Flattening of Emotions Lyrics

As recorded by Death
(From the 1991 Album HUMAN)
Words and Music by Chuck Schuldiner
Gtr I (D G C F A D) - 'Chuck Shuldiner rhythm'
Gtr II (D G C F A D) - 'Paul Masvidal rhythm'
Gtr III (D G C F A D) - 'Chuck lead'
Gtr IV (D G C F A D) - 'Paul lead 1'
Gtr V (D G C F A D) - 'Paul lead 2'
Q=170
N.C.
Gtrs I, II
PM--------| PM----------| PM--|
||o-------------------------|--------------------------o||
||o-------------6-6-6-------|-------6-6-6-------5-5-5--o||
Gtr I
PM--------| PM-----
||o-------------------------|
||o-------------6-6-6-------|
| Gtr II
||o-------------------------|
||o-------7-7-7-------------|
H
|-------------------------o||-||o-------------------|
|-------6-6-6-------5-5-5-o||-||o--------------6----|
| PM--------|
| E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E H
|-------------------------o||-||o-------------11----|
|-7-7-7-------6-6-6-------o||-||o-------7-7-7-------|
Gtr I
PM--------| PM--|
+W E E E E E E H E E E H.
|-------------|-------------------|--------------o||
|--(6)--------|--------------6----|--------5-----o||
| Gtr II
| PM--------| PM--|
| +W E E E E E E H E E E H.
|-(11)--------|-------------11----|-------10-----o||
|-------------|-------7-7-7-------|-6-6-6--------o||
1st & 2nd Verse
Fast Death Metal Q=218
$
N.C.
Gtrs I, II
PM------------------| PM------------------|
E E E E S S S S S S S S E E E E S S S S S S S S
||o-------------------------|-------------------------|
||o-4-----------------------|-4-----------------------|
PM----------------------------------------------------|
E E E 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 4x
|-------------------------|---------------------------------o||
|-4-----------------------|---------------------------------o||
N.C.
PM----------------------| PM----------------| PM--|
E E E E S S S S S S S S E E S S S S S S S S E E E E Q
|---------||o-----------------------------|---------------------|
|-4-------||o-----------------7-----------|---------7-------5---|
Q=130(8=s8)
Gtr I
PM------------| PM----------------| PM| PM| PM|
S S S S S S S S E E S S S S S S S S E E E E Q 4x Q Q E E Q Q E E
|-----------------------------|--------------------o||------------------|
|-----------------7-----------|---------5-4--------o||-6-5-----4-5------|
| Gtr II
| PM------------| PM----------------| PM|
| S S S S S S S S E E S S S S S S S S E E E E Q 4x W
|-----------------------------|--------------------o||------------------|
|-----------------7-----------|---------5-4--------o||------------------|
#
PM PM| PM| PM
Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q E E Q Q E E Q Q Q Q Q Q 3x
|-------------||o-----------------|-------------o||
|-8-7---4-3-6-||o-6-5-----4-5-----|-8-7---4-3-6-o||
| PM| PM| PM
| H Q Q Q Q Q E E Q Q E E Q Q Q Q Q Q 3x
|-------------||o-----------------|-------------o||
|-------4-3-6-||o-6-5-----4-5-----|-8-7---4-3-6-o||
Q=120
N.C.
Gtr I
PM PM ~ PM--------------------------------------------|
E E E E E S S E E E E Q 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-5-4---7-5-4h5p4---4-----|--------------------------------------------------|
| Gtr II
| PM PM ~ PM--------------------------------------------|
| E E E E E S S E E E E Q 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-------------------------|--------------------------------------------------|
Gtr I
PM PM|
| Gtr II
| 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
|---------------------------------------------------o||
|---------------------------------------------------o||
| 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
|---------------------------------------------------o||
|---------------------------------------------------o||
N.C.
PM----------------| PM----------------|
E S S S S S S S S S S E S S S S S S S S S S
||o---------------------------------------------|
||o---0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0---0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|
PM----------------| PM----| PM----|
E S S S S S S S S S S E S S S S E S S S S
PM----------------| PM----------------|
E S S S S S S S S S S E S S S S S S S S S S
Fine
PM----------------| PM----| PM----|
E S S S S S S S S S S E S S S S E S S S S 4x
|----------------------------------------------o||
|---4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4---4-4-4-4---4-4-4-4----o||
Lead: Schuldiner
Q=152
N.C.
Gtr III
H. E S S E W
| Gtrs I, II
| 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 Q Q Q Q
| 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
| PM------------------------------------------------------------------------
| S S S S S S S S 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
H+
| PM-------------------------------------
| S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S
S S E +E. S S S S S S S S E
|-16h17p16---(16)-----14-17-14-16-14-----------------|
| S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S
S S S S E E E H
| PM------------------------------------------
| S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S
E S S E E S S E E S S
| S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S
E E S S E E S S E E
| PM----------------------------------------
| S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S
S S E Q +E S S S S S S S
|------------19-------(19)---17h19-20p19p==17----17-|
| S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S
Gtr III
S S S S S S S S S S Q +E +E
|-20p19p==17----17-20p19p==17----17-20b22===========(20)----(20)r----||
| Gtr IV
| H S S S S S S S S
| Gtrs I, II
| PM-------------------------------------------------------------|
| S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S
Lead: Masvidal
Gtrs I, II
PM-------------------------------------------
S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S
| Gtr IV
| Q +E +E H
|-20b23========(20)---(20)r---19---------------|
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 E S S S S
|--------------------17h==18-21p18p==17-------16h19p==16------19-19-19-19--|
|------------17h==18--------------------18p17------------17----------------|
PM------------------------------------------------------------
S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S
| S +S +E E E +S S S S S S S S S
|-18-(18)b19r(18)------------------------14h16h17p16p==14-------|
S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S
| Q E E +H
Gtrs I, II
PM-------------------------------------------------------------------
S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S
| Gtr IV
| +W
| Gtr V
| S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S T T T S S S
|-------------14h17-19p17p==14------------14h17----------------19-------|
|----------14------------------19p17p==14-------------------------------|
S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S
| W
| S S S S S S S S S S S S S S E +Q
|----------14h==17h20p17p==14----------------------------------------|
|-19p14h15--------------------19p14h==17h19p17p==14------------------|
Gtrs I, II
PM------------------------------------------
S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S
| Gtr V
|--------14-------------17---19---17---19S20---|
S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S
| +E S S Q E S S Q
|-(20)---19p17-19-----------------------------|
PM--------------------------------
S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S
| PM-----| ~
| Q S S S S Q Q
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 T T S S S S E
PM------------------------------------------------
S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S
|-15h==16p==15--------15---16---15--------15--------|
S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S
| E E E E E E E E E Q
|-------------------------------15h==16S==19---18--------|
Gtrs I, II
PM------------------------------------------------------------
S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S
| Gtr V
| +W
| Gtr IV
| E E E E E S S E E E S S S S
|----------------------------14h==17/-20p==17--------17h21-------|
S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S
| W
| S S S S S S S T T S S S T T S S E
D.S. al Fine
Gtrs I, II
PM-----------------------------------------------------|
S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S E E Q
| Gtr IV
| S S S S S S S S S S Q E +E E E Q
|--------------------------------15-18-------18b19r==(18)---|-18------*|
|------------13h14h==17-------------------------------------|---------*|
|-12h13h==16------------------------------------------------|---------*|
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