-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-= CANNIBAL CORPSE FROM SKIN TO LIQUID From their excellent '98 album "Gallery of Suicide" Version 2 - added a solo, made some changes Tabbed by: Jason Mathie mathie@angelfire.com This is such a great instrumental, rather out of character for Cannibal Corpse (tempo, tuning) but so effective. Comments: This song is played on seven-string guitars, I assume, at least Owen was playing one when I saw them in September '98. The tuning is Bb, which is down 3 whole steps from the usual (Meshuggah tuning!). I tune my six string to the lowest six, so Bb Eb Ab Db Gb Bb. Note the fourth interval is between the 1st and 2nd strings rather than the 2nd and 3rd. Generally one dash is a 16th note or a 32nd note in length, so either ---- or -------- is one beat. Notation explanation: --------- -9:--4:-- Time Signature changes. If you don't understand, listen -8:--4:-- to the song. --------- -/= 3 =\-- Triplets. Play three notes in the space of two. ---------- -/= 6 =\-- Sextuplets. Play six notes in the space of four. --4"----- Tremolo pick. Pick the note evenly and very quickly. --------- --3/5---- These are both slides to the 5th fret, picking only --3//5--- the first note. ----- Artificial harmonic, bending the string up slightly. --------- ----- Artificial harmonic, with vibrato. ---p1r--- prebend slightly, pick the note and then release. --------- -=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-= Tempo: slow Riff A Db|-------3-----4-----3-|--------6-----6-----6-----6-|-------4-----3-----4-|-- Ab|9:---0-----0-----0---|12:---0-----0-----0-----0---|9:---0-----0-----0---|-- Eb|8:-1-----2-----1-----|-8:-4-----4-----4-----4-----|8:-2-----1-----2-----|-- Bb|--Clean-Gtr----------|----------------------------|---------------------|-- | | | | Db|---3-----4-----3-----|----6-----------------------|---4-----3-----4-----|-- Ab|9:-------------------|----------------------------|9:-------------------|-- Eb|8:-1-----2-----1-----|----4-----------------------|8:-2-----1-----2-----|-- Bb|--Dist-Gtr-----------|----------------------------|---------------------|-- Db --|-------6-----6-----6-|-------9-----10|--------6-----6-----6-----6-| Ab --|9:---0-----0-----0---|6:---0-----0---|12:---0-----0-----0-----0---| Eb --|8:-4-----4-----4-----|8:-7-----8-----|-8:-4-----4-----4-----4-----| Bb --|---------------------|---------------|----------------------------| | | | | Db --|---6-----------------|---9-----10----|----6-----------------------| Ab --|9:-------------------|6:-------------|12:-------------------------| Eb --|8:-4-----------------|8:-7-----8-----|-8:-4-----------------------| Bb --|---------------------|---------------|----------------------------| Play Riff A 2x Then play: Db|--------6-----6-----6-----6-|----6-----6-----6-----6-| Ab|12:---0-----0-----0-----0---|--0-----0-----0-----0---| Eb|-8:-4-----4-----4-----4-----|4-----4-----4-----4-----| Bb|----------------------------|------------------------| | | | Db|----6-----------------------|------------------------| Ab|12:-------------------------|------------------------| Eb|-8:-4-----------------------|------------------------| Bb|----------------------------|------------------------| Riff B1 Db|-------------------------------------------|--------------------53------|-- Ab|4:-----9-----------------------------------|3:-/==3==\--4"--------4-64--|-- Eb|4:-5///7-------2---/====6====\-/====6====\-|4:----1--3----------------5-|-- Bb|---5///7---0---0---6-8-8-0-0-0-4-6-6-0-0-0-|---0------------------------|-- P.M . . . . . . . . . . . . . Db --|--------------------------|-----------------31------| Ab --|--------------------4-|---------2"--------2-42--| Eb --|----5\3-3\1-1-----1-------|---1--3----------------3-| Bb --|0---------------0---------|0------------------------| Play Riff B1 Riff B2 Db|-------------------------------------------|---/==3==\---3"-----53------|-- Ab|4:-----9-----------------------------------|3:----0--2------------4-64--|-- Eb|4:-5///7-------2---/====6====\-/====6====\-|4:------------------------5-|-- Bb|---5///7---0---0---6-8-8-0-0-0-4-6-6-0-0-0-|---0------------------------|-- P.M . . . . . . . . . . . . . Db --|--------------------------|-----------------31------| Ab --|----4\2-2\0-0-------4-|---------2"--------2-42--| Eb --|------------------1-------|---1--3----------------3-| Bb --|0---------------0---------|0------------------------| Now one of the guitars plays riff B2 while the other plays B1. Then play: Db|-------------------------------------------|-- Ab|4:-----9-----------------------------------|-- Eb|4:-5///7-------2---/====6====\-/====6====\-|-- Bb|---5///7---0---0---6-8-8-0-0-0-4-6-6-0-0-0-|-- P.M . . . . . . . . . . . . . Db --|------------------------|------------------------| Ab --|------------------------|------------/=6==\/3\---| Eb --|/=6==\/=6==\/=6==\/=6==\|/=6==\/=6==\7-7-7-------| Bb --|066696066696066696066696|066696066696-6-6-67676\\| P.M ........................ ...................... Riff C Db|--------------------------------|----------------------------------| Ab|--------/= 3 =\-----------------|----------------------------------| Eb|1---1-----------p1r----p1r------|1-------------1-1---------1-h4-| Bb|--3---3-0--3--2-----3-------3---|--4-4-3-3-2-2-----4-4-3-3---------| Play Riff C 2x Play Riff B1 Riff B3 Db|-------------------------------------------|---/==3==\---3"-----53------|-- Ab|4:-----9-----------------------------------|3:----0--2------------4-64--|-- Eb|4:-5///7-------2---/====6====\-/====6====\-|4:------------------------5-|-- Bb|---5///7---0---0---6-8-8-0-0-0-4-6-6-0-0-0-|---0------------------------|-- P.M . . . . . . . . . . . . . Db --|--------------------------|---------1"------31------| Ab --|----4\2-2\0-0-------4-|---0--2------------2-42--| Eb --|------------------1-------|-----------------------3-| Bb --|0---------------0---------|0------------------------| Now one of the guitars plays riff B3 while the other plays B1. Then play: Db|-------------------------------------------|-- Ab|4:-----9-----------------------------------|-- Eb|4:-5///7-------2---/====6====\-/====6====\-|-- Bb|---5///7---0---0---6-8-8-0-0-0-4-6-6-0-0-0-|-- P.M . . . . . . . . . . . . . Db --|------------------------|---------------| Ab --|------------------------|2:-------------| Eb --|/=6==\/=6==\/=6==\/=6==\|4:-/=6==\/=6==\| Bb --|066696066696066696066696|---066696066696| P.M ........................ ............ Riff D Db|----------------------------------|--------------------------------| Ab|4:--------------------------------|--------------------------------| Eb|4:--------7-----------------------|------7---5-7-------------------| Bb|--0-6-6-6---6-9-6-0-6-6-6-106-9-6-|0-6-8---8-----8-0-6-9-9-0-9-6-6-| P.M . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Tempo change, speed up 50 Play Riff D 2x, drums go half-time Then play: /== play 3x ========================\ Db||--------------------/=3=\---------||--------------------/=3=\---------| Ab||*0-------------------------------*||0-----------2---------------------| Eb||*1----------2-------1h2p1-----x--*||1-----------1-------1h2p1-----x---| Bb||------------0-------------0---x---||----0---0-----------------0---x---| P.M . . || . . . . | || || | Db||----------------------------------||-----------SoloGtr--------0---4---| Ab||*--------------------------------*||--------------------2-------------| Eb||*--------------------------------*||----------------------------------| Bb||----------------------------------||----------------------------------| Riff E Db|-------------------------/=3=\-----| Ab|2------------------------1-1-1-----| Eb|1------------------------------| Bb|---------------------0---------3p0-| P.M . Two Guitars play the backing Riff E under the following little solo: Bb|--------------|---------------------|------------------|-----------------| Gb|--------------|------11h12p11--10h11|10b11--r10-10~----|--------12-11-12-| Db|9~------------|8h9------------------|------------------|-----------------| Ab|--------------|---------------------|------------------|-----------------| Eb|--------------|---------------------|------------------|-----------------| Bb|--------------|---------------------|------------------|-----------------| Bb|11~------------12|-----------------|----------------18-|b19------~~~~~~--| Gb|---------12-11---|11"--------------|----------19-18----|-----------------| Db|-----------------|-----------------|-------------------|-----------------| Ab|-----------------|-----------9b10--|r9-----------------|-----------------| Eb|-----------------|-----------------|-------------------|-----------------| Bb|-----------------|-----------------|-------------------|-----------------| Riff