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                                Spirit in Black 
                                  By:  Slayer 
   
  Tuning:  Eb, Ab, Db, Gb, Bb, eb 
  Tempo= 124 bpm 
   
  Intro- 
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  |-----------------------------------------------5-3-- 
  |-2----7p5----8p7----10p8----2----7p5----8p7----5-3-- 
  |-0-00-----00-----00------00-0-00-----00-----00-3-1-- 
    pm--     --     --      --   --     --     -- 
   
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  ------------------------------------------------------| 
  ------------------------------------------------------| 
  ------------------------------------------------------| 
  -2----7p5----8p7----10p8----2----7p5----2-3-2-------3-| 
  -0-00-----00-----00------00-0-00-----00-------3-2-0-1-| 
   pm--     --     --      --   --     -------------- 
   
  The verse is just a variation on the intro except with a 
  few palm muted E5 (-2-) chords played between the notes. 
                    (-0-) 
   
  Chorus- 
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  |-------------------------------3-2-----------| 
  |-2----3--------3--------3----2-----3-2-1-----| 
  |-0-00-1-000000-1-000000-1-00-------------2-1-| 
    pm--   ------   ------   ------------------ 
   
   Alt. endings: 
  |----------------|---------------| 
  |----------------|---------------|  play E5 instead of F5 on 
  |----------------|---------------|  last chord of 2nd Alt. ending 
  |--3-2---------1-|---------------|  on 2nd chorus (does this make 
  |-2----3-2-1---1-|-2-3-2-------3-|  sense?!?!?) 
  |------------3---|-------3-2-0-1-| 
  pm-------------    ----------- 
   
  1st lead=  At the end of the lead the chorus starts in again and there's lead stuff playing with that too.  For the backup just play the verse riff. 
   
       full          full       full    1 1/2 
  |-----/------------/--/-----/--/-----/---------- 
  |-/22/--(22)~~~-22/--/---22/--/---22/--(22)p19-- 
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  |-------------------------------------------------- 
                                                                               full 
  ----------------------------------t22p19-----------t22p19------------------/--/----- 
  -t22p19h22p19-t22p19h22p19-t22p19--------t22p19h22--------t22p19-t22p19h22/--/---19- 
  ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 
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  -21-------19-------17-------15------------------------------------------------- 
  ----1917----1715----1514----13-12h13p12h13p12h13---------------------------- 
  ----------------------------------------------------14-12-14p12h13p12---------- 
  ----------------------------------------------------------------------14p12h14- 
  ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 
  ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 
   
  -----------------________------------------------------------------------------------ 
  ----------------/--------------------------------------------------------12---------- 
  -12-14p12h14-14/---14--14--11-12----11-12----11-12-14-13-12----11-12-14----14-12-11- 
  ----------------------------------14-------14----------------14---------------------- 
  ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 
  ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 
   
  ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 
  -------------------------------------------------------15-17-15---------------- 
  ----11-12-14-12-11----11-12-14/16-17-14-16-17-14-16-17----------17-16-14-16-17- 
  -14----------------14---------------------------------------------------------- 
  ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 
  ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 
  w/Fill 1 
  --------------------------------------19--| 
  -15-17-15-------------20-17-19-20--17-----| 
  ----------17-16-14-16---------------------| 
  ------------------------------------------| 
  ------------------------------------------| 
  ------------------------------------------| 
   
  Fill 1: 
  ---------------------- 
  -15----------------15- 
  ----17-16-14-16-17---- 
  ---------------------- 
  ---------------------- 
  ---------------------- 
   
  Now, a chorus starts in and there's a lead playing with that too.  Here it is: 
            1/4 step              1/2 step 
  |---------/--/--/-----------/--/--/--- 
  |-17-(17)/--/--/----16-(16)/--/--/---- 
  |------------------------------------------- 
  |------------------------------------------- 
  |------------------------------------------- 
  |------------------------------------------- 
   
