Posted - 08/05/2004 :  20:33:56             
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Band: Morbid Angel 
Song: Heaving Earth 
Album: Formulas Fatal to the Flesh 
Transcribed by: Warrick McPherson 
E-mail: sirwarrick@hotmail.com 

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Notation: 

/\ - Slide 
. - Mute 
h - Hammer On 
p - Pull Off 
* - Artificial Harmonic 



 
You will probably need to listen to the CD to properly play these riffs 
as the song is very fast. Don't forget to tune your guitar down if you 
are using a 6-string. Also, make sure you are playing the right type  
of chord eg. 
|--------| 
|--------| 
|-7----7-| 
|-7-or-5-| 
|-5----5-| 
|--------| 
 
 
 
Riff 1 
|--------------------------------------------| 
|--------------------------------------------| 
|--------------------------------------------| 
|---------5/6\5---9------------5/6\5/6-3\2/3-| 
|-2---2---5/6\5--------2---2---5/6\5/6-3\2/3-| 
|-0---0---3/4\3-0-7----0---0---3/4\3/4-1\0/1-| 
  .             .      .                 
 
|--------------------------------------------| 
|--------------------------------------------| 
|--------------------------------------------| 
|---------5/6\5---10-----------5/6\5/6-6\5/6-| 
|-2---2---5/6\5--------2---2---5/6\5/6-6\5/6-| 
|-0---0---3/4\3-0-8----0---0---3/4\3/4-4\3/4-| 
  .             .      .                 
 
|--------------------------------------------| 
|--------------------------------------------| 
|--------------------------------------------| 
|---------5/6\5----------------5/6\5/6-3\2/3-| 
|-2---2---5/6\5---6----2---2---5/6\5/6-3\2/3-| 
|-0---0---3/4\3-0-7----0---0---3/4\3/4-1\0/1-| 
  .             .      .                 
 
|--------------------------------------------| 
|--------------------------------------------| 
|--------------------------------------------| 
|---------5/6\5---10-----------5/6\5/6-6\5/6-| 
|-2---2---5/6\5--------2---2---5/6\5/6-6\5/6-| 
|-0---0---3/4\3-0-8----0---0---3/4\3/4-4\3/4-| 
  .             .      .                 
 
 
Riff 2 
|-------------------------| 
|-------------------------| 
|-------------------------| 
|-------------------------| 
|-6-5-4-6-5-4-6-5-4-6-5-4-| 
|-4-3-2-4-3-2-4-3-2-4-3-2-| 
  . . . . . . . . . . . . 
 
 
Riff 3 
|---------------------------------------------------------------| 
|---------------------------------------------------------------| 
|---------------------------------------------------------------| 
|------------------------------------------------------6-5-6-8\-| 
|------------------------------------------------------6-5-6-8\-| 
|-44443322-44443322-44443322-4444-6--44443322-44443322-4-3-4-6\-| 
                                  *                    . . . 
 
|---------------------------------------------------------------| 
|---------------------------------------------------------------| 
|---------------------------------------------------------------| 
|------------------------------------------------------6-5-6-8\-| 
|------------------------------------------------------6-5-6-8\-| 
|-44443322-44443322-44443322-4444-6--44443322-44443322-4-3-4-6\-| 
                                  *                    . . . 
 
 
Riff 4 
|--------------------------------------------------| 
|--------------------------------------------------| 
|--------------------------------------------------| 
|--------------------------------------------------| 
|-6-5-6-8-7-6-9-8-7-9-8-7--6-5-6-8-7-6-9-8-7-9-8-7-| 
|-4-3-4-6-5-4-7-6-5-7-6-5--4-3-4-6-5-4-7-6-5-7-6-5-| 
  . . . . . . . . . . . .  . . . . . . . . . . . . 
 
|-----------------------------------------------| 
|-----------------------------------------------| 
|-----------------------------------------------| 
|-----------------------------------------------| 
|-6-5-6-8-7-6-9-8-7-9-8-7--6-5-6-8-7-6-9-8-7-6--| 
|-4-3-4-6-5-4-7-6-5-7-6-5--4-3-4-6-5-4-7-6-5-7--| 
  . . . . . . . . . . . .  . . . . . . . . .  
 
