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(From the 1987 Album SPEED METAL SYMPHONY) Transcribed by Peter Lidstrom
x C
DESERT ISLAND
b b
x 4 fr. x
Bm
Fm
Fm
Cm
Em
F7
F m/E
G(type 2) x x xx
F x x xx
C II x x xx 2 fr.
bx
DIII x x xx 3 fr.
ggg 4 I 4 ggg 4 I 4
T A B T A B
P = 150 j Gtr I j
Gtr II
j j
j j
k k
_ _ gV V u
C 10 (10)
cb
A Breakdown
2:56
_ V
_ V
C
_ V
_ V
C
Bm
11
10
11
10
\\\\\\\\\
c V
7
j
Gtr VI
V u
11
V
(11)
V
12
V
11
V
12
k V u \\\\\\\\\
11
Fm
Bm
Fm
Bm
Fm
T A B
10
10 9
8 11
11 10
9 12
12 11 10 13
14 13
12 15
15 14 13 16 21 20
19
19
gg Ig
T A B
Transcription - Peter Lidstrom 2000
16
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DESERT ISLAND - Cacophony Page 2 of 12
bP Gtr^ I gg 7 Igg V
T A B
3:05
[[[[[[[[[
^ (Marty lead) V V V V
3
9
V V fV
3
9 8
^ V
Fb m ^ V V V V
10
[[[[[[[[[
V V
10 10
[[[[[[[[[[[[[[[[
11
V gggg V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V I
Gtr IV (all arpeggios played w/delay set to dotted 8th's throughout)
V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V
7 6 4 5 4 5 4 7 9 7 6 7 5 9 7 5
T A B
16
14
13
14
13
14
12
14 12 11
10
10
11
^ V V V V V g V g V V g k l V 9 Ig
Cm A
b ^
V V V V g V V g V V Igg V
T A B
16 14 13 14 13 14 12 14 12
T A B
11
14
10
[[[[[[[[[ (swells)
11
V V [[[[
9
b ^
Fm
W [[[[[[[[[[[[[[[[[[[[[[[
7
11
V V V V V V V
11 9 10 9 10 9 11
V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V
7 6 4 5 4 5 4 7 9 7 6 7 5 9 7 5
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DESERT ISLAND - Cacophony Page 3 of 12
gg V 11 Igg
T A B
b ^
Cm
(cont.swells)
[[[[[[[[[
V V l
3
^ V V
9
V
9
[[[[[[[[[
^ l fV fV
12
V V
1/2
(reg. picking)
11
12
M [[[[
^ V l fV
12
V V
1/2
15
[[[[[[[[[[[[[[[[
(15)
V gggg V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V I
T A B
16 14 13 14 13 14 12 14 12 11 9 10 9 10 9 11
V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V
7 6 4 5 4 5 4 7 9 8 7 7 7 8 9 9
b A E ^ ^ ^ V VVVVVVVVVV V VPVV g g V 2 g g z 13 u 4 I 3 \\\\\\\\\\\ Full M (full dist.) Full M M \\\\\\\ Full O 9 9 10 9 10 9 O T 12 12 (12) 10(10) (10) 9
Cm
A B
11 9
VV V V VV g V V gg g V V V VV I
T A B
14 13 14 13 14 12 14 12 11 9 10 9
H P
VV 2 V 4 VVVVVVV V
10 9 11 7 11 9 9 9 9 9 11
V 4 4
V
9
11
Full M [[[[[[[[[[[[[[[[[[[[[[[[[[
10 12
gggg I
T A B
16
2 4
4 4
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DESERT ISLAND - Cacophony Page 4 of 12
16
ggg W I
T A B
3:34
8va
W
16
17
14
17
V V u \\\\\\\\\\\\
A/C
_ _ V V V V V V V V V V
Bm E
14 17 19
14 17 19 17 14 17 14
H H
H H
18
b _ _ VVVV
Fm
T A B
19 17 14 17 19
14 17 14
17 14
16 14
16 14
16 14
P P H H
17 14
14 17
14 16
14 16
14 16 14
16 14 16
18
14 18
H P
b ^ V g g 20 Ig
T A B
Fm
(Flutter w/bar)
18
\\\\\\
b ^ _ _ eV V V V fV V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V
Fm
(15)
7 10 14
7 10 14 10 7
14 10 7
11 9 7
14 10 7
14 10 7
14 10 7
14 10 7
14 10 7
9 5
5 14 9
10
11
10
H H
H H P P
P P
P P
P P
P P
P P
P P
P P
sl. P
VVV VV V VV g g V VVV V 22 Ig
8va
V V V V M
1 1/2
21 (21)
^ V
1 1/2
T A B
17 14
14
16
14
14 21 17
19
18
19
17
21
1 1/2
21 (21)
21
\\\\\\\ 1M 1/2
V V VVV VVV V V
16 12 14 14 11 12 11 12
(21)
sl.
