Return To Serenity Solo Guitar Tab

The Ritual Tabs:

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Artist:TestAmenT
Title:Return to Serenity(solo)
Album:The Ritual
Transcribed by:Eric Vanover
Email:evanover3@hotmail.com

q-quarter bend
fb-full bend
fbr-full bend then release
pfb-pre full bend
phbr-pre half bend then release
1.5br-1 12 step bend then release
.-palm mute

* Bend the 15th fret up a whole step and hold it.  Then catch the 15th fret
on the 3rd string and bend it a half step and pick twice.  It should sound
like the 17th fret on the 2nd string and the 16th fret on the 3rd string
played together.  Then bend the 17th fret up a whole step and let it ring
while you play the 14th and 17th fret on the 1st string.  Then still
holding the 17th fret up pick both 17s.  The rest is self explanatory.

Some of the slides, etc. are faster than others.  Just listen to the album
and you'll get it.  I did not include artificial harmonics.



    Intro solo                                 q             q
Eb---------------------|--------------------------|-----------------
Bb-------------7h8--7--|-----------------------8^/|----------8------
Gb-------7--9----------|--9p7--7h9-----9p7--9-----|-------7---------
Db--7/9----------------|--------------------------|--7/9------------
Ab---------------------|--------------------------|-----------------
Eb---------------------|--------------------------|-----------------


                                       whammy stuff         .  .
Eb--------|--------------|----------------|--------------|----------
Bb--^-----|--------------|----------------|--------------|----------
Gb-----9--|--7-----------|----------------|--------------|-----9----
Db--------|-----9--7--5--|----------------|--------------|--9-------
Ab--------|--------------|--7--5----------|--------------|----------
Eb--------|--------------|--------75--3--|--------------|----------


                           phbr
Eb--------------|--10---------------|-------------------|-----12----
Bb--12--10------|------12--10^------|-------------------|/12--------
Gb----------12--|---------------12--|--9-------------12|-----------
Db--------------|-------------------|-----12--12/14-----|-----------
Ab--------------|-------------------|-------------------|-----------
Eb--------------|-------------------|-------------------|-----------


                                     .  .             .
Eb--15--12--|---------------------|----------------|----------------
Bb----------|--15--12--1210------|----------------|----------------
Gb----------|-----------------12--|--9--7----------|-----7--7/9-----
Db----------|---------------------|--------97--5--|--9-------------
Ab----------|---------------------|----------------|----------------
Eb----------|---------------------|----------------|----------------


    Main solo
Eb------------------|---------------------|-------------------------
Bb--10/12-----108--|--8/10-----8p7-------|--8--10--10/12-----15----
Gb------------------|----------------7/9--|-------------------------
Db------------------|---------------------|-------------------------
Ab------------------|---------------------|-------------------------
Eb------------------|---------------------|-------------------------


        pfbr
Eb--12-----------|--------------------------------------------------
Bb---------------|---------14h15p14p12------------------------------
Gb------14^--12--|--11/12---------------14h16p14p12--14p12--11------
Db---------------|--------------------------------------------------
Ab---------------|--------------------------------------------------
Eb---------------|--------------------------------------------------



Eb------------------------------------------------------|-----------
Bb------------------------------------------------------|-----------
Gb--h12p11----------------------------------------------|-----------
Db----------14p12p11--12h14p12p119---------------------|-----------
Ab-----------------------------------12--10p9--109--7--|--5--------
Eb------------------------------------------------------|-----7-----



Eb-----|------------------------------------------------------------
Bb-----|------------------------------------------------------------
Gb-----|---------------------------------------------4h6h7--4h6-----
Db-----|----------------------5h7p5-------------5h7-----------------
Ab-----|---------------5h7h9---------9p7p5h7h9----------------------
Eb--3--|--2--3--5h7h9-----------------------------------------------



