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WAR ENSEMBLE
By SLAYER
(Music: Hanneman Lyrics: Hanneman, Araya)
As Performed On SEASONS IN THE ABYSS 1990
AMERICAN Recordings
Tabbed By Ema
Tuning Eb
RIFF 1A INTRO x4
|KING
|------------------------------------|------------------------------------|
|------------------------------------|------------------------------------|
|------------------------------------|------------------------------------|
|------------------------------------|------------------------------------|
|------------------------------8---7-|------------------------2-1---------|
|-3100000310000031000003100000-6---5-|-310000031000003100-0-3-----2-3-2-1-|
| ............................
|
|HANNEMAN
|------------------------------------|------------------------------------|
|------------------------------------|------------------------------------|
|------------------------------------|------------------------------------|
|------------------------------------|------------------------------------|
|-5----------------------------8---7-|-5----------------------------------|
|-3----------------------------6---5-|-3----------------------------------|
x x
|KING
|------------------------------------|------------------------------------|
|------------------------------------|------------------------------------|
|------------------------------------|------------------------------------|
|------------------------------------|------------------------------------|
|------------------------------8---7-|------------------------2-1---------|
|-3100000310000031000003100000-6---5-|-310000031000003100-0-3-----2-3-2-1-|
| ............................
|
|HANNEMAN
|------------------------------------|------------------------------------|
|------------------------------------|------------------------------------|
|------------------------------------|------------------------------------|
|------------------------------------|------------------------------------|
|------------------------------8---7-|---------------------------12\\\\\\-|
|------------------------------6---5-|---------------------------12\\\\\\-|
x
RIFF 1 MAIN x2
|------------------------------------|------------------------------------|
|------------------------------------|------------------------------------|
|------------------------------------|------------------------------------|
|------------------------------------|------------------------------------|
|------------------------------8---7-|------------------------2-1---------|
|-3100000310000031000003100000-6---5-|-310000031000003100-0-3-----2-3-2-1-|
............................ .................. . . . . . . . .
RIFF 2 BREAK x1
|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
|--------------------------------|-------5-4-----6-5-----9-8---8--|
|-2-----5-4-----6-5-----9-8---8--|-2-----3-2-----4-3-----7-6---6--|
|-0---0-3-2---0-4-3---0-7-6---6--|-0---0-------0-------0----------|
. . . . . .
|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
|--------------------------------|-------6-5-----7-6-----9-8---8--|
|-2-----5-4-----6-5-----9-8---8--|-2-----4-3-----5-4-----7-6---6--|
|-0---0-3-2---0-4-3---0-7-6---6--|-0---0-------0-------0----------|
. . . . . .
RIFF 3 VERSE x4
|---------------|---------------|---------------|---------------|
|---------------|---------------|---------------|---------------|
|---------------|---------------|---------------|---------------|
|---------------|---------------|---------------|---------------|
|-3-----3---3---|-6-----6---6---|-5-----5---5---|-4-----4---4---|
|---333---3---3-|---333---3---3-|---333---3---3-|---333---3---3-|
... . . ... . . ... . . ... . .
RIFF 1B BREAK x1
|KING
|------------------------------------|------------------------------------|
|------------------------------------|------------------------------------|
|------------------------------------|------------------------------------|
|------------------------------------|------------------------------------|
|------------------------------8---7-|------------------------2-1---------|
|-3100000310000031000003100000-6---5-|-310000031000003100-0-3-----2-3-2-1-|
| ............................
|
|HANNEMAN
|------------------------------------|------------------------------------|
|------------------------------------|------------------------------------|
|------------------------------------|------------------------------------|
|------------------------------------|------------------------------------|
|-5----------------------------8---7-|------------------------------------|
|-3----------------------------6---5-|------------------------------------|
x x
|KING
|------------------------------------|------------------------------------|
|------------------------------------|------------------------------------|
|------------------------------------|------------------------------------|
|------------------------------------|------------------------------------|
|------------------------------8---7-|-2----2----2----2----2----2----2----|
|-3100000310000031000003100000-6---5-|-0----0----0----0----0----0----0----|
| ............................ x x x x x x x
|
|HANNEMAN
|------------------------------------|------------------------------------|
|------------------------------------|------------------------------------|
|------------------------------------|------------------------------------|
|------------------------------------|------------------------------------|
|------------------------------8---7-|-2----2----2----2----2----2----2----|
|------------------------------6---5-|-0----0----0----0----0----0----0----|
x x x x x x x
RIFF 3 VERSE x4
RIFF 2A BRIDGE x1
|BOTH
|--------------------------------|---------------------------------|
|--------------------------------|---------------------------------|
|--------------------------------|---------------------------------|
|--------------------------------|---------------------------------|
|-2-----5-4-----6-5-----9-8---8--|---------------------------------|
|-0---0-3-2---0-4-3---0-7-6---6--|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
|KING
|--------------------------------|---------------------------------|
|--------------------------------|---------------------------------|
|--------------------------------|---------------------------------|
|-------5-4-----6-5-----9-8---8--|-----------------9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-|
|-2-----3-2-----4-3-----7-6---6--|-----------------7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-|
|-0---0-------0-------0----------|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-----------------|
| . . . . . . . . . . .
