PLEASE RATE
Slayer
South Of Heaven
Album: South Of Heaven
Tabbed By Liam9 (Liam Starcevich)
Doogs911@hotmail.com
Tuning: 1/2 step down (Eb, Ab, Db, Gb, Bb, eb.)
Well hear it is, all but the solos. This is a sick song and I'm 100% sure that this tab is 100% correct. I
watched and studied one of Slayer's live performances of this song to make sure I've tabbed it out rigt.
Enjoy.......
Gtr 1: Jeff Hanneman
Gtr 2: Kerry King
Tabulature Key:
h =Hammer On.
p =Pull Off.
. =Palm Mute.
~ =Vibrato.
/ =Slide Up.
\ =Slide Down.
() =Hold Note.
+ =Harmonic.
Intro part 1.
Play 2 times.
Gtr 1:
eb|--------------------------------------------------| eb|--------------------------------------------------|
Bb|--------------------------------------------------| Bb|--------------------------------------------------|
Gb|----------------9------8------7------7---6--------| Gb|----------------9------8------7------6h7p6h7p6h7p-|
Db|---------9--10-----10------9-----8----------------| Db|---------9--10-----10------9-----8----------------|
Ab|-----7--------------------------------------------| Ab|-----7--------------------------------------------|
Eb|--0-----------------------------------------------| Eb|--0-----------------------------------------------|
. . . . ^trill^
Intro Part 1b.
Gtr 1:
eb|--------------------------------------------------| eb|--------------------------------------------------|
Bb|--------------------------------------------------| Bb|--------------------------------------------------|
Gb|----------------9------8------7------7---6--------| Gb|----------------9------8------7------6h7p6h7p6h7p-|
Db|---------9--10-----10------9-----8----------------| Db|---------9--10-----10------9-----8----------------|
Ab|-----7--------------------------------------------| Ab|-----7--------------------------------------------|
Eb|--0-----------------------------------------------| Eb|--0-----------------------------------------------|
. . . . ^trill^
Gtr 2:
eb|--------------------------------------------(12)--| eb|-----------------------------------------------(7)|
Bb|----------------------------------------------(12)| Bb|--------------------------------------------------|
Gb|--------------------------------------------------| Gb|--------------------------------------------------|
Db|--------------------------------------------------| Db|--------------------------------------------------|
Ab|--------------------------------------------------| Ab|--------------------------------------------------|
Eb|--------------------------------------------------| Eb|--------------------------------------------------|
+ + +
Gtr 1:
eb|--------------------------------------------------| eb|--------------------------------------------------|
Bb|--------------------------------------------------| Bb|--------------------------------------------------|
Gb|----------------9------8------7------7---6--------| Gb|----------------9------8------7------6h7p6h7p6h7p-|
Db|---------9--10-----10------9-----8----------------| Db|---------9--10-----10------9-----8----------------|
Ab|-----7--------------------------------------------| Ab|-----7--------------------------------------------|
Eb|--0-----------------------------------------------| Eb|--0-----------------------------------------------|
. . . . ^trill^
Gtr 2:
eb|----><><><><-----------------------------------(7)| eb|(5)-----------------------------------------------|
Bb|--------------------------------------------------| Bb|--------------------------------------------------|
Gb|--------------------------------------------------| Gb|--------------------------------------------------|
Db|--------------------------------------------------| Db|--------------------------------------------------|
Ab|--------------------------------------------------| Ab|--------------------------------------------------|
Eb|--------------------------------------------------| Eb|--------------------------------------------------|
+ +
Intro part 2.
Play 2 times.
Gtr 2:
eb|--------------------------------------------------| eb|--------------------------------------------------|
Bb|--------------------------------------------------| Bb|--------------------------------------------------|
Gb|---------------4------3------2------2---1---------| Gb|---------------4------3------2------2h1p2h1p2h1---|
Db|--------2---5------5------4------3----------------| Db|--------2---5------5------4------3----------------|
Ab|-----2--------------------------------------------| Ab|-----2--------------------------------------------|
Eb|--0-----------------------------------------------| Eb|--0-----------------------------------------------|
^trill^
Gtr 1:
eb|--------------------------------------------------| eb|--------------------------------------------------|
Bb|--------------------------------------------------| Bb|--------------------------------------------------|
Gb|--------------------------------------------------| Gb|--------------------------------------------------|
Db|-(2)----------------------------------------------| Db|-(2)----------------------------------------------|
Ab|-(2)----------------------------------------------| Ab|-(2)----------------------------------------------|
Eb|-(0)----------------------------------------------| Eb|-(0)----------------------------------------------|
Verse 1.
