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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:
-------------------|
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-------------------|
-------------------|
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--------------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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