SLAYER
CRYPTS OF ETERNITY
From their '85 album 'Hell Awaits'
Tabbed by: Jason Mathie
Mathie@unixg.ubc.ca
Great song off this dark album.
Comments:
I will only show the necessary strings throughout this tab.
Notation explanation:
|-3tr4-| Trill. Hammer on and off the 4th fret very quickly.
|------|
|-5--/7-| Pick the 5th, slide to the 7th and pick it as well.
|-------|
|-5///7-| Pick the 5th, slide to the 7th.
|3:----|
|4:----| Time signature change. Always 4/4 otherwise.
|------|
|-/=3=\-| Triplets - play three notes in the space of two.
|-3-3-3-|
|-------|
Generally one dash is a sixteenth note in length, so ---- is one beat.
Sometimes -------- is one beat.
Guitars are tuned to Eb. On this album, opposite to all the others,
King is the LeftGtr and Hanneman is the RightGtr.
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Tempo: 110 bpm
Riff A1
Db|4---------5------7---------5------|4---------5------7------9------|
Ab|----/=3=\------------/=3=\--------|----/=3=\----------------------|
Eb|----0-0-0----0-0-----0-0-0----0-0-|----0-0-0----0-0----0-0----0-0-|
P.M . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
LeftGtr plays Riff A1 2x (with a flanger effect)
Riff A2
Db|4-------5-------7-------5-------|4-------5-------7-------9-------|
Ab|4-/=3=\-5-/=3=\-7-/=3=\-5-/=3=\-|4-/=3=\-5-/=3=\-7-/=3=\-9-/=3=\-|
Eb|--0-0-0---0-0-0---0-0-0---0-0-0-|--0-0-0---0-0-0---0-0-0---0-0-0-|
P.M . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Play Riff A2 2x
Db|2-------3-------5-------3-------|
Ab|2-/=3=\-3-/=3=\-5-/=3=\-3-/=3=\-|
Eb|--0-0-0---0-0-0---0-0-0---0-0-0-|
P.M . . . . . . . . . . . .
LeftGtr plays Riff A2 4x while RightGtr solos
LeftGtr plays Riff A1 2x while RightGtr solos
Riff C
Db|2-----2-2-------1-----1-1---5-4-|
Ab|2-----2-2---3---1-----1-1---5-4-|
Eb|------------3-------------------|
Slower .. 75 bpm
LeftGtr plays Riff C 4x while RightGtr solos, with a crazy delay effect
-probably about 75% feedback and ~1 sec delay
As the echoes die out, RightGtr plays the following:
/== play 4x======\
Eb|0-000-000-000-00|
P.M. ... ... ... ..
Then play:
Fast - 200 bpm
Db|--LeftGtr-------|------------6---|----------------|------------4---|
Ab|----------------|------------4---|2---------------|------------2---|
Eb|----------------|----------------|0---------------|----------------|
| | | | |
Db|--RightGtr------|------------6---|----------------|----------------|
Ab|----8h10----7h9-|----6h8-----4---|----8h10----7h9-|----6h8-----9---|
Eb|0-00----0-00----|0-00----0-00----|0-00----0-00----|0-00----0-007---|
P.M. .. . .. . .. . .. . .. . .. . .. . ..
Db|--LeftGtr-------|------------6---|----------------|------------1---|
Ab|2---------------|------------4---|2---------------|------------1---|
Eb|0---------------|----------------|0---------------|----------------|
| | | | |
Db|--RightGtr------|------------6---|----------------|------------8---|
Ab|----8h10----7h9-|----6h8-----4---|----8h10----7h9-|----6h8-----6---|
Eb|0-00----0-00----|0-00----0-00----|0-00----0-00----|0-00----0-006---|
P.M. .. . .. . .. . .. . .. . .. . .. . ..
