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HARDENING OF THE ARTERIES
 By SLAYER
 (Music & Lyrics: Hanneman)
 As Performed On HELL AWAITS 1985
 METAL BLADE Records

 Tabbed By Ema

 Tuning Eb


 RIFF 1 INTRO x1

|KING
|-----------------------------------|
|-----------------------------------|
|-----------------------------------|
|-----------------------------------|
|-3p2-4-------3-------2-------------|
|-------222-3---222-3---22222-0-222-|
        ... . . ... . . ..... . ...


|KING
|-----------------------------------|
|-----------------------------------|
|-----------------------------------|
|-----------------------------------|
|-3p2-4-------3-------2-------------|
|-------222-3---222-3---22222-0-222-|
|       ... . . ... . . ..... . ...
|
|HANNEMAN
|-----------------------------------|
|-----------------------------------|
|-----------------------------------|
|-----------------------------------|
|-----------------------------------|
|------------------15\\\\\\\\\\\\\\-|



|KING x2
|-----------------------------------|
|-----------------------------------|
|-----------------------------------|
|-----------------------------------|
|-3p2-4-------3-------2-------------|
|-------222-3---222-3---22222-0-222-|
|       ... . . ... . . ..... . ...
|
|HANNEMAN x2
|-----------------------------------|
|-----------------------------------|
|-----------------------------------|
|-----------------------------------|
|-------4-------4-------4-------4---|
|-------2-------2-------2-------2---|
         x       x       x        x


|KING
|-------------------------------|
|-------------------------------|
|-------------------------------|
|-------------------------------|
|-3p2-4-------3-------2---------|
|-------222-3---222-3---2222222-|
|       ... . . ... . . .......
|
|HANNEMAN
|-------------------------------|
|-------------------------------|
|-------------------------------|
|-------------------------------|
|-------4-------4-------4-------|
|-------2-------2-------2-------|
         x       x       x



 RIFF 2 VERSE x1

|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
|-2--------4---5-|-2--------5---8-|-2--------4---5-|-2--------5---8-|
|-00000000-2-0-3-|-00000000-3-0-6-|-00000000-2-0-3-|-00000000-3-0-6-|
  ........   .     ........   .     ........   .     ........   .


|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
|-2--------4---5-|-2--------5---8-|-2--------4---5-|-2--------5---4-|
|-00000000-2-0-3-|-00000000-3-0-6-|-00000000-2-0-3-|-00000000-3-0-2-|
  ........   .     ........   .     ........   .     ........   .



 RIFF 3 BRIDGE x1

|---------------------------------------|
|---------------------------------------|
|---------------------------------------|
|---------------------------------------|
|-5----------------7-9----------------7-|
|-3333333333333333-5-7777777777777777-5-|
  ................   ................


|---------------------------------------|
|---------------------------------------|
|---------------------------------------|
|---------------------------------------|
|-5----------------7-9------------------|
|-3333333333333333-5-777777777666666666-|
  ................   ..................



 RIFF 1A CHORUS x4

|-----------------------------------|
|-----------------------------------|
|-----------------------------------|
|-----------------------------------|
|-3p2-4-------3-------2-------------|
|-------222-3---222-3---22222-0-222-|
        ... . . ... . . ..... . ...



 RIFF 2 VERSE x1


 RIFF 4 BRIDGE x1

|x3
|-------------------------------|
|-------------------------------|
|-------------------------------|
|--------6-5---5----------------|
|------------6----------4-3---3-|
|-333333---------333333-----4---|
  ......         ......


|x1
|-----------------------|
|-----------------------|
|-----------------------|
|--------6-5---5--------|
|------------6----------|
|-333333---------333333-|
  ......         ......



