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NECROPHOBIC
As recorded by Slayer
(From the 1986 Album REIGN IN BLOOD)
Transcribed by Fenian
Words and Music by Jeff Hanneman & Kerry King
E5
x 7 9 x x x
A5
5 7 x x x x
Bb5
6 8 x x x x
G5
3 5 x x x x
C#5
x 4 6 x x x
F5
x 8 10 x x x
Db5
x 4 6 x x x
C5
x 3 5 x x x
Gtr I (Eb Ab Db Gb Bb Eb) - 'Untitled'
Gtr II (Eb Ab Db Gb Bb Eb) - 'Untitled'
Gtr III (Eb Ab Db Gb Bb Eb) - 'Untitled'
Intro
Q=248
4/4
Gtr I
PM--------| PM----------------| PM----------------| PM--|
E S S S S E S S E E S S E S S S S E S S E E S S E S S S S E S S E E S S
|-------------------------|-------------------------|-------------------------|
|-------------------------|-------------------------|-------------------------|
|-------------------------|-------------------------|-------------------------|
|-------------------------|-------------------------|-------------------------|
|-------------6p5---------|-------------6p5---------|-------------6p5---------|
|-5-5-5-5-5-5-----8-5-5-5-|-5-5-5-5-5-5-----8-5-5-5-|-5-5-5-5-5-5-----8-5-5-5-|
E5 A5 Bb5E5
2/4
Gtr II
H Q Q Q Q H Q Q
| | | |
/ / / /
Gtr I
PM--------| PM--------| PM--|
E S S S S E Q Q E S S S S E S S E E S S Q Q
|-------------------|-------------------------|-------||
|-------------------|-------------------------|-------||
|-------------------|-------------------------|-------||
|----------------9--|-------------------------|----9--||
|-------------8--7--|-------------6p5---------|-8--7--||
|-5-5-5-5-5-5-6-----|-5-5-5-5-5-5-----8-5-5-5-|-6-----||
Verse 1 & 2
4/4
Gtrs I, II
PM----------------------------------------------|
E S S S S E E S S S S E E S S S S E E S S S S E
||--------------------------|-------------------------|
||o-------------------------|-------------------------|
||--------------------------|-------------------------|
||--------------------------|-------------------------|
||o-------------------------|-------------------------|
||--4-4-4-4-4-4-5-5-5-5-5-5-|-4-4-4-4-4-4-7-7-7-7-7-7-|
PM----------------------------------------------|
E S S S S E E S S S S E E S S S S E E S S S S E
|-------------------------|-------------------------|
|-------------------------|-------------------------|
|-------------------------|-------------------------|
|-------------------------|-------------------------|
|-------------------------|-------------------------|
|-4-4-4-4-4-4-5-5-5-5-5-5-|-4-4-4-4-4-4-7-7-7-7-7-7-|
PM--------| PM----------------|
E S S S S E S S E E S S E S S S S E Q Q
|-------------------------|-------------------|
|-------------------------|-------------------|
|-------------------------|-------------------|
|-------------------------|----------------9--|
|-------------6p5---------|-------------8--7--|
|-5-5-5-5-5-5-----8-5-5-5-|-5-5-5-5-5-5-6-----|
PM--------| PM----------------|
E S S S S E S S E E S S E S S S S E Q Q
|-------------------------|-------------------|
|-------------------------|-------------------|
|-------------------------|-------------------|
|-------------------------|----------------9--|
|-------------6p5---------|-------------8--7--|
|-5-5-5-5-5-5-----8-5-5-5-|-5-5-5-5-5-5-6-----|
PM-------------------------------------------------
E S S S S E E S S S S E E S S S S E E S S S S E
|-------------------------|-------------------------|
|-------------------------|-------------------------|
|-------------------------|-------------------------|
|-------------------------|-------------------------|
|-------------------------|-------------------------|
|-4-4-4-4-4-4-5-5-5-5-5-5-|-4-4-4-4-4-4-7-7-7-7-7-7-|
-------------------------------------------------|
E S S S S E E S S S S E E S S S S E E S S S S E
|-------------------------|----------------------------|
|-------------------------|----------------------------|
|-------------------------|----------------------------|
|-------------------------|----------------------------|
|-------------------------|----------------------------|
|-4-4-4-4-4-4-5-5-5-5-5-5-|-4-4-4-4-4-4-7-7-7-7-7-7----|
PM--------| PM----------------| PM-----
E S S S S E S S E E S S E S S S S E S S E E S S
|-------------------------|-------------------------|
|-------------------------|-------------------------|
|-------------------------|-------------------------|
|-------------------------|-------------------------|
|-------------6p5---------|-------------6p5---------|
|-5-5-5-5-5-5-----8-5-5-5-|-5-5-5-5-5-5-----8-5-5-5-|
-----------| PM----------------|
E S S S S E S S E E S S E S S S S E Q Q
|-------------------------|--------------------||
|-------------------------|--------------------||
|-------------------------|--------------------||
|-------------------------|----------------9---||
|-------------6p5---------|-------------8--7---||
|-5-5-5-5-5-5-----8-5-5-5-|-5-5-5-5-5-5-6------||
Chorus
PM----------------------------------------------|
E S S S S E E S S S S E E S S S S E E S S S S E
|-------------------------|-------------------------|
|-------------------------|-------------------------|
|-------------------------|-------------------------|
|-------------------------|-------------------------|
|-------------------------|-------------------------|
|-4-3-3-3-3-3-3-2-2-2-2-2-|-4-3-3-3-3-3-3-1-1-1-1-1-|
1.
