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BURN THE GROUND

As recorded by Cacophony
b
(From the 1987 Album SPEED METAL SYMPHONY) Transcribed by Peter Lidstrom (www.peterlidstrom.com)
x Cm x Em

Music by Marty Friedman & Jason Becker Arranged by Cacophony

3 fr. Gm x A Dm xx x C G F Em

6 fr. x Am

Gm

Fm

4 fr.

Fm

x 2 fr.

B 7 2 fr. C7 x x x x

A7 x x

F 7 x x

Bm

P = 116 1 I4 4 k V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V
Gtr II P.M. P.M.

A Intro

V V
0 0

V V V e V fV V V V g V V eV V V gV V
3
5 3 6 4 4 8 5 6 7 8 5 7 5 8 5

T A B

2 2 0

2 2 0

H P

I gV e V
T A B
6 8

V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V
P.M. P.M.
0 0 2 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 2 0 0 0 0

V V
0 0

V V gV gV V V
5 3 6 4 4 5

V V V eV fV V V V eV
3
8 6 7 8 5 7 5 8 5

I gV e V
T A B
6 8

V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V
P.M. P.M.
0 0 2 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 2 0 0 0 0

V V
0 0

V V gV gV V e V f V V V g V f V V V V
8 8 6 5 7 7 5 4 6 6 5 4 5 6

I
T A B

gV f V V V V e V
4 3 5 5 8 6

V eV V gV f V V V gV e V V
3 4 3 5 2 6 6 7 5 8

gV
4

V
4

V
5

e V e V V f V gV V f V f V e V V f V gV V
8 6 7 7 6 8 5 4 3 4 8 5 7

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I e V gV f V f V V gV V V e V gV V V gV e V f V f V 2 4 W [[[[[[[[[[[[[[[[[[[[[[[[[[[[[[[[[[[[[[[[[[[
T A B
6 6 7 5 8 4 7 5 6 6 5 7 4 8 4 (4) 3

P = 140 P V =V140V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V gV V 3 7 V gV V k 11 8 I4 gV 5
5 7
Gtr II

T A B

17 15 13 10 13

15 13 10 13 17 15 13 10 13 12 10

12

11

12 11

14

3 I4
T A B

Gtr V

V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V gV V gV 7 8 gV V V gV gV k 5 5 7
9 12 16 14 12 9 12 16 14 12 9 12 11 9 11 11 9 10 9

P sl. H

P sl. H

16 14 12

P sl. H

P sl. H

B Main instrumental section = 235

13

I4 4
T A B

Gtr I

Em

I4 4
T A B

VVVVVVVVVVVV VVVVVVVVVVVV VVVVVVVVVVVV eq

3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3
Gtr IV 2 3 4 5
8 5 8 5 8 5 8 5 8 5 8 5 8 5 8 5 8 5 8 5 8 5 8 5 8 5 8 5 8 5 8 5 8 5 8 5

N.H.

heavy vib. w/b

[8]

\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\

I4 4 U U U
T A B
2 2 0

P H P H P H P H P H P

P H P H P H P H P H P

P H P H P H P H P H P

Gtr III

U U U
(2) (2) (0)

U U U
(2) (2) (0)

U U U
(2) (2) (0)

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17

e e V gV V V V V V V V V V V e I
8va

V V V V V gV V V V fV V V
3 3 3 3
15 13 16 13 16 14 16 14 12 14 12 14

` ^ W

Em

Gtr IV

T A B

13 14 16

13 15 17 15 13

16 14 16

13

15

[[[[[[[[[[[

__ ^ VV U
Cm 12

(12)

[[[[[[[[[[[[[[[[

H H 8va

H H P P

P H

P H P P H P

3 e VVVVVVVV Ie e V V f V gV 3 3
Gtr V

3 V gV f V V V V V V V 3 e W V VV 3 3
11 9 12 9 12 10 12 10 8 10 8 10

T A B

9 10 12

9 11 13 11 9

12 10 12

11

[[[[[[[[[[[

VV U
8

(8)

[[[[[[[[[[[[[[[[

H H 8va

H H P P

P H

P H P P H P

3 3 3 3 3 e g V e f V V f V e V V V V V I fV V V VVV V V V V V V V V gV 3 3
Gtr VI

T A B

5 6 8

5 7 9 7 5

8 6 8

7 5

8 6 8 6 4 6 4

[[[[[[[[[[[

VV U
5

(5)

[[[[[[[[[[[[[[[[

H H

H H P P

P H

P H P P H P

V gV V V V V f V e V f V V g V f V g V e V V V 21 Ie e
T A B
13 12 13 15 16 15 16 13 16 13 15 13 15 16 15 16

Cm

Am

8va

V fV V V V V V V
15 17 15 16 15

V V V V V V V V
15 18 15 16

17 16 17

16 18 16 18

sl.

e V V V Ie e V f V V V V
T A B
15 14 15 12 13 12 13 15

V V V V V V V V
13 15 12 15 12 13 12 13

V V V fV V V V V
14 13 14 16 14 16 17 16

V V V V V V V V
17 15 17 15 16 15 16 18

sl.

