Slayer - Seasons In The Abyss2 guitar tab
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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--10-10-10\\5---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)\\0\\--/\\----|
|-------------------------------------------------------------\\/--\\---|
|------------------------------------------------------------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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/ /___ / / | |\\\\ \\ \\/ // /_ | |_\\ \\
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/ // /____ | | \\ \\ / // /____ | | \\ \\
/ //_______||_| \\ \\ / //_______||_| \\ \\
/ / \\_\\ / \\ \\
/ / /_/ \\_\\
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Questions, comments, requests, death threats: dschellhaas@hotmail.com
Enjoy...or you'll be shot. :)
