The Philosopher Lyrics

As recorded by Death
(From the 1993 Album INDIVIDUAL THROUGHT PATTERNS)
Words and Music by Chuck
Arranged by Chuck
Gtr I (D G C F A D) - 'Untitled'
Gtr II (D G C F A D) - 'Untitled'
Gtr III (D G C F A D) - 'Untitled'
Gtr IV (D G C F A D) - 'Untitled'
Gtr V (D G C F A D) - 'Untitled'
Moderate Death Metal Q=126
Gtr V
T T T T
||o-0h5h8-12p8p5p0h5h8-12p8p5p|==0h7h10-15p10p7p0h7h10-13p10p7p===|
||o---------------------------|-----------------------------------|
| Gtrs I, II
| W W
||o---------------------------|-----------------------------------|
||o-7-------------------------|-12--------------------------------|
T T T T
|--0h5h8-12p8p5p0h5h8-12p8p5p|=0h4h7-12p7p4p0h4h7-10p7p4-o||
|----------------------------|---------------------------o||
| W W
|----------------------------|---------------------------o||
|-10-------------------------|-6-------------------------o||
Half-Time Q=63
$
Gtrs I, II, III, IV
PM--| PM--------| PM--| PM--------|
Q Q Q E S S S e S S S S S S E E E E E S S S e S S S S S S E
1st & 2nd Verses
PM--| PM--------| PM--| PM--------|
E E E E S S S e S S S S S S E E E E E S S S e S S S S S S E 3x
||o-------||-------------------------|-------|---------------------------o||
||o-2-2-4-||-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|-2-2-4-|-3-3-3-3-3--3-3-3-3-3-3-3--o||
Double-time Q=120
Gtrs I, III
PM------| ~~~~~~~~ PM------|
Q S S S E +E S S S S S E
|-2---------------2---(2)-----------------1h==2---4---|
| Gtrs II, IV
| PM------| ~~~~~~~~~~ PM------|
| Q S S S E +E S S S S S E
|-------------------------------------------3h==4---6-|
PM--| ~~~~~~ PM--| PM------|
Q S S S E +E S S E E Q S S S E +E S S e S S
|----------2-(2)-2p1-----|---------------------------|
| PM--| ~~~~~~ PM--| PM------|
| Q S S S E +E S S E E Q S S S E +E S S e S S
|----------2-(2)-2p1-----|---------------------------|
Gtrs I, II, III, IV
PM--| ~ ~ PM--| PM------| PM--| ~
Q S S S E +E S S Q Q S S S E +E S S e S S Q S S S E +E S S Q
H H E E H Q H H
PM--| PM------|
E E Q Q Q Q S S S E +E S S e S S
To Coda
PM--| ~ PM--| PM------| PM--| ~
Q S S S E +E S S Q Q S S S E +E S S e S S Q S S S E +E S S Q
Q.=132
PM--| PM------| PM--| PM------| PM---
Guitar Solo
Gtrs III, IV
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 Q.
| Gtr V
| W Q Q Q. Q E +H.
PM---| PM------| ~~ PM--| PM--------| PM|
E E E E E E E E E Q. E E E E E E E E E E E E
| +W +H Q E E E E Q E E E E
|-(12)---------------(12)----------|-10h==12-12-12-12-12---13-13-13-13---|
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 Q.
| Q E E E E +H. E E E E E E E E E E E E
|---------------------------------|-------------12-13-17-13S12-----------|
|-13s==15-15-15-15-(15)-----------|----12-13-15----------------15--13-12-|
|-10s==12-12-12-12-(12)-----------|-14-----------------------------------|
PM---| PM---------| ~~~ PM--| PM----------| PM|
E E E E E E E E E Q. 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 +H. +Q S S S
|---------------------------12--9h10-|-12---10---9-(9)---(9)---------9h10---|
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 Q.
| T ~~~~
| S S S S E Q. +H. S S E S S S S S S S S S S S E S S S E E E S S
|-19p15-19p15-13-12------(12)-----------|------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|-15p12-15p12-10--9-------(9)-----------|------------------------------------------------------------------------|
PM---------| PM------------------| ~~~
E E E E E E E E E Q.
| E S S S E S S S S S S E S S E E E S S
PM------| PM------| PM---
| S S Q +H. +Q.
|-17h19-20---(20)b22-----------(20)-----|
H.=H Q.=76
Gtrs I, II, III, IV
| Q. +Q e E S S E Q. E +E E +E E S S
|-20b22======(20)r---20-19-17h19p17----------||-----------------------17--------|
|-----------------------------------20-------||-20b22-(20)-20b22-(20)----20p17--|
E E E E E E S S E E E E E E E E E E E E E S S E
|--------6---------4--|---5s=4-0-|------4-------3-|--------6-----4-|-5s4-0-|
| >
| S S S S E +Q. +Q +H. +H. Q
|-20p17----17-16-(16)-|-(16)-----|-(16)-----------|---(16)---------|-------|
Q=120
D.S. al Coda
E E E E E E E E E E E E S S E 3x E E E E E E E E E Q Q Q
||o-------------|-------------|-------o||-------------|-------|-----------|
||----4-------3-|-----6-----4-|-5s4-0--||---4-------3-|-------|-4--2--4---|
||o-2-------3---|---6-----2---|-------o||-2-------3---|-6-6s5-|-2--2--4---|
Q=66
&
Q. E +H. Q. E +H.
| Gtr V
| W Q H H E E
Q. E +H.
| E T T T T T T X X T T X X T T T E S S S S S S S S +S E T T T T
|-12--10----------------------------------------------------------12----12b13-(12)r12----------------|
|--------12p11h12p11-9-12p11p9-11-9h11h12p11p9----------------------------------------12s11-14s16----|
Q. E +H.
| S S S S S S S S T +T S S +Q +E E S S S S S S
|-17--------19----19-------19b20r(19)----19-(19)--(19)-19----19-------20-19-|
|-----16s17---------------------------17------------------------------------|
Q. E +H. Q. E +H.
| T S. E W Q W
Q. E +H.
| S S S S E S S S S E S S S S Q
|-12-----12s15-15-12----12s14-14-12----12s11-----|
Q. E +H.
| +E T T X X X X T T T T T T T T T T T T T T T T T T T T T T T T X X T T T T S E +S
|------13-12-14-16p14p13-------17h19h21p19p17-19--17-------------------------12s16-17h19-17-15-----------------------------------|
|-(13)-------------------15-17-----------------------20-16s17-19-16s17-19-20-------------------17h19-16--------------------------|
Q. E +H.
| W E. S
Q. E +H.
| Q S S +S +E S +S S +S +E E +E +E
|-13------13b15r(13)-(13)-13b15r(13)-13b15r(13)b15r(13)-13b15-(13)r(13)----*|
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