Slayer

Behind the crooked cross

Slayer


Tom: F#

Tempo 220 bpm  (ie crazy fast)

Intro
Gb|----------------|
Db|----------------|
Ab|----------------|
Eb|2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-|
P.M. . . . . . . .

Left Gtr plays the intro riff 4x
Both Gtrs play the intro riff 16x (after 4x the drums enter)

Riff A
Gb|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
Db|----3-----2-----|----------------|----3-----2-----|------------4---|
Ab|----3-----2-----|4-----3-----3-4-|----3-----2-----|4-----3-----4---|
Eb|2-2---2-2---2-2-|4-2-2-3-2-2-----|2-2---2-2---2-2-|4-2-2-3-2-2-----|
P.M. . . . . . . .  . . . . . .      . . . . . . . .  . . . . . .

Both Gtrs play Riff A 2x

Riff B1
Gb|-Left-Gtr--------|----------------|
Db|-----------------|----------------|
Ab|/4~----3~--------|--------5-6-5---|
Eb|-------------5---|--4-----3-4-3---|
  |                 |                |
Gb|-Right-Gtr-------|----------------|
Db|/6~----5~--------|----------------|
Ab|-------------7---|--6-----5-6-5---|
Eb|-----------------|----------------|
P.M                          . .

Both Gtrs play Riff B1
Both Gtrs play Riff A 4x with lyrics:

  Time melts away in this living inferno
  Trapped by a cause that I once understood
  Feeling a sickness building inside of me
  Who will I really have to answer to

Riff C
Gb|-----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
Db|-----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
Ab|/4~----3~--------|--------5-6-5---|----------------|----------------|
Eb|-------------5---|--4-----3-4-3---|2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-|2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-|
P.M                          . .      . . . . . . . .  . . . . . . . .

Both Gtrs Play Riff C 3.5x with lyrics:

  March on through the rivers of red
  Souls drift, they fill the air
  Forced to fight behind
  The crooked cross.

Both Gtrs play Riff A 6x, lyrics after 2x:

  Do only what is expected of me
  With no emotions my feelings suppressed
  Blind obedience carries me through it all
  Conscience a word I learned to forget.

Both Gtrs play Riff C 3x, then Riff B1, with these lyrics:

  March on through the rivers of ... (same as before)

Then both Gtrs play
Gb|----------------|----------------|
Db|----------------|----------------|
Ab|4---------------|----------------|
Eb|2---------------|-----rest-------|
   ^---quick chord

Riff D
Gb|----------------|----------------|
Db|----------------|----------------|
Ab|----4-----4-----|3---3---7-7-6---|
Eb|2-2---2-2---2-2-|--2-----5-5-4---|
P.M. . . . . . . .  . . .   . .

Right Gtr plays Riff D 4x while Left Gtr solos
Left Gtr plays Riff D 4x while Right Gtr solos

Then this little intermission:
Left Gtr continues P.M like in Riff D

Gb|-Left-Gtr-------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
Db|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
Ab|----4-----4-----|3---3---7-7-6---|----4-----4-----|3---3---7-7-6---|
Eb|2-2---2-2---2-2-|--2-----5-5-4---|2-2---2-2---2-2-|--2-----5-5-4---|
  |                |                |                |                |
Gb|-Right-Gtr------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
Db|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
Ab|----------------|--------7-7-6---|----------------|--------7-7-6---|
Eb|----------------|--------5-5-4---|----------------|--------5-5-4---|

Gb|-Left-Gtr-------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
Db|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
Ab|----4-----4-----|3---3---7-7-6---|----4-----4-----|3---3---7-7-6---|
Eb|2-2---2-2---2-2-|--2-----5-5-4---|2-2---2-2---2-2-|--2-----5-5-4---|
  |                |                |                |                |
Gb|-Right-Gtr------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
Db|----6-----6-----|5---5-----------|----6-----6-----|5---5-----------|
Ab|----4-----4-----|3---3-----------|----4-----4-----|3---3---7-7-6---|
Eb|----------------|----------------|----------------|--------5-5-4---|

Then Left Gtr plays Riff D 4x while Right Gtr solos
Then Right Gtr plays Riff D 4x while Left Gtr solos

Riff B2
Gb|-Left-Gtr--------|----------------|
Db|-----------------|----------------|
Ab|/4~----3~--------|--------5-6-5---|
Eb|-------------5---|--4-----3-4-3---|
  |                 |                |
Gb|/6~----5~--------|----------------|
Db|-------------7---|--6-----5-6-5---|
Ab|-----------------|----------------|
Eb|-Right-Gtr-------|----------------|
P.M                          . .

Play Riff B2
Both Gtrs play Riff A 4x with lyrics:

  Time melts away in this living inferno
  Trapped by a cause that I once understood
  Blind obedience carries me through it all
  Do only what is expected of me.

Both Gtrs play Riff C 2x                           \
Both Gtrs play Riff B1 and last half of Riff C      >--all with lyrics:
Both Gtrs play Riff B2 and last half of Riff C     /

  March on through the rivers of ... (same as before)

And, end on the quick chord:
Gb |---|
Db |---|
Ab |-4-|
Eb |-2-|