.  - palm mute           /  - slide up to

 \  - slide down to       ~  - vibrato

 h  - hammer on           b  - bend

 p  - pull off            Suffixes for bend ^

 ph - pinched harmonic    f - full bend    h - half bend

 *  - see comment         r - release      t - tap bend

 X  - Stuccatto           ~ - vibrato bend q - quarter bend

 ,  - slight palm mute   () - ghost note, sustained note

 "  - tromolo note       <> - Trill  



 Note*  For the right tone turn your tone knob all the way off

       and play through your upper pickup. Make sure you add some

       reverb or hall effects too. Also this song has been Trans-

       cribed For two different tunings. Play how you like. Enjoy!



 THE ABYSS...



 Tuning: "C"F"A#"D#"G"C"



Solo (Version 1) 

|----19-20-17-19-----17------------------------------------------------------

|-----------------20----19-20--17-19----17-----------------------------------

|------------------------------------19-----17-19-16~---16h17p16\14~---------

|--------------------------------------------------------------------12/14~--

|----------------------------------------------------------------------------

|----------------------------------------------------------------------------



 --22^-22^-22^-r(22)p20\19--------17--20-19-17-------------------------------

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 --------------------------------------------------------19-17--16-14-16-14--

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 -------------14^--14^--14^-12-14~(14)/----------------------------------19--

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 -----------------------------17---12---14~-----(14)/--|

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Note* Solo version 2 was transcribed In "B" tuned to "fourths."

      "B"E"A"D"G"C" This is an alternate tuning which makes the 

      fingering alot easier and fluent.



Solo (Version 2)

|----19-20-17-19-----17------------------------------------------------------

|-----------------20----19-20--17-19----17-----------------------------------

|------------------------------------20-----18-20-17~---17h18p17\15~---------

|--------------------------------------------------------------------13/15~--

|----------------------------------------------------------------------------

|----------------------------------------------------------------------------



 --22^-22^-22^-r(22)p20\19--------17--20-19-17-------------------------------

 --bf--bf--bf---------------19-20--------------20--19-17---------------------

 --------------------------------------------------------20-18--17-15-17-15--

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 -------------bf---bf---bf----------------20^------r(20)--17-19-20-19-17-----

 -------------15^--15^--15^-13-15~(15)/----------------------------------20--

 --18-17-15~-----------------------------------------------------------------

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 -----------------------------18---13---15~-----(15)/--|

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