Nine Steps Tabs & Lyrics by Decapitated

Nine Steps

guitar tabs lyrics

Album : Winds of Creation technical death metal Play Stop

Author/Artist: Decapitated
Title: Nine Steps
Album: Winds Of Creation [2000 Wicked World/Earache Records]
Transcribed by: Greg D. [Sycophant]
Email: [email protected]

Tune To D.
. = palm mutes.
Tremelo pick where applicable.

0:05 - 0:25
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-------------1--2-|-----------------------------------------------5-4-2-4-2-1-|
-3-2-0-------1--2-|-------------------------------2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-------------|
-------5-3-2----0-|-0-0-0-0-0-2-2-0-0-0-0-0-0-2-2-----------------------------|
. . . . . . . . . .

------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
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----------------------------------------------------------------1--2----------|
-2----------------------------------2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-5-3-2-------1--2----------|
----0-0-0-0-0-0-2-2-0-0-0-0-0-0-2-2-----------------------5-3-2----0-0-0-0-0--|
. . . . . .

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----------------------------------------------------4-------------------------|
----------------------------------------5-4-2-4-1-2---------------------------|
------------------------2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2---------------------------------------|
-0--2-2-0-0-0-0-0-0-2-2--------------------------------0-0-0-0-0-0-2-2-0-0-0--|
. . . . . .

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---------------------------------------1--2-----------------------------------|
-----------2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-5-3-2-------1--2-------------------------------2---|
-0-0-0-2-2-----------------------5-3-2----0-0-0-0-0-0-2-2-0-0-0-0-0-0-2-2-----|
. . . . . . . . . .

------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
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---------------5-4-2-4-2-1----------------------------------------------------|
-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-------------2----------------------------------2-2-2-2-2-2-2---|
------------------------------0-0-0-0-0-0-2-2-0-0-0-0-0-0-2-2-----------------|
. . . . . .

-------------------------------------------|----------------------------------|
-------------------------------------------|----------------------------------|
-------------------------------------------|----------------------------------|
---------------1--2--------2-0-------------|----------------------------------|
-2-5-3-2-------1--2------------3-2-0-------|----------------------------------|
---------5-3-2----0------------------5-3-2-|----------------------------------|
. . . . . . . . . . . .

0:25 - 0:43
[on 2nd repeat, all E5's are replaced by open E string palm mutes.]
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-----------------------------------------------3------4-----------------------|
-2--2-2-2-3--2--2-2-2--6\5-----4------4/5------1------2-2--2-2-2--5\4-2--2-2--|
-0--0-0-0-1--0--0-0-0--4\3-0-0-2--0-0-2/3--0-0----0-0---0--0-0-0--3\2-0--0-0--|
. . . . . . . .

0:43 - 0:56
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------------------------------------|-----------------------------------------|
------------------------------------|-----------------------------------------|
-----------------------------5------|-----------------------------------------|
-2--6\5-------------6-\5--2--3--4-4-|-2-2-2-4-4-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-5-5-2-2-2-2-2-2-|
-0--4\3-3-3-3-3-3-3-4-\3--0-----2-2-|-0-0-0-2-2-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-3-3-0-0-0-0-0-0-|
. . . . . . .

------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
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-------------------5--3--4----------------------------------------------------|
-2-4-5-2-2-2-2-2-2-3--1--2--2--5--4--2-2-2-----2-2-2-2-2-2-2-----2-2-2-2-2-2--|
-0-2-3-0-0-0-0-0-0----------0--3--2--0-0-0-2-1-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-2-3-0-0-0-0-0-0--|
. . . . . . .

---------------------------------------|--------------------------------------|
---------------------------------------|--------------------------------------|
---------------------------------------|---------------------------------x\---|
-------------------5--3--4------1----2-|---------------------------------x\---|
-2-4-5-2-2-2-2-----3--1--2--2-2-1----2-|---------------------------------x\---|
-0-2-3-0-0-0-0-0000---------0-0------0-|--------------------------------------|
. . . . . .

