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AT DAWN THEY SLEEP
By SLAYER
(Music: Hanneman Lyrics: Araya, Hanneman, King)
As Performed On HELL AWAITS 1985
METAL BLADE Records
Tabbed By Ema
Tuning Eb
RIFF 1 INTRO x2
|KING
|-----------------------------------------|
|-----------------------------------------|
|---------8-7-----------------------------|
|-------9-------------8-7-----------------|
|-------------------9-------------7-6-----|
|-0-0-0-------0-0-0-------0-0-0-8-----7-6-|
| . . . . . . . . . .
|
|HANNEMAN
|-----------------------------------------|
|-----------------------------------------|
|---------5-4-----------------------------|
|-------6-------------5-4-----------------|
|-------------------6-------------4-3-----|
|-0-0-0-------0-0-0-------0-0-0-5-----4-3-|
. . . . . . . . . .
RIFF 1A INTRO x4
|KING
|-----------------------------------------|
|-----------------------------------------|
|---------8-7-----------------------------|
|-------9-------------8-7-----------------|
|-------------------9-------------7-6-----|
|-0-0-0-------0-0-0-------0-0-0-8-----7-6-|
| . . . . . . . . . .
|
|HANNEMAN
|-----------------------------------------|
|-----------------------------------------|
|---------5-4-----------------------------|
|-------6-------------5-4---------7-6-----|
|-------------------6-----------8-----7-6-|
|-0-0-0-------0-0-0-------0-0-0-----------|
. . . . . . . . . .
FILL 1
|----------|
|----------|
|----------|
|----------|
|-2--------|
|-0--------|
x
RIFF 2 VERSE x6
|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
|--------10-9-8--------------------------10-9-8---121110------------|
|---------8-7-6----------1110-9-----------8-7-6---10-9-8---121110---|
|-0-0-0-0---------0-0-0-0-9-8-7---0-0-0-0------------------10-9-8---|
. . . . . . . . . . . .
RIFF 3 CHORUS x2
|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
|-4---------3-2---4-------5---5---|-4---------3-2---4-------5---7---|
|-2-2-2-2-4-----3-2-2-2-2-3---3---|-2-2-2-2-4-----3-2-2-2-2-3---5---|
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
|-4---------3-2---4-------5---5---|-4---------3-2---7-------5-------|
|-2-2-2-2-4-----3-2-2-2-2-3---3---|-2-2-2-2-4-----3-5-------3-------|
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
RIFF 2 VERSE x6
RIFF 3 CHORUS x2
SOLO 1 KING
N.H. BAR N.H. BAR
|------------------------|-------------------------------------------------|
|-17\\////\\-------------|-6-3h5-6-3h5-6-3h5-6-3h5-8-5h6-8-5h6-8-5h6-8-5h6-|
|------------6//\/\/\\\--|-------------------------------------------------|
|------------------------|-------------------------------------------------|
|------------------------|-------------------------------------------------|
|------------------------|-------------------------------------------------|
T T T T T T T T
|-----------------------------------------------------------|
|-9-6h8-9-6h8-9-6h8-9-6h8-11-8h9-11-8h9-11-8h9-11-8h9-------|
|-----------------------------------------------------------|
|-----------------------------------------------------x\\\\-|
|-----------------------------------------------------x\\\\-|
|-----------------------------------------------------------|
T T T T T T T T
|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|-10-7h9-10-7h9-10-7h9-12-9h10-12-9h10-12-9h10-13-10h12-13-10h12-13-10h12-|
|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
T T T T T T T T T
|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|----------------------------------------------------------------15-17-18-|
|-15-12h13-15-12h13-15-12h13-16-13h15-16-13h15-16-13h15-15-16-18----------|
|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
T T T T T T
BAR
|---------------------------------------------|
|----------18-20-21-/24b////\//\//\\/\/\\-----|
|-18-19-21------------------------------------|
|---------------------------------------------|
|---------------------------------------------|
|---------------------------------------------|
|-17-12h15-17-12h15-18-13h16-18-13h16-19-14h17-19-14h17-20-15h18-20-15h18-|
|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
T T T T T T T T
|-21-16h19-21-16h19-22-17h20-22-17h20-23-18h21-23-18h21-19-22b^^^^^-----|
|-----------------------------------------------------------------------|
|-----------------------------------------------------------------------|
|-----------------------------------------------------------------------|
|-----------------------------------------------------------------------|
|-----------------------------------------------------------------------|
T T T T T T
BAR BAR/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\ BAR
