/---------------------------------------------------------------------------/ / The following is the author's own interpretation of the song, to be / / used for private use and studying / /---------------------------------------------------------------------------/ TESTAMENT - TRIAL BY FIRE 2001 From the Album FIRST STRIKE STILL DEADLY Copyright 2001 SPITFIRE RECORDS Full Version - OCTOBER 2002 Re-Transcribed/Edited by: death8699 Based On Previous Tab by: Jarle Hille Olsen For Questions, Comments, Newest Version, or Corrections contact death8699: at secret_face_metal@yahoo.com Check Out Secret-Face.com, With More Transcriptions On It: http://www.secret-face.com/ . - palm mute ph - pinched harmonic / - slide up to ah - artificial harmonic \ - slide down to th - tap harmonic ~ - vibrato hr - natural harmonic h - hammer on b - bend p - pull off Suffixes for bend t - tap with finger f - full bend h - half bend " - tremolo picking r - release t - tap bend X - percussion mute p - pick when bent > - accented note Prefixes () - ghost note, sustained note p - pre-bend w - use bar * - see comment d - don't pick start of bend --Transcriber's Notes-- I have spent the past 6 months on these songs trying to get them as perfect as possible. If you think further corrections are needed, have the updated solos, or a better version of this song please mail me at ArchEnemies @aol.com. I plan on tabbing this entire album, I have been hard at work making my previous 'FSSD' tabs better. Enjoy! --Miscellaneous Notes-- P.M.H. - palm mute heavy (**) - see comment(s) (^) - pause; stacatto (<>) - pick-up note(s) Gtr.1 - right channel (Eric Peterson) Gtr.2 - left channel (Alex Skolnick) Tune Gtr to D (D,G,C,F,A,D) --TRIAL BY FIRE-- [Intro] (Clean) |--0--------0----------0-----0-----0--|---0-----0-----0------0-----0--------| |-----2-------2----------2-----2------|-----2-----2------------2-----2------| |--------3-(3)--3----3-----3-----3----|-3-----3-----3------------0----------|[Gtr.1] |-------------------------------------|--------------------4----------------| |-------------------------------------|-------------------------------------| |-------------------------------------|-------------------------------------| | | | | | | |--0--------0----------0-----0-----0--|---0-----0-----0------0-----0--------| |--2----------2------2---2-----2------|-----2-----2------------2-----2------| |-----3---3-----3----3-----3-----3----|-3-----3-----3------------0----------|[Gtr.2] |-------------------------------------|--------------------4----------------| |-------------------------------------|-------------------------------------| |-------------------------------------|-------------------------------------| |-----0-<0>---------------------------|-------------------------<0>---------| |-------<0>-------------0------0------|-------------------------<0>---------| |-------------------------0-----------|----1-----1--------------<0>---------|[Gtr.1] |--4--------------------------------2-|------0-----0------------<0>---------| |--------------------3------2----0----|-------------------------------------| |-------------------------------------|-4------4-----4\3---3----------------| | sl | | | | | |-----0-<0>---------------------------|-------------------------<12>--------| |-------<0>-------------0------0------|-------------------------<12>--------| |-------------------------0-----------|----1-----1--p-----------<12>--------|[Gtr.2] |--4--------------------------------2-|------0-----10-----------<12>--------| |--------------------3------2----0----|------------------------(Harm)-------| |-------------------------------------|-4------4-----4\3---3----------------| sl [Rhy.Fig.1] ||----0-----0-----0-----0-----0-----0-|-------------------------------------| ||------2-----2-----------2-----2-----|-0---0-----0-------------------------| ||*-3-----3-----3-----------0---------|-------0--------------1-----1--------|[Gtrs.1&2] ||*-------------------4-----------4---|----------------2-------0-----0------| ||------------------------------------|---3-----2---0-----------------------| ||------------------------------------|--------------------4-----4-----4\3--| || sl || || ||------<12>--------------------------|| ||------<12>--------------------------|| ||------<12>-------------------------*||[Gtrs.1&2] ||------<12>-------------------------*|| ||-----(Harm)-------------------------|| ||--3---------------------------------|| Repeat Rhy.Fig.1 [2x] [Guitar Solo 1] p h |---------------------------18-14----------------------14-18-X------18--| |-----------------------------------p---------------14-----------19-----| |---------------------------------18-15----------15--------------18-----|[Gtr.3] |---------------------------------------------16------------------------| |-------------------------------------------X---------------------------| |---------------------------------------14------------------------------| |--19_b21_r18---------16-18-19------------------------------------------| |-------------19_b21--16-------19_b20------17_b19---r_17~---------------| |-------------------------------------------------------------15-16-18--|[Gtr.3] |-----------------------------------------------------------------------| |-----------------------------------------------------------------------| |-----------------------------------------------------------------------| |---------------------------------------------------15-------15-18-15---| |-----------15---------15-17----15-17-19-15---17-19----17-19------------| |--15-16-18----16---18-------18-----------------------------------------|[Gtr.3] |-----------------------------------------------------------------------| |-----------------------------------------------------------------------| |-----------------------------------------------------------------------| |-----------------------------------------------------------------------| |--19-17-15------------------------h--------------------------------p---| |-----------18-16-15------------15--16---------9_b11---r_9~b11----11-9--|[Gtr.3] |--------------------18~----\18---------17~-----------------------------| |--------------------------sl-------------------------------------------| |-----------------------------------------------------------------------| |-----------------------------------------------------------------------| |-------------------------------------------8------8-11-8---------------| |------------7--------7-9----7-9-11-7--9-11---9-11---------11-9-7-------|[Gtr.3] |--11-8-9-11---9---11-----11--------------------------------------11-9--| |-----------------------------------------------------------------------| |-----------------------------------------------------------------------| |-----------------------------------------------------------------------| |-----------------------------------------------------------------------| |----------------h----------------(Blank for spacing purposes)----------|[Gtr.3] |--8-----------8--9-----------------------------------------------------| |----11~---\11-------10~------------------------------------------------| |---------sl------------------------------------------------------------| [Fill 1] (Electric) |-----------------| |-----------------| |-----------------|[Gtr.3] |-----------------| |--/-X-\--\--\--\-| |--/15-\--\--\--\-| (Hand/Pick Slides) [Rhy.Fig.2] ||-------------------------------------|-------------------------------------| ||--->--------------------->--------->-|-------------------------------------| ||*-11--------------------11--------12-|------->--------->--------5----------|[Gtr.1] ||*-11--------------------11--------12-|-------4---------5--------5----------| ||--9---------------------9---------10-|-------4---------5--------3----------| ||------0--0--0--0--0--0------0--0-----|-0--0------0--0-----0--0-------------| || . . . . . . . . . . . . . . | || | || | ||-------------------------------------|-------------------------------------| ||-------------------------------------|-------------------------------------| ||-->--------------------->--------->--|------->--------->--------5----------|[Gtr.2] ||--4---------------------4---------5--|-------4---------5--------5----------| ||--4---------------------4---------5--|-------4---------5--------3----------| ||--2---0--0--0--0--0--0--2---0--0--3--|-0--0--2---0--0--3--0--0-------------| . . . . . . . . . . . . . . |--------------------------------------|-------------------------------------|| |--------------------------------------|-------------------------------------|| |-----4------>-------------->----------|-------------->--->-----------------*||[Gtrs.1&2] |-----4------6-(6)----------5-(5)------|--------------5---5-----------------*|| |-----2-0----6-(6)----------5-(5)------|-5-5-5--------5---5------------------|| |--0---p-----4-(4)----0--4--3-(3)----0-|-3-3-3--0--0--3---3------------------|| . . . . . . . (**) (**) = Second time stacatto this chord, in other words abruptly stop after you strike it. Repeat Rhy.Fig.2 [1x] [Next] [2x] ||----------------||----------------||-----------------|| ||----------------||----------------||-----------------|| ||*--------------*||----------------||-11-(11)--------*||[Gtr.1] ||*-------2------*||-----2-----2----||-11-(11)--------*|| ||--2-2-2-2-------||-X\--2--X--2----||-9--(9)----------|| ||--0-0-0-0-------||-X\--0--X--0----||-*---------------|| || . . . ^ sl ^ (Fade in w/volume)|| || (switch. )|| || || ||(Tacet 2 bars) || ||------15/19-----||-(19)-----------||-----------------|| ||--17---sl-------||----------------||-----------------|| ||*---------------||----------------||----------------*||[Gtr.2] ||*---------------||----------------||-4--(4)---------*|| ||----------------||----------------||-4--(4)----------|| ||----------------||----------------||-2--(2)----------|| (Tremolo bar dive.) * [Fill 2] ||-----------------------|| ||-----------------------|| ||--4--3-----------------||[Gtrs.1&2] ||--4--3--4--3--5--4-----|| ||--2--1--4--3--5--4-----|| ||--------2--1--3--2-----|| ----P.M.H.