0:57 - 1:11
[Chorus]
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----------------------------------------------------------1--3----------------|
-1-1-1-1-4-4-4-4-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-2-1-1-1-1-4-4-4-4-4--3--4--------4--1-1-1-1-4--|
. . . . . .

------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
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------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
-4-4-4-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-2-1-1-1-1-4-4-4-4-4--3--1--4--3--0-----------------------|
. . . . . .

------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
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----------------------------------------------------------1--3----------------|
-1-1-1-1-4-4-4-4-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-2-1-1-1-1-4-4-4-4-4--3--4--------4--1-1-1-1-4--|
. . . . . .

--------------------------------------------------------|---------------------|
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--------------------------------------------------------|---------------------|
--------------------------------------------------------|---------------------|
--------------------------------------------------------|---------------------|
-4-4-4-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-2-1-1-1-1-4-4-4-4-4--3--1--4--3--0-|---------------------|

1:11 - 1:23
[Post Chorus Blast Section]
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--------------------------------------------------------6\5-------------------|
------------------------------------------------------3-4\3-2-----------------|
-1-1-1-1-4-4-4-4-3-3-3-3-2-2-2-2-1-1-1-1-4-4-4-4-3-3--1-----0-1-1-1-1-4-4-4-4-|
. .

1:17 - 1:23 Guitar 1
-----------------|------------------------------------------------------------|
-----------------|------------------------------------------------------------|
-----------------|------------------------------------------------------------|
-----------------|------------------5-5-5------------------5-5-5--------------|
---------2--2--3-|-4------6--4------3-3-3-4------6--4------3-3-3--------------|
-3-3-3-3-0--0--1-|-2------4--2------------2------4--2-------------------------|
. . . . . . . . .

1:17 - 1:23 Guitar 2
------------------------------------------------|-----------------------------|
------------------------------------------------|-----------------------------|
------------------------------------------------|-----------------------------|
-----4-4-4-3-3-3-2-------4-4-4-4--3--2----------|-----------------------------|
-4-------------------4------------------4--3--2-|-----------------------------|
-2-------------------2--------------------------|-----------------------------|
. . . . .

[back to Chorus]

[Bridge Section]
1:37 - 1:51 Guitar 1
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----------------------------3-3-3-3-3--4--3--1--3-----1-----------------------|
---------3-3-3-3-----------------------------------4-----3--4--1--3--0--------|
-1-1-1-1---------1--4--3--1---------------------------------------------2--2--|
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
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------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
-------------------------4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4--1-1-1-1-3-3-3-3-6--\5-----------|
----4--4--4---------------------------------------------------4--\3---------3-|
-2-----------2--5--4--2---------------------------------------------1-1-1-1---|
. . . .

------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
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------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
------------------3-3-3-3-3--4--3--1--3-----1---------------------------------|
-3-3-3-----------------------------------4-----3--4--1--3--0----------4-4-4-4-|
-------1--4--3--1---------------------------------------------2-2-2-2---------|
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

--------------------------------------------------------|---------------------|
--------------------------------------------------------|---------------------|
--------------------------------------------------------|---------------------|
------------4-4-4-4-4--6--7--6--4--3--4-----------------|---------------------|
-----------------------------------------4--2--0--------|---------------------|
-2--5--4--2---------------------------------------4--2--|---------------------|
. . . .

1:37 - 1:51 Guitar 2
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------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
----------------------------3-3-3-3-------------------------------------------|
---------3-3-3-3--------------------------------------------------------------|
-1-1-1-1---------1--4--3--1---------1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-|
. . . .

------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
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----------------------------------------------------------3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3---|
---------------------------------------3-3-3-3--------------------------------|
-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-1-1-1-1---------1--4--3--1---------------------|
. . . .

------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
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-3-3-3-3----------------------------------------4-4-4-4-4--6--7--6--4--3--4---|
-----------------------------4-4-4-4------------------------------------------|
---------1-1-1-1-1-1-2-2-2-2---------2--5--4--2-------------------------------|
. . . .