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b ^ 8va 3 gggg V V V V V 3 25 I g V V V 3 V V V V 3
Gm

V V V V V c V V V V V k
3 3 3
16 16 19 16 19 16 16 18 16

T A B

19

16

14

16

16

13

16

18

14

P 8va

16

14

18

18

gggg V V V V 3 3 I g V V V V V V V 3
T A B
16 14 11 12 13 11 13 14 11 14 13

V V V V V c k V V V V V
3 3 3
11 11 11 13 16 16 16 13 11 13

Gtr I

e V V V V V V V V V V V 27 Ie V
3 3 3 3

Gm

8va

V V V V V V V V V V V V
3 3 3 3
10 13 10 13 11 13 11 10 11 10 12

T A B

10

11

13

11

10

13

11

10

13

11

13

10

11

e Ie V V V V V V V V V V V V
3 3 3 3

V V V V V V V V V V V V
3 3 3
5 3 7 3 7 5 7 5 3 5 3 6

T A B

e Ie
T A B

Gtr VI

V
3

V j
5

V
3

V
3

V j
5

V
3

c V
5

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^ e V V V V V V V V V V V V 29 e I 3 3
Gm

^ V V V V V V V V V V V V
3 3 3 3
12 10 8 10 8 12 8 12 10 12 10 8

T A B

11

10

12

10

12

10

11

10

12

10

12

10

e Ie V V V V V V V V V V V V
3 3 3 3

T A B

V V V V V V V V V V V V
3 3
6 5 3 5 3

e Ie
T A B

V
3

V
3

V j
5

V
3

V
3

V j
5

V
3

V
3

31

Ie W
T A B

[[[[[[[[[[

V V g V V
11 9 12

8va

V W V g V V
14

12 15 (15)

14

[[[[[[[[[[[[ Full M

^ gV V V V V V V V
1/2
21 (21) (21) 18

U [[[[[[[[[[[[[

MO

22

18

22 18

21

12

12

sl.

Ie
T A B

W [[[[[[[[[[
5

V V gV V
5 9 7 5

V W V gV V
7 6 5 8

[[[[[[[[[[[[ Full M

V V V V V V V V
Full
8 (8) (8)

gU
6

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^ ^ ^ ^ V gV f V V V V gV V V V V V gV V V V V V V V V V V U g V V 35 Ie 3 [[[[[[[[[[[[[[[[[[[[[
Dm

T A B

15 14 13 12

15 14 13 14

15 14 15 14 13 14 13 14 13

15

13 14

15

14 13

15 14

12

sl.

H P

Ie V gV f V V V V gV V
T A B
7 6 5 4 8 7 6 7

V V V V gV V V V V
8 7 8 7 6 7 6 7 6

V V gV V V V V V
8 6 7 7 7 6 8 7

U [[[[[[[[[[[[[[[[[[[[[
5

sl.

H P

G j _ j j ^ 3 3 V VVVV VVVVVVVVVVVV V VVVW 3 V V V V V V 39 e V V I VVVVVV VVVV 3 3 3 3 3 V 3 3 3 3 3 [[[[[

T A B

7 8 10

7 8 10

7 9 10

7 9 10

7 8 10

7 9 10

7 9 10

8 10 12

10 8

10

10 8

10 9 10 12

10

12 10

12

10 12 10

12

3 3 VVV VVVVVVVVVVVV V VVVW V V V V e V V V V I VVV VVV V V V V 3 V 3 V 3 3 3 V 3 3 3 [[[[[ 3 3 3

H H

H H

H H

H H

H H

H H

H H

H H

H H

H P

T A B

3 5 7

3 5 7

3 5 7

4 5 7

3 5 7

3 5 7

4 5 7

5 6 8

6 5

6 5

7 5 7 9

9 7

6 8 6

H H

H H

H H

H H

H H

H H

H H

H H

P H H

H P

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43

W V Ie [[[[[[[[[[[[[[[
T A B
17

Am

P = 225

8va

^ U
F

Em

13

17

[[[[[[[[[[[[[[[[[[[[

V V V V V u
3
17 15 17 15 17

15

15

[[[[[[[[[[[[[[[[[[[[

sl. 8va

H P

Ie W V [[[[[[[[[[[[[[[
T A B
9

U V [[[[[[[[[[[[[[[[[[[[
10

c 3 V V V V V
10 8 10 8 9

U [[[[[[[[[[[[[[[[[[[[
7

sl.

