Scavenger of Human Sorrow Lyrics

SCAVENGER OF HUMAN SORROW
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) - 'Chuck Schuldiner'
Gtr II (D G C F A D) - 'Shannon Hamm'
Q=98
N.C.
Gtr I
Wx3
S E E E T T T T T T T T T T T T T T T. E T. Q
Q.=98
Gtrs I, II
PM------------------| PM------------------|
E S S S S S S S S S S Q. E S S S S S S S S S S Q.
||o----------------------------|----------------------------|
||o-----------------------3----|-----------------------5----|
PM--------| PM--------------------| PM------|
S S S S S S E E E E S S S S S S S S S S Q. E S S S S
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N.C. F5
Gtr I
PM PM------------------|
E E E E E E E E E E E E E S S S S S S S S S S Q.
|--------------------9----------------o||-||o----------------------------|
|--------6--------------------------7-o||-||o-----------------------3----|
| Gtr II
| PM PM------------------|
| E E E E E E E E E E E E E S S S S S S S S S S Q.
|-------------12----------12-11-------o||-||o----------------------------|
|-11-14-------------------------------o||-||o-----------------------3----|
PM------------------| PM--------| PM------|
E S S S S S S S S S S Q. S S S S S S E E E E S S S S
| PM------------------| PM--------| PM------|
| E S S S S S S S S S S Q. S S S S S S E E E E S S S S
F5 N.C.
Gtr I
PM--------| PM------| PM
S S S S S S Q. E S S S S E E E E E E E E E E E E
|----------------------------|--------------------9----------------o||
|-------------3--------------|--------6--------------------------7-o||
| Gtr II
| PM--------| PM------| PM
| S S S S S S Q. E S S S S E E E E E E E E E E E E
|----------------------------|-------------12----------12-11-------o||
|-------------3--------------|-11-14-------------------------------o||
2. Q.=83
PM
| PM
W +E E E E W +E S S S E E
||o---------------------|------------------------|
||------------------4-5-|-7--------(7)-7h9p7-5-4-|
||o---------------------|------------------------|
| W +E E E E W +E S S S E E
||o---------------------|------------------------|
||----------------------|-5--------(5)-5h7p5-----|
||o-/5--------(5)-5-7-8-|--------------------8-7-|
~~ PM--| ~~ ~~ ~~
Q. e e e Q. S S S E E Q. S S S S S S S S Q S S S E E
| ~~ PM--| ~~ ~~ ~~
| Q. e e e Q. S S S E E Q. S S S S S S S S Q S S S E E
~~ PM--| ~~ ~~ ~~
Q. e e e Q. S S S E E Q. S S S S S S S S Q E E E
|------5-6---5--------------|------12-13----13-12----12-13-12--5-----o||
|---------------------------|----------------------------------------o||
| ~~ PM--| ~~ ~~ ~~
| Q. e e e Q. S S S E E Q. S S S S S S S S Q E E E
|---------------------------|-------------9--------------------------o||
|-----------------------8-7-|----------------------------------------o||
2. Q.=101
Q. S S S S S S S S Q E E E
| Q. S S S S S S S S Q E E E
PM------------| PM| PM| PM| ~~~
E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E Q. E E E
| PM------------| PM| PM| PM| ~~~
| E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E Q. E E E
Gtrs I, II
PM------------| PM| PM| PM| ~~
E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E Q. E E E
PM------------| PM| PM| PM| ~~
E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E Q. E E E
PM------------| PM| PM| PM| ~~
E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E Q. E E E
PM------------| PM| PM| PM| ~~
E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E Q. E E E
||o-------------------------|---------------------------|
||o---0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0---0-0-|---0-0---0-0---------------|
PM------------| PM| PM| PM| ~~ PM| PM| ~~
E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E Q. E E E E E E E E E Q.
|-------------------------|-------------8----------o||-------------8----|
|---0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0---0-0-|---0-0---0-0------------o||---0-0---0-0------|
Q=192
PM--------------------------| ~ ~~
S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S E E Q E E Q
||o---------------------------------|------------------|
||o-7-------------------------------|-7-10-9--9-12-10--|
PM--------------------------| ~ ~
S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S E E Q E E Q
Gtr I
PM-------------------------------------------------|
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 q
| Gtr II
| PM-------------------------------------------------|
| 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 q
PM-----------------------------------------------|
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 E +E
| PM-----------------------------------------------|
| 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 E +E
N.C.
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
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 E Q
|------------------------------|-10-------------9s10-10----|
| 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 E Q
|------------------------------|----------------9s10-10----|
Q=202
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 E E E E
| 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 E E E E
PM--------| PM--------| ~~
E S S S S S S E S S S S S S E E E q E E E Q
| PM--------| PM--------| ~~
| E S S S S S S E S S S S S S E E E q E E E Q
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 E E E E
| 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 E E E E
To Coda
PM--------| PM--------| ~~
E S S S S S S E S S S S S S E E E q E E E Q W
|------------------------------|----8-7-10-----------12--o||------|
|----0-0-0-0-0-0---0-0-0-0-0-0-|-------------------------o||------|
| PM--------| PM--------| ~~
| E S S S S S S E S S S S S S E E E q E E E Q W
|------------------------------|-------------9-----9-----o||------|
|----0-0-0-0-0-0---0-0-0-0-0-0-|-------------------------o||------|
Q=213
D9 N.C.
