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HYPNOSIS
As recorded by Testament
(From the 1988 Album THE NEW ORDER)
Transcribed by cbliss66@aol.com
Words by none Music by Skolnick and Peterson
Arranged by Skolnick and Peterson
Gtr I (E A D G B E) - 'Eric Clean Gtr.'
Gtr II (E A D G B E) - 'Alex Solo Gtr.'
Intro
Slowly Q=60
4/4
Gtr I
T T T T T T T T
W S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S
|----------|-12p7------12p7------12p7------12p7------|
|----------|------13p5------13p5------13p5------13p5s|
|----------|-----------------------------------------|
|----------|-----------------------------------------|
|----------|-----------------------------------------|
|----------|-----------------------------------------|
T T T T T T T T
S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S
|-10p=5-------10p5------10p5------10p5-------|
|--3-(3)-11p3------11p3------11p3------11p3--|
|--------------------------------------------|
|--------------------------------------------|
|--------------------------------------------|
|--------------------------------------------|
T T T T T T T T
S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S
|-12p7------12p7------12p7------12p7------|
|------13p5------13p5------13p5------13p5s|
|-----------------------------------------|
|-----------------------------------------|
|-----------------------------------------|
|-----------------------------------------|
T T T T T T T T
S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S
|-10p=5-------10p5------10p5------10p5------|
|--3-(3)-11p3------11p3------11p3------11p3-|
|-------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------|
Guitar Solo
Gtr II
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ ~~~
a Q +S E S Q +S E S
|-----------------------------------------------|
|-10s12--------(12)10s===8h10--------(10)8s===6-|
|-----------------------------------------------|
|-----------------------------------------------|
|-----------------------------------------------|
|-----------------------------------------------|
|
| Gtr I
| T T T T T T T T
| S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S
|----12p7-------12p=7------12p7-------12p7------|
|---------13p5--------13p5------13p5-------13p5s|
|-----------------------------------------------|
|-----------------------------------------------|
|-----------------------------------------------|
|-----------------------------------------------|
\0.5/
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
Q +S E S +E S S a E. S
|--------------------------------------------------|
|--3----------(3)h5h===6-(6)-------5-3-5s=8------6-|
|--------------------------------------------------|
|--------------------------------------------------|
|--------------------------------------------------|
|--------------------------------------------------|
|
| T T T T T T T T
| S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S
|-10p=5-------10p=5------10p====5--------10p5------|
|--3-(3)-11p3-------11p3----------11p3--------11p3-|
|--------------------------------------------------|
|--------------------------------------------------|
|--------------------------------------------------|
|--------------------------------------------------|
~~~~~~~~~~~~~ ~~~~~~~~~~~~~
Q +S E S Q +S E S
|-------------------------------------------|
|--5--------(5)-----------------------------|
|--------------4----/5--4--------(4)--------|
|-----------------------------------2----/3-|
|-------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------|
|
| T T T T T T T T
| S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S
|-12p7------12p7-------12p7------12p7-------|
|------13p5------13p=5------13p5------13p=5s|
|-------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------|
Q +E. S H
|---------------------------------------------|
|---------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------<7>-----------------|
|--0----------(0)-----<7>---------------------|
|---------------------------------------------|
|---------------------------------------------|
|
| T T T T T T T T
| S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S
|-10p=5-------10p5--------10p5------10p5------|
|--3-(3)-11p3------11p=3-------11p3------11p3-|
|---------------------------------------------|
|---------------------------------------------|
|---------------------------------------------|
|---------------------------------------------|
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
|-------3-------|
+S S S S E +E E A Q. +E
|-----------0-14-14b15r==(14)----12-----------------------------|
|-------12----------------------------10h12-------------(12)\---|
|-(<7>)---------------------------------------------------------|
|---------------------------------------------------------------|
|---------------------------------------------------------------|
|---------------------------------------------------------------|
|
| T T T T T T T T
| S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S
|--12p===7-------12p===7-----------------12p7------12p7---------|
|----------13p=5--------------13p===5---------13p5-------13p==5s|
|---------------------------------------------------------------|
|---------------------------------------------------------------|
|---------------------------------------------------------------|
|---------------------------------------------------------------|
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
|-------3-------| |----3----|
S S S S E +E E A Q +E E E
|--------10-12-12b13r==(12)----10-------------------------------|
|----10-----------------------------8h10--------(10)p==8----6---|
|---------------------------------------------------------------|
|---------------------------------------------------------------|
|---------------------------------------------------------------|
|---------------------------------------------------------------|
|
| T T T T T T T T
| S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S
|-10p=5--------10p===5----------------10p5-------10p=5----------|
|--3-(3)-11p=3--------------11p===3--------11p3----------11p==3-|
|---------------------------------------------------------------|
|---------------------------------------------------------------|
|---------------------------------------------------------------|
|---------------------------------------------------------------|