H P

V 47 Ie
T A B
17

Am

8va

V V V V V V
15 17 18 15 17 19

19

[[[[[[[[[[[[[[[[[[ 1/2 M

Full
18

M\\\\\\\\\

k V u

8va

V V V W
17 15

18

17 16

[[[[[[[[[[[[[

8va

Ie V
T A B
9

V V V V V V
7 9 10 8 10 12

U V [[[[[[[[[[[[[[[[[[ 1/2 M
12

Full

10

M\\\\\\\\\ W

k V u
10

k V V V W
8 10 9

[[[[[[[[[[[[[

8va

Ie
T A B

V
Gtr II
17

Full

M\\\\\\\\\

V k u
17

V V V W
15

18 17 15

[[[[[[[[[[[[[

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51

Ie W
T A B

Am

8va

Gtr II

15

\\\\\\\\\\\ Full M

V V V V
(15)

^ V
F

W
Full

^ V

Em

13

15

(15)

\\\\\\\\\\\\\ M

V V u MO (15)
Full

V V V
3
12 15 12

U [[[[[[[[[[[[[[[[[[[[[[

15

15

H P 8va

Ie W V V V V \\\\\\\\\\\ Full M T O 5 7 (7)

A B

V
8

V W \\\\\\\\\\\\\ Full M
(8)

c V V
Full
(8)

V V V
5 8 5

U
7

[[[[[[[[[[[[[[[[[[[[[[

H P

^ ^ 8va g V f V gV f V V e V V gV f V gV V V f V V gV V gV f V gV f V V e V V gV f V 55 e V V V gV f V gV f V I
E

T A B

16 15 14 13

17 16 15 14 13 14 15 16

12 13 14 15

16 15 14 13

17 16 15 14

17 16 15 14

18 17 16 15

sl. 8va

sl.

eV Ie V gV f V V V V gV f V gV V V V V gV V
T A B
11 10 9 8 12 11 10 9 8 9 10 11 7 8

9 10

e V V gV f V V V V gV f V gV f V V e V V gV f V
11 10 9 8 12 11 10 9 12 11 10 9 13 12 11 10

sl.

sl.

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^ ^ V gV f V V V V gV f V gV f V V e V V gV f V V V 57 V gV f V gV f V V e V V Ie
T A B
15 14 13 12 15 14 13 12 16 15 14 13 17 16 15 14 13 12 11 10 14 13 12 11 10

Ie
T A B

V gV f V gV f V V e V V gV f V V V V gV f V gV
10 9 8 7 10 9 8 7 11 10 9 8 12 11 10 9

sl.

sl.

V V e V V gV f V V V V
8 7 6 5 9 8 7 6

sl.

sl.

59

Ie gV
T A B
6

V
8

V
10

V
7

V
9

gV
11

V
8

V
11

gV
14

V
11

V
14

gV
11

Ie V
T A B
7

V
9

gV
11

gV
9

V
11

V
13

gV
9

V
12

V
15

V
12

gV
14

V
15

V Ie gV gV V V V V V V V V V
3 3 3 3
Gtr IV

V V gV V V V V V V V V e V V e V gV V V V V V V V V V 3
3 3 3 3 3 3 3
9 11 9 7 9 7 7 10 7 10 13 10 8 11 8 11 14 11 10 13 10 7 10 7

T A B

8 10 8

H P

H P

H P

H P

H P

H P

H P

H P

H P

H P

H P

H P

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D Trade off solos

Gtr I

62

If
T A B

^ 8va W
Am

V k u

8va

Gtr II

22

\\\\\\\\\ Full M

V V V V V k u
8va
20 19 17

Full
20

20 (20)

\\\ Full M

3 V V V V V V V V V V V V V 3 3

Em

Dm

V V V V V O

1 1/2
17 17 17 19 20 17 17 17 16

M \\\

19

17

19

15

14

sl.

15

12 (12)

^ ^ V V V V V V V V V V V u k 66 I u 3 3 3 \\\\\\ Full M
Am F

^ V V V V V V
C

^ eV

T A B

15 (15)

(15) 15

13

14 12 14 12

15 14

12

14 15

12 14 12

15

(15)

\\\\\\\\ 1/2 M

V V V V V I u 3 \\\\\\ Gtr IV 1/2 M

T A B
12 (12) (12) 12

V V V V V V
3 3
10 9 10 9 12 10

V V V V V V
3 3
9 10 12 9 10 9

gV
11

10

(11)

\\\\\\\\ 1/2 M

^ ^ V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V 70 I
Am F

T A B

12 10 8

10 8

sl.

sl.

sl.

sl.

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V gV f V V gV f V V V V V V V eV V V V 72 I
T A B
10 9 8 6 9 8 6 5 9 7 5 4 8 5 4 2

Em

^ V

Dm

V
Full

V
Full

W \\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\

M 1/2 O (8)

15

sl.

sl.

sl.

74

V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V I
8va

Am

T A B

13 17

17

17 13 12 13

12 17 12

13

12 17 12

V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V
5
13 13 12 10 12 12 12 10 8 10 8 6 8 6

13

13 12 13

H
C

P sl. H

P
G

P sl. H

P sl. H

^ V V V V V V 76 I
T A B
5 6 5 6 5 7

V
5

V
7

V
5

^ l V V V
7 5 4

W V \\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\ ^ V eV V V V V V V V
3
10 11 10 12 10

(4)

78

I
T A B

b ^ gV

sl.

sl.

