Down for Life Lyrics

As recorded by Testament
(From the 1999 Album THE GATHERING)
Words by Chuck Billy Music by Eric Peterson, Chuck Billy
C5III
E5open
E5VII
F5VIII
F5III
F5I(type 2)
G5III
A5V
Bb5I
Gtr I (Db Gb B E Ab Db) - 'Eric Gtr. 1'
Gtr II (Db Gb B E Ab Db) - 'Eric Gtr. 2'
Gtr III (Db Gb B E Ab Db) - 'Pickslide Gtr.'
Q=210
Gtr I
PM| PM| PM--| PM| PM| PM| PM--| PM PM
E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E Q
|-2-----3-----2---|---3-------------|-2-----3-----2---|---8S7---7---8--|
|-0-0-0-1-0-0-0-0-|-0-1-0-0-3S5-5h6-|-0-0-0-1-0-0-0-0-|-0-6S5-5-5-5-6--|
| Gtr II
| PM PM
| E E Q H H E E E E E E Q H E E E E E E Q
|-2---------------|-----------------|-2---------------|---8S7---7---8--|
|-0---------------|---------3S5-5h6-|-0---------------|---6S5-5-5-5-6--|
Gtrs I, II
PM| PM| PM--| PM| PM| PM|
E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E W
|-0-0-0-1-0-0-0-0-|-0-1-0-0-3S5-5h6-|-0-0-0-1-0-0-0---|------|
PM| PM| PM--| PM| PM| PM| PM--| PM PM
E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E Q
||o-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------o||
||o-2-----3-----2---|---3-------------|-2-----3-----2---|---8S7---7---8---o||
||--0-0-0-1-0-0-0-0-|-0-1-0-0-3S5-5h6-|-0-0-0-1-0-0-0-0-|-0-6S5-5-5-5-6----||
1st & 2nd Verse
PM| PM| PM--| PM| PM| PM| PM--| PM PM
E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E Q
||o-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
||o-2-----3-----2---|---3-------------|-2-----3-----2---|---8S7---7---8---|
||--0-0-0-1-0-0-0-0-|-0-1-0-0-3S5-5h6-|-0-0-0-1-0-0-0-0-|-0-6S5-5-5-5-6---|
PM| PM| PM--| PM| PM| PM| PM--| PM PM
E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E Q
|-2-----3-----2---|---3-------------|-2-----3-----2---|---8S7---7---8--|
|-0-0-0-1-0-0-0-0-|-0-1-0-0-3S5-5h6-|-0-0-0-1-0-0-0-0-|-0-6S5-5-5-5-6--|
PM| PM| PM--| PM| PM| PM| PM--| PM PM
E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E Q
|-2-----3-----2---|---3-------------|-2-----3-----2---|---8S7---7---8--||
|-0-0-0-1-0-0-0-0-|-0-1-0-0-3S5-5h6-|-0-0-0-1-0-0-0-0-|-0-6S5-5-5-5-6--||
PM| PM PM PM PM PM| PM PM PM PM
|-----2S3---2S3---|-2S3---2S3---3S2-|-----2S3---2S3---|-2S3---3S5---5S3-|
|-0-0-0S1-0-0S1-0-|-0S1-0-0S1-0-1S0-|-0-0-0S1-0-0S1-0-|-0S1-0-1S3-0-3S1-|
PM| PM PM PM PM PM| PM PM PM PM
|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------o||
|-----2S3---2S3---|-2S3---2S3---3S2-|-----2S3---2S3---|-2S3---3S5---5S3--||
|-0-0-0S1-0-0S1-0-|-0S1-0-0S1-0-1S0-|-0-0-0S1-0-0S1-0-|-0S1-0-1S3-0-3S1-o||
E5open F5VIII Bb5IF5
Gtr II
Q Q H H Q Q W H E E Q
Gtr I
PM| PM PM PM PM PM| PM PM PM PM
E E E E E E E E E E E E E E Q E E E E E E E E E E E E E E Q
Gtrs I, II
PM| PM PM PM PM PM PM PM
E E E E E E E E E E E E E E Q Q E Q E Q W
