Slayer - "Postmortem" Guitar Tab
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POSTMORTEM
By SLAYER
(Music & Lyrics: Hanneman)
As Performed On REIGN IN BLOOD 1986
AMERICAN Recordings
Tabbed By Ema
Tuning Eb
RIFF 1 INTRO x1
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|-7----------8\7---7/-9---11\10----------8\7---7/-9---11\10----|
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|------10\9---9/10---8--8---|-------------|
|-------8\7---7/-9---6--6---|-8-6---6-5---|
|-0-0-0-----0------0--------|-----7-----7-|
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|-9---------10\9---9/10---13\12---------10\9---9/10---13\12----|
|-7----------8\7---7/-9---11\10----------8\7---7/-9---11\10----|
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|------10\9---9/10---8--8---|-------------|-3-----------|
|-------8\7---7/-9---6--6---|-8-6---6-5---|---5-4-3-----|
|-0-0-0-----0------0--------|-----7-----7-|---------5-4-|
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|-9---------10\9---9/10---13\12---------10\9---9/10---13\12----|
|-7----------8\7---7/-9---11\10----------8\7---7/-9---11\10----|
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|------10\9---9/10---8--8---|-------------|-3-----------|-2-----------|
|-------8\7---7/-9---6--6---|-8-6---6-5---|---5-4-3-----|---4-3-2-----|
|-0-0-0-----0------0--------|-----7-----7-|---------5-4-|---------4-3-|
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RIFF 2 VERSE x4
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|-2---3-------------------2---3-------------------|
|-0---1-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0---1-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|
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|-2---3-------------------2h3---3/6---6\5---5\3---|
|-0---1-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0h1---1/4---4\3---3\1---|
. . . . . . . . .
RIFF 3 BRIDGE SLOW x1
|BOTH
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|-6-6-6-6-6-6-5-5-5-8-8-8-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-|
|-4-4-4-4-4-4-3-3-3-6-6-6-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-|
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
|KING
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|-6-6-6-6-6-6-5-----8-----9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-|
|-4-4-4-4-4-4-3-----6-----7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-|
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|HANNEMAN
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|-6-6-6-6-6-6-5-5-5-8-8-8-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-|
|-4-4-4-4-4-4-3-3-3-6-6-6-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-|
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|KING
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|-6-----6-6-6-5---5-8---8-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-----|
|-4-----4-4-4-3---3-6---6-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-----|
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|HANNEMAN
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|-6-6-6-6-6-6-5-5-5-8-8-8-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-|
|-4-4-4-4-4-4-3-3-3-6-6-6-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-|
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|KING
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|-6-6-6-6-6-6-5-5-5-8-8-8-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9\----|
|-4-4-4-4-4-4-3-3-3-6-6-6-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7\----|
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|HANNEMAN
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|-6-6-6-6-6-6-5-5-5-8-8-8-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-|
|-4-4-4-4-4-4-3-3-3-6-6-6-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-|
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RIFF 2 VERSE x2
RIFF 2A VERSE VARIATION x2
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|-2---3-------------------2---3-------------------|
|-0---1-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0---1-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|
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|-2---3---------------------5-4-3-------4-3-2-----|
|-0---1-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0---------5-3---------4-3-|
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RIFF 3A BRIDGE x1
|KING
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|-6-6-6-6-----5-5-5-8-----4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-|
|-4-4-4-4-----3-3-3-6-----2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-|
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|HANNEMAN
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|-6-6-6-6-6-6-5-5-5-8-8-8-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-|
|-4-4-4-4-4-4-3-3-3-6-6-6-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-|
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|KING
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|-6-6-6-6-6-6-5-----8-8-8-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-----|
|-4-4-4-4-4-4-3-----6-6-6-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-----|
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|HANNEMAN
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|-6-6-6-6-6-6-5-5-5-8-8-8-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-|
|-4-4-4-4-4-4-3-3-3-6-6-6-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-|
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|KING
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|-6-6-6-6-----5-----8-----4-4-4-4-----4-4-4-4-4-4-|
|-4-4-4-4-----3-----6-----2-2-2-2-----2-2-2-2-2-2-|
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|HANNEMAN
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|-6-6-6-6-6-6-5-5-5-8-8-8-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-|
|-4-4-4-4-4-4-3-3-3-6-6-6-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-|
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|KING
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|-6-----------5-----8-----9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9\----|
|-4-----------3-----6-----7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7\----|
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|HANNEMAN
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|-6-----------5-----8-----9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-|
|-4-----------3-----6-----7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-|
. . .
RIFF 1 INTRO x1
RIFF 4 INTERLUDE x2
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|-----------------|-------------7-6-|
|---8-7-6-----7-6-|---8-7-6-5-4-----|
|-0-------5-4-----|-0---------------|
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RIFF 4A INTERLUDE x2
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|-----------------|-------------9-8-|
|--10-9-8-----9-8-|--10-9-8-7-6-7-6-|
|---8-7-6-7-6-7-6-|---8-7-6-5-4-----|
|-0-------5-4-----|-0---------------|
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RIFF 4 INTERLUDE x2
RIFF 4A INTERLUDE x4
FILL 1
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RIFF 3A INTO BRIDGE FAST
|KING x1
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|-4--------------------------------|-------------------------x\\\\\\--|
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|HANNEMAN x1
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|-44444444333333336666666622222222-|-44444444333333336666666677777777-|
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RIFF 3B BRIDGE FAST x3
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|-44444444333333336666666622222222-|-44444444333333336666666677777777-|
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RIFF 5 OUTRO x2
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|-2222222210"10"109999999988888888-|-22222222333333337777777766666666-|
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RIFF 3C BRIDGE FAST x1
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|-44444444333333336666666622222222-|-44444444333333336666666677777777-|
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|-44444444333333336666666622222222-|-44444444333333336----------------|
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RIFF 5A OUTRO x1
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|-2222222210"10"109999999988888888-|-22222222333333337777777766666666-|
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|-2222222210"10"109999999988888888-|-22222222333333337777777766666666-|
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FILL 2 END
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