Eb--------------------------------------------------|---------------
Bb------------------------5h7h8p7p5----------8--10--|--10-----8-----
Gb--h7p6p4---------4h6h7----------------7h9---------|---------------
Db----------7p4h7--------------------9--------------|---------------
Ab--------------------------------------------------|---------------
Eb--------------------------------------------------|---------------



Eb------------------------------------------------------------------
Bb--7--8p7----------------------------------------------------------
Gb----------9--7----------------------------------------------------
Db----------------9--97--54--5h7--5p4-------------4h5p4--4h5------
Ab---------------------------------------7p5h7p5h7------------------
Eb------------------------------------------------------------------


        .  .  .  .          .  .  .  .       .  .  .  .       .
Eb------------------|-----------------------------------------------
Bb------------------|-----------------------------------------------
Gb------------------|-----------------------------------------------
Db--p4--2--0-----0--|--5p4--2--0-----0--5p4--2--0-----0--5p4--2-----
Ab------------2-----|-------------2----------------2----------------
Eb------------------|-----------------------------------------------


    .  .  .
Eb-----------|------------------------------------------------------
Bb-----------|------------------------------------------------------
Gb-----------|-----------------------------------4h6--4h6h7--6------
Db--0-----0--|-------4-----4h5-----4h5h7--4h5h7---------------------
Ab-----2-----|--5h7-----7-------7-----------------------------------
Eb-----------|------------------------------------------------------



Eb---------------------------------------------12------10h12--14----
Bb-----------------------------------12h14h15------12---------------
Gb--h7h9--7h9h11--9h11h12--11h12h14---------------------------------
Db------------------------------------------------------------------
Ab------------------------------------------------------------------
Eb------------------------------------------------------------------


                                    fb   fb                  pfb
Eb--p10--12------10--12------10--|----------------------------------
Bb-----------12----------12------|--15^--15^-----15--12--15--15-----
Gb-------------------------------|----------------------------------
Db-------------------------------|----------------------------------
Ab-------------------------------|----------------------------------
Eb-------------------------------|----------------------------------


                  fb   fb              fb              pfb
Eb-----|------------------------------------|-----------------------
Bb--^--|--12--15--15^--15^-----15--12--15^--|--12--15--15^----------
Gb-----|------------------------------------|------------------x----
Db-----|------------------------------------|---------------x-------
Ab-----|------------------------------------|-----------------------
Eb-----|------------------------------------|-----------------------


    fb           fb           fb
Eb---------------------------------|----------15--14--12--15--14----
Bb--15^--12--15--15^--12--15--15^--|--12--15------------------------
Gb---------------------------------|--------------------------------
Db---------------------------------|--------------------------------
Ab---------------------------------|--------------------------------
Eb---------------------------------|--------------------------------



Eb--12------14--12---------------------12--14--15--14--12-----------
Bb------15----------15--13p12--13--15----------------------15-------
Gb------------------------------------------------------------------
Db------------------------------------------------------------------
Ab------------------------------------------------------------------
Eb------------------------------------------------------------------



Eb----------------------------------12--15/17--|--15-----12---------
Bb--13--12--------------12--13--15-------------|-------------12-----
Gb----------14--12--14-------------------------|--------------------
Db---------------------------------------------|--------------------
Ab---------------------------------------------|--------------------
Eb---------------------------------------------|--------------------


    fb                      fbr            pfbr           pfbr
Eb-------15--17--|--15--17--17^p15---------17^p15---------17^p15----
Bb--15^----------|------------------17p15----------17p15------------
Gb---------------|--------------------------------------------------
Db---------------|--------------------------------------------------
Ab---------------|--------------------------------------------------
Eb---------------|--------------------------------------------------


           pfbr           pfbr           pfbr              1.5br
Eb---------17^p15---------17^p15---------17^p15---------|--19^------
Bb--17p15----------17p15----------17p15----------17p15--|-----------
Gb------------------------------------------------------|-----------
Db------------------------------------------------------|-----------
Ab------------------------------------------------------|-----------
Eb------------------------------------------------------|-----------


