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/ The following is the author's own interpretation of the song, to be used /
/ for private use and studying /
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SLAYER - PIECE BY PIECE
From the Album REIGN IN BLOOD
Copyright 1986 DEF JAM RECORDS
Version 1.0 - October 1998
Transcription By: Roland Klimpel
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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)
PLay 5 times
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|-------||--5-4----8-7-3----------------||-3-4----8-7-3-------|
|-12-/--||--3-2-0--6-5-1--0-0-0--0-0-0--||-5-2-0--6-5-1-------|
Play 2 times
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|-2-1-0--2-1-0--2-1-0--2-1-0-|-2-1-0--5-4-3--4-3-2--3-2-1--||
Rhy. Fig. 1 end Rhy. Fig. 1
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|-0--0-0-0-0-0-0-0--0-0-0-0-0-0-|-0--3--2--0--6-/5--1-/2-|
Mod - ulus - tic ter - ror a
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|-0--0-0-0-0-0-0-0--0-0-0-0-0-0-|-0--3--2--0--6-/5--1-/2-|
vast sa - dis - tic feast. The
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|-------------------------------|----5--4-----8-/7--3-/4-|
|-0--0-0-0-0-0-0-0--0-0-0-0-0-0-|-0--3--2--0--6-/5--1-/2-|
on - ly way to ex - it is
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|-------------------------------|----5--4-----8-/7--3----|
|-0--0-0-0-0-0-0-0--0-0-0-0-0-0-|-0--3--2--0--6-/5--1----|
go - ing piece by piece.
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|-4--------------------4--5------|-----5----5---------------|
|-2--0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-2--3--0-0-|-0-0-3--0-3---------------|
You
Rhy. Fig. 2 (4 times)
have no choice of life or death. My
face you will not see. I'll
rip your flesh till there's no breath. Dis-
membered destiny.
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|-1--1-1-1-1-1-1-1--1-1-1-1-1-1-|-1--1-1-1-1-1-1-|
Soon as life has left your corpse,
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|-------------------------------|----4-/3-----6--5--4----|
|-------------------------------|----2-/1-----4--3--2----|
|-4--4-4-4-4-4-4-4--4-4-4-4-4-4-|-4--------0-------------|
I ' ll make you part of me.
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|-1--1-1-1-1-1-1-1--1-1-1-1-1-1-|-1--1-1-1-1-1-1-|
No e - mo - tion,
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|-------------------------------|-4----5-----4----|
|-------------------------------|-2----3-----2----|
|-4--4-4-4-4-4-4-4--4-4-4-4-4-4-|-----------------|
death is all I see.
Rhy. Fig. 1 end Rhy. Fig. 1
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|-------------------------------|----5--4-----8-/7--3-/4-|
|-0--0-0-0-0-0-0-0--0-0-0-0-0-0-|-0--3--2--0--6-/5--1-/2-|
Mod - ulus - tic ter - ror a
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|-------------------------------|------------------------|
|-------------------------------|----5--4-----8-/7--3-/4-|
|-0--0-0-0-0-0-0-0--0-0-0-0-0-0-|-0--3--2--0--6-/5--1-/2-|
vast sa - dis - tic feast. The
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|-------------------------------|----5--4-----8-/7--3-/4-|
|-0--0-0-0-0-0-0-0--0-0-0-0-0-0-|-0--3--2--0--6-/5--1-/2-|
on - ly way to ex - it is
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|-------------------------------|----5--4-----8-/7--3----|
|-0--0-0-0-0-0-0-0--0-0-0-0-0-0-|-0--3--2--0--6-/5--1----|
go - ing piece by piece.
Rhy. Fig. 2 (play 4 times)
Bones and blood lie on the ground.
Rotten limbs lie dead. De-
capitated bodies found.
On my wall your head!
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|-1--1-1-1-1-1-1-1--1-1-1-1-1-1-|-1--1-1-1-1-1-1-|
On your trail, I close the gap.
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|-------------------------------|----4-/3-----6--5--4----|
|-------------------------------|----2-/1-----4--3--2----|
|-4--4-4-4-4-4-4-4--4-4-4-4-4-4-|-4--------0-------------|
One more life that soon won't be
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|-1--1-1-1-1-1-1-1--1-1-1-1-1-1-|-1--1-1-1-1-1-1-|
No e - mo - tion,
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|-4--4-4-4-4-4-4-4--4-4-4-4-4-4-|-----------------|
flesh is all I need.
Play 2 times
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|-2-1-0--2-1-0--2-1-0--2-1-0-|-2-1-0--5-4-3--4-3-2--3-2-1--||
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|--------------------|-5------------------|
|-4------------------|-3------------------|
|-2------------------|--------------------|
Send you to your ma - ker Con -
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|-4------------------|--------------------|
|-2------------------|-3--------6---------|
|--------------------|-1--------4---------|
front the god you seek. A
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|-2-2-2-2--2-2-2-2--2-2-2-2--2-2-2-2-|-8-8-8-8--8-8-8-8--8-8-8-8--8-8-8-8-|
flesh of red up - on his chest.
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|-7-7-7-7--7-7-7-7--7-7-7-7--7-7-7-7-|-1-----1-----1-----4-----4-----4----|
safe - ty out of reach. You
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|------------------------------------|--5---------------------------------|
|------------------------------------|--3---------------------------------|
|-2-2-2-2--2-2-2-2--2-2-2-2--2-2-2-2-|------------------------------------|
have no choice of life or death. My face you will not see. I'll
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|--4--------------------------------------|-------------------------------|
|--2--------------------------------------|--3----------6-----------------|
|-----------------------------------------|--1----------4-----------------|
rip your flesh till there's no breath. Dis-membered destiny.
Rhy. Fig. 1(play 4 times)
Rhy. Fig. 1 end Rhy. Fig. 1
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|-------------------------------|----5--4-----8-/7--3-/4-|
|-0--0-0-0-0-0-0-0--0-0-0-0-0-0-|-0--3--2--0--6-/5--1-/2-|
Mod - ulus - tic ter - ror a
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|-------------------------------|----5--4-----8-/7--3-/4-|
|-0--0-0-0-0-0-0-0--0-0-0-0-0-0-|-0--3--2--0--6-/5--1-/2-|
vast sa - dis - tic feast. There
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|-------------------------------|----5--4-----8-/7--3-/4-|
|-0--0-0-0-0-0-0-0--0-0-0-0-0-0-|-0--3--2--0--6-/5--1-/2-|
's on - ly one way out - ta here.