Chord/Tab song: Return to Serenity

(electic and acoustic versions)
From: [email protected] (darrenp)
Subject: TAB Return to Serenity by: Testament
Date: Tue, 17 Oct 95 02:01:20 PST

Return to Serenity By: Testament
>From the album The Ritual
Transcribed by: Edwardo tune down 1/2 step

guitar 1 guitar 2 (play over what guitar 1 is playing)

e ------------ ----8---7---5---------12---10--8--------17-----15--12-
B ------------ ------------------------------------------------------
G ------------ --9---7-----5------12---10-----9-----17-----16-----14-
D ------2---3- ------------------------------------------------------
A --0--------- ------------------------------------------------------
E ------------ ------------------------------------------------------ 

guitar 1

e --------------------------------------- --------------------------
B --------------------------------------- --------0-----------------
G ------------------------h-p------------ ------0---0-------0-------
D ----2--3-3~5--3-2-3-3--2>3

~sl.slide

EDWARDO.
"STICK THAT IN YOUR PIPE AND SMOKE IT" Homer J. Simpson

[5] [jan] [96]
Band:Testament
Song:Return to Serenity
Album:Live at the Fillmore
Tuning:1 full step down

NOTE:This version is an acoustic version so it may be different than the original. I haven't heard the original so I don't know. And finally, Edwardo, I was going to send you a copy of my version, but you didn't leave your eMail address and I didn't copy any of your tab. This is all mine.

e -------------------------------------------------------------
B -------------------------------------------------------------
G -------------------------------------------------------------
D ---2--2h3----------------------------------------------------
A 0------------------------------------------------------------
E -------------------------------------------------------------
e -------------------------------------------------------------
B -------------------------------------------------------------
G -------------------------------------------------------------
D ---2--2h3----------------------------------------------------
A 0------------------------------------------------------------
E ------------------------------------------------------------- 

2 guitars

e ------------------------------ ------------------------------
B ------------------------------ ------------------------------
G ------------------------------ ------------------------------
D --2--2h3---------------------- --2--2h3----------------------
A 0----------------------------- 0-----------------------------
E ------------------------------ ------------------------------
e --------------------8----7---5 --------------------12---10--8
B -----------------/5----5-----5 -----------------/8----8-----8
G ------------------------------ ------------------------------
D ------------------------------ ------------------------------
A ------------------------------ ------------------------------
E ------------------------------ ------------------------------ 

_____________
1.

e --------------------------- ------------------------------
B --------------------------- ------------------------------
G --------------------------- --2-3-5--3-2------------------
D --2--2h3------------------- 0-----------------------------
A 0-------------------------- ------------------------------
e -------------- 17----15--12 ------------------------------
B -----------/13----13-----13 ------------------------------
G --------------------------- ------------------------------
D --------------------------- ------------------------------
A --------------------------- ------------------------------
E --------------------------- ------------------------------ 

_______________________________
2.

e -------------------------------
B -------------------------------
G -------------------------------
D --2-3-5--3-2-3-3-2h3p2---2-----
A 0----------------------5---5--4
E -------------------------------
e ------------------------- -3-
B ------0------------------ -0-
G ----0---0-------0-------- -0- hit that chord 13 times
D --2-------2---2---------- -2-
A 4-----------3------2----- -2-
E ---------------------3-2- -0- 

solo #1 (I don't know the chords that are played over the solo)

e ---------------------------------------------------
B ----------8---7---------------------------8--(8)--
G -------7----------9--7--9--999-9-9--7--9-----------
D /7--9----------------------------------------------
A ---------------------------------------------------
E ---------------------------------------------------
e ------------------------------------------------------
B -------8---7------7-----------------------------------
G ----7---------9------10-------------------------------
D /9-----------------------10--10---------------------
A --------------------------------------5---------------
E -----------------------------------------7--5--3---0
e -------7----------10--7-------------------------------
B ---------8p7------x------8p7------7-----7--\-
G ----7---------9---x-----------9------9----------------
D /9----------------------------------------------------
A ------------------------------------------------------
E ------------------------------------------------------
e ----12--15-12---10--7-----------------------------------
B /15----------------------8-8----------------------------
G ---------------------------------9--7--------------------9
D ---------------------------------------9-7----------7--9--
A -------------------------------------------10---10--------
E ---------------------------------------------------------- 

play 2 times

e ----------------------------------------------------------0-0---
B ----------------------------------------------------------0-0--0
G ----------------------------------------------------------2-2---
D ------4--------0--------0--------0------5--7------5--7----2-2---
A ---2--------2--------2--------2------5---------5----------0-0---
E 0--------0--------3--------3------------------------------0-0--- 

/ \
'?

play this riff over the riff above when the riff above starts its repeat

e ------5--7---7h10p7--------------5--5---5h7p5-------
B 5--8----------------8------5--8----------------8--5-
G ----------------------------------------------------
F ----------------------------------------------------
A ----------------------------------------------------
E ---------------------------------------------------- 

KEY:

Full Bend
Full Bend and release
h Hammer-on
p Pull-off
/ slide up to the note it precedes
\ slide down from the note it follows
(8) Ghost note
Tremolo picking

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