Tabs
SLAYER : BITTER PEACE
From their '98 album 'Diabolus in Musica'
Comments:
I will only show the bottom three strings throughout this tab.
Guitars are drop-Db tuned, which means tune to Eb MajorEb but drop the sixth
string to Db. Hanneman is the LeftGtr and King the RightGtr.
Tempo: 80 bpm
Riff A1
DbDb |--LeftGtr-----------------------|
AbAb |0---2---1---0---2---1-2-5-5-4---|
DbDb |0---2---1---0---2---1-2-5-5-4---|
P.M |. . . . . . |
| |
DbDb |--RightGtr----------------------|
AbAb |----------------------2-5-5-4---|
DbDb |----------------------2-5-5-4---|
Play Riff A1 4x
Then play:
DbDb |--LeftGtr-----------------------|
AbAb |0---2---1---0---2---1---5-5-4---|
DbDb |0---2---1---0---2---1-025-5-4---|
P.M |. . . . . . |
| |
DbDb |--RightGtr----------------------|
AbAb |------------------------5-5-4---|
DbDb |----------------------025-5-4---|
Riff A2
DbDb |--------------------------------|
AbAb |0---2---1---0---2---1h2-5-5-4---|
DbDb |0---2---1---0---2---1h2-5-5-4---|
Both Gtrs Play Riff A2 4x
Then play:
/=== repeat 3x =================
DbDb||*--------------------------------*||--------------------------------|
AbAb||*-3---6---5---3---6---5---4--1--*||3---6---5--1---------32-------|
DbDb||--3---6---5---3---6---5---4--1---||3---6---5--1---3-5-6-----5-4-1-|
Riff A3
DbDb |--------------------------------|
AbAb |0---2---1---0---2---1///5---4---|
DbDb |0---2---1---0---2---1///5---4---|
Play Riff A3 3x
Then play:
DbDb |---------------------------------|--------------------3-----------|
AbAb |-3---6---5---3---6---5---4--1---|3---6---5--1---2-3---2-1-------|
DbDb |-3---6---5---3---6---5---4--1---|3---6---5--1-------------5-4-1-|
Play Riff A2 4x, followed by
DbDb|0---------------| After this there is 8 bars of bass and drums
AbAb|0-----let-ring--| The drums sort of just peter out, after that
DbDb|0---------------| there is about 3 beats silence and..
Tempo change to 200 bpm
Riff B1
DbDb |--LeftGtr-------5---3-------0-1-|--------------------------------|
AbAb |0---------------5---3-------0-1-|--let-ring----------------------|
DbDb |0---0-0-0-0-0-0-------------0-1-|--------------------------------|
P.M| . . . . . . | |
| | |
DbDb |---RightGtr-----------------0-1-|--------------------------------|
AbAb |0---------------------------0-1-|--let-ring----------------------|
DbDb |0---------------------------0-1-|--------------------------------|
Play Riff B1 3x
Play:
DbDb |--LGtr----------|----------------|----------------|--------0-1-----|
AbAb |0-------6-5~----|0-------8-6~----|0-------6-5~----|3-5-----0-1-----|
DbDb |00000000--------|00000000--------|00000000--------|--------0-1-----|
P.M|........ |........ |........ | |
| | | | |
DbDb |--RGtr----------|----------------|----------------|--------0-1-----|
AbAb |0---------------|----------------|----------------|--------0-1-----|
DbDb |0---------------|----------------|----------------|--------0-1-----|
Riff B2
DbDb |--LGtr----------|----------------|----------------|--------0-1-----|
AbAb |0-------6-5~----|0-------8-6~----|0-------6-5~----|3-5-----0-1-----|
DbDb |00000000--------|00000000--------|00000000--------|--------0-1-----|
P.M|........ |........ |........ | |
| | | | |
DbDb |--RGtr----------|----------------|----------------|--------0-1-----|
AbAb |0-------6-5-----|--------8-6-----|--------6-5-----|3-5-----0-1-----|
DbDb |0-------8-7-----|--------108-----|--------8-7-----|5-7-----0-1-----|
Play Riff B2
Riff C majorC
DbDb ||*-/=3=-/=3=-/=3=-/=3=-|/=3=-/=3=-/=3=-/=3=-|--
AbAb ||*-------------4-----------|------------6-----------|--
DbDb ||--0-0-0-0-0-0---0-0-0-0-0-|0-0-0-0-0-0---0-0-0-0-0-|--
P.M . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
/=== 1,3 ================
DbDb --|/=3=-/=3=-/=3=-/=3=-|/=3=-/=3=-/=3=-/=3=-*||--
AbAb --|------------4-----------|------------------------*||--
DbDb --|0-0-0-0-0-0---0-0-0-0-0-|3-3-3-3-3-3-3-1-1-1-1-1--||--
P.M . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
/=== 2 ==========/=== 4 ==============
DbDb --|--------0-1----*||------------0-1-----|
AbAb --|3-5-----0-1----*||------------0-1-----|
DbDb --|5-7-----0-1-----||3-3-3-3-3-3-0-1-----|
P.M . . . . . .
