Slayer

South Of Heaven

Slayer


Tom: Db

Tuned one-half step down (Eb,Ab,Db,Gb,Bb,Eb)

main riff
Eb|----------------------------------------------------------------|
Bb|----------------------------------------------------------------|
Gb|----------9~---8~---7---6-5~-------------9~---8~---7---5tr6-----|
Db|-----9-10----9----8---7-------------9-10----9----8---7----------|
Ab|---7------------------------------7-----------------------------|
Eb|-0------------------------------0-------------------------------|

harmonics during intro
Eb|------<12>\/\/~-----<7>\/\/~---------<5>\/\/~-----|
Bb|-<12>----------------------------<5>--------------|
Gb|--------------------------------------------------|
Db|--------------------------------------------------|
Ab|--------------------------------------------------|
Eb|--------------------------------------------------|

main riff variation 
Eb|--------------------------------------------------------------|
Bb|--------------------------------------------------------------|
Gb|---------4~---3~---2---2-1~------------4~---3~---2---1tr2-----|
Db|-----4-5----4----3---3-------------4-5----4----3---2----------|
Ab|---7-----------------------------7----------------------------|
Eb|-0-----------------------------0------------------------------|

play palm muted low Eb's during intro verse

then both guitars play main riff

pre-verse
gtr.1
Eb|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
Bb|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
Gb|---------------------------------------------------------------10-10-----|
Db|---------------------------------------------------------------10-10-----|
Ab|-------10-----8---7-----10-----3-3-------10-----8---7-----10----8--8-----|
Eb|-0-0-0--0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0--0-0-0-1-1-0-0-0--0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0--0-0-----------|
    . . .    . .   .   . .    . . . . . . .    . . . .   . .    .
gtr. 2                      
Eb|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
Bb|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
Gb|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
Db|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
Ab|-2----(2)----------------------3-3-2----(2)---------------------3--3-----|
Eb|-0----(0)----------------------1-1-0----(0)---------------------1--1-----|

gtr.1
Eb|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------|
Bb|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------|
Gb|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------|
Db|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------|
Ab|-------10-----8---7-----10-----3-3-------10-----8---7-----10-----8---7-------|
Eb|-0-0-0--0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0--0-0-0-1-1-0-0-0--0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0--0-0-0-0-0-0-0-----|
    . . .    . .   .   . .    . . . . . . .    . . . .   . .    . .   .   .

gtr.2
Eb|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------|
Bb|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------|
Gb|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------|
Db|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------|
Ab|-2----(2)----------------------3-3-2----(2)----------------2-----------------|
Eb|-0----(0)----------------------1-1-0----(0)----------------0-000-000-000-----|

verse riff
Eb|-----------------------------------|
Bb|-----------------------------------|
Gb|-----------------------------------|
Db|-----------------------------------|
Ab|-------5-----3---------5-----3-----|
Eb|-000-0-3-0-0-1-0-000-0-3-000-1-----|
        .   . .   .     .   ...  
pre-chorus
Eb|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
Bb|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
Gb|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
Db|------------------------------5------------------------------3-----------|
Ab|-4----------------4-----------5--4---------------4-----------1-5-4-3-----|
Eb|-222-222-222-6\0--222-222-222-3--222-222-222-6\0-222-222-222---3-2-1-----|
    ... ... ...      ... ... ...    ... ... ...     ... ... ...
chorus
Eb|------------------------------------|
Bb|------------------------------------|
Gb|--------------------------1--2~-----|
Db|--------------------------2--3~-----|
Ab|-----6--5-----5-4-------------------|
Eb|-0-0-4--3-0-0-3-2-0-0-0-0-----------|
    . .      . .     . . . .
fill @ end of chorus
gtr. 1
Eb|----------------------------------|
Bb|----------------------------------|
Gb|--------------5-------------------|
Db|----------------------------------|
Ab|-----6--5-------------------------|
Eb|-0-0-4--3-0-0----6\(tremdive)-----|
    . .      . .
gtr.2
Eb|------------------------------------|
Bb|------------------------------------|
Gb|--------------------------9-10~-----|
Db|--------------------------x--x------|
Ab|-----6--5-----5-4---------7--8~-----|
Eb|-0-0-4--3-0-0-3-2-0-0-0-0-----------|
    . .      . .     . . . .
rythym for solo 1
Eb|----------------------------------|
Bb|----------------------------------|
Gb|----------------------------------|
Db|----------------------------------|
Ab|-------------3-------6------5-----|
Eb|-000-000-000-1---000-4--000-3-----|
    ... ... ...     ...    ...
solo 1
|--------------------------|-----------------------------| 
|--------------------------|-----------------------17----| 
|------/9----9/\/\/--------|---------------------------19| 
|------/10-----------------|-/14---14--(14)\11--16-------| 
|--------------------------|-----------------------------| 
|--------------------------|-----------------------------| 

