Land of Tears Lyrics

As recorded by Pestilence
(From the 1991 Album TESTIMONY OF THE ANCIENTS)
Words by Marco Foddis Music by Patrick Mameli
Gtr I (E A D G B E) - 'Rhythm I (Mameli)'
Gtr II (E A D G B E) - 'Rhythm II (Uterwijk)'
Gtr III (E A D G B E) - 'Solo Guitar (Mameli, Uterwijk)'
Gtr IV (E A D G B E) - 'Clean Rhythm (Uterwijk)'
Q=220
N.C.
Gtrs I, II
PM| PM| PM| PM| PM|
E E S S S S E E S S S S E E S S S S E E E E E E S S S S E E S S S S
||o-------------------------|---------------------|--------------------------|
||o-------------------------|-------------7-6-5-4-|--------------------------|
N.C.
PM| PM| PM| PM|
E E S S E E +E E +E E E S S S S E E S S S S E E S S S S E E E E
|---4-3h4-4s9-(9)-8-(8)-|---4-3h4p3h4---4-3h4p3h4-|---4-3h4p3h4---------|
|-2-------2s7-(7)-6-(6)-|-2-----------2-----------|-2-------------------|
N.C.
PM| PM| PM|
E E S S S S E E S S S S E E S S S S E +E E +E
|-------------------------|-------------------------o||
|---4-3h4p3h4---4-3h4p3h4-|---4-3h4p3h4-9-(9)-8-(8)--||
|-------------------------|-------------------------o||
Guitar Break
N.C.
Gtr I
TP TP TP TP TP TP TP TP TP TP TP TP TP TP PM----|
Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q E E E E
||o-------------|-------------|-------------|----------------o||
||o-------------|-------------|-------------|----------------o||
| Gtr II
| PM----|
| W W W H E E E E
||o-------------|-------------|-------------|----------------o||
||o-------------|-------------|-------------|----------------o||
N.C.
Gtrs I, II
TP TP TP TP TP TP TP TP TP TP TP TP TP TP PM----|
Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q E E E E 4x
||o-------------|-------------|-------------|----------------o||
||o-------------|-------------|-------------|----------------o||
N.C.
PM| PM| PM| PM| PM|
E E S S S S E E S S S S E E S S S S E E E E E E S S S S E E S S S S
||o-------------------------|---------------------|--------------------------|
||o-------------------------|-------------6-5-4-3-|--------------------------|
N.C.
PM| PM| PM| PM|
E E S S E E +E E +E E E S S S S E E S S S S E E S S S S E E E E
|---3-2h3-3s8-(8)-7-(7)-|---3-2h3p2h3---3-2h3p2h3-|---3-2h3p2h3---------|
|-2-------1s6-(6)-5-(5)-|-2-----------2-----------|-2-------------------|
N.C.
PM| PM| PM|
E E S S S S E E S S S S E E S S S S E +E E +E
|-------------------------|-------------------------o||
|---3-2h3p2h3---3-2h3p2h3-|---3-2h3p2h3-8-(8)-7-(7)--||
|-------------------------|-------------------------o||
N.C.
TP TP TP TP TP TP TP TP TP TP TP TP TP TP PM----|
Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q E E E E 4x
||o-------------|-------------|-------------|----------------o||
||o-------------|-------------|-------------|----------------o||
N.C.
PM| PM| PM| PM| PM|
E E S S S S E E S S S S E E S S S S E E E E E E S S S S E E S S S S
||o-------------------------|---------------------|--------------------------|
||o-------------------------|-------------6-5-4-3-|--------------------------|
N.C.
PM| PM| PM| PM|
E E S S E E +E E +E E E S S S S E E S S S S E E S S S S E E E E
|---3-2h3-3s8-(8)-7-(7)-|---3-2h3p2h3---3-2h3p2h3-|---3-2h3p2h3---------|
|-2-------1s6-(6)-5-(5)-|-2-----------2-----------|-2-------------------|
N.C.
PM| PM| PM|
E E S S S S E E S S S S E E S S S S E +E E +E
|-------------------------|-------------------------o||
|---3-2h3p2h3---3-2h3p2h3-|---3-2h3p2h3-8-(8)-7-(7)--||
|-------------------------|-------------------------o||
Interlude I
Gtr I
Q h Q Q Q Q +Q +W +W
Gtr I
Q h Q Q Q Q Q +W +W
| Gtr II
| W H. Q +W +W
Gtrs I, II
Q h Q Q Q Q +Q +W +W
||o--------------|---------------|------------|--------|
||o-10---9----5--|----5--4--(4)--|-(4)--------|-(4)----|
Q h Q Q Q Q +Q +W +W
Q h Q Q Q Q +Q +W +W
Q h Q Q Q Q Q +W +W
|--------------|-------------|------------|--------o||
|-10---9----4--|----4--5--3--|-(3)--------|-(3)----o||
Interlude II
N.C.
Gtr I
Q Q Q +Q +W Q Q Q +Q a Q. Q. Q
||o-----------------|-------------|-----------------|-------------------|
||--------11--(11)--|-(11)--------|-------11--(11)--|-11s12----11----9--|
||o-7---------------|-------------|-7---------------|-------------------|
| Gtr II
| Q Q Q +Q +W Q Q Q +Q a Q. Q. Q
||o-----------------|-------------|-----------------|-------------------|
||---------9---(9)--|--(9)--------|--------9---(9)--|--9s10-----9----7--|
||o----7------------|-------------|----7------------|-------------------|
N.C.
