Necrophobic Slayer
As recorded by Slayer
(From the 1986 Album REIGN IN BLOOD)
Transcribed by Fenian
Words and Music by Jeff Hanneman & Kerry King
[E5]x 7 9 x x x
[A5]5 7 x x x x
[Bb5]6 8 x x x x
[G5]3 5 x x x x
[C#5]x 4 6 x x x
[F5]x 8 10 x x x
[Db5]x 4 6 x x x
[C5]x 3 5 x x x
Gtr I (Eb Ab Db Gb Bb Eb) - 'Untitled'
Gtr II (Eb Ab Db Gb Bb Eb) - 'Untitled'
Gtr III (Eb Ab Db Gb Bb Eb) - 'Untitled'
Intro
Q=248
[4/4] Gtr I
PM--------| PM----------------| PM----------------| PM--|
E S S S S E S S E E S S E S S S S E S S E E S S E S S S S E S S E E S S
|-------------------------|-------------------------|-------------------------| |-------------------------|-------------------------|-------------------------| |-------------------------|-------------------------|-------------------------| |-------------------------|-------------------------|-------------------------| |-------------6p5---------|-------------6p5---------|-------------6p5---------| |-5-5-5-5-5-5-----8-5-5-5-|-5-5-5-5-5-5-----8-5-5-5-|-5-5-5-5-5-5-----8-5-5-5-|
[E5] [A5] [Bb5E5]
Gtr II[2/4]
H Q Q Q Q H Q Q
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[/] [/] [/] [/]
Gtr I
PM--------| PM--------| PM--|
E S S S S E Q Q E S S S S E S S E E S S Q Q
|-------------------|-------------------------|-------|| |-------------------|-------------------------|-------|| |-------------------|-------------------------|-------|| |----------------9--|-------------------------|----9--|| |-------------8--7--|-------------6p5---------|-8--7--|| |-5-5-5-5-5-5-6-----|-5-5-5-5-5-5-----8-5-5-5-|-6-----||
Verse 1 & 2
[4/4] Gtrs I, II
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E S S S S E E S S S S E E S S S S E E S S S S E
||--------------------------|-------------------------| ||o-------------------------|-------------------------| ||--------------------------|-------------------------| ||--------------------------|-------------------------| ||o-------------------------|-------------------------| ||--4-4-4-4-4-4-5-5-5-5-5-5-|-4-4-4-4-4-4-7-7-7-7-7-7-| PM----------------------------------------------|
E S S S S E E S S S S E E S S S S E E S S S S E
|-------------------------|-------------------------| |-------------------------|-------------------------| |-------------------------|-------------------------| |-------------------------|-------------------------| |-------------------------|-------------------------| |-4-4-4-4-4-4-5-5-5-5-5-5-|-4-4-4-4-4-4-7-7-7-7-7-7-| PM--------| PM----------------|
E S S S S E S S E E S S E S S S S E Q Q
|-------------------------|-------------------| |-------------------------|-------------------| |-------------------------|-------------------| |-------------------------|----------------9--| |-------------6p5---------|-------------8--7--| |-5-5-5-5-5-5-----8-5-5-5-|-5-5-5-5-5-5-6-----| PM--------| PM----------------|
E S S S S E S S E E S S E S S S S E Q Q
|-------------------------|-------------------| |-------------------------|-------------------| |-------------------------|-------------------| |-------------------------|----------------9--| |-------------6p5---------|-------------8--7--| |-5-5-5-5-5-5-----8-5-5-5-|-5-5-5-5-5-5-6-----| PM-------------------------------------------------
E S S S S E E S S S S E E S S S S E E S S S S E
|-------------------------|-------------------------| |-------------------------|-------------------------| |-------------------------|-------------------------| |-------------------------|-------------------------| |-------------------------|-------------------------| |-4-4-4-4-4-4-5-5-5-5-5-5-|-4-4-4-4-4-4-7-7-7-7-7-7-| -------------------------------------------------|
E S S S S E E S S S S E E S S S S E E S S S S E
|-------------------------|----------------------------| |-------------------------|----------------------------| |-------------------------|----------------------------| |-------------------------|----------------------------| |-------------------------|----------------------------| |-4-4-4-4-4-4-5-5-5-5-5-5-|-4-4-4-4-4-4-7-7-7-7-7-7----| PM--------| PM----------------| PM-----
E S S S S E S S E E S S E S S S S E S S E E S S
|-------------------------|-------------------------| |-------------------------|-------------------------| |-------------------------|-------------------------| |-------------------------|-------------------------| |-------------6p5---------|-------------6p5---------| |-5-5-5-5-5-5-----8-5-5-5-|-5-5-5-5-5-5-----8-5-5-5-| -----------| PM----------------|
E S S S S E S S E E S S E S S S S E Q Q
|-------------------------|--------------------|| |-------------------------|--------------------|| |-------------------------|--------------------|| |-------------------------|----------------9---|| |-------------6p5---------|-------------8--7---|| |-5-5-5-5-5-5-----8-5-5-5-|-5-5-5-5-5-5-6------||
Chorus
