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Song
SLAYER
BITTER PEACE
From their '98 album 'Diabolus in Musica'
Tabbed by: Jason Mathie
Mathie@unixg.ubc.ca
Comments:
I will only show the bottom three strings throughout this tab.
Guitars are drop-Db tuned, which means tune to Eb but drop the sixth
string to Db. Hanneman is the LeftGtr and King the RightGtr.
Tempo: 80 bpm
Riff A1
Db |--LeftGtr-----------------------| Ab |0---2---1---0---2---1-2-5-5-4---| Db |0---2---1---0---2---1-2-5-5-4---|
P.M |. . . . . . |
| |
Db |--RightGtr----------------------| Ab |----------------------2-5-5-4---| Db |----------------------2-5-5-4---|
Play Riff A1 4x
Then play:
Db |--LeftGtr-----------------------| Ab |0---2---1---0---2---1---5-5-4---| Db |0---2---1---0---2---1-025-5-4---|
P.M |. . . . . . |
| |
Db |--RightGtr----------------------| Ab |------------------------5-5-4---| Db |----------------------025-5-4---|
Riff A2
Db |--------------------------------| Ab |0---2---1---0---2---1h2-5-5-4---| Db |0---2---1---0---2---1h2-5-5-4---|
Both Gtrs Play Riff A2 4x
Then play:
/=== repeat 3x =================\
Db||*--------------------------------*||--------------------------------| Ab||*-3---6---5---3---6---5---4--\1--*||3---6---5--\1---------3\2-------| Db||--3---6---5---3---6---5---4--\1---||3---6---5--\1---3-5-6-----5-4-1-|
Riff A3
Db |--------------------------------| Ab |0---2---1---0---2---1///5---4---| Db |0---2---1---0---2---1///5---4---|
Play Riff A3 3x
Then play:
Db |---------------------------------|--------------------3-----------| Ab |-3---6---5---3---6---5---4--\1---|3---6---5--\1---2-3---2-1-------| Db |-3---6---5---3---6---5---4--\1---|3---6---5--\1-------------5-4-1-|
Play Riff A2 4x, followed by
Db|0---------------| After this there is 8 bars of bass and drums Ab|0-----let-ring--| The drums sort of just peter out, after that Db|0---------------| there is about 3 beats silence and..
Tempo change to 200 bpm
Riff B1
Db |--LeftGtr-------5---3-------0-1-|--------------------------------| Ab |0---------------5---3-------0-1-|--let-ring----------------------| Db |0---0-0-0-0-0-0-------------0-1-|--------------------------------|
P.M| . . . . . . | |
| | |
Db |---RightGtr-----------------0-1-|--------------------------------| Ab |0---------------------------0-1-|--let-ring----------------------| Db |0---------------------------0-1-|--------------------------------|
Play Riff B1 3x
Play:
Db |--LGtr----------|----------------|----------------|--------0-1-----| Ab |0-------6-5~----|0-------8-6~----|0-------6-5~----|3-5-----0-1-----| Db |00000000--------|00000000--------|00000000--------|--------0-1-----|
P.M|........ |........ |........ | |
| | | | |
Db |--RGtr----------|----------------|----------------|--------0-1-----| Ab |0---------------|----------------|----------------|--------0-1-----| Db |0---------------|----------------|----------------|--------0-1-----|
Riff B2
Db |--LGtr----------|----------------|----------------|--------0-1-----| Ab |0-------6-5~----|0-------8-6~----|0-------6-5~----|3-5-----0-1-----| Db |00000000--------|00000000--------|00000000--------|--------0-1-----|
P.M|........ |........ |........ | |
| | | | |
Db |--RGtr----------|----------------|----------------|--------0-1-----| Ab |0-------6-5-----|--------8-6-----|--------6-5-----|3-5-----0-1-----| Db |0-------8-7-----|--------108-----|--------8-7-----|5-7-----0-1-----|
Play Riff B2
Riff C
Db ||*-/=3=\-/=3=\-/=3=\-/=3=\-|/=3=\-/=3=\-/=3=\-/=3=\-|-- Ab ||*-------------4-----------|------------6-----------|-- Db ||--0-0-0-0-0-0---0-0-0-0-0-|0-0-0-0-0-0---0-0-0-0-0-|--
P.M . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
/=== 1,3 ================\
Db --|/=3=\-/=3=\-/=3=\-/=3=\-|/=3=\-/=3=\-/=3=\-/=3=\-*||--
Ab --|------------4-----------|------------------------*||-- Db --|0-0-0-0-0-0---0-0-0-0-0-|3-3-3-3-3-3-3-1-1-1-1-1--||--
P.M . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
/=== 2 ==========\/=== 4 ==============\
Db --|--------0-1----*||------------0-1-----| Ab --|3-5-----0-1----*||------------0-1-----| Db --|5-7-----0-1-----||3-3-3-3-3-3-0-1-----|
P.M . . . . . .
Play Riff C with lyrics:
Initiate blood purge Coalition in massacre
Mechanized high tech Whole sale death in effect
Mutually assured Destruction will occur
Genocide revised Same pain through diverse eyes
Then play: Can't stop the warring factions!
/=== 1 ==========\/=== 2 ==========\/=== 3 ==========\
Db||*---------------|---------------*||---------------*||----------------| Ab||*---------------|--------2-1-0--*||--------3-2-1--*||--------4-3-2---| Db||3-2-0-2-3-2-0-2-|3-2-0-2-------2-||3-2-0-2-------2-||3-2-0-2-------2-|
P.M . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Play:
/===== repeat 3x ================================\
Db ||*-/=3=\-/=3=\-5-3-----|8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-*||-- Hostile from Ab ||*-------------5-3---5-|6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-*||-- the start Db ||--0-0-0-0-0-0---------|-------------------------||--
P.M . . . . . . \=3=/ \=3=/ \=3=/ \=3=/ Always war
always
Db --|------------------|2:-/=3=\-/=3=\-| Ab --|3--------3--------|4:-2-----------| Ending bitter peace Db --|3-3-33-3-3-3-33-3-|---2-2-2-2-2-2-|
P.M . .. . . .. . . . . . .