  ---full----------------------------------17h18p17---------------------- 
  ----/---------------17h18h20----17h18h20----------20p18p17------------- 
  -19/-------16h17h19----------19----------------------------19p17p16h19- 
  --------19------------------------------------------------------------- 
  ----------------------------------------------------------------------- 
  ----------------------------------------------------------------------- 
  (Coils of the serpent unwind) 
   
      1/4 step         1/2 step 
  ----/--/----------/--/--/--/-|---------/------------------- 
  -17/--/---16-(16)/--/--/--/--|-19-(19)/-------------------- 
  ----------------------------------|------------------------------ 
  ----------------------------------|------------------------------ 
  ----------------------------------|---------------13------------ 
  ----------------------------------|---------------0------------ 
                                                        trem. bar 
                                                         slack 
                                     (Buried beneath you will find) 
   
     full       full      1 1/4      1 1/4          full 
  -19-/--19----/--/---19-/--19----/--/--|-17---/--/------------------ 
  -22/------22/--/----21/------21/--/---|---20/--/------------------- 
  ------------------------------------------|----------------------------- 
  ------------------------------------------|----------------------------- 
  ------------------------------------------|------------12-------------- 
  ------------------------------------------|------------12------------- 
                                                             trem. bar 
                                                               slack 
                                             (Deep in the halls of the damned) 
   
     full      full     1 1/4      1 1/4      full     full 
  -19-/--19---/--/--19-/---19---/--/--|-17-/---17-/--/-----------| 
  -22/-----22/--/---21/------21/--/---|-20/----20/--/-----(20)--| 
  ----------------------------------------|---------------------------| 
  ----------------------------------------|---------------------------| 
  ----------------------------------------|---------------------------| 
  ----------------------------------------|---------------------------| 
                                           (Spirit in black till the...end) 
   
  Do a pick slide, then.... 
   
  Tempo= 220 bpm 
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  |-----------------------------------------------------| 
  |----------5h6p5h7p6p5h6p5h6p5----------5h6p5h7p6p5-6-| 
  |-00000000---------------------00000000-------------4-| 
  pm--------                     -------- 
   
  Play w/more pm'd open e string but keep all that 
  5h6p5h6p5h6p5 crap going (just listen to the damn song!!!) 
   
  2nd Guitar Solo= I had to do this one, it's reeaallyy kick ass!! 
  It has a lot of weird bendy crap that is hell to figure out, I 
  hope it isn't too hard for anyone to understand.  Sorry! 
   
  Backup riff played during most of the lead 
  4|o-----------------------------3--5-- 
  5|------------------------------3--5-- 
  6|o--333333333333333333333333-3-1--3-- 
     pm-------------------------- 
   
  --6---------------------------9--6--o| 
  --6---------------------------9--6---| 
  --4-44-44444444444444444444-4/7--4--o| 
      pm------------------------ 
   
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  |--------19-19-19-19-19-19-19-19-19-19-19-etc.-20~~-- 
  |---------------------------------------------------- 
  |-0------------------------------------------------- 
  |--------------------------------------------------- 
  trem bar 
  to slack 
   
    1/4 bend 
  -------------------3--4--7-4-3---------------------------- 
  ----/--/---------------------6-4-3---------------------- 
  -20/--/---20----------------------5-4------------------ 
  -----------------------------------------6-5-3------------ 
  ----------------x-----------------------------6-5-3------ 
  -----------------------------------------------------7-4-- 
   
  ---------------------------------------------------------- 
  ---------------------------------------------------------- 
  -5-4-2-----------------------------------------0--/-6p0-- 
  -------6-5-3-------------------------------------/------- 
  -------------6-5-3---------------------------------------- 
  -------------------7-4-3-7-4-3-4---4--3------------------ 
                                          slack  (2 steps,) 
                                                  (1 1/4, 2) 
   
