Return To Serenity Complete guitar tab
Played by Testament
Other resources
- Testament sheet music, scores and songbooks at Sheet Music Plus
- Testament CDs and DVDs at Amazon
- Testament at Tab Heaven
- Testament bass tabs at Total Bass
Tablature
Preview
TESTAMENT
RETURN TO SERENITY
From the album "The Ritual" (1992)
Tune down half step
Gtr. 1
|---------------|------------|---------------|-------------|
|---------------|------------|---------------|-------------|
|---------------|------------|---------------|-------------|
|------2-3------|------------|-------2--3----|-------------|
|---0-----------|------------|----0----------|-------------|
|---------------|------------|---------------|-------------|
Gtr. 1
|---------------|------------|---------------|------------------------|
|---------------|------------|---------------|------------------------|
|---------------|------------|---------------|------------------------|
|------2-3------|-----2-3----|-------2-3---- |-----2--3--3-/-5---3--2-|
|---0-----------|--0---------|----0----------|--0---------------------|
|---------------|------------|---------------|------------------------|
|
| Gtr. 2
|
| w/clean tone
|
|----8---7--|-5---------12---10--|-8--------17-----15--12-|
|-----------|--------------------|------------------------|
|--9---7----|-5------12---10-----|-9-----17-----16-----14-|
|-----------|--------------------|------------------------|
|-----------|--------------------|------------------------|
|-----------|--------------------|------------------------|
|---------------|------------|---------------|--------------------------|
|---------------|------------|---------------|--------------------------|
|---------------|------------|---------------|--------------------------|
|------2-3------|-----2-3----|-------2-3---- |-----2--3--3-/-5---3--2--3|
|---0-----------|--0---------|----0----------|--0-----------------------|
|---------------|------------|---------------|--------------------------|
|
|
|
|-----0--8-----7--|--5----3---12------10--|--8-------17------15-|--12-----------
|-----------------|-----------------------|---------------------|---------------
|-----------7-----|--5------------10------|--9---17------16-----|--14-----------
|-----------------|-----------------------|---------------------|---------------
|-----------------|-----------------------|---------------------|---------------
|-----------------|-----------------------|---------------------|---------------
|------------------------------|------------------------------------------|
|------------------------------|-----------0------------------------------|
|------------------------------|--------0------0---------0----------------|
|--3---2h3p3----0---2---0------|-----2------------2----2------------------|
|---------------------------4--|--4------------------3-------2------------|
|------------------------------|--------------------------------3-2-------|
|
| dim >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>
|--(12)------------------------|------------------------------------------|
|------------------------------|------------------------------------------|
|--(14)------------------------|------------------------------------------|
|------------------------------|------------------------------------------|
|------------------------------|------------------------------------------|
|------------------------------|------------------------------------------|
Gtr. 1
|---------------------------------------|
|---------------------------------------|
|---------------------------------------|
|--2--2--2--2--2--2--2--2--2--2--2--2---|
|--2--2--2--2--2--2--2--2--2--2--2--2---|
|--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0---|
|
|
| Gtr. 2
|
|---------------------------------------|
|---------------------------------------|
|--9------------------------------------|
|--9------------------------------------|
|--7--7--7--7--7--7--7--7--7--7--7--7---|
|--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0---|
Gtr 3.
