#----------------------------------PLEASE NOTE---------------------------------#
#This file is the author's own work and represents their interpretation of the #
#song. You may only use this file for private study, scholarship, or research. #
#------------------------------------------------------------------------------##
Received: from animal-farm.nevada.edu by redrock.nevada.edu (5.65c/M1.4)
with SMTP id ; Sat, 30 Jan 1993 22:27:39 -0800
Received: from JARTHUR.CLAREMONT.EDU by animal-farm.nevada.edu id ; Sat, 30 Jan 1993 22:27:31 -0800
Message-Id:
Date: Sat, 30 Jan 93 22:23:03 PST
From: Alan Harder
To: jamesb@animal-farm.nevada.edu
Subject: TAB: Years of Decay, Overkill
Years of Decay
- Overkill
Intro: Gtr II fades in with an E power chord with lots 'o feedback...
Gtr I (accoustic, let notes ring)
end repeat
RhyFig1 RhyFig1 RhyFig1
Emadd9 Cmaj7sus#4 Emadd9
e |----------------|------------------|---|---|-0------|
B |--------0-------|------0-----------|---|---|-0------|
G |------0---0-----|----0---0---------|---|---|-0------|
D |----4-------4---|--4-------4-------|---|---|-4------|
A |--2-----------2-|3-----------3/5-3-|---|---|-2------|
E |0---------------|------------------|---|---|-0------|
With verse, play RhyFig1 3.5 times... then into:
end end
RhyFig2 RhyFig2 RhyFig3 RhyFig3
C Dadd4 Emadd9 Gmaj7 Gmaj7/F#
e |----------------|--------------0-|----------------|----------------|
B |--------1-----1-|--------3-----0-|--------0-------|----------------|
G |----0-----0-----|----0-----0-----|------0---0-----|------0-------0-|
D |--2---2-----2---|--4---4-----4---|----4-------4---|----4-------4---|
A |3---------------|5---------------|--2-----------2-|--2-------2-----|
E |----------------|----------------|0---------------|3-------2-------|
Beginning in the last bar of RhyFig3, play Fill 1 (during 1st verse only):
Fill 1 (clean elec)
e |--------------|-----------|
B |8------7------|5----------| Then the second half of the 1st verse:
G |--------------|-----------| RhyFig1 3.5 times, then RhyFig2, and
D |--------------|-----------| RhyFig3 5 times... then on to Guitar
A |--------------|-----------| Solo I (accoustic)..
E |--------------|-----------|
Guitar Solo I
w/ RhyFig1 (3.5 times)
Emadd9 Cmaj7sus#4 Emadd9
e |-------------------|----------------------|------------------|
B |-------------------|----------------------|------------------|
G |-------------------|7h9--------7----7h9p7-|------------------|
D |/9-----------7--9--|----------------------|9-----------------|
A |-------------------|----------------------|------------------|
E |-------------------|----------------------|------------------|
Cmaj7sus#4 Emadd9 Cmaj7sus#4
Full
)\
rake/ \ rake
e |--------------------------|------------7--8-|10---8--7--7h8p7------7h8p7|
B |--10-----7--8-------8--10-|-----------x-----|-----------------10--------|
G |-x-------------9----------|7---------x------|---------------------------|
D |x-------------------------|-----------------|---------------------------|
A |--------------------------|-----------------|---------------------------|
E |--------------------------|-----------------|---------------------------|
w/RhyFig2 Half
Emadd9 C )\Dadd4
/ \
e |----------------------7-|8----7--8----10----7-|------------7--8--|
B |10--------/10--8--10----|---------------------|------------------|
G |------------------------|---------------------|------------------|
D |------------------------|---------------------|------------------|
A |------------------------|---------------------|------------------|
E |------------------------|---------------------|------------------|
Emadd9 (backing guitar ends)
Full
)\ Free time
/ \
e |8----7--10--7h8p7-------|---------------:-3---------2---------|
B |------------------10----|7h8p7----------:---------------------|
G |------------------------|-------9-------:---------------------|
D |------------------------|---------------:---------------------|
A |------------------------|---------------:---------------------|
E |------------------------|---------------:-3---------2---------|
Then on to verse 2... RhyFig's 1 (3.5 times), 2, 3, 1 (3.5 times), 2,
3 (4 times), ending with the same chord as in the intro.. the electric
fades in with some E's before the drum fill, and then:
(elec, distortion) end
RhyFig4 RhyFig4
G5 F#5 E5 Gmaj7 Gmaj7/F#
e |----------------|----------------|----------------| Repeat RhyFig4
B |----------------|----------------|----------------| 3 more times..
