South Of Heaven tab by Slayer

Tabs (Ver. 3)

Key: 'A'

Tuning: one-half step down (Eb,Ab,Db,Gb,Bb,Eb)

Main riff
E MajorE|----------------------------------------------------------------|
BB|----------------------------------------------------------------|
G+G|----------9~---8~---7---7-6~-------------9~---8~---7---6tr7-----|
D MajorD|-----9-10----9----8---7-------------9-10----9----8---7----------|
A augmentedA|---7------------------------------7-----------------------------|
E MajorE|-0------------------------------0-------------------------------|

Harmonics during intro
E MajorE|-------12-\/\/~------7-\/\/~----------5-\/\/~-----|
BB|--12------------------------------5---------------|
G+G|--------------------------------------------------|
D MajorD|--------------------------------------------------|
A augmentedA|--------------------------------------------------|
E MajorE|--------------------------------------------------|

Main riff variation
E MajorE|--------------------------------------------------------------|
BB|--------------------------------------------------------------|
G+G|---------4~---3~---2---2-1~------------4~---3~---2---1tr2-----|
D MajorD|-----4-5----4----3---3-------------4-5----4----3---2----------|
A augmentedA|---7-----------------------------7----------------------------|
E MajorE|-0-----------------------------0------------------------------|

Play palm muted low Eb's during intro verse

Then both guitars play main riff

Pre-verse
Gtr.1
E MajorE|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
BB|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G+G|---------------------------------------------------------------10-10-----|
D MajorD|---------------------------------------------------------------10-10-----|
A augmentedA|-------10-----8---7-----10-----3-3-------10-----8---7-----10----8--8-----|
E MajorE|-0-0-0--0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0--0-0-0-1-1-0-0-0--0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0--0-0-----------|

Gtr. 2
E MajorE|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
BB|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G+G|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D MajorD|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A augmentedA|-2----(2)----------------------3-3-2----(2)---------------------3--3-----|
E MajorE|-0----(0)----------------------1-1-0----(0)---------------------1--1-----|

Gtr.1
E MajorE|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------|
BB|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G+G|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D MajorD|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A augmentedA|-------10-----8---7-----10-----3-3-------10-----8---7-----10-----8---7-------|
E MajorE|-0-0-0--0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0--0-0-0-1-1-0-0-0--0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0--0-0-0-0-0-0-0-----|

Gtr.2
E MajorE|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------|
BB|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G+G|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D MajorD|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A augmentedA|-2----(2)----------------------3-3-2----(2)----------------2-----------------|
E MajorE|-0----(0)----------------------1-1-0----(0)----------------0-000-000-000-----|

Verse riff
E MajorE|-----------------------------------|
BB|-----------------------------------|
G+G|-----------------------------------|
D MajorD|-----------------------------------|
A augmentedA|-------5-----3---------5-----3-----|
E MajorE|-000-0-3-0-0-1-0-000-0-3-000-1-----|

Pre-chorus
E MajorE|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
BB|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G+G|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D MajorD|------------------------------5------------------------------3-----------|
A augmentedA|-4----------------4-----------5--4---------------4-----------1-5-4-3-----|
E MajorE|-222-222-222-6\0--222-222-222-3--222-222-222-6\0-222-222-222---3-2-1-----|

Chorus
E MajorE|------------------------------------|
BB|------------------------------------|
G+G|--------------------------1--2~-----|
D MajorD|--------------------------2--3~-----|
A augmentedA|-----6--5-----5-4-------------------|
E MajorE|-0-0-4--3-0-0-3-2-0-0-0-0-----------|

Fill @ end of chorus
Gtr. 1
E MajorE|----------------------------------|
BB|----------------------------------|
G+G|--------------5-------------------|
D MajorD|----------------------------------|
A augmentedA|-----6--5-------------------------|
E MajorE|-0-0-4--3-0-0----6\(tr| emdive)-----|