Play 2 times
Gtr 2:
eb|--------------------------------------------------| eb|--------------------------------------------------|
Bb|--------------------------------------------------| Bb|--------------------------------------------------|
Gb|---------------4------3------2------2---1---------| Gb|---------------4------3------2------2h1p2h1p2h1---|
Db|--------2---5------5------4------3----------------| Db|--------2---5------5------4------3----------------|
Ab|-----2--------------------------------------------| Ab|-----2--------------------------------------------|
Eb|--0-----------------------------------------------| Eb|--0-----------------------------------------------|
^trill^
Gtr 1:
eb|--------------------------------------------------| eb|-------------------------------------------------|
Bb|--------------------------------------------------| Bb|--------------------------------------------------|
Gb|--------------------------------------------------| Gb|--------------------------------------------------|
Db|--------------------------------------------------| Db|--------------------------------------------------|
Ab|--------------------------------------------------| Ab|--------------------------------------------------|
Eb|--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--| Eb|--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--|
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Note: Guitar II does a pick squeal on the first 4 in the second bar on the first time.
Now Guitar 1 reapeats the Intro Part 1 twice with guitar 2 continuing on with his part of Verse 1 two more times.
Note: Guitar 2 palm mutes the first three notes in the first bar on the second time. Also Guitar 1 does a pick
squeal on the last note of the first bar on the second time.
Interlude.
Play 4 times.
Gtr I:
eb|----------------------------------------------------| eb|------------------------------------------------|
Bb|----------------------------------------------------| Bb|------------------------------------------------|
Gb|----------------------------------------------------| Gb|------------------------------------------------|
Db|--2-------------------------------------------------| Db|------------------------------------------------|
Ab|--2--------10-------8---7--------10-------8--8---7--| Ab|--------10-------8---7--------10-------8--8---7-|
Eb|--0--0--0--0--0--0--0---0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0---0--| Eb|--0--0--0--0--0--0---0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0---0-|
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Gtr II:
eb|----------------------------------------------------| eb|------------------------------------------------|
Bb|----------------------------------------------------| Bb|------------------------------------------------|
Gb|----------------------------------------------------| Gb|------------------------------------------------|
Db|-(2)------------------------------------------------| Db|-(2)--------------------------------------------|
Ab|-(2)--------------------------------------8--8------| Ab|-(2)-----------------------------------7/88\---|
Eb|-(0)--------------------------------------0--0------| Eb|-(0)----------------------------------(0)-0-----|
. .
Gtr I:
eb|-------------------------------------------------| eb|-------------------------------------------------|
Bb|-------------------------------------------------| Bb|-------------------------------------------------|
Gb|-------------------------------------------------| Gb|-------------------------------------------------|
Db|-------------------------------------------------| Db|-------------------------------------------------|
Ab|--------10-------8---7--------10-------8--8---7--| Ab|--------10-------8---7--------10-------8--8---7--|
Eb|--0--0--0--0--0--0---0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0---0--| Eb|--0--0--0--0--0--0---0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0---0--|
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Gtr II:
eb|-------------------------------------------------| eb|--------------------------------------------------|
Bb|-------------------------------------------------| Bb|--------------------------------------------------|
Gb|-------------------------------------------------| Gb|--------------------------------------------------|
Db|-(2)---------------------------------------------| Db|--------------------------------------------------|
Ab|-(2)-----------------------------------8--8------| Ab|8--8--8--8--8--8--8--8--8--8--8--8--8--8--8-------|
Eb|-(0)-----------------------------------0--0------| Eb|0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0-------|
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Verse 2 (Verse Riff.)
Play 4 times.
Both Gtrs:
eb|---------------------------------------------|
Bb|---------------------------------------------|
Gb|---------------------------------------------|
Db|-----------5-------3-----------5--------(3)--|
Ab|-----------5-------3-----------5--------(3)--|
Eb|--0-0-0-0--3---0---1--0-0-0-0--3--0-0-0-(1)--|
. . . . . . . . . . . .
Pre chorus riff.
Play 1 time.
