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/ Slayer / South Of Heaven (1988) / South Of Heaven guitar tab

From: labrad_f@xenon.epita.fr (fabrice labrador) 
 
Slayer - South Of Heaven 
 
	  E5       F5          F5/8th       E5/7th        Aflat5      G5 
	o   xx      xxx        x   xx        o   xx          xxx         xxx 
	======   ======        ------        ------       ------      ------  
	------   ------ fret8   1      fret7  1      4fr. 1      3fr  1   
fret1    11      1             ------        ------       ------      ------ 
	------   ------          33            33          34          34     
fret2             34  
 
 
	Fsharp5   Fsharp5 type2 
	   xxx        xxxx 
	------      ------ 
   2fr  1       2fr 1  
	------      ------ 
	 34           3 
 
 
	Here's the rest of South of Heaven.  I'll start typing at measure 11. 
 
Gtr 1 E5 (whole note) 
Riff C 
|-------------------------------|-------------------------------| 
|-------------------------------|-------------------------------| 
|----------4---3----2---2-1-----|----------4---3----2---1(2)----| 
|------2-5---5---4----3---------|------2-5---5---4----3---------| 
|---2---------------------------|---2---------------------------| 
|-0-----------------------------|-0-----------------------------| 
 
At this point, the first verse comes in. 
 
Gtr 1 E5 (sixteenth notes) 
Play Riff C for four more times. 
 
Gtr 1 low E flat 12th fret 
Riff D 
|-------------------------------|--------------------------------| 
|-------------------------------|--------------------------------| 
|-----------9---8----7---7-6----|-----------9---8----7---6(7)----| 
|------9-10--10---9----8--------|------9-10--10---9----8---------| 
|---7---------------------------|---7----------------------------| 
|-0-----------------------------|-0------------------------------| 
 
Play two more times 
Gtr 1 E5                      F5|E5                            F5/8th|  
 
|-------------------------------|--------------------------------| 
|-------------------------------|--------------------------------| 
|-------------------------------|--------------------------------| 
|-------------------------------|--------------------------------| 
|------10----8---7-----10-------|------10----8---7-----10--------| 
|0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-1-1|0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-1-1-| 
 
Play two more times, then on the fourth time Gtr 1 plays E5/7th sixteenth notes. 
 
Second Verse 
 
Gtr 1&2 
Rhy. Fig.1 
|-------------------------------|--------------------------------| 
|-------------------------------|--------------------------------| 
|-------------------------------|--------------------------------| 
|-------------5--------3--------|-------------5----------3-------| 
|-------------5--------3--------|-------------5----------3-------| 
|-0-0--0---0--3--0--0--1--0-----|-0-0--0---0--3--0-0--0--1-------|  
 
Play Rhy. Fig. 1 six more times 
 
 
Rhy. Fig.2 
|-------------------------------|--------------------------------| 
|-------------------------------|--------------------------------| 
|-------------------------------|-----------------------------5--| 
|-------------------------------|-----------------------------5--| 
|---4-------------4-------------|--4--------4--------4--------5--| 
|---2--2--2-2--2--2--2--6\0-----|--2-2--2---2-2--2---2-2-2-2--3--| 
 
 
|-------------------------------|--------------------------------| 
|-------------------------------|--------------------------------| 
|-------------------------------|--------------------3-----------| 
|-------------------------------|--------------------3-----------| 
|---4-------4-------4-----------|---4-------4--------1-----------| 
|---2-2--2--2-2--2--2-2--2--5\0-|---2-2--2--2-2-2-0-----3--2--1--| 
 
Play Riff C&D two times. 
 
Gtr 1 E5 
|-------------------------------|--------------------------------| 
|-------------------------------|--------------------------------| 
|-----------------------------10|-9---------------------------10-| 
|-2-------9-------------------10|-9---------9-----------------10-| 
|-2----10-----8---7-----10----8-|-7-----10------8---7---10----8--| 
|-0---------0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0---|---0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0----| 
Gtr 2 
|--------------------------------|--------------------------------| 
|--------------------------------|--------------------------------| 
|--------------------------------|-----------------------------10-| 
|--------------------------------|-----------------------------10-| 
|-------10----8---7-----10-------|-------10----8---7-----10----8--| 
|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-1-1|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0----| 
 
Both gtrs Rhy Fig 1 (2x's) 
 
then Rhy Fig 2 once 
 
|--------------------------------|---------------------------------| 
|--------------------------------|---------------------------------| 
|--------------------------------|------------------1---2----------| 
|---------6---5--------5---------|---4--------------2---3----------| 
|---------6---5--------5---------|---4-----------------------------| 
|---0--0--4---3--0--0--3---------|---2--0--0--0--0-----------------|  
 