Then play Riff C, only playing endings 1 & 2, with lyrics:
Not the last third war Blood spills for evermore
Patriot hard time Lay seige till the end of time
Now play this half-time section, with lyrics: (tempo: 100 bpm)
Db|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------| Ab|0-----------00--|------------31--|------------00--|----31------01--| Db|00000000000001--|00000000000031--|00000000000001--|000031--000001--|
P.M ........... ............ ............ .... ....
No longer kill your brother Just slaughter one another
Watch for the deadly other This sibling is a fucker
Back to double-time (200 bpm)
Play: Can't stop the warring factions!
/=== 1 ==========\/=== 2 ==========\
Db||*---------------|---------------*||----------------| Ab||*---------------|--------2-1-0--*||--------3-2-1---| Db||3-2-0-2-3-2-0-2-|3-2-0-2-------2-||3-2-0-2-------2-|
P.M . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Riff D
Db|2-------3-------|0-------2-------|3-------7-------|6-------1-------| Ab|2-------3-------|0-------2-------|3-------7-------|6-------1-------| Db|2-------3-------|0-------2-------|3-------7-------|6-------1-------|
Play Riff D with lyrics:
Global tension starts aggression
Peace breaks out then breeds contempt, unrest
Play Riff B2, but change the last bar to 9/8. This is a very subtle
transition, be careful not to get caught off the beat.
Then RightGtr plays the following while LeftGtr solos:
/=== 1,3 =========\/=== 2,4 =========\
Db ||*----------------|----------------*||----------------*||-- Ab ||*--------1-------|----------------*||----------------*||-- Db ||-22222222--222222|2222222233333333-||3333333366666666-||-- Db --|----------------|2:---------| Ab --|--------0-2-----|4:-0-2-----| Db --|222222220-2-----|---0-2-----|
Then RightGtr plays the following while LeftGtr solos:
/=== 1,3 =========\/=== 2,4 =========\
Db ||*----------------|----------------*||----------------*||-- Ab ||*--------2-------|----------------*||----------------*||-- Db ||-33333333--333333|3333333344444444-||4444444477777777-||-- Db --|----------------|----------------| Ab --|--------0-2-----|0-3-----0-2-----| Db --|333333330-2-----|0-3-----0-2-----|
Then play:
Db |--LGtr----------|----------------|---------------slight-|2:-1------| Ab |0-------6-5~----|0-------8-6~----|0-------6-5~----|bend-|4:-1------| Db |00000000--------|00000000--------|00000000--------|-----|---1------|
P.M|........ |........ |........ | | |
Db |--RGtr----------|----------------|----------------|-----|2:-1------| Ab |----------------|----------------|----------------|-----|4:-1------| Db |----------------|----------------|----------------|-----|---1------|
Riff E /=== 1,2,3 =========
Db ||*----------------|--------4-3-2---|----------------|-- Ab ||*----------------|--------------3-|----------------|-- Db ||-00000-0-00000-0-|00000-0---------|00000-0-00000-0-|--
P.M ..... . ..... . ..... . ..... . ..... .
===================\/=== 4 ===========================\
Db --|----------------||----------------|--------0-1-----| Ab --|--------4-------||----------------|--------0-1-----| Db --|00000-0-4-------||00000-0-00000-0-|00000-0-0-1-----|
P.M ..... . ..... . ..... . ..... .
Play Riff E with lyrics:
Without a reason to fight A time to kill
Sick lust for skeletal flesh A taste for all decay
Enter the soldier blind Stalking the faceless hunt
There is no conscience in this world That can be reached for peace
Then play:
Db|----------------|----------------|----------------| Ab|----------------|--------3-------|7-------6-------| Db|3-2-0-2-3-2-0-2-|3-2-0-2-3-------|7-------6-------|
P.M. . . . . . . . . . . .
Play Riff E with lyrics:
Why face the human question The need to hate
Dead stare through cynical eyes A trust in only pain
Murder within the skin Engrave the art of war
Become death's vile parade March on, embrace the violent mind
Then play: Can't stop the warring factions!
Db|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------| Ab|----------------|----------1-0---|----------------|--------3-2-1---| Db|3-2-0-2-3-2-0-2-|3-2-0-2-3-----2-|3-2-0-2-3-2-0-2-|3-2-0-2---------|
P.M. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Play Riff D with lyrics:
Global tension starts aggression
Peace breaks out then breeds contempt, unrest
End with:
/========== repeat 3x ============================================\
Db||*---LeftGtr-------5---3---------1-|----------------------------*||-- Ab||*-0---------------5---3---------1-|--let-ring------------------*||-- Db||--0---0-0-0-0-0-0-------------0-1-|-----------------------------||--
P.M| . . . . . . . | ||
|| | ||
Db||*---RightGtr--------------------1-|----------------------------*||-- Ab||*-------------------------------1-|--let-ring------------------*||-- Db||--------------------------------1-|-----------------------------||--
One cryptic reason for life murder
Db --|----------------|----------------|----------------|--------------|| Ab --|0-------6-5-----|--------8-6-----|--------6-5-----|5-6-----------|| Db --|0-------8-7-----|--------108-----|--------8-7-----|7-8-----------||
Listen closely to the picking rhythms Hanneman plays while King solos.
Damn, I wish I could play that tight.
E-mail me with any concerns, questions, requests, corrections...
Mathie@unixg.ubc.ca
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