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SPHERES
As recorded by Pestilence
(From the 1993 Album SPHERES)
Transcribed by The Foreverlorn
Gtr I (E A D G B E) - 'Untitled'
Gtr II (E A D G B E) - 'Untitled'
Gtr III (E A D G B E) - 'Untitled'
Intro Verse
Q=140
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F#5 G#5 B5 A5 C5 B5 A5
6/8 4/4
Gtrs I, II
H. S +S +S Q.. Q. +E E +E +E S +S +S S +S +S E
|---------||-----------------------|-------------------------------------|
|---------||o----------------------|-------------------------------------|
|---------||------------------4----|-(4)-2-(2)-(2)-5-(5)-(5)-4-(4)-(4)-2-|
|---------||--4-(4)-(4)-6-----4----|-(4)-2-(2)-(2)-5-(5)-(5)-4-(4)-(4)-2-|
|---------||o-4-(4)-(4)-6-----2----|-(2)-0-(0)-(0)-3-(3)-(3)-2-(2)-(2)-0-|
|---------||--2-(2)-(2)-4----------|-------------------------------------|
F#5 G#5 B5 A5 C5 B5
S +S +S Q.. Q. +E E +E +E +E E +E E 4x
|----------------------|----------------------------||
|----------------------|---------------------------o||
|-----------------4----|-(4)-2-(2)-(2)-(2)-5-(5)-4--||
|-4-(4)-(4)-6-----4----|-(4)-2-(2)-(2)-(2)-5-(5)-4--||
|-4-(4)-(4)-6-----2----|-(2)-0-(0)-(0)-(0)-3-(3)-2-o||
|-2-(2)-(2)-4----------|----------------------------||
Chorus
D5/E E5/F#C5/D D5/E
Gtr I
~ ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
S +S +S +T H S +S +S +T S +E +E +E E S +S +S S +E +E
||-------------------------------------|-----------------------------------|
||o------------------------------------|-----------------------------------|
||-------------------------------------|-----------------------------------|
||-------------------------------------|-----------------------------------|
||o-0-(0)-(0)-(0)-2--------------------|-------------------------0-(0)-(0)-|
||---------------------3-(3)-(3)-(3)-5-|-(5)-(5)-(5)-0-3-(3)-(3)-----------|
|
| Gtr II
| S +S +S +T H S +S +S +T S +W
||-------------------------------------|-----------------------------------|
||o-3-(3)-(3)-(3)-5----1-(1)-(1)-(1)-3-|-(3)-------------------------------|
||--2-(2)-(2)-(2)-4----0-(0)-(0)-(0)-2-|-(2)-------------------------------|
||--2-(2)-(2)-(2)-4----0-(0)-(0)-(0)-2-|-(2)-------------------------------|
||o------------------------------------|-----------------------------------|
||-------------------------------------|-----------------------------------|
D.S.
D5/E E5/F#C5/D F5/G
~ ~~~~~~~~
S +S +S +T H S +S +S +T S +W
|------------------------------------|----------||
|------------------------------------|---------o||
|------------------------------------|----------||
|------------------------------------|----------||
|-0-(0)-(0)-(0)-2--------------------|---------o||
|--------------------3-(3)-(3)-(3)-5-|-(5)------||
|
| S +S +S +T H S +S +S +T S +W
|------------------------------------|----------||
|-3-(3)-(3)-(3)-5----1-(1)-(1)-(1)-6-|-(6)-----o||
|-2-(2)-(2)-(2)-4----0-(0)-(0)-(0)-5-|-(5)------||
|-2-(2)-(2)-(2)-4----0-(0)-(0)-(0)-5-|-(5)------||
|------------------------------------|---------o||
|------------------------------------|----------||
Interlude
N.C.
6/8
H. +H. +H. +H.
|----------|------------|-----------|------------|
|-9--------|-(9)--------|-(9)-------|-(9)--------|
|----------|------------|-----------|------------|
|-6--------|-(6)--------|-(6)-------|-(6)--------|
|----------|------------|-----------|------------|
|----------|------------|-----------|------------|
|
| H Q Q. E Q H Q Q. E Q
|----------|------------|-----------|------------|
|----------|------------|-----------|------------|
|----------|------------|-----------|------------|
|-------2--|---------3--|--------2--|---------3--|
|----------|------------|-----------|------------|
|-0--------|--1----1----|--0--------|--1----1----|
To Coda
N.C.
