SLAYER BEHIND THE CROOKED CROSS From their fine album 'South of Heaven'
Tempo 220 bpm (ie crazy fast) Intro Gb |-----------------| Db |-----------------| Ab |-----------------| Eb |-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-| P.M . . . . . . . . Left Gtr plays the intro riff 4x Both Gtrs play the intro riff 16x (after 4x the drums enter) Riff A Gb|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------| Db|-----3-----2-----|-----------------|-----3-----2-----|-------------4---| Ab|-----3-----2-----|-4-----3-----3-4-|-----3-----2-----|-4-----3-----4---| Eb|-2-2---2-2---2-2-|-4-2-2-3-2-2-----|-2-2---2-2---2-2-|-4-2-2-3-2-2-----| P.M . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Both Gtrs play Riff A 2x Riff B1 Gb |-Left-Gtr--------|-----------------| Db |-----------------|-----------------| Ab |/4~----3~--------|---------5-6-5---| Eb |-------------5---|---4-----3-4-3---| | | | Gb |-Right-Gtr-------|-----------------| Db |/6~----5~--------|-----------------| Ab |-------------7---|---6-----5-6-5---| Eb |-----------------|-----------------| P.M . . Both Gtrs play Riff B1 Both Gtrs play Riff A 4x with lyrics: Time melts away in this living inferno Trapped by a cause that I once understood Feeling a sickness building inside of me Who will I really have to answer to Riff C Gb|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------| Db|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------| Ab|/4~----3~--------|---------5-6-5---|-----------------|-----------------| Eb|-------------5---|---4-----3-4-3---|-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-|-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-| P.M . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Both Gtrs Play Riff C 3.5x with lyrics: March on through the rivers of red Souls drift, they fill the air Forced to fight behind The crooked cross. Both Gtrs play Riff A 6x, lyrics after 2x: Do only what is expected of me With no emotions my feelings suppressed Blind obedience carries me through it all Conscience a word I learned to forget. Both Gtrs play Riff C 3x, then Riff B1, with these lyrics: March on through the rivers of ... (same as before) Then both Gtrs play Gb |-----------------|-----------------| Db |-----------------|-----------------| Ab |-4---------------|-----------------| Eb |-2---------------|------rest-------| ^---quick chord Riff D Gb |-----------------|-----------------| Db |-----------------|-----------------| Ab |-----4-----4-----|-3---3---7-7-6---| Eb |-2-2---2-2---2-2-|---2-----5-5-4---| P.M . . . . . . . . . . . . . Right Gtr plays Riff D 4x while Left Gtr solos Left Gtr plays Riff D 4x while Right Gtr solos Then this little intermission: Left Gtr continues P.M like in Riff D Gb|-Left-Gtr--------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------| Db|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------| Ab|-----4-----4-----|-3---3---7-7-6---|-----4-----4-----|-3---3---7-7-6---| Eb|-2-2---2-2---2-2-|---2-----5-5-4---|-2-2---2-2---2-2-|---2-----5-5-4---| | | | | | Gb|-Right-Gtr-------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------| Db|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------| Ab|-----------------|---------7-7-6---|-----------------|---------7-7-6---| Eb|-----------------|---------5-5-4---|-----------------|---------5-5-4---| Gb|-Left-Gtr--------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------| Db|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------| Ab|-----4-----4-----|-3---3---7-7-6---|-----4-----4-----|-3---3---7-7-6---| Eb|-2-2---2-2---2-2-|---2-----5-5-4---|-2-2---2-2---2-2-|---2-----5-5-4---| | | | | | Gb|-Right-Gtr-------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------| Db|-----6-----6-----|-5---5-----------|-----6-----6-----|-5---5-----------| Ab|-----4-----4-----|-3---3-----------|-----4-----4-----|-3---3---7-7-6---| Eb|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|---------5-5-4---| Then Left Gtr plays Riff D 4x while Right Gtr solos Then Right Gtr plays Riff D 4x while Left Gtr solos Riff B2 Gb |-Left-Gtr--------|-----------------| Db |-----------------|-----------------| Ab |/4~----3~--------|---------5-6-5---| Eb |-------------5---|---4-----3-4-3---| | | | Gb |/6~----5~--------|-----------------| Db |-------------7---|---6-----5-6-5---| Ab |-----------------|-----------------| Eb |-Right-Gtr-------|-----------------| P.M . . Play Riff B2 Both Gtrs play Riff A 4x with lyrics: Time melts away in this living inferno Trapped by a cause that I once understood Blind obedience carries me through it all Do only what is expected of me. Both Gtrs play Riff C 2x \ Both Gtrs play Riff B1 and last half of Riff C >--all with lyrics: Both Gtrs play Riff B2 and last half of Riff C / March on through the rivers of ... (same as before) And, end on the quick chord: Gb |---| Db |---| Ab |-4-| Eb |-2-|
behind the crooked cross (SOLO) album: south of heaven slayer SOLO 1 2 TIMES PLAY 4 TIMES eb-16B-16B~~-*---16H20P16-*-----------------------------------------------------* Bb-19B-19B~~-*19----------*19-17-19B--------------------------------------------* Gb-----------*------------*----------------------------------------------12-14B-* Db-----------*------------*----------------------------------12-14-12-14--------* Ab-----------*------------*----------------------12-14-12-14--------------------* Eb-----------*------------*----------12-15-12-15--------------------------------* pm . . . . . . . . . . . eb----------------------------12-14-15-14-12----------------------* Bb-------------12-13-12-13-15----------------15-12-13-12-13-------* Gb-12-14-12-14----------------------------------------------14\---* Db----------------------------------------------------------------* Ab----------------------------------------------------------------* Eb----------------------------------------------------------------* SOLO 2 I'M NOT SURE IF THIS SOLO IS RIGHT NOTE: IF THIS DOESNT SOUND RIGHT TRY AH eb-----18B~~----------------------------------------8-9~~--14-15-17-15-14H15P14-* Bb-----23B~~---------------------------------7-8-10-----------------------------* Gb----------------------------8-9~~---8-9-11------------------------------------* Db--------------------9-10-12---------------------------------------------------* Ab---0-------12-13-15-----------------------------------------------------------* Eb-0----------------------------------------------------------------------------* eb-15P14-17-15-14--------------------* Bb----------------17-14H15P14-14-----* Gb-------------------------------16B-* Db-----------------------------------* Ab-----------------------------------* Eb-----------------------------------* SOLO 3 4 TIMES BAR eb--------------*---------*----------------------------------------------------17-18-19B-* Bb--------------*---------*----------17H18P17-18-17-18-17-------------17-18-20-----------* Gb-7B------7B~~-*-0H5H7P5-*-7/20B-20----------------------20-17-18-20--------------------* Db--------------*---------*--------------------------------------------------------------* Ab--------------*---------*--------------------------------------------------------------* Eb--------------*---------*--------------------------------------------------------------* SOLO 4 PLAY 4 TIMES 2 TIMES 2 TIMES 2 TIMES eb----16-19-16-19-*--------------------------------*--------*--------*--------* Bb-18-------------*-19B-19B~~-16-19-16-19----------*--------*--------*--------* Gb----------------*-----------------------18-16-18B*--------*--------*--------* Db----------------*--------------------------------*--------*--------*12-13-15* Ab----------------*--------------------------------*--------*12-13-15*--------* Eb----------------*--------------------------------*12-13-15*--------*--------* pm. . . . . . . . . eb-------------------12-15--22B-22B-22B-22B-22B-22B-22B-22B-22B\-* Bb----------12-13-15---------------------------------------------* Gb-12-13-15------------------------------------------------------* Db---------------------------------------------------------------* Ab---------------------------------------------------------------* Eb---------------------------------------------------------------*