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Slayer - "Skeletons Of Society" Guitar Tab

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Rated: 2.85 out of 5 (13 votes)
Updated: 2001-06-02 08:50:32


#----------------------------------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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Slayer: Skeletons Of Society
----------------------------

From: frehley@nh.ultranet.com

Chords:

E5            0 2 x x x x
F5            1 3 x x x x
G#5           4 6 x x x x
A5            5 7 x x x x
Bb5           x 1 3 x x x
A5 (type 2)   x 0 2 x x x
G5            3 5 x x x x
B5            x 2 4 4 x x
Bb5 (type 2)  x 1 3 3 x x

Notation:

^     hammer-on or pull-off... whichever is appropriate
+     right-hand tap
H     harmonic
.     palm mute
/     slide up
\     slide down
(#)   whammy bar - # indicates number of steps the pitch is changed
*     artificial harmonic
b(#)  bend - # indicates number of steps the pitch is raised
r     release bend

Heavy Rock (quarter note = 122)

Intro:

2 bars of drums, ending with:

-------------------|
-------------------|
-------------------|
-------------------|
-------------------|
--------------19\--|

   E5                  F5  E5  F5    E5                  F5  E5  F5
|  . . . . .   . .   .     . .     | . . . . .   . .   .     . .     |
|O ======= =---===   =--   ===--   | ======= =---===   =--   ===--   |
|O | | | | |   | |   | |   | | |   | | | | | |   | |   | |   | | |   |
|  / / / / /   / /   / /   / / /   | / / / / /   / /   / /   / / /   |

   E5                  F5  E5  F5    E5                  F5  E5  F5
 | . . . . .   . .   .     . .     | . . . . .   . .   .     . .    /|
 | ======= =---===   =--   ===--   | ======= =---===   =--   ===--  /|
 | | | | | |   | |   | |   | | |   | | | | | |   | |   | |   | | |  /|
 | / / / / /   / /   / /   / / /   | / / / / /   / /   / /   / / /  /|

   G#5                 A5  G#5 A5    G#5                 A5  G#5 A5
 | . . . . .   . .   .     . .     | . . . . .   . .   .     . .     |
 | ======= =---===   =--   ===--   | ======= =---===   =--   ===--   |
 | | | | | |   | |   | |   | | |   | | | | | |   | |   | |   | | |   |
 | / / / / /   / /   / /   / / /   | / / / / /   / /   / /   / / /   |

                                   (1st ending)
   E5                  F5  E5  F5    E5
 | . . . . .   . .   .     . .     | . . . . .                        |
 | ======= =---===   =--   ===--   | ======= =                       O|
 | | | | | |   | |   | |   | | |   | | | | | |                       O|
 | / / / / /   / /   / /   / / /   | / / / / /                        |

  (2nd ending)
   E5                  F5  E5  F5
 | . . . . .   . .   .     . .     |
 | ======= =---===   =--   ===--   |
 | | | | | |   | |   | |   | | |   |
 | / / / / /   / /   / /   / / /   |


Verses 1 & 2:

 Rhy. Fig. 1

  E5                  F5  E5  F5    E5                  F5  E5  F5
| . . . . .   . .   .     . .     | . . . . .   . .   .     . .     |
| ======= =---===   =--   ===--   | ======= =---===   =--   ===--   |
| | | | | |   | |   | |   | | |   | | | | | |   | |   | |   | | |   |
| / / / / /   / /   / /   / / /   | / / / / /   / /   / /   / / /   |

  E5                  F5  E5  F5    E5                  F5  E5  F5
| . . . . .   . .   .     . .     | . . . . .   . .   .     . .    /|
| ======= =---===   =--   ===--   | ======= =---===   =--   ===--  /|
| | | | | |   | |   | |   | | |   | | | | | |   | |   | |   | | |  /|
| / / / / /   / /   / /   / / /   | / / / / /   / /   / /   / / /  /|

