SLAYER
BITTER PEACE
From their '98 album 'Diabolus in Musica'
Tabbed by: Jason Mathie
Mathie@unixg.ubc.ca
This song has one of the most unusual structures for a Slayer song.
If you try to play along with the CD, I guarantee that bar of 9/8 will
ruin your timing. Very odd transition.
Comments:
I will only show the bottom three strings throughout this tab.
Notation explanation:
/=3=\
|---------|
|--0-0-0--| Triplets. Play 3 notes where you would normally play 2.
|---------|
|9:-| |2:-|
|8:-| |4:-| Time signature changes. All bars are 4/4 otherwise.
|---| |---|
|---3-/5--| Pick the 3rd fret, slide to the 5th and pick it as well.
|---------|
|---3//5--| Pick the 3rd fret and slide to the 5th.
Generally one dash is a sixteenth note in length. So ---- is one beat.
Sometimes there's a lot of double digit fret positions or notation
symbols so I have to stretch it out more. When that happens I'll use
8 dashes one beat.
Guitars are drop-Db tuned, which means tune to Eb but drop the sixth
string to Db. Hanneman is the LeftGtr and King the RightGtr.
-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-==-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-
Tempo: 80 bpm
Riff A1
Db |--LeftGtr-----------------------|
Ab |0---2---1---0---2---1-2-5-5-4---|
Db |0---2---1---0---2---1-2-5-5-4---|
P.M |. . . . . . |
| |
Db |--RightGtr----------------------|
Ab |----------------------2-5-5-4---|
Db |----------------------2-5-5-4---|
Play Riff A1 4x
Then play:
Db |--LeftGtr-----------------------|
Ab |0---2---1---0---2---1---5-5-4---|
Db |0---2---1---0---2---1-025-5-4---|
P.M |. . . . . . |
| |
Db |--RightGtr----------------------|
Ab |------------------------5-5-4---|
Db |----------------------025-5-4---|
Riff A2
Db |--------------------------------|
Ab |0---2---1---0---2---1h2-5-5-4---|
Db |0---2---1---0---2---1h2-5-5-4---|
Both Gtrs Play Riff A2 4x
Then play:
/=== repeat 3x =================\
Db||*--------------------------------*||--------------------------------|
Ab||*-3---6---5---3---6---5---4--\1--*||3---6---5--\1---------3\2-------|
Db||--3---6---5---3---6---5---4--\1---||3---6---5--\1---3-5-6-----5-4-1-|
Riff A3
Db |--------------------------------|
Ab |0---2---1---0---2---1///5---4---|
Db |0---2---1---0---2---1///5---4---|
Play Riff A3 3x
Then play:
Db |---------------------------------|--------------------3-----------|
Ab |-3---6---5---3---6---5---4--\1---|3---6---5--\1---2-3---2-1-------|
Db |-3---6---5---3---6---5---4--\1---|3---6---5--\1-------------5-4-1-|
Play Riff A2 4x, followed by
Db|0---------------| After this there is 8 bars of bass and drums
Ab|0-----let-ring--| The drums sort of just peter out, after that
Db|0---------------| there is about 3 beats silence and..
