Show No Mercy 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. # #------------------------------------------------------------------------------# SHOW NO MERCY (Bassline) As recorded by Slayer (From the 1983 Album SHOW NO MERCY) Transcribed by cbliss66@aol.com Words and Music by K.King Arranged by Slayer Gtr I (E A D G) - 'T.Araya' Intro Fast Q=192 4/4 Gtr I Wx8 W +W W |------------|----------|------------|------| |------------|----------|------------|------| |------------|-7--------|-(7)--------|-3----| |------------|----------|------------|------| +W W H H E E E E E E E E |------------|----------|-----------||------------------| |------------|----------|-----------||o-----------------| |-(3)--------|----------|-----------||o-----------------| |------------|-3--------|-5----7----||--0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-| E E E E E. E +S E +E E E E E E E E |--------------------|-------------------| |--------------------|-------------------| |---------5--8-(8)-7-|-(7)---------------| |-0-0-0-0------------|-----0-0-0-0-0-0-0-| E E E E E. E +S E +E E E E E E E E |--------------------|-------------------| |--------------------|-------------------| |---------5--8-(8)-7-|-(7)---------------| |-0-0-0-0------------|-----0-0-0-0-0-0-0-| E E E E E. E +S E +E E E E E E E E |--------------------|-------------------| |--------------------|-------------------| |---------5--8-(8)-7-|-(7)---------------| |-0-0-0-0------------|-----0-0-0-0-0-0-0-| 1st and 2nd Verses E E E E E. E +S E E E E E E E E E |---------------------||-----------------| |---------------------||-----------------| |---------10--9-(9)-5-||-----------------| |-0-0-0-0-------------||-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-| E E E E E. E +S E +E E E E E E E E |--------------------|-------------------| |--------------------|-------------------| |---------5--8-(8)-7-|-(7)---------------| |-0-0-0-0------------|-----0-0-0-0-0-0-0-| E E E E E. E +S E +E E E E E E E E |--------------------|-------------------| |--------------------|-------------------| |---------5--8-(8)-7-|-(7)---------------| |-0-0-0-0------------|-----0-0-0-0-0-0-0-| E E E E E. E +S E +E E E E E E E E |--------------------|-------------------| |--------------------|-------------------| |---------5--8-(8)-7-|-(7)---------------| |-0-0-0-0------------|-----0-0-0-0-0-0-0-| Chorus I and II E E E E E. E +S E E Q E E Q E |---------------------||---------------| |---------------------||---------------| |---------10--9-(9)-5-||-2-2--0-2-2--0-| |-0-0-0-0-------------||---------------| Q. E Q. E E Q E E Q E Q. E Q. E E Q E E Q E |---------------|---------------|---------------|---------------| |---------------|---------------|---------------|---------------| |------0-2----0-|-2-2--0-5-5--0-|------0-2----0-|-2-2--0-2-2--0-| |-3-------------|---------------|-3-------------|---------------| Guitar Solo Q. E Q. E E Q E E Q E Q. E Q. E E E E E E E E E |---------------|---------------|----------------||-||------------------| |---------------|---------------|---------------o||-||o-----------------| |------0-2----0-|-2-2--0-5-5--0-|------0-2----0-o||-||o-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-| |-3-------------|---------------|-3--------------||-||------------------| E E E E E. E +S E E E E E E E E E |----------------------|-----------------| |----------------------|-----------------| |-7-7-7-7-9--10-(10)-9-|-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-| |----------------------|-----------------| E E E E E. E +S E 4x E E E E E E E E |---------------------||-||------------------| |---------5--7-(7)-9-o||-||o-----------------| |-7-7-7-7------------o||-||o-3-2-2-2-3-2-2-2-| |---------------------||-||------------------| 1.,2.,3. 4. E E E E E E E E 4x E E E E E E E E |------------------||-----------------| |-----------------o||-----------------| |-1-0-0-0-3-2-2-2-o||-1-0-0-0---------| |------------------||---------0-0-0-0-| Bridge S S E E E S S E E E S S E E E S S E E E ||----------------------|---------------------| ||o---------------------|---------------------| ||o-0-2-2-2-2-5-2-2-2-2-|-0-2-2-2-2-5-2-2-2-2-| ||----------------------|---------------------| S S E E E S S E E E S S E E E E Q E |---------------------|------------------| |---------------------|-------------0----| |-0-2-2-2-2-5-2-2-2-2-|-0-2-2-2-2-0----3-| |---------------------|------------------| S S E E E S S E E E S S E E E S S E E E |---------------------|-----------------------| |---------------------|-----------------------| |-0-2-2-2-2-5-2-2-2-2-|-0-2-2-2-2-5-2-2-2-2---| |---------------------|-----------------------| Chorus III S S E E E S S E E E S S E E E E Q E E +Q E E +Q E |---------------------|-------------------||-||-------------------| |---------------------|-------------0--2-o||-||-------------------| |-0-2-2-2-2-5-2-2-2-2-|-0-2-2-2-2-0------o||-||-9-(9)--7-9-(9)--7-| |---------------------|-------------------||-||-------------------| Q. E Q. E E +Q E E +Q E Q. E Q. E E +Q E E +Q E |---------------|-------------------|---------------|-------------------| |---------------|----------7-(7)----|---------------|-------------------| |-5----7-9----7-|-9-(9)--7--------7-|-5----7-9----7-|-9-(9)--7-9-(9)--7-| |---------------|-------------------|---------------|-------------------| Q. E Q. E E +Q E E +Q E Q. E H E E E E E E E E |---------------|-------------------|-------------||------------------| |---------------|----------7-(7)----|-------------||o-----------------| |-5----7-9----7-|-9-(9)--7--------7-|-5----7-9----||o-3-2-2-2-3-2-2-2-| |---------------|-------------------|-------------||------------------| 1. 2. E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E Q E E E E E H |-----------------|-----------------|-----------------||--------------|| |-----------------|-----------------|----------------o||--------------|| |-1-0-0-0-3-2-2-2-|-3-2-2-2-3-2-2-2-|-1-0-0-0-7-5--5-o||-1-0-0-0------|| |-----------------|-----------------|-----------------||---------0----|| S S E E E S S E E E S S E E E E. E +S E S S E E E S S E E E ||----------------------|------------------------|----------------------| ||o---------------------|------------------------|----------------------| ||o-5s7-------5s7-------|-5s7-------9--10-(10)-9-|-5s7-------5s7--------| ||------0-0-0-----0-0-0-|-----0-0-0--------------|-----0-0-0-----0-0-0--| 1. 2H.=H Slower Q=120 S S E E E E. E +S E S S E E E E. E +S E E. E +S E E. E +S E W |-----------------------||----------------------|-----------------------:------| |----------------------o||----------------------|-----------------------:------| |-5s7----------0-(0)-2-o||-5s7----------3-(3)-2-|----3-(3)-2----3-(3)-2-:------| |-----0-0-0-3-----------||-----0-0-0-3----------|-3----------3----------:-0----| +W +W +W +W +W |------------|------------|------------|------------|--------| |------------|------------|------------|------------|--------| |------------|------------|------------|------------|--------| |-(0)--------|-(0)--------|-(0)--------|-(0)--------|-(0)----| +W +W |------------|--------*| |------------|--------*| |------------|--------*| |-(0)--------|-(0)----*| 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