b+1/4 ~~~~~~
|------------------------------------------------------------|------------------
|-------------------------------------7h8---7----------------|------------------
|---12---(12)-\----------7---9--------------------9---7------|--7h9-----------9-
|---12---(12)-\---/-9----------------------------------------|------------------
|------------------------------------------------------------|------------------
|------------------------------------------------------------|------------------
|
| Rhy. Fig. 1
| Gtr. 1&2
|
| pm pm pm pm
|--------------------------------------|----------------------------------------
|--------------------------------------|---5---5--5--5-------5---5--5--5--------
|--9----9-------9--------9----9--------|---5---5--5--5-------5---5--5--5--------
|--9----9-------9--------9----9--------|---5---5--5--5-------5---5--5--5--------
|--7----7-------7--------7----7--------|---3---3--3--3-------3---3--3--3--------
|--0--------x--------0------------0----|-----------------0-----------------0----
b+1/4 ~~~~~~~ ph ~~~~~ b+1/2 r
|-----------------------------------------|-------------------------------------
|--------------8--------------------------|-------------------------------------
|----------7-------9------------9--7------|-------------------------------------
|---7h9--------------------------------9--|---7---5-----------------------------
|-----------------------------------------|---------------7---5-----------------
|-----------------------------------------|-----------------------5---(5)---3---
|
|
| pm pm pm
|
|--------------------------------------------|----------------------------------
|--2----2--2----2--------2---2---2---2-------|----------------------------------
|--2----2--2----2--------2---2---2---2-------|----5----5--5--5---5------(5)\----
|--2----2--2----2--------2---2---2---2-------|----5----5--5--5---5------(5)\--4h
|--4----4--4----4--------4---4---4---4-------|----3----3--3--3---3------(3)\----
|--------------------0-------------------0---|-----------------------0----------
-11/2 b+1r ~~~~~
|---------------------------------------------12--|-----------------------------
|-------------------------12--------------15------|-----------------------------
|------------------------------14---12------------|--14---(14)--12--------------
|--------------------14---------------------------|----------------------14--12-
|-------------------------------------------------|-----------------------------
|--(3)\/(3)\/(3)----------------------------------|-----------------------------
|
|
| pm pm pm
|-----------------------------------------|-------------------------------------
|-----------------------------------------|---5-----5---5---5------5----5---5---
|---9---9--------9-------9--------9-------|---5-----5---5---5------5----5---5---
|---9---9--------9-------9--------9-------|---5-----5---5---5------5----5---5---
|---7---7--------7-------7--------7-------|---3-----3---3---3------3----3---3---
|---0--------x-------0--------x-------0---|---------------------0---------------
b+1 b+1/4 b+1r ~~~~~
|---------12---15-------12----------------|-------------------------------------
|----------------------------12\15--12----|-------------------------------------
|--14-------------------------------------|--14-----(14)--12--------------------
|-----------------------------------------|-----------------------14p12---------
|-----------------------------------------|--------------------------------14-/-
|-----------------------------------------|-------------------------------------
|
|
|----------------------------------------|--------------------------------------
|--2-----2--2----2-------2----2---2------|-------------------------------------0
|--2-----2--2----2-------2----2---2------|--5----5--5---5------5--(3)-----------
|--2-----2--2----2-------2----2---2------|--5----5--5---5------5--(3)--3-//-5---
|--4-----4--4----4-------4----4---4------|--3----3--3---3------3--(5)-----------
|--------------------0----------------0--|------------------0-------------------
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ w/delay
|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------10
|-----------------------------------------------------------------8h10-/-12-----
|---------------------------------------------------------------9---------------
|--12h14------------------------------------------------------------------------
|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------
|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------
|
|
|-----------------------------------------|-------------------------------------
|-----------------------------------------|----------------------------0--------
|-----------------------------------------|---------2--------2--2------------2--
|--------4---------4---------0---------0--|------4--------4-----2---2-----------
|-----2---------2---------2---------2-----|---5--------5--------0---------------
|--0---------0---------3---------3--------|-------------------------------------
--10-------------------------|--------7----------------------------------------|
------12p10-\-8----------7h8-|h10--------10p8----------8h10/12-----------------|
----------------------9------|-----------------9-----9-------------------------|
-----------------------------|-------------------------------------------------|
-----------------------------|-------------------------------------------------|
-----------------------------|-------------------------------------------------|
------------------------------------------|------------------------------------|
------------------------------------------|------------------------------------|
------------------------------------------|--------2---------0----2------------|
--------4---------4----------0---------0--|-----4--------4---0----2------------|