|-----------------------15--15-h-18--|--17-----17--17----(17)\-/--22-22| 
|------------------------------------|---------------------------------| 
|-18\-----(18)\12--------------------|---------------------------------| 
|------------------------------------|---------------------------------| 
|------------------------------------|---------------------------------| 
|------------------------------------|---------------------------------| 
                                        (   3  ) [      6      ] (    6      )  
|-22fb---22fb------\12--17--19-|-24-21--19-21-21-19-17-17-16--17-17-----h--p--| 
|------------------------------|----------------------------19-----17-17-19-17| 
|------------------------------|----------------------------------------------| 
|------------------------------|----------------------------------------------| 
|------------------------------|----------------------------------------------| 
|------------------------------|----------------------------------------------| 

|--------------------------------------------------12--| 
|----------------------------------12-12--14-12-14-----| 
|--------------------12-12-h-14-14---------------------| 
|-12-12-14-12--14-12-----------------------------------| 
|------------------------------------------------------| 
|------------------------------------------------------| 
            
|---15fb-----------15--(15)\8---/15--16--14------------| 
|------------------------------------------------------| 
|------------------------------------------------------| 
|------------------------------------------------------| 
|------------------------------------------------------| 
|------------------------------------------------------| 
 (      5     )  (       6       )  (       6        )  (      6       ) 
|17-15p14-15-14--18-18-16-16p15-16--15-18-18p17--16-19--18-17-20-20-21-x-| 
|------------------------------------------------------------------------| 
|------------------------------------------------------------------------| 
|------------------------------------------------------------------------| 
|------------------------------------------------------------------------| 
|------------------------------------------------------------------------| 
                                                     
|----22fb--(22)----(22)---------|--------------------------------|  
|-------------------------(0)---|--------------------------------|    
|-------------------------------|--------------------------------| 
|-------------------------------|--------------------------------| 
|-------------------------------|---17\sl\13---------------------| 
|-------------------------------|------------13/17--11/16\-/15/17| 

|-------------17-----15--x------| 
|------------------------x-3/sl/| 
|------------------------x------| 
|-------------------------------| 
|-------------------------------| 
|-------------------------------| 

solo 2
Trem bar 
|---------\/----\/-----\/--|--\/-----\/----------| 
|-/17----(17)--(17)---(17)-|-(17)---(17)---(17)--| 
|--------------------------|---------------------| 
|--------------------------|---------------------| 
|--------------------------|---------------------| 
|--------------------------|---------------------| 

|--------------------------|---------------------| 
|--------------------------|---------------------| 
|--------------------------|---------------------| 
|--------------------------|--------------------3| 
|--Trem bar. (grad descend)|--------------------3| 
|--0-----------------------|-(0)--------0-0--0--1| 

