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Band: Death
Album: Individual Thought Patterns
Song: Mentally Blind

Copyright (c) Relativity Records 1993
Version 1.7 - 05-23-05

Originally Transcribed By: Richard Broadhead
Adds and corrections by: Niklas Spångberg
Email: blood_throne@hotmail.com

.  - palm mute           /  - slide up to
   - slide down to       ~  - vibrato
h  - hammer on           b  - Bend
p  - pull off            Suffixes for bend
t  - tap                 f  - full bend    h - half bend
ph - pinched harmonic    q  - quarter bend t - tap bend
*  - see comment         ^  - Hold bend    r release bend
x  - Stuccatto           ~  - vibrato bend
,  - slight palm mute    () - ghost note, sustained note
"  - tremolo note        <> - Trill

Tunning D G C F A D

If you've got any comments, suggestions or corrections to make, please email me.

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Riff A
|----------------------|----------------------|
|----------------------|----------------------|
|----------------------|----------------------|Gtr
|-------------------3~-|-------------------3~-|I&II
|---------------3-2----|---------------3-2----|
|-0-0-0-0-0-0-3--------|-0-0-0-0-0-0-3--------|
  . . . . . . . . .      . . . . . . . . .

continuation of Riff A
|----------------------|-------------------------|
|----------------------|-------------------------|
|----------------------|-------------------------|Gtr
|-------------5-----3~-|-------------5-----3p2---|I&II
|---------------5------|---------------5-------3-|
|-4-4-4-4-4-4-----4----|-4-4-4-4-4-4-----4-------|
  . . . . . . . . .        . . . . . . . .

Play Riff A 3 times

Riff B
|--------------------|--------------------|
|-----------5--------|-------5------------|
|-2-----------5-2-5~-|---------5-2-5~--4~-|Gtr
|-2------------------|--------------------|I&II
|-0---0-0-0----------|-0-0-0--------------|
|--------------------|--------------------|
      . . .            . . .

continuation of Riff B
|--------------------|-----------------------------|
|-----------5--------|-------5---------------------|
|-2-----------5-2-5~-|---------5--2-5-4--------4---|Gtr
|-2------------------|-------------------5---3---5-|I&II
|-0---0-0-0----------|-0-0-0-----------------------|
|--------------------|-----------------------------|
      . . .             . . .

Play Riff B twice

Riff C
|-------------------------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------------------------|
|----------------------------------------------------2--------|Gtr
|-3------2------2------3------5-------3------5----------------|I&II
|--000000-000000-111111-111111--222222-222222--333333--333333-|
|-------------------------------------------------------------|
   ...... ...... ...... ......  ...... ......  ......  ......

Play Riff C 3 times.

Fill A
|---|
|---|
|-9-|Gtr
|-9-|I&II
|-7-|
|-0-|

Play Fill A once

Riff D
|------12-------13-15--------12-------13-15----17~----|
|---------12-13-------15~-------12-13-------15--------|
|-----------------------------------------------------|Gtr
|-----------------------------------------------------| I
|-----------------------------------------------------|
|-----------------------------------------------------|
|                                                     |
|-----------------------------------------------------|
|-----------------------------------------------------|
|-9---------------------9--------------------------10-|Gtr
|-9---------------------9--------------------------10-|II
|-7---------------------7--------------------------8--|
|-0---------------------0-----------------------------|

Play Riff D twice

SOLO(Chuck Schuldiner)
|--------------------------------------------------------|
|------------15-17-15------------------------------------|
|------16-17----------17-16-17-16----16"-17"-16"-16~-16~-|Gtr
|-14~~----------------------------14---------------------|  I
|--------------------------------------------------------|
|--------------------------------------------------------|

|---------------------------------|
|---------------------------------|
|-17--16~-------------------------|Gtr
|-----------19-19-19--18--15--14~-| I
|---------------------------------|
|---------------------------------|

 Very fast tremolo picking
|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
|-16-16-16-17-16-14-16-17-16------------------------------------p.h.|Gtr
|----------------------------19-18-15-19-18-15--14-18-14--15-14-12~-| I
|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------------------------------|


|----------------------------------------------------------p.h.|
|-15~----------------------------------------17----17--19--19~-|
|--------------------------16-17-16-14----------16-------------|Gtr
|------15~--14~------14-14-------------18----------------------| I
|--------------------------------------------------------------|
|-----------------12-------------------------------------------|

|-17----20----------------------------------|
|----17----20--17--16-----16----------------|
|----------------------17----17--14--16--14-|Gtr
|-------------------------------------------| I
|-------------------------------------------|
|------------------------------------------|

 Very fast tremolo picking
|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------------14-16-17-16-------|Gtr
|----------------------------14-15-14-15-17-19-17-------------17----| I
|----------------15-17-15-17-------------------------------------19-|
|-12-15-17-15-17----------------------------------------------------|

