Kreator - The Pestilence Chords & Tabs

Artist: Kreator
Song: The Pestilence
Album: Pleasure To Kill
Year: 1986

Tabbed by Jori Merilainen, send any corrections, suggestions
or questions to: Thrasher_0682@yahoo.com
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Tune down one whole step (DGCFAd)

One of the best songs from the album, even if every song
is a fucking classic. I've said it before but I'll say it
again: It's a fucking crime if you don't own this album!!

Listen to the song for actual timing

1) Intro:
F|--------------------------------|
C|--4---4-5-7---------------------|
G|--2---2-3-5---8-7----5---5-4-2--|
D|------------------8~-3---3-2-0--|
			       *
*start next measure here
1b)
F|------------------------------------|----|------------------------------------|----|
C|------------------------------------|----|------------------------------------|----|
G|------------------------------------|-%-|------------------------------------|-%-|
D|--0-000-000-0000000-000-000-000000--|----|--2-222-222-2222222-222-222-222222--|----|
    . ... ... ....... ... ... ......          . ... ... ....... ... ... ......

Then end with an D5-chord.

2) Main riff:
F|---------------------------------------------|
C|-------------------8--------------------8-8--|
G|-------------------6--------------------6-6--|
D|--00000000000022110--0000000000000022110-----|
    .................  ...................

3a) Verse:
F|----------------------------------------------------|
C|----------------------------------------------------|
G|----------------------------------------------------|
D|--000000000000000000332200111111111111111111111111--|
    ................................................
3b)
F|--------------------------------------------------|
C|--------------------------------------------------|
G|--0000000000000000003-2-0------------------5---5--|
D|-------------------------1111111111111111113---3--|
    ..................     ..................

4a) Post-chorus:
F|----------------------------------------------------------|
C|----------8--7---------10--9---------12--11---------10-9--|
G|----------6--5----------8--7---------10---9----------8-7--|
D|--0-0-0-0------0-0-0-0-------0-0-0-0--------0-0-0-0-------|
    . . . .      . . . .       . . . .        . . . . 
4b)
F|----------------------------5-4--|
C|--4------4----------3-2-5-4------|
G|--2--2-2-2--2-2-3-2--------------|
D|-----.-.----.-.-.-.--------------|
4c)
F|----------------------------7-6--|
C|--6------6----------5-4-7-6------|
G|--4--4-4-4--4-4-5-4--------------|
D|-----.-.----.-.-.-.--------------|
[ Tab from: https://www.guitartabs.cc/tabs/k/kreator/the_pestilence_tab.html ]
5a)
F|--------------------------|
C|-----------------------5--|
G|-----------------------3--|
D|--000430000320000430000---|
    .....................
5b)
F|--------------------5--4--|
C|--0003200006530003203--2--|
G|--------------------------|
D|--------------------------|

5c) Fill 1:
F|--------------|
C|--5--4--------|
G|--3--2--5--4--|
D|--------3--2--|

6) Solo rhytms:
F|-------------------------| |--------------------5-4--|
C|--------------------5-4--| |--------------------3-2--|
G|--------------------3-2--| |--000000300000500000-----|
D|--000000200000300000-----| |--..................-----|
    ..................

7) Fill 2:
F|------------------------5-4----|
C|--4-------------3-2-5-4-----4--|
G|--2-------2-3-2-------------2--|
D|--*----------------------------|
*Gtr.2 lets this chord ring throughout.

8) Bridge and solo rhytms:
F|--------------------------||--------------------------|
C|--------------------------||--------------------5--4--|
G|--------------------7--5--||--0001000001000001003--2--|
D|--2223222223222223225--3--||--..................------|
    ..................

9a) Interlude:
F|----------8-7-----------------------------8-7--------------------|
C|--------7-----8-7-------7-8-7-----------7-----8-7-------7-8-7-7--|
G|----7-8-------------7-8-------8~----7-8-------------7-8-------5--|
D|--0---------------0---------------0---------------0--------------|
    .               .               .               .
9b)
F|-----------------------------------------------------------|
C|------7-----7-----7-----6--6------7-----7-----7-----6--5~--|
G|------5-----5-----5-----4--4------5-----5-----5-----4------|
D|--0-0---0-0---0-0---0-0-------0-0---0-0---0-0---0-0--------|
    . .   . .   . .   . .       . .   . .   . .   . .

10) Bridge to verse:
F|---------------------------------11-12--|
C|------7-8-----9-10-----11-12------------|
G|----------------------------------------|
D|--0-0-----0-0------0-0-------0-0--------|
 |  . .     . .      . .       . .
 |Rhytm guitar:
F|-------------------------------------|
C|-------------------------------------|
G|--2-2-----2-2------2-2--------2-2-2--|
D|--0-0-----0-0------0-0--------0-0-0--|
    . .     . .      . .        . . .

11a) Outro:
F|-----------4--5--4-----------------4--5--4--------|
C|-----4--5--2--3--2--5--3-----4--5--2--3--2--------|
G|--2--2--3-----------3--2--2--2--3-----------5--4--|
D|--0-----------------------0-----------------3--2--|
11b)
F|-----------4--5--4-----------------4--5--4--7--6--|
C|-----4--5--2--3--2--5--3-----4--5--2--3--2--5--4--|
G|--2--2--3-----------3--2--2--2--3--------------*--|
D|--0-----------------------0-----------------------|
*other guitar lets ring, while other tremolo picks
the chord
11c)
F|-----------------|
C|-----5--4--7--9--|
G|--2--3--2--5--7--|
D|--0-----------*--|
*tremolo pick till fade

THE END.