Tempo change to 200 bpm
Riff B1
Db |--LeftGtr-------5---3-------0-1-|--------------------------------|
Ab |0---------------5---3-------0-1-|--let-ring----------------------|
Db |0---0-0-0-0-0-0-------------0-1-|--------------------------------|
P.M| . . . . . . | |
| | |
Db |---RightGtr-----------------0-1-|--------------------------------|
Ab |0---------------------------0-1-|--let-ring----------------------|
Db |0---------------------------0-1-|--------------------------------|
Play Riff B1 3x
Play:
Db |--LGtr----------|----------------|----------------|--------0-1-----|
Ab |0-------6-5~----|0-------8-6~----|0-------6-5~----|3-5-----0-1-----|
Db |00000000--------|00000000--------|00000000--------|--------0-1-----|
P.M|........ |........ |........ | |
| | | | |
Db |--RGtr----------|----------------|----------------|--------0-1-----|
Ab |0---------------|----------------|----------------|--------0-1-----|
Db |0---------------|----------------|----------------|--------0-1-----|
Riff B2
Db |--LGtr----------|----------------|----------------|--------0-1-----|
Ab |0-------6-5~----|0-------8-6~----|0-------6-5~----|3-5-----0-1-----|
Db |00000000--------|00000000--------|00000000--------|--------0-1-----|
P.M|........ |........ |........ | |
| | | | |
Db |--RGtr----------|----------------|----------------|--------0-1-----|
Ab |0-------6-5-----|--------8-6-----|--------6-5-----|3-5-----0-1-----|
Db |0-------8-7-----|--------108-----|--------8-7-----|5-7-----0-1-----|
Play Riff B2
Riff C
Db ||*-/=3=\-/=3=\-/=3=\-/=3=\-|/=3=\-/=3=\-/=3=\-/=3=\-|--
Ab ||*-------------4-----------|------------6-----------|--
Db ||--0-0-0-0-0-0---0-0-0-0-0-|0-0-0-0-0-0---0-0-0-0-0-|--
P.M . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
/=== 1,3 ================\
Db --|/=3=\-/=3=\-/=3=\-/=3=\-|/=3=\-/=3=\-/=3=\-/=3=\-*||--
Ab --|------------4-----------|------------------------*||--
Db --|0-0-0-0-0-0---0-0-0-0-0-|3-3-3-3-3-3-3-1-1-1-1-1--||--
P.M . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
/=== 2 ==========\/=== 4 ==============\
Db --|--------0-1----*||------------0-1-----|
Ab --|3-5-----0-1----*||------------0-1-----|
Db --|5-7-----0-1-----||3-3-3-3-3-3-0-1-----|
P.M . . . . . .
Play Riff C with lyrics:
Initiate blood purge Coalition in massacre
Mechanized high tech Whole sale death in effect
Mutually assured Destruction will occur
Genocide revised Same pain through diverse eyes
Then play: Can't stop the warring factions!
/=== 1 ==========\/=== 2 ==========\/=== 3 ==========\
Db||*---------------|---------------*||---------------*||----------------|
Ab||*---------------|--------2-1-0--*||--------3-2-1--*||--------4-3-2---|
Db||3-2-0-2-3-2-0-2-|3-2-0-2-------2-||3-2-0-2-------2-||3-2-0-2-------2-|
P.M . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Play:
/===== repeat 3x ================================\
Db ||*-/=3=\-/=3=\-5-3-----|8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-*||-- Hostile from
Ab ||*-------------5-3---5-|6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-*||-- the start
Db ||--0-0-0-0-0-0---------|-------------------------||--
P.M . . . . . . \=3=/ \=3=/ \=3=/ \=3=/ Always war
always
Db --|------------------|2:-/=3=\-/=3=\-|
Ab --|3--------3--------|4:-2-----------| Ending bitter peace
Db --|3-3-33-3-3-3-33-3-|---2-2-2-2-2-2-|
P.M . .. . . .. . . . . . .
Then play Riff C, only playing endings 1 & 2, with lyrics:
Not the last third war Blood spills for evermore
Patriot hard time Lay seige till the end of time
Now play this half-time section, with lyrics: (tempo: 100 bpm)
Db|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
Ab|0-----------00--|------------31--|------------00--|----31------01--|
Db|00000000000001--|00000000000031--|00000000000001--|000031--000001--|
P.M ........... ............ ............ .... ....
No longer kill your brother Just slaughter one another
Watch for the deadly other This sibling is a fucker
Back to double-time (200 bpm)
Play: Can't stop the warring factions!
/=== 1 ==========\/=== 2 ==========\
Db||*---------------|---------------*||----------------|
Ab||*---------------|--------2-1-0--*||--------3-2-1---|
Db||3-2-0-2-3-2-0-2-|3-2-0-2-------2-||3-2-0-2-------2-|
P.M . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Riff D
Db|2-------3-------|0-------2-------|3-------7-------|6-------1-------|
Ab|2-------3-------|0-------2-------|3-------7-------|6-------1-------|
Db|2-------3-------|0-------2-------|3-------7-------|6-------1-------|
Play Riff D with lyrics:
Global tension starts aggression
Peace breaks out then breeds contempt, unrest
Play Riff B2, but change the last bar to 9/8. This is a very subtle
transition, be careful not to get caught off the beat.