|
|HANNEMAN
|--------------------------------|---------------------------------|
|--------------------------------|---------------------------------|
|--------------------------------|---------------------------------|
|-------5-4-----6-5-----9-8---8--|---------------------------------|
|-2-----3-2-----4-3-----7-6---6--|---------------------------------|
|-0---0-------0-------0----------|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
RIFF 2 CHORUS x1
SOLO 1 HANNEMAN
A.H. WAH WAH____________________________________________________
|----------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|----------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|-2fb^^^r--2b^^^^^---2-3-5-3-2-----------------------------------------------|
|------------------------------5-4-2-4-5-4-2---------------------------------|
|--------------------------------------------5-3-2-3-5-3-2-----------2-3-5-2-|
|----------------------------------------------------------5-3-2-3-5---------|
WAH_________________ WAH & BAR WAH & BAR WAH WAH & BAR
|----------------------------------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------11fb^^^r-------------------------------------|
|-----------------2-3b^---14fb^^^r---/16b//\/\\---/15//\/\\---/2b^^^---|
|-----2-4-5-2-4-5------------------------------------------------------|
|-3-5------------------------------------------------------------------|
|----------------------------------------------------------------------|
WAH & BAR WAH & BAR WAH__________________________________________
|----------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|----------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|-3b//\/\\---0//\\/\/\//\/\\---2-3-5-3-2-------------------------------------|
|----------------------------------------5-4-2-4-5-4-2-----------------------|
|------------------------------------------------------5-3-2-3-5-3-2---------|
|--------------------------------------------------------------------5-3-2-5-|
WAH_____________________________________________________________________
|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|----------------------------------------------------------7-------------7-|
|---------------------------------------7----7-9-10-7-9-10---10-9-7-9-10---|
|--------------------7----7-8-10-7-8-10---10-------------------------------|
|-3-2-/7-8-10-7-8-10---10--------------------------------------------------|
WAH WAH & BAR WAH & BAR WAH & BAR WAH & BAR
|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|-----------------------------------------------------/10b///\\---/13b///\\---|
|-9fb^^^^^r---9b//\/\\\///\/\\\///\/\\\---/10b///\\---------------------------|
|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------|
WAH & BAR
|----------------|
|-/17b///\\\-----|
|----------------|
|----------------|
|----------------|
|----------------|
RIFF 4 UNDER SOLO 1
|x3
|----------------------------------------------------------------------|
|----------------------------------------------------------------------|
|----------------------------------------------------------------------|
|-4--------------7-5--------------2-4--------------7-5--------3--------|
|-4--------------7-5--------------2-4--------------7-5--------3--------|
|-2-222222222222-5-3-333333333333-0-2-222222222222-5-3-333333-1-111111-|
............ ............ ............ ...... ......
