Ratamahatta Lyrics

As recorded by Sepultura
(From the 1996 Album ROOTS)
Music by Sepultura and Carlinhos Brown
Gtr I (B E A D F# B) - 'Untitled'
Gtr II (B E A D F# B) - 'Untitled'
Gtr III (B E A D F# B) - 'Sitar'
Moderately Q=104 Faster Q=116
N.C.
Gtr I
Wx7 W Wx4
N.C. C5 D5 C5 D5
Gtr I
Q E E +E E E E 4x Q E E +E E E E 7x Q E E +E E E E
||o--------------------o||-||o------------------o||-------------------||
||o--------------------o||-||o----3-------5---5-o||----3-------5---5--||
| Gtr II
| Q E E +E E E E 4x Q E E +E E E E 7x Q E E +E E E E
||o--------------------o||-||o------------------o||-------------------||
||o-7--8-7-(7)-10-7-10-o||-||o----3-------5---5-o||----3-------5---5--||
N.C.
Gtrs I, II
W +W +W +W
Gtr I
Wx4 Q E E +E E E E 4x Q E E +E E E E 8x
|------------||o--------------------o||-||o------------------o||
|------------||o--------------------o||-||o----3-------5---5-o||
| Gtr II
| Wx4 Q E E +E E E E 4x Q E E +E E E E 8x
|------------||o--------------------o||-||o------------------o||
|------------||o-7--8-7-(7)-10-7-10-o||-||o----3-------5---5-o||
N.C.
Gtrs I, II
W +W +W +W
C5 D5 N.C.
Wx4 Q E E +E E E E 6x Wx3
|------------||o------------------o||--------|
|------------||o----3-------5---5-o||--------|
PM----------------|
H Q E. S H.. S S 8x Wx4 Q E E +E E E E 4x
|--------------||o---------------o||------------||o------------------o||
|--------------||o---------------o||------------||o----3-------5---5-o||
Gtr I
Q E E +E E Q Q E E +E E Q
|-15b17--15b17-15b17==(15)r-15b17-15b17---|-15b17--15b17-15b17==(15)r-15b17-15b17---|
| Gtr II
| Q E E +E E E E Q E E +E E E E
Q E E +E E Q Q E E +E E +S +E S
|-15b17--15b17-15b17==(15)r-15b17-15b17---|-15b17--15b17-15b17==(15)r-15b17==(15)r(15)---12---|
| Q E E +E E E E Q E E +E E E E
N.C.
E +Q. +H +W +W +W
|-14b16r(14)---(14)----|-(14)--------|-(14)--------|-(14)----||
| W +W +W +W
Gtr II
+W +W Wx5
Gtr I
PM------------------| PM|
H Q E S S H.. S S 4x H.. S S 4x
|---------------||o---------------o||-||o---------------o||
|---------------||o---------------o||-||o---------------o||
Gtrs I, II
PM| PM|
H.. S S H.. S S
||o---------------------|---------------------|
||o---------------------|---------------------|
| Gtr III
| Q E. S +H Q E. S +H
||o---------7-(7)-------|---------7-(7)-------|
||o---------------------|---------------------|
PM| PM|
H.. S S H.. S S
|---------------------|----------------------o||
|---------------------|----------------------o||
| Q E. S +H Q E. S +H
|---------7-(7)-------|---------7-(7)--------o||
|---------------------|----------------------o||
W +H H W
|-------------:---------------:--------------------------------------:
|-------------:---------------:--------------------------------------:
|-------------:---------------:--------------------------------------:
|-------------:---------------:--------------------------------------:
|-------------:---------------:--------------------------------------:
|-0-----------:-(0)-----------:--------------------------------------:
| H Q E E H. E E +Q. S S S E S S S E S S S E S S S
|-------------:---------------:--------------------------------------:
|-------------:-----------7---:--------------------------------------:
|---------9-7-:--9----------9-:-(9)---7h9p7-6-6h7p6-4-4h6p4-2-2h4p2--:
|-------------:---------------:--------------------------------------:
|-------------:---------------:--------------------------------------:
|-------------:---------------:--------------------------------------:
Gtr III Gtr I
Q H. W Q Q Q Q H +Q Q W
|--------------:----------:-------------:-----------------:------*|
|--------------:----------:----------7s=:=21----(21)\-----:------*|
|-1h=2tr1------:----------:-------------:-----------------:------*|
|--------------:----------:-------------:-----------------:------*|
|--------------:----------:-xs=xs=x-----:-----------------:------*|
|--------------:----------:-xs=xs=x-----:-----------------:------*|
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