Slayer - "Praise Of Death" Guitar Tab
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PRAISE OF DEATH
By SLAYER
(Music: King Lyrics: Hanneman)
As Performed On HELL AWAITS 1985
METAL BLADE Records
Tabbed By Ema
Tuning Eb
RIFF 1 INTRO x4
|-----------------------------------------------------|
|-----------------------------------------------------|
|-----------------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------------7-6-|
|-6----------6----------6------6------6-------5-4-----|
|---33333333---33333333---3333---3333---3-5-6---------|
........ ........ .... .... . . . . .
FILL 1
|-----------------------------|
|-----------------------------|
|-----------------------------|
|-----6-5-----5-4-----4-3-----|
|-8-7-----7-6-----6-5-----5-4-|
|-----------------------------|
RIFF 2 VERSE x4
|-----------------------------------------------------|
|-----------------------------------------------------|
|-----------------------------------------------------|
|--------3----------5----------6----------------------|
|-2------1----------3----------4------------------7\6-|
|-000000---00000000---00000000---0000000000000000-5\4-|
...... ........ ........ ................
RIFF 3 CHORUS x1
|------------------------|------------------------|
|------------------------|------------------------|
|------------------------|------------------------|
|------------------------|------------------------|
|-6----------------3-2---|-6----------------3-2---|
|-4444444444444444-----2-|-4444444444444444-----2-|
................ ................
|------------------------|------------------------|
|------------------------|------------------------|
|------------------------|------------------------|
|------------------------|------------------------|
|-6----------------3-2---|-6----------3-2---3-2---|
|-4444444444444444-----2-|-4444444444-----3-----3-|
................ ..........
RIFF 1 MAIN x4
RIFF 2 VERSE x4
RIFF 3 CHORUS x1
FILL 2 x4
|KING
|-------------------------|
|-------------------------|
|-------------------------|
|-------------3-2---5-4---|
|---2h3p2p0-------2-----4-|
|-2---------2-------------|
| . .
|
|HANNEMAN
|-------------------------|
|-------------------------|
|-------------3-2---5-4---|
|---2h3p2p0-------2-----4-|
|-2---------2-------------|
|-------------------------|
. .
FILL 3
|----------|
|----------|
|----------|
|----------|
|-4--------|
|-2--------|
SOLO 1 KING
|-21fb^^21^^21^^21^21^^--17-18-20-18-17-------------------------------------|
|---------------------------------------20-19-17-20-19-17-------------------|
|---------------------------------------------------------20-18-17-20-18-17-|
|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
|----------------------------------17-19-20-19-17-------------------|
|----------------17-18-20-17-18-20----------------20-18-17-20-18-17-|
|-19-17-16-17-19----------------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
N.H. BAR
|--------------------------------------------------------|
|--------------------------------------------------------|
|----------------------------------------------17\\\\----|
|-19-17-16-19-17-16--------------------------------------|
|-------------------18-16-15-18-16-15--------------------|
|-------------------------------------17-15-14-----------|
RIFF 4 x2 UNDER SOLO 1
|------------------------|------------------------|
|------------------------|------------------------|
|------------------------|------------------------|
|------------------------|----------------------2-|
|-7----------------3-2---|-7----------------2-3---|
|-5555555555555555-----2-|-5555555555555555-------|
................ ................
RIFF 6 BREAK x4
|-------------------------|-------------------------|
|-------------------------|-------------------------|
|-------------------------|-------------------------|
|-------------------------|-------------------------|
|-----2-----3-----5-----3-|-----2-----3-----5-----6-|
|-000-0-000-1-000-3-000-1-|-000-0-000-1-000-3-000-4-|
... ... ... ... ... ... ... ...