|------------------------------------------------------------------|
|------------------------------------------------------------------|
|-0//\\\\\h4p3p0h4p3p0h12p9p0h12p9p0h12p9p0h12p9/16b///\/\/\\/\\---|
|------------------------------------------------------------------|
|------------------------------------------------------------------|
|------------------------------------------------------------------|
BAR/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\
|------------------------------------------------------------------|
|---------------------------------------------------------15-17-18-|
|-18p16p0h18p16p0h18p16p0h18p16p0h18p16p0h18p16p0h18p16p0----------|
|------------------------------------------------------------------|
|------------------------------------------------------------------|
|------------------------------------------------------------------|
|-/19b^^^---24-19-22-19-22-19-22-19-22-19-x\\\\\\----------------|
|-----------------------------------------x\\\\\\----------------|
|----------------------------------------------------------------|
|----------------------------------------------------------------|
|----------------------------------------------------------------|
|---------------------------------------------------21\\\\\3-----|
T T T T T
RIFF 2 x4 UNDER SOLO 1
SOLO 2 HANNEMAN
|----11--------------------------------|
|-13----11--11h12p11h12p11h12p11h12p11-|
|--------------------------------------|
|--------------------------------------|
|--------------------------------------|
|--------------------------------------|
|----------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|-14-16-17-13-14-16-11-13-14-13-11-------------------------------------------|
|----------------------------------14-12-11-12-14-12-11----------------------|
|-------------------------------------------------------13-11-10-11-13-11-10-|
|----------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|----------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|---------/13b^^^---10-11-13-11-10--------------------------------------------|
|-12-10-9--------------------------12-10-9-10-12-10-9--------/12b^---/9b^^^---|
|-----------------------------------------------------11-9-8------------------|
|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|---------------------------------------------------------------/18b-/17b-|
|------------------10-11-13-11-13-14-13-14-16-14-16-17-16-17-19-----------|
|-9-10-12-10-12-13--------------------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|-/18b-/15b\\\---11-8h9-11-8h9-11-8h9-11-8h9-11-8h9-11-8h9-11-8h9-11-8h9-|
|------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|------------------------------------------------------------------------|
T T T T T T T T
|---------------------------------------------------------15-11h14-15-11h14-|
|-10-7h8-10-7h8-10-7h8-10-7h8-10-7h8-10-7h8-10-7h8-10-7h8-------------------|
|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
T T T T T T T T T T
|-16-12h15-16-12h15-17-13h16-18-14h17-19-15h18-20-16h19-21-17h20-22-18h21-|
|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
T T T T T T T T
|-23-19h22-24-x///-------------|
|-------------x///-------------|
|------------------x\\\\\\-----|
|------------------x\\\\\\-----|
|------------------------------|
|------------------------------|
T T
RIFF 3A x4 UNDER SOLO 2
|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
|-4---------3-2---4---------------|-4---------3-2---7-------5-------|
|-2-2-2-2-4-----3-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-|-2-2-2-2-4-----3-5-------3-------|
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
RIFF 1A BREAK x4
FILL 2
|KING
|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------------------------7-------------|
|---------8-7---------------------------------------------5-7---7-6b^^^^----|
|-------9-------------8-7----------------------7-6----6-7-------------------|
|-------------------9-------------7-6----6-7-8-----7------------------------|
|-0-0-0-------0-0-0-------0-0-0-8-----7-------------------------------------|
| . . . . . . . . . .
|
|HANNEMAN
|-------------------------------------------------------------6-------------|
|---------------------------------------------------------6-8---8-7b^^^^----|
|---------5-4----------------------------------7-6----6-7-------------------|
|-------6-------------5-4---------7-6----6-7-8-----7------------------------|
|-------------------6-----------8-----7-------------------------------------|
|-0-0-0-------0-0-0-------0-0-0---------------------------------------------|
. . . . . . . . . .