Fm

11

(11)

\\\\\\\\ Full M

^ ^ gV V V gV V V V V V V
3
9 10 9 11 9 11 9 11 9

Gm

(11)

12

(12)

\\\\\\\\\\\\\ Full M
(12)

12 10 12 10

H P

H P

H P

H P

I V
T A B

Gtr III

(4)

\\\\\\\\ Full M

V
(4)

gV V V V V V V V V
3
2 3 2 4 2 4 2 4 2

V
5

(5)

\\\\\\\\\\\\\ Full M
(5)

V eV V V V V eV V V
3
3 4 3 5 3 5 3 5 3

H P

H P

H P

H P

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82

I
T A B

b ^ gV

Gm

13

(13)

\\\\\\\\\ 1M 1/2

^ ^ e V f V e V gV V V gV V V V
B

V V
15 15

V V
15 15

^ V V
15 15

V W k u

(13)

11 12 11

13

11

13 11 13 11

15

15 15

\\\\\\\\\\\\

H P

H P

I
T A B

eV
11

V V
11 11

Gtr VI

V V
11 11

eV V
11 11

V W k u \\\\\\\\\\\\
11 11

I gV
T A B

Gtr III

(6)

\\\\\\\\\ Full M

gV V V gV V V V V V
3
4 5 4 6 4 6 4 6 4

V V k V V k
10 10 10 10

V V k V W u
10 10

(6)

10

10 10

\\\\\\\\\\\\

H P

H P

86

e Ie e
T A B

^ W

Cm

P = 222

V V V
3
15 13

^ V
A

16

\\\\\\\\\\\\

15

15

[[[[[[[[[ 1/2 M

V k u
17

^ W

Gm

(17)

\\\\\\\\\\\\\\ 1/2 M

V V
16 15

Fm

15

\\\\\\\\\ 1/2 M

V k u
15

e W Ie e
T A B

\\\\\\\\\\\\

V V V
3
7 5

sl.

V
7

1/2
7

[[[[[[[[[ M

V k u
10

(10)

\\\\\\\\\\\\\\ 1/2 M

V V
9 8

1/2
8

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k V u
8

sl.

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90

e V Ie e
T A B

Cm

8va

V
15

VVV
3
13 15 13

VV
15 16

W
13

VV
13 15

13

16

13

(13)

16

13 15 13

VVVV U 3 \\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\
16 15

e V Ie e
T A B
6

V
8

VVV
3
6 8 6

H P

V
8

V
6

VV
8 8

W
6

V
(6)

V
8

VV
6 8

VVVV U 3 \\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\
6 8 6 8 7

H P

H P

H P

^ 8va ee W 94 e I
Cm

V
(18)

V O

Gtr IV Full
18

T A B

16

[[[[[[[[[[[[[[[[[[

V k k V V u u
8va 1/2
15 (15)

15

V u O

Fm

U
18

[[[[[[[[[[[[[[[[[[[[[

ee V V V V V V V V e I
Gtr V
8

V V V V V V V V
9 8 10 8 10 8 9 8

V V V V V V V V
11 9 8 10 8 7 10 8

T A B

10

8 10

8 10

11

V V V V W [[[[[[[[[[[[
6 5 8 6 8

sl.

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98

e Ie e
T A B

P = 224
15ma

20 19 16 15 16 19 16 15

V fV V V V V V V e V V V V V V V V
P P sl. H P P P P sl. H P P

V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V
P P sl. H P P P P sl. H P P

18 16 15 13 15 16 15 13

16 15 13 11 13 15 13 11 15 13 11 10 11 13 11 10

e e Pz V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V e I
8va

V V V V V V V V V V V fV V V V V
13 11 10 8 10 11 10 8 11 10 8 7 8 10 8 7

T A B

15 16 15 13 11 13 15 13 11 13 15 13 11 10 11 13 11 10

H P P sl.

H P P

H P P sl.

H P P

P P sl.

H P P

P P sl.

H P P

100

e V V V V V V fV V V V V V V V Ie e V V
T A B
13 11 10 11 10 13 12 13 12 13 12 9 12 9 12 10

8va

V
10

12

W \\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\ W \\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\

e Ie e
T A B

V V fV V V V V V V V V V V V V V
10 8 7 8 7 9 8 9 8 9 8 6 8 6 8 7

V
8

V
7

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fV V V V 3 f V V fV V 102 f V V If f 3 V V fV 3
T A B
5

Am

V f V V ff fV V V V V V V f V I 3 V fV 3
3

10

10

10

12

10

12

fV V V V 3 V V fV V f V V 3 V V fV 3
5

T A B

12

12

10

12

14

12

14

12

14

13

12

15

V f V V V V V fV V V V V 3 V fV 3
3
8

10

10

10

12

10

12

12

12

10

12

14

12

14

12

14

13

12

15

V V V V 3 V V V V 104 V V I 3 V V V 3
T A B
5

Am

V V V V V V V V V V V I V V 3 3
3

10

10

10

12

10

12

V V V V 3 V V V V V V 3 V V V 3
5

T A B

12

12

10

12

14

12

14

12

14

13

12

15

V V V V V V V V V V V 3 V V 3
3
8

10

10

10

12

10

12

12

12

10

12

14

12

14

12

14

13

12

15

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V V V V V V V 106 I V V V V 3 V V
3 3

T A B

V V V V V g V V V V V I V 3 V V 3
3

10

10

V V V V V V V V V V V 3 V V
3 3
3

T A B

10

10

10

12

12

12

11

12

12

10

13

V V gV V V g V V V V V V 3 V V 3
3
7

10

10

10

10

10

12

12

12

11

12

12

10

14

V V V V V V V 108 I V V V V 3 V V
3 3

T A B

V gV V 3 V V V gV V V V I V 3 V V 3
T A B
7

10

10

^ V V 3 V V V V V V V V V V 3 3
3
12 7 8 7 9 10 5 10 9 7 8 12

sl.

