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Mandatory Suicide

Slayer
TabTuningHalf-Step Down
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Tab4

Bass1

This is tablature — fret positions rather than chord names. Wide lines scroll sideways on their own, so the page never does.

FILL 1

D#|------------|
A#|------------|
F#|------------|
C#|------------|
G#|-4--------3-|
D#|-4--------1-|

[RIFF 3 INTRO ]x4

|KING

D#|-------------------------|
A#|-------------------------|
F#|-------------------------|
C#|-------------------------|
G#|-2-5-2-5-4-3-2-52--5-4-3-|
D#|-0-3-0-3-2-1-0-30--3-2-1-|

| . . . . . . . .. . . .

|HANNEMAN

D#|-------------------------|
A#|-------------------------|
F#|-------------------------|
C#|-------------------------|
G#|---5---5-4-3---5---5-4-3-|
D#|-0-3-0-3-2-1-0-30--3-2-1-|

. . . . . . . .. . . .

[RIFF 2A VERSE] x4

D#|----------------------------------|
A#|----------------------------------|
F#|----------------------------------|
C#|----------------------------------|
G#|-4--------3-2---------------------|
D#|-4--------1-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|

. . . . . . . . . . .

FILL 1

D#|------------|
A#|------------|
F#|------------|
C#|------------|
G#|-4--------3-|
D#|-4--------1-|

[RIFF 4 BREAK] x4

D#|----------------|
A#|----------------|
F#|----------------|
C#|-----9^-8^------|
G#|-----------10^--|
D#|-0-0------------|

. .

[RIFF 4A BRIDGE] x3

|KING

D#|------------------|
A#|------------------|
F#|------------------|
C#|-----4---3--------|
G#|-----2---1---4/5--|
D#|-0-0---0---0-1/3--|

| . . . .

|HANNEMAN

D#|------------------|
A#|------------------|
F#|------------------|
C#|------------------|
G#|-----9---8---3/5--|
D#|-0-0-7-0-6-0-1/3--|

. . . .

FILL 2

D#|---------|
A#|---------|
F#|---------|
C#|---------|
G#|-----9---|
D#|-0-0-7-0-|

. . .

[RIFF 2A VERSE] x4

D#|----------------------------------|
A#|----------------------------------|
F#|----------------------------------|
C#|----------------------------------|
G#|-4--------3-2---------------------|
D#|-4--------1-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|

. . . . . . . . . . .

FILL 1

D#|------------|
A#|------------|
F#|------------|
C#|------------|
G#|-4--------3-|
D#|-4--------1-|

[RIFF 3 CHORUS] x7

|KING

D#|-------------------------|
A#|-------------------------|
F#|-------------------------|
C#|-------------------------|
G#|-2-5-2-5-4-3-2-52--5-4-3-|
D#|-0-3-0-3-2-1-0-30--3-2-1-|

| . . . . . . . .. . . .

|HANNEMAN

D#|-------------------------|
A#|-------------------------|
F#|-------------------------|
C#|-------------------------|
G#|---5---5-4-3---5---5-4-3-|
D#|-0-3-0-3-2-1-0-30--3-2-1-|

. . . . . . . .. . . .

FILL 3

D#|-------|
A#|-------|
F#|-------|
C#|-------|
G#|-2-52--|
D#|-0-30--|

. ..

[RIFF 1 INTERLUDE] x4

KING

D#|------------------------|
A#|------------------------|
F#|------------/9-8--------|
C#|-----------------7------|
G#|-5-4-3-2-----------8-7^-|
D#|-3-2-1-0----------------|

| . . .

|HANNEMAN

D#|------------------------|
A#|------------------------|
F#|------------------10-9^-|
C#|------------/9-8--------|
G#|-5-4-3-2---------7------|
D#|-3-2-1-0----------------|

. . .