 
 
Now go back and play: 
 
Riff 2 
Riff 3 
Riff 4, then... 
 
 
 
Riff 5 
|-------------------------------------------------| 
|-------------------------------------------------| 
|-------------------------------------------------| 
|-------------6\5\4-6--5---------------6\5\4-6--5-| 
|-3-2-3-5-4-3-6\5\4-6--5---3-2-3-5-4-3-6\5\4-6--5-| 
|-1-0-1-3-2-1-4\3\2-4--3---1-0-1-3-2-1-4\3\2-4--3-| 
  . . . . . .              . . . . . .  
 
|-----------------------------------------------| 
|-----------------------------------------------| 
|-----------------------------------------------| 
|-------------6\5\4-6--5---------------6\5\4-6--| 
|-3-2-3-5-4-3-6\5\4-6--5---3-2-3-5-4-3-6\5\4-6--| 
|-1-0-1-3-2-1-4\3\2-4--3---1-0-1-3-2-1-4\3\2-4--| 
  . . . . . .              . . . . . .  
 
 
Riff 6 
|-----------------------------------------------------------------------| 
|-----------------------------------------------------------------------| 
|----------5555---------------------------------------------------------| 
|-55556666-----6666-5555------------------------------------------------| 
|-----------------------8888-66665555----------66668888-99998888-66668--| 
|-------------------------------------66667777--------------------------| 
 
|-----------------------------------------------------------------------| 
|-----------------------------------------------------------------------| 
|----------5555---------------------------------------------------------| 
|-55556666-----6666-5555------------------------------------------------| 
|-----------------------8888-66665555----------66668888-99998888-66668--| 
|-------------------------------------66667777--------------------------| 
 
 
Riff 7 
|------------------------------------------------------------| 
|------------------------------------------------------------| 
|------------------------------------------------7-7-7-8-8-8-| 
|------------------------------------------------7-7-7-8-8-8-| 
|-6\5/6\5-8\7/8\7-6\5/6\5-8/9\8--6\5/6\5-8\7/8\7-5-5-5-6-6-6-| 
|-4\3/4\3-6\5/6\5-4\3/4\3-6/7\6--4\3/4\3-6\5/6\5-5-5-5-6-6-6-| 
 
|-----------------------------------------------------------| 
|-----------------------------------------------------------| 
|--------------------------------8-8-8-9-9-9----------------| 
|--------------------------------8-8-8-9-9-9-9-9-9-10-10-10-| 
|-6\5/6\5-8\7/8\7-6\5/6\5-8/9\8--6-6-6-7-7-7-9-9-9-10-10-10-| 
|-4\3/4\3-6\5/6\5-4\3/4\3-6/7\6--6-6-6-7-7-7-7-7-7-8--8--8--| 
 
 
Now go back and play: 
 
Riff 6, then... 
 
 
 
Riff 8 - Almost the same as riff 7 
|--------------------------------------------------------------| 
|--------------------------------------------------------------| 
|--------------------------------------------------------8--8--| 
|--------------------------------------------------------8--8--| 
|-6\5/6\5-8\7/8\7-6\5/6\5-8/9\8--6\5/6\5-8\7/8\7-6\5/6\5-6--6--| 
|-4\3/4\3-6\5/6\5-4\3/4\3-6/7\6--4\3/4\3-6\5/6\5-4\3/4\3-6--6--| 
 
|-----------------------------------------------------------| 
|-----------------------------------------------------------| 
|--------------------------------8-8-8-9-9-9----------------| 
|--------------------------------8-8-8-9-9-9-9-9-9-10-10-10-| 
|-6\5/6\5-8\7/8\7-6\5/6\5-8/9\8--6-6-6-7-7-7-9-9-9-10-10-10-| 
|-4\3/4\3-6\5/6\5-4\3/4\3-6/7\6--6-6-6-7-7-7-7-7-7-8--8--8--| 
 
 
This next bar is used to bridge this riff with the next: 
|-----------------| 
|-----------------| 
|-----------------| 
|-----------6-6-6-| 
|-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-| 
|-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-| 
  . . . . . 
 
