Cosmic Sea Lyrics

As recorded by Death
(From the 1991 Album HUMAN)
Music by Chuck Schuldiner
Gtr I (D G C F A D) - 'Untitled'
Gtr II (D G C F A D) - 'Aahs'
Gtr III (D G C F A D) - 'Untitled'
Gtr IV (D G C F A D) - 'Untitled'
Moderate Metal Q=107
N.C.
Gtrs I, II
< < <
W +H H +H H +W
Gtrs III, IV
W W W W
||o-----------|-----------|----------|-------o||
||o-----------|-----------|----------|-------o||
| Gtrs I, II
| W W W W
||o-----------|-----------|----------|-------o||
||o-----------|-10--------|----------|--9----o||
Guitar Solo - Schuldiner
Gtr III
S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S
|----------12p11p=9----------------------------12p11p=9-------------------|
|-------------------12p10p=9----------------------------12p10p=9----------|
|----------------------------12p10p=9----------------------------12p10p=9-|
| Gtr IV
| S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S
| Gtrs I, II
| W
W
| W
| W
S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S
|--------------------9h11h12----------------------------12p11p=9----------|
|-----------9h10h12----------------------------------------------12p10p=9-|
| 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
Q. S S Q Q Q
| Q. S S Q Q Q
| W
Q. S S H S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S
| Q. S S H W
| W W
Gtr III
~~ T T ~~ ~~
H S S S S S S S S S S S S S S Q S S Q +Q
|-------------------------------------------|----------9p7-10--(10)\--|
| Gtrs I, II
| W W
Gtr III
E Q E Q Q E Q S S Q Q Q Q Q Q H W
| Gtr IV
| W W W W
| Gtrs I, II
| W W W W
Gtr III
S S. S. S S S S S S S S S S S S
| Gtrs I, II
| W
S S S S S S S S S S S S Q
| W
S S S S H. S S E S S E S S E +Q
|--------7h8-------|----------------------12-11-(11)\--|
| W W
N.C.
Gtrs III, IV
H H +Q Q Q Q H H +W
| Gtr II
| H H +Q Q Q Q H H +W
N.C.
Gtr III
H H +Q Q Q Q H H Q Q Q H
| Gtr IV
| H H +Q Q Q Q H H Q Q Q H
| Gtr II
| H H +Q Q Q Q H H Q Q Q H
Q Q Q Q Q Q E S S S S S S
||o----------------|-----13--12-13p12p10---------|
||o----------------|-----------------------------|
| Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q
||o----------------|-----13--12-------10---------|
||o----------------|-----------------------------|
| < <
| W W
||o----------------|-----------------------------|
||o----------------|-----------------------------|
Q Q Q E E Q Q Q Q
| Q Q Q E E Q Q Q Q
| < < < <
| H. E E W
Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q H. Q W
|------------10--|----------------|-------------|------o||
|----------------|----------------|-------------|------o||
| Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q H. Q W
|------------10--|----------------|-------------|------o||
|----------------|----------------|-------------|------o||
| < < < < <
| W W H. Q W
|----------------|----------------|-------------|------o||
|----------------|----------------|-------------|------o||
H=H
>
+W +W
| >
| +W +W
| >
| +W +W
Bassline
Q=120
Wx8
Guitar Solo - Masvidal
Q=125
Gtrs I, III
PM------| PM------------| PM----
S S S S E S S S S S S E S S
| Gtr IV
| PM------| PM------------| PM----
| S S S S E S S S S S S E S S
N.C.
S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S
| S S S S Q S S S S S S S S
N.C.
PM---------------------------------------
S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S
| S S E S S E S S E E E
S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S
| E E E H +E
N.C.
PM---------------------------------------
S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S
| E E E Q S S S E.
S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S
| S S S S S S S S Q Q
N.C.
PM---------------------------------------------
S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S
| S S S S E 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
| E E E E H
N.C.
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
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
N.C.
PM----------------------------------------------
S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S
| 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
| Q Q S S S S S S E
|-15b17========17b20========17-15-14-12-14-12------|
N.C.
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 S S S S S S S S
|-15p14p==12------------15p14p==12------------15p14p==12-----------------------------------|
|------------15p13p==12------------15p13p==12------------15p13p==12-15p13p==12-------------|
|------------------------------------------------------------------------------14p12p==11--|
N.C.
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 S S S S S S S S
|-15p14p==12-------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|------------15p13p==12--------------------------------------------------------------------|
|-----------------------14p12p==11------------14p12p==11-----------------------------------|
|----------------------------------14p12p==10------------14p12p==10------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------------------------------14p12p==10-------------|
|------------------------------------------------------------------------------14p12p==10--|
N.C.
PM-------------------------------------------
S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S
| PM------------------| ~~
| S S S S S S S S S S S S Q
| Gtr IV
| PM------------------|
| S S S S S S S S H
S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S
| PM------------------------------| ~~~~
| S S S S S S S S S S S S Q
| W
Q=160
N.C.
Gtrs III, IV
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---------------------------------|-----------------1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1--|
N.C.
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 6x
|---------------------------------|---------------------------------o||
|---------------------------------|---------------------------------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