#----------------------------------PLEASE NOTE---------------------------------# #This file is the author's own work and represents their interpretation of the # #song. You may only use this file for private study, scholarship, or research. # #------------------------------------------------------------------------------# DIE BY THE SWORD (Bassline) As recorded by Slayer (From the 1983 Album SHOW NO MERCY) Transcribed by cbliss66@aol.com Words and Music by J.Hanneman Arranged by Slayer Gtr I (E A D G) - 'T.Araya' Intro Fast Rock Q=192 4/4 Gtr I Q H. E E H. Q E E E Q. W |------------|-------------|---------------|------| |------------|-------------|---------------|------| |------------|-------------|---------------|------| |-0----------|-0-0---------|-0----0-0------|------| E E E E E E S +S E E E E E E E Q |---------------------|----------------| |---------------------|----------------| |-7-----7-----4-(4)s5-|-7-----7-----8--| |---0-0---0-0---------|---0-0---0-0----| E E E E E E S +S E E E Q E Q. |---------------------|-----------------|| |---------------------|-----------------|| |-7-----7-----4-(4)s5-|-----8----10-----|| |---0-0---0-0---------|-0-0----0--------|| 1st and 2nd Verses E E E E E E Q E E E E E E Q E E E E E E Q E E E E E E Q ||-----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------| ||o----------------|----------------|----------------|-------------5--| ||o-7-----7-----5--|-7-----7-----8--|-7-----7-----5--|-7-----7--------| ||----0-0---0-0----|---0-0---0-0----|---0-0---0-0----|---0-0---0-0----| E E E E E E Q E E E E E E Q E E E E E E Q E E E E E E Q |----------------|----------------|----------------|-----------------| |----------------|----------------|----------------|-------------5---| |-7-----7-----5--|-7-----7-----8--|-7-----7-----5--|-7-----7---------| |---0-0---0-0----|---0-0---0-0----|---0-0---0-0----|---0-0---0-0-----| E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E Q E Q. |-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|----------------| |-7-----7-----8-7-|-7-----7-----8-7-|-7-----7-----8-7-|-----3----2-----| |---0-0---0-0-----|---0-0---0-0-----|---0-0---0-0-----|-0-0----0-------| |-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|----------------| E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E Q E Q. |-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|----------------|| |-7-----7-----8-7-|-7-----7-----8-7-|-7-----7-----8-7-|-----3----2-----|| |---0-0---0-0-----|---0-0---0-0-----|---0-0---0-0-----|-0-0----0-------|| |-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|----------------|| Chorus E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E Q Q Q Q |-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-------------| |-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-------------| |-3-2-------------|-3-2-------------|-3-2-------------|-5--4--------| |-----3-2-5-3-2-0-|-----3-2-5-3-2-0-|-----3-2-5-3-2-0-|-------6--5--| E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E Q Q Q Q |-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|--------------|| |-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-------------o|| |-3-2-------------|-3-2-------------|-3-2-------------|-5--4--------o|| |-----3-2-5-3-2-0-|-----3-2-5-3-2-0-|-----3-2-5-3-2-0-|-------6--5---|| Breakdown Slower Q=144 Q Q Q Q E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E 5x E E E E E E E E |-------------||------------------|------------------||------------------| |-------------||o-----------------|-----------------o||------------------| |-3--2--------||o-----------------|-----------------o||------------------| |-------3--2--||--0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0--||-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0--| Bridge ~~ E E E E H E E E E E E Q +Q Q E Q. E E E E E E Q |----------------||-----------------|----------------|----------------| |----------------||o----------------|----------------|----------------| |----------------||o-------------2--|-(2)--2--2-1----|----------------| |-0-0-0-0-12\----||--0-0-0-3-0-0----|----------------|-0-0-0-3-0-0-1--| Interlude 6/4 +Q E E E +E E +E 4x W. W. W. |------------------------||-||---------------|---------------|-------| |-----------------------o||-||---------------|---------------|-------| |----------2-(2)S8-(8)\-o||-||---------------|-2-------------|-1-----| |-(1)--0-0---------------||-||-0-------------|---------------|-------| W. W. W. W. |---------------|---------------|----------------|--------| |---------------|---------------|----------------|--------| |---------------|---------------|-/8-------------|-10-----| |-1-------------|-2-------------|----------------|--------| W. E E E E E E E E E E E E |---------------||---------------------------| |---------------||o---8-7--------------------| |-7-------------||o---------8-7---8-10---8-7-| |---------------||--0-----0-----0------0-----| 1. 