V gV V V V V V gV V V V V 3 3
3 3
19 14 15 16 11 12 14 12 11 12 10 14

10

10

10

12

12

12

11

12

12

10

14

sl.

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V V V 3 110 I V V V V V V V 3 V V
3 3

T A B

V V V V V V V V V I V 3 V V 3 3
3

V V V V V V V V V V 3 V V
3 3 3
1

T A B

10

10

10

10

13

V V V V V V V V V V 3 V V 3 3
3
5

10

10

10

10

13

V V V 112 V V V V I V V 3 V V V
3 3 3

T A B

V V V V V V V V V I V 3 V V 3 3
3

V V V V V V V V V 3 V V V
3 3 3
1

T A B

10

10

10

10

13

V V V V V V V V V V 3 V V 3 3
3
5

10

10

10

10

13

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114

I
T A B

Gtr IV

V V
7 10

gV V V V V
11 8 10 8 11

V V V
3
12 9 11

V V
9 12

gV V V
3
13 10 12

8va

V V V V gV V
3 3
13 12 10 13 10

10

I
T A B

Gtr V

gV V V V V V V V V V gV V
3 3 3
4

V V V g V V V V V V gV V V 3
3 3 3
6 9 7 10 7 9 7 10 9 7 10 7

116

gV V V V V V V V V I gV V V u 3 3
3

8va

V gV V V V V V gV V V V V 3
3 3 3
16 18 19 16 18 16 19 18 16 19 16

T A B

16

13

15

16

13

14

13

16

15

13

16

13

19

P 8va

3 3 V V V V V V V I gV V V V V 3 3

3 gV V V V V V gV V V V V V 3 3 3
16 13 15 16 13 15 13 16 15 13 16 13

T A B

13

10

12

13

10

12

10

13

12

10

13

10

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118

V V V V V V V V V I V V V
3 3 3 3

8va

T A B

10

10

10

10

10

10

P V V V j V V V z 5 [[[[[[[[[
10

13

17

13

13

14

I
T A B

W
Gtr II

sl.

19

[[[[[[[[[[[[[[[[[[[ 1/2 M

I
T A B

gW
Gtr V

16

[[[[[[[[[[[[[[[[[[[ 1/2 M

E Final chorus
120

I
T A B

gV V gV V V Vg V V V V V V g V V V V V V
0 0 4 2

V fV V
5 5 3

gV V gV V V Vg V V V V V V g V V V V V V
0 0 4 2

V V V
7 7 5

sl.

5 3

4 2

sl.

5 3

sl.

5 3

4 2

sl.

5 3

124

I
T A B

V V V V g V g V f V V Vg V V V V V V g V V V V V V
0 0 4 2

V V V V V g V g V V V g V g V V V V V V V V V V V
0 0 4 2

sl.

5 3

4 2

sl.

5 3

5 5 3

sl.

5 3

4 2

sl.

5 3

7 7 5

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F Outro section
N.C. (cont. riff)

128

I
Gtr V

PW z
3 0

U
(0)

U
(0)

U
(0)

U
(0)

U
(0)

U
(0)

W
(0)

8va

V VVV
15 12

T A B

12 16

I
T A B

Gtr IV

PW z
3 0

U
(0)

U
(0)

U
(0)

U
(0)

U
(0)

U
(0)

U
(0)

G Solo break 1 (Jason) = 210

Gtr I

5 e V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V 136 V V V V V V V V I V V V V V V 5 5 5
Gtr IV

Em

8va

T A B

17 12

15

16 12

14

12

12 13 15 13 12

14 12 16

15

12

18 12

15

16 12

14

12 16

15

12 17 12

15

17 14

15

14 17

15

12

H H P P

8va

138

I
T A B

eV V eV eV V V V e V V V V V 2 V g V V f V g V f V e V V V V V V eV V V V 4 V V
5 5 5 5 5 6
15 16 12 13 12 15 14 11 18 11 14 14 12 15 14 17 15 11 18 11 14 14 12 15 14 17 15 11 17

20 12

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H Solo break 2 (Marty) slower = 170

140

3 Ie 4
T A B

Gtr V

V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V
5

V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V
5 5 5
7 8 7 10 9 7 8 9 7 8 7 8 7 9 10

3 Ie 4
T A B

P P

V u M

P H

sl. H

P P

P H

sl. H

Gtr IV
17

1 1/2

V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V 142 4 Ie 4 5 5
5

T A B

10 11

10 13 12 10

11

12 10

11 10

10 9 10

10

10 9

V \\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\
7

c V
(7)

P P

P H

P sl.

sl.

