Band: Morbid Angel 
Song: Suffocation 
Album: Altars of Madness 
Transcribed by: Warrick McPherson 
E-Mail: sirwarrick@hotmail.com 

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Notation: 

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




Riff 1 
|---------------------------------------| 
|---------------------------------------| 
|---------------------------------------| 
|---------5-4--------------5p4h5p4------| 
|-----5-4-----3-4------5-4---------4-3--| 
|-3-2--------------3-2------------------| 
  . . . .          . . . .         . .  
 
|---------------------------------------| 
|---------------------------------------| 
|---------------------------------------| 
|---------5-4--------------5-4--8\7-----| 
|-----5-4-----3-4------5-4------6\5-8\7-| 
|-3-2--------------3-2--------------6\5-| 
  . . . .          . . . .     
 
Riff 2 
|-------------------------------------------------------| 
|-------------------------------------------------------| 
|-------------------------------------------------------| 
|------------------------4/5--------------------5\4-8\7-| 
|-777777-666666-6666-4/5-2/3-444444-333333-3333-3\2-6\5-| 
|-555555-444444-4444-2/3-----222222-111111-1111---------| 
 
|-------------------------------| 
|-------------------------------| 
|-5------7------8--8------------| 
|-5------7------8--8----8\7-----| 
|-3-3333-5-5555-6--6----6\5-8\7-| 
|---------------------------6\5-| 
    ....   .... 
 
|-------------------------------------------------------| 
|-------------------------------------------------------| 
|-------------------------------------------------------| 
|------------------------4/5--------------------5\4-8\7-| 
|-777777-666666-6666-4/5-2/3-444444-333333-3333-3\2-6\5-| 
|-555555-444444-4444-2/3-----222222-111111-1111---------| 
 
|-------------------------------| 
|-------------------------------| 
|-5------7----------------------| 
|-5------7------8--8----8\7-----| 
|-3-3333-5-5555-8--8----6\5-8\7-| 
|---------------6--6--------6\5-| 
    ....   .... 
 
 
Riff 3 - Verse 
|------------------------------------------------------------| 
|------------------------------------------------------------| 
|------------------------------------------------------------| 
|-8\7------7------8------9------8\7------7------8------8--10-| 
|-6\5------5------6------7--7---6\5------5------6------7--8--| 
|-----4444---4444---4444----5-------4444---4444---4444-------| 
 
|------------------------------------------------------------| 
|------------------------------------------------------------| 
|------------------------------------------------------------| 
|-8\7------7------8------9------8\7------7------8------8--10-| 
|-6\5------5------6------7--7---6\5------5------6------7--8--| 
|-----4444---4444---4444----5-------4444---4444---4444-------| 
 
 
Riff 4 - Chorus 
|-------------------------------------------------------------------| 
|-------------------------------------------------------------------| 
|-------------------------------------------------------------------| 
|-------------------4/5-4/5-5\4-3--------------------4/5-4/5-5--8\7-| 
|-------------------2/3-2/3-3\2-1--------------------2/3-2/3-3--6\5-| 
|-22222222-11111111----------------22222222-11111111----------------| 
 
|---------------------------------------------------------------| 
|---------------------------------------------------------------| 
|---------------------------------------------------------------| 
|-------------------4/5-4/5-5\4-3--------------------4---5--8\7-| 
|-------------------2/3-2/3-3\2-1--------------------2---3--6\5-| 
|-22222222-11111111----------------22222222-11111111------------| 
 
 
 
 
Riff 5                                         1st, 2nd, 3rd      4th 
|-------------------------------------------|-----------------|----------| 
|-------------------------------------------|-----------------|----------| 
|-------------------------------------------|-----------------|-----10---| 
|-7\6--------9-7\6--------9/10-7\6--------9-|-7\6--------10-9-|-7\6-10---| 
|-5\4-8888-7-7-5\4-8888-7-7/8--5\4-8888-7-7-|-5\4-8888-7-8--7-|-5\4-8----| 
|-----6666-5-------6666-5----------6666-5---|-----6666-5------|----------| 
 
 
 
Now go back and play: 
 
Riff 3 
Riff 4, then... 
 
 
 
Riff 6 
|----------------------------------------------------------------------| 
|----------------------------------------------------------------------| 
|----------------------------------------------------------------------| 
|----------------------------------------------------------------------| 
|-7------10-9-7/8-88888888-88888888--7------10-9-7/8-88888888-88888888-| 
|-5-5555-8--7-5/6-66666666-66666666--5-5555-8--7-5/6-66666666-66666666-| 
    ....                               .... 
 
The second time you play this riff, finish it as shown below: 
 
|-----------------| 
|-----------------| 
|-----------------| 
|---------------2-| 
|-7------10-9-7-2-| 
|-5-5555-8--7-5-0-| 
    .... 
 
