Annihilator Lyrics

As recorded by Annihilator
(From the 1994 Album KING OF THE KILL)
Words by Jeff Waters and John Bates Music by Jeff Waters
Gtr I (D A D G B E) - 'Guitar I'
Gtr II (D A D G B E) - 'Guitar II'
Gtr III (D A D G B E) - 'Guitar III'
Gtr IV (D A D G B E) - 'Guitar IV'
Gtr V (D A D G B E) - 'Clean Guitar'
Gtr VI (D A D G B E) - 'Pick Scrape'
Q=96
Gtrs I, II
W Wx3 H. E E
$
F5G5 D5 F5G5 D5 F5G5 D5 N.C.
PM| PM PM PM PM--| PM PM PM
S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S
F5G5 D5 F5G5 D5 F5G5 D5 N.C.
PM PM PM PM PM--| PM PM PM
S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S
F5G5 D5 F5G5 D5 F5G5 D5 N.C.
Gtrs I, II
PM PM PM PM PM--| PM PM PM
S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S
||o------------------------------------|-------------------------------------|
||o--------3h5---0-----3h5---0-------0-|-------3h5---0-----5-5-3-------------|
| Gtr III
| W W
||o------------------------------------|-------------------------------------|
||o------------------------------------|-------------------------------------|
| Gtr IV
| W W
||o-8b10-------------------------------|-7b9---------------------------------|
||o------------------------------------|-------------------------------------|
To Coda
F5G5 D5 F5G5 D5 F5G5 D5 N.C.
PM PM PM PM PM--| PM PM PM
S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S
|-----------------------------------|-------------------------------------o||
|-------3h5---0-----3h5---0-------0-|--------3h5---0-----5-5-3------------o||
| W W
|-----------------------------------|-------------------------------------o||
|-----------------------------------|-------------------------------------o||
| W W
|-6b8-------------------------------|-------------------------------------o||
|-----------------------------------|-------------------------------------o||
&
PM PM PM PM PM--|
S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S
| W
| W
F5G5 D5 N.C.
PM PM PM
S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S
|------0-3h5---0---0-----------h5---5p=4---3p==0-||
| H S S S S +E +E
| H H
$$
F5G5 D5 F5G5 D5 F5G5 D5 N.C.
Gtr I
PM PM PM PM PM--| PM PM PM
S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S
|-x-0-3h5---0---0-3h5---0---0-0-0-|---0-3h5---0---0-------h5--5p=4-3p0-|
| Gtr II
| W H Q Q
F5G5 D5 F5G5 D5 F5G5 D5 N.C. C5/G
Gtrs I, II
PM PM PM PM PM--| PM PM PM
S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S
D.S. al Coda
D.S. al Coda
Bb5/FC5/N.C.
+W H Q Q
F5G5 D5 F5G5 D5 F5G5 D5 N.C.
PM PM PM PM PM--| PM PM PM
S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S
F5G5 D5 F5G5 D5 F5G5 D5 N.C.
Gtrs I, II
PM PM PM PM PM--| PM PM PM
S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S
| Gtr VI
| TPTPTPTPTPTPTPTPTPTPTP TPTPTPTPTP
| W S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S
|---------------------------------|-xsxsxsxsxsxsxsxsxsxsxs=xsxsxsxsx-||
Guitar Solo
Gtrs I, II
PM PM PM PM PM--|
S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S
|--------3h5-----0------3h=5---0-------0-|
|---x--0-3h5-----0---0--3h=5---0---0-0-0-|
| Gtr III
| ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ PM--|
| Q Q Q S S S S
F5G5 D5 N.C.
PM PM PM
S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S
|---0-3h5---0-----0----------------h5---5p==4----3p=0-|
| PM| ~~~~~~~
| S S S S S S S S S S +S +S S +S S S
|-------8-------------12b13==(12)-(12)r12-(12)-----10-|
PM PM PM PM PM----|
S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S Q Q Q Q
|--------3h=5--------0--------3h5---0-------------0-|--3---5---1---3--|
|--x--0--3h=5--------0-----0--3h5---0------0---0--0-|--3---5----------|
| ~~~ PM----|
| S S S S T T S S S Q S S S S Q Q Q Q
PM----| PM PM PM PM---|
S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S
|------------3h=5-------0-----3h5--------0------------0-|
|--0-----0---3h=5-------0---0-3h5--------0------0--0--0-|
| E +E Q. E +E S S
|-15b17====(15)r==15b17-----------15b17====(15)r========|
F5 G5 D5 N.C.