---- ^ [Rhy.Fig.3] 1st Ending ||----------------------------|----------------------------|| ||----------------------------|----------------------------|| ||*---------------------------|-4\3------------------------||[Gtrs.1&2] ||*---------------------------|-4\3-------5\4-------3/4----|| ||-----3--44-3-------3--4444--|-2\1-------5\4-------3/4----|| ||--0--1--22-1---0---1--2222--|-2\1---0---3\2---0---1/2----|| || . . .. . . . .... sl . sl . sl || || || || || || 2nd & 3rd Endings 4th Ending || ||----------------------------|----------------------------|| ||----------------------------|----------------------------|| ||--4\3-----------------------|-4--3----------->----------*||[Gtrs.1&2] ||--4\3-------4\3-------5\4---|-4--3--4--3--5--4----------*|| ||--2\1-------4\3-------5\4---|-2--1--4--3--5--4-----------|| ||--2\1---0---2\1---0---3\2---|-------2--1--3--2-----------|| sl . sl . sl ----P.M.H.---- [Rhy.Fig.2a] ||----------------------------------------------------------------------| ||---------------------------->--------->-------------------------------| ||*-11---11--11--11--11--11--11--------12-------->--------->--------5---|[Gtr.1] ||*-11---11--11--11--11--11--11--------12--------4---------5--------5---| ||--9----9---9---9---9---9---9---------10--------4---------5--------3---| ||-------------------------------0--0------0--0------0--0-----0--0------| || . . . . . . . . | || | || | ||----------------------------------------------------------------------| ||----------------------------------------------------------------------| ||*-------------------------->--------->--------->--------->--------5---|[Gtr.2] ||*-4----4---4---4---4---4---4---------5---------4---------5--------5---| ||--4----4---4---4---4---4---4---------5---------4---------5--------3---| ||--2----2---2---2---2---2---2---0--0--3---0--0--2---0--0--3--0--0------| . . . . . . . . |-----------------------------------------------------------------------|| |-----------------------------------------------------------------------|| |------4------>-------------->-----------------------------------------*||[Gtrs.1&2] |------4------6-(6)----------5-(5)--------------------5---5------------*|| |------2-0----6-(6)----------5-(5)-------5-5-5--------5---5-------------|| |---0---p-----4-(4)----0--4--3-(3)----0--3-3-3--0--0--3---3-------------|| . . . . . . . . ^ Repeat Rhy.Fig.3 [1x] [Rhy.Fig.2b] ||----------------------------------------------------------------------| ||---------------------------->--------->-------------------------------| ||*-11---11--11--11--11--11--11--------12-------->--------->--------5---|[Gtr.1] ||*-11---11--11--11--11--11--11--------12--------4---------5--------5---| ||--9----9---9---9---9---9---9---------10--------4---------5--------3---| ||-------------------------------0--0------0--0------0--0-----0--0------| || . . . . . . . . | || | || | ||----------------------------------------------------------------------| ||----------------------------------------------------------------------| ||--------------------------->--------->--------->--------->--------5---|[Gtr.2] ||--4----4---4---4---4---4---4---------5---------4---------5--------5---| ||--4----4---4---4---4---4---4---------5---------4---------5--------3---| ||--2----2---2---2---2---2---2---0--0--3---0--0--2---0--0--3--0--0------| . . . . . . . . |-----------------------------------------------------------------------|| |-----------------------------------------------------------------------|| |------4------>-------------->-----------------------------------------*||[Gtrs.1&2] |------4------6-(6)----------5-(5)--------------------5----------------*|| |------2-0----6-(6)----------5-(5)-------5-5-5--------5-----------------|| |---0---p-----4-(4)----0--4--3-(3)----0--3-3-3--0--0--3-----------------|| . . . . . . . ^ Repeat Fill 2 [1x] Repeat Rhy.Fig.3 [1x] Repeat Rhy.Fig.2 + Rhy.Fig.2a [1x] [Rhy.Fig.4] ||------------------------------|------------------------------|| ||------------------------------|------------------>-----------|| ||*-6----5--6--7--8--9----------|-6----7--8--9--6--5-(5)------*||[Gtrs.1&2] ||*-6----5--6--7--8--9----------|-6----7--8--9--6--5-(5)------*|| ||--4----3--4--5--6--7----------|-4----5--6--7--4--3-(3)-------|| ||--4----3--4--5--6--7----------|-4----5--6--7--4--3-(3)-------|| . . . . ^ . . . . Repeat Rhy.Fig.4 [3x] [Lead] (w/Rhy.Fig.4) ||-----------------------------------|-----------------------------------|| ||-----------------------------------|-----------------------------------|| ||*-13-13\9---9/13-----13\12-12------|-13-13\9---9\8-----8/9-9-----------||[Gtr.3] ||*----------------------------------|-----------------------------------|| ||--11-11\7---7/11-----11\10-10------|-11-11\7---7\6-----6/7-7-----------|| ||-------sl---sl---------sl----------|------sl----sl-----sl--------------|| || || || || || || ||-----------------------------------|-----------------------------------|| ||-----------------------------------|-----------------------------------|| ||*-13-13\9---9/13-----13\12-12------|-13-13\9--9\8--8/9-9--13--12-(12)-*||[Gtr.3] ||*----------------------------------|----------------------------------*|| ||--11-11\7---7/11-----11\10-10------|-11-11\7--7\6--6/7-7--11--10-(10)--|| ||-------sl---sl---------sl----------|------sl---sl--sl------------------|| Repeat