Spirit Crushers

        - "Spirit Crusher" by DEATH - 
           From "Sound Of Perseverance" (1998)
           Music & Lyrics by Chuck Schuldiner

        Tune down to DGCFAD (one step down)

        b bend          r release       
        / slide up      \ slide down
        h hammer-on     p pull-off      
        . palm muting   a.h. artificial (pinched) harmonic

After the bass intro, play

Riff A1
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-----3-4---------3-4---------3-4---------3-4-------
---1-----2-----1-----2-----1-----2-----1-----2-----
-1---------2-1---------2-1---------2-1---------2---
---------------------------------------------------
 . .         . .         . .         . .

Riff A2
 gtr1
|---------------------------------------------------
|---------------------------------------------------
|-----3-4---------3-4---------3-4---------3-4-------
|---1-----2-----1-----2-----1-----2-----1-----2-----
|-1---------2-1---------2-1---------2-1---------2---
|---------------------------------------------------
| . .         . .         . .         . .
|gtr2
|---------------------------------------------------
|---------------------------------------------------
|-3-----4-----3-----4-----3-----4-----3-----4-------
|-1-----2-----1-----2-----1-----2-----1-----2-------
|-1-----2-----1-----2-----1-----2-----1-----2-------
|---------------------------------------------------

play riff A1
play riff A2

Riff B
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-7-----9-----10-----14-----12-----9-----10-----9------
---000---000----000----000----000---000----000---000--
   ...   ...    ...    ...    ...   ...    ...   ...

continuation of riff B
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-7-----9-----11----7----------------------------------
-5-----7-----9-----5-----7--------2-----2-2-2-----2---
---000---000---000---000----------0-000-0-0-0-000-0---
   ...   ...   ...   ... a.h      . ... . . . ... .

play riff B again for a total of 2 times

Riff C
-----------------------------------------------------------------
-----------------------------------------------------------------
-----------------------------------------------------------------
-----------------------------------------------------------------
-7-----9-----10-----9-----7-----9-----10-----9-----7-----9-------
---666---666----666---666---777---777----777---777---888---888---
   ...   ...    ...   ...   ...   ...    ...   ...   ...   ...

continuation of riff C
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--------------------------------------------------------
----------------------------------------------------11--
--------------------------------------------------------
-10-----9-----9--------12--------10--------7--------9---
----888---888---101010----101010----101010---101010-----
    ...   ...    . . .     . . .     . . .    . . .

Riff D1
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-----5-----------------------5----------------
-2---5---5--5/7-7----2--2----5--2--2----------
-2---3---5--5/7-7----2--2----3--2--2----5br---
-0-------3--3/5-5----0--0--0----0--0--0-------
                           .          . a.h

Riff D2
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-------5-----------------------5----------7---
-2--2--5---5--5/7-7----2--2----5--2--2----7---
-2---2-3---5--5/7-7----2--2----3--2--2----5---
-0---------3--3/5-5----0--0--0----0--0--0-----
                             .          .
play riff D1
play riff D2

Riff D3
 gtr1
|--------------------
|--------------------
|-----5--------------
|-2---5---5--5/7-7---
|-2---3---5--5/7-7---
|-0-------3--3/5-5---
|
|gtr2
|--------------------
|--------------------
|-----5---7--7/9-9---
|-2---5--------------
|-2---3--------------
|-0------------------

bass interlude, then

Riff E
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-------------------------------------
-----7-8---------6---------5---------
---5-----6-----6---6-----5---5---5---
-5---------6-4-------4-3-------3-----

play riff E 3 times for a total of 4 times

Riff F
------------------------------------------------------------------
------------------------------------------------------------------
--------------9---7-----------------------------10---9------------
-7---9---10-----------9---10-------7---9---10------------9---10---
---0---0----0---0---0---0----0-0-0---0---0----0----0---0---0------
------------------------------------------------------------------
   .   .    .   .   .   .    . . .   .   .    .    .   .   .

continuation of riff F
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---------------12---10---9--------------------------10---9------------
-9---10---12-----------------10-------9---10---12------------9---10---
---8----8----8----8----8---8----8-8-8---8----8----8----8---8---8------
----------------------------------------------------------------------
   .    .    .    .    .   .    . . .   .    .    .    .   .   .

Riff G
------------------------------------------------------------------
------------------------------------------------------------------
------------------------------------------------------------------
--------7h9-9---------9h10-10---------10h12-12---------12p10-10---
-000000--------000000----------000000-----------000000------------
------------------------------------------------------------------
 ......        ......          ......           ......

continuation of riff G
-------------------------------------------------------------------
-------------------------------------------------------------------
-----------------------------------------10h12-12---------10p9-9---
--------9h10-10---------10h12-12-----------------------------------
-888888----------888888-----------888888-----------888888----------
-------------------------------------------------------------------
 ......          ......           ......           ......

play riff G again for a total of 2 times

Riff H
------------------------------------------------------------
------------------------------------------------------------
----------10----------------12----------9--------9------9---
----------10--------10------12----------9--------9------9---
-00000000----000000-10-0000----00000000---000000---0000-----
------------------------------------------------------------
 ........    ......    ....    ........   ......   ....

play riff H again 3 times for a total of 4 times,
with the solo over it the last 3 times

Riff I
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-----------------
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-6-------2-------
-4---4---0---2---
-----2-------0---

play riff I again for a total of 2 times,
under the end of the solo

Riff J1
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---------9-----------10------------12------------10---------999---9---
-------7---7-------8----8-------10----10-------8----8-------777---7---
-0-000-------0-000--------0-000----------0-000--------000-0-000-0-0---
 . ...       . ...        . ...          . ...        ... .     .

play riff J1 again for a total of 2 times

Riff J2
 gtr1
|----------------------------------------------------------------------
|----------------------------------------------------------------------
|----------------------------------------------------------------------
|---------9-----------10------------12------------10---------999---9---
|-------7---7-------8----8-------10----10-------8----8-------777---7---
|-0-000-------0-000--------0-000----------0-000--------000-0-000-0-0---
| . ...       . ...        . ...          . ...        ... .     .
|gtr2
|----------------------------------------------------------------------
|----------------------------------------------------------------------
|---------11----------12------------14------------12-------------------
|-------9---9-------10--10-------12----12-------10--10-------999---9---
|------------------------------------------------------------777---7---
|-0-000-------0-000--------0-000----------0-000--------000-0-000-0-0---
  . ...       . ...        . ...          . ...        ... .     .

Riff J3
 gtr1
|-------------------------------------------
|-------------------------------------------
|-------------------------------------------
|---------9-----------10------------12------
|-------7---7-------8----8-------10----10---
|-0-000-------0-000--------0-000------------
| . ...       . ...        . ...
|gtr2
|-------------------------------------------
|-------------------------------------------
|---------11----------12------------14------
|-------9---9-------10--10-------12----12---
|-------------------------------------------
|-0-000-------0-000--------0-000------------
  . ...       . ...        . ...

play everything from the beginning again until riff G included,
but the second time you play riff G finish the song with a
artificial harmonic (or "pinched" harmonic).

 - Transcription : Jerome Lachenal -

DEATH to false metal !

Questions, comments -> jerome.lachenal@epfl.ch