Then RightGtr plays the following while LeftGtr solos:
/=== 1,3 =========\/=== 2,4 =========\
Db ||*----------------|----------------*||----------------*||--
Ab ||*--------1-------|----------------*||----------------*||--
Db ||-22222222--222222|2222222233333333-||3333333366666666-||--
Db --|----------------|2:---------|
Ab --|--------0-2-----|4:-0-2-----|
Db --|222222220-2-----|---0-2-----|
Then RightGtr plays the following while LeftGtr solos:
/=== 1,3 =========\/=== 2,4 =========\
Db ||*----------------|----------------*||----------------*||--
Ab ||*--------2-------|----------------*||----------------*||--
Db ||-33333333--333333|3333333344444444-||4444444477777777-||--
Db --|----------------|----------------|
Ab --|--------0-2-----|0-3-----0-2-----|
Db --|333333330-2-----|0-3-----0-2-----|
Then play:
Db |--LGtr----------|----------------|---------------slight-|2:-1------|
Ab |0-------6-5~----|0-------8-6~----|0-------6-5~----|bend-|4:-1------|
Db |00000000--------|00000000--------|00000000--------|-----|---1------|
P.M|........ |........ |........ | | |
Db |--RGtr----------|----------------|----------------|-----|2:-1------|
Ab |----------------|----------------|----------------|-----|4:-1------|
Db |----------------|----------------|----------------|-----|---1------|
Riff E /=== 1,2,3 =========
Db ||*----------------|--------4-3-2---|----------------|--
Ab ||*----------------|--------------3-|----------------|--
Db ||-00000-0-00000-0-|00000-0---------|00000-0-00000-0-|--
P.M ..... . ..... . ..... . ..... . ..... .
===================\/=== 4 ===========================\
Db --|----------------||----------------|--------0-1-----|
Ab --|--------4-------||----------------|--------0-1-----|
Db --|00000-0-4-------||00000-0-00000-0-|00000-0-0-1-----|
P.M ..... . ..... . ..... . ..... .
Play Riff E with lyrics:
Without a reason to fight A time to kill
Sick lust for skeletal flesh A taste for all decay
Enter the soldier blind Stalking the faceless hunt
There is no conscience in this world That can be reached for peace
Then play:
Db|----------------|----------------|----------------|
Ab|----------------|--------3-------|7-------6-------|
Db|3-2-0-2-3-2-0-2-|3-2-0-2-3-------|7-------6-------|
P.M. . . . . . . . . . . .
Play Riff E with lyrics:
Why face the human question The need to hate
Dead stare through cynical eyes A trust in only pain
Murder within the skin Engrave the art of war
Become death's vile parade March on, embrace the violent mind
Then play: Can't stop the warring factions!
Db|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
Ab|----------------|----------1-0---|----------------|--------3-2-1---|
Db|3-2-0-2-3-2-0-2-|3-2-0-2-3-----2-|3-2-0-2-3-2-0-2-|3-2-0-2---------|
P.M. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Play Riff D with lyrics:
Global tension starts aggression
Peace breaks out then breeds contempt, unrest
End with:
/========== repeat 3x ============================================\
Db||*---LeftGtr-------5---3---------1-|----------------------------*||--
Ab||*-0---------------5---3---------1-|--let-ring------------------*||--
Db||--0---0-0-0-0-0-0-------------0-1-|-----------------------------||--
P.M| . . . . . . . | ||
|| | ||
Db||*---RightGtr--------------------1-|----------------------------*||--
Ab||*-------------------------------1-|--let-ring------------------*||--
Db||--------------------------------1-|-----------------------------||--
One cryptic reason for life murder
Db --|----------------|----------------|----------------|--------------||
Ab --|0-------6-5-----|--------8-6-----|--------6-5-----|5-6-----------||
Db --|0-------8-7-----|--------108-----|--------8-7-----|7-8-----------||
-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-==-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-
Listen closely to the picking rhythms Hanneman plays while King solos.
