Sewn Shut Eyes Tabs & Lyrics by Testament

Sewn Shut Eyes

guitar tabs lyrics

Testament

it's not perfect but nothing is


string#s
654321
m = palm mute nut-> ------| ------|
/= slide ------| ------|
p = pull off ------| ------|
h = hammer on fingering 1-----| to 1-----|
s = squealie/pinch harmonic ------| ------|

v = vibrato -3----| 23----|
x = mute



lower tuning 1 1/2 steps /\
for here and here try|| to play it fast enough
intro | |
m m m m m m m m m
C#|-------------|-----------------------------------------------------------|
Ab|-------------|-----------------------------------------------------------|
E |-------------|-----------------------------------------------------------|
B |----------2--|---------------7----------2---------------------------2----|
F#|-4-5-4----2--|----5--5-5-5---5--5-5-5---2-----8-7-5------------7-5--2----|
C#|-2-3-2----0--|----3--3-5-3------3-5-3---0----------8-7-5-7-8-7-5-3--0----|



|-----------------------------------------------------|
|-----------------------------------------------------|
|-----------------------------------------------------|
|---------------7----------2--------------------------|
|----5--5-5-5---5--5-5-5---2--------8-7-5-------------|
|----3--3-5-3------3-5-3---0--------------0-2-3-5-3-2-|


riff #1 / chorus
|----------------------------------------------------| \
|----------------------------------------------------| |
|----------------------------------------------------| |
|----------------------------------------------------| |
|----------------------------------------------------| |
|-7-6-0--6-5-0--5-4-0--3-4-5--7-6-0--6-5-0--5-4-0-3s-| |
|
\ x4
/
|-----------------------------------------------------||
|-----------------------------------------------------||
|-----------------------------------------------------||
|-----------------------------------------------------||
|-----------------------------------------------------||
|-7-6-0--6-5-0--5-4-0--3-4-5--7-0-6-0-5-0-0-2-3-5-3-2-|/


the ending bit might also go like this with
|-------------------|slight pinch harmonics
|-------------------|on the 7 6 and 5
|-------------------|
|-------------------|
|-------------------|
|-7-6-5-0-2-3-5-3-2-|






(I spread the notes far apart to show the timing)
||
\||/ ending one ending two
riff #2 / verse \/
m m m m m m mm m m m m
|----------------------------------|--------------------|
|----------------------------------|--------------------|
|----------------------------------|--------------------|
|----------------------------------|--------------------|
|----------------------------------|-8-7-5-7-5-5-5------|
|-0--0--0--0--0--0---00-0--0--0--0-|----------7-7-7-5-3-|


alternate endings one and two,
and play third ending before
transitioning into any other riff
|-------------------| |------------------|
|-------------------| |------------------|
|-------------------| |------------------| - ending three
|----------8-7-7----| |----------8-7-5sv-|
|-8-7-5-5-8---7-8-5-| |-8-7-5-5-8---7----|
|------7------------| |------7-----------|







riff #3 m m m m
|-------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------|
|-2-2-2-2--2---------2-2-2-2----------|
|-2-2-2-2--2---------2-2-2-2-7-5-5----|
|-0-0-0-0--0-5-4-3-2-0-0-0-0----7-7-5-|


riff #4 / interlude presolo
|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
|--9-8-7----9-8-----9-8-7----12-10-9-10-9-7--9-8-7----9-8-----9-8-7-|
|-7-7---10-7-7-10v-7-7---10-7---------------7-7---10-7-7-10v-7-7----|
|-------------------------------------------------------------------|


|-------------------|
|-------------------|
|-------------------|
|-----12-10-9-10-9-7|
|-10-7--------------|
|-------------------|




riff #5
left guitar
|-------------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------------| x2
|-------7----9-7--7------------7----12-10-9-10-9-7|
|-7-9-10-10-9---10-10-9--7-9-10-10-9--------------|
|-------------------------------------------------|


