Fight Till Death by Slayer #----------------------------------PLEASE NOTE---------------------------------# #This file is the author's own work and represents their interpretation of the # #song. You may only use this file for private study, scholarship, or research. # #------------------------------------------------------------------------------# FIGHT TILL DEATH (Bassline) As recorded by Slayer (From the 1983 Album SHOW NO MERCY) Transcribed by cbliss66@aol.com Words and Music by J.Hanneman Arranged by Slayer Gtr I (E A D G) - 'T.Araya' Intro Fast Q=180 4/4 Gtr I Wx8 E E E E E E E E E E E E Q Q E E E E E E E E |------------||-----------------|---------------|-----------------| |------------||-----------------|---------------|-----------------| |------------||-----------------|---------3--1--|-----------------| |------------||-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|-4-4-4-4-------|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-| Verses $ E E E E Q Q E E E E E E E E E E E E Q Q E E E E E E E E |---------------||------------------|---------------|------------------| |---------------||o-----------------|---------------|------------------| |---------3--1--||o-----------------|---------3--1--|------------------| 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|---------------||-----------------|---------5-------|------------------| |---------------||---5-6-----7-8---|-----6-5---6-----|---5-6-----7-8----| |-1-1-1-1-4--4--||-3-----5-6-----7-|-8-8---------4-6-|-3-----5-6-----7--| E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E |-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|------------------| |---------5-------|-----------------|---------5-------|------------------| |-----6-5---6-----|---5-6-----7-8---|-----6-5---6-----|---5-6-----7-8----| |-8-8---------4-6-|-3-----5-6-----7-|-8-8---------4-6-|-3-----5-6-----7--| To Coda E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E |------------------||-||-----------------|-----------------|-----------------| |---------5-------o||-||-----------------|-----------------|-----------------| |-----6-5---6-----o||-||-----------------|-----------------|-----------------| |-8-8---------4-6--||-||-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|-6-6-6-6-2-2-2-2-|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-| E E E E E E E E E E E E E 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||--3-3-3-3-3-1-3-3-|-3-1-3-3--------||-||------------------|-----------------|| E E E E E E E E E E E E Q Q E E E E E E Q E E E E Q Q ||------------------|----------------||-||----------------|----------------| ||o-----------------|---------------o||-||----------------|----------------| ||o-----------------|---------1--1--o||-||-------------4--|---------4--3---| ||--3-3-3-3-3-1-3-3-|-3-1-3-3--------||-||-1-1-1-1-1-1----|-1-1-1-1--------| E E E E E E Q E E E E Q Q E E E E E E Q E E E E Q Q |----------------|---------------|----------------|----------------| |----------------|---------------|----------------|----------------| |-------------4--|---------------|-------------4--|---------4--3---| |-1-1-1-1-1-1----|-1-1-1-1-4--4--|-1-1-1-1-1-1----|-1-1-1-1--------| Outro D.S. al Coda & |-3-| |-3-| E E E E E E Q E E E E Q Q Q E E E Q Q Q E E E Q Q |----------------|---------------||----------------|-----------------| |----------------|---------------||----------------|-----------------| |-------------4--|---------------||----------------|-1--1-1-1-1--1---| |-1-1-1-1-1-1----|-1-1-1-1-4--4--||-3--3-3-3-3--3--|-----------------| |-3-| |-3-| |-3-| |-3-| Q E E E Q Q Q E E E Q Q Q E E E Q Q Q E E E Q Q |----------------|----------------|----------------|-----------------| |----------------|----------------|----------------|-----------------| |-3--3-3-3-3--3--|----------------|----------------|-1--1-1-1-1--1---| |----------------|-2--2-2-2-2--2--|-3--3-3-3-3--3--|-----------------| |-3-| |-3-| |-3-| |-3-| Q Q Q Q Q Q E E E Q Q Q E E E Q Q Q E E E Q Q |-------------|----------------|----------------|-----------------| |-------------|----------------|----------------|-----------------| |-0-0-0-0-----|----------------|----------------|-1--1-1-1-1--1---| |----------0--|-1--1-1-1-1--1--|-3--3-3-3-3--3--|-----------------| |-3-| |-3-| |-3-| |-3-| Q E E E Q Q Q E E E Q Q Q E E E Q Q Q E E E Q Q |----------------|----------------|----------------|-----------------| |----------------|----------------|----------------|-----------------| |-3--3-3-3-3--3--|----------------|----------------|-1--1-1-1-1--1---| |----------------|-2--2-2-2-2--2--|-3--3-3-3-3--3--|-----------------| 6/4 |-3-| |-3-| |-3-| |-3-| Q E E E Q Q Q E E E E E E Q Q Q Q |----------------|-------------------------*| |----------------|-------------------------*| |----------------|-------------------------*| |-2--2-2-2-2--2--|-3--3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3--*| 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 ---------------- 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 ----------- | - 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 www.TAB6.com