Learn Music: Raining Blood guitar tab - Slayer tabs

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  From: jamesj@svpal.org 
   
  Slayer-Raining Blood 
    
    
  Tune Down 1/2 step         +=Artificial Harmonic 
  6=Eb  3=Gb                 P.M.=Palm Mute 
  5=Ab  2=Bb                 %=Repeat Previous 
  4=Db  1=Eb                 h=Hammer-On 
                             p= Pull-Off 
   
   
  Intro  Drums w/Thunder and Rain effects 
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  Fast Rock 
  Riff A (guitars 1&2)------------------- 
  P.M====|                                  Play 2 times 
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  W/Riff A (2 times) 
  GTR II 
  P.M.===|        +      + 
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  Both Guitars 
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  P.M.=======|                            (play 4 times) 
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  (1) 
  P.M.============================== 
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  Double Time Feel                                      (cont)..               
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  .. 
  P.M ===========|   P.M.================================(cont)... 
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  -(1)- 
   
  (2) 
  Not sure on this next part, goes something like this 
   
    (Trapped in purgatory.........) 
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  -(2)- 
   
  (play 4 times, 3rd time with lyrics (pierced from below) 
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  With Riff A (4 times, 3rd with Lyrics (awaiting........) 
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  Rhythm Fig 1  (Play 2 times, 2nd with drums) 
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                                       With Pick Slide (2nd) 
   
  With Rhy Fig 1 (12 Times) 
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  (3) 
  With Lyrics (Raining Blood...) (Play 4 times) 
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  -(3)- 
   
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  (4) 
  With Wild soloing........ =) 
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  -(4)- 
   
  Modifications by: rek666@juno.com 
   
   
  The original author had a pretty good idea of how this song is, But some 
  of the parts are WAY off. So I have modified in what I think is correct. 
  I have marked in the new riffs with numbers, so you can substitue these 
  instead if you like. 
   
  Slayer-Raining Blood 
   
    
    
  Tune Down 1/2 step         +=Artificial Harmonic 
  6=Eb  3=Gb                 P.M.=Palm Mute 
  5=Ab  2=Bb                 %=Repeat Previous 
  4=Db  1=Eb                 h=Hammer-On 
                             p= Pull-Off 
   
  (1) 
                                                        (cont).. 
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  Double Time Feel                                      (cont)..               
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  .. 
  P.M=================        P.M.=======================(cont).. 
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  .. 
  P.M.                       (Play 2 times) 
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  (2) 
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    (Trapped in purgatory.........) 
  P.M.===================|         P.M.===|       (Play 8 times) 
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  (3) 
  With Lyrics (Raining Blood...) (Play 4 times) 
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  (4) 
  Riff B (With Noise)                            (Play 4 Times) 
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  (you better be thrashing, play Riff B a few more times gradually 
  changing to a faster tempo) 
                               
   
  Lyrics 
  Trapped in purgatory 
  A lifeless object alive 
  Awaiting reprisal 
  Death will be their acquitance 
  Sky is turning red 
  Return to power draws near 
  Fall into me the sky's crimson tears 
  Abolish the rules made of stone 
   
  Pierced from below, Sould of my trecherous past 
  Betrayed by many now, ornaments dripping above 
   
  Awaiting the hour of reprisal, your time slips away 
   
  Raining blood 
  >From a lacerated sky 
  Bleeding its horror 
  Creating my structure now I shall reign in blood.

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