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Dead Skin Mask
by Slayer
from "Seasons in the Abyss"
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Tune Down 1/2 step
6=Eb 3=Gb
5=Ab 2=Bb
4=Db 1=Eb
Tempo: moderately slow (109 bpm)

INTRO:
RIFF 1:
Gtr.1Eb|----------------------------------|---------------------------------|
Bb|----------------------------------|---------------------------------|
Gb|----------------------------------|-----------------------------9---|
Db|----------9---10----------9---10--|---------9---10------9---10------|
Ab|------7---------------8-----------|-----7-----------8---------------|
Eb|--0---------------0---------------|-0-------------------------------|
. . .

Gtr.1Eb|----------------------------------|---------------------------------|
Bb|----------------------------------|-------------------------- sl ---|
Gb|-(9)--------------- feedback -----|-(9)~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~----(9)-\----|
Db|----------------------------------|---------------------------------|
Ab|----------------------------------|---------------------------------|
Eb|----------------------------------|---------------------------------|
| | |
Gtr.2Eb|----------------------------------|---------------------------------|
Bb|----------------------------------|---------------------------------|
Gb|----------------------------------|---------------------------------|
Db|----------9---10----------9---10--|---------9---10------9---10--9---|
Ab|------7---------------8-----------|-----7-----------8---------------|
Eb|--0---------------0---------------|-0-------------------------------|
. . .

Gtr.1Eb|----------------------------------|---------------------------------|
Bb|----------------------------------|---------------------------------|
Gb|----------------------------------|-----------------------------9---|
Db|----------9---10----------9---10--|---------9---10------9---10------|
Ab|-----/7---------------8-----------|-----7-----------8---------------|
Eb|--0---------------0---------------|-0-------------------------------|
| . . | . |
Gtr.2Eb|----------------------------------|---------------------------------|
Bb|----------------------------------|---------------------------------|
Gb|----------------------------------|---------------------------------|
Db|--(9)~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~-|-(9)~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~-|
Ab|----------------------------------|---------------------------------|
Eb|----------------------------------|---------------------------------|

Gtr.1Eb|----------------------------------|---------------------------------|
Bb|----------------------------------|---------------------------------|
Gb|-(9)--------------- feedback -----|-(9)~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~-\\\\\--|
Db|----------------------------------|----------------------- tremolo -|
Ab|----------------------------------|------------------------- bar ---|
Eb|----------------------------------|---------------------------------|
| | |
Gtr.2Eb|----------------------------------|---------------------------------|
Bb|----------------------------------|---------------------------------|
Gb|----------------------------------|---------------------------------|
Db|----------9---10----------9---10--|---------9---10------9---10--9---|
Ab|------7---------------8-----------|-----7-----------8---------------|
Eb|--0---------------0---------------|-0-------------------------------|
. . .
RIFF 2:
(Spoken:) How I've waited for you to come. I've
Gtr.1Eb|----------------------------------|--------------------------- A.H.-|
Gtr.2Bb|----------------------------------|---------------------------------|
Gb|----------------------------------|----------------------------?8>~~|
Db|----------9---10----------9---10--|---------9---10------9---10------|
Ab|------7---------------8-----------|-----7-----------8---------------|
Eb|--0---------------0---------------|-0-------------------------------|
. . .
been here all alone. Now that you've
Gtr.1Eb|----------------------------------|---------------------------------|
Gtr.2Bb|----------------------------------|---------------------------------|
Gb|----------------------------------|-----------------------------7~~-|
Db|----------9---10----------9---10--|---------9---10------9---10------|
Ab|------7---------------8-----------|-----7-----------8---------------|
Eb|--0---------------0---------------|-0-------------------------------|
. . .
arrived, please stay awhile. And I
Gtr.1Eb|----------------------------------|--------------------------- A.H.-|
Gtr.2Bb|----------------------------------|---------------------------------|
Gb|----------------------------------|----------------------------?8>~~|
Db|----------9---10----------9---10--|---------9---10------9---10------|
Ab|------7---------------8-----------|-----7-----------8---------------|
Eb|--0---------------0---------------|-0-------------------------------|
. . .
promise I won't keep you long. I'll keep you forever!