Q Q Q +Q +W Q Q Q +Q a Q. Q. Q
|--------12--(12)--|-(12)--------|--------12--(12)--|-12s13----12----10---|
| Q Q Q +Q +W Q Q Q +Q a Q. Q. Q
|--------10--(10)--|-(10)--------|--------10--(10)--|-10s11----10-----8---|
N.C.
Gtr I
Q Q Q +Q +W Q Q Q +Q a Q. Q. Q
|-------11--(11)--|-(11)--------|-------11--(11)--|-11s12----11----9---|
| Gtr II
| Q Q Q +Q +W Q Q Q +Q a Q. Q. Q
|--------9---(9)--|--(9)--------|--------9---(9)--|--9s10-----9----7---|
N.C.
Q Q Q +Q +W Q Q Q +Q a Q. Q. Q
|------------------|-------------|-----------------|--------------------o||
|--------12--(12)--|-(12)--------|-------10--(10)--|-10s11----10----8----||
|-8----------------|-------------|-6---------------|--------------------o||
| Q Q Q +Q +W Q Q Q +Q a Q. Q. Q
|------------------|-------------|-----------------|--------------------o||
|--------10--(10)--|-(10)--------|--------8---(8)--|--8s=9-----8----6----||
|-----8------------|-------------|----6------------|--------------------o||
Solo - Mameli
Q=120
N.C.
Gtr III
E +Q. H E. +E +E +S E. E. E
|-15b17r(15)b17------15b17r======|=15b17r==(15)b17r===(15)b17r==(15)-----------------|
| Gtr IV
H +E E. E. H. E E
N.C.
Q. E H +E +E E E E E Q
|-------------------|------------12------11b12r==|
+H.. S S Q. E H
N.C.
E E E E e. e. E H +E E. E.
N.C.
Q +E S S H +E E E E E E E E E E E
|-13b15====(13)r13-12-13-------|-(13)------------------15---17-19---------|
E E E E E E E E E E E E E +Q S S H
|------------15-17-----------------15-17------|-17b19==(17)r---17-15-17----------|
Solo - Uterwijk
Q=220
N.C.
Gtr III
W W W
| Gtrs I, II
| PM-| PM| PM-| PM-| PM|
| E E S S S S E E S S S S E E S S S S E E E E E E S S S S E E S S S S
N.C.
H+H
|-10pb12r========(10)-------------|
| PM----|
| E E S S E E +E E +E
|--------3-2h3-3s==8----(8)-7-(7)-|
|--2-----------1s==6----(6)-5-(5)-|
\1 \5_____|
+H Q Q Q +H.
| PM-| PM-| PM--|
| E E S S S S E E S S S S E E S S S S E E E E
N.C.
| PM--| PM--|
| E E S S S S E E S S S S
|-----3---2h3p==2h==3-----3---2h3p==2h==3-|
Q +Q E E E E E E
|-8b10---(8)------4-------1-4-------1-|
| PM---|
| E E S S S S E +E E +E
|------3--2h3p2h3-8---(8)---7---(7)---|
N.C.
E E E E H W a W
| PM| PM| PM-| PM-| PM|
| E E S S S S E E S S S S E E S S S S E E E E E E S S S S E E S S S S
N.C.
W E E E E E E E E E E E E
| PM-| PM---| PM---|
| E E S S E E +E E +E E E S S S S E E S S S S
|----3-2h3-3s8-(8)-7-(7)-|-------3-----2h3p===2h===3-------3-----2h3p===2h===3-|
|-2--------1s6-(6)-5-(5)-|--2-------------------------2------------------------|
| PM---|
| E E S S S S E E E E
|-------3-----2h3p===2h===3------------------------|
N.C.
| PM---| PM---|
| E E S S S S E E S S S S
|-------3-----2h3p===2h===3-------3-----2h3p===2h===3-|
Q +E E E E E E
|-18b20---(18)--(18)--(18)-(18)-(18)-(18)--|
| PM---|
| E E S S S S E +E E +E
|-------3---2h3p==2h3---8---(8)---7---(7)--|
Guitar Break
N.C.
Gtr I
TP TP TP TP TP TP TP TP TP TP TP TP TP TP PM----|
Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q E E E E
| Gtr II
| PM----|
| W W W H E E E E
N.C.
Gtrs I, II
TP TP TP TP TP TP TP TP TP TP TP TP TP TP PM----|
Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q E E E E 4x
||o-------------|-------------|-------------|----------------o||
||o-------------|-------------|-------------|----------------o||
N.C.
PM| PM| PM| PM| PM|
E E S S S S E E S S S S E E S S S S E E E E E E S S S S E E S S S S
||o-------------------------|---------------------|-------------------------|
||o-------------------------|-------------6-5-4-3-|-------------------------|
N.C.
PM| PM| PM| PM|
E E S S E E +E E +E E E S S S S E E S S S S E E S S S S E E E E
|---3-2h3-3s8-(8)-7-(7)-|---3-2h3p2h3---3-2h3p2h3-|---3-2h3p2h3---------|
|-2-------1s6-(6)-5-(5)-|-2-----------2-----------|-2-------------------|
N.C.
PM| PM| PM|
E E S S S S E E S S S S E E S S S S E +E E +E
|-------------------------|-------------------------o||
|---3-2h3p2h3---3-2h3p2h3-|---3-2h3p2h3-8-(8)-7-(7)--||
|-------------------------|-------------------------o||
N.C.
PM-| PM-|
q q S S S S S S S S q q Q Q
||o-----------------------|-------------|
||o-----------------------|----------5--|
PM-| PM-------|
q q S S S S S S S S q q q q 4x
|-----------------------|-------------o||
|-----------------------|-6--5--4--2--o||
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