Slaves of Pain Lyrics

SLAVES OF PAIN
As recorded by Sepultura
(From the 1989 Album BENEATH THE REMAINS)
Words by Max Cavalera and Andreas Kisser
Music by Max Cavalera, Igor Cavalera, Andreas Kisser, and Paulo Jr.
E5VII D5 C#5 B5
Gtr I (E A D G B E) - 'Rhythm Guitar 1'
Gtr II (E A D G B E) - 'Rhythm Guitar 2'
Gtr III (E A D G B E) - 'Lead Guitar'
Fast Rock Q=240
E5 N.C.
Gtrs I, II
PM---------| PM--| PM--|
E E E E Q Q E E Q S S E E E S S E E E
|---------------|---------||o---------------------|
|-2-2---2-2--2--|---------||o-------7h8-----------|
|-0-0---0-0--0--|---xsx\--||--0-0-0-----0-0-0-----|
PM----------------------| PM--| PM----------------|
S S E E E E E E E S S E E E S S E E E S S E S S E E E E E
|-------------------|---------------------|---------------------o||
|-------7-8-0-5-7-8-|-------7h8-------5h7-|-------2-2-3-5-3-2-0-o||
E5 N.C. E5 N.C.
PM| PM| PM--------| PM| PM| PM--------|
Q E E Q E E Q E E E E E E Q E E Q E E Q E E E E E E
||o---------------|-----------------|---------------|-----------------o||
||o-2------2------|-2/--7-8-5-7-----|-2------2------|-2--2-3-5-3-2-0--o||
N.C. E5 N.C.
PM--------------------------| PM--------------------------|
||o-----------------|-----------------|-------------------|------------------o||
||o-----------------|-----7-8-5-7-----|-2-(2)-------------|-----2-3-5-3-2-0--o||
N.C.
PM--------------------------------------------------------------|
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 S S
||o---------------------------------|----------------------------------|
||o-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|-1-0-0-0-0-0-1-0-0-0-0-0-1-0-0-0--|
PM--------------------------------------------------------------|
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 S S
PM-------------------------------
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 E E E E Q E E E E
|-----------------------------|-----------------o||
|-1-0-0-0-0-0-1-0-0-0-0-0-1-0-|------------0-1--o||
PM--------------------|
S S S S S S S S S S S S Q W H. +Q
N.C.
PM--------------------------------------------------------------|
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 S S
PM--------------------------------------------------------------|
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 S S
PM----------------------------------------------------------|
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 E E Q Q H
N.C.
PM--------------------------------------------------------------|
E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E Q
1st Verse
N.C.F5 E5 F5 A5 G#5N.C. F5 E5 D5F5
PM| PM PM PM--------------| PM PM
E E Q E Q E Q E E E E E E E E E E E Q E E +E E E E
|-----10----9----10--|-14s13-------------------|-10----9-(9)---7-10-|
|------8----7-----8--|-12s11-------------------|--8----7-(7)---5--8-|
E5N.C. F5 E5 F5 A5 G#5N.C.
PM----------------| PM PM PM--------------|
Q E E E E E E E E E E Q E E +E E Q E E E E E E E E E E E
|-----------------------||o-------------------|--------------------------|
|-9---------------------||--10----9-(9)---10--|-14s13--------------------|
|-7---------------------||o--8----7-(7)----8--|-12s11--------------------|
F5 E5 D5F5 E5N.C.
PM PM PM--------------------------------------------|
Q E E +E E E E Q E E E E E E E E E E 3x E E E E E E E E E E E E
|--------------------|-----------------------o||-------------------------|
|--8----7-(7)---5--8-|-7---------------------o||-3-3-3-3-3-3-2-2-2-2-2-2-|
PM--------------| PM----------------------| PM--------|
E E E E E E E E E Q Q E E E E E E E E E E E E Q Q E E E E E E
|-----------------------||o----------------|----------------|-----------------|
|-----------------------||o-2--------------|-------------2--|-3---------------|
|-3-3-3-3-3-3-2-2-2sx\--||--0--0-0-0-0-0-0-|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0--|-1--1-1-1-1-1-1--|
PM--| PM| PM| PM| PM|
E E E E +Q Q E E Q E E Q E E Q E E Q Q
|-----------------o||---------------|------------------||
|-------3-(3)--3--o||-----2------2--|-----2------2--2--||
E5VII D5
Gtrs I, II
W W
Gtr III
||o------------------|--------------------o||
||o-7-----7----7-----|----------10---10-9-o||
W W
|-||o-----------------|-----------------o||
|-||o-4-----4---4-----|---------7---7-6-o||
Gtrs I, II
PM----------------------| PM----------------|
Q E E E E E E E E E E E E Q Q E E E E E E E E E E +Q Q
||o----------------|----------------|----------------|------------------o||
||o-2--------------|-------------2--|-3--------------|-------3-(3)--3---o||
2nd Verse
E5 E5VII N.C.F5 E5 F5
PM| PM| PM| PM PM
E E Q E E Q E E E E E E E E E E Q E Q E Q
A5 G#5N.C. F5 E5 D5F5 E5N.C.
