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Song
SLAYER
CLEANSE THE SOUL
From their fine album 'South of Heaven'
Tabbed by: Jason Mathie
Mathie@unixg.ubc.ca
Comments:
Only the bottom four strings required for this tune, so I'll leave out
the first two.
Riff B below I had to make a guess on, 'cause it's hard to hear and
really fast. It'd be great if people told me if they think it's
close or not.
Time signature changes are shown like this:
|----
|3:--
|4:--
|----
This means to repeat the last two measures:
----|//--
--*-//---
---//-*--
--//|----
As usual, guitars are tuned to Eb. Hanneman has the left stereo channel.
Starting Tempo: 145 bpm
Intro Riff
Gb|---|-LeftGtr--------|----------------|----------------| Db|---|----------------|----------------|----------------| Ab|-5-|4-------------5-|4-------------5-|4-------------5-| Eb|-3-|2-------------3-|2-------------3-|2-------------3-|
| | | | |
Gb|---|-RightGtr-------|----------------|----------------| Db|---|----------------|----------------|----------------| Ab|-5-|4-------------5-|4-------------5-|4-------------5-| Eb|-3-|2-------------3-|2-------------3-|2-------------3-|
P.M . . . .
Tempo change to 220 bpm (!) /---repeat this 3x------------\
Gb|-LeftGtr--------|----------------||----------------|------------|| Db|----------------|----------------||*---------------|-----------*|| Ab|4-------5---4---|----------------||*-------5---4---|-----------*|| Eb|2-------3---2---|----------------||--------3---2---|------------||
| | || | ||
Gb|-RightGtr-------|----------------||----------------|//----------|| Db|9---------------|7-------6/9-----||*-------------*-//----------*|| Ab|7-------5---4---|5-------4/7-----||*--------------//-*---------*|| Eb|--8-7-0-3---2---|--000000----0000||--------------//|------------||
P.M . . . ...... ....
Riff A
Gb|----------------|----------------| Db|9---------------|7-------6/9-----| Ab|7-------5---4---|5-------4/7-----| Eb|--8-7-0-3---2---|--000000----0000|
P.M . . . ...... ....
Both Gtrs play Riff A 4x
Riff B
Gb|----------------|--------5p4---4/|7---------------|--------5p4-----| Db|----------------|--------5p4---4/|7---------------|--------5p4---5-| Ab|2---------------|----------------|----------------|--------------5-| Eb|0000000000000000|00000000----0---|--00000000000000|00000000----0---|
P.M ............... ........ . .............. ........ .
Gb|----------------|--------5p4-----|----------------|-----------------| Db|----------------|--------5p4---5-|----------------|--------10p9-8---| Ab|----------------|--------------5-|----------------|--------10p9-8---| Eb|0000000000000000|00000000----0---|0000000000000000|00000000---------|
P.M................ ........ . ................ ........
RightGtr slides quickly down (Ab?) string here---^
Both Gtrs play Riff B 4x with lyrics:
Body that rest before me
With every dying breath
Spellbound and gagged
I commence your flesh to dirt
Both Gtrs play Riff A 4x
Both Gtrs play Riff B 4x with lyrics:
Body that lay before me
In everlasting death
Entombed in abscess
To rot and lie stinking in the earth
Both Gtrs play Riff A 3x followed by
Gb|----------------|---------| Db|9---------------|2:-------| Ab|7-------5---4---|4:-rest--| Eb|--8-7-0-3---2---|---------|
P.M . . .
Riff C
Gb|----------------|----------------| Db|----4-----4\3---|----------------| Ab|--0-2-----2\1---|----------------| Eb|0-----2-3-----0-|0000000000000000|
P.M. . . . . ................
