Tormentor 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. # #------------------------------------------------------------------------------# TORMENTOR (Bassline) As recorded by Slayer (From the 1983 Album SHOW NO MERCY) Transcribed by cbliss66@dtnspeed.net Words and Music by J.Hanneman Arranged by Slayer Gtr I (E A D G) - 'Araya' Intro Slow Rock Q=72 1.,2.,3. 4. 4/4 Gtr I ~ ~~ ~ ~ E. S E E Q S E. E. S E E S S S S S S S S 4x E. S E E H ||-------------------|---------------------------||---------------| ||o------------------|--------------------------o||---------------| ||o--------2------3--|--------2-------------2---o||--------2------| ||--0--0-0---3--2----|-0--0-0---3-0-2-3-5-3---3--||-0--0-0---3----| Fast Rock Q=220 +W +W Wx4 Q. Q. Q |------------|------------||------------|--------------| |------------|------------||------------|--------------| |------------|------------||------------|-7----7----7--| |-(3)--------|-(3)--------||------------|--------------| W Q. Q. Q W Q. Q. Q |----------|--------------|----------||---------------| |----------|--------------|----------||o--------------| |----------|-7----7----7--|----------||o-7----7----7--| |----------|--------------|----------||---------------| E E E E Q Q Q. Q. Q E E E E Q Q Q E E E E E E |---------------|--------------|----------------||-||-----------------| |---------------|--------------|---------------o||-||o----------------| |---5-3-2----2--|-7----7----7--|---5-3-2-------o||-||o------------5S7-| |-5-------3-----|--------------|-5-------3--2---||-||--0--0-0-0-0-----| 1st and 2nd Verse $ +Q E E E E E E +Q E E E E E E +Q Q E E E E Q E E E E E E |------------------|------------------|------------------||-||----------------| |------------------|------------------|-----------------o||-||----------------| |-(7)----------3S5-|-(5)----------0-2-|-(2)-------------o||-||------------5S7-| |------0-0-0-0-----|------0-0-0-0-----|------3--2-5-3-2--||-||-0--0-0-0-0-----| +Q E E E E E E +Q E E E E E E +Q Q E E E E Q E E E E E E |------------------|------------------|-----------------|----------------| |------------------|------------------|-----------------|----------------| |-(7)----------3S5-|-(5)----------0-2-|-(2)-------------|------------5S7-| |------0-0-0-0-----|------0-0-0-0-----|------3--2-5-3-2-|-0--0-0-0-0-----| +Q E E E E E E +Q E E E E E E +Q Q E E E E Q E E E E E E |------------------|------------------|-----------------|----------------| |------------------|------------------|-----------------|----------------| |-(7)----------3S5-|-(5)----------0-2-|-(2)-------------|------------5S7-| |------0-0-0-0-----|------0-0-0-0-----|------3--2-5-3-2-|-0--0-0-0-0-----| +Q E E E E E E +Q E E E E E E +Q Q E E E E Q E E E E E E |------------------|------------------|-----------------|----------------| |------------------|------------------|-----------------|----------------| |-(7)----------3S5-|-(5)----------0-2-|-(2)-------------|------------5S7-| |------0-0-0-0-----|------0-0-0-0-----|------3--2-5-3-2-|-0--0-0-0-0-----| To Coda +Q E E E E E E +Q E E E E E E +Q Q E E E E Q. Q. Q |------------------|------------------|-----------------||---------------| |------------------|------------------|-----------------||o--------------| |-(7)----------3S5-|-(5)----------0-2-|-(2)-------------||o-7----7----7--| |------0-0-0-0-----|------0-0-0-0-----|------3--2-5-3-2-||---------------| Chorus E E E E Q Q Q. Q. Q E E E E Q Q Q E E E E E E |---------------|--------------|----------------||-||----------------| |---------------|--------------|---------------o||-||----------------| |---5-3-2----2--|-7----7----7--|---5-3-2-------o||-||--------------2-| |-5-------3-----|--------------|-5-------3--2---||-||-0--0-0-0-0-0---| +Q E E E E E E Q E E E E E E +Q E E E E E E Q E E E E E E |------------------|----------------|------------------|----------------| |------------------|----------------|------------------|----------------| |-(2)--2-2-2-2-2-2-|-3--3-3-3-3-3-2-|-(2)--2-2-2-2-2-2-|--------------2-| |------------------|----------------|------------------|-0--0-0-0-0-0---| +Q E E E E E E Q E E E E E E +Q H. Q E E E E E E |------------------|----------------|--------------|----------------| |------------------|----------------|--------------|----------------| |-(2)--2-2-2-2-2-2-|-3--3-3-3-3-3-5-|-(5)----------|--------------2-| |------------------|----------------|--------------|-0--0-0-0-0-0---| +Q E E E E E E Q E E E E E E +Q E E E E E E Q E E E E E E |------------------|----------------|------------------|----------------| |------------------|----------------|------------------|----------------| |-(2)--2-2-2-2-2-2-|-3--3-3-3-3-3-2-|-(2)--2-2-2-2-2-2-|----------------| |------------------|----------------|------------------|-0--0-0-0-0-0-3-| +Q E E E E E E +W +W Q E E E E E E |------------------|------------|------------||-----------------| |------------------|------------|------------||o----------------| |------------------|------------|------------||o------------5S7-| |-(3)--3-3-3-3-1-0-|-(0)--------|-(0)--------||--0--0-0-0-0-----| Chorus II D.S. al Coda & +Q E E E E E E +Q E E E E E E +Q Q E E E E Q E E E E E E |------------------|------------------|------------------||-||----------------| |------------------|------------------|-----------------o||-||----------------| |-(7)----------3S5-|-(5)----------0-2-|-(2)-------------o||-||--------------2-| |------0-0-0-0-----|------0-0-0-0-----|------3--2-5-3-2--||-||-0--0-0-0-0-0---| +Q E E E E E E Q E E E E E E +Q E E E E E E Q E E E E E E |------------------|----------------|------------------|----------------| |------------------|----------------|------------------|----------------| |-(2)--2-2-2-2-2-2-|-3--3-3-3-3-3-2-|-(2)--2-2-2-2-2-2-|--------------2-| |------------------|----------------|------------------|-0--0-0-0-0-0---| +Q E E E E E E Q E E E E E E +Q H. Q E E E E E E |------------------|----------------|--------------|----------------| |------------------|----------------|--------------|----------------| |-(2)--2-2-2-2-2-2-|-3--3-3-3-3-3-5-|-(5)----------|--------------2-| |------------------|----------------|--------------|-0--0-0-0-0-0---| +Q E E E E E E Q E E E E E E +Q E E E E E E Q E E E E E E |------------------|----------------|------------------|----------------| |------------------|----------------|------------------|----------------| |-(2)--2-2-2-2-2-2-|-3--3-3-3-3-3-2-|-(2)--2-2-2-2-2-2-|----------------| |------------------|----------------|------------------|-0--0-0-0-0-0-3-| +Q E E E E E E +W +W +W |------------------|------------|------------|--------| |------------------|------------|------------|--------| |------------------|------------|------------|--------| |-(3)--3-3-3-3-1-0-|-(0)--------|-(0)--------|-(0)----| Guitar Solo +W Q E E E E E E Q E E E E E E +Q E E E E E E |------------||-----------------|----------------|------------------| |------------||o----------------|----------------|------------------| |------------||o------------5S7-|-7----------3S5-|-(5)----------0-2-| |-(0)--------||--0--0-0-0-0-----|----0-0-0-0-----|------0-0-0-0-----| +Q Q E E E E 4x Q E E E E E E +Q E E E E E E Q E E E E E E |------------------||-||----------------|------------------|----------------| |-----------------o||-||----------------|------------------|----------------| |-(2)-------------o||-||--------------2-|-(2)--2-2-2-2-2-2-|-3--3-3-3-3-3-2-| |------3--2-5-3-2--||-||-0--0-0-0-0-0---|------------------|----------------| +Q E E E E E E Q E E E E E E +Q E E E E E E Q E E E E E E |------------------|----------------|------------------|----------------| |------------------|----------------|------------------|----------------| |-(2)--2-2-2-2-2-2-|--------------2-|-(2)--2-2-2-2-2-2-|-3--3-3-3-3-3-5-| |------------------|-0--0-0-0-0-0---|------------------|----------------| +Q E E E E E E Q E E E E E E +Q E E E E E E Q E E E E E E |------------------|----------------|------------------|----------------| |------------------|----------------|------------------|----------------| |-(5)--5-5-5-5-5-5-|--------------2-|-(2)--2-2-2-2-2-2-|-3--3-3-3-3-3-2-| |------------------|-0--0-0-0-0-0---|------------------|----------------| +Q E E E E E E Q E E E E E E +Q E E E E E E W |------------------|----------------|------------------|------| |------------------|----------------|------------------|------| |-(2)--2-2-2-2-2-2-|----------------|------------------|------| |------------------|-0--0-0-0-0-0-3-|-(3)--3-3-3-3-1-0-|------| W Q H. W Q H. |----------|------------|----------|----------| |----------|------------|----------|----------| |----------|------------|----------|----------| |----------|-0----------|----------|-0--------| W Q. Q. Q E E E E Q Q Q. Q. Q |----------||---------------|---------------|--------------| |----------||o--------------|---------------|--------------| |----------||o-7----7----7--|---5-3-2----2--|-7----7----7--| |----------||---------------|-5-------3-----|--------------| Verse 3 E E E E Q Q Q E E E E E E +Q E E E E E E +Q E E E E E E |----------------||-||-----------------|------------------|------------------| |---------------o||-||o----------------|------------------|------------------| |---5-3-2-------o||-||o------------5S7-|-(7)----------3S5-|-(5)----------0-2-| |-5-------3--2---||-||--0--0-0-0-0-----|------0-0-0-0-----|------0-0-0-0-----| Outro Solo +Q Q E E E E 4x Q E E E E E E +Q E E E E E E +Q E E E E E E |------------------||-||-----------------|------------------|------------------| |-----------------o||-||o----------------|------------------|------------------| |-(2)-------------o||-||o------------5S7-|-(7)----------3S5-|-(5)----------0-2-| |------3--2-5-3-2--||-||--0--0-0-0-0-----|------0-0-0-0-----|------0-0-0-0-----| +Q Q E E E E 4x Q Q Q Q +W +W |------------------||-||--------------|------------|--------| |-----------------o||-||--------------|------------|--------| |-(2)-------------o||-||--------------|------------|--------| |------3--2-5-3-2--||-||-0--12-----0--|-(0)--------|-(0)----| +W +W Q H. |------------|------------|----------*| |------------|------------|----------*| |------------|------------|----------*| |-(0)--------|-(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