Gtr.2
E MajorE|------------------------------------|
BB|------------------------------------|
G+G|--------------------------9-10~-----|
D MajorD|--------------------------x--x------|
A augmentedA|-----6--5-----5-4---------7--8~-----|
E MajorE|-0-0-4--3-0-0-3-2-0-0-0-0-----------|

Rythym for solo 1
E MajorE|----------------------------------|
BB|----------------------------------|
G+G|----------------------------------|
D MajorD|----------------------------------|
A augmentedA|-------------3-------6------5-----|
E MajorE|-000-000-000-1---000-4--000-3-----|

Solo 1:
E MajorE|-------------------------------------------------------|
BB|-------------------------------------------------17----|
G+G|------/9----9/\/\/-----------------------------------19|
D MajorD|------/10------------------/14---14--(14)\11--16-------|
A augmentedA|-------------------------------------------------------|
E MajorE|-------------------------------------------------------|

E MajorE|-----------------------15--15-| H-18--|--17-----17--17----(17)\-/--22-22|
BB|---------------------------------------------------------------------|
G+G|-18\-----(18)\12-----------------------------------------------------|
D MajorD|---------------------------------------------------------------------|
A augmentedA|---------------------------------------------------------------------|
E MajorE|---------------------------------------------------------------------|
                    ( 3 )    6   : (  6   )
E MajorE|-22| Fb---22fb------\12--17--19-|-24-21--19-21-21-19-17-17-16--17-17-----h--p--|
BB|----------------------------------------------------------19-----17-17-19-17|
G+G|----------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D MajorD|----------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A augmentedA|----------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E MajorE|----------------------------------------------------------------------------|

E MajorE|--------------------------------------------------12--|
BB|----------------------------------12-12--14-12-14-----|
G+G|--------------------12-12-| H-14-14---------------------|
D MajorD|-12-12-14-12--14-12-----------------------------------|
A augmentedA|------------------------------------------------------|
E MajorE|------------------------------------------------------|

E MajorE|---15| Fb-----------15--(15)\8---/15--16--14------------|
BB|------------------------------------------------------|
G+G|------------------------------------------------------|
D MajorD|------------------------------------------------------|
A augmentedA|------------------------------------------------------|
E MajorE|------------------------------------------------------|
 (   5  ) (   6   ) (   6    ) (   6   )
E MajorE|17-15P14-15-14--18-18-16-16p15-16--15-18-18p17--16-19--18-17-20-20-21-x-|
BB|------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G+G|------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D MajorD|------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A augmentedA|------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E MajorE|------------------------------------------------------------------------|

E MajorE|----22| Fb--(22)----(22)---------|--------------------------------|
BB|-------------------------(0)-----------------------------------|
G+G|---------------------------------------------------------------|
D MajorD|---------------------------------------------------------------|
A augmentedA|----------------------------------17\S| l\13---------------------|
E MajorE|-------------------------------------------13/17--11/16\-/15/17|

E MajorE|-------------17-----15--X------|
BB|------------------------X-3/s| l/|
G+G|------------------------X------|
D MajorD|-------------------------------|
A augmentedA|-------------------------------|
E MajorE|-------------------------------|

Solo 2:
Trem bar
E MajorE|---------\/----\/-----\/----\/-----\/----------|
BB|-/17----(17)--(17)---(17)--(17)---(17)---(17)--|
G+G|-----------------------------------------------|
D MajorD|-----------------------------------------------|
A augmentedA|-----------------------------------------------|
E MajorE|-----------------------------------------------|

E MajorE|-----------------------------------------------|
BB|-----------------------------------------------|
G+G|-----------------------------------------------|
D MajorD|----------------------------------------------3|
A augmentedA|--Tr| em bar. (grad descend)|--------------------3|
E MajorE|--0------------------------(0)--------0-0--0--1|

Gtr 2 doubles Gtr 1 for 8 more times with Rhy Fig 1

Then Gtr 2 plays chorus through solo

Gtr 1
E MajorE|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
BB|-15----15----------------15-----15--------15--------------15-----|
G+G|-14| Fb--14fb--------------14fb--|-14fb------14fb------------14\sl--|
D MajorD|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
A augmentedA|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
E MajorE|-----------------------------------------------------------------|

