Down for Life Tabs & Lyrics by Testament

Down for Life

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Album : The Gathering thrash metal Play Stop

DOWN FOR LIFE
As recorded by Testament
(From the 1999 Album THE GATHERING)

Transcribed by BOTE

Words by Chuck Billy Music by Eric Peterson, Chuck Billy

C5III
x 3 5 5 x x

Eb5
x 6 8 8 x x

E5open
0 2 2 x x x

E5VII
x 7 9 9 x x

F5
1 3 3 x x x

F5VIII
x 8 10 10 x x

F5III
x x 3 5 6 x

F5I(type 2)
1 3 x x x x

G5III
3 5 5 x x x

A5
x 0 2 2 x x

A5V
5 7 7 x x x

Bb5
6 8 8 x x x

Bb5I
x 1 3 3 x x

Bbsus4
x 1 1 3 x x

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.'

Intro
Q=210
E5 F5 E5 F5 E5 F5 E5 BbA5 Bb5
4/4
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--|

E5 F5 E5 F5 E5 F5 E5
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
|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|------|
|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|------|
|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|------|
|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|------|
|-2-----3-----2---|---3-------------|-2-----3-----2---|------|
|-0-0-0-1-0-0-0-0-|-0-1-0-0-3S5-5h6-|-0-0-0-1-0-0-0---|------|

E5 F5 E5 F5 E5 F5 E5 BbA5 Bb5
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
E5 F5 E5 F5 E5 F5 E5 BbA5 Bb5
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---|

E5 F5 E5 F5 E5 F5 E5 BbA5 Bb5
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--|

E5 F5 E5 F5 E5 F5 E5 BbA5 Bb5
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--||

Pre-Chorus
A5Bb5 A5Bb5 A5Bb5 A5Bb5 BbA5 A5Bb5 A5Bb5 A5Bb5 BbC5 Bb5
PM| 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 E E
|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
|-----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-|
|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|

A5Bb5 A5Bb5 A5Bb5 A5Bb5 A5 A5Bb5 A5Bb5 A5Bb5 BbC5 Bb5
PM| 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 E E
|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|------------------||
|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------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||
|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|------------------||

Chorus
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
|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|----------------|
|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|----------------|
|-----------------|-------------10--|-----------------|----------------|
|-----------------|-------------10--|-----------------|---------3------|
|-----5h7---5h7---|-5h7---5h7----8--|-----5h7---5h7---|-5h7---5-1---3--|
|-0-0-----0-----0-|-----0-----0-----|-0-0-----0-----0-|-----0-----0-1--|

F5 E5
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
|-----------------|-----------------|--------------|------||
|-----------------|-----------------|--------------|------||
|-----------------|-------------10--|--------------|------||
|-----------------|-------------10--|-2----2----2--|------||
|-----5h7---5h7---|-5h7---5h7----8--|-2----2----2--|------||
|-0-0-----0-----0-|-----0-----0-----|-0----0----0--|------||

3rd Verse
E5 F5 E5 F5 E5 F5 E5 BbA5 Bb5
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----||

Pre-Chorus
A5Bb5 A5Bb5 A5Bb5 A5Bb5 A5 A5Bb5 A5Bb5 A5Bb5 BbC5 Bb5
PM| 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 E E
||------------------|-----------------|-----------------|-------------------||
||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||
||------------------|-----------------|-----------------|-------------------||

Chorus
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
|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|----------------|
|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|----------------|
|-----------------|-------------10--|-----------------|----------------|
|-----------------|-------------10--|-----------------|---------3------|
|-----5h7---5h7---|-5h7---5h7----8--|-----5h7---5h7---|-5h7---5-1---3--|
|-0-0-----0-----0-|-----0-----0-----|-0-0-----0-----0-|-----0-----0-1--|

