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Song

SLAYER

S C R U M

From their '98 album 'Diabolus in Musica'

Tabbed by: Jason Mathie

Mathie@unixg.ubc.ca

Comments:

I will only show the necessary strings throughout this tab.

Tempo: 165 bpm

Riff A

/=3=\ /=3=\ /=3=\ /=3=\

Ab|------------------------|
Eb|0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|

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

Play Riff A 6x

Then play:

Gb|----4---3---2---|------------5---|
Db|2---4---3---2---|4---3---2---5---|
Ab|2---2---1---0---|4---3---2---3---|
Eb|0---------------|2---1---0-------|

Riff B

/=3=\ /=3=\ /=3=\ /=3=\ /=3=\ /=3=\ /=3=\ /=3=\

Ab|------2-2-2-1-1-1-0-0-0-|------------------3-3-3-|
Eb|0-0-0-------------------|2-2-2-1-1-1-0-0-0-------|

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

Play Riff B 5x with lyrics:

No blood, no glory

All pain, and fury

A demonstration

Of domination

Show of pure intimidation

LeftGtr plays Riff A 6x while RightGtr solos

Riff C (slower, tempo: 95 bpm)

Db|11-11-11-9/11-11-11-9/11-11-11-11-12----9----|
Ab|9--9--9--7/9--9--9--7/9--9--9--9--10----7----|
Eb|---------------------------------------------|

LeftGtr plays Riff C 4x as RightGtr's solo dies out, then RightGtr

re-enters with a slide down the strings:

Play: (Fast, tempo: 210 bpm)

Db|-------LGtr---------------------|--------------------------------|
Ab|5-------------------------------|--------------------------------|
Eb|3-------------------------------|--------------------------------|

| | |

Db|-------RGtr---------------------|----------------4---------------|
Ab|----------------4---------------|----------------4---------------|
Eb|3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-4---3-3-3-3-3-3-|6---3-3-3-3-3-3-----3-3-3-3-3-3-|
Db|-------LGtr---------------------|----------------6-------3-------|
Ab|--------------------------------|----------------6-------3-------|
Eb|--------------------------------|----------------4-------1-------|

| | |

Db|-------RGtr---------------------|5---------------6-------3-------|
Ab|6p3-----------------------------|5---------------6-------3-------|
Eb|----3-3-3-3-3-3-4---3-3-3-3-3-3-|----3-3-3-3-3-3-4-------1-------|
Db|5------LGtr---------------------|--------------------------------|
Ab|5-------------------------------|--------------------------------|
Eb|3-------------------------------|--------------------------------|

| | |

Db|-------RGtr---------------------|------------------------4-------|
Ab|------------------------4-------|6p3-------------5---------------|
Eb|3---3---3---3---6---3-------3---|----3---3---3-------3-------3---|

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

Db|-------LGtr---------------------|----------------6-------3-------|
Ab|--------------------------------|----------------6-------3-------|
Eb|--------------------------------|----------------4-------1-------|

| | |

Db|-------RGtr---------------------|----------------6-------3-------|
Ab|6p3---------------------4-------|6p3-------------6-------3-------|
Eb|----3---3---3---6---3-------3---|--------3-------4-------1-------|

P.M . . . . . . .

Full contact why I live and breath Side stepping all the human debris

Db|5\\\\-----------|----------------|----------------|--------6---3---|
Ab|5\\\\-----------|-------bass and-|-drums----------|--------6---3---|
Eb|3\\\\-----------|----------------|----------------|--------4---1---|

Headstrong I know that I'll prevail Face down in my arena you will fail

Db|5---------------|----------------|----------------|--------6---3---|
Ab|5---------------|-------bass and-|-drums----------|--------6---3---|
Eb|3---------------|----------------|----------------|--------4---1---|

Riff D

/=== play 2x =========================================================\

Db||*----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------*||
Ab||*2-------2-------|3-------3-------|6-------6-------|5-------5-------*||

Eb||-0000000000000000|1000000010000000|4000000040000000|3000000030000000-||

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

Db|--------4-------|3-------2-------|----------------|--------5-------|
Ab|2-------2-------|1-------0-------|4-------3-------|2-------3-------|
Eb|00000000-0000000|-0000000-0000000|2000000010000000|00000000-0000000|