Left Gtr plays Riff C 6x while Right Gtr solos
Riff D
/-- 1,3 ---------\/-- 2 -----------\/-- 4 ----------\ Gb||-----------------|----------------||----------------||----------------| Db||*----4-----4\3---|---------------*||--------5\4----*||--6\5---5\4-----| Ab||*--0-2-----2\1---|---------------*||--------3\2-4/5*||--4\3---3\2-4/5-| Eb||-0-----2-3-----0-|0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-||0-0-0-0-----2/3-||0-----0-----2/3-|
P.M . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Both Gtrs play Riff D 2x with lyrics:
Empty altar awaits its victim
Stained glass windows black
Candles burn the midnight oil
Incense fills the night
Observing trance awakening state
Lying still unknowing
Reciting the passages of time
Prepare for the impaling
Then both Gtrs play the following interlude:
Gb|--------------|------------|------------|-----------| Db|3:--------5-4-|--------5-6-|--------5-4-|2:-----3-2-| Ab|4:----5-6-----|----5-4-----|----5-6-----|4:-3-4-3-2-| Eb|--------------|------------|------------|---3-4-----| Gb|--------------|------------|------------| Db|3:--------5-4-|--------5-6-|--------5-4-| Ab|4:----5-6-----|----5-4-----|----5-6-----| Eb|--------------|------------|------------|
Right Gtr plays Riff D 2x while Left Gtr solos
Riff E1
Gb|--------------|------------|-----------| Db|3:----5-4-----|----4-3-----|2:-----2-1-| Ab|4:--------5-4-|--------4-3-|4:-2-3-2-1-| Eb|--------------|------------|---2-3-----|
Riff E2
Gb|--------------|------------|-----------| Db|3:------------|------------|2:-----2-1-| Ab|4:----5-4-----|----4-3-----|4:-2-3-2-1-| Eb|----------5-4-|--------4-3-|---2-3-----|
Both Gtrs play Riff E1
Left Gtr plays Riff E1 while Right Gtr plays Riff E2
Both Gtrs play Riff E1 2x
Then some very cool riffery:
Gb|--LeftGtr-----|----8-7-----|------------|---5-4-----| Db|3:----6-5-----|--------8-7-|----6-5-----|2:-----5-4-| Ab|4:--------6-5-|------------|--------6-5-|4:---------| Eb|--------------|------------|------------|-----------|
| | | | |
Gb|--RightGtr----|----8-7-----|------------|---5-4-----| Db|3:----6-5-----|--------8-7-|----6-5-----|2:-----5-4-| Ab|4:--------6-5-|------------|--------6-5-|4:---------| Eb|--------------|------------|------------|-----------| Gb|--LeftGtr-----|----8-7-----|------------|---5-4-----| Db|3:----6-5-----|--------8-7-|----6-5-----|2:-----5-4-| Ab|4:--------6-5-|------------|--------6-5-|4:---------| Eb|--------------|------------|------------|-----------|
| | | | |
Gb|--RightGtr----|----8-7-----|------------|---8-7-----| Db|3:----6-5-----|--------8-7-|----6-5-----|2:-----8-7-| Ab|4:--------6-5-|------------|--------6-5-|4:---------| Eb|--------------|------------|------------|-----------| Gb|--LeftGtr-----|------------|------------|-----------| Db|3:----6-5-----|----8-7-----|----6-5-----|2:-5-4-----| Ab|4:--------6-5-|--------8-7-|--------6-5-|4:-----5-4-| Eb|--------------|------------|------------|-----------|
| | | | |
Gb|--RightGtr----|----8-7-----|------------|---5-4-----| Db|3:----6-5-----|--------8-7-|----6-5-----|2:-----5-4-| Ab|4:--------6-5-|------------|--------6-5-|4:---------| Eb|--------------|------------|------------|-----------| Gb|--LeftGtr-----|----8-7-----|------------| Db|3:----6-5-----|--------8-7-|----6-5-----| Ab|4:--------6-5-|------------|--------6-5-| Eb|--------------|------------|------------|
| | | |
Gb|--RightGtr----|----8-7-----|------------| Db|3:----6-5-----|--------8-7-|----6-5-----| Ab|4:--------6-5-|------------|--------6-5-| Eb|--------------|------------|------------|
Both Gtrs play Riff D 2x with lyrics:
Death's an art, flesh and earth never part
A power of the mind
Death shines on the air of silence
A ritual of endless time
Purged of your dead body
Sacrificed of your life
Unearthly ritual sealed in fire
Enter the kingdom of desire.
However, the second time through the pattern, substitute the following
for the 4th repeat (both Gtrs):
Gb|----------------|----------------| Db|----4-----4\3---|--5-5---4-------| Ab|--0-2-----2\1---|003-3-0-2----5--| Eb|0-----2-3-------|-------------3--|
P.M. . . . .
Then replay the intro pattern (both Gtrs):
Tempo back to 145 bpm
Gb|----------------|----------------|----------------| Db|----------------|----------------|----------------| Ab|4-------------5-|4-------------5-|4-------------5-| Eb|2-------------3-|2-------------3-|2-------------3-|
P.M . . .
Tempo changes back to 220
Gb|-LeftGtr--------|----------------| Db|----------------|----------------| Ab|4-------5---4---|--------14\\\\\\| Eb|2-------3---2---|--------12\\\\\\|
| | |
Gb|-RightGtr-------|----------------| Db|9---------------|7-------6/9-----| Ab|7-------5---4---|5-------4/7-----| Eb|--8-7-0-3---2---|--000000----0000|
P.M . . . ...... ....
Riff F
Gb|----------------|----------------| Db|----------------|7-------6-------| Ab|----------------|5-------4-------| Eb|0000000000000000|--000000--000000|
P.M................ ...... ......
Left Gtr plays Riff F 6x while Right Gtr solos
then Left Gtr plays last half of Riff F while Right Gtr solos
Song ends on this bar, while King's lead ends:
Gb|----------------| Db|9---------------| Ab|7-------5---4---| Eb|--8-7-0-3---2---|
P.M . . .
E-mail me with any concerns, questions, requests, corrections...
Mathie@unixg.ubc.ca
Comments
Spotted a wrong chord, or know a capo position that sounds closer to the record?
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