'Flesh And The Power It Holds' by Death - Guitar Tutorial

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            - "Flesh And The Power It Holds" 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 


Riff A1 
 gtr1 
|---------13-----------------10------------------- 
|------12----13-----------12----10--------12------ 
|---11----------10-----11----------7----11--11---- 
|-9------------------9-----------------9------9--- 
|------------------------------------------------- 
|------------------------------------------------- 
|gtr2 
|---------13-----------------10-----------19------ 
|------12----13-----------12----10------19--19---- 
|---11----------10-----11----------7--16------16-- 
|-9------------------9---------------------------- 
|------------------------------------------------- 
|------------------------------------------------- 

Riff A2 
 gtr1 
|---------13---------------15----------17--------------- 
|------12----13----------15--15------17--17------20----- 
|---11----------10-----14------14--16------16--19--19--- 
|-9------------------12----------14----------17--------- 
|------------------------------------------------------- 
|------------------------------------------------------- 
|gtr2 
|---------13-------------------------------------------- 
|------12----13------------13----------15--------------- 
|---11----------10-------13--13------15--15------18----- 
|-9--------------------12------12--14------14--17--17--- 
|--------------------10----------12----------15--------- 
|------------------------------------------------------- 

play riff A1 
play riff A2 
play riff A1 
play riff A2 

Riff B1 
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---7---7------10--10-9------12---12------10--9-10-9--- 
-0---0------0---0------10-0----0-------0---0---------- 
------------------------------------------------------ 

play riff B1 again for a total of 2 times 

Riff B2 
|-------------------------------------------------- 
|-------------------------------------------------- 
|-------------------------------------------------- 
|---7---7------10-10-9-----12--12-----10--9-10-9--- 
|-0---0------0---0-----10-0---0------0---0--------- 
|-------------------------------------------------- 
| 
|-------------------------------------------------- 
|-------------------------------------------------- 
|-------------------------------------------------- 
|---7---7------7---7-5------3---3------------------ 
|-0---0------0---0--------0---0------0-3-0-2-3-2--- 
|-------------------------------------------------- 

play riff B2 again for a total of 2 times 

Riff C1 
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-----9---9--------------------------12---12----------- 
---7-------7---7---10-9h10p9-----10---------10---10--- 
-0-----0-----0---0----------10-0-------0-------0------ 
------------------------------------------------------ 
 .     .     .   .             .       .       .    

continuation of riff C1 
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---------------------------- 
-----------------16--------- 
---15-14h15p14------17------ 
-0-------------15--15--15--- 
---------------------------- 
 . 

Riff C2 
 gtr1 
|---------------------------------------------------- 
|---------------------------------------------------- 
|-----9---9--------------------------12---12--------- 
|---7-------7---7---10-9h10p9-----10---------10---10- 
|-0-----0-----0---0----------10-0-------0-------0---- 
|---------------------------------------------------- 
| .     .     .   .             .       .       .     
|gtr2 
|---------------------------------------------------- 
|---------------------------------------------------- 
|-----9---9--------------------------12---12--------- 
|---7-------7---7---10-9h10p9-----10---------10---10- 
|-0-----0-----0---0----------10-0-------0-------0---- 
|---------------------------------------------------- 
  .     .     .   .             .       .       .     

continuation of riff C2 
 gtr1 
|--------------------------- 
|--------------------------- 
|----------------16--------- 
|---15-14h15p14------17----- 
|-0------------15--15--15--- 
|--------------------------- 
| . 
|gtr2 
|--------------------------- 
|----------------20--18----- 
|---17-16h17p16------------- 
|--------------17--17--17--- 
|-0------------------------- 
|--------------------------- 
  . 

Riff D1 
---------------------------------------------------------- 
---------------------------------------------------------- 
---------------------------------------------------------- 
---------------------------------------------------------- 
-7-----8---7-----8---10---8--7-----8---7-----8---10---12--- 
--00000-----00000-000--000-00-00000-----00000-000--000----- 
  .....     ..... ...  ... .. .....     ..... ...  ... 

