The Pestilence Guitar Tab

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The Pestilence
As recorded by Kreator
(from the 1986 Album Pleasure to Kill)

Tune down one whole step (DGCFAd)

One of the best songs from the album, even if every song
is a ***ing classic. I've said it before but I'll say it
again: It's a ***ing crime if you don't own this album!!

Listen to the song for actual timing

1) Intro:
F|--------------------------------|
C|--4---4-5-7---------------------|
G|--2---2-3-5---8-7----5---5-4-2--|
D|------------------8~-3---3-2-0--|
			       *
*start next measure here
1b)
F|------------------------------------|----|------------------------------------|----|
C|------------------------------------|----|------------------------------------|----|
G|------------------------------------|-%-|------------------------------------|-%-|
D|--0-000-000-0000000-000-000-000000--|----|--2-222-222-2222222-222-222-222222--|----|
    . ... ... ....... ... ... ......          . ... ... ....... ... ... ......

Then end with an D5-chord.

2) Main riff:
F|---------------------------------------------|
C|-------------------8--------------------8-8--|
G|-------------------6--------------------6-6--|
D|--00000000000022110--0000000000000022110-----|
    .................  ...................

3a) Verse:
F|----------------------------------------------------|
C|----------------------------------------------------|
G|----------------------------------------------------|
D|--000000000000000000332200111111111111111111111111--|
    ................................................
3b)
F|--------------------------------------------------|
C|--------------------------------------------------|
G|--0000000000000000003-2-0------------------5---5--|
D|-------------------------1111111111111111113---3--|
    ..................     ..................

4a) Post-chorus:
F|----------------------------------------------------------|
C|----------8--7---------10--9---------12--11---------10-9--|
G|----------6--5----------8--7---------10---9----------8-7--|
D|--0-0-0-0------0-0-0-0-------0-0-0-0--------0-0-0-0-------|
    . . . .      . . . .       . . . .        . . . . 
4b)
F|----------------------------5-4--|
C|--4------4----------3-2-5-4------|
G|--2--2-2-2--2-2-3-2--------------|
D|-----.-.----.-.-.-.--------------|
4c)
F|----------------------------7-6--|
C|--6------6----------5-4-7-6------|
G|--4--4-4-4--4-4-5-4--------------|
D|-----.-.----.-.-.-.--------------|

5a)
F|--------------------------|
C|-----------------------5--|
G|-----------------------3--|
D|--000430000320000430000---|
    .....................
5b)
F|--------------------5--4--|
C|--0003200006530003203--2--|
G|--------------------------|
D|--------------------------|

5c) Fill 1:
F|--------------|
C|--5--4--------|
G|--3--2--5--4--|
D|--------3--2--|

6) Solo rhytms:
F|-------------------------| |--------------------5-4--|
C|--------------------5-4--| |--------------------3-2--|
G|--------------------3-2--| |--000000300000500000-----|
D|--000000200000300000-----| |--..................-----|
    ..................

7) Fill 2:
F|------------------------5-4----|
C|--4-------------3-2-5-4-----4--|
G|--2-------2-3-2-------------2--|
D|--*----------------------------|
*Gtr.2 lets this chord ring throughout.

8) Bridge and solo rhytms:
F|--------------------------||--------------------------|
C|--------------------------||--------------------5--4--|
G|--------------------7--5--||--0001000001000001003--2--|
D|--2223222223222223225--3--||--..................------|
    ..................

9a) Interlude:
F|----------8-7-----------------------------8-7--------------------|
C|--------7-----8-7-------7-8-7-----------7-----8-7-------7-8-7-7--|
G|----7-8-------------7-8-------8~----7-8-------------7-8-------5--|
D|--0---------------0---------------0---------------0--------------|
    .               .               .               .
9b)
F|-----------------------------------------------------------|
C|------7-----7-----7-----6--6------7-----7-----7-----6--5~--|
G|------5-----5-----5-----4--4------5-----5-----5-----4------|
D|--0-0---0-0---0-0---0-0-------0-0---0-0---0-0---0-0--------|
    . .   . .   . .   . .       . .   . .   . .   . .

10) Bridge to verse:
F|---------------------------------11-12--|
C|------7-8-----9-10-----11-12------------|
G|----------------------------------------|
D|--0-0-----0-0------0-0-------0-0--------|
 |  . .     . .      . .       . .
 |Rhytm guitar:
F|-------------------------------------|
C|-------------------------------------|
G|--2-2-----2-2------2-2--------2-2-2--|
D|--0-0-----0-0------0-0--------0-0-0--|
    . .     . .      . .        . . .

11a) Outro:
F|-----------4--5--4-----------------4--5--4--------|
C|-----4--5--2--3--2--5--3-----4--5--2--3--2--------|
G|--2--2--3-----------3--2--2--2--3-----------5--4--|
D|--0-----------------------0-----------------3--2--|
11b)
F|-----------4--5--4-----------------4--5--4--7--6--|
C|-----4--5--2--3--2--5--3-----4--5--2--3--2--5--4--|
G|--2--2--3-----------3--2--2--2--3--------------*--|
D|--0-----------------------0-----------------------|
*other guitar lets ring, while other tremolo picks
the chord
11c)
F|-----------------|
C|-----5--4--7--9--|
G|--2--3--2--5--7--|
D|--0-----------*--|
*tremolo pick till fade

THE END.

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