------|
|---------2----------------------|---------2---2----------2----|
|-------------------------3----2-|-----0-----------------------|
|--------------------------------|-----------------------------|


   ~~                         ~~
   H        E  E      E  E    W
|-14-------14--------------|-------*|
|-------------15-----------|-15----*|
|--------------------14s11-|-------*|
|--------------------------|-------*|
|--------------------------|-------*|
|--------------------------|-------*|
|
|  H        E  E      E  E    W
|--------------------------|-------*|
|--------------------------|-------*|
|--7------------------7----|-------*|
|-----------9-10---------9-|-------*|
|--------------------------|--7----*|
|--------------------------|-------*|
|
|              |-3-|
|  E E E E  E  S S S  Q       W
|-----------3--2-3-2-------|--0----*|
|------3--------------3----|--0----*|
|----2---2-----------------|--0----*|
|--0-----------------------|--2----*|
|--------------------------|-------*|
|--------------------------|-------*|

Duration Legend
---------------
W - whole; H - half; Q - quarter; E - 8th; S - 16th; T - 32nd; X - 64th; a - acciaccatura
+ - note tied to previous; . - note dotted; .. - note double dotted
Uncapitalized letters represent notes that are staccato (1/2 duration)
Irregular groupings are notated above the duration line
Duration letters will always appear directly above the note/fret number it represents the
duration for.  Duration letters with no fret number below them represent rests.  Multi-
bar rests are notated in the form Wxn, where n is the number of bars to rest for.  Low
melody durations appear below the staff

Tablature Legend
----------------
 h   - hammer-on
 p   - pull-off
 b   - bend
 pb  - pre-bend
 r   - bend release (if no number after the r, then release immediately)
 /\  - slide into or out of (from/to "nowhere")
 s   - legato slide
 S   - shift slide
<n> - natural harmonic
[n]  - artificial harmonic
n(n) - tapped harmonic
 ~   - vibrato
 tr  - trill
 T   - tap
 TP  - trem. picking
 PM  - palm muting
\n/  - tremolo bar dip; n = amount to dip
 \n  - tremolo bar down
 n/  - tremolo bar up
/n\  - tremolo bar inverted dip
 =   - hold bend; also acts as connecting device for hammers/pulls
 <> - volume swell (louder/softer)
 x   - on rhythm slash represents muted slash
 o   - on rhythm slash represents single note slash

Misc Legend
-----------
 |  - bar
||  - double bar
||o - repeat start
o|| - repeat end
*|  - double bar (ending)
 :  - bar (freetime)
 $  - Segno
 &  - Coda
Tempo markers - <E/E./Q/Q./H/H.> = BPM(8/16=s8/s16), where s8 = swing 8ths, s16 = swing 16ths

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