1:51 - 2:05 [Both Guitars]
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----------------|-------------------------------------------------------------|
----------------|-------------------------------------------------------------|
----------------|-----------------------------3-3-3-3-3--4--3--1--3-----1-----|
-4--2--0--------|---------3-3-3-3------------------------------------4-----3--|
----------4--2--|-1-1-1-1---------1--4--3--1----------------------------------|
. . . . . . . . . . .

------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
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------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
----1--------------------------------------------4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-1-1-1-1--|
-4-----3--4--1--3--0----------4-4-4-4-----------------------------------------|
----------------------2-2-2-2---------2--5--4--2------------------------------|
. . . . . . . . . . .

------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
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-3-3-3-3-6-\5-----------------------------3-3-3-3-----------------------------|
---------4-\3---------3-3-3-3-------------------------------------------------|
--------------1-1-1-1---------1--4--3--1----------1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-|
. . . .

-----------------------------------------|------------------------------------|
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-----------------------------------------|------------------------------------|
-----4--6--7--6--4--3--4-----------------|------------------------------------|
--------------------------4--2--0--------|------------------------------------|
-1-1-------------------------------4--2--|------------------------------------|

2:05 - 2:17
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------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
------------------------------------------------------------6\5---------------|
---------------------------------------------------------2--4\3-2-------------|
-1-1-1-1-4-4-4-4-3-3-3-3-2-2-2-2-1-1-1-1-4-4-4-4-3-3-3-3-0------0-1-1-1-1-4-4-|
. .

------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
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------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
-------------------------4-4-4-4-3-3-3-3-2-2-------4-4-4-4-4--3--2------------|
-------------3--3----4-----------------------4-4--------------------5--4--0---|
-4-4-3-3-3-3-1-----1-2-------------------------2------------------------------|
. . . . . . . . .

---------------------------------------------------------|--------------------|
---------------------------------------------------------|--------------------|
---------------------------------------------------------|--------------------|
-----4-4-4-4-3-3-3-3-2-2-------4-4-4-4-3-3-3-3-----------|--------------------|
-4-----------------------4-4-------------------5-5-5-5-7-|--------------------|
-2-------------------------2---------------------------5-|--------------------|

Song Picks Up Tempo

2:17 - 2:30
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--------6h7----------------------------------------6h7------------------------|
-666666-------66--667777--------8-7-5-------6-----------66--6h7--------5-10-9-|
-444444-----44--44------55555555------8-7-5-4--4444---44--44---333333333-8--7-|
. . . .

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----------6h7----------------------------------------6h7----------------------|
-7-666666-------66--667777--------8-7-5-------666666-------66--6h7------------|
-5-444444-----44--44------55555555------8-7-5-444444-----44--44---33333333333-|
. . . . . .

2:30 - 2:45 [Sauron starts singing]
-------------|----------------------------------------------------------------|
-------------|----------------------------------------------------------------|
-------------|----------------------------------------------------------------|
-------------|-----------6----------------------------------------------------|
-10109-9-7-7-|-6-666-6-----6-6/7-7-----8-7-5-------8-7-5-------6-666-66-------|
-8-8-7-7-5-5-|-4-444---4---4-4/5-5-5-5-------8-7-5-------8-7-5-4-444---444444-|
. . . . . . .. . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

end 1
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----------------|-------------|-----------------------------------------------|
----------------|-------------|-----------------------------------------------|
----------------|-10109-9-7-7-|-10-9--7--6--------------3---------------------|
-6-4-3333333333-|-8-8-7-7-5-5-|-8--7--5--4--------------1---------------------|
. . . . . . . . end 2

2:45 - 3:12
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-------------------------------------------------333333---------444444------2-|
----------555555222222111111---------222222---------------------------444444--|
-2--2--2--------------------2--2--2--------333322------2--2--2----------------|
-0--0--0--------------------0--0--0--------------------0--0--0----------------|
. . . . . . . . .

