#----------------------------------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.# #------------------------------------------------------------------------------# Visit MetalTabs.com for more metal tablature From: jamesj@svpal.org Slayer-Raining Blood Tune Down 1/2 step +=Artificial Harmonic 6=Eb 3=Gb P.M.=Palm Mute 5=Ab 2=Bb %=Repeat Previous 4=Db 1=Eb h=Hammer-On p= Pull-Off Intro Drums w/Thunder and Rain effects ||---------------------------------------------------------|| ||---------------------------------------------------------|| ||---------------------------------------------------------|| ||---------------------------------------------------------|| ||---------------------------------------------------------|| ||---------------------------------------------------------|| Fast Rock Riff A (guitars 1&2)------------------- P.M====| Play 2 times ||---------------------------------------------------------|| ||---------------------------------------------------------|| ||---------------------------------------------------------|| ||----------8-9-8------8-7-------7-6-----------------------|| ||-------7----------9---------8----------------------------|| ||0-0-0----------------------------------------------------|| W/Riff A (2 times) GTR II P.M.===| + + ||---------------------------------------------------------|| ||---------------------------------------------------------|| ||----------8-9-8------8-7-----7-6-------------------------|| ||-------7----------9--------8-----------------------------|| ||---------------------------------------------------------|| ||0-0-0----------------------------------------------------|| Both Guitars P.M.======================================================= ||---------------------------------------------------------|| ||---------------------------------------------------------|| ||O--------------------------------------------------------|| ||O--------------------------------------------------------|| ||---------------------------------------------------------|| ||-000-000-000-000-000-000-000-000-000-000-000-000---------|| P.M.=======| (play 4 times) ||---------------------------------------------------------|| ||---------------------------------------------------------|| ||--------------------------------------------------------O|| ||----------------3---2-----------------------------------O|| ||------------4-----------3---2----------------------------|| ||-0--2---4------------------------------------------------|| (1) P.M.============================== ||--------------------------------|------------------------|| ||--------------------------------|------------------------|| ||--------------------------------|------------%-----------|| ||--------------------------------|------------------------|| ||--------------------------------|------------------------|| ||5-3-2-0-6-4-3-0-5-3-2-0-6-4-3-0-|------------------------|| Double Time Feel (cont).. PM========================================================= ||---------------------------------------------------------|| ||---------------------------------------------------------|| ||---------------------------------------------------------|| ||---------------------------------------------------------|| ||---------------------------------------------------------|| ||5-3-2-0-6-4-3-0-5-3-2-0-6-4-3-0-5-3-2-0-6-4-3-0-5-3-2-0-6|| .. P.M ===========| P.M.================================(cont)... ||---------------------------------------------------------|| ||---------------------------------------------------------|| ||---------------------------------------------------------|| ||---------------3-----------------------------------------|| ||---------------1-----------------------------------------|| ||4-3-0-5-3-2-0----0-3-5-3-2-0-6-4-3-0-5-3-2-0-6-4-3-0-----|| P.M.=============| (Play 2 times) ||---------------------------------------------------------|| ||---------------------------------------------------------|| ||---------------------------------------------------------|| ||---------------------------------------------------------|| ||--------------------5------------8-----------------------|| ||5-3-2-0-6-4-3-0-----3------------6-----------------------|| -(1)- (2) Not sure on this next part, goes something like this (Trapped in purgatory.........) P.M.===================| P.M.=====| (Play 8 times) ||----------------------------------------------------------|| ||----------------------------------------------------------|| ||------------------------------9---8--------------7--------|| ||-----------------------7------9---8----------7---7--------|| ||-----------------------7------7---6----------7---5--------|| ||000000000000000000000--5------------00000000-5------------|| -(2)- (play 4 times, 3rd time with lyrics (pierced from below) P.M.====| +P.M.==| ||----------------------------------------------------------|| ||----------------------------------------------------------|| ||--------------------------------------888888888888--------|| ||----------------------------------8-7-888888888888--7--7--|| ||--------7h10 p 8-7-8-------7---10-----666666666666--7--7--|| ||0-0-0-0--------------0-0-0--------------------------5--5--|| With Riff A (4 times, 3rd with Lyrics (awaiting........) ||----------------------------------------------------------|| ||----------------------------------------------------------|| ||--------10-11-10------10-9-----9-8------------------------|| ||------9------------11--------10---------------------------|| ||----------------------------------------------------------|| ||0-0-0-----------------------------------------------------|| Rhythm Fig 1 (Play 2 times, 2nd with drums) ||--------------------------------------|| ||--------------------------------------|| ||--------------------------------------|| ||--------------------------------------|| ||2-2--2-2--2-2--2-2--2-2--2-2--2-2--2-2|| ||0-0--0-0--0-0--0-0--0-0--0-0--0-0--0-0|| With Pick Slide (2nd) With Pick Slide (2nd) With Rhy Fig 1 (12 Times) PM PM PM PM ||----------------------------------------------------------|| ||----------------------------------------------------------|| ||----------------------------------------------------------|| ||-----------9----------8------------7----------------------|| ||----7--10-------7--10--------7--10--------7-10-9----------|| ||-0------------0-----------0------------0------------------|| (3) With Lyrics (Raining Blood...) (Play 4 times) P.M.