Murder Lyrics

As recorded by Sepultura
(From the 1991 Album ARISE)
Words by Max Cavalera and Andreas Kisser Music by Sepultura
Gtr I (E A D G B E) - 'Untitled'
Gtr II (E A D G B E) - 'Untitled'
Gtr III (E A D G B E) - 'Untitled'
Gtr IV (E A D G B E) - 'Untitled'
Gtr V (E A D G B E) - 'Lead Guitar'
Fast Rock Q=234
E5/C5 D#5 N.C.
Gtrs I, II
PM-----------------------
Q Q Q Q S S E S S E S S E S S E
|-------------||o-------------------------|
|----7--3--6--||o-------------------------|
E5/C5 D#5 N.C. B5 Bb5
S S E Q Q Q 3x S S E S S E S S E S S E H H
|----------------o||-------------------------|-----------|
|-------7--3--6--o||-------------------------|-2----1----|
Gtrs I, II
S S E S S E S S E S S E S S E S S E S S E S S E
o / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / /
Gtr III
A W +H E E E E
|-8s11-----------------------|-(11)-----------11s==10-10---10-|
|-5s=8-----------------------|--(8)------------8s===7--7----7-|
| Gtr IV
| A W +H E E E E
|-7s=8-----------------------|--(8)------------8s===7--7----7-|
|-5s=6-----------------------|--(6)------------6s===5--5----5-|
S S E S S E S S E S S E S S E S S E S S E S S E
E Q. +H +Q.. S E E E E
|-10s==13--------(13)-----------|-(13)-------------13-13s==14-14---14--|
|--7s==10--------(10)-----------|-(10)-------------10-10s==11-11---11--|
| E Q. H +Q. E E E E E
|--7s==10---------10------------|-(10)----------10----10s==11-11---11--|
|--5s===8----------8------------|--(8)-----------8-----8s===9--9----9--|
S S E S S E S S E S S E S S E S S E S S E S S E
E Q E +H +H E E E E
|-14s==11-----11-(11)-------------|-(11)------------11s==10-10---10-|
|-11s===8------8--(8)-----(8)-8-8-|---8----8---------8s===7--7----7-|
| E Q E +Q +S S E E Q. E E E E
| E Q E H +H E E E E
|-11s===8------8---8--------------|--(8)-------------8s===7--7----7-|
|--9s===6------6---6--------------|--(6)-------------6s===5--5----5-|
S S E S S E S S E S S E S S E S S E S S E S S E
E Q E Q. E +E Q. E E E E
|-10---13------13--13----------13-|-(13)---13---------13s==8-8---8----|
|--7---10------10--10----------10-|-(10)---10---------10s==5-5---5----|
| E Q. +Q. E +E Q E E E E E
|--7s==10---------(10)---------10-|-(10)---10------10-10s==5-5---5----|
|--5s===8----------(8)----------8-|--(8)----8-------8--8s==3-3---3----|
Slower Q=196
Gtrs I, II
W +W W +H Q E E
/ / / / / o /
Gtrs III, IV
W +W W +W
Gtrs I, II
PM----------------------| PM----------------------| PM
E E E E E E E E E E E E Q E E 3x E E E E E E E E E E E E Q E E
||o-----------------|----------------o||-----------------|-----------------||
||o-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-|-2-2-2-2-2----1-o||-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-|-2-2-2-2-2----1--||
1st Verse
PM--------------------| PM PM--------------------| PM
+E E E E E E E E E E E E Q E E +E E E E E E E E E E E E Q E E
PM--------------------| PM PM----------------------------|
+E E E E E E E E E E E E Q E E +E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E
Gtr II
PM| PM|
Q E E E E E E Q E E E E E E Q E E E E E E Q E E Q Q
| Gtr I
| PM| PM|
| Q E E E E E E Q E E Q Q Q E E E E E E Q E E Q Q
PM| PM|
Q E E E E E E Q E E E E E E Q E E E E E E Q E E Q Q
| PM|
| Q E E E E E E Q E E Q Q Q E E E E E E Q Q Q Q
2nd Verse
Gtrs I, II
PM PM--------------------| PM PM--------------------|
Q E E +E E E E E E E E E E E E Q E E +E E E E E E E E E E E E
||o------------------|-----------------|------------------|------------------o||
||o-2----1-(1)-2-2-2-|-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-|-2----1-(1)-2-2-2-|-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2--o||
Gtr II
PM| PM|
Q E E E E E E Q E E E E E E Q E E E E E E Q E E Q Q
| Gtr I
| PM| PM|
| Q E E E E E E Q E E Q Q Q E E E E E E Q E E Q Q
PM| PM|
Q E E E E E E Q E E E E E E Q E E E E E E Q E E E Q E
| PM| PM|
| Q E E E E E E Q E E Q Q Q E E E E E E Q E E E Q E
Faster Q=220
Gtrs I, II
PM--------| PM--------|
E S S E S S E Q E E S S E S S E Q E
