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/ The following is the author's own interpretation of the song, to be used /
/ for private use and studying /
/-------------------------------------------------------------------------/
SLAYER - DIE BY THE SWORD
From the Album SHOW NO MERCY
Copyright 1987 METAL BLADE RECORDS
Version 1.0 - October 1998
Transcription By: Mike Kimball
For Questions, Comments, Newest Version, or Corrections contact
Mike at: mkimball@mac.mlmc.utah.edu
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. - palm mute / - slide up to
\ - slide down to ~ - vibrato
h - hammer on b - bend
p - pull off Suffixes for bend
ph - pinch harmonic f - full bend h - half bend
* - see comment r - release t - tap bend
X - percussion mute ~ - vibrato bend
@ - slight palm mute () - ghost note, sustained note
Tuning: Eb(Eb,Ab,Db,Gb,Bb,Eb)
Fig. 1
|------------------------------------------------------
|------------------------------------------------------
|------------------------------3-----------------------
|--2-----2-----4-5-2-----2-----3---2-----2-----4-5-----
|--2-----2-----4-5-2-----2-----1---2-----2-----4-5-----
|--0-000-0-000-2-3-0-000-0-000-----0-000-0-000-2-3-0-0-
|----------
|----------
|--3-----5-
|--3-----5-
|--1-----3-
|------0---
End Fig. 1
Fig. 2
|--------------------------------------------------
|--------------------------------------------------
|------------------------------3-------------------
|--2-----2-----5---2-----2-----3---2-----2-----5---
|--2-----2-----5---2-----2-----1---2-----2-----5---
|--0-000-0-000-3---0-000-0-000-----0-000-0-000-3---
|------------------
|------------------
|--------------5---
|--2-----2-----5---
|--2-----2-----3---
|--0-000-0-000-----
End Fig. 2
Fig. 3
|--------------------------------------------------
|--------------------------------------------------
|--2-----2-----8-7-2-----2-----8-7-2-----2-----8-7-
|--2-----2-----8-7-2-----2-----8-7-2-----2-----8-7-
|--0-000-0-000-6-5-0-000-0-000-6-5-0-000-0-000-6-5-
|--------------------------------------------------
|--------------------
|--------------------
|------10-----9------
|------10-----9------
|--0-0-8----0-7------
|--------------------
End Fig. 3
Fig. 4
|--------------------------------------------------
|--------------------------------------------------
|--------------------------------------------------
|--------------------------------------------------
|--3-2-------------3-2-------------3-2-------------
|------3-2-5-3-2-0-----3-2-5-3-2-0-----3-2-5-3-2-0-
|----------------
|----------------
|--7---6---------
|--7---6---8---7-
|--5---4---8---7-
|----------6---5-
End Fig. 4
First solo
E-G-B-B.Bb-E-G-F-B-F
Fig. 5
Gtr.1
|----------------------------------------------------
|----------------------------------------------------
|----------------------------------------------------
|----8-7----------------------8-7--------------------
|----------8-7---8-10---8-7---------8-7---8-10-------
|--0-----0-----0------0-----0-----0-----0------0-8-7-
Gtr.2 (chord changes)
|----|---|---|---|---|---|---|-----------------
|----|---|---|---|---|---|---|-----------------
|----|-4-|-3-|---|---|---|---|-----------------
|--2-|-4-|-3-|-3-|-4-|-3-|-5-|-----------------
|--2-|-2-|-1-|-3-|-4-|-3-|-5-|-----------------
|--0-|---|---|-1-|-2-|-1-|-3-|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-
End Fig. 5
Second Solo
First part is the same pattern as Fig. 3, but with the root
on the E (6th) string.
Second part
E-G-F#-C-B
End Second Solo
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