-/ / The following is the author's own interpretation of the song, to be used / / for private use and studying / /-------------------------------------------------------------------------/ SLAYER - DIE BY THE SWORD From the Album SHOW NO MERCY Copyright 1987 METAL BLADE RECORDS Version 1.0 - October 1998 Transcription By: Mike Kimball For Questions, Comments, Newest Version, or Corrections contact Mike at: mkimball@mac.mlmc.utah.edu Check out 's Death/Black Tab Webpage at join the death/black tab emailing list by emailing . - palm mute / - slide up to - slide down to ~ - vibrato h - hammer on b - bend p - pull off Suffixes for bend ph - pinch harmonic f - full bend h - half bend * - see comment r - release t - tap bend X - percussion mute ~ - vibrato bend @ - slight palm mute () - ghost note, sustained note Tuning: Eb(Eb,Ab,Db,Gb,Bb,Eb) Fig. 1 |------------------------------------------------------ |------------------------------------------------------ |------------------------------3----------------------- |--2-----2-----4-5-2-----2-----3---2-----2-----4-5----- |--2-----2-----4-5-2-----2-----1---2-----2-----4-5----- |--0-000-0-000-2-3-0-000-0-000-----0-000-0-000-2-3-0-0- |---------- |---------- |--3-----5- |--3-----5- |--1-----3- |------0--- End Fig. 1 Fig. 2 |-------------------------------------------------- |-------------------------------------------------- |------------------------------3------------------- |--2-----2-----5---2-----2-----3---2-----2-----5--- |--2-----2-----5---2-----2-----1---2-----2-----5--- |--0-000-0-000-3---0-000-0-000-----0-000-0-000-3--- |------------------ |------------------ |--------------5--- |--2-----2-----5--- |--2-----2-----3--- |--0-000-0-000----- End Fig. 2 Fig. 3 |-------------------------------------------------- |-------------------------------------------------- |--2-----2-----8-7-2-----2-----8-7-2-----2-----8-7- |--2-----2-----8-7-2-----2-----8-7-2-----2-----8-7- |--0-000-0-000-6-5-0-000-0-000-6-5-0-000-0-000-6-5- |-------------------------------------------------- |-------------------- |-------------------- |------10-----9------ |------10-----9------ |--0-0-8----0-7------ |-------------------- End Fig. 3 Fig. 4 |-------------------------------------------------- |-------------------------------------------------- |-------------------------------------------------- |-------------------------------------------------- |--3-2-------------3-2-------------3-2------------- |------3-2-5-3-2-0-----3-2-5-3-2-0-----3-2-5-3-2-0- |---------------- |---------------- |--7---6--------- |--7---6---8---7- |--5---4---8---7- |----------6---5- End Fig. 4 First solo E-G-B-B.Bb-E-G-F-B-F Fig. 5 Gtr.1 |---------------------------------------------------- |---------------------------------------------------- |---------------------------------------------------- |----8-7----------------------8-7-------------------- |----------8-7---8-10---8-7---------8-7---8-10------- |--0-----0-----0------0-----0-----0-----0------0-8-7- Gtr.2 (chord changes) |----|---|---|---|---|---|---|----------------- |----|---|---|---|---|---|---|----------------- |----|-4-|-3-|---|---|---|---|----------------- |--2-|-4-|-3-|-3-|-4-|-3-|-5-|----------------- |--2-|-2-|-1-|-3-|-4-|-3-|-5-|----------------- |--0-|---|---|-1-|-2-|-1-|-3-|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0- End Fig. 5 Second Solo First part is the same pattern as Fig. 3, but with the root on the E (6th) string. Second part E-G-F#-C-B End Second Solo There you go. Have a nice day. Check out 's Death/Black Tab Webpage at