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The Cryptic Stench

Cannibal Corpse
Tab

This is tablature — fret positions rather than chord names. Wide lines scroll sideways on their own, so the page never does.

Song

Cannibal Corpse

Tomb of the Mutilated

The Cryptic Stench

Copyright (c) Metal Blade Records 1992

Version 1.1 - 18.03.2007

Transcribed By: Yaniv D.

Email: lickywebster@yahoo.com

. - palm mute / - slide up to

\ - slide down to ~ - vibrato

h - hammer on b - Bend

p - pull off Suffixes for bend

t - tap f - full bend h - half bend

ph - pinched harmonic q - quarter bend t - tap bend

* - see comment ^ - Hold bend r release bend

x - Stuccatto ~ - vibrato bend

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

" - tremolo note <> - Trill

Tuning D# G# C# F# A# D#

Riff A1 x2

|--------------------------------------------------------------------|
|--------------------------------------------------------------------|
|--------------------------------------------------------------------|
|--------------------------------------------------------------------|
|-3-----------/6-----/9-----/8-----3------/6-----/9-----/8-----3-3---|
|-1-000-0-0-0-/4-000-/7-000-/6-000-1-000--/4-000-/7-000-/6-000-1-1-0-|

... . . . ... ... ... . ... ... ... ... . . .

 -------------------------------------------|
 -------------------------------------------|
 -------------------------------------------|
 -------------------------------------------|
 -/6-----/9-----/8-----/5-----/5-----/5-----|

-/4-000-/7-000-/6-000-/3-000-/3-000-/3-000-|

... ... ... ... ... ...

Riff B x1

|---------------------------------------------------------------|
|---------------------------------------------------------------|
|---------------------------------------------------------------|
|---------------------------------------------------------------|
|-3-----------222222-------1-----------222222-------5-----------|
|-1-000-0-0-0-------111111-1-000-0-0-0-------111111/3-000-0-0-0-|

... . . . ... . . . ... . . .

 -----------------------------------------|
 -----------------------------------------|
 -----------------------------------------|
 -----------------------------------------|
 -222222-------1-----------222222---------|
 -------111111-1-000-0-0-0-------111111/--|

... . . .

Riff A2 x1

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

|-simply play a 5 instead of the first chord on riff A1----|

|---------------3------------------------------------------|

Riff B x1

Riff A2 x1

Riff A1 x1

Riff C1 x4 Riff C2 x4

|----------------------||----------------------|
|----------------------||----------------------|
|----------------------||----------------------|
|----------------------||----------------------|
|------------3h4p3p0-6-||------------3h4p3p0-8-|
|-0000000066---------4-||-0000000066---------6-|

Riff D x2

|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
|------7777-------------------------------------------------------|
|-4444------8888-7777------6666-----------44444444-7-6-3-33333333-|
|---------------------3333------7777-6666----------7-6-3----------|

Riff E x2

|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|-44444444-7777-333333333333-6666-2222--------------------------------------|
|--------------------------------------33333333-6666-222222222222-5555-1111-|

Riff C1 x4

Riff C2 x4 (On the 1st time the left guitar plays):

                    |----------------------|
                    |----------------------|
                    |----------------------|
                    |----------------------|
                    |--------------------8-|

|-0000000066-3h4p3p0-6-|

Riff F x4 (* on the 4th time the right guitar plays these with PH)

|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
|---------------------------*--------------------------------*------|
|---------------------------7--------------------------------6------|
|-4/5---4\3---555555-888888--------4/5---4\3---444444-777777--------|
|-2/3-0-2\1-0--------------------0-2/3-0-2\1-0--------------------0-|

. . . . . .

Riff G x2 (* Dont play 2nd time)

|------------------------------------------------------------|********|
|------------------------------------------------------------|--------|
|------------------------------------------------------------|--------|
|------------------------------------------------------------|--------|
|-4/5---4\3---222222--------1------4/5---4\3---222222--------|-5------|
|-2/3-0-2\1-0--------111111-1----0-2/3-0-2\1-0--------111111/|-3----0-|

. . . .

Riff H x4 Riff I x4

|------------------|-----------------------------------|
|------------------|-----------------------------------|
|------------------|-----------------------------------|
|------------------|-----------------------------------|
|-5-----3----------|------------------5-----3----------|
|-3-000-1-0-0-4~ --|-3~ ---3-3-1-1-0-03-000-1-0-0-6<7>-|

... . . . ... . . .

Riff H x 4

Riff J x 1

|-------------------|
|-------------------|
|-------------------|
|-------------------|
|-------------------|
|-3~ ---3-3-1-1-0-0-|

Riff C1 x4

Riff K x2 (* on the 2nd time the left guitar plays: )

|---------------------------------------------|    |----|
|---------------------------------------------|    |----|
|---------------------------------------------|    |----|
|-----------------------------------------*---|    |----|
|---------------------------------3h4p3p0-6---|    |-8--|
|-0000-3333-6666-4444-33333333-66---------4---|    |-6--|

Riff L1 x3

|------------------------------------------------|
|------------------------------------------------|
|------------------------------------------------|
|------7777--------------------------------------|
|-4444-------------------------6p3--fast-----4---|
|-----------7777-6666-33333333-----5h6p5p0---4---|

Riff L2 x1

|------------------------------------------------|
|------------------------------------------------|
|------------------------------------------------|
|------7777--------------------------------------|
|-4444-------------------------3p0--fast-----4---|
|-----------7777-6666-33333333-----5h6p5p0---4---|

Transition x1

|L

|-------------------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------------------|
|-6p3--fast-----4---6p3--fast-----4---6p3--fast-----4---|
|-----5h6p5p0---4-------5h6p5p0---4-------5h6p5p0---4---|

|

|R

|-------------------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------------------|
|-3p0--fast-----4---6p3--fast-----4---6p3--fast-----4---|
|-----5h6p5p0---4-------5h6p5p0---4-------5h6p5p0---4---|

Riff F x5 (do not PH)

Fill x1

|-------------|
|-------------|
|-------------|
|-------------|
|-4/5---4\3---|
|-2/3-0-2\1-0-|

. .

Riff M x4

|---------------------------------------|
|---------------------------------------|
|---------------------------------------|
|---------------------------------------|
|-6p3--fast-----4----fast---0h3h4p0-6---|
|-----5h6p5p0---4---3h4p3p0---------4---|

End

|---------------------------------------------|
|---------------------------------------------|
|---------------------------------------------|
|---------------------------------6-----------|
|-------2h3p2-----------1h2p1-----5-ring------|
|-2h5p2-------3---1h4p1-------2---4-----------|

Done.

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