SOLO HANNEMAN

D#|-------------------------------------17fb--17b^^-----------------|
A#|-17-15fb---15b-15b----15h17p15h17p15--------------15h17p15-17b^^-|
F#|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
C#|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
G#|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
D#|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
D#|---------------------------------------------------|
A#|-15h17p15h17---------------------------------------|
F#|-------------16fb--16b^^--14-12-------14-12--------|
C#|--------------------------------14-12-------14b^^--|
G#|---------------------------------------------------|
D#|---------------------------------------------------|
D#|------------------------------------------------------------7----7-|
A#|----------------------------------------------8---8-10-8-10---10---|
F#|----------------------------------7---7-9-7-9---9------------------|
C#|---------------------7----7-9-7-9---9------------------------------|
G#|------7----7-10-7-10---10------------------------------------------|
D#|-7-10---10---------------------------------------------------------|
D#|-10-9-7-10-9-7-10-9-7-10-9-7-12-10-9-12-10-9-12-10-9-12-10-9-13-12-10-|
A#|----------------------------------------------------------------------|
F#|----------------------------------------------------------------------|
C#|----------------------------------------------------------------------|
G#|----------------------------------------------------------------------|
D#|----------------------------------------------------------------------|
D#|-13-12-10-13-12-10-13-12-10-15-13-12-15-13-12-16-15-13-16-15-13/18b^--|
A#|----------------------------------------------------------------------|
F#|----------------------------------------------------------------------|
C#|----------------------------------------------------------------------|
G#|----------------------------------------------------------------------|
D#|----------------------------------------------------------------------|

BAR BAR BAR BAR

D#|----------------------------------------------------------------------|
A#|-21fb--21fb----21b-21///\\/\/\-------------21///\\--22///\\--23///\\--|
F#|-------------------21///\\/\/\----21///\\--20///\\--21///\\--22///\\--|
C#|----------------------------------------------------------------------|
G#|----------------------------------------------------------------------|
D#|----------------------------------------------------------------------|

BAR BAR

D#|----------------------------|
A#|-22///\\--20//\/\/\/\\\\----|

F#|-21///\\--19//\/\/\/\\\\----|

C#|----------------------------|
G#|----------------------------|
D#|----------------------------|

[RIFF 5] x6 UNDER SOLO

D#|----------------------------------|
A#|----------------------------------|
F#|----------------------------------|
C#|----------------------------------|
G#|-2----2-2-2-3-3-3-5-5-3-3-3-3-3-3-|
D#|-0----0-0-0-1-1-1-3-3-1-1-1-1-1-1-|

. . . . . . . . . . . . . .

[RIFF 4 BREAK] x4

D#|----------------|
A#|----------------|
F#|----------------|
C#|-----9^-8^------|
G#|-----------10^--|
D#|-0-0------------|

. .

[RIFF 4A BRIDGE] x3

|KING

D#|------------------|
A#|------------------|
F#|------------------|
C#|-----4---3--------|
G#|-----2---1---4/5--|
D#|-0-0---0---0-1/3--|

| . . . .

|HANNEMAN

D#|------------------|
A#|------------------|
F#|------------------|
C#|------------------|
G#|-----9---8---3/5--|
D#|-0-0-7-0-6-0-1/3--|

. . . .

FILL 2

D#|---------|
A#|---------|
F#|---------|
C#|---------|
G#|-----9---|
D#|-0-0-7-0-|

. . .

[RIFF 2A VERSE] x4

D#|----------------------------------|
A#|----------------------------------|
F#|----------------------------------|
C#|----------------------------------|
G#|-4--------3-2---------------------|
D#|-4--------1-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|

. . . . . . . . . . .

FILL 1

D#|------------|
A#|------------|
F#|------------|
C#|------------|
G#|-4--------3-|
D#|-4--------1-|

[RIFF 3 CHORUS] x7

|KING

D#|-------------------------|
A#|-------------------------|
F#|-------------------------|
C#|-------------------------|
G#|-2-5-2-5-4-3-2-52--5-4-3-|
D#|-0-3-0-3-2-1-0-30--3-2-1-|

| . . . . . . . .. . . .

|HANNEMAN

D#|-------------------------|
A#|-------------------------|
F#|-------------------------|
C#|-------------------------|
G#|---5---5-4-3---5---5-4-3-|
D#|-0-3-0-3-2-1-0-30--3-2-1-|

. . . . . . . .. . . .

FILL 4

D#|------------------|
A#|------------------|
F#|------------------|
C#|------------------|
G#|-2----------------|
D#|-0----------------|

[RIFF 5 OUTRO] x20 UNDER HANNEMAN WILD SOLOING

D#|----------------------------------|
A#|----------------------------------|
F#|----------------------------------|
C#|----------------------------------|
G#|-2----2-2-2-3-3-3-5-5-3-3-3-3-3-3-|
D#|-0----0-0-0-1-1-1-3-3-1-1-1-1-1-1-|

. . . . . . . . . . . . . .

FILL 4A END

D#|----------|
A#|----------|
F#|----------|
C#|----------|
G#|-2--------|
D#|-0--------|

************************************

| h Hammer-on

| p Pull-off

| b Bend

| . Palm Mute

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