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DESERT ISLAND - Cacophony Page 5 of 12
^ _ _ _ _ 8va V V V V V V V V V V V ggg V V V V V V V V V V 24 V V V V I V V V V V V V V 3
D D A/C Bm E
3:47
Gtr II P.M.
P.M.
18 14 14 18 18 17 16 21 16 17 18 13 14 14 13 14 12 16 12 16 12 14 12
T A B
14 16 17
14 16
17
14 16
16
16
sl.
sl. H P
6 g V g V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V f V gV f V V V V gV f V V V V 26 Ig V V 6 6 6 6
8va
b _ _
Fm
T A B
16 14 12 14 12
15
14 12
15 14 15
12 14 12 10 12 10
14
10
14 12 14 12 10
12 14 12 10
13
10 13 14 13 10
13
10 13 14 13 10 13 10
P P H P
P P H P
P H P P
H P P
H H P P
H H P P H P
V gV V f V g V f V V V V g V V g fV gV 28 Ig
5
b ^
Fm
V
(2)
fV
T A B
13
10 14 13 10
13
10 14 10
13
14
14
0 11
\\\\\\\\\\\
V
13
b _ _ V V fV
10 14
Fm
11
13
P P
sl.
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DESERT ISLAND - Cacophony Page 6 of 12
V fV V V V V g g g 30 I
5
V gV V V gV V
13 14 10 14 13
V
14
V V V V
3
ggg I ggg I
T A B T A B
T A B
10 13 10 13 10 9
10
10 14 10 9
10 9 10 9
V V V V V V V V fV \\\\\\\\
11 7 6
_ _
Em
12
H P H P sl.
H P
H P sl.
j j
j j
P H P
P sl.
j j
k k
V u
9
Gtr VI
V u
9
P ^ V gV V V V gg V 32 I 3 [[[[[
4:00
E Interlude 1 = 154
V
12
_ fV V
10 12
_ V
T A B
12 11
12
11
12
12
[[[[[[[[[[
(12)
^ V
_ _ V V V V V V V fV V V V V V
12 11 12 10 12 10 12 13 12 10 12 10 12
V V V V eV g V Ig 3 [[[[[
T A B
8 7 8 7
V
8
V fV
7 9
[[[[[[[[[[
(9)
V V V V V V V V V V V V V
9 7 9 7 8 7 8 10 8 7 8 7 9
gg V V V V V V I 3 [[[[[
T A B
9 7 9 7 9
V
9
V V
7 9
V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V [[[[[[[[[[
9 (9) 9 7 9 7 9 7 9 11 9 7 9 7 9
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DESERT ISLAND - Cacophony Page 7 of 12
^ V gV V V V gg V 34 I 3 [[[[[
T A B
12 11 12 11
V
12
_ fV V
10 12
_ V
12
12
[[[[[[[[[[
(12)
^ V
V V fV V V V V
10 12 13 10 12 13 13
V V
Full
(13) (13)
b _ V u
Fm
11
V V V V eV gg V I 3 [[[[[
T A B
8 7 8 7
V
8
V fV
7 9
[[[[[[[[[[
(9)
V V V V V V V
7 8 10 7 8 10 10
V V j
Full
(10) (10)
g Ig V
T A B
[[[[[
V V V V V
3
9 7 9 7 9
V
9
V V
7 9
[[[[[[[[[[
(9)
V V V V V V V
7 9 11 7 9 11 11
V V j
1/2
(11) (11)
bP ^ V gg V 36 I \\\\\\\\\
Fm
4:07
gV
11
T A B
(11)
12
12
[[[[[[[[[
V fV V V
^ V
14
gV
11
fV
10
gV
11
b _ _ V V V V f V gV f V gV f V
Fm
(12) 13 12 11
12 11 12 11 10 11 10 11 10
sl.
sl.
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DESERT ISLAND - Cacophony Page 8 of 12
g eV 38 I g V gV f V V V V gV V V V V V V V V V V V
5 6
b ^
Fm
8va
V V gV f V V V V V V V V V
5 6
9 12 11 10 12 10 12 12 12 10 12 10
_ _ V V \\\\ k
Em
V u
g Ig gg I
T A B T A B
T A B
8 11 10 8
11 12
11 12 14
9 10 11 10 9
12
12 11 12
12
12
H P P
sl.
