TESTAMENT - FIRST STRIKE IS DEADLY
(The Legacy, 1988)

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 feel

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.

Riff 1

E ---------------------------------------------------------------
B ---------------------------------------------------------------
G ---5---4---5---4---5---4---------------------------------------
D -4-5---4-4-5---4-4-5---4-3-3-3-3-3-3-------3-3-3-3-------------
A -4-3-0-2-4-3-0-2-4-3-0-2-3-3-3-3-3-3-------3-3-3-3-------------
E -2-------2-------2-------1-1-1-1-1-1-11-11-1-1-1-1-11-11-11-11-

Riff 2

E ---------------------------------------------------------------
B ---------------------------------------------------------------
G ---2-1-0---2-1-0---2-1-0-----2-3---2-1-0---2-1-0-6-7-----------
D -2-2-1-0-2-2-1-0-2-2-1-0-2-2-2-3-2-2-1-0-2-2-1-0-6-7-----8--8--
A -2-------2-------2-------2-2-----2-------2-------4-5-----8--8--
E -0-------0-------0-------0-0-----0-------0-----------0-0-6--6--

Riff 3

E ------------------------------------------------------
B ------------------------------------------------------
G ---------4-5-------4-5-4-2-4---------4-5--4-2-4-5-7-8-
D -4--4--4-4-5--4--4-4-5-4-2-4-4--4--4-4-5--4-2-4-5-7-9-
A -4--4--4------4--4-----------4--4--4-2-3--2-0-2-3-5-7-
E -2--2--2------2--2-----------2--2--2------------------
					    |-3-| |-3-|

Riff 3A

E -----------------------------------------------------------------
B -----------------------------------------------------------------
G -------------------------4-5-4-2-4-------------------4-2-4-5-7-9-
D -4--------4--------4-----4-5-4-2-4-4--------4--------4-2-4-5-7-9-
A -4--------4--------4---------------4--------4--------2-0-2-3-5-7-
E -2-2-22-2-2-2-22-2-2-2-2-----------2-2-22-2-2-2-22-2-------------
						       |-3-| |-3-|

Riff 3B

E -------------------------------------------------------------------
B -------------------------------------------------------------------
G ----------4-5-------4-5-4-2-4---------4-5--4-2-4-5-6-5-6-7-6-7-8-9-
D -4--4--4--4-5--4--4-4-5-4-2-4-4--4--4-4-5--4-2-4-5-6-5-6-7-6-7-8-9-
A -4--4--4-------4--4-----------4--4--4------2-0-2-3-4-3-4-5-4-5-6-7-
E -2--2--2-------2--2-----------2--2--2------------------------------
					     |-3-| |-3-| |-3-| |-3-|

Riff 3C

E --------------------------------------------------- ---
B --------------------------------------------------- ---
G ----------4-5-------4-5-4-2-4---------4-5--4-2-4-5- ---
D -4--4--4--4-5--4--4-4-5-4-2-4-4--4--4-4-5--4-2-4-5- -4-
A -4--4--4-------4--4-----------4--4--4------2-0-2-3- -4-
E -2--2--2-------2--2-----------2--2--2-------------- -2-
					     |-3-|

Riff 4

E ------------------------------------------------------------------
B ------------------------------------------------------------------
G ------------------------4-3-------------------1h2-1---------------
D -2-2-2-2-2-3---2--2-2-2-4-3-3-2-2-2-2-2-2-3---------2-2h3-2-8--7--
A -2-2-2-2----------2-2-2-2-1-3-2-2-2-2-2---------------------8--7--
E -0-0-0-0-----0----0-0-0-----1-0-0-0-0-0-----0---------------6--5--

Riff 5

E -------------------------------------------------------------------
B -------------------------------------------------------------------
G -------------8-9-------9-8-----------------------------------------
D -------7-8---8-9-------------5---2-----7-8---8-9---10-9------------
A -------7-8---6-7-------7-7---5---2-----7-8---6-7---8 -7---10-8-7-8-
E -0-0-0-5-6-0-----0-0-0-----0-3-0-0-0-0-5-6-0------------0----------

Riff 6

E ------------------------------------------------------
B ------------------------------------------------------
G ------------------------------------------------------
D -2--2-2-2--2-4--4-4-4-4----5--5-5-5--5-7--7-7-7-8--7--
A -2--2-2-2--2-4--4-4-4-4----5--5-5-5--5-7--7-7-7-8--7--
E -0--0-0-0--0-2--2-2-2-2----3--3-3-3--3-5--5-5-5-6--5--

Riff 7A

E ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
B ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
G -2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2---------------------------------5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-----------------3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-
D -2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-
A -0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-
E -----------------1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-------------------1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-----------------

E ---------------------------------
B ---------------------------------
G ---------------------------------
D -2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-
A -2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-
E -0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-

Riff 7

E ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
B ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
G -2----------------------------2-4-5--5-5-5--------------------3--3-3-3--3-3------------------------------
D -2------2-2-3------3-3-5------2-4-5--5-5-5--2-2-3--3-3-3--3-3-3--3-3-3--3-3-2--2-2-2--2-2-2--------------
A -0------2-2-3------3-3-5------0-2-3--3-3-3--2-2-3--3-3-3--3-3-1--1-1-1--1-1-2--2-2-2--2-2-2--------------
E --------0-0-1------1-1-3--------------------0-0-1--1-1-1--1-1---------------0--0-0-0--0-0-0--0-1-3-0-1-3-

Riff 8 

E -------------------------------
B -------------------------------
G -----------------6-7-----5--5--
D ---4-5---4-5-----6-7-----5--5--
A ---4-5---4-5-----4-5-----3--3--
E -0-2-3-0-2-3-0-0-----0-2-------

Order

Riff 1 x 2
Riff 2 x 3
Riff 3 x 2
Riff 3A x 4
Riff 3 x 2
Riff 3A x 4
Riff 3 x 1
Riff 3B x 1
Riff 4 x 4
Riff 5 x 4
Solo over Riff 6 x 2
Solo over Riff 7A x 1
Solo over Riff 7 x 3
Riff 8 x 4
Riff 2 x 3
Riff 3 x 1
Riff 3C x 1

Tabbed by Radiohater 2002