PM----------------------------------------------|
E S S S S E E S S S S E E S S S S E E S S S S E
|-------------------------|-------------------------| |-------------------------|-------------------------| |-------------------------|-------------------------| |-------------------------|-------------------------| |-------------------------|-------------------------| |-4-3-3-3-3-3-3-2-2-2-2-2-|-4-3-3-3-3-3-3-1-1-1-1-1-|
1.
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E S S S S E E S S S S E E S S S S E E S S S S E
|-------------------------|-------------------------|| |-------------------------|-------------------------|| |-------------------------|-------------------------|| |-------------------------|-------------------------|| |-------------------------|-------------------------|| |-4-3-3-3-3-3-3-2-2-2-2-2-|-4-3-3-3-3-3-3-1-1-1-1-1-|| PM--------| PM----------------| PM-----
E S S S S E S S E E S S E S S S S E S S E E S S
|-------------------------|-------------------------| |-------------------------|-------------------------| |-------------------------|-------------------------| |-------------------------|-------------------------| |-------------6p5---------|-------------6p5---------| |-5-5-5-5-5-5-----8-5-5-5-|-5-5-5-5-5-5-----8-5-5-5-| -----------| PM----------------|
E S S S S E S S E E S S E S S S S E Q Q
|-------------------------|---------------------|| |-------------------------|--------------------o|| |-------------------------|---------------------|| |-------------------------|----------------9----|| |-------------6p5---------|-------------8--7---o|| |-5-5-5-5-5-5-----8-5-5-5-|-5-5-5-5-5-5-6-------||
2.
PM--------------------|
E S S S S E E S S S S E
|-------------------------|| |-------------------------|| |-------------------------|| |-------------------------|| |-------------------------|| |-4-3-3-3-3-3-3-1-1-1-1-1-||
Q=102
Gtrs I, II
PM--------------------------------------------------------|
S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S E.
|---------------------------------|-------------------------------| |---------------------------------|-------------------------------| |---------------------------------|-------------------------------| |---------------------------------|-------------------------------| |-6s5-5-5-5s4-4-4-6s5-5-5-5s3-3-3-|-6s5-5-5-5s4-4-4-6s5-5-5-5-3---| |-4s3-3-3-3s2-2-2-4s3-3-3-3s1-1-1-|-4s3-3-3-3s2-2-2-4s3-3-3-3-1---|
+W +H. Q
|------------|-------------|| |------------|-------------|| |------------|-------------|| |------------|-------------|| |-(3)--------|-(3)---------|| |-(1)--------|-(1)---------||
Guitar Solo
Q=248
Gtr III
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H +Q +Q H +E E S S S S
|------------------------------------------|----------------------------------| |-[15]b18============([15])r====([15])-----|-15b18r==========(15)-x\----------| |------------------------------------------|----------------------x\----------| |------------------------------------------|----------------------x\-------5h=| |------------------------------------------|-------------------------5h7h9----| |------------------------------------------|----------------------------------|
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| Gtrs I, II
| PM-----------------------------------------------------|
| E S S S S E E S S S S E E S S S S E Q Q
|------------------------------------------|----------------------------------| |------------------------------------------|----------------------------------| |------------------------------------------|----------------------------------| |------------------------------------------|-------------------------6--------| |------------------------------------------|-------------------5-----4--------| |---2------2-2-2-2-2----2---2-2----2---2-2-|--2----2-2-2-2-2---3--------------|
S S S S E S S E E E S S S S S S S S S S E. S E. S
|-------------------------------|------------------------7-| |-------------------------------|-----x-x-x-x-x-x-x------0----| |-------------------6---9-------|---6-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-----------| |-7h9---------6h7h9---------6h7h|=9---x-x-x-x-x-x-x-----------| |-----6h7h9---------------------|-----------------------------| |-------------------------------|-----------------------------|
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| PM------------------------------------------|
| E S S S S E E S S S S E E S S S S E Q Q
|-------------------------------|-----------------------------| |-------------------------------|-----------------------------| |-------------------------------|-----------------------------| |-------------------------------|------------------------6----| |-------------------------------|-----------------5------4----| |-2---2-2-2-2-2---2-2-2-2-2-2---|-2---2-2-2-2-2---3-----------|
E S S E S S E S S +S S S S E S S S E S S S S S S E.