144

Ie
T A B

I Drum/atonal break = 200

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148

Ie
T A B

V
Gtr IV
12

V V g V g V V V V V gV gV V gV f V V gV
9 11 12 11 9 12 9 11 10 12 10 9 13 12 9

V gV
10 11

V gV V V gV gV V V V fV
12 9 11 10 12 7 11 9 11 12

V V g V e V V V V V Ie V V gV V e V V f V gV
Gtr V
4

H H

V e V V V gV V V V
7 4 8 5 6 5 7 5

e V V gV V
6 5 6 4

T A B

5 5 6

4 5 6

4 5 7

8 5

152

Ie 12 8
T A B

P = 200

Gtr I

158

If V V V
T A B
2 2 0

c __ c V V V VV V
2 2 0

W W W

U U U

U U U

U U U

(2) (2) (0)

(2) (2) (0)

(2) (2) (0)

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J Arpeggio section (Jason) = 224

162

I
T A B

^ 8va VV
Am

V V V V V gV V V V V
17 17 17 17 19 16 18 19 18 16

P VVVVVV P VVVVVV z z
12 17 12
13 14 13 12 10 13 10 12 10 7 10

Am

Gtr II
20 17

P V V V V V V V gV V V V z V
8 12 8
10 9 10 8 10 7 9 7 4 7

Am

H P

I
T A B

Gtr IV

W [[[[[[[[[[[
7

W
7

H P

sl. H

H P

[[[[[[[[[[[[[

sl. H

10

[[[[[[[[[[[[[[[[[[

` ^ ^ V V V eV V V eV V V V V V 165 I
Am B 7

Dm

T A B

^ ^ ^ ^ P V V V V V V V gV e V V V V V z V V V V V V gV e V V V V
A Dm A

1 5 1

10 7

10

H P

I W
T A B
7

W eW [[[[[[[[[[[[
6 5

W [[[[[[[[[[[[
5

W
5

W [[[[[[[[[[[[[[[[[[
7

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168

I V V V V V V V V eV eV V V
T A B
7 7 3 5 3 7 5 7 4 6 4 7

Dm

C7

Em

V V V V V V gVee V V gV V V
9 5 7

A7

Em

V V V V V V gV gVee V V V gV
5 2 2

b ^

Page 24 of 32

F 7

I
T A B

Gtr V

W
5

W W [[[[[[[[[[[[[
7 5

gW [[[[[[[[[[[[[[[[
4

I W
Gtr IV

T A B

[[[[[[[[[[[[[

W
0

W W [[[[[[[[[[[[[
5 0

W
2

^ 8va V VVV VVVVV VV VVV P V V kj V 171 V V V VgV V V V V I z

Em Cm

K Trade-off arpeggios = 228

P ^

T A B

15 19 15

4:6

17

16

17

15 19 15

17

16

17

15

19 15

17

16

17 16

19

16 17

16 17

17

15

20

H P

H 8va

I
T A B

15 11

Ve V V V V V V V V V Ve V V V V V Ve V V V V V VgV V
4:6
13 12 13 11 15 11 13 12 13 11 15 11 13 12 13 12 15 12 13 12 13 13

11

IW
T A B
2

gV
4

W
5

W
4

eU U [[[[[[[[[[[[[[[[[[[[[[[[[[[[[[[[[[[[[[[[[[[
3 (3)

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BURN THE GROUND - Cacophony Page 25 of 32 L Chromatic section = 232

V k j 175 V I gV VgVgV V V V V V V V V gV VgVgV V Ve VgV V f V V V

4:6

b ^

Gm

8va

T A B

11 7

7 11 7

11 7

9 8

11

8 9

8 9

12

I
T A B

gV

16

j gW
8

Ve V VgV V V V V f V V VgV V Ve V V V f Ve V V gV f VgV V

12 11 10 9 10 11 10 9 13 12 13 9 13 12 11 10 11 12 11 10 13 12 13 10

IW
T A B
4

gV
6

gW
9

U
8

P P sl. H H P P

P H

[[[[[[[[[[[[[[[[[[[ ^

P P sl. H H P P

P H

(8)

179

I
T A B

^ ^ ^ Ve V VgV V V V V f V V VgV V Ve V V V f Ve V V gV f VgV V gW

E 12 11 10 9 10 11 10 9 13 12 13 9 13 12 11 10 11 12 11 10 13 12 13 10

13

[[[[[[[[[[[[[[[[[[[ V V V VgVe VgV f V

8 6 5

I
T A B

gV

P P sl. H H P P

P H

P P sl. H H P P

P H

13

[[[[

e VgV f V V
11 9 8

Ve V VgV Ve V V
8 6 5 9 7 6 5

9 7 5 9 7 6

P P 8va

P P H P P

P P

P P

P P P

sl.

