Song: They Are the Children of the Underworld
Artist: Deicide
Album: Once Upon the Cross
Tabbed by Chris Rezendes ([email protected])
Tuning: Half step down
Notation Key
v: vibrato
t: tremolo bar
^: bend
.: palm mute
~: trill
p: pull-off
h: hammer-on
x: ghost note
/: slide up
: slide down
Comments: Lovely song. Very simple stucture, although the riffs and figures themselves are a bit tricky. One of my all time favorite albums, due in part to this song. Feel free to e-mail me with any comments or whatever. I don’t give a shit.
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Fig. 1 (intro)
e|———————————-|
B|———————————-|
G|——5———-5————-5–|
D|——4———-4————-4–|
A|————3———-3—4——|
E|–000—000-1-0—-000-1-0-2-0—-|
Fig. 2
e|————|—————|
B|————|—————|
G|————|—————|
D|————|—————|
A|—–5—3–|——5—5/6–|
E|–01-3-0-1–|–012-3-0-3/4–|
Riff 1
e|———————————–|
B|———————————–|
G|———————————–|
D|———————————–|
A|—-5-4—4-3—3—–2-1—1-0—-|
E|–0—–5—–4—0-3—–2—–1–|
Fig. 2b (verse)
e|————-|—————–|
B|————-|—————–|
G|————-|—————–|
D|————-|—————–|
A|–2-3-5—3–|–2-3-4-5—5/6–|
E|–0-1-3-0-1–|–0-1-2-3-0-3/4–|
. . . . . . . . . . . .
Riff 2
e|———————————–|———————————–|
B|———————————–|———————————–|
G|———————————–|———————————–|
D|———————————–|———————————–|
A|—-5-4—4-3—3—–2-1—1-0—-|———————————–|
E|–0—–5—–4—0-3—–2—–1–|–0-000-000-000-000-000-000-000-0–|
Riff 3
e|—————————————————————
B|—————————————————————
G|—————————————————————
D|—————————————————————
A|—————————————————————
E|–0000000014-00000000014-3333333346-2222222235—————–
Order of play
Fig. 1 x1
Fig. 2 x8
Fig. 1 x1
Fig. 2b x4
Riff 1 x1
Fig. 2b x8
Riff 2 x3
Riff 1 x1
Riff 3 x4
Fig. 2 x8
Fig. 1 x1
Fig. 2b x4
Riff 1 x1
Fig 2b x8
Riff 2 x3
Riff 1 x1
Riff 3 x4
Fig. 2 x8
Fig. 1 x1