DEATH - BORN DEAD
From the Album LEPROSY
Copyright 1988 Relativity Records Inc.
Transcribed by Kerry Vick
E-mail address: kvick@surfsouth.com
Version 1.0 - 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
|--------------------------------|
|--------------------------------|
|--------------------------------|GTR I
|--------------------------------| & II
|--------------------------------|
|-11111111-33333333-000000000000-|
........ ........ ............
continuation of Riff A
|--------------------------------|
|--------------------------------|
|--------------------------------|GTR I
|--------------------------------| & II
|----------------------------a.h-|
|-11111111-44444444-33333333-3~--|
........ ........ ........
Play Riff A four times
Riff B
|-------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------|GTR I
|-4--------------7--2-7---------------------| & II
|-4--------------7--2-5-44444444-5-44444444-|
|-2-222222222222-5--0-----------------------|
............ ........ ........
continuation of Riff B
|-------------------------|
|-------------------------|
|-------------------------|GTR I
|-------------------------| & II
|-------------------------|
|-5555-7-5555-4444-5-4444-|
.... . .... .... . ....
Play Riff B six times
Riff C.1
|-------------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------------|GTR I
|-2--3--5--3--------------------------------------| & II
|-2--3--5--1----------------------------3333------|
|-0--1--3----00000000-11111111-33333333------1111-|
........ ........ ........ .... ....
Riff C.2
|-------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------|GTR I
|-2--3--5--3----------------------------5---| & II
|-2--3--5--1----------------------------3-3-|
|-0--1--3----00000000-11111111-33333333---1-|
........ ........ ........
[ Tab from: https://www.guitartabs.cc/tabs/d/death/born_dead_tab.html ]
Play Riff C.1 four times
Riff D*
|--t-p-p-|-t-p-p-|-------|--------|
|-12-8-5-|-9-5-2-|-t-p-p-|--t-p-p-|
|--------|-------|-9-5-2-|-12-8-5-|GTR I
|--------|-------|-------|--------| & II
|--------|-------|-------|--------|
|--------|-------|-------|--------|
* Play Each Section four times
Play Riff D four times
Riff E.1
|---------------------------|
|---------------------------|
|---------------------------|GTR I
|---3-----------------------| & II
|-2-1----------000----------|
|-0---22222222-----11111111-|
........ ... ........
Riff E.2
|----------------------------------|
|----------------------------------|
|----------------------------------|GTR I
|----------3-----------------------| & II
|----------1----------000----------|
|-00000000---22222222-----11111111-|
........ ........ ... ........
Play Riff E.1 one time
Play Riff E.2 six times
Play Riff E.2 four times (twice speed)
Riff F.1
|------------------------------------------------|
|------------------------------------------------|
|-6-----------------------6----------------------|GTR I
|-4-----------------------4----------------------| & II
|---222222-444444-555555----222222-444444-555555-|
|------------------------------------------------|
...... ...... ...... ...... ...... ......
continuation of Riff F.1
|---------------------------------------|
|---------------------------------------|
|-5-------------------------5-----------|GTR I
|-3-------------------------3-----------| & II
|---111111-333333-444444------a.h.-a.h.-|
|------------------------------4~---3~--|
...... ...... ......
Riff F.2 - Solo
|------------------------------------------------|
|------------------------------------------------|
|-6-----------------------6----------------------|GTR I
|-4-----------------------4----------------------| & II
|---222222-444444-555555----222222-444444-555555-|
|------------------------------------------------|
...... ...... ...... ...... ...... ......
continuation of Riff F.2
|-------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------|
|-5-------------------------5---------------|GTR I
|-3-------------------------3---------------| & II
|---111111-333333-444444--------------------|
|-----------------------------444444-333333-|
...... ...... ...... ...... ......
Play Riff F.1 one time
Play Riff F.2 four times
Riff G
|-------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------|GTR I
|-------------------------------------| & II
|-------------------------------------|
|-55555555-11111111-0000-333333333333-|
........ ........ .... ............
Play Riff G four times
Play Riff B six times
Play Riff C.1 three times
Play Riff C.2 one time
END.
