The Ballad

Testament

tom:
E|--0--0--|-------------------4-----0-----0h2-|-------4----0----0h2-0--0--------|
B|--5--3--|-----2-----2---------2-----2-------|--2------2----2------5--3--------|
G|--6--4--| .------3-----3---3-----3-----------|----4----------------6--4-------.|
D|--7--5--| .--4-----4-----4-------------4-----|-4----5----4---4-----7--5-2h4h6-.|
A|--------|-----------------------------------|---------------------------------|
E|--------|-----------------------------------|---------------------------------|

E|--------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|------------------------------------------2-5-4-2-------------------|
G|-------------------1-3-4-5~~(1)----1-----5-------4-3-1-3-1~~--------|
D|-4------------1-2-4-------------2----4--4-------------------2-2/6-4-|
A|---4-----1h2h4------------------------------------------------------|
E|--------------------------------------------------------------------|

E|-----------------9p--7p5---------------------------------------------|
B|-----------4-5-7--------9p7p5-5--7-5h7--4h5p4-2----------------------|
G|------3-4-5------------------------------------4-3-1-----------------|
D|-2-4-6----------------------------------------------4-2-1------------|
A|---------------------------------------------------------4-2-1-------|
E|--------------------------------------------------------------4-2-0--|

  guitar 1
E|-11h12p11p9--------------------------------------------------|
B|-----------12p11p9-11h12p11p9--------------------------------|
G|-----------------------------11p9p8-9h11p9p8-----------------|
D|--------------------------------------------11p9p8-9h1p9p8---|
A|----------------------------------------------------------11-|
E|-------------------------------------------------------------|
| guitar 2                                                    |
E|----------0----------------------0---------------------------|
B|---0--------0-0---0----0-0--0-----------0------0-------------|
G|-----3-------------------------------------------------------|
D|-------2-----------------------2-----------------------------|
A|-------------------------------------------------------------|
E|-0-----------------------------------------------------------|

  guitar 1
E|----12*----0h4h6h7-6-4--------------------|
B|-12*------------------5-/7-5/7-5/7--------|
G|------------------------------------------|
D|------------------------------------------|
A|------------------------------------------|
E|------------------------------------------|
| guitar 2                                 |
E|--------0---------0-----------------------|
B|------------0-----------------------------|
G|-1---1----------1----1-1-1-1---1----------|
D|------------------------------------4-----|
A|------------------------------------------|
E|------------------------------------------|

E|-18hb--16-16~~--16-14------------------------------------------------------14---|
B|---------------------17-14----------------------------------14--16-14-17-16--17-|
G|--------------------------16-15--------------15--15-13-16-15--16----------------|
D|-------------------------------16-14-13-16-14--16-------------------------------|
A|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------|

E|-16-14-18-16-14---------------------------------------------------12--------------------|
B|---------------17-16-14--------------------------------------14-16--16/hb\--------------|
G|-----------------------16-15-13---15/-(16)13---------13-15-16--------------x-13/hb\15---|
D|-------------------------------14---------------14-16--------------------------------16-|
A|----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|

E|---------------------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------------------|
G|---------------------------------------------|
D|----------13h14h16--13-----------------------|
A|--13h14h16--------16--13h14--13--------------|
E|---------------------------16--14h16p14-14---|

  guitar 1
E|------------------------------2-0-0h2-----------------------|
B|------------------------------------------------------------|
G|-----11/3--9----9/11---11\----------------------------------|
D|----------------------------------------10-9-7--------------|
A|-----9/11--7----7/9----9\---------------------10-9-7--------|
E|----------------------------------------------------10-7----|
| guitar 2                                                   |
E|------0-------0---------------------------------------------|
B|--------0--------------------------2----------2--0-0--------|
G|-1-1------1------1-1-1-1---1----------3---------------------|
D|------------------------------4--4-------4------------------|
A|------------------------------------------------------------|
E|------------------------------------------------------------|

Clean part under lyrics - repeat as needed

  guitar 1
E|----------------------------9--10--9--7-------7--8--7--5------7--5------0---3-|
B|------------------3-------7--7---7--7--7-----6-6--6--6--6---6--6-------8--3---|
G|---------------0-0-0-0-0-7-7--7---7--7--7---7---5--5--5--5-5-5--5-----9----4--|
D|--------------2---------2------------------7--------------7---------10---5----|
A|------------------------------------------5-----------------------------------|
E|-10h12-------0----------------------------------------------------------------|
| guitar 2                                                                     |
E|------0----------0-------2-0-------0------1-0--1--0-1-0h1p0-----0-0-----------|
B|-----0-0--------0-0-----3-3-3------3-----3-3-3--3----------1-0-1-1-1----------|
G|----0---0-0----0---0-0-4-----4---4------------2--2------------------0--0------|
D|---2-----0----2---------------4-4-4-----0-----------------------------2--0----|
A|-------------------------------2------------------------------0------3----2---|
E|-0-----------0----------------------------------------------------------3--3--|

solo(interlude)
E|-----------------------------------------------------------------8-7-5-----|
B|----------------------------------------------------------6-5-6-8-----8-5--|
G|---3---------------------------------7---------------7\--------------------|
D|-----4---------5-7-7/hb\p5-7-5-7h9----9-7-7h9--9-9-9-----------------------|
A|-------5---/7--------------------------------------------------------------|
E|-0-------3-----------------------------------------------------------------|

