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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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                      DEICIDE - Once Upon The Cross
                   From the Album ONCE UPON THE CROSS
                             Copyright 1992
                      Version 1.0 - February 2000

Transcribed by: Phil

For Questions, Comments, Newest Version, or Corrections contact
 Phil at: eternaldeath23@hotmail.com

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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

Tune Gtr to D

DEICIDE - Once Upon The Cross

ca. 184 bpm. Rhytmic notations are indicated at every riff.

[One "-" stands for 1/16]

INTRO
|----------------------|
|----------------------|
|----------------------|
|----------------------|
|--2---2---2---2---2---|
|--0---0---0---0---0---|
   .   .   .   .   .
   1   2   3   4   5

RIFF A

  4/4         4/4         4/4         5/4
|-----------|-----------|-----------|--------------|
|-----------|-----------|-----------|--------------|
|-----------|-----------|-----------|--------------|
|--2211-----|-----------|------2211-|--------------|
|------2211-|-----------|--2211-----|--------------|
|-----------|-33222200--|-----------|-3322220000---|

   1 2 3 4    1 2 3 4      1 2 3 4    1 2 3 4 5


  4/4         4/4         4/4
|-----------|-----------|-----------|--------------------|
|-----------|-----------|-----------|--------------------|
|-----------|-----------|-----------|--------------------|
|--2211-----|-----------|------2211-|--------------------|
|------2211-|-----------|--2211-----|-2---2---2---2---2--|
|-----------|-33222200--|-----------|-0---0---0---0---0--|
                                     Once u - pon the cross
   1 2 3 4    1 2 3 4      1 2 3 4    1   2   3   4   5

RIFF B

  3/4           3/4            3/4           3/4            2/4      (play at 2nd and
|-------------|--------------|-------------|-------------|*---------| 4th time
|-------------|--------------|-------------|-------------|*---------| only)
|-------------|--------------|-------------|-----------5-|*---------|
|---------4/6-|--------------|---------4/6-|-------6---3-|*-------4-|
|-2-3-5-2-2/4-|-2-3-5-2-7/9--|-2-3-5-2-2/4-|-2-3-5-4-4---|*-2-3-4-2-|
|-0-1-3-0-----|-0-1-3-0-5/7--|-0-1-3-0-----|-0-1-3---2---|*-0-1-2---|
  . . . .       . . . .        . . . .       . . . . . .    . . . .
  1 + 2 + 3 +   1 + 2 + 3 +    1 + 2 + 3 +   1 + 2 + 3 +    1 + 2 +

play 4x

RIFF C

|---------------------|
|---------------------|
|---------------------|
|---------------------|
|---------------------|
|--2222222211113h4h5--|
               |_|_|
                 3
   .................
   1 + 2 + 3 + 4 & &

play 16x


RIFF D
  4/4        3/4      4/4        4/4        4/4        3/4      4/4        4/4
|----------|--------|----------|----------|----------|--------|----------|----------|
|----------|--------|----------|----------|----------|--------|----------|----------|
|----------|--------|----------|----------|----------|--------|----------|----------|
|----------|--------|----------|----------|----------|--------|----------|----------|
|-----2255-|-114444-|-----2255-|-11441133-|-----2255-|-114444-|-----2255-|-11443355-|
|-2255-----|--------|-2255-----|----------|-2255-----|--------|-2255-----|----------|
  1 2 3 4    1 2 3    1 2 3 4    1 2 3 4    1 2 3 4    1 2 3    1 2 3 4    1 2 3 4

 play twice


RIFF E

|-------------------|------------------|
|-------------------|------------------|
|-------------------|------------------|
|-------------------|------------------|
|-------2457--------|-------2457-------|
|-0022220235333333--|-0022220235111111-|
        ....                ....
  1+2+3+4+5+6+7+8+    1+2+3+4+5+6+7+8+

|----------------------|
|----------------------|
|----------------------|
|----------------------|
|--2---2---2---2---2---|
|--0---0---0---0---0---|
   .   .   .   .   .
  Once u - pon the cross
   1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 5 +

Play Riff A once
Play Riff B 4x (but with the 2/4 bar only at 4th time)
Play Riff C 16x
Play Riff D twice
Play Riff E 4x under the solo

   I have no idea about the solo, so if anyone knows it, please mail me!


Finish with

|----------------------|
|----------------------|
|----------------------|
|----------------------|
|--2---2---2---2---2---|
|--0---0---0---0---0---|
   .   .   .   .   .
  Once u - pon the cross
   1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 5 +


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