  G#5                 A5  G#5 A5    G#5                 A5  G#5 A5
| . . . . .   . .   .     . .     | . . . . .   . .   .     . .     |
| ======= =---===   =--   ===--   | ======= =---===   =--   ===--   |
| | | | | |   | |   | |   | | |   | | | | | |   | |   | |   | | |   |
| / / / / /   / /   / /   / / /   | / / / / /   / /   / /   / / /   |

  E5                  F5  E5  F5    E5                  F5  E5  F5
| . . . . .   . .   .     . .     | . . . . .   . .   .     . .     |
| ======= =---===   =--   ===--   | ======= =---===   =--   ===--   |
| | | | | |   | |   | |   | | |   | | | | | |   | |   | |   | | |   |
| / / / / /   / /   / /   / / /   | / / / / /   / /   / /   / / /   |
                                                    (end Rhy. Fig. 1)


Fills:

8th bar of verse one

  (-slack)              H (+.5)         (depress and vib.
simultaneously)
|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
|-----------------------5---------|---------------------------------|
|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
|-0-------------------------------|---------------------------------|

8th bar of verse two

          * (with wide vibrato)
|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
|-7-------7-----------------------|---------------------------------|
|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|

16th bar of verse one and first chorus

   (hold bend and release gradually)
|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
|--14b(1.5)14---14---14---14---14-|-10---------------------------9--|
|-x-------------------------------|---------------------------------|
|x--------------------------------|---------------------------------|
|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|

|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
|-8-------------------7-------\---|-7b(1)---7b(1)--------5----------|
|---------------------------------|------------------------7-6------|
|---------------------------------|----------------------------7----|
|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|

  (-slack)
|---------------------------------|
|---------------------------------|
|---------------------------------|
|---------------------------------|
|---------------------------------|
|-0-------------------------------|

16th bar of verse two and second chorus


|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
|-----------------+-------+-------|---------------------------------|
|---------+-------7/-^7/--14/^14/-|-10---------------------------9--|
|-+-------7/-^7/------------------|---------------------------------|
|-7/-^7/--------------------------|---------------------------------|
|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|

                                    *
|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
|-8-------------------7-------\---|-7b(1)---7b(1)rb(1)rb(1)r-5------|
|---------------------------------|---------------------------7-6---|
|---------------------------------|------------------------------7--|
|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|

      * (-slack)
|---------------------------------|
|---------------------------------|
|-----5---------------------------|
|---------------------------------|
|---------------------------------|
|-x-------------------------------|


Chorus:

 Rhy. Fig. 2

  Bb5                         A5(2) G#5             G5     (6)15th fret
|                                 |                       /   \     |
| |                           ==- | |               |     / | \     |
| |                           | | | |               |     / | \     |
| O.                          X /.| O               /     / / \     |

  E5                  F5  E5  F5    E5                  F5  E5  F5
| . . . . .   . .   .     . .     | . . . . .   . .   .     . .     |
| ======= =---===   =--   ===--   | ======= =---===   =--   ===--   |
| | | | | |   | |   | |   | | |   | | | | | |   | |   | |   | | |   |
| / / / / /   / /   / /   / / /   | / / / / /   / /   / /   / / /   |

  Bb5                         A5(2) G#5             G5
|                                 |                                 |
| |                           ==- | |               |               |
| |                           | | | |               |               |
| O.                          X /.| O               /               |
                                                    (end Rhy. Fig. 2)

Guitar Solo I

  Rhy. Fig. 3 (played behind solo)
|----------------------------------|---------------------------------|
|----------------------------------|---------------------------------|
|O---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
|O-------------------------3-------|-4-------------------------------|
|--2-------------------.-.-1---.-.-|-2-------------------------2-3---|
|--0-------------------0-0-----0-0-|---------------------------0-1---|

                                    (1st ending)
 |---------------------------------|----------------------------------|
 |---------------------------------|----------------------------------|
 |---------------------------------|---------------------------------O|
 |-------------------------3-------|-4-------------------------------O|
 |-2-------------------.-.-1---.-.-|-2---------------1-------1--------|
 |-0-------------------0-0-----0-0-|-------------------2-1-0---2-0-1--|

