The Years of Decay Lyrics

Years of Decay
- Overkill
Metal On!!!!!!!!
Intro: Gtr II fades in with an E power chord with lots 'o feedback...
Gtr I (accoustic, let notes ring)
end repeat
RhyFig1 RhyFig1 RhyFig1
s#4
With verse, play RhyFig1 3.5 times... then into:
end end
RhyFig2 RhyFig2 RhyFig3 RhyFig3
Beginning in the last bar of RhyFig3, play Fill 1 (during 1st verse only):
Fill 1 (clean elec)
B |8------7------|5----------| Then the second half of the 1st verse:
G |--------------|-----------| RhyFig1 3.5 times, then RhyFig2, and
D |--------------|-----------| RhyFig3 5 times... then on to Guitar
A |--------------|-----------| Solo I (accoustic)..
Guitar Solo I
w/ RhyFig1 (3.5 times)
s#4
G |-------------------|7h9--------7----7h9p7-|------------------|
#4
Full
rake/ rake
e |--------------------------|------------7--8-|10---8--7--7h8p7------7h8p7|
w/RhyFig2 Half
Emadd9 (backing guitar ends)
Full
) Free time
e |8----7--10--7h8p7-------|---------------:-3---------2---------|
B |------------------10----|7h8p7----------:---------------------|
G |------------------------|-------9-------:---------------------|
D |------------------------|---------------:---------------------|
A |------------------------|---------------:---------------------|
E |------------------------|---------------:-3---------2---------|
Then on to verse 2... RhyFig's 1 (3.5 times), 2, 3, 1 (3.5 times), 2,
3 (4 times), ending with the same chord as in the intro.. the electric
fades in with some E's before the drum fill, and then:
(elec, distortion) end
RhyFig4 RhyFig4
e |----------------|----------------|----------------| Repeat RhyFig4
B |----------------|----------------|----------------| 3 more times..
end
RhyFig5 RhyFig5
F#5 NC NC A5 F#5 NC NC
Repeat RhyFig5...
end
RhyFig6 RhyFig6
B |----------------|----------------| Repeat RhyFig6
G |----------------|------6-------6-| 3 more times..
Guitar Solo II
w/RhyFig4 (4 times) (continue same chord pattern)
E5 Gmaj7 Gmaj7/F# A.H...
Full Fu ll Fu ll Full
G |2---------|2--2--2--2---0h2p0|---------2-|4---2h4p2p0---------7-|
Full Full Full
B |----------7-|8-10-7h8p7---7-------|-------------------|
w/RhyFig6 (4 times)
Full
Amaj7 C#5 (continue same chord pattern)
Full Full Full Full Full
/ / / / / rake
Full Full Full
e 14h17p14---14h17p14---|--------------------|---------------------|
Full
A |------------------------|-----------------------| Bends in upcoming
E |------------------------|-----------------------| passage are on low
note only (B str on
w/RhyFig4 (4 times, normal chord pattern) 12/15, G str on 15/14)
Full
e |-12-----------12-15-|17-15-12h15p12---15h19p15---14h17p14---|
Full Full Full
Full Full
G |14----12h14p12------|------------------------------6-| long note with
D |--------------------|------------------7-5-7-6-7-9---| gradual release
A |--------------------|--------4-5-4-5-7---------------| of bend
Full
B |--------7-9-10---10------------10-----|10-8-10-10-8p7---8-7-----------|
Then play verse 3.. same RhyFig pattern as verse 1, but played on a clean
electric.. then moving into the outro, play RhyFig4 3 times, a couple bars
of E5 eight notes, followed by an E major (022100 low to high)...
end
RhyFig7 RhyFig7
(sl) E D E B5 C G5 F#5 E D E B5 C G5 F#5
w/RhyFig7
Fdbk..........pick sl
B |---|---|---|--------| This is followed by 3 measures of RhyFig7 with
G |---|---|---|--------| vocals, a pick slide at the end of the 3rd
D |---|---|---|--------| measure, and then into this:
A |7--|---|---|--------| (RhyFig7 continues until end...)
(bends on B str) A.H............
Full Full Full Full Full Full
B |15-------15--------12h15p12|12------------------------------------|
1/4 1/4 Full Full
/ / A.H. / /
G |12------------12-14-12--12--------12-14|12h14-12h14-12--12-14-14-p12-14---|
RhyFig7 is repeated w/ random guitar effects until end, fading out....