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-=====The Best Ever Death Metal Band In Denton=====
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-After watching John play this song, I have been able to figure out exactly what he plays (at least during live performances).
-Tuning: Drop D (DADGBe)
-Generally you want to play all 6 strings at once, letting the low D ring out.  The main riff is as follows:
-   D             D             Dsus D    Asus D    Asus D    G             G             A             A
-e--2(2)--2-2-2-2-2(2)--2-2-2-2-3(3)-2(2)-0(0)-2(2)-0(0)-2(2)-3(3)--3-3-3-3-3(3)--3-3-3-3-0(0)--0-0-0-0-0(0)--
-B--3(3)--3-3-3-3-3(3)--3-3-3-3-3(3)-3(3)-3(3)-3(3)-3(3)-3(3)-3(3)--3-3-3-3-3(3)--3-3-3-3-2(2)--2-2-2-2-2(2)--
-G--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)--0-0-0-0-2(2)--2-2-2-2-2(2)-- etc.
-D--0(0)--0-0-0-0-0(0)--0-0-0-0-0(0)-0(0)-0(0)-0(0)-0(0)-0(0)-0(0)--0-0-0-0-0(0)--0-0-0-0-2(2)--2-2-2-2-2(2)--
-A--0(0)--0-0-0-0-0(0)--0-0-0-0-0(0)-0(0)-0(0)-0(0)-0(0)-0(0)-2(2)--2-2-2-2-2(2)--2-2-2-2-2(2)--0-0-0-0-0(0)--
-D--0(0)--0-0-0-0-0(0)--0-0-0-0-0(0)-0(0)-0(0)-0(0)-0(0)-0(0)-0(0)--0-0-0-0-0(0)--0-0-0-0-0(0)--0-0-0-0-0(0)--
-John starts with a quiet D G A progression, to set the mood for some banter about the interesting background of the song.
-Coming into the lyrics:
-    D
-the best ever death metal band out of denton
-       G                          A
-were a couple of guys, who'd been friends since grade school.
-D
-one was named cyrus, and the other was jeff.
-         G                                A
-and they practiced twice a week in jeff's bedroom.
--MAIN RIFF x2-
-    D
-the best ever death metal band out of denton
-G                      A
-    never settled on a name.
-        D
-but the top three contenders, some of which have now been used,
-             G                A                         D  (into main riff)
-were satan's fingers, and the killers, and the hospital bombers!
--REPEAT MAIN RIFF-
-         D
-jeff and cyrus believed in their hearts they were headed
-    G                               A
-for stage lights and leer jets, and fortune and fame.
-      D
-so in script that made prominent use of a pentagram,
-     G                             A
-they stenciled their drumheads and guitars with their names.
-    G                      A
-and this was how cyrus got sent to the school in Utah
-           D                      G
-where they told him he'd never be famous.
-    G
-and this was why jeff,
-       A                         D
-in the letters he'd write to his friend,
-                 G
-helped develop a plan to get even.
-         D
-when you punish a person for dreaming his dream,
-      G                         A
-don't expect him to thank or forgive you.
-    D
-the best ever death metal band out of denton
-        G                        A        (mute all strings)
-will in time both outpace and outlive you!
-     D
-hail satan!
-     G        A
-hail satan, tonight!
-     D
-hail satan!
-     G           A           D
-hail hail, hail, hail, hail, hail
-From that last D, you can either go straight into the Main Riff, or use another normal D G A first (with a bit more intensity) and
-then go into the Main Riff.  John prefers the latter, but I like to go straight into the riff and then repeat it a second time.
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-The Best Ever Death Metal Band In Denton
-Thanks to Jeff Kelley
-On the recording, I believe John plays this with the top E string tuned a major second lower (to D) to get that droney open sound.
-The chords are as follows:
-   D(no 3rd)  G  A  (sometimes played A sus4)
-d--0----------0-----(0)----------------------
-B--3----------3--2--(3)----------------------
-G--2----------0--2--(2)----------------------
-D--0----------0--2--(2)----------------------
-A-------------2--0--(0)----------------------
-E-------------3------------------------------
-The song is just those three chords, with a few fills that should be easy to figure out
-(they're all played on the B string with the high D playing an open drone)
-D
-the best ever death metal band out of denton
-       G                          A
-were a couple of guys, who'd been friends since grade school.
-D
-one was named cyrus, and the other was jeff.
-         G                                A
-and they practiced twice a week in jeff's bedroom.
-the best ever death metal band out of denton
-never settled on a name.
-but the top three contenders, after weeks of debate,
-were satan's fingers, and the killers, and the hospital bombers.
-jeff and cyrus believed in their hearts they were headed
-for stage lights and leer jets, and fortune and fame.
-so in script that made prominent use of a pentagram,
-they stenciled their drumheads and guitars with their names.
-G                      A
-this was how cyrus got sent to the school
-D                                 G
-where they told him he'd never be famous.
-G
-and this was why jeff,
-A
-in the letters he'd write to his friend,
-D                G
-helped develop a plan to get even.
-D
-when you punish a person for dreaming his dream,
-      G                         A
-don't expect him to thank or forgive you.
-D
-the best ever death metal band out of denton
-        G                        A
-will in time both outpace and outlive you.
-D
-hail satan!
-G          A
-hail satan tonight!
-D
-hail satan!
-G            A
-hail hail!
-D
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