 RIFF 1B CHORUS x1

|x3
|-----------------------------------|
|-----------------------------------|
|-----------------------------------|
|-----------------------------------|
|-3p2-4-------3-------2-------------|
|-------222-3---222-3---22222-0-222-|
        ... . . ... . . ..... . ...

|x1
|-----------------------------------------|
|-----------------------------------------|
|-----------------------------------------|
|-----------------------------------------|
|-3p2-4-------3-------2-4-----3-3-3-2-----|
|-------222-3---222-3---2-----1-1-1-0-----|
        ... . . ... . .  x           x



 RIFF 5 INTERLUDE x1

|KING
|-------------|-------------|-------------|-------------|
|-------------|-------------|-------------|-------------|
|-------------|-------------|-------------|-------------|
|-------------|-------------|-------------|-------------|
|-------------|-------------|-------------|-----------3-|
|-00000000101-|-00000000101-|-00000000101-|-00000000101-|
  ...........   ...........   ...........   .......... x



 SOLO 1 KING
   BAR    BAR/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\
|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|-0\\\\-----------------------------------------------------------------------|
|-0\\\\---4p3p0h4p3p0h4p3p0h4p3p0-0h4h6p0h4h6p0h4h6p0h6h7p0h6h7p0h6h7/9b^^^---|
|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------|


|-/21b^---24242424-21212121-24242424-21212121-24-21-24-21-24-21-24-21-24-21-|
|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|


|-24-21-24-21-24-21-24fb^^^r--21-24-21-24-21-24-21----------|
|--------------------------------------------------x\\\\----|
|--------------------------------------------------x\\\\----|
|-----------------------------------------------------------|
|-----------------------------------------------------------|
|-----------------------------------------------------------|




 RIFF 5A x1 UNDER SOLO 1

|-------------|-------------|-------------|-------------|
|-------------|-------------|-------------|-------------|
|-------------|-------------|-------------|-------------|
|-------------|-------------|-------------|-------------|
|-------------|-------------|-------------|-------------|
|-00000000101-|-00000000101-|-00000000101-|-00000000101-|
  ...........   ...........   ...........   ...........


|-------------|-------------|-------------|-------------|
|-------------|-------------|-------------|-------------|
|-------------|-------------|-------------|-------------|
|-------------|-------------|-------------|-------------|
|-------------|-------------|-------------|-----------3-|
|-00000000101-|-00000000101-|-00000000101-|-00000000101-|
  ...........   ...........   ...........   .......... x




 SOLO 2 HANNEMAN

|---------------------------------------------------------------|
|---------------------------------------------------------------|
|-------------5-6-8-5-6-8-------------6-8-9-6-8-9---------------|
|-4-5-7-4-5-7-------------5-7-8-5-7-8-------------7-8-10-7-8-10-|
|---------------------------------------------------------------|
|---------------------------------------------------------------|


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


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

                                                           BAR
|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
|----------14-15-17-14-15-17----------15-17-18-15-17-18--20/\/\/\\--|
|-13-14-16-------------------14-16-17-------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------------------------------|

   BAR     BAR                             N.H. BAR    BAR    BAR
|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
|-----------------------------2-3-5-2-3-5-3\/\/\/\\-----------------|
|---------0//\\\\-1-2-4-1-2-4---------------------------------------|
|----------------------------------------------------0\\\\----------|
|-0\\\\-----------------------------------------------------0\/\/\--|

  N.H. BAR
|--------------------------|
|--------------------------|
|-4//\//\/\/\\/\\/\\\\-----|
|--------------------------|
|--------------------------|
|--------------------------|




 RIFF 6 x8 UNDER SOLO 2

|------------------------------|
|------------------------------|
|------------------------------|
|------------------------------|
|-4----------------------------|
|-222222222222222222222222-3-4-|
  ........................ . .



 RIFF 5B BREAK x1

|KING
|-------------|-------------|-------------|-------------|
|-------------|-------------|-------------|-------------|
|-------------|-------------|-------------|-------------|
|-------------|-------------|-------------|-------------|
|-------------|-------------|-------------|-----------3-|
|-00000000101-|-00000000101-|-00000000101-|-00000000101-|
| ...........   ...........   ...........   .......... x
|
|HANNEMAN
|-------------|-------------|-------------|-------------|
|-------------|-------------|-------------|-------------|
|-------------|-------------|-------------|-------------|
|-------------|-------------|-------------|-------------|
|-2---------3-|-----------3-|-----------3-|-----------3-|
|-0---------1-|-----------1-|-----------1-|-----------1-|
   x         x             x             x             x