Gtr.1Eb|----------------------------------|---------------------------------|
Gtr.2Bb|----------------------------------|---------------------------------|
Gb|----------------------------------|---------------------R-----------|
Db|----------9---10----------9---10--|---------9---10--7-8-E-----------|
Ab|------7---------------8-----------|-----7-----------7-8-S-----------|
Eb|--0---------------0---------------|-0---------------5-6-T---3-1-0-1-|
. . . . . . .
RIFF 2A:
Gtr.1Eb|----------------------------------|---------------------------------|
Gtr.2Bb|----------------------------------|---------------------------------|
Gb|----------------------------------|-----------------------------8~~-|
Db|----------9---10----------9---10--|---------9---10------9---10------|
Ab|-----/7---------------8-----------|-----7-----------8---------------|
Eb|--0---------------0---------------|-0-------------------------------|
. . .
Gtr.1Eb|----------------------------------|---------------------------------|
Gtr.2Bb|----------------------------------|---------------------------------|
Gb|----------------------------------|-----------------------------7~~-|
Db|----------9---10----------9---10--|---------9---10------9---10------|
Ab|------7---------------8-----------|-----7-----------8---------------|
Eb|--0---------------0---------------|-0-------------------------------|
. . .
Gtr.1Eb|----------------------------------|---------------------------------|
Gtr.2Bb|----------------------------------|---------------------------------|
Gb|----------------------------------|-----------------------------8-~~|
Db|----------9---10----------9---10--|---------9---10------9---10------|
Ab|------7---------------8-----------|-----7-----------8---------------|
Eb|--0---------------0---------------|-0-------------------------------|
. . .
Gtr.1Eb|----------------------------------|---------------------------------|
Gtr.2Bb|----------------------------------|---------------------------------|
Gb|----------------------------------|---------------------R-----------|
Db|----------9---10----------9---10--|---------9---10--7-8-E-----------|
Ab|------7---------------8-----------|-----7-----------7-8-S-----------|
Eb|--0---------------0---------------|-0---------------5-6-T---3-1-0-1-|
. . . . . . .
RIFF 3: (play 4 times)
Gtr. Eb||---------------------------------|---------------------------------||
Bb||---------------------------------|---------------------------------||
Gb||---------------------------------|---------------------sl----------||
Db||---------1---------------2-------|---------3-------7-8-\-----------||
Ab||-2-------1---------------2-------|---------3-------7-8-\-----------||
Eb||-0---0-0-----0-0-3-1-0-1-----0-0-|-3-1-0-1-----0-0-5-6-\---3-1-0-1-||
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
VERSE 1:
Graze the skin with my fin - ger - tips.
Gtr. Eb|----------------------------------|---------------------------------|
Bb|----------------------------------|---------------------------------|
Gb|----------------------------------|---------------------------------|
Db|----------------------------------|---------------------------------|
Ab|--2-------------------------------|-(2)-----------------------------|
Eb|--0-------------------------------|-(0)---------------------3-1-0-1-|
. . . .
The brush of dead cold flesh appease the means.
Gtr. Eb|----------------------------------|---------------------------------|
Bb|----------------------------------|---------------------------------|
Gb|----------------------------------|---------------------sl----------|
Db|----------------------------------|-----------------7-8-\-----------|
Ab|--2-------------------------------|-(2)-------------7-8-\-----------|
Eb|--0-------------------------------|-(0)-------------5-6-\---3-1-0-1-|
. . . .
Pro - voking images delicate fea - tures so smooth,
Gtr. Eb|----------------------------------|---------------------------------|
Bb|----------------------------------|---------------------------------|
Gb|----------------------------------|---------------------------------|
Db|----------------------------------|---------------------------------|
Ab|--2-------------------------------|-(2)-----------------------------|
Eb|--0-------------------------------|-(0)---------------------3-1-0-1-|
. . . .
a pleasant fragrance in the light of the moon.
Gtr. Eb|----------------------------------|---------------------------------|
Bb|----------------------------------|---------------------------------|
Gb|----------------------------------|---------------------sl----------|
Db|----------------------------------|-----------------7-8-\-----------|
Ab|--2-------------------------------|-(2)-------------7-8-\-----------|
Eb|--0-------------------------------|-(0)-------------5-6-\---3-1-0-1-|
. . . .
