Deaths Head 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. # #------------------------------------------------------------------------------# DEATH'S HEAD (Bassline) As recorded by Slayer (From the 1998 Album DIABOLUS IN MUSICA) Transcribed by Robin Mack Words and Music by Jeff Hanneman Gtr I (C# F# B E) - 'Tom' Intro Moderately Fast Rock Q=148 4/4 3/4 Gtr I S S E E E S S E E E 3x S S E S S E S S E ||-----------------------||-------------------|| ||o---------------------o||-------------------|| ||o---------------------o||-------------------|| ||--0-0-0-6-3-0-0-0-6-3--||-3-2-0-3-2-0-3-2-0-|| 1st & 2nd Verses 4/4 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 ||------------------|-----------------|-----------------|------------------| ||o-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|------------------| ||o-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|------------------| ||--0-3-6-5-0-3-6-5-|-0-3-6-5-0-3-6-5-|-0-3-6-5-0-3-6-5-|-0-3-6-5-0-3-6-5--| 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 |-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------| |-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------| |-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------| |-0-3-6-5-0-3-6-5-|-0-3-6-5-0-3-6-5-|-0-3-6-5-0-3-6-5-|-0-3-6-5-0-3-6-5-| Chorus W H H W H Q E E |----------|-----------|----------|-------------| |----------|-----------|----------|-------------| |----------|-3----2----|----------|-------------| |-0--------|-----------|-1--------|-3----4--4-3-| 1. W H H W H S S E S S E |----------|-----------|----------|---------------------|| |----------|-----------|----------|--------------------o|| |----------|-3----2----|----------|--------------------o|| |-0--------|-----------|-1--------|-3----3-2-0-3-2-0----|| Interlude I 2. H S S E S S E W +W +W |------------------||----------|------------|--------| |------------------||----------|------------|--------| |------------------||----------|------------|--------| |-3----3-2-0-3-2-0-||-0--------|-(0)--------|-(0)----| +W +W +W |------------|------------|--------| |------------|------------|--------| |------------|------------|--------| |-(0)--------|-(0)--------|-(0)----| +W +H. Q |------------|-------------------|| |------------|-------------------|| |------------|-------------------|| |-(0)--------|-(0)------(12)\----|| 3rd Verse E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E 4x ||------------------|------------------|| ||o-----------------|-----------------o|| ||o-----------------|-----------------o|| ||--0-3-6-5-0-3-6-5-|-0-3-6-5-0-3-6-5--|| Under Solo E E E E +Q E E E S S E E +Q E E 4x ||-------------------|---------------------|| ||o------------------|--------------------o|| ||o------------------|--------------------o|| ||--2-2-2-1-(1)--0-3-|-2-2-2-2-1-(1)--0-3--|| Interlude II E E Q H W W W |-------------|----------|----------|------| |-------------|----------|----------|------| |-------------|----------|----------|------| |-3-----------|----------|----------|------| E S S E E +E E E E E S S E E +E E E E ||----------------------|----------------------|| ||o---------------------|---------------------o|| ||o---------------------|---------------------o|| ||--3-3-3-3-2-(2)-2-0-4-|-3-3-3-3-2-(2)-2-0-4--|| 4th Verse E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E 4x W ||------------------|------------------||------|| ||o-----------------|-----------------o||------|| ||o-----------------|-----------------o||------|| ||--0-3-6-5-0-3-6-5-|-0-3-6-5-0-3-6-5--||------|| Slower Q=112(8=s8) |-3-| |-3-| |-3-| |-3-| |-3-| |-3-| |-3-| |-3-| E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E ||--------------------------|-------------------------| ||o-------------------------|-------------------------| ||o-------4-4-4-3-3-3-------|-------4-4-4-3-3-3-------| ||--2-2-2-------------4-4-4-|-2-2-2-------------4-4-4-| |-3-| |-3-| |-3-| |-3-| |-3-| |-3-| |-3-| |-3-| E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E |-------------------------|-------------------------|| |-------------------------|-------------------------|| |-------4-4-4-3-3-3-------|-------4-4-4-3-3-3-------|| |-2-2-2-------------4-4-4-|-2-2-2-------------4-4-4-|| Bridge |-3-| |-3-| |-3-| |-3-| |-3-| |-3-| |-3-| |-3-| E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E |-------------------------|-------------------------| |-------------------------|-------------------------| |-------4-4-4-3-3-3-------|-------------------2-2-2-| |-2-2-2-------------4-4-4-|-3-3-3-0-0-0-1-1-1-------| |-3-| |-3-| |-3-| |-3-| |-3-| |-3-| |-3-| |-3-| E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E |-------------------------|-------------------------| |-------------------------|-------------------------| |-------4-4-4-3-3-3-4-4-4-|-------2-2-2---2S4---5-4-| |-2-2-2-------------------|-4-4-4-------3-----6-----| |-3-| |-3-| |-3-| |-3-| |-3-| |-3-| |-3-| |-3-| E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E |-------------------------|-------------------------| |-------------------------|-------------------------| |-------4-4-4-3-3-3-------|-------------------2-2-2-| |-2-2-2-------------4-4-4-|-3-3-3-0-0-0-1-1-1-------| 1. |-3-| |-3-| |-3-| |-3-| |-3-| |-3-| |-3-| |-3-| E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E |-------------------------|---------------------------|| |-------------------------|--------------------------o|| |-------4-4-4-3-3-3-4-4-4-|-------2-2-2-3------6-----o|| |-2-2-2-------------------|-4-4-4---------2-2/---5-4--|| 2. |-3-| |-3-| |-3-| |-3-| E E E E E E E E E E E E |--------------------------|| |--------------------------|| |-------2-2-2-3------6-----|| |-4-4-4---------2-2/---5-4-|| |-3-| H Q E E E 4x H Q Q ||-----------------||---------------| ||o---------------o||---------------| ||o---------------o||---------------| ||----------5-4-5--||---------(12)\-| Outro |-3-| |-3-| |-3-| |-3-| Q E E E Q E E E Q E E E Q E E E |-------------------|-------------------| |-------------------|-------------------| |--------4-3--------|-------------------| |-2--0-2------0-2S6-|-5--0-2-3-2--3-5-6-| |-3-| |-3-| |-3-| |-3-| |-3-| Q E E E Q E E E Q E E E E E E E E E |-------------------|----------------------| |-------------------|------------------2-1-| |--------4-3--------|------------2-1-3-----| |-0--0-2------0-2-3-|-2--3-2-0-3-----------| |-3-| |-3-| |-3-| |-3-| Q E E E Q E E E Q E E E Q E E E |-------------------|-------------------| |-------------------|-------------------| |--------4-3--------|-------------------| |-2--0-2------0-2S6-|-5--0-2-3-2--3-5-6-| 2/4 |-3-| |-3-| |-3-| Q E E E Q E E E Q E E E |-------------------|----------| |-------------------|----------| |--------4-3--------|----------| |-0--0-2------0-2-3-|-2--3-2-0-| 4/4 |-3-| |-3-| |-3-| |-3-| |-3-| E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E Q H |-------------------------|---------------*| |-------------------------|---------------*| |---2-1---5-4---4-3---3-2-|---------------*| |-3-----6-----5-----4-----|-3-2-0---------*| 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