Testament - The New Order Chords & Tabs

 

The New Order Chords & Tabs

Testament Chords & Tabs

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The New Order Tab

   
         T E S T A M E N T  -  T H E  N E W  O R D E R [2 0 0 1]
                  From the Album FIRST STRIKE STILL DEADLY
                     Copyright 2001 SPITFIRE RECORDS

                         New Version - MAY '02

Originally Transcribed by: Jarle Hille Olsen
        Newest Version by: death8699

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.  - palm mute                  /  - slide up to
\  - slide down to              ~  - vibrato
"  - tremelo picking           ( ) - ghost note
b  - bend                       h  - hammer-on
fb - full bend (1 step)         p  - pull-off
hb - half bend (1/2 step)       r  - release a bend
t  - tapping                    ah - artificial harmonic

Tune Gtr to D [D,G,C,F,A,D]

--THE NEW ORDER--

[Intro]** [over lead]        [2tx]
[--------------------------------|------------------------------------]
[--------------------------------|------------------------------------]
[*-------------------------------|-----------------------------------*]GTRS 1&2
[*---------------------3---3-----|-----------------------------------*]
[--4--5--2-------4--5--1---1-----|--4--5--2---2----2----2----2--4--5--]
[--2--3--0-------2--3--^---1-----|--2--3--0---0----0----0----0--2--3--]
   ^  ^  ^       ^  ^  Bb  ^        ^  ^  ^   *    *    *    *  ^  ^
 F#5 G5  E5    F#5  G5    Bb5      F#5 G5 E5  E5   E5   E5   E F#5 G5

                             [2tx]                     
[--------------------------------]
[--------------------------------]
[*------------------------------*]GTRS 1&2
[*-3---3----3----3--3----3------*]
[--1---1----1----1--1----1-------]
[--^---1----1----1--1----^-------]
  Bb   *    *    ^  *    Bb  
      Bb5  Bb5  Bb5 Bb5 

 _______________________________________________
[*  = Staccato                                  ]
[** = Brackets w/chords indicate where GTR 1 + 2] 
[strike them over the lead guitars/melody.  I've]
[indicated this under the lead part.            ]
[_______________________________________________]


[Lead]**                    [2tx]
[_0"-7_3_0"-12_7_0"-7_3_0"-12_7_|_0"--9_6_0"--12_9_0"--9_6_0"--12_9_0"__]
[-----p-p-----p-p----p-p-----p-p|------p-p------p-p-----p-p------p-p----]
[*------------------------------|--------------------------------------*]GTR 3
[*------------------------------|--------------------------------------*]
[-------------------------------|---------------------------------------]
[-------------------------------|---------------------------------------]
  [E5]                   [F#5 G5] [Bb]                              

[__12_9_0"---9_6_0"---12_9_0"___|_7_3_0"--12_7_0"--15_12_0"--19_15_0"___]
[----p-p------p-p-------p-p-----|--p-p------p-p------p--p------p--p-----]
[*------------------------------|--------------------------------------*]GTR 3
[*------------------------------|--------------------------------------*]
[-------------------------------|---------------------------------------]
[-------------------------------|---------------------------------------]
  [Bb5]                  [F#5 G5][E5]       [E5]*       [E5]*       [E5]*

[_7_3_0"--12_7_0"--15_12_0"--"__|19_15_0"-9_6_0"-12_9_0"-15_12_0"-18_0"_]
[--p-p------p-p------p--p-------|--p--p----p-p-----p-p-----p--p-----p---]
[*------------------------------|--------------------------------------*]GTR 3
[*------------------------------|--------------------------------------*]
[-------------------------------|---------------------------------------]
[-------------------------------|---------------------------------------]
[E5]                     [F#5 G5] [Bb5]    [Bb5]*   [Bb5]*   [Bb5] [Bb5]*

