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Life and Death Guitar Tablature
Tuning: Eb

Riff 1
Guitar 1             
eb|--7--7-7---7--7-7-----7--7-7---7--7-7---|
Bb|--------0--------0----------0--------0--|
Gb|---------0--------0----------0--------0-|
Db|----------------------------------------| ---|
Ab|----------------------------------------|    |
Eb|----------------------------------------|    |
  "I came into this world..."                   |
                                                |--> Play 2x
eb|--5--5-5---5--5-5-----5--5-5---5--5-5---|    |
Bb|--------0--------0----------0--------0--|    |
Gb|---------0--------0----------0--------0-|    |
Db|----------------------------------------| ---|
Ab|----------------------------------------|
Eb|----------------------------------------|

eb|-3--3-3---0-----3--3-3---0---0-|
Bb|-------0--------------0--------|
Gb|--------0--------------0-------|
Db|-------------------------------|
Ab|-------------------------------|
Eb|-------------------------------|

Guitar 2
eb|--19b20r19~~~~~------------------|
Bb|---------------------------------|
Gb|-------------------14b15r14~~~~--|
Db|---------------------------------|
Ab|---------------------------------|
Eb|---------------------------------|


Ending to Riff 1
eb|-0--7-7-|
Bb|--------|
Gb|--------|
Db|--------|
Ab|--------|
Eb|--------|


Riff 2                                                      x4
eb|----------------------------------------------------------|
Bb|----------------------------------------------------------|
Gb|----------------------------------------------------------|
Db|-9-----9-----9---10-----9-----9---10-----9-----9---10-10-|
Ab|-7-777-7-777-7-7--8-777-7-777-7-7--8-777-7-777-7-7--8--8-|
Eb|----------------------------------------------------------|
      ***   ***   *    ***   ***   *    ***   ***   *

Riff 2a                                                    x2
eb|---------------------------------------------------------|
Bb|---------------------------------------------------------|
Gb|---------------------------------------------------------|
Db|-9--------------------------------------------------7--7-|
Ab|-7-777-7-777-7-77-8-777-7-777-7-77-8-777-7-777-7-77-8--8-|
Eb|---------------------------------------------------------|
      *** * *** * ** * *** * *** * ** * *** * *** * **
 

Riff 3                                           x2
eb|-----------------------------------------------|
Bb|-----------------------------------------------|
Gb|-----------------------------------------------|
Db|-9---9-10--9--7--9-10-12---12--14--12-10--9--7-|
Ab|-7---7--8--7--5--7--8-10---10--12--10--8--7--5-|
Eb|-----------------------------------------------|


Riff 3a
eb|---------------------------------|
Bb|---------------------------------|
Gb|---------------------------------|
Db|-9-----------9-10--9--7--9-10-12-|
Ab|-7-----2-----7--8--7--5--7--8-10-|
Eb|---0-0-0-0-0---------------------|
      * *   * *
eb|-----------------------------------|
Bb|-----------------------------------|
Gb|-----------------------------------|
Db|-------12-----------------10--9--7-|
Ab|-10-10-10-10-10-10-121210--8--7--5-|
Eb|-----------------------------------|
     *  *     *  *  *  * * * 


Riff 4 (Guitar 2 plays top notes)
eb|-----------------------------------|
Bb|-----------------------------------|
Gb|-----------------------------------|
Db|-----------------------------------|
Ab|-52--------------52--------------|
Eb|-3-0-000-000-00-3-0-000-000-00-|
        * *** *** **     * *** *** **
eb|---------------------------------|
Bb|---------------------------------|
Gb|-----5---4---3-------5---4---3---|
Db|---------------------------------|
Ab|-----3---2---1-------3---2---1---|
Eb|-1-1---1---1---111-1---1---1---1-|
    * *   *   *   *** *   *   *   *


Riff 5                     x2
eb|-------------------------|
Bb|-------------------------|
Gb|-------------------------|
Db|---------9-7-9-10-9-7-9-|
Ab|-2-2-----7-5-7--8-7-5-7-|
Eb|-0-0-0-0-----------------|
        * *
 
(Guitar 2 plays top notes)
eb|----------------------|
Bb|----------------------|
Gb|----------------------|
Db|-------5-4-5-7-5-4-5-|
Ab|-2-----7-5-7-8-7-5-7-|
Eb|-0-0-0----------------|
      * *

Play Riff 4   "As I grow..."
           