right guitar
|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
|-----------------------------------------------------------------| x2
|---------10-----12-10--10---------------10-----15-13-12-15-12-13-|
|-10-12-13--13-12-----13--13-12--10-12-13--13-12------------------|
|-----------------------------------------------------------------|



left guitar - repeat riff #4 twice

right guitar
|--------------------------------------------------------------|
|--------------------------------------------------------------|
|--------------------------------------------------------------| x2
|---12--11-10-----12--10--------12--13-13-10-15-13-12-15-13-12-|
|-10--10-----13-10--10--13-12-10--10---------------------------|
|--------------------------------------------------------------|


2nd guitar during solo
|--------------------------------------------------------|
|--------------------------------------------------------|
|--------------------------------------------------------| x2
|-2-2-2-----------2-2-2------2-2-2-----------9-----------|
|-2-2-2-8s-8s-8sv-2-2-2-7sv--2-2-2-8s-8s-8sv-7-9-8-5-7-8-|
|-0-0-0-----------0-0-0------0-0-0-------------7-6-3-5-6-|


riff# 6 right after solo
|------------------------------------|
|------------------------------------|
|------------------------------------|
|-12----7--9----7--12----7--9------7-|
|-10----5--7----5--10----5--7------5-|
|------------------------------------|


riff# 7
left guitar
|-------------------------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------------------------|
|-9-9-9-9-9-9---999-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-7-7-7---9-9-9-9-9-9-|
|-------------------------------------------------------------|
|-7-7-7-7-7-7---777-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-5-5-5---7-7-7-7-7-7-|
|-------------------------------------------------------------|
^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^


|-----------------------------|
|-----------------------------|
|-999-9-9-9-9-12-12-12-12-12--|
|-----------------------------|
|-777-7-7-7-7-10-10-10-10-10--|
|-----------------------------|
1*



still left
|------------------------------------------------|
|------------------------------------------------|
|-15-15-15-15-15-15-12-12-12-12-12-12---12-12-12-|
|------------------------------------------------|
|-13-13-13-13-13-13-10-10-10-10-10-10---10-10-10-|
|------------------------------------------------|
^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ \fast3 /



|----------------------------------|
|----------------------------------|
|-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-|
|----------------------------------|
|-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-|
|----------------------------------|
2*



still left
|--------------------------------------------------------|
|--------------------------------------------------------|
|-9---7---9-9-9-9-9-9---999--9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-7-7-7-|
|--------------------------------------------------------|
|-7---5---7-7-7-7-7-7---777--7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-5-5-5-|
|--------------------------------------------------------|
^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ 3*


right guitar (the 1* 2* and 3* are to show about where
|----------------------| the two guitars line up for this)
|----------------------|
|----------------------|
|------------------x-x-|
|------------------x-x-|
|--12\----0/12-----x-x-|



right guitar (now use the ^'s to line it up)
|----------------------------------------------------------|
|----------------------------------------------------------|
|----------------------------------------------------------|
|-2-2-2-2-2-2----2-2-2-2-2-2----5-5-5-5-5-5----2-2-2-2-2-2-|
|-2-2-2-2-2-2----2-2-2-2-2-2----5-5-5-5-5-5----2-2-2-2-2-2-|
|-0-0-0-0-0-0----0-0-0-0-0-0----3-3-3-3-3-3----0-0-0-0-0-0-|
^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^



|-----------------|
|-----------------|
|-----------------|
|---2-------------|
|---2-7v7v7v-5vvv-|
|---0-------------|


ending
|------|---------------------------------|
|------|---------------------------------|
|------|then play intro minus first box,-|
|-2----|---------------------------------|
|-2----|---------------------------------|
|-0----|---------------------------------|



and end on this, youll see how it goes
|--------------|
|--------------|
|--------------|
|-10-9-7-------|
|-8--7-5-9-8-9-|
|--------7-6-7-|