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Band: Morbid Angel
Song: Heaving Earth
Album: Formulas Fatal to the Flesh
Transcribed by: Warrick McPherson
E-mail: sirwarrick@hotmail.com
Notation:
/\ - Slide
. - Mute
h - Hammer On
p - Pull Off
* - Artificial Harmonic
You will probably need to listen to the CD to properly play these riffs
as the song is very fast. Don't forget to tune your guitar down if you
are using a 6-string. Also, make sure you are playing the right type
of chord eg.
|--------|
|--------|
|-7----7-|
|-7-or-5-|
|-5----5-|
|--------|
Riff 1
|--------------------------------------------|
|--------------------------------------------|
|--------------------------------------------|
|---------5/6\5---9------------5/6\5/6-3\2/3-|
|-2---2---5/6\5--------2---2---5/6\5/6-3\2/3-|
|-0---0---3/4\3-0-7----0---0---3/4\3/4-1\0/1-|
. . .
|--------------------------------------------|
|--------------------------------------------|
|--------------------------------------------|
|---------5/6\5---10-----------5/6\5/6-6\5/6-|
|-2---2---5/6\5--------2---2---5/6\5/6-6\5/6-|
|-0---0---3/4\3-0-8----0---0---3/4\3/4-4\3/4-|
. . .
|--------------------------------------------|
|--------------------------------------------|
|--------------------------------------------|
|---------5/6\5----------------5/6\5/6-3\2/3-|
|-2---2---5/6\5---6----2---2---5/6\5/6-3\2/3-|
|-0---0---3/4\3-0-7----0---0---3/4\3/4-1\0/1-|
. . .
|--------------------------------------------|
|--------------------------------------------|
|--------------------------------------------|
|---------5/6\5---10-----------5/6\5/6-6\5/6-|
|-2---2---5/6\5--------2---2---5/6\5/6-6\5/6-|
|-0---0---3/4\3-0-8----0---0---3/4\3/4-4\3/4-|
. . .
Riff 2
|-------------------------|
|-------------------------|
|-------------------------|
|-------------------------|
|-6-5-4-6-5-4-6-5-4-6-5-4-|
|-4-3-2-4-3-2-4-3-2-4-3-2-|
. . . . . . . . . . . .
Riff 3
|---------------------------------------------------------------|
|---------------------------------------------------------------|
|---------------------------------------------------------------|
|------------------------------------------------------6-5-6-8\-|
|------------------------------------------------------6-5-6-8\-|
|-44443322-44443322-44443322-4444-6--44443322-44443322-4-3-4-6\-|
* . . .
|---------------------------------------------------------------|
|---------------------------------------------------------------|
|---------------------------------------------------------------|
|------------------------------------------------------6-5-6-8\-|
|------------------------------------------------------6-5-6-8\-|
|-44443322-44443322-44443322-4444-6--44443322-44443322-4-3-4-6\-|
* . . .
Riff 4
|--------------------------------------------------|
|--------------------------------------------------|
|--------------------------------------------------|
|--------------------------------------------------|
|-6-5-6-8-7-6-9-8-7-9-8-7--6-5-6-8-7-6-9-8-7-9-8-7-|
|-4-3-4-6-5-4-7-6-5-7-6-5--4-3-4-6-5-4-7-6-5-7-6-5-|
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
|-----------------------------------------------|
|-----------------------------------------------|
|-----------------------------------------------|
|-----------------------------------------------|
|-6-5-6-8-7-6-9-8-7-9-8-7--6-5-6-8-7-6-9-8-7-6--|
|-4-3-4-6-5-4-7-6-5-7-6-5--4-3-4-6-5-4-7-6-5-7--|
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Now go back and play:
Riff 2
Riff 3
Riff 4, then...
Riff 5
|-------------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------------|
|-------------6\5\4-6--5---------------6\5\4-6--5-|
|-3-2-3-5-4-3-6\5\4-6--5---3-2-3-5-4-3-6\5\4-6--5-|
|-1-0-1-3-2-1-4\3\2-4--3---1-0-1-3-2-1-4\3\2-4--3-|
. . . . . . . . . . . .
|-----------------------------------------------|
|-----------------------------------------------|
|-----------------------------------------------|
|-------------6\5\4-6--5---------------6\5\4-6--|
|-3-2-3-5-4-3-6\5\4-6--5---3-2-3-5-4-3-6\5\4-6--|
|-1-0-1-3-2-1-4\3\2-4--3---1-0-1-3-2-1-4\3\2-4--|
. . . . . . . . . . . .