E MajorE|-----------------------------------------------------|
BB|--------------------------------------------12-13-12-|
G+G|--------------------------------12| H14p12-14----------|
D MajorD|------------------12| H1412h14-14----------------------|
A augmentedA|----10| H12--12sl14------------------------------------|
E MajorE|-12--------------------------------------------------|

E MajorE|-----------------------15-15-------------------------------------|
BB|-18S| l15-17-18-17-18-17-------18p17-15p13p12-13-12---12-----------|
G+G|--------------------------------------------------14---12| H14fb---|
D MajorD|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
A augmentedA|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
E MajorE|-----------------------------------------------------------------|

E MajorE|------------------------------------------------------------|
BB|----------------------------------------------(| 5  )|
G+G|--------(| 3 )-(  5  )--( 3 )-15H17/19-19-17h19-19|
D MajorD|--------9| H10-12-14p12---14/16--15h17-17---------------------|
A augmentedA|-9S| l10------------------------------------------------------|
E MajorE|------------------------------------------------------------|
-----------------------------------------------------------------:-------------------------------------/Full-15-----15--15--15--18-:-19---17H19--19-17h19--19-17h19--19-17-----17/full----17/full----:-//------//--//--------------------------------------------------:-----------------------------------------------------------------:-----------------------------------------------------------------:

  1.5           2        2.5
E MajorE|-------------------------------------------------------|
BB|--18| B-------------(18)----18b---(18)------19b----------|
G+G|--17| B-------------(17)----17b---(17)------18b----------|
D MajorD|-------------------------------------------------------|
A augmentedA|-------------------------------------------------------|
E MajorE|-------------------------------------------------------|
   1.5   1.5
E MajorE|----------------------------13--17--17----(17)------17--------------17-|
BB|----(19)-----(19)-----15-15--------------------------------------------|
G+G|----(18)-----(18)---/S| l-----------------|-------------------------------|
D MajorD|------------------X/---------------------------------------------------|
A augmentedA|------------------X/---------------------------------------------------|
E MajorE|------------------X/---------------------------------------------------|
             Trem bar while trilling
E MajorE|--(17)-----17-----------14| H17--|---14----(17)----------------|
BB|------------------------------------------------------------|
G+G|------------------------------------------------------------|
D MajorD|-------------------------------------------------------0----|
A augmentedA|------------------------------------------------------------|
E MajorE|------------------------------------------------------------|

Gtr 1 Fsh5 Type 2 (1/8) notes
E MajorE|----------------------------------------------------|
BB|----------------------------------------------------|
G+G|----------------------------------------------------|
D MajorD|--(0)-------------------------(0)-------------------|
A augmentedA|----------------------------------------------------|
E MajorE|----------------------------------------------------|

Free TIME

Gtr 2
E MajorE|--------------------------0-----------------(0)----------------|
BB|-----/1| 1/2-------------|--0---------------|--(0)----------------|
G+G|----17------------------| (17)--------------|--(17)---------------|
D MajorD|---X| Rake---------------|------------------|---------------------|
A augmentedA|--X------------------------------------------------------------|
E MajorE|---------------------------------------------------------------|
Gtr 1
E MajorE|---------------------------------------------------------------|
BB|---------------------------------------------------------------|
G+G|---------------------------------------------------------------|
D MajorD|---------------------------------------------------------------|
A augmentedA|--2----------------------(2)---------------(2)-----------------|
E MajorE|--0----------------------(0)---------------(0)-----------------|

Gtr 2
E MajorE|--(0)-------------|
BB|--(0)-------------|
G+G|------------------|
D MajorD|------------------|
A augmentedA|------------------|
E MajorE|------------------|

Gtr 1
E MajorE|------------------|
BB|------------------|
G+G|------------------|
D MajorD|------------------|
A augmentedA|-(2)--------------|
E MajorE|-(0)--------------|

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