|x1
|----------------------------------------------------------------------|
|----------------------------------------------------------------------|
|----------------------------------------------------------------------|
|-4--------------7-5--------------2-4--------------7-5--------3--------|
|-4--------------7-5--------------2-4--------------7-5--------3--------|
|-2-222222222222-5-3-333333333333-0-2-222222222222-5-3--------1--------|
............ ............ ............ x x
RIFF 2A BRIDGE x1
RIFF 2 CHORUS x1
RIFF 5 INTERLUDE x2
|KING
|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
|---8-7---------------------------|---8-7---------------------------|
|---8-7-------------------5-7-8---|---8-7-------------------5-8-6---|
|-0-----0-6-5-0-8-7-0-7-6-3-5-6---|-0-----0-6-5-0-8-7-0-7-6-3-6-4---|
| . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
|
|HANNEMAN
|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
|---8-7-------------------5-7-8---|---8-7-------------------5-8-6---|
|-0-----0-6-5-0-8-7-0-7-6-3-5-6---|-0-----0-6-5-0-8-7-0-7-6-3-6-4---|
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
|KING
|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
|---8-7---------------------------|---8-7---------------------------|
|---8-7-------------------8-6-5---|---8-7-------------------3---3---|
|-0-----0-6-5-0-8-7-0-7-6-6-4-3---|-0-----0-6-5-0-8-7-0-7-6-1---1---|
| . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . x x
|
|HANNEMAN
|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
|---------------------------------|---8-7---------------------------|
|---8-7-------------------8-6-5---|---8-7-------------------3---3---|
|-0-----0-6-5-0-8-7-0-7-6-6-4-3---|-0-----0-6-5-0-8-7-0-7-6-1---1---|
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . x x
RIFF 5A INTERLUDE x1
|--------------------------------------|--------------------------------------|
|--------------------------------------|--------------------------------------|
|--------------------------------------|--------------------------------------|
|--------------------------------------|--------------------------------------|
|-2-----------------------5---7---8\---|-2-----------------------5---8---6\---|
|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-3---5---6\---|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-3---6---4\---|
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
|--------------------------------------|--------------------------------------|
|--------------------------------------|--------------------------------------|
|--------------------------------------|--------------------------------------|
|--------------------------------------|--------------------------------------|
|-2-----------------------8---6---5\---|-2-----------------------3---3---3----|
|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-6---4---3\---|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-1---1---1----|
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . x x
|--------------------------------------|--------------------------------------|
|--------------------------------------|--------------------------------------|
|--------------------------------------|--------------------------------------|
|--------------------------------------|--------------------------------------|
|-2-----------------------5---7---8\---|-2-----------------------5---8---6\---|
|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-3---5---6\---|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-3---6---4\---|
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
|--------------------------------------|--------------------------------------|
|--------------------------------------|--------------------------------------|
|--------------------------------------|--------------------------------------|
|--------------------------------------|--------------------------------------|
|-2-----------------------8---6---5\---|-2-----------------------3---3--------|
|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-6---4---3\---|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-1---1--------|
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . x x
RIFF 5 INTERLUDE x1
RIFF 5A INTERLUDE x1
FILL 1 Waaaaaar!
|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
|-2---2---2---2---2---2---2---2---|-2---2---2---2---2---2---2---2---|
|-0---0---0---0---0---0---0---0---|-0---0---0---0---0---0---0---0---|
.x .x .x .x .x .x .x .x .x .x .x .x .x .x .x .x
|KING
|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
|-2---2---2---2---2---2---2---2---|-x\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\----------------|
|-0---0---0---0---0---0---0---0---|-x\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\---21\\\\\\\\---|
| .x .x .x .x .x .x .x .x
|
|HANNEMAN
|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
|-2---2---2---2---2---2---2---2---|-2---2---2---2---2---2---2---2---|
|-0---0---0---0---0---0---0---0---|-0---0---0---0---0---0---0---0---|
.x .x .x .x .x .x .x .x .x .x .x .x .x .x .x .x
SOLO 2 KING
WAH________________________________________________________________
|---------------------------------------------------------------------|
|---------------------------------------------------------------------|
|---------------------------------------------------------------------|
|---------------------------------------------------------------------|
|---------------------------------------------------------------------|
|-6-0h3h4-6-0h3h4-6-0h3h4-6-0h3h4-7-0h3h6p3h6-7-0h3h6p3h6-7-0h3h6p3h6-|
T T T T T T T
WAH__________________________________________________________
|---------------------------------------------------------------|
|---------------------------------------------------------------|
|---------------------------------------------------------------|
|---------------------------------------------------------------|
|---------------------------------------------------------------|
|-7-0h3h6p3h6-9-0h4h7p4h7-9-0h4h7p4h7-10-0h6h9p6h9-10-0h6h9p6h9-|
T T T T T