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

Play Riff D with lyrics:

Head to head Eye to eye

Human pile Of proven pride

Ripping flesh Spitting teeth

Sacrifice For victory

Base line Goal line

Overtime Killing time

Play:

Db|5------LGtr---------------------|--------------------------------|
Ab|5-------------------------------|--------------------------------|
Eb|3-------------------------------|--------------------------------|

| | |

Db|-------RGtr---------------------|------------------------4-------|
Ab|------------------------4-------|6p3-------------5---------------|
Eb|3---3---3---3---6---3-------3---|----3---3---3-------3-------3---|

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

Db|-------LGtr---------------------|----------------6-------3-------|
Ab|--------------------------------|----------------6-------3-------|
Eb|--------------------------------|----------------4-------1-------|

| | |

Db|-------RGtr---------------------|----------------6-------3-------|
Ab|6p3---------------------4-------|6p3-------------6-------3-------|
Eb|----3---3---3---6---3-------3---|--------3-------4-------1-------|

P.M . . . . . . .

Relentless brotherhood of discipline

Gb|--BothGtrs----------------------|--------------------------------|
Db|--------------------------------|----------------4---------------|
Ab|----------------4---------------|6---------------4---------------|
Eb|3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-4---3-3-3-3-3-3-|6---3-3-3-3-3-3-----3-3-3-3-3-3-|

Centuries of tradition is to win

Gb|--------------------------------|----------------4---------------|
Db|--------------------------------|5---------------4---------------|
Ab|6p3-------------4---------------|5-------------------------------|
Eb|----3-3-3-3-3-3-4---3-3-3-3-3-3-|----3-3-3-3-3-3-----3-3-3-3-3-3-|

Head first into battle feel the rush

Gb|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
Db|--------------------------------|----------------4---------------|
Ab|6p3-------------4---------------|6---------------4---------------|
Eb|----3-3-3-3-3-3-4---3-3-3-3-3-3-|6---3-3-3-3-3-3-----3-3-3-3-3-3-|

Living on adrenaline your try is crushed

Gb|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
Db|--------------------------------|5---------------6-------3-------|
Ab|6p3-------------4---------------|5---------------6-------3-------|
Eb|----3-3-3-3-3-3-4---3-3-3-3-3-3-|----3-3-3-3-3-3-4-------1-------|

Then LeftGtr plays the following while RightGtr solos:

/== 1,2,3 ========\/== 4 ===========\

Db||*----------------|----------------*||--------5---7---|
Ab||*----------------|------------2---*||--------5---7---|
Eb||-2222222222222222|222222223-3-0----||222222223---5---|

Tempo: 120 bpm

Play the following (this is two guitars arranged for one)

Bb|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
Gb|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
Db|--------3-2-----|--------7-6-----|--------3-2-----|--------7-6-----|
Ab|--2-1-----------|--6-5-8---------|--2-1---3-2-----|--6-5-8-8-7-----|
Eb|0-----0-----0-0-|0-7-6-9-----0-0-|0-----0-----0-0-|0-7-6-9-----0-0-|
Bb|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
Gb|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
Db|--------3-2-----|--------7-6-----|--------3-2-----|--------7-6-----|
Ab|--2-1---3-2-----|--6-5-8-8-7-----|--2-1---3-2-----|--6-5-8-8-7-----|
Eb|0-2-1-0-----0-0-|0-7-6-9-----0-0-|0-3-2-0-----0-0-|0-7-6-9-----0-0-|

No blood No glory All pain And fury

Bb|--------------|--------4-3-|------------|--------5-4-|
Gb|3:--------4-3-|------4-4-3-|--------5-4-|------5-5-4-|
Db|4:--3-2---5-4-|--3-2-5-----|--3-2---6-5-|--3-2-6-----|
Ab|--------------|------------|------------|------------|
Eb|--0-----0-----|0-----------|0-----0-----|0-----------|

Tempo: 220 bpm

Play Riff D with lyrics:

Head to head Eye to eye

Human pile... (as before)

End on:

Ab|2---------------|
Eb|0---------------|

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

Mathie@unixg.ubc.ca

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