"Symbolic", by Death

[ShredEternal]

This is a very good song by the late Chuck Shuldiner and his band, Death. I just copied the tab from Metaltabs.com because its the most accurate I could find. Have fun!


Tune Gtr to D [D,G,C,F,A,D]

--S Y M B O L I C--

[Riff A] [2tx]
[--------------------------|---------------------------]
[--------------------------|---------------------------]
[*-------------------------|--------------------------*][Gtr.1]
[*-9------------9----------|-9---------sl-------------*]
[--7------8~~~~~7-------8~~|-7------8~~~\---5-----3----]
[--0--0-0-^-----0-0-0-0-^--|-0--0-0-^-----3---3-1---1--]
^ . . ^ . . . ^ . .

[Play on 2nd time]
[--------------------------|-sl------------------------]
[--------------------------|-/13-12_13_12--------------]
[*---------------------/9--|(9)----h--p---12-11-9-----*][Gtr.2]
[*-2-------------------/9--|(9)-------------------109-*]
[--2-------------------/7--|(7)------------------------]
[--0-------------------/0--|(0)------------------------]
^ sl


[Riff A.1] [6tx]
[--------------------------|---------------------------]
[--------------------------|---------------------------]
[*-------------------------|--------------------------*][Gtrs.1&2]
[*/9------------9----------|-9---------sl-------------*]
[-/7------8~~~~~7-------8~~|-7------8~~~\---5-----3----]
[-/0--0-0-^-----0-0-0-0-^--|-0--0-0-^-----3---3-1---1--]
sl^ . . ^ . . . ^ . .


[Riff B]
[------------------------------------------]
[------------------------------------------]
[*----------------------------------------*][Gtrs.1&2]
[*----------------------------------------*]
[-----------9-10--------------12-10-9-10---]
[--00000000------000000000000--------------]
........ ............
|__________|
--12-- [6tx]
[------------------------------------------]
[------------------------------------------]
[*----------------------------------------*][Gtrs.1&2]
[*----------------------------------------*]
[-----------9-10--------------9-10-9-7-----]
[--00000000------000000000000----------8~~~]
........ ............
|__________|
--12--

[Riff C] [6tx]
[-----------------------------|---------------------------]
[-----------------------------|---------------------------] Gtr. 1&2
[*----------------------------|--------------------------*] harmonize
[*-6----------/7-6------------|------7----7-6------------*] part by
[--6---------sl----7~~~~~~~~~~|------7--------7-6---------] 5th's.
[--4---------------^----------|-5555-5--------------------]
^ .... ^ [a.h.](only 6th time)


[Riff D] [4tx]
[--------------------------|------------------------------]
[--------------------------|------------------------------]
[*-------------------------|-----------------------------*]
[*---3-----2--3_2_0--------|---3-----2-------------------*]
[----3-----2---p-p-3-2-----|---3-----2---3---2-----3-2----]
[--0-^---0-^-----------4---|-0-^---0-^-----4---3-1-----3--]
. . ^ . . . . . . . . . .


[Fill 1] [Riff E] [14tx]
[-------------------------][-------------------]
[-------------------------][-------------------]
[*-----------------------*][*-----------------*][Gtrs.1&2]
[*-2---------------------*][*-----------------*]
[--2----------------------][-3---2-----3-2-----]
[--0----------------------][---4---3-1-----3---]
^ . . . . . . . .


