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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:
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-9:--4:-- Time Signature changes. If you don't understand, listen
-8:--4:-- to the song.
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-/= 3 =\-- Triplets. Play three notes in the space of two.
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-/= 6 =\-- Sextuplets. Play six notes in the space of four.
--4"----- Tremolo pick. Pick the note evenly and very quickly.
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--3/5---- These are both slides to the 5th fret, picking only
--3//5--- the first note.
--<2b>--- Artificial harmonic, bending the string up slightly.
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--<3~>--- Artificial harmonic, with vibrato.
---p1r--- prebend slightly, pick the note and then release.
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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----------|----------------------------|---------------------|--
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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 --|---------------------|---------------|----------------------------|
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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|----------------------------|------------------------|
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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-<2b>|---------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-<2b>|---------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-<3>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-<2b>|---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 . . || . . . . |
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Db||----------------------------------||-----------SoloGtr--------0---4---|
Ab||*--------------------------------*||--------------------2-------------|
Eb||*--------------------------------*||----------------------------------|
Bb||----------------------------------||----------------------------------|
Riff E
Db|-------------------------/=3=\-----|
Ab|2------------------------1-1-1-----|
Eb|1-----------<3~>-------------------|
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-----------|
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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-|----------------|---------------|
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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|----------------|-----------------|----------------|---------------|
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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--------------|
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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
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August 12, 1999
E-mail me with any comments, criticism...
mathie@angelfire.com
