Band:  (EXODUS)
Album: (Tempo of the Damned)
Song:  (Scar Spangled Banner)

Copyright (c)  (Nuclear Blast) (2004)
Version 1.0 - (July 30th)( 2004)

Transcribed By: (J. Boscia)
Email:          (superbeing2000@netzero.net)


.  - palm mute           /  - slide up to
\  - slide down to       ~  - vibrato
h  - hammer on           b  - Bend
p  - pull off            Suffixes for bend
t  - tap                 f  - full bend    h - half bend
ph - pinched harmonic    q  - quarter bend t - tap bend
*  - see comment         ^  - Hold bend    r release bend
x  - Stuccatto           ~  - vibrato bend
,  - slight palm mute    () - ghost note, sustained note
"  - tremolo note        <> - Trill

Tuning D A D G B E
Riff #1 *Play 3 times
|-------------------------------------------------------------------|X3
|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
|-5p0-------------3p0---------------3p0-----------------------------|
|-----3-5--------------4-5---------------4-5------------------------|
|----------5p0---------------5p0------------------------------------|

Fill on 4th rep
|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
|--5p0--------------------------------------------------------------|
|------3-5----------6-----------------------------------------------|
|-----------3p0-----6-----------------------------------------------|

Play riff #1 - 8 times to drum fill.

Riff #2 Play 4 times
|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
|--5p0-----------------------3p0---------------5p0------------------|
|-------3-5-----------------------4-5----------------3-5------------|
|-------------5p0----0000----------------5p0--------------5p0-------|
                     ....
|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
|--------3-4()5/6---------------------------------------------------|
|-0000---3-4()5/6---------------------------------------------------|
  ....
Vocals start.

Riff #3 This section played 2 times through
|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
|--5p0------------------------3p0--------------5p0------------------|
|-------3-5------------------------4-5---------------3-5------------|
|-------------5p0----0000----------------5p0---------------5p0------|
                     ....
|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
|----------------5p0-------------------3p0--------------5p0---------|
|---------------------3-5--------------------4-5------------3-5-------|
|--0000000000--------------5p0--0000--------------5p0------------5p0--|
   ..........                   ....
|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
|-----------3--4-()5/6----------------------------------------------|
|--0000-----3--4-()5/6----------------------------------------------|
   ....

Pre Chorus ("america")
Riff #4 Played 3 times
|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
|--5p0------------3p0------------------5p0-------------------------|
|------3-5-------------4-5------------------3-5---------------------|
|-----------5p0-()-------------3p0-()--------------5p0-()-----------|

|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
----------------3p0------------------------------------------|
|---------------------4-5-------------------------------------|
|--------------------------5p0--3-5---------------------------|

change on the 4th rep to
Riff#5

|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
|--5p0---------------3p0-------------5p0----------------------------|
|------3-5----------------4-5--------------3-5------------6/7----6/7-
|----------5p0-()-------------3p0--()-----------5p0---00--4/5-00-4/5-|
                                                      ..      ..
 Now change to
 Riff#5a --   Played 3 times-- double time
|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
|--5p0-----------------6/7------6/7--------------------------------|
|------4-5-------------4/5------4/5---------------------------------|
|-----------5p0--3p0--------00------00------------------------------|
                            ..      ..
 play 4th rep --change to lead #2
 Riff 5b
|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
|--3p0----------------6--()----4/5/8/12------to lead #2-------------|
|------4-5------------4--()-----------------------------------------|
|-----------5p0--3p0-----------------------------------------------

 Play riff #1 8 times during lead.
 Repeat first part of song.
 At the end of Riff# 5b -- change to interlude

 INTERLUDE
 Riff #6 played 7 times
|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
|--6/7-----6/5-------6/7----6/7--6/7-----6/7-------8/9----------
|--4/5-----4/7-------4/5----4/5--4/5-----4/5-------6/7-----4/5-----|
|-------00------0000-----00-----------00------0000------00-4/5----|
        ..      ....     ..           ..      ....      ..
 On 8th rep switch to fill
|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
|-8/9---8/9----8/7----8/9-------------------------------------------|
|-6/7---6/7----6/9----6/7-----5-----STOP---------------------------|
|-----0------0------0------0--0--------------------------------|
      .      .      .      .  .

 BASS WAH solo
 To Buildup
 Riff #7
|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
|--------------------------------------------------------------|
|-0-3------5-5--------stop--0-3----5-5--------stop--0-3--5-5----
|-0-3------5-5---3p0--stop--0-3----5-5---3p0--stop--0-3--5-5--3p0---|

|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
|-0--5-5-5--3-3-3----------------------------------------|
|-0--5-5-5--3-3-3-----------------------------------------|
       . .    . .
Vocals start ("red")
 Riff #7a play 4 times

|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
|--3p0--0h3p0--0h3p0--0h3-5-5--3p0------------------------------|
|--3p0--0h3p0--0h3p0--0h3-5-5--3p0------------------------------|

 Riff 7b Played once after 7a

|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
|--3p0-0h3p0-0h3p0--0h3/4--4-4-4\3-3-3-3/4-4-4-3p0-------------------
|--3p0-0h3p0-0h3p0--0h3/4--4-4-4\3-3-3-3/4-4-4-3p0-----------------|

 Play 7a and 7b together a total of 4 times
 Change to lead #3
 Play 7a and 7b together doubletime 8 times through
 Play Riff #1 8 times
 Repeat beginning of song.

This is by far one of the most difficult(and fun) songs I have learned play.
Transcribing this was no picnic and took a lot of time.
If anyone wants to add/correct,or add lead parts please e-mail me and I will
update this.




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