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Song: The Cryptic Stench 
Artist: Cannibal Corpse 
Album: Tomb of the Mutilated (1992) 

Tabbed by Chris Rezendes (dudemcrude@yahoo.com) 
Date started tab: 7-27-02 
Date finished tab: 7-28-02 

Tuning: Half step down 

Notation Key 
v: vibrato 
t: tremolo bar 
^: bend 
.: palm mute 
~: trill 
p: pull-off 
h: hammer-on 
x: ghost note 
/: slide up 
\: slide down 

Comments: This song is too fucking wierd. Other than that, I have nothing to say. Except that the 
tab came out just fine and dandy, and if you spot a mistake, you are welcome to correct it, or you 
can be a good little pal and point it out to me. Later. 

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Fig. 1 x2 
e|---------------------------------------|-----------------------------| 
B|---------------------------------------|-----------------------------| 
G|---------------------------------------|-----------------------------| 
D|---------------------------------------|-----------------------------| 
A|--3---------5-----8/9---7/8-----3------|--5-----8/9---7/8-----3------| 
E|--1-0-00-00-3-000-6/7-0-5/6-000-1-000--|--3-000-6/7-0-5/6-000-1-000--| 

e|-----------------------------------------| 
B|-----------------------------------------| 
G|-----------------------------------------| 
D|-----------------------------------------| 
A|--5-----8/9---7/8-----5-----5-----5------| 
E|--3-000-6/7-0-5/6-000-3-000-3-000-3-000--| 

Riff 1 x1 
e|-------------------------|-----------------------| 
B|-------------------------|-----------------------| 
G|-------------------------|-----------------------| 
D|-------------------------|-----------------------| 
A|--3---------2222------3--|----------2222------5--| 
E|--1-0-00-00------1111-1--|--0-00-00------1111-3--| 

e|-----------------------|-----------------------| 
B|-----------------------|-----------------------| 
G|-----------------------|-----------------------| 
D|-----------------------|-----------------------| 
A|----------2222------3--|----------2222------5--| 
E|--0-00-00------1111-1--|--0-00-00------1111-3--| 


Repeat Fig. 1 x1 
Repeat Riff 1 x1 
Repeat Fig. 1 x2 

Riff 2 x4 (Tearing at the neck, my sharpened teeth pierce the meat...) 
e|----------------------| 
B|----------------------| 
G|----------------------| 
D|----------------------| 
A|------------2-4t5--6--| 
E|--000000000--------4--| 

Riff 2B x4 (The oldest of souls, left behind after life...) 
e|----------------------| 
B|----------------------| 
G|----------------------| 
D|-------------------3--| 
A|------------2-4t5--1--| 
E|--000000000-----------| 

Riff 3 x2 (Indulgence in the blood...) 
e|-----------------------|-----------------------|----------------------------------------| 
B|-----------------------|-----------------------|----------------------------------------| 
G|-----------------------|-----------------------|----------------------------------------| 
D|-------7777-3333-2222--|-----------------------|------------9/8-9/6---------------------| 
A|--4444-----------------|-------6666-2222-1111--|--444444444-7/6-7/4-333333333333333333--| 
E|-----------------------|--3333-----------------|----------------------------------------| 

Riff 4 x2 (Tapping the gushing sap...) 
e|--------------------------------------------------------------------------| 
B|--------------------------------------------------------------------------| 
G|--------------------------------------------------------------------------| 
D|--------------------------------------------------------------------------| 
A|--44444444477773333333333333366662222-------------------------------------| 
E|-------------------------------------33333333366662222222222222255551111--| 

Repeat Riff 2 x4 
Repeat Riff 2b x4 

Fig. 2 x4 (Ghastly beauty look into my eyes...) 
e|-----------------------------|----------------------------| 
B|-----------------------------|----------------------------| 
G|-----------------------------|----------------------------| 
D|-----------------------7777--|----------------------6666--| 
A|--4/5---5\4----55558888------|--4/5---5\4---44447777------| 
E|--2/3-x-3\2-x----------------|--2/3-x-3\2-x---------------| 

Fig. 3 x2 (Returning to the grave...) 
e|-------------------------|-------------------------| 
B|-------------------------|-------------------------| 
G|-------------------------|-------------------------| 
D|-------------------------|-------------------------| 
A|--4/5---5\---2222-----3--|--4/5---5\---2222-----5--| 
E|--2/3-x-3\-x-----1111-1--|--2/3-x-3\-x-----1111-3--| 

Fig. 4 x1 
e|---------------|---------------|---------------|--------------------------| 
B|---------------|---------------|---------------|--------------------------| 
G|---------------|---------------|---------------|--------------------------| 
D|---------------|---------------|---------------|--------------------------| 
A|------------5--|------------5--|------------5--|--------------------------| 
E|--00100-444-3--|--00100-444-3--|--00100-444-3--|--00100-444-3v-3/1-1-1r0--| 

Fig. 5 x3 
e|------------------------------| 
B|------------------------------| 
G|------------------------------| 
D|------------------------------| 
A|--5---------------------------| 
E|--3-00100--6v--3v--3/1-1-1r0--| 

Fig. 6 x1 
e|-----------------|---------------|---------------|---------------|--------------------------| 
B|-----------------|---------------|---------------|---------------|--------------------------| 
G|-----------------|---------------|---------------|---------------|--------------------------| 
D|-----------------|---------------|---------------|---------------|--------------------------| 
A|--5-----------5--|------------5--|------------5--|------------5--|--------------------------| 
E|--3-00100-666-3--|--00100-444-3--|--00100-444-3--|--00100-444-3--|--00100-444-3v-3/1-1-1r0--| 

Repeat Riff 2 x4 

Riff 5 x2 (Life and death are too clear...) 
e|--------------------------------------| 
B|--------------------------------------| 
G|--------------------------------------| 
D|--------------------------------------| 
A|---------------------------2-4h5p4-6--| 
E|--000333666444333333333333---------4--| 

Riff 6 x4 (Scripts of the dead...) 
e|------------------------------------------| 
B|------------------------------------------| 
G|------------------------------------------| 
D|------7777--------------------------------| 
A|--4444----2222-----------------6p3p0------| 
E|--------------6666333333333333-------2-3--| 

Fill 1 x1 
e|---------------------------------| 
B|---------------------------------| 
G|---------------------------------| 
D|---------------------------------| 
A|--6p3p0-----6p3p0-----6p3p0------| 
E|--------2-3-------2-3-------2-3--| 

Repeat Fig. 2 x5 

Riff 7 x4 
e|-------------------------| 
B|-------------------------| 
G|-------------------------| 
D|-------------------------| 
A|--6p3p0-----0-2-4h5p4-6--| 
E|--------2-3-----------4--| 

end x1 
e|-----------------|-----------------|-----| 
B|-----------------|-----------------|-----| 
G|-----------------|-----------------|-----| 
D|-----------------|-----------------|--6--| 
A|--------2h3p2----|--------1h2p1----|--5--| 
E|--0-2-3-------3--|--0-1-2-------2--|--4--|