+H. +H. +H. +H.
|-----------|------------|-----------|-------------|
|-(9)-------|-(9)--------|-(9)-------|-(9)---------|
|-----------|------------|-----------|-------------|
|-(6)-------|-(6)--------|-(6)-------|-(6)---------|
|-----------|------------|-----------|-------------|
|-----------|------------|-----------|-------------|
|
| H Q Q. E Q H Q Q. E Q
|-----------|------------|-----------|-------------|
|-----------|------------|-----------|-------------|
|-----------|------------|-----------|-------------|
|--------2--|---------3--|--------2--|---------3---|
|-----------|------------|-----------|-------------|
|--0--------|--1----1----|--0--------|--1----1-----|
Guitar Solo
N.C.
~~
Q. E E E E E E E E +E
|---------------|----------------------|
|---------10-13-|-12--13-12----10-(10)-|
|-9----12-------|-----------12---------|
|---------------|----------------------|
|---------------|----------------------|
|---------------|----------------------|
|
| H Q Q. E Q
|---------------|----------------------|
|---------------|----------------------|
|---------------|----------------------|
|----------2----|---------------3------|
|---------------|----------------------|
|-0-------------|--1---------1---------|
E E E E E E E E E +E E E
|-----------------|-------------------------|
|----10-x---------|-10--13-15-(15)b17-x-15--|
|-12------12-9-12-|-------------------------|
|-----------------|-------------------------|
|-----------------|-------------------------|
|-----------------|-------------------------|
|
| H Q Q. E Q
|-----------------|-------------------------|
|-----------------|-------------------------|
|-----------------|-------------------------|
|------------2----|-------------------3-----|
|-----------------|-------------------------|
|--0--------------|--1----------1-----------|
N.C.
~~
H E E +E E E E +E E
|-12----x-15-|-(15)-12-x-17-(17)-15-|
|------------|----------------------|
|------------|----------------------|
|------------|----------------------|
|------------|----------------------|
|------------|----------------------|
|
| H Q Q. E Q
|------------|----------------------|
|------------|----------------------|
|------------|----------------------|
|-------2----|----------------3-----|
|------------|----------------------|
|--0---------|---1--------1---------|
~~~~~~~
E +E E E E E E E E E E +E
|-17-(17)b19-x-17-x-15-|-17--15-12-15-15-(15)--|
|----------------------|-----------------------|
|----------------------|-----------------------|
|----------------------|-----------------------|
|----------------------|-----------------------|
|----------------------|-----------------------|
|
| H Q Q. E Q
|----------------------|-----------------------|
|----------------------|-----------------------|
|----------------------|-----------------------|
|-----------------2----|---------------3-------|
|----------------------|-----------------------|
|--0-------------------|--1---------1----------|
N.C.
~~~~ ~~~~ ~~
|----3----| |----3----|
+Q. E E E E E Q Q Q +Q. E E E E E Q Q Q
|-(15)---19-x-15-|-x-----17---14------|--------15-x-12-|-x-----14---10------|
|----------------|----17-----------15-|-(15)-----------|----13-----------12-|
|----------------|--------------------|----------------|--------------------|
|----------------|--------------------|----------------|--------------------|
|----------------|--------------------|----------------|--------------------|
|----------------|--------------------|----------------|--------------------|
|
| H Q Q. E Q H Q Q. E Q
|----------------|--------------------|----------------|--------------------|
|----------------|--------------------|----------------|--------------------|
|----------------|--------------------|----------------|--------------------|
|-----------2----|---------------3----|-----------2----|---------------3----|
|----------------|--------------------|----------------|--------------------|
|---0------------|-1--------1---------|---0------------|-1--------1---------|
N.C.