PM--------------| PM PM PM----------------|
E E E E E E E E E E E Q E E +E E E E Q E E E E E E E E E E
|-14s13-------------------|-10----9-(9)---7-10-|-9---------------------|
|-12s11-------------------|--8----7-(7)---5--8-|-7---------------------|
PM PM PM--------------|
Q E E +E E Q E E E E E E E E E E E
||o-------------------|-------------------------|
||--10----9-(9)---10--|-14s13-------------------|
||o--8----7-(7)----8--|-12s11-------------------|
PM PM PM----------------|
Q E E +E E E E Q E E E E E E E E E E
|--------------------|-------------------------o||
|--8----7-(7)---5--8-|-7-----------------------o||
PM| PM PM| PM----|
E E E E +E E Q E E E E +E E S S E
PM| PM----| PM|
E E E E +E E S S E E E E E +E E Q
Gtr III
W W
| Gtrs I, II
| PM| PM PM| PM----|
| E E E E +E E Q E E E E +E E S S E
W H Q E E
|---------------------|-----------------6h===|
| PM| PM----| PM|
| E E E E +E E S S E E E E E +E E Q
S S S S S S S S S S S S S S E S S S S S S S S S S S S S S E
|--9p6h9p6h9p6h=9p6h==9p=6h9p6h8p5h8-|-3h6p3h6p3h6p3h6p=3h=6p3h6p3h6p3h=|
| PM--| PM PM--| PM------|
| E E E E +E E Q E E E E +E E S S E
S S S S S S S S S S S S S S E +Q E E Q E E
|---------------------------------|----------4s=x/--------|
|-5p2h5p2h5p2h5p2h=5p=2h5p2h5p2h5-|-(5)/---2-----------6h=|
| PM--| PM------| PM|
| E E E E +E E S S E E E E E +E E Q
S S S S S S S S S S S S S S E S S S S S S S S S S S S S S E
|--9p6h9p6h9p6h=9p6h==9p=6h9p6h8p5h8-|-3h6p3h6p3h6p3h6p=3h=6p3h6p3h6p3-|
| PM--| PM PM--| PM------|
| E E E E +E E Q E E E E +E E S S 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 Q E
|-2h5p2h5p2h5p2h5p=2h=5p2h5p2h5p2h5p|=2h5p2h5p2h5p2h5p=2h=5p2-----||
| PM--| PM------| PM--|
| E E E E +E E S S E E E E E +E E Q
Guitar Solo
Gtr III
\4.5_______________/
W W
| Gtrs I, II
| Q Q Q Q Q E E +Q Q
\3_______________/
+W +H +E E Q
| PM--------------------------------|
| Q E E E E E E E E E E E E E E
\7_________/ \3.5______/ \3.5______/ \1.5______/
+Q +E E +Q. E +Q. E +Q. E
| PM-| PM| PM|
| Q E E Q E E Q E E Q Q
\5_______/ \7_______/ \1
+Q. E +Q. E +Q a +Q E Q S S
|-(16)----------------------|----------------------xS==16-----||
| PM---------------------------------------------|
Q. S S Q. S S Q. S S Q S E S
|-19-----------19-----------|-19-----------19--16s14-16s|
| PM| PM| PM|
| Q E E Q E E Q E E Q Q
~~~~~~ ~~~~~~~~~ TP
H E Q E +Q. E Q E E E
|-19b20========19r-----19-|-(19)-----19S9S==17-17-19--|
| PM-----------------------------|
| E E E E E E E E E E E E E E Q
E E E E E E E E E S S S S S
|-20-19-17-19-20---19-17-19-20-20p19p17---19-20s|
| PM---| PM------|
| Q E E Q E E
E E E E E S S S S S E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E
|---------------19----------19p17----17p15s|=12-14--------------15-13-14--------------15---|
| PM---| PM-------------------------|
| Q E E Q Q E E E E E E E E
B5 A#5 B5 A#5 N.C.
Q. E Q Q W W W W
| PM-------------|
| E E E E E E Q W +H. Q W +Q. E H
|-------------------2--|-1--------|-(1)------2--|-1--------|-(1)---1s8\----||
Slower Q=172
N.C. D#N.C.D#5 N.C. B5A#G5B5 A#N.C. D#N.C.D#5 N.C. B5A#G5B5
Gtrs I, II
PM----| PM|
|-----------------|-----------------||o-----------------|-----------------o||
|---------1-----1-|---------2-1---2-||o-1-------1-----1-|---------2-1---2-o||
A#N.C. D#N.C.D#5 N.C. B5A#G5B5 A#N.C. D#N.C.D#5 N.C. B5A#G5B5
||o-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|------------------o||
||o-1-------1-----1-|---------2-1---2-|-1-------1-----1-|---------2-1---2--o||
N.C.
PM---------------------------------------------
S S S S E S S E E E E S S S S E S S E E E E
N.C. G5
||o-----------------|-----------------o||
||o---2-1---2-1S5-4-|---2-1---2-1-5-5-o||
N.C. G5 N.C.
PM PM PM PM PM----| PM PM PM
|---2-1---2-1S5-4-|---2-1---2-1-5-5-|---2-1---2-1S5-4-|---2-1---2-1--|
H=H
PM------------------------------------------------------------------|
Tempo I Q=240
N.C.
PM----| PM----| PM----|
||o-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
||o---------2-2-1-1-|---------2-2-1-1-|---------2-2-1-1-|
PM-------------------------------------------|
E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E Q
|-------------------------o||-----------------------||
|-------------------------o||-----------------------||
PM----------------------| PM----------------|
Q E E E E E E E E E E E E Q Q E E E E E E E E E E +Q Q
||o----------------|----------------|----------------|------------------o||
||o-2--------------|-------------2--|-3--------------|-------3-(3)--3---o||
E5VII D5 F5
Gtr III
W H a H H. +Q H. +Q
|-9--------|-7----7s10-----|-10-------(10)S=|=14-------(14)S==|
|-7--------|-5----5s=8-----|--8--------(8)S=|=12-------(12)S==|
| Gtrs I, II
| W H Q Q W +W
H.=H
E5VII D5 F5 E5
W Q. +E H a W +W W
|-9--------|-7----(7)S=3-----|-3s10--------|-(10)--------|------------*|
|-7--------|-5----(5)S=1-----|-1s=8--------|--(8)--------|------------*|
| PM-|
| W H Q Q W +W Q Q H
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