DEICIDE - "Slave To The Cross" Tablature
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DEICIDE
Slave To The Cross
Album: Serpents Of The Light
1997 Roadrunner Records
tabbed by David Morissette
altar_of_death@caramail.com
Usually, one dash is a 16th note. In this song, there is two different
time signatures (4/4 & 12/8). So, at 4/4 ---- is one beat, and at
12/8 ------ is one beat. The verse riffs in this song seem to be played at
32nd note, because of this, -------- is one beat.
Unlike all Deicide songs, which the tuning is 1/2 step down, in this one,
the tuning is 1 1/2 step down. (6:Db 5:Gb 4:Cb 3:E 2:Ab 1:Db)
Intro riff (Under solo 1)
1 & 2 & 3 & 4 & x2
|-------------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
|-------------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
|4:-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
|4:-7---7---2---5---|-4---------------|-7---7---2---5---|-4-----223-------|
|---7---7---2---5---|-4---------------|-7---7---2---5---|-4-----223-------|
|---5---5---0---3---|-2---------------|-5---5---0---3---|-2-----001-------|
Riff A
1 & 2 & 3 & 4 & x3
|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
|-4444444444444444----------------|-------------4444------------5555|
|-----------------4444444466666666|-555555555555----444444447777----|
(Killing blood spilling for faith in your god...)
Riff B x2
|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
|-2222222222222222----------------|-------------2222------------3333|
|-----------------2222222244444444|-333333333333----222222225555----|
(Purefication consent to concede...)
play intro riff 1 time
Riff C (double speed) x4
1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &
|-----------------|----------------|
|-----------------|----------------|
|-----------------|----------------|
|-2222------------|----------------|
|-----22223333----|2222----2222----|
|-------------3333|----3333----3333|
(Splitting masses indivision)
(haft speed) (end Riff C) x2
|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
|-22222222------------------------|---------------------------------|
|---------2222222233333333--------|-22222222--------22222222--------|
|-------------------------33333333|---------33333333--------33333333|
(Unified through their religion Wreck this world with heaven's wisdom)
Riff D
1 & 2 & 3 & 4 & x2
|---------------------------|-------------------------|
|---------------------------|-------------------------|
|12:------------------------|-------------------------|
|-8:222222------222222------|-2222--------------------|
|---------222222------222222|-----33333333333333333333|
|---------------------------|-------------------------|
x2
|-------------------------|-------------------------|
|-------------------------|-------------------------|
|-------------------------|-------------------------|
|-------------------------|-------------------------|
|-444444------444444------|-4444--------------------|
|-------444444------444444|-----55555555555555555555|
(Reign of the cross, the aggressor...)
(End Riff D) x2
|-------------------------|-------------------------|
|-------------------------|-------------------------|
|-------------------------|-------------------------|
|-------------------------|-------------------------|
|-222222------222222------|-2222--------------------|
|-------222222------222222|-----33333333333333333333|
(Slave to the cross of deception...)
Riff E (end Riff E) x2
|-------------------------|-----------------------|
|-------------------------|-----------------------|
|-------------------------|-----------------------|
|-----------------------4-|---------------------4-|
|-----------------------2-|---------------------2-|
|-4444444444445555552222--|-22222222222233331111--|
(SLAVE TO THE CROSS !!! SLAVE TO THE CROSS !!!)
play Riff A 3 times (under solo 2)
play Riff B 2 times
play Intro Riff 2 times
play Riff E 2 times with repeat
play RIff F 2 times with repeat
play Riff G 3 times
then end with:
|-------------------------|------------------|
|-------------------------|------------------|
|-------------------------|------------------|
|-----------------------4-|------------------|
|-----------------------2-|------------5-----|
|-4444444444445555552222--|2222222222223-----|
Slave To The Cross
Album: Serpents Of The Light
1997 Roadrunner Records
tabbed by David Morissette
altar_of_death@caramail.com
Usually, one dash is a 16th note. In this song, there is two different
time signatures (4/4 & 12/8). So, at 4/4 ---- is one beat, and at
12/8 ------ is one beat. The verse riffs in this song seem to be played at
32nd note, because of this, -------- is one beat.
Unlike all Deicide songs, which the tuning is 1/2 step down, in this one,
the tuning is 1 1/2 step down. (6:Db 5:Gb 4:Cb 3:E 2:Ab 1:Db)
Intro riff (Under solo 1)
1 & 2 & 3 & 4 & x2
|-------------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
|-------------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
|4:-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
|4:-7---7---2---5---|-4---------------|-7---7---2---5---|-4-----223-------|
|---7---7---2---5---|-4---------------|-7---7---2---5---|-4-----223-------|
|---5---5---0---3---|-2---------------|-5---5---0---3---|-2-----001-------|
Riff A
1 & 2 & 3 & 4 & x3
|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
|-4444444444444444----------------|-------------4444------------5555|
|-----------------4444444466666666|-555555555555----444444447777----|
(Killing blood spilling for faith in your god...)
Riff B x2
|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
|-2222222222222222----------------|-------------2222------------3333|
|-----------------2222222244444444|-333333333333----222222225555----|
(Purefication consent to concede...)
play intro riff 1 time
Riff C (double speed) x4
1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &
|-----------------|----------------|
|-----------------|----------------|
|-----------------|----------------|
|-2222------------|----------------|
|-----22223333----|2222----2222----|
|-------------3333|----3333----3333|
(Splitting masses indivision)
(haft speed) (end Riff C) x2
|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
|-22222222------------------------|---------------------------------|
|---------2222222233333333--------|-22222222--------22222222--------|
|-------------------------33333333|---------33333333--------33333333|
(Unified through their religion Wreck this world with heaven's wisdom)
Riff D
1 & 2 & 3 & 4 & x2
|---------------------------|-------------------------|
|---------------------------|-------------------------|
|12:------------------------|-------------------------|
|-8:222222------222222------|-2222--------------------|
|---------222222------222222|-----33333333333333333333|
|---------------------------|-------------------------|
x2
|-------------------------|-------------------------|
|-------------------------|-------------------------|
|-------------------------|-------------------------|
|-------------------------|-------------------------|
|-444444------444444------|-4444--------------------|
|-------444444------444444|-----55555555555555555555|
(Reign of the cross, the aggressor...)
(End Riff D) x2
|-------------------------|-------------------------|
|-------------------------|-------------------------|
|-------------------------|-------------------------|
|-------------------------|-------------------------|
|-222222------222222------|-2222--------------------|
|-------222222------222222|-----33333333333333333333|
(Slave to the cross of deception...)
Riff E (end Riff E) x2
|-------------------------|-----------------------|
|-------------------------|-----------------------|
|-------------------------|-----------------------|
|-----------------------4-|---------------------4-|
|-----------------------2-|---------------------2-|
|-4444444444445555552222--|-22222222222233331111--|
(SLAVE TO THE CROSS !!! SLAVE TO THE CROSS !!!)
play Riff A 3 times (under solo 2)
play Riff B 2 times
play Intro Riff 2 times
play Riff E 2 times with repeat
play RIff F 2 times with repeat
play Riff G 3 times
then end with:
|-------------------------|------------------|
|-------------------------|------------------|
|-------------------------|------------------|
|-----------------------4-|------------------|
|-----------------------2-|------------5-----|
|-4444444444445555552222--|2222222222223-----|
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