SLAYER
South of Heaven
Tuned one-half step down(Eb,Ab,Db,Gb,Bb,Eb)

 [Main riff]
D#|----------------------------------------------------------------|
A#|----------------------------------------------------------------|
F#|----------9~---8~---7---6-5~-------------9~---8~---7---5tr6-----|
C#|-----9-10----9----8---7-------------9-10----9----8---7----------|
G#|---7------------------------------7-----------------------------|
D#|-0------------------------------0-------------------------------|

 [harmonics during intro]
D#|------<12>\/\/~-----<7>\/\/~---------<5>\/\/~-----|
A#|-<12>----------------------------<5>--------------|
F#|--------------------------------------------------|
C#|--------------------------------------------------|
G#|--------------------------------------------------|
D#|--------------------------------------------------|

 [main riff variation]
D#|--------------------------------------------------------------|
A#|--------------------------------------------------------------|
F#|---------4~---3~---2---2-1~------------4~---3~---2---1tr2-----|
C#|-----4-5----4----3---3-------------4-5----4----3---2----------|
G#|---7-----------------------------7----------------------------|
D#|-0-----------------------------0------------------------------|

play palm muted low Eb's during intro verse
then both guitars play main riff

 [Pre-verse]
 gtr.1
D#|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A#|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
F#|---------------------------------------------------------------10-10-----|
C#|---------------------------------------------------------------10-10-----|
G#|-------10-----8---7-----10-----3-3-------10-----8---7-----10----8--8-----|
D#|-0-0-0--0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0--0-0-0-1-1-0-0-0--0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0--0-0-----------|
    . . .    . .   .   . .    . . . . . . .    . . . .   . .    .

 gtr. 2                      
D#|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A#|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
F#|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
C#|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G#|-2----(2)----------------------3-3-2----(2)---------------------3--3-----|
D#|-0----(0)----------------------1-1-0----(0)---------------------1--1-----|

 gtr.1
D#|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A#|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------|
F#|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------|
C#|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G#|-------10-----8---7-----10-----3-3-------10-----8---7-----10-----8---7-------|
D#|-0-0-0--0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0--0-0-0-1-1-0-0-0--0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0--0-0-0-0-0-0-0-----|
    . . .    . .   .   . .    . . . . . . .    . . . .   . .    . .   .   .

 gtr.2
D#|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A#|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------|
F#|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------|
C#|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G#|-2----(2)----------------------3-3-2----(2)----------------2-----------------|
D#|-0----(0)----------------------1-1-0----(0)----------------0-000-000-000-----|

 [Verse riff]
D#|-----------------------------------|
A#|-----------------------------------|
F#|-----------------------------------|
C#|-----------------------------------|
G#|-------5-----3---------5-----3-----|
D#|-000-0-3-0-0-1-0-000-0-3-000-1-----|
        .   . .   .     .   ...  

 [Pre-Chorus]
D#|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A#|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
F#|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
C#|------------------------------5------------------------------3-----------|
G#|-4----------------4-----------5--4---------------4-----------1-5-4-3-----|
D#|-222-222-222-6\0--222-222-222-3--222-222-222-6\0-222-222-222---3-2-1-----|
    ... ... ...      ... ... ...    ... ... ...     ... ... ...

 [Chorus]
D#|------------------------------------|
A#|------------------------------------|
F#|--------------------------1--2~-----|
C#|--------------------------2--3~-----|
G#|-----6--5-----5-4-------------------|
D#|-0-0-4--3-0-0-3-2-0-0-0-0-----------|
    . .      . .     . . . .

 [Fill @ end of chorus]
 gtr. 1
D#|----------------------------------|
A#|----------------------------------|
F#|--------------5-------------------|
C#|----------------------------------|
G#|-----6--5-------------------------|
D#|-0-0-4--3-0-0----6\(tremdive)-----|
    . .      . .

   gtr.2
D#|------------------------------------|
A#|------------------------------------|
F#|--------------------------9-10~-----|
C#|--------------------------x--x------|
G#|-----6--5-----5-4---------7--8~-----|
D#|-0-0-4--3-0-0-3-2-0-0-0-0-----------|
    . .      . .     . . . .

 rythym for [Solo 1]
D#|----------------------------------|
A#|----------------------------------|
F#|----------------------------------|
C#|----------------------------------|
G#|-------------3-------6------5-----|
D#|-000-000-000-1---000-4--000-3-----|
    ... ... ...     ...    ...