-----2---------2----------2---------2-----|--5--------5-----------0------------|
--0---------0----------3---------3--------|------------------------------------|
gtr 2
1. I'm gonna take you to a place far from here....
--10----------------------------|-----------7-----------------------------------
------12p10-\-8-------------7h8-|h10-----------10p8-----------8h10-/12----------
-------------------------9------|-------------------9-------9-------------------
--------------------------------|-----------------------------------------------
--------------------------------|-----------------------------------------------
--------------------------------|-----------------------------------------------
gtr 1
----------------------------------------|---------------------------------------
----------------------------------------|--------------------------------0------
----------------------------------------|---------2-------------2--------------2
-------4--------4---------0---------0---|------4---------4-5----2----2----------
----2--------2---------2---------2------|---5---------5---------0---------------
-0--------0---------3---------3---------|---------------------------------------
No one will see us; watch the pain as ......
---------------10h12p10----------------------|-----------7----------------------
-------------------------12\8------------7h8-|p10-----------10h8---------8h10/12
---------------------------------------9-----|-------------------9-----9--------
---------------------------------------------|----------------------------------
---------------------------------------------|----------------------------------
---------------------------------------------|----------------------------------
--------------------------------------|-----------------------------------------
----------------------------0---------|----------------------------------0------
---------2-------2---2------------2---|---------2---------2---2--------------2--
------4-------4------2---2------------|------4---------4------2------2----------
---5--------5--------0----------------|---5---------5---------0-----------------
--------------------------------------|-----------------------------------------
No time for anger no time for despair
---10----------------------------|--------7-------------------------------------
-------12p10\8---------------7h8-|h10-------10p8--------------8h10\12-----------
--------------------------9------|-------------------9------9-------------------
---------------------------------|----------------------------------------------
---------------------------------|----------------------------------------------
---------------------------------|----------------------------------------------
--------------------------------|-----------------------------------------------
--------------------------------|--------------------------0--------------------
--------------------------------|-------2------2----2-----------2---------------
------4------4-------0-------0--|-----4------4------2---2-----------------------
----2------2-------2-------2----|---5------5--------0---------------------------
--0------0-------3-------3------|-----------------------------------------------
won't you come with me...
--------------10h12p10---------------------|-----------------------|------------
------------------------12\8-------------7h|---10--------8h10p8-\\\|\\-5------8h
--------------------------------------9----|-----------------------|-------9----
-------------------------------------------|-----------------------|------------
-------------------------------------------|-----------------------|------------
-------------------------------------------|-----------------------|------------
6/8 12/8
-----------------------------------|--------------------------|-----------------
-----------------------------------|--------------------------|-----------------
-----------------------------------|-------2------2----0------|---2-------------
------4-------4-------0--------0---|-----4------4----0----0---|---2-------------
----2-------2-------2--------2-----|---5------5---------------|-----------------
--0-------0-------3-------3--------|--------------------------|-----------------
------10-------------------------|----------7-----------------------------------
---------12p10\8-------------7h8-|-h10--------10p8-----------------8h10\12------
--------------------------9------|------------------9-----------9---------------
---------------------------------|----------------------------------------------
---------------------------------|----------------------------------------------
---------------------------------|----------------------------------------------
----------------------------------------------|---------------------------------
----------------------------------------------|-------------------------------0-
----------------------------------------------|-------2--------0-------2--------
---------4---------4-----------0----------0---|-----4-------4----------2---2----
------2---------2-----------2---------2-------|---5-------5------------0--------
---0---------0-----------3---------3----------|---------------------------------
----10-------------------------|------------7-----------------------------------
--------12p10\8------------7h8-|-h10----------10p8----------------8h10\/12------
------------------------9------|---------------------9----------9---------------
-------------------------------|------------------------------------------------
-------------------------------|------------------------------------------------
-------------------------------|------------------------------------------------
---------------------------------------------|----------------------------------
---------------------------------------------|-------------------------0--------
