'BITE THE PAIN' BY DEATH
		      FROM "THE SOUND OF PERSEVERANCE" CD
		      COPYRIGHT 1998 NUCLEAR BLAST USA

	Transcribed by Kerry Vick
	E-mail address: [email protected]

		 	  Version 1.5 - October 1998

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NOTES:
Tuning: Tune down one whole step (1:D, 2:G, 3:C, 4:F, 5:A, 6:D)

Timing: Listen to music for actual timing...

Notation: When two guitars are listed play all guitars simultaneously.
          b = bend        	/ = slide up            a.h. = artificial
          bf= bend full  	br= bend release               harmonic
          h = hammer-on          = slide down                 
          p = pull-off          . = palm mute(pm)          t = tapping
          " = tremolo picking	> = abrupt stop

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* (Riff A.1 - A.3) GTR II contains the correct notes, but not the correct technique.
   

 Riff A.1:
|-------------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------------|
|-7--------7--------------7--------7--------------|GTR I
|-7--------7--------------7--------7--------------|
|-5--------5--------------5--------5--------------|
|-------------------------------------------------|
|          >                       >              |
|                                                 |
|-------------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------------|
|----------------------7~-------------------7/57-|GTR II
|-------7~-------7-78----------7~-------7~-------|
|-5h7-8----5h7-8----------5h7-8----5h7-8----5/35-|
|-------------------------------------------------|

 continuation of Riff A.1
|-------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------|
|-7--------7--------------7--------7--------|GTR I
|-7--------7--------------7--------7--------|
|-5--------5--------------5--------5--------|
|-------------------------------------------|
|          >                       >        |
|                                           |
|-------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------|
|----------------------7~-------------------|GTR II
|-------7~-------7-78----------7~-------7--|
|-5h7-8----5h7-8----------5h7-8----5h7-8----|
|-------------------------------------------|
|                                           |
|-------------------------------------------|
|----------------------------------------10-|
|----------------------------------7h9-10---|GTR III
|-------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------|

 End of Riff A.1
|-----------------------------|
|-10t6t3-11t6t3-13t6t3-11t6t3-|
|-----------------------------|GTR I
|-----------------------------| & II
|-----------------------------|
|-----------------------------|


 Riff A.2 (slightly faster than A.1)
|---------------------------------------------------|
|---------------------------------------------------|
|-7-----------------------5-------------------------|GTR I
|-7--------8--------------5--------5----------------|
|-5--------8--------------3--------5----------------|
|----------6-----------------------3----------------|
|                                                   |
|---------------------------------------------------|
|---------------------------------------------------|
|----------------------7~------------------------7~-|GTR II
|-------7~-------7-78----------7~-------7~7-78----|
|-5h7-8----5h7-8----------5h7-8----5h7-8------------|
|---------------------------------------------------|


 Riff A.3
|--------------------------------------------|
|--------------------------------------------|
|-7-----------------------5--------x-x--9--8-|GTR I
|-7--------8--------------5--------x-x--9--8-|
|-5--------8--------------3--------x-x--7--6-|
|----------6---------------------------------|
|                                            |
|--------------------------------------------|
|--------------------------------------------|
|----------------------7~----------x-x--9--8-|GTR II
|-------7~-------7-78----------7~-x-x--9--8-|
|-5h7-8----5h7-8----------5h7-8----x-x--7--6-|
|--------------------------------------------|

Play Riff A.1 one time
Play Riff A.2 two times
Play Riff A.3 onne time

 Riff B
|---------------------------------------------------------------|
|---------------------------------------------------------------|
|---------------------------------------------------------------|GTRS I
|------------------9-----10---7-------------------9-----10---12-|  & II
|-2-2--------------7------8---5--2-2--------------7------8---10-|
|-0-0-0-00000000-0---000----0----0-0-0-00000000-0---000----0----|
  . . . ........ .   ...    .    . . . ........ .   ...    .

