Bitter Peace

Tabbed by: Steven Rodriguez [email protected] This song has one of the most unusual structures for a Slayer song. If you try to play along with the CD, I guarantee that bar of 9/8 will ruin your timing. Very odd transition. Comments: I will only show the bottom three strings throughout this tab. Notation explanation: /=3=\ |---------| |--0-0-0--| Triplets. Play 3 notes where you would normally play 2. |---------| |9:-| |2:-| |8:-| |4:-| Time signature changes. All bars are 4/4 otherwise. |---| |---| |---3-/5--| Pick the 3rd fret, slide to the 5th and pick it as well. |---------| |---3//5--| Pick the 3rd fret and slide to the 5th. Generally one dash is a sixteenth note in length. So ---- is one beat. Sometimes there's a lot of double digit fret positions or notation symbols so I have to stretch it out more. When that happens I'll use 8 dashes one beat. Guitars are drop-Db tuned, which means tune to Eb but drop the sixth string to Db. Hanneman is the LeftGtr and King the RightGtr. -=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-==-=-=-=-=-=-=-=- Tempo: 80 bpm Riff A1 Db |--LeftGtr-----------------------| Ab |0---2---1---0---2---1-2-5-5-4---| Db |0---2---1---0---2---1-2-5-5-4---| P.M |. . . . . . | | | Db |--RightGtr----------------------| Ab |----------------------2-5-5-4---| Db |----------------------2-5-5-4---| Play Riff A1 4x Then play: Db |--LeftGtr-----------------------| Ab |0---2---1---0---2---1---5-5-4---| Db |0---2---1---0---2---1-025-5-4---| P.M |. . . . . . | | | Db |--RightGtr----------------------| Ab |------------------------5-5-4---| Db |----------------------025-5-4---| Riff A2 Db |--------------------------------| Ab |0---2---1---0---2---1h2-5-5-4---| Db |0---2---1---0---2---1h2-5-5-4---| Both Gtrs Play Riff A2 4x Then play: /=== repeat 3x =================\ Db||*--------------------------------*||--------------------------------| Ab||*-3---6---5---3---6---5---4--\1--*||3---6---5--\1---------3\2-------| Db||--3---6---5---3---6---5---4--\1---||3---6---5--\1---3-5-6-----5-4-1-| Riff A3 Db |--------------------------------| Ab |0---2---1---0---2---1///5---4---| Db |0---2---1---0---2---1///5---4---| Play Riff A3 3x Then play: Db |---------------------------------|--------------------3-----------| Ab |-3---6---5---3---6---5---4--\1---|3---6---5--\1---2-3---2-1-------| Db |-3---6---5---3---6---5---4--\1---|3---6---5--\1-------------5-4-1-| Play Riff A2 4x, followed by Db|0---------------| After this there is 8 bars of bass and drums Ab|0-----let-ring--| The drums sort of just peter out, after that Db|0---------------| there is about 3 beats silence and.. Tempo change to 200 bpm Riff B1 Db |--LeftGtr-------5---3-------0-1-|--------------------------------| Ab |0---------------5---3-------0-1-|--let-ring----------------------| Db |0---0-0-0-0-0-0-------------0-1-|--------------------------------| P.M| . . . . . . | | | | | Db |---RightGtr-----------------0-1-|--------------------------------| Ab |0---------------------------0-1-|--let-ring----------------------| Db |0---------------------------0-1-|--------------------------------| Play Riff B1 3x Play: Db |--LGtr----------|----------------|----------------|--------0-1-----| Ab |0-------6-5~----|0-------8-6~----|0-------6-5~----|3-5-----0-1-----| Db |00000000--------|00000000--------|00000000--------|--------0-1-----| P.M|........ |........ |........ | | | | | | | Db |--RGtr----------|----------------|----------------|--------0-1-----| Ab |0---------------|----------------|----------------|--------0-1-----| Db |0---------------|----------------|----------------|--------0-1-----| Riff B2 Db |--LGtr----------|----------------|----------------|--------0-1-----| Ab |0-------6-5~----|0-------8-6~----|0-------6-5~----|3-5-----0-1-----| Db |00000000--------|00000000--------|00000000--------|--------0-1-----| P.M|........ |........ |........ | | | | | | | Db |--RGtr----------|----------------|----------------|--------0-1-----| Ab |0-------6-5-----|--------8-6-----|--------6-5-----|3-5-----0-1-----| Db |0-------8-7-----|--------108-----|--------8-7-----|5-7-----0-1-----| Play Riff B2 Riff C Db ||*-/=3=\-/=3=\-/=3=\-/=3=\-|/=3=\-/=3=\-/=3=\-/=3=\-|-- Ab ||*-------------4-----------|------------6-----------|-- Db ||--0-0-0-0-0-0---0-0-0-0-0-|0-0-0-0-0-0---0-0-0-0-0-|-- P.M . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . /=== 1,3 ================\ Db --|/=3=\-/=3=\-/=3=\-/=3=\-|/=3=\-/=3=\-/=3=\-/=3=\-*||-- Ab --|------------4-----------|------------------------*||-- Db --|0-0-0-0-0-0---0-0-0-0-0-|3-3-3-3-3-3-3-1-1-1-1-1--||-- P.M . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . /=== 2 ==========\/=== 4 ==============\ Db --|--------0-1----*||------------0-1-----| Ab --|3-5-----0-1----*||------------0-1-----| Db --|5-7-----0-1-----||3-3-3-3-3-3-0-1-----| P.M . . . . . . Play Riff C with lyrics: Initiate blood purge Coalition in massacre Mechanized high tech Whole sale death in effect Mutually assured Destruction will occur Genocide revised Same pain through diverse eyes Then play: Can't stop the warring factions! /=== 1 ==========\/=== 2 ==========\/=== 3 ==========\ Db||*---------------|---------------*||---------------*||----------------| Ab||*---------------|--------2-1-0--*||--------3-2-1--*||--------4-3-2---| Db||3-2-0-2-3-2-0-2-|3-2-0-2-------2-||3-2-0-2-------2-||3-2-0-2-------2-| P.M . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Play: /===== repeat 3x ================================\ Db ||*-/=3=\-/=3=\-5-3-----|8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-*||-- Hostile from Ab ||*-------------5-3---5-|6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-*||-- the start Db ||--0-0-0-0-0-0---------|-------------------------||-- P.M . . . . . . \=3=/ \=3=/ \=3=/ \=3=/ Always war always Db --|------------------|2:-/=3=\-/=3=\-| Ab --|3--------3--------|4:-2-----------| Ending bitter peace Db --|3-3-33-3-3-3-33-3-|---2-2-2-2-2-2-| P.M . .. . . .. . . . . . . Then play Riff C, only playing endings 1 & 2, with lyrics: Not the last third war Blood spills for evermore Patriot hard time Lay seige till the end of time Now play this half-time section, with lyrics: (tempo: 100 bpm) Db|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------| Ab|0-----------00--|------------31--|------------00--|----31------01--| Db|00000000000001--|00000000000031--|00000000000001--|000031--000001--| P.M ........... ............ ............ .... .... No longer kill your brother Just slaughter one another Watch for the deadly other This sibling is a fucker Back to double-time (200 bpm) Play: Can't stop the warring factions! /=== 1 ==========\/=== 2 ==========\ Db||*---------------|---------------*||----------------| Ab||*---------------|--------2-1-0--*||--------3-2-1---| Db||3-2-0-2-3-2-0-2-|3-2-0-2-------2-||3-2-0-2-------2-| P.M . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Riff D Db|2-------3-------|0-------2-------|3-------7-------|6-------1-------| Ab|2-------3-------|0-------2-------|3-------7-------|6-------1-------| Db|2-------3-------|0-------2-------|3-------7-------|6-------1-------| Play Riff D with lyrics: Global tension starts aggression Peace breaks out then breeds contempt, unrest Play Riff B2, but change the last bar to 9/8. This is a very subtle transition, be careful not to get caught off the beat. Then RightGtr plays the following while LeftGtr solos: /=== 1,3 =========\/=== 2,4 =========\ Db ||*----------------|----------------*||----------------*||-- Ab ||*--------1-------|----------------*||----------------*||-- Db ||-22222222--222222|2222222233333333-||3333333366666666-||-- Db --|----------------|2:---------| Ab --|--------0-2-----|4:-0-2-----| Db --|222222220-2-----|---0-2-----| Then RightGtr plays the following while LeftGtr solos: /=== 1,3 =========\/=== 2,4 =========\ Db ||*----------------|----------------*||----------------*||-- Ab ||*--------2-------|----------------*||----------------*||-- Db ||-33333333--333333|3333333344444444-||4444444477777777-||-- Db --|----------------|----------------| Ab --|--------0-2-----|0-3-----0-2-----| Db --|333333330-2-----|0-3-----0-2-----| Then play: Db |--LGtr----------|----------------|---------------slight-|2:-1------| Ab |0-------6-5~----|0-------8-6~----|0-------6-5~----|bend-|4:-1------| Db |00000000--------|00000000--------|00000000--------|-----|---1------| P.M|........ |........ |........ | | | Db |--RGtr----------|----------------|----------------|-----|2:-1------| Ab |----------------|----------------|----------------|-----|4:-1------| Db |----------------|----------------|----------------|-----|---1------| Riff E /=== 1,2,3 ========= Db ||*----------------|--------4-3-2---|----------------|-- Ab ||*----------------|--------------3-|----------------|-- Db ||-00000-0-00000-0-|00000-0---------|00000-0-00000-0-|-- P.M ..... . ..... . ..... . ..... . ..... . ===================\/=== 4 ===========================\ Db --|----------------||----------------|--------0-1-----| Ab --|--------4-------||----------------|--------0-1-----| Db --|00000-0-4-------||00000-0-00000-0-|00000-0-0-1-----| P.M ..... . ..... . ..... . ..... . Play Riff E with lyrics: Without a reason to fight A time to kill Sick lust for skeletal flesh A taste for all decay Enter the soldier blind Stalking the faceless hunt There is no conscience in this world That can be reached for peace Then play: Db|----------------|----------------|----------------| Ab|----------------|--------3-------|7-------6-------| Db|3-2-0-2-3-2-0-2-|3-2-0-2-3-------|7-------6-------| P.M. . . . . . . . . . . . Play Riff E with lyrics: Why face the human question The need to hate Dead stare through cynical eyes A trust in only pain Murder within the skin Engrave the art of war Become death's vile parade March on, embrace the violent mind Then play: Can't stop the warring factions! Db|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------| Ab|----------------|----------1-0---|----------------|--------3-2-1---| Db|3-2-0-2-3-2-0-2-|3-2-0-2-3-----2-|3-2-0-2-3-2-0-2-|3-2-0-2---------| P.M. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Play Riff D with lyrics: Global tension starts aggression Peace breaks out then breeds contempt, unrest End with: /========== repeat 3x ============================================\ Db||*---LeftGtr-------5---3---------1-|----------------------------*||-- Ab||*-0---------------5---3---------1-|--let-ring------------------*||-- Db||--0---0-0-0-0-0-0-------------0-1-|-----------------------------||-- P.M| . . . . . . . | || || | || Db||*---RightGtr--------------------1-|----------------------------*||-- Ab||*-------------------------------1-|--let-ring------------------*||-- Db||--------------------------------1-|-----------------------------||-- One cryptic reason for life murder Db --|----------------|----------------|----------------|--------------|| Ab --|0-------6-5-----|--------8-6-----|--------6-5-----|5-6-----------|| Db --|0-------8-7-----|--------108-----|--------8-7-----|7-8-----------|| -=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-==-=-=-=-=-=-=-=- Listen closely to the picking rhythms Hanneman plays while King solos. Damn, I wish I could play that tight. E-mail me with any concerns, questions, requests, corrections... [email protected]