Spirit Crusher Lyrics

As recorded by Death
(From the 2004 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'
Gtr III (D G C F A D) - 'Solo Harmony'
N.C.
Gtrs I, II
W W W W
||o---------|-----------|---------|------o||
||o---------|-----------|---------|------o||
Q.=77
$
PM| PM| PM| PM|
||o--------------|--------------|--------------|--------------|
||o---6------7---|---6------7---|---6------7---|---6------7---|
Gtr I
|----------------|----------------|----------------|-----------------o||
|-6------------7-|-6------------7-|-6------------7-|-6------------7--o||
| Gtr II
| PM| PM| PM| PM|
|----------------|----------------|----------------|-----------------o||
|---6--------7---|---6--------7---|---6--------7---|---6--------7----o||
Q.=91
N.C.
Gtrs I, II
PM--| PM--| PM--| PM--| PM--| PM--| PM--| PM--|
E S S E E S S E E S S E E S S E E S S E E S S E E S S E E S S E
||o-----------------|------------------|-----------------|-------------------|
||o-7-------9-------|-10---------------|---------9-------|-10-------9--------|
Gtr I
PM--| PM--| PM--| PM--| ~~~ PM------------------|
E S S E E S S E E S S E E S S E Q. E S S E E E E S S E E
|-----------------|------------------|---------------|---------------o||
|-5-------7-------|--9-------5-------|------------|---------------o||
| Gtr II
| PM--| PM--| PM--| PM--| ~~~ PM------------------|
| E S S E E S S E E S S E E S S E Q. E S S E E E E S S E E
|-----------------|------------------|---------------|---------------o||
|-5-------7-------|--9-------5-------|---------------|---------------o||
Q=192
N.C.
Gtrs I, II
PM--| PM--| PM--| PM--| PM--------| PM--------|
E S S E E S S E E S S E E S S E E S S S S S S E S S S S S S
PM--------| PM--------|
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------------|
E S S S S S S E S S S S S S
| Gtr II
| PM------------| PM------------|
| E S S S S S S E S S S S S S
Q=106
PM------------| PM------------| ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
E S S S S S S E S S S S S S W +H E Q.
|----10-10-10-10-10-10---10-10-10-10-10-10-|----------|--------12s15\---|
| PM------------| PM------------| ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
| E S S S S S S E S S S S S S W +H E Q.
|----10-10-10-10-10-10---10-10-10-10-10-10-|----------|--------12s15\---|
PM PM ~~~
H H Q E E H Q Q E Q. Q Q E E +S +E.
||o-----------|-------------|--------------|-------------------------|
||--2----5----|-5--5s7-7----|-2--2----5----|-2--2--------------------|
||o-2----3----|-5--5s7-7----|-2--2----3----|-2--2----b7==(5)r(5)--|
||--0---------|-3--3s5-5----|-0--0--0------|-0--0--0-----------------|
| PM PM
| H H Q E E H Q Q E Q. Q Q E Q.
||o-----------|-------------|--------------|-------------------------|
||--2----5----|-5--5s7-7----|-2--2----5----|-2--2-----7--------------|
||o-2----3----|-5--5s7-7----|-2--2----3----|-2--2-----5--------------|
||--0---------|-3--3s5-5----|-0--0--0------|-0--0--0-----------------|
PM PM
Q E E H Q E E H Q Q E Q. Q Q E Q.
|---------0-------|-------------|--------------|--------------o||
|-2--(2)-(2)-5----|-5--5s7-7----|-2--2----5----|-2--2----7-----||
|-2--(2)-(2)-3----|-5--5s7-7----|-2--2----3----|-2--2----5----o||
|-0--(0)-(0)------|-3--3s5-5----|-0--0--0------|-0--0--0-------||
| PM PM
| H H Q E E H Q Q E Q. Q Q E Q.
|-----------------|-------------|--------------|--------------o||
|-2----------5----|-5--5s7-7----|-2--2----5----|-2--2----7-----||
|-2----------3----|-5--5s7-7----|-2--2----3----|-2--2----5----o||
|-0---------------|-3--3s5-5----|-0--0--0------|-0--0--0-------||
E5 C5 G5 A5 N.C.