~~~~ ~~~
|----6----|
Q.. T T Q S +S T T T T T T
|------------------------------------3b3.5==(3)r--------------|
|--5------------------0h3h=5----------------------5p3p0-------|
|-------------------------------------------------------4p2p0-|
|-------------------------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------------------------|
|
| T T T T T T T T
| S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S
|-12p==7------12p7--------12p7------12p======7----------------|
|--------13p5------13p5--------13p5--------------13p====5s====|
|-------------------------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------------------------|
Q +S S S S S S S S S S S S
|------------------------------5s8-/10-12-13-/15--|
|---------------------------6--5------------------|
|-------------------------7-----------------------|
|--0----------(0)2s=3-/7--------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------------|
|
| T T T T T T T T
| S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S
|-10p=5-------10p5-------10p5-------10p=5---------|
|--3-(3)-11p3------11p=3------11p3--------11p==3--|
|-------------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------------|
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
E +E +E. +S Q E. +S
|--------------------------------/19--------19b20r=====(19)|
|-15b17====(15)--(15)-----(15)r\---------------------------|
|----------------------------------------------------------|
|----------------------------------------------------------|
|----------------------------------------------------------|
|----------------------------------------------------------|
|
| T T T T T T T T
| S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S
|-12p====7--------12p7------------12p7------12p===7--------|
|-----------13p5-------13p==5----------13p5---------13p==5s|
|----------------------------------------------------------|
|----------------------------------------------------------|
|----------------------------------------------------------|
|----------------------------------------------------------|
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
Q S S S S +E. +S E. +S
|-17tr18----------17-----15-17-(17)b18=======(17)r-20b22r=====(20)-|
|--------------------/15-------------------------------------------|
|------------------------------------------------------------------|
|------------------------------------------------------------------|
|------------------------------------------------------------------|
|------------------------------------------------------------------|
|
| T T T T T T T T
| S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S
|-10p=====5-------10p==5--------10p=====5----------10p===5---------|
|--3-----(3)-11p3--------11p=3------------11p==3-----------11p==3--|
|------------------------------------------------------------------|
|------------------------------------------------------------------|
|------------------------------------------------------------------|
|------------------------------------------------------------------|
~~~~~~~~~~~~ ~~~~~~~~~ ~~~~~~~~~ ~~~
|--3--| |--3--| |--3--|
E. +E T T T E +S T T T E +S T T T E
|-19------(19)-------------19---(19)---------19---(19)---------19---|
|-----------------------20----------------20----------------20------|
|--------------------21----------------21----------------21---------|
|-----------------21----------------21----------------21------------|
|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
|
| T T T T T T T T
| S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S
|-12p7---------12p=7-------------12p=7-------------12p=7------------|
|------13p==5--------------13p5--------------13p5--------------13p5s|
|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
[ Tab from: https://www.guitartabs.cc/tabs/t/testament/hypnosis_tab_ver_2.html ]
~~~~~~~~~ ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
|--3---| |--3--| |---------7---------|
S T T T E +S T T T T T T T T T T Q +S S S S
|--0-----------17---(17)--------------------------------17--------(17)15p13-----|
|-----------18----------18--------------------------------------------------15--|
|--------19----------------19------------------------19-------------------------|
|----19-----------------------19p15------------15h19----------------------------|
|-----------------------------------17----17------------------------------------|
|--------------------------------------18---------------------------------------|
|
| T T T T T T T T
| S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S
|-10p=5--------------10p=5------------------------------10p5-------10p=5--------|
|--3-(3)-------11p3--------------11p=========3---------------11p3--------11p=3--|
|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
~~~~~
|--3--|
Q +E +S S E. +S S S S S S
|-----------------------------------------------------------|
|-15b17=========(15)r==(15)0--------------------------------|
|--------------------------0--7b9=======(7)r\-/9p7----------|
|----------------------------------------------------9--8-7-|
|-----------------------------------------------------------|
|-----------------------------------------------------------|
|
| T T T T T T T T
| S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S
|-12p====7-------12p=7-------12p===7----------12p==7--------|
|----------13p5---------13p5---------13p=5-------------13p5s|
|-----------------------------------------------------------|
|-----------------------------------------------------------|
|-----------------------------------------------------------|
|-----------------------------------------------------------|
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
+Q +S S S S S S S S S S S S
|----------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------10s16s17-18s17-|
|--------------------------7-10----------------|
|-(7)---------(7)------------------------------|
|----------------5--7s8--7---------------------|
|----------------------------------------------|
|
| T T T T T T T T
| S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S
|-10p=5-------10p5------10p5-------10p=5-------|
|--3-(3)-11p3------11p3------11p=3-------11p=3-|
|----------------------------------------------|
|----------------------------------------------|
|----------------------------------------------|