G |----------------|----------------|------0-------0-|
D |----------------|----------------|----4-------4---|
A |5-5-5-5-4-4-4-4-|2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-|--2-------2-----|
E |3-3-3-3-2-2-2-2-|0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|3-------2-------|
end
RhyFig5 RhyFig5
F#5 NC NC A5 F#5 NC NC
E5 G5 B5 G5 Gmaj7 Gmaj7/F# E5 G5 D5 D5 C5 Gmaj7 Gmaj7/F#
e |----------------|----------------|--------------------|----------------|
B |----------------|----------------|--------------------|----------------|
G |----------------|------0-------0-|--------------------|------0-------0-|
D |--------4-------|----4-------4---|--------5/7---5/7-5-|----4-------4---|
A |2-4-5-0-2-0-5-7-|--2-------2-----|2-4-5-0-3/5-0-3/5-3-|--2-------2-----|
E |0-2-3-------3-5-|3-------2-------|0-2-3---------------|3-------2-------|
Repeat RhyFig5...
end
RhyFig6 RhyFig6
F#5 Amaj7 C#5
e |----------------|----------------|
B |----------------|----------------| Repeat RhyFig6
G |----------------|------6-------6-| 3 more times..
D |----------------|----6-------6---|
A |4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-|--4-------4-----|
E |2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-|5-------4-------|
A5 B5 C5 G/B C5 A5 B5 D5 C5 B5 C5
e |--------------|-----------------|--------------|--------------------|
B |--------------|-----------------|--------------|--------------------|
G |--------------|-----------------|--------------|--------------------|
D |--------------|-----------------|--------------|--------------------|
A |7---------7-9-|10-----10--10-10-|7---------7-9-|10/12------10--9-10-|
E |5---------5-7-|8------7---7--8--|5---------5-7-|8//10------8---7-8--|
A5 B5 C5 G/B C5 A5 F5 E5
e |--------------|-----------------|---------------|----------------|
B |--------------|-----------------|---------------|----------------|
G |--------------|-----------------|---------------|----------------|
D |--------------|-----------------|---------------|10------9-------|
A |7---------7-9-|10-----10--10-10-|7--------------|8-------7-------|
E |5---------5-7-|8------7---7--8--|5--------------|----------------|
[ Tab from: https://www.guitartabs.cc/tabs/o/overkill/years_of_decay_tab.html ]
Guitar Solo II
w/RhyFig4 (4 times) (continue same chord pattern)
E5 Gmaj7 Gmaj7/F# A.H...
Full Fu ll Fu ll Full
) ) ) ) )\ )\
/ / / / / \ / \
e |----------|------------------|-----------|----------------------|
B |----------|------------------|-----------|----------------------|
G |2---------|2--2--2--2---0h2p0|---------2-|4---2h4p2p0---------7-|
D |----------|------------------|2-----/4---|------------2----/9---|
A |----------|------------------|-----------|----------------------|
E |----------|------------------|-----------|----------------------|
Full Full Full
)\ )\ )\
/ \/ \/ \
e |------------|---------------------|-------------------|
B |----------7-|8-10-7h8p7---7-------|-------------------|
G |9------/9---|-----------9---9-7-9-|9--------------(9)/|
D |------------|---------------------|-------------------|
A |------------|---------------------|-------------------|
E |------------|---------------------|-------------------|
w/RhyFig6 (4 times)
Full
F#5 )
/
e |15-13-12----13-12-------------------------------|------------------|
B |---------15-------15-13-15-13-13----13----------|17----------17-14-|
G |---------------------------------14----14-14-12-|------------------|
D |------------------------------------------------|------------------|
A |------------------------------------------------|------------------|
E |------------------------------------------------|------------------|
Amaj7 C#5 (continue same chord pattern)
Full Full Full Full Full
) ) ) )\ )
/ / / / \ / rake
e |17--17--17--17----14-|19------------14-17-|14--14---14-17-
B |---------------------|-------------x------|--17--17-------
G |---------------------|------------x-------|---------------
D |---------------------|--------------------|---------------
A |---------------------|--------------------|---------------
E |---------------------|--------------------|---------------
Full Full Full
) )..... )--\
/ / / \
e 14h17p14---14h17p14---|--------------------|---------------------|
B --------17---------17-|17------------17----|-----17--------------|
G ----------------------|-----------------16-|(16)----16-----14-16-|
D ----------------------|--------------------|---------------------|
A ----------------------|--------------------|---------------------|