                                                      fb
Eb-----19--18--17--16--15--------------------------|----------------
Bb-------------------------17--15------15--17--17--|--15^--15-------
Gb---------------------------------16--------------|-------15-------
Db-------------------------------------------------|----------------
Ab-------------------------------------------------|----------------
Eb-------------------------------------------------|----------------


        fb   * explanation above                fb   fb
Eb-----------14--17--17--19--19--19--|--19--22--22^--22^--|--22-----
Bb--15--17^----------17--20--20--20--|--------------------|---------
Gb--15-------------------------------|--------------------|---------
Db-----------------------------------|--------------------|---------
Ab-----------------------------------|--------------------|---------
Eb-----------------------------------|--------------------|---------


            pfb             fb   fb              fb
Eb--19--22--22^--|--19--22--22^--22^--|--22--19--22^--|-----12------
Bb---------------|--------------------|---------------|/12----------
Gb---------------|--------------------|---------------|-------------
Db---------------|--------------------|---------------|-------------
Ab---------------|--------------------|---------------|-------------
Eb---------------|--------------------|---------------|-------------



Eb--15------12--15------12--15------12--15------12--15------12------
Bb------14----------14----------14----------14----------13----------
Gb------------------------------------------------------------------
Db------------------------------------------------------------------
Ab------------------------------------------------------------------
Eb------------------------------------------------------------------



Eb--|--15--14--12--15--14--12------14--12----------12---------------
Bb--|--------------------------15----------15--13------15--13-------
Gb--|---------------------------------------------------------------
Db--|---------------------------------------------------------------
Ab--|---------------------------------------------------------------
Eb--|---------------------------------------------------------------


                          x4                        x4
Eb---------------|---------------------|----------------------|-----
Bb--12-----------|---------------------|----------------------|-----
Gb------14p12p9--|--12h14p12-----------|--12h14p12------------|-----
Db---------------|------------14p12p9--|------------14p12p10--|-----
Ab---------------|---------------------|----------------------|-----
Eb---------------|---------------------|----------------------|-----



Eb------------------------------------------|-----------------------
Bb------------------------------------------|-----------------------
Gb--12h14p12------------12h14p12------------|--12h14p12-------------
Db------------14p12p11------------14p12p11--|------------14p12------
Ab------------------------------------------|-----------------------
Eb------------------------------------------|-----------------------



Eb----------------------------------12h15p14p12---------------------
Bb---------------------------12h15---------------15p13p12-----------
Gb--------------------12h14--------------------------------14p12----
Db-------------12h14------------------------------------------------
Ab--14--12h14-------------------------------------------------------
Eb------------------------------------------------------------------



Eb------------------------------------------------------|-----------
Bb------------------------------------------------------|-----------
Gb--p11--12h14--12p11----------------------9--12p11--9--|-----------
Db---------------------14p12p10--9h10--12---------------|-----------
Ab------------------------------------------------------|-----------
Eb------------------------------------------------------|-----------

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Tab Discussion, Comments, and Critiques


No Picture caleb Wanna Be	#1 by caleb at Oct 11, 1979 at 1:17 PM EST
	After hearing this song, it inspires me to pick up a guitar and learning to play. Without a doubt my favourite metal song of all time.

No Picture James Average	#2 by James Davison at Aug 18, 1989 at 11:06 PM EST
	This is so beatiful. The name matches the sound perfectly. The lyrics are darkely cryptic, but it seems to be about escaping to some alternate world, dream utopia, away from the world of pain and suffering we call life. The solos are amazing, and it''s so relaxed for Testament, this is a ballad easily worthy of Fade To Black, The Legacy, and A Room With A View.

No Picture More Cowbell Lead Player	#3 by More Cowbell at Sep 2, 2004 at 6:34 PM EST
	the speaker seems to be remembering a better time in his life, shared with a loved one. he seems to be imagining the two of them "return to serenity." possibly even completely rejecting the life they currently live in.