Gtr 2:
eb|------------------------------| eb|------------------------------|
Bb|------------------------------| Bb|------------------------------|
Gb|------------------------------| Gb|------------------------------|
Db|------------------------------| Db|---------------------------3--|
Ab|------------------------------| Ab|---------------------------3--|
Eb|--2-2-2--2-2-2--2-2-2--2-2-6--| Eb|--2-2-2--2-2-2--2-2-2--2-2-5--|
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Gtr 1:
eb|------------------------------| eb|------------------------------|
Bb|------------------------------| Bb|------------------------------|
Gb|-(11)~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~| Gb|~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~|
Db|------------------------------| Db|------------------------------|
Ab|------------------------------| Ab|------------------------------|
Eb|------------------------------| Eb|------------------------------|
Gtr II:
eb|------------------------------| eb|---------------------------------------|
Bb|------------------------------| Bb|---------------------------------------|
Gb|------------------------------| Gb|---------------------------------------|
Db|------------------------------| Db|---------------------------6--5--3--2--|
Ab|------------------------------| Ab|---------------------------6--5--3--2--|
Eb|--2-2-2--2-2-2--2-2-2--2-2-6p2| Eb|--2-2-2--2-2-2--2-2-2--2-2-4--3--1--0--|
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Gtr 1:
eb|------------------------------| eb|----------------------------------------|
Bb|------------------------------| Bb|----------------------------------------|
Gb|~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~| Gb|~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~\1p|
Db|------------------------------| Db|----------------------------------------|
Ab|------------------------------| Ab|----------------------------------------|
Eb|------------------------------| Eb|----------------------------------------|
Note: Guitar 1 uses the echo effect.
Now Guitar 1 repeats the Intro part 1 twice with Guitar 2 repeating his part of the First Verse Riff twice.
Interlude Part b.
Play 2 Times
Gtr I:
eb|----------------------------------------------------| eb|----------------------------------------------|
Bb|----------------------------------------------------| Bb|----------------------------------------------|
Gb|----------------------------------------------------| Gb|---------------------------------------10~~~~~|
Db|--2-------------------------------------------------| Db|----------------------------------------------|
Ab|--2--------10-------8---7--------10-------8--8---7--| Ab|--------10-------8---7--------10--------------|
Eb|--0--0--0--0--0--0--0---0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0---0--| Eb|--0--0--0--0--0--0---0--0--0--0--0--0---------|
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Gtr II:
eb|----------------------------------------------------| eb|----------------------------------------------|
Bb|----------------------------------------------------| Bb|----------------------------------------------|
Gb|----------------------------------------------------| Gb|----------------------------------------------|
Db|--2---------------------------------------10--------| Db|---------------------------------------10-10--|
Ab|--2--------10-------8---7--------10-------8------7--| Ab|--------10-------8---7--------10-------8--8---|
Eb|--0--------0--0--0--0---0--0--0--0--0--0---------0--| Eb|--0--0--0--0--0--0---0--0--0--0--0--0---------|
. . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Now both guitars repeat the Verse Riff for verse 3 another four times.
Both guitars play their parts of the pre chorus once.
Note: For Guitar 1, instead of sliding down after his part, pick slide up from about 12th fret with a little
bit of tremolo (use echo).
Chorus riff.
Play 4 times.
Gtr II:
eb|---------------------------------------------|
Bb|---------------------------------------------|
Gb|---------------------------------------------|
Db|--------6---5--------5--4--------------8--9~-|
Ab|--------6---5--------5--4--------------------|
Eb|--0--0--4---3--0--0--3--2--0--0--0--0--------|
. . . . . . . .
Gtr I:
eb|---------------------------------------------|
Bb|---------------------------------------------|
Gb|---------------------------------------------|
Db|--------6---5--------5--4--------------------|
Ab|--------6---5--------5--4--------------6--7~-|
Eb|--0--0--4---3--0--0--3--2--0--0--0--0--------|
. . . . . . . .
Solo 1: Kerry King:
|--------------------------|------------------------------|
|--------------------------|-----------------------17-----|
|------/9----(9)>>>>>------|---------------------------19-|
|------/10-----------------|-/14---(14)----\11--16-------|
|--------------------------|------------------------------|
|--------------------------|------------------------------|
|-----------------------15--15--h18--|--17----(17)-------->>><<<--22-22-|
|------------------------------------|----------------------------------|
|-18\-------\12---------------------|---------------------------------|
|------------------------------------|----------------------------------|
|------------------------------------|----------------------------------|
|------------------------------------|----------------------------------|
|-22>----22>--------12--17--19-|-24-21--19-21-21-19-17-17-16--17-17-----------|
|------------------------------|----------------------------19-----17-17h19p17|
|------------------------------|----------------------------------------------|
|------------------------------|----------------------------------------------|
|------------------------------|----------------------------------------------|
|------------------------------|----------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------------(12)~|
|---------------------------------12-12--14-12-14------|
|--------------------12-12-h14-14----------------------|
|-12-12-14-12--14-12-----------------------------------|
|------------------------------------------------------|
|------------------------------------------------------|
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
|--(15)>>>>>-------------------\8--/15--16--14-----|
|---------------------------------------------------|
|---------------------------------------------------|
|---------------------------------------------------|
|---------------------------------------------------|
|---------------------------------------------------|
|17-15p14-15-14--18-18-16-16p15-16--15-18-18p17--16-19--18-17-20-20-21-|
|----------------------------------------------------------------------|
|----------------------------------------------------------------------|
|----------------------------------------------------------------------|
|----------------------------------------------------------------------|
|----------------------------------------------------------------------|
|----22>>>>>>-------------------|---------------------19<<<<<<|
|-------------------------(0)---|-----------------------------|
|-------------------------------|-----------------------------|
|-------------------------------|-----------------------------|
|-------------------------------|--17\13---------------------|
|-------------------------------|--------13/17--11/16\-/15/17|
|-------------17-----15--------|
|-------------------------3/1p-|
|------------------------------|
|------------------------------|
|------------------------------|
|------------------------------|
|---------------------------|----------------------|
|1/17----(17)><(17)><-(17)><|(17)><(17)><(17)><><><|
|---------------------------|----------------------|
|---------------------------|----------------------|
|---------------------------|----------------------|
|---------------------------|----------------------|
|---------------------------|----------------------|
|---------------------------|----------------------|
|---------------------------|----------------------|
|---------------------------|--------------------3-|
|---------------------------|--------------------3-|
|--0<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<|--------------0-0-0-1-|
. . .