[_15_0"--9_6_0"--12_9_0"--15_12_|_0"-18_15_0"-12_9_0"--9_6_0"--6_3_0"_"_]
[---p-----p-p------p-p------p--p|------p--p-----p-p-----p-p-----p-p-----]
[*------------------------------|--------------------------------------*]GTR 3
[*------------------------------|--------------------------------------*]
[-------------------------------|---------------------------------------]
[-------------------------------|---------------------------------------]
[F#5 G5][E5]  [E5]  [E5]  [E5]  [F#5 G5] [Bb5]    [Bb5]*   [Bb5]*  [Bb5]*
 
 _______________________________________________________________
[* = Keep tremelo picking even when pulloff to high E is played.]
[e.g.: 12_7_0"<-Pulloff note but tremelo pick high E till next. ]
[        p p                                                    ]
[_______________________________________________________________]


[Fill 1]*                                          [End Fill 1]
[----------------------------|--------------------------------]
[----------------------------|--------------------------------]
[*---------------------------|-------------------------------*]GTRS 1&2
[*-3-------------------------|-------------------------------*]
[--1---1---1---1---1---1---1-|-1---1--1--2--1-----1--------2--]
[--1---1---1---1---1---1---1-|-1---1-----------3-----3--2--0--]
   ^   .   .   .   .   .   .   .   .  [[[[[[[ A.h. ]]]]]]] ^
                         
 __________________________          
[*  = Segues into next riff] 
[<> = Pickup note          ]           
[__________________________] 


[Riff 1] [chorus riff]
[------------------------|--------------------|-------------------------]
[------------------------|--------------------|-------------------------]
[*-----------------------|--------------------|------------------------*]GTRS 1&2
[*---------------------3-|-3--333--3--------4-|-------6-----4-----3----*]
[-<2>-2--222--2---4/5--1-|-1--111--1---4/5--2-|-------4-----2-----1-----]
[-<0>-0--000--0---2/3--^-|-------------2/3--^-|-0--0--^--0--^--0--^--0--]
   ^  .  ...  .    sl      .  ...  .    sl      .  .     .     .     .  
                  _______ _______
                 |1.     |2.     |
[----------------|-------|-------]
[----------------|-------|-------]
[*---------------|-------|------*]GTRS 1&2
[*---------------|-------|------*]
[--1-2-1---1-----|-2-----|----7--]
[--------3---3-2-|-0-----|-x/-0--]
                   ^          ^ 
                      [End Riff 1]


[Riff 2]
[---------------------------------------|------------------------------]
[---------------------------------------|------------------------------]
[*-9--------10--------9--------10-------|-9-----8---9--------10-------*]GTRS 1&2
[*--------------------------------------|-----------------------------*]
[--7--------8---------7--------8--------|-7-----6---7--------8---------]
[--^--0--0--^---0--0--^--0--0--^---0--0-|-^--0--^---^--0--0--^---0--0--]
      .  .      .  .     .  .      .  .      .         .  .      .  .
 _______________________________________ ____________________________________
|1.                                     |2.                                  |
[---------------------------------------|------------------------------------]
[------------------9--9_(10)--9---------|------------------------------------]
[*-9--------9--10------tr--------10--9--|-9---------------------------------*]GTR 1
[*--------------------------------------|----------------6--6__(7)--6-------*]
[--7------------------------------------|-7--------7--8------tr--------8--7--]
[--^--0--0------------------------------|-^--0--0----------------------------]
      .  .                                   .  .
 _______________________________________ ____________________________________
|1.                                     |2.                       [End Riff 2]
[------------------7--7__(8)--7---------|------------------------------------]
[-----------9--10------tr--------10--9--|------------------------------------]
[*-9------------------------------------|-9--------------4--4__(5)--4-------*]GTR 2
[*--------------------------------------|----------6--7------tr--------7--6-*]
[--7------------------------------------|-7----------------------------------]
[--^--0--0------------------------------|-^--0--0----------------------------]
      .  .                                   .  .