|----------------------------------------------|
~~~ ~~~ ~~~
a E. T T E. T T E. T T E. +S
|----------------------------------------------------------|
|-15h17------15p12-----------------------------------------|
|------------------12--------------------------------------|
|--------------------------14------------------------------|
|-----------------------------14-10------9h10--7------(7)\-|
|----------------------------------------------------------|
|
| T T T T T T T T
| S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S
|----12p7----------12p7----------12p7---------12p7---------|
|---------13p=5---------13p=5---------13p5---------13p=5s==|
|----------------------------------------------------------|
|----------------------------------------------------------|
|----------------------------------------------------------|
|----------------------------------------------------------|
PM----| PM PM PM PM
S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S
|----------------------------------10----/13-10-|
|----------------------------10-------10--------|
|-------------------7---10-7----10--------------|
|-<5>----------7------7-------------------------|
|-----5---7-8----8------------------------------|
|-----------------------------------------------|
|
| T T T T T T T T
| S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S
|-10p=5-------10p5------10p5-------10p=5--------|
|--3-(3)-11p3------11p3------11p=3--------11p=3-|
|-----------------------------------------------|
|-----------------------------------------------|
|-----------------------------------------------|
|-----------------------------------------------|
\2/
|-----------12------------| |---------12-----------| |---------12-----------|
E. +S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S
|-12--------(12)\-12p10p0-10p8p0--8p7p0-10p8p0--8p7p0-7p5p0--5p3p0-3p2p0--5p3p0-7p5p0--8p7p0-7p5p0--|
|---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|
| T T T T T T T T
| S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S
|-12p==7----------12p======7-------------------12p====7------------------12p====7-------------------|
|--------13p==5------------------13p=====5------------------13p====5------------------13p====5s=====|
|---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
~~~~~~~~~
|----------12------------| |----6----| |-3-| |-------------12--------------|
S S S S S S S S S S S S T T T T T T T T T S S S S S S S S S S S S S E +S S
|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|------------------------------------------------------------------------------------14---(14)/15--|
|--0h2h3h=5p=3h5--0h2h3h5p3h5--0h3h5-0h5h7--0h7h8-7--0h8h10-0h10h12--0h12h14-0h14h15---------------|
|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|
| T T T T T T T T
| S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S
|-10p=====5-------------------10p====5--------------10p=====5------------------------10p5----------|
|--3-----(3)-----11p====3------------------11p====3-----------------11p======3-------------11p==3--|
|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
~~~~~~~~~~~~~
|----3-----| |----3-----|
E. +S S S S S E E E E E E
|----------------------------15---17----18---19---20----19---|
|----------------------17-19---------------------------------|
|-16------(16)\----/16---------------------------------------|
|------------------------------------------------------------|
|------------------------------------------------------------|
|------------------------------------------------------------|
|
| T T T T T T T T
| S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S
|-12p7----------12p==7-------12p7------------12p7------------|
|------13p==5----------13p=5---------13p===5---------13p===5s|
|------------------------------------------------------------|
|------------------------------------------------------------|
|------------------------------------------------------------|
|------------------------------------------------------------|
~~~ ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
|-------3--------|
S S Q. +S T t s s E E E
|-17---------------------------17-18-20-20b22---20b22----20b22----|
|----18---------------------18------------------------------------|
|--------19-------------(19)--------------------------------------|
|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
|
| T T T T T T T T
| S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S
|-10p=5-------10p5-------10p=5----------10p===5-------------------|
|--3-(3)-11p3------11p3-----------11p=3---------------11p======3--|
|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
E +H. +E
|-22b24====(22)r===========================(22)--|
|------------------------------------------------|
|------------------------------------------------|
|------------------------------------------------|
|------------------------------------------------|
|------------------------------------------------|
|
| T T T T T T T T
| S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S
|-12p====7--------12p7------12p7------12p7-------|
|-----------13p=5------13p5------13p5-------13p5s|
|------------------------------------------------|
|------------------------------------------------|
|------------------------------------------------|
|------------------------------------------------|
~~~
W
|-22----------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------|
|
| T T T T T T T T
| S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S
|-10p=5-------10p5------10p5------10p5------|
|--3-(3)-11p3------11p3------11p3------11p3-|
|-------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------|
Gtr I
T T T T T T T T
S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S
|-12p7------12p7------12p7------12p7------|
|------13p5------13p5------13p5------13p5s|
|-----------------------------------------|
|-----------------------------------------|
|-----------------------------------------|
|-----------------------------------------|
T T T T T T T T
S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S
|-10p=5-------10p5------10p5------10p5------*|
|--3-(3)-11p3------11p3------11p3------11p3-*|
|-------------------------------------------*|
|-------------------------------------------*|
|-------------------------------------------*|
|-------------------------------------------*|
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
