Behind the Crooked Cross

Song

SLAYER

BEHIND THE CROOKED CROSS

From their fine album 'South of Heaven'

Tabbed by: Jason Mathie

Mathie@unixg.ubc.ca

Comments:

I didn't even attempt to do the solos.

Throughout the song, play all downpicks. I know it's fast and your wrist

starts to hurt. Quit whining. Slayer is supposed to hurt.

As usual, guitars are tuned to Eb. Hanneman has the left stereo channel.

Tempo 220 bpm (ie crazy fast)

Intro

Gb|----------------|
Db|----------------|
Ab|----------------|
Eb|2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-|

P.M. . . . . . . .

Left Gtr plays the intro riff 4x

Both Gtrs play the intro riff 16x (after 4x the drums enter)

Riff A

Gb|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
Db|----3-----2-----|----------------|----3-----2-----|------------4---|
Ab|----3-----2-----|4-----3-----3-4-|----3-----2-----|4-----3-----4---|
Eb|2-2---2-2---2-2-|4-2-2-3-2-2-----|2-2---2-2---2-2-|4-2-2-3-2-2-----|

P.M. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Both Gtrs play Riff A 2x

Riff B1

Gb|-Left-Gtr--------|----------------|
Db|-----------------|----------------|
Ab|/4~----3~--------|--------5-6-5---|
Eb|-------------5---|--4-----3-4-3---|

| | |

Gb|-Right-Gtr-------|----------------|
Db|/6~----5~--------|----------------|
Ab|-------------7---|--6-----5-6-5---|
Eb|-----------------|----------------|

P.M . .

Both Gtrs play Riff B1

Both Gtrs play Riff A 4x with lyrics:

Time melts away in this living inferno

Trapped by a cause that I once understood

Feeling a sickness building inside of me

Who will I really have to answer to

Riff C

Gb|-----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
Db|-----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
Ab|/4~----3~--------|--------5-6-5---|----------------|----------------|
Eb|-------------5---|--4-----3-4-3---|2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-|2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-|

P.M . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Both Gtrs Play Riff C 3.5x with lyrics:

March on through the rivers of red

Souls drift, they fill the air

Forced to fight behind

The crooked cross.

Both Gtrs play Riff A 6x, lyrics after 2x:

Do only what is expected of me

With no emotions my feelings suppressed

Blind obedience carries me through it all

Conscience a word I learned to forget.

Both Gtrs play Riff C 3x, then Riff B1, with these lyrics:

March on through the rivers of ... (same as before)

Then both Gtrs play

Gb|----------------|----------------|
Db|----------------|----------------|
Ab|4---------------|----------------|
Eb|2---------------|-----rest-------|

^---quick chord

Riff D

Gb|----------------|----------------|
Db|----------------|----------------|
Ab|----4-----4-----|3---3---7-7-6---|
Eb|2-2---2-2---2-2-|--2-----5-5-4---|

P.M. . . . . . . . . . . . .

Right Gtr plays Riff D 4x while Left Gtr solos

Left Gtr plays Riff D 4x while Right Gtr solos

Then this little intermission:

Left Gtr continues P.M like in Riff D

Gb|-Left-Gtr-------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
Db|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
Ab|----4-----4-----|3---3---7-7-6---|----4-----4-----|3---3---7-7-6---|
Eb|2-2---2-2---2-2-|--2-----5-5-4---|2-2---2-2---2-2-|--2-----5-5-4---|

| | | | |

Gb|-Right-Gtr------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
Db|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
Ab|----------------|--------7-7-6---|----------------|--------7-7-6---|
Eb|----------------|--------5-5-4---|----------------|--------5-5-4---|
Gb|-Left-Gtr-------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
Db|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
Ab|----4-----4-----|3---3---7-7-6---|----4-----4-----|3---3---7-7-6---|
Eb|2-2---2-2---2-2-|--2-----5-5-4---|2-2---2-2---2-2-|--2-----5-5-4---|

| | | | |

Gb|-Right-Gtr------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
Db|----6-----6-----|5---5-----------|----6-----6-----|5---5-----------|
Ab|----4-----4-----|3---3-----------|----4-----4-----|3---3---7-7-6---|
Eb|----------------|----------------|----------------|--------5-5-4---|

Then Left Gtr plays Riff D 4x while Right Gtr solos

Then Right Gtr plays Riff D 4x while Left Gtr solos

Riff B2

Gb|-Left-Gtr--------|----------------|
Db|-----------------|----------------|
Ab|/4~----3~--------|--------5-6-5---|
Eb|-------------5---|--4-----3-4-3---|

| | |

Gb|/6~----5~--------|----------------|
Db|-------------7---|--6-----5-6-5---|
Ab|-----------------|----------------|
Eb|-Right-Gtr-------|----------------|

P.M . .

Play Riff B2

Both Gtrs play Riff A 4x with lyrics:

Time melts away in this living inferno

Trapped by a cause that I once understood

Blind obedience carries me through it all

Do only what is expected of me.

Both Gtrs play Riff C 2x \

Both Gtrs play Riff B1 and last half of Riff C >--all with lyrics:

Both Gtrs play Riff B2 and last half of Riff C /

March on through the rivers of ... (same as before)

And, end on the quick chord:

Gb |---|
Db |---|

Ab |-4-|

Eb |-2-|

E-mail me with any concerns, questions, requests, corrections...

Mathie@unixg.ubc.ca