Play Riff B four times

 Riff C:
|-------------------------------|
|-------------------------------|
|-------------------------------|GTRS I
|-----6-----------------6-----5-|  & II
|---4---4-------------4---4---5-|
|-2-------2-3-2222--2-------2-3-|
  . .   . . . ....  . .   . . 

Play Riff C eight times

 Riff D:(strange spacing for alignment purposes)
|----------------------------------4-----------5------------------|
|------------------------------5~-----7--5--4------4--------------|
|---------------------5--6--8--------------------6---6--5--6--5~--|GTR I
|---6---4----4--6--7----------------------------------------------|
|-4---7---6-------------------------------------------------------|
|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
|                                                                 |
|----------------------------------16----------17-----------------|
|---------------------13-14-16-17~----19-17-16-----16-------------|
|---13--11---11-13-14----------------------------18--18-17-18-17~-|GTR II
|-11--14--13------------------------------------------------------|
|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
|-----------------------------------------------------------------|

 Riff E.1
|---------------------------|----------
|---------------------------|----------
|---------------------------|----------
|-----7--------6----5-------|-----7----(??finger tapping??)
|---5---5~---4---4~---3---3-|---5---5~-
|-3--------2------------1---|-3--------


 Riff E.2
|---------------------------|-------------------------|
|---------------------------|-------------------------|
|---------------------------|-------------------------|GTRS I
|-----7--------6----5-------|-----7--------6----5-----|  & II
|---5---5~---4---4~---3---3-|---5---5~---4---4~---3---|
|-3--------2------------1---|-3--------2------------1-|

 Riff E.3
|---------------------------|-------------------------|
|---------------------------|-------------------------|
|---------------------------|-------------------------|GTR I
|-----7--------6----5-------|-----7--------6----5-----|
|---5---5~---4---4~---3---3-|---5---5~---4---4~---3---|
|-3--------2------------1---|-3--------2------------1-|
|                           |                         |
|-----5--------4----3-------|-----------------------3-|
|---------------------------|-5-----------------------|
|---7---7~---6---6~---5---5-|---2~~----4----------5---|GTR II
|-5--------4------------3---|------------2~~----3-----|
|---------------------------|-------------------------|
|---------------------------|-------------------------|


Play Riff D one time
Play Riff E.1 one time
Play Riff E.2 one time
Play Riff E.3 one time
Play Riff E.2 one time
Play Riff D one time

 Riff F
|--------------------|
|--------------------|
|--------------------|GTRS I
|--------------------|  & II
|---6--7------6--7---|
|-4------4--0------3-|
  . .  . .  . .  . .

 continuation of Riff F
|---------------------------------------------------------|
|---------------------------------------------------------|
|---------------------------------------------------------|GTRS I
|---------------------------------------------------------|  & II
|---6------------7--------------6------------7------------|
|-4---4-4-444444---4-4-444444-0---0-0-000000---3-3-333333-|
  . . . . ...... . . . ...... . . . . ...... . . . ......

Play Riff F one time

 Riff G--Solo 1
|-------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------|GTRS I
|-------------------------------------|  & II
|-6--------7--------6--------7--------|
|---444444---444444---000000---000000-|
    ......   ......   ......   ......

 continuation of G
|-------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------|GTRS I
|-------------------------------------|  & II
|-6--------7--------6--------7--------|
|---333333---333333---555555---555555-|
    ......   ......   ......   ......

Play Riff G four times times 


 Riff H.1--Solo 2
|-----------------------|
|-----------------------|
|--------8--------8-8-9-|GTRS I
|--------8--------6-8-9-|  & II
|-666666-6-666666---6-7-|
|-----------------------|
  ......   ......

 Riff H.2--Solo 2
|-----------------|
|-----------------|
|--------8--9-10--|GTRS I
|--------8--7-10--|  & II
|-666666-6-----8--|
|-----------------|
  ......

Play H.1 three times
Play H.2 one time
Play H.1 three times 
Play H.2 one time

Repeat--
Play Riff B four times
Play Riff C eight times
Play Riff D one time
Play Riff E.1 one time
Play Riff E.2 one time
Play Riff E.3 one time
Play Riff E.2 one time
Play Riff D one time

END.