WWW.AZCHORDS.COM | Overkill - Birth Of Tension Tabs | Ver. 2
OVERKILL - BIRTH OF TENSION
(The Years Of Decay, 1989)
Key
= after note = vibrato
^ after note = heavy vibrato
\ = slide down
/ = slide up
+ = tap
h = hammer
p = pull
n = natural harmonic
s = pinching harmonic (squeal)
* = tremolo pick
t = trill
b = bend
|-3-| = triplet
n number above the tab = play the first part then the first finishing part
play the first part a second time and then play the second finishing part
etc.
Intro
E ------------------------------------------------------------------------------
B ------------------------------------------------------------------------------
G ------------------------------------------------------------------------------
D -3--2---------------3--2--------------3--2---------------3--2--------------3--
A -3--2---------------3--2--------------3--2---------------3--2--------------3--
E -1--0---------------1--0--------------1--0---------------1--0--------------1--
Riff 1
E ------------------------------------------------------------------------
B ------------------------------------------------------------------------
G ------------------------------------------------------------------------
D ------------------------------------------------------------------------
A ------------------------------------------------------------------------
E -00-0-0-0-30-0-0-0-00-0-0-0-30-0-1-3-00-0-0-0-30-0-0-0-00-0-0-0-11--11--
E -----------------------------------------------------------------------
B -----------------------------------------------------------------------
G -----------------------------------------------------------------------
D -----------------------------------------------------------------------
A -----------------------------------------------------------2---1-----3-
E -00-0-0-0-30-0-0-0-00-0-0-0-30-0-1-3-00-0-0-0-30-0-0-0-0-3---3---2-1---
Riff 1A
E ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
B ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
G ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
D ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
A ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
E -00-00-00-00-00-00-00-00-00-00-00-00-00-00-3-6-00-00-00-00-00-00-00-00-00-00-00-00-00-00-3-6-
E -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
B -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
G -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
D -----------------------------------------------------------------------6-5--5----6-5-
A -----------------------------------------------------------------------6-5--5----6-5-
E -00-00-00-00-00-00-00-00-00-00-00-00-00-00-3-6-00-00-00-00-00-00-00-00-4-3--3--0-4-3-
Riff 1B
E ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
B ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
G ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
D ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
A ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
E -00-00-00-00-00-00-00-00-00-00-00-00-00-00-3-6-00-00-00-00-00-00-00-00-00-00-00-00-00-00-3-6-
E ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
B ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
G ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
D ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
A ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
E -00-00-00-00-00-00-00-00-00-00-00-00-00-00-3-6-00-00-00-00-00-00-00-00-00-00-00-00-00-00-3-6-
Riff 2
E ---------------------------------------------------------------------------
B ---------------------------------------------------------------------------
G ---------------------------------------------------------------------------
D -----2-----2-----2-----2-----2---3------2-----2-----2-----2-----2-------3--
A -----2-----2-----2-----2-----2---3------2-----2-----2-----2-----2-------3--
E -0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-1--0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-1--
1
E --------------------------------------------------------------------------------
B --------------------------------------------------------------------------------
G --------------------------------------------------------------------------------
D -----2-----2-----2-----2-----2---3------2-----2-----3-----3-----5-----5-----3-5-
A -----2-----2-----2-----2-----2---3------2-----2-----3-----3-----5-----5-----3-5-
E -0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-1--0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-1-1-1-1-1-1-3-3-3-3-3-3-1-3-
2
E --------------------------------------------------------------------------------
B --------------------------------------------------------------------------------
G --------------------------------------------------------------------------------
D -----2-----2-----2-----2-----2---3------2-----2-----3-----3-----5-----5---------
A -----2-----2-----2-----2-----2---3------2-----2-----3-----3-----5-----5---------
E -0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-1--0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-1-1-1-1-1-1-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-6-
Riff 3
E -------------------------------------------------------------------------
