#----------------------------------PLEASE NOTE---------------------------------# #This file is the author's own work and represents their interpretation of the # #song. You may only use this file for private study, scholarship, or research. # #------------------------------------------------------------------------------## From: "Scott H. Andrews" S E A S O N S I N T H E A B Y S S by Slayer from the album "Seasons in the Abyss" transcribed and edited by Scott Andrews sha3u@virginia.edu harmony parts and general corrections by Matthew Holliman mhollima@ux4.cso.uiuc.edu intro: low harmony part E5 F5 ||-----0---------------------------||---------------------------------| ||-----0---------------------------||---------------------------------| ||---------------------------------||---------------------------------| ||--2--------2---------------3--3--||--------------------2------------| ||--2-----2-----1>----<1-----3--3--||-------3--2~~~---2-----1>---<1---| ||--0------------------------1--1--||-0--1----------------------------| bend up & down bend up & down high harmony part ||------------------------------------|| ||---------------------17-------------|| ||----14-17-16~~~---16----15>---<15---|| ||-15---------------------------------|| ||------------------------------------|| ||------------------------------------|| bend up & down acoustic intro riff: E5* ||-----------0-----------------------0----------------| ||--------0-----0-----------------0-----0-------------| ||-----3-----------3-----3-----3-----------3-----3----| ||--2-----------------2-----2-----------------2-------| ||----------------------------------------------------| ||----------------------------------------------------| F5* C5* B5* |-----------0-----------------------0-----------0----|| |--------0-----0-----------------0-----------0-------|| |-----3-----------3-----3-----3-----------3----------|| |--3-----------------3-------------------------------|| |--------------------------3-----------2-------------|| |----------------------------------------------------|| power chords w/ * are the rythym guitar that comes in behind the acoustic riff after the first four times or so. E5 022--- F5 133--- C5 3355-- B5 2244-- a second rythym guitar comes in later playing the same chords in different positions. E5 -799-- F5 -81010-- C5 3355-- B5 2244-- the E5 and F5 are strummed in 16th notes. main thrash riff: E5 Eb5 ||--------------------------------------------------|| ||--------------------------------------------------|| ||--------------------------------------------------|| ||-----------------------------------2--------1-----|| ||-----------------------------------2--------1-----|| ||--0--2--3--0--2--3--5--0--2--3--0-----3--0-----2--|| verse riff: E5 Eb5 E5 F5? E5 Eb5 ||----------------------|-----------------------|-----------------------| ||----------------------|-----------------------|-----------------------| ||----------------------|-----------------------|-----------------------| ||-2-----2--1-----------|--2-----2--------------|--2-----2--1-----------| ||-2-----2--1-----------|--2-----2--2-----------|--2-----2--1-----------| ||-0-00--0------0--0--0-|--0-00--0--1---0--0--0-|--0-00--0------0--0--0-| 1/^^^^^^^^^^^^^^ 2/^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^ E5 C5 Eb5 E5 G#5 G5 |------------------------||-------------------------| |------------------------||-------------------------| |------------------------||-------------------------| |--2-----2----------1----||--2-----2-------6---5----| |--2-----2-------3--1----||--2-----2-------6---5----| |--0-00--0--0----3-------||--0-00--0--0----4---3----| CHORUS: E5 G5 F#5 close your eyes, look deep in your soul, step outside your mind G5 F#5 and let yourself go E5 F5 G#5 G5 F#5 as you go insane, go insane 1ST SOLO RYTHYM: variation on Verse Riff played 1 step (2 frets) higher; no 1st and 2nd ending w/ power chords - instead continue riff for a 4th measure. 2ND SOLO RYTHYM: Chorus chords. SOLOS: comments by Matthew Holliman King's solo is based on G# locrian if I remember right. Hanneman's begin with an arpeggiated Am7, played up an octave each time, beginning with A (6 stg) 5 fr. The tapping bit is 12-8-5-8-5 13-8-5-8-5, on the 2nd string, then again on the 1st string. The final bit is 10-5-7-8 on the 1st string, then up to the 22nd fret, a half-step at a time. ANOTHER VERSION =============== SEASONS IN THE ABYSS by: SLAYER Tuning-Eb,Ab,Db,Gb,Bb,eb Tempo= 128 bpm (w/half time feel) Intro- |----0---------------------| |----0---------------------| |--------------------------| |---------2----/^^\---3-3--| |-2-----2----1/----\--3-3--| |-0-------------------1-1--| Other guitar parts: |----------|------------------12----------| |----------|-------13-12---12-------/^^\--| |----------|----14---------------15/----\-| |----------|-15---------------------------| |-----3-2--|------------------------------| |-0-1------|------------------------------| |---------------| |---------------| hold E5 while other guitar |---------------| plays the clean part |-3-3-----------| |-3-3--2---(2)--| |-1-1--0---(0)--| Tempo= 64 bpm |-------0---------------0---------------0---------------0-------0-| |-----0---0-----------0---0-----------0---0-----------0-------0---| |---3-------3---3---3-------3---3---3-------3---3---3-------3-----| |-2-----------2---2-----------2---3-----------3-------------------| |-------------------------------------------------3-------2-------| |-----------------------------------------------------------------| |-----------------------------------------------------------------| |-----------------------------------------------------------------| |-------------------------------------------------5------4--------| |--------------------------------3----------------5------4--------| |-2------------------------------3----------------3------2--------| |-0------------------------------1----------------3------2--------| |-----------------------------------------------------| |-----------------------------------------------------| |-4/9-99-9-99-9-99-9999-10--10-10--10-10-10\5---5--4--| |-----------------------------------------------5--4--| |-2/7-77-7-77-7-77-7777-8---8--8---8--8--8-\3---3--2--| |-----------------------------------------------3--2--| Tempo=150 bpm x7 then play this once: |---------------------------------|-----------------------------| |---------------------------------|-----------------------------| |---------------------------------|-----------------------------| |-----------------------2-----1---|-------------------------6-5-| |-----------------------2-----1---|-------------------------6-5-| |-0-2-3-0-2-3-5-0-2-3-0---3-0---2-|-0-2-3-0-2-3-5-0-2-3-0-2-4-3-| pm--------------------- --- - ----------------------- Verse- Alt. ending: |-----------------------------------------------------------|-----| |-----------------------------------------------------------|-----| |-----------------------------------------------------------|-----| |--------------------------------------------------------1--|-6-5-| |-2----2-1-2222-2----2-2-2222-2----2-1-2222-2----2----3--1--|-6-5-| |-0-00-0-0-0000-0-00-0-1-0000-0-00-0-0-0000-0-00-0-00-3-----|-4-3-| pm-- ---- -- ---- -- ---- -- -- Chorus- |-------------------------------| |-------------------------------| |-------------------------------| |-------------------------------| |-2--5--4---5-4--2--3--6---5-4--| |-0--3--2---3-2--0--1--4---3-2--| On last chorus, one of the 453634252 guitars plays something like this: |-------------------------------| |-------------------------------| |-------------------------------| |-------------------------------| |-2--3--2---3-2--2--1--4---3-2--| |-0--3--2---3-2--0--1--4---3-2--| Guitar Solos- Here is the backup riff played during the entire 1st lead. It's played at the same speed and rythm as the verse riff. |---------------------------------------------------------------------------------| |---------------------------------------------------------------------------------| |o-------------------------------------------------------------------------------o| |----------1-------------------1-------------------0------------------------------| |o-3----3--1--3-3-3-3--3----3--1--3-3-3-3--3----3--0--3-3-3-3--3----3-----3-3-3-3o| |--1-11-1-----1-1-1-1--1-11-1-----1-1-1-1--1-11-1-----1-1-1-1--1-11-1--4--1-1-1-1-| pm |--| |-------| |--| |-------| |--| |-------| |--| |-------| / / /^^^^\ / A.H. |-18/---18/---18/------\18/------------------/halfstep-----------------------------| |------------------------------0\-------5\--/--------------------------------------| |--------------------------------\--------\/---------------------------------16-18-| |------------------------------1step----1step-----------------------16-18-19-------| |----------------------------------------------------------16-17-19----------------| |---------------------------------------------x\--16-17-19-------------------------| pm-------------------------- / |-------------------19-21-22/----18p17p15-18p17p15-18-17-15----------| |----------18-21-22-----------------------------------------18-17-15-| |-18-19-21-----------------------------------------------------------| |--------------------------------------------------------------------| |--------------------------------------------------------------------| |--------------------------------------------------------------------| |--------------------------------------------------------------| |--------------------------------------------------------------| |--17-15-14----15-14-15-14-------------------------------------| |-----------17-------------17-15-14----------------------------| |-----------------------------------17-15-13-------13----------| |--------------------------------------------17-15----17-13----| pm------------------------- |-------------------------------------------------------------------| |------------------------------------------------------------------/| |---------------------------------------------10-12----------10-12/-| |---------------------10-12----------10-12-14-------10-12-14--------| |------------10-12-13-------10-12-13--------------------------------| |---10-12-13--------------------------------------------------------| pm------------------------------------------------------------ A.H.