FILL 4
|--------|
|--------|
|--------|
|--------|
|-----2--|
|-000-0--|
... x
BASS FILL
SOLO 2 KING
|-----------|----19-22-19----19-22-19----19-22-19----19-22-19----19-22-19-|
|-20fb^^----|-21----------21----------21----------21----------21----------|
|-22fb^^----|-------------------------------------------------------------|
|-----------|-------------------------------------------------------------|
|-----------|-------------------------------------------------------------|
|-----------|-------------------------------------------------------------|
|----19-22-19----19-22-19----19-22-19-------------|
|-21----------21----------21----------21b^^-21b^^-|
|-------------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------------|
|-19-19-21-24-19-19-21-24-19-19-21-24-19-19-21-24-19-19-21-24-19-|
|----------------------------------------------------------------|
|----------------------------------------------------------------|
|----------------------------------------------------------------|
|----------------------------------------------------------------|
|----------------------------------------------------------------|
|-19-21-24-19-19-21-24-22-21-22-21-19-21-19-18-21-19-18-|
|-------------------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------------------|
BAR
|---------------------------------------------------------19b////----|
|-21-20-18-21-20-18-------------------------18-20b^^^^----20b////----|
|-------------------21-19-18-21-19-18-19-21--------------------------|
|--------------------------------------------------------------------|
|--------------------------------------------------------------------|
|--------------------------------------------------------------------|
RIFF 7 x4 UNDER SOLO 2
|--------------------------|
|--------------------------|
|--------------------------|
|--------------------------|
|--------------------------|
|-000000555555444444333333-|
........................
FILL 4A
|--------|
|--------|
|--------|
|--------|
|-----2--|
|-000-0--|
...
SOLO 3 HANNEMAN
|-19b^---19b^^^---22b^---22b^^^------------------------------------|
|-21b^---21b^^^----------------------------12-14-15-14-12-15-14-12-|
|---------------------------------12-13-15-------------------------|
|------------------------------------------------------------------|
|------------------------------------------------------------------|
|------------------------------------------------------------------|
BAR
|-----------------------------------------------------|
|-----------------------------------------------------|
|-15-13-12-15-13-12----------------12-13b^^p0\\\\\\---|
|-------------------14-12-11-12-14--------------------|
|-----------------------------------------------------|
|-----------------------------------------------------|
|-------15-17-------15-17-------15-17-------15-17-------15-17-------15-17-|
|-15-17-------15-17-------15-17-------15-17-------15-17-------15-17-------|
|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
N.H. BAR
|-----------------------------------|
|-1515151515151515------------------|
|------------------12\\\/\/\/\\\----|
|-----------------------------------|
|-----------------------------------|
|-----------------------------------|
BAR BAR BAR BAR BAR BAR
|--------22b^^------------------------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|---------------12//\/\\-13//\/\\-15//\/\\-16//\/\-18//\/\-21//\/\/\/\\---|
|-x\\\\-------------------------------------------------------------------|
|-x\\\\-------------------------------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|-23232323-19-21-23232323-|-19-21-22-21-19--------------------|
|-------------------------|----------------21-20-18-20-21b^^--|
|-------------------------|-----------------------------------|
|-------------------------|-----------------------------------|
|-------------------------|-----------------------------------|
|-------------------------|-----------------------------------|
BAR\\\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\\
|----------------------------------------|
|-18h21p18h21p18h21p18h21p18h21p18h21p18-|
|----------------------------------------|
|----------------------------------------|
|----------------------------------------|
|----------------------------------------|
BAR/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\
|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
|-18p16p0h19p16p0h18p16p0h19p16p0h18p16p0h19p16p0h18p16p0h19p16p0-|
|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
BAR BAR BAR///\///\///\///\\\/\\\/\\\/\\\////\///\///\///\
|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|-23//\\\\-----------------------------------------------------------------|
|------------------------0h6p4p3p0h6p4p3p0h6p4p3p0h6p4p3p0h6p4p3p0h6p4p3p0-|
|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|------------0//\\\\\\-----------------------------------------------------|
BAR\/\\\/\\\/\\\////\///\///\///\\\/\\\/\\\/\\\ BAR BAR
|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|-0h6p4p3p0h6p4p3p0h6p4p3p0h6p4p3p0h6p4p3p0h6p4p3p0//\\\\\-----------------|
|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|------------------------------------------------------------0//\\\\\\-----|
|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
RIFF 8 x6 UNDER SOLO 3
|-----------------------------------|-----------------------------------|
|-----------------------------------|-----------------------------------|
|-----------------------------------|-----------------------------------|
|-----------------------------------|--------------------------------6--|
|-2------------5------4------5------|-2------------5-----4-----5-----4--|
|-000000000000-3-0000-2-0000-3-0000-|-000000000000-3-000-2-000-3-000----|
............ .... .... .... ............ ... ... ...
