SLAYER
BITTER PEACE
From their '98 album 'Diabolus in Musica'
Tabbed by: Steven Rodriguez
sic_7246@hotmail.com
This song has one of the most unusual structures for a Slayer song.
If you try to play along with the CD, I guarantee that bar of 9/8 will
ruin your timing. Very odd transition.
Comments:
I will only show the bottom three strings throughout this tab.
Notation explanation:
/=3=
|---------|
|--0-0-0--| Triplets. Play 3 notes where you would normally play 2.
|---------|
|9:-| |2:-|
|8:-| |4:-| Time signature changes. All bars are 4/4 otherwise.
|---| |---|
|---3-/5--| Pick the 3rd fret, slide to the 5th and pick it as well.
|---------|
|---3//5--| Pick the 3rd fret and slide to the 5th.
Generally one dash is a sixteenth note in length. So ---- is one beat.
Sometimes there's a lot of double digit fret positions or notation
symbols so I have to stretch it out more. When that happens I'll use
8 dashes one beat.
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.
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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---|
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-----------||
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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...
sic_7426@hotmail.com
