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[electic and acoustic versions]
 From: darrenp@intrepid.axess.com (darrenp)
 Subject: TAB Return to Serenity  by: Testament
 Date: Tue, 17 Oct 95 02:01:20 PST
 Return to Serenity  By: Testament
 >From the album  The Ritual
 Transcribed by: Edwardo                    tune down 1/2 step
   guitar 1     guitar 2 (play over what guitar 1 is playing)
 e|------------|----8---7---5---------12---10--8--------17-----15--12-|
 B|------------|------------------------------------------------------|
 G|------------|--9---7-----5------12---10-----9-----17-----16-----14-|
 D|------2---3-|------------------------------------------------------|
 A|--0---------|------------------------------------------------------|
 E|------------|------------------------------------------------------|
 
   guitar 1
 e|---------------------------------------|--------------------------|
 B|---------------------------------------|--------0-----------------|
 G|------------------------h-p------------|------0---0-------0-------|
 D|----2--3-3~5--3-2-3-3--2>3<2-0--2--0---|----2-------2---2---------|
 A|-0--------sl.-------------------------4|--4-----------3-----2-----|
 E|---------------------------------------|----------------------3-2-|
 
 
 the heavy distorted part with the lead goes here but I haven't figured it out yet.
 
   guitar 1  (He sings the verse over this part)
 e|--------------------------------------------------------------------|
 B|--------------------------------------------------------------0-----|
 G|------------------------------------------2-------2--2------------2-|
 D|------4-------4--------0-------0-------4-------4-----2-----2--------|
 A|----2-------2-------2-------2-------5-------5--------0--------------|
 E|-0-------0-------3-------3------------------------------------------|
 
 
   guitar 2 (goes something like this, I'm not 100% sure if it's right cause he uses some kind of delay)
 e|--------------------10---p-----------------h-h---------7---p--------|
 B|-----8-10~12-----------12<10~8------------7>8>10---------10<8-------|
 G|---9-----sl-------------------sl--------9---------------------9-----|
 D|--------------------------------------------------------------------|
 A|--------------------------------------------------------------------|
 E|--------------------------------------------------------------------|
 
 
 
 h>=hammer on             that's all I got right now when I get the
 p<=pull off              rest I'll be sure to send it. 
 ~sl.=slide
 
 
                              EDWARDO.
                                       "STICK THAT IN YOUR PIPE AND SMOKE IT"  Homer J. Simpson
 
 
 5 jan 96
 
 Band:Testament
 Song:Return to Serenity
 Album:Live at the Fillmore
 Tuning:1 full step down
 
 NOTE:This version is an acoustic version so it may be different than the original.  I haven't heard the original so I don't know.  And finally, Edwardo, I was going to send  you a copy of my version, but you didn't leave your eMail address and I didn't copy any of your tab.  This is all mine.
 
 e|-------------------------------------------------------------|
 B|-------------------------------------------------------------|
 G|-------------------------------------------------------------|
 D|---2--2h3----------------------------------------------------|
 A|0------------------------------------------------------------|
 E|-------------------------------------------------------------|
 
 e|-------------------------------------------------------------|
 B|-------------------------------------------------------------|
 G|-------------------------------------------------------------|
 D|---2--2h3----------------------------------------------------|
 A|0------------------------------------------------------------|
 E|-------------------------------------------------------------|
 
 2 guitars
 
 e|------------------------------|------------------------------|
 B|------------------------------|------------------------------|
 G|------------------------------|------------------------------|
 D|--2--2h3----------------------|--2--2h3----------------------|
 A|0-----------------------------|0-----------------------------|
 E|------------------------------|------------------------------|
  |                              |                              | 
 e|--------------------8----7---5|--------------------12---10--8|
 B|-----------------/5----5-----5|-----------------/8----8-----8|
 G|------------------------------|------------------------------|
 D|------------------------------|------------------------------|
 A|------------------------------|------------------------------|
 E|------------------------------|------------------------------|
                               _____________
                              |1.
 e|---------------------------|------------------------------|
 B|---------------------------|------------------------------|   
 G|---------------------------|--2-3-5--3-2------------------|
 D|--2--2h3-------------------|0-----------------------------|
 A|0--------------------------|------------------------------|
  |                           |                              |
 e|-------------- 17----15--12|------------------------------|
 B|-----------/13----13-----13|------------------------------|
 G|---------------------------|------------------------------|
 D|---------------------------|------------------------------|
 A|---------------------------|------------------------------|
 E|---------------------------|------------------------------|
   _______________________________
  |2.
 e|-------------------------------|
 B|-------------------------------|
 G|-------------------------------|
 D|--2-3-5--3-2-3-3-2h3p2---2-----|
 A|0----------------------5---5--4|
 E|-------------------------------|
 
 e|-------------------------|-3-|
 B|------0------------------|-0-|
 G|----0---0-------0--------|-0-| |hit that chord 13 times
 D|--2-------2---2----------|-2-|
 A|4-----------3------2-----|-2-|
 E|---------------------3-2-|-0-|
 
 solo #1 (I don't know the chords that are played over the solo)
 
 e|---------------------------------------------------|
 B|----------8---7---------------------------8--(8)*--|
 G|-------7----------9--7--9--999-9-9--7--9-----------|
 D|/7--9----------------------------------------------|
 A|---------------------------------------------------|
 E|---------------------------------------------------|
 
 e|------------------------------------------------------|
 B|-------8---7------7-----------------------------------|
 G|----7---------9------10-------------------------------|
 D|/9-----------------------10**--10---------------------|
 A|--------------------------------------5---------------|
 E|-----------------------------------------7--5**--3---0|
 
 e|-------7----------10--7-------------------------------|
 B|---------8p7------x------8p7------7-----7--{9------}\-|
 G|----7---------9---x-----------9------9----------------|
 D|/9----------------------------------------------------|
 A|------------------------------------------------------|
 E|------------------------------------------------------|
 
 e|----12--15**-12---10--7-----------------------------------|
 B|/15----------------------8**-8----------------------------|
 G|---------------------------------9--7--------------------9|
 D|---------------------------------------9-7----------7--9--|
 A|-------------------------------------------10---10--------|
 E|----------------------------------------------------------|
 
 play 2 times
 e|----------------------------------------------------------0-0---|
 B|----------------------------------------------------------0-0--0|
 G|----------------------------------------------------------2-2---|
 D|------4--------0--------0--------0------5--7------5--7----2-2---|
 A|---2--------2--------2--------2------5---------5----------0-0---|
 E|0--------0--------3--------3------------------------------0-0---|
                                                    / \
                                                     |
                                                    ???
 
 play this riff over the riff above when the riff above starts its repeat
 
 e|------5--7---7h10p7--------------5--5---5h7p5-------|
 B|5--8----------------8------5--8----------------8--5-|
 G|----------------------------------------------------|
 F|----------------------------------------------------|
 A|----------------------------------------------------|
 E|----------------------------------------------------|
 
 KEY:
 
 * = Full Bend
 ** = Full Bend and release
 h = Hammer-on
 p = Pull-off
 / = slide up to the note it precedes
 \ = slide down from the note it follows
 (8) = Ghost note
 {9  } = Tremolo picking
 
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