Damn, I wish I could play that tight.
E-mail me with any concerns, questions, requests, corrections...
Mathie@unixg.ubc.ca
Author/Artist: Slayer
Title: Bitter Peace
Album: Diabolus in musica
Transcribed by: metallihead-zooner@geocities.com
As always from http://www.slayerized.com
This song is actually far more complicated than it seems, riffs are played in
odd quantities such as in the first little area below, i tried to put the time
of where each bar or riff starts, and the amount of times you need to play it,
Please note that if there is no "x whatever" it means to play it once only.
-----------------|----------------|-----------------|----------------|
-----------------|----------------|-----------------|----------------|
-----------------|----------------|-----------------|----------------|
-----------------|----------------|-----------------|----------------|
---4-3-2-4-3-2776|-5-8-7-5-8-7-5-4|-2-4-3-2-4-3-2776|-5-8-7-5-8-7-5-4|
-0-2-1-0-2-1-0554|-3-6-5-3-6-5-3-2|-0-2-1-0-2-1-0554|-3-6-5-3-6-5-3-2|
0:00 9x 0:30 4x 0:42 3x 0:51 2x
-----------------|----------|-----------------------------------|
-----------------|----------|-----------------------------------|
-----------------|----------|-----------------------------------|
-----------------|----------|-----------------------------------|
---4-3-2-4-3-2776|-2--------|------7-5-88-----7-5-88------7-5-88|
-0-2-1-0-2-1-0554|-0--------|00000-------00000------00000-------|
0:57 4x 1:09-1:32 1:32
-------------------------------------|----------------------|
-------------------------------------|----------------------|
-------------------------------------|----------------------|
-------------------------------------|----------------------|
-------8-7------10-8------8-7-5-7-5-8|--------8-7--------7-8|
-00000----00000------0000------------|-000000-----000000----|
1:41 2x 1:51 12x
---------------------------|------------------------------|-----------------|
---------------------------|------------------------------|-----------------|
---------------------------|------------------------------|-----------------|
---------------------------|------------------------------|-----------------|
---------------------------|---------3---------3---------3|-----------------|
-3/222222-3/222222-3/222222|-000010001-000010001-000010001|-5333533332223222|
2:10 2:17 2:24
---------------------|-------------------------------------------
---------------------|-------------------------------------------
---------------------|-------------------------------------------
---------------------|-------------------------------------------
--------8-7-------7-8|-------------------------------------------
-000000-----00000----|-00000000000011-0000000000011-000000000011-
2:26 4x 2:36
-------------|--------------------------------------------------------------|
-------------|--------------------------------------------------------------|
-------------|--------------------------------------------------------------|
-------------|--------------------------------------------------------------|
-------------|--------------------------------------------------------------|
-000011000011|32222232222233-322222322222233-32222232222233-3222223222554433|
2:46
------------------------------------------|-------------------------------|
------------------------------------------|-------------------------------|
------------------------------------------|-------------------------------|
------------------------------------------|-------------------------------|
--------8-7--------10-8--------8-7-7-5-5-8|-------------------------------|
-000000-----000000------000000------------|-000000001111111222222233333333|
2:55 3:00-3:10 about 4x
-----------------------|-----------------------------------|
-----------------------|-----------------------------------|
-----------------------|-----------------------------------|
--------6--------------|-----------------------------------|
----------------------6|--------8-7--------10-8--------8-5b|
-333333---3333333333334|-000000-----000000------000000-----|
3:10-3:21 3or4x 3:23
----------------------------------------|----------------------|
----------------------------------------|----------------------|
----------------------------------------|----------------------|
----------------------------------------|-------------------4-3|