Behind Solo riff.
Play 8 times.
Gtr I:
eb|-----------------------------------------------|
Bb|-----------------------------------------------|
Gb|-----------------------------------------------|
Db|-------------------------4---------6---------5-|
Ab|-------------------------4---------6---------5-|
Eb|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-2-0-0-0-0-4-0-0-0-0-3-|
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Then both guitars reapeat verse riff for verse 4 another four times.
Both guitars play their parts of the pre chorus 1 time.
Note: Guitar 1 does a pick slide down after his part and then hits the tremelo a bit (with echo).
Both guitars play the Chorus Riff 4 times.
Solo 2: Jeff Hanneman:
|-------------------------------|-------------------------------|
|-15----15~~~~~~~~~~------------|-15--------15--------------15--|
|-14b---14b~~~~~~~~~------------|-14b-------14b-------------14b-|
|-------------------------------|-------------------------------|
|-------------------------------|-------------------------------|
|-------------------------------|-------------------------------|
|----------------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------12-13-12-|
|-------------------------------12h14p12-14----------|
|-----------------12h1412h14-14----------------------|
|----10h12--12/14------------------------------------|
|-12-------------------------------------------------|
. . . . . . . . . .
|----------------------15-15--------------------------------------|
|-18/15-17-18-17-18-17-------18p17-15p13p12-13-12---12------------|
|-------------------------------------------------14---12h14>>>>>>|
|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
. . . . . . . . .
|----------------------------------------------------------|
|----------------------------------------------------------|
|--------------------------------------15h17/19-19-17h19-19|
|------9h10-12-14p12---14/16--15h17-17---------------------|
|-9/10-----------------------------------------------------|
|----------------------------------------------------------|
|---------------------------------------------------------------|
|---------------------------------------15-----15----15--15--18-|
|-19>--17h19>-19>17h19--19-17h19--19-17>---17>----17>-----------|
|---------------------------------------------------------------|
|---------------------------------------------------------------|
|---------------------------------------------------------------|
|-----------------------------------------------|
|-(18)>--------------------18>-------------19>--|
|-(17)>--------------------17>-------------18>--|
|-----------------------------------------------|
|-----------------------------------------------|
|-----------------------------------------------|
|----------------------------13--17-(17)-|------>>>>-----17--------------|
|----------------------15-15-------------|-------------------------------|
|----------------------------------------|-------------------------------|
|----------------------------------------|-------------------------------|
|----------------------------------------|-------------------------------|
|----------------------------------------|-------------------------------|
|-----------17-----------14h17--|---14-----17h18p17<<<<-------|
|-------------------------------|-----------------------------|
|-------------------------------|-----------------------------|
|-------------------------------|------------------------0<<<<|
|-------------------------------|-----------------------------|
|-------------------------------|-----------------------------|
^Trill^
|----------------------------|
|----------------------------|
|----------------------------|
|<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<------|
|----------------------------|
|----------------------------|
Behind Solo Riff.
Play 6 Times.
Gtr II:
eb|------|--------------------------------------------|
Bb|------|--------------------------------------------|
Gb|------|--------------------------------------------|
Db|------|-6---5--------5--4--------------------------|
Ab|------|-6---5--------5--4--------------------------|
Eb|-0--0-|-4---3--0--0--3--2--0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|x5
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
eb|------|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
Bb|------|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
Gb|------|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
Db|------|-6---5--------5-------------------------------------(2)-------------------|
Ab|------|-6---5--------5-------------------------------------(2)-------------------|
Eb|-0--0-|-4---3--0--0--3--1--1--1--1--1--1--1--1--1--1--1--1-(0)-------------------|x1
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
There you go. Have fun playing Slayer's SOUTH OF HEAVEN!!!!!