CHORUS:
Dance with the dead in my dre - ams.
Gtr.1Eb|----------------------------------|---------------------------------|
Gtr.2Bb|----------------------------------|---------------------------------|
Gb|----------------------------------|-----------------------------8~~-|
Db|----------9---10----------9---10--|---------9---10------9---10------|
Ab|-----/7---------------8-----------|-----7-----------8---------------|
Eb|--0---------------0---------------|-0-------------------------------|
. . .
Listen to their hallowed scre - ams. The
Gtr.1Eb|----------------------------------|---------------------------------|
Gtr.2Bb|----------------------------------|---------------------------------|
Gb|----------------------------------|-----------------------------7~~-|
Db|----------9---10----------9---10--|---------9---10------9---10------|
Ab|------7---------------8-----------|-----7-----------8---------------|
Eb|--0---------------0---------------|-0-------------------------------|
. . .
dead have ta - ken my so - ul. Temp -
Gtr.1Eb|----------------------------------|---------------------------------|
Gtr.2Bb|----------------------------------|---------------------------------|
Gb|----------------------------------|-----------------------------8-~~|
Db|----------9---10----------9---10--|---------9---10------9---10------|
Ab|------7---------------8-----------|-----7-----------8---------------|
Eb|--0---------------0---------------|-0-------------------------------|
. . .
- ta - tion's lost all con - trol.
Gtr.1Eb|----------------------------------|---------------------------------|
Gtr.2Bb|----------------------------------|---------------------------------|
Gb|----------------------------------|---------------------R-----------|
Db|----------9---10----------9---10--|---------9---10--7-8-E-----------|
Ab|------7---------------8-----------|-----7-----------7-8-S-----------|
Eb|--0---------------0---------------|-0---------------5-6-T---3-1-0-1-|
. . . . . . .
VERSE 2
BRIDGE:
Gtr.1Eb|----------------------------------|---------------------------------|
Gtr.2Bb|----------------------------------|---------------------------------|
Gb|--------------------------8-------|-----------------sl--------------|
Db|------------9---8~~~~~------9-----|-----------9---8-\---3-----5-----|
Ab|----------7-------------------10--|---------7-----------3-----5-----|
Eb|--0-----0---------------0---------|-0-----0-------------1-----3-----|
. . .
Gtr.1Eb|----------------------------------|---------------------------------|
Gtr.2Bb|----------------------------------|---------------------------------|
Gb|--------------------------8-------|-----------------sl--------------|
Db|------------9---8~~~~~------9-----|-----------9---8-\---3-----5-----|
Ab|----------7-------------------10--|---------7-----------3-----5-----|
Eb|--0-----0---------------0---------|-0-----0-------------1-----3-----|
. . .
In the dep - ths of a mind in - sa - ne
Gtr.1Eb|----------------------------------|---------------------------------|
Gtr.2Bb|----------------------------------|---------------------------------|
Gb|--------------------------8-------|-----------------sl--------------|
Db|------------9---8~~~~~------9-----|-----------9---8-\---3-----5-----|
Ab|----------7-------------------10--|---------7-----------3-----5-----|
Eb|--0-----0---------------0---------|-0-----0-------------1-----3-----|
. . .
fanta - sy and re - a - li - ty are the same.
Gtr.1Eb|----------------------------------|---------------------------------|
Gtr.2Bb|----------------------------------|---------------------------------|
Gb|--------------------------8-------|-----------------sl--------------|
Db|------------9---8~~~~~------9-----|-----------9---8-\---3-----5-----|
Ab|----------7-------------------10--|---------7-----------3-----5-----|
Eb|--0-----0---------------0---------|-0-----0-------------1-----3-----|
. . .
SOLO
Solo goes under verse rhythm;
then under RIFF 3A: (*4 times)
Gtr.1Eb|----------------------------------|---------------------------------|
Gtr.2Bb|----------------------------------|---------------------------------|
Gb|----------------------------------|--------------------sl-----------|
Db|----------1---------------2-------|---------3-------7-8-\-----------|
Ab|--2-------1---------------2-------|---------3-------7-8-\-----------|
Eb|--0---0-0-----0-0-0-0-0-0-----0-0-|-0-0-0-0-----0-0-5-6-\---3-1-0-1-|
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
repeat RIFF 1
VERSE 3:
Graze the skin with my fin - ger - tips.
