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Slayer - Seasons In The Abyss (with Solos) guitar tab

This tab file was downloaded from THE ABYSS - the complete Slayer site

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SEASONS IN THE ABYSS

by: SLAYER

Tuning-Eb,Ab,Db,Gb,Bb,eb

Tempo= 128 bpm (w/half time feel)

Intro-

|----0---------------------|

|----0---------------------|

|--------------------------|

|---------2----/^^---3-3--|

|-2-----2----1/------3-3--|

|-0-------------------1-1--|

Other guitar parts:

|----------|------------------12----------|

|----------|-------13-12---12-------/^^--|

|----------|----14---------------15/-----|

|----------|-15---------------------------|

|-----3-2--|------------------------------|

|-0-1------|------------------------------|

|---------------|

|---------------| hold E5 while other guitar

|---------------| plays the clean part

|-3-3-----------|

|-3-3--2---(2)--|

|-1-1--0---(0)--|

Tempo= 64 bpm

|-------0---------------0---------------0---------------0-------0-|

|-----0---0-----------0---0-----------0---0-----------0-------0---|

|---3-------3---3---3-------3---3---3-------3---3---3-------3-----|

|-2-----------2---2-----------2---3-----------3-------------------|

|-------------------------------------------------3-------2-------|

|-----------------------------------------------------------------|

|-----------------------------------------------------------------|

|-----------------------------------------------------------------|

|-------------------------------------------------5------4--------|

|--------------------------------3----------------5------4--------|

|-2------------------------------3----------------3------2--------|

|-0------------------------------1----------------3------2--------|

|-----------------------------------------------------|

|-----------------------------------------------------|

|-4/9-99-9-99-9-99-9999-10--10-10--10-10-105---5--4--|

|-----------------------------------------------5--4--|

|-2/7-77-7-77-7-77-7777-8---8--8---8--8--8-3---3--2--|

|-----------------------------------------------3--2--|

Tempo=150 bpm x7 then play this once:

|---------------------------------|-----------------------------|

|---------------------------------|-----------------------------|

|---------------------------------|-----------------------------|

|-----------------------2-----1---|-------------------------6-5-|

|-----------------------2-----1---|-------------------------6-5-|

|-0-2-3-0-2-3-5-0-2-3-0---3-0---2-|-0-2-3-0-2-3-5-0-2-3-0-2-4-3-|

pm--------------------- --- - -----------------------

Verse- Alt. ending:

|-----------------------------------------------------------|-----|

|-----------------------------------------------------------|-----|

|-----------------------------------------------------------|-----|

|--------------------------------------------------------1--|-6-5-|

|-2----2-1-2222-2----2-2-2222-2----2-1-2222-2----2----3--1--|-6-5-|

|-0-00-0-0-0000-0-00-0-1-0000-0-00-0-0-0000-0-00-0-00-3-----|-4-3-|

pm-- ---- -- ---- -- ---- -- --

Chorus-

|-------------------------------|

|-------------------------------|

|-------------------------------|

|-------------------------------|

|-2--5--4---5-4--2--3--6---5-4--|

|-0--3--2---3-2--0--1--4---3-2--|

On last chorus, one of the 453634252 guitars plays

something like this:

|-------------------------------|

|-------------------------------|

|-------------------------------|

|-------------------------------|

|-2--3--2---3-2--2--1--4---3-2--|

|-0--3--2---3-2--0--1--4---3-2--|

Guitar Solos-

Here is the backup riff played during the entire 1st lead. It's played at the

same speed and rythm as the verse riff.

|---------------------------------------------------------------------------------|

|---------------------------------------------------------------------------------|

|o-------------------------------------------------------------------------------o|

|----------1-------------------1-------------------0------------------------------|

|o-3----3--1--3-3-3-3--3----3--1--3-3-3-3--3----3--0--3-3-3-3--3----3-----3-3-3-3o|

|--1-11-1-----1-1-1-1--1-11-1-----1-1-1-1--1-11-1-----1-1-1-1--1-11-1--4--1-1-1-1-|

pm |--| |-------| |--| |-------| |--| |-------| |--| |-------|

/ / /^^^^ / A.H.