  (2nd ending)
 |---------------------------------|
 |---------------------------------|
 |---------------------------------|
 |-4-------------------------------|
 |-2---------------1-------1---3---|
 |-------------------2-1-0---2-1---|

 Solo I

  * (tremelo pick)
|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
|-8b(1)-------------b(1.5)--------|-b(1)-------------r------8\------|
|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|

  (+.5)     (+.5)     (+.5)        (+.5)   (+.5)    (+.5)   (+.5)
|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
|/11b(1)--r\/11b(1)-r\/11---\/12--|-b(1)-r/15b(1)-r/15(b)-r/15b(1)r\|
|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|

|---------------------------------------------------------------------|
|---------------------------------------------------------------------|
|---------------------------------------------------------------------|
|---------------------------------------------------12----12-14-12-14-|
|-.-.-.-.--.-.--.--.--.--.--.--.--12----12-14-12-14----14-------------|
|-7-5-7-10-7-10-12-10-12-15-12-15----15-------------------------------|

|---------------------------------|
|------------------------+--------|
|-12--12-14b(1.5)-shake\-12^8^10--|
|---14----------------------------|
|---------------------------------|
|---------------------------------|

|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|-+-------+--------+--------+--------+--------+--------+--------+-------19-|
|-13^9^11-14^10^12-15^11^13-16^12^14-17^13^15-18^14^16-19^15^17-20^16^12---|
|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|

         (+1)(+1)(+1)(+1)(+1)(+1)(+1)(+1)
|-----------------------------------------|
|-b(1)--r19-------------------------------|
|-----------------------------------------|
|-----------------------------------------|
|-----------------------------------------|
|-----------------------------------------|

After 2nd chorus:

  (6)open
| . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . | . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . |
| ======= ======= ======= ======= | ======= ======= ======= ======= |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / | / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / |

  B5      Bb5(2)
|                                 |
| |       |               ===     |
| |       |               | |     |
| /       O               / /     |

   (6)open
|  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . |
|5 ======= ======= ======= ======= ======= |
|4 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
|  / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / |

   B5      Bb5(2)                    (6)open
|                                  | . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . |
|4 |       |       ===     ===     | ======= ======= ======= ======= |
|4 |       |       | |     | |     | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
|  /       /       / /     / /     | / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / |

  B5      Bb5(2)
|                                 |
| |       |               ===     |
| |       |               | |     |
| /       O               / /     |

   (6)open
|  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . |
|5 ======= ======= ======= ======= ======= |
|4 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
|  / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / |

   B5      Bb5(2)
|                                  |
|4 |       |       ===     ===     |
|4 |       |       | |     | |     |
|  /       /       / /     / /     |


 Guitar Solo II (w/ Rhy. Fig. 1)

     hold bend
|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
|-7b(1)---7---------7-7-7---7-7---|-7-r-----------------------------|
|---------------------------------|------6---8-9-10--------------/--|
|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|

|----------------------------------------------18-|
|-------------------------------------17-18-21----|
|-------------------.--.--.--16-17-19-------------|
|----------.--.--.--15-18-19----------------------|
|-.--.--.--15-17-19-------------------------------|
|-16-17-19----------------------------------------|

|-17^18^17^18^17--17^18^17^18^17--17^20^17^20^17--17^22^17^22^17---|
|---------------18--------------18--------------18--------------18-|
|------------------------------------------------------------------|
|------------------------------------------------------------------|
|------------------------------------------------------------------|
|------------------------------------------------------------------|

|-------------------------20^21^20---------|
|-19b(1)--19b(1)--19-21-22--------22-21-19-|
|------------------------------------------|
|------------------------------------------|
|------------------------------------------|
|------------------------------------------|

|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
|---------------------------------|-5-------------------------------|
|-21-20----------------------20\--|-5-------------------------------|
|---------------------------------|---7--6--------------------/-----|
|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|

|-------------------------------------------------------|
|----------------------------------------------17-18-21-|
|----------------------------.--.--.--16-17-19----------|
|-------------------.--.--.--15-18-19-------------------|
|-.--.--.--.--.--.--15-17-19----------------------------|
|-10-12-13-16-17-19-------------------------------------|