~~~~
+Q. E E E E E E E E E
|----------------|--------------------|
|-(12)---13-x-10-|-12-----10-12-13-12-|
|----------------|-----12-------------|
|----------------|--------------------|
|----------------|--------------------|
|----------------|--------------------|
|
| H Q Q. E Q
|----------------|--------------------|
|----------------|--------------------|
|----------------|--------------------|
|-----------2----|---------------3----|
|----------------|--------------------|
|---0------------|--1---------1-------|
~~~~~~~~~~~~
E E E E +E E E E E E +E +E
|------------------12-|-x-----13-12-(12)-(12)--|
|-10-12-13-13-(13)----|----13------------------|
|---------------------|------------------------|
|---------------------|------------------------|
|---------------------|------------------------|
|---------------------|------------------------|
|
| H Q Q. E Q
|---------------------|------------------------|
|---------------------|------------------------|
|---------------------|------------------------|
|---------------2-----|---------------3--------|
|---------------------|------------------------|
|--0------------------|-1---------1------------|
[ Tab from: https://www.guitartabs.cc/tabs/p/pestilence/spheres_tab.html ]
Interlude #2
N.C.
4/4
PM----------| PM------------------|
Q S S e E e S S S S E S S S S S S S S S S S E.
|-----------------------------|----------------------------|
|-15\-------------------------|----------------------------|
|-----------------------------|----------------------------|
|-----------------------------|----------------------------|
|-----------------------------|----------------------------|
|-------------0-0---0-0-0-0---|---0---0-0---0---0-0---0----|
|
| PM---------------------| PM--------------------|
| S S S E S e E e S S S S E S S S S S S S S S S S E.
|-----------------------------|----------------------------|
|-----------------------------|----------------------------|
|-----------------------------|----------------------------|
|-----------------------------|----------------------------|
|-----------------------------|----------------------------|
|--0--0-0-----0-0---0-0-0-0---|---0---0-0---0---0-0---0----|
N.C.
Gtrs I, II
PM------------------| PM--------------------|
S S S E S e E e S S S S E S S S S S S S S S S S E.
||--------------------------|-----------------------------||
||o-------------------------|----------------------------o||
||--------------------------|-----------------------------||
||--------------------------|-----------------------------||
||o-------------------------|----------------------------o||
||--0-0-0---0-0---0-0-0-0---|---0---0-0---0---0-0---0-----||
D.S.S. al Coda
N.C.
PM----------------| PM------| PM
S S S E S e E e S S S S S S S Q. S Q.
|-------------------------|-------------------|
|-------------------------|-------------------|
|-------------------------|-------------------|
|-------------------------|-------------------|
|-------------------------|-------------------|
|-0-0-0---0-0---0-0-0---0-|---0-0------0------|
Synth Guitar Solo
&
N.C.
6/8
Gtr III
|--3--| |--3--| |--3--| |--3--| |--3--| |--3--|
S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S
|-------------------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------------------|
|----------------------------------------13----13-14-15-|
|-------------------------13-14-15-14-15----15----------|
|-------------12-13-14-15-------------------------------|
|-12-13-14-15-------------------------------------------|
|
| Gtrs I, II
| H Q
|-------------------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------------------|
|--------------------------------------2----------------|
|-------------------------------------------------------|
|--0----------------------------------------------------|
|--3---| |--3--| |--3--| |--3--| |--3--| |--3--|
S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S
|--------------------12-13-14-15-13-14-15-18-19-20-21-22--|
|-12--13-14-15-14-15--------------------------------------|
|---------------------------------------------------------|
|---------------------------------------------------------|
|---------------------------------------------------------|
|---------------------------------------------------------|
|
| Q. E Q
|---------------------------------------------------------|
|---------------------------------------------------------|
|---------------------------------------------------------|
|---------------------------------------3-----------------|
|---------------------------------------------------------|
|--1---------------------------1--------------------------|
N.C.
A +Q +E Q E E +Q. E E
|-22b23==(22)--(22)r-22---20-|-22--(22)b23----22-20-|
|----------------------------|----------------------|
|----------------------------|----------------------|
|----------------------------|----------------------|
|----------------------------|----------------------|
|----------------------------|----------------------|
|
| H Q Q. E Q
|----------------------------|----------------------|
|----------------------------|----------------------|
|----------------------------|----------------------|
|-----------------------2----|-----------------3----|
|----------------------------|----------------------|
|----------0-----------------|--1-----------1-------|
Q +Q Q Q E E E E
|-22--(22)\-----|-----19-------17-|
|---------------|--------15-------|
|---------------|-----------17----|
|---------------|-----------------|
|---------------|-----------------|
|---------------|-----------------|
|
| H Q Q. E Q
|---------------|-----------------|
|---------------|-----------------|
|---------------|-----------------|
|------------2--|------------3----|
|---------------|-----------------|
|--0------------|-1-------1-------|
N.C.