Gtr 2 doubles Gtr 1 for 8 more times with Rhy Fig 1 

then Gtr 2 plays chorus through solo

Gtr 1 
|-------------------------------|----------------------------------| 
|-15----15----------------15----|-15--------15--------------15-----| 
|-14fb--14fb--------------14fb--|-14fb------14fb------------14\sl--| 
|-------------------------------|----------------------------------| 
|-------------------------------|----------------------------------| 
|-------------------------------|----------------------------------| 

|-----------------------------------------------------| 
|--------------------------------------------12-13-12-| 
|--------------------------------12h14p12-14----------| 
|------------------12h1412h14-14----------------------| 
|----10h12--12sl14------------------------------------| 
|-12--------------------------------------------------| 

|-----------------------15-15-------------------------------------| 
|-18sl15-17-18-17-18-17-------18p17-15p13p12-13-12---12-----------| 
|--------------------------------------------------14---12h14fb---| 
|-----------------------------------------------------------------| 
|-----------------------------------------------------------------| 
|-----------------------------------------------------------------| 

|------------------------------------------------------------| 
|----------------------------------------------(      5     )| 
|--------(  3  )-(     5     )--(   3  )-15h17/19-19-17h19-19| 
|--------9h10-12-14p12---14/16--15h17-17---------------------| 
|-9sl10------------------------------------------------------| 
|------------------------------------------------------------| 

|-----------------------------------------------------------------| 
|-------------------------------------/full-15-----15--15--15--18-| 
|-19---17h19--19-17h19--19-17h19--19-17-----17/full----17/full----| 
|-//------//--//--------------------------------------------------| 
|-----------------------------------------------------------------| 
|-----------------------------------------------------------------| 
   1.5                     2               2.5
|-------------------------------------------------------| 
|--18b-------------(18)----18b---(18)------19b----------| 
|--17b-------------(17)----17b---(17)------18b----------| 
|-------------------------------------------------------| 
|-------------------------------------------------------| 
|-------------------------------------------------------| 
     1.5      1.5              
|----------------------------13--17--17--|--(17)------17--------------17-| 
|----(19)-----(19)-----15-15-------------|-------------------------------| 
|----(18)-----(18)---/sl-----------------|-------------------------------| 
|------------------x/--------------------|-------------------------------| 
|------------------x/--------------------|-------------------------------| 
|------------------x/--------------------|-------------------------------| 
                         trem bar while trilling 
|--(17)-----17-----------14h17--|---14----(17)----------------| 
|-------------------------------|-----------------------------| 
|-------------------------------|-----------------------------| 
|-------------------------------|------------------------0----| 
|-------------------------------|-----------------------------| 
|-------------------------------|-----------------------------| 

Gtr 1 Fsh5 Type 2 (1/8) notes 
|----------------------------|------------------------| 
|----------------------------|------------------------| 
|----------------------------|------------------------| 
|--(0)-----------------------|--(0)-------------------| 
|----------------------------|------------------------| 
|----------------------------|------------------------| 

FREE TIME 

Gtr 2  
|------------------------|--0---------------|--(0)----------------| 
|-----/1 1/2-------------|--0---------------|--(0)----------------| 
|----17------------------|(17)--------------|--(17)---------------| 
|---x Rake---------------|------------------|---------------------| 
|--x---------------------|------------------|---------------------| 
|------------------------|------------------|---------------------| 
Gtr 1 
|------------------------|------------------|---------------------| 
|------------------------|------------------|---------------------| 
|------------------------|------------------|---------------------| 
|------------------------|------------------|---------------------| 
|--2---------------------|-(2)--------------|-(2)-----------------| 
|--0---------------------|-(0)--------------|-(0)-----------------| 

Gtr 2 
|--(0)-------------| 
|--(0)-------------| 
|------------------| 
|------------------| 
|------------------| 
|------------------| 

Gtr 1 
|------------------| 
|------------------| 
|------------------| 
|------------------| 
|-(2)--------------| 
|-(0)--------------|