|-11-7-7-9---7-7-11-9-8-(8)-10-8-10-|-9-13-13-11-10---12-10-10-15-15-13-11--| |-----------------------------------|---------------------------------------| |-----------------------------------|---------------------------------------| |-----------------------------------|---------------------------------------| |-----------------------------------|---------------------------------------| |-----------------------------------|---------------------------------------|
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| PM-----------------------------------------------|
| E S S S S E E S S S S E E S S S S E Q Q
|-----------------------------------|---------------------------------------| |-----------------------------------|---------------------------------------| |-----------------------------------|---------------------------------------| |-----------------------------------|---------------------------------6-----| |-----------------------------------|---------------------5-----------4-----| |--2-2-2-2-2-2----2-2-2--2---2-2----|-2--2--2--2--2-2-----3-----------------| |----3----| |---3---|
S E. E E E E E E S S S S
|-13-11------16---14---13-16-15---14---17-17-17-17-| |--------------------------------------------------| |--------------------------------------------------| |--------------------------------------------------| |--------------------------------------------------| |--------------------------------------------------|
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| PM-----------------------------------------------
| E S S S S E E S S S S E
|--------------------------------------------------| |--------------------------------------------------| |--------------------------------------------------| |--------------------------------------------------| |--------------------------------------------------| |--2-----2-2--2-2----2-----2----2----2--2--2--2----|
~~~~
H +Q. +E
|-18b22============(18)----(18)r\-|| |---------------------------------|| |---------------------------------|| |---------------------------------|| |---------------------------------|| |---------------------------------||
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|----------------|
| E S S S S E Q Q
|---------------------------------|| |---------------------------------|| |---------------------------------|| |------------------------6--------|| |--------------------5---4--------|| |--2-----2-2-2-2-2---3------------||
\2.5____________________/ \2.5______________________/
H. a E +E Q +Q H H E E Q
|-18-------------------18p15-(15)-|-15--(15)----------|-----------------------| |---------------------------------|--------------0----|-3-----------3---------| |---------------------------------|-------------------|--------------------| |---------------------------------|-------------------|-----------------------| |---------------------------------|-------------------|-----------------------| |---------------------------------|-------------------|-----------------------|
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| PM---------------------| PM--------------|
| E S S S S E E E E E W E S S S S E E E E E
|---------------------------------|-------------------|-----------------------| |---------------------------------|-------------------|-----------------------| |---------------------------------|-------------------|-----------------------| |---------------------------------|-------------------|---------------------6-| |------------------------------3--|--2----------------|---------------------4-| |--6-----6-6-6-6-6-6-6-----6---1--|--0----------------|-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2--2----|
\2____________/ \1.5________________/ \1______
~~~~~~~
+W Q +H. Q +H.