Db|----9-------8---|----7-------6---|----9-------8---|----7-----------|
Ab|2---7-------6---|----5-------4---|----7-------6---|----5-------9---|
Eb|0-------0-0-----|0-0-----0-0-----|0-0-----0-0-----|0-0-----0-0-7---|
P.M . . |. . . . |. . . . |. . . . |
| | | | |
Db|--RightGtr------|------------6---|----------------|----------------|
Ab|----8h10----7h9-|----6h8-----4---|----8h10----7h9-|----6h8-----9---|
Eb|0-00----0-00----|0-00----0-00----|0-00----0-00----|0-00----0-007---|
P.M. .. . .. . .. . .. . .. . .. . .. . ..
Db|----9-------8---|----7-------6---|----9-------8---|----7-------8---|
Ab|2---7-------6---|----5-------4---|----7-------6---|----5-------6---|
Eb|0-------0-0-----|0-0-----0-0-----|0-0-----0-0-----|0-0-----0-0-6---|
P.M . . |. . . . |. . . . |. . . . |
| | | | |
Db|--RightGtr------|------------6---|----------------|------------8---|
Ab|----8h10----7h9-|----6h8-----4---|----8h10----7h9-|----6h8-----6---|
Eb|0-00----0-00----|0-00----0-00----|0-00----0-00----|0-00----0-006---|
P.M. .. . .. . .. . .. . .. . .. . .. . ..
Riff D1
Db|----------------|------------6---|----------------|----------------|
Ab|----8h10----7h9-|----6h8-----4---|----8h10----7h9-|----6h8-----9---|
Eb|0-00----0-00----|0-00----0-00----|0-00----0-00----|0-00----0-007---|
P.M. .. . .. . .. . .. . .. . .. . .. . ..
Db|----------------|------------6---|----------------|------------8---|
Ab|----8h10----7h9-|----6h8-----4---|----8h10----7h9-|----6h8-----6---|
Eb|0-00----0-00----|0-00----0-00----|0-00----0-00----|0-00----0-006---|
P.M. .. . .. . .. . .. . .. . .. . .. . ..
Play Riff D1 with lyrics:
Devious to those unknown He walks below the land
Luring victims to their death Perish to the sand
Riff D2
Db|----------------|------------6---|----------------|----------------|
Ab|----8h10----7h9-|----6h8-----4---|----8h10----7h9-|----6h8-----9---|
Eb|0-00----0-00----|0-00----0-00----|0-00----0-00----|0-00----0-007---|
P.M. .. . .. . .. . .. . .. . .. . .. . ..
Db|----------------|------------6---|----------------|3:-------------|
Ab|----8h10----7h9-|----6h8-----4---|----8h10----7h9-|4:-----6h8-----|
Eb|0-00----0-00----|0-00----0-00----|0-00----0-00----|---0-00----0-00|
P.M. .. . .. . .. . .. . .. . .. . .. . ..
Play Riff D2 with lyrics:
Master of the blackened arts Living his decree
Thrives amongst the seven gates Searching for the keys
Riff E
Db|8---------------|4------/7-------|----8-------7---|----6-------5---|
Ab|6---------------|2------/5-------|----6-------5---|----4-------3---|
Eb|6---------------|2------/5-------|0-0-----0-0-----|0-0-----0-0-----|
P.M . . . . . . . .
Play Riff E 3x with lyrics:
I have seen the darkened depths of hell
Sorcery beyond the witch's spell
Robbed the crypts of death's eternity
Then play:
Killed the priest and cursed him endlessly
Gb|--LeftGtr-------|----------------|9-p8\\6-7-----------------------|
Db|8---------------|4------/7-------|\==3==/---------7---6-----------|
Ab|6---------------|2------/5-------|------------------------8///9---|
Eb|6---------------|2------/5-------|--------------------------------|
| | | |
Gb|--RightGtr------|----------------|--------------------------------|
Db|8---------------|4------/7-------|--------------------------------|
Ab|6---------------|2------/5-------|6h7-----5h6-----4h5-----3h4-----|
Eb|6---------------|2------/5-------|--------------------------------|
Db|--LeftGtr-------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
Ab|2-------2-------|2-------2-------|2-------2-------|2-------2-------|
Eb|0-------0-------|0-------0-------|0-------0-------|0-------0-------|
P.M. . |. . |. . |. . |
| | | | |
Db|--RightGtr------|------------6---|----------------|----------------|
Ab|----8h10----7h9-|----6h8-----4---|----8h10----7h9-|----6h8-----9---|
Eb|0-00----0-00----|0-00----0-00----|0-00----0-00----|0-00----0-007---|
P.M. .. . .. . .. . .. . .. . .. . .. . ..