F1 Db|--------/==3==\-|/==3==\--/==3==\-|----------------|---------------| Ab|----------------|-----------------|----------------|---------------| Eb|1-------3--4--3-|------0--1--0----|1-------0-------|---------------| Bb|----------------|0--2-----------2-|----------------|2tr5-----------| | | | | | Db|--------/==3==\-|/==3==\--/==3==\-|----------------|---------------| Ab|----------------|-----------------|----------------|4tr7-----------| Eb|1-------3--4--3-|------0--1--0----|1-------0-------|---------------| Bb|----------------|0--2-----------2-|----------------|---------------| Play Riff F1 Riff F2 Db|--------/==3==\-|/==3==\--/==3==\-|----------------|---------------| Ab|----------------|-----------------|----------------|4tr7-----------| Eb|1-------3--4--3-|------0--1--0----|4-------3-------|---------------| Bb|----------------|0--2-----------2-|----------------|---------------| | | | | | Db|--------/==3==\-|/==3==\--/==3==\-|----------------|---------------| Ab|----------------|-----------------|----------------|4tr7-----------| Eb|1-------3--4--3-|------0--1--0----|1-------0-------|---------------| Bb|----------------|0--2-----------2-|----------------|---------------| Play Riff F2 Play Riff E 4x under solo (let open string ring slightly between taps): r.h r.h r.h r.h r.h r.h r.h Bb|t7-t6-t12-t8-t7-t11-t7-t6-t14-t8-t7|t11-t7-t6-t12-t8-t7-t11-t7-t6-t15-t8-t7| Gb|-----------------------------------|---------------------------------------| Db|-----------------------------------|---------------------------------------| Ab|-----------------------------------|---------------------------------------| Eb|-----------------------------------|---------------------------------------| Bb|-----------------------------------|---------------------------------------| r.h r.h r.h +1/4 hold Bb|t11-t8-t7-t11-t12-t15-t14-t6-t7-t8-t7-|6b--~~~~--------19--18--19--|22b24~~ Gb|--------------------------------------|----------------------------|------- Db|--------------------------------------|----------------------------|------- Ab|--------------------------------------|----------------------------|------- Eb|--------------------------------------|----------------------------|------- Bb|--------------------------------------|----------------------------|------- Then Play Riff F1 Riff F3 Db|--------/==3==\-|/==3==\--/==3==\-|----------------|---------------| Ab|----------------|---------4-------|2-------1-------|---------------| Eb|1-------3--4--3-|4--6--7-----6--3-|----------------|3tr6-----------| Bb|----------------|-----------------|----------------|---------------| | | | | | Db|--------/==3==\-|/==3==\--/==3==\-|----------------|2tr5-----------| Ab|----------------|---------4-------|----------------|---------------| Eb|1-------3--4--3-|4--6--7-----6--3-|4-------3-------|---------------| Bb|----------------|-----------------|----------------|---------------| Play Riff F3 Play Riff F2 Riff F4 Db|--------/==3==\-|/==3==\--/==3==\-|----------------|---------------| Ab|----------------|---------4-------|----------------|2--------------| Eb|1-------3--4--3-|4--6--7-----6--3-|7-------4-------|2--------------| Bb|----------------|-----------------|----------------|0--------------| | | | | | Db|--------/==3==\-|/==3==\--/==3==\-|----------------|---------------| Ab|----------------|---------4-------|----------------|2--------------| Eb|1-------3--4--3-|4--6--7-----6--3-|4-------1-------|2--------------| Bb|----------------|-----------------|----------------|0--------------| Play Riff F4 After a long delay, play the following under the solo: Riff B1, B2, B1, B3, B1 and B2 ... fade out -=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-= August 12, 1999 E-mail me with any comments, criticism... mathie@angelfire.com