H H
H H P P
P H
P P
k k
V u
9
V u
9
P ^ V gV V V V gg V 40 I 3 [[[[[
4:13
G Interlude 2 = 156
V
12
_ fV V
10 12
_ V
T A B
12 11
12
11
12
12
[[[[[[[[[[
(12)
^ V
_ _ V V V V V V V fV V V V V V
12 11 12 10 12 10 12 13 12 10 12 10 12
V V V V eV gg V I 3 [[[[[
T A B
8 7 8 7
V
8
V fV
7 9
[[[[[[[[[[
(9)
V V V V V V V V V V V V V
9 7 9 7 8 7 8 10 8 7 8 7 9
g V V V V V Ig V 3 [[[[[
T A B
9 7 9 7 9
V
9
V V
7 9
V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V [[[[[[[[[[
9 (9) 9 7 9 7 9 7 9 11 9 7 9 7 9
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DESERT ISLAND - Cacophony Page 9 of 12
^ V gV V V V gg V 42 I 3 [[[[[
T A B
12 11 12 11
V
12
_ fV V
10 12
_ V
12
12
[[[[[[[[[[
(12)
^ V
V V fV V V V V
10 12 13 10 12 13 13
V V
Full
(13) (13)
k V V
0 0
V V V V eV gg V I 3 [[[[[
T A B
8 7 8 7
V
8
V fV
7 9
[[[[[[[[[[
(9)
V V V V V V V
7 8 10 7 8 10 10
V V k V V
Full
(10) (10)
g Ig V
T A B
[[[[[
V V V V V
3
9 7 9 7 9
V
9
V V
7 9
[[[[[[[[[[
(9)
V V V V V V V
7 9 11 7 9 11 11
V V k V V
1/2
(11) (11) 0 0
P
4:20
44
g I g gV V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V
T A B
6 0 0 0 7 0 0 0 9 0 0 0 10 0 0 0
bP ^
F7
8va
V V V
0 0 0
V
14
V V V
0 0 0
V
15
V V V
0 0 0
V
14
V V V
0 0 0
12
gg V V V V V V V V gV V V V V V V V I
T A B
2 0 0 0 3 0 0 0 6 0 0 0 7 0 0
V
9
V V V
0 0 0
V
10
V V V
0 0 0
V
9
V V V
0 0 0
V
10
V V V
0 0 0
gg V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V I
T A B
2 0 0 0 3 0 0 0 5 0 0 0 7 0 0 0
V
8
V V V
0 0 0
gV
11
V V V
0 0 0
V
12
V V V
0 0 0
V
14
V V V
0 0 0
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DESERT ISLAND - Cacophony Page 10 of 12
V gV V V g g 46 I V V V V V V V V V V V V
8va
b ^
F7
P =F155 b G
(type 2)
_ _ U
__
__
G(type 2)
b __
C
II
T A B
15
18
19
18
19
\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\ Full M
g Ig
T A B
V
12
V V V
0 0 0
V
14
V V V
0 0 0
V
15
V V V
0 0 0
V
14
V V V
0 0 0
U
15
\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\ 1M 1/2
V gg V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V I
T A B
12 0 0 0 14 0 0 0 15 0 0 0 14 0 0 0
U \\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\ Full M c c
17
V V V V V V V g V V V V V V 48 Ig V V V
Gtrs IV, V
P = 160 c k Gtr_ I
G
G(type 3)
8va
V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V
19 22 20 22 19 22 21 19 21 19
G(type 3)
Bm
T A B
14 17 16 17 16 19 17 19
16 19 17 19
16 19 18 19
18 21 19 21
22
g Ig
T A B
V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V
7 10 9 10 9 12 10 12 9 12 10 12 9 12 11 12
8va
V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V
11 14 12 14 12 15 14 12 14 12 14
11 14 12 14
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DESERT ISLAND - Cacophony
Bm B(type 2) G(type 2)
Page 11 of 12
b D Fb 3 _ _ _ _ _ _
3
F
II
III
VVV 3 VVVW 3
15 14 16 14
T A B
(22)
(22)
15
14 19 14
15
16
15
14
17 14
\\\\\\\\\\\
c c c c _ k _ k _ k _ j V V V V V V V V 9 j 8 VVVVV V
G A D G(type 3) 16 19 17 19 16 19
17
14 17 16 17 16 19 17 19
VVV VVVW 3
3
14 10 12 11 12 11
10
\\\\\\\\\\\
9 8
VVj V V V V V V VVVVV V
7 10 9 10 9 12 10 12 9 12 10 12 9 12
14
P 8va
gg I
T A B
22 17
VV VV 9 VVW 8 3 3 \\\\\\\\\\\
19 19 19 17 16
bP = 158 Gtr^ I ^ V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V g V V V V V V V V 4 g 53 I 4
Fm
Gtr II
9
T A B
7 12 7
8 10
10 8
7 12 7
8 10
10 8
gg 4 I 4 V V V
T A B
H H
P P
H H
P P
Gtr IV
V V V
4 4 2
P.M.
V
2
V
2
V
2
V
2
V
2
V V V
5 5 3
V V V
sl.
4 4 2
P.M.
V
2
V
2
V
2
V
2
V
2
5 5 3
sl.
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DESERT ISLAND - Cacophony
Fm
b ^
c c _ _ k
Page 12 of 12
gV V V V V V V V V V V 4 VgV V VV V 4 [[[
13 11 12 11 12 11 12 11 12 11 12 11 12 11 12 11
H H
P P
14
sl.
4 4 2
4 4 2
4 4 2
6 4
5 4
5 4
5 4
4 5 4 5 4
5 4
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