 
Riff 7 
 
Guitar 1 
|-------------------------------------------------------------------------| 
|-------------------------------------------------------------------------| 
|-------------------------------------------------------------------------| 
|-------------------------------------------------------------------------| 
|-77777777-55555555-66666666----------77777777-55555555-66666666----------| 
|----------------------------77777777----------------------------7p6-7----| 
 
|-------------------------------------------------------------------------| 
|-------------------------------------------------------------------------| 
|-------------------------------------------------------------------------| 
|-------------------------------------------------------------------------| 
|-77777777-55555555-66666666----------77777777-55555555-66666666----------| 
|----------------------------77776666----------------------------77776666-| 
 
Guitar 2 
|-------------------------------------------------------------------------| 
|-------------------------------------------------------------------------| 
|-------------------------------------------------------------------------| 
|-77777777-55555555-66666666----------77777777-55555555-66666666----------| 
|-------------------------------------------------------------------------| 
|----------------------------77777777----------------------------7p6-7----| 
 
|-------------------------------------------------------------------------| 
|-------------------------------------------------------------------------| 
|-------------------------------------------------------------------------| 
|-77777777-55555555-66666666----------77777777-55555555-66666666----------| 
|-------------------------------------------------------------------------| 
|----------------------------77776666----------------------------77776666-| 
 
 
 
Now play riff 6 again, then... 
 
 
 
Riff 8 - (after bass lick) 
|---------------------------------------------------------------------| 
|---------------------------------------------------------------------| 
|---------------------------------------------------------------------| 
|---------4-3-5-3--4-5-3-4-2-3-1-2----------4-3-5-4--4-5-3-4-2-3------| 
|-4-3-4-3-2-1-3-2-------------------4-3-4-3-2-1-3-2--4-5-3-4-2-3--4-3-| 
|-2-1-2-1---------------------------2-1-2-1-----------------------2-1-| 
  . . . . . . . .                   . . . . . . . .               . .  
 
|----------------------------------------------------| 
|----------------------------------------------------| 
|----------------------------------------------------| 
|-2-1-------------------------------3-3-3-3----------| 
|----------3h4p3h4p3h4-2h3p2h3p2h3--1-1-1-1------4-3-| 
|------0-0-----------------------------------0-0-2-1-| 
       . .                          . . . .  . . . . 
 
---------------------------------------------| 
|--------------------------------------------| 
|--------------------------------------------|  
|-2-1-------------------------------3-3-3-3--|  
|----------3h4p3h4p3h4-2h3p2h3p2h3--1-1-1-1--| 
|------0-0-----------------------------------| 
       . .                          . . . .  
 
After playing the above 3 bars twice through, end the riff as follows: 
|---------------------------------------------------------------------| 
|---------------------------------------------------------------------| 
|---------------------------------------------------------------------| 
|---------4-3-5-3--4-5-3-4-2-3-1-2----------4-3-5-4--4-5-3-4-2-3------| 
|-4-3-4-3-2-1-3-2-------------------4-3-4-3-2-1-3-2--4-5-3-4-2-3--4-3-| 
|-2-1-2-1---------------------------2-1-2-1-----------------------2-1-| 
  . . . . . . . .                   . . . . . . . .               . .  
 
|----------------------------------------| 
|----------------------------------------| 
|----------------------------------------| 
|-2-1-------------------------------3-3--| 
|----------3h4p3h4p3h4-2h3p2h3p2h3--1-1--| 
|------0-0-------------------------------| 
       . .                          . .  
 
 
Now go back and play: 
 
Riff 4 
Riff 5 - The very last time you play riff 5, play it as shown below, as  
         it changes on the last play through for some reason. Read and  
         listen to this next bar very carefully. 
 
 
|----------------------------------------------------------------------| 
|----------------------------------------------------------------------| 
|----------------------------------------------------------------------| 
|-7\6--------9--7\6--------9/10--7\6--------9--7\6---------10--------9-| 
|-5\4-8888-7-7--5\4-8888-7-7/8---5\4-8888-7-7--5\4-8888-7--8--10-777-7-| 
|-----6666-5--------6666-5-----------6666-5--------6666-5-----8--555---| 
 
|-------------------------------------------------| 
|-------------------------------------------------| 
|-------------------------------------------------| 
|-7\6--------9/10--7\6--------9--7\6-10---8\---2--| 
|-5\4-8888-7-7/8---5\4-8888-7-7--5\4-8----8\---2--| 
|-----6666-5-----------6666-5-------------6\---0--| 
 


Well there you go. You will probably need to listen to the song and 
read this tab carefully if you wish to play it correctly, as it is 
not as clear cut as it seems. Send me an E-mail for comments or 
suggestions.

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