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The Pick-axe Murders

Cannibal Corpse
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Song

CANNIBAL CORPSE - THE PICK-AXE MURDERS

From the Album THE BLEEDING

Copyright 1994 Metal Blade Records

Version 1.0 - Febuary 97

Transcribed by: RICHARD BROADHEAD II()

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. - palm mute tr - trill

h - hammer on / - slide up

p - pull off \ - slide down

* - see comment () - ghost note(unless in trill)

Tuning: Eb, Bb, Gb, Db, Ab, Eb(in otherwords, everystring down half a step)

Riff A

|------------------------------------------------------------------|
|------------------------------------------------------------------|
|------------------------------------------------------------------| GTR I
|-2---------------2---------------2---------------2----------------|
|---1---------------1---------------1---------------1--------------|
|-----3-0-3-0-3-0-----3-0-3-0-3-0-----3-0-3-0-3-0-----3-0-3-0-3-0--|

| . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

|

|------------------------------------------------------------------|
|------------------------------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------------3----------------| GTR II
|-9---------------9---------------9---------------2----------------|
|-7-8-------------7-8-------------7-8-------------1----------------|
|---6---------------6---------------6-------------0----------------|

Riff B

|------------------------------------------------------------------|
|------------------------------------------------------------------|
|------------------------------------------------------------------| GTR I
|-2---------------2---------------2---------------2----------------|   &
|---1---------------1---------------1---------------1--------------| GTR II
|-----3-0-3-0-3-0-----3-0-3-0-3-0-----3-0-3-0-3-0-----3-0-3-0-3-0--|

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

Riff C

|------------------------------------------------------------------|
|------------------------------------------------------------------|
|------------------------------------------------------------------| GTR I
|-2---------------2---------------2---------------2----------------|   &
|---1---------------1---------------1---------------1--------------| GTR II
|-----0-3-0-3-0-3-----0-3-0-3-0-3-----0-3-0-3-0-3-----0-3-0-3-0-3--|

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

Play Riff B

Play Riff C

Repeat Twice

|------------------------------------------------------------------|
|------------------------------------------------------------------| GTR I
|------------------------------------------------------------------|   &
|------------------------------------------------------------------| GTR II
|-----5h8-----5h8-----5h8-------------5h8-----5h8-----5h7----------|
|-777-----777-----777-----777-4h7-777-----777-----777-----777-4h7--|

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

Repeat Twice(under solo)

|------------------------------------------------------------------|
|------------------------------------------------------------------| GTR I
|------------------------------------------------------------------|   &
|------------------------------------------------------------------| GTR II
|-----5/8-----5/8-----5/8-----4/7-----5/8-----5/8-----5/8-----4/7--|

|-777-5/8-777-5/8-777-5/8-777-4/7-777-5/8-777-5/8-777-5/8-777-4/7--|

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

Play Riff C

Play Riff A

Play Twice

|------------------------------------------------------------------|
|------------------------------------------------------------------|
|------------------------------------------------------------------| GTR I
|-2---------------2---------------2---------------2----------------|
|---1---------4-1---1---------4-1---1---------4-1---1---------4-1--|
|-----3-0-3-0---------3-0-3-0---------3-0-3-0---------3-0-3-0------|

| . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

|

|------------------------------------------------------------------|
|------------------------------------------------------------------|
|------------------------------------------------------------------| GTR II
|-2-----------6---2-----------6---2-----------6---2-----------6----|
|---1---------4-----1---------4-----1---------4-----1---------4----|
|-----3-0-3-0---------3-0-3-0---------3-0-3-0---------3-0-3-0------|

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

Riff D

|------------------------------------------------------------------|
|------------------------------------------------------------------| GTR I
|------------------------------------------------------------------|   &
|-9-----------6---9-----------6---9-----------6---9-----------6----| GTR II
|-7-8---------4---7-8---------4---7-8---------4---7-8---------4----|
|---6-0-3-0-3-------6-0-3-0-3-------6-0-3-0-3-------6-0-3-0-3------|

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

Play Riff D a total of two times

Riff E

|-----------------------------------------------------------|
|-----------------------------------------------------------| GTR I & GTR II
|-----------------------------------------------------------|
|-----------------------------------------------------------|
|-------------66666666---------------------77776666----7777-|
|-555555558888--------888888885555555558888--------8888-----|