[Riff 2.a] [verse riff]
[-------------------------------------|-----------------------------]
[-------------------------------------|-----------------------------]
[*------------------------------------|----------------------------*]GTRS 1&2
[*-2--------3--------2--------3-------|-2-----1---2--------3-------*]
[--2--------3--------2--------3-------|-2-----1---2--------3--------]
[--^--0--0--^--0--0--^--0--0--^--0--0-|-^--0--^---^--0--0--^--0--0--]
      .  .     .  .     .  .     .  .      .         .  .     .  .  
 _____________________________________ _____________________________
|1.                                   |2.                           |
[-------------------------------------|-----------------------------]
[-------------------------------------|-----------------------------]
[*----------------1--1__(2)--1--------|----------------------------*]GTR 1
[*-2--------2--3------tr--------3--2--|----------------------------*]
[--2----------------------------------|------------0___2___0--------]
[--^--0--0----------------------------|--0--0--4-----h---p----4--1--]
      .  .                               .  .  .              .  .
 _____________________________________ _____________________________
|1.                                   |2.              [End Riff 2.a]
[-------------------------------------|-----------------------------]
[-------------------------------------|-----------------------------]
[*----------------4--4__(5)--4--------|----------------------------*]GTR 2
[*-2--------6--7------tr--------7--6--|----------------------------*]
[--2----------------------------------|------------0___2___0--------]
[--^--0--0----------------------------|--0--0--4-----h---p----4--1--]
      .  .                               .  .  .              .  .


Play Riff 2.a 2tx


[Fill 2]                                 [End Fill 2]
[-------------------------|-------------------------]
[-------------------------|-------------------------]
[*------------------------|------------------------*]GTRS 1&2
[*-3--3--3--3--3--3--3--3-|------------------------*]
[--1--1--1--1--1--1--1--1-|-1--2--1-----1--------2--]
[-------------------------|----------3-----3--2--0--]
   .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .   [[[[[[ A.h. ]]]]]]]  ^


Play Riff 1 1tx
Play Riff 2 + first ending


[Fill 3]
[---------------------------------------|------------------------------]
[---------------------------------------|------------------------------]
[*-9------------------9-----------------|-9-----8---9--------10-------*]GTRS 1&2
[*--------------------------------------|-----------------------------*]
[--7--------8~--------7--------8~-------|-7-----6---7--------8---------]
[--^--0--0--ah--0--0--^--0--0--ah--0--0-|-^--0--^---^--0--0--^---0--0--]
      .  .      .  .     .  .      .  .      .         .  .      .  .

[---------------------------------------]
[---------------------------------------]
[*-9-----------------------------------*]GTR 1
[*----------------6--6__(7)--6---------*]
[--7--------7--8------tr--------8--7----]
[--^--0--0------------------------------]
      .  .
                             [End Fill 3]
[---------------------------------------]
[---------------------------------------]
[*-9--------------4--4__(5)--4---------*]GTR 2
[*----------6--7------tr--------7--6---*]
[--7------------------------------------]
[--^--0--0------------------------------]
      .  .


Play Riff 2.a 2tx
Play Fill 2   1tx


[Riff 3]
[---------------------------------|-------------------------------]
[---------------------------------|-------------------------------]
[*--------------------------------|------------------------------*]GTR 1
[*------------------4----------3--|----------------------------4-*]
[--2----------------2----------1--|-------3---2----------------2--]
[--0----0--0--0--0--^----0--0--^--|-0--0--1---0----0--0--0--0--2--]
   ^    .  .  .  .       .  .       .  .  .   ^    .  .  .  .  *

[---------------------------------|-------------------------------]
[---------------------------------|-------------------------------]
[*------------------[[dim.]]------|------------------------------*]GTR 2
[*--------------------------------|----------------------------4-*]
[--2------------------------------|-------3---2----------------2--]
[--0------------------------------|-------1---0----------------2--]
   ^                                      ^   ^                *
 [Hold]                                     [Hold]

                       [End Riff 3]
[---------------------------------]
[---------------------------------]
[*-10--9-------------------------*]GTR 1
[*--------10--9------------------*]
[----------------12--11-----------]
[------------------------13--12---]
                         