||o--------------------|--------------------|
||o-6-------------5--5-|-6-------------5--5-|
G#5 N.C. G5
PM--------| ~
E S S E S S E Q E H +E Q E 3x
|--------------------|-----------------o||
|-6-------------6--6-|-5----(5)-5--5---o||
PM--------| PM--------| PM--------|
E S S E S S E Q E E S S E S S E Q E E S S E S S E Q E W
Slower Q=204
B5/F# C5/G N.C. D5
PM----------------------------|
W W E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E
C#5 N.C. D#5 D5 D#D5 Bb5 A5 Bb5 A5G5
PM PM PM------| PM PM|
Q. E Q. E Q E E E E E E Q E E Q E E E E E E E E E E
||o---------------|----------------|---------------|------------------o||
||--6------6------|-6------------8s|=7----8s7------|-------------------||
||o-4------4------|-4------------6s|=5----6s5------|-8-8-7-7-8-8-7-5--o||
Gtr I
W W W H.. E
Gtr II
PM| PM--| PM| PM--| PM| PM--| PM| PM--|
H. Q +Q. E +Q. E
PM| PM--| PM| PM--|
W +H. Q
/ / o
PM| PM--| PM| PM--|
3rd Verse
Gtrs I, II
PM PM--------------------| PM PM--------------------|
Q E E +E E E E E E E E E E E E Q E E +E E E E E E E E E E E E
||o------------------|-----------------|------------------|------------------o||
||o-2----1-(1)-2-2-2-|-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-|-2----1-(1)-2-2-2-|-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2--o||
Gtr I
W +H.. E W H. Q
Gtr II
PM| PM--| PM| PM--| PM| PM--| PM| PM--|
W W Q. E +H W
PM| PM--| PM| PM--| PM| PM--| PM| PM--|
N.C. (E5)
Gtr II
PM| PM--|
E E E E E E E E 4x Q Q Q Q
||o--------------------o||-----------------|
||o-10-----12-11-------o||-2-------2-------|
| Gtr I
| PM| PM--| PM| PM--|
||o--------------------o||-----------------|
||o--4------6--5-------o||-4-----6-5-------|
Faster Q=226
N.C.
PM| PM------|
Q Q Q Q E E E E E S S S S E 7x
|-----------------||o----------------------o||
|-2-------2-------||o-4-----6-5------------o||
| PM| PM--| PM| PM------|
| E E E E E E E E E E E E E S S S S E 7x
|-----------------||o----------------------o||
|-4-----6-5-------||o-4-----6-5------------o||
Guitar Solo
Gtrs I, II
W S S E S S E S S E S S E
o / / / / / / / / / / /
Gtrs I, II Gtr V
Q Q Q Q E E E E E E E E E E E E
|-------------||-12p==11p==7p0h==7h==11-12p==11p==7p0h==7h==11-|
S S E S S E S S E S S E
|-12p==11p==7p0h==7h==11-12p==11p==7p0h==7h==11-|
S S E S S E S S E S S E
E E E E E E E E E E E S S
|-12p==11p==7p0h==7h==11-12p==11p==7p0h==7h==11-12p|
E S S S S S S E S S S S S S S S E S S E S S E S S E
o / / / / / / o / / / / / / o / / / / / / / / / / /
S E. S E. +Q +E E E E E S S E E S S E
|-11p8s====5h7------(7)-----(7)s==4---|-4---0-4---4p2p0---6-6p4p0----|
S S E S S E S S E S S E S S E S S E S S E S S E
S S E E S S E E S S E S S E E S S E S S S S E
|-7p6p0-9---9p7p0---11-11p9p0-|-12p11p0-14---14p12p0---17s16-16p14p0--|
E S S S S S S E S S S S S S
o / / / / / / o / / / / / /
H +Q. E
|------------------------------9s==|
|------------------------------6s==|
E S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S
o / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / /
TP TP
Q H. W
S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S
TP TP
HH
|-16s12---------------13---------------|
|-13s=9---------------10---------------|
E S S S S S S E S S S S S S E S S S S S S S S S S S S S S
o / / / / / / o / / / / / / o / / / / / / / / / / / / / /
TP ~~~~~
HHH+H
|-13s16-------------16\-------------|--------------------------------------|
|-10s13-------------13\-------------|--------------------------------------|
S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S
\3.5_________________
H+H
S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S E S S S S S S E S S S S S S
/ / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / o / / / / / / o / / / / / /
+W +H. +Q
N.C. Bb5
Gtrs I, II
PM--------------------|
S S E S S E S S E S S E 3x W +W
||o-------------------------o||----------|--------||
||o-------------------------o||-1--------|-(1)----||
Slower Q=204
E5 B5 Bb5 N.C.
