Seven Days of May Lyrics

As recorded by Testament
(From the 1989 Album SOULS OF BLACK)
Words by Skolnick, Billy Music by Peterson, Skolnick
Gtr I (E A D G B E) - 'Alex Skolnick'
Gtr II (E A D G B E) - 'Eric Peterson'
Fast Q=156
Gtrs I, II
PM PM PM PM----| PM------------|
E E Q E E Q E E Q E S S E E +E E E E S S E E S S
Gtrs I, II
PM------------------| PM| PM----|
E E S S E S S E S S E E E E E E E E E +E E E E E E E E
|-----------------------|-4s5-----7-0---2-|-(2)-3-2-0-2-0---5--|
|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|-2s3-0-0---------|---------------0----|
Gtrs I, II
PM------------------------------------|
+E E E E S S E E S S E E S S E S S E S S E
PM|
E E E E E E E E +E E E E Q q q
|---------------9-|-(9)s10s9s7s9-----|
|-4s5-----7-0---7-|-(7)s=8s7s5s7-8-7-|
|-2s3-0-0---------|--------------6-5-|
Gtrs I, II
PM--------| PM--------| PM------------|
Q. E E E S S E Q Q Q Q Q S S E E E S S E E E +E E E E S S E S S E
|------------------|-------------|-------------------5-|-(5)s4-----------------|
|------------------|-------6-5-3-|-----2-------------6-|-(6)s5-----------------|
Gtrs I, II
PM| PM| PM--------|
E E E E E Q E +E E E E Q Q Q Q. E E E S S E Q Q Q Q Q
|-----------9--9-|-(9)-10s9s7s9-----|------------------|--------------|
|-4s5-----7-7--7-|-(7)--8s7s5s7-8-7-|-5----5-5-3-5-5-3-|-3--3---------|
|-2s3-0-0--------|--------------6-5-|-3----3-3-1-3-3-1-|-1--1--4-3-1--|
Gtr I
PM----|
E E E E E E E E E E E E E E S S E
||o-----------------|-------------------|
||o-7---7-7-7-7-7-7-|---7---7-----------|
| Gtr II
| PM----|
| E E E E E E E E E E E E E E S S E
||o-----------------|-------------------|
||o-7---7-7-7-7-7-7-|---7---7-----------|
PM
E E E E E E E E E E E E E E S S E
| PM
| E E E E E E E E E E E E E E S S E
Gtrs I, II
PM----| PM PM
E E E E E E E E E E E E E E S S E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E Q
|-----------------|-------------------|-----------------|-----------------o||
|-4---4-4-4-4-4-4-|---4---4-----------|-4-4-4---------4-|---4---4-5---6---o||
Gtrs I, II
PM| PM--------| PM------------|
E E Q E S S E E +E E E E S S E E E +E E E E S S E S S E
|------------------|-------------------5-|-(5)s4-----------------|
|----------------7-|-(7)-9-------------6-|-(6)s5-----------------|
Gtrs I, II
PM| PM----|
|-4s5-----7-0---2-|-(2)-3-2-0-2-0---5-|
|-2s3-0-0---------|---------------0---|
PM------------|
+E E E E S S E E E +E E E E S S E S S E
|-------------------5-|-(5)s4------------------|
|-----2-------------6-|-(6)s5------------------|
Gtrs I, II
PM| PM| PM--------|
E E E E E Q E +E E E E Q Q Q Q. E E E S S E Q Q Q Q Q
|-----------9--9-|-(9)-10s9s7s9-----|------------------|--------------|
|-4s5-----7-7--7-|-(7)--8s7s5s7-8-7-|-5----5-5-3-5-5-3-|-3--3---------|
|-2s3-0-0--------|--------------6-5-|-3----3-3-1-3-3-1-|-1--1--4-3-1--|
$
Gtr I
PM----|
E E E E E E E E E E E E E E S S E
||o-----------------|-------------------|
||o-7---7-7-7-7-7-7-|---7---7-----------|
| Gtr II
| PM----|
| E E E E E E E E E E E E E E S S E
||o-----------------|-------------------|
||o-7---7-7-7-7-7-7-|---7---7-----------|
PM
E E E E E E E E E E E E E E S S E
| PM
| E E E E E E E E E E E E E E S S E
Gtrs I, II
PM----|
E E E E E E E E E E E E E E S S E
PM PM PM
E E E E E E E E E E E E E E Q E E Q
|-----------------|----------------|----------o||
|-4-4-4---------4-|---4---4-5---6--|-5---6----o||
Gtrs I, II
PM| PM--------| PM------------|
E E Q E S S E E +E E E E S S E E E +E E E E S S E S S E
|------------------|-------------------5-|-(5)s4-----------------|
|----------------7-|-(7)-9-------------6-|-(6)s5-----------------|
Gtrs I, II
PM| PM----|
|-4s5-----7-0---2-|-(2)-3-2-0-2-0---5-|
|-2s3-0-0---------|---------------0---|
PM------------|
+E E E E S S E E E +E E E E S S E S S E
|-------------------5-|-(5)s4------------------|
|-----2-------------6-|-(6)s5------------------|
Gtrs I, II
PM| PM| PM--------|
E E E E E Q E +E E E E Q Q Q Q. E E E S S E Q Q Q Q Q
|-----------9--9-|-(9)-10s9s7s9-----|------------------|--------------|