Riff D2 
 gtr1 
|----------------------------------------------------------- 
|----------------------------------------------------------- 
|----------------------------------------------------------- 
|----------------------------------------------------------- 
|-7-----8---7-----8---10---8--7-----8---7-----8---10---12--- 
|--00000-----00000-000--000-00-00000-----00000-000--000----- 
|  .....     ..... ...  ... .. .....     ..... ...  ... 
| 
|----------------------------------------------------------- 
|----------------------------------------------------------- 
|----------------------------------------------------------- 
|-9-----10--9-----10--12---10------------------------------- 
|-----------------------------7-----8---7-----8---10---12--- 
|--00000-----00000-000--000-00-00000-----00000-000--000----- 
   .....     ..... ...  ... .. .....     ..... ...  ... 

play riff D1 
play riff D2 

Riff:) E 
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----------------------- 
----------------------- 
-3-----2-----3--5------ 
-3-----2-----3--5--5--- 
-1-----0-----1--3--5--- 

play riff D1 
play riff D2 
play riff D1 
play riff D2 
play riff E 

Riff F                                    | 4th time only 
------------------------------------------|-------------- 
------------------------------------------|-------------- 
-8-----8-----8-----8----------------------|-------------- 
---6-----6-----6-----6--------------------|-------------- 
-----6-----6-----6-----6--555-666-333-444-|-999-888-5---- 
--------------------------333-444-111-222-|-777-666-3---- 
                          ... ... ... ...  ... ... 

play riff F again 3 times for a total of 4 times 

Riff G1 
----------------------------- 
----------------------------- 
----------------------------- 
----------------------------- 
-555-666-333-444-999-888-5--- 
-333-444-111-222-777-666-3--- 
 ... ... ... ... ... ... 

play riff G1 again twice for a total of 3 times 

Riff G2 
 gtr1 
|----------------------------- 
|----------------------------- 
|----------------------------- 
|----------------------------- 
|-555-666-333-444-999-888-5--- 
|-333-444-111-222-777-666-3--- 
| ... ... ... ... ... ... 
|gtr2 
|----------------------------- 
|----------------------------- 
|----------------------------- 
|----------------------------- 
|-555-666--------------------- 
|-333-444--------------------- 
 (no p.m.) 

play riff G2 again 3 times for a total of 4 times 

Riff H1 
----------------------------- 
----------------------------- 
-7--77-7-7--77-7-7--77-7-6--- 
-5--55-5-5--55-5-4--44-4-4--- 
-5--55-5-5--55-5-5--55-5-4--- 
----------------------------- 

Riff H2 
 gtr1 
|----------------------------- 
|----------------------------- 
|-7--77-7-7--77-7-7--77-7-6--- 
|-5--55-5-5--55-5-4--44-4-4--- 
|-5--55-5-5--55-5-5--55-5-4--- 
|----------------------------- 
|gtr2 
|----------------------------- 
|-8--88-8-8--88-8-8--88-8-7--- 
|-7--77-7-7--77-7-7--77-7-6--- 
|-5--55-5-5--55-5-4--44-4-4--- 
|----------------------------- 
|----------------------------- 

Riff I 
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-------------------------------------------------------- 
-------------------------------------------------------- 
-------------------------------------------a.h. 2nd time 
-6-----6-----6-----6-----6-----6-----5-----5------------ 
--44444-44444-44444-44444-33333-33333-33333-33333------- 
  ..... ..... ..... ..... ..... ..... ..... ..... 

play riff I again for total of 2 times 
play riff H1 
play riff H2 
play riff I twice 

Riff J 
----------------------------------------------------------------- 
----------------------------------------------------------------- 
----------------------------------------------------------------- 
---------11/12-12---------1514---------11/12-12---14-15-14-13--- 
---------9-/10-10---------1312---------9-/10-10---12-13-12-11--- 
-0-0-0-0----------0-0-0-0-------0-0-0-0----------0--------------- 
 . . . .          . . . .       . . . .          . 

play riff J again 3 times for a total of 4 times 

After the solo 
Riff:) К 
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----------------------------------------------- 
----------------------------------------------- 
-3-----2-----3-----2-----3-----2-----3-----2--- 
-3-----2-----3-----2-----3-----2-----3-----2--- 
-1-----0-----1-----0-----1-----0-----1-----0--- 

play riff D1 
play riff D2 
play riff D1 
play riff D2 
play riff E 
play riff D1 
play riff D2 
play riff D1 
play riff D2 
play riff E 
play riff F 4 times 
play riff G1 3 times 
play riff G2 4 times 
play riff H1 
play riff H2 
play riff I twice 
play riff H1 
play riff H2 
play riff I twice, that´s it!

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