F5 E5
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
|-----------------|-----------------|--------------|------||
|-----------------|-----------------|--------------|------||
|-----------------|-------------10--|--------------|------||
|-----------------|-------------10--|-2----2----2--|------||
|-----5h7---5h7---|-5h7---5h7----8--|-2----2----2--|------||
|-0-0-----0-----0-|-----0-----0-----|-0----0----0--|------||

Bridge
F5 Bb5F5
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||
||------------------|-------------10--|-----------------|-----------------||
||------------------|-------------10--|-----------------|---------3-------||
||o-----5h7---5h7---|-5h7---5h7----8--|-----5h7---5h7---|-5h7---5-1--3---o||
||--0-0-----0-----0-|-----0-----0-----|-0-0-----0-----0-|-----0------1----||

F5 Bb5F5
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
|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|---------------||
|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|---------------||
|-----------------|-------------10--|-----------------|---------------||
|-----------------|-------------10--|-----------------|---------3-----||
|-----5h7---5h7---|-5h7---5h7----8--|-----5h7---5h7---|-5h7---5-1--3--||
|-0-0-----0-----0-|-----0-----0-----|-0-0-----0-----0-|-----0------1--||
|
| 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
|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|---------------||
|-----------------|--------------6--|-----------------|---------------||
|-----------------|--------------5--|-----------------|---------------||
|-----4h5---4h5---|-4h5---4h5----3--|-----5h7---5h7---|-5h7-----3-----||
|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-------5-1--3--||
|-0-0-----0-----0-|-----0-----0-----|-0-0-----0-----0-|-----0------1--||

4th Verse
E5 F5 E5 Eb5 F5 G5 F5
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||
||-----------|-----------------|---------------|----------------||
||--2--------|-(2)------10--9--|-8------3------|-5--------------||
||o-2--------|-(2)-------8--7--|-6------3------|-5----3-3---3--o||
||--0--------|-(0)--0-0--------|----0-0-1--1-1-|-3----1-1---1---||

E5 BbsusE5 BbsE54 F5
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||
||------------------|-------------3--|-----------------|-----3-----------||
||------------------|-------------1--|-----------------|-----1-----------||
||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||
||--0-0-0---0-0-0---|-0-0-0---0-0----|-0-0-0---0-0-0-0-|-0-0----0-0-1----||

E5open
Gtr I
W +W +W +W +W +W
| | | | | |
/ / / / / /

Gtr II Gtr III
TP
W +W +W +W +W W
|----------|------------|------------|------------|------------|--------||
|----------|------------|------------|------------|------------|--------||
|----------|------------|------------|------------|------------|--------||
|-2--------|-(2)--------|-(2)--------|-(2)--------|-(2)--------|--x\----||
|-2--------|-(2)--------|-(2)--------|-(2)--------|-(2)--------|--x\----||
|-0--------|-(0)--------|-(0)--------|-(0)--------|-(0)--------|--x\----||

5th Verse
E5 F5 E5 F5 E5 F5 E5 BbA5 Bb5
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----||

Pre-Chorus
A5Bb5 A5Bb5 A5Bb5 A5Bb5 A5 A5Bb5 A5Bb5 A5Bb5 BbC5 Bb5
PM| 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 E E
||------------------|-----------------|-----------------|-------------------||
||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||
||------------------|-----------------|-----------------|-------------------||

Outro
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
|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|----------------|
|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|----------------|
|-----------------|-------------10--|-----------------|----------------|
|-----------------|-------------10--|-----------------|---------3------|
|-----5h7---5h7---|-5h7---5h7----8--|-----5h7---5h7---|-5h7---5-1---3--|
|-0-0-----0-----0-|-----0-----0-----|-0-0-----0-----0-|-----0-----0-1--|

F5 E5
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
|-----------------|-----------------|--------------*|
|-----------------|-----------------|--------------*|
|-----------------|-------------10--|--------------*|
|-----------------|-------------10--|-2----2----2--*|
|-----5h7---5h7---|-5h7---5h7----8--|-2----2----2--*|
|-0-0-----0-----0-|-----0-----0-----|-0----0----0--*|

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

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