Gtr.1Eb|----------------------------------|---------------------------------|
Gtr.2Bb|----------------------------------|---------------------------------|
Gb|----------------------------------|---------------------------------|
Db|-------------------------0--------|---------------------3-----5-----|
Ab|----------------1~~~~~-----1------|---------------1~~~--3-----5-----|
Eb|--0-----0-0-0----------0-----2~~~-|-0-----0-0-0---------1-----3-----|
. . . . . . .
The brush of dead warm flesh pacifies the means.
Gtr.1Eb|----------------------------------|---------------------------------|
Gtr.2Bb|----------------------------------|---------------------------------|
Gb|----------------------------------|---------------------------------|
Db|-------------------------0--------|---------------------3-----5-----|
Ab|----------------1~~~~~-----1------|---------------1~~~--3-----5-----|
Eb|--0-----0-0-0----------0-----2~~~-|-0-----0-0-0---------1-----3-----|
. . . . . . .
Incised mem - bers or - naments on my being.
Gtr.1Eb|----------------------------------|---------------------------------|
Gtr.2Bb|----------------------------------|---------------------------------|
Gb|----------------------------------|---------------------------------|
Db|-------------------------0--------|---------------------3-----5-----|
Ab|----------------1~~~~~-----1------|---------------1~~~--3-----5-----|
Eb|--0-----0-0-0----------0-----2~~~-|-0-----0-0-0---------1-----3-----|
. . . . . . .
A - du - la - ting the skin be - fore me.
Gtr.1Eb|----------------------------------|---------------------------------|
Gtr.2Bb|----------------------------------|---------------------------------|
Gb|----------------------------------|---------------------------------|
Db|-------------------------0--------|---------------------3-----5-----|
Ab|----------------1~~~~~-----1------|---------------1~~~--3-----5-----|
Eb|--0-----0-0-0----------0-----2~~~-|-0-----0-0-0---------1-----3-----|
. . . . . . .
Simple smi - les e - lu - de psy - chotic eyes.
Gtr.1Eb|----------------------------------|---------------------------------|
Gtr.2Bb|----------------------------------|---------------------------------|
Gb|----------------------------------|--------------------sl-----------|
Db|----------1---------------2-------|---------3-------7-8-\-----------|
Ab|--2-------1---------------2-------|---------3-------7-8-\-----------|
Eb|--0---0-0-----0-0-0-0-0-0-----0-0-|-0-0-0-0-----0-0-5-6-\---3-1-0-1-|
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Lose all mind control, rationale de - clines.
Gtr.1Eb|----------------------------------|---------------------------------|
Gtr.2Bb|----------------------------------|---------------------------------|
Gb|----------------------------------|--------------------sl-----------|
Db|----------1---------------2-------|---------3-------7-8-\-----------|
Ab|--2-------1---------------2-------|---------3-------7-8-\-----------|
Eb|--0---0-0-----0-0-0-0-0-0-----0-0-|-0-0-0-0-----0-0-5-6-\---3-1-0-1-|
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Empty ey - es en - sla - ve the cre - a - tion
Gtr.1Eb|----------------------------------|---------------------------------|
Gtr.2Bb|----------------------------------|---------------------------------|
Gb|----------------------------------|--------------------sl-----------|
Db|----------1---------------2-------|---------3-------7-8-\-----------|
Ab|--2-------1---------------2-------|---------3-------7-8-\-----------|
Eb|--0---0-0-----0-0-0-0-0-0-----0-0-|-0-0-0-0-----0-0-5-6-\---3-1-0-1-|
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
of placid fa - ces and li - feless pa - ge - ants.
Gtr.1Eb|----------------------------------|---------------------------------|
Gtr.2Bb|----------------------------------|---------------------------------|
Gb|----------------------------------|--------------------sl-----------|
Db|----------1---------------2-------|---------3-------7-8-\-----------|
Ab|--2-------1---------------2-------|---------3-------7-8-\-----------|
Eb|--0---0-0-----0-0-0-0-0-0-----0-0-|-0-0-0-0-----0-0-5-6-\---3-1-0-1-|
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
CHORUS (*2 times)

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