 
Play two more times 
Gtr 1 
|-------------------------------|--------------------------------| 
|-------------------------------|--------------------------------| 
|----------------------------5--|--------------------------------| 
|---------6----5----------------|--------------------------------| 
|---------6----5----------------|--------------------------------| 
|---0--0--4----3--0--0----------|-6--Press bar 1/2 before hitting note| 
Gtr 2 
|-------------------------------|--------------------------------| 
|-------------------------------|--------------------------------| 
|-------------------------------|-----------------------9---10---| 
|----------6 ----5-----------5--|--4-----------------------------| 
|----------6-----5-----------5--|--4--------------------7---8----| 
|--0---0---4-----3---0---0---3--|--2----0---0---0---0------------| 
 
Guitar Solo 1 
Gtr 2 
Rhy Fig 4|0000 0000 0000 F5|0000 aFlat5 0000 G5| 
|--------------------------|-----------------------------| 
|--------------------bar---|-----------------------17----| 
|------/9----9-------(9)---|---------------------------19| 
|------/10-----------------|-/14---14--(14)\11--16-------| 
|--------------------------|-----------------------------| 
|--------------------------|-----------------------------| 
 
Gtr 2 play Rhy Fig 4 (5 times) 
|-----------------------15--15-h-18--|--17-----17--17----(17)\-/--22-22| 
|------------------------------------|---------------------------------| 
|-18\--slide-\12---------------------|---------------------------------| 
|------------------------------------|---------------------------------| 
|------------------------------------|---------------------------------| 
|------------------------------------|---------------------------------| 
  /full  /full                          (   3  ) [      6      ] (    6      )  
|-22-----22-\slide\-12--17--19-|-24-21--19-21-21-19-17-17-16--17-17-----h--p--| 
|------------------------------|----------------------------19-----17-17-19-17| 
|------------------------------|----------------------------------------------| 
|------------------------------|----------------------------------------------| 
|------------------------------|----------------------------------------------| 
|------------------------------|----------------------------------------------| 
 
|--------------------------------------------------12--| 
|----------------------------------12-12--14-12-14-----| 
|--------------------12-12-h-14-14---------------------| 
|-12-12-14-12--14-12-----------------------------------| 
|------------------------------------------------------| 
|------------------------------------------------------| 
     /full          /full 
|---15-------------15--(15)\sl\8--/15--16--14----------| 
|------------------------------------------------------| 
|------------------------------------------------------| 
|------------------------------------------------------| 
|------------------------------------------------------| 
|------------------------------------------------------| 
 (      5     )  (       6       )  (       6        )  (      6       ) 
|17-15p14-15-14--18-18-16-16p15-16--15-18-18p17--16-19--18-17-20-20-21-x-| 
|------------------------------------------------------------------------| 
|------------------------------------------------------------------------| 
|------------------------------------------------------------------------| 
|------------------------------------------------------------------------| 
|------------------------------------------------------------------------| 
      /full                                               /grad release 
|----22----(22)----(22)---Fdbk--|------------------------19------|  
|--------------------------0----|--(0)---------------------------|    
|-------------------------------|--------------------------------| 
|-------------------------------|--------------------------------| 
|-------------------------------|---17\sl\13---------------------| 
|-------------------------------|------------13/17--11/16\-/15/17| 
 
|--(19)-------17-----15--x------| 
|------------------------x-3/sl/| 
|------------------------x------| 
|-------------------------------| 
|-------------------------------| 
|-------------------------------| 
 
4th Verse 
Rhy Fig 1 
	Trem bar 
|---------\/----\/-----\/--|--\/-----\/----------| 
|-/17----(17)--(17)---(17)-|-(17)---(17)---(17)--| 
|--------------------------|---------------------| 
|--------------------------|---------------------| 
|--------------------------|---------------------| 
|--------------------------|---------------------| 
 
|--------------------------|---------------------| 
|--------------------------|---------------------| 
|--------------------------|---------------------| 
|--------------------------|--------------------3| 
|--Trem bar. (grad descend)|--------------------3| 
|--0-----------------------|-(0)--------0-0--0--1| 
 