E|--------------------------------------5\---------------|
B|--------------------------------------5\\--------------|
G|-7/fb\p5------------------5---5-7p5h7-5\\--------------|
D|--------7p5-7~~--7p5-5h7p5--7-----------\--------------|
A|-------------------------------------------------------|
E|-------------------------------------------------------|

"the games are played with your life on the line..." [repeat as needed]
E|---0----0-0--|---0--------0-|------|---0-------|
B|---0----0-0--|---3--------3-|---6--|---1--1--0-|
G|---0----0-0--|---4--7--4--4-|---7--|---2--0--0-|
D|---2----2-2--|-4-4--7--4--4-|-7-7--|---2--2--0-|
A|---2----2-2--|-2----5--2--2-|-5-5--|-0-0--4--2-|
E|-0----0------|--------------|------|---------0-|

end with:           h------------|
E|-----5---------|---------------------|
B|-----5---------|---------------------|
G|-----5---0--0--|---5-----------------|
D|-----7---2--0--|-----4-----5--4------|
A|-----7---3--2--|-------3-------------|
E|-5---5------3--|-0-------3-----------|
 
Solo [guitar 2 repeats back clean part as needed]

  guitar 1
E|--------12-14-15-14-12-/14---12-------------7-9-10-9-7-5h6--5------------|
B|------12-----------------------15-12~~----/7-----------------7-7~~~~-----|
G|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
| guitar 2                                                                |
E|------0-----------------------2--0---------------0--------1---3-----1----|
B|-----0----------------------3--3--3--------------3------3---3---3----3---|
G|----0---------------------4---------4-------4---------------------2---2--|
D|---2----------------------------------4---4---4--------0-----------------|
A|----------------------------------------2--------------------------------|
E|-0-----------------------------------------------------------------------|

 guitar 1
E|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
B|--------6-------------5/----------5------------------------------|
G|----5-7---7-----------5/----------5-----------5-7/9~~---7-9/12~~-|
D|-5/7--------7p5/7~~---5/----7~~---5---7~~------------------------|
A|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
E|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
| guitar 2                                          |
E|-0-1-0h1p0------------0---0------------------------|
B|-----------1-0------1---1-----1--------------------|
G|---------------------------------0------0----------|
D|--------------------------------------2-------0----|
A|-----------------0------------------3-----------2--|
E|--------------------------------------------3-----3|

 guitar 1
E|--------------------------------7-10/fb----10-7--------------------|
B|----------10-11-12-10/fb~~---/7----------------10------------------|
G|------9-12---------------------------------------9/hb\p7-9-7~~-----|
D|-9h12---------------------------------------------------9-9--------|
A|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|-------------------------------------------------------------------|

 guitar 1
E|---5-8-7-5/----------------------------8--------------6--------3---------|
B|--6--------8/fb\6-8-6-8-8/fb\-8-8/fb-----8/fb~~~~--/10-8------3----------|
G|-------------------7------------------------------------9----4--2/3~~~~--|
D|---------------------------------------------------------10-5------------|
A|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|

from now its just riffs with distortion:

E|-----------------------------------|-----------------------------------|--------------------------------|
B|-----------------------------------|-----------------------------------|--------------------------------|
G|-----------------------------------|-----------------------------------|--------------------------------|
D|-----------------------------------|-4--4-4-4--4-4-4--4--4--4--4--4--4-|-7--7-7-7---777-777-777-7-7777--|
A|-2--2-2-2--2-2-2--2--2--2--2--2--2-|-2--2-2-2--2-2-2--2--2--2--2--2--2-|-5--5-5-5---555-555-555-5-5555--|
E|-0--0-0-0--0-0-0--0--0--0--0--0--0-|-----------------------------------|--------------------------------|
     . . .  . . .  .  .  .  .  .         . . .  . . .  .  .  .  .  .         . .     ... ... ...   ....

end with (2guitars)

E|----------------8--------------------------|
B|-------------------6---------------3-------|
G|----------------------9---------4----------|
D|----------------5----5---10--5-------------|
A|-7--7-7-7--7777-3----3---5--5--5-----------|
E|-5--5-5-5--5555----------3--3--3-----------|
     . .    ....      .   .  .

