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Reek of Putrefaction

Carcass
Tab

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Song

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REEK OF PUTREFACTION - Carcass

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From The 1989 Album - Symphonies Of Sickness

Tabbed by: Stoten123

Email: james_stoten@hotmail.co.uk

Tuning - B Standard (B E A D F# B)

Intro:

bpm = 210

4/4 3/4

Fig. 1

E(E)E E E E(E)E E E Q E(E)E E E E(E)E E Q

|-----------------|-------------------|-------------|
|-----------------|-------------------|-------------|
|-----------------|-------------------|-------------|
|-----------------|-------------------|-------------|
|-4---4-3-2-4---4-|-4-3-2---4---4-3-2-|-4---4-3-2---|
|-2---2-1-0-2---2-|-2-1-0---2---2-1-0-|-2---2-1-0---|

bpm = 160

4/4

Fig. 2

(W) (W) (W) (W) (W) (W) (W)

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

(Q) Q Q Q

|----------------|
|----------------|
|----------------|
|----------------|
|----3---2---5---|
|----1---0---3---|

Fig. 3

W +Q Q Q Q W

|---------|-------------------|------|
|-o-------|-------------------|------|
|---------|-------------------|------|
|---------|---------------6---|------|
|-o-4-----|-(4)---7---6---4---|-3tr4-|
|---2-----|-(2)---5---4-------|------|

+H E E E E W H Q Q W

|--------------------|-------|---------------|-------|
|--------------------|-------|---------------|-------|
|--------------------|-------|---------------|-------|
|--------------------|-------|-7-------------|-------|
|-(3tr4)-----3-4-----|-4-----|-5-----5---8---|-7-----|
|----------------5-4-|-2-----|-------3---6---|-5-----|

pm ' ' ' '

+Q Q Q Q

|--------------------|
|------------------o-| x3
|--------------------|
|--------------------|
|-(7)--3---2---5---o-|
|-(5)--1---0---3-----|

bpm = 210

4/4 3/4

Fig. 4

E(E)E E E E(E)E E E Q E(E)E E E E(E)E E Q

|-----------------|-------------------|-------------|
|-----------------|-------------------|-------------|
|-----------------|-------------------|-------------|
|-----------------|-------------------|-------------|
|-4---4-3-2-4---4-|-4-3-2---4---4-3-2-|-4---4-3-2---|
|-2---2-1-0-2---2-|-2-1-0---2---2-1-0-|-2---2-1-0---|

Verse:

4/4

Fig. 1

S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S

|-----------------------------------|---------------------------------|
|-o---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
|-----------------------------------|---------------------------------|
|-----------------------------------|---------------------------------|
|-o---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
|---2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-1-1-0-|-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-1-1-0-|

pm' ' ' ' ' ' ' ' ' ' ' ' ' ' ' ' ' ' ' ' ' ' ' ' ' ' ' ' ' ' ' '

S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S E E Q

|---------------------------------|-----------------------------|
|---------------------------------|---------------------------o-|
|---------------------------------|-----------------------------|
|---------------------------------|-----------------------------|
|---------------------------------|-----------------4--3--2---o-|
|-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-1-1-0-|-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2--1--0-----|

pm' ' ' ' ' ' ' ' ' ' ' ' ' ' ' ' ' ' ' ' ' ' ' '

Fig. 2

E Q E E Q E E Q E E E Q

|-----------------------|-----------------------|
|-o---------------------|---------------------o-| x4
|-----------------------|-----------------------|
|-----------------------|-----------4-----------|
|-o-4--4---4--4--4---4--|-2--2---2--2--4--5---o-|
|---2--2---2--2--2---2--|-0--0---0-----2--3-----|

Fig. 3

S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S

|-----------------------------------|-----------------------------------|
|-o---------------------------------|---------------------------------o-| x4
|-----------------------------------|-----------------------------------|
|-----------------------------------|-----------------------------------|
|-o---------------------------------|-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-----------------o-|
|---5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-|-----------------3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3---|

pm' ' ' ' ' ' ' ' ' ' ' ' ' ' ' ' ' ' ' ' ' ' ' ' ' ' ' ' ' ' ' '

Pre Chorus:

S S S S S S S S Q Q S S S S S S S S Q Q

|---------------------------|-------------------------|
|-o-------------------------|-------------------------|
|---------------------------|-------------------------|
|-------------------3-------|-----------------3-------|
|-o-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-1---3---|-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-1---3---|
|---2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-----1---|-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-----1---|

pm ' ' ' ' ' ' ' ' ' ' ' ' ' ' ' '

S S S S S S S S Q Q S S S S S S S S Q Q

|-------------------------|---------------------------|
|-------------------------|-------------------------o-| x4
|-------------------------|---------------------------|
|-----------------5-------|-----------------3---------|
|-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-3---5---|-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-1---3---o-|
|-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-----3---|-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-----1-----|

pm' ' ' ' ' ' ' ' ' ' ' ' ' ' ' '