                       [End Riff 3]
[---------------------------------]
[--10--9--------------------------]
[*--------10--9------------------*]GTR 2
[*---------------10--9-----------*]
[------------------------12--11---]
[---------------------------------]

 ____________
[* = Staccato]
[____________]

[ Tab from: https://www.guitartabs.cc/tabs/t/testament/the_new_order_tab.html ]
[Riff 3.a]                                                     [End Riff 3.a]
[-----------------------------------|---------------------------------------]
[-----------------------------------|---------------------------------------]
[*----------------------------------|--------------------------------------*]GTRS 1&2
[*------------------4------------3--|----------------------------4---------*]
[--2----------------2------------1--|-------3---2----------------2------3---]
[--0----0--0--0--0--2----0--0----1--|-0--0--1---0----0--0--0--0--2---0--1---]
   ^    .  .  .  .  ^    .  .    ^    .  .  .   ^    .  .  .  .  *   .  .

 _______________
[* = Abrupt stop]
[_______________]


Play Riff 3 2tx


[Next]
[----------------------------------|---------------------------------]
[----------------------------------|---------------------------------]
[*---------------------------------|-/9-----------------------------*]GTRS 1&2
[*---------------------------------|--------------------------------*]
[--2-------------------------------|-/7------------------------------]
[--0-------------------------------|-sl------------------------------]
 [Hold]


[Riff 4]* [over melody]                            [2tx]**[End Riff 4]
[----------------------------------|---------------------------------]
[----------------------------------|---------------------------------]
[*---------------------------------|--------------------------------*]GTRS 1&2
[*---------------------------------|--------------------------------*]
[--3-----------------------------3-|-3----------------------------3--]
[--1-----------------------------1-|-1----------------------------1--]
   ^                             .   ^                            .
  F5                      [dim] F5  F5                      [dim] F5

 ______________________________________________
[* = Brackets w/chords indicate where GTR 1 + 2] 
[strike them over the lead guitars/melody.     ]
[** = Riff 4 is played a total of 2 times over ]
[the melodies.                                 ]
[______________________________________________]


[Melody] [w/Riff 4]                                                     [2tx]
[----------------------------------------|----------------------------------]
[-----910---9----------------------------|----910----9----------------------]
[*-10----10--910---9-10------------------|-10-----10---910----910---10-9~--*]GTR 3
[*--------------12------9-10-------------|-----------------12-----12---ah--*]
[---------------------------11-12--------|----------------------------------]
[---------------------------------12-13--|----------------------------------]

                                                                        [2tx]
[----------------------------------------|----------------------------------]
[----1213---12---------------------------|----12-13--12---------------------]
[*-14----14---1314--13-14----------------|-14-----14---1314---1314--14-13~-*]GTR 4
[*----------------15-----14-15-----------|-----------------15-----15---ah--*]
[-----------------------------14-15------|----------------------------------]
[----------------------------------16-17-|----------------------------------]
                          
                           
[Riff 5] [over solo]                                      [End Riff 5]
[-------|----------------|----------------|---------------|----------]
[-------|----------------|----------------|---------------|----------]
[*------|----------------|----------------|---------------|---------*]GTRS 1&2
[*------|----------------|----------------|---------------|---------*]
[--2----|---3-----2------|---3-----5------|---3----5------|---3------]
[--0----|-0-1-0---0------|-0-1-0---3------|-0-1-0--3------|-0-1-0----]
   ^      . . .   ^        . . .   ^        . . .  ^        . . .


Play Riff 5 1tx [over solo]


[Riff 6]* [over solo]                                   
[----------------------------------|----------------------------------]
[----------------------------------|----------------------------------]
[*---------------------------------|---------------------------------*]GTRS 1&2
[*---------------------------------|---------------------------------*]
[--3-2-----5-4----2--2-222-2--2--2-|-3-2-----5-4-----2--222--2--2--2--]
[------3-2-----5--0--0-000-0--0--0-|-----3-2------5--0--000--0--0--0--]
   . . . . . . .  ^  . ... .  .  .   . . . . . .  .  .  ...  .  .  .