3rd Verse
PM| PM| PM--| PM| PM| PM| PM--| PM PM
E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E Q 3x
||o-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------o||
||o-2-----3-----2---|---3-------------|-2-----3-----2---|---8S7---7---8---o||
||--0-0-0-1-0-0-0-0-|-0-1-0-0-3S5-5h6-|-0-0-0-1-0-0-0-0-|-0-6S5-5-5-5-6----||
PM| PM PM PM PM PM| PM PM PM PM
||o-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|------------------o||
||------2S3---2S3---|-2S3---2S3---3S2-|-----2S3---2S3---|-2S3---3S5---5S3---||
||o-0-0-0S1-0-0S1-0-|-0S1-0-0S1-0-1S0-|-0-0-0S1-0-0S1-0-|-0S1-0-1S3-0-3S1--o||
E5open F5VIII Bb5IF5
Gtr II
Q Q H H Q Q W H E E Q
Gtr I
PM| PM PM PM PM PM| PM PM PM PM
E E E E E E E E E E E E E E Q E E E E E E E E E E E E E E Q
Gtrs I, II
PM| PM PM PM PM PM PM PM
E E E E E E E E E E E E E E Q Q E Q E Q W
Gtrs I, II
PM| PM PM PM PM PM| PM PM PM
E E E E E E E E E E E E E E Q E E E E E E E E E E E E Q Q 3x
||o-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|----------------o||
||o-----5h7---5h7---|-5h7---5h7----8--|-----5h7---5h7---|-5h7---5-1--3---o||
Gtr I
PM| PM PM PM PM PM| PM PM PM
E E E E E E E E E E E E E E Q E E E E E E E E E E E E Q Q
| Gtr II
| PM| PM PM PM PM PM| PM PM PM
| E E E E E E E E E E E E E E Q E E E E E E E E E E E E Q Q
4th Verse
Gtrs I, II
PM| PM| PM| PM----|
W +Q E E Q Q Q E E Q E E H E E E E 3x
||o----------|-----------------|---------------|---------------o||
||o-2--------|-(2)-------8--7--|-6------3------|-5----3-3---3--o||
PM--| PM--| PM--| PM| PM--| PM----------| PM|
E E E E E E E E E E E E E E Q E E E E E E E E E E Q E E Q 4x
||o-----------------|----------------|-----------------|----------------o||
||o-2-2-2---2-2-2---|-2-2-2---2-2-1--|-2-2-2---2-2-2-2-|-2-2-1--2-2-3---o||
E5open
Gtr I
W +W +W +W +W +W
Gtr II Gtr III
TP
W +W +W +W +W W
5th Verse
Gtrs I, II
PM| PM| PM--| PM| PM| PM| PM--| PM PM
E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E Q 3x
||o-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------o||
||o-2-----3-----2---|---3-------------|-2-----3-----2---|---8S7---7---8---o||
||--0-0-0-1-0-0-0-0-|-0-1-0-0-3S5-5h6-|-0-0-0-1-0-0-0-0-|-0-6S5-5-5-5-6----||
PM| PM PM PM PM PM| PM PM PM PM
||o-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|------------------o||
||------2S3---2S3---|-2S3---2S3---3S2-|-----2S3---2S3---|-2S3---3S5---5S3---||
||o-0-0-0S1-0-0S1-0-|-0S1-0-0S1-0-1S0-|-0-0-0S1-0-0S1-0-|-0S1-0-1S3-0-3S1--o||
E5open F5VIII Bb5IF5
Gtr II
Q Q H H Q Q W H E E Q
Gtr I
PM| PM PM PM PM PM| PM PM PM PM
E E E E E E E E E E E E E E Q E E E E E E E E E E E E E E Q
Gtrs I, II
PM| PM PM PM PM PM PM PM
E E E E E E E E E E E E E E Q Q E Q E Q
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