Gtr 2 doubles Gtr 1 for 8 more times with Rhy Fig 1 
 
Gtr 2 
|-0--0--AFlat5---G5--0-0--0--G5-|-Fsh5--0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0| 
Gtr 1 
|-------------------------------|----------------------------------| 
|-15----15----------------15----|-15--------15--------------15-----| 
|-14----14----------------14----|-14--------14--------------14\sl--| 
|-Full bends on 14--------------|----------------------------------| 
|-------------------------------|----------------------------------| 
|-------------------------------|----------------------------------| 
 
Rhy Fig 5 
|-0-0-0-0---AFl5-----------G5-------0-0-0-0-----G5----| 
 
|-----------------------------------------------------| 
|--------------------------------------------12-13-12-| 
|--------------------------------12h14p12-14----------| 
|------------------12h1412h14-14----------------------| 
|----10h12--12sl14------------------------------------| 
|-12--------------------------------------------------| 
 
|Fsh5--0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0| 
 
|-----------------------15-15-------------------------------------| 
|-18sl15-17-18-17-18-17-------18p17-15p13p12-13-12---12----------/Full| 
|--------------------------------------------------14---12h14-(14)| 
|-----------------------------------------------------------------| 
|-----------------------------------------------------------------| 
|-----------------------------------------------------------------| 
 
Gtr 2 Rhy Fig 5 (3 Times) 
 
|------------------------------------------------------------| 
|----------------------------------------------(      5     )| 
|--------(  3  )-(     5     )--(   3  )-15h17/19-19-17h19-19| 
|--------9h10-12-14p12---14/16--15h17-17---------------------| 
|-9sl10------------------------------------------------------| 
|------------------------------------------------------------| 
 
|-----------------------------------------------------------------| 
|-------------------------------------/full-15-----15--15--15--18-| 
|-19---17h19--19-17h19--19-17h19--19-17-----17/full----17/full----| 
|-//------//--//--------------------------------------------------| 
|-----------------------------------------------------------------| 
|-----------------------------------------------------------------| 
 
|---/1 1/2------------------/ 2-------------------------| 
|--18--------------(18)----18----(18)------19-----------| 
|--17--------------(17)----17----(17)------18/2 1/2-----| 
|-------------------------------------------------------| 
|-------------------------------------------------------| 
|-------------------------------------------------------| 
					      / 1 1/2  /1 1/2          /1 1/2  
|----------------------------13--17--17--|--(17)------17--------------17-| 
|----(19)-----(19)-----15-15-------------|-------------------------------| 
|----(18)-----(18)---/sl-----------------|-------------------------------| 
|------------------x/--------------------|-------------------------------| 
|------------------x/--------------------|-------------------------------| 
|------------------x/--------------------|-------------------------------| 
	     /1 1/2                 trem bar while trilling 
|--(17)-----17-----------14h17--|---14----(17)----------------| 
|-------------------------------|-----------------------------| 
|-------------------------------|------------------------press bar| 
|-------------------------------|------------------------0----| 
|-------------------------------|-----------------------------| 
|-------------------------------|-----------------------------| 
 
Gtr 1 Fsh5 Type 2 (1/8) notes 
|----------------------------|------------------------| 
|----------------------------|------------------------| 
|----------------------------|------------------------| 
|--(0)-----------------------|--(0)-------------------| 
|----------------------------|------------------------| 
|----------------------------|------------------------| 
 
FREE TIME 
 
Gtr 2  
|------------------------|--0---------------|--(0)----------------| 
|-----/1 1/2-------------|--0---------------|--(0)----------------| 
|----17------------------|(17)--------------|--(17)---------------| 
|---x Rake---------------|------------------|---------------------| 
|--x---------------------|------------------|---------------------| 
|------------------------|------------------|---------------------| 
Gtr 1 
|------------------------|------------------|---------------------| 
|------------------------|------------------|---------------------| 
|------------------------|------------------|---------------------| 
|------------------------|------------------|---------------------| 
|--2---------------------|-(2)--------------|-(2)-----------------| 
|--0---------------------|-(0)--------------|-(0)-----------------| 
 
Gtr 2 
|--(0)-------------| 
|--(0)-------------| 
|------------------| 
|------------------| 
|------------------| 
|------------------| 
 
Gtr 1 
|------------------| 
|------------------| 
|------------------| 
|------------------| 
|-(2)--------------| 
|-(0)--------------| 
 
 
--  
+--------------------------------------------------+ 
| Fabrice LABRADOR               labrad_f@epita.fr | 
+--------------------------------------------------+ 
 
 
 
 
Here is Slayer's "South of Heaven" tabbed out.  Sorry that I only have a few 
of the parts - I played along with the live album.  If there are any  
questions/comments/gripes/regrets, please feel free to Email me at  
3H33MUELLERS@vms.csd.mu.edu 
  