 FILL 1

|-------|
|-------|
|-------|
|-------|
|-3-3-3-|
|-1-1-1-|




 RIFF 2 VERSE x1

 RIFF 1C CHORUS x1

|x3
|-----------------------------------|
|-----------------------------------|
|-----------------------------------|
|-----------------------------------|
|-3p2-4-------3-------2-------------|
|-------222-3---222-3---22222-0-222-|
        ... . . ... . . ..... . ...


|KING
|-----------------------------------|
|-----------------------------------|
|-----------------------------------|
|-----------------------------------|
|-3p2-4-------3-------2-------------|
|-------222-3---222-3---22222-0-222-|
|       ... . . ... . . ..... . ...
|
|HANNEMAN
|-----------------------------------|
|-----------------------------------|
|-----------------------------------|
|-----------------------------------|
|-3p2-4-------3-----4---------------|
|-------222-3---222-2---------------|
        ... . . ...  x



 RIFF 1D BREAK x1

|KING x2
|-----------------------------------|
|-----------------------------------|
|-----------------------------------|
|-----------------------------------|
|-3p2-4-------3-------2-------------|
|-------222-3---222-3---22222-0-222-|
        ... . . ... . . ..... . ...
|
|HANNEMAN x2
|-----------------------------------|
|-----------------------------------|
|-----------------------------------|
|-----------------------------------|
|-------4-------4-------4-------4---|
|-------2-------2-------2-------2---|
         x       x       x       x


|KING
|-----------------------------------|
|-----------------------------------|
|-----------------------------------|
|-----------------------------------|
|-3p2-4-------3-4---4---------------|
|-------222-3---2---2---------------|
|       ... . .      x
|
|HANNEMAN
|-----------------------------------|
|-----------------------------------|
|-----------------------------------|
|-----------------------------------|
|-------4-------4---4---------------|
|-------2-------2---2---------------|
         x           x



 FILL 1


 RIFF 7 OUTRO x1 (HELL AWAITS INTRO)

|KING
|-------------------------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------------------------|
|---------------------------------------------------------3---|
|-2---------------------------------------------------3-2-1---|
|-0---------------------------------------------------1-0-----|
|
|
|HANNEMAN
|-------------------------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------------------------|
|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|
  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .



|KING
|-------------------------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------------------------|
|-----------------------------------------------------3-2-3---|
|-----------------------------------------------------1-0-1---|
|
|
|HANNEMAN
|-------------------------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------------------------|
|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|
  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .



|KING
|-------------------------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------------------------|
|---------------------------------------------------------3---|
|-----------------------------------------------------3-2-1---|
|-----------------------------------------------------1-0-----|
|
|
|HANNEMAN
|-------------------------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------------------------|
|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|
  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .



|KING                                    BAR
|-------------------------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------------------------|
|----------------------------------------------------10\910---|
|-----------------------------------------------------8\7-8---|
|---------------------------------------0//\\\\\\\\-----------|
|
|
|HANNEMAN
|-------------------------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------------------------|
|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|
  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .



|KING
|-------------------------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------------------------|
|-----------------------------------------------------3-2-3---|
|-----------------------------------------------------1-0-1---|
|
|
|HANNEMAN
|-------------------------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------------------------|
|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|
  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .



|KING
|-------------------------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------------------------|
|---------------------------------------------------------3---|
|-----------------------------------------------------3-2-1---|
|-----------------------------------------------------1-0-----|
|
|
|HANNEMAN
|-------------------------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------------------------|
|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|
  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .



|KING
|-----------------|
|-----------------|
|-----------------|
|-----------------|
|---------7---8---|
|---------5---6---|
|
|
|HANNEMAN
|-----------------|
|-----------------|
|-----------------|
|-----------------|
|-----------------|
|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|
  . . . . . . . .



 RIFF 8 OUTRO CONTINUE TILL FADE

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



 WILD SOLOING OVER RIFF 8

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