RIFF 9 BRIDGE x2
|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
|-3/4----------------------------|--------------------------5/6---|
|-1/2-----2------2------2--------|-6/7-----2------2------2--3/4---|
|-----0-0-0--0-0-0--0-0-0--0-0-0-|-4/5-0-0-0--0-0-0--0-0-0------0-|
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
|-8\7-----2------2------2--------|-7\6-----2------2------2--------|
|-6\5-0-0-0--0-0-0--0-0-0--0-0-0-|-5\4-0-0-0--0-0-0--0-0-0--0-0-0-|
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
RIFF 9A BREAK x2
|----------------------------------------------------------------------|
|----------------------------------------------------------------------|
|----------------------------------------------------------------------|
|-3/4--------------6/7--------------910--------------------------------|
|-1/2-----2--------4/5-----2--------7/8-----2--------7\6-----5\4-------|
|-----0-0-0--0-0-0-----0-0-0--0-0-0-----0-0-0--0-0-0-5\4-0-0-3\2-0-0-0-|
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
SOLO 4 KING
|-------------------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------12-13-14-12-13-14-|
|-------------------12-13-14-12-13-14-------------------|
|-12-14-15-12-14-15-------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------12-14-15-14-12-|
|-------------------12-13-15-12-13-15----------------|
|-12-13-14-12-13-14----------------------------------|
|----------------------------------------------------|
|----------------------------------------------------|
|----------------------------------------------------|
|------------------------------------------------------------------|
|-15-13-12-15-13-12--------------------15b^^--15b^^--15b^^--15b^^--|
|-------------------14-13-12-14-13-12--14b^^--14b^^--14b^^--14b^^--|
|------------------------------------------------------------------|
|------------------------------------------------------------------|
|------------------------------------------------------------------|
|---------------------------------------------|
|---------------------------------------------|
|-12h14-11b^^--11-12-14-12-11-----------------|
|-----------------------------14-12-11-12b^^--|
|---------------------------------------------|
|---------------------------------------------|
|-----------------------------------------------------------|
|-------6-8-9-8-6-------------------------------------------|
|-6-7-9-----------9-7-6-9-7-6-------------------------------|
|-----------------------------8-6-5-8-6-5-------------------|
|-----------------------------------------7-5-4-7-5-4-------|
|-----------------------------------------------------6-4-3-|
|----------------------------------------------------------|
|-15fb^^r15-12-15-12--------------17fb^^^^r--17b^^--/19\\--|
|--------------------14b^^--14b^^--------------------------|
|----------------------------------------------------------|
|----------------------------------------------------------|
|----------------------------------------------------------|
|-14h17p14----------12h15p12-----------------------------------------|
|----------17b^^^------------17-15-14-17-15-14-----------------------|
|----------------------------------------------17-16-14--------------|
|-------------------------------------------------------17-16-14b\---|
|--------------------------------------------------------------------|
|--------------------------------------------------------------------|
SOLO 5 HANNEMAN
|----19-16----19-16----19-16----19-16----19-16----19-16----|
|-19-------19-------19-------19-------19-------19-------19-|
|----------------------------------------------------------|
|----------------------------------------------------------|
|----------------------------------------------------------|
|----------------------------------------------------------|
|-19-16----19-16----19-16----19-16----19-16----19-16----|
|-------19-------19-------19-------19-------19-------19-|
|-------------------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------------------|
|-19fb^^r--19b^^--16h19p16------------------------------|
|--------------------------19b^^--16h19p16--------------|
|------------------------------------------18--18fb^^r--|
|-------------------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------------------|
x
SOLO 6 KING
|----------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|----------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|-12-13-15-13-12-------------------------------------------------------12-13-|
|----------------14-12-11-12-14-12-11----------------11-12-14-11-12-14-------|
|-------------------------------------13-11-10-11-13-------------------------|
|----------------------------------------------------------------------------|
BAR
|---------------------------|
|---------------------------|
|-15-16b///\\\\\\\\\\\\-----|
|---------------------------|
|---------------------------|
|---------------------------|
RIFF 10 x4 UNDER SOLOS 4, 5 & 6
|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
|-2h4-----5\4-----|-2h4-----5\4-----|-2h4-----5\4-----|
|-0h2-222-3\2-222-|-0h2-222-3\2-222-|-0h2-222-3\2-222-|
... ... ... ... ... ...