End with a bent 1st string 17th fret and keep bending it.  Rhy. Fig. 3
starts here and another guitar takes over while the first one finishes.

|-18b(1)---shake--r--18b(1.25)^15-|---------------------------------|
|---------------------------------|-18b(1)--------------\--8/-------|
|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|

|-----------12----------------------------12----------------|
|-/14-15-15----15-14-12----------12-14-15----15^14^12-------|
|-----------------------13-13-14----------------------13^14-|
|-----------------------------------------------------------|
|-----------------------------------------------------------|
|-----------------------------------------------------------|

|----------12--------------------------12-----------------------12----------|
|-12^14^15-----15^14-12-------12^14^15----15^14^12-----12^14^15----15-14-12\|
|-----------------------13^14---------------------13^14---------------------|
|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|

|-12-15^13^12------------------------------------------------------------|
|------------15^13^12^13-------------------------------------------------|
|-----------------------14^12^14^12-11-11-14^12^11-----------------------|
|-------------------------------------------------14-11-11---------------|
|---------------------------------------------------------14-12-14-12^14-|
|------------------------------------------------------------------------|

                 trem.pick
|--------------------------------------------------------------|
|--------------------------------------------------------------|
|--------------------------------------------------------------|
|----------------12---------14-14b(1)----14b(1)rb(1)--12^14^12-|
|-------12-14-12-----------------------------------------------|
|-14-14--------------------------------------------------------|

|------------------------------------------------------|
|------------------------------------------------------|
|-11--------11^12^11-14^12^11--------------------------|
|----------------------------14^12^11------------------|
|------------------------------------14^12^10-14^12^14-|
|------------------------------------------------------|

|---------------------------------------------------|
|------------------------------------------17b(1)---|
|-15--------12-----12^13^15-17--------14^15---------|
|---12^13^15--13^15-----------14^15^17--------------|
|---------------------------------------------------|
|---------------------------------------------------|

  (+1)  (depress and vib. simultaneously)
|---------------------------------|
|-17--17--------------------------|
|---------------------------------|
|---------------------------------|
|---------------------------------|
|---------------------------------|

3rd Verse:

Play Rhy. Fig. 1

Fill during 8th bar and chorus:

  *       *       *       *
|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
|---------------------------------|-18-------------------------17---|
|-14-shake14-shake14-shake14-shake|-17-------------------------16---|
|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|

                                    *
|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
|-16--------------15----------\---|---------------------------------|
|-15--------------14----------\---|-7b(1)--7b(1)rb(1)rb(1)r--5------|
|---------------------------------|---------------------------7-6---|
|---------------------------------|------------------------------7--|
|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|

    * (depress and vibrate simultaneously)
|---------------------------------|
|---------------------------------|
|---5-----------------------------|
|---------------------------------|
|---------------------------------|
|-x-------------------------------|

Play the section after the second chorus and end with:

  (6)open
| . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . |
| ======= ======= ======= ======= |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / |

  B5      Bb5(2)
|                                 |
| |       |               ===     |
| |       |               | |     |
| /       O               / /     |

   (6)open
|  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . |
|5 ======= ======= ======= ======= ======= |
|4 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
|  / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / |

                   5 6 6 6 5 6          <--- string number
   B5      Bb5(2)  1 2 1 0 1 2 F5       <--- fret
|                  . . . . . . .   |
|4 |       |       ======= ===--   |
|4 |       |       | | | | | | |   |
|  /       /       / / / / / / /   |

   B5      Bb5(2)
 |                                 |
 | |       |       ===             |
 | |       |       | |             |
 | /       /       / /             |

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