Riff 6
eb|-------------------------------------------------|
Bb|-------------------------------------------------|
Gb|-------------------------------------------------|
Db|-------------------------------------------------|
Ab|---7---7---7-8-7---5---5---5-7-5---3---3---3-5-3-|
Eb|-0---0---0-------0---0---0-------0---0---0-------|
    *   *   *       *   *   *       *   *   *
eb|----------------------------------------------|
Bb|----------------------------------------------|
Gb|----------------------------------------------|
Db|----------------------------------------------|
Ab|----------877-8-10-877-8-10-877-8-10-877-8-10-|
Eb|-0-7-0-7--------------------------------------|
    *   *    *** *  * *** *  * *** *  * *** *  *


Riff 7
eb|-----------------------------|
Bb|-----------------------------|
Gb|-----------------------------|
Db|-9-10--9-------9-9-9-10-9-12-|
Ab|-7--8--7-8-5-8-7-7-7--8-7-10-|
Eb|-----------------------------|
            * * *                
   "The reflection..."      
eb|------------------------------|
Bb|------------------------------|
Gb|------------------------------|
Db|-9-10--9-------9-9-9------7---|
Ab|-7--8--7-8-5-8-7-7-7-10-8---8-|
Eb|------------------------------|
            * * *        
   "My body's old..."

Riff 8
eb|----------------------------|
Bb|----------------------------|
Gb|----------------------------|
Db|--3--3---------------2------|
Ab|--5--5--5-5--3-3-3-3-0--0-0-|
Eb|----------------------------|
           * *  * * * *    * * 
  "Soul sucked..."

Play Riff 7   "Trapped in someone else..."
Play Riff 8   "Soul sucked..."

Riff 7a
Guitar 1
eb|-----------------------------|
Bb|-----------------------------|
Gb|-----------------------------|
Db|-----------------------------|
Ab|-7--8--7-8-5-8-7-7-7--8-7-10-|
Eb|-----------------------------|
            * * *                
eb|------------------------------|
Bb|------------------------------|
Gb|------------------------------|
Db|--------------------------7---|
Ab|-7--8--7-8-5-8-7-7-7-10-8---8-|
Eb|------------------------------|
            * * *
Guitar 2
eb|-----------------------------|
Bb|-----------------------------|
Gb|--------------------------4--|
Db|-5--7--5-7-4-7-5-5-5--7-5----|
Ab|-----------------------------|
Eb|-----------------------------|
            * * *                
eb|------------------------------|
Bb|------------------------------|
Gb|----------------------4---5---|
Db|-5--7--5-7-4-7-5-5-5----7---7-|
Ab|------------------------------|
Eb|------------------------------|
            * * * 


Riff 9 (Solo Rhythm, Play 2x)
eb|-----------------------------------|
Bb|-----------------------------------|
Gb|-----------------------------------|
Db|--------------7-7-7----------------|
Ab|-8--7--5-3-2--5-5-5------10-10-10-|
Eb|-6--5--3-1-0--------4-56--8--8--8-|
                       * **       
eb|----------------------------|
Bb|----------------------------|
Gb|----------------------------|
Db|------4-4-4-------2-2---4-2-|
Ab|------2-2-2-------0-0---2-0-|
Eb|-2-45--------0-23-----3-----|
    * **        * **     *

Riff 9a
Guitar 1
eb|-----------------------------------|
Bb|-----------------------------------|
Gb|-----------------------------------|
Db|-----------------------------------|
Ab|-8--7--5-3-2--5-5-5----------------|
Eb|-6--5--3-1-0--------4-56--8--8--8-|

eb|----------------------------|
Bb|----------------------------|
Gb|----------------------------|
Db|----------------------------|
Ab|------2-2-2-------0-0---2-0-|
Eb|-2-45--------0-23-----3-----|

eb|-----------------------------------|
Bb|-----------------------------------|
Gb|-----------------------------------|
Db|-8--7--5-3-2-----------------------|
Ab|--------------5-5-5----------------|
Eb|--------------------4-56--8--8--8-|
       
eB|----------------------------|
Bb|----------------------------|
Gb|----------------------------|
Db|----------------------------|
Ab|------2-2-2-------0-0---2-0-|
Eb|-2-45--------0-23-----3-----|


