/ The following is the author’s own interpretation of the song, to be used /
/ for private use and studying /
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SLAYER – DIE BY THE SWORD
From the Album SHOW NO MERCY
Copyright 1987 METAL BLADE RECORDS
Version 1.0 – October 1998
Transcription By: Mike Kimball
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. – palm mute / – slide up to
– slide down to ~ – vibrato
h – hammer on b – bend
p – pull off Suffixes for bend
ph – pinch harmonic f – full bend h – half bend
* – see comment r – release t – tap bend
X – percussion mute ~ – vibrato bend
@ – slight palm mute () – ghost note, sustained note
Tuning: Eb(Eb,Ab,Db,Gb,Bb,Eb)
Fig. 1
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|——————————————————
|——————————3———————–
|–2—–2—–4-5-2—–2—–3—2—–2—–4-5—–
|–2—–2—–4-5-2—–2—–1—2—–2—–4-5—–
|–0-000-0-000-2-3-0-000-0-000—–0-000-0-000-2-3-0-0-
|———-
|———-
|–3—–5-
|–3—–5-
|–1—–3-
|——0—
End Fig. 1
Fig. 2
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|————————————————–
|——————————3——————-
|–2—–2—–5—2—–2—–3—2—–2—–5—
|–2—–2—–5—2—–2—–1—2—–2—–5—
|–0-000-0-000-3—0-000-0-000—–0-000-0-000-3—
|——————
|——————
|————–5—
|–2—–2—–5—
|–2—–2—–3—
|–0-000-0-000—–
End Fig. 2
Fig. 3
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|–2—–2—–8-7-2—–2—–8-7-2—–2—–8-7-
|–2—–2—–8-7-2—–2—–8-7-2—–2—–8-7-
|–0-000-0-000-6-5-0-000-0-000-6-5-0-000-0-000-6-5-
|————————————————–
|——————–
|——————–
|——10—–9——
|——10—–9——
|–0-0-8—-0-7——
|——————–
End Fig. 3
Fig. 4
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|————————————————–
|————————————————–
|–3-2————-3-2————-3-2————-
|——3-2-5-3-2-0—–3-2-5-3-2-0—–3-2-5-3-2-0-
|—————-
|—————-
|–7—6———
|–7—6—8—7-
|–5—4—8—7-
|———-6—5-
End Fig. 4
First solo
E-G-B-B.Bb-E-G-F-B-F
Fig. 5
Gtr.1
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|—————————————————-
|—-8-7———————-8-7——————–
|———-8-7—8-10—8-7———8-7—8-10——-
|–0—–0—–0——0—–0—–0—–0——0-8-7-
Gtr.2 (chord changes)
|—-|—|—|—|—|—|—|—————–
|—-|—|—|—|—|—|—|—————–
|—-|-4-|-3-|—|—|—|—|—————–
|–2-|-4-|-3-|-3-|-4-|-3-|-5-|—————–
|–2-|-2-|-1-|-3-|-4-|-3-|-5-|—————–
|–0-|—|—|-1-|-2-|-1-|-3-|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-
End Fig. 5
Second Solo
First part is the same pattern as Fig. 3, but with the root
on the E (6th) string.
Second part
E-G-F#-C-B
End Second Solo
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