-3---------------10-9-7----------------6|-------------------2-1|
-1--000000000000--------10-0000000000004|-3-2-0-2-3-2-0-2-3----|
3:28 3x 3:48
----------------------------------------|----------------------------------
----------------------------------------|----------------------------------
----------------------------------------|----------------------------------
----------------------------------------|----------------------------------
----------------10-9-7-----------------6|----------------------------------
----00000000000--------10-00000000000004|-3-2-0-2-3-2-0-2-3-2-0-2-3-3-3-2-0
3:52 4:12
----------------------|-----------------------------------|
----------------------|-----------------------------------|
----------------------|-----------------------------------|
----------------------|-----------------------------------|
----------------------|----------------------22221111-----|
-2-3-2-0-2-3-2-0-2-3-3|-22223333000022223333----------2222|
4:15
--------------------------------------------------------|
--------------------------------------------------------|
--------------------------------------------------------|
--------------------------------------------------------|
-------33-----------33-----------33---32----53----32--53|
-00001011-000000001011-000000001011-0-10----31----10--31|
4:20
bitter peace (solo)
album: diabolus in musica
slayer
tabbed by: Rudy Guzman
1/2 step down
eb
Bb
Gb
Db
Ab
EB
solo 1
:------------------------------10-11-13-10---------------------------------|
:/10~~~---10-11-10-11-13p11p10-------------13-10-11-13-11-9-8-9-8-9-11-9-8-|
:--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
:--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
:--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
:--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
:--------14-14-15-12-15----15----|-15-14-15-12-15----15-----|
:-----------------------15----14-|----------------15----14--|
:-12b~~--------------------------|--------------------------|
:--------------------------------|--------------------------|
:--------------------------------|--------------------------|
:--------------------------------|--------------------------|
:-15-13-12---------------------------------------8-7----------|
:----------13-12---12-9-10-12-10-9------------9------8--9AH---|
:-----------------------------------12b----10-----------------|
:-------------------------------------------------------------|
:-------------------------------------------------------------|
:-------------------------------------------------------------|
solo 2
repeat 3 times repeat 3 times
:-22-22-22-22p20p19-|------|-22-22-22-22p20p19-|
:-------------------|-21b--|-------------------|
:-------------------|------|-------------------|
:-------------------|------|-------------------|
:-------------------|------|-------------------|
:-------------------|------|-------------------|
repeat 3 times
:---------------------|--------------------|
:-21b--20b------------|-21-21-21-21p19p18--|
:------------20b~~~---|--------------------|
:---------------------|--------------------|
:---------------------|--------------------|
:---------------------|--------------------|
:-------------------------------------------------|
:--------------21-19-18---------------------------|
:-20b--20~~~-------------21-19-18-----------------|
:----------------------------------21-19-18-------|
:--------------------------------------------19\--|
:-------------------------------------------------|
:---------------------------------------------------------------------12-13-15-17\|
:------------------------------------------------------12-13-12-13-15-------------|
:---------------------------------------12-13-12-13-15----------------------------|
:------------------------12-13-12-13-15-------------------------------------------|
:---------12-13-12-13-15----------------------------------------------------------|
:12-13-15-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
Slayer
Bitter Peace
Diabolus in Musica
Transcribed by Mike Kimball
fulfillment@geocities.com
If it looks f***ed up, try using a monospace font,
such as Courier or Monaco.
Note: Tune to Db (all six strings according).
Also, the "*" indicates 5th chords (double-digit numbers
can be confusing in tablature).