=| ====| ====| ====| ||--------------------------------------------|| ||--------------------------------------------|| ||--------------------------------------------|| ||--------------------------------------------|| ||------5---9-------5---8-------5--7-------5-4|| ||-0--0-3---7--0--0-3---6--0--0-3--5--0--0-3-2|| -(3)- ||----------------------------------------------------------|| ||----------------------------------------------------------|| ||----------------------------------------------------------|| ||----------------------------------------------------------|| ||----------------------------------------------------------|| ||0000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000|| (4) With Wild soloing........ =) ||----------------------------------------------------------|| ||----------------------------------------------------------|| ||----------------------------------------------------------|| ||----------------------------------------------------------|| ||----------------------------------------------------------|| ||0000000077777777776666666666333333444444444477777777778888|| -(4)- Modifications by: rek666@juno.com The original author had a pretty good idea of how this song is, But some of the parts are WAY off. So I have modified in what I think is correct. I have marked in the new riffs with numbers, so you can substitue these instead if you like. Slayer-Raining Blood Tune Down 1/2 step +=Artificial Harmonic 6=Eb 3=Gb P.M.=Palm Mute 5=Ab 2=Bb %=Repeat Previous 4=Db 1=Eb h=Hammer-On p= Pull-Off (1) (cont).. P.M.======================================================= ||---------------------------------------------------------|| ||---------------------------------------------------------|| ||---------------------------------------------------------|| ||---------------------------------------------------------|| ||---------------------------------------------------------|| ||2-2-2-5-4-2-2-2-5-4-2-2-2-2-5-4-2-2-2-5-4-2-2-2-5-4-2-2-2|| Double Time Feel (cont).. P.M.================ P.M.======== P.M.=========== ||---------------------------------------------------------|| ||---------------------------------------------------------|| ||---------------------------------------------------------|| ||---------------------------------------------------------|| ||--------------------------------------5/8----------------|| ||5-4-2-2-2-2-5-4-2-3-2-0-6-2-2-2-5-3-2-3/6-2-2-2-5-4-2-2-2|| .. P.M================= P.M.=======================(cont).. ||---------------------------------------------------------|| ||---------------------------------------------------------|| ||---------------------------------------------------------|| ||---------------------------------------------------------|| ||---------------------------------------------------------|| ||5-4-2-2-2-2-5-4-2-3-2-0-6-2-2-2-5-4-2-2-2-5-4-2-2-2-2-5-4|| .. P.M. (Play 2 times) ||---------------------------------------------------------|| ||---------------------------------------------------------|| ||---------------------------------------------------------|| ||---------------------------------------------------------|| ||--5/8----------------------------------------------------|| ||2-3/6----------------------------------------------------|| (2) + (Trapped in purgatory.........) P.M.===================| P.M.===| (Play 8 times) ||----------------------------------------------------------|| ||----------------------------------------------------------|| ||----------------------------------------------------------|| ||-------------2-1------------------------------------------|| ||-----------3-----------4/8--------------------------------|| ||00000000-2-------00000-2/5--------------------------------|| (3) With Lyrics (Raining Blood...) (Play 4 times) P.M.=| ====| ====| ====| ||--------------------------------------------|| ||--------------------------------------------|| ||--------------------------------------------|| ||--------------------------------------------|| ||--------2--------1---------------5-2--------|| ||-0--0-3---0--0-3---0--0-3-5-0--0-3-4--------|| (4) Riff B (With Noise) (Play 4 Times) ||----------------------------------------------------------|| ||----------------------------------------------------------|| ||----------------------------------------------------------|| ||----------------------------------------------------------|| ||----------------------------------------------------------|| ||0000000011111111777777776666666633333333------------------|| ||----------------------------------------------------------|| ||----------------------------------------------------------|| ||----------------------------------------------------------|| ||----------------------------------------------------------|| ||----------------------------------------------------------|| ||44444444888888777777773333444444447777777788888877777777--|| (you better be thrashing, play Riff B a few more times gradually changing to a faster tempo) Visit MetalTabs.com for more metal tablature