Confusion Fusion Lyrics

As recorded by Testament
(From the 1989 Album PRACTICE WHAT YOU PREACH)
Music by Testament
Gtr I (E A D G B E) - 'Untitled'
Gtr II (E A D G B E) - 'Untitled'
Q=180
Gtr I
W H Q E E H H E E E E Q E E
|----------|---------x-x-|------x\----|-xSx-x----------|
Gtr I
+W +W +W +W
| Gtr II
| <
| W W +W +W
Main Riff
|-----------------------13s|==10-------------------13-|
H+
| PM-------------------|
| Q. Q. Q. Q. E E E E E E E E E
E E E E E E E E E E E E W.
| Q. Q. Q. Q. Q. +Q +E +Q +E +Q.
|-6------5-------------5-------|--8----(8)b9===(8)r(8)b9===(8)r(8)----|
+W +W +W +H. Q
| +W +W +W Q H Q
H+
| PM-------------------|
| Q. Q. Q. Q. E E E E E E E E E
E E E E E E E E E E E E W.
| Q. Q. Q. Q. Q. +Q +E +Q +E +Q.
|-6------5-------------5-------|--8----(8)b9===(8)r(8)b9===(8)r(8)----|
| PM-------------------------------------------------
| Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q
E E E E E E E E E E E E Q Q Q Q Q Q
| Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q
PM| PM PM| PM PM| PM PM| PM PM| PM PM| PM
| PM----------------------------------------------------------------------|
| E E E E Q E E E E Q E E E E Q E E E E Q E E E E Q E E E E Q
G#5 E G#5 D# E G#5 EmB5 F#5G5 G#5 E5 N.C.E5/B
PM| PM PM| PM PM----| PM------|
E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E Q Q Q E E E E E E Q Q Q
|-----6---6-------6---5-8s|=6-6-6-6-6---4--4--5--|-6-6-6-6-6-2----5/--9---||
| PM----------------| PM------| PM------|
| E E E E Q E E E E Q E E E E E E Q Q Q E E E E E E Q Q Q
G#5 E5 N.C.E5/B G#5 E5B5 F#5G5 G#5 E5C#5E5/D#5/A#
Gtrs I, II
PM--------| PM--------| PM------|
E E E E E E Q Q Q E E E E E E Q Q Q E E E E E E Q Q Q
||o-----------------------|----------------------|----------------------o||
||o-6-6-6-6-6-2-2------7--|-6-6-6-6-6-2-2--4--5--|-6-6-6-6-6-2-4--7--6--o||
Gtr I
H+
| Gtr II
| PM-------------------|
| Q. Q. Q. Q. E E E E E E E E E
E E E E E E E E E E E E W.
| Q. Q. Q. Q. Q. +Q +E +Q +E +Q.
|-6------5-------------5-------|--8----(8)b9===(8)r(8)b9===(8)r(8)----|
W +W +W +H. Q
| W +W +W Q H Q
Main Riff
||o------------------------|--------------------------|
||o--9----6--9-------------|---------6--9-------------|
||o---------------------13-|-(13)------------------13-|
||o----9-12----------------|------9-12----------------|
|--------------------------|-10-13-10-----------------o||
|---------6--9-------------|-----------------------9--o||
|-(13)------------------13-|----------13--------------o||
|------9-12----------------|--------------------------o||
H+
| PM-------------------|
| Q. Q. Q. Q. E E E E E E E E E
E E E E E E E E E E E E W.
| Q. Q. Q. Q. Q. +Q +E +Q +E +Q.
|-6------5-------------5-------|--8----(8)b9===(8)r(8)b9===(8)r(8)----*|
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