Gtrs I, II
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Wx7 Q W Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q
|--------------|-------------||o----------------|----------------|
|--------------|----5--------||o-------5-----5--|----6-----6-----|
Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q
|----------------|-----------------|----------o||
|-3--------------|-4-----4---------|-7-----7--o||
Gtr I
Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q
||o----------------|-----------------|
||o----------------|--------6-----6--|
| Gtr II
| Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q
||o----------------|-----------------|
||o-------5-----5--|-----6-----6-----|
Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q
|----------------|-----------------|-----------o||
|----------------|----4-----4--/7--|-----------o||
| Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q
|----------------|-----------------|-----------o||
|-3--------------|-4-----4---------|-7------7--o||
Solo (Schuldiner)
Q=166
H +E S S S S S S
|-22b24=========(22)r--------------19p==17p==15-|
|-----------------------17h==19h20--------------|
| PM------| PM-----------------------------
| E E E Q E E E E E E
Q +E S S S S S S S S S S S S e
|-15b17-----(15)-17-19-20-19-17-19-17-19-17-19-17-20-19-|
|---------| PM---------|
| E E E Q E E E Q
Q. S S S S S S S S S S S S W
|----------------------------20---19-17-16h==17p16------|--------------------|
| PM-----| PM----------------------------------------|
| E E E Q E E E E E E E E E Q Q Q
Q E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E
|---------12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-|-12s13-13-13-13-13-13-13-13-13-13-13-|
|-20\-----12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-|-12s13-13-13-13-13-13-13-13-13-13-13-|
|----------9--9--9--9--9--9--9--9--9-|--9s10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-|
| PM---| PM-----------------------| PM---|
| E E E Q E E E E E E E E E Q E E E Q
E E E E E E E E E E E E E. S q q q
|-13s15-15-15-15-15-15s17-17-17-17-17-|-17-----------------------------|
|-13s15-15-15-15-15-15s17-17-17-17-17-|-17--------17b19--18b20--17b19--|
|-10s12-12-12-12-12-12s14-14-14-14-14-|-14--------14b16--15b17--14b16--|
| PM---| PM-----------------------|
| E E E Q E E E E E E E E E Q Q Q
E +E +H S. T +E H. S. T +E
|-15b17====(15)---(15)r-----------------------|------------------------------|
|------------------------------14h==16-(16)---|---------------16s17-(17)-|
| PM-----------| PM----------------------------| PM--|
| E E E Q E E E E E E E E E Q E E E Q
H. S. T +E Q E E H
|-17---------------17s==19-(19)---|-19-----19s21-21------|
| PM---| PM--------------------------|
| E E E Q E E E E E E E E E 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
| PM---------| PM----------------------------------
| E E E Q E E E E E E
S S S S S S S S S S S S H
|-------------| PM--|
| E E E Q E E E Q
Q Q Q Q +E +E Q
|--------------b19====(17)r(17)-16---|
|-17---16---17--17b19=====(17)r(17)-16---|
| PM--| PM-----------------------
| E E E Q E E E E E E
Solo (Hamm)
E E +H. W H H
| E E E Q Q Q H. E E Q +Q H
|------------10---12--10--||-16-------14-16-|-16b17--(16)--16----|
W +W W
| H H +W H. E E
|-18b19----18b19----|-(18)--------|-16-------14-16-|
H H W +W
| Q +S +E. S S. S. Q Q Q Q Q Q H +W
|-16b17==(16)r(16)-14h16p14-----14-16--|-14----------------|---------|
|--9b10===(9)r=(9)--7h=9p=7------7--9--|--7----------------|---------|
W H H W +W
| H. E E Q +Q H H H +W
|-19-------17-19-|-19b20--(19)--19----|-20b22----20pb22=====|=(20)r----|
W
| Q +E. +S S S S S S S S S S
|-24b27===(24)r(24)-20-22-20-19-19h20p19-------|
HH
| S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S
Q.=98
PM-------------------| PM------------------| PM--------| PM---------
E S S S S S S S S S S Q. E S S S S S S S S S S Q. S S S S S S E E E E S S S S
| ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ PM------------------| PM--------| PM---------
| W +E E S S S S S S S S S S Q. S S S S S S E E E E S S S S
F5 N.C.
S S S S S S Q. E S S S S E E E E E E E E E E E E
|-----------| PM------| PM
| S S S S S S Q. E S S S S E E E E E E E E E E E E
Gtrs I, II
PM------------------| PM------------------|
E S S S S S S S S S S Q. E S S S S S S S S S S Q.
PM--------| PM------|
S S S S S S E E E E S S S S
Gtr I
PM--------| PM------|
S S S S S S Q. E S S S S
| Gtr II
| PM--------| PM------|
| S S S S S S Q. E S S S S
Ending (Coda)
Q=202
D.S. al Coda &
N.C.
PM ~~
E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E q E E E Q
| PM ~~
| E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E q 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