[Riff F] [6tx]
[------------------|-------------------]
[------------------|-------------------]
[*-----------------|----------7---9---*][Gtrs.1&2]
[*-4---------------|-3--------7---9---*]
[--4---------------|-3--------5---7----]
[--2---------------|-1--------^---^----]
^ ^



[Fill 2] (" . " = Staccatos)
[------------------|-------------------]
[------------------|-------------------]
[*-----------------|------------------*][Gtrs.1&2]
[*----------5------|-3----------------*]
[-----2------------|-3-----------------]
[--0--.-------3----|-1-----------------]
. ^


[Riff G]
[------------------------------------------]
[------------------------------------------]
[*----------------------------------------*][Gtrs.1&2]
[*-7--------6-----------------------------*]
[--5--------4--------5---------------------]
[--^-222222-^-222222-3-222222222222222222--]
...... ...... ^ ..................
|________________|
--18-- [51/2tx]
[------------------------------------------]
[------------------------------------------]
[*----------------------------------------*][Gtrs.1&2]
[*-7--------6--------9--------------------*]
[--5-222222-4-000000-7---------------------]
[--^--------^--------^-333333333333333333--]
...... ...... ..................
|________________|
--18--


[Solo II] (w/Riff G)
[--14----------------------------15-14----------------------------14-]
[-----15----------------------14-------15----------------------15----]
[*-------16----------------16-------------16----------------16------*]
[*----------16----------16-------------------16----------16---------*]
[--------------17-14-17-------------------------17-14-17-------------]
[--------------------------------------------------------------------]

[--15-14-------------------------------14-15-17-19fb~~~~~~20fb~~~~~~~]
[--------15----------------------14-15---------[a.h.]----------------]
[*----------16----------------16------------------------------------*]
[*-------------16----------16---------------------------------------*]
[-----------------17-14-17-------------------------------------------]
[--------------------------------------------------------------------]

_________________
[| --Hold bend-- |
[-20"r-b20"r-b20"r-b20r-20"-21-19-18----------------------18-19-21---]
[------------------------------------21-19-18----18-19-21------------]
[*--------------------------------------------20--------------------*]
[*------------------------------------------------------------------*]
[--------------------------------------------------------------------]
[--------------------------------------------------------------------]

[--22-21-19-18-------------------------------------------------------]
[--------------21-19-18-------------------------------------18-19----]
[*----------------------20-19----------------------------19---------*]
[*----------------------------21-20-18----------18-20-21------------*]
[--------------------------------------21-20-21----------------------]
[--------------------------------------------------------------------]

[--------------------------------------------------------------------]
[--21--------------------15fb~~~16fb~~~15fb~~~14-15-14-12-------12---]
[*----20-19-18fb~~~~r-\-[a.h.]-[a.h.]-[a.h.]--------------14-12-----*]
[*---------[a.h.]----sl---------------------------------------------*]
[--------------------------------------------------------------------]
[--------------------------------------------------------------------]
. .
[End Solo II]
[--------------------------------------------------------]
[-----14----15---------17----------19----------18fb~~~~~~]
[*-14----14---16-14-------18-16-------20-18---[a.h.]----*]
[*------------------16----------17----------18----------*]
[--------------------------------------------------------]
[--------------------------------------------------------]
. . . . . . . . .


[Fill 3]
[-----------------------------------]
[----------------------------------*]
[*---------------------------------*]
[*-7--------6----------------------*]
[--5-222222-4-000000-7--------------]
[--^--------^-----------4----3~~~~~-]
...... ...... ^ ^


repeat Intro [6tx]
repeat Section A [6tx]
repeat Section B [6tx]
repeat Section C [4tx]
repeat Chorus until fade out [reversed drums]

[ShredEternal]

Heres the first solo, the last post was too long so I had to make two.

[Solo I] (w/Riff F) ______________________
[-------------------------------| --Hold Bend-- |-------------]
[--14~~~~~~~14-14-14-141/2b-13-141/2b~~~~14-14-14-14-14r-\-----------]
[*-------------------------------------------------------sl---------*]
[*------------------------------------------------------------------*]
[--------------------------------------------------------------------]
[--------------------------------------------------------------------]

[Staccatos = " . "]
[--sl----------------------------------------X---/22----------22-19--]
[--/15--------------15--14--15----------15-X----sl-.-20----20--------]
[*---.--14------14---.---.---.-14----14--.--------------18----------*]
[*-------.--12---.--------------.-12--.-----------------------------*]
[------------.---------------------.---------------------------------]
[--------------------------------------------------------------------]