2. 5/4 E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E |---------------------------||----------------------| |---8-7--------------------o||---8-7----------------| |---------8-7---8-10-------o||---------8-7---8-10---| |-0-----0-----0------0-8-7--||-0-----0-----0------0-| Guitar Solo Faster Q=192 4/4 E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E Q E Q. 4x ||------------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|| ||o-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|----------------o|| ||o-7-----7-----8-7-|-7-----7-----8-7-|-7-----7-----8-7-|-----3----2-----o|| ||----0-0---0-0-----|---0-0---0-0-----|---0-0---0-0-----|-0-0----0--------|| Solo Switch H. E +E H. E +E W H H ||----------------|------------------|----------|-----------| ||o---------------|------------------|----------|-----------| ||o-7-------7-(7)S|=10-------10-(10)S|=9--------|-3----2----| ||----------------|------------------|----------|-----------| W W W H H |----------|----------|----------|------------|| |----------|----------|----------|-----------o|| |-7--------|----------|----------|-3----2----o|| |----------|-3--------|-2--------|------------|| E E E E E E S +S E E E E E E E Q ||----------------------|----------------| ||o---------------------|----------------| ||o-7-----7-----4-(4)s5-|-7-----7-----8--| ||----0-0---0-0---------|---0-0---0-0----| E E E E E E S +S E E E Q E Q. |---------------------|-----------------|| |---------------------|----------------o|| |-7-----7-----4-(4)s5-|-----8----10----o|| |---0-0---0-0---------|-0-0----0--------|| Out-Chorus E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E Q Q Q Q ||------------------|-----------------|-----------------|---------------|| ||o-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|--------------o|| ||o-3-2-------------|-3-2-------------|-3-2-------------|-5--4---------o|| ||------3-2-5-3-2-0-|-----3-2-5-3-2-0-|-----3-2-5-3-2-0-|-------6--5----|| Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q H. |-------------|-------------|-------------|----------*| |-------------|-------------|-------------|----------*| |-3--2--------|-5--4--------|-3--2--------|----------*| |-------3--2--|-------6--5--|-------3--2--|-0--------*| Duration Legend --------------- W - whole; H - half; Q - quarter; E - 8th; S - 16th; T - 32nd; X - 64th; a - acciaccatura + - note tied to previous; . - note dotted; .. - note double dotted Uncapitalized letters represent notes that are staccato (1/2 duration) Irregular groupings are notated above the duration line Duration letters will always appear directly above the note/fret number it represents the duration for. Duration letters with no fret number below them represent rests. Multi- bar rests are notated in the form Wxn, where n is the number of bars to rest for. Low melody durations appear below the staff Tablature Legend ---------------- h - hammer-on p - pull-off b - bend pb - pre-bend r - bend release (if no number after the r, then release immediately) /\ - slide into or out of (from/to "nowhere") s - legato slide S - shift slide - natural harmonic [n] - artificial harmonic n(n) - tapped harmonic ~ - vibrato tr - trill T - tap TP - trem. picking PM - palm muting \n/ - tremolo bar dip; n = amount to dip \n - tremolo bar down n/ - tremolo bar up /n\ - tremolo bar inverted dip = - hold bend; also acts as connecting device for hammers/pulls - volume swell (louder/softer) x - on rhythm slash represents muted slash o - on rhythm slash represents single note slash Misc Legend ----------- | - bar || - double bar ||o - repeat start o|| - repeat end *| - double bar (ending) : - bar (freetime) $ - Segno & - Coda Tempo markers - = BPM(8/16=s8/s16), where s8 = swing 8ths, s16 = swing 16ths