|--------------|-----------------------------|------------| |--------------|-----------------------------|-8--(8)-----| |-()--------|-----------------------------|------------| |--------------|-[3]-----([3])---------------|------------| |--------------|-----------------------------|------------| |--------------|-----------------------------|------------|
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| PM---------------------|
| W E S S S S E E E E E W
|--------------|-----------------------------|------------| |--------------|-----------------------------|------------| |--------------|-----------------------------|------------| |---5----------|-----------------------------|------------| |---3----------|---------------------------3-|-2----------| |--------------|--6--6-6---6-----6-6-6-6-6-1-|-0----------|
[/]H Q +Q E E S S S S S S S S S S E
|-7----------------------|--------------------------------------------| |-------------8---(8)\---|--------------------------------------------| |------------------------|--------------------------------------------| |------------------------|------------------------------13-14-16------| |------------------------|---------12-12-12-16-13-14-16----------14---| |------------------------|-12-12--------------------------------------|
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| PM--------------| PM-----------| PM---------
| E S S S S E E E E E E S S S S E S S E E S S
|------------------------|--------------------------------------------| |------------------------|--------------------------------------------| |------------------------|--------------------------------------------| |------------------------|--------------------------------------------| |----------------------8-|----------------------6p=5------------------| |-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2--2S==6-|--5--5-5--5--5--5-----------8-----5-----5-5-|
S S S S E S S S E S S S E
|----------------------------------------------| |----------------------------------------------| |------------------13-15-15-16---15-16-18------| |-16-13-14-16-14-------------------------------| |----------------------------------------------| |----------------------------------------------|
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|------------------| PM-----|
| E S S S S E S S E E S S
|----------------------------------------------| |----------------------------------------------| |----------------------------------------------| |----------------------------------------------| |-------------------------6p=5-----------------| |--5-----5--5--5-5--5----------8-----5----5-5--|
S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S
|-------------18-15-15-16-15-18-16-15-------------| |-15-16-18-15-------------------------18-16-15-16-| |-------------------------------------------------| |-------------------------------------------------| |-------------------------------------------------| |-------------------------------------------------|
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| PM---------------| PM----------
| E S S S S E S S E E S S
|-------------------------------------------------| |-------------------------------------------------| |-------------------------------------------------| |-------------------------------------------------| |--------------------------6p=5-------------------| |--5-----5--5--5--5--5-----------8-----5-----5--5-|
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S S E S S E H
|---------------------------------| |-16-15---------------------------| |-------17---x-x-[17]b19-[17]-----| |---------------------------------| |---------------------------------| |---------------------------------|
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|----------------|
| E S S S S E Q Q
|---------------------------------| |---------------------------------| |---------------------------------| |------------------------------9--| |--------------------------8---7--| |--5-----5-5-5-5---5-------6------|
~~~~ ~~~~
+Q Q E Q. +Q Q E Q.
|--------------------------------|--------------------------------| |--------------------------------|--------------------------------| |-(17)\---------------[17]-------|-(17)\---------------[17]-------| |--------------------------------|--------------------------------| |--------------------------------|--------------------------------| |--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
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| PM----------| PM--------------------| PM-----
| E S S S S E S S E E S S E S S S S E S S E E S S
|--------------------------------|--------------------------------| |--------------------------------|--------------------------------| |--------------------------------|--------------------------------| |--------------------------------|--------------------------------| |-----------------6p5------------|-----------------6p5------------| |---5---5-5-5-5-5-------8--5-5-5-|---5---5-5-5-5-5-------8--5-5-5-|
~~~~ ~~~~
+Q Q E Q. +Q Q E Q.