|-----------------|-------------------------|
|-----------------|-------------------------|
|-----------------|-------------------------|
|-----------------|-3-----3-----3-----3-----|
|-2h4-----5\4-----|-1-----1-----1-----1-----|
|-0h2-222-3\2-222-|---000---000---000---000-|
... ... ... ... ... ...
FILL 4B
|----------|
|----------|
|----------|
|----------|
|-2--------|
|-0--------|
SOLO 7 HANNEMAN (WITH HEAVY REVERB)
BAR N.H. N.H. BAR N.H. BAR
|---------------------------------------------------------------|
|---------------------------------------------------------------|
|---------------------------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------3/\\\\/\\/\///\/\/\-|
|-0\\\\\\\\/\/\/\\\\h9////-10/\/\/\\/\\/\\----------------------|
|---------------------------------------------------------------|
N.H. BAR N.H. BAR N.H. BAR N.H. BAR
|--------------------------------------------------------|
|--------------------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------5\\////\\\\--|
|-10\\/\/\/\/\\/\/\\-------------------------------------|
|----------10\\/\/\\////\\/\\-12\\/\/\/\\\---------------|
|--------------------------------------------------------|
N.H. BAR N.H. BAR N.H. BAR N.H. BAR N.H. BAR
|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
|-5\\\\/\/\\\\////------------------------------------------------|
|-5\\\\/\/\\\\////--3\\/\/\/\/\\--3\\\\/\/\/\\--3///\\\--3////\\\-|
|---------------------------------3\\\\/\/\/\\--------------------|
|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
N.H. BAR BAR N.H. BAR N.H. BAR
|---------------------------------------------------|
|---------------------------------------------------|
|-----------------------------5\\\\///\///\///\///--|
|----------0\\\/\/\\h5\\\/\/\/\\\\\///\///\---------|
|-3\\/\/\\------------------------------------------|
|---------------------------------------------------|
RIFF 1 MAIN x4
RIFF 2 VERSE x4
RIFF 3 CHORUS x1
SOLO 8 KING
|-18-19-21-18-19-21-18-19-21-18-19-21-18-19-21-18-19-21-18-19-21-18-19-21-|
|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|-212121212121-22b^^^-----18-19-21-19-18-------------------------------------|
|----------------------------------------21-20-18-20-21-20-18----------------|
|-------------------------------------------------------------21-19-18-19-21-|
|----------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|----------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|----------------------------------------------------------------------------|
BAR BAR BAR BAR
|----------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|----------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|-19-18----------------------------------------------------------------------|
|-------20-18-17-18-20-18-17----------0//\\\------------0//\/\\\-------------|
|----------------------------19-17-16----------0//\\\------------------------|
|------------------------------------------------------------------0//\\\\---|
RIFF 1 x2 UNDER SOLO 8
FILL 1A END
|----------------------|
|----------------------|
|----------------------|
|-----6-5--------------|
|-8-7-----7-6-5\\\-----|
|-------------3\\\-----|
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