PM----------------------------------------------|
E S S S S E E S S S S E E S S S S E E S S S S E
|-------------------------|-------------------------||
|-------------------------|-------------------------||
|-------------------------|-------------------------||
|-------------------------|-------------------------||
|-------------------------|-------------------------||
|-4-3-3-3-3-3-3-2-2-2-2-2-|-4-3-3-3-3-3-3-1-1-1-1-1-||
PM--------| PM----------------| PM-----
E S S S S E S S E E S S E S S S S E S S E E S S
|-------------------------|-------------------------|
|-------------------------|-------------------------|
|-------------------------|-------------------------|
|-------------------------|-------------------------|
|-------------6p5---------|-------------6p5---------|
|-5-5-5-5-5-5-----8-5-5-5-|-5-5-5-5-5-5-----8-5-5-5-|
-----------| PM----------------|
E S S S S E S S E E S S E S S S S E Q Q
|-------------------------|---------------------||
|-------------------------|--------------------o||
|-------------------------|---------------------||
|-------------------------|----------------9----||
|-------------6p5---------|-------------8--7---o||
|-5-5-5-5-5-5-----8-5-5-5-|-5-5-5-5-5-5-6-------||
2.
PM--------------------|
E S S S S E E S S S S E
|-------------------------||
|-------------------------||
|-------------------------||
|-------------------------||
|-------------------------||
|-4-3-3-3-3-3-3-1-1-1-1-1-||
Q=102
Gtrs I, II
PM--------------------------------------------------------|
S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S E.
|---------------------------------|-------------------------------|
|---------------------------------|-------------------------------|
|---------------------------------|-------------------------------|
|---------------------------------|-------------------------------|
|-6s5-5-5-5s4-4-4-6s5-5-5-5s3-3-3-|-6s5-5-5-5s4-4-4-6s5-5-5-5-3---|
|-4s3-3-3-3s2-2-2-4s3-3-3-3s1-1-1-|-4s3-3-3-3s2-2-2-4s3-3-3-3-1---|
+W +H. Q
|------------|-------------||
|------------|-------------||
|------------|-------------||
|------------|-------------||
|-(3)--------|-(3)---------||
|-(1)--------|-(1)---------||
Guitar Solo
Q=248
Gtr III
~~~~~~
H +Q +Q H +E E S S S S
|------------------------------------------|----------------------------------|
|-[15]b18============([15])r====([15])-----|-15b18r==========(15)-x\----------|
|------------------------------------------|----------------------x\----------|
|------------------------------------------|----------------------x\-------5h=|
|------------------------------------------|-------------------------5h7h9----|
|------------------------------------------|----------------------------------|
|
| Gtrs I, II
| PM-----------------------------------------------------|
| E S S S S E E S S S S E E S S S S E Q Q
|------------------------------------------|----------------------------------|
|------------------------------------------|----------------------------------|
|------------------------------------------|----------------------------------|
|------------------------------------------|-------------------------6--------|
|------------------------------------------|-------------------5-----4--------|
|---2------2-2-2-2-2----2---2-2----2---2-2-|--2----2-2-2-2-2---3--------------|
S S S S E S S E E E S S S S S S S S S S E. S E. S
|-------------------------------|--------------------<9>----7-|
|-------------------------------|-----x-x-x-x-x-x-x------0----|
|-------------------6---9-------|---6-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-----------|
|-7h9---------6h7h9---------6h7h|=9---x-x-x-x-x-x-x-----------|
|-----6h7h9---------------------|-----------------------------|
|-------------------------------|-----------------------------|
|
| PM------------------------------------------|
| E S S S S E E S S S S E E S S S S E Q Q
|-------------------------------|-----------------------------|
|-------------------------------|-----------------------------|
|-------------------------------|-----------------------------|
|-------------------------------|------------------------6----|
|-------------------------------|-----------------5------4----|
|-2---2-2-2-2-2---2-2-2-2-2-2---|-2---2-2-2-2-2---3-----------|
E S S E S S E S S +S S S S E S S S E S S S S S S E.