"ive been robbed, i've been used..." part
E|-------------------------------------------------|
B|-------------------------------------------------|
G|-------------------------------------------------|
D|----------4--------7--------6--------5-4---------|
A|-2--------2--------5--------4--------3-2-5-------|
E|-0---------------------------------------3-------|
                                      . . .

Part with the lead fill
E|---------------------------|------------------------------------|
B|---------------------------|------------------------------------|
G|---------------------------|------------------------------------|
D|-4-------4-------4-------4-|-----2-------2-------2-------2------|
A|-4-------4-------4-------4-|-----2-------2-------2-------2------|
E|-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-|-2-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-2--|
    . . .   . . .   . . .     . .   . . .   . . .   . . .   . . 

lead fill
E|----------------------------------------------------------|
B|-7-----9-7\5----| Feedback------7--7h8p7----9-7\5-----------|
G|----------------------------------------------------------|
D|----------------------------------------------------------|
A|----------------------------------------------------------|
E|----------------------------------------------------------|

E|----------------------------------14h15p14----------------|
B|-7-----8-7\5----17-| A.h.--7h8p7--------------7h8p7p5----0--|
G|----------------------------------------------------------|
D|----------------------------------------------------------|
A|----------------------------------------------------------|
E|----------------------------------------------------------|

Solo
E|-12t7p5p0h7-12t7p5p0h5-|-----------------------|-----------------|
B|-----------------------|-12t7p5p0h7-12t7p5p0h5-|-----------------|
G|-----------------------|-----------------------|-----------------|
D|---x2------------------|-----------------------|--12t7p5p0h5h7---|
A|-----------------------|--x2-------------------|-----------------|
E|-----------------------|-----------------------|--x4-------------|
(back guitar: E5           B5                     D5

E|------------------------------------7------------5----------------------|
B|--------------------------------7-----7--------------5----5-------------|
G|-------------------------------7-7------7~~-----7---7--7----------------|
D|--------------9----9----------9----------------7---------7---7~~p.h.~~--|
A|-0h2p0---7-10---10---10-7~~---------------------------------------------|
E|------------------------------------------------------------------------|
(back guitar:A5  C5-B5-A5    |after repeat until mentioned

E|----8-7-5-----17-14-14----------14--16--17--16--17-16-14--------|
B|---x-------------------17/fb~~---------------------------x------|
G|--x-------------------------------------------------------13~~--|
D|-x---------4----------------------------------------------------|
A|----------------------------------------------------------------|
E|----------------------------------------------------------------|
              |F#5               E5         
E|-(14)---------------------------------------------------------------14-17--16--14----------|
B|-----14-----------------------------------------------------------14---------------17/fb~~-|
G|-------14--13-14------------------------------------------------14-------------------------|
D|---------15-----16-14-16-14-----------------------------------16---------------------------|
A|---------------------------16-17-14-16----------------------16-----------------------------|
E|--------------------------------------17-16-14p.h.~~---14h17-------------------------------|
                                                        F#5

E|-14-16-17-19/fb--19/fb~~-------12h17---14-12---------------------------------------------------|
B|--------------------------------------------15-------------14-15h17p15p14-15p14----------------|
G|--------------------------x\------------------13---13-14-15--------------------16-12-12-14-12--|
D|--------------------------x\\------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|----------------------------\------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|

E|------------------------------------------------|
B|------------------------------------------------|
G|-11h14p11--9/fb\p11--9/fb\p11--9/fb\p11p9\7-9-6-|
D|------------------------------------------------|
A|------------------------------------------------|
E|------------------------------------------------|
                                                                                    p.h.
E|-------------------------------------------------------------------------7-9-10-9-7-9-|
B|-------------------------------------------------------------------7-9-10-------------|
G|-7p6-------------------------------------------6/1| &hb\6-------6-7-9-------------------|
D|-----9-9p7-9p7------------------------6-7-9-6-7----------6-7-9------------------------|
A|---------------9/1| &hb\--x--5-7-9-5-7-9------------------------------------------------|
E|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|

E|-10-9----------9--12--9--------------------9h12p9----------------9h14p9--------------|
B|-----12-9-10-12---------(11)------------------------------------x------19------------|
G|-----------------------------9----------10-------(11)---------10---------(11)--------|
D|-------------------------------x-----11-------------(11)----11---------------11------|
A|---------------------------------11---------------------9-12-------------------9p.h.-|
E|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|

lead fill again
E|----------------------------------14h15p14----------------|
B|-7-----8-7\5----17-| A.h.--7h8p7--------------7h8p7p5----0--|
G|----------------------------------------------------------|
D|----------------------------------------------------------|
A|----------------------------------------------------------|
E|----------------------------------------------------------|