Sacred Serenity Lyrics

As recorded by Death
(From the 1995 Album SYMBOLIC)
Words and Music by Chuck Schuldiner
E5VII
F5VIII
G5X
D5V
Gtr I (D G C F A D) - 'Gtr I'
Gtr II (D G C F A D) - 'Gtr II'
Gtr III (D G C F A D) - 'Lead'
Gtr IV (D G C F A D) - 'Clean tone'
Moderate Metal Q=135
N.C. E5VII
Gtrs I, II
W W
Gtr III
PM----------------------------------------------
Wx4 S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S
F5VIII
W
S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S
G5X
W
PM----------------------------------------------
S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S
F5VIII E5VII
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
F5VIII D5V
W W
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 S S S S S S T T S
E5VII F5VIII
W W
H +Q. +S T T H +Q. +S T T
E5VII D5V E5VII
W W W +W
H +Q. +S T T W Q. E +H +W
W W
E +E E E +H S S Q. +H
|-16-(16)s17-17-(17)----|-------14----(14)----|
W W
Q Q Q S S E Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q
W
Q +E S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S
D5/G N.C.
H +Q Q
Q +E S S S T T T T T T T T T T T T T T T T
|----------17-17-17-18-18-17-17-15-15-17-17-18-18s21----------------||
Pre-Verse
F5 E5 F5 E5 N.C.
Q +E E +E +E Q +E Q E E E E E
|-20b22====(20)-(20)-(20)-(20)r-20b22====|=(20)-(20)---20---20---20---20r\---|
| Gtrs I, II
| PM------| PM--------| ~~~~~
| E E E E +Q E E E Q E E E Q
F5 E5 F5 E5 N.C.
W W
| PM------| PM--------| PM~
| e S S S S E +Q e S S S S Q E E E Q
$
F5 E5 F5 E5 N.C.
Gtrs I, II
PM--| PM----| ~
E E E E +Q E E E Q E E E Q
F5 E5 F5 E5 N.C.
PM--------| PM----------| PM~
S S S S S S E +Q S S S S S S Q E E E Q
F5 E5 F5 E5 N.C. F5 E5 F5 E5 N.C.
PM--| PM----| PM------| PM--------| PM~
E E E E +Q E E E Q E E E Q e S S S S E +Q e S S S S Q E E E Q
F5 E5 F5 E5 N.C.
PM--| PM----|
E E E E +Q E E E Q E E E Q
F5 E5 F5 E5 N.C.
PM--------| PM----------| ~
S S S S S S E +Q S S S S S S Q E E E Q
Gtrs I, II
W +W +W +W
Gtr III
H Q. S S H +Q. S S H +Q. S S W
|-----------10h12h|=13----(13)---8h10h|=12----(12)---7h8h|=10----|
W +W +W +W
+H +Q. S S H +Q. S S H +Q. S S W
|-(10)----(10)---10h12h|=13----(13)---8h10h|=12----(12)---7h8h|=10----||
N.C.
Gtrs I, II
PM-------------------------------
S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S
||o---------------------------------|
||o-------------4-4-4-4-4-4-5-5-5-5-|
S S S S 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
|---------------------------------o||------------------------------|
|-------------4-4-4-4-4-4---------o||-------------4-4-4-4-4-4-5----|
N.C.
PM-------------------------------
S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S
||o---------------------------------|
||o-------------4-4-4-4-4-4-5-5-5-5-|
S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S Q. Q. Q
|---------------------------------o||---------------|
|-------------4-4-4-4-4-4---------o||-3----5----4---|
N.C.
PM-------------------------------
S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S
||o---------------------------------|
||o-------------4-4-4-4-4-4-5-5-5-5-|
To Coda
S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S 4x Q. Q. Q
|---------------------------------o||---------------||
|-------------4-4-4-4-4-4---------o||-3----5----4---||
1st Chorus
N.C.