|-11-7-7-9---7-7-11-9-8-(8)-10-8-10-|-9-13-13-11-10---12-10-10-15-15-13-11--|
|-----------------------------------|---------------------------------------|
|-----------------------------------|---------------------------------------|
|-----------------------------------|---------------------------------------|
|-----------------------------------|---------------------------------------|
|-----------------------------------|---------------------------------------|
|
| PM-----------------------------------------------|
| E S S S S E E S S S S E E S S S S E Q Q
|-----------------------------------|---------------------------------------|
|-----------------------------------|---------------------------------------|
|-----------------------------------|---------------------------------------|
|-----------------------------------|---------------------------------6-----|
|-----------------------------------|---------------------5-----------4-----|
|--2-2-2-2-2-2----2-2-2--2---2-2----|-2--2--2--2--2-2-----3-----------------|
|----3----| |---3---|
S E. E E E E E E S S S S
|-13-11------16---14---13-16-15---14---17-17-17-17-|
|--------------------------------------------------|
|--------------------------------------------------|
|--------------------------------------------------|
|--------------------------------------------------|
|--------------------------------------------------|
|
| PM-----------------------------------------------
| E S S S S E E S S S S E
|--------------------------------------------------|
|--------------------------------------------------|
|--------------------------------------------------|
|--------------------------------------------------|
|--------------------------------------------------|
|--2-----2-2--2-2----2-----2----2----2--2--2--2----|
[ Tab from: http://www.guitaretab.com/s/slayer/43661.html ]
~~~~
H +Q. +E
|-18b22============(18)----(18)r\-||
|---------------------------------||
|---------------------------------||
|---------------------------------||
|---------------------------------||
|---------------------------------||
|
|----------------|
| E S S S S E Q Q
|---------------------------------||
|---------------------------------||
|---------------------------------||
|------------------------6--------||
|--------------------5---4--------||
|--2-----2-2-2-2-2---3------------||
\2.5____________________/ \2.5______________________/
H. a E +E Q +Q H H E E Q
|-18-------------------18p15-(15)-|-15--(15)----------|-----------------------|
|---------------------------------|--------------0----|-3-----------3---------|
|---------------------------------|-------------------|-----------------<2>---|
|---------------------------------|-------------------|-----------------------|
|---------------------------------|-------------------|-----------------------|
|---------------------------------|-------------------|-----------------------|
|
| PM---------------------| PM--------------|
| E S S S S E E E E E W E S S S S E E E E E
|---------------------------------|-------------------|-----------------------|
|---------------------------------|-------------------|-----------------------|
|---------------------------------|-------------------|-----------------------|
|---------------------------------|-------------------|---------------------6-|
|------------------------------3--|--2----------------|---------------------4-|
|--6-----6-6-6-6-6-6-6-----6---1--|--0----------------|-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2--2----|
\2____________/ \1.5________________/ \1______
~~~~~~~
+W Q +H. Q +H.
|--------------|-----------------------------|------------|
|--------------|-----------------------------|-8--(8)-----|
|-(<2>)--------|-----------------------------|------------|
|--------------|-[3]-----([3])---------------|------------|
|--------------|-----------------------------|------------|
|--------------|-----------------------------|------------|
|
| PM---------------------|
| W E S S S S E E E E E W
|--------------|-----------------------------|------------|
|--------------|-----------------------------|------------|
|--------------|-----------------------------|------------|
|---5----------|-----------------------------|------------|
|---3----------|---------------------------3-|-2----------|
|--------------|--6--6-6---6-----6-6-6-6-6-1-|-0----------|
/
H Q +Q E E S S S S S S S S S S E
|-7----------------------|--------------------------------------------|
|-------------8---(8)\---|--------------------------------------------|
|------------------------|--------------------------------------------|
|------------------------|------------------------------13-14-16------|
|------------------------|---------12-12-12-16-13-14-16----------14---|
|------------------------|-12-12--------------------------------------|
|
| PM--------------| PM-----------| PM---------
| E S S S S E E E E E E S S S S E S S E E S S
|------------------------|--------------------------------------------|
|------------------------|--------------------------------------------|
|------------------------|--------------------------------------------|
|------------------------|--------------------------------------------|
|----------------------8-|----------------------6p=5------------------|
|-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2--2S==6-|--5--5-5--5--5--5-----------8-----5-----5-5-|
S S S S E S S S E S S S E
|----------------------------------------------|
|----------------------------------------------|
|------------------13-15-15-16---15-16-18------|
|-16-13-14-16-14-------------------------------|
|----------------------------------------------|
|----------------------------------------------|
|
|------------------| PM-----|
| E S S S S E S S E E S S
|----------------------------------------------|
|----------------------------------------------|
|----------------------------------------------|
|----------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------6p=5-----------------|
|--5-----5--5--5-5--5----------8-----5----5-5--|
S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S
|-------------18-15-15-16-15-18-16-15-------------|
|-15-16-18-15-------------------------18-16-15-16-|
|-------------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------------|
|
| PM---------------| PM----------
| E S S S S E S S E E S S
|-------------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------------|
|--------------------------6p=5-------------------|
|--5-----5--5--5--5--5-----------8-----5-----5--5-|
~~~~
S S E S S E H
|---------------------------------|
|-16-15---------------------------|
|-------17---x-x-[17]b19-[17]-----|
|---------------------------------|
|---------------------------------|
|---------------------------------|
|
|----------------|
| E S S S S E Q Q
|---------------------------------|
|---------------------------------|
|---------------------------------|
|------------------------------9--|
|--------------------------8---7--|
|--5-----5-5-5-5---5-------6------|
~~~~ ~~~~
+Q Q E Q. +Q Q E Q.
