Pull the Plug Lyrics

As recorded by Death
(From the 1988 Album LEPROSY)
Words and Music by Chuck Schuldiner
Gtr I (D G C F A D) - 'Chuck Schuldiner'
Gtr II (D G C F A D) - 'Rick Rozz'
Intro/Verse
Q=154
$
E5 Bb5 F5 C#5 G#5 C5 N.C.
Gtrs I, II
PM----| ~~~ PM----|
H E E E E H H H H H H H E E E E 4x
|--------------||o-----------|-----------|-----------|------------------o||
|------3-2-----||o-2----1----|-3----4----|-6----3----|--------3-2-------o||
Q=160
E5N.C. F#G5
Gtr I
PM-----------------------------------------------|
S S S S S S E E S S S S E E S S S S S S S S S S E E
|----------------------------|-----------------------4s5--|
|-0-0-0-0-0--0-7-8-0-0-0-0-5-|-7-0-0-0-0-3-3-5-5-3-3-2s3--|
| Gtr II
| Q H. W
N.C.
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 E E S S S S E E S S S S S S S S S S E E
||o---------------------------|---------------------------|
||o---------------------------|-----------------------4s5-|
||--0-0-0-0-0-0-7-8-0-0-0-0-5-|-7-0-0-0-0-3-3-5-5-3-3-2s3-|
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
PM----------------------------------------------|
S S S S S S E E S S S S E E S S S S S S S S S S E E
|---------------------------|-----------------------4s5--|
|-0-0-0-0-0-0-7-8-0-0-0-0-5-|-7-0-0-0-0-3-3-5-5-3-3-2s3--|
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 E E H.
|---------------------------------o||-----------||
|-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-o||-1---------||
Q.=96
N.C. E5 N.C. F5 B5 G5Bb5
PM----| PM----| PM----|
E S S E Q. E S S E Q. E S S E Q. Q E Q.
||o--------------|--------------|--------------|-----------|
||o---------2----|---------2----|---------3----|-2--5-1----|
Fine
N.C. E5 N.C. F5 B5 G5C5 B5 G5C5
PM----| PM----| PM----|
E S S E Q. E S S E Q. E S S E Q. Q E Q. Q E Q
|--------------|--------------|--------------|-----------o||---------||
|---------2----|---------2----|---------3----|-2--5-3----o||-2--5-3--||
Q=110
N.C.
PM PM
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 E 3x
||o-------------------------------|-------------------------------o||
||o-7p6---9p8---7---7p6---9p8---7-|-7p6---9p8---7---7p6---9p8---7-o||
Q=124
Gtr I
PM~ PM~ PM~ PM~ PM~ PM~ PM~ PM~
E E Q E E Q E E Q E E Q E E Q E E Q E E Q E E Q
| Gtr II
| PM~ PM~ PM~ PM~ PM~ PM~ PM~ PM~
| E E Q E E Q E E Q E E Q E E Q E E Q E E Q E E Q
PM~ PM~ PM~ PM~ PM~ PM~ PM~
E E Q E E Q E E Q E E Q E E Q E E Q E E Q
| PM~ PM~ PM~ PM~ PM~ PM~ PM~
| E E Q E E Q E E Q E E Q E E Q E E Q E E Q
Q=202
Gtrs I, II
PM------------| PM----------------------------|
S S S S S S S S E E E E 4x S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S
||o-------------------------o||-||o---------------------------------|
||o-----------------6---5---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 S S S S S S S S S S S S Q Q
|---------------------------------|------------------------o||
|---------------------------------|-4---------------4--4---o||
N.C.
PM------------| PM----------------------------|
S S S S S S S S E E E E 8x S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S
||o-------------------------o||-||o----------------------------------|
||o-----------------6---5---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 S S S S S S S S S S S S Q Q
|---------------------------------|------------------------o||
|---------------------------------|-4---------------4--4---o||
Interlude/Solo (Rozz)
Q.=96
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
||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
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
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||
Gtr 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
| Gtr I
| S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S
|-17p==14h17p14h17p14h17p14h17p14h17---|-17p==14h17p14h17p14h17p14h17p14h17---|
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 H.
|-15p==12h15p12-(12)---15p==12h15p12-(12)---|---------------------------|
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
|-15p==13h15p12------15p==13h15p12------|
S S S S S S S S S S S S
| S S S S S S S S S S S S
|-15p==13h15p12------15p==13h15p12------|
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. +Q. +H +E. S
|-b16============()-----------|-(13)---------------(13)r--------|
PM----------------------------------------------------------------
S S S S S S S S S S S S
| T
| S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S
|-15p12h==15p12h15p==12h15p12---20-12h15p==12h15p12h==15p12h15p==12-|
S S S S S S S S S S S S
| T
| S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S
|-15p12h==15p12h15p==12h15p12---20-12h15p==12h15p12h==15p12h15p==12--|
PM----------------------------------------------------------------
S S S S S S S S S S S S
| T
| S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S
|-14p12h==14p12h14p==12-14p12---19-12h14p==12-14p12h==14p12h14p==12-|
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 S S S S S S
|-15p==13h15p12------15p==13h15p12------|
S S S S S S S S S S S S
| S S S S S S S S S S S S
|-15p==13h==15p==12h==15p==12---15p==13h==15p==12h==15-----|
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
| H. +H.
Solo (Schuldiner)
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
| ~~~~ PM-------| PM----------------|
| Q. E E E S S S E E E E E
|------------------------------|-9h11p==9------9---11---12---11----|
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
| PM---------------------| ~~ TP
| E E E E E E H Q
PM----------------------------------------------------------------------
S S S S S S S S S S S S
| T T T T T T T T T T T T T T T T T T T T T T T T
S S S S S S S S S S S S
| T T T T T T T T T T T T T T T T T T T T T T T T
PM----------------------------------------------------------------------
S S S S S S S S S S S S
| T T T T T T T T T T T T T T T T T T T T T T T T
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
| H +E S S
|-16---------------(16)---16h17-|
S S S S S S 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 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
| Q. Q +E Q. Q S S
|-17b19-----------17b19========(17)r==|=17b19-----------17b19-------17p14-|
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
D.S. al Fine
S S S S S S S S S S S S
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