Chords with lyrics
Postmortem
- Slayer
>From the album Reign in Blood.
Transcribed by Rohit Chatterjee
This is the first Slayer song I learned. It is very easy, but you've got to have
a lot of energy to make it sound good.
Tune down 1/2 step.
e|----------------------------------------------------------------------------|
BB|----------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G+G|--9-------------10-\-9----9-/-10-----11-\-9---------------------------------|
D MajorD|--9-------------10-\-9----9-/-10-----11-\-9---------------------------------|
A augmentedA|--7--------------8-\-7----7-/--8------9-\-7---------------------------------|
E MajorE|--0----0-0-0------------0--------0------------------------------------------|
\------------ Play twice -----------/
e|----------------------------------------------------------------------------|
BB|----------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G+G|---------10-\-9----9-/-10------8---8----------------------------------------|
D MajorD|---------10-\-9----9-/-10------8---8----------------------------------------|
A augmentedA|----------8-\-7----7-/--8------6---6-----8--6------6--5---------------------|
E MajorE|--0-0-0----------0---------0-------------------7---------7------------------|
The first time, go back to the start.
Second time, play "Riff A" and then go back.
Third time, play "Riff A", play "Riff B", and then go to the main rhythm.
e|------------------------------------------------------------------------|
BB|------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G+G|------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D MajorD|--3--------------------2------------------------------------------------|
A augmentedA|-----5-4-3---------------4-3-2------------------------------------------|
E MajorE|------------5--4----------------4--3------------------------------------|
\---- Riff A augmentedA ----/ \---- Riff BB ----/
Main rhythm - Play all downstrokes.
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e|------------------------------------------------------------------------|
BB|------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G+G|------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D MajorD|--2--3----------------------2--3---------------------2--3---------------|
A augmentedA|--2--3----------------------2--3---------------------2--3---------------|
E MajorE|--0--1---0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0--0--1--0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0--0--1---0-0-0-0-0-0-|
e|------------------------------------------------------------------------|
BB|------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G+G|------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D MajorD|------2---3-3-3--6-6-6--5-5-5--3-3-3------------------------------------|
A augmentedA|------2---3-3-3--6-6-6--5-5-5--3-3-3------------------------------------|
E MajorE|--0-0-0---1-1-1--4-4-4--3-3-3--1-1-1------------------------------------|
(Repeat)
Lyrics :
Funeral held for ...
(Rhythm changes here)
e|------------------------------------------------------------------------|
BB|------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G+G|------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D MajorD|--6----6-6-6-5-5-5-8-8-8-4----4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-----------------------|
A augmentedA|--6----6-6-6-5-5-5-8-8-8-4----4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-----------------------|
E MajorE|--4----4-4-4-3-3-3-6-6-6-2----2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-----------------------|
e|------------------------------------------------------------------------|
BB|------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G+G|------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D MajorD|--6----6-6-6-5-5-5-8-8-8-9----9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-----------------------|
A augmentedA|--6----6-6-6-5-5-5-8-8-8-9----9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-----------------------|
E MajorE|--4----4-4-4-3-3-3-6-6-6-7----7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-----------------------|
Lyrics :
Sifting away debris of ....
(Back to main rhythm)
Second verse :
Lyrics :
Chanting lines of blind ....
(Rhythm change)
Taste you blood as it ....
(Back to intro)
A augmentedA note should be included here :
During the second verse, one guitar does the original rhythm, while the
other plays this riff :
Main rhythm (with change)
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e|------------------------------------------------------------------------|
BB|------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G+G|------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D MajorD|--2--3----------------------2--3---------------------2--3---------------|
A augmentedA|--2--3----------------------2--3---------------------2--3---------------|
E MajorE|--0--1---0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0--0--1--0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0--0--1---0-0-0-0-0-0-|
e|------------------------------------------------------------------------|
BB|------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G+G|------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D MajorD|---------3--------------2-----------------------------------------------|
A augmentedA|-----------5-4-3-----------4-3-2----------------------------------------|
E MajorE|--0-0-0-----------5-4------------4-3------------------------------------|
(Repeat)
Remember that ? It's from the intro.
Okay, after the intro is played for the second time, the tempo changes.
e|------------------------------------------------------------------------|
BB|------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G+G|------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D MajorD|--------------------------------6-5-------------------------------------|
A augmentedA|----7-6-5-----6-5----7-6-5-4-3------------------------------------------|
E MajorE|-0--------4-3------0----------------------------------------------------|
Play twice while the drums fiddle around. When the drums and bass kick in,
change all notes (except the open E MajorE) to fifth diads. That adds power.
Then when the drums calm down, switch back to notes, play twice, then back to
diads, play four times.
Then hold the Ab5.
e|------------------------------------------------------------------------|
BB|------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G+G|------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D MajorD|-----6------------------------------------------------------------------|
A augmentedA|-----6------------------------------------------------------------------|
E MajorE|-----4------------------------------------------------------------------|
Then the drums and bass and one guitar all freeze, and only one guitar plays.
e|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
BB|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G+G|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D MajorD|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A augmentedA|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E MajorE|---4-4-4-4--3-3-3-3--6-6-6-6--2-2-2-2--4-4-4-4--3-3-3-3--6-6-6-6--7-7-7-7--|
Once, then the second guitar does an upward gliss, and both do the same thing.
They both play through the lyrics.
Lyrics :
My sinful glares at ....
.. (I've forgotten this bit, I don't have the song on me right now, someone
please
.. put them in)
Come and die with ....
Rhythm :
F#5F#5 
D5D5 
C#5C#5 
C5C5 F#5F#5 
G5G5 
A5A5 
Ab5Ab5
e|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
BB|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G+G|------------7-7-7-7--6-6-6-6--5-5-5-5--------------------------------------|
D MajorD|---4-4-4-4--7-7-7-7--6-6-6-6--5-5-5-5--4-4-4-4--5-5-5-5--7-7-7-7--6-6-6-6--|
A augmentedA|---4-4-4-4--5-5-5-5--4-4-4-4--3-3-3-3--4-4-4-4--5-5-5-5--7-7-7-7--6-6-6-6--|
E MajorE|---2-2-2-2-----------------------------2-2-2-2--3-3-3-3--5-5-5-5--4-4-4-4--|
Play 4 times.
Then back to single note rhythm
Lyrics:
The waves of blood are ....
/\
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Guitars freeze
I always put in a 12 \ 0 slide on the bass E MajorE string here, it sounds cool.
Then it goes to the F#5, D5, C#5, C5, F#5, G5, A5, Ab5Ab5 rhythm, four times,
finally terminating on the 
E5E5 chord.
e|------------------------------------------------------------------------|
BB|------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G+G|------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D MajorD|-----2------------------------------------------------------------------|
A augmentedA|-----2------------------------------------------------------------------|
E MajorE|-----0------------------------------------------------------------------|
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If I fucked up anywhere, I'll change it, however, if someone catches the mistake
first, please tell me.
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