|-4s5-----7-7--7-|-(7)--8s7s5s7-8-7-|-5----5-5-3-5-5-3-|-3--3---------|
|-2s3-0-0--------|--------------6-5-|-3----3-3-1-3-3-1-|-1--1--4-3-1--|
PM--------| PM----------|
E E E E E E E E +Q Q Q Q E E E E E E E E +Q Q Q Q
Gtrs I, II
PM--------| PM----------| PM PM
E E E E E E E E +Q Q Q Q E E E E E E E E +Q Q E E Q
Gtr I
PM| PM|
E E E E E E E E +Q Q Q Q E E E E E E E E +Q Q Q Q
| Gtr II
| PM| PM|
| E E E E E E E E +Q Q Q Q E E E E E E E E +Q Q Q Q
To Coda
PM| PM|
E E E E E E E E +Q Q Q Q E E E E E E E E +Q Q Q Q
| PM| PM|
| E E E E E E E E +Q Q Q Q E E E E E E E E +Q Q Q Q
Gtrs I, II
PM------------|
E E E E E E E E E E E E W
Guitar Solo
Gtr I
| Gtr II
| H E Q E H E Q E
|---8--------9s8---9-|---8--------9s8---9-|
|---6--------7s6---7-|---6--------7s6---7-|
| PM---------------|
| H E Q E E E E E E E E E
|---8--------9s8---9-|-6--6-6--6-6--6-6--6-|
|---6--------7s6---7-|-4--4-4--4-4--4-4--4-|
Gtr I
| Gtr II
| H E Q E H E Q E
|--8---------9s8---9-|--8---------9s8---9-|
|--6---------7s6---7-|--6---------7s6---7-|
| PM---------------|
| H E Q E E E E E E E E E
|--8---------9s8---9-|-6-6--6-6--6-6--6-6-|
|--6---------7s6---7-|-4-4--4-4--4-4--4-4-|
Gtr I
Q. +E H +Q E E Q E E
|-11b12r==(11)-11--------|-(11)--7h9h11p=9p7S|
| Gtr II
| Q. E Q E E E Q. E Q. E
W S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S
| Q. E Q. E Q. E Q. E
Gtr I
H S S S S S S S S H +E S S S S S S
| Gtr II
| PM| PM|
| Q E E Q. E Q E E Q. E
S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S
| PM--|
| Q E E H
Gtr I
S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S
| Gtr II
| PM----------------------|
H S S S S S S e H S S S S S E E
| Q E E H Q E E H
Gtr I
Q. S S S S S E E E Q. S S S S E E E Q. S S S S S S S S S S
|-8------------------9-|-8-----------------9-|-9----6h8-8h9h11-8h9h11---9h==|
| Gtr II
| Q. E H Q. E H Q. E H
Gtr I
S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S
| Gtr II
| Q. E H
S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S E E E q q q
| PM-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
| E E E E E E E E S S E E E E E E E
Gtr I
Q. +E H +E E S S E Q Q Q
|-15b16r===(15)-15b16----|-(15)----------13-15--16-18---|
| Gtr II
| PM|
| Q E E H H Q. E
Q. +E H +Q Q. +Q E
|-18b19r===(18)-18b19-----|-(18)-19b21-------(19)--19--|
| Q E E Q. E Q. E E Q E
|--2-----2-------2--------|---2p=======(0)-----4----4--|
Gtr I
W S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S
| Gtr I
| W S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S
|----------------|-14h18p16p14-13h16p14p13-11h14p13p11--9h13p11p=9-|
| Gtr II
| Q E E E Q E Q. E Q. E
|--8--8---9s8----|--8-----------------------8----------------------|
|--6--6-9-7s6----|--6-----------------------6----------------------|
Gtr I
S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S e S S e S S e S S e
| Gtr I
| S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S e S S e S S e S S e
|--7h11p=9p=7-6----------6---------------------|----------------------------|
|----------------9p=7h=9-----9p=7p6------------|----------------------------|
|------------------------------------8p=6----6h|==8--6----------------------|
| Gtr II
| PM---------------------|
| Q E E Q. E E E E E E E E E
Gtr I
W H E S S S S S S
|------------------------|-----------8h==10p8p6-------|
| Gtr I
| H S S S S S S S S H S S S S S S S S
|--------3h4h6p4p3-------|-----------3h4h=6p4p3-------|
| Gtr II
| Q. E Q. E Q. E Q. E
Gtr I
H H H +Q. E
| Gtr I
| H S S S S S S S S H S S S S S S S S
| Gtr II
| Q. E Q. E Q. E Q. E
Gtr I
Q Q Q Q. S S H +Q. E
|-9s8-6--------9-8-|-------(6)---6-|
| Gtr II
| Q. E Q. E Q E E H
S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S
| PM-----------------------------------|
D.S. al Coda
Gtr I
e E Q E E E E H E E E E H E E E E H E E E E
| Gtr II
| PM
| E E Q E E E E H E E E E H E E E E H E E E E
&
Gtrs I, II
PM| PM|
E E E E E E E E +Q Q Q Q E E E E E E E E +Q Q Q Q
H.=H
Gtrs I, II
PM| PM|
E E E E E E E E +Q Q Q Q E E E E E E E E +Q Q E E Q
Gtrs I, II
PM--------------| PM|
W E E E E E E E E E H E 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