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Spill the Blood

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/ The following is the author's own interpretation of the song, to be used /

/ for private use and studying /

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SLAYER - SPILL THE BLOOD

From the Album SOUTH OF HEAVEN

Copyright 1988 DEF JAM RECORDINGS

Version 1.0 - October 1998

Transcription By: Jason Graci

For Questions, Comments, Newest Version, or Corrections contact

Jason at: JDG142@PSUVM.PSU.EDU

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. - palm mute / - slide up to

\ - slide down to ~ - vibrato

h - hammer on b - bend

p - pull off Suffixes for bend

ph - pinch harmonic f - full bend h - half bend

* - see comment r - release t - tap bend

X - percussion mute ~ - vibrato bend

@ - slight palm mute () - ghost note, sustained note

Tuning: Eb(Eb,Ab,Db,Gb,Bb,Eb)

Notes:

-Timing is exact (or as close as possible). ---- = 1/8 beat

-Where the full staff is not displayed, the letter on the left

represents the string.

Intro: (Play twice)

(clean, let ring)

|--------0---------------0-------|--------0---------------0-------|
|----0-------0-------0-------0---|----0-------0-------0-------0---|
|4---------------4---------------|3---------------3---------------|
|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
|--------0---------------0-------|--------0---------------0-------|
|----0-------0-------0-------0---|----0-------0-------0-------0---|
|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
|4---------------4---------------|5---------------3---------------|
|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|

Play intro over the following chords (four times):

|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
|4-------------------------------|3-------------------------------|
|2-------------------------------|1-------------------------------|
|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
|4-------------------------------|5---------------3---------------|
|2-------------------------------|3---------------1---------------|

Now the following riff (four times):

G|--------------------9-----------|8-------------------------------|
D|--------9---10----------10------|----9-------------------8-------|
A|----7---------------------------|------------7---10--9-----------|
E|0---------------0-----------0---|--------0-----------------------|
G|--------------------------------|------------6-------5-----------|
D|----5---7---8---5---7---8-------|5---7---8-------7-------6-------|
A|5---------------------------5---|--------------------------------|
E|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|

Leading into the verse:

A|5------------------------------|3-------------------------------|
E|3------------------------------|1-------------------------------|

Verse Riff (Play four times):

D|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
A|2-----------3-------5-------3---|2-------------------------------|
E|0---0---0---1---1---3---3---1---|0---0---0---0---0---0---0---0---|

Come walk with me...

D|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
A|2-----------3-------5-------3---|2---------------------5-6-------|
E|0---0---0---1---1---3---3---1---|0---0---0---0---5-6-7-----------|

Chorus Riff (play twice):

D|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
A|------------3-------2-----------|--------------------------------|
E|2---2---2-------2-------2---4---|5---2---2---2---5---4---2---4---|

You spill the blood....

D|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
A|2-----------3-------5-------3---|2---------------------5-6-------|
E|0---0---0---1---1---3---3---1---|0---0---0---0---5-6-7-----------|

Leading into verse two, play these two bars again:

D|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
A|2-----------3-------5-------3---|2---------------------5-6-------|
E|0---0---0---1---1---3---3---1---|0---0---0---0---5-6-7-----------|

Now verse two, playing verse riff 4 times.

Second Chorus, playing chorus riff one-and-a-half times.

Now the bridge (Play twice):

G|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
D|------------9-------8-------4---|5-------------------4---3-------|
A|------------7-------6-------2---|3-----------4---5---------------|
E|0---0---0-------0-------0-------|----0---0-----------------------|
G|--------------------------------|--------------------5---4-------|
D|------------9-------8-------4---|5-----------4---3---------------|
A|------------7-------6-------2---|3---4---5-----------------------|
E|0---0---0-------0-------0-------|--------------------------------|

Behind the guitar solo (8 times):

G|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
D|------------9-------8-------4---|5-------------------------------|
A|------------7-------6-------2---|3-----------------------6-------|
E|0---0---0-------0-------0-------|----0---0---0---0---0---4-------|

End of solo:

(hold)

G|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|----|
D|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|----|
A|5-------------------------------|3-------------------------------|2---|
E|3-------------------------------|1-------------------------------|0---|

Repeat intro riff (2 times)

Intro Riff over chords (same as the beginning) (2 times)

Verse 3 with verse riff (4 times)

Chorus with chorus riff (1 time)

Then bridge riff (2 times)

Second solo - play bridge riff twice behind it.

End of solo: hold out E5 chord, pick slides, long hold

Then end with this riff (once):

G|--------------------------------|---------------------------------|
D|--------------------------------|---------------------------------|
A|2-----------3-------5-------3---|2--------------------------------|
E|0---0---0---1---1---3---3---1---|0--------------------------------|

Lyrics:

Come walk with me through endless time

See what has been and what the future sees

Share the wisdom of the old world that has passed

Step in a life that's yet to be born

You spill the blood

Eternal soul

I'll show you sights that you would not believe

Experience pleasures thought unobtained

At one with evil that has ruled before

Now smell the stench of immortality

You spill the blood

Eternal soul

Spill the blood, let it run onto me

Take my hand and let go of your life

Close your eyes and see what is me

Raise the chalice. Embrace forevermore.

You've spilt the blood

I'll have your soul

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