'Down For Life' by Testament - Guitar Tutorial

                                TESTAMENT - DOWN FOR LIFE 
                  From the Album - THE GATHERING 
                 Copyright: SPITFIRE RECORDS 1999
                   Version 2.0 - Febuary, 2002 

Transcribed By: John McNeal (Souls of Black) 

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Tune Down 1 and 1/2 Steps

Intro (Play Once)

Riff 1a (Guitar 1)                                  
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|----------------------------------|
|-2-----2-----2-----2------5/7-7/8-|
|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0--3/5-5/6-|
    . .   . .   . .   . .                 
|----------------------------------------|
|----------------------------------------|
|----------------------------------------|
|----------------------------------------|
|-2-----2-----2-----2------87---7-7/8---|
|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0--65-0-5-5/6---|
    . .   . .   . .   . .      .
|-------------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------------|
|-2-----2-----2-----2------5/7-7/8--2-----2-----2-|
|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0--3/5-5/6--0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|
    . .   . .   . .   . .             . .   . .      

Riff 1b (Guitar 2) (play with Riff 1a at the same time)

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|----------------------------------|
|----------------------------------|
|----------------------------------|
|-2------------------------5/7-7/8-|
|-0------------------------3/5-5/6-|
                     
|----------------------------------------|
|----------------------------------------|
|----------------------------------------|
|----------------------------------------|
|-2------------------------87---7-7/8---|
|-0------------------------65-0-5-5/6---|
                               .
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|-------------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------------|
|-2-----2-----2-----2------5/7-7/8--2-----2-----2-|
|-0-----0-----0-----0------3/5-5/6--0-----0-----0-|
    


Verse 

Riff 2
                              1,3          2,4
|-------------------------|---------|--------------|
|-------------------------|---------|--------------|
|-------------------------|---------|--------------|
|-------------------------|---------|--------------|
|-2-----2-----2-----2-----|-5/7-7/8-|-87---7-7/8--|
|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|-3/5-5/6-|-65-0-5-5/6--|
    . .   . .   . .   . .                 .

Riff 3
|---------------------------------------------------------------|
|---------------------------------------------------------------|
|---------------------------------------------------------------|
|---------------------------------------------------------------| 
|---87---7/8---87---7/8---87---87---8/7--1110-109---7/8---| 
|-0-65-0-5/6-0-65-0-5/6-0-65-0-65-0-5/6-0-98-0-87-0-5/6-0-|
  .     .     .     .     .     .     .     .     .     .     .

Chorus

Riff 4a (Guitar 1)
                                                           
                              1    2
|---------------------------|---|-----|
|---------------------------|---|-----|
|---------------------------|---|-----|
|---------------------------|---|-3---|
|-----5h7---5h7---5h7---5h7-|-3-|-1-3-|
|-0-0-----0-----0-----0-----|-1-|---1-| 
  . .     .     .     .
|---------------------------------------|
|---------------------------------------|
|---------------------------------------|
|---------------------------------------|
|-----5h7---5h7---5h7---5h7--3----2-2-2-|
|-0-0-----0-----0-----0------1----0-0-0-| 
  . .     .     .     .           . .

Riff 4b (Guitar 2) (Play with Riff 4a)

                              1    2
|---------------------------|---|-----|
|---------------------------|---|-----|
|---------------------------|---|-----|
|---------------------------|---|-3---|
|---------------------------|-3-|-1-3-|
|---------------------------|-1-|---1-| 

|---------------------------------------|
|---------------------------------------|
|---------------------------------------|
|----------------------------3----------|
|-2-------2-----2-----2------3----2-2-2-|
|-0-------0-----0-----0------1-/7-0-0-0-| 
                                  . .                                 

Bridge

Riff 5 (Both Guitars) 
                             1,3  2,4
|---------------------------|---|-----|
|---------------------------|---|-----|
|---------------------------|---|-----|
|---------------------------|---|-3---|
|-----5h7---5h7---5h7---5h7-|-3-|-1-3-|
|-0-0-----0-----0-----0-----|-1-|---1-| 
  . .     .     .     .

Riff 6
|--------------------------------|
|--------------------------------|
|--------------------------------|
|--------10-9-8---------3--------|
|-2-------8-7-6-3-------1-----3--|
|-0-------------1---0-0---0-0-1--|
                    . .   . .
Riff 7
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|------------------------------------|
|------------------------------------|
|----------------3------------3------|
|----------------1------------1----3-|
|-000-000-000-00---000-000-00---00-1-|
  ... ... ... ..   ... ... ..   ..
|------|
|------|
|------|  (Hold this note and do a slide,
|-2----|     leading into the next verse)
|-2----|
|-0----|

Outro
(Guitar 1)
                              1    2
|---------------------------|---|-----|
|---------------------------|---|-----|
|---------------------------|---|-----|
|---------------------------|---|-3---|
|-----5h7---5h7---5h7---5h7-|-3-|-1-3-|
|-0-0-----0-----0-----0-----|-1-|---1-| 
  . .     .     .     .
|---------------------------------------|
|---------------------------------------|
|---------------------------------------|
|---------------------------------------|
|-----5h7---5h7---5h7---5h7--3--------2-|
|-0-0-----0-----0-----0------1----0-0-0-| 
  . .     .     .     .           . .

(Guitar 2) 
                              1    2
|---------------------------|---|-----|
|---------------------------|---|-----|
|---------------------------|---|-----|
|---------------------------|---|-3---|
|---------------------------|-3-|-1-3-|
|---------------------------|-1-|---1-| 

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|----------------------------3----------|
|-2-------2-----2-----2------3--------2-|
|-0-------0-----0-----0------1----0-0-0-| 
                                  . .