                                                           [End Riff 6]
[----------------------------------|----------------------------------]
[----------------------------------|----------------------------------]
[*---------------------------------|---------------------------------*]GTRS 1&2
[*---------------------------------|---------------------------------*]
[--3-2-----5-4----2--2-222-2--2--2-|-3-2-----5-4-----2----------------]
[------3-2-----5--0--0-000-0--0--0-|-----3-2------5--0----------------]
   . . . . . . .  ^  . ... .  .  .   . . . . . .  .[Hold]

                                      
[Riff 6.a]** [over solo]
[-----------------------------------|------------------------------]
[-----------------------------------|------------------------------]
[*----------------------------------|-----------------------------*]GTRS 1&2
[*-----------4---------3-3-3-2-2-2--|-----------3-----------------*]
[--2*--------2---------1-1-1-0-0-0--|-2---------1---------2--------]
[--0*--------^----------------------|-0---------^---------0--------]
   ^                   . . . . . .    ^                   ^

                       [End Riff 6.a]
[-----------------------------------]
[-----------------------------------]
[*---------------------------------*]GTRS 1&2
[*-4----10----10----10----10----10\*]
[--2----8-----8-----8-----8-----8-\-]
[--^----^-----^-----^-----^-----^-sl]
        .     .     .     .         
      
 ____________________________________
[*   = Play Riff 6 very fast.        ]
[**  = Play Riff 6.a half-time.      ]
[*** = Don't play chord 1st time     ]
[____________________________________]


[Guitar solo]* [w/Riff 5 2tx]
[--------------------------------------------------------------15_19---]
[-----------------------------------15_b17-15_b17\----------17---h-----]
[*-------------------------------------------------------16-----------*]GTR 3
[*----------------------------------------------------17--------------*]
[--------------------------------------------------19------------------]
[----------------------------------------------------------------------]
                                                   [sweep]       

[-15----------------------15_19-18-17-15-------15_b17_r15~--/15_12-----]
[----17----------------17---h------------17-15-----------------p---13--]
[*------16----------16------------------------------------------------*]GTR 3
[*---------17----17---------------------------------------------------*]
[-------------19-------------------------------------------------------]
[----------------------------------------------------------------------]
                                                  [up and down sweeping]

[----------------------------17_12-------------------------------14__r_]
[-------------------------13---p---13-------------------------12-------]
[*-12------------------12-------------12-------------------12---------*]GTR 3
[*---14-------------14-------------------14-------------14------------*]
[-------15-------15-------------------------15-------14----------------]
[----------12_15-------------------------------12_15-------------------]
             h                                   h

[__12--------12--------------------------------------------------------]
[-p---15_b17----15_12--------------------------------------------------]
[*----------------p--14_b16_r__12-14_b16-------9_11-11_b12_r_9---{9}~-*]GTR 3
[*----------------------------p------------/9---h-----------p--12-----*]
[----------------------------------------------------------------------]
[----------------------------------------------------------------------]


[----------------------------------------------------------------------]
[----------------------------------------------------------------------]
[*---------9---------------9_11-12-11_12-14-14_12-11\9_11-12-11_12-14-*]GTR 3
[*-9_10-12---12_10-9_10-12--h--------h--------p-------h--------h------*]
[---h----------p----h--------------------------------------------------]
[----------------------------------------------------------------------]


[--/15-15_12----12-14-15-15_b17-----------------------------------------]
[--------p---12---------------------19_b20_r__17----17--------17-19-20--]
[*-------------------------------------------p---19----19_b21----------*]GTR 3
[*---------------------------------------------------------------------*]
[-----------------------------------------------------------------------]
[-----------------------------------------------------------------------]