 
Riff 9 
|-------------------------------------------------------------------| 
|-------------------------------------------------------------------| 
|-------------------------------------------------------------------| 
|-------------------------------------------------------7-7-7-8-8-8-| 
|-------------------------------------------------------7-7-7-8-8-8-| 
|-66664433-66664433-77775544-77775544-66664433-66664433-5-5-5-6-6-6-| 
 
|--------------------------------------------------------------| 
|--------------------------------------------------------------| 
|-------------------------------------8-8-8-9-9----------------| 
|-------------------------------------8-8-8-9-9-9-9-9-10-10-10-| 
|-------------------------------------6-6-6-7-7-9-9-9-10-10-10-| 
|-66664433-66664433-77775544-77775544-6-6-6-7-7-7-7-7-8--8--8--| 
 
 
 
 
Riff 10 - Play twice 
|---------------------------------------| 
|---------------------------------------| 
|---------------7/--10------------------| Only play this bar the 
|-7------6--------------7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-| first time through 
|-7------6------5/--8---5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-| 
|-5-5555-4-4444-------------------------| 
    ....   ....         . . . . . . . .  
 
|-------------------------------------------------------| 
|-------------------------------------------------------| 
|-------------------------------------------------------| 
|-7-7------6------------6/7-7-7------6----7-7/10-9-9/10-| 
|-7-7------6------------6/7-7-7------6----7-7/10-7-7/8--| 
|-5-5-4444-4-4444444444-4/5-5-5-5555-4-55-5-5/8--7-7/8--| 
      ....   ..........         ....   .. 
 
|-------------------------------------------------------------------| 
|-------------------------------------------------------------------| 
|-------------------------------------------7/--10------------------| 
|-7-7------6------------6/7-7-7------6--------------7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-| 
|-5-7------6------------6/7-7-7------6------5/--8---5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-| 
|-5-5-4444-4-4444444444-4/5-5-5-5555-4-5555-------------------------| 
      ....   ..........         ....   ....         . . . . . . . . 
 
|-----------------------------------------------------| 
|-----------------------------------------------------| 
|-7-7--/9--6--6----------7-7\6--6-6/7--7-7/10--9-9/10-| 
|-7-7--/9--6--6------6/7-7-7\6--6-6/7--7-7/10--9-9/10-| 
|-5-5--/7--4--4------6/7-5-5\4--4-4/5--5-5/8---7-7/8--| 
|-5-5--/7--4--4-4444-4/5-5-5\4--4-4/5--5-5/8---7-7/8--| 
                ....         
 
Only play this bar the first time through                                                                 
|----------------------------------------------------------------| 
|----------------------------------------------------------------| 
|-7-7--/9--6--6--------------------------7/--10------------------| 
|-7-7--/9--6--6------6/7-7-7------6--------------7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-| 
|-5-5--/7--4--4------6/7-7-7------6------5/--8---5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-| 
|-5-5--/7--4--4-4444-4/5-5-5-5555-4-5555-------------------------| 
                ....         ....   ....         . . . . . . . .   
 
Play this bar as a substitute for the above bar the second time through 
|-----------------------------------------| 
|-----------------------------------------| 
|-7-7--/9--6--6------------66-------7-7---| 
|-7-7--/9--6--6------6/7-7-66-------7-7-7-| 
|-5-5--/7--4--4------6/7-7-44-------5-5-5-| 
|-5-5--/7--4--4-4444-4/5-5--------------5-| 
                ....        
 