Chorus:

S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S

|-----------------------------------|---------------------------------|
|-o---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
|-----------------------------------|---------------------------------|
|-----------------------------------|---------------------------------|
|-o---------------------------------|-------------------------4-4-4-4-|
|---2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-|-2-2-2-2-5-5-5-5-4-4-4-4---------|

pm ' ' ' ' ' ' ' ' ' ' ' ' ' ' ' ' ' ' ' ' ' ' ' ' ' ' ' ' ' ' ' '

S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S E E E E

|---------------------------------|-----------------------------|
|---------------------------------|-----------------------------|
|---------------------------------|-----------------------------|
|---------------------------------|-----------------------------|
|-3-4-3-4-3-4-3-4-3-4-3-4-3-4-3-4-|-3-4-3-4-3-4-3-4-3--4--------|
|---------------------------------|-----------------------5--4--|

pm ' ' ' '

S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S

|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
|---------------------------------|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-----------------|
|-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-|-----------------3-3-3-3-6-6-6-6-|

pm' ' ' ' ' ' ' ' ' ' ' ' ' ' ' ' ' ' ' ' ' ' ' ' ' ' ' ' ' ' ' '

S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S Q Q Q

|---------------------------------|-----------------------|
|---------------------------------|---------------------o-|
|---------------------------------|-----------------------|
|---------------------------------|-----------------------|
|---------------------------------|---------3---2---5---o-|
|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|-5-5-5-5-1---0---3-----|

pm' ' ' ' ' ' ' ' ' ' ' ' ' ' ' ' ' ' ' '

Break:

bpm = 190

S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S

|-----------------------------------|-----------------------------------|
|-o---------------------------------|---------------------------------o-| x6
|-----------------------------------|-----------------------------------|
|-----------------------------------|-----------------------------------|
|-o---------------------------------|-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-----------------o-|
|---5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-|-----------------3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3---|

pm' ' ' ' ' ' ' ' ' ' ' ' ' ' ' ' ' ' ' ' ' ' ' ' ' ' ' ' ' ' ' '

Solo: Cadaveric Resin by W.G. Steer

E H +Q. +Q Q E E Q W +H E E E E

|-17p14--------|-(14)-17---16--14-------|--------------|-----------------------|
|--------------|-------------------14---|-13v----------|-(13v)-13--14----------|
|--------------|------------------------|--------------|---------------14--13--|
|--------------|------------------------|--------------|-----------------------|
|--------------|------------------------|--------------|-----------------------|
|--------------|------------------------|--------------|-----------------------|

W H Q Q W +Q Q Q Q

|--------------|------------------|------------|---------------------|
|--------------|-15---------------|------------|---------------------|
|-11-----------|--------12---16---|-15---------|-(15)-\10---9---12---|
|--------------|------------------|------------|---------------------|
|--------------|------------------|------------|---------------------|
|--------------|------------------|------------|---------------------|

W +Q Q E E Q

|--------------|------17---16--14-------|
|--------------|-------------------14---|
|-11-----------|-(11)-------------------|
|--------------|------------------------|
|--------------|------------------------|
|--------------|------------------------|

W +H E E E E

|--------------|-----------------------|
|-13v----------|-(13v)-13--14----------|
|--------------|---------------14--13--|
|--------------|-----------------------|
|--------------|-----------------------|
|--------------|-----------------------|

W H Q Q W +H +H

|--------------|------------------|------------|---------------------|
|--------------|-15---------------|------------|---------------------|
|-11-----------|--------12---16---|-15---------|-(15)------(15)\-----|
|--------------|------------------|------------|---------------------|
|--------------|------------------|------------|---------------------|
|--------------|------------------|------------|---------------------|

(Solo backing = Intro Fig. 3)

Then Repeat - Intro Fig 4

Verse

Pre Chorus

Chorus

Outro:

4/4 3/4 4/4

E(E)E E E E(E)E E E Q E(E)E E E E(E)E E Q E (H..)

|-----------------|-------------------|-------------|----------|
|-----------------|-------------------|-------------|----------|
|-----------------|-------------------|-------------|----------|
|-----------------|-------------------|-------------|----------|
|-4---4-3-2-4---4-|-4-3-2---4---4-3-2-|-4---4-3-2---|-4--------|
|-2---2-1-0-2---2-|-2-1-0---2---2-1-0-|-2---2-1-0---|-2--------|

bpm - Beats Per Minute

W - Whole Note

H - Half Note

Q - Quarter Note

E - Eighth Note

S - Sixteenth Note

\ - Slide Down

/ - Slide Up

pm - Palm Mute

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