Play Riff C majorC with lyrics:
Initiate blood purge Coalition in massacre
Mechanized high tech Whole sale death in effect
Mutually assured Destruction will occur
Genocide revised Same pain through diverse eyes
Then play: Can't stop the warring factions!
/=== 1 ==========/=== 2 ==========/=== 3 ==========
DbDb||*---------------|---------------*||---------------*||----------------|
AbAb||*---------------|--------2-1-0--*||--------3-2-1--*||--------4-3-2---|
DbDb||3-2-0-2-3-2-0-2-|3-2-0-2-------2-||3-2-0-2-------2-||3-2-0-2-------2-|
P.M . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Play:
/===== repeat 3x ================================
DbDb ||*-/=3=-/=3=-5-3-----|8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-*||-- Hostile from
AbAb ||*-------------5-3---5-|6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-*||-- the start
DbDb ||--0-0-0-0-0-0---------|-------------------------||--
P.M . . . . . . =3=/ =3=/ =3=/ =3=/ Always war
always
DbDb --|------------------|2:-/=3=-/=3=-|
AbAb --|3--------3--------|4:-2-----------| Ending bitter peace
DbDb --|3-3-33-3-3-3-33-3-|---2-2-2-2-2-2-|
P.M . .. . . .. . . . . . .
Then play Riff C, only playing endings 1 & 2, with lyrics:
Not the last third war Blood spills for evermore
Patriot hard time Lay seige till the end of time
Now play this half-time section, with lyrics: (tempo: 100 bpm)
DbDb|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
AbAb|0-----------00--|------------31--|------------00--|----31------01--|
DbDb|00000000000001--|00000000000031--|00000000000001--|000031--000001--|
P.M ........... ............ ............ .... ....
No longer kill your brother Just slaughter one another
Watch for the deadly other This sibling is a fucker
Back to double-time (200 bpm)
Play: Can't stop the warring factions!
/=== 1 ==========/=== 2 ==========
DbDb||*---------------|---------------*||----------------|
AbAb||*---------------|--------2-1-0--*||--------3-2-1---|
DbDb||3-2-0-2-3-2-0-2-|3-2-0-2-------2-||3-2-0-2-------2-|
P.M . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Riff D MajorD
DbDb|2-------3-------|0-------2-------|3-------7-------|6-------1-------|
AbAb|2-------3-------|0-------2-------|3-------7-------|6-------1-------|
DbDb|2-------3-------|0-------2-------|3-------7-------|6-------1-------|
Play Riff D MajorD with lyrics:
Global tension starts aggression
Peace breaks out then breeds contempt, unrest
Play Riff B2, but change the last bar to 9/8. This is a very subtle
transition, be careful not to get caught off the beat.
