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Abolish Government - Superficial Love

Slayer
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Song

SLAYER - ABOLISH GOVERNMENT

From the Album UNDISPUTED ATTITUDE

Copyright 1996 DEF AMERICAN RECORDINGS

Version 1.0 - October 1998

Transcription By: Adrian Verdejo

For Questions, Comments, Newest Version, or Corrections contact

Adrian at: abcynthium@hotmail.com

. - palm mute / - slide up to

\ - slide down to ~ - vibrato

h - hammer on b - bend

p - pull off Suffixes for bend

ph - pinch harmonic f - full bend h - half bend

* - see comment r - release t - tap bend

X - percussion mute ~ - vibrato bend

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

Tuning: Eb (Eb,Ab,Db,Gb,Bb,Eb)

Riff A:

Eb|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------|
Bb|--------------------------------(x3)-----------------------------------------|
Gb|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------|
Db|--14--14--14--14--14--14--14----14--14--14--15-------------------------------|
Ab|--14--14--14--14--14--14--14----12--12--12--13---15--------------------------|
Eb|--12--12--12--12--12--12--12---------------------13--------------------------|
Eb|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------|
Bb|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------|
Gb|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------|
Db|--14--14--14--14--14--14--14----16--15---------------------------------------|
Ab|--14--14--14--14--14--14--14----16--15---------------------------------------|
Eb|--12--12--12--12--12--12--12----14--13---------------------------------------|

Repeat Riff A 2 more times an octave lower, and palm mute.

Riff B:

Eb|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
Bb|---------(x4)--------------------------------------------------------------|
Gb|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
Db|--9--9--10-10---9--9--9--9--7--7-------------------------------------------|
Ab|--9--9---8--8---7--7--7--7--5--7-------------------------------------------|
Eb|--7--7-------------------------5-------------------------------------------|

Riff C:

Eb|-----------------------------------------|
Bb|---------------(x4)----------------------|
Gb|-----------------------------------------|
Db|--9--9-10-10---10-10-10--11-11-11-11-----|
Ab|--7--7--8--8---10-10-10--11-11-11-11-----|
Eb|----------------8--8--8---9--9--9--9-----|

(Riff B)

Riff D:

Eb|------------------------------------------|
Bb|------------------------------------------|
Gb|------------------------------------------|
Db|--9--10---7--7--7--7--7--7--7--7--7-------|
Ab|--9---8---7--7--7--7--7--7--7--7--7-------|
Eb|--7-------5--5--5--5--5--5--5--5--5-------|
Eb|------------------------------------------|
Bb|------------------------------------------|
Gb|------------------------------------------|
Db|--9--10---7--7--7--7--7--7--7--7--7-------|
Ab|--9---8---7--7--7--7--7--7--7--7--7-------|
Eb|--7-------5--5--5--5--5--5--5--5--5-------|
Eb|------------------------------------------|
Bb|------------------------------------------|
Gb|------------------------------------------|
Db|--9--10---7--7--7--7--7--7--7--7--7-------|
Ab|--9---8---7--7--7--7--7--7--7--7--7-------|
Eb|--7-------5--5--5--5--5--5--5--5--5-------|
Eb|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
Bb|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
Gb|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
Db|--9--10---7--7--7--7--7--7--7--7--7-----9--\-----------------------------|
Ab|--9---8---7--7--7--7--7--7--7--7--7-----9--\-----------------------------|
Eb|--7-------5--5--5--5--5--5--5--5--5-----7--\-----------------------------|

(Riff B)

(Riff C)

Eb|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
Bb|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
Gb|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
Db|--7------------------------------------------------------------------------|
Ab|--7---10--\----------------------------------------------------------------|
Eb|--9----8--\----------------------------------------------------------------|

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