C.O.T.L.O.D. Lyrics

C.O.T.L.O.D.
As recorded by Testament
(From the 1987 Album THE LEGACY)
Words and Music by Ramirez, Peterson
Arranged by Testament
Gtr I (E A D G B E) - 'Eric Peterson'
Gtr II (E A D G B E) - 'Alex Skolnick'
Gtr III (E A D G B E) - 'Eric Peterson (Lead)'
Gtr IV (E A D G B E) - 'Alex Skolnick (lead)'
Fast Q=200
Gtr I
PM--------------------| PM--------------------|
E S S S S S S S S S S S S E E S S S S S S S S S S S S E
PM------------------|
E S S E S S E E S S S S Q Q Q Q Q Q
Gtrs I, II
PM--------------------| PM--------------------|
E S S S S S S S S S S S S E E S S S S S S S S S S S S E
||o-----------------------------|-----------------------------|
||o-2-------------------------5-|-7-------------------------2-|
PM------------------|
E S S E S S E E S S S S Q Q Q Q Q Q 5x
|-------------------------|-------------o||
|-2-----------------------|-3-5-3-5-7-5-o||
Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q W +W
Gtrs I, II
PM--------------------| PM--------------------|
E S S S S S S S S S S S S E E S S S S S S S S S S S S E
PM------------------|
E S S E S S E E S S S S Q Q Q Q Q Q
PM--------------------| PM--------------------|
E S S S S S S S S S S S S E E S S S S S S S S S S S S E
PM------------------|
E S S E S S E E S S S S Q Q Q Q Q Q
PM--------------------| PM--------------------|
E S S S S S S S S S S S S E E S S S S S S S S S S S S E
PM------------------|
E S S E S S E E S S S S Q Q Q Q Q Q
A vast group of locust...
PM--------------------| PM--------------------|
E S S S S S S S S S S S S E E S S S S S S S S S S S S E
||o-----------------------------|-----------------------------|
||o-2-------------------------5-|-7-------------------------2-|
PM------------------|
E S S E S S E E S S S S Q Q Q Q Q Q
|-------------------------|-------------o||
|-2-----------------------|-3-5-3-5-7-5-o||
PM--------------------| PM--------------------|
E S S S S S S S S S S S S E E S S S S S S S S S S S S E
PM------------------|
E S S E S S E E S S S S Q Q Q Q Q Q
PM--------------------| PM--------------------|
E S S S S S S S S S S S S E E S S S S S S S S S S S S E
PM------------------|
E S S E S S E E S S S S Q Q Q Q Q Q
PM--------------------| PM--------------------|
E S S S S S S S S S S S S E E S S S S S S S S S S S S E
PM------------------|
E S S E S S E E S S S S Q Q Q Q Q Q
PM--------------------| PM--------------------|
E S S S S S S S S S S S S E E S S S S S S S S S S S S E
PM------------------|
E S S E S S E E S S S S Q Q Q Q Q Q
Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q
PM--------------------| PM------------------------|
E S S S S S S S S S S S S E S S S S S S S S S S S S S S E
||o-----------------------------|-------------------------------|
||o-2-------------------------5-|-----------------------------7-|
PM--------------------|
E S S E S S E E S S S S Q Q Q Q Q Q 3x
|-------------------------|-------------o||
|-------------------------|-5-4-5-4-2-4-o||
PM--------------------| PM------------------------|
E S S S S S S S S S S S S E S S S S S S S S S S S S S S E
PM--------------------|
E S S E S S E E S S S S Q Q Q Q Q Q
Gtr I
Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q W W
| Gtr II
| Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q W Q Q Q Q
Guitar Solo 1 (Peterson)
Gtrs I, II
PM----------------------------------------
E S S S S S S S S S S S S S S
| Gtr III
| S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S
S S S S S S S S Q Q Q
| S S S S S S S Q +S S S S S
PM-------------------------------------
E S S S S S S S S S S S S S S
| S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S
S S S S S S S S Q Q
| S S S S S S S S Q. S S
PM----------------------------------------
E S S S S S S S S S S S S S S
| S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S
S S S S S S S S Q Q Q
| S S S S S S S S +Q E E
PM-------------------------------------------------------|
E S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S Q Q
| E. E. E E. E. E E. E. E H
|---------------12-----------12-----------|-----------------12---12b12.5------|
Guitar Solo 2 (Skolnick)
PM-----------------------------------------------|
E S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S Q Q Q
| Gtr IV
| H H H H
PM------------------------------------------------------------|
E S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S Q Q
| S S S S S S S S S S S S Q +Q H.
|-20-19-17-15-17-15-13-12-13-12-10-10-10b11-------|-(10)-------10--------------|
PM---------------------------------
E S S S S S S S S S S S S S S
| S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S
S S S S S S S S Q Q Q
| S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S
PM------------------------------------------------------|
E S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S Q Q
| S S S S S S S S H Q Q Q Q. E
Gtrs I, II
PM----------------------| PM------------------------|
E S S S S S S S S S S S S E S S S S S S S S S S S S S S E
| E H.. W
PM--------------------|
E S S E S S E E S S S S Q Q Q Q Q Q
PM--------------------| PM------------------------|
E S S S S S S S S S S S S E S S S S S S S S S S S S S S E
||o-----------------------------|-------------------------------|
||o-2-------------------------5-|-----------------------------7-|
PM--------------------|
E S S E S S E E S S S S Q Q Q Q Q Q
|-------------------------|-------------o||
|-------------------------|-5-4-5-4-2-4-o||
PM|
E S S S S S S S S S S S S E S S S S S S S S S S S S S S E
PM--------------------|
E S S E S S E E S S S S Q Q Q Q Q Q
PM--------------------|
Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q E S S S S S S S S S S S S E
PM--------------------|
E S S S S S S S S S S S S E
PM------------------|
E S S E S S E E S S S S Q Q Q Q Q Q
PM--------------------| PM--------------------|
E S S S S S S S S S S S S E E S S S S S S S S S S S S E
PM------------------|
E S S E S S E E S S S S Q Q Q Q Q Q Q H Q W
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