Db|--LeftGtr-------|----------------|----9-------8---|----7-------8---|
Ab|2-------2-------|2-------2-------|2---7-------6---|----5-------6---|
Eb|0-------0-------|0-------0-------|0-0-----0-0-----|0-0-----0-0-6---|
P.M. . |. . |. . . . |. . . . |
| | | | |
Db|--RightGtr------|------------6---|----------------|------------8---|
Ab|----8h10----7h9-|----6h8-----4---|----8h10----7h9-|----6h8-----6---|
Eb|0-00----0-00----|0-00----0-00----|0-00----0-00----|0-00----0-006---|
P.M. .. . .. . .. . .. . .. . .. . .. . ..
Play Riff D1 2x, with lyrics 2nd time:
Chants of evil incantation Fill the murky night
Free the devil's knights of hell Unleash their growing spite
Play Riff D2 with lyrics:
Directing power forcibly The fire of hell is cast
Resurrect from crypts of death A demon from the past
Play E 3x with lyrics:
I have seen the darkened depths...
(same as before)
Then play:
Killed the priest and cursed him endlessly
Gb|--LeftGtr-------|----------------|
Db|8---------------|4------/7-------|
Ab|6---------------|2------/5-------|
Eb|6---------------|2------/5-------|
| | |
Gb|--RightGtr------|----------------|
Db|8---------------|4------/7-------|
Ab|6---------------|2------/5-------|
Eb|6---------------|2------/5-------|
/== play 4x =========================\
Db||*-LeftGtr---------|----------------*||
Ab||*---6-5---5-3---6-|--6-5---3-------*||
Eb||--3-----6---------|3-----6---6-5-4--||
|| | ||
Db||*--------RightGtr-|5---------------*||
Ab||*-5---------------|5-------------6-*||
Eb||--3---------------|3-------------4--||
P.M . .
/== play 3x =========================\
Db||*-----------------|----------------*||----------------|7:----------|
Ab||*---6-5---5-3---6-|--6-5---3-------*||--6-5---3-------|8:----------|
Eb||--3-----6---------|3-----6---6-5-4--||3-----6---6-5-4-|---3--------|
Tempo: 155 bpm
Db|--LGtr------3---|----------------|------------3---|----------------|
Ab|2-----3-----1---|--4-3---3-2---2-|2-----3-----1---|--4-3---3-2---2-|
Eb|0---0-1---0-----|5-----4-----3---|0---0-1---0-----|5-----4-----3---|
P.M . . | | . . |. . . . . . . . |
| | | | |
Db|--RGtr------3---|--4-3---3-2---2-|------------3---|----------------|
Ab|2-----3-----1---|5-----4-----3---|2-----3-----1---|--4-3---3-2---2-|
Eb|0---0-1---0-----|----------------|0---0-1---0-----|5-----4-----3---|
P.M . . . . . . . . . . . .
/===== play 2x ========================================================
Gb||----LGtr----------|----------------|----------------|--6-5---5-4---4-|
Db||*-------------3---|----------------|------------3---|7-----6-----5---|
Ab||*-2-----3-----1---|--4-3---3-2---2-|2-----3-----1---|----------------|
Eb||--0---0-1---0-----|5-----4-----3---|0---0-1---0-----|----------------|
P.M . . | | . . | |
|| | | | |
Gb||----RGtr----------|----------------|----------------|--1110--109---9-|
Db||*-------------3---|--4-3---3-2---2-|------------3---|12----11----10--|
Ab||*-2-----3-----1---|5-----4-----3---|2-----3-----1---|----------------|
Eb||--0---0-1---0-----|----------------|0---0-1---0-----|----------------|
P.M . . . .
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