SLAYER BEHIND THE CROOKED CROSS From their fine album 'South of Heaven' Tabbed by: Jason Mathie Mathie@unixg.ubc.ca Comments: I didn't even attempt to do the solos. Throughout the song, play all downpicks. I know it's fast and your wrist starts to hurt. Quit whining. Slayer is supposed to hurt. As usual, guitars are tuned to Eb. Hanneman has the left stereo channel. Tempo 220 bpm (ie crazy fast) Intro Gb|----------------| Db|----------------| Ab|----------------| Eb|2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-| P.M. . . . . . . . Left Gtr plays the intro riff 4x Both Gtrs play the intro riff 16x (after 4x the drums enter) Riff A Gb|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------| Db|----3-----2-----|----------------|----3-----2-----|------------4---| Ab|----3-----2-----|4-----3-----3-4-|----3-----2-----|4-----3-----4---| Eb|2-2---2-2---2-2-|4-2-2-3-2-2-----|2-2---2-2---2-2-|4-2-2-3-2-2-----| P.M. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Both Gtrs play Riff A 2x Riff B1 Gb|-Left-Gtr--------|----------------| Db|-----------------|----------------| Ab|/4~----3~--------|--------5-6-5---| Eb|-------------5---|--4-----3-4-3---| | | | Gb|-Right-Gtr-------|----------------| Db|/6~----5~--------|----------------| Ab|-------------7---|--6-----5-6-5---| Eb|-----------------|----------------| P.M . . Both Gtrs play Riff B1 Both Gtrs play Riff A 4x with lyrics: Time melts away in this living inferno Trapped by a cause that I once understood Feeling a sickness building inside of me Who will I really have to answer to Riff C Gb|-----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------| Db|-----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------| Ab|/4~----3~--------|--------5-6-5---|----------------|----------------| Eb|-------------5---|--4-----3-4-3---|2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-|2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-| P.M . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Both Gtrs Play Riff C 3.5x with lyrics: March on through the rivers of red Souls drift, they fill the air Forced to fight behind The crooked cross. Both Gtrs play Riff A 6x, lyrics after 2x: Do only what is expected of me With no emotions my feelings suppressed Blind obedience carries me through it all Conscience a word I learned to forget. Both Gtrs play Riff C 3x, then Riff B1, with these lyrics: March on through the rivers of ... (same as before) Then both Gtrs play Gb|----------------|----------------| Db|----------------|----------------| Ab|4---------------|----------------| Eb|2---------------|-----rest-------| ^---quick chord Riff D Gb|----------------|----------------| Db|----------------|----------------| Ab|----4-----4-----|3---3---7-7-6---| Eb|2-2---2-2---2-2-|--2-----5-5-4---| P.M. . . . . . . . . . . . . Right Gtr plays Riff D 4x while Left Gtr solos Left Gtr plays Riff D 4x while Right Gtr solos Then this little intermission: Left Gtr continues P.M like in Riff D Gb|-Left-Gtr-------|----------------|----------------|----------------| Db|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------| Ab|----4-----4-----|3---3---7-7-6---|----4-----4-----|3---3---7-7-6---| Eb|2-2---2-2---2-2-|--2-----5-5-4---|2-2---2-2---2-2-|--2-----5-5-4---| | | | | | Gb|-Right-Gtr------|----------------|----------------|----------------| Db|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------| Ab|----------------|--------7-7-6---|----------------|--------7-7-6---| Eb|----------------|--------5-5-4---|----------------|--------5-5-4---| Gb|-Left-Gtr-------|----------------|----------------|----------------| Db|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------| Ab|----4-----4-----|3---3---7-7-6---|----4-----4-----|3---3---7-7-6---| Eb|2-2---2-2---2-2-|--2-----5-5-4---|2-2---2-2---2-2-|--2-----5-5-4---| | | | | | Gb|-Right-Gtr------|----------------|----------------|----------------| Db|----6-----6-----|5---5-----------|----6-----6-----|5---5-----------| Ab|----4-----4-----|3---3-----------|----4-----4-----|3---3---7-7-6---| Eb|----------------|----------------|----------------|--------5-5-4---| Then Left Gtr plays Riff D 4x while Right Gtr solos Then Right Gtr plays Riff D 4x while Left Gtr solos Riff B2 Gb|-Left-Gtr--------|----------------| Db|-----------------|----------------| Ab|/4~----3~--------|--------5-6-5---| Eb|-------------5---|--4-----3-4-3---| | | | Gb|/6~----5~--------|----------------| Db|-------------7---|--6-----5-6-5---| Ab|-----------------|----------------| Eb|-Right-Gtr-------|----------------| P.M . . Play Riff B2 Both Gtrs play Riff A 4x with lyrics: Time melts away in this living inferno Trapped by a cause that I once understood Blind obedience carries me through it all Do only what is expected of me. Both Gtrs play Riff C 2x \ Both Gtrs play Riff B1 and last half of Riff C >--all with lyrics: Both Gtrs play Riff B2 and last half of Riff C / March on through the rivers of ... (same as before) And, end on the quick chord: Gb |---| Db |---| Ab |-4-| Eb |-2-| E-mail me with any concerns, questions, requests, corrections... Mathie@unixg.ubc.ca