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Prophecy Guitar Tablature
Tuning: Eb

Riff 1 (clean, let top notes ring throughout)
eb|---------------------------------|
Bb|---------------------------------|
Gb|---7--10-----9---7-----7-----7---|
Db|-7---7---7-7---7---7-7---7-7---7-|
Ab|---------------------------------|
Eb|---------------------------------|
   "I can see clearly..."

eb|---------------------------------|
Bb|---------------------------------|
Gb|---7--10-----9---7-----7-----7---|
Db|-8---8---8-8---8---8-8---8-8---8-|
Ab|---------------------------------|
Eb|---------------------------------|
   "...attack on hallowed ground..."


Riff 2 (distortion)
Guitar 1
eb|-------------------------------------|
Bb|-------------------------------------|
Gb|-7~-7~-7~-7-7h9-75~-5~-5~-5-5h7-53-|
Db|-------------------------------------|
Ab|-------------------------------------|
Eb|-------------------------------------|
   "So heed my warning..."

eb|------------------------------|
Bb|------------------------------|
Gb|-3~-3~-3~-3-3h5-32~-2~-2~-2/-|
Db|------------------------------|
Ab|------------------------------|
Eb|------------------------------|

Guitar 2
eb|-------------------------------------|
Bb|-6~-6~-6~-6-6h8-65~-5~-5~-5-5h6-53-|
Gb|-------------------------------------|
Db|-------------------------------------|
Ab|-------------------------------------|
Eb|-------------------------------------|
   "So heed my warning..."

eb|-----------------------------|
Bb|-3~-3~-3~-3~-3-3-3/6~-6~-6~--|
Gb|-----------------------------|
Db|-----------------------------|
Ab|-----------------------------|
Eb|-----------------------------|



Riff 3 (clean, let top notes ring)   x2 (Distortion)
eb|------------------------------------|-------------|
Bb|------------------------------------|-------------|
Gb|------------------------------------|-------------|
Db|-7-----5-----8-----5-----7---7------|---3-----5---|
Ab|---5-5---5-5---5-5---5-5---5---5----|---3-----5---|
Eb|------------------------------------|-------------|
   "A sacred few..."

Play Riff 1   "Ten thousand years..."
Play Riff 2   "So there is hope you see..."
Play Riff 3   "Oppressed for centuries..."

Riff 4 (distortion)
eb|------------------------|
Bb|------------------------|
Gb|------------------------|
Db|-7-----7----7------7----|
Ab|-5-555-5----5--555-5----|
Eb|------------------------|

eb|----------------------------------------|
Bb|----------------------------------------|
Gb|----------------------------------------|
Db|-------5------------5---3---5-----6-5-3-|
Ab|-3-333-3--3-333-3-3---3---3---3-3-------|
Eb|----------------------------------------|
    * ***    * ***   *   *   *   * *



Riff 5                           x2 
eb|-------------------------------|
Bb|-------------------------------|
Gb|-------------------------------|
Db|-----------7---5---7-----5-7-8-|
Ab|-5-555-5-5---5---5---5-5-------|
Eb|-------------------------------|
    * ***   *   *   *   * *   
                                 x2
eb|-------------------------------|
Bb|-------------------------------|
Gb|-------------------------------|
Db|-----------5---3---5-----6-5-3-|
Ab|-3-333-3-3---3---3---3-3-------|
Eb|-------------------------------|
    * ***   *   *   *   * *   


Riff 6
eb|--------------------------------------------|
Bb|--------------------------------------------|
Gb|--------------------------------------------|
Db|-7-----7-----7---8--5--7-----7-----7---8--5-|
Ab|-5-555-5-5-5-5---6--3--5-555-5-5-5-5---6--3-|
Eb|--------------------------------------------|
      ***   * *             ***   * * 
  "We'll take their identity..."
eb|--------------------------------------------------|
Bb|--------------------------------------------------|
Gb|--------------------------------------------------|
Db|-10----10--1210-8-----8-108-7-----7-----7--8--5-|
Ab|--8-888-8--10-8-6-666-6--86-5-555-5-5-5-5--6--3-|
Eb|--------------------------------------------------|
       ***            ***          ***   * *
  "All the while..."


Riff 7                           x2
eb|-------------------------------|
Bb|-------------------------------|
Gb|-------------------------------|
Db|-------7-----5-----7-----5-7-8-|
Ab|-5-555---555---555---555-------|
Eb|-------------------------------|
    * ***   ***   ***   ***  
eb|-------------------------------|
Bb|-------------------------------|
Gb|-------------------------------|
Db|-------5-----3-----6-----6-5-3-|
Ab|-3-333---333---333---333-------|
Eb|-------------------------------|
    * ***   ***   ***   ***   