PM PM PM
S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S
|--------3h=5-----0--------5--5--3------------------|
|-----0--3h=5-----0-----0----------h5---5p==4--3p=0-|
| S S S S S S S S S S S S +S S S S
PM PM PM PM PM---------|
S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S
|-------------3h====5----------0-----------------3h====5-----------0-----------------------0-----|
|--x-----0----3h====5----------0-----------0-----3h====5-----------0-----------0-----0-----0-----|
| T T T T T T T T T T T T T T T T T T T T T T T T T T T T T T T T
Q Q Q Q
| T T T T T T T T T T T T T T T T T T T T T T T T T T T T T T T T
Gtrs I, II
Q H. Q H.
| Gtr III
| H +E E Q W
| Gtr V
| S S S S +S S +E +H S S S S +S S +E +H
Gtrs I, II
Q H. Q H.
| Gtr V
| S S S S +S S +E +H S S S S +S S +E +H
Q H. Q H.
| S S S S +S S +E +H S S S S +S S +E +H
Q H. Q H.
| S S S S +S S +E +H S S S S +S S +E +H
PM---------------| PM---------------|
Q E E E E E E Q E E E E E E
| S S S S +S S +E +H S S S S +S S +E +H
D.S.S. al Dbl. Coda
PM---------------| PM-----------|
Q E E E E E E Q E E E E Q
| S S S S +S S +E +H S S S S +S S +E +H
&&
F5G5 D5 F5G5 D5 F5G5 D5 N.C.
PM PM PM PM PM--| PM PM PM
S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S
F5G5 D5 F5G5 D5 F5G5 D5 N.C.
PM PM PM PM PM--| PM PM PM
S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S
F5G5 D5 F5G5 D5 F5G5 D5 N.C.
Gtrs I, II
PM PM PM PM PM--| PM PM PM
S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S
||o------------------------------------|-------------------------------------|
||o--------3h5---0-----3h5---0-------0-|-------3h5---0-----5-5-3-------------|
| Gtr III
| W W
||o------------------------------------|-------------------------------------|
||o------------------------------------|-------------------------------------|
| Gtr IV
| W W
||o-8b10-------------------------------|-7b9---------------------------------|
||o------------------------------------|-------------------------------------|
F5G5 D5 F5G5 D5 F5G5 D5 N.C.
PM PM PM PM PM--| PM PM PM
S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S
| W W
| W W
F5G5 D5 F5G5 D5 F5G5 D5 N.C.
PM PM PM PM PM--| PM PM PM
S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S
| W W
| W W
F5G5 D5 F5G5 D5 F5G5 D5 N.C.
PM PM PM PM PM--| PM PM PM
S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S
|------------------------------------|------------------------------------------------o||
|--------3h5---0-----3h5---0-------0-|--------3h5---0-------5--5--3-------------------o||
|-x----0-3h5---0---0-3h5---0---0-0-0-|------0-3h5---0---0-----------h5---5p=4---3p==0--||
| W H S S S S +E +E
|------------------------------------|--------------------/15-15----15-(15)---(15)\---o||
|------------------------------------|------------------------------------------------o||
| W H H
|-9b11-------------------------------|------------------------------------------------o||
|------------------------------------|------------------------------------------------o||
F5G5 D5 N.C.
PM PM PM
S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S
|------0-3h5---0---0-------------h5---5p==4---3p==0----||
| Gtr VI
| ~~~~ TPTPTPTPTPTP TPTPTPTPTPTPTPTPTPTP
| H T T T T T T T T T T T T T T T T
|--------------------xsxsxsxsxsxs=xsxsxsxsxsxsxsxsxsx--||
| H H
Outro Solo
Gtrs I, II
PM PM PM PM PM--|
S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S
|-----3h=5----0-------3h=5-----0---------0-|
|-x-0-3h=5----0-----0-3h=5-----0----0-0--0-|
| Gtr III
| S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S
F5G5 D5 N.C.
