SKELETONS OF SOCIETY
by Slayer from the "Seasons in the abyss"
Tune down 1/2 step to Eb Ab Db Gb Bb Eb
RIFF 1: (play 2 times)
Gtr.E||---------------------------------|---------------------------------|| H||---------------------------------|---------------------------------|| G||---------------------------------|---------------------------------|| D||---------------------------------|---------------------------------|| A||---------------------3-------3---|---------------------3-------3---|| E||-0-0-0-0-0---0-0---0-1---0-0-1---|-0-0-0-0-0---0-0---0-1---0-0-1---|| . . . . . . . . > . . > . . . . . . . . > . . >
RIFF 2:
Gtr.E|---------------------------------|---------------------------------| H|---------------------------------|---------------------------------| G|---------------------------------|---------------------------------| D|---------------------------------|---------------------------------| A|---------------------7-------7---|---------------------7-------7---| E|-4-4-4-4-4---4-4---4-5---4-4-5---|-4-4-4-4-4---4-4---4-5---4-4-5---| . . . . . . . . > . . > . . . . . . . . > . . >
then part of RIFF 1:
Gtr.E|---------------------------------|---------------------------------| H|---------------------------------|---------------------------------| G|---------------------------------|-----------R---------------------| D|---------------------------------|-----------E---------------------| A|---------------------3-------3---|-----------S---------------------| E|-0-0-0-0-0---0-0---0-1---0-0-1---|-0-0-0-0-0-T---------------------|
Repeat RIFF 1(*2 times), RIFF 2, RIFF 1.
VERSE 1:
Minutes seem like days since fire ruled the sky. The Gtr.1E|---------------------------------|---------------------------------| H|---------------------------------|---------------------------------| G|---------------------------------|---------------------------------| D|---------------------------------|---------------------------------| A|---------------------3-------3---|---------------------3-------3---| E|-0-0-0-0-0---0-0---0-1---0-0-1---|-0-0-0-0-0---0-0---0-1---0-0-1---| . . . . . . . . > . . > . . . . . . . . > . . >
rich became the beggars and the fools became the wise. Gtr.1E|---------------------------------|---------------------------------| H|---------------------------------|---------------------------------| G|---------------------------------|---------------------------------| D|---------------------------------|---------------------------------| A|---------------------3-------3---|---------------------3-------3---| E|-0-0-0-0-0---0-0---0-1---0-0-1---|-0-0-0-0-0---0-0---0-1---0-0-1---| . . . . . . . . > . . > . . . . . . . . > . . >
Memories linger in my brain of burning from the acid rain, a Gtr.1E|---------------------------------|---------------------------------| H|---------------------------------|---------------------------------| G|---------------------------------|---------------------------------| D|---------------------------------|---------------------------------| A|---------------------7-------7---|---------------------7-------7---| E|-4-4-4-4-4---4-4---4-5---4-4-5---|-4-4-4-4-4---4-4---4-5---4-4-5---| . . . . . . . . > . . > . . . . . . . . > . . >
pain I ne - ver have won. Gtr.1E|---------------------------------|---------------------------------| H|---------------------------------|---------------------------------| G|---------------------------------|---------------------------------| D|---------------------------------|---------------------------------| A|---------------------3-------3---|---------------------3-------3---| E|-0-0-0-0-0---0-0---0-1---0-0-1---|-0-0-0-0-0---0-0---0-1---0-0-1---| . . . . . . . . > . . > . . . . . . . . > . . >
Nothing here remains. No future and no past. Gtr.1E|---------------------------------|---------------------------------| H|---------------------------------|---------------------------------| G|---------------------------------|---------------------------------| D|---------------------------------|---------------------------------| A|---------------------3-------3---|---------------------3-------3---| E|-0-0-0-0-0---0-0---0-1---0-0-1---|-0-0-0-0-0---0-0---0-1---0-0-1---| . . . . . . . . > . . > . . . . . . . . > . . >
No one could foresee the end that came so fast. Gtr.1E|---------------------------------|---------------------------------| H|---------------------------------|---------------------------------| G|---------------------------------|---------------------------------| D|---------------------------------|---------------------------------| A|---------------------3-------3---|---------------------3-------3---| E|-0-0-0-0-0---0-0---0-1---0-0-1---|-0-0-0-0-0---0-0---0-1---0-0-1---| . . . . . . . . > . . > . . . . . . . . > . . >
Hear the prophet make his guess that paradise lies to the west. So Gtr.1E|---------------------------------|---------------------------------| H|---------------------------------|---------------------------------| G|---------------------------------|---------------------------------| D|---------------------------------|---------------------------------| A|---------------------7-------7---|---------------------7-------7---| E|-4-4-4-4-4---4-4---4-5---4-4-5---|-4-4-4-4-4---4-4---4-5---4-4-5---| . . . . . . . . > . . > . . . . . . . . > . . >
join his quest for the sun. Gtr.1E|---------------------------------|---------------------------------| H|---------------------------------|---------------------------------| G|---------------------------------|---------------------------------| D|---------------------------------|---------------------------------| A|---------------------3-------3---|---------------------3-------3---| E|-0-0-0-0-0---0-0---0-1---0-0-1---|-0-0-0-0-0---0-0---0-1---0-0-1---| | | | Gtr.2E|---------------------------------|---------------------------------| H|---------------------------------|---------------------------------| G|---------------------------------|-14bend16-14^-14^-14^-14^--rel14-| D|---------------------------------|---------------------------------| A|---------------------------------|---------------------------------| E|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
CHORUS:
Gtr.1E|---------------------------------|---------------------------------| H|---------------------------------|---------------------------------| G|---------------------------------|---------------------------------| D|---------------------------------|---------------------------------| A|-8---------------------------7---|-6---------------5---------------| E|-6---------------------------5---|-4---------------3---------------| | | | Gtr.2E|---------------------------------|---------------------------------| H|---------------------------------|---------------------------------| G|---------------------------------|---------------------------------| D|-15--------------------------14--|-13--------------12--------------| A|---------------------------------|---------------------------------| E|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
Shades of death are all I see. Fragments of what used to be. Gtr.1E|---------------------------------|---------------------------------| H|---------------------------------|---------------------------------| G|---------------------------------|---------------------------------| D|---------------------------------|---------------------------------| A|---------------------3-------3---|---------------------3-------3---| E|-0-0-0-0-0---0-0---0-1---0-0-1---|-0-0-0-0-0---0-0---0-1---0-0-1---| . . . . . . . . > . . > . . . . . . . . > . . >
Gtr.1E|---------------------------------|---------------------------------| H|---------------------------------|---------------------------------| G|---------------------------------|---------------------------------| D|---------------------------------|---------------------------------| A|-8---------------------------7---|-6---------------5---------------| E|-6---------------------------5---|-4---------------3---------------|
First solo goes here.
Riff under first solo:
Gtr.1E|---------------------------------|---------------------------------| H|---------------------------------|---------------------------------| G|---------------------------------|---------------------------------| D|-2-----------------------3-------|-4-------------------------------| A|-2-----------------------1-------|-2-------------------------------| E|-0-------------------0-------0---|---------------------------------|
VERSE 2
CHORUS
RIFF 4:
Gtr.E|---------------------------------|- 5/4 measure ---------------------------| H|---------------------------------|-----------------------------------------| G|---------------------------------|-----------------------------------------| D|---------------------------------|---------4-------3-----------------------| A|---------------------------------|---------2-------1-----------------------| E|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|-0-0-0-0---------------------------------| . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . > >
Second solo goes here.