Play Riff 6   Solo rhythm

Solo
eb|--------------------15-17-19-17-15---------------------|
Bb|-----------15-17-18----------------18-17-15------------|
Gb|-/14-16-17----------------------------------15~~--14~~-|
Db|-------------------------------------------------------|
Ab|-------------------------------------------------------|
Eb|-------------------------------------------------------|

eb|----------------------------------------------|
Bb|-8h10h11--10-8--------------------------------| 
Gb|---------------10-10/12-9--9h10/12-10-10p9----|
Db|-------------------------------------------12-|
Ab|----------------------------------------------| 
Eb|----------------------------------------------|

eb|--------------------------------------------------|
Bb|--------------------------------------------------| 
Gb|----109--9/10--10/12--12/14--14/17-17b19--15-14--|
Db|-12-----------------------------------------------|
Ab|--------------------------------------------------| 
Eb|--------------------------------------------------|

eb|---13--13--13--13--13--13--13--13-|
Bb|-17--15--13--17--15--17--15--13---|
Gb|----------------------------------| 
Db|----------------------------------|
Ab|----------------------------------|
Eb|----------------------------------| 

eb|-12-13p12------12-13-15-12----------13-|
Bb|---------13--13-----------13------13---|
Gb|-----------14---------------12--12-----| 
Db|------------------------------14-------|
Ab|---------------------------------------|
Eb|---------------------------------------| 

eb|-17p13----------13-17-131313-17-131313-|
Bb|------15------15-----------------------|
Gb|--------14--14-------------------------| 
Db|----------15---------------------------|
Ab|---------------------------------------|
Eb|---------------------------------------|

eb|-18p13----------13-18-131313-18-131313-|
Bb|------15------15-----------------------|
Gb|--------14--14-------------------------| 
Db|----------15---------------------------|
Ab|---------------------------------------|
Eb|---------------------------------------|

eb|-17-131313-15-131313-17-131313-18p13-|
Bb|--------------------------------------|
Gb|--------------------------------------| 
Db|--------------------------------------|
Ab|--------------------------------------|
Eb|--------------------------------------|

eb|-/17tm-18tm--24b26r24-24b26~~~-|
Bb|-------------------------------|
Gb|-------------------------------| 
Db|-------------------------------|
Ab|-------------------------------|
Eb|-------------------------------|

End solo


Play Riff 7


Riff 8                          x2
eb|------------------------------|
Bb|------------------------------|
Gb|------------------------------|
Db|-7-----7-----7-----7-----8--5-|
Ab|-5-555-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-6--3-|
Eb|------------------------------|
      ***   * *   * *   * *    
  "Assasins we will be..."             
eb|--------------------------------------|
Bb|--------------------------------------|
Gb|--------------------------------------|
Db|-10-----10-----1210-8-----8-----108-|
Ab|--8-888--8-8-8-10-8-6-666-6-6-6--86-|
Eb|--------------------------------------|
       ***    * *         ***   * *
   "Jesus Christ..."
                                 Last time
eb|------------------------------|-----|
Bb|------------------------------|-----|
Gb|------------------------------|-----|
Db|-7-----7-----7-----7-----8--5-|--7--|
Ab|-5-555-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-6--3-|--5--|
Eb|------------------------------|-----|
      ***   * *   * *   * *    
   "The Domino Decree..."


Play Riff 1  w/ this lead

This is only guitar 1, except the notes in (), those are some of guitar 2's.
eb|-----------------------------------------------|
Bb|-/10~~--10h11-10~~~----10-11~~~----11h13-11~~--|
Gb|-----------------------------------------------|
Db|-----------------------------------------------|
Ab|-----------------------------------------------|
Eb|-----------------------------------------------|

eb|--------------------------------------|
Bb|-/13-13-13-15-13-11-10~~--10h11-10~~~-|
Gb|--------------------------------------|
Db|--------------------------------------|
Ab|--------------------------------------|
Eb|--------------------------------------|

eb|---------------(12-13-12)--------|
Bb|-/6--10--11~~---------11h13-11~~-|
Gb|---------------------------------|
Db|---------------------------------|
Ab|---------------------------------|
Eb|---------------------------------|

eb|----------------------12-13-12-------------------------|
Bb|----------------13-15---------15-13--------------------|
Gb|-------12-14-15---------------------15-14-12-----------|
Db|-12-15---------------------------------------15-12~~~--|
Ab|-------------------------------------------------------|
Eb|-------------------------------------------------------|

End lead

Play Riff 2    "And so our world........"
Guitar 2's ending for riff 2
eb|----------------------------------|
Bb|-3~-3~-3~-3~-3-3-3/6~-6~-6~-8-6-5-|
Gb|----------------------------------|
Db|----------------------------------|
Ab|----------------------------------|
Eb|----------------------------------|


Ending (clean)
eb|---------------5-----|
Bb|---------------6p5-6-|
Gb|---------------7-----|
Db|--7--5---------7-----|
Ab|--------8--7---5-----|
Eb|---------------------|

notation:
^   =  bend [ ^ = half, ^^ = whole, etc. ]
^r  =  bend and release
x   =  mute with fret-hand
*   =  mute with palm-hand
X =  pick slide
h   =  hammer-on
p   =  pull-off
~   =  vibrato
t   =  tap-on
/   =  slide up
   =  slide down
h.  =  harmonics
ah  =  artificial harmonic
(9) =  ghost note
tm  =  trem picking
tr  =  trill

Enjoy!
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