Riff 6
|-----------------------------------------------------------------------|
|-----------------------------------------------------------------------|
|----------5555---------------------------------------------------------|
|-55556666-----6666-5555------------------------------------------------|
|-----------------------8888-66665555----------66668888-99998888-66668--|
|-------------------------------------66667777--------------------------|
|-----------------------------------------------------------------------|
|-----------------------------------------------------------------------|
|----------5555---------------------------------------------------------|
|-55556666-----6666-5555------------------------------------------------|
|-----------------------8888-66665555----------66668888-99998888-66668--|
|-------------------------------------66667777--------------------------|
Riff 7
|------------------------------------------------------------|
|------------------------------------------------------------|
|------------------------------------------------7-7-7-8-8-8-|
|------------------------------------------------7-7-7-8-8-8-|
|-6\5/6\5-8\7/8\7-6\5/6\5-8/9\8--6\5/6\5-8\7/8\7-5-5-5-6-6-6-|
|-4\3/4\3-6\5/6\5-4\3/4\3-6/7\6--4\3/4\3-6\5/6\5-5-5-5-6-6-6-|
|-----------------------------------------------------------|
|-----------------------------------------------------------|
|--------------------------------8-8-8-9-9-9----------------|
|--------------------------------8-8-8-9-9-9-9-9-9-10-10-10-|
|-6\5/6\5-8\7/8\7-6\5/6\5-8/9\8--6-6-6-7-7-7-9-9-9-10-10-10-|
|-4\3/4\3-6\5/6\5-4\3/4\3-6/7\6--6-6-6-7-7-7-7-7-7-8--8--8--|
Now go back and play:
Riff 6, then...
Riff 8 - Almost the same as riff 7
|--------------------------------------------------------------|
|--------------------------------------------------------------|
|--------------------------------------------------------8--8--|
|--------------------------------------------------------8--8--|
|-6\5/6\5-8\7/8\7-6\5/6\5-8/9\8--6\5/6\5-8\7/8\7-6\5/6\5-6--6--|
|-4\3/4\3-6\5/6\5-4\3/4\3-6/7\6--4\3/4\3-6\5/6\5-4\3/4\3-6--6--|
|-----------------------------------------------------------|
|-----------------------------------------------------------|
|--------------------------------8-8-8-9-9-9----------------|
|--------------------------------8-8-8-9-9-9-9-9-9-10-10-10-|
|-6\5/6\5-8\7/8\7-6\5/6\5-8/9\8--6-6-6-7-7-7-9-9-9-10-10-10-|
|-4\3/4\3-6\5/6\5-4\3/4\3-6/7\6--6-6-6-7-7-7-7-7-7-8--8--8--|
This next bar is used to bridge this riff with the next:
|-----------------|
|-----------------|
|-----------------|
|-----------6-6-6-|
|-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-|
|-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-|
. . . . .
Riff 9
|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------------------7-7-7-8-8-8-|
|-------------------------------------------------------7-7-7-8-8-8-|
|-66664433-66664433-77775544-77775544-66664433-66664433-5-5-5-6-6-6-|
|--------------------------------------------------------------|
|--------------------------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------8-8-8-9-9----------------|
|-------------------------------------8-8-8-9-9-9-9-9-10-10-10-|
|-------------------------------------6-6-6-7-7-9-9-9-10-10-10-|
|-66664433-66664433-77775544-77775544-6-6-6-7-7-7-7-7-8--8--8--|
Riff 10 - Play twice
|---------------------------------------|
|---------------------------------------|
|---------------7/--10------------------| Only play this bar the
|-7------6--------------7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-| first time through
|-7------6------5/--8---5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|
|-5-5555-4-4444-------------------------|
.... .... . . . . . . . .
|-------------------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------------------|
|-7-7------6------------6/7-7-7------6----7-7/10-9-9/10-|
|-7-7------6------------6/7-7-7------6----7-7/10-7-7/8--|
|-5-5-4444-4-4444444444-4/5-5-5-5555-4-55-5-5/8--7-7/8--|
.... .......... .... ..
|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------7/--10------------------|
|-7-7------6------------6/7-7-7------6--------------7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-|
|-5-7------6------------6/7-7-7------6------5/--8---5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|
|-5-5-4444-4-4444444444-4/5-5-5-5555-4-5555-------------------------|
.... .......... .... .... . . . . . . . .
|-----------------------------------------------------|
|-----------------------------------------------------|
|-7-7--/9--6--6----------7-7\6--6-6/7--7-7/10--9-9/10-|
|-7-7--/9--6--6------6/7-7-7\6--6-6/7--7-7/10--9-9/10-|
|-5-5--/7--4--4------6/7-5-5\4--4-4/5--5-5/8---7-7/8--|
|-5-5--/7--4--4-4444-4/5-5-5\4--4-4/5--5-5/8---7-7/8--|
....
