Leprosy Lyrics

As recorded by Death
(From the 1988 Album LEPROSY)
Words and Music by Chuck Shuldiner
Arranged by Death
Gtr I (D G C F A D) - 'Untitled'
Gtr II (D G C F A D) - 'Untitled'
Q=85
Gtr I
Q Q H Q Q H
||o------------|------------o||-|
||o-1--2--5----|-0--1--4----o||-|
| Gtr II
| Q Q H Q Q H
||o------------|------------o||-|
||o-1--2--5----|-0--1--4----o||-|
||o-------------------------|--------------------------o||
||o-1-----1-----------------|-0-----0-----4-----4------o||
| Q Q H Q Q H
||o-------------------------|--------------------------o||
||o-1-----2-----5-----------|-0-----1-----4------------o||
Gtrs I, II
||o-------------------------|----------------------------o||
||o-1-----1-----------------|-0-----0-----4-----4--------o||
Q=95
$
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-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-4-4-4-4-4-4-------------|
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 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 3x
|--------------------------------------------------o||
|-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1--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
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 S S S S S S S S
S S S S S S S S S S S S E E E E E E
Q=220
W H Q Q W +H H
||o----------|------------|----------|------------|
||o-3--------|-2----3--5--|-2--------|-(2)----2---|
W H Q Q W +H H 3x
|----------|------------|----------|-------------o||
|-3--------|-3----2--5--|-2--------|-(2)----2----o||
W H Q Q W +H H W H Q Q
Q=142
Gtr I
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 II
| E E Q H H Q E E
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
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
PM------------------------------------------|
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 E
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
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 E E E E E
Q=220
Gtr I
S S 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
| E E Q H W
E S S S S S S E S S S S S S E S S S S S S Q Q
| W H Q Q
|-----------------------------|-xs============3--3----|
Gtrs I, II
S S 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
E S S S S S S E S S S S S S E S S S S S S Q Q
S S 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
||o-------------------------------|---------------------------------|
||o-----------------5-------------|-4--------------5----------------|
E S S S S S S E S S S S S S E S S S S S S Q Q
|-----------------------------|-----------------------o||
|-4-------------5-------------|-4-------------2--2----o||
S S 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
||o-------------------------------|--------------------------------|
||o-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2---2-2-2-2-2-2-|---2-2-2-2-2-2---2-2-2-2-2-2----|
To Coda
E S S S S S S E S S S S S S E S S S S S S Q Q
|-----------------------------|------------------------------o||
|---3-3-3-3-3-3---3-3-3-3-3-3-|---3-3-3-3-3-3-5--5-----------o||
Q=122
W W W H. E E
||o----------|----------|----------|----------------o||
||o-2--------|-6--------|-3--------|-5-------5--3---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 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 S S S S E E 4x
|---------------------------------|--------------------------------o||
|---------------------------------|-------------------------5-3----o||
Q=220
Gtr I
H H Q Q H
||o-5-------------------------------|-8---7----------------------------|
||o---------------------------------|----------------------------------|
| Gtr II
| 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-----------------2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-|-----------------1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1--|
H H Q Q Q Q
|-5-------------------------------|-8---7-------6---------------------o||
|---------------------------------|-----------------------------------o||
| 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||
|-----------------2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-|-----------------1-1-1-1-----------o||
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 S S S S S S S S
W +W
|-b9r==============================|=(7)---------------------------------|
| 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
|-b11r==============================|=(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 S S S S S S S S
W +W
|-24b26r==============================|=(24)---------------------------------|
| 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 S S E. E.
| S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S
Q Q Q Q S S E
| S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S
E. Q +S S S E S S E
| 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 S S E
| S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S
S S E S S E H
| 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
|-19b21r==============19-16-17-16-16-19-17-19---|
| 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 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 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 E E
| S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S
E E Q +H
| 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
| S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S
+Q E E E E E E E E E E Q Q
|-----------------12------------------14---|------12---14---10-12S==4---------|
| 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
D.S. al Coda &
W W Q H.
| W W Q H.
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