RIFF 4 INTERLUDE x3
|KING
|-----------------|---------------|---------------|------------------|
|-----------------|---------------|---------------|------------------|
|-----------------|---------------|---------------|------------------|
|-----------------|---------------|---------------|-------1--------4-|
|-2-------3-----5-|-------3-----5-|-------3-----5-|---3-2------6-5---|
|-0-0-0-0-1-0-0-3-|-0-0-0-1-0-0-3-|-0-0-0-1-0-0-3-|-1--------4-------|
| . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
|
|HANNEMAN
|-----------------|---------------|---------------|------------------|
|-----------------|---------------|---------------|------------------|
|-----------------|---------------|---------------|----------------6-|
|-----------------|---------------|---------------|-------6----8-7---|
|-2-------3-----5-|-------3-----5-|-------3-----5-|---8-7----6-------|
|-0-0-0-0-1-0-0-3-|-0-0-0-1-0-0-3-|-0-0-0-1-0-0-3-|-6----------------|
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
|KING
|-----------------|---------------|---------------|------------------|
|-----------------|---------------|---------------|------------------|
|-----------------|---------------|---------------|------------------|
|-----------------|---------------|---------------|-------1----------|
|-2-------3-----5-|-------3-----5-|-------3-----5-|---3-2------6-5---|
|-0-0-0-0-1-0-0-3-|-0-0-0-1-0-0-3-|-0-0-0-1-0-0-3-|-1--------4-----6-|
| . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
|
|HANNEMAN
|-----------------|---------------|---------------|------------------|
|-----------------|---------------|---------------|------------------|
|-----------------|---------------|---------------|------------------|
|-----------------|---------------|---------------|--------6---6-5---|
|-2-------3-----5-|-------3-----5-|-------3-----5-|---8-7----4-----6-|
|-0-0-0-0-1-0-0-3-|-0-0-0-1-0-0-3-|-0-0-0-1-0-0-3-|-6----------------|
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
FILL 3
|KING
|-----------------|---------------|---------------|------------------|
|-----------------|---------------|---------------|------------------|
|-----------------|---------------|---------------|------------------|
|-----------------|---------------|---------------|-------1--------4-|
|-2-------3-----5-|-------3-----5-|-------3-----5-|---3-2------6-5---|
|-0-0-0-0-1-0-0-3-|-0-0-0-1-0-0-3-|-0-0-0-1-0-0-3-|-1--------4-------|
| . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
|
|HANNEMAN
|-----------------|---------------|---------------|------------------|
|-----------------|---------------|---------------|------------------|
|-----------------|---------------|---------------|----------------6-|
|-----------------|---------------|---------------|-------6----8-7---|
|-2-------3-----5-|-------3-----5-|-------3-----5-|---8-7----6-------|
|-0-0-0-0-1-0-0-3-|-0-0-0-1-0-0-3-|-0-0-0-1-0-0-3-|-6----------------|
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
|BOTH
|-----------------|---------------|---------------|------------------|
|-----------------|---------------|---------------|------------------|
|-----------------|---------------|---------------|------------------|
|-----------------|---------------|---------------|------------------|
|-2-------3-----5-|-------3-----5-|-------3-----5-|-3--------6-------|
|-0-0-0-0-1-0-0-3-|-0-0-0-1-0-0-3-|-0-0-0-1-0-0-3-|-1--------4-------|
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
RIFF 5 INTERLUDE x2
|--------------------------------------------------------------------|
|--------------------------------------------------------------------|
|--------------------------------------------------------------------|
|-9-------9----10-9-------9----10-9-------9----10-9-------9----10----|
|-7-------7-----8-7-------7-----8-7-------7-----8-7-------7-----8----|
|---0-0-0---0-0-----0-0-0---0-0-----0-0-0---0-0-----0-0-0------------|
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
RIFF 6 INTERLUDE x3
|KING
|------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|------------------7---------------7--8------------------7---------------------|
|---7--8---7--8-10-----7--8---7--8--------7--8---7--8-10-----7--8---7--8-------|
|-0------0-----------0------0-----------0------0-----------0------0-------8-10-|
| . . . . . . . .
|
|HANNEMAN
|------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|------------------9---------------9-10------------------9---------------------|
|---9-10---9-10-11-----9-10---9-10--------9-10---9-10-11-----9-10---9-10-------|
|------------------------------------------------------------------------10-12-|
|-0------0-----------0------0-----------0------0-----------0------0------------|
. . . . . . . .
RIFF 7 BRIDGE x8
|-----------------|
|-----------------|
|-----------------|
|-----9-9----1010-|
|-7-7-7-7-8-8-8-8-|
|-----------------|
. . . .
RIFF 7A x4
|-----------------|
|-----------------|
|-----------------|
|-----------------|
|-2-2-2---3-3-3---|
|-0-0-0---1-1-1---|
RIFF 7B x4
|-----------------|
|-----------------|
|-----------------|
|-----------------|
|-----------------|
|-0000000-1111111-|
....... .......