  
Notation: 
--------- 
  
h - hammer  
p - pulloff 
  
~~~ - vibrato 
  
^ - indicates bend (and always followed by a number in parenthenses to  
    show the step of the bend) 
  
/ - slide up 
  
\ - slide down 
  
4(5)~~~ - trill (here,we would trill between the 4th and 5th fret) 
  
A.H. - artificial harmonics 
  
N.H. - natural harmonics 
  
P.M. - palm mute 
                   
  
  
  
  
Intro (Riff 1) 
  
--------------------------------------------------------------------------- 
--------------------------------------------------------------------------- 
--------------8~~~--0--7~~~-0--6~~~--0--5-4~~~----------------------------- 
---------7-8--------------------------------------------------------------- 
--------------------------------------------------------------------------- 
-0--0---------------------------------------------------------------------- 
  
-P.M.- 
  
  
  
  
(Riff 2) 
  
--------------------------------------------------------------------------- 
--------------------------------------------------------------------------- 
-------------8~~~-0--7~~~-0--6~~~-0--5(6)~~~------------------------------- 
--------7-8---------------------------------------------------------------- 
--------------------------------------------------------------------------- 
-0--0---------------------------------------------------------------------- 
  
-P.M.- 
  
  
  
Now repeat Riff 1 and Riff 2 a second time.   
  
  
  
Now repeat Riff 1 and Riff 2 a third time, yet play Fill 1 over the Riff 2 on 
this time. 
  
  
  
(Fill 1) 
  
  
       -----N.H.---- 
---------------12--~~~~~~~-(shake and dive with tremolo bar)--------------- 
-----------12-------------------------------------------------------------- 
--------------------------------------------------------------------------- 
--------------------------------------------------------------------------- 
--------------------------------------------------------------------------- 
--------------------------------------------------------------------------- 
  
  
  
Now play Riff 1 and Riff 2 a fourth time, yet play Fill 2 over Riff 1 and  
Fill 3 over Riff 2 this time. 
  
  
  
(Fill 2)                         (Fill 3) 
  
   -N.H.-                        --N.H.-- 
    
-----7~~~ (with bar)-----------------5~~~(with bar)------------------------ 
----------------------------------5---------------------------------------- 
--------------------------------------------------------------------------- 
--------------------------------------------------------------------------- 
--------------------------------------------------------------------------- 
--------------------------------------------------------------------------- 
  
  
  
  
Main Riff 
  
          |-------random A.H.------------| 
--------------------------------------------------------------------------- 
--------------------------------------------------------------------------- 
--------------------------------------------------------------------------- 
-----------8~~~-0--7~~~-0--6~~~-0--5-4~~~---------------------------------- 
------7-8------------------------------------------------------------------ 
-0-0----------------------------------------------------------------------- 
-P.M.- 
  
  
          |-------random A.H.-------------| 
--------------------------------------------------------------------------- 
--------------------------------------------------------------------------- 
--------------------------------------------------------------------------- 
-----------8~~~-0--7~~~-0--6~~~--5(6)~~~~---------------------------------- 
------7-8------------------------------------------------------------------ 
-0-0----------------------------------------------------------------------- 
  
-P.M.- 
  
  
  
Now repeat Main Riff five more times (for a total of 6 times played). 
  
  
  
  
  
Fill 4 (before Main Verses) 
  
  
--------------------------------------------------------------------------- 
--------------------------------------------------------------------------- 
--------------------------------------------------------------------------- 
--------------------------------------------------------------------------- 
-2--------(2)-------------2----------3-3---2-------3--2---2-2-2---2-------- 
-0--------(0)-------2-3---0--------1-1-1---0-------1--0---0-0-0---0-------- 
                   -P.M.-                                --P.M--


Slayer albums
2001 God Hates Us All
1998 Diabolus In Musica
1996 Undisputed Attitude
1994 Divine Intervention
1990 Seasons In The Abyss
1988 South Of Heaven
1986 Reign In Blood
1985 Hell Awaits
1983 Show No Mercy
South Of Heaven tabs
01South Of Heaven tabbass tab
02Silent Scream tabbass tab
03Live Undead tabbass tab
04Behind The Crooked Cross tabbass tab
05Mandatory Suicide tabbass tab
06Ghosts Of War tabbass tab
07Read Between The Lies tabbass tab
08Cleanse The Soul tabbass tab
09Dissident Aggressor tabbass tab
10Spill The Blood tabbass tab

 

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