[Tapping]
[-----22-20-19-------20-19-------------------------------------------]
[--20----------21-22-------18-20-21~~~~\--19_15_19_15_12_0_12_15-19_-]
[*-----------------------------[a.h.]--sl--tp--h--p--p--p-h--h----t-*]
[*------------------------------------------------------------------*]
[--------------------------------------------------------------------]
[--------------------------------------------------------------------]

[--------------------------------------------------------------------]
[-15_19_15_12_0_12_15-19_15_19_15_12_0_12_15-19_15_19_15_12_0_12_15--]
[*--h--p--p--p-h--h----tp--h--p--p--p-h--h----tp--h--p--p--p-h--h---*]
[*------------------------------------------------------------------*]
[--------------------------------------------------------------------]
[--------------------------------------------------------------------]

[--------------------------------------------------------------------]
[--19_15_19_15_12_0_12_15-19_15_19_15_12_0_12_15-20_16_13_16_13_0_13_]
[*--tp--h--p--p--p-h--h----tp--h--p--p--p-h--h----tp--p--h--p--p-h--*]
[*------------------------------------------------------------------*]
[--------------------------------------------------------------------]
[--------------------------------------------------------------------]

[--------------------------------------------------------------------]
[--_16-20_16_13_16_13_0_13_16-20_16_13_16_13_0_13_16-20_16_13_16_13_-]
[*-h----tp--h--p--p--p-h--h----tp--h--p--p--p-h--h----tp--h--p--p---*]
[*------------------------------------------------------------------*]
[--------------------------------------------------------------------]
[--------------------------------------------------------------------]

[-----------22-21-22-21-19-------------------------------------------]
[--_0_13_16----------------22-20-19-20-19----------------------------]
[*-p-h--h---------------------------------21-19-18----------18-19~~~*]
[*-------------------------------------------------21-20-21---------*]
[--------------------------------------------------------------------]
[--------------------------------------------------------------------]

[--------------------------------------------------------------------]
[--------------------------------------------------------------------]
[*-18--19------18----------16-19-18-16------------------------------*]
[*--.---.--16---.--16--17--------------17-16-17-16----16-17---------*]
[-----------.-------.---.--------------------------19-------19-17~~~~]
[--------------------------------------------------------------------]

[--------------------------------------------------------------------]
[--------------------------------------------------------------------]
[*----------------------------12-14-15-14---------------------------*]
[*-12----------------12-14-15-------------15-14-12------------------*]
[-----15-14-12-14-15-------------------------------15-14-12-14-15----]
[--------------------------------------------------------------------]

[--------------------------------------------------------------------]
[--------------------------------------------------------------------]
[*----------12-14-15-14----------------------------------12-14-15---*]
[*-12-14-15-------------15-14-12----------------12-14-15------------*]
[--------------------------------15-14-12-14-15----------------------]
[--------------------------------------------------------------------]

[--------------------------------------------------------------------]
[--13-15-16-15-13----------13-15-16-15-13----------13-15-16-15-13-15-]
[*----------------15-14-15----------------15-14-15------------------*]
[*------------------------------------------------------------------*]
[--------------------------------------------------------------------]
[--------------------------------------------------------------------]

[---------------------------------17--------------17-19-17-15-14-----]
[--16-15~~~~~~15--------------15---.--15------15---.-------------15~~]
[*-------------.--14------14---.-------.--14---.--------------------*]
[*-----------------.--12---.---------------.------------------------*]
[----------------------.---------------------------------------------]
[--------------------------------------------------------------------]

[End Solo I]
[---------------------------------------------]
[--17-15-17-15~~17-15-14----------------------]
[*-----------------------16-14---------------*]
[*-----------------------------17-16-14------*]
[---------------------------------------17\---]
[-----------------------------------------sl--]