Only play this bar the first time through
|----------------------------------------------------------------|
|----------------------------------------------------------------|
|-7-7--/9--6--6--------------------------7/--10------------------|
|-7-7--/9--6--6------6/7-7-7------6--------------7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-|
|-5-5--/7--4--4------6/7-7-7------6------5/--8---5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|
|-5-5--/7--4--4-4444-4/5-5-5-5555-4-5555-------------------------|
.... .... .... . . . . . . . .
Play this bar as a substitute for the above bar the second time through
|-----------------------------------------|
|-----------------------------------------|
|-7-7--/9--6--6------------66-------7-7---|
|-7-7--/9--6--6------6/7-7-66-------7-7-7-|
|-5-5--/7--4--4------6/7-7-44-------5-5-5-|
|-5-5--/7--4--4-4444-4/5-5--------------5-|
....
Riff 11 - Played before solo starts
|------------------------------------------|
|------------------------------------------|
|-8--8------8--8------8--8------66---7-7---|
|-8--8------8--8------8--8------66---7-7-7-|
|-6--6------6--6------6--6------44---5-5-5-|
|-6--6-6666-6--6-6666-6--6-6666----------5-|
.... .... ....
Riff 12 - Played beneath solo
|-----------------------------------------|
|-----------------------------------------|
|-8--8-----8--8-----8--8------5-5-5-6-6-6-|
|-8--8-----8--8-----8--8------5-5-5-6-6-6-|
|-6--6-----6--6-----6--6------3-3-3-4-4-4-|
|-6--6-6-6-6--6-6-6-6--6-6-6--------------|
. . . . . .
|-----------------------------------------|
|-----------------------------------------|
|-8--8-----8--8-----8--8------6-6-6-7-7---|
|-8--8-----8--8-----8--8------6-6-6-7-7-7-|
|-6--6-----6--6-----6--6------4-4-4-5-5-5-|
|-6--6-6-6-6--6-6-6-6--6-6-6------------5-|
. . . . . .
|-----------------------------------------|
|-----------------------------------------|
|-8--8-----8--8-----8--8------5-5-5-6-6-6-|
|-8--8-----8--8-----8--8------5-5-5-6-6-6-|
|-6--6-----6--6-----6--6------3-3-3-4-4-4-|
|-6--6-6-6-6--6-6-6-6--6-6-6--------------|
. . . . . .
|--------------------------------------|
|--------------------------------------|
|-8--8-----8--8-----8--8------66---66--|
|-8--8-----8--8-----8--8------66---66--|
|-6--6-----6--6-----6--6------44---44--|
|-6--6-6-6-6--6-6-6-6--6-6-6-----------|
. . . . . .
Now go back and play:
Riff 6, then...
This next bar is used to link riff 6 with riff 13:
|---------|
|---------|
|---------|
|-4-4-4-4-|
|-4-4-4-4-|
|-2-2-2-2-|
. . . .
Riff 13
|----------------------------------------------------------------|
|----------------------------------------------------------------|
|----------------------------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------------------6-5-6-8\-|
|-------------------------------------------------------6-5-6-8\-|
|-44442211-44442211-55553322-55553322-44442211-44442211-4-3-4-6\-|
. . .
|-------------------------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------6-6-6-7-7-7-------------|
|-------------------------------------6-6-6-7-7-7-7-7-7-8-8-8-|
|-------------------------------------4-4-4-5-5-5-7-7-7-8-8-8-|
|-44442211-44442211-55553322-55553322-4-4-4-5-5-5-5-5-5-6-6-6-|
|----------------------------------------------------------------|
|----------------------------------------------------------------|
|----------------------------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------------------6-5-6-8\-|
|-------------------------------------------------------6-5-6-8\-|
|-44442211-44442211-55553322-55553322-44442211-44442211-4-3-4-6\-|
. . .
|----------------------------------------------------------|
|----------------------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------6-6-6-7-7-7----------|
|-------------------------------------6-6-6-7-7-7-6-5-6-8\-|
|-------------------------------------4-4-4-5-5-5-6-5-6-8\-|
|-44442211-44442211-55553322-55553322-4-4-4-5-5-5-4-3-4-6\-|
. . .
Now go back and play:
Riff 4
Riff 5
You have now finished the song....congratulations!
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