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Slayer - "Die By The Sword" Guitar Tab

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Rated: 4.86 out of 5 (7 votes)
Updated: 2005-07-26 05:37:00

By:

Ema


#----------------------------------PLEASE NOTE---------------------------------#
#This file is the author's own work and represents their interpretation of the #
#song. You may only use this file for private study, scholarship, or research. #
#Unless specified otherwise, this is NOT an official tab from the band members.#
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DIE BY THE SWORD
 By SLAYER
 (Music & Lyrics: Hannaman)
 As Performed On SHOW NO MERCY 1983
 METAL BLADE Records

 Tabbed By Ema

 Standard Tuning


 RIFF 1A INTRO x1

|KING
|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
|-------------4/5-|-----------------|-------------4/5-|-----------------|
|-------------4/5-|-------------8---|-------------4/5-|-----8------10---|
|-0-000-0-000-----|-0-000-0-000-6---|-0-000-0-000-----|-0-0-6-----0-8---|
|   ...   ...         ...   ...         ...   ...       . .       .
|
|HANNEMAN
|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
|-2---------------|-2-2-------------|-2-----2---------|-----------------|
|-0---------------|-0-0-------------|-0-----0---------|-----------------|
   x                   x               x     x


|BOTH
|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
|-------------4/5-|-----------------|-------------4/5-|-----------------|
|-------------4/5-|-------------8---|-------------4/5-|-----8------10---|
|-0-000-0-000-----|-0-000-0-000-6---|-0-000-0-000-----|-0-0-6-----0-8---|
    ...   ...         ...   ...         ...   ...       . .       .



 RIFF 1 VERSE x2

|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
|-------------4/5-|-----------------|-------------4/5-|-----------------|
|-------------4/5-|-------------8---|-------------4/5-|------------10---|
|-0-000-0-000-----|-0-000-0-000-6---|-0-000-0-000-----|-0-000-0-000-8---|
    ...   ...         ...   ...         ...   ...         ...   ...



 RIFF 2 BRIDGE x2

|KING
|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
|-------------8\7-|-------------8\7-|-------------8\7-|-----------------|
|-------------8\7-|-------------8\7-|-------------8\7-|----10-------9---|
|-0-000-0-000-----|-0-000-0-000-----|-0-000-0-000-----|-0-0-8-----0-7---|
|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
|   ...   ...          ...   ...        ...   ...       . .       .
|
|HANNEMAN
|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
|-9---------------|12---------------|11---------------|----10-------9---|
|-7---------------|10---------------|-9---------------|----10-------9---|
|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-0-0-------0-----|
|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
                                                        . .       .



 RIFF 3 CHORUS x2

|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-7---6-----------|
|-3-2-------------|-3-2-------------|-3-2-------------|-5---4---8---7---|
|-----3-2-5-3-2-0-|-----3-2-5-3-2-0-|-----3-2-5-3-2-0-|---------6---5---|
  . . . . . . . .   . . . . . . . .   . . . . . . . .



 RIFF 1 VERSE x2

 RIFF 2 BRIDGE x2

 RIFF 3 CHORUS x2


 FILL 1

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




 FILL 2 x4

|-----------------|
|-----------------|
|-----------------|
|-----------------|
|-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-|
|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|
  . . . . . . . .



 RIFF 4 INTERLUDE x2

|KING
|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
|-------------4------------4-3----|--------------------------5--10--|
|-2-----5-----2------------2-1----|-2-----5-----3------------3---8--|
|-0-0-0-3-0-0----------0-0--------|-0-0-0-3-0-0-1--------0-0---0----|
|   . .   . .          . .            . .   . .          . .   .
|
|HANNEMAN
|---------------------------------|-------------------------15b-15\-|
|---------------------------------|-------------------------18b-18\-|
|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
|-------------4------------4-3----|---------------------------------|
|-2-----5-----2------------2-1----|-2-----5-----3-------------------|
|-0-0-0-3-0-0----------0-0--------|-0-0-0-3-0-0-1-------------------|
    . .   . .          . .            . .   . .


