Bitter Peace Tabs by Slayer

Bitter Peace tab by Slayer

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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 but drop the sixth
string to Db. Hanneman is the LeftGtr and King the RightGtr.


Tempo: 80 bpm

Riff A1
Db |--LeftGtr-----------------------|
Ab |0---2---1---0---2---1-2-5-5-4---|
Db |0---2---1---0---2---1-2-5-5-4---|
P.M |.  .  .  .  .  .      |
  |                |
Db |--RightGtr----------------------|
Ab |----------------------2-5-5-4---|
Db |----------------------2-5-5-4---|

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Play Riff A1 4x

Then play:
Db |--LeftGtr-----------------------|
Ab |0---2---1---0---2---1---5-5-4---|
Db |0---2---1---0---2---1-025-5-4---|
P.M |.  .  .  .  .  .      |
  |                |
Db |--RightGtr----------------------|
Ab |------------------------5-5-4---|
Db |----------------------025-5-4---|

Riff A2
Db |--------------------------------|
Ab |0---2---1---0---2---1h2-5-5-4---|
Db |0---2---1---0---2---1h2-5-5-4---|

Both Gtrs Play Riff A2 4x

Then play:
  /=== repeat 3x =================
Db||*--------------------------------*||--------------------------------|
Ab||*-3---6---5---3---6---5---4--1--*||3---6---5--1---------32-------|
Db||--3---6---5---3---6---5---4--1---||3---6---5--1---3-5-6-----5-4-1-|

Riff A3
Db |--------------------------------|
Ab |0---2---1---0---2---1///5---4---|
Db |0---2---1---0---2---1///5---4---|

Play Riff A3 3x

Then play:
Db |---------------------------------|--------------------3-----------|
Ab |-3---6---5---3---6---5---4--1---|3---6---5--1---2-3---2-1-------|
Db |-3---6---5---3---6---5---4--1---|3---6---5--1-------------5-4-1-|

Play Riff A2 4x, followed by

Db|0---------------|  After this there is 8 bars of bass and drums
Ab|0-----let-ring--|  The drums sort of just peter out, after that
Db|0---------------|  there is about 3 beats silence and..

Tempo change to 200 bpm

Riff B1
Db |--LeftGtr-------5---3-------0-1-|--------------------------------|
Ab |0---------------5---3-------0-1-|--let-ring----------------------|
Db |0---0-0-0-0-0-0-------------0-1-|--------------------------------|
P.M|  . . . . . .         |                |
  |                |                |
Db |---RightGtr-----------------0-1-|--------------------------------|
Ab |0---------------------------0-1-|--let-ring----------------------|
Db |0---------------------------0-1-|--------------------------------|

Play Riff B1 3x

Play:
Db |--LGtr----------|----------------|----------------|--------0-1-----|
Ab |0-------6-5~----|0-------8-6~----|0-------6-5~----|3-5-----0-1-----|
Db |00000000--------|00000000--------|00000000--------|--------0-1-----|
P.M|........    |........    |........    |        |
  |        |        |        |        |
Db |--RGtr----------|----------------|----------------|--------0-1-----|
Ab |0---------------|----------------|----------------|--------0-1-----|
Db |0---------------|----------------|----------------|--------0-1-----|

Riff B2
Db |--LGtr----------|----------------|----------------|--------0-1-----|
Ab |0-------6-5~----|0-------8-6~----|0-------6-5~----|3-5-----0-1-----|
Db |00000000--------|00000000--------|00000000--------|--------0-1-----|
P.M|........    |........    |........    |        |
  |        |        |        |        |
Db |--RGtr----------|----------------|----------------|--------0-1-----|
Ab |0-------6-5-----|--------8-6-----|--------6-5-----|3-5-----0-1-----|
Db |0-------8-7-----|--------108-----|--------8-7-----|5-7-----0-1-----|

Play Riff B2

Riff C
Db ||*-/=3=-/=3=-/=3=-/=3=-|/=3=-/=3=-/=3=-/=3=-|--
Ab ||*-------------4-----------|------------6-----------|--
Db ||--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 ================
Db --|/=3=-/=3=-/=3=-/=3=-|/=3=-/=3=-/=3=-/=3=-*||--
Ab --|------------4-----------|------------------------*||--
Db --|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 ==============
Db  --|--------0-1----*||------------0-1-----|
Ab  --|3-5-----0-1----*||------------0-1-----|
Db  --|5-7-----0-1-----||3-3-3-3-3-3-0-1-----|
P.M            . . . . . .