(pitch B) |-------1-1/2 step--1-step---1-step-----1-step-----1-step-------------| |----------/---------/----------/---------/----------/----------------| |-(12)\/10/-(10)\/13/--(13)\/15/-(15)\/17/--(17)\/20/--(20)\0\--/\----| |-------------------------------------------------------------\/--\---| |------------------------------------------------------------2-1/2-\--| |------------------------------------------------------------step---\-| slack Hanneman's lead: Use the chorus riff to back this one up. /full |------------------------12-15-15/17-17/-----17~~~~--| |----------------8-10-13-----------------------------| |--------------9-------------------------------------| |-------5-7-10---------------------------------------| |-----7----------------------------------------------| |-5-8------------------------------------------------| pm----- full 1 1/2 full |-t19p15-t19p15-t19p15p12-t15p12-t15p12----/----/\--/\-------------------/--| |---------------------------------------15/--17/--\/--\(17)p15-13-15--15/---| |---------------------------------------------------------------------------| |---------------------------------------------------------------------------| |---------------------------------------------------------------------------| |---------------------------------------------------------------------------| full 1 1/2 |----------------------------------------------------/-----/\---| |-13p11-----------------------------------------8-10/---10/--\--| |-------13~~~---------------------------7-9-7-9-----------------| |-------------------------------7-9-7-9-------------------------| |---------------------7-10-7-10---------------------------------| |-------------10-7-10-------------------------------------------| pm----------------- 1/2 pm harm.------- |-----/\---------------------------------------------------------------------| |-/10/--\(10)\-0-5/\/\/\/\/\/\-t12p5h8p5-t13p8h5h8p5-t12p8p5h8p5-t13p8p5h8p5-| |----------------------------------------------------------------------------| |----------------------------------------------------------------------------| |----------------------------------------------------------------------------| |----------------------------------------------------------------------------| A.H.1/2 step 1/2 down each |-------------------------------------------/------full------------| |-t12p8p5h8p5-t13p8p5h8p5-12p8p5-t12p8p5--5/--------/--------------| |-------------------------------------------------5/----0\---------| |---------------------------------------------------------\/\/\/---| |------------------------------------------------------------------| |------------------------------------------------------------------| Then do this little tap picking bit TWO times |-t12p8p5h8p5-t13p8p5h8p5-t12p8p5h8p5-t13p8p5h8p5-| |-------------------------------------------------| |-------------------------------------------------| |-------------------------------------------------| |-------------------------------------------------| |-------------------------------------------------| Do the slides w/right hand (or left for leftys) till end of solo |-/t10p5h7h8-/t11p6h8h9-/t12p7h9h10-/t13p8h10h11-/t14p9h11h12-/t15p10h12h13--| |----------------------------------------------------------------------------| |----------------------------------------------------------------------------| |----------------------------------------------------------------------------| |----------------------------------------------------------------------------| |----------------------------------------------------------------------------| |-/t16p11h13h14-/t17p12h14h15-/t18p13h15h16-/t19p14h16h17-/t20p15h17h18-| |-----------------------------------------------------------------------| |-----------------------------------------------------------------------| |-----------------------------------------------------------------------| |-----------------------------------------------------------------------| |-----------------------------------------------------------------------| |-/t21p16h18h19-/t22p17h19h20-/t20p18\--| |---------------------------------------| |---------------------------------------| |---------------------------------------| |---------------------------------------| |---------------------------------------| key: A.H.-artificial harmonic N.H.-natural harmonic /^^^\ p-pull off / \ -bend up and gradually release h-hammer on t-tap picking /-slide up \-slide down p.m.-palm mute ~~~-vibrato / x-pick scrape/slide / -bend up |o-------o| |---------| -repeat riff \ |o-------o| \-bend down (0)-ghost note __ / / _ __ __ __ ___ _____ / / / / | \ \ \ / // _| | _ \ / /___ / / | |\\ \ \/ // /_ | |_\ \ /___ // / | __ \ \ // ___| | __ _\ / // /____ | | \ \ / // /____ | | \ \ / //_______||_| \ \ / //_______||_| \ \ / / \_\ / \ \ / / /_/ \_\ /__/ Questions, comments, requests, death threats: dschellhaas@hotmail.com Enjoy...or you'll be shot. :)