|-18/---18/---18/------18/------------------/halfstep-----------------------------|

|------------------------------0-------5--/--------------------------------------|

|----------------------------------------/---------------------------------16-18-|

|------------------------------1step----1step-----------------------16-18-19-------|

|----------------------------------------------------------16-17-19----------------|

|---------------------------------------------x--16-17-19-------------------------|

pm--------------------------

/

|-------------------19-21-22/----18p17p15-18p17p15-18-17-15----------|

|----------18-21-22-----------------------------------------18-17-15-|

|-18-19-21-----------------------------------------------------------|

|--------------------------------------------------------------------|

|--------------------------------------------------------------------|

|--------------------------------------------------------------------|

|--------------------------------------------------------------|

|--------------------------------------------------------------|

|--17-15-14----15-14-15-14-------------------------------------|

|-----------17-------------17-15-14----------------------------|

|-----------------------------------17-15-13-------13----------|

|--------------------------------------------17-15----17-13----|

pm-------------------------

|-------------------------------------------------------------------|

|------------------------------------------------------------------/|

|---------------------------------------------10-12----------10-12/-|

|---------------------10-12----------10-12-14-------10-12-14--------|

|------------10-12-13-------10-12-13--------------------------------|

|---10-12-13--------------------------------------------------------|

pm------------------------------------------------------------

A.H.(pitch B)

|-------1-1/2 step--1-step---1-step-----1-step-----1-step-------------|

|----------/---------/----------/---------/----------/----------------|

|-(12)/10/-(10)/13/--(13)/15/-(15)/17/--(17)/20/--(20) --/----|

|-------------------------------------------------------------/-----|

|------------------------------------------------------------2-1/2---|

|------------------------------------------------------------step----|

slack

Hanneman's lead:

Use the chorus riff to back this one up.

/full

|------------------------12-15-15/17-17/-----17~~~~--|

|----------------8-10-13-----------------------------|

|--------------9-------------------------------------|

|-------5-7-10---------------------------------------|

|-----7----------------------------------------------|

|-5-8------------------------------------------------|

pm-----

full 1 1/2 full

|-t19p15-t19p15-t19p15p12-t15p12-t15p12----/----/--/-------------------/--|

|---------------------------------------15/--17/--/--(17)p15-13-15--15/---|

|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|

|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|

|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|

|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|

full 1 1/2

|----------------------------------------------------/-----/---|

|-13p11-----------------------------------------8-10/---10/----|

|-------13~~~---------------------------7-9-7-9-----------------|

|-------------------------------7-9-7-9-------------------------|

|---------------------7-10-7-10---------------------------------|

|-------------10-7-10-------------------------------------------|

pm-----------------

1/2 pm harm.-------

|-----/---------------------------------------------------------------------|

|-/10/--(10)-0-5//////-t12p5h8p5-t13p8h5h8p5-t12p8p5h8p5-t13p8p5h8p5-|

|----------------------------------------------------------------------------|

|----------------------------------------------------------------------------|

|----------------------------------------------------------------------------|

|----------------------------------------------------------------------------|

A.H.1/2 step 1/2 down each

|-------------------------------------------/------full------------|

|-t12p8p5h8p5-t13p8p5h8p5-12p8p5-t12p8p5--5/--------/--------------|

|-------------------------------------------------5/----0---------|

|---------------------------------------------------------///---|

|------------------------------------------------------------------|

|------------------------------------------------------------------|

Then do this little tap picking bit TWO times

|-t12p8p5h8p5-t13p8p5h8p5-t12p8p5h8p5-t13p8p5h8p5-|

|-------------------------------------------------|

|-------------------------------------------------|

|-------------------------------------------------|

|-------------------------------------------------|

|-------------------------------------------------|

Do the slides w/right hand (or left for leftys) till end of solo

|-/t10p5h7h8-/t11p6h8h9-/t12p7h9h10-/t13p8h10h11-/t14p9h11h12-/t15p10h12h13--|

|----------------------------------------------------------------------------|

|----------------------------------------------------------------------------|

|----------------------------------------------------------------------------|

|----------------------------------------------------------------------------|

|----------------------------------------------------------------------------|

|-/t16p11h13h14-/t17p12h14h15-/t18p13h15h16-/t19p14h16h17-/t20p15h17h18-|

|-----------------------------------------------------------------------|

|-----------------------------------------------------------------------|

|-----------------------------------------------------------------------|

|-----------------------------------------------------------------------|

|-----------------------------------------------------------------------|

|-/t21p16h18h19-/t22p17h19h20-/t20p18--|

|---------------------------------------|

|---------------------------------------|

|---------------------------------------|

|---------------------------------------|

|---------------------------------------|

key:

A.H.-artificial harmonic

N.H.-natural harmonic /^^^

p-pull off / -bend up and gradually release

h-hammer on

t-tap picking

/-slide up

-slide down

p.m.-palm mute ~~~-vibrato

/ x-pick scrape/slide

/ -bend up |o-------o|

|---------| -repeat riff

|o-------o|

-bend down

(0)-ghost note

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