E E E E E E E +E E +E E E
|-------15-------14-|---------------------|
|-13-------12-------|-10--(10)-9-(9)-10-9-|
|----16-------14----|---------------------|
|-------------------|---------------------|
|-------------------|---------------------|
|-------------------|---------------------|
|
| H Q Q. E Q
|-------------------|---------------------|
|-------------------|---------------------|
|-------------------|---------------------|
|--------------2----|-----------------3---|
|-------------------|---------------------|
|--0----------------|--1----------1-------|
E +E +E E +E E +E E +E +E E E
|-----------------------|-------------------------|
|-10-(10)-(10)-9-(9)-10-|-(10)-12-(12)-(12)-10-9--|
|-----------------------|-------------------------|
|-----------------------|-------------------------|
|-----------------------|-------------------------|
|-----------------------|-------------------------|
|
| H Q Q. E Q
|-----------------------|-------------------------|
|-----------------------|-------------------------|
|-----------------------|-------------------------|
|-----------------2-----|--------------------3----|
|-----------------------|-------------------------|
|--0--------------------|---1------------1--------|
N.C.
+Q Q E E E +E E E +E +E
|----------------|-------------12-(12)-(12)-|
|-(9)\-----13----|----------11--------------|
|----------------|--------------------------|
|-------------12-|-10--(10)-----------------|
|----------------|--------------------------|
|----------------|--------------------------|
|
| H Q Q. E Q
|----------------|--------------------------|
|----------------|--------------------------|
|----------------|--------------------------|
|-----------2----|------------------3-------|
|----------------|--------------------------|
|--0-------------|--1-----------1-----------|
|---3---|
E E +E Q E +E +E E E E +E E
|----------15------|-------------------12-(12)\---|
|------------------|------------------------------|
|-11-9-(9)------14-|-(14)-(14)-12-11--------------|
|------------------|------------------------------|
|------------------|------------------------------|
|------------------|------------------------------|
|
| H Q Q. E Q
|------------------|------------------------------|
|------------------|------------------------------|
|------------------|------------------------------|
|-------------2----|------------------------3-----|
|------------------|------------------------------|
|--0---------------|---1-------------1------------|
N.C.
H Q Q Q Q
|-11tr12-------|--------------------------|
|--------------|-12tr13--11tr12---10tr11--|
|--------------|--------------------------|
|--------------|--------------------------|
|--------------|--------------------------|
|--------------|--------------------------|
|
| H Q Q. E Q
|--------------|--------------------------|
|--------------|--------------------------|
|--------------|--------------------------|
|-----------2--|-------------------3------|
|--------------|--------------------------|
|--0-----------|--1-------------1---------|
Interlude #2/Outro
N.C.
4/4
Q H. W
|-----------------------------|----------------------------|
|-9\--------------------------|----------------------------|
|-----------------------------|----------------------------|
|-----------------------------|----------------------------|
|-----------------------------|----------------------------|
|-----------------------------|----------------------------|
|
| PM----------------------| PM--------------------|
| S S S E S e E e S S S S E S S S S S S S S S S S E.
|-----------------------------|----------------------------|
|-----------------------------|----------------------------|
|-----------------------------|----------------------------|
|-----------------------------|----------------------------|
|-----------------------------|----------------------------|
|-0--0-0------0-0---0-0-0-0---|---0---0-0---0---0-0---0----|
N.C.
Gtrs I, II
PM------------------| PM--------------------|
S S S E S e E e S S S S E S S S S S S S S S S S E.
||--------------------------|-----------------------------||
||o-------------------------|----------------------------o||
||--------------------------|-----------------------------||
||--------------------------|-----------------------------||
||o-------------------------|----------------------------o||
||--0-0-0---0-0---0-0-0-0---|---0---0-0---0---0-0---0-----||
N.C.
PM----------------| PM------| PM
S S S E S e E e S S S S S S S Q. S Q.
|-------------------------|-------------------*|
|-------------------------|-------------------*|
|-------------------------|-------------------*|
|-------------------------|-------------------*|
|-------------------------|-------------------*|
|-0-0-0---0-0---0-0-0---0-|---0-0------0------*|
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
- 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 - = BPM(8/16=s8/s16), where s8 = swing 8ths, s16 = swing 16ths