Fill 1 [1x] [Rhy.Fig.5] 1st Ending 2nd Ending ||---------------------------------||-------------||-------------|| ||---------------------------------||->----->-----||-------------|| ||*---------------------------->---||-5-----4-----||->----->----*||[Gtrs.1&2] ||*-2--------1--------2--------3---||-5-----4-----||-5-----4----*|| ||--2--------1--------2--------3---||-3-----2-----||-5-----4-----|| ||-----0--0-----0--0-----0--0--1---||-3-----2-----||-3-----2-----|| . . . . . . Repeat Rhy.Fig.5 [2x] [Rhy.Fig.6] ||-----------------------------------|-----------------------------------|| ||-->------------------>---->--------|------------------->----->---------|| ||*-5------>---->----X-2----5----X->-|--------->---->----5---X-2---------||[Gtrs.1&2] ||*-5----X-4----2----X-2----5----X-4-|--4--4---4----4----5---X-2---------|| ||--3----X-4----3----X-0----3----X-4-|--4--4---4----4----3---X-0---------|| ||-------X-2-----------------------2-|--2--2---2----2--------------------|| || . . || || ||-----------------------------------|| ||-->--------------------------------|| ||--2--------(For spacing purposes)-*||[Gtrs.1&2] ||--2-------------------------------*|| ||--0--------------------------------|| ||-------3~--------------------------|| [Rhy.Fig.7] ||-------------------------|-------------------------|| ||-------------------------|-------------------------|| ||*------------------------|------------------------*||[Gtrs.1&2] ||*------------------------|------------------------*|| ||--------44-3-------33-2--|-------3-----------3-----|| ||--0--0--22-1-0--0--11-0--|-0--0--1--0--0--0--1--0--|| . . .. . . . .. . . . . . . . Repeat Rhy.Fig.7 [3.5x] [Guitar Solo 2] |-----------------------------------------------------------------------| |------------------------------------------------12_b13-r_13~-----------| |-----------------------------------------7-9-10------------------------|[Gtr.3] |--9_b10-r_10~----7-9-10-9-10-12-10-12-14-------------------------------| |-----------------------------------------------------------------------| |-----------------------------------------------------------------------| p |-------------------------/20-15----------------------------------------| |------------------------sl------17---------------------15---------p----| |-----------------h-----------------16------------------14_b16---r--12--|[Gtr.3] |----------17---14-15-17---------------17---p---------------------------| |-----------------------------------------19-14-------------------------| |--12--13---------------------------------------12~---------------------| |------12-------12-------12-------12-------12-------12-------12-15___r--| |---------15_b17---15_b17---15_b17---15_b17---15_b17---15_b17-----------| |--14~------------------------------------------------------------------|[Gtr.3] |-----------------------------------------------------------------------| |-----------------------------------------------------------------------| |-----------------------------------------------------------------------| p |---12---------------------12-14-14_b15----12---p-----------------------| |------15_b17----------/12--------------------15-12---------------------| |---------------------sl----------------------------14------------------|[Gtr.3] |-----------------------------------------------------------------------| |-----------------------------------------------------------------------| |-----------------------------------------------------------------------| Repeat Fill 2 [1x] Repeat Rhy.Fig.3 [2x] Repeat Fill 2 [1x] Repeat Rhy.Fig.3 [1x] Repeat Rhy.Fig.2 + Rhy.Fig.2a [2x] Repeat Rhy.Fig.3 [1x] End! --'TRIAL BY FIRE' LYRICS-- (Peterson, Skolnick, Billy) Accuse you of a crime Sentenced to endless time The price you have to pay Won't get away! Sworn in by the stand Your rights are gone The system's banned They think you are a liar A trial by fire Hey! This is what the people say, A new way A trial by fire! Locked in an empty cell Your life becomes a living hell The river of fire flows Time only knows! Trapped by flames of fury Ordered unto by the jury Death is their desire Thrown in the fire! Hey! This is what the people say, A new way A trial by fire! Quiver by the fiery light Cringing as your soul ignites The book of law's been thrown away Starting today! The system before the war Is gone for now and evermore There is no sentence higher A trial by fire! Hey! This is what the people say, A new way A trial by fire! Check Out Secret-Face.com, With More Transcriptions On It: http://www.secret-face.com/