DEICIDE 
Slave To The Cross 
Album: Serpents Of The Light 
1997 Roadrunner Records 

tabbed by David Morissette 
          [email protected] 
  

Usually, one dash is a 16th note. In this song, there is two different 
time signatures (4/4 & 12/8). So, at 4/4 ---- is one beat, and at 
12/8 ------ is one beat. The verse riffs in this song seem to be played at 
32nd note, because of this, -------- is one beat. 
  

Unlike all Deicide songs, which the tuning is 1/2 step down, in this one, 
the tuning is 1 1/2 step down. (6:Db 5:Gb 4:Cb 3:E 2:Ab 1:Db) 
  

 Intro riff  (Under solo 1) 
    1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &                                                     x2 
|-------------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------| 
|-------------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------| 
|4:-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------| 
|4:-7---7---2---5---|-4---------------|-7---7---2---5---|-4-----223-------| 
|---7---7---2---5---|-4---------------|-7---7---2---5---|-4-----223-------| 
|---5---5---0---3---|-2---------------|-5---5---0---3---|-2-----001-------| 

 Riff A 
  1   &   2   &   3   &   4   &                                   x3 
|---------------------------------|---------------------------------| 
|---------------------------------|---------------------------------| 
|---------------------------------|---------------------------------| 
|---------------------------------|---------------------------------| 
|-4444444444444444----------------|-------------4444------------5555| 
|-----------------4444444466666666|-555555555555----444444447777----| 
 (Killing blood spilling for faith in your god...) 

 Riff B                                                           x2 
|---------------------------------|---------------------------------| 
|---------------------------------|---------------------------------| 
|---------------------------------|---------------------------------| 
|---------------------------------|---------------------------------| 
|-2222222222222222----------------|-------------2222------------3333| 
|-----------------2222222244444444|-333333333333----222222225555----| 
 (Purefication consent to concede...) 

play intro riff 1 time 
  

 Riff C (double speed)           x4 
  1 & 2 & 3 & 4 & 
|-----------------|----------------| 
|-----------------|----------------| 
|-----------------|----------------| 
|-2222------------|----------------| 
|-----22223333----|2222----2222----| 
|-------------3333|----3333----3333| 
 (Splitting masses indivision) 

 (haft speed)                                           (end Riff C) x2 
|---------------------------------|---------------------------------| 
|---------------------------------|---------------------------------| 
|---------------------------------|---------------------------------| 
|-22222222------------------------|---------------------------------| 
|---------2222222233333333--------|-22222222--------22222222--------| 
|-------------------------33333333|---------33333333--------33333333| 
 (Unified through their religion   Wreck this world with heaven's wisdom) 

 Riff D 
    1  &  2  &  3  &  4  &                          x2 
|---------------------------|-------------------------| 
|---------------------------|-------------------------| 
|12:------------------------|-------------------------| 
|-8:222222------222222------|-2222--------------------| 
|---------222222------222222|-----33333333333333333333| 
|---------------------------|-------------------------| 

                                                  x2 
|-------------------------|-------------------------| 
|-------------------------|-------------------------| 
|-------------------------|-------------------------| 
|-------------------------|-------------------------| 
|-444444------444444------|-4444--------------------| 
|-------444444------444444|-----55555555555555555555| 
 (Reign of the cross, the aggressor...) 

                                        (End Riff D) x2 
|-------------------------|-------------------------| 
|-------------------------|-------------------------| 
|-------------------------|-------------------------| 
|-------------------------|-------------------------| 
|-222222------222222------|-2222--------------------| 
|-------222222------222222|-----33333333333333333333| 
 (Slave to the cross of deception...) 

Riff E                                (end Riff E) x2 
|-------------------------|-----------------------| 
|-------------------------|-----------------------| 
|-------------------------|-----------------------| 
|-----------------------4-|---------------------4-| 
|-----------------------2-|---------------------2-| 
|-4444444444445555552222--|-22222222222233331111--| 
 (SLAVE TO THE CROSS !!!   SLAVE TO THE CROSS !!!) 

play Riff A 3 times (under solo 2) 
play Riff B 2 times 
play Intro Riff 2 times 
play Riff E 2 times with repeat 
play RIff F 2 times with repeat 
play Riff G 3 times 

then end with: 

|-------------------------|------------------| 
|-------------------------|------------------| 
|-------------------------|------------------| 
|-----------------------4-|------------------| 
|-----------------------2-|------------5-----| 
|-4444444444445555552222--|2222222222223-----|