B -------------------------------------------------------------------------
G -------------------------------------------------------------------------
D ----------------------------5---7-5--------------------------------------
A ----------------------------5---7-5--------------------------------------
E -00-0-0-0-00-0-0-0-00-0-0-0-3-0-5-3-00-0-0-0-00-0-0-0-00-0-0-0-11-1-11-1-
E -----------------------------------------------------------------------------------
B -----------------------------------------------------------------------------------
G -----------------------------------------------------------------------------------
D ----------------------------5---7-5-----------------------------------5-5--5----7--
A ----------------------------5---7-5-----------------------2---1-----3-5-5--5----7--
E -00-0-0-0-00-0-0-0-00-0-0-0-3-0-5-3-00-0-0-0-00-0-0-0-0-3---3---2-1---3-3--3--0-5--
Fill 1
E ---
B ---
G ---
D -2-
A -2-
E -0-
Riff 4
E -----------------------------------------------------------
B -----------------------------------------------------------
G ---------------------------------------7--------5----------
D -2------------------5------------------7--------5----------
A -2------------------5------------------5--------3----------
E -0------------0-2---3------------2-3--------2-3------3-6---
Riff 4A
E -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
B -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
G ---------------------------------------7--------5------------------------------------------
D -2------------------5------------------7--------5----------2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-
A -2------------------5------------------5--------3----------2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-
E -0------------0-2---3------------2-3--------2-3------3-6---0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-
E ---------------------------------
B ---------------------------------
G -9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-
D -9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-
A -7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-
E ---------------------------------
Riff 5
E ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
B ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
G ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
D ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
A -----2---1-----3-----2---1-----3-----2---1-----3-----2---1-----3-----------------------------------
E -0-3---3---2-1---0-3---3---2-1---0-3---3---2-1---0-3---3---2-1---00-0---00-0-00-0-00-0---00-0-00-0-
Riff 5A
E ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------
B ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------
G ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------
D ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------
A -----2---1-----3-----2---1-----3-----2---1-----3-----2---1-----3------------------
E -0-3---3---2-1---0-3---3---2-1---0-3---3---2-1---0-3---3---2-1---00-0---00-0-00-0-
Riff 6
E --------------------------------------------------------------------
B --------------------------------------------------------------------
G --------------------------------------------------------------------
D ---------------------------------------------------------------2----
A ---------------------------------------------------------------2----
E -00-0---00-0-00-0-00-0---00-0-00-0-00-0---00-0---00-0---00-0---0----
Riff 6A
E -----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
B -----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
G ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------2----------------------
D ---------------------------------------------------------------2----6-5--5--5-6--2--------2--------------------2-
A ---------------------------------------------------------------2----6-5--5--5-6--2--------0--------2---1-----3-2-
E -00-0---00-0-00-0-00-0---00-0-00-0-00-0---00-0---00-0---00-0---0----4-3--3--3-4--0-------------0-3---3---2-1---0-
Riff 7
E --------------------------------------------------------------------
B --------------------------------------------------------------------
G --------------------------------------------------------------------
D ---------------------------5---7-5----------------------------------
A ---------------------------5---7-5----------------------2---1-----3-
E -0-0-0-0-30-0-0-0-10-0-0-0-3-0-5-3-0-0-0-0-30-0-0-0-0-3---3---2-1---
Riff 8
E --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
B --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
G ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------3-
D ---------------------------5---7-5--------------------------------------------------------------------------3-
A ---------------------------5---7-5----------------------2---1-----3-----2---1-----3-----2---1-----3-----2---1-
E -0-0-0-0-30-0-0-0-10-0-0-0-3-0-5-3-0-0-0-0-30-0-0-0-0-3---3---2-1---0-3---3---2-1---0-3---3---2-1---0-3---3---
Order
Intro x 1
Riff 1 x 1
Riff 1A x 1
Riff 2 x 1
Riff 1B x 1
Riff 3 x 1
Riff 2 x 1
Riff 1B x 1
Fill 1 x 1
Riff 4 x 3
Riff 4A x 1
Riff 5 x 4
Riff 6 x 1
Solo over Riff 7 x 10
Riff 7 x 1
Riff 8 x 1
Riff 2 x 1
Riff 1B x 1
Riff 5A x 3
Riff 5 x 1
Riff 6A x 1