Gtr III
E +S S +E E H +W
||o-/13-(13)-12-(12)------12---------------|-(12)-------------------------|
||o----------------------------------------|------------------------------|
| Gtrs I, II
| PM----| PM------------| PM| PM PM| PM|
| E S S S S E S S S S S S S S E S S S S E S S E S S E
||o----------------------------------------|------------------------------|
||o-------0---0---0--0-----0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|------0-0-0-0----0-0----0-0---|
E +S S +E E Q. E +E E E E Q +Q
|-15-(15)-13-(13)---12--13-------|---------13-----17---(17)----o||
|--------------------------------|-----------------------------o||
| PM---------| ~~~~~~~
| E S S S S E +Q. E +E E E E E E Q
|--------------------------------|-----------------------------o||
|------0---0---0--0--------------|-----------------------7-----o||
Guitar Solo
E5 E5VII F5VIII
Gtr III
H +Q Q +Q +Q +Q +Q
|--9-----(9)-----|-(9)b10===(9)---(9)--(9)r=|
| Gtrs I, II
| PM-|
| H E E Q +Q Q +H
H E E E E E S S Q e e e e T T S T T S
| PM| PM------------------------------|
| Q E E E E Q E E E E E E E E
E5VII F5VIII
H +Q Q +Q Q +H
| PM-|
| H E E Q +Q Q +H
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------|
| Q 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
| PM------------------------------------------------------|
E5VII F5VIII
H E E Q +Q Q +H
| PM|
| H E E Q +Q Q +H
Q Q Q Q q q a H +Q E S S S
|-12--10---9---10---9---7-|-7s9-------(9)\----------------|
| PM--| PM---------------|
| Q E E E E Q E E E E E E E E
E5VII
S S S S S S S +S +Q S S S S S S S S S
| PM|
| H E E Q
F5VIII
S S S S S S Q. +E E S S S
| +Q Q +H
S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S E
| PM------|
| Q E E E E Q
|---------------15-14s12-14-||
| PM-------------------|
Gtr IV
E E E E +Q E E +W E E E E +Q E E +H E E Q
||o-------0-(0)----0-|-(0)--------|-------0-(0)----0-|-(0)------0-----o||
||o-0----------------|------------|-3----------------|----------------o||
Gtr III
H Q E E E E E E H
|--------------10s12-|-12s=13-13s15-15----|
| Gtr IV
| E E E E +Q E E +W
+H +Q E E E E E E E Q.
|-(15)-------(15)--10s12-|-12s=13-13s12-8s10-----|
| E E E E +Q E E +H E E Q
Gtrs I, II
W W
Gtr III
+H +Q E E E E E E H
|-(10)-------(10)--10s12-|-12s=13-13s15-15----|
| Gtr IV
| E E E E +Q E E +W
Cmaj7 N.C.
W H Q Q
+Q. E Q Q Q E +Q. +H
|------------19--20---22---|-22b24==(22)---(22)------||
| E E E E +Q E E +H E E Q
Pre-Verse
F5 E5 F5 E5 N.C.
Gtr III
>
+H +Q +Q +H H
|-(22)-------(22)--(22)---|-(22)r-------------|
| Gtrs I, II
| PM---| PM-----| ~
| E E E E +Q E E E Q E E E Q
D.S. al Coda
F5 E5 F5 E5 N.C.
W W
| PM------| PM--------| PM~
| e S S S S E +Q e S S S S Q E E E Q
2nd Chorus
&
N.C.
Gtr III
E +S S +E E H +W
| Gtrs I, II
| PM----| PM------------| PM| PM PM| PM|
| E S S S S E S S S S S S S S E S S S S E S S E S S E
E +S S +E E Q. E +E E E E Q +Q
| PM---------| ~~~~~~~
| E S S S S E +Q. E +E E E E E E Q
E +S S +E E H +W
| PM----| PM------------| PM| PM PM| PM|
| E S S S S E S S S S S S S S E S S S S E S S E S S E
E +S S +E E Q. E +E E E E E E Q
| PM---------| ~~~~~~~
| E S S S S E +Q. E +E E E E E E Q
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