Flesh and the Power It Holds Lyrics

As recorded by Death
(From the 1998 Album THE SOUND OF PERSEVERANCE)
Words and Music by Chuck Schuldiner
Gtr I (D G C F A D) - 'Untitled'
Gtr II (D G C F A D) - 'Untitled'
Gtr III (D G C F A D) - 'Untitled'
Gtr IV (D G C F A D) - 'Untitled'
Q=91
N.C.
Gtr I
E E E a E E Q. E E E a E E E S S S S
||o------12-12s18----------|------12-12s15-------------24----|
||o------------------------|---------------------------------|
| Gtr II
| E E E a E E Q. E E E a E E E S S S S
||o------12-12s18----------|------12-12s15-------------12----|
||o------------------------|---------------------------------|
E E E a E E Q. S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S 3x
|------12-12s18----------|-------15-18-------------17-20-------------22-------o||
|------------------------|----------------------------------------------------o||
| E E E a E E Q. S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S 3x
|------12-12s18----------|----17-------20-------19-------22-------24----24----o||
|------------------------|----------------------------------------------------o||
Q.=59
E E E Q. E E E E E E
||o-------------|------------------|
||o-0----0------|--0-----0------10-|
| H. +H.
||o-------------|------------------|
||o-7-----------|-(7)--------------|
E E E Q. E E E S +S S +S E
|---------------|--------------------------o||
|----12---12----|-----10---9-(9)s10-(10)s9--||
|-0-----0-------|--0-----0-----------------o||
| H. +H.
|---------------|--------------------------o||
|-7-------------|-(7)----------------------o||
Gtr I
E E E Q. E E E E E E
||o----------------|-------------------|
||-------7----7----|-----10---10p=9----|
||o--0-----0-------|--0-----0-------10-|
| Gtr II
| E E E Q. E E E E E E
||o----------------|-------------------|
||o--0-----0-------|--0-----0----------|
| Gtr III
| H. H.
||o----------------|-------------------|
||o----------------|-------------------|
E E E Q. E E E S +S S +S E
|-----------------|------------------------------o||
|------12---12----|-----10----9---(9)s10-(10)s=9--||
|---0-----0-------|--0-----0---------------------o||
| E E E Q. E E E S +S S +S E
|-----------------|------------------------------o||
|------19---19----|-----17---16--(16)s17-(17)s16--||
|---0-----0-------|--0-----0---------------------o||
| H. Q. Q.
|-----------------|------------------------------o||
|--/8-------------|-\3-------/5------------------o||
Q=120
N.C.
Gtr I
PM| PM PM PM
E E E E E E E E E E S S S E
PM| PM PM PM
E E E E E E E E E E S S S E E E E E
Gtr I
PM| PM PM PM
E E E E E E E E E E S S S E
|---7---------7---7-|---10--9h10p=9----|
| Gtr II
| E H.. E E S S S E
PM| PM PM PM
E E E E E E E E E E S S S E E E E E
|------12---12---------|---10--9h10p=9----------12----|
| W E E S S S E E E E E
Pre-Verse
Q=182
$
Gtrs I, II
PM--| ~~ PM----| PM| PM PM
E S S E Q. E S S E E E E E E E E
||o--------------------|------------------|
||o-7-------8----7-----|---8-----10---8---|
PM--| ~~ PM----| PM| PM PM
E S S E Q. E S S E E E E E E E E
Gtrs I, II
PM--| ~~~ PM----| PM| PM PM
E S S E Q. E S S E E E E E E E E
| Gtr III
| PM--| ~~~ PM----| PM| PM PM
| E S S E Q. E S S E E E E E E E E
PM--| ~~ PM----| PM| PM
E S S E Q. E S S E E E E E E E E H
| W W H
PM--| ~~ PM----| PM| PM PM
E S S E Q. E S S E E E E E E E E
PM--| ~~ PM----| PM| PM PM
E S S E Q. E S S E E E E E E E E
Gtrs I, II
PM--| ~~~ PM----| PM| PM PM
E S S E Q. E S S E E E E E E E E
| Gtr III
| PM--| ~~~ PM----| PM| PM PM
| E S S E Q. E S S E E E E E E E E
PM--| ~~ PM----| PM| PM
E S S E Q. E S S E E E E E E Q
| W W
Q=98
W W H H W
|-----------|----------|------------|------o||
|--8--------|-7--------|--8----5----|-5----o||
Q=137 1.,2.,3.
N.C. G5 G#5 E5 F5
Gtr I
PM----------------------------|
E E E E E E E E E E E E S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S 4x
||o-----------------|-------------------------|------------------o||
||o---5-----5-----5-|-----5---5-5-5---6-6-6---|-2-2-2---3-3-3----o||
| Gtr II
| PM----------------------------|
| E E E E E E E E E E E E S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S 4x
||o-----------------|-------------------------|------------------o||
||o-----6-----6-----|-6-----6-5-5-5---6-6-6---|-2-2-2---3-3-3----o||
Gtrs I, II
PM----------------------------------
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 S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S q
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 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 Q
PM| PM| PM----------------------------|
S S E S S E S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S Q 4x
||o-----------------------------|--------------------o||
||o-5-5-5-6-6-6-2-2-2---3-3-3---|-2-2-2---1-1-1---4--o||
Q=192
Gtr I
E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E Q. Q
||o-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|----------------|
||o---3-3-----3---3-|---3-3-----3---3-|---2-2-----2---2-|---2-2----------|
| Gtr II
| W W W W
||o-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|----------------|
||o-3---------------|-3---------------|-2---------------|-2--------------|
Gtr I
E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E Q. Q
| Gtr II
| W W W W
| Gtr III
| E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E Q. Q
N.C.