                                                 1 1/4   1 1/4 
  ----------------------full bend---full bend------/------/--- 
  -----1 step--full bend--/7~~~------/9~~~---/12/--(12)/---- 
  -6p0---/----/7~~~------------------------------------------ 
  ------/----------------------------------------------------- 
  ------------------------------------------------------------- 
  ------------------------------------------------------------- 
  vib. w/bar>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> 
       1 1/4             full bend 
  ------_/~~~~-------------/------------------------------- 
  -(12)/-------(12)9--(9)/--------15p13-15p1312p9/16p13-- 
  ---------------------------------------------------------- 
  ---------------------------------------------------------- 
  ---------------------------------------------------------- 
  ---------------------------------------------------------- 
  >>>>>>>>>>>>>> 
   
  --------------------------------------------------------- 
  -12p9/18p13-(13)-18p13-12p9/16p13-16p13-12p9/15p13-15p13- 
  --------------------------------------------------------- 
  --------------------------------------------------------- 
  --------------------------------------------------------- 
  --------------------------------------------------------- 
   
  ----------------------------------------------------------- 
  -12p9-16p13-16p13-12p9/18p13-18p13-12p9/16p13-16p13-12p9--- 
  ----------------------------------------------------------- 
  ----------------------------------------------------------- 
  ---------------------------------------------------------0 
  ----------------------------------------------------------- 
                                                           slack 
   
  The kick ass 2 Gtr. part!!!!!!! 
  New Backup riff: 
   Keep struming an F5 then play one Gb5, repeat throughout 
   (listen to the album to get rythm, obviously) 
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  |----------------18----18-20-18-20-21-20-21----21---| 
  |-18-19-22-19-22----22------------------------------| 
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  |---------------------------------------------------| 
  |---------------------------------------------------| 
  |---------------------------------------------------| 
  |-------------------------------------------13------| 
  |----------------13----13-15-13-15-16-15-16----16---| 
  |-13-14-17-14-17----17------------------------------| 
   
  |----------------------------------------------------------| 
  |----------------------------------------18----18-19-18-19-| 
  |----------------------19----19-20-19-20----20-------------| 
  |-18-20-18-20-21-20-21----21-------------------------------| 
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  |----------------------------------------13----13-14-13-14-| 
  |----------------------14----14-15-14-15----15-------------| 
  |-13-15-13-15-16-15-16----16-------------------------------| 
  |----------------------------------------------------------| 
  |----------------------------------------------------------| 
   
  |----------18----18--19-22-22-22-22-22-22-18-18-18-18-18-18-| 
  |-21-19-21----21--------------------------------------------| 
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  |----------13----13--14-17-17-17-17-17-17-13-13-13-13-13-13-| 
  |-16-14-16----16--------------------------------------------| 
  |-----------------------------------------------------------| 
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                             gradual bend> / 
  |-19-19-19-19-19-19-22-22-22-22-22-22-23/---| 
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  |                          gradual bend> /  | 
  |-14-14-14-14-14-14-17-17-17-17-17-17-18/---| 
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  Backup: 
  Hold E5 chord                      / full bend 
  |-17--16--15--------------17--(17)/--~~~~~~----| 
  |-------------17-------------------------------| 
  |-----------------17--16-----------------------| 
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  |                                              | 
  |----------------------------------/full bend--| 
  |-15--14--13--------------15--(15)/--~~~~~~----| 
  |-------------14-------------------------------| 
  |-----------------15--14-----------------------| 
  |----------------------------------------------| 
  |----------------------------------------------| 
   
  At end of song, hold Ab5 (6th string, 4th fret) while drums 
  and bass do some thing, then play these chords to end 
  the song: 
  5|--9--6-5--| 
  6|--7--4-3--| 
   
  Then, it ends. 
   
  ~~~~=vibrato 
   / 
  /  -bar up to the specified step 
   
   
    -bar down to the specified step 
     _______ 
    / 
   / 14 14   -pull bar up and play notes while keeping it up 
  14 
   
  pm- palm mute 
   or /-  slide to next note/chord indicated 
  (2)- hold note 
  x-pick slide 
  >>>>>>- vibrato the note(s) w/the bar 
   
  Questions, comments, requests, death threats: dschellhaas@hotmail.com 
  Enjoy...or you'll be shot.  :)

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