Play Riff E a total of two times

|-----------------------------------------------------------|
|-----------------------------------------------------------|
|-----------------------------------------------------------| GTR I
|------------------------5/6--------------------------5/6---|
|----------4/5----7/8----3/4------------2/3----7/8----3/4---|
|-00000000-2/3----5/6----------00000000-2/3----5/6----------|

|

|-----------------------------------------------------------|
|-----------------------------------------------------------|
|-----------------------------------------------------------| GTR II
|------------------------5/6--------------------------5/6---|
|----------4/5----7/8----3/4------------4/5----7/8----3/4---|
|-00000000-2/3----5/6----------00000000-2/3----5/6----------|

Play Riff E twice

|-----------------------------------------------------------|
|-----------------------------------------------------------|
|-----------------------------------------------------------| GTR I
|------------------------5/6--------------------------5/6---|
|----------4/5----7/8----3/4------------4/5----7/8----3/4---|
|-00000000-2/3----5/6----------00000000-2/3----5/6----------|

|

|-----------------------------------------------------------|
|-----------------------------------------------------------|
|-----------------------------------------------------------| GTR II
|------------------------5/6-------------------5/6----9-----|
|----------4/5----7/8----3/4------------7/8----3/4----7-8---|
|-00000000-2/3----5/6----------00000000-5/6-------------6---|

Repeat 6 times

|-----------------------------------------------------------|
|-----------------------------------------------------------|
|-----------------------------------------------------------| GTR I & GTR II
|------------------------5/6-------------------5/6----9-----|
|----------4/5----7/8----3/4------------7/8----3/4----7-8---|
|-00000000-2/3----5/6----------00000000-5/6-------------6---|

repeat 3 times, then on fourth time slide from E5

|----------|
|----------|  GTR I
|----------|    &
|-9--------|  GTR II
|-7--8-----|
|----6-----|

Play Riff D 4 times

Riff F

|------------------------------------------------------------------|
|------------------------------------------------------------------| GTR I
|------------------------------------------------------------------|  &
|-------------6h9-----------------------------6h9------------------| GTR II
|-----5h8-------------5h8-----7---000-5h8-000-----000-5h8-000-7----|
|-777-----777-----777-----777---6-------------------------------6--|

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

Riff G

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

|----------------------------played---------------------------------|

|-----------------------------in rhythm-----------------------------| GTR I

|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
|-----5h8-------------5h8------7--------5h8-------------5h8-----7---|
|-000-----000-4h7-000-----000------6-000-----000-4h7-000-----000--6-|

| ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ...

|

|-----------------------------------------------------------------------|
|-----------------------------------------------------------------------|
|-----------------------------------------------------------------------| GTR
|-----------------------------------------------------------------------|  2
|-----5h8-------------5h8-----7h8p7------5h8-------------5h8-----7h8p7--|
|-000-----000-4h7-000-----000------6-000-----000-4h7-000-----000------6-|

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

Play Riff F

Play Riff G

|------------------------------------------------------------------|
|------------------------------------------------------------------| GTR I
|------------------------------------------------------------------|
|------------------------------------------------------------------|
|-----5/8-----4/7-----5/8-----7-------5/8-----4/7-----5/8-----7----|
|-000-5/8-000-4/7-000-5/8-000---6-000-5/8-000-4/7-000-5/8-000---6--|

| ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ...

|

|-----------------------------------------------------------------------|
|-----------------------------------------------------------------------| GTR
|-----------------------------------------------------------------------|  2
|-----------------------------------------------------------------------|
|-----5/8-----4/7-----5/8-----7h8p7------5/8-----4/7-----5/8-----7h8p7--|
|-000-5/8-000-4/7-000-5/8-000------6-000-5/8-000-4/7-000-5/8-000------6-|

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

|-------------------------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------------------------|
|-------------2---------------2---------------2---------------|
|---------------1---------------1---------------1-------------|
|-3-0-3-0-3-0-----3-0-3-0-3-0-----3-0-3-0-3-0-----3-0-3-0-3-0-|

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

Play Riff A, but at last time, both guitars play what guitar II plays

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