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Deaths Head Guitar Tablature
Slayer: deaths head off of Diabolus In Musica 
tabbed by PanterA05DLA



Intro 
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|-0-0-0---0-0-0------|-----|-----|-3-2-0--3-2-0--3-2-0--| 
  . . .   . . .                    . . .  . . .  . . . 
 
 1st, 2nd Verses 
 Rhy Fig 1                                        3x 
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|----5--8--7-----5--8--7-|----5--8--7-----5--8--7--|| 
|-0--3--6--5--0--3--6--5-|-0--3--6--5--0--3--6--5--|| 
 
 Chorus 
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|--2--------|-3----2----|--3--------|-5----6--6-5-| 
|--0--------|-----------|--1--------|-3----4--4-3-| 
                                                        2x 
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|--2--------|-3----2----|--3--------|-5------------------|| 
|--0--------|-----------|--1--------|-3----3-2-0--3-2-0--|| 
                                           . . .  . . . 
 
 Interlude I (w/wah for filter) 
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|-/9--9-8~~----10-|-9--9-9-9-8~----10-|-9-9-9-8~~----10-| 
|------------0----|--------------0----|------------0----| 
 
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|-----------------------|------------------|--%--| 
|-------A.H-------------|------------------|-----| 
|-9-9-9--8--(8)~~----10-|-9-9-9-8~~~----10-|-----| 
|------------------0----|-------------0----|-----| 
 
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|--------------------|----------A.H--------------| 
|-9--9-9-9-8~~----10-|-9--9-9-9--8~~--(8)/-------| 
|---------------0----|----------------------x--| 
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|--------------------|-(3)////////---------------| 
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|-(2)----------------|---------------------------| 
|-(0)----------------|----------------------x--| 
 
 3rd Verse 
  w/Rhy Fig 1 - 4x 
 
Solo Rhythm (w/slight rhythm changes) 
 Rhy Fig 2                                3x 
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|-4--4--4--3---2--5-|-4--4-4--4--3---2--5--|| 
|-2--2--2--1---0--3-|-2--2-2--2--1---0--3--|| 
 
 Solo - Hanneman 
                 pull up slowly                     semi 
  harm              bar                 /1         harm 
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|--3----------(3)---/------(3)----------(3)--------------- 
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 2.5/              /.5   .5/               bar   5.5/ 
|-*-----17----17-----17-----17-----17---------------------- 
|-19----19----19-----19-----19-----19----19--------------- * Depress bar 
|--------------------------------------------------------- before picking 
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                                                       w/tremolo 
  1/   .5/  /.5  1/  /.5              bar .5/      pedal 
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|-19-------------------------//////--0---------17-----------|-------| 
|----------------------------------------------------------------|-------| 
|------------------------------------------------------------------|-------| 
|------------------------------------------------------------------|--5----| 
|------------------------------------------------------------------|--3----| 
 
 Interlude II 
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|-------------------------|-------------------------|--%--| * clean tone 
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|--3--3-3-3--2----2--0--4-|--3--3-3-3--2----2--0--4-|-----| 
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|-------------------------|-------------------------|-----| ** tremolo pedal eff. 
|-------------------------|-------------------------|-----| w/dist. w/one gtr vol. 
|-------------------------|-------------------------|--%--| set to 0, set toggle 
|-------------------------|-------------------------|-----| switch to on. 
|-**----------------------|-------------------------|-----| 
|-h3-------p2--(2)p0---h4-|-p3----(3)p2----(2)p0-h4p|-----| 
 
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|-3--3-3-3--2----2--0--4-|--3--3-3-3--2----2--0--4-| 
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|-3-------p2--(2)p0---h4-|-p3----(3)p2----(2)p0-h4-| 
 
 4th Verse 
  w/Rhy fig 1 4x 
 
|---------|---------****--|---------|----------------| 
|---------|------------x--|-(x)-----|----------------| *** vol. knob swell 
|---------|---------x-----|---------|----------------| 
|-----***-|---------------|---------|----------------| 
|------0--|-(0)-----------|-(0)-----|-(0)------------| **** pluck strings behind 
|------0--|-(0)-----------|-(0)-----|-(0)--------x--| nut w/left hand 
 
Bridge 
 Rhy Fig 3 
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|-------6-6-6-5-5-5-------|-------------------4-4-4-| 
|-4-4-4-4-4-4-3-3-3-6-6-6-|-5-5-5-2-2-2-3-3-3-2-2-2-| 
|-2-2-2-------------4-4-4-|-3-3-3-0-0-0-1-1-1-------| 
                                  . . . . . . 
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|-------6-6-6-5-5-5-6-6-6-|-------4-4-4-------------| 
|-4-4-4-4-4-4-3-3-3-4-4-4-|-6-6-6-2-2-2---2/4---5-4-| 
|-2-2-2-------------------|-4-4-4-------3-----0-----| 
                                        . . . . 
 w/Rhy Fig 3 (Gtr 1) 
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|-------6-6-6-5-5-5-------|-------------------4-4-4-| 
|-4-4-4-4-4-4-3-3-3-6-6-6-|-5-5-5-2-2-2-3-3-3-2-2-2-| 
|-2-2-2-------------4-4-4-|-3-3-3-0-0-0-1-1-1-------| 
                                  . . . . . . 
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|-------6-6-6-5-5-5-6-6-6-|-------4-4-4---------------| 
|-4-4-4-4-4-4-3-3-3-4-4-4-|-6-6-6-2-2-2--3------6-----| 
|-2-2-2-------------------|-4-4-4----------2-2/---5-4-| 
                                           . .    . . 
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|-------------------7-6-7-||-------------------------| 
|-------------------5-4-5-||-------------------x----| 
|(w/wah for filter) 
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|-------6-6-6-5-5-5-------||-------6-6-6-5-5-5-------| 
|-4-4-4-4-4-4-3-3-3-7-6-7-||-4-4-4-4-4-4-3-3-3-7-6-7-| 
|-2-2-2-------------5-4-5-||-2-2-2-------------5-4-5-| 
 