RIFF 8A BREAK x1
|KING
|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
|-4---------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----4-----3-----|
|-2---------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----2-----1-----|
| x
|
|HANNEMAN
|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----4-----3-----|
|-210-2-3-2-0-2-0-|-210-2-3-2-0-2-0-|-210-2-3-2-0-2-0-|-2-0-2-----1-----|
... . . . . . . ... . . . . . . ... . . . . . . . .
RIFF 8 BREAK x4
|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----4-----3-----|
|-210-2-3-2-0-2-0-|-210-2-3-2-0-2-0-|-210-2-3-2-0-2-0-|-2-0-2-----1-----|
... . . . . . . ... . . . . . . ... . . . . . . . .
RIFF 9 VERSE x4
|----------------|----------------|---------------------------------|
|----------------|----------------|---------------------------------|
|----------------|----------------|---------------------------------|
|-9-9-9-9-9-12\9-|-9-9-9-9-9-12\9-|-9-9-9-9-9-10--8-7-----7-6---6-5-|
|-7-7-7-7-7-10\7-|-7-7-7-7-7-10\7-|-7-7-7-7-7--8--6-5-7-6-5-4-6-4-3-|
|----------------|----------------|-------------------5-4-----4-----|
SOLO 3 HANNEMAN
BAR BAR/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\
|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
|-0//\\\\\\h3h4p3p0h4p3p0h4p3p0h6p4p0h6p4p0h6p4p0h7p6p0h7p6p0h7p6p0-|
|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
BAR/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\\
|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
|-0h9p7p0h9p7p0h9p7p0h10p9p0h10p9p0h10p9p0h12p10p0h12p10p0--------|
|----------------------------------------------------------x\\\\--|
|----------------------------------------------------------x\\\\--|
|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------19-20-22-19-20-22-19-20-22-19-20-22-|
|-18-19-21-18-19-21-18-19-21-18-19-21-------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|------------------------------------------------------------------|
|-18-19-21-19-18\16------------------------------------------------|
|-------------------19-17-16-19-17-16------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------18-16-15-18-16-15------------|
|-------------------------------------------------------17-15-14b\-|
|------------------------------------------------------------------|
|-----13b^-----14b^-----15b^-----16b^-----17b^-----18b^-----19b^------20b^-|
|-16b^16b^-17b^17b^-18b^18b^-19b^19b^-20b^20b^-21b^21b^-22b^22b^-23b^-23b^-|
|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|-------22fb^^r--22b^^---19-20-22-20-19-------22-20-19-------22-20-19-|
|-24b^----------------------------------22-21----------22-21----------|
|---------------------------------------------------------------------|
|---------------------------------------------------------------------|
|---------------------------------------------------------------------|
|---------------------------------------------------------------------|
|----------------------------------------------------------16b^^^------------|
|-22-21-19-21-22-21-19-------22-21-19-------22-21-19-------19b^^^-19b^\\\\---|
|----------------------22-20----------22-20----------22-20-------------------|
|----------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|----------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|----------------------------------------------------------------------------|
RIFF 8B x4 UNDER SOLO 3
|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-8-7---7-6---6-5-|
|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-6-5-7-5-4-6-4-3-|
|-210-2-3-2-0-2-0-|-210-2-3-2-0-2-0-|-210-2-3-2-0-2-0-|-----5-----4-----|
... . . . . . . ... . . . . . . ... . . . . . .
RIFF 8B OUTRO x2
RIFF 8C OUTRO x3
|-----------------|-----------------|
|-----------------|-----------------|
|-----------------|-----------------|
|-----------------|-8-7---7-6---6-5-|
|-----------------|-6-5-7-5-4-6-4-3-|
|-210-2-3-2-0-2-0-|-----5-----4-----|
... . . . . . .
FILL 4
|-----------------|
|-----------------|
|-----------------|
|-8-7---7-6---6-5-|
|-6-5-7-5-4-6-4-3-|
|-----5-----4-----|
x
DRUM FILL
RIFF 2 OUTRO x1
RIFF 2A END x1
|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
|--------10-9-8--------------------------10-9-8---121110------------|
|---------8-7-6----------1110-9-----------8-7-6---10-9-8---121110---|
|-0-0-0-0---------0-0-0-0-9-8-7---0-0-0-0------------------10-9-8---|
. . . . . . . . . . . . x
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