Gtrs I, II
H H Q E E H W W W
|-2----5----|-5--5s7-7----||-------|--------|------|
|-2----3----|-5--5s7-7----||-------|--------|------|
|-0---------|-3--3s5-5----||-------|--------|------|
Gtr I
PM
||o-------------|-------------|-------------o||
||o-5-----------|-6-----------|-------------o||
| Gtr II
| PM|
||o-------------|-------------|-------------o||
||o---5-------6-|---4-------4-|-3-------3---o||
Q=192
Gtrs I, II
PM| PM PM PM PM PM PM PM----| PM PM PM PM PM PM ~~
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 E E E Q
PM| PM PM PM PM PM PM PM-
E E E E E E E E E E E E E E Q
PM------------| ~ PM------------| ~~
S S S S S S S S E E Q S S S S S S S S E E Q
||o------------------------|--------------------------|
||o-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0--------|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0----------|
PM------------| ~~ PM------------| ~~
S S S S S S S S E E Q S S S S S S S S E E Q
PM------------| ~~ PM------------| ~~
S S S S S S S S E E Q S S S S S S S S E E Q
To Coda
PM------------| ~~ PM------------| ~
S S S S S S S S E E Q S S S S S S S S E E Q
|---------------------------|---------------------------o||
|-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-----------|-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-----------o||
Q=128
PM------------| PM------------| PM----|
S S S S S S S S Q S S S S S S S S Q S S S S Q
Gtr II
PM------------| PM------------| PM----|
S S S S S S S S Q S S S S S S S S Q S S S S Q
| Gtr I
| PM------------| PM------------| PM----|
| S S S S S S S S Q S S S S S S S S Q S S S S E. T T
| Gtr III
| W W Q E. T T
Solo (Schuldiner)
PM---------------------------------------|
S S S S S S S S Q
| 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 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 Q
| 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 T T T T T T T T T T T T T T T T
PM---------------|
S S S S Q
| 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
PM-----------------------------|
S S S S S S S S Q
| TP TP
| E.. T T T T T T T T T E.. T
| TP TP
| E.. T T T T T T T T T E.. T
PM-------------------------------|
S S S S S S S S Q
| TP TP TP
| T T T T T T T T E +E Q
|-20-19-20-19-20-19-20-19-17---(17)S===19----|
| T T T T T T T T Q +Q
PM--------| PM-----------------------|
S S S S Q S S S S S S S S Q
| TP TP
| Q +Q T T T T S S e e e e
|-19b20========(19)--|-19-19-19-19-19-19-19---19---19-19--|
| W W
Gtr II
PM----------------| PM-----| PM-------------|
S S S S S S S S Q S S S S Q S S S S S S S S Q
| Gtr I
| S S Q. Q e e e S S S H +E.
PM---------------------------------------|
S S S S S S S S Q
| 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 Q
| H
PM--------------------------|
S S S S S S S S Q
| S T T T s e e S +E..
|---17h19p17------17-----19-----19----(19)S|
PM--------------------| PM-------|
S S S S S S S S Q S S S S Q
| Q S T T T s e e T +E Q.
|-20---------19h20p19------19----20-20-|-(20)S==22--------|
Gtr II
PM----------------| PM--------------| PM----|
S S S S S S S S Q S S S S S S S S Q S S S S Q
| Gtr I
| H. +Q E. +S S E. H
|-24b27===================|=(24)-------24r====(24)--------|-------------|
|-------------------------|------------------------15s17--|-17----------|
| Gtr III
| W H S E. H
|-------------------------|------------------------12s14--|-14----------|
Solo (Hamm)
Gtr I
W W
| Gtr II
| H +E Q S S S H +E Q E
|-----(14)-15--14h15p14-|--------------------|
| Gtr III
| H +E Q S S S H +E Q E
|--16-----(16)-17--16h17p16-|--------------------|
W W
| H Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q
| H Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q
W
| +H T T T T T T T T T T T T T T T T
| +Q +Q H
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 T
T T T
| W
Gtr I
H.. E
| Gtr II
| 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 S E
|-19---19-21-21-22-22-21-21-22-22-21-21-22-22-21-21-22-22-24-24-22-22-24-24-22-22-24-24b26==||
N.C.
PM------------| ~
+Q E S S E E E E
| PM------------| ~
| +E +E E S S E E E E
|-(24)r(24)b26==(24)r(24)-(24)\-----------|
Gtrs I, II
~~~ PM----| ~~~~~~~~ PM----| ~~~
+Q E S S E E E E +Q E S S E E E E
~~~~~~ PM----| ~~~~~~~~ PM--|
+Q E S S E E E E +Q E S S E E S S E
PM----| ~~~~~~~~ PM----| ~~~~~~~~ PM----| ~~~
+Q E S S E E E E +Q E S S E E E E +Q E S S E E E E
~~~~~~ PM----| ~~~~~~~~ PM--|
+Q E S S E E E E +Q E S S E E S S E
N.C.
Gtr I
PM----| ~~~~~~~~ PM----| ~~~~~~~~~ PM----| ~~~
+Q E S S E E E E +Q E S S E E E E +Q E S S E E E E
| Gtr II
| PM----| ~~~~~~~~ PM----| ~~~~~~~~~ PM----| ~~~
| +Q E S S E E E E +Q E S S E E E E +Q E S S E E E E
~~~~~~ PM----| ~~~~~~~~~ PM--|
+Q E S S E E E E +Q E S S E E S S E
|~~~~~~ PM----| ~~~~~~~~~ PM--|
| +Q E S S E E E E +Q E S S E E S S E
N.C.
PM----| ~~~~~~~~ PM----| ~~~
+Q E S S E E E E +Q E S S E E E E
| PM----| ~~~~~~~~ PM----| ~~~
| +Q E S S E E E E +Q E S S E E E E
Ending (Coda)
Q=192
D.S. al Coda &
~~~~~~ PM----| ~~~~~~~~~ PM------------| ~~~
+Q E S S E E E E +Q S S S S S S S S E E Q
|~~~~~~ PM----| ~~~~~~~~~ PM------------| ~~~
| +Q E S S E E E E +Q S S S S S S S S 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