Guitar 2
eb|-----------------------------------|
Bb|-----------------------------------|
Gb|-----------------------------------|
Db|--------------3-3-3-1-23--5--5--5-|
Ab|-8--7--5-3-2-----------------------|
Eb|-6--5--3-1-0-----------------------|

eb|-------------------------------------|
Bb|-------------------------------------|
Gb|--------------------------------7----|
Db|-7-910-/12-12-12--5-7-8-10-10-7---10-|
Ab|-------------------------------------|
Eb|-------------------------------------|

eb|-----------------------------------|
Bb|-----------------------------------|
Gb|-6--5------------------------------|
Db|-------8-7-5--3-3-3-1-23--5--5--5-|
Ab|-----------------------------------|
Eb|-----------------------------------|

eb|--------------------------------------|
Bb|--------------------------------------|
Gb|--------------------------------7-----|
Db|-7-910-/12-12-12--5-7-8-10-10-7---10~-|
Ab|--------------------------------------|
Eb|--------------------------------------|


Play Riff 2


Riff 2b                                                    x2
eb|---------------------------------------------------------|
Bb|---------------------------------------------------------|
Gb|---------------------------------------------------------|
Db|-9-------------------------------------------------10-10-|
Ab|-7-777-7-777-7-77-8-777-7-777-7-77-8-777-7-777-7-77-8--8-|
Eb|---------------------------------------------------------|
      *** * *** * ** * *** * *** * ** * *** * *** * **

Play Riff 5

Riff 10
Guitar 1
eb|-------------------------------------|
Bb|-------------------------------------|
Gb|-------------------------------------|
Db|-------------------------------------|
Ab|-5-5-555-7-8-/10--10-10-101010-8-7-5-|
Eb|-------------------------------------|

eb|-------------------------------|
Bb|-------------------------------|
Gb|-------------------------------|
Db|-------------------------------|
Ab|-------------------------------|
Eb|-6-6-666-/10-5--5-5-555-555-55-|

Guitar 2 (Comes in the 3rd and 4th times)
eb|-----------------------------------------------|
Bb|-----------------------------------------------|
Gb|-10-10-101010-12-14-/15--15-15-151515-14-12-10-|
Db|-----------------------------------------------|
Ab|-----------------------------------------------|
Eb|-----------------------------------------------|

eb|-----------------------------------------------|
Bb|-----------------------------------------------|
Gb|-----------------------------------------------|
Db|-12-12-121212-/15-10--10-10-101010-101010-1010-|
Ab|-----------------------------------------------|
Eb|-----------------------------------------------|

eb|-----------------------------------------------|
Bb|-----------------------------------------------|
Gb|-10-10-101010-12-14-/15--15-15-151515-14-12-10-|
Db|-----------------------------------------------|
Ab|-----------------------------------------------|
Eb|-----------------------------------------------|

eb|----------------------------------------|
Bb|----------------------------------------|
Gb|------------------------------------7~~-|
Db|-12-12-121212-/15-10--10-10-101010--a---|
Ab|----------------------------------------|
Eb|----------------------------------------|


Ending                                                                      
eb|-------------------------------------|
Bb|-------------------------------------|
Gb|-------------------------------------|
Db|-129--------------129--------------|
Ab|-107-7-777-777-77-107-7-777-777-77-|
Eb|-------------------------------------|
         * *** *** **      * *** *** ** 

eb|------------------------------------------|
Bb|------------------------------------------|
Gb|------------------------------------------|
Db|-----10---9---8-------10---9---8---------|
Ab|-8-8----8---8---888-8----8---8--------2-2-|
Eb|------------------------------------0-0-0-|
    * *    *   *   *** *    *   *      *


Notation:

10b12      = pick the 10th fret, then bend to the 12th fret.
10b12r10   = pick the 10th fret, then bend to the 12th fret,
             then release to the 10th fret.
[10]12r10  = bend to the 12th fret from the 10th fret, pick,
             then release to the 10th fret.
10b12 [14] = pick the 14th fret while holding the previous bend.

10b15*     = tremolo bar bend, from the 10th fret to the 15th fret.
7d2*       = tremolo bar dive, from the 7th fret to the 2nd fret. 
12~*       = tremolo bar vibrato.

x   =  mute with fret-hand
*   =  palm mute
X =  pick slide
h   =  hammer-on
p   =  pull-off
~   =  vibrato
t   =  finger tap
/   =  slide up
   =  slide down
h   =  natural harmonics
a   =  artificial harmonics
(9) =  ghost note
tm  =  trem picking
tr  =  trill

Enjoy!
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