Testament - Return To Serenity Bass

The bass follows the rhythm guitar mainly throughout the song, especially in the
verses, and only ever
plays when the drums are being played also. This makes for a pretty simplistic,
yet very powerful ballad
to play.


Intro
Start with drums
Gb[--------------------------|----------|-------------------------------]
Db[--------------------------|-GUITAR---|-------------------------------]
Ab[--7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-|-ARPEGGIO-|---4----------3----2-----------]
Eb[--------------------------|----------|---------------------3-2-------]


Fill
Gb[--------------------------|-------------------------|-------------------]
Db[--------------------------|-------------------------|-------------------]
Ab[-------7---7------7---7---|-3---3-3-3---3---3-3-3---|-4---4-4-4---4---4-]
Eb[-0---0---0---0--0---0-----|-----------0-----------0-|-----------0-------]

fill continued
Gb[--------]
Db[--------]
Ab[-4-4----]
Eb[-----0--]

Gb[----------------------------4------|-end-on-]
Db[-------------------------5-----5---|--------]
Ab[-3---3-3-3---3---3-3-3-----------7-|--------]
Eb[-----------0-----------0-----------|--0~----]
                                    x2

Verse
Gb[----------------------------------|---------------------------4~--]
Db[----------------------------------|------7-------7----2-----------]
Ab[------2-------2-------2-------2---|--5-5-----5-5------------------]
Eb[--0-0-----0-0-----3-3-----3-3-----|-------------------------------] x8
   [There is minor variation during the pauses where the hihat is
    heard; but its very simple-just miss out the 4 on the G String for
    the hihat breaks, which come after every 4 repeats]

Chorus
Gb[---------|----------------------|-----------------------]
Db[---------|----------------------|-----------------------]
Ab[---------|-------5h7--------2---|-------5h7----5h7--2-2-]
Eb[--5--/12-|-0---0------0-0-3---3-|-0---0------0-----3-3--]

Gb[---------------------------------|----------------------]
Db[-------------------------14-13---|-14-------14----------]
Ab[-------5h7--/16-16-16-16------16-|----------------(12/)-]
Eb[-0---0---------------------------|----------------------]

Verse II x4
[End the last repeat with Eb|-555555555555-|]

Chorus II
Gb[---------|----------------------|-----------------------]
Db[---------|----------------------|-----------------------]
Ab[---------|-------5h7--------2---|-------5h7----5h7--2-2-]
Eb[--5--/12-|-0---0------0-0-3---3-|-0---0------0-----3-3--]

Gb[---------------------------------|----------------------------]
Db[-------------------------14-13---|-12h14----------------------]
Ab[-------5h7--/16-16-16-16------16-|-------12h14----------2-----]
Eb[-0---0---------------------------|-------------10h12--3---3-0-]

Gb[---------|----------------------|-----------------------
Db[---------|----------------------|-----------------------
Ab[---------|-------5h7--------2---|-------5h7----5h7--2-2-
Eb[--5--/12-|-0---0------0-0-3---3-|-0---0------0-----3-3--

Gb[-------------------------------------|----------------------------]
Db[-------------------------------------|-12h14----------------------]
Ab[-------5h7--/16-16-16-16-16-16-16-16-|-------12h14----------2-----]
Eb[-0---0-------------------------------|-------------10h12--3---3-0-]

Guitar Solo
Wait for drums
Gb[----------------------------------|---------------------------4~--]
Db[----------------------------------|------7-------7----2-----------]
Ab[------2-------2-------2-------2---|--5-5-----5-5------------------]
Eb[--0-0-----0-0-----3-3-----3-3-----|-------------------------------] x3

Gb[----------------------------------|-------------------------------]
Db[----------------------------------|------7-------7----2222222222--]
Ab[------2-------2-------2-------2---|--5-5-----5-5------------------]
Eb[--0-0-----0-0-----3-3-----3-3-----|-------------------------------]


Gb[--------------|--------------------------|-------------------------]
Db[--------------|--------------------------|-------------------------]
Ab[-000000000000-|-------7---7------7---7---|-3---3-3-3---3---3-3-3---]
Eb[--------------|-0---0---0---0--0---0-----|-----------0-----------0-]
               x1

Gb[------------------------|----------------------------4------|-end-on-]
Db[------------------------|-------------------------5-----5---|--------]
Ab[-4---4-4-4---4---4-4-4--|-3---3-3-3---3---3-3-3-----------7-|--------]
Eb[-----------0-----------0|-----------0-----------0-----------|--0~----]
                                                             x5

Verse II x4

Chorus III
Gb[---------|----------------------|-----------------------]
Db[---------|----------------------|-----------------------]
Ab[---------|-------5h7--------2---|-------5h7----5h7--2-2-]
Eb[--5--/12-|-0---0------0-0-3---3-|-0---0------0-----3-3--]

Gb[---------------------------------|----------------------------|-end-on-]
Db[-------------------------14-13---|-12h14----------------------|--------]
Ab[-------5h7--/16-16-16-16------16-|-------12h14----------2-----|--------]
Eb[-0---0---------------------------|-------------10h12--3---3-0-|--0~----]
                                                               x2