 
 
Riff 11 - Played before solo starts 
|------------------------------------------| 
|------------------------------------------| 
|-8--8------8--8------8--8------66---7-7---| 
|-8--8------8--8------8--8------66---7-7-7-| 
|-6--6------6--6------6--6------44---5-5-5-| 
|-6--6-6666-6--6-6666-6--6-6666----------5-| 
       ....      ....      .... 
 
 
 
Riff 12 - Played beneath solo 
|-----------------------------------------| 
|-----------------------------------------| 
|-8--8-----8--8-----8--8------5-5-5-6-6-6-| 
|-8--8-----8--8-----8--8------5-5-5-6-6-6-| 
|-6--6-----6--6-----6--6------3-3-3-4-4-4-| 
|-6--6-6-6-6--6-6-6-6--6-6-6--------------| 
       . .      . .      . .  
 
|-----------------------------------------| 
|-----------------------------------------| 
|-8--8-----8--8-----8--8------6-6-6-7-7---| 
|-8--8-----8--8-----8--8------6-6-6-7-7-7-| 
|-6--6-----6--6-----6--6------4-4-4-5-5-5-| 
|-6--6-6-6-6--6-6-6-6--6-6-6------------5-| 
       . .      . .      . .  
 
|-----------------------------------------| 
|-----------------------------------------| 
|-8--8-----8--8-----8--8------5-5-5-6-6-6-| 
|-8--8-----8--8-----8--8------5-5-5-6-6-6-| 
|-6--6-----6--6-----6--6------3-3-3-4-4-4-| 
|-6--6-6-6-6--6-6-6-6--6-6-6--------------| 
       . .      . .      . .  
 
|--------------------------------------| 
|--------------------------------------| 
|-8--8-----8--8-----8--8------66---66--| 
|-8--8-----8--8-----8--8------66---66--| 
|-6--6-----6--6-----6--6------44---44--| 
|-6--6-6-6-6--6-6-6-6--6-6-6-----------| 
       . .      . .      . .  
 
 
Now go back and play: 
 
Riff 6, then... 
 
 
This next bar is used to link riff 6 with riff 13: 
|---------| 
|---------| 
|---------| 
|-4-4-4-4-| 
|-4-4-4-4-| 
|-2-2-2-2-| 
  . . . . 
 
 
 
Riff 13 
|----------------------------------------------------------------| 
|----------------------------------------------------------------| 
|----------------------------------------------------------------| 
|-------------------------------------------------------6-5-6-8\-| 
|-------------------------------------------------------6-5-6-8\-| 
|-44442211-44442211-55553322-55553322-44442211-44442211-4-3-4-6\-| 
                                                        . . . 
|-------------------------------------------------------------| 
|-------------------------------------------------------------| 
|-------------------------------------6-6-6-7-7-7-------------| 
|-------------------------------------6-6-6-7-7-7-7-7-7-8-8-8-| 
|-------------------------------------4-4-4-5-5-5-7-7-7-8-8-8-| 
|-44442211-44442211-55553322-55553322-4-4-4-5-5-5-5-5-5-6-6-6-| 
 
|----------------------------------------------------------------| 
|----------------------------------------------------------------| 
|----------------------------------------------------------------| 
|-------------------------------------------------------6-5-6-8\-| 
|-------------------------------------------------------6-5-6-8\-| 
|-44442211-44442211-55553322-55553322-44442211-44442211-4-3-4-6\-| 
                                                        . . . 
|----------------------------------------------------------| 
|----------------------------------------------------------| 
|-------------------------------------6-6-6-7-7-7----------| 
|-------------------------------------6-6-6-7-7-7-6-5-6-8\-| 
|-------------------------------------4-4-4-5-5-5-6-5-6-8\-| 
|-44442211-44442211-55553322-55553322-4-4-4-5-5-5-4-3-4-6\-| 
                                                  . . . 
 


Now go back and play: 

Riff 4 
Riff 5 


You have now finished the song....congratulations! 

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