12345678901234567890123456789012345678901234567890123456789012345678901234567890
WAH___________________________________________________
|--------------------------------------------------------|
|--------------------------------------------------------|
|--------------------------------------------------------|
|--------------------------------------------------------|
|------------------------------------------------16-8h11-|
|-13-0h7h10p7h10-13-0h7h10p7h10-16-7h10-16-10h13---------|
T T T T T
WAH_____________
|---------------------------------------------------------------------13----|
|------------------------------------------13----13-15-13-15-17-15-17----17-|
|---------9----12b^^^^^-----12-14-16-14-16----16----------------------------|
|-17-9h12---12--------------------------------------------------------------|
|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
WAH________________________________
|-13-15-17-15-18fb^^^r--18b^^^----------------------------------------|
|---------------------------------18181818-17171717-15151515-13131313-|
|---------------------------------17171717-16161616-14141414-13131313-|
|---------------------------------------------------------------------|
|---------------------------------------------------------------------|
|---------------------------------------------------------------------|
WAH_________________________________________________________________
|-17171717-13-15-17171717-15-17-19191919-15-17-19191919-12-13-16161616--|
|-----------------------------------------------------------------------|
|-----------------------------------------------------------------------|
|-----------------------------------------------------------------------|
|-----------------------------------------------------------------------|
|-----------------------------------------------------------------------|
WAH______________________________________
|-12-13-16161616-12-13-15-13-12-------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------15-14-12----------------------------------|
|----------------------------------------13b^^^---------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------------------12----12-14-12-14-|
|-------------------------------------------------12-15----15-------------|
|-----------------------------------------------12b^^^---12b^^^---|
|-------------------------------------12----12--15b^^^---15b^^^---|
|-------------------12----12-14-12-14----14-----------------------|
|-12----12-14-12-14----14-----------------------------------------|
|----14-----------------------------------------------------------|
|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
|-/17b^^^---/19b^^^---22fb^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^------------|
|-/20b^^^---/22b^^^-----------------------------------|
|-----------------------------------------------------|
|-----------------------------------------------------|
|-----------------------------------------------------|
|-----------------------------------------------------|
RIFF 6 x4 UNDER SOLO 2
|---------------------------------|
|---------------------------------|
|---------------------------------|
|---------------------------------|
|---------------------------------|
|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
RIFF 2A x1 UNDER SOLO 2
RIFF 2 x1 UNDER SOLO 2
RIFF 3A VERSE x1
|x3
|---------------|---------------|---------------|---------------|
|---------------|---------------|---------------|---------------|
|---------------|---------------|---------------|---------------|
|-2-----2---2---|-5-----5---5---|-4-----4---4---|-3-----3---3---|
|-2-----2---2---|-5-----5---5---|-4-----4---4---|-3-----3---3---|
|---000---0---0-|---000---0---0-|---000---0---0-|---000---0---0-|
... . . ... . . ... . . ... . .
|KING x1
|---------------|---------------|---------------|---------------|
|---------------|---------------|---------------|---------------|
|---------------|---------------|---------------|---------------|
|-2-----2---2---|-5-----5---5---|-4-----4---4---|-3-------------|
|-2-----2---2---|-5-----5---5---|-4-----4---4---|-3-----19\\\\\-|
|---000---0---0-|---000---0---0-|---000---0---0-|-------19\\\\\-|
| ... . . ... . . ... . . x
|
|HANNEMAN
|---------------|---------------|---------------|---------------|
|---------------|---------------|---------------|---------------|
|---------------|---------------|---------------|---------------|
|-2-----2---2---|-5-----5---5---|-4-----4---4---|-3-------------|
|-2-----2---2---|-5-----5---5---|-4-----4---4---|-3-------------|
|---000---0---0-|---000---0---0-|---000---0---0-|-------15\\\\\-|
... . . ... . . ... . . x
RIFF 2A BRIDGE x1
RIFF 2 CHORUS x1
RIFF 1C OUTRO x2
|KING
|------------------------------------|------------------------------------|
|------------------------------------|------------------------------------|
|------------------------------------|------------------------------------|
|------------------------------------|------------------------------------|
|------------------------------8---7-|------------------------------8---7-|
|-3100000310000031000003100000-6---5-|-3100000310000031000003100000-6---5-|
| ............................ ............................
|
|HANNEMAN
|------------------------------------|------------------------------------|
|------------------------------------|------------------------------------|
|------------------------------------|------------------------------------|
|------------------------------------|------------------------------------|
|-5----------------------------8---7-|------------------------------8---7-|
|-3----------------------------6---5-|------------------------------6---5-|
x x
FILL 2 END
|-----------------------------------------------------|
|-----------------------------------------------------|
|-----------------------------------------------------|
|-----------------------------------------------------|
|-2-----2-----2----------------2-2--2--2--2--2--2-----|
|-0-----0-----0----------------0-0--0--0--0--0--0-----|
x x x . . . . . . x
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