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The Final Command

Slayer

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THE FINAL COMMAND (Bassline)
As recorded by Slayer
(From the 1983 Album SHOW NO MERCY)

Transcribed by cbliss66@aol.com
	

Words by Kerry King Music by Jeff Hanneman and Kerry King
Arranged by Slayer

Gtr I (E A D G) - 'Araya'
Gtr II (E A D G) - 'Lombardo'

   Intro
    E=232
   12/8                       8/8
    Gtr I
    H.      Q.   E E E  4x     H    Q  E E  4x H    Q  E E
||----------------------||-||---------------||--------------|
||o--------------------o||-||o-------------o||-----------1--|
||o----------------1-3-o||-||o-----------1-o||---------1----|
||---------------1------||-||----------1----||--------------|


  H    Q  E E   H    Q  E E   H    Q  E E
|-------------|-------------|-------------|
|-----------1-|-------------|-------------|
|---------1---|-----------1-|-----------1-|
|-------------|---------1---|---------1---|


   1st,2nd and 3rd Verses
    Fast Rock Q=174
    $
    E E E E E E E E   S S S S +E  E S S S S +E  E   E E E E E E E E
||------------------|-----------------------------|------------------|
||o-----------------|-----------------------------|------------------|
||o-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|-5p3---3-(3)-5-5p3---3-(3)---|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5--|
||------------------|-----5-------------5-------5-|------------------|


  S S S S +E  E S S S S +E  E   E E E E E E E E   S S S S +E  E S S S S +E  E
|-----------------------------|-----------------|------------------------------|
|-----------------------------|-----------------|------------------------------|
|-5p3---3-(3)-5-5p3---3-(3)---|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|-5p3---3-(3)-5-5p3---3-(3)----|
|-----5-------------5-------5-|-----------------|-----5-------------5-------5--|


  E E E E E E E E   S S S S +E  E S S S S +E  E   E E E E E E E E
|-----------------|-----------------------------|-----------------|
|-----------------|-----------------------------|-----------------|
|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|-5p3---3-(3)-5-5p3---3-(3)---|-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-|
|-----------------|-----5-------------5-------5-|-----------------|


  S S S E. E S S S E. E   E E E E E E E E   S S S E. E S S S E. E
|-----------------------|-----------------|-----------------------|
|-----------------------|-----------------|-------5--7-------5--7-|
|-7-7-7-5--7-7-7-7-5--7-|-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-|-7-7-7------7-7-7------|
|-----------------------|-----------------|-----------------------|


  E E E E E E E E   S S S S +E  E S S S S +E  E
|-----------------|-----------------------------|
|-----------------|-----------------------------|
|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|-5p3---3-(3)-5-5p3---3-(3)---|
|-----------------|-----5-------------5-------5-|


  E E E E E E E E   S S S S +E  E S S S S +E  E
|-----------------|------------------------------|
|-----------------|------------------------------|
|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|-5p3---3-(3)-5-5p3---3-(3)----|
|-----------------|-----5-------------5-------5--|


 Chorus
  E E E E E E E E   S S S S +E  E S S S S +E  E
|-----------------|-----------------------------|
|-----------------|-9p7---7-(7)-9-9p7---7-(7)-9-|
|-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-|-----9-------------9---------|
|-----------------|-----------------------------|


  E E E E E E E E   S S S S +E  E S S S S +E  E
|-----------------|------------------------------|
|-----------------|-9p7---7-(7)-9-9p7---7-(7)-9--|
|-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-|-----9-------------9----------|
|-----------------|------------------------------|


                                 1.                 2.
                         To Coda
  Q  E E E Q  E   Q  E E E Q  E   Q   E Q  E E E     Q   E Q  E E E
|---------------|---------------|-----------------||----------------|
|---------------|---------------|------------3-2-o||------------5-4-|
|-3--3-3-3-3--3s|=5--5-5-5-5--5-|-7\--2-3--5-----o||-7\--2-3--5-----|
|---------------|---------------|-----------------||----------------|


                    Guitar Solo
  Q   E Q  E E E     S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S
|----------------||----------------------------------|
|------------5-4-||o---------------------------------|
|-7\--2-3--5-----||o-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-|
|----------------||----------------------------------|


  S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S
|-----------------------------------|
|-----------------------------------|
|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5---|
|-----------------------------------|


                                                                D.S. al Coda
  S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S   S S S S S S S S Q  Q   4x Q  E Q  E E E
|---------------------------------|------------------------||----------------||
|---------------------------------|-----------------------o||-----------3-2--||
|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-3--5--o||-7--2-3--5------||
|---------------------------------|------------------------||----------------||


  &
  Q   E Q  E E E   Q   E Q  E E E   Q   E Q  E E E   Q  H.
|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------*|
|------------5-4-|------------5-4-|------------5-4-|----------*|
|-7\--2-3--5-----|-7\--2-3--5-----|-7\--2-3--5-----|-7--------*|
|----------------|----------------|----------------|-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