e V VgV f VgV V V f VgV f VgV V gV f V Ve V f V V Ve V VgV V V W I

T A B
18 17 16 15 16 17 16 15 19 18 19 15 19 18 17 16 17 18 17 16 19 18 19 16

19

[[[[[[[[[[[[[[[[[[[

P P sl. H H P P

P H

P P sl. H H P P

P H

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e 183 Ie e e e 4 4 W
T A B

P = 232

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8va

V
7

Gtr IV
6

[[[[[[[[[[[

fV V V V W O 10 (10) V
1/2

` ^

Bm

[[[[[[[[[

^ V

18 15

14

18 15

18 15

18 16

18 15

18

[[[[[[[[[[[[[

13

e 4 W Ie e e e 4
T A B

Gtr VI

[[[[[[[[[[[

V
6

[[[[[[

V W u
6

U U [[[[[[[[[ [[[[[[[[[[[[[[[[[[ [[[[[[[[[[[[[[[[[[[[[[

1 1

e 4 fW Ie e e e 4
T A B

Gtr V

[[[[[[[[[[[

V
3

V k V fW W u u [[[[[[ [[[[[[[[[ [[[[[[[[[[[[[[

3 2 3 5

V k V V V W u
3
1/2
6 5

M [[[[[[[[[[ O (5) (5) 3

P

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e 187 Ie e e e
T A B

^ W
F 13

V
14

^ V
14

\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\

(14)

\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\ Full M

P z

(14)

e Ie e e e
T A B

U U
3 1

U U
3 1

e Ie e e e f W
T A B

\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\

V
3

V
3

Full
(3)

\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\ M

P z
(3)

` ^ 3 V V e V V V V V V gV V V V 189 Ie e e e
M Finale 1
Bm

Gtr IV
10

^ 3 V V V V V V V V gV V V V
3 3 3
10 6 8 6 10 6 10 8 6 8 10 6

T A B

10

10

10

P 8va

e Ie e e e
T A B

V V V V V V V V V V V V
3 3 3 3
13 14 13 18 13 16 14 13 14 16 13

V V V V V V V V V V V V
3 3 3 3
18 13 14 13 18 13 16 14 13 14 16 13

Gtr V
18

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^ 3 V V e V V V V V V gV V V V 191 Ie e e e
3 3 3

^ 3 V V V V V V V V gV V V V
3 3 3
10 6 8 6 10 6 10 8 6 8 10 6

T A B

10

10

10

10

P 8va

V V V V V V e e V V V V V V Ie e e
3 3 3 3

V V V V V V V V V V V V
3 3 3 3
18 13 14 13 18 13 16 14 13 14 16 13

T A B

18

13

14

13

18

13

16

14

13

14

16

13

P
F

^ eee V V V V V V V V V V V V 193 e I e
3 3 3 3

^ V V V V V V V V V V V V
3 3 3 3
11 8 10 8 11 8 11 10 8 10 11 8

T A B

11

10

11

11

10

10

11

P 8va

e Ie e e e
T A B

V V V V V V V V V V V V
3 3 3 3
14 16 14 20 14 18 16 14 16 18 14

V V V V V V V V V V V V
3 3 3 3
20 14 16 14 20 14 18 16 14 16 18 14

20

^ eee V V V V V V V V V V V V 195 e I e
3 3 3 3

^ V V V V V V V V V V V V
3 3 3 3
11 8 10 8 11 8 11 10 8 10 11 8

T A B

11

10

11

11

10

10

11

P 8va

e Ie e e e
T A B

V V V V V V V V V V V V
3 3 3 3
14 16 14 20 14 18 16 14 16 18 14

V V V V V V V V V V V V
3 3 3 3
20 14 16 14 20 14 18 16 14 16 18 13

20

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` ^ 3 V V e e V V V V V gV V V V 197 V Ie e e
Bm

^ 3 V V V V V V V V gV V V V
3 3 3
10 6 8 6 10 6 10 8 6 8 10 6

T A B

10

10

10

10

P 8va

V V V V V V e e V V V V V V Ie e e
3 3 3 3

V V V V V V V V V V V V
3 3 3 3
18 13 14 13 18 13 16 14 13 14 16 13

T A B

18

13

14

13

18

13

16

14

13

14

16

13

^ 3 V V e e V V V V V gV V V V 199 V Ie e e
3 3 3

^ 3 V V V V V V V V gV V V V
3 3 3
10 6 8 6 10 6 10 8 6 8 10 6

T A B

10

10

10

10

P 8va

V V V V V V e V V V V V V e Ie e e
3 3 3 3

V V V V V V V V V V V V
3 3 3 3
18 13 14 13 18 13 16 14 13 14 16 13

T A B

18

13

14

13

18

13

16

14

13

14

16

13

P
F

^ eee V V V V V V V V V V V V 201 e I e
3 3 3 3

^ V V V V V V V V V V V V
3 3 3 3
11 8 10 8 11 8 11 10 8 10 11 8

T A B

11

10

11

11

10

10

11

P 8va

e Ie e e e
T A B

V V V V V V V V V V V V
3 3 3 3
14 16 14 20 14 18 16 14 16 18 14

V V V V V V V V V V V V
3 3 3 3
20 14 16 14 20 14 18 16 14 16 18 13

20

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^ eee V V V V V V V V V V V V 203 e I e
3 3 3 3