Fig. 1
|---------------------------------
|---------------------------------
|---------------------------------
|--2---4---3---2---4---3-4-7-7-6--
|--2---4---3---2---4---3-4-7-7-6--
|--0---2---1---0---2---1-2-5-5-4--
Fig. 2
|---------------------------------
|---------------------------------
|---------------------------------
|--5---8---7---5---8---7---6---3--
|--5---8---7---5---8---7---6---3--
|--3---6---5---3---6---5---4---1--
ending 2a
|-----------------------------------
|-----------------------------------
|-----------------------------------
|--5---8---7---3--------------------
|--5---8---7---3---------5-4--------
|--3---6---5---1---3-5-6-----5-4-1--
ending 2b
|-----------------------------------
|-----------------------------------
|-----------------------------------
|--5---8---7---3-------5------------
|--5---8---7---3-----4---4-3--------
|--3---6---5---1---3---------5-4-1--
Fig. 3
|-------------------------------------
|-------------------------------------
|-------------------------------------
|-----------7-5---2-3-----------------
|--5h7------7-5---2-3-----------------
|--0--000000------0-1---111111111111--
_||__| |__||__||__|
Fig. 4
[gtr. 1]
|---------------------------------------------------
|---------------------------------------------------
|---------------------------------------------------
|---------------------------------------------------
|--5h7------8-7-----5h7------10-8-----5h7------8-7--
|--0--000000--------0--000000---------0--000000-----
_||__| _||__| _||__|
|---------------
|---------------
|---------------
|----------2-3--
|--5-7-----2-3--
|----------0-1--
|--------------------------------------------------
|--------------------------------------------------
|--------------------------------------------------
|--2--------3-2-------------5-3---------------3-2--
|--2--------3-2-------------5-3---------------3-2--
|--0--------1-0-------------3-1---------------1-0--
|---------------
|---------------
|---------------
|--0-2-----2-3--
|--0-2-----2-3--
|----------0-1--
Fig. 5
|-------------------------------------------------------
|-------------------------------------------------------
|-------------------------------------------------------
|-------------------------------------------------------
|--5h7------6-------5h7------8-------5h7------6---------
|--0--000000----00000--000000----00000--000000----0000--
_||__| |__| _||__| |__| _||__| |__|
|--------------------
|--------------------
|--------------------
|--------------------
|--------------------
|--3333333333331111--
|__||__||__||__|
Fig. 6
|-----------------------------------------------------------
|-----------------------------------------------------------
|-----------------------------------------------------------
|--5-4---4-5-4---4-5-4---4-3-2-1-0-5-4---4-5-4---4-5-4---4--
|--5-4---4-5-4---4-5-4---4-3-2-1-0-5-4---4-5-4---4-5-4---4--
|--3-2-0-2-3-2-0-2-3-2-0-2---------3-2-0-2-3-2-0-2-3-2-0-2--
|-------------------------------------------
|-------------------------------------------
|-------------------------------------------
|--4-3-2-0-5-4---4-5-4---4-5-4---4-5-4-3-0--
|--4-3-2-0-5-4---4-5-4---4-5-4---4-5-4-3-0--
|----------3-2-0-2-3-2-0-2-3-2-0-2----------
Fig. 7
|-------------------------------------
|-------------------------------------
|-----------------9-10----------------
|-----------7-5---9-10--************--
|--5h7------7-5---7-*8--888888888888--
|--0--000000--------------------------
_||__| |__||__||__|
Fig. 8
|-------------------------------
|-------------------------------
|-------------------------------
|-------------------------------
|-------------------------------
|--4p33333334p33333333p2222222--
| _||__|| _||__|| _||__|
Fig. 9
|---------------------------------------------------
|---------------------------------------------------
|---------------------------------------------------
|--------------------------2-2-2--------------------
|--------------------------3-3-3--------------------
|--0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0---------0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0--
|-------------------
|-------------------
|-------------------
|----------2-2-2-2--
|----------3-3-3-3--
|--0-0-0-0----------
Fig. 10
|------------------------------------
|------------------------------------
|------------------------------------
|------------------------------------
|----------3-------------------------
|--22222222----22222222222233333333--
|__||__| |__||__||__||__||__|
|------------------------------------
|------------------------------------
|------------------------------------
|------------------------------------
|----------3-------------------------
|--22222222----22223333333366666666--
|__||__| |__||__||__||__||__|
Fig. 11
[same as Fig. 10, but 1/2 step up]
Fig. 12
|----------------------------------------------------------
|----------------------------------------------------------
|----------------------------------------------------------
|----------------------------------------------------------
|--5h7-8---6-------5h7-----11-10-9----5h7-8---6-------5h7--
|--0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0---------10-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0--
|--------------
|--------------
|--------------
|------6-------
|------6-------
|--0-0-4-------
Fig. 13
|-------------------------------------------------------
|-------------------------------------------------------
|-------------------------------------------------------
|--2-------3-2-------------5-3-------------3-2-----2-3--
|--2-------3-2-------------5-3-------------3-2-----2-3--
|--0-------1-0-------------3-1-------------1-0-----0-1--
|
