The Pestilence Chords
by Kreator
The Pestilence by Kreator is a guitar song. Use the transpose and diagram tools on this page to change the key, see each shape, or simplify the chords.
Tabbed by Jori Merilainen, send any corrections, suggestions
or questions to: T*
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Tune down one whole step (DGCFAd)
One of the best songs from the album, even if every song
is a fucking classic. I've said it before but I'll say it
again: It's a fucking crime if you don't own this album!!
Listen to the song for actual timing
1) Intro:
F|--------------------------------|
C|--4---4-5-7---------------------|
G|--2---2-3-5---8-7----5---5-4-2--|
D|------------------8~-3---3-2-0--|
*
*start next measure here
1b)
F|------------------------------------|----|------------------------------------|----|
C|------------------------------------|----|------------------------------------|----|
G|------------------------------------|-%-|------------------------------------|-%-|
D|--0-000-000-0000000-000-000-000000--|----|--2-222-222-2222222-222-222-222222--|----|
. ... ... ....... ... ... ...... . ... ... ....... ... ... ......
Then end with an D5-chord.
2) Main riff:
F|---------------------------------------------|
C|-------------------8--------------------8-8--|
G|-------------------6--------------------6-6--|
D|--00000000000022110--0000000000000022110-----|
................. ...................
3a) Verse:
F|----------------------------------------------------|
C|----------------------------------------------------|
G|----------------------------------------------------|
D|--000000000000000000332200111111111111111111111111--|
................................................
3b)
F|--------------------------------------------------|
C|--------------------------------------------------|
G|--0000000000000000003-2-0------------------5---5--|
D|-------------------------1111111111111111113---3--|
.................. ..................
4a) Post-Chorus:
F|----------------------------------------------------------|
C|----------8--7---------10--9---------12--11---------10-9--|
G|----------6--5----------8--7---------10---9----------8-7--|
D|--0-0-0-0------0-0-0-0-------0-0-0-0--------0-0-0-0-------|
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
4b)
F|----------------------------5-4--|
C|--4------4----------3-2-5-4------|
G|--2--2-2-2--2-2-3-2--------------|
D|-----.*|
4c)
F|----------------------------7-6--|
C|--6------6----------5-4-7-6------|
G|--4--4-4-4--4-4-5-4--------------|
D|-----.*|
5a)
F|--------------------------|
C|-----------------------5--|
G|-----------------------3--|
D|--000430000320000430000---|
.....................
5b)
F|--------------------5--4--|
C|--0003200006530003203--2--|
G|--------------------------|
D|--------------------------|
5c) Fill 1:
F|--------------|
C|--5--4--------|
G|--3--2--5--4--|
D|--------3--2--|
6) Solo rhytms:
F|-------------------------| |--------------------5-4--|
C|--------------------5-4--| |--------------------3-2--|
G|--------------------3-2--| |--000000300000500000-----|
D|--000000200000300000-----| |--..................-----|
..................
7) Fill 2:
F|------------------------5-4----|
C|--4-------------3-2-5-4-----4--|
G|--2-------2-3-2-------------2--|
D|--*----------------------------|
*Gtr.2 lets this chord ring throughout.
8) Bridge and solo rhytms:
F|--------------------------||--------------------------|
C|--------------------------||--------------------5--4--|
G|--------------------7--5--||--0001000001000001003--2--|
D|--2223222223222223225--3--||--..................------|
..................
9a) Interlude:
F|----------8-7-----------------------------8-7--------------------|
C|--------7-----8-7-------7-8-7-----------7-----8-7-------7-8-7-7--|
G|----7-8-------------7-8-------8~----7-8-------------7-8-------5--|
D|--0---------------0---------------0---------------0--------------|
. . . .
9b)
F|-----------------------------------------------------------|
C|------7-----7-----7-----6--6------7-----7-----7-----6--5~--|
G|------5-----5-----5-----4--4------5-----5-----5-----4------|
D|--0-0---0-0---0-0---0-0-------0-0---0-0---0-0---0-0--------|
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
10) Bridge to verse:
F|---------------------------------11-12--|
C|------7-8-----9-10-----11-12------------|
G|----------------------------------------|
D|--0-0-----0-0------0-0-------0-0--------|
| . . . . . . . .
|Rhytm guitar:
F|-------------------------------------|
C|-------------------------------------|
G|--2-2-----2-2------2-2--------2-2-2--|
D|--0-0-----0-0------0-0--------0-0-0--|
. . . . . . . . .
11a) Outro:
F|-----------4--5--4-----------------4--5--4--------|
C|-----4--5--2--3--2--5--3-----4--5--2--3--2--------|
G|--2--2--3-----------3--2--2--2--3-----------5--4--|
D|--0-----------------------0-----------------3--2--|
11b)
F|-----------4--5--4-----------------4--5--4--7--6--|
C|-----4--5--2--3--2--5--3-----4--5--2--3--2--5--4--|
G|--2--2--3-----------3--2--2--2--3--------------*--|
D|--0-----------------------0-----------------------|
*other guitar lets ring, while other tremolo picks
the chord
11c)
F|-----------------|
C|-----5--4--7--9--|
G|--2--3--2--5--7--|
D|--0-----------*--|
*tremolo pick till fade
THE END.