Hammer Smashed Face tab by Cannibal Corpse

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Hammer Smashed Face - Cannibal Corpse
Transcribed by Anthony Morgan

Riff 1       Riff 1a         Riff 2
~~~~~~       ~~~~~~~         ~~~~~~

I----------------I I----------------------I I----------------I
I----------------I I----------------------I I----------------I
I----------------I I----------------------I I----------------I
I-2--------------I I----------------------I I---------5-5-4--I
I-2--2--2-2-6\---I I-------------------6\-I I----------------I
I-0--0--0-0-6\---I I-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-6\-I I-0-0-2-2--------I
 PM-----+      PM---------------+

Bass solo
~~~~~~~~~
I-----------------I
I-------3---------I
I-2---2---3---3---I
I---0-------1---0-I

Riff 3       Riff 4       Riff 5
~~~~~~       ~~~~~~       ~~~~~~
I----------------I I----------------I I------------------I
I----------------I I----------------I I------------------I
I----4-----------I I----------------I I------------------I
I----------------I I----3-----------I I------(p.h)-------I
I2-----2-3-------I I-2----2-3-------I I--------1---------I
I----------2-0-1-I I----------2-0-1-I I-2-3-2-----0------I
   PM-------+     PM-------+
Fill 6
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I---------I
I---------I
I---------I
I------2--I
I------2--I
I--3-2-0--I
 PM----+

Riff 7 - Here is the main chorus and the most familiar riff from Cannibal Corpse.
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I-----------------------------I------------------------------I
I-----------------------------I------------------------------I
I--------------------2--------I------------------------------I
I-2h5p2--1h4p1--4-4--0--------I--------------------3------2--I
I---------------2-2-----2-1-5-I--3h6p3-2h5p2--5-5--1------2--I
I---------------------------3-I---------------3-3-----3-2-0--I
       PM--+             PM--+

Riff 8 - the second chorus riff
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I-----------------------------I
I-----------------------------I
I-----------------------------I
I---------------------(p.h)---I
I--2h5p2--1h4p1---------1-----I
I----------------2h3p2-----0--I

Riff 9           Riff 10
~~~~~~           ~~~~~~~
I-------------------------I I-----------------I
I-------------------------I I-----------------I
I-------------0-0-0-------I I-----------------I
I-------------------------I I-2-2--4---2-2--4-I
I-------------------4-4-4-I I-2-2--4---2-2--4-I
I-0-0-0-2-2-2-------------I I-0-0--2---0-0--2-I
              PM--+  PM--+

Riff 11 - the slow riff near the end
~~~~~~~
I-------------------------------I This little trill they do is a tricky bit,
I-------------------------------I but with some concentrated practice you should
I-------------------------------I be able to pull it off.
I--2-2-2---43434343---------2\--I
I--2-2-2--------------------2\--I
I--0-0-0---2~~~~~~~----1-1------I
 PM---+       PM-+

And here's how to put it all together...

The introduction
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Riff 1, played 3 times then riff 2.
Riff 1a, played 3 times then riff 2.
Riff 1a, played 3 times then riff 2.
Then for the last few bars, pick the open E MajorE string fast with palm muting.

The bass solo
~~~~~~~~~~~~~

The verse
~~~~~~~~~
Riff 3, played 4 times
Riff 4, played 4 times
Riff 3, played 4 times

Riff 5, played 8 times

Chorus
~~~~~~
Fill 6, once
Riff 7, played twice
Riff 8, played 4 times
Fill 6, once
Riff 7, played twice.

The rest of it
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
Riff 5, played 8 times

Riff 1, played 3 times
Play this 4 times: Riff 9, played 3 times then Riff 10 once.

Riff 4, 4 times
Riff 3, 4 times

Riff 5, 8 times

Chorus, as above

Riff 5, 8 times

Riff 1, 3 times.

Riff 11, 12 times.

Then come the two chorus riffs, 7 and 8, but with drastically altered timing.
Listen to the recording, and you should see what I mean.

Riff 8, 4 times
Riff 5, 8 times

Riff 1, 3 times

Then an abrupt finish on E5.

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