|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
|-(17)\---------------[17]-------|-(17)\---------------[17]-------|
|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
|
| PM----------| PM--------------------| PM-----
| E S S S S E S S E E S S E S S S S E S S E E S S
|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
|-----------------6p5------------|-----------------6p5------------|
|---5---5-5-5-5-5-------8--5-5-5-|---5---5-5-5-5-5-------8--5-5-5-|
~~~~ ~~~~
+Q Q E Q. +Q Q E Q.
|--------------------------------|----------------------------||
|--------------------------------|----------------------------||
|-(17)\---------------[17]-------|-(17)\-------------[17]-----||
|--------------------------------|----------------------------||
|--------------------------------|----------------------------||
|--------------------------------|----------------------------||
|
|---------------| PM--------------------|
| E S S S S E S S E E S S E S S S S E Q Q
|--------------------------------|----------------------------||
|--------------------------------|----------------------------||
|--------------------------------|----------------------------||
|--------------------------------|------------------------9---||
|-----------------6p5------------|-----------------8------7---||
|---5---5-5-5-5-5-------8--5-5-5-|---5---5-5-5-5-5-6----------||
Verse 3
Gtrs I, II
PM----------------------------------------------|
E S S S S E E S S S S E E S S S S E E S S S S E
|-------------------------|-------------------------|
|-------------------------|-------------------------|
|-------------------------|-------------------------|
|-------------------------|-------------------------|
|-------------------------|-------------------------|
|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-9-|-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-9-|
PM----------------------------------------------|
E S S S S E E S S S S E E S S S S E E S S S S E
|-------------------------|-------------------------|
|-------------------------|-------------------------|
|-------------------------|-------------------------|
|-------------------------|-------------------------|
|-------------------------|-------------------------|
|-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-9-|-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-|
PM-------------------------------------------------
E S S S S E E S S S S E E S S S S E E S S S S E
|-------------------------|-------------------------|
|-------------------------|-------------------------|
|-------------------------|-------------------------|
|-------------------------|-------------------------|
|-------------------------|-------------------------|
|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-9-|-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-9-|
-------------------------------------------------|
E S S S S E E S S S S E E S S S S E E S S S S E
|-------------------------|----------------------------|
|-------------------------|----------------------------|
|-------------------------|----------------------------|
|-------------------------|----------------------------|
|-------------------------|----------------------------|
|-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-9-|-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6----|
PM-------------------------------------------------
E S S S S E E S S S S E E S S S S E E S S S S E
|-------------------------|-------------------------|
|-------------------------|-------------------------|
|-------------------------|-------------------------|
|-------------------------|-------------------------|
|-------------------------|-------------------------|
|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-9-|-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-9-|
-------------------------------------------------|
E S S S S E E S S S S E E S S S S E E S S S S E
|-------------------------|----------------------------|
|-------------------------|----------------------------|
|-------------------------|----------------------------|
|-------------------------|----------------------------|
|-------------------------|----------------------------|
|-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-9-|-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6----|
PM------------------------------------------------------------------|
E S S S S E E S S S S E E S S S S E E S S S S E E S S S S E E S S Q
|-------------------------|-------------------------|------------------------||
|-------------------------|-------------------------|------------------------||
|-------------------------|-------------------------|------------------------||
|-------------------------|-------------------------|------------------------||
|-------------------------|-------------------------|------------------------||
|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-9-|-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-9-|-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-15\--||
Outro
Q=102
PM------------------------------------------------------|
S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S E E
|---------------------------------|------------------------------*|
|---------------------------------|------------------------------*|
|---------------------------------|------------------------------*|
|---------------------------------|------------------------------*|
|-6s5-5-5-5s4-4-4-6s5-5-5-5s3-3-3-|-6s5-5-5-5s4-4-4-6s5-5-5-6----*|
|-4s3-3-3-3s2-2-2-4s3-3-3-3s1-1-1-|-4s3-3-3-3s2-2-2-4s3-3-3-4----*|
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