---------------------------------------------|-------2------0--------2---2------
------------4---------4---------0---------0--|-----4------4--------2-------2----
--------2----------2---------2---------2-----|---5------5--------0--------------
----0-----------0---------3---------3--------|----------------------------------
----5------------------------------|--------------------------------------------
-------12p\8-------------------7h8-|-h10-------------8--10p8p7-----------8h10\12
-----------------------------9-----|-----------------------------9-----9--------
-----------------------------------|--------------------------------------------
-----------------------------------|--------------------------------------------
-----------------------------------|--------------------------------------------
-------------------------------------|------------------------------------------
-------------------------------------|-------------------------------0----------
-------------------------------------|------2-------0-------2------------2------
-------4---------4-------0--------0--|----4-------4---------2-----2-------------
-----2--------2--------2--------2----|--5-------5-----------0-------------------
---0-------0---------3--------3------|------------------------------------------
-------10----------------------------------|---------------7--------|-----------
----------12p10\8----------------------7h8-|-h10--------------10p8--|-----------
-------------------------------------9-----|------------------------|-----9-----
-------------------------------------------|------------------------|-----------
-------------------------------------------|------------------------|-----------
-------------------------------------------|------------------------|-----------
-------------------------------------------|------------------------|-----------
-------------------------------------------|------------------------|-----------
-------------------------------------------|--------2---------------|-----2-----
---------4---------4----------0----------0-|-----4----------0h2-----|-----2-----
------2---------2----------2----------2----|--5--------5------------|-----0-----
---0---------0----------3----------3-------|------------------------|-----------
CHORUS
I'm_____so alone_______ My head's my home.........
w/bar ~~~~~~
------------------------------------------------|------------------5------------
--5----------7/8-----7/8--h--5---(5)------------|---5----7/8-------------5------
------------------------------------------------|-------------------------------
------------------------------------------------|-------------------------------
------------------------------------------------|-------------------------------
------------------------------------------------|-------------------------------
------------------------------------------------|-------------------------------
---------0-----------0------------0----------1--|-------1-------1---------1-----
------0-----------0------------0----------0--0--|-----0-------0--------0--------
---2-----------2------------2----------2--------|---2-------2--------2--------2-
------------------------------------------------|-------------------------------
------------------------------------------------|-------------------------------
1.------------------------------------------------------------------------------
~~~~~~~~~~~~~
-------------------------------------|------------------------------------------
--------(5)-----------------------8--|----8h10-------------------(8)------------
------------------------------9------|------------------------------------------
-------------------------------------|------------------------------------------
-------------------------------------|------------------------------------------
-------------------------------------|------------------------------------------
--------------------------------0----|----0--------------------0----------------
--2--------2--------2-------2--------|----1--------------------1----------------
----0--------0--------0------------6-|----0--------------------0----------4---0-
------2--------2--------2------------|----2--------------------2-----\5---------
-------------------------------------|------------------------------------------
-------------------------------------|------------------------------------------
2.,3.---------------------------------------------------------------------------
....And I feel....so alone
-------------------------|-----------------------------------------|------12----
---(5)-------------------|------------------------------12----15---|------------
---------------------12--|--12h14----------------------------------|------------
------------------14-----|-----------------------------------------|------------
-------------------------|-----------------------------------------|------------
-------------------------|-----------------------------------------|------------
----------------------------|-----------------------------------|---------------
--2-----2------2-----2------|----------------------------0------|-------0------0
----0-----0------0-----0----|--------5------5------5-------0----|-----0------0--
------2-----2------2-----2--|------5------5----------5-------2--|---2------2----
----------------------------|--5/7------7------7----------------|---------------
----------------------------|-----------------------------------|---------------
....at last, at last I'll return to serenity
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
----------------12--15--12--|-----------------------12\---------|---------------
----------------------------|---------------------------12/10-8-|----10---------
----------------------------|-----------------------------------|---------------