  [Solo 1]
D#|--------------------------|-----------------------------| 
A#|--------------------------|-----------------------17----| 
F#|------/9----9/\/\/--------|---------------------------19| 
C#|------/10-----------------|-/14---14--(14)\11--16-------| 
G#|--------------------------|-----------------------------| 
D#|--------------------------|-----------------------------| 

D#|-----------------------15--15-h-18--|--17-----17--17----(17)\-/--22-22| 
A#|------------------------------------|---------------------------------| 
F#|-18\-----(18)\12--------------------|---------------------------------| 
C#|------------------------------------|---------------------------------| 
G#|------------------------------------|---------------------------------| 
D#|------------------------------------|---------------------------------|

                                          (   3  ) [      6      ] (    6      )  
D#|-22fb---22fb------\12--17--19-|-24-21--19-21-21-19-17-17-16--17-17-----h--p--| 
A#|------------------------------|----------------------------19-----17-17-19-17| 
F#|------------------------------|----------------------------------------------| 
C#|------------------------------|----------------------------------------------| 
G#|------------------------------|----------------------------------------------| 
D#|------------------------------|----------------------------------------------| 

D#|--------------------------------------------------12--| 
A#|----------------------------------12-12--14-12-14-----| 
F#|--------------------12-12-h-14-14---------------------| 
C#|-12-12-14-12--14-12-----------------------------------| 
G#|------------------------------------------------------| 
D#|------------------------------------------------------| 
            
D#|---15fb-----------15--(15)\8---/15--16--14------------| 
A#|------------------------------------------------------| 
F#|------------------------------------------------------| 
C#|------------------------------------------------------| 
G#|------------------------------------------------------| 
D#|------------------------------------------------------| 

   (      5     )  (       6       )  (       6        )  (      6       ) 
D#|17-15p14-15-14--18-18-16-16p15-16--15-18-18p17--16-19--18-17-20-20-21-x-| 
A#|------------------------------------------------------------------------| 
F#|------------------------------------------------------------------------| 
C#|------------------------------------------------------------------------| 
G#|------------------------------------------------------------------------| 
D#|------------------------------------------------------------------------| 
                                                     
D#|----22fb--(22)----(22)---------|--------------------------------|  
A#|-------------------------(0)---|--------------------------------|    
F#|-------------------------------|--------------------------------| 
C#|-------------------------------|--------------------------------| 
G#|-------------------------------|---17\sl\13---------------------| 
D#|-------------------------------|------------13/17--11/16\-/15/17| 

D#|-------------17-----15--x------| 
A#|------------------------x-3/sl/| 
F#|------------------------x------| 
C#|-------------------------------| 
G#|-------------------------------| 
D#|-------------------------------| 

  [Solo 2]
  Trem bar 
D#|---------\/----\/-----\/--|--\/-----\/----------| 
A#|-/17----(17)--(17)---(17)-|-(17)---(17)---(17)--| 
F#|--------------------------|---------------------| 
C#|--------------------------|---------------------| 
G#|--------------------------|---------------------| 
D#|--------------------------|---------------------| 

D#|--------------------------|---------------------| 
A#|--------------------------|---------------------| 
F#|--------------------------|---------------------| 
C#|--------------------------|--------------------3| 
G#|--Trem bar. (grad descend)|--------------------3| 
D#|--0-----------------------|-(0)--------0-0--0--1| 

Gtr 2 doubles Gtr 1 for 8 more times with Rhy Fig 1 
then Gtr 2 plays chorus through solo

  Gtr 1 
D#|-------------------------------|----------------------------------| 
A#|-15----15----------------15----|-15--------15--------------15-----| 
F#|-14fb--14fb--------------14fb--|-14fb------14fb------------14\sl--| 
C#|-------------------------------|----------------------------------| 
G#|-------------------------------|----------------------------------| 
D#|-------------------------------|----------------------------------| 