PM----------------------| PM------------------------------|
E E E E E E E E E E E E Q E E 3x E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E
||o-----------------|----------------o||-----------------|------------------|
||o-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-|-2-2-2-2-2----1-o||-----------------|------------------|
Gtrs I, II
W +W
Gtr III
E E E E Q. E +E E E E E H
|-----10-8-9----9-|-(9)-9-12p10p9-10----|
| Gtr IV
| E E E E Q. E +E E E E E H
|-----10---9----9-|-(9)-9-12p10p9-10----|
W +H Q E E
/ / / o /
E E E E H E E E E E Q. +E
|-----10---9----|--9-9-12p10p9-10-----(10)\---|
| E E E E H E E E E E Q. +E
|-----10---9----|--9-9-12p10p9-10-----(10)\---|
Gtrs III, IV
A W A H E Q.
|-------------------|-5s6-------6s9------|
|-5s7---------------|--------------------|
E Q. +Q E E E H. +Q
|-9p8------(8)---11p9p==8-|-9------------(9)\---|
W +W
Gtr III
E E E E Q. E +E E E E E H
|-----10---9----9-|-(9)-9-12p10p9-10----|
| Gtr IV
| E E E E Q. E +E E E E E H
|-----10---9----9-|-(9)-9-12p10p9-10----|
W +W
E E E E H H +E +Q.
| E E E E H H. Q
4th Verse
Gtrs I, II
PM PM--------------------| PM
Q E E +E E E E E E E E E E E E 4x Q E E H Q E E Q Q
||o------------------|-----------------o||-------------|---------------*|
||o-2----1-(1)-2-2-2-|-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-o||-2----1------|----2-2-2------*|
Duration Legend
W - whole; H - half; Q - quarter; E - 8th; S - 16th; T - 32nd; X - 64th; a - acciaccatura
+ - note tied to previous; . - note dotted; .. - note double dotted
Uncapitalized letters represent notes that are staccato (1/2 duration)
Irregular groupings are notated above the duration line
Duration letters will always appear directly above the note/fret number it represents the
duration for. Duration letters with no fret number below them represent rests. Multi-
bar rests are notated in the form Wxn, where n is the number of bars to rest for. Low
melody durations appear below the staff
Tablature Legend
h - hammer-on
p - pull-off
b - bend
pb - pre-bend
r - bend release (if no number after the r, then release immediately)
/\ - slide into or out of (from/to "nowhere")
s - legato slide
S - shift slide
- natural harmonic
(n) - artificial harmonic
n(n) - tapped harmonic
~ - vibrato
tr - trill
T - tap
TP - trem. picking
PM - palm muting
\n/ - tremolo bar dip; n = amount to dip
\n - tremolo bar down
n/ - tremolo bar up
/n\ - tremolo bar inverted dip
= - hold bend; also acts as connecting device for hammers/pulls
- volume swell (louder/softer)
x - on rhythm slash represents muted slash
o - on rhythm slash represents single note slash
Misc Legend
| - bar
|| - double bar
||o - repeat start
o|| - repeat end
*| - double bar (ending)
: - bar (freetime)
$ - Segno
& - Coda
Tempo markers - = BPM(8/16=s8/s16), where s8 = swing 8ths, s16 = swing 16ths