|KING
|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
|-------------4------------4-3----|--------------------------5--10--|
|-2-----5-----2------------2-1----|-2-----5-----3------------3---8--|
|-0-0-0-3-0-0----------0-0--------|-0-0-0-3-0-0-1--------0-0---0----|
|   . .   . .          . .            . .   . .          . .   .
|
|HANNEMAN                    A.H.
|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
|-------------4------------4------|---------------------------------|
|-2-----5-----2------------2-1b^--|-2-----5-----3-------------------|
|-0-0-0-3-0-0----------0-0--------|-0-0-0-3-0-0-1--------x\\\\\\\\--|
    . .   . .          . .            . .   . .



 SOLO 1 HANNEMAN
    BAR        BAR       BAR
|-15\/\/\/\\--------------------------------------|
|-18\/\/\/\\-----------23//\/\/\\/\\/\\/\\//\//\--|
|-------------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------------|
|-------------0\\\\-------------------------------|

  BAR/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\  N.H. BAR
|----------------------------------------------------------------------|
|----------------------------------------------------------------------|
|-0h9p7p6p0h9p7p6p0h9p7p6p0h9p7p6p0h9p7p6p0h9p7p6p0--5///\/\/\/\//\\\--|
|----------------------------------------------------------------------|
|----------------------------------------------------------------------|
|----------------------------------------------------------------------|

  BAR/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\  BAR    N.H. BAR
|---------------------------------------------|
|---------------------------------------------|
|---------------------------------------------|
|---------------------------------------------|
|-0h2p1p0h2p1p0h2p1p0h2p1p0-0\\\\---7\/\/\\\\-|
|---------------------------------------------|

    BAR         BAR       BAR         BAR     N.H. BAR
|-------------21//\/\/\-22//\/\/\\--------------------------|
|-21///\/\/\------------------------21//\/\\--24\\\\\\\\----|
|-----------------------------------------------------------|
|-----------------------------------------------------------|
|-----------------------------------------------------------|
|-----------------------------------------------------------|




 RIFF 4A x4 UNDER SOLO 1

|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
|-------------4------------4-3----|--------------------------5--10--|
|-2-----5-----2------------2-1----|-2-----5-----3------------3---8--|
|-0-0-0-3-0-0----------0-0--------|-0-0-0-3-0-0-1--------0-0---0----|
    . .   . .          . .            . .   . .          . .   .



 RIFF 5 INTERLUDE x1

|KING
|-------------------------------------|-------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------|-------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------|-------------------------------------|
|----8--7-----------------------------|----8--7-----------------------------|
|-------------8--7-----8-10-----8--7--|-------------8--7-----8-10-----------|
|-0--------0--------0--------0--------|-0--------0--------0--------0--8--7--|
| .        .        .        .          .        .        .        .
|
|HANNEMAN
|-------------------------------------|-------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------|-------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------|-------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------|-4-----------------------------------|
|-2-----------------------------------|-2-----------------------------------|
|-0-----------------------------------|-------------------------------------|



|KING
|-------------------------------------|-------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------|-------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------|-------------------------------------|
|----8--7-----------------------------|----8--7-----------------------------|
|-------------8--7-----8-10-----8--7--|-------------8--7-----8-10-----------|
|-0--------0--------0--------0--------|-0--------0--------0--------0--8--7--|
| .        .        .        .          .        .        .        .
|
|HANNEMAN
|-------------------------------------|-------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------|-------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------|-------------------------------------|
|-3-----------------------------------|-------------------------------------|
|-1-----------------------------------|-3-----------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------|-1-----------------------------------|



|KING
|-------------------------------------|-------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------|-------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------|-------------------------------------|
|----8--7-----------------------------|----8--7-----------------------------|
|-------------8--7-----8-10-----8--7--|-------------8--7-----8-10-----------|
|-0--------0--------0--------0--------|-0--------0--------0--------0--8--7--|
| .        .        .        .          .        .        .        .
|
|HANNEMAN
|-------------------------------------|-------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------|-------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------|-------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------|10-----------------------------------|
|-4-----------------------------------|-8-----------------------------------|
|-2-----------------------------------|-------------------------------------|