D#|-----------------------------------------------------| 
A#|--------------------------------------------12-13-12-| 
F#|--------------------------------12h14p12-14----------| 
C#|------------------12h1412h14-14----------------------| 
G#|----10h12--12sl14------------------------------------| 
D#|-12--------------------------------------------------| 

D#|-----------------------15-15-------------------------------------| 
A#|-18sl15-17-18-17-18-17-------18p17-15p13p12-13-12---12-----------| 
F#|--------------------------------------------------14---12h14fb---| 
C#|-----------------------------------------------------------------| 
G#|-----------------------------------------------------------------| 
D#|-----------------------------------------------------------------| 

D#|------------------------------------------------------------| 
A#|----------------------------------------------(      5     )| 
F#|--------(  3  )-(     5     )--(   3  )-15h17/19-19-17h19-19| 
C#|--------9h10-12-14p12---14/16--15h17-17---------------------| 
G#|-9sl10------------------------------------------------------| 
D#|------------------------------------------------------------| 

D#|-----------------------------------------------------------------| 
A#|-------------------------------------/full-15-----15--15--15--18-| 
F#|-19---17h19--19-17h19--19-17h19--19-17-----17/full----17/full----| 
C#|-//------//--//--------------------------------------------------| 
G#|-----------------------------------------------------------------| 
D#|-----------------------------------------------------------------| 

     1.5                     2               2.5
D#|-------------------------------------------------------| 
A#|--18b-------------(18)----18b---(18)------19b----------| 
F#|--17b-------------(17)----17b---(17)------18b----------| 
C#|-------------------------------------------------------| 
G#|-------------------------------------------------------| 
D#|-------------------------------------------------------| 

       1.5      1.5              
D#|----------------------------13--17--17--|--(17)------17--------------17-| 
A#|----(19)-----(19)-----15-15-------------|-------------------------------| 
F#|----(18)-----(18)---/sl-----------------|-------------------------------| 
C#|------------------x/--------------------|-------------------------------| 
G#|------------------x/--------------------|-------------------------------| 
D#|------------------x/--------------------|-------------------------------| 

                           trem bar while trilling 
D#|--(17)-----17-----------14h17--|---14----(17)----------------| 
A#|-------------------------------|-----------------------------| 
F#|-------------------------------|-----------------------------| 
C#|-------------------------------|------------------------0----| 
G#|-------------------------------|-----------------------------| 
D#|-------------------------------|-----------------------------| 

  Gtr 1 Fsh5 Type 2 (1/8) notes 
D#|----------------------------|------------------------| 
A#|----------------------------|------------------------| 
F#|----------------------------|------------------------| 
C#|--(0)-----------------------|--(0)-------------------| 
G#|----------------------------|------------------------| 
D#|----------------------------|------------------------| 

  [FREE TIME]
  Gtr 2  
D#|------------------------|--0---------------|--(0)----------------| 
A#|-----/1 1/2-------------|--0---------------|--(0)----------------| 
F#|----17------------------|(17)--------------|--(17)---------------| 
C#|---x Rake---------------|------------------|---------------------| 
G#|--x---------------------|------------------|---------------------| 
D#|------------------------|------------------|---------------------| 

  Gtr 1 
D#|------------------------|------------------|---------------------| 
A#|------------------------|------------------|---------------------| 
F#|------------------------|------------------|---------------------| 
C#|------------------------|------------------|---------------------| 
G#|--2---------------------|-(2)--------------|-(2)-----------------| 
D#|--0---------------------|-(0)--------------|-(0)-----------------| 

  Gtr 2 
D#|--(0)-------------| 
A#|--(0)-------------| 
F#|------------------| 
C#|------------------| 
G#|------------------| 
D#|------------------| 

  Gtr 1 
D#|------------------| 
A#|------------------| 
F#|------------------| 
C#|------------------| 
G#|-(2)--------------| 
D#|-(0)--------------|

************************************

| ~    Vibrato
| tr   Trill
| .    Staccato
| (n)  Ghost note
| \    Slide down
| x    Dead note
| /    Slide up
| h    Hammer-on
| p    Pull-off
| b    Bend

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