[w/Riff 6 1tx]
[---------------------------------------------------------------15_19---]
[-19-17-19-17-15-17-15-13-19_b20_r_17----17------------------17---h-----]
[*--------------------------------p---19----19_b21--------16-----------*]GTR 3
[*-----------------------------------------------------17--------------*]
[---------------------------------------------------19------------------]
[-----------------------------------------------------------------------]
                                                     [sweep]

[-15---15_20-15---------------------------------------------------------]
[----x---h------17----------19_b20-r__17----17--------------------------]
[*-----------------16----------------p---19----19_b21------------------*]GTR 3
[*--------------------17-----------------------------------------------*]
[------------------------19---------------------------------------------]
[-----------------------------------------------------12-14-15-14_15-17-]
                                                                 h

[-----------------------------------------------------------------------]
[-------------------19_b20-r__17----17-------------17_b19-----19_b20----]
[*---------------------------p---19----19_b21--------------------------*]GTR 3
[*-14_16-17-16-17-19---------------------------------------------------*]
[----h------------------------------------------------------------------]
[-----------------------------------------------------------------------]

[-------------------19_15----15-------19_15----15-------19_15----15-----]
[------20___r_19~-----p---17----17------p---17----17------p---17----17--]
[*---------------------------------16----------------16----------------*]GTR 3
[*---------------------------------------------------------------------*]
[-----------------------------------------------------------------------]
[-----------------------------------------------------------------------]


[----19_15----15-------20_17----17-------20_17----17-------20_17----17--]
[------p---17----17------p---19----19_16---p---19----19_16---p---19-----]
[*-16---------------16---------------p-----------------p---------------*]GTR 3
[*---------------------------------------------------------------------*]
[-----------------------------------------------------------------------]
[-----------------------------------------------------------------------]


[-------20_17----17-------19_15----15-------19_15----15-------19_15-----]
[-19_16---p---19----19_16---p---17----17------p---17----17------p---17--]
[*--p-----------------p------------------16----------------16----------*]GTR 3
[*---------------------------------------------------------------------*]
[-----------------------------------------------------------------------]
[-----------------------------------------------------------------------]


[-15-------19_15----15-------17_14----14--------------------------------]
[----17------p---17----17------p---16----16-13-16_13----13--------------]
[*------16----------------16---------------------p---14----14-11-14_11-*]GTR 3
[*-----------------------------------------------------------------p---*]
[-----------------------------------------------------------------------]
[-----------------------------------------------------------------------]

[w/Fill 1]                      [End solo]
[----------------------------------------]
[----------------------------------------]
[*----11------------------------11---\--*]GTR 3
[*-13----13-10-13_10----10------10---\--*]
[----------------p---12----12-9--9---\---]
[----------------------------------------]

 __________________________________________________________
[* =  I did not change any of the original notes on Jarle's]
[solo trancription, but made it a bit easier to read.  Alex]
[Skolnick does not play it much differently from the       ]
[original recording on the "New Order" album.              ]
[__________________________________________________________]


Play Fill 1   1tx
Play Riff 1   1tx
Play Riff 2 + first ending
Play Fill 3   1tx
Play Riff 2.a 2tx
Play Fill 1   1tx
Play Riff 1   1.75tx


[Fill 4] [Last ending]                               [End Fill 4]
[-------------------------|-------------------------------------]
[-------------------------|-------------------------------------]
[*------------------------|------------------------------------*]GTRS 1&2
[*-3-----6-----4----<3>-3-|----6-----4----3/4------------------*]
[--1-----4-----2----<1>-1-|----4-----2----1/2--------2----------]
[--^--0--^--0--^--0--^--^-|-0--^--0--^--0--sl--3--2--0----------]
      .     .     .         .     .     .      .  .  ^
                                                   [Hold]

 _________________
[<> = Pickup note.]
[_________________]


[Final]
[-------------------------|-------------------------------------]
[-------------------------|-------------------------------------]
[*------------------------|------------------------------------*]GTRS 1&2
[*-4---4------------------|---[[fade-out]]---------------------*]
[--2---2------------------|-------------------------------------]
[--2---2------------------|-------------------------------------]
   ^   ^
     [End]

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