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^ V V V V V V V V V V V V
3 3 3 3
11 8 10 8 11 8 11 10 8 10 11 8

Page 30 of 32

T A B

11

10

11

11

10

10

11

P 8va

e Ie e e e
T A B
N Finale 2

V V V V V V V V V V V V
3 3 3 3
14 16 14 20 14 18 16 14 16 18 14

V V V V V V V V V V V V
3 3 3 3
20 14 16 14 20 14 18 16 14 16 18 13

20

205

5 5 5 e e e 15 V V V V V V f V V V V V 18 k e V I e 16 V gV f V gV f V V 16 gV f V V V e V V V fV V gV V V V V f V V 5 5 \\\\\ 5

8va

P = 140

8va

T A B

14 10

14

14 10

14 10

10

12

14 10

13 11

14 10

13 11

12

13 11

12 11

11

12

12 11

12 11

12 11

12 11

P 8va

14

13

5 5 V V V V V V 5 V V V e e 15 V V V 18 k V V V fV eV V V 16 V V V V V V Ie e e 16 V V V V V V V V fV 5 5 5 \\\\\
8va

T A B

18 14

18

18 14

18 14

14

16

18 14

17 15

18 14

17 15

16

17 15

16 15

15

16

16 15

16 15

16 15

16 15

207

5 5 e e e 15 V V V V V V V V V V f V V V V 18 k e I e 16 gV fV V V 16 f V V V V V V V V V V fV V V V V V 5 5 \\\\\ 5 5

P 8va

18

17

8va

T A B

15 11

15

15 11

15 11

11

13

15 11

14 12

15 11

14 12

13

14 12

13 12

12

13

13 12

13 12

13 12

13 12

P 8va

15

14

5 5 V V 5 V V V V V V V e e 15 V V V 18 V V V e f V e V V V V I e e 16 V 16 V V V V V V V V V V V k V fV 5 5 5 \\\\\
8va

T A B

18 14

18

18 14

18 14

14

16

18 14

17 15

18 14

17 15

16

17 15

16 15

15

16

16 15

16 15

16 15

16 15

18

17

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209

5 5 gV f V e V V f V e V 5 V V e f e V e 15 18 e f V V e V f V e V V fV I e e 16 gV V f V 16 gV f V e V V f V e V fV V eV fV e V fV eV 5 5 5

8va

8va

T A B

16 12

16

16 12

16 12

12 14

16 12

15 13

16 12

15 13

14

15 13

14 13

13 14

gV f V \\\\\
16 15

14 13

14 13

14 13

14 13

P 8va

5 5 V V V V V V 5 V V V e e 15 V V V 18 V V V e f V e V V V V I e e 16 V 16 V V V V V V V V V V V k V fV 5 5 5 \\\\\
8va

T A B

18 14

18

18 14

18 14

14

16

18 14

17 15

18 14

17 15

16

17 15

16 15

15

16

16 15

16 15

16 15

16 15

18

17

O Coda

211

f If f f f 3 8 V V V
T A B

N.C.

P = 120

4 4 fV f fV V
2 2 0

P.M.

V V V V
0 0 0 0

V fV V V V V
5 5 3 4 4 2

P.M.

V fV V V V V V cV fV V V V
P.M. P.M.
0 5 5 3 0 7 7 5 0 3 3 1

f ff V V V
2 2 0

P.M.

V cV V V V V
0 0 0 5 5 3

c V V V V V V
(5) 8 (5) 8 (3) 6

c V V V V V V
3 3 1

3 3 1

216

I V V V
T A B
2 2 0

start

P.M.

V V V V
0 0 0 0

V V V V gV V
5 5 3 4 4 2

P.M.

V V V
5 5 3

P.M.

V eV V V ce V V V V
P.M.
0 7 7 5 0 3 3 1

V V V
2 2 0

P.M.

V cV V V V V
0 0 0 5 5 3

c V e ee V V V V V
(5) 8 (5) 8 (3) 6

c V V V V eV V
3 3 1

220

I V V V
T A B

fade out

start fade P.M.

V V V V
0 0 0 0

V V V V gV V
5 5 3 4 4 2

P.M.

V V V
5 5 3

P.M.

V eV V V ce V V V V
P.M.
0 7 7 5 0 3 3 1

V V V
2 2 0

P.M.

V cV V V V V
0 0 0 5 5 3

c Ve e V V V V eV
(5) 8 (5) 8 (3) 6

c V V V V eV V
3 3 1

2 2 0

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BURN THE GROUND - Cacophony

I V V V
T A B
2 2 0

P.M.

V V V V
0 0 0 0

V V V g V V V
5 5 3 4 4 2

P.M.

V V V
5 5 3

P.M.

V eV V V ce V V V V
P.M.
0 7 7 5 0 3 3 1

V V V
2 2 0

P.M.

V cV V V V V
0 0 0 5 5 3

c Ve e V V V e V V
(5) 8 (5) 8 (3) 6

c V V V V eV V

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fade out 3 3 1

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