PM PM PM
S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S
|-----3h=5----0-------5--5--3--------------|
|---0-3h=5----0-----0---------h5-5p=4-3p=0-|
| S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S
PM PM PM PM PM--|
S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S
|------3h=5-----0------3h=5----0----------0-|
|-x--0-3h=5-----0----0-3h=5----0-----0-0--0-|
| S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S
F5 G5 D5 N.C.
PM PM PM
S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S
|--------3h=5-----0-------5--5--3----------------|
|-----0--3h=5-----0-----0---------h5--5p=4--3p=0-|
| S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S
|-10s12-15-12s10-10-10-10-8s10-10s12-12s10-------|
|-10s12-12-12s10----------8s10-10s12-12s10-15s17-|
|------------------------------------------13s15-|
PM PM PM PM PM---|
S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S
|--------3h=5-----0--------3h=5-----0-----------0-|
|--x--0--3h=5-----0-----0--3h=5-----0-----0--0--0-|
| S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S
|-17s15-15s17-17s15-15s17-17s15-15s17-17s15-15s17-|
|-15s13-13s15-15s13-13s15-15s13-13s15-15s13-13s15-|
F5 G5 D5 N.C.
PM PM PM
S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S
|--------3h=5-----0--------5--5--3--------------|
|-----0--3h=5-----0-----0----------h5--5p=4-3p0-|
| S S S S S S S S S S E Q
|-17s15-15s17-17s15-15s17-17s15-15--------------|
|-15s13-13s15-15s13-13s15-15s13-13--------------|
Gtrs I, II
PM PM PM PM PM---|
S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S
||o--------------------------------------------------|
||o---------3h=5-----0--------3h=5-----0-----------0-|
||----x--0--3h=5-----0-----0--3h=5-----0-----0--0--0-|
| Gtr III
| S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S
||o-/15-13----13-12----12-10-------------------------|
||o--------------------------------------------------|
| Gtr IV
| S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S
||o--------------------------------------------------|
||o--------14-------14-------14-------14-------14----|
F5 G5 D5 N.C.
PM PM PM
S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S 6x
|---------------------------------------------------------------------o||
|--------3h5----0--------5-----5----3---------------------------------o||
|-----0--3h5----0-----0------------------h5----5p====4----3p====0------||
| S S S S S S S S T T T T T T T T T T T T T T T T 6x
|---------------------------------------------------------------------o||
|---------------------------------------------------------------------o||
| S S S S S S S S H 6x
|---------------------------------------------------------------------o||
|----14------14---12-10-----------------------------------------------o||
Duration Legend
W - whole; H - half; Q - quarter; E - 8th; S - 16th; T - 32nd; X - 64th; a - acciaccatura
+ - note tied to previous; . - note dotted; .. - note double dotted
Uncapitalized letters represent notes that are staccato (1/2 duration)
Irregular groupings are notated above the duration line
Duration letters will always appear directly above the note/fret number it represents the
duration for. Duration letters with no fret number below them represent rests. Multi-
bar rests are notated in the form Wxn, where n is the number of bars to rest for. Low
melody durations appear below the staff
Tablature Legend
h - hammer-on
p - pull-off
b - bend
pb - pre-bend
r - bend release (if no number after the r, then release immediately)
/\ - slide into or out of (from/to "nowhere")
s - legato slide
S - shift slide
- natural harmonic
n
- artificial harmonic
n(n) - tapped harmonic
~ - vibrato
tr - trill
T - tap
TP - trem. picking
PM - palm muting
\n/ - tremolo bar dip; n = amount to dip
\n - tremolo bar down
n/ - tremolo bar up
/n\ - tremolo bar inverted dip
= - hold bend; also acts as connecting device for hammers/pulls
- volume swell (louder/softer)
x - on rhythm slash represents muted slash
o - on rhythm slash represents single note slash
Misc Legend
| - bar
|| - double bar
||o - repeat start
o|| - repeat end
*| - double bar (ending)
: - bar (freetime)
$ - Segno
& - Coda
Tempo markers - = BPM(8/16=s8/s16), where s8 = swing 8ths, s16 = swing 16ths