E ----------------------|--------------------|---------------------|
Full
).....\
/ \
e |------------------------|-----------------------|
B |------------------------|-------------17--------|
G |14----------------14-16-|14---------------------|
D |------16-14-16----------|-------16-14-----------|
A |------------------------|-----------------------| Bends in upcoming
E |------------------------|-----------------------| passage are on low
note only (B str on
w/RhyFig4 (4 times, normal chord pattern) 12/15, G str on 15/14)
Full
)
/
e |-12-----------12-15-|17-15-12h15p12---15h19p15---14h17p14---|
B |-15-----------------|--------------15---------17---------15-|
G |--------------------|---------------------------------------|
D |--------------------|---------------------------------------|
A |--------------------|---------------------------------------|
E |--------------------|---------------------------------------|
Full Full Full
) ) )\
/ / / \
e |-12-----------------|---------------------|------------------------|
B |-15-----------15-15-|------15-15----------|------------------------|
G |-----------------14-|---------14----12-14-|12----------------12-14-|
D |--------------------|---------------------|------14-12-14----------|
A |--------------------|---------------------|------------------------|
E |--------------------|---------------------|------------------------|
Full Full
)\ )
/ \ /
e |--------------------|--------------------------------|
B |--------------15----|--------------------------------|
G |14----12h14p12------|------------------------------6-| long note with
D |--------------------|------------------7-5-7-6-7-9---| gradual release
A |--------------------|--------4-5-4-5-7---------------| of bend
E |--------------------|2/3-5-7-------------------------| |
Full
)
/
e |---------------7----7-8-10-8-7----8-7-|-------------------------------|
B |--------7-9-10---10------------10-----|10-8-10-10-8p7---8-7-----------|
G |7-9-8-9-------------------------------|---------------9-----9-7-9-----|
D |--------------------------------------|-------------------------------|
A |--------------------------------------|-------------------------------|
E |--------------------------------------|-------------------------------|
Then play verse 3.. same RhyFig pattern as verse 1, but played on a clean
electric.. then moving into the outro, play RhyFig4 3 times, a couple bars
of E5 eight notes, followed by an E major (022100 low to high)...
end
RhyFig7 RhyFig7
(sl) E D E B5 C G5 F#5 E D E B5 C G5 F#5
e |--------|---------------|--------------|---------------|---------------|
B |--------|--(9)-(7)(9)---|(5)-(5)-------|--(9)-(7)(9)---|(5)-(5)--------|
G |--------|---9---7--9--4-|-5---5--------|---9---7--9--4-|-5---5--12--11-|
D |--------|---9---7--9--4-|-5---5--------|---9---7--9--4-|-5---5--12--11-|
A |--------|2--7---5--7--2-|-3---3--5--4--|2--7---5--7--2-|-3---3--10--9--|
E |-/(15)\-|0--------------|--------3--2--|0--------------|---------------|
w/RhyFig7
Fdbk..........pick sl
e |---|---|---|--------|
B |---|---|---|--------| This is followed by 3 measures of RhyFig7 with
G |---|---|---|--------| vocals, a pick slide at the end of the 3rd
D |---|---|---|--------| measure, and then into this:
A |7--|---|---|--------| (RhyFig7 continues until end...)
E |---|---|---|--x\x\\-|
(bends on B str) A.H............
Full Full Full Full Full Full
) )...\ )\ )\ )\ )\
/ / \ / \ / \ / \ / \
e |12-------12----------------|--------------------------------------|
B |15-------15--------12h15p12|12------------------------------------|
G |---------------------------|------14-12-12---14---14---14---12-14-|
D |---------------------------|--------------------------------------|
A |---------------------------|--------------------------------------|
E |---------------------------|--------------------------------------|
1/4 1/4 Full Full
) ) )\ )
/ / A.H. / \ /
e |---------------------------------------|----------------------------------|
B |---------------------------------------|----------------------------------|
G |12------------12-14-12--12--------12-14|12h14-12h14-12--12-14-14-p12-14---|
D |----14-12-14---------------14-14-------|----------------------------------|
A |---------------------------------------|----------------------------------|
E |---------------------------------------|----------------------------------|
RhyFig7 is repeated w/ random guitar effects until end, fading out....