Gtrs I, II
PM--------| PM--------| PM--------| PM--------|
E S S S S S S E S S S S S S E S S S S S S E S S S S S S
PM--------| PM--------| PM--------| PM--------|
E S S S S S S E S S S S S S E S S S S S S E S S S S S S
Gtr I
PM--------| PM--------| PM--------| PM--------|
E S S S S S S E S S S S S S E S S S S S S E S S S S S S
| Gtr II
| PM--------| PM--------| PM--------| PM--------|
| E S S S S S S E S S S S S S E S S S S S S E S S S S S S
To Coda
PM--------| PM--------| PM--------| ~~~
E S S S S S S E S S S S S S E S S S S S S H q H.
|-----------------------------|----------------------o||----------|
|-6-------------6-------------|-5-----------------o||-5--------|
| PM--------| PM--------| PM--------| ~~~
| E S S S S S S E S S S S S S E S S S S S S H W
|-----------------------------|----------------------o||----------|
|---5-5-5-5-5-5---5-5-5-5-5-5-|---5-5-5-5-5-5--------o||----------|
Q=116
PM----| ~~ PM----| ~~ PM----| ~~
E E E E E Q. E E E E E Q. E E E E E Q.
||o----------------|-----------------|----------------|
||----------4s5----|----------8s7----|---------4s5----|
||o-2-2-2-2--------|-2-2-2-2---------|-2-2-2-2--------|
||--0-0-0-0-2s3----|-0-0-0-0--6s5----|-0-0-0-0-2s3----|
| PM----| ~~ PM----| ~~ PM----| ~~
| E E E E E Q. E E E E E Q. E E E E E Q.
||o----------------|-----------------|----------------|
||----------6s7----|---------10s9----|---------6s7----|
||----------4s5----|----------8s7----|---------4s5----|
||o-2-2-2-2--------|-2-2-2-2---------|-2-2-2-2--------|
PM ~ PM ~~~~~~~~
E E E E H 4x E E E E Q +Q Q
|---------------o||------------------------||
|---7s=8s7-6-----||---7s=8s7-6--(6)\-------||
|-2-------------o||-2----------------------||
|-0-5s=6s5-4-----||-0-5s=6s5-4--(4)\-------||
| PM ~ PM ~~~~~~~~
| E E E E H 4x E E E E Q +Q Q
|---------------o||------------------------||
|---9s10s9-8-----||---9s10s9-8--(8)\-------||
|---7s=8s7-6-----||---7s=8s7-6--(6)\-------||
|-2-------------o||-2----------------------||
Q=110
N.C.(F#5)
Gtr IV
| Gtr I
| H. H. S S H +E +Q H
|--------------|--------------|-7h8p7-------(7)-|-(7)---14-------|
|~~~~~~ T ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ T ~~~
| +E S S S S S S Q. +E S S S S S S Q.
|-(14)-7h8-14-8p7h8-15------|-(15)-7h8-15-8p7h8-17-------|
| T T T T T T T ~~~~~~
| 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
N.C.
| +Q Q. Q. Q. Q. Q
| +Q Q. Q. Q. Q. Q
N.C.(F#5)
| S S H +E +H +S S. S.
|-11h12p11-------(11)-|-(11)-------(11)-----------|
| H 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 E. +E T T T T
|-21p19p17h21p17h19-17p16h19p16--(16)-16-16-17-17---|
| 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. +T T T T
|-------------18-18-15-18s19------(19)-18-19-21-|
| T T T T T T T T T T T T T T T T T T E.
N.C.
| +Q Q. Q. Q. Q. Q
| +Q Q. Q. Q. Q. Q
N.C.(F#5)
| S S H +E +H T T T T E
|---------------------|------------17-17-18-18-19b22===|
|-11h12p11-------(11)-|-(11)---------------------------|
| +H +E E E E S +S Q +E
|-(19)-------(19)-19-|-19-19-19r(19)-19---(19)-|
| +E Q S T T Q +Q +Q +E E
|-(19)r-------------19b24====|=(19)---(19)----(19)--19r==|
|----------------17-19b24====|=(19)---(19)----(19)-------|
| H T T T T T T T T
N.C.
| T T T T T T T T T T T T T T T T T T T T E
| +Q T T T T T T Q +S E E E
| T T T T T T +Q. +Q E.
| PM-------------------------------------------------|
| S T T T T T T T T T T T T E T T T T T E.. S
E E E E E E E E W
| 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 E +S S H..
Bass Interlude
N.C.
W W W W W W
Ending
Q=192
D.S. al Coda &
Gtrs I, II
H +E +H.. H +E +H +E +Q. 4x q H.
||o----------|------------|----------|------------|-------o||----------*|
||o-3----(3)-|-(3)--------|-2----(2)-|-(2)----(2)-|-(2)---o||-5--------*|
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