|--------------------------------|----------------------------|| |--------------------------------|----------------------------|| |-(17)\---------------[17]-------|-(17)\-------------[17]-----|| |--------------------------------|----------------------------|| |--------------------------------|----------------------------|| |--------------------------------|----------------------------||
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|---------------| PM--------------------|
| E S S S S E S S E E S S E S S S S E Q Q
|--------------------------------|----------------------------|| |--------------------------------|----------------------------|| |--------------------------------|----------------------------|| |--------------------------------|------------------------9---|| |-----------------6p5------------|-----------------8------7---|| |---5---5-5-5-5-5-------8--5-5-5-|---5---5-5-5-5-5-6----------||
Verse 3
Gtrs I, II
PM----------------------------------------------|
E S S S S E E S S S S E E S S S S E E S S S S E
|-------------------------|-------------------------| |-------------------------|-------------------------| |-------------------------|-------------------------| |-------------------------|-------------------------| |-------------------------|-------------------------| |-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-9-|-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-9-| PM----------------------------------------------|
E S S S S E E S S S S E E S S S S E E S S S S E
|-------------------------|-------------------------| |-------------------------|-------------------------| |-------------------------|-------------------------| |-------------------------|-------------------------| |-------------------------|-------------------------| |-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-9-|-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-| PM-------------------------------------------------
E S S S S E E S S S S E E S S S S E E S S S S E
|-------------------------|-------------------------| |-------------------------|-------------------------| |-------------------------|-------------------------| |-------------------------|-------------------------| |-------------------------|-------------------------| |-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-9-|-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-9-| -------------------------------------------------|
E S S S S E E S S S S E E S S S S E E S S S S E
|-------------------------|----------------------------| |-------------------------|----------------------------| |-------------------------|----------------------------| |-------------------------|----------------------------| |-------------------------|----------------------------| |-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-9-|-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6----| PM-------------------------------------------------
E S S S S E E S S S S E E S S S S E E S S S S E
|-------------------------|-------------------------| |-------------------------|-------------------------| |-------------------------|-------------------------| |-------------------------|-------------------------| |-------------------------|-------------------------| |-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-9-|-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-9-| -------------------------------------------------|
E S S S S E E S S S S E E S S S S E E S S S S E
|-------------------------|----------------------------| |-------------------------|----------------------------| |-------------------------|----------------------------| |-------------------------|----------------------------| |-------------------------|----------------------------| |-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-9-|-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6----| PM------------------------------------------------------------------|
E S S S S E E S S S S E E S S S S E E S S S S E E S S S S E E S S Q
|-------------------------|-------------------------|------------------------|| |-------------------------|-------------------------|------------------------|| |-------------------------|-------------------------|------------------------|| |-------------------------|-------------------------|------------------------|| |-------------------------|-------------------------|------------------------|| |-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-9-|-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-9-|-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-15\--||
Outro
Q=102
PM------------------------------------------------------|
S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S E E
|---------------------------------|------------------------------*| |---------------------------------|------------------------------*| |---------------------------------|------------------------------*| |---------------------------------|------------------------------*| |-6s5-5-5-5s4-4-4-6s5-5-5-5s3-3-3-|-6s5-5-5-5s4-4-4-6s5-5-5-6----*| |-4s3-3-3-3s2-2-2-4s3-3-3-3s1-1-1-|-4s3-3-3-3s2-2-2-4s3-3-3-4----*|
Duration Legend
--------------- W - whole; H - half; Q - quarter; E - 8th; S - 16th; T - 32nd; X - 64th; a - acciaccatura
+ - note tied to previous; . - note dotted; .. - note double dotted
Uncapitalized letters represent notes that are staccato (1/2 duration)
Irregular groupings are notated above the duration line
Duration letters will always appear directly above the note/fret number it represents the
duration for. Duration letters with no fret number below them represent rests. Multi-
bar rests are notated in the form Wxn, where n is the number of bars to rest for. Low
melody durations appear below the staff
Tablature Legend
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h - hammer-on
p - pull-off
b - bend
pb - pre-bend
r - bend release (if no number after the r, then release immediately)
/\ - slide into or out of (from/to "nowhere")
s - legato slide
S - shift slide
- natural harmonic
[n] - artificial harmonic
n(n) - tapped harmonic
~ - vibrato
tr - trill
T - tap
TP - trem. picking
PM - palm muting
\n/ - tremolo bar dip; n = amount to dip
\n - tremolo bar down
n/ - tremolo bar up
/n\ - tremolo bar inverted dip
= - hold bend; also acts as connecting device for hammers/pulls
- volume swell (louder/softer)
x - on rhythm slash represents muted slash
o - on rhythm slash represents single note slash
Misc Legend
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| - bar
|| - double bar
||o - repeat start
o|| - repeat end
*| - double bar (ending)
: - bar (freetime)
$ - Segno
& - Coda
Tempo markers - = BPM(8/16=s8/s16), where s8 = swing 8ths, s16 = swing 16ths
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