|KING
|-------------------------------------|-------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------|-------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------|-------------------------------------|
|----8--7-----------------------------|----8--7-----------------------------|
|-------------8--7-----8-10-----8--7--|-------------8--7-----8-10-----------|
|-0--------0--------0--------0--------|-0--------0--------0--------0--8--7--|
| .        .        .        .          .        .        .        .
|
|HANNEMAN
|-------------------------------------|-------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------|-------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------|-------------------------------------|
|12-----------------------------------|-------------------------------------|
|10-----------------------------------|-2-----------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------|-0-----------------------------------|



 RIFF 5A INTERLUDE x2

|KING
|-------------------------------------|-------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------|-------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------|-------------------------------------|
|----8--7-----------------------------|----8--7-----------------------------|
|-------------8--7-----8-10-----8--7--|-------------8--7-----8-10-----------|
|-0--------0--------0--------0--------|-0--------0--------0--------0--8--7--|
| .        .        .        .          .        .        .        .
|
|HANNEMAN
|-------------------------------------|-------------------------------------|
|---11-10-----------------------------|---11-10-----------------------------|
|------------10--9----10-12----10--9--|------------10--9----10-12-----------|
|-------------------------------------|------------------------------10--9--|
|-------------------------------------|-------------------------------------|
|-0--------0--------0--------0--------|-0--------0--------0--------0--------|
  .        .        .        .          .        .        .        .



 SOLO 2 KING

|-------------------------------|--------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------|--------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------|-----------------------5---5-7-5-7-7fb^^^r--|
|---------------5---------------|-----------5---5-7-5-7---7------------------|
|-7b^^--5-7b^^----7b^^--5-7b^^--|---5-7-5-7---7------------------------------|
|-------------------------------|-7------------------------------------------|


|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|-20-12h15-20-12h15-20-12h15-20-12h15-20-12h15-20-12h15-20-12h15-20-12h15-|
|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
   T        T        T        T        T        T        T        T

|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|-20-12h15-20-12h15-20-12h15-20-12h15-20-12h15-20-12h15-20-12h15-20-12h15-|
|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
   T        T        T        T        T        T        T        T

|-19-15h18-19-15h18-19-15h18-19-15h18-19-15h18-19-15h18-19-15h18-19-15h18-|
|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
   T        T        T        T        T        T        T        T

|-22-15h18-22-15h18-22-15h18-22-15h18-22-15h18-22-15h18-22-15h18-22-15h18-|
|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
   T        T        T        T        T        T        T        T

|-15fb^--15b^^--18-16-15--------15b^^--15-16-18-16-15-|
|-18fb^--18b^^-----------18-17--18b^^-----------------|
|-----------------------------------------------------|
|-----------------------------------------------------|
|-----------------------------------------------------|
|-----------------------------------------------------|


|-------------------------------------------------------|
|-18-17-15-18-17-15-------------------------------------|
|-------------------18-16-15-18-16-15-------------------|
|-------------------------------------17-15-14----------|
|----------------------------------------------16b\\\\--|
|-------------------------------------------------------|


|------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|---------------------------------------------------------------12-14-15-|
|---------------------------12-13-15-------------------12-13-15----------|
|------------------11-12-14-------------------11-12-14-------------------|
|---------10-11-13-------------------10-11-13----------------------------|
|-9-10-12----------------------------------------------------------------|


|----------------------------------------------|
|-17-12h15-19-12h15-17-12h15-19-12h15-17-12h15-|
|----------------------------------------------|
|----------------------------------------------|
|----------------------------------------------|
|----------------------------------------------|
   T        T        T        T        T

|---------------------------------------------|
|-19-12h15-17-12h15-19-12h15/17fb^--17b^^^----|
|---------------------------------------------|
|---------------------------------------------|
|---------------------------------------------|
|---------------------------------------------|
   T        T        T



 RIFF 2A x4 UNDER SOLO 2

|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
|-------------8\7-|-------------8\7-|-------------8\7-|-----------------|
|-------------8\7-|-------------8\7-|-------------8\7-|----10-------9---|
|-0-000-0-000-----|-0-000-0-000-----|-0-000-0-000-----|-0-0-8-----0-7---|
    ...   ...         ...   ...         ...   ...       . .       .