----------------------------|-----------------------------------|---------------
----------------------------|-----------------------------------|---------------
----------------------------|-----------------------------------|---------------
------------------------------|---------------------------------|---------------
------1------1------1-------1-|---2-------2------2------2-------|---------------
----0------0------0-------0---|-----0-------0------0------0-----|-------5------5
--2------2------2-------2-----|-------2-------2------2------2---|-----5------5--
------------------------------|---------------------------------|-5h7------7----
------------------------------|---------------------------------|---------------
Rhy fig.2
Gtr.1 only
------------------------------|------------------------------------------|
------------------------------|---------------------------------0--------|
------------------------------|-------2--------0-----2----------------2--|
-----4------4------0------0---|-----4------4---0-----2-----2-------------|
---2------2------2------2-----|---5------5-----------0-------------------|
-0------0------3------3-------|------------------------------------------|
w/rhy fig 2 (4 times)
Guitar solo
w/bar~~~~
------------------|---------------------------|--------------10--12-------------
-10/12-----10\8---|--8/10----8\7--------8h10--|-10/12---(12)----------12\10--8-(
------------------|---------------7/9---------|---------------------------------
------------------|---------------------------|---------------------------------
------------------|---------------------------|---------------------------------
------------------|---------------------------|---------------------------------
~~~~~~~ ph ~~~~~
-9h10p9p7-----7-------5---------------------------------------------------------
----------10-----10\8---8p7h8p7p5--------5--------------------------------------
-----------------------------------7p6h7---7p6p4--------------------------------
--------------------------------------------------7p5p4h5p4---------------------
-------------------------------------------------------------7---------5--------
--------------------------------------------------------------------------7--3--
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------
---------------------------------------------------------7h8p7--------------8\10
-----------------------------------6h7-6h7p6-------6h7h9-------9p7-----7h9------
-------------4h5h7p5p4-----4h5h7/9-----------9p7h9-----------------h7-----------
------4h5h7------------h7-------------------------------------------------------
--5h7---------------------------------------------------------------------------
semi ph
~~~~~~~~ ~~~~~~~~~
-----------------------------------|--------------------------------------------
--8\7---8-7------------------------|--------------------------------------------
-------------9----------7----------|--------------------------------------------
-----------------------------9-----|--7-----------5p4--5h7p5\4---------------4h5
-----------------------------------|----------------------------7p5p4h5h7-------
-----------------------------------|--------------------------------------------
pm----------------------------------------|
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------
---5p4\2----------5p4--2------------5p4--2------------5p4--2--------------------
-----------5p2h5-----------5--2--5----------5--2--5-----------5--2--5-----------
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------
------------------------------------------------------------------|
------------------------------------------------------------------|
----------------------------------------------4h6-----------------|
-------------2---------4h5p4----4h5h7--4h5h7--------------7h9-----|
----2-h-4h5--------5---------7------------------------------------|
------------------------------------------------------------------|
---------------------------------------------------12---------12--------12------
-----------------------------------------12h14h15------12h15------12h15----12h15
--6h7--6h7h9--7h9h11--9h11h12--11h12h14-----------------------------------------
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------
b+1 b+1~~~~ pb+1~~~~ b+1 b+1~~~~ b+1 ~~~
--10----------------------------------------|-----------------------------------
---------15----------15--12--15---15--------|--15-----15----------12--15----(12)
--------------------------------------------|-------------------0---------------
--------------------------------------------|-----------------------------------
--------------------------------------------|-----------------------------------
--------------------------------------------|-----------------------------------
b+1--------~~~~~~~~~ ~~~~~~~ b+1 release b+1 release
------------------------12------------------------------------------------------
--15--------15-------------12h15--------12---15---15----(15)----12--15-----(15)-
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------
--15-14-12-15-14-12----14-12----------------12-15p14p12-------------------------
--------------------15-------15-13-12-13h15-------------15p13p12--------------12
-----------------------------------------------------------------14p11h12h14----
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------
b+1 b+1 release bend slowly +1 release b+½
--15-----15-----(15)-----12--------------15-----------------------(17)-------15-
-----------------------------12---15/17-----------------------------------------
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------
b+1 b+1 b+1 b+1 b+1
--17-(17)p15----17-(17)p15-------17-(17)p15-------17-(17)p15-------17-(17)p15---
-------------17------------17p15------------17p15------------17p15------------17
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------