Play Riff C 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 ==========
Db||*---------------|---------------*||---------------*||----------------|
Ab||*---------------|--------2-1-0--*||--------3-2-1--*||--------4-3-2---|
Db||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 ================================
Db ||*-/=3=-/=3=-5-3-----|8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-*||-- Hostile from
Ab ||*-------------5-3---5-|6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-*||--  the start
Db ||--0-0-0-0-0-0---------|-------------------------||--
P.M  . . . . . .     =3=/ =3=/ =3=/ =3=/   Always war
                               always
Db  --|------------------|2:-/=3=-/=3=-|
Ab  --|3--------3--------|4:-2-----------|   Ending bitter peace
Db  --|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)
Db|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
Ab|0-----------00--|------------31--|------------00--|----31------01--|
Db|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 ==========
Db||*---------------|---------------*||----------------|
Ab||*---------------|--------2-1-0--*||--------3-2-1---|
Db||3-2-0-2-3-2-0-2-|3-2-0-2-------2-||3-2-0-2-------2-|
P.M . . . . . . . . . . . .    .  . . . .    .

Riff D
Db|2-------3-------|0-------2-------|3-------7-------|6-------1-------|
Ab|2-------3-------|0-------2-------|3-------7-------|6-------1-------|
Db|2-------3-------|0-------2-------|3-------7-------|6-------1-------|

Play Riff D 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 =========
Db ||*----------------|----------------*||----------------*||--
Ab ||*--------1-------|----------------*||----------------*||--
Db ||-22222222--222222|2222222233333333-||3333333366666666-||--

Db  --|----------------|2:---------|
Ab  --|--------0-2-----|4:-0-2-----|
Db  --|222222220-2-----|---0-2-----|

Then RightGtr plays the following while LeftGtr solos:
           /=== 1,3 =========/=== 2,4 =========
Db ||*----------------|----------------*||----------------*||--
Ab ||*--------2-------|----------------*||----------------*||--
Db ||-33333333--333333|3333333344444444-||4444444477777777-||--

Db  --|----------------|----------------|
Ab  --|--------0-2-----|0-3-----0-2-----|
Db  --|333333330-2-----|0-3-----0-2-----|

Then play:
Db |--LGtr----------|----------------|---------------slight-|2:-1------|
Ab |0-------6-5~----|0-------8-6~----|0-------6-5~----|bend-|4:-1------|
Db |00000000--------|00000000--------|00000000--------|-----|---1------|
P.M|........    |........    |........    |   |     |
Db |--RGtr----------|----------------|----------------|-----|2:-1------|
Ab |----------------|----------------|----------------|-----|4:-1------|
Db |----------------|----------------|----------------|-----|---1------|

Riff E                 /=== 1,2,3 =========
Db ||*----------------|--------4-3-2---|----------------|--
Ab ||*----------------|--------------3-|----------------|--
Db ||-00000-0-00000-0-|00000-0---------|00000-0-00000-0-|--
P.M  ..... . ..... . ..... .     ..... . ..... .

  ===================/=== 4 ===========================
Db --|----------------||----------------|--------0-1-----|
Ab --|--------4-------||----------------|--------0-1-----|
Db --|00000-0-4-------||00000-0-00000-0-|00000-0-0-1-----|
P.M  ..... .      ..... . ..... . ..... .

Play Riff E with lyrics:

 Without a reason to fight               A time to kill
 Sick lust for skeletal flesh          A 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:
Db|----------------|----------------|----------------|
Ab|----------------|--------3-------|7-------6-------|
Db|3-2-0-2-3-2-0-2-|3-2-0-2-3-------|7-------6-------|
P.M. . . . . . . . . . . .

Play Riff E with lyrics:

 Why face the human question             The need to hate
 Dead stare through cynical eyes         A 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!
Db|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
Ab|----------------|----------1-0---|----------------|--------3-2-1---|
Db|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 with lyrics:

 Global tension starts aggression
 Peace breaks out then breeds contempt, unrest

End with:
  /========== repeat 3x ============================================
Db||*---LeftGtr-------5---3---------1-|----------------------------*||--
Ab||*-0---------------5---3---------1-|--let-ring------------------*||--
Db||--0---0-0-0-0-0-0-------------0-1-|-----------------------------||--
P.M|   . . . . . .       .  |               ||
 ||                 |               ||
Db||*---RightGtr--------------------1-|----------------------------*||--
Ab||*-------------------------------1-|--let-ring------------------*||--
Db||--------------------------------1-|-----------------------------||--

   One   cryptic     reason      for life murder
Db --|----------------|----------------|----------------|--------------||
Ab --|0-------6-5-----|--------8-6-----|--------6-5-----|5-6-----------||
Db --|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.
 E-mail me with any concerns, questions, requests, corrections...
   Mathie@unixg.ubc.ca

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