 SOLO 3 HANNEMAN

|-0-12-0-12-13-15-13-12-13-12----0-12-0-12-13-15-13-12-13-12----|
|-----------------------------15-----------------------------15-|
|---------------------------------------------------------------|
|---------------------------------------------------------------|
|---------------------------------------------------------------|
|---------------------------------------------------------------|


|-0-12-0-12-13-15-13-12--------------------------------------------|
|-----------------------15-14-12-15-14-12--------------------------|
|------------------------------------------15-13-12-15-13-12-------|
|------------------------------------------------------------14b^^-|
|------------------------------------------------------------------|
|------------------------------------------------------------------|


|--------------------------------------------------------------------|
|-/13b^^-------16b^^--------14b^^------------------------------------|
|-/15b^^-15b^--18b^^-18fb^--16b^^-16b^--------9-12-10-9-10-9---------|
|----------------------------------------9-12----------------12-9b^--|
|--------------------------------------------------------------------|
|--------------------------------------------------------------------|


|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|-19-12h15-19-12h15-19-12h15-19-12h15-19-12h15-19-12h15-19-12h15-19-12h15-|
|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
   T        T        T        T        T        T        T        T

|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|-20-12h15-20-12h15-20-12h15-20-12h15-20-12h15-20-12h15-20-12h15-20-12h15-|
|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
   T        T        T        T        T        T        T        T

|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|-19-12h14-19-12h14-19-12h14-19-12h14-19-12h14-19-12h14-19-12h14-19-12h14-|
|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
   T        T        T        T        T        T        T        T

|--------------------|
|-/13-12-------------|
|--------12-11\\\----|
|--------------------|
|--------------------|
|--------------------|


|-2-3-5-3-2--------------------------------------------------------|
|-----------5-3-2-5-3-2--------------------------------------------|
|-----------------------5-4-2-4b^-4b^--2-4-5-4-2-------------------|
|------------------------------------------------5-4-2-4b^---------|
|----------------------------------------------------------3p2b^^--|
|------------------------------------------------------------------|


|--------------------------------------------------------|
|--------------------------------------------------------|
|---------------9-10-12-9-10-12-9/12fb^^^^^^^^^^r\\\\----|
|-8-9-11-8-9-11------------------------------------------|
|--------------------------------------------------------|
|--------------------------------------------------------|




 RIFF 6 x2 UNDER SOLO 3

|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
|-9-----9---------|12----12---------|11----11---------|-----------------|
|-7-----7---------|10----10---------|-9-----9---------|----10-------9---|
|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----8-------7---|



|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----5-------4---|
|-2-----2---------|-5-----5---------|-4-----4---------|-----3-------2---|
|-0-----0---------|-3-----3---------|-2-----2---------|-----------------|



 RIFF 1C INTRO x2

|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
|-------------4/5-|-----------------|-------------4/5-|-----------------|
|-------------4/5-|-------------8---|-------------4/5-|-----8------10---|
|-0-000-0-000-----|-0-000-0-000-6---|-0-000-0-000-----|-0-0-6-----0-8---|
    ...   ...         ...   ...         ...   ...       . .       .



 RIFF 3 CHORUS x2

 FILL 1


 FILL 3

|-----------------|
|-----------------|
|-----------------|
|-7---6-----------|
|-5---4---8---7---|
|---------6---5---|




 FILL 1


 FILL 4 END

|----------|
|----------|
|----------|
|----------|
|-2--------|
|-0--------|
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