------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
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-22222------------------------------------------------------------------------|
------555555222222111111--5-\4----------555555222222111111---------222222-----|
------------------------2-3-\2-2--2--2--------------------2--2--2--------3333-|
------------------------0------0--0--0--------------------0--0--0-------------|
. . . . . . .

------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
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---333333---------444444------222222------------------------------------------|
------------------------444444444444-555555-222222-111111---5-\4--------------|
-22------2--2--2---------------------777777-333333-222222-2-3-\2--------------|
---------0--0--0------------------------------------------0-------------------|
. . . .

3:12 - 3:26
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-------------------------111111------------4/5\4------------------------------|
-------------------------------3333330000002/3\2-------------------------1111-|
-000000333333000000222222------------------------000000333333000000222222-----|

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-------------------1-----------------------111111------------4/5\4-2----------|
-11222222----2-------2---------------------------3333330000002/3\2-2----------|
---------3-----2-----0---333333000000222222------------------------0--333333--|
. .

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-----------------------------------11-|---------------------------------------|
-------------111111222222----22-------|---------------------------------------|
-000000222222------------3333--2222---|---------------------------------------|

3:26 - 3:40
[MidTempo Chanting Section]

3:26 - 3:40 Guitar 1
------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
-------------------------------------------------222222-----------------------|
---------------------------------22222222-----------------------------666666--|
-----------------33333333----------------33333333------0--2--0----------------|
-5555555500000000--------55555555-------------------------------444444--------|
. . .

3:26 - 3:40 Guitar 2
--------------------------------------|---------------------------------------|
--------------------------------------|---------------------------------------|
--------------------------------------|---------------------------------------|
-------------------------666666-------|---------------------------------------|
-6666666666666667--6-----------666666-|-------------333333------------------3-|
----------------------4---------------|-555555000000------555555555555000000--|
.

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--------------------------------------|---------------------------------------|
-33333--------------------------------|---------------------------------------|
------555555444444444444444444444444--|---------------------------------------|
x2

3:40 - 3:58
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--------------------7---------------------9-------8---------------------------|
----------------7-----7-------7-666666666----6-5-----8-/10----------------7---|
-5555555550-8-5---8-----8-5-8------------------------6-/8--5555555550-8-5---8-|

3:58 - 4:17 [Solo Rhythm]
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-------------------------------------------|----------------------------------|
-------------------------------------------|----------------------------------|
-7-----------------------------------------|----------------------------------|
---7-------7-66666666----6-5---------------|----------------------------------|
-----8-5-8-------------6------666688884444-|555555555555555500000000000000000-|
.

4:17 - 4:22
[end of the solo, rhythm guitar crunches away at power chord gradually slowing]
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-------------------------------------\----------------------------------------|
--------------------------------------\---------------------------------------|
-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-----\--------------------------------------|
-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0------\-------------------------------------|
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . w/bar

4:22 - end
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---2----3-/6-6/7\6--5--2--5/6\5--4--2--4--3--2--3-/6-6/7\6--5--2--5/6\5--4--2-|
---0----1-/4-4/5\4--3--0--3/4\3--2--0--2--1--0--1-/4-4/5\4--3--0--3/4\3--2--0-|
. . . . . . . . . .

------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
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------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
-4--3--2----3-/6-6/7\6--5--2--5/6\5--4--2--4--3--2----3/6-6-5---5\4--4\3------|
-2--1--0----1-/4-4/5\4--3--0--3/4\3--2--0--2--1--0----1/4-4-3---3\2--2\1------|
. . . . . . . .

Sometimes Vogg plays this riff instead for the "4:22 - end" section.
------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
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---2----3/6-6-7-6--5--2--5-6-5--4--2--4--3------------------------------------|
---0----1/4-4-5-4--3--0--3-4-3--2--0--2--1------------------------------------|
. . . . . . . . . . . . and repeat as needed

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