 Very fast tremolo picking
|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|--------------------------------17-13-15--17-19-15--17-19-20--17-19-20-22~-|
|-16-17-16-14-16-17--19-16-17-19--------------------------------------------|Gtr
|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| I
|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|

|---------------p.h.-|
|-20~-20~-22fb~-24~~-|
|--------------------|Gtr
|--------------------| I
|--------------------|
|--------------------|

Riff E(Played during Chuck's solo)
|--------------------|-------------------|
|--------------------|-------------------|
|-9----12------------|-9----12---------7-|Gtr
|-9----12----7----10-|-9----12----7----7-|II
|-7----10----7----10-|-7----10----7----5-|
|-0----------5----8--|-0----------5------|

Play Riff E twice

Riff F
|--------------------------------------------|
|--------------------------------------------|
|-------9----------11---------12----------14-|Gtr
|-------7----------9----------10----------12-|I&II
|-0-0-0------0-0-0------0-0-0-------0-0-0----|
|--------------------------------------------|
  . . .      . . .      . . .       . . .

Play Riff F twice

Riff G
|---------|
|---------|
|---------|Gtr
|-------7-|I&II
|-0-0-0---|
|---------|
  . . .

Play Riff G 16 times

Riff H
|--------------------------------------------------------------|
|-----------------------------------------------------------6~-|
|-------------2------5~------4~-------------2-------5~---------|Gtr
|-2222-2-2222---2222----2222----2222-2-2222----2222----2222----| I
|--------------------------------------------------------------|
|--------------------------------------------------------------|
| ....   ....   ....    ....    ....   ....    ....    ....    |
|                                                              |
|--------------------3~------4~---------------------3~------8~-|
|-------------5-----------------------------5~-----------------|
|------4-----------------------------4-------------------------|Gtr
|-2222---2222---2222----2222----2222---2222----2222----2222----|II
|--------------------------------------------------------------|
|--------------------------------------------------------------|
  ....   ....   ....    ....    ....   ....   ....   ....

Continuation of Riff H
|--------------------------------------------------------------|
|-----------------------------------------------------------4~-|
|-------------2------5~------4~-------------2-------5~---------|Gtr
|-2222-2-2222---2222----2222----2222-2-2222----2222----2222----| I
|--------------------------------------------------------------|
|--------------------------------------------------------------|
| ....   ....   ....    ....    ....   ....    ....    ....    |
|                                                              |
|--------------------3~------4~---------------------3~------7~-|
|-------------5-----------------------------5~-----------------|
|------4-----------------------------4-------------------------|Gtr
|-2222---2222---2222----2222----2222---2222----2222----2222----|II
|--------------------------------------------------------------|
|--------------------------------------------------------------|
  ....   ....   ....    ....    ....   ....   ....   ....

Continuation of Riff H
|--------------------------------------------------------------|
|-----------------------------------------------------------2~-|
|-------------2------5~------4~-------------2-------5~---------|Gtr
|-2222-2-2222---2222----2222----2222-2-2222----2222----2222----| I
|--------------------------------------------------------------|
|--------------------------------------------------------------|
| ....   ....   ....    ....    ....   ....    ....    ....    |
|                                                              |
|--------------------3~------4~---------------------3~------5~-|
|-------------5-----------------------------5~-----------------|
|------4-----------------------------4-------------------------|Gtr
|-2222---2222---2222----2222----2222---2222----2222----2222----|II
|--------------------------------------------------------------|
|--------------------------------------------------------------|
  ....   ....   ....    ....    ....   ....   ....   ....

Continuation of Riff H
|--------------------------------------------------------------|
|-----------------------------------------------------------6~-|
|-------------2------5~------4~-------------2-------5~---------|Gtr
|-2222-2-2222---2222----2222----2222-2-2222----2222----2222----| I
|--------------------------------------------------------------|
|--------------------------------------------------------------|
| ....   ....   ....    ....    ....   ....    ....    ....    |
|                                                              |
|--------------------3~------4~---------------------3~------7~-|
|-------------5-----------------------------5~-----------------|
|------4-----------------------------4-------------------------|Gtr
|-2222---2222---2222----2222----2222---2222----2222----2222----|II
|--------------------------------------------------------------|
|--------------------------------------------------------------|
  ....   ....   ....    ....    ....   ....   ....   ....

Play Riff H once

Now, go back and
play Riff A 3 times
Play Riff B twice
Play Riff C 4 times
Play Fill A once
Play Riff D four times

End With
|---------------------------|
|---------------------------|
|-------------2-------------|Gtr
|-2-----3-----0-----5-----2-| I
|-2-----3-----0-----5-----2-|
|-0-----1-----------3-----0-|
|                           |
|---------------------------|
|---------------------------|
|-9-----10----7-----12----9-|Gtr
|-9-----10----7-----12----9-|II
|-7-----8-----5-----10----7-|
|---------------------------|

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