Then RightGtr plays the following while LeftGtr solos:
/=== 1,3 =========/=== 2,4 =========
DbDb ||*----------------|----------------*||----------------*||--
AbAb ||*--------1-------|----------------*||----------------*||--
DbDb ||-22222222--222222|2222222233333333-||3333333366666666-||--
DbDb --|----------------|2:---------|
AbAb --|--------0-2-----|4:-0-2-----|
DbDb --|222222220-2-----|---0-2-----|
Then RightGtr plays the following while LeftGtr solos:
/=== 1,3 =========/=== 2,4 =========
DbDb ||*----------------|----------------*||----------------*||--
AbAb ||*--------2-------|----------------*||----------------*||--
DbDb ||-33333333--333333|3333333344444444-||4444444477777777-||--
DbDb --|----------------|----------------|
AbAb --|--------0-2-----|0-3-----0-2-----|
DbDb --|333333330-2-----|0-3-----0-2-----|
Then play:
DbDb |--LGtr----------|----------------|---------------slight-|2:-1------|
AbAb |0-------6-5~----|0-------8-6~----|0-------6-5~----|bend-|4:-1------|
DbDb |00000000--------|00000000--------|00000000--------|-----|---1------|
P.M|........ |........ |........ | | |
DbDb |--RGtr----------|----------------|----------------|-----|2:-1------|
AbAb |----------------|----------------|----------------|-----|4:-1------|
DbDb |----------------|----------------|----------------|-----|---1------|
Riff E MajorE /=== 1,2,3 =========
DbDb ||*----------------|--------4-3-2---|----------------|--
AbAb ||*----------------|--------------3-|----------------|--
DbDb ||-00000-0-00000-0-|00000-0---------|00000-0-00000-0-|--
P.M ..... . ..... . ..... . ..... . ..... .
===================/=== 4 ===========================
DbDb --|----------------||----------------|--------0-1-----|
AbAb --|--------4-------||----------------|--------0-1-----|
DbDb --|00000-0-4-------||00000-0-00000-0-|00000-0-0-1-----|
P.M ..... . ..... . ..... . ..... .
Play Riff E MajorE with lyrics:
Without a reason to fight A augmentedA time to kill
Sick lust for skeletal flesh A augmentedA taste for all decay
Enter the soldier blind Stalking the faceless hunt
There is no conscience in this world That can be reached for peace
Then play:
DbDb|----------------|----------------|----------------|
AbAb|----------------|--------3-------|7-------6-------|
DbDb|3-2-0-2-3-2-0-2-|3-2-0-2-3-------|7-------6-------|
P.M. . . . . . . . . . . .
Play Riff E MajorE with lyrics:
Why face the human question The need to hate
Dead stare through cynical eyes A augmentedA trust in only pain
Murder within the skin Engrave the art of war
Become death's vile parade March on, embrace the violent mind
Then play: Can't stop the warring factions!
DbDb|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
AbAb|----------------|----------1-0---|----------------|--------3-2-1---|
DbDb|3-2-0-2-3-2-0-2-|3-2-0-2-3-----2-|3-2-0-2-3-2-0-2-|3-2-0-2---------|
P.M. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Play Riff D MajorD with lyrics:
Global tension starts aggression
Peace breaks out then breeds contempt, unrest
End with:
/========== repeat 3x ============================================
DbDb||*---LeftGtr-------5---3---------1-|----------------------------*||--
AbAb||*-0---------------5---3---------1-|--let-ring------------------*||--
DbDb||--0---0-0-0-0-0-0-------------0-1-|-----------------------------||--
P.M| . . . . . . . | ||
|| | ||
DbDb||*---RightGtr--------------------1-|----------------------------*||--
AbAb||*-------------------------------1-|--let-ring------------------*||--
DbDb||--------------------------------1-|-----------------------------||--
One cryptic reason for life murder
DbDb --|----------------|----------------|----------------|--------------||
AbAb --|0-------6-5-----|--------8-6-----|--------6-5-----|5-6-----------||
DbDb --|0-------8-7-----|--------108-----|--------8-7-----|7-8-----------||
Listen closely to the picking rhythms Hanneman plays while King solos.
Damn, I wish I could play that tight.
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