b+1½ release w/bar~~~~~
-------19-------(19)-19-18-17-16-15------------------------------|\15-15-15-15\1
-17p15------------------------------17-15----15-17-17-------(17)-|\17-17-17-17\1
------------------------------------------16---------------------|--------------
-----------------------------------------------------------------|--------------
-----------------------------------------------------------------|--------------
-----------------------------------------------------------------|--------------
release release
b+1 b+1 hold ~~~~~~~ pb+1~~~~~ b+1 b+1 ho
-19--19--19--22--22----22------22-(22)----19--22--22-------19-22--|--22---22----
-20--20-----------------------------------------------------------|-------------
------------------------------------------------------------------|-------------
------------------------------------------------------------------|-------------
------------------------------------------------------------------|-------------
------------------------------------------------------------------|-------------
b+1 ~~~~~~
-19--22-----------X\\\----------12--|-15----12-15----12-15----12-15----12-15----
------------------------/12h14------|----14-------14-------14-------14-------13-
------------------------------------|-------------------------------------------
------------------------------------|-------------------------------------------
------------------------------------|-------------------------------------------
------------------------------------|-------------------------------------------
--15----12-15-14-12-15-14-12----14-13-------12--------------------|
-----13----------------------15-------15-13----15-13p12-----------|
--------------------------------------------------------14-12-----|
--------------------------------------------------------------14--|
------------------------------------------------------------------|
------------------------------------------------------------------|
|--15h17p15-----------15h17p15-----------15h17p15-----------15h17p15------------
|-----------17p15--------------17p15--------------17p15--------------17p15------
|-----------------16-----------------16-----------------16-----------------16---
|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------
|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------
|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------
--15h17p15----------15h17p15----------15h17p15----------15h17p15----------15h17p
-----------17p15-------------17p15-------------17p15-------------17p15----------
-----------------17----------------17----------------17----------------17-------
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------
--15h17p15----------15h17p15--------------------------------------------|
-------------15\14-------------17p15------------------------------------|
---------------------------------------12-----------------------12h14---|
--------------------------------------------------------12h14-----------|
------------------------------------------------12h14-------------------|
------------------------------------------------------------------------|
---------12h15p14p12------------------------------------------------------------
--12h15-----------------15p13p12------------------------------------------------
-----------------------------------14p12\11--12h14p12\11------------------------
----------------------------------------------------------14p12p10---9-h-10p12--
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------
--------------------------------------------|-----------------------------------
--------------------------------------------|-----------------------------------
----9---------------------------------------|-----------------------------------
--------------------------------------------|-----------------------------------
--------------------------------------------|-----------------------------------
--------------------------------------------|-----------------------------------
gtr.1
-------------------------------------------|------------------------------------
-------------------------------------------|------------------------------------
-------------------------------------------|-------2-------2---2----------------
-------4---------4----------0--------0-----|-----4-------4-----2----------2-----
-----2---------2---------2--------2--------|---5-------5-------0----------------
---0---------0--------3--------3-----------|------------------------------------
-----------10------------------------------|------------7-----------------------
-/12----------12p10\8------------------7h8-|-h10----------10p8------------------
------------------------------------9------|-------------------9----------------
-------------------------------------------|------------------------------------
-------------------------------------------|------------------------------------
-------------------------------------------|------------------------------------
-------------------------------------------|------------------------------------
-------------------------------------------|------------------------------------
-------------------------------------------|---------2-------------0----------2-
-------4---------4----------0---------0----|------4------------4---0----------2-
----2---------2----------2---------2-------|---5------------5-----------------0-
-0---------0----------3---------3----------|------------------------------------
Well, that's all folks. The outro is still missing but I think that if you liste
record you can figure it out for yourself.
nitin@bikerider.com
More Return To Serenity Complete tabs @ 911Tabs
Contributions
Rate It!
See also
Link to this page
<a href="http://www.tabsolutely.com/tabs/t/testament/return-to-serenity-complete-13382.html">Return To Serenity Complete guitar tab</a>