 Outro 
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|--------4-3--------|-------------------|--------4-3--------| 
|-2--0-2------0-2/6-|-5--0-2-3-2--3-5-6-|-0--0-2------0-2-3-| 
     . .      . . .      . . .    . . .      . .      . . . 
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|------------------2-1-|-------------------|-------------------| 
|------------2-1-3-----|--------4-3--------|-------------------| 
|-2--3-2-0-3-----------|-2--0-2------0-2/6-|-5--0-2-3-2--3-5-6-| 
     . . . . . .            . .      . . .      . . .    . . . 
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|--------4-3--------|----------| 
|-0--0-2------0-2-3-|-2--3-2-0-| 
     . .      . . .      . . . 
 
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|---2-1---5-4---4-3---3-2-|--5--4--2--|| 
|-3-----6-----5-----4-----|--3--2--0--|| 
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|---------5-4---4-3---3-2-|-----------|| 
|---2-1-6-----5-----4-----|--5--4--2--|| 
|-3-----------------------|--3--2--0--|| 
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SLAYER 
Song: Death's Head 
From: Diabolus In Musica 
 
Tabbed by: David Lichter ([email protected]) 
Lichter's Slayer Page: http://members.xoom.com/slaypage/ 
Slayerized: http://www.slayerized.com 
 
Tune your guitars to C# Ab Db Gb Bb Eb 
 
PM = Palm Mute 
 
 
Tom is playing the intro, but the guitars play this. Just listen to album and you'll hear! 
 
Eb|------------------------------------| 
Bb|------------------------------------| 
Gb|------------------------------------| 
Db|------------------------------------| 
Ab|------------------------------------| 
C#|-0-0-0--0-0-0--0-0-0----------------| 
  PM..................... 
 
Guitar 1 
Ab|------------------------------------| 
C#|-0-3--0-3--0-3--0-3-----------------| 
 
Guitar 2 
Db|-0-----0-----0-------------| 
Ab|-0-----0-----0-------------| 
C#|-0-----0-----0-------------| 
 
Verse: 
  Death's pointing at your head, your minds... 
Eb|----------------------------------------| 
Bb|----------------------------------------| 
Gb|----------------------------------------| 
Db|--0--3--6--5----------------------------| 
Ab|--0--3--6--5----------------------------| 
C#|--0--3--6--5----------------------------| 
 
    I'll wake the silence in you... 
Eb|------------------------------------| 
Bb|------------------------------------| 
Gb|------------------------------------| 
Db|--0---3--2---1----3--4--------------| 
Ab|--0---1--0---1----3--4--------------| 
C#|--0----------1----3--4--------------| 
 
  Terrified by the thought that you... 
Eb|----------------------------------------| 
Bb|----------------------------------------| 
Gb|----------------------------------------| 
Db|--0--3--6--5----------------------------| 
Ab|--0--3--6--5----------------------------| 
C#|--0--3--6--5----------------------------| 
 
  I'll wake the silence in you... 
Eb|------------------------------------| 
Bb|------------------------------------| 
Gb|------------------------------------| 
Db|--0---3--2---1----3--4--------------| 
Ab|--0---1--0---1----3--4--------------| 
C#|--0----------1----3--4--------------| 
 
 
Eb|------------------------------------| 
Bb|------------------------------------| 
Gb|------------------------------------| 
Db|------------------------------------| 
Ab|----8--7777--6-6--------------------| 
C#|--0---------------------------------| 
 
  I can't remember yet someone... 
Eb|----------------------------------------| 
Bb|----------------------------------------| 
Gb|----------------------------------------| 
Db|--0--3--6--5----------------------------| 
Ab|--0--3--6--5----------------------------| 
C#|--0--3--6--5----------------------------| 
 
 
Play this under the solo 
 
Eb|----------------------------------------| 
Bb|----------------------------------------| 
Gb|----------------------------------------| 
Db|--0--3--2-2-2-2--1-1--------------------| 
Ab|--0--3--2-2-2-2--1-1--------------------| 
C#|--0--3--2-2-2-2--1-1--------------------| 
 
 After the solo they are playing this also but with an guitar effect. 
Eb|----------------------------------------| 
Bb|----------------------------------------| 
Gb|----------------------------------------| 
Db|--0--4--3-3-3-3--2-2--------------------| 
Ab|--0--4--3-3-3-3--2-2--------------------| 
C#|--0--4--3-3-3-3--2-2--------------------| 
 
   
  Death's pointing at your head, your minds... 
Eb|----------------------------------------| 
Bb|----------------------------------------| 
Gb|----------------------------------------| 
Db|--0--3--6--5----------------------------| 
Ab|--0--3--6--5----------------------------| 
C#|--0--3--6--5----------------------------| 
 
   
Eb|----------------------------------------------------------| 
Bb|----------------------------------------------------------| 
Gb|----------------------------------------------------------| 
Db|--2-2-2--9-9-9--8-8-8--5-5-5--3-3-3----0-0-0--1-1-1--2-2--| 
Ab|--2-2-2--9-9-9--8-8-8--5-5-5--3-3-3----0-0-0--1-1-1--2-2--